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Luftwaffe pilot Oberleutnant Horst von der Groeben was killed when his bomber crashed into the shore near Whitstable . A campaign has been launched to move the bodies of two Luftwaffe pilots to a German war cemetery after their single , unmarked grave was discovered 72 years on . The airmen were buried in the same grave in a Kent churchyard after their two bombers were shot down during a raid on London in August 1940 . Three days later another German bomber crashed in the area , resulting in the remains of four men to be buried in one coffin on top of the other two men . More than 20 years later the German . War Graves Service had the remains of all its servicemen killed in . Britain in World War Two exhumed , and interred at the Cannock Chase . German Military Cemetery , in Staffordshire . But the two airmen - Oberleutnant . Horst von der Groeben and Oberleutnant Gerhard Muller - were left behind . as it was not realised their coffins lay underneath the top one . They have remained in the unmarked grave in Whitstable cemetery ever since . Two local historians have now . unravelled the macabre mystery and have identified the unknown airmen . through their identity disc numbers . After realising their names were not . on the Cannock Chase Memorial , Joe Potter and Andy Saunders researched . local records and archives and were able to pinpoint them to ` War Grave . Number 1 ' at Whitstable . Now the family of Oblt von der . Groeben , the two historians and the Whitstable Royal British Legion are . calling on the authorities to move the bodies to Cannock Chase . Mr Potter said : ` It is a rather bizarre and macabre mystery . ` In 1962 the exhumation team did not realise the graves of another two men lay underneath . ` Although the local records , which . still exist today , show 11 German airmen were buried at Whitstable in . August 1940 , only nine were relocated to Cannock . ` Whitstable council should have informed the Germans about the burials of these two men after the war but did n't . ` As a result the two men have . remained forgotten and unidentified in a scruffy grave that is just a . patch of grass with no headstone on . Von der Groeben and his fellow airman Gerhard Muller were buried in this plot at a churchyard in . Whitstable , but the coffins of other German servicemen were placed on top so when the bodies were exhumed 20 years later they were left behind . ` While . there is an argument for letting the men rest in peace where they were . originally buried it would be fitting for them to join their fallen . comrades at Cannock and be added to the official roll of honour there . ` But it is down to the German War Graves Service to organise and finance . ` Historian and author Mr Saunders said : ' I researched this story , with Joe Potter , for my book ` Finding The Foe ' . ' I . would be happy to kick-start a fund to help get these men properly . buried under named headstones at the German Military Cemetery . ' Horst von Weitershausen , the nephew . of Oblt von der Groeben , said : ` Myself and my two brothers want to move . his grave from Whitstable to Cannock . ' In August 1940 , Britain faced the real prospect of invasion from the Nazis . During . the height of the Battle of Britain Hitler sent wave and wave of . bombers to attack strategic military targets across south east of . England . On . August 13 a squadron of Dornier 17 bombers found themselves on a doomed . raid as a communication error meant they had no fighter escorts . Downed : The wreckage of Oberleutnant Horst von der Groeben 's crashed bomber on Whitstable beach after it was shot down during a raid on London in August 1940 . Blitz raid : The airmen 's Dornier 17 bomber was one of five shot down by RAF Hurricanes on August 13 , 1940 . Oberleutnant Gerhard Muller 's body is carried away from the mudflats . near Seasalter , Whitstable . He had bailed out but was killed after his . parachute failed to open . After bombing coastal targets the planes came under fierce attack by RAF Hurricanes , resulting in five of them being shot down . Oblt Muller was killed after he bailed out of his plane over Seasalter , near Whitstable , and his parachute failed to open . The body of Oblt von der Groeben was washed up at Whitstable after his crashed on the shoreline there . From their identity numbers , they were recorded as being buried at Whitstable on August 17 in the deep grave . The Whitstable branch of the Royal British Legion is in contact with the German embassy in London with a view of getting the process of relocation started . It is thought a fee of about 3,000 pounds will be required to cover the cost of the exhumation and reburial . | Nazi airmen 's Dornier bomber was shot down by Hurricanes over Kent during a Blitz raid in 1940 . Coffins of four other German servicemen were buried on top of theirs so when the bodies were exhumed 20 years later they were left behind . | [[3608, 3671], [3672, 3682], [3685, 3737], [3957, 4040], [423, 461], [484, 520], [509, 577], [2283, 2387], [2382, 2411]] |
Victim : An autopsy report has revealed 50-year-old Wayne A. Jones -LRB- pictured -RRB- died last year after being shot 23 times by five police officers in Martinsburg , Virginia . A mentally ill man who stabbed a police officer with a pocket knife was fatally shot 23 times by five cops as he lay on the ground . An autopsy report shows Wayne A. Jones , 50 , died as a result of multiple gunshot . wounds to his brain , heart , . lungs , liver , kidney and stomach , following the violent shootout in Martinsburg , Virginia , in March 2013 . Although the schizophrenic man 's death was ruled a homicide , Berkeley County grand jury in October did not indict the officers who shot him . Now the Stephens City man 's brothers are suing the city for $ 200 million in damages on behalf of Jones ' estate , claiming the ` rogue ' officers used unreasonable and excessive force . The family 's lawyer , Sherman L. Lambert Sr. , filed a copy of the autopsy report in federal court in Martinsburg on Tuesday . He also filed an amended lawsuit that adds the officers as defendants . The filing came less than a week after Magistrate James E. Seibert ordered the release of the medical examiner 's findings and a report by West Virginia State Police , which investigated the shooting . Herald Mail Media reported the five defendants in the wrongful death lawsuit are Erik Herb , Paul Lehman , Eric Neely , Daniel North and William Staub . According to the amended complaint , the officers shot at Jones as he tried to get to his feet after he stabbed a cop in the torso with a pocket knife . It was later revealed the wound was so minor , the officer did n't need medical treatment . Lehman was the first officer to encounter Jones and fired his gun eight times . This was followed by Herb 's five , Neely 's four , Staub 's three and North 's two . The officers were armed with Sig Sauer .45 - caliber handguns that hold nine rounds in the magazine . Taking action : Jones ' family members -LRB- pictured sitting -RRB- are suing the city of Martinsburg , Virginia for $ 200 million in damages , with the family 's lawyer , Sherman L. Lambert Sr. , filing a copy of the autopsy report on Tuesday . After the shooting occurred , Martinsburg . police admitted they used projectile stun guns twice on Jones , which . had little effect , and shot him . The lawsuit also claimed Jones ' body was left in a pool of blood for four hours before he was moved . According to the lawsuit , the actions of the officers prove that they are ` rogue ' and should be disciplined and closely monitored . The complaint also states that , although the officers were placed on administrative leave following the shooting , they were given various maintenance jobs and trained for other positions at the department . The police department have not commented publicly on the matter . Jones ' estate is administered by his brothers , Robert L. Jones and Bruce A. Jones of Winchester , Virginia . A jury trial is set for October 28 , 2014 . Jones ' brothers had battled the state medical examiner 's office for a copy of the autopsy , which the office initially declined to provide because it involved a homicide . Service weapon : The five Virginia police officers were armed with Sig Sauer .45 - caliber handguns that hold nine rounds in the magazine -LRB- similar to the gun pictured -RRB- . | Wayne A. Jones ' stabbed officer in torso with pocket knife in March 2013 . Five cops shot him repeatedly while he was on the ground . The death was ruled a homicide , but the officers were not indicted . His brothers are now suing the city of Martinsburg , Virginia for $ 200m . They claim the ` rogue ' cops were negligent . | [[181, 199], [204, 228], [181, 313], [1467, 1582], [73, 167], [181, 313], [291, 313], [2329, 2339], [552, 603], [606, 686], [687, 800], [1943, 1956], [2005, 2044]] |
Palmer United Party Senator Jacqui Lambie has proposed 'M . A.S.H-style ' units to fight the Ebola threat , despite specialised medical response teams already existing in Australia , saying that the Federal government has not responded appropriately to the outbreak . Senator Lambie has announced a five point ` action plan ' to fight the deadly virus , which has killed thousands in Africa and has started infiltrating Western countries , ` in order to restore confidence and public trust ' in the government . ` Mr Abbott has bungled the response to the Ebola threat from the start and is guilty of being complacent , ' said Senator Lambie . ` If any public hysteria or panic develops , it will be because the average Australian has found that the Abbott government has been untrustworthy and dysfunctional in their management of this serious and unprecedented threat to our public health . ' Scroll down for video . Senator Lambie has called for MASH style units to fight the Ebola threat . The Ebola virus could infect 10,000 people a week by the end of the year , according to the World Health Organisation . The American TV show series M * A * S * H popularised the work of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital workers . The plan includes making travel to and from all African countries illegal , and boosting custom 's resources to install thermal imaging at airports to ensure that all overseas arrivals are scanned for symptoms of Ebola . The points also include establishing quarantine facilities and dedicated Ebola treatment areas , and establishing a medical research unit for Ebola and other deadly diseases to engage in and contribute to world research . The outspoken Tasmanian senator has further proposed establishing specialist medical teams in conjunction with the Australian Defense Force capable of domestic and international deployment , which she said will be ` similar in organisational structure to MASH teams of Vietnam era ' . These suggestions have been deemed unfounded by a senior doctor , who notes that such teams already exist in Australia . Dr Steve Parnis , the Vice President of the Australian Medical Association , told Daily Mail Australia there was no need for them to be implemented . ` We have those teams . They 're called AUSMAT teams , ' he said . ` These are civilian teams , doctors , nurses , people with logistical expertise . ` The question is whether the existing services will be deployed by government and whether they have the manpower . ' The work of Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals were popularised in the early 1970 's by the airing of US television series M * A * S * H , which ran for 11 years . The series , though set during the Korean War , commented on conditions and actions from the Korean War and while often viewed as an unconventional sitcom , often raised the role of the US as both war-maker and peacemaker . The show centered around the work of Hawkeye -LRB- Alan Alder -RRB- , Father Mulcahy -LRB- William Christopher -RRB- , Margaret ` Hot Lips ' Houlihan -LRB- Loretta Swit -RRB- , and Maxwell Q. Klinger -LRB- Jamie Farr -RRB- . Australia 's equivalent to the Mobile Hospitals , AUSMAT , is based in Darwin and consists of doctors , nurses , firefighters and allied health staff . AUSMAT teams have been involved in responding to many natural disasters and international crisis , including deployment to the Philippines when Typhoon Haiyan struck in November 2013 . ` There 's certainly no need to set up anything new , ' Dr Parnis said , adding that Australia has good public health resources . A spokesman for Senator Lambie disagreed , saying there was a need for a specific Ebola unit for volunteer medical professionals . Senator Lambie is one of the most outspoken new senators . Alan Alda and others were stars of M * A * S * H , the program which made popular the work of mobile surgical hospital workers during the Korean War . ` You do n't want to degrade the other resources you have for natural disasters , because obviously , these are going to have to be specialist teams , ' he said . Health Minister Peter Dutton tried to tamp down fears Ebola would reach Australia on Friday , saying the nation remains at very low risk . Earlier this week the World Health Organisation warned infections from the deadly virus could hit 10,000 infections a week by the end of the year . The ABC reported the government has been screening passengers from West Africa since August . Senator Lambie 's plan also proposed banning travel from Ebola-stricken countries and for thermal imaging to be installed at airports . | Outspoken senator calls for ` MASH style ' units to fight Ebola . Argues there needs to be specialist teams to stop the virus . But leading doctor says there is no need . | [[919, 993], [949, 993], [1663, 1851], [1663, 1851], [4006, 4052], [1948, 2011], [1996, 2011], [2018, 2068], [2069, 2084], [2146, 2218]] |
` When we hear the term missing . persons , most people conjure up images of Chandra Levy , Caylee Anthony . or Natalee Holloway , ' says charity . 40 per cent of all missing persons are black . A renewed campaign to highlight hundreds of missing African-American women has been launched amid ongoing criticism that less attention is given to their cases by authorities and the media . According to the National Crime Information Center , nearly 40 per cent . of those who have disappeared , often in suspicious circumstances , are black . However critics allege that public . attention mainly focuses on white women who have vanished . According to the Black And Missing Foundation , most women disappear in the states of New York , Georgia , North Carolina , Maryland and Florida . Vanished : Phoenix Coldon , 23 , of St Louis -LRB- left -RRB- disappeared on December 18 while Stacey English -LRB- right -RRB- was last seen on Christmas Day . Both women 's cars were found with the engine running . A total of 273,985 minorities . were reported missing in the United . States -LRB- out of 692,944 for all . races -RRB- as of December 2010 . The foundation has . teamed up with a TV network to make a series , Find Our Missing , telling the stories behind the women 's disappearances . The non-profit organization was formed in 2008 to . draw attention to cases and keep pressure on authorities when leads and information dry up . The Black And Missing . Foundation told MailOnline there are a number of reasons as to why the cases of missing . black women are largely forgotten . Firstly , the organisation points out . that there is often a lack of diversity in newsrooms meaning the . African-American community is not properly reflected in coverage . Not forgotten : Ashani Creighton , now 19 , -LRB- left -RRB- was abducted by her grandparents from Orlando in 1998 while Sharaun Cole , now 41 , -LRB- right -RRB- was last seen outside her New York home in 1983 but few details are known about her disappearance . These photos have been doctored to show the ageing process . Another key reason is that missing . persons from a lower economic status are often associated with some sort . of criminal activity . Behind the hundreds of cases are . painful details sketched out by families , left wondering what has become . of their loved ones . Many women have been missing for decades . In two incidents at the end of last . year , a chilling connection was made between two missing women - 500 . miles apart - discovered in part because of the attention charities . brought to their cases . Phoenix Coldon , 23 , of St Louis , Missouri , went missing on December 18 while Stacey English , 36 , vanished in Atlanta , Georgia on Christmas Day 2011 . Remember me : The FBI 's National Centre for Missing Persons reports that almost 40 per cent of those missing are African-American . Startling : A total of 273,985 minorities were reported missing in the United States , according to the FBI in 2010 - this is the percentage breakdown based on race . The cars of both women were abandoned with the engine running and the keys in the ignition . In both cases the cars were impounded , a fact that police in both cities . did not realize until several days into the investigations . Miss Coldon 's mother Goldia Coldon said at the time that the fact both women were African-American had not gone unnoticed . A separate non-profit group , Black And Missing But Not Forgotten had also picked up on the cases . There were other heartbreaking cases where . years have passed without any clues to where the women have gone , . leaving anguished families with little hope of closure . Arnika Miller , now aged 33 , disappeared on August 21 , 2010 from Topeka , Kansas . Before she went missing , it is alleged that Miss Miller told a co-worker that her boyfriend and his friends had assaulted her and stolen her identification and money and that she was afraid of them . She had duel citizenship with Canada . Her family are deeply concerned for her safety as she is an insulin-dependent diabetic and she may have had a broken leg . Her last sighting was unknown . Asia Nicole Martin , now 26 , was last seen on May 27 , 2005 in Hattiesburg , Mississippi . She told her roommate that she was going for a walk at 8.40 pm and never came home . The student bought a bus ticket to visit her mother in Denver but never boarded it . Her roommate said that she was acting normally when she left , but her family are concerned that something may have happened to her as it was unusual for her not to contact them and she has an unspecified medical condition . Tilawna Cheatham , now 31 , disappeared on August 11 , 1989 when she was nine years old in Aiken , South Carolina . Her photo has been age progressed to show what she would look like , aged 27 . The girl was last seen after she argued with her mother , took spare change from a jar and left home . Two neighbours spotted the girl at 5.30 pm at a convenience store a few blocks from her house . Latoria Renae McClarin , 27 , went missing on November 1 from Goldsboro , North Carolina . She left her house with a man , identified as Ray , and told her family she would be right back . Ray is believed to be an acquaintance from the city of Wilson in the state but Miss McClarin 's family do n't know anything else about him . She does not have medication that she needs with her . Ashani . Karin Creighton , who would now be 19 , was last seen by her mother in . Orlando , Florida after being initially abducted by her grandparents , Ernest S. Jackson and Kaia Jackson in 1998 . It is time for all people - regardless of race - to be treated equally in their times of greatest need . Natalie Wilson , co-founder of the Black And Missing Foundation . The . grandparents were taken into custody in 2000 . Miss Creighton is feared dead . but what happened to the teenager is still unknown . In the case of Sharon Davis , now 61 , . who has been missing for eleven years , she was last seen at 7am on June . 13 after being dropped off by her daughter in a Dallas parking lot . She had said she was going home to . change her clothes for a meeting but her van was later found abandoned . The vehicle had a broken window and was wiped clean of fingerprints . Her two children alleged that Ms . Davis 's husband may know more about her disappearance as she had filed . for divorce two days before she was last seen . Natalie Wilson , co-founder of the Black And Missing Foundation , told ABC : ` When we hear the term '' missing . persons '' , most people conjure up images of Chandra Levy , Caylee Anthony . or Natalee Holloway . ` As a result , the public is misled in . believing that victims of abductions and kidnappings are -LSB- all -RSB- blonde , . blue-eyed and female . ' Still out there ? Shandell McLeod -LRB- l -RRB- , 35 , was last seen on October 1 in Lithonia , Georgia - her family fear her life is in danger . Sharon Davis vanished in 2001 after her van was found abandoned in a Dallas parking lot . In danger : Sharnecia Monique Frazier -LRB- l -RRB- has been missing since 2005 and would now be 22 - she was last seen in Montgomery , Alabama . Sheila Hughes was nine months pregnant when she vanished in Aliceville , Alabama in 2000 . Ms Wilson added : ` It is time for all people - regardless of race - to be treated equally in their times of greatest need . ' The Black and Missing Foundation was set up by a former law enforcement officer and public relations experts to support families and raise awareness of those who have disappeared . It also offers tips on personal safety . A new series , Find Our Missing , begins tonight on the TV One network . | ` When we hear the term missing . persons , most people conjure up images of Chandra Levy , Caylee Anthony . or Natalee Holloway , ' says charity . 40 per cent of all missing persons are black . If you recognize any of these women or would like to report someone missing , please contact the Black And Missing Foundation at 1-877-972-2634 or on their website here . | [[7, 33], [6454, 6468], [6520, 6528], [6531, 6567], [44, 89], [6581, 6626], [112, 128], [133, 147], [148, 194], [2767, 2885]] |
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be welcoming their second baby in April 2015 , Kensington Palace has confirmed . Kate 's pregnancy was announced last month but the due date had not been released until now . In a statement , the palace said the 32-year-old Duchess , who is around fourteen weeks pregnant , continued to suffer from extreme morning sickness but her condition was ` steadily improving ' . Scroll down for video . Spring baby : The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be welcoming their second baby in April 2015 , Kensington Palace has confirmed . The pregnant Duchess will make her first public appearance on Tuesday where she will join Prince William to officially welcome Singapore 's President Tony Tan as he begins a four-day visit to the UK . The royal couple 's second baby will be fourth in line to the throne , behind one-year-old Prince George , who was born in July last year . Kate recently took refuge with her parents while she was ` struggling terribly ' with her debilitating antenatal sickness . The royal retreated to her family home in Bucklebury , Berkshire , last week with her son , Prince George . Sources said the Duchess ` has n't been at all well ' as she battles hyperemesis gravidarum , which causes severe vomiting in expectant mothers . Illness : Kate , 32 , is around fourteen weeks pregnant with her second child , and has taken refuge with her parents and Prince George due to her antenatal sickness . Her mother Carole Middleton has apparently helped to take charge of her recovery and has been researching alternative sickness cures , such as herbal tea , on the internet . And despite the presence of Spanish nanny Maria Borallo , Mrs Middleton has also been taking George off her daughter 's hands . She has been seen in local shops with her 15-month-old grandson , prompting one startled assistant to write on Twitter : ` Served Kate Middleton 's mum and Prince George today at work . He is gorgeous ! ' The Duchess says she feels far more relaxed at the Middleton family 's # 5million Georgian mansion , Bucklebury Manor , than at Kensington Palace . Baby number two : Kate was hospitalised with hyperemesis gravidarum and severe dehydration during her first pregnancy with George . One source told the Mail : ` Kate is feeling so lousy that she just wanted to be with her family and out of public view . ` She is extremely close to Carole , who is very much a hands-on grandmother . Between her and their nanny , Maria , Kate has all the help she needs with George while she is feeling so sick . ` And Bucklebury is somewhere she can just relax and be herself . ' The Duchess -- who has now returned to London -- has not been seen in public since palace officials were forced to announce her pregnancy last month , several weeks earlier than intended due to her sickness . Kate was hospitalised with hyperemesis gravidarum and severe dehydration during her first pregnancy with George . But doctors have been better prepared this time and may , some medical experts have suggested , even have treated her with a drip at home . A source added : ` Do n't be fooled by the fact that she has n't been admitted to hospital this time . She is just as poorly . The difference is that her doctors have been able to diagnose and treat her quicker . She really has n't been at all well , though . ' The Duchess was forced to cancel her first solo overseas visit -- a trip to Malta -- last month because of the severity of her condition . Last fortnight she also reluctantly cancelled a visit to a project by The Art Room in London and several other forthcoming engagements have now been scratched out of her diary . Caitlin Dean , of the charity Pregnancy Sickness Support , said : ` Hyperemesis gravidarum is not morning sickness . It is a chronic and debilitating condition that can cause sufferers to vomit up to 30 times a day . ' Hyperemesis gravidarum affects about 15 per cent of all pregnancies . The condition is thought to be caused by elevated levels of ` pregnancy hormone ' HCG , or human chorionic gonadotropin , which increases after conception . It causes severe vomiting and can lead to dehydration , weight loss and a build-up of toxins in the blood or urine , called ketosis . It is much more serious than the nausea commonly experienced by expectant mothers . The severe dehydration puts both mother and baby at risk of being deprived of essential nutrients and sufferers can be left vomiting up to 30 times a day , with exhausting and hazardous consequences . They can not eat or drink without retching and may lose up to 10 per cent of their body weight when they are supposed to be gaining about 1lb a week . It can trigger a build-up of toxins in the blood or urine known as ketosis as the body tries to compensate for lack of food . Hyperemesis sufferers can also experience acid reflux , where stomach acid keeps repeating up the throat . Hospital treatment for these women is essential , as without intravenous feeding and fluids they are at risk of becoming dangerously dehydrated . Treatment typically includes an injection of the drug heparin to protect against blood clots triggered by dehydration , as well as supplementation of vitamin B , one of the vitamins most depleted by the condition . An intravenous infusion of saline for rehydration is standard practice . The condition can also affect the baby 's development and there is a risk it will be premature or have a very low birth weight . In severe cases , the sickness can trigger a miscarriage . | Kensington Palace confirmed news today . Say Kate continues to suffer from extreme morning sickness . Added that her condition was ` steadily improving ' Kate , 32 , announced pregnancy in September . Retreated to family home in Bucklebury , Berkshire , last week with son . Second baby will be fourth in line to the throne . | [[214, 228], [231, 362], [909, 1032], [1141, 1232], [367, 380], [387, 405], [120, 162], [1033, 1085], [769, 837]] |
Sir Cliff Richard pictured in Portugal this summer , the first sighting of him after police raided his home . He is now preparing to sue BBC over its coverage . Sir Cliff Richard is preparing to sue the BBC over its controversial live TV coverage of the police raid on his home . The singer will seek damages for breach of privacy if , as he expects , he is not charged over an allegation of historic sexual abuse . The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Sir Cliff is also considering legal action against South Yorkshire Police . The force struck a deal with the Corporation to film the swoop on his # 3 million penthouse . In August the BBC faced an avalanche of criticism from leading lawyers , celebrities and politicians after it dispatched a helicopter to hover over the Berkshire property and stationed reporters at its gates before police had even arrived . Cameramen in the air were able to zoom in on officers through the windows as they searched through belongings . Sir Cliff , who vigorously denies any wrongdoing and has not been arrested , was in Portugal at the time . ` No citizen should have to watch on live television their home being raided in this way , ' concluded a blistering Home Affairs Select Committee report . Sir Cliff 's lawyer Gideon Benaim denounced the ` premature and disproportionate ' reporting which caused the veteran entertainment ` immeasurable harm ' . Friends say Sir Cliff is now determined to launch a concerted fightback . As his association with the BBC goes back to the start of his career -- he appeared on Juke Box Jury in 1961 and on the first episode of Top Of The Pops in 1964 -- legal action is likely to cause acute embarrassment . The singer was said to be dismayed to learn of the extent of co-operation between South Yorkshire Police and the BBC in the weeks leading up to the raid . As the Home Affairs Select Committee noted last month , not only did the force give the broadcaster the date of the search , it also ` handed over a great deal of information freely ' . This newspaper can disclose that emails , text messages and other documents given to the committee show that the BBC : . One legal expert said last night that the level of intrusion meant Sir Cliff would have a ` strong case ' and added that the BBC would struggle to mount a public interest defence . The police investigation began when a man , now in his 40s , came forward earlier this year to claim Sir Cliff sexually assaulted him during a Christian rally in Sheffield organised by Billy Graham , the American evangelist , in 1985 . The BBC were able to capture images of police arriving at the property as they received advanced notice of the raid and sent a helicopter to hover overhead , . Hundreds of politicians , celebrities and lawyers complained over the BBC 's coverage - which showed police officers going room-to-room -LRB- pictured -RRB- - saying it made the singer look guilty . The BBC 's Johnson first contacted South Yorkshire Police about the allegation in mid-July and spoke to Carrie Goodwin , head of corporate communications . In a letter , Goodwin recalled that Johnson was able to ` detail the allegation , accurately and the location the allegation related to . ` Specifically he spoke about a boy aged between 11 and 14 alleging that he had been taken to a room ... where he was made to carry out a sexual act . ' A month before the raid , Goodwin sent Johnson an email asking if he would like her to ` set something up with the officer in the celebrity case ' . He replies : ` That would be fab . ' Notes from the meeting show that Johnson asked if the BBC could accompany officers during the search of Sir Cliff 's home . Unsurprisingly , the request was turned down . However , fearing Johnson was about to break the story prematurely , police felt they had no choice but to deal with him and agreed to give him advance notice of the raid . In fact the head of the investigation , Detective Superintendent Matt Fenwick would later say the force had been ` effectively blackmailed ' . Over the next few weeks , dozens of emails and texts were exchanged between the force and the reporter . In one email , on July 18 , Johnson asked if the BBC could speak to the alleged victim . He said he was worried the alleged victim might tip off other media about the raid . He asked Goodwin : ` I do n't know how closely you 're keeping him updated on progress and plans . I would n't want him becoming aware of progress through our interest , prompting him to ... alert other media ' . BBC reporter David Sillito speaks to camera as cars leave Sir Cliff 's house . The BBC coverage of the raid was the first time the musician was aware of the police sting . South Yorkshire Police say they were given no choice but to hand details of the raid to Dan Johnson , for fear that he would reveal the operation ahead of time . Carrie Goodwin , press chief for the force , messaged Mr Johnson a month ahead of the raid asking whether she should ` set something up with the officer in the celebrity case ' . He replied : ` That would be fab . ' Goodwin responded that the ` complainant is being kept up to date to an extent but I 'll make the team aware of your concerns ' . At this point she warns Johnson that the inquiry is n't ` progressing as quickly as thought ' because ` there does n't seem to be a UK address ' . It might mean , she adds , that officers will ` need to go and try one of the foreign ones -LSB- Cliff owns homes in Portugal and the Bahamas -RSB- . ` We are considering which one would operationally be the better choice . ' Eventually they did find Sir Cliff 's Berkshire address , and tipped off Johnson the night before the raid . Helpfully , one of Goodwin 's team sent the reporter an aerial photograph of the property and said : ` From what I 've been told by officers who are down there now there wo n't be much to see from the street . ' At 10.20 am the following day , with the police poised to swoop on the apartment , Johnson exchanged text messages with a police media officer , Lesley Card . He asked : ` You parked underground ? Helicopter ca n't see you ' . Card replies : ` No we 're not parked near the property at this time -- while we wait to hear bout entry , we 're parked off in the grounds somewhere . ' Johnson then asks : ` Have you managed to get in his place ? ' . He is told : ` Yes , we have managed to gain entry . ' He later asks : ` Give me a shout before they take anything out , so we can get the chopper in place for a shot . ' When asked about the legal action , a spokesman for Sir Cliff declined to comment . The singer , who was interviewed under caution by police ten days after the raid , has described the allegation against him as ` completely false ' . He has received huge support from the public and has continued to work . Next September he will embark on his 75th birthday tour , which has just added a sixth date at London 's Royal Albert Hall . ` I am moved by the support the fans have shown , and am very much looking forward to seeing them on the tour next year , ' he said . After broadcasting live , the BBC received hundreds of complaints from viewers , with many saying that the coverage made the singer look guilty . Keith Vaz MP said the police acted ` entirely properly ' in their dealings with the BBC , but that their coverage had caused ` irreparable damage ' -LRB- pictured , the head of South Yorks Police speaks to MPs over the incident -RRB- . Yesterday , Jack Good , 83 , the TV producer credited with turning Sir Cliff into a star in the late 1950s , called the broadcast ` shameful ' . Sir Michael Parkinson , 79 , a former BBC journalist , described it as a ` witch-hunt ' and attacked the Corporation for an ` error of judgment ' . Former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis said : ` The decision by the leadership of South Yorkshire police to allow the searching of Sir Cliff Richard 's house to be televised , like some morally challenged reality TV show , demonstrates there is something sick at the heart of Britain 's police and justice system . ' However , Home Affairs Select Committee chairman Keith Vaz said the BBC acted ` perfectly properly ' in its dealings with police over the raid , but the coverage had caused Sir Cliff ` enormous , irreparable damage ' . Last night the BBC said the Home Affairs Committee ` has already endorsed the way the BBC handled this story . We have nothing further to add ' . South Yorkshire Police said : ` While we believe our actions in relation to dealing with the media were within policy and were well-intended , they were ultimately flawed and we regret the additional anxiety which was caused to Sir Cliff Richard . ' It said it ` no longer provides privileged briefings to reporters ' . | Sir Cliff to sue the BBC for breach of privacy over raid on his UK home . Reporters given advanced notice of operation and stationed outside . Helicopter was sent to hover over mansion and filmed officers going in . Police were also seen through the windows going room-to-room . Singer 's lawyers say watching raid on TV caused him ` immeasurable harm ' Expressed concern that the alleged sex abuse victim might ruin its exclusive story by alerting other media . Was privy to operational details not usually released to journalists -- including how officers struggled to find Sir Cliff 's home and how they were considering searching his overseas properties . Received a running commentary from police at the start of the raid . At one point BBC reporter Dan Johnson was told : ` Going in now , Dan ... We have managed to gain entry . ' Asked to be alerted before officers removed anything ` so we can get the chopper in place for a shot ' . | [[110, 119], [130, 160], [110, 112], [116, 160], [161, 279], [280, 330], [631, 634], [796, 861], [2592, 2718], [3795, 3898], [645, 657], [671, 754], [728, 791], [862, 935], [2592, 2718], [2789, 2808], [2817, 2864], [862, 935], [2789, 2808], [2817, 2864], [2824, 2873], [1300, 1328], [1335, 1387], [7237, 7382], [7331, 7399], [8230, 8299], [4236, 4320], [4244, 4320], [5361, 5374], [5388, 5451], [5377, 5385], [5388, 5463], [6354, 6364], [6367, 6406], [645, 657], [671, 754], [728, 791], [6409, 6422], [6427, 6522], [6425, 6472]] |
Former Hasidic Jew Ari Mandel , 31 , claims he posted his ` Portion in olam habaah -LSB- heaven -RSB- ' on eBay on Tuesday as a joke . A New Jersey man who offered $ 100,000 for his spot in heaven by an eBay bidder before the auction site took down his proposal . Ari Mandel , 31 , who identifies himself as atheist lived in an Orthodox Jewish community until he was 23 . He posted his ` Portion in olam habaah -LSB- heaven -RSB- ' on eBay on Tuesday . Since Mandel no longer considers himself a member of the Hasidic community , he was happy to give up his spot . He promised the winning bidder a signed . contract guaranteeing his spot in Habaah , plus another contract . guaranteeing that he would live free of sin in order for that spot to be . secured . He also promised never to return to religious life and steal . the spot back for himself . ` I did n't think anyone would take it seriously , ' Mandel told NBC News . ` It 's gotten way more attention than I expected . I really did n't expect it to blow up and go crazy the way it did . ' Mandel . posted his prank auction on Tuesday and the price quickly grew from 99 . cents to $ 100,000 , with more than 180 people bidding . He also received emails and phone calls , some asking what he was doing , other telling him they thought it was a fun thing to do . But before Tuesday was over , eBay decided to take the posting down citing rules that require items to be tangible . Before Ari Mandel 's post had been live for a day , eBay decided to take it down citing rules that require items to be tangible . Their policy states : ` We do n't allow listings that are n't offering anything for sale or those that have intangible items -LRB- generally things do n't physically exist -RRB- . ' Under ` listings with no items , ' eBay goes on to say that intangible items are ` things that people wo n't be able to use or be able to confirm whether they 've received the items . ' Since leaving the Hasidic community eight . years ago , Mandel has served in the U.S. Army , became an atheist , got . divorced and begun studies at New York University . | Ari Mandel posted the prank auction item as a joke but quickly received more than 180 bids . As a former Hasidic Jew , he was happy to give up his ` Portion in olam habaah -LSB- heaven -RSB- ' and promised to live a life free of sin . But eBay removed the item because it was ` intangible ' | [[0, 29], [37, 127], [1057, 1129], [1156, 1186], [0, 29], [37, 127], [453, 465], [530, 564], [674, 740]] |
This giant of the sea cracks a killer smile as he has a whale of a time catching his lunch in the wild . The false killer whale may be ` saying cheese ' for the photographer swimming alongside him or putting on the friendly face so he does not to scare away his prey . The marine mammal has been given its name because of its striking resemblance to the killer whale . Say cheese ! A false killer whale beams with delight as it hunts in the wild off the coast of Kona in Hawaii . Happy go lucky : The creature shows off his pearly whites for the photographer swimming alongside him . Reasons not to be cheerful : The false killer whale population around Hawaii has been in sharp decline . But any similarities with the ferocious beast are quickly forgotten once you catch sight of the cute creature grinning from ear to ear . The beaming cetacean was pictured hunting off the coast of Hawaii by American photographer Doug Perrine , 60 . He has been named Smiley and was seen in action close to Kona on the west of the Pacific island . Like their namesakes , false killer whales are actually dolphins and not whales . But their friendly looks are deceiving , as they attack and eat other cetaceans . If you 're happy and you know it ... Smiley the false killer whale looks content to be socialising with friends . Looks can be deceiving : Like their namesakes , false killer whales attack and eat other cetaceans . Growing boy : Adult males can grow to nearly 20ft long , weigh up to two tonnes and live for around 60 years . Adult males can grow to nearly 20ft long , weigh up to two tonnes and live for around 60 years . False killer whales typically grow between 16 and 22 large , conical teeth on each jaw . They measure around 0.75 ins in diameter from the gum line . But the population living in waters around Hawaii has plenty of reason not to be so cheerful , having suffered signifant decline over the past 25 years . According to the U.S. based National Marine Fisheries Service , around 400 false killer whales were seen in aerial surveys in 1989 but more recent studies estimate only 150 remain . Whale of a time : Any similarities with the ferocious killer whale are quickly forgotten thanks to his smile . In danger : Around 400 false killer whales were counted in 1989 but recent studies estimate 150 remain . Teething : False killer whales typically grow between 16 and 22 large , conical teeth on each of jaw . False killer whales usually prefer deep , open water , making the Hawaii population unique as it is the only one known to make it home close to land . The decline is partially blamed on tuna and swordfish fishing , with false killer whales being caught unintentionally as by-catch . Back on land , a bashful bear has been showing the happy go lucky false killer whale a thing or two about modesty . The coy cub tried to hide from the camera after a hard day posing for pictures in Kamchatka , Russia . Camera shy : The bear had been happy to pose for pictures , left , before deciding enough was enough , right . Gone fishing : The striking animal showed that he is as good a hunter in water as he is on dry land . Photographer Yury Sorokin , 30 , from Moscow , who spent the day watching the playful bear , was just metres away when the camera shy bear closed his eyes and covered his face with his paw . He said : ` The bear was fishing for red salmon in the lake and after eating a substantial dinner decided to have a rest in the sun . ' I think it was at that point that he decided enough was enough . He 'd hardly paid any attention to me all day but once he 'd exhausted himself and filled his belly I guess he just wanted to relax on his own without me taking pictures . ' I was overwhelmed with different emotions at the time , when I first spotted him I feared for my life but by the end of the day we had become quite close . What 's so funny ? This chuckling cheetah looks like he was having a laugh in the hot Kenyan sun . ` All of the time I was looking through my viewfinder because I did n't want to miss a shot . I guess he just got tired of posing in the end . ' In Masai Mara , Kenya , a cheeky cheetah grabbed photographer Callie De Wet 's attention as the big cat was spotted chuckling to himself . Such laughable behaviour , which Mr De Wet spied through his lens , is more fitting of a hyena then a cheetah . He said : ' I was snapping away at a family of cheetahs basking in the sun , when I spotted this one laughing away to himself . ' | False killer whale gets its name from striking resemblance to killer whale . But similarities are quickly forgotten as cute creature grins from ear to ear . The beaming cetacean was pictured hunting off the coast of Kona , Hawaii . The false killer whale population near the Pacific island is in sharp decline . | [[269, 368], [693, 825], [2108, 2123], [2126, 2218], [826, 929], [937, 939], [955, 1034], [611, 688], [1867, 1925]] |
Bulgaria 's famous emerald green cat has finally reappeared after vanishing from the streets of Varna three days ago . The ludicrously-coloured moggy , who has become an internet sensation , was spotted prowling through the popular seaside resort to the relief of worried locals . The cat was also seen cosying up to a ginger companion - believed to be her son . Scroll down for video . Return : Bulgaria 's green cat has finally reappeared after vanishing from the streets of Varna three days ago . The feline was not seen for three days , raising fears that she has been abducted as a result of her new found fame . Some residents of the popular tourist destination insisted that rain had washed the animal 's colour away and say a similar-looking green cat was seen last year . Although the unusual colour was initially thought to have been caused by an act of cruelty , reports emerged the green shine was from paint at the nearby construction yard where she sleeps . It is hoped that the stand-out nature of the feline wo n't influence owners to paint their own cats . Ginger companion : The cat was pictured cosying up to another ginger moggy - believed to be her son . Theory : It is thought the cat 's coat is dyed green by paint she rubs against in a construction yard where she sleeps . The RSPCA has warned that dyeing or painting animals for cosmetic reasons could have ` potentially fatal consequences ' . Some locals were quoted as saying they believe the stray cat was becoming greener each day , fuelling the idea that someone was painting it . An earlier video , which appeared on YouTube , shows the mysterious moggy playing with the same ginger cat it was recently spotted with . Varna is a popular tourist destination as it is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast . Internet sensation : The green moggy has become hugely popular with residents of the Bulgarian seaside resort since she became famous after a video of her was uploaded to YouTube . Warning : The RSPCA has warned that dyeing or painting animals for cosmetic reasons could have ` potentially fatal consequences ' | Green cat has been drawing attention in streets of Varna , Bulgaria . Disappeared three days ago sparking concern among locals of abduction . But mysterious moggy has been spotted again - cosying up to a ginger cat . It 's believed coat is dyed green by paint it sleeps on in construction yard . | [[0, 48], [60, 118], [0, 36], [41, 118], [387, 393], [396, 429], [441, 499], [396, 417], [422, 499], [500, 538], [281, 346], [317, 335], [338, 362], [1093, 1148], [1561, 1579], [1608, 1667], [1648, 1667], [1675, 1698], [890, 952], [924, 952], [959, 971], [1199, 1228], [1258, 1277], [1284, 1296]] |
It may sound like a plot straight out of a science fiction novel , but a U.S. mission to blow up the moon with a nuke was very real in the 1950s . At the height of the space race , the U.S. considered detonating an atom bomb on the moon as a display of America 's Cold War muscle . The secret project , innocuously titled ' A Study of Lunar Research Flights ' and nicknamed ` Project A119 , ' was never carried out . Plot : The U.S. was planning to launch an atomic bomb , like Fat Man , pictured above , that would be launched into space in a scrapped plan to blow up the moon . Brains of the operation : Astronomer Carl Sagan , . left , was involved in the planning of the mission and physicist Leonard . Reiffel , right , was the man in charge . However , its planning included calculations . by astronomer Carl Sagan , then a young graduate student , of the behavior . of dust and gas generated by the blast . Viewing the nuclear flash from Earth might have intimidated the Soviet Union and boosted U.S. confidence after the launch of Sputnik , physicist Leonard Reiffel told the AP in a 2000 interview . Reiffel , now 85 , directed the inquiry at the former Armour Research Foundation , now part of the Illinois Institute of Technology . He later served as a deputy director at NASA . Would you miss it ? American scientists were looking to blow up the moon to get an edge of the Soviet Union in the space race . Sagan , who later became renowned for popularizing science on television , died in 1996 . The author of one of Sagan 's biographies suggested that he may have committed a security breach in 1959 after revealing the classified project in an academic fellowship application . Reiffel concurred . Under the scenario , a missile . carrying a small nuclear device was to be launched from an undisclosed . location and travel 238,000 miles to the moon , where it would be . detonated upon impact . The planners decided it would have to be an atom bomb because a hydrogen bomb would have been too heavy for the missile . Reiffel . said the nation 's young space program probably could have carried out . the mission by 1959 , when the Air Force deployed inter-continental . ballistic missiles . Military officials apparently abandoned the idea because of the danger to people on Earth in case the mission failed . The scientists also registered concerns about contaminating the moon with radioactive material , Reiffel said . When contacted by the AP , the U.S. Air Force declined to comment on the project . | Scientists were hoping for giant flash on the moon that would intimidate the Soviet Union . Aim of mission was to launch the nuke by 1959 . Plan was later scrapped due to possible danger to people on Earth . | [[147, 178], [181, 281], [1310, 1410], [1310, 1329], [1343, 1417], [478, 485], [503, 557], [2206, 2303]] |
Enemy No 1 : Internal emails released by the Defense Department show that no U.S. sailors witnessed Osama bin Laden 's burial at sea aboard USS Carl Vinson . Internal emails among U.S. military officers indicate that no American sailors watched Osama bin Laden 's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson , and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the secret ceremony . The emails , obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act , are heavily blacked out , but are the first public disclosure of government information about the al-Qaida leader 's death . The emails were released Wednesday by the Defense Department . Bin Laden was killed on May 1 , 2011 , by a Navy SEAL team that assaulted his compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan . One email stamped secret and sent on May 2 by a senior Navy officer briefly describes how bin Laden 's body was washed , wrapped in a white sheet , and then placed in a weighted bag . According to another message from the Vinson 's public affairs officer , only a small group of the ship 's leadership was informed of the burial . ` Traditional procedures for Islamic burial was followed , ' the May 2 email from Rear Adm. Charles Gaouette reads . ` The deceased 's body was washed -LRB- ablution -RRB- then placed in a white sheet . The body was placed in a weighted bag . ` A military officer read prepared religious remarks , which were translated into Arabic by a native speaker . After the words were complete , the body was placed on a prepared flat board , tipped up , whereupon the deceased 's body slid into the sea . ' Final destination : Bin Laden 's body was taken to an unknown location aboard USS Carl Vinson and dropped into the sea , but the Defense Department says that it can not find any images showing the terrorist mastermind 's remains on the ship . Fallen mastermind : In this undated file image from video seized from bin Laden 's walled compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan , the al Qaeda leader watches TV . Stronghold : Members of the anti-terrorism squad are seen surrounding the compound where bin Laden was killed by Navy SEAL Team 6 in Abbottabad May 4 , 2011 . The email also included a cryptic reference to the intense secrecy surrounding the mission . ` The . paucity of documentary evidence in our possession is a reflection of . the emphasis placed on operational security during the execution of this . phase of the operation , ' Gaouette 's message reads . Long-awaited news : U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured after announcing live on television the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington May 1 , 2011 . Recipients . of the email included Adm. Mike Mullen , then the chairman of the Joint . Chiefs of Staff , and Gen. James Mattis , the top officer at U.S. Central . Command . Mullen retired from the military in September 2011 . Earlier , . Gaouette , then the deputy commander of the Navy 's Fifth Fleet , and . another officer used code words to discuss whether the helicopters . carrying the SEALs and bin Laden 's body had arrived on the Vinson . ` Any . news on the package for us ? ' he asked Rear Adm. Samuel Perez , commander . of the carrier strike group that included the Vinson . ` FEDEX delivered the package , ' Perez responded . ` Both trucks are safely enroute home base . ' Although . the Obama administration has pledged to be the most transparent in . American history , it is keeping a tight hold on materials related to the . bin Laden raid . In a response to separate requests . from the AP for information about the mission , the Defense Department . said in March that it could not locate any photographs or video taken . during the raid or showing bin Laden 's body . It also said it could not . find any images of bin Laden 's body on the Vinson . The Pentagon also said it could not . find any death certificate , autopsy report or results of DNA . identification tests for bin Laden , or any pre-raid materials discussing . how the government planned to dispose of bin Laden 's body if he were . killed . Historic moment : In this May 1 , 2011 , image , Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton , President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden receive an update on the bin Laden mission in the Situation Room . The Defense Department also refused to confirm or deny the existence of helicopter maintenance logs and reports about the performance of military gear used in the raid . One of the stealth helicopters that carried the SEALs to Abbottabad crashed during the mission and its wreckage was left behind . People who lived near bin Laden 's compound took photos of the disabled chopper . The CIA , which ran the bin Laden raid and has special legal authority to keep information from ever being made public , has not responded to AP 's request for records about the mission . | Emails describe how Osama bin Laden 's body was washed , wrapped in a white sheet and slid into the sea after religious remarks in Arabic . Defense Department says it can not find any images or videos of bin Laden 's aboard USS Carl Vinson . Pentagon failed to produce autopsy report , death certificate or results of DNA tests . Military officials referred to bin Laden 's body as ` package ' in coded missives . Release of emails mark first public disclosure of information about bin Laden 's May 1 , 2011 death . | [[772, 955], [862, 890], [862, 879], [893, 917], [1222, 1274], [1254, 1305], [1489, 1497], [1548, 1598], [1601, 1618], [1699, 1719], [1726, 1843], [3626, 3697], [3645, 3697], [3826, 3838], [3844, 3863], [3864, 3927], [383, 428], [500, 594], [595, 657], [658, 694], [697, 716]] |
Progress : The brain of someone with MS , which in later stages , can leave patients unable to walk . Stem cells could hold the key to treating people paralysed by multiple sclerosis , landmark research has revealed . Treatment with human stem cells has allowed mice crippled by a version of MS to walk again after less than two weeks . Scientists admit to being astonished by the result and believe it opens up a new avenue of research in the quest for solutions to MS. Professor Tom Lane , from the University of Utah , who led the US team , recalled : ` My postdoctoral fellow Dr Lu Chen came to me and said ` the mice are walking ' . I did n't believe her . ' The genetically engineered mice had a condition that mimics the symptoms of human MS. They were so disabled they could not stand long enough to eat and drink on their own and had to be hand-fed . The scientists transplanted human neural stem cells into the animals expecting them to be rejected and provide no benefit . Instead the experiment yielded spectacular results . Within 10 to 14 days , the mice had regained motor skills and were able to walk again . Six months later , they showed no sign of relapsing . The findings , published in the journal Stem Cell Reports , suggest the mice experienced at least a partial reversal of their symptoms . A similar outcome in humans could help patients with potentially disabling progressive stages of the disease for which there are no treatments . ` This result opens up a whole new area of research for us to figure out why it worked , ' said co-author Dr Jeanne Loring , director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla , California . ` We 've long forgotten our original plan . ' MS is an auto-immune condition caused by the body 's own defences attacking myelin , the fatty insulation surrounding nerve fibres . As myelin is stripped away , nerve impulses can no longer be transmitted properly leading to symptoms ranging from mild tingling to full-blown paralysis . Drugs that dampen the immune system can slow early forms of the disease , but little can be done for patients in the later stages . Breakthrough : The scientists transplanted human stem cells into the animals . Within 10 to 14 days , the mice had regained motor skills and were able to walk again . Members of the team believe the surprising success may be linked to the way the stem cells were grown in an unusually uncrowded lab dish . This led to stem cells that were highly potent , with an enhanced ability to produce certain proteins.Chemical signals from the stem cells instructed each mouse 's own cells to repair the damage caused by MS , said the scientists . One signal was identified as a protein called TGF-beta , raising the prospect of delivering a similar therapy in the form of a drug . ` Rather than having to engraft stem cells into a patient , which can be challenging from a medical standpoint , we might be able to develop a drug that can be used to deliver the therapy much more easily , ' said Prof Lane . He added : ` We want to try to move as quickly and carefully as possible . I would love to see something that could promote repair and ease the burden that patients with MS have . ' | Mice crippled by version of MS could walk again after less than two weeks . Were previously so disabled they could n't stand long enough to be fed . Researchers say they had not expected the stem cell treatment to work . These cells may have worked as they were grown in a crowded lab dish . | [[218, 294], [262, 336], [1037, 1057], [1060, 1094], [1037, 1057], [1060, 1068], [1099, 1124], [2241, 2261], [2264, 2298], [2241, 2261], [2264, 2272], [2303, 2328], [750, 859], [772, 834]] |
Escaping from the hectic world to curl up with a good book is one of life 's simple pleasures . But thanks to the popularity of e-readers , it seems that when you settle down to enjoy a novel you 're no longer alone . The digital devices not only track which books you read , but can monitor the passages you dwell on and the time you put your book down at night to go to sleep . Growth strategy : The information being collected is being used to recommend new books and boost sales to grow the e-book market , according to Michael Tamblyn , of Kobo , which supplies e-readers to WHSmith . Michael Tamblyn , of Kobo , which supplies e-readers to WHSmith , John Lewis and Tesco , said it collects information from users to recommend new books and boost sales . ` We 're synchronising a bookmark constantly as you move along , ' he said . ` That gives us insight into how you 're engaging in the book that you 're in ... so if you have stayed up through the night and you ca n't put that book down , that helps us find other books from other people who have had that same kind of experience . ` When you think about the number of books people buy and do n't finish , the `` other people who bought this also bought this -LSB- formula -RSB- '' is n't that good a way to try to recommend a book . ' Amazon 's Kindle device also collects information about users ' habits , monitoring how long they spend reading as well as remembering the last page they read . The internet giant -- which sells around 60 per cent of all e-books bought in the UK -- reserves the right to store the information collected by Kindles on its servers . Renate Samson , of the privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch , said : ` It is rather alarming to think that whilst you read your e-book your e-reader device is reading you . ` That these products feel the need to monitor more than just what we read , but to actively store data on what page we might linger on or more worryingly what time of day or night we choose to read seems disproportionately intrusive on what is to most of us a moment of personal quiet time . ' Monitoring : Amazon 's Kindle device also collects information about users ' habits , monitoring how long they spend reading as well as remembering the last page they read . Invasion of privacy : Renate Samson , of the privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch , said : ` It is rather alarming to think that whilst you read your e-book your e-reader device is reading you ' At the moment e-books account for around a fifth of all book sales in the UK , across all age groups . Many older readers have adopted the gadgets because they can easily increase the font size , making books easier to read without having to pay for a special large-print edition . Mr Tamblyn said that it was collecting data to help it increase the e-book market . ` What we 're interested in is where does the next 20 per cent come from ? We think it will be people who are holding onto print much more tightly than in the past , ' he said . | The devices can monitor passages you dwell on and time you go to sleep . Amazon 's Kindle collects information about how long users spend reading . Privacy group calls it alarming to think your e-reader device is reading you . But e-reader supplier says data is used to help increase the e-book market . | [[218, 237], [274, 330], [1295, 1318], [1324, 1365], [1884, 1957], [2098, 2108], [2184, 2259], [1295, 1318], [1324, 1365], [1295, 1318], [1368, 1443], [2098, 2108], [2140, 2181], [2098, 2108], [2184, 2259], [1626, 1671], [1692, 1696], [1701, 1802], [2272, 2291], [2360, 2364], [2369, 2468], [590, 615], [679, 718], [2753, 2836], [2774, 2836]] |
A widower has settled his $ 6million lawsuit against three airlines who barred his late wife from planes because she was ` too fat ' to fly . Vilma Soltesz , who was 407lb , died at the couple 's holiday home in Hungary after she was not allowed to fly back to New York City by Delta , KLM or Lufthansa in 2012 . Her husband Janos Soltesz , 57 , settled his wrongful death suit last month for an undisclosed amount . Scroll down for video . Vilma Soltesz , 56 , from New York , who weighed 407lb and had her leg amputated after suffering from diabetes , died while on holiday in Hungary in October 2012 because she was told she could not board three separate flights . The suit said the couple were sent on a ` wild goose chase ' across Europe in October 2012 by the airlines , which ultimately caused Mrs Soltesz 's death , according to the New York Daily News . Morbidly-obese Mrs Soltesz was also wheelchair-bound by an amputated leg and suffered from diabetes and kidney disease . She was found dead at the age of 56 at her vacation home in Hungary in October 2012 , days after several aircraft crews repeatedly failed to accommodate her size despite telling her they could do so , according to the lawsuit which was filed in federal court in Manhattan last October . The couple left their Bronx home in September 2012 on a Delta Air Lines plane , securing two seats for Vilma and one for her husband . The couple arrived safely in Budapest on a vacation , according to the lawsuit . By October 2 , 2012 , Vilma Soltesz sought treatment at a hospital in Hungary when she fell ill . She was released and told she could fly home but to see her doctor immediately upon her arrival . Mrs Soltesz , pictured with her husband during their airport ordeal , tried to board three separate flights to New York in 2012 but eventually died at her holiday home in Hungary . Her husband Janos settled his lawsuit last month for an undisclosed figure . In Prague although a local fire department were brought into to help move Mrs Soltesz into three seats assigned to her , they could not lift the 407lb woman out of the wheelchair . The pair tried to leave Budapest two weeks later on a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight , with seats similar to what they had on their flight from the United States , according to the suit . But a captain told them to disembark after Mrs Soltesz struggled to maneuver from her wheelchair into her assigned seats , the lawsuit says . After waiting in a Budapest airport for more than five hours , the couple drove to Prague to catch a Delta flight they were assured could accommodate them . But Delta did not have an adequate wheelchair to transport Vilma Soltesz to her seat , the suit added . ` The Delta flight coordinator told Janos and Vilma that Delta '' did not have access to a skylift '' to get Vilma onto the aircraft from the rear , and that there was nothing more Delta could do for them , ' the lawsuit stated . Later , on October 22 , as several medics and firefighters helped her board a Lufthansa flight , the captain told the couple they had to disembark because ` other passengers need to catch a connecting flight and can not be delayed further , ' the lawsuit says . ` Exhausted and feeling ill , ' Vilma Soltesz went to bed after the couple drove back to their vacation home in Veszprem , Hungary , the lawsuit says . On October 24 , Janos found her dead - nine days after she was supposed to have seen her doctor in New York . | Vilma Soltesz , who was 407lb , died in Hungary in 2012 after being barred from three flights with Delta , KLM and Lufthansa . Her husband Janos Soltesz , 57 , settled his wrongful death suit last month for an undisclosed amount . | [[53, 67], [72, 141], [226, 312], [142, 155], [174, 229], [467, 475], [482, 495], [441, 475], [554, 618], [603, 668], [985, 1068], [1684, 1695], [1816, 1864], [313, 324], [346, 416], [1865, 1876], [1883, 1941]] |
Cancer experts have warned of a ` frightening ' crisis as pharmaceutical companies abandon production of one of the most widely used chemotherapy drugs because it is not profitable enough . Fluorouracil - also known as 5-FU - is one of the most frequently used components in chemo combinations used to treat bowel and breast cancer in the UK and worldwide . But cancer specialists in Germany have warned that the drug has become increasingly difficult to obtain as producers turn to newer , more profitable treatments . Fluorouracil , one of the most frequently used components in chemo combinations used to treat bowel and breast cancer , has become increasingly difficult to obtain as producers turn to newer , more profitable treatments . Out of the six companies that once supplied it to German cancer clinics , only one is still doing so . ` The situation is starting to frighten us , ' said Thorsten Hoppe-Tichy , head of the pharmacy at Heidelberg university hospital . German cancer specialist Dr Wolf-Dieter Ludwig fears it is only a matter of time until supplies run dry . Pharmaceutical companies say the drug has become too cheap for them to make a profit on . One German-based former producer Medac admitted : ` The production of 5-FU is not profitable for us . ' Cancer specialist Dr Wolf-Dieter Ludwig - chairman of the drugs section of the German Medical Association - said : ` It is only a question of time until we run into serious problems . ' Sold under brand names Adrucil , Carac , Efudix , Efudex and Fluoroplex , 5-FU was designed , synthesized and patented by Charles Heidelberger in 1957 . It has been used against cancer for about 40 years , acting as a thymidylate synthase inhibitor and belongs to the family of drugs known as antimetabolites . Some of its principal uses are in . colorectal cancer , and pancreatic cancer , in which it has been the . established form of chemotherapy for decades . | Fluorouracil is frequently used to . treat bowel and breast cancer . But cancer specialists in Germany have warned that the drug has become increasingly difficult to obtain . | [[362, 519], [535, 599], [631, 741], [977, 1082]] |
A strange object flying close to the sun looks unnervingly like a huge , metallic ` mothership ' familiar from Hollywood blockbusters . The picture was released by Nasa 's sun-watching Solar and . Heliospheric Observatory , known as SOHO - and has become an immediate cult hit on the internet . UFO fan site Gather News said : ` An unusually shaped , gigantic UFO was spotted . on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory -LRB- SOHO -RRB- and posted in a video on . YouTube . Scroll down for video . UFO fan site News Gather said : ` An unusually shaped , gigantic UFO was spotted on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory -LRB- SOHO -RRB- and posted in a video on YouTube . ' An enlargement of the object makes the enormously large UFO look like a ship straight out of a Hollywood movie . ` The unidentified flying object , which bears no resemblance to anything ever spotted near the Sun , somehow manages to withstand the blazing heat thrown off by solar flare activity and the incredibly high temperatures emanating from nuclear fusion generated on the surface of the star . What is it ? ' asked the site . UFO fans on YouTube have been highly enthusiastic about the object , with many claiming it as a definite ` spot ' . SOHO , the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory , is a satellite built to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind . SOHO was launched on December 2 , 1995 . The twelve instruments on board SOHO communicate with large radio dishes around the world which form NASA 's Deep Space Network are used for data downlink and commanding . ` The video shows what looks like a metallic , jointed spaceship with a . gigantic extension , perhaps a boom arm , anchored off its lower end . ` An . enlargement of the object makes the enormously large UFO look like a . ship straight out of a Hollywood movie . ' Alien spacecraft ? Observers pointed out that the ` jointed ' arms of the object near the sun are very similar to fictional interstellar craft . The unidentified flying object , which bears no resemblance to anything ever spotted near the Sun , somehow manages to withstand the blazing heat of the sun . I took a screenshot and added light to it and you can see another part of the ship . It has another third arm that goes down . So strange . Keep up the great work , ' says one UFO fan . Others are more sceptical , claiming such artefacts are often the product of distortion hitting SOHO 's sensors . ` There is no way this object is merely vapour , as the shape of it is . rigidly straight and grooved and appears to be manufactured in some way , ' says the UFO fan site . ` Also , there seems to be some intelligent design involved . It 's beyond . human engineering to create . ' | Object sems to be alien ` craft ' with jointed metal arms . Appeared in footage from Nasa 's sun-watching SOHO satellite . UFO-watchers hail find as evidence of alien ` visitors ' | [[1584, 1655]] |
Fresh light has been shone on the mystery of Sandy Island after an Australian librarian found the landmass that was n't on a 1908 map . The mysterious island sparked worldwide interest last month when a team of researchers who went on a hunt for it discovered nothing but waves when they arrived . A range of maps and charts , including Google Earth and others both historical and modern , showed in the Coral Sea between Australia and New Caledonia . Earliest mention ? Sandy Island is shown in this 1908 admiralty chart in Auckland Museum 's collection as a substantially sized island in the middle of the Coral Sea to the east of the Chesterfields . However , its existence would have been a geological oddity since it apparently sat in a region of deep waters . In an effort to track down its earliest appearance on a map librarian Shaun Higgins scoured Auckland Museum 's large collection of maps and charts of the Pacific , the museum 's blog reported . After searching through maps dating as far back as the 1700s , Mr Higgins finally tracked down Sandy Island 's earliest appearance in the collection to a 1908 admiralty chart . Grey Meylan , a writer in the museum 's exhibitions team , said the chart indicates that the island was discovered by a ship called the Velocity in 1876 . But , he adds , there is a generic note attached to the map which warns : ` Caution is necessary while navigating among the low lying islands of the Pacific Ocean . ` The general details have been collated from the voyages of various navigators extending over a long series of years . The relative position of many dangers may therefore not be exactly given . ' Mr Higgins told the Sydney Morning Herald : ` It has the same shape as -LSB- on -RSB- Google Earth , but it 's dotted . It could have been dotted because it was an unidentified hazard . ' Phantom island : Sandy Island as it appears on Google 's satellite maps . It sparked worldwide interest last month when a team of researchers who went on a hunt for it discovered nothing but waves when they arrived . A reader the Auckland Museum 's blog posted a comment on their story saying the Velocity was a 140 ton whaling ship captained by a J.W. Robinson . The post , which cited an article in the Hobart Mercury from April 1877 , went on : ` Captain Robinson reported that he left the river -LSB- Hobart -RSB- on the 15th April 1876 and proceeded to Cato 's Bank where whales were seen once during a gale of wind . ` Shortly after this the vessel sprang a leak , which kept on increasing and a course was shaped for the Chesterfield group , where an anchorage being obtained the leak was partially stopped . ` While there an anchor and chain were lost in a heavy gale , and the brig then went to Solomon Islands anchoring in Mackira Bay , San Christoval -LSB- San Cristobal -RSB- . ' The commenter added : ` This gives the Velocity in the area of ` Sandy Island ' in 1876 . ' A reference to the island is also found in the 1879 edition of the Australia directory produced by the admiralty hydrographic department , the Herald reported . ` In 1876 , the master of the whaler Velocity reported that while cruising on the eastern side of the Chesterfield and Bampton reefs , he observed heavy breakers in lat 19 ' 50 ' S long , 158 ' 50 ' E , ' it said . ` The master of Velocity also reported a line of sandy islets as extending about North and South along the meridian of 159 ' 57 E , between lat 19 ' 7 S and 19 '20 S. ' Look for yourself : This map embedded from Google maps shows the location of the phantom island . Interest was sparked in Sandy Island after a group of researchers from the University of Sydney went on a voyage in search of it and found it did not exist . As well as appearing on Google Maps , the Times Atlas of the World appeared to identify the phantom landmass as Sable Island , and it was also shown weather maps used by the Southern Surveyor , the maritime research vessel which the team travelled on . Mission : Dr Maria Seton , of the University of Sydney , who was part of the team who went in search of Sandy Island last month . But when the ship , which was tasked with identifying fragments of the Australian continental crust submerged in the Coral Sea , steamed to where it was supposed to be there was nothing there . The island had supposedly sat in an area of very deep sea , making its existence something of a geological oddity that researchers wanted to investigate . ` We wanted to check it out because the navigation charts on board the ship showed a water depth of 1,400 metres -LRB- 4,620 feet -RRB- in that area - very deep , ' said Dr Maria Seton , of the University of Sydney , after the 25-day voyage . ` It 's on Google Earth and other maps so we went to check and there was no island . We 're really puzzled . It 's quite bizarre . ' The latest development in the Sandy Island mystery seems to put paid to the theory , previously reported by MailOnline , that the landmass appeared as the result of an error in digitising satellite maps . However , it does not answer the question of why it was n't removed from maps after amateur radio enthusiasts discovered it was n't actually there in 2000 . Indeed , Tim Totten , one ham radio enthusiast , told MailOnline that he had heard of a number of rumours of so-called ` Sandy Islands ' that turned out to be phantoms . He was part of an expedition disproving the existence of another such land mass with the same name near the Solomon Islands , he said . The Coral Sea 's Sandy Island now appears to have been removed from Google Maps , however it still appears on the service 's Satellite View and on Google Earth . | Sandy Island appeared on a range of maps and satellite pictures but Australian team that went in hunt of it found nothing there . Auckland Museum librarian scours collection of maps and charts dating back to 1700s and finds first mention on 1908 admiralty chart . 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Archaeologists excavating an ancient mound in northern Greece have uncovered what appears to be the entrance to an important tomb . And it is believed to have been built at the end of the reign of warrior-king Alexander the Great . Prime Minister Antonis Samaras , who visited the tightly-guarded site earlier this week , said the discovery ` is clearly extremely important ' and dates between 325 and 300 B.C. Scroll down for video . Archaeologists excavating an ancient mound in northern Greece -LRB- picutred -RRB- have uncovered what appears to be the entrance to an important tomb . It is believed to have been built at the end of the reign of warrior-king Alexander the Great and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras described the discovery as ` extremely important ' Alexander , who started from the northern Greek region of Macedonia to build an empire stretching as far as India , died in 323 B.C. and was buried in Egypt . His fellow royals were traditionally interred in a cemetery near Vergina , to the west , where the lavishly-furnished tomb of Alexander 's father , Philip II , was discovered during the 1970s . But archaeologists believe the apparently unlooted Amphipolis grave , which is surrounded by a surprisingly long and well-built wall with courses of marble decorations , may have belonged to a senior ancient official . Excavator Katerina Peristeri has argued the mound was originally topped by a large stone lion that was unearthed a century ago , and is now situated around 3 miles -LRB- 5km -RRB- from the excavation site . Alexander -LRB- statue pictured -RRB- was born in Pella , the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC , and died of a fever in Babylon in June 323 BC . Alexander III of Macedon was born in Pella , the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC . He died of a fever in Babylon in June 323 BC . Alexander led an army across the Persian territories of Asia Minor , Syria and Egypt claiming the land as he went . His greatest victory was at the Battle of Gaugamela , now northern Iraq , in 331 BC , and during his trek across these Persian territories , he was said to never have suffered a defeat . This led him to be known as Alexander the Great . Following this battle in Gaugamela , Alexander led his army a further 11,000 miles -LRB- 17km -RRB- , founded over 70 cities and created an empire that stretched across three continents . This covered from Greece in the west , to Egypt in the south , Danube in the north , and Indian Punjab to the East . Alexander was buried in Egypt . His fellow royals were traditionally interred in a cemetery near Vergina , far to the west . The lavishly-furnished tomb of Alexander 's father , Philip II , was discovered during the 1970s . In the past , the lion has been associated with Laomedon of Mytilene , one of Alexander 's military commanders who became governor of Syria after the king 's death . ` The excavation will answer the crucial question of who was buried inside , ' Samaras said . The tomb is expected to be opened in the next fortnight . Workers have previously uncovered a flight of 13 steps that lead to a broad path , flanked by masonry walls , which end in a built-up arch covering two headless , wingless sphinxes - mythical creatures that blend human , bird and lion characteristics . The tomb is believed to date back between 325 and 300 B.C , during the reign of Alexander the Great . Archaeologists have previously uncovered a flight of 13 steps that lead to a broad path , flanked by masonry walls , which end in a built-up arch covering two headless , wingless sphinxes . The tomb is situated in Amphipolis region of Serres in Greece -LRB- marked -RRB- . Archaeologists believe the apparently unlooted grave may have belonged to a senior ancient official . A strong police guard has been mounted around the fenced-off mound , where earth-moving machinery is shifting dirt from the excavation . Alexander III of Macedon was born in Pella , the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC . He died of a fever in Babylon in June 323 BC . Alexander led an army across the Persian territories of Asia Minor , Syria and Egypt claiming the land as he went . His greatest victory was at the Battle of Gaugamela , now northern Iraq , in 331 BC , and during his trek across these Persian territories , was said to never have suffered a defeat . This led him to be known as Alexander the Great . Excavator Katerina Peristeri has argued the mound was originally topped by a large stone lion that was unearthed a century ago , and is now situated around 3 miles -LRB- 5km -RRB- from the excavation site -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The lion has been associated with Laomedon of Mytilene , one of Alexander 's military commanders . | The tomb is situated in Amphipolis region of Serres in Greece . Prime Minister Antonis Samaras described the find as ` extremely important ' The tomb and its burial site is said to date back between 325 and 300 BC . This means it could have been built during the reign of Alexander the Great . Experts previously found ornate walls are arches leading to the tomb . They believe it could hold the remains of a senior ancient official . The tomb is expected to be opened in the next fortnight . | [[3590, 3657], [232, 262], [322, 405], [686, 765], [232, 262], [322, 405], [3298, 3355], [136, 138], [151, 209], [588, 590], [603, 671], [0, 131], [1125, 1288], [3673, 3774], [3696, 3774], [2987, 3044], [2987, 2995], [3008, 3044]] |
The churches in Scurtesti in souteastern Romania have been packed after a local woman claimed that her dead grandmother 's ghost had taken over her mobile and used it to send a ` selfie ' from the other side . ` When I switched the phone on I was horrified to see my dead grandmother 's face , ' said Gina Mihai , 34 . ` She had what looked like a snake around her neck , and the whole image looked as if it had been taken through a hole , like it was shot through a tear in the fabric that separates the living from the dead . ` I took it to a fortune-teller who told me that my grandmother was sending me a message from the other side , the snake around her neck was a symbol of the fact that she was being punished in the other life for some sin . Spooky : Gina Mihai 's dead grandmother took over her mobile and sent this ` selfie ' complete with snake around her neck to show she is being punished . The mobile belonging to Gina Mihai that shows the ` selfie ' sent from the other side from her dead grandmother . ` By contacting us she was telling us that if we were to pray for her , we would still be able to save her soul . ' Miss Mihai and her family have been spending much of their time since praying in church along with dozens of other families terrified about the implications of a snake wrapped ghost sending a message from the other side . Once a year there is a feast , the service of alms , in which Romanians travel to the local graveyard and hand over food as a gesture to the spirits in the afterlife . Gina Mihai , 34 , has received a selfie from her dead grandmother who is being punished in the spirit world because she has not given food to the poor for three years . The food itself is in reality handed over to the poor at the end of the day , but the gesture is seen as regarding nourishment for those who have died and are now in the afterlife . ` My grandmother died three years ago and I have n't taken any food for her to the graveyard . I was making doughnuts at the time and did n't want to get the phone dirty so I put it in my pocket , and when I took it out there was the image on the phone , ' said Miss Mihai . Gina Mihai 's late grandmother . She has managed to send a ` selfie ' from the afterlife to say that she is being punished . ` The fortuneteller told me that was a mistake not to have paid tribute to her with an offering of food , and it was significant that she contacted me while I was cooking . I have taken doughnuts to the cemetery every day since then . ' Florica Mihai , another relative , said : ` The village priest told me that we need to do 40 days of alms to make up for those that we missed and we are doing it now . We want to help her soul to be saved . ' | Churches in Scurtesti in souteastern Romania packed with terrified locals . Gina Mihai , 34 , is told by fortune-teller message means grandmother needs to be prayed for . Romanians give food to poor once a year at service of alms for the dead . Miss Mihai has n't given food for three years which is why she received the spooky message . | [[0, 85], [543, 559], [564, 636], [1038, 1088], [1403, 1407], [1419, 1524], [1565, 1590], [1595, 1693]] |
Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 was in trouble and simply heading for the nearest safe airport when it turned off-course , according to a veteran pilot who predicts , in a viral online post , that the wreckage will be discovered somewhere west of the Maldives today . Chris Goodfellow , a Canadian pilot with 20 years experience , has hailed captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah a hero , not a hijacker , in his fascinating explanation , which claims to debunks all theories about the fate of the missing jet . He insists the only reasonable scenario is that a fire broke out aboard the plane and Shah was doing exactly what he needed to do in an emergency - get the plane to the nearest airport as soon as possible . In this case , that was the 13,000 foot strip Palau Langkawi , and that is directly where the aircraft was heading when it was last tracked . However , Goodfellow believes the crew were overcome by smoke and the aircraft flew as a ` ghost plane ' for hours past the chosen airport before finally crashing into the Indian Ocean near the Maldives . Scroll down for videos . Ghost flight : A new theory claims MH370 was headed for an emergency landing at Palau Langkawi , shown on the map , but the crew were overcome by smoke before they got there and the plane continued to fly on autopilot for hours into the Indian Ocean . ` We old pilots were always drilled to always know the closest airport of safe harbor while in cruise . Always , ' Goodfellow wrote . ` Instinctively when I saw that left turn with a direct heading I knew he was heading for an airport . ' He said he immediately brought up Google Earth and discovered the runway , which was had fewer obstacles blocking the plane 's approach than if Shah attempted to return to Kuala Lumpar , which was also further away . ` This pilot did all the right things . He was confronted by some major event aboard that made him make that immediate turn back to the closest safe airport , ' he says in the post . Goodfellow 's initial post went took the web by storm after he posted it on Google Plus and then Reddit . Simple theory : Chris Goodfellow , a Canadian pilot with 20 years experience , has hailed captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah a hero , not a hijacker , in his interesting post , which took the internet by storm . He wrote a number of follow up posts . answering the hundreds of questions he had received as more information , and speculation , came to light . In his last note late on Tuesday , he claimed . reported sightings of an aircraft over the Maldives corresponds to his . theory and he predicted it will be found sometime Wednesday a small . distance west of the Maldives . In his first post , Goodfellow said the loss of transponders and communications makes ` perfect sense ' in the event of a fire . He suggests an electrical fire may have started inside the plane , perhaps incapacitating crew with smoke . The plane 's cargo - which reportedly included a shipment of lithium batteries - may have ignited . Or possibly one of the tires overheated during takeoff and began burning slowly , eventually making it to the cockpit where the pilots were overcome by smoke . He said all the circumstances that night - a full plane , hot weather , and a long run takeoff runway - make this incident all the more plausible , and he cited a similar occurrence in Nigeria of a DC8 that had a landing gear fire on takeoff . He believes at that point , the Malaysian plane ` just continued on -LRB- that route -RRB- probably on -LRB- autopilot -RRB- until either fuel exhaustion or fire destroyed the control surfaces and it crashed . ' ' I said four days ago you will find it along that route - looking elsewhere was pointless , ' Goodfellow added in his captivating piece . He said he has been stunned that no officials , pilots or reporters have looked at the case from the pilot 's point of view . ` Thanks to Google earth I spotted Langkawi in about 30 seconds , zoomed in and saw how long the runway was and I just instinctively knew this pilot knew this airport . He had probably flown there many times , ' the pilot wrote . As for the last voice transmission , Goodfellow told said ` Good night ' is customary as a hand-off to a new air traffic controller and also strongly indicates to him that all was OK on the flight deck . Emergency landing : Goodfellow said he knew within 30 seconds of pulling up Google Earth that Shah was heading for an emergency landing at In this case , that was the 13,000 foot strip known as Palau Langkawi , pictured . The missing plane , considered history 's worst aviation disaster , went missing on March 8 with 239 people on board . He said there are many ways to communicate distress , but at this point he does n't believe the pilots knew anything was wrong , though things may well have been in the process of unraveling . He says the plane would have had around 8 hours of fuel , possibly more , and 20-25 per cent would have been burned with takeoff and the climb to cruise . When the turn was made toward Langkawi , he would have had six hours or more worth of fuel left , which he says ` correlates nicely ' with the fact data was still being detected until fuel exhaustion . ' -LRB- This -RRB- only confirms to me that the crew was incapacitated and the flight continued on deep into the south Indian ocean , ' he said . Whatever caused what he believes was a serious mechanical issue , Goodfellow believes Shah was bravely attempting to save his life and the lives of his crew and passengers . ` Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah was a hero struggling with an impossible situation trying to get that plane to Langkawi . There is no doubt in my mind , ' he said . ` Smart pilot . Just did n't have the time . ' | Veteran Canadian pilot Chris Goodfellow says his viral online post debunks claims that the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight was hijacked . Instead , he hails captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah a hero , insisting the only reasonable scenario is that a fire broke out and the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing at the nearest safe airport . He says Shah turned the plane to aim for a 13,000 foot strip Palau Langkawi but was likely overcome by smoke before he could land . The aircraft then continued flying as a ` ghost plane ' for several hours before finally running out of fuel and crashing into the Indian Ocean . 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Homes have been evacuated and roads closed on the southern-most Canary Island following a government-issued warning about a possible volcanic eruption . The southern tip of El Hierro was shaken by a 4.3-magnitude quake late on Saturday as an underwater volcano just off the coast started spewing matter some 60ft into the air . The island , which has 500 volcanic cones , has experienced more than 10,000 tremors in the past four months . Renewed fears of an eruption came as vast quantities of magma - the molten rock from just under the earth 's crust - began bubbling into the sea off the port of La Restinga . Scroll down for video . A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit El Hierro in the Canary Islands on Friday suggesting a nearby underwater volcano could soon erupt . This could force rock to emerge from the sea , creating a new island . In 2011 , the southern tip of El Hierro was shaken by a 4.3-magnitude quake and magma appeared off the coast , pictured . Witnessess said that explosive plumes and jets could be seen on the ocean surface from the underwater volcano which began erupting last month . Some of the material is being ejected as high as 60ft into the air . The regional government of the Spanish . Canary Island issued a ` yellow ' volcanic eruption alert - the . second on a four-level scale . La Restinga 's 600 residents were evacuated last week after the volcanic activity began . Now new evacuations have been called for people living along the . southern end of the island . Authorities have also shut down . access to La Restinga . Evacuation : Families leave La Restinga town for the second time in a month as activity from the underwater volcano off the coast increases . Authorities are planning to evacuate other stretches of the coast . In October 2011 , El Hierro was shaken by a 4.3-magnitude quake as an underwater volcano started spewing matter 60ft into the air , pictured . The island has 500 volcanic cones and experienced more than 10,000 tremors in the four months leading up to the quake . Ships have been ordered away from . waters around the port and aircraft have been banned from flying over . the island 's southern tip . The . regional government of the Canary Islands says scientists have detected . airborne volcanic fragments called pyroclasts rising from the sea off . La Restinga . Danger : The dark brown magma off El Hierro , with the town of La Restinga visible on the coast . La Restinga has been evacuated and shipping banned from the area . Right , a closer image of the magma in the water . This computer-generated image shows the underground volcano off the southern-most Canary Island , El Hierro . The . government said it awaited scientific reports on the danger posed by . pyroclasts , but a research vessel that was collecting samples there has . been ordered to stop . Fears of an eruption have been going since the end of July , when El Hierro experienced the first of what has become more than 10,000 tremors - collectively known as an earthquake ` swarm ' . Residents were evacuated from some areas at the end of September when volcanic activity increased to more than 150 tremors in 24 hours . The army was put on standby for a mass evacuation . Map showing the location of the volcano off the coast of El Hierro in the Canary Islands . Volcano . expert Juan Carlos Carrecedo said at the time : ` There is a ball of magma rising to . the surface producing a series of ruptures which generate seismic . activity . ` We do n't know if that ball of magma will break through the crust and cause an eruption . ' But he warned an eruption was possible ` in days , weeks or months ' . The last eruption on El Hierro was in 1793 and lasted for a month . The last eruption in the Canary Islands as a whole took place on the island of La Palma in 1971 . Tectonic plates map with the Canary Islands circled . The last volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands took place on the island of La Palma in 1971 . Eruption : A diagram showing where the epicentres of tremors have been . El Hierro was formed when three volcanoes erupted 100 million years ago . Under the Canary Islands lies . an area of magma which is able to break through to the surface when the . African Plate - on which the islands sit - shifts . It is to this that . the islands owe their very existence . Most of the islands are . still volcanically active and there has been speculation that a smaller , previously undetected fault line also runs . through the chain . El Hierro - which means ` iron ' in . Spanish - was formed after three volcanic eruptions 100 million years . ago and is topped by a volcano more than 6,000 ft high . Volcanic . activity - mainly where three ridge lines converge - has caused El . Hierro to expand continually . The last time it erupted was in 1793 . Some . 50,000 years ago , massive landslides triggered by earthquakes caused a . large part of the island to crack off and fall into the Atlantic Ocean , . according to Irish Weather Online . That created the El Golfo valley on the island and caused an 300ft-high tsunami that probably reached the American coast . This . feeds into the belief that volcanic activity on La Palma - the most . tectonically active of the Canary Islands - could trigger a . mega-tsunami . The theory . - which has never been confirmed - claims that a possible fault line . through the island would cause a major landslide under certain . circumstances . That . landslide would then spark a tsunami that would cause extensive damage . all down the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. , the Caribbean , Western Europe , . West Africa and the east coast of South America . | Ships ordered away from port and planes banned from flying over El Hierro . 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Raving is no longer the preserve of midnight revellers fuelled by drugs and alcohol . Now the fitness pack has taken over the concept to help people get high on endorphins as they burn the calories to techno dance tracks . The latest fitness rave has been organised by Morning Glory , who helped hundreds ` rave your way into the day ' in London 's Shoreditch this morning . Starting at 6.30 am , participants danced free-style to the tunes played by DJs at the underground venue . Get down before work : Early risers take part in Morning Glory 's ` Rave Your Way Into The Day ' class . Sweat in the City : The event attracted numerous office workers who had a workout before starting business . Dance to the beat : The club style workout is growing in popularity . As previously reported in the MailOnline , the invigorating . pre-breakfast dance event has been created by events producer Samantha Moyo and bodywork . therapist Nico Thoemmes and is aimed at people looking for an alternative . way to keep fit in the morning . They said : ` It . was free-form exercise . It came from the idea that people go to . aerobics or the gym in the morning , and this is like that without it . being structured . Get high on endorphins : The class is aimed at people looking for an alternative way to keep fit in the morning . Free-style : Participants do n't follow a set routine but make up their own moves . Smiles all around : The class got the thumbs up from those who took part . Like clubbing , but healthier : There was no alcohol but water and smoothies were available to drink . ` It 's . like clubbing , but instead of crawling out into the darkness afterwards . feeling horrible , you go to work feeling great . And instead of having a . beer you have coffee , a croissant and a massage . ' According the the company 's website , the class attracts ' a diverse crowd of city workers , media folk , artists , dancers and anyone up for a damn good Wednesday ! ' The class , which costs # 10 in advance or # 12 on the door , starts at 6.30 and runs until 10.30 am . As well as working out by dancing , attendees can also get their weary muscles treated with a sports massage , refuel with a smoothie and get a caffeine hit to help them through the rest of the morning at their coffee bar . Raving themselves fit : The dance class offers a fun way to workout before breakfast . On the decks : The DJs keep the beats coming . And relax : After the workout , participants can get a massage . The Morning Glory class has been so popular another event has been planned for October and they soon hope to take it around the UK . People who took part in the dawn rave workout Tweeted how much they had enjoyed it . @slimminglondon wrote : ` Best ` body magic ' start today @morningglory_uk ... . amazing start to the day , danced -LRB- ok shuffled -RRB- for 2-3hrs ! ' while Sophie De Rosee said : ` So this is what I got up at 6.30 am to do . Morning raving . Best start to the day ever @morningglory_uk ' Morning Glory are n't the other fitness fans inspired by raving to get into shape . Fitness-freak . com have also staged pop up fitness raves in London with another planned this month . | Fitness class started at 6.30 am . Participants burnt calories dancing to tracks played by DJs . Organisers said aim is to make people feel great before work . Offers those who like to workout in the morning a fun , unstructured class . | [[375, 394], [1964, 1975], [2026, 2040], [431, 481], [505, 586], [2315, 2377]] |
Several discount stores across Britain have been unknowingly selling fake bottles of Head and Shoulders shampoo , which contain potentially dangerous ingredients including ` sex change ' chemicals . Thousands of counterfeit bottles of the top-selling haircare brand have been seized by Trading Standards officers after customers began reporting side effects of itching and bleeding after using the products . Tests carried out by scientists at Loughborough University , on samples collected during the UK seizures , revealed the fakes had a ` significantly different chemical make-up to the genuine product ' . The bogus products were found to contain high levels of the ` sex change ' chemical Diethyl Phthalate , which can affect reproductive health and can also be toxic to wildlife . Thousands of bottles of counterfeit Head and Shoulders shampoo were seized across the country by Trading Standards after they were found to be fake . Tests showed they had high levels of a ` sex change ' chemical . Spot checks at two Trago Mills ' stores in Cornwall found counterfeit bottles of the leading shampoo brand . 160 bottles were seized in total from Trago stores in Falmouth and Liskeard and every one was a fake . An investigation found fake bottles of the leading shampoo brand had been on sale at two Trago Mills ' stores in Cornwall and at a discount B&M store in Northern Ireland . Health experts fear there could be thousands more of the counterfeit bottles on sale across the country , with the fakes so realistic that it is extremely difficult to tell the difference between the bogus product and the real thing . The makers of the genuine Head and Shoulders brand , Procter and Gamble , said chemicals in the fakes had the potential to cause irritation to breathing and skin , could be harmful if swallowed and had risks of ` serious damage ' to eyes . The counterfeits also tested positive for large amounts of the ` sex change ' chemical Diethyl Phthalate , which can affect reproductive health . The endocrine chemicals , which could find their way into into rivers and lakes from drains and sewage , can lead to fish having their hormones altered and some scientists claim it can stop them breeding . Experts said there was ten times the amount of the ` sex change ' chemical compared to any other ingredients in some of the fake bottles . An investigation on TV show Fake Britain found that of the 160 bottles seized from Trago Mills stores in Falmouth and Liskeard in Cornwall , every one turned out to be a counterfeit . In a statement , Trago Mills said : ` As a retailer that has been established for nearly 50 years , we have always taken great care to build relationships with reputable suppliers and top brands , in order to source the best products for our customers . The genuine Head and Shoulders brand , Procter and Gamble , said chemicals in the fakes had the potential to cause irritation to breathing and skin . ` We purchased this particular product in good faith , from a trusted source , and we were one of a number of wholesalers and retailers , worldwide , who received it . ` The copy was so advanced that it took rigorous testing to identify it as a copy . ` We work closely with the Office of Fair Trading to ensure our customers ' best interests are put first and are grateful to them for helping us to identify this sophisticated copy and to ensure the product was removed immediately from sale . ' Cornwall Trading Standards was involved in the investigation and a spokesman described them as ` extremely good counterfeits ' which looked almost identical to the real thing . She added : ` The copies were so incredibly good that the store , in our opinion , had done everything they could to make sure it was n't selling counterfeits . ` As such , we have closed the investigation against the store that sold it , by way of providing advice for them to potentially spot counterfeits in the future . ' Tests on the counterfeit products , carried out at Loughborough University , found it did not have any acidity regulator , meaning there 's nothing to control chemical reactions in the bottles , which could produce harmful substances . A skin sensitiser was also found , which could cause contact dermatitis to those allergic . On the BBC investigative show , a woman in St Austell , called Sharon , described how the fake shampoo which she 'd unwittingly bought at a 99p Store in the town , caused her scalp to itch and turn red after just the third use . Scabs then formed which later began to bleed . She said : ` You 'd itch so vigorously and then it would kind of scab and then the next time you would itch it would make a certain patch bleed . Dozens of fake bottles of Head and Shoulders shampoo was seized from Trago Mills in Falmouth , Cornwall -LRB- pictured -RRB- . However , Trading Standards confirmed the store took all necessary action to avoid counterfeits . A probe by TV show Fake Britain found counterfeit bottles of Head and Shoulders in B&M Stores -LRB- file picture -RRB- . ' I was quite angry to think that something I was paying my money for was making me sore and itchy . ` You feel dirty I suppose that you 're forever sitting there scratching . ` Having a sore head and scalp was bad enough but to actually have a product to make me bleed . ' I was still using it so who knows what the chemicals were in it that I was putting on my head . ` It 's disgusting . ' The BBC show also interviewed a woman called Nicole from Antrim , Northern Ireland , who bought Head and Shoulders shampoo from a local B&M store . She used it to wash her five-year-old daughter Imogen 's hair and said she noticed adverse effects immediately . She said : ` The next day after use it looked like there were particles of paint in her hair . ` It was n't small bits of dandruff , it was big flakes . The size of a small finger . ` My worry was , is my daughter going to be losing her hair ? ` I 'd say `` is it sore '' and she would say `` mummy , it 's really itchy '' . She was scratching like crazy . ' Sharon , from St Austell , Cornwall -LRB- pictured -RRB- , told Fake Britain how the fake Head and Shoulders shampoo which she 'd unwittingly bought at a 99p Store caused her scalp to itch and turn red after just the third use . Imogen eventually received treatment from her GP , but her mother notified Northern Ireland Trading Standards of the reaction . Officers launched an investigation and within weeks the authority seized almost 2,000 bottles of the illegal product from 15 discount stores across the country . Nicole added : ` What makes me angry is that I do n't know what the cause is , what was in the shampoo . I do n't know what I 've put in her hair and the effects are ongoing . Something needs to be done about it . ' B&M Retail said it was ` shocked to discover that some counterfeit product had entered the supply chain from one of the wholesale supplies of the product ' . The store added : ` As soon as we were made aware the suspect stock was withdrawn from sale across all B&M stores . ` We are actively supporting the Trading Standards service to ensure a successful prosecution of the parties responsible further up the supply chain . ` This incident is the first in our 30 year history and we have taken steps to prevent a repeat occurrence . ' Procter and Gamble , the firm which makes the genuine Head and Shoulders brand , today urged anyone who believes they may have a counterfeit product to contact Trading Standards . A spokesman said : ` As we do not make these counterfeit products we can not guarantee their safety so our first advice to people would be that , if they are in doubt , to stop using it immediately . ` We would also recommend that they return the product to the retailer where they made the purchase and make a complaint , or contact Trading Standards directly . ' MailOnline has contacted 99p Stores for comment . | Thousands of counterfeit Head and Shoulders shampoo found across UK . Fake bottles contain harmful ingredients which could cause skin irritations . Experts also found they contained high levels of a ` sex change ' chemical . 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Terrorist group Isis may be considering using Ebola as a suicide bio-weapon against the West , according to a military expert . The virus is transmitted by direct contact with an infected person who is showing the symptoms -- and it would n't be difficult for fanatics to contract it then travel to countries they want to wreak havoc in , according to a military expert . Capt. Al Shimkus , Ret. , a Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College , said that the strategy is entirely plausible . Scroll down for video . Terrorist group Isis may be considering using Ebola as a suicide bio-weapon against the West , according to a military expert . He told Forbes : ` The individual exposed to the Ebola Virus would be the carrier . In the context of terrorist activity , it does n't take much sophistication to go to that next step to use a human being as a carrier . ' And Professor Anthony Glees , Director at Buckingham University 's Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies , agrees that the strategy might be considered . He said : ` In some ways it 's a plausible theory -- IS fighters believe in suicide and this is a potential job for a suicide mission . They are sufficiently murderous and well-informed to consider it , and they know that we 've been remiss in the UK . ' The virus is running rampant in West Africa , with 3,800 dead in just a matter of months and the first cases appearing in Europe at the U.S. . The possibility that Isis , also known as Islamic State and Isil , could make the situation far worse is one that should be taken very seriously , another expert said . In the May 2013 issue of the journal Global Policy , Amanda Teckman , author of the paper The Bioterrorist Threat Of Ebola In East Africa And Implications For Global Health And Security concluded : ` The threat of an Ebola bioterrorist attack in East Africa is a global health and security concern , and should not be ignored , ' Forbes reported . Far from being lone voices on this theory , concern in America about Ebola being used as a bioweapon was in fact a catalyst for its $ 5.6 billion Project Bioshield , according to a source familiar with the matter , who did not wish to be named . The virus is running rampant in West Africa , with 3,800 dead in just a matter of months and the first cases appearing in Europe at the U.S . Signed off by President George W. Bush in 2004 , it ensures generous funding for scientists researching bioweapon counter-measures , as well as accelerating research against chemical , radiological and nuclear agents . It also grants the U.S government the power to stockpile huge quantities of medical countermeasures . However , Jennifer Cole , Senior Research Fellow , Resilience & Emergency Management , at the Royal United Services Institute , while acknowledging that Isis using Ebola as a weapon is n't out of the question , says that now would not be the best time to employ this strategy . She told MailOnline : ` Everyone 's looking out for signs of Ebola at the moment so they 'd be very unlikely to get away with it . ` The other issue with Ebola is that it 's very hard to control . The militants could just end up wiping themselves out before they 've had the chance to pass it on . ` For a suicide attack , strapping sticks of dynamite to your chest is far more effective . ' Middle East security expert Andreas Krieg , from King 's College London 's Department of Defence Studies , echoed Cole 's scepticism . He said : ` It is certainly possible for Isis to use the Ebola virus as it is a cheap and accessible source in West Africa . However , considering the WHO 's and international community 's effort to contain the spread of the virus it will be increasingly difficult to `` export '' the virus via air transport to other parts of the world . It would require a lot of effort and have a low chance of success . ' He added : ` Isis is not currently focusing on the West . At the moment Isis ' focus is on expanding its territory and influence in Syria and Iraq . It is bogged down there . Within this context I do not see any place for Ebola as a bio-weapon to be used against any of the opponents . It would be too risky as they would likely infect their own fighters and people living in their territory . ' Professor Glees added : ` It would be logistically very difficult to get an IS fighter to West Africa , come into contact with Ebola , wait to find out if they were infected , then leg it to London . ' The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died on Wednesday despite intense but delayed treatment , and the government announced it was expanding airport examinations to guard against the spread of the deadly disease . The possibility that Isis , also known as Islamic State and Isil , could make the situation far worse is one that should be taken very seriously , another expert said . The checks will include taking the temperatures of hundreds of travelers arriving from West Africa at five major American airports . The new screenings will begin Saturday at New York 's JFK International Airport and then expand to Washington Dulles and the international airports in Atlanta , Chicago and Newark . An estimated 150 people per day will be checked , using high-tech thermometers that do n't touch the skin . The White House said the fever checks would reach more than 9 of 10 travelers to the U.S. from the three heaviest-hit countries - Liberia , Sierra Leone and Guinea . President Barack Obama called the measures ` really just belt and suspenders ' to support protections already in place . Border Patrol agents now look for people who are obviously ill , as do flight crews , and in those cases the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is notified . As of Wednesday , Ebola has killed about 3,800 people in West Africa and infected at least 8,000 , according to the World Health Organization . A medical official with the U.N. Mission in Liberia who tested positive for Ebola arrived in the German city of Leipzig on Thursday to be treated at a local clinic with specialist facilities , authorities said . The unidentified medic infected in Liberia is the second member of the U.N. mission , known as UNMIL , to contract the virus . The first died on September 25 . He is the third Ebola patient to arrive in Germany for treatment . The virus has taken an especially devastating toll on health care workers , sickening or killing more than 370 of them in the hardest-hit countries of Liberia , Guinea and Sierra Leone - places that already were short on doctors and nurses . There are no approved medications for Ebola , so doctors have tried experimental treatments in some cases , including drugs and blood transfusions from others who have recovered from Ebola . The survivor 's blood could carry antibodies for the disease that will help a patient fight off the virus . | Isis fanatics may be thinking of infecting themselves with Ebola , says expert . A U.S Naval War College lecturer says strategy is entirely plausible . 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I have done my best to avoid talking about my 20-year relationship with Laurence Olivier for almost two decades . But now , due to the many stories flying around , most of which seem to favour his troubled wife Vivien Leigh , I want to protect his truth as I know it . I first met Olivier on the set of the 1962 film Term Of Trial but I 'd fallen in love with him years before that when he played Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights . I was just 11 and dreamed about him until , at 18 , I was starring opposite him . We had to go to Paris to shoot on location -- and there all my dreams were finally consummated . It was the beginning of an on/off love affair which would last 20 years , outside of my two marriages to Robert Bolt . Price of fame : Laurence Olivier admitted to accidentally pushing his then-wife Vivien Leigh into a fire place . In 1963 he asked me to join his new Old Vic National Theatre to play Abigail in Arthur Miller 's The Crucible , which he was directing . In a break in rehearsals one morning , he noticed how exhausted I looked and asked me what was wrong . I told him about my Nona saga . Nona was a fellow RADA student who had looked me up , and finding that I now lived in a house in Chelsea , barged through my front door with her suitcase one afternoon and asked if she could stay with me until she got her bearings . She apparently had no family -- and stayed for three years . When I told Larry that she had been diagnosed as a manic depressive , schizophrenic nymphomaniac -- it was n't unusual to find three men queuing on the steps of my home waiting to ` entertain ' Nona -- his eyes popped open in astonishment . ` A manic depressive , schizophrenic , nymphomaniac , eh . . ? ' he repeated quietly . ` Well , well , what a coincidence . . . ' He went on to tell me that Vivien had been diagnosed with exactly the same three conditions . First meeting : Sarah Miles and Laurence Olivier in Term of Trial in 1962 , where they embarked on a 20 year on/off relationship . Over the next 25 years , Larry would share many Vivien stories , sometimes portraying her in a very disturbing , cruel light . He , too , did not always emerge smelling of roses . For example , he told how once , before he and Vivien parted for good , he pushed her aside during a row and she accidentally tripped and fell into the fireplace , hitting her head on the fire dog . Larry thought he had killed her . When Vivien came round , he swore that if he did n't part from her , next time he surely would kill her . The more we compared notes , the closer we became , for we both shared the utter despair , the unimaginable frustration and hopelessness of wrestling with two such pitiable creatures , albeit not at the same time . But because I was still going through my Nona era , Larry often gave me invaluable advice . Nona attempted suicide three times by swallowing sleeping pills . On two occasions I just managed to get her to hospital in the nick of time . But the third time , seeing her lying there like Ophelia , her mane of almost pale green hair flowing over the white pillow , I whispered in her ear : ` Nona , jump if you really want to die . ' A few months later she did . Larry admitted that the period after . splitting up with Vivien was the darkest , most lonely time of his whole . life . Indeed , if it was n't for the fact that Vivien was always . threatening to kill herself while they were together , he might have . taken his own life , for he was seriously off balance at that time . Larry . was too much of a gentleman to speak openly about Vivien 's sex . addiction . But I do know that Vivien would get her kicks by making sure . she would time her ` amours ' to coincide with Larry returning to their . house in Chelsea or Notley Abbey , their country estate in . Buckinghamshire . Jealousy . was rife between the pair , but Vivien became unmanageable when Larry . began having hit after hit . She wanted to be Larry . She . demanded that he use his influence to create opportunities for her to . become a Dame , and felt that Larry was n't helping her sufficiently to . that end . But he told me : . ` The truth is she was n't good enough in the theatre . She would never . even bother turning up for her voice production classes . ` Now , . if she had stuck to filming , she would have won Oscar after Oscar , but . that was n't good enough for Vivien -- she was determined to beat me at my . own game . ' I worked with Vivien in 1959 , long before I met Olivier . Diva : Vivien Leigh , as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the wind , demanded that Sarah was not allowed to wear any colour but black when they worked together . When I was 16 and still at RADA , my agent Robin Fox -- the patriarch of the Fox acting dynasty -- suggested I get my first experience of a film studio and he secured a walk-on part for me in The Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone , starring Vivien and Warren Beatty . It was daunting , scary even , walking through the gates of Elstree Studios at 5am and asking the porter at the front desk for my dressing room key , precisely as Robin had instructed . I was somewhat puzzled to discover that although the number on the door matched that on my key , the name on the door read Lotte Lenya -- who back then was a musical legend . Had there been some mistake ? I checked my key number yet again . It was correct so , full of confidence , I placed the key in the lock , only to receive three sharp taps on my shoulder as I did so . ` You ca n't go in there , that 's Lotte Lenya 's dressing room ! ' hissed a small lady behind me , her dazzling eyes hot with confrontation . I stood my ground . ` Good morning , Miss Leigh , ' I replied as sweetly as I could muster . ` That 's Lotte Lenya 's dressing room , ' she repeated , eyes hotter than ever . ` The porter has obviously given you the wrong key , you should n't be up here . Walk-ons are downstairs in the extras ' dressing rooms . ' Her sharp tongue and dazzling eyes were beginning to have an effect on me . I was only 16 , after all , so what right had the great lady to terrorise me in this way ? ` Now off you trot this instant , and check your key number with the porter , ' she demanded . I showed her my key . ` Look , the numbers match , but by all means , you check with the porter if you wish , ' I suggested , opening the door and walking in . Lotte 's dressing table was full of her private , personal paraphernalia . . . maybe Vivien had a point , maybe there had been a mistake . Still , I trusted Robin , my wizard of an agent ; he probably represented Lotte Lenya too , and had arranged it all beforehand . I sat down as Robin had instructed to await the arrival of the costume designer , Bumble Dawson who was to dress me . Bumble was Vivien 's best friend at that time . Suddenly Miss Leigh flounced in , stuffing a sheet of paper into my hand . ` That 's a list of colours you ca n't wear , ' she announced before flouncing out again . Every colour was on that list except black . Rising star : Sarah in 1965 , three years into her relationship with Laurence Olivier . Bumble turned away from me after reading Vivien 's long list . ` Bitch , ' she mumbled under her breath , thinking I had n't heard . ` We 'll show her . . . ' Indeed , she did . For my walk-on role , Bumble dressed me in an overwhelmingly soft , sumptuously sexy black leather suit , well ahead of its time . The moment I appeared on the set Warren did a double-take , which Vivien caught . He then picked up a copy of Esquire magazine , placed it in front of his face , walked over the stage floor and made a beeline for me . He stood there , directly in front of me , pointing to his face in close-up on the magazine 's cover . Suddenly he whipped it away , revealing his real face . ` Hi , my name 's Warren Beatty , ' he said . He gave a slight bow before returning to his chair and glancing toward Vivien as he went . From then on , I felt distinctly uncomfortable , with Vivien 's vixen eyes glued to either Warren or me all day . It was obvious to me that they were having an affair . If only I could have pacified Vivien by telling her that Warren 's advances meant nothing to me -- he was n't my type at all -- the day might have turned out quite , quite differently . But I found Vivien to be a distinctly brittle , dark and jealous woman . Since it was my first day in the movie world , I presumed that this egomaniacal behaviour must be the norm . As fate would have it , a few years later I was invited to a tea party at the home of the actor Robert Morley in Henley . I recall it being a beautiful afternoon , and the garden was packed with showbiz types . About halfway through the afternoon , a lady dressed in black wafted across the lawn . Her escort led her to a chair in the shade under a tree . I bided my time and then I went over with a plate of cakes and offered her one . She looked at me in a puzzled manner . ` Have we met before ? ' she asked in a somewhat tired voice . ` Yes , on The Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone , ' I replied . ` You told me I could only wear black . ' ` Of course . . . , ' she replied , and remembering , she sort of shrugged an embarrassed apology . Our eyes were drawn to her outfit . ` Black suits you , ' I told her truthfully . I 'll never forget the inconsolable fragility within her smile , the ravishing beauty now ravaged by life . Whatever the truth about the relationship between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh -- and the truth , being such a pliable substance , is always in the middle somewhere -- one thing is for sure : when Larry and Vivien split up most of the chattering classes sided with her . Sarah Miles , whose screen credits include Hope And Glory , Lady Caroline Lamb and White Mischief , has turned her Sussex manor house into a retreat for healing and meditation . For more information visit chithurstmanorhealing.com . | Sarah Miles had an on/off relationship with Laurence Olivier for 20 years . Pair were together throughout Olivier 's marriage to Vivien Leigh . ` Larry ' confessed to his lover that he pushed Leigh into a fireplace . He also said that the next time , the outcome would have been worse . | [[12, 14], [20, 113], [640, 655], [662, 681], [1955, 2003], [745, 841], [2293, 2296], [2322, 2345]] |
Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale has named himself on the bench for their opening game of the season against Portsmouth . The 41-year-old , who is the longest-serving manager in the Football League , registered himself as a player after a sickness bug hit his squad . He told BBC Sport : ` It 's always a difficulty when you 've got players who are ill . Called up : Paul Tisdale has named himself on the bench for Exeter against Portsmouth . ` You never quite know if they 're going to be 100 % or not when it comes to the full-blown match tempo on a Saturday afternoon . ` Hopefully I wo n't have to put my boots on , but we 'll have to see how many people are available . ' Tisdale has played just once in the Football League since 1998 , as a last-minute substitute in 2011 for Exeter City to mark his retirement . | Tisdale registers himself as a player after sickness bug hits squad . 41-year-old has played just once in the football league since 1998 . | [[119, 134], [197, 248], [234, 264], [674, 736]] |
It sounds like a most unlikely aphrodisiac . But scientists have discovered the venom from what 's considered the world 's deadliest spider could be the secret to bolstering a man 's love life . Toxins produced by the Brazilian Wandering Spider , or Phoneutria nigriventer , appear to combat erectile dysfunction within 20 minutes of entering the body . Tests carried out on rats show the venom boosts performance by increasing the release of nitric oxide , a chemical that dilates blood vessels and improves blood flow . This is similar to how existing impotence drugs work . In tests on rats the spider 's toxin boosted erections by triggering the release of nitric oxide . The Brazilian Wandering Spider is responsible for killing more people than any other arachnid . Victims usually die within an hour of being bitten . It is also known as the banana spider because of its habit of stowing away in shipments of the fruit . In 2008 , a supermarket in Chatham , Kent , was forced to close after an assistant spotted one of the spiders under a box of bananas as she stacked them . One in ten men in the UK suffers erectile dysfunction at some point in their lives . Although drugs such as Viagra , Cialis and Levitra have revolutionised treatment in the last ten years , around 30 per cent of men who take them see no improvement . Traditional treatment : Viagra works in around 70 per cent of patients but the rest see no improvement . For these men , the only other options are to inject drugs straight into the penis , or use a pump that manually increases blood supply to the organ . Neither is very popular . A drug made from spider venom could prove to be an effective alternative . Researchers from Brazil and the US extracted the toxin , called PnTx2-6 , from the deadly venom and injected it into rats which had age-related erectile dysfunction . They found the toxin boosted erections by triggering the release of nitric oxide , which boosts circulation in the male genitals by helping blood vessel walls relax . In a report on their findings , published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine , the researchers said : ` The decrease in erectile function associated with age was partially restored 15 to 20 minutes after injection with PnTx2-6 . ' Brazilian scientists first became interested in the deadly spider 's ability to boost sexual performance when victims of bites reported major improvements in their sex lives . | The Brazilian Wandering Spider is responsible for killing more people than any other arachnid . Now scientists say it produces toxins that could have a blood-boosting effect . | [[676, 771], [676, 706], [722, 771]] |
Web sleuths from across the world have joined in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by turning to the map search website Tomnod . The online community has added to the confusion surrounding the 12 day mystery of the missing jetliner as people post possible sightings and new theories . Even celebrities have taken to poring over satellite images uploaded to the website and offering up their suggestions as to where the plane might be . Investigators meanwhile probing the . disappearance of the plane believe it most likely flew into the . southern Indian Ocean , a source close to the investigation said today . Courtney Love appears to be the most famous user of Tomnod after she posted a photograph of satellite imagery from the site on her Facebook page on Monday , and suggested : ` I 'm no expert but up close this does look like a plane and an oil slick . ' Elsewhere , users of social networking site Reddit have posted an image which they claim appears to show debris from the plane in the Strait of Malacca . Users of social networking site Reddit have posted an image which they claim appears to show debris from the plane on the surface of the Strait of Malacca , along with an overlay which shows the scale of the Boeing 777 -LRB- left -RRB- . The area highlighted the same place where . crew on a Greek-flagged oil tanker on Sunday responded to radio reports . of suitcases found floating on the surface . Users of Reddit have also suggested the scale of the potential debris matches that of the missing aircraft . Another image to have gained attention . appears to show a plane flying over a jungle , discovered by a . university student in Taiwan , according to Taiwan 's China Times . DigitalGlobe has uploaded high-resolution satellite and aerial images to its Tomnod site that let people explore the seas for clues about the crash , as well signs of a wreckage or oil slick . The authenticity of the photo by the Taiwanese student , also posted to Reddit on Sunday , has not yet been verified and online commentators have raised questions over the veracity of the image , with some pointing out it appears to be a different model to the missing Boeing 777 . The plane also appears to have been painted white . The image surfaced at the same time as news emerged that Malaysian villagers claim to have seen the missing jet flying over the north east of the country at around the time the aircraft is thought to have made a ` U-turn ' . Courtney Love posted a snapshot of an area of the ocean she believed could contain the remains of the missing flight MH370 on her Facebook page on Monday . DigitalGlobe has uploaded high-resolution satellite and aerial images to its Tomnod site that let people explore the seas for clues about the crash , as well signs of a wreckage or oil slick . At . least nine people - tuna fishermen , farmers and villagers - in Kelantan in Malaysia have made reports . to police about seeing lights in the sky and some said they heard the . loud noise of an engine . Similarly , residents of a tiny island in . the Dhaalu Atoll in the Maldives say they saw a plane with Malaysia . Airlines markings in the early hours of Saturday March 8 . Asian military officials may be staging a mass cover-up over missing flight MH370 , because they do not want to expose gaping holes within their countries ' air defences , a leading aviation expert has suggested . The Malaysian Airlines jet went missing 1.30 am on Sunday , March 9 . But it was not until the following Tuesday that the Malaysian Air Force reported they had spotted the aircraft on radar over the Strait of Malacca at 2.15 am . Now Thailand 's military say they detected a plane at 1.28 am , eight minutes after MH370 's communications went down , heading towards the Strait but did not share the information because they were not asked for it . Intensive background checks on everyone aboard had turned up no-one else with a political or criminal motive to crash or hijack the plane . Writing on his blog , Aviation expert David Learmount said : ` Maybe these states ' air defences , like Malaysia 's , are not what they are cracked up to be . And maybe they would n't want the rest of the world to know that . ' Mr Learmount , a former pilot and now operations and safety editor at the respected Flight Global publication , points out that MH370 might have flown over several Asian countries including Thailand , Burma , China , Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , Turkmenistan and Afghanistan . He said they may be withholding vital radar data about Flight MH370 for fear it would expose gaping holes in their multi-billion pound air defences . One said : ` I 've never seen a jet . flying so low over our island before . We 've seen seaplanes but I 'm sure . this was not one of those . ' Malaysia 's Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein however told a daily news conference today that the reports had been investigated by police in the Maldives and were determined to be untrue . Investigators earlier told the New Straits . Times that they were now convinced the aircraft flew low over the village , . which is in the north east - exactly the same area where the villagers . and fishermen in Malaysia who saw bright lights in the sky and heard noises on the night the jet . vanished are living . Investigators told a Malaysian newspaper that the Boeing 777 had dropped to a lower altitude - under 5,000 ft - to avoid ground radar , using the surrounding terrain as a sonar barrier . This type of flying is considered to be dangerous and risky , because it places tremendous pressure on the frame of the aircraft - and flying low at night without radar assistance could lead to the plane crashing into trees or mountains . The first report of a ` bright light descending at high speed ' came from Mr Alif Fathi Abdul Hadi , 29 who said he saw the light heading towards the South China Sea at 1.45 am on the night the aircraft disappeared . Businessman Mr Alif lives in Kampung Kadok , in the far north west of the Malaysian mainland , close to the southern border of Thailand - and the light he witnessed would have been several miles to the north of the flight path the jet was on before it vanished . Lending credibility to the account by . Mr Alif is the claim by fisherman Azid Ibrahim , 55 , who saw a bright . light streaking overhead at 1.30 am on Saturday , about 100 miles south of . where Mr Alif had seen the light . Mr . Alif told said the bright light was the type that aircraft use when . taking off and landing at night - like a car uses its headlights . The satellite image from Tomnod , the online map site used by millions in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 , shows a passenger plane over a jungle . Mystery : The image was found by an university student in Taiwan . ' I was walking towards the rear of my house when I saw the light , and wondered where it was heading to , ' he said . ` The airspace here is like a highway for aircraft and they usually travel in routine patterns . ` However , the light I saw was moving towards a completely different direction . It was going towards the sea , near Bachok -LRB- which lies to the south of Mr Alif 's home -RRB- . ' His description tends to indicate that . if the light he saw was on the doomed aircraft , it had turned north . instead of continuing on its regular north-easterly flight path . Mr . Alif said the aircraft he usually sees fly across the sky for as far as . his eyes could see but the light he saw in the early hours of Saturday . vanished from view behind a line of coconut trees . The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency -LRB- MMEA -RRB- has expanded their search area for the missing flight into the Indian Ocean . Hope : A message of support is displayed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport . While he thought nothing of it at the time , when he learned about the missing aircraft MH370 the following day he lodged a report with police . Mr Alif 's account tended to coincide with that of fisherman Mr Azid who told the New Straits Times : ` Usually , lights from an airplane look like distant stars at night but the one that I saw was big , as the aircraft was flying below the clouds . ' I followed the light for about five minutes before it disappeared . ' A Royal Australia Air Force pilot in an AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft scans the surface of the sea during a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to the west of Peninsula Malaysia . Investigators probing the . disappearance of the plane believe it most likely flew into the . southern Indian Ocean , a source close to the investigation said today . An . unprecedented search for the Boeing 777-200ER is under way involving 26 . nations in two vast search ` corridors ' , one arcing north overland from . Laos towards the Caspian Sea , the other curving south across the Indian . Ocean from west of Indonesia to west of Australia . ` The . working assumption is that it went south , and furthermore that it went . to the southern end of that corridor , ' said the source , who spoke on . condition of anonymity . The . view is based on the lack of any evidence from countries along the . northern corridor that the plane crossed their airspace , and the failure . to find any trace of wreckage in searches in the upper part of the . southern corridor . | Images from map search site show potential ` sightings ' of plane and debris . The authenticity of the photos has not yet been verified . Investigators believe plane most likely flew into southern Indian Ocean . 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A mystery ` storm cloud ' caught on weather radar after erupting off a U.S. military missile testing ground in New Mexico has left weather experts baffled . Conspiracy theorists have speculated that the plume-like cloud , which seems to appear out of nowhere , could have been kicked up by the explosion from an unreported weapons test . Deepening the mystery , U.S. National Weather Service offices in Albuquerque and El Paso have confirmed the reading , but say they have no idea where it could have come from . The mysterious plume as it appeared on the radar at Plymouth State Weather Centre as it headed toward Cannon Air Force Base . Weather experts are baffled about where it could have come from . The plume was tracked north-east , over Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis , home of the 27th Special Operations Group , over Amarillo in north Texas and towards the Oklahoma border . The plume first appeared at sunset on Monday evening over the part of the vast White Sands Missile Range in east Socorro county , close to the ` Trinity Site ' where the first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945 . It was spotted in publicly accessible radar data by a blogger , who tracked its progress and has published his findings in two YouTube videos and a blog post . He showed how the Weather Channel 's storm identification system had detected the plume as a strong storm cell which seemingly emerged out of nowhere on a clear night . A second view of the plume , on the College of DuPage 's NeXt Generation Weather Lab service , showed how it appeared to burst out of a small point , like the aftermath of a massive explosion . The plume was tracked north-east , over Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis , home of the 27th Special Operations Group , over Amarillo in north Texas and towards the Oklahoma border , where it appeared to dissipate . A closer look at the whereabouts of the beginning of the apparent weather event showed that it emerged from the White Sands Missile Range , a site which extends to some 3,200 sq/miles across New Mexico that is used as a proving ground for the U.S. military 's ballistic missiles . In its previous incarnation as the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range , the site played host to the ` Trinity ' test of the world 's first atomic bomb on July 16 , 1945 . In that test scientists from the Manhattan Project exploded a 20 kiloton plutonium bomb of the same kind as the Fat Man device that was a month later dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki , killing 40,000 people instantly . There is as yet no evidence of a nuclear explosion . The U.S. has not officially tested any atomic weapons since signing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1992 . The Trinity Site , where the world 's first atomic bomb was detonated in July 1945 , which is close to the source of the unexplained plume on the White Sands Missile Range . The Trinity test explosion pictured 0.016 seconds after detonation . The 20 kiloton plutonium bomb was of the same kind as the Fat Man device that was a month later dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki . Nevertheless the bizarre ` weather ' event 's appearance over a military site has led to speculation that some kind of massive weapon has been exploded at white sands , propelling a huge amount of particulate debris into the atmosphere . With the Carrizozo volcanic field just east of the site , another possible explanation could that a volcanic eruption - which has gone unreported for whatever reason - could be the source of the plume . There have been been no eyewitness reports or photographs of the plume , and no official statements from agencies involved in either missile testing or geology . Weather experts told KOB Eyewitness News 4 that they have no idea what it could be . So , whatever the source of the reading , the consensus appears to be that it was not weather related . | There is speculation that the cloud could be the result of a weapons test . But the U.S. has not done A-bomb tests since the Test Ban Treaty in 1992 . Plume originated from White Sands Missile Range in Socorro county . | [[157, 337], [199, 219], [261, 337], [3076, 3296], [2574, 2693], [2574, 2582], [2628, 2693], [12, 23], [26, 121], [0, 23], [50, 107], [889, 993], [1840, 1977], [2767, 2776], [2785, 2867]] |
A 23-year-old online poker star has beaten the reigning World Series of Poker Player of the Year in a $ 1million buy-in charity poker tournament . Holden , Massachusetts , resident Daniel Colman won $ 15.3 million on Tuesday in the Big One for One Drop poker event in Las Vegas . It 's the second-largest payout in the series ' history , behind only the $ 18million paid out in the inaugural Big One event in 2012 . Mr Colman , a professional card player , refused to talk to reporters after winning the tournament , or even smile , according to The Las Vegas Sun . Daniel Colman of Massachusetts outlasted 41 other poker players to win this $ 15.3 million pile of cash at the Big One for One Drop tournament in Las Vegas . Eventually he was persuaded to pose with his winnings and special bracelet , but declined every request for an interview to discuss how he outlasted 41 other players during the three-day event . He would n't even talk to ESPN , which is planning to air a six-hour documentary later this month chronicling his victory . Instead Mr Colman sped out of the Rio 's Amazon Room within five minutes of the high point of his short career , accompanied by Olivier Busquet and Haralados Voulgaris , high-rolling gamblers presumed to have bankrolled part of his buy-in , the paper reported . Mr Colman , or one of his handlers , apparently said as they rushed out the door that he had ` no interest in promoting poker . ' Daniel Negreanu , the famed poker player and Canada native who took second place at the tournament , discussed the event afterward . Just two months ago Mr Colman had just $ 350,000 in live tournament earnings to his name . Now he 's earned more than $ 18million , the fourth-most any American has made playing poker , according to the Hendon Mob poker database . ` Really he 's a class act , a good kid and I really like the way he plays , ' said Daniel Negreanu , the famed poker player and Canada native whom Mr Colman bested , according to Card Player . ` He plays a lot different than a lot of the other young kids , because he 's a lot more careful . ' Mr Negreanu took home $ 8million for his second-place finish . In a 2013 interview with HUSNG.com , Mr Colman said he almost gave up poker the year before to pursue his education . ` Summer of 2012 , I was making plans to go back to college and give up poker , but I messed up my applications and then ultimately decided to give poker one last go around , ' he said . ` It was winter in Montreal and I was playing every single day . After that , I moved to Rio de Janiero where I definitely did n't play as much , and now I am back in Montreal in the summer when the weather is nice so my grind is n't ideal here , but it 's still pretty good . I 've also made a lot of trips to Vegas , New York , and back home in Massachusetts , as well as one trip to Sweden for a week . ' The Big One tournament raised $ 4.6 million for the One Drop Foundation , a nonprofit created by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and dedicated to providing clean water to developing countries . The event attracts businessmen and poker professionals alike . | Daniel Colman beat out 41 other players during the three-day event to win the second-largest payout in the series ' history . The Big One for One Drop poker event , which required a $ 1million buy-in , raised $ 4.6 million to provide clean water to developing countries . Canadian Daniel Negreanu , the reigning World Series of Poker Player of the Year , finished second and took home $ 8million . | [[280, 335], [566, 723], [832, 918], [0, 146], [2870, 2941], [2870, 2881], [3010, 3070], [43, 84], [1480, 1493], [1498, 1533], [2094, 2156]] |
The FBI has been called in to help analyse the home flight simulator belonging to the pilot of the missing Malaysian Airlines plane . A US official , speaking anonymously , says the FBI is currently working on data from the simulator while Malaysia 's defense minister says investigators are trying to restore files . It is thought the files were deleted last month by pilot Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah . Files containing records of simulations carried out on the program were deleted February 3 . Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday U.S. investigators are prepared to help any way they can . Scroll down for video . Diego Garcia , a remote island in the middle of the Indian Ocean with a runway long enough to land a Boeing 777 was programmed into the home flight simulator of the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane , it has been revealed . Police are now urgently investigating whether Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah had practised landing at Diego Garcia , an island south of the Maldives occupied by the US navy . Malaysia 's defense minister . Hishammuddin Hussein told a news conference that the pilot , Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah , is considered innocent until proven guilty of any . wrongdoing , and that members of his family are cooperating in the . investigation . Deleting files would not necessarily . represent anything unusual , especially if it were to free up memory . space , but investigators would want to check the files for any signs of . unusual flight paths that could help explain where the missing plane . went . Today it was also revealed that a remote island in the middle of the Indian Ocean with . a runway long enough to land a Boeing 777 was programmed into the home . flight simulator of the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane . Police . are now urgently investigating whether Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah had . practised landing at Diego Garcia , an island south of the Maldives . occupied by the US navy . People on the island of Kuda Huvadhoo reported seeing '' low flying jumbo jet ' on the morning of the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 . Police . seized the simulator from his home outside Kuala Lumpur over the . weekend and reassembled it at police headquarters , hoping for . information on the flight 's fate . The investigation into the Diego Garcia , . an overseas territory of the UK , which is rented to the US and is now a . huge American naval base follows fresh eyewitness accounts of a ` low flying jumbo jet ' being spotted in the Maldives . People on the . island of Kuda Huvadhoo reported seeing a plane on the morning of the . disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 , according to a . Haveeru , a news website in the Maldives . An eyewitness told the website : ` I 've never seen a jet flying so low over our island before . We 've seen seaplanes , but I 'm sure that this was not one of those . I could even make out the doors on the plane clearly . ` It 's not just me either , several other residents have reported seeing the exact same thing . Some people got out of their houses to see what was causing the tremendous noise too . ' Captain Shah , a father-of-three , was passionate about his simulator , which he built using off-the-shelf parts . Police seized simulator -LRB- pictured -RRB- from Zaharie 's home outside Kuala Lumpur over the weekend and reassembled it at police headquarters , hoping for information on the flight 's fate . Peter Chong holds up his smartphone to show a photo of himself with best friend Captain Zaharie . He told MailOnline : ` His hobby was flying . It 's nothing special . He loves flying and he wants to share with my his friends . He was open to his friends ' His best friend Peter Chong insisted the simulator was just for fun and told MailOnline : ` His hobby was flying . It 's nothing special . He loves flying and he wants to share with my his friends . He was open to his friends . ' Capt Zaharie had joined an online flight simulator community called X-Sim and after making his simulator , in November 2012 he posted a message about its ` awesome view ' inviting ` buddies ' to get in touch so they could take the simulator ` to the next level of simulation . Motion ! ' ` Elo guys , zaharie here , ' says the post . ` Awesome view on 3 panasonic 32 in . LCD HDMI and and 3 touchscreen Dell 21 inches for main -LRB- MCP -RRB- , center pedestal , overhead panel . ` Time to take to the next level of simulation.Motion ! looking for buddies to share this passion . ` Capt Zaharie Ahmad Shah , BOEING 777 MALAYSIA AIRLINES . ' Probe : Police in Malaysia searched the home of pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah -LRB- right -RRB- and Fariq Abdul Hamid -LRB- left -RRB- after officials confirmed the plane was taken over by a ` deliberate act ' Investigators probing the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 239 people on board believe it most likely flew into the southern Indian Ocean , a source close to the investigation said today . No wreckage has been found from Flight MH370 , which vanished from air traffic control screens off Malaysia 's east coast at 1:21 a.m. local time on March 8 -LRB- 1721 GMT March 7 -RRB- , less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing . An unprecedented search for the Boeing 777-200ER is under way involving 26 nations in two vast search ` corridors ' : one arcing north overland from Laos towards the Caspian Sea , the other curving south across the Indian Ocean from west of Indonesia 's Sumatra island to west of Australia . ` The working assumption is that it went south , and furthermore that it went to the southern end of that corridor , ' said the source , who spoke on condition of anonymity . The view is based on the lack of any evidence from countries along the northern corridor that the plane entered their airspace , and the failure to find any trace of wreckage in searches in the upper part of the southern corridor . A relative of a Chinese passenger aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 shows a paper reading ` Hunger strike protest , Respect life , Return my relative , Do n't want become victim of politics , Tell the truth ' Families of the passengers aboard the missing plane decided to organize a hunger strike to express their anger and disappointment at the handling of the situation by authorities . China , which is leading the northern corridor search with Kazakhstan , said it had not yet found any sign of the aircraft crossing into its territory . Malaysian and U.S. officials believe the aircraft was deliberately diverted perhaps thousands of miles off course , but an exhaustive background search of the passengers and crew aboard has not yielded anything that might explain why . The minister in charge of the operation said the multinational search team was deploying the most sophisticated equipment available to find the plane . ` It probably is the largest peacetime armada of assets and satellite information-sharing that we have ever seen for a rescue and search operation , ' Malaysia 's Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said . Officials believe that someone with detailed knowledge of both the Boeing 777 and commercial aviation navigation switched off two vital datalinks : the ACARS system , which relays maintenance data back to the ground , and the transponder , which enables the plane to be seen by civilian radar . The source close to the investigation said that it was thought ` highly probable that ACARS was switched off prior to the final verbal message ' received for the cockpit . A pilot of an AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft scanning the surface of the sea during a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to the west of Peninsula Malaysia . Two RAAF Orions have been assigned to the Malaysian-coordinated search for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 . That message , an informal ` all right , good night ' radioed to Malaysian air traffic controllers to acknowledge their handover of the plane to Vietnamese airspace , was believed to have been spoken by the co-pilot , the airline said earlier this week . Investigators piecing together patchy data from military radar and satellites believe that minutes later the plane turned sharply west , re-crossing the Malay Peninsula and following an established commercial route towards India . After that , ephemeral pings picked up by one commercial satellite suggest the aircraft flew on for at least six hours . The data from the satellite placed the plane somewhere in one of the two corridors when the final signal was sent at 8:11 a.m. . The methodical shutdown of the communications systems , together with the fact that the plane appeared to be following a planned course after turning back , have been interpreted as suggesting strongly that foul play , rather than some kind of technical failure , was behind the disappearance . Last week , a source familiar with official U.S. assessments said it was thought most likely the plane flew south , where it presumably would have run out of fuel and crashed into the sea . On board : Student Firman Siregar , pictured centre with his family , was one of the 239 aboard Flight MH370 . Peter Chong -LRB- left -RRB- with best friend Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah -LRB- right -RRB- , pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane . He is pictured in a T-shirt with a Democracy is Dead slogan as police investigate claims he could have hijacked the plane as an anti-government protest . If it did indeed end up in the southern Indian Ocean , one of the remotest places on Earth and also one of the deepest seas , it increases the chance it may never be found - and investigators may never know for sure what happened on board . U.S. government sources said intelligence agencies had extensively analysed people on the flight but came up with no connections to terrorism or possible criminal motives . A senior U.S. official said he was ` not aware of any stones left unturned ' . China has said there is no evidence that Chinese passengers , who made up over two-thirds of those on board , were involved in a hijack or act of sabotage . Australia is leading the search of the southern part of the southern corridor , with assistance from the U.S. Navy . It has shrunk its search field based on satellite tracking data and analysis of weather and currents , but it still covers an area of 600,000 sq km -LRB- 230,000 sq miles -RRB- , roughly the size of Spain and Portugal . The U.S. Navy said it had switched mainly to using P-8A Poseidon and P-3 Orion aircraft to search for the missing plane instead of ships and helicopters . ` The maritime patrol aircraft are much more suited for this type of operation , ' said Navy Lieutenant David Levy , who is on board the USS Blue Ridge . ' ... It 's just a much more efficient way to search . ' | FBI are looking at electronic files deleted from pilot 's home flight simulator . Hoped files will give help discover what happened to missing MH370 . Simulator taken from pilot 's home outside Kuala Lumpur at the weekend . Investigators said today data had been deleted but they are retrieving it . 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A former airline boss and writer claims the U.S. downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 because the military feared it had been taken over by hackers and was about to be used in a 9/11-style attack . Marc Dugain , the former chief executive of now-defunct Proteus Airlines , said the jumbo jet was shot down near a U.S. military base on the remote island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean after it was hacked . He told Paris Match that islanders in the Maldives near Diego Garcia told him they saw the missing aircraft flying low . Dugain spoke of a fisherman on a small island who spoke of a ` huge plane ' in Malaysie Airline 's colours on March 8 . Scroll down for video . Theory : Marc Dugain , the former chief executive of now-defunct Proteus Airlines , said Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was shot down near a U.S. military base . The former airline exec told Paris Match that islanders in the Maldives near Diego Garcia told him they saw the missing aircraft flying low . He also said islanders had found an empty fire extinguisher from the plane in the water near Baarah island . The Senegal-born Frenchman , who is now a successful novelist , also told a radio station he was warned not to investigate MH370 by an intelligence source , who spoke of ` risks ' and counselled him to ` let time do its work ' . Last week grieving family members of Chinese passengers from a missing Malaysia Airlines flight protested outside the foreign ministry in Beijing Friday accusing the government of failing to provide them with regular updates on the search for the aircraft . About 30 people , many of them elderly , gathered at the gates of the ministry with temperatures approaching freezing and were confronted by a line of police . The U.S. Navy Support Facility at Diego Garcia , British Indian Ocean Territory . Dugain claims the U.S. feared the plane was about to be used in a terror outrage . Leading Seaman , Boatswain 's Mate , William Sharkey searches for debris on a rigid hull inflatable boat in the Southern Indian Ocean in April . In the background is HMAS Perth , which was involved in the search . They demanded to speak to government officials in a bid to get more information on the search for flight MH370 . Police manhandled and pushed protesters that attempted to enter the gate and warned passersby to leave the area immediately . ` My son is alive and I want to know what the government is doing to find him , ' said Liu Dianyun , the mother of one of the passengers . Some drove for two hours to attend the demonstration , despite acknowledging that their efforts were unlikely to produce results . Chinese passengers account for about two-thirds of the 239 people who were aboard the Boeing 777 , which vanished on March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to China 's capital . Dozens of their relatives were reportedly beaten and arrested earlier this year . Australia has been spearheading the hunt for the plane , which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean off western Australia . | Marc Dugain says U.S. Navy in Indian Ocean attacked the plane . He claims that islanders saw the plane fly close to a U.S. base . Also alleges that a spy told him to back away from his probe into MH370 . | [[437, 532], [677, 683], [686, 697], [761, 838], [885, 980], [1090, 1116], [1159, 1244], [1090, 1093], [1222, 1244], [1274, 1314]] |
MH370 searchers have said electronic ` pings ' initially thought to have come from missing Malaysian Airlines flight may not have emanated from the plane at all . A senior Australian naval officer said he ` increasingly suspects ' some of the signals detected last month did n't come from the jetliner 's black-box flight recorders , piling further doubts over the search effort . Australian naval Commander James Lybrand said of four ` pings ' picked up by the U.S. Navy 's Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle , two were too weak to have been from a man-made device . Scroll down for video . Sonar ` pings ' : U.S. Navy 's Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle , that picked up the signals last month , is lowered into the Indian Ocean once more . Too . weak : A total of four signals , two on Saturday April 5 and two on Tuesday April 8 , were detected by the Australian ship Ocean Shield in the . search for flight MH370 . But two of them now appear to have been too weak to . have been from a man-made devic . Search teams picked up two signals on April 5 at a frequency of 33.5 kHz before two more were received three days later at 27kHz . While both are significantly lower than the 37.5 kHz frequency black box beacons are designed to emit , the April 5 signals are still possible , down perhaps to weakening batteries or the ` vagaries of deep-sea conditions ' . Cmdr Lybrand , captain of the Ocean Shield vessel , said : ` As far as frequency goes , between 33 kHz and 27 kHz is a pretty large jump . ' He did say the authorities still believe that the two April 5 signals , one of which was held for 2 hours and 20 minutes - are consistent with black-box locator beacons . Fresh doubts : Australian naval Commander James Lybrand said while both readings are significantly lower than the 37.5 kHz frequency black box beacons are designed to emit , the April 5 signals are still possible , down perhaps to weakening batteries or the ` vagaries of deep-sea conditions ' So what was it ? Dolphins can produce echolocation signals of anywhere between 0.2 kHz and 150kHz to obtain sonic information about their environment . Cmdr Lybrand did not give any clues as to what may have emitted the April 8 ` pings ' if they did not indeed come from MH370 . Dolphins can produce echolocation signals of anywhere between 0.2 kHz and 150kHz to obtain sonic information about their environment . Experts say dolphins ' lower frequency vocalizations -LRB- between about 0.2 and 50kHz -RRB- are likely used in social communication while higher frequency clicks -LRB- 40 to 150 kHz -RRB- are primarily used for spacial awareness . Days after the signals were detected , Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was ` very confident ' they were from the . black box on MH370 . Embarrassing : Days after the signals were detected , Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was ` very confident ' they were from the black box on MH370 . ` We have very much narrowed down the search area ... and we are very confident the signals are from the black box from MH370 , ' he said . ` We have a series of detections , some lasting for quite a long period of time . ` We 're now getting to the stage from where the black box is starting to fade . We 're hoping to get as much information as we can before the signal finally expires . ' I really do n't want to give any more information than that at this stage ... as a sign of respect to the Chinese people and their families . ' The British firm whose satellites helped track the final route of missing Malaysian Airlines airliner MH370 , is to offer a free , basic tracking service to prevent other flights from disappearing . Inmarsat said today that the service would be offered to all 11,000 commercial passenger aircraft which are already equipped with Inmarsat satellite connection , comprising virtually 100 percent of the world 's long haul commercial fleet . It 's launch comes two months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing without a trace on March 8 with 239 passengers on board . It still has not been found despite a multi-agency , international search effort , including fruitless analysis by Inmarsat 's own network of satellites . Nerve centre : The control room at Inmarsat . MH370 automatically sent hourly signals to a satellite belonging to the British firm after the plane 's transponder and all communication systems had shut down . Yet , not a single piece of wreckage from the lost plane has been found , not even after a new analysis led investigators to change the focus of their search yet again . It was very brief electronic ` pings ' from Inmarsat equipment on the lost plane that prompted investigators to look for wreckage in the Indian Ocean . ` In the wake of the loss of MH370 , we believe this is simply the right thing to do , ' Chief Executive Rupert Pearce said . ` This offer responsibly , quickly and at little or no cost to the industry , addresses in part the problem brought to light by the recent tragic events around MH370 . ' It said at its results last week that it would make available free data transfers for a position reporting service . It would see a plane determine its location using GPS and then . transmit that data - together with a heading , speed and altitude - over . Inmarsat 's global network of satellites every 15 minutes . Still nothing : A map of the most recent search area , which is 5,700 feet off the coast of Perth . Looking : Captain Flt Lt Tim McAlevey of the Royal New Zealand Air Force flying a P-3 Orion during a search trying to locate missing Malaysia Airways Flight MH370 over the Indian Ocean . The Malaysian Airlines jet lost contact with air traffic controllers on March 8 and data from Inmarsat 's satellite network was analysed to deduce the airliner 's flight path . But it has still not been found and investigators appear no closer to finding it as they were two months ago when the plane mysteriously vanished from the world 's radars . Not a single piece of wreckage from the lost plane has been found , not even after a new analyses led investigators to repeatedly change the focus of their search . The latest search area is based on extremely limited satellite data combined with radar data taken some five hours before the plane is believed to have gone down . It is , as one search official said , ' a very inexact science . ' The aircraft could indeed still be in the area planes and ships from several countries have been combing in recent weeks . Each unsuccessful day , though , adds to the skepticism . Disappeared : The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 which vanished two months ago without trace . A source told the New Straits Times that if they were to find debris from the jet it would be down to ` luck ' and they might need to expand the search . Sources said that while the plane could be on land , the possibility of a specific country hiding the plane was ` absurd ' ` Without any kind of proof , uncertainty rules the day , ' said Tim Brown , a satellite imagery expert at GlobalSecurity.org in Alexandria , Virginia . ` People still ca n't wrap their head around how a modern airplane that big could just go missing in the modern world . ' The focus of the search has changed repeatedly since air traffic controllers lost contact with the Boeing 777 between Malaysia and Vietnam . It began in the South China Sea , then shifted toward the Strait of Malacca to the west , where Malaysian officials eventually confirmed that military radar had detected the plane . Then came evidence that the plane had continued flying for at least five hours after contact was lost . The plane automatically sent hourly signals to a satellite belonging to Inmarsat after the plane 's transponder and all communication systems had shut down . The ` pings ' did not include specific location information , but the team of experts who studied them said they must have come from one of two vast arcs that ran through both the Southern and Northern hemispheres . Days of costly and fruitless searches off the coast of Perth since then have employed satellites , advanced aircraft and ships , but so far there have only been dead ends . ` The problem is , we 're dealing with probabilities -- estimates , ' Brown said of the Inmarsat data . ` It 's where they THINK the plane went down . ' | Searchers now say 2 of 4 ` pings ' picked up ` too weak ' to be man made . Comes as satellite firm used in search for MH370 offers low-cost tracking system to prevent another flight disappearing . Service to be offered to all commercial aircraft with Inmarsat satellite link . That comprises virtually 100 percent of world 's long haul commercial fleet . 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While Liverpool are chasing MK Dons teenager Dele Alli , the central midfielder is aiming to replicate Kop hero Steven Gerrard by netting his first England goal against Germany . England Under 19s take on Germany in Dusseldorf on Monday evening and childhood Liverpool fan Alli is intent on following in the footsteps of his idol by scoring his first international goal against the nation 's bitter rivals . Alli , who is also being monitored by Chelsea , Manchester City , Arsenal and Manchester United , said : ` It 's something I have been thinking about . Talent : 18-year-old midfielder Dele Alli is being closely monitored by Liverpool among other suitors . Kop hero : Alli hopes to replicate Steven Gerrard by scoring his first international goal against Germany . I 've had a few chances when I 've been playing for England and I feel like they 've been easy chances , but I 've just been messing up so I ca n't wait to get off the mark . I am actually a Liverpool fan and Gerrard is someone I look up to massively . ' England U19 take on Germany U19 's on Monday evening with the game being shown live on Eurosport 2 at 5pm . Gerrard 's debut England strike back in 2001 was a beauty . David Beckham crossed from the right , Rio Ferdinand nodded the ball back and the Liverpool star controlled it with his chest before firing into the bottom left corner from 25 yards . In an unforgettable night it put England 2-1 ahead , just before half-time , before they went on to thrash the Germans 5-1 . Alli added : ` If the ball drops for me on Monday like it did for him against Germany , I 'm smashing it . If I get the goal I 'll obviously be happy but the win is all that matters . ' Youth : The MK Dons youngster made his debut at the age of 16 in an FA Cup match against Cambridge City . MK Dons manager Karl Robinson claims Alli , who impressed during the Dons ' emphatic 4-0 win over Manchester United in the Capital One Cup , is one of the most talented teenagers the country has ever produced . The club did well to hold on to him when Liverpool thought that a # 3.5 million offer would seal a move . If Alli 's own description of himself is anything to go by , the Barclays Premier League is in for a treat when he finally makes it there . He joked : ' -LSB- Tottenham midfielder -RSB- Harry Winks and I were talking about who I play like and he was trying to tell me I 'm like Fernandinho but I 'm not having that I 'd prefer to think I 'm a cross between Gerrard and Yaya Toure . ' | The MK Dons teenager wants to replicate his hero Steven Gerrard by scoring his first international goal against Germany . Alli features for England Under 19s against the Germans on Monday night . The 18-year-old is being monitored by the likes of Liverpool among others . | [[0, 54], [57, 178], [179, 196], [249, 407], [675, 771], [179, 244], [1027, 1093], [560, 566], [569, 663]] |
Celebrities are inadvertently stoking a boom in ` sexting ' among teenagers , a child protection chief has warned -LRB- posed by model -RRB- . Celebrities are inadvertently stoking a boom in ` sexting ' among teenagers , a child protection chief has warned . Schoolchildren are copying trends to text sexually explicit messages and pictures in the same manner as some celebrities and adults , Dr Zoe Hilton has told MPs . She told the Commons Education Committee that the trend could potentially harm children who do not understand the dangerous implications of sharing the explicit images . Dr Hilton said : ` Obviously children and particularly older children are looking at celebrities and are looking at what the adult population are doing ' , the Telegraph reports . She added : ' I think we 've got to the point with older teenagers where sexting is a normative behaviour . ` What we need to do is get them to recognise when it 's abusive , when it 's harmful , when it 's linked to exploitation , when it 's linked to the beginning point of an exploitative relationship . ' She added , however , that some people will carry on regardless of ` all the safety messages in the world ' . It comes after experts at an NSPCC debate warned that the fashion for imitating the sexy selfies taken by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian was putting children at risk of abuse . And earlier this week Home Secretary Theresa May warned that sending a single ` sext ' or sexual online message to an under-16 could become illegal . Ms May has asked officials to carry out an ` urgent ' review on whether the law needs to be tightened . At present there is no specific offence against an adult sexual messaging with under-16s , except when it contains graphic images , or if an adult attempts to meet up with their victim to engage them in a sexual act . Campaigners argue it is vital to close this loophole so offenders can be stopped before they have a chance to groom their potential victim . Kim Kardashian has recently been singled out for criticism at an NSPCC debate , because she is notorious for sharing provocative images of her body . Miss Kardashian 's habit of posting explicit sexual images of herself on the internet is said to be encouraging young girls to do the same and making them vulnerable to online predators . The reality TV star found herself singled out for criticism at an NSPCC debate last week , because she is notorious for sharing provocative images of her body with her 25million Twitter followers on a daily basis . Last week she generated headlines around the world by posing naked for a magazine shoot , with the pictures circulating freely on the internet . Nazir Afzal -- the chief prosecutor for the North West of England who helped bring the Rochdale grooming gang to justice in 2012 for abusing up to 47 girls -- said Miss Kardashian was tempting young girls into sexualising themselves and presenting opportunities to predators . His comments were echoed by Government adviser Reg Bailey , chief executive of the Mothers ' Union , who was also at the event held at the London School of Economics . Mr Bailey said the prevalence for sexting and sending sexual imagery among teenagers had become normalised , and raised his concerns that many ` indecent child images are actually self-generated ' . The chief prosecutor for the North West of England said Miss Kardashian was tempting young girls into sexualising themselves and presenting opportunities to predators . Talking about the girls who become influenced by celebrities , Mr Afzal said : ` The sexualisation of children does not help . The reality is that younger and younger children these days are now exposed to the kinds of things , I saw Kim Kardashian a couple of days ago -LSB- the magazine images -RSB- . ` It 's those kinds of things , role models out there saying this is the way to live your lives . But unfortunately , -LSB- predatory -RSB- men want that to happen , want them to believe that 's the way to be , that men can interfere with them and damage them in some way . ' Mr Bailey added : ` The idea of what was regarded as pornography , and what you see being very much available now , is very , very different . And it does worry me too , about sexting and sexualised imagery in text messaging , roughly a third of the images that -LSB- police -RSB- are picking up in terms of indecent child images are actually self-generated , and that 's really worrying . ' Miss Kardashian , who is worth an estimated # 43million , is married to rapper Kanye West . The pair have a daughter , North West . | Schoolchildren are copying trends to text sexually explicit messages and pictures in the style of some adults and celebrities , Dr Zoe Hilton told MPs . She warned the trend could potentially harm children who do not understand the dangerous implications of so-called sexting . Home Secretary Theresa May this week warned that sending a single ` sext ' or sexual online message to an under-16 could become illegal . | [[0, 75], [143, 218], [259, 390], [391, 421], [592, 606], [609, 771], [2135, 2258], [3496, 3556], [4246, 4300], [422, 509], [468, 591], [1372, 1521], [1428, 1498], [1462, 1521]] |
She has grown to be something of a national treasure since becoming a judge on the Great British Bake Off . But Mary Berry , who has no problem whipping up a Victoria Sponge , has managed to upset Yotam Ottolenghi over her hummus recipe . The Israeli cook , who is famed for transforming vegetarian cooking in the UK , was outraged that the baking star added olive oil to the dish -- and leaves out the tahini . Yotam Ottolenghi said he was ` upset ' that Mary Berry added olive oil to hummus recipe and leaves out tahini . During his appearance at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in Gloucestershire he said : ` Hummus can not have anything but chickpeas , soaked overnight and never from a tin , lemon juice and tahini and water and a little bit of garlic . ` Some people put olive oil in their hummus , or other oil , which is a big no no . ` That makes me really upset . ' But after watching the 79-year-old preparing her version of hummus on television he was left fuming . He added : ` I love Mary Berry but I saw her make hummus in one of her shows without tahini and it had chickpeas crushed with olive oil . ' The renowned restaurant owner reportedly put his head in his hands as he became frustrated at the thought . Mary Berry says you could also add chopped coriander leaves and a pinch of cumin to hummus . He was further infuriated to learn that she uses tinned chickpeas , among other non-traditional ingredients . Her recipe recommends adding chopped coriander leaves , a pinch of ground cumin and three tablespoons of Greek yoghurt . She also says that tahini -- a thick paste made from ground sesame seeds -- can be used if you like the ` traditional sesame seed flavour of hummus ' . And Berry is not alone in the oil debate -- Delia Smith adds olive oil to her hummus and Nigella Lawson prefers garlic oil . While Heston Blumenthal further waded into the debate , saying he would even consider leaving out the lemon juice . ` I use one third olive oil and two thirds groundnut oil , ' he told the Times . ` The oil brings richness . You have got to put in salt and you need acidity , lemon juice or vinegar . Without that it would all be wrong . ' But Ottolenghi , who maintains olive oil is fine as long it is drizzled on top of the dish , said the dispute is far more heated in Jerusalem . One of the chapters in his books entitled Hummus wars explains the so-called ` hummusia fetish ' . He says there is evidence in scriptures that Jews ate it in biblical times but that ` nobody seriously challenges the Palestinian hegemony in making hummus , even though both they and the Jews like calling it their own ' . The dip has become so popular among Brits that a survey last year revealed that 41 per cent of people had a pot in the fridge . And we reportedly get through 12,000 tonnes a year with sales at Waitrose growing by 40 per cent annually . Hummus has become so popular among Brits that 41 per cent of us always have a pot in the fridge . | Yotam Ottolenghi said he was upset Mary Berry added olive oil to hummus . Israeli cook also infuriated she left out tahini and used tinned chickpeas . Berry supported in debate by Delia Smith , Nigella Lawson and Blumenthal . Ottolenghi says hummus causes a more heated debate in Jerusalem . He has chapter in his book entitled ` Hummus wars ' and explains debate . | [[112, 122], [167, 238], [239, 255], [319, 411], [412, 523], [434, 436], [443, 448], [451, 523], [112, 122], [167, 238], [239, 255], [319, 411], [412, 523], [434, 436], [443, 448], [451, 523], [981, 989], [994, 1093], [1322, 1431], [1322, 1324], [1348, 1431], [2174, 2184], [2263, 2313], [2337, 2367]] |
If it seems like it never stops raining , blame the Russians . Or even the North Koreans . CIA chiefs fear hostile nations are trying to manipulate the world 's weather , a conference heard . A leading academic has told how he got a mysterious phone call asking whether foreign countries could be triggering droughts or flooding . Professor Alan Robock , from Rutgers University in New Jersey , said : ` Consultants working for the CIA rang and said we 'd like to know if someone is controlling the world 's climate would we know about it ? Scroll down for video . A leading academic revealed how he got a mysterious phone call asking whether foreign countries could be triggering droughts or flooding . File photo . ` Of course they were also asking - if we control someone else 's climate would they then know about it . ' The professor is one of many scientists from around the world are actively looking at manipulating the weather as a way of combating climate change . Geoengineering techniques range from cloud seeding , in which chemicals are sprayed by planes trigger rainfall , to shooting mirrors into space to reflect sunlight and cool the Earth . Professor Robock told the callers that any attempts to meddle with the weather on a large scale would be detectable . However , he told the American Association for the Advancement of Science 's annual conference in San Jose , that the weather has been weaponised in the past . During the Vietnam War , US scientists tried to increase rainfall to hamper the enemy 's progress by spraying particles into the clouds . And the CIA seeded clouds over Cuba ` to make it rain and ruin the sugar harvest ' . Professor Alan Robock , from Rutgers University in New Jersey , got a mysterious phone call asking whether foreign countries could be triggering droughts or flooding . Asked how he felt when he got the call , the professor said : ` Scared . ` I 'd learned of lots of other things the CIA had done that have n't followed the rules and that was n't how I wanted my tax money spent . ` I think this research has to be open and international , so there is n't any question of using it for hostile purposes . ' To add to the intrigue , the CIA is believed to have helped fund a major report into geoengineering . Published last week by the prestigious US National Academy of Sciences , the report mentions the ` US intelligence community ' in its list of sponsors , alongside organisations such as Nasa . Professor Robock said the CIA had told one of his colleagues it wanted to fund the report , but apparently did not want this fact to be too obvious . He said : ` The CIA is a major funder of the National Academies report so that makes me really worried who is going to be in control . ' He added that the tension created by any large-scale meddling in the climate could escalate to such an extent that it would end in all-out war . The professor said : ` If one country wants to control the climate in one way , and another does n't want it or if they try to shoot down the planes ... if there is no agreement it could result in terrible consequences . ' | CIA chiefs fear hostile nations are trying to manipulate the world 's weather . Academic has told of mysterious phone call asking whether foreign countries could be triggering droughts or flooding . CIA is believed to have helped fund a major report into geoengineering . | [[91, 168], [224, 330], [597, 703], [1661, 1682], [1725, 1828], [91, 168], [192, 330], [224, 330], [331, 352], [445, 540], [565, 703], [597, 703], [1661, 1682], [1725, 1828], [2192, 2214], [2227, 2268], [2192, 2199], [2212, 2268], [2611, 2618], [2623, 2684]] |
A new lawsuit has revealed the extent of former President Clinton 's friendship with a fundraiser who was later jailed for having sex with an underage prostitute . Bill Clinton 's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein , who served time in 2008 for his illegal sexual partners , included up multiple trips to the onetime billionaire 's private island in the Caribbean where underage girls were allegedly kept as sex slaves . The National Enquirer has released new details about the two men 's friendship , which seems to have ended abruptly around the time of Epstein 's arrest . Naming names : A lawsuit between Jeffrey Epstein -LRB- right , in 2011 -RRB- and his legal team has included multiple mentions about the convicted pedophile 's connection to former President Bill Clinton -LRB- left , earlier this month -RRB- . Pedophile paradise : The lawsuit included flight records that showed Clinton made multiple trips to Epstein 's private island , Little St James -LRB- pictured -RRB- , between 2002 and 2005 . Women were reportedly kept there as sex slaves . Tales of orgies and young girls being shipped to the island , called Little St. James , have been revealed as part of an ongoing lawsuit between Epstein and his former lawyers Scott Rothstein and Bradley Edwards . It is unclear what the basis of the suit is , but they go on to call witness testimony from some of the frequent guests at Epstein 's island to talk about the wild parties that were held there in the early 2000s . Convicted : Epstein was investigated in 2005 after a woman reported that he paid her 14-year-old daughter for sex . Flight logs pinpoint Clinton 's trips on Epstein 's jet between the years 2002 and 2005 , while he was working on his philanthropic post-presidential career and while his wife Hillary was a Senator for their adopted state of New York . ' I remember asking Jeffrey what 's Bill Clinton doing here kind fo thing , and he laughed it off and said well he owes me a favor , ' one unidentified woman said in the lawsuit , which was filed in Palm Beach Circuit Court . The woman went on to say how orgies were a regular occurrence and she recalled two young girls from New York who were always seen around the five-house compound but their personal backstories were never revealed . At least one woman on the compound was there unwillingly , as the suit identifies a woman as Jane Doe 102 . She ` was forced to live as one of Epstein 's underage sex slaves for years and was forced to have sex with ... politicians , businessmen , royalty , academicians , etc , ' the lawsuit says according to The Enquirer . Epstein 's sexual exploits have been documented since 2005 , when a woman in Palm Beach contacted police saying that her 14-year-old daughter had been paid $ 300 to massage him and then have sex . The claim prompted a nearly year-long investigation that led to the eventual charge of soliciting prostitution which came as part of a plea deal . He spent 13 months of a 18-month sentence in jail and remains a registered sex offender . Several of his famous friends cut ties - including Clinton and then-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer who returned his campaign donations - but not all of them : Prince Andrew reportedly stayed at Epstein 's mansion in New York in 2010 , months after he was released from jail . Keeping ties : Clinton was also friends with an unnamed woman who stored pictures of underage girls for Epstein , and though Clinton cut ties with Epstein after his arrest , he invited the woman to Chelsea 's 2010 wedding . Clinton 's connection to Epstein , who . worked as a financier and education philanthropist before more than 40 . women came forward with claims about him being a sexual predator , has . been long-established , but The Enquirer also tells how the former . president was also friends with some of Epstein 's seedy acquaintances . The . lawsuit claims that Clinton was friends with an unnamed woman who ` kept . images of naked underage children on her computer , helped to recruit . underage children for Epstein ... and photographed underage females in . sexually explicit poses ' . While he cut off ties with Epstein , this woman 's abuses apparently did not end their relationship as she was reportedly one of the 400 guests at Chelsea Clinton 's 2010 wedding . Latest ladies : Clinton was pictured posing for a photo with Barbie Girl -LRB- left -RRB- and Ava Adora -LRB- right -RRB- , two known prostitutes who work at the Bunny Brothel in Nevada . Though the lawsuit may be bringing up sexual skeleton 's from Clinton 's past , he has added to the drama of late by posing for a photo with two known prostitutes at a fundraiser in Los Angeles last month . The drama of his extramarital affairs is apparently just one concern for Clinton family loyalists , as a Wall Street Journal article released today details how . ` I 'm not in the political camp ; I 'm in the friends camp . And the friends camp definitely has concerns about her running , ' the former Secretary of State 's friend Linda Bloodworth-Thomason told the paper , . | The former president was friends with Jeffrey Epstein , a financier who was arrested in 2008 for soliciting underage prostitutes . A new lawsuit has revealed how Clinton took multiple trips to Epstein 's private island where he ` kept young women as sex slaves ' Clinton was also apparently friends with a woman who collected naked pictures of underage girls for Epstein to choose from . He has n't cut ties with that woman , however , and invited her to Chelsea 's wedding . Comes as friends now fear that if Hillary Clinton runs for president in 2016 , all of their family 's old scandals will be brought to the forefront . Epstein has a host of famous friends including Prince Andrew who stayed at his New York mansion AFTER his arrest . | [[0, 97], [85, 97], [102, 111], [119, 163], [85, 97], [106, 163], [2802, 2912], [0, 97], [164, 213], [274, 362], [349, 419], [840, 944], [1010, 1058], [2387, 2392], [2404, 2445], [0, 97], [3331, 3377], [3361, 3377], [3382, 3427], [3875, 3936], [3950, 3999], [4002, 4021], [4022, 4053], [4060, 4094], [3490, 3539], [4123, 4157], [4160, 4303], [3199, 3272]] |
Counter terrorism police have contacted Sydney man and onetime terror accused Zaky Mallah and asked him for an ISIS flag . Just over four hours into the Martin Place siege , officers the NSW Police Joint Counter Terrorism Team and asked him if he could give them an ISIS flag . Zaky Mallah , 30 , from Westmead in western Sydney offered the Counter Terrorist police the flag that hangs on the wall of his apartment , the moderate Islamic Front flag , but ` they were n't interested ' . Scroll down for video . Counter terrorism police contacted Zaky Mallah four hours into the Martin Place siege and requested an ISIS flag . He offered his Islamic Front flag -LRB- pictured , on the wall behind Mr Mallah -RRB- but police were n't interested . Flag request : Counter terrorism police contacted Zaky Mallah and asked him for an ISIS flag , which he did n't have . Counter terrorism police made the request to Zaky Mallah as officers staked out the Lindt cafe in Martin Place -LRB- pictured -RRB- as the siege entered its fifth hour . The news comes as Radio 2GB broadcaster Ray Hadley said he had three telephone conversations with a young man who is among the hostages and that the hostage said the gunman had made several demands . Earlier , the gunman appeared to force the hostages to hold up another Islamic flag , the Shahada which bears the words in Arabic , ` There is no God but Allah ' . Mr Mallah , once accused of terrorism but acquitted , has turned against extremists since a visit to Syria . Mr Mallah was the first person to be charged with terrorism back in 2003 after he made a video which Federal Police and ASIO said contained a planned suicide attack on federal government offices in Sydney . Mallah , a Lebanese Australian , was charged under Australia 's then new anti-terrorism laws after he made the video . He spent two years in the high maximum security Multi Purpose Unit at Goulburn prison awaiting trial , before being acquitted . It was only in 2009 that he was able to obtain an Australian passport . Two years ago Mr Mallah travelled to Syria and lived with the FSA rebels engaged in the bloody civil war against Muslim hardliner President Bashar el Assad ` before it got crazy over there ' . After returning home , he encouraged young people to go to Syria and engage in jihad to experience the freedom fight taken up against El Assad , but since the rise of ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra he has changed his mind . The Shahada flag apparently carried into the Martin Place siege by the gunman is also the emblem of Jabhat al-Nusra . | Counter Terrorist police have asked Sydney man Zaky Mallah for an ISIS flag . The request came just over four hours into the Martin Place siege . 2GB broadcaster Ray Hadley says the gunman has made a series of demands . Mallah , 30 , was first Australian charged under new terror laws but was acquitted . | [[0, 69], [0, 17], [94, 122], [123, 171], [174, 182], [231, 277], [510, 595], [510, 534], [600, 624], [759, 805], [744, 756], [810, 836], [863, 938], [123, 171], [174, 182], [231, 277], [510, 595], [1033, 1088], [1178, 1232], [1397, 1406], [1409, 1448], [1397, 1406], [1439, 1505], [1506, 1578], [1516, 1587], [1713, 1719], [1733, 1831]] |
The U.S. will re-open nine embassies and consulates in the Muslim world tomorrow after closing down nearly two dozen over the weekend amid a ` big ' and ` strategically significant ' terror threat . However 19 embassies will remain closed until August 10 , following ` chatter ' intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies which led the Obama administration to order the closure of 21 diplomatic facilities and to issue a global travel warning . to Americans . ` The one thing that we can talk about is the fact that there 's been an awful lot of chatter out there , ' Senator Saxby Chambliss , from the Senate Intelligence Committee , said . ` We did n't take heed on 9/11 in a way that we should , but here I think it 's very important that we do take the right kind of planning . ' Threat : Senator Saxby Chambliss compares the chatter that led to a global terror warning to chatter intercepted before September 11 . State Department officials said Thursday that they were taking action out of an ` abundance of caution ' from the Arabian Peninsula . The U.S. State Department has warned all ` non-essential ' US citizens to evacuate Yemen immediately amid fears of a terrorist attack . It comes as four Al-Qaeda militants have reportedly been killed in a US drone attack in Yemen . Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger , the . top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , . told ABC 's ` This Week ' on Sunday that the threat intercepted from . ` high-level people in al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula ' was about a . `` major attack . ' The . Maryland Democrat did n't provide details of the threat , other than to . say it came from ` people at a high level . ` U.S. officials are warning . that a global terror threat from al Qaeda is ` very specific '' and could . last through August , as at least 22 embassies and consulates across the . world prepare to shut down Sunday in fear of a possible attack . ` We 're . not certain exactly where something might happen but it 's very specific . as to when and it 's also very specific as to the fact that it is going . to happen , so we have to be on alert everywhere , ' Rep. Peter King , chairman of the . subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence , told WINS-AM . He said the threat is the ` most specific ' he 's seen since the 9/11 attacks . ` There 's . very little doubt that something serious is being planned , ' King told . CNN . ` It 's a potential series of attacks . It could be anywhere . ' The U.S. issued a global travel alert for American travelers on Friday after . intercepting electronic communication among top al Qaeda operatives in . Yemen regarding an attack in its final planning stages . The al Qaeda . affiliate in Yemen has been linked to plots to blow up American-bound . cargo and commercial flights , according to the New York Times . If traveling outside the U.S. , King said : ' I would let the . American embassy know where you are . Basically check in and where you . are and how long you plan to stay there and what your itinerary is . ' State . Department officials said Thursday that they were taking action out of . an ` abundance of caution ' after receiving information the terror group . was in the final stages of planning for an unspecified attack . The terror group and its affiliates . ` may focus efforts to conduct attacks in the period between now and the . end of August , ' the State Department said . Spokeswoman Marie Harf cited information indicating a threat to U.S. facilities overseas and said some diplomatic facilities may stay closed . for more than a day . Barriers block access to the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv , Israel , on August 3 . Boats are seen in front of the U.S. consulate building in Gulf emirate of Dubai , United Arab Emirates , on August 3 . Closed : Bangladeshi police stop a motorist in front of the U.S. embassy building that remained closed due to security threat . A source told CNN the preparations appeared to have increased in . recent days with the approaching end of the Muslim holy month of . Ramadan . A U.S. official noted it was unclear whether the plot . would be directed at a target inside Yemen or elsewhere . Those officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were n't authorized to speak publicly about the matter . The . British embassy in Yemen is to be closed on Sunday and Monday as ' a . precautionary measure ' , the Foreign Office confirmed today . On . the heels of the American foreign travel alert , Interpol has issued a . global security alert in connection with suspected al-Qaida involvement . in several recent prison escapes including those in Iraq , Libya and . Pakistan . The Lyon , . France-based international police agency said Saturday that the alert . follows ` the escape of hundreds of terrorists and other criminals ' from . prisons in the past month . The alert calls on Interpol 's 190 member . countries to help determine whether these events are coordinated or . linked , the organization said . Bangladeshi policemen stand guard outside the US embassy in Dhaka on Sunday . Police in Bangladesh check an auto-rickshaw passenger near the US embassy in Dhaka on Sunday . The State Department issued a major warning last year informing American . diplomatic facilities across the Muslim world about potential violence . connected to the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks . Dozens of American installations were besieged by protest over an anti-Islam video made by an American resident . In Benghazi , Libya , the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were . killed when militants assaulted a diplomatic post . The administration no . longer says that attack was related to the demonstrations . The United States is locking down its . embassies and consulates throughout the Muslim world on Sunday after . receiving an unspecified threat , officials said . Quoted by ABC News , one official said the closures were a response to a ` specific threat against a U.S. embassy or consulate , ' described as a ` concerted effort ' to target an embassy or consulate in a Muslim country . On Sunday 20 US embassies and consulates were closed after conversations between two senior al-Qaeda figures . The U.S. Embassy in Amman -LRB- pictured -RRB- , the capital of Jordan , is among those closed . In Kabul , Afghanistan , where thousands of U.S. troops remain stationed , the U.S. Embassy -LRB- pictured -RRB- will also be closed this Sunday . The official also said that ` there could be other targets , not just embassies ' . According to the news service , 28 U.S. installations will close Sunday , including offices in Egypt , Iraq , Qatar , Bahrain , Kuwait , the United Arab Emirates and Oman . The threat comes close to a year after four American consulate workers in Libya were killed in a night time arson attack . The State Department issued a major warning last year informing American diplomatic facilities across the Muslim world about potential violence connected to the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks . President Barack Obama , pictured at the White House in January , paid his respects earlier this month to victims in Tanzania of the 1998 orchestrated terrorist attacks against several US embassies across the African continent . Dozens of American installations were besieged by protest over an anti-Islam video made by an American resident . In Benghazi , Libya , the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed when militants assaulted a diplomatic post . An armed mob attacked and set fire to the consulate building in their protest against the amateur film - deemed offensive to Islam 's prophet , Muhammad - after similar protests in Egypt 's capital . The administration no longer says that attack was related to the demonstrations . The mass closure of U.S. embassies and consulates across the MENA region also comes almost 15 years ago to the day that hundreds of people were killed in simultaneous terrorist attacks , conducted by al Qaeda , on U.S. embassies in Nairobi , Kenya and Dar es Salaam . In Dar es Salaam , 10 Tanzanians were killed and more than 85 Americans and Tanzanians were injured . The blast at the U.S. embassy in Nairobi killed at least 212 people and wounded an estimated 4,000 . In his recent visit to Africa , U.S. President Barack Obama paid his respects to those who lost their lives in the attacks . In Britain , the Foreign Office said it was not shutting any embassies but has urged its staff in the Middle East and in Arab states to be vigilant . ` US Embassies in the region have been instructed to close on Sunday August 4 . The British Embassies remain open , but staff have been advised to exercise extra vigilance as we approach Eid , ' a spokesman said . ` We are aware of reports and are in close contact with the US authorities . We will consider every Embassy on case by case basis ; clearly the safety of our staff overseas is our highest priority . ` Our travel advice remains under constant review . We are not going to comment on intelligence matters . ' | Nine of 21 U.S. diplomatic posts closed over the weekend amid a terrorist threat will re-open tomorrow . The remaining embassies and consulates will re-open on August 10 . Senator Saxby Chambliss said the threat is ` very reminiscent of what we saw pre-9 / 11 ' Terrorists described the imminent attack as ` big ' and ` strategically significant ' Rep. Peter King , chairman of the subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence , said the threat is ` very specific ' Separately , Interpol issued a global security alert on Saturday in connection . with suspected al-Qaida involvement in several recent prison escapes . including those in Iraq , Libya and Pakistan . | [[0, 116], [0, 8], [81, 133], [6109, 6219], [0, 116], [207, 254], [567, 590], [634, 640], [1719, 1777], [1994, 2015], [2246, 2325], [2254, 2325], [4493, 4516], [4517, 4541], [4553, 4590], [4686, 4757], [4517, 4541], [4553, 4590], [4594, 4647], [4594, 4647]] |
The President of Turkey has suggested French security forces are to blame for the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last week , since the culprits had recently served prison sentences . Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused the West of ` playing games with the Islamic world ' , warning fellow Muslims to be ` aware ' . Erdogan said Muslims are ` paying the price ' for the attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish kosher supermarket in Paris last week . Scroll down for video . Blame game : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested French security forces were behind the Paris attacks as they ` track ' former prisoners and the culprits in the Charlie Hebdo shootings had served time . ` French citizens carry out such a massacre , and Muslims pay . the price , ' Erdogan said yesterday . ` That 's very meaningful ... Does n't their intelligence . organisation track those who leave prison ? ` Games are being played with the Islamic world , we need to . be aware of this . ` The West 's hypocrisy is obvious . As Muslims , we 've never taken part in terrorist massacres . Behind these lie racism , hatespeech and Islamophobia , ' Erdogan added . Erdogan also denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin . Netanyahu for attending a solidarity rally in France on Sunday . with other world leaders after the Paris attacks . ` How can a man who has killed 2,500 people in Gaza with . state terrorism wave his hand in Paris , like people are waiting . in excitement for him to do so ? How dare he go there ? ' he said . Erdogan denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his attendance at the Unity rally in Paris alongside , from left to right , Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita , French President Francois Hollande , German Chancellor Angela Merkel , EU President Donald Tusk and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas . Erdogan made the comments at a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara on Monday . Erdogan did not attend the Sunday march , though Turkish . Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu participated . Erdogan is not the only senior Turkish politicianpublicly voicing conspiracy theories over the Paris attacks . The Mayor of Ankara , Melih Gokcek , said he was convinced the Israeli intelligence service Mossad was behind the attacks , linking them to France 's recent move towards recognising Palestine as an independent state . ` Mossad is definitely behind such incidents ... it is boosting enmity towards Islam . ' Mr Gokcek said , according to Financial Times . In Russia , several pro-Kremlin commentators blamed the United States and the CIA for the attack , the newspaper reported . One , Alexei Martynov , director of the International Institute for New States , said ' I am sure that some American supervisors are responsible for the terror attacks in Paris , or in any case the Islamists who carried them out . ' The former Imam and recruiter of jihadists , and the man who helped radicalise the Kouachi brothers has come forward to condemn the Charlie Hebdo murders . Farid Benyettou , revealed as working as an intern in the hospital where many of the dead and dying were taken said : ` It was a cowardly assassination and monstrous . ' Farid Benyettou has condemned the Charlie Hebdo murders , despite radicalising one of the brothers involved in the shootings . His face hidden , the 32 year old told i-Tele : ` Whatever was done , whether it be the cowardly and monstrous murder of the journalists , or of the police and members of the Jewish community -- it should not be attributed to Islam . ` If you are murderers then that 's your business . ' Benyettou , who has since been removed from the wards of Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital to finish his studies in training school , said he had come forward in the name of Islam . He said : ' I am not here to proclaim my innocence but to condemn what has been done . My innocence is not in doubt . ` Some people will say if I do n't that ` Farid Beyettou may agree with what has been done ' and some people may identify with that . ` No . Farid Benyettou absolutely does not agree with what happened . ' Benyettou said that he had mentored Cherif Kouachi , the younger of the terrorist brothers , for around two months . He said : ` He came unexpectedly . He wanted discussion . With him it was always the same topic ... . ` It all turned around combat . He was fascinated by that -- his knowledge of the religion was limited to that . Having a good relationship with his neighbours , the behaviour of Muslims in every day life , he had no idea about . ` And the relationship with God did not interest him . He was someone very , very stubborn . I told him I could not agree with what he was saying about violence and that it was probably the worst crime a Muslim could commit . ` He seemed to change his stance , accept criticism . Nothing could have seen what was to come . ' Then in a passionate defence of France he said : ` Some think that France oppresses Muslims . I am proof to the contrary . Yes I have a criminal record -- terrorist written on it . ' I think this is the worst thing to happen yet despite this , doors have been open for me . ' I was given help , never been discriminated against . On the contrary . ' Benyettou was radicalised after the arrest of his brother , Youssef Zemmouri in 1998 when security forces dismantled the Parisian Salafist Group . Self taught he became an 'em ir ' and taught theology courses . He was arrested along with six others in 2005 for helping to send jihadists to Iraq after the US invasion . Three years later , then aged 27 , he was sentenced to six years in prison and release in 2011 . | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggested French security forces knew of attack . Turkish President said the West is ` playing games with the Islamic world ' Said : ` French citizens carried out massacre , and Muslims pay the price ' | [[0, 125], [499, 600], [186, 265], [909, 956], [311, 461], [324, 461], [704, 745], [752, 765]] |
Scientists have created a machine with the potential to read our dreams while we sleep . Researchers in the US say it is so powerful that it can extract images from people 's brains and display them on a screen . The data from the brain scanner has already been used to detect and reconstruct images of faces that people are thinking of . Researchers believe the same technology could be used in the future to enable them to reconstruct images from people 's memories , imagination and dreams . Scientists say they have created a machine with the potential to read dreams during sleep -LRB- library image -RRB- . It could also possibly be used to collect images of criminals from the minds of witnesses . Alan Cowen , a neuroscientist at the University of California , Berkeley , said : ` Our methods yield strikingly accurate neural reconstructions of faces . ` This represents a novel and promising approach for investigating face perception , but also suggests avenues for reconstructing ` offline ' visual experiences -- including dreams , memories and imagination . ' Six volunteers were shown 300 faces while they laid inside an MRI scanner . Scientists were then able to analyse how their brains responded to dozens of different facial features including blond hair and blue eyes to dark skin and beards . When they had compiled a database of responses , they showed the volunteers a new set of faces and measured their reaction to each image . By comparing the second responses to the database , they were able to reconstruct the image they were looking at . The research is based on a theory that all human processes have a ` neural correlate ' and that thoughts and feelings are merely a complex pattern of chemical reactions . Some neuroscientists believe there is the potential to read such patterns if they can only build sensitive enough instruments . Six volunteers were shown 300 faces while they laid inside an MRI scanner . They then compiled a database of responses used to create the machine . Mr Cowen and his fellow researchers , Brice Kuhl of New York University and Professor Marvin Chun of Yale , believe that extracting facial images is the first step towards eventually producing advanced mind-reading technology . Mr Kuhl said : ` I study memory , and it 's hard not to be excited by the prospect of being able to reconstruct the images that we bring to mind when we remember something . ` We are certainly heading in the direction of reconstructing dreams too . Something that looks like a high-definition movie of your dreams is not going to happen in the immediate future , but we have already seen improvements in the sensitivity of these methods . ' Mr Cowen assured the public that the technology did not enable them to forcibly extract information from subjects , however . He told Fox News : ` This sort of technology can only read active parts of the brain . So you could n't read passive memories -- you would have to get the person to imagine the memory to read it . ` It 's a matter of time , and eventually -- maybe 200 years from now -- we 'll have some way of reading inactive parts . of the brain . ` But that 's a much harder problem , as it involves measuring very fine details of brain structure that we do n't even really understand . ' | Scientists have created a machine which can read dreams while we sleep . US researchers say it is so powerful it can extract images from the brain . Believe it could be used in future to reconstruct people 's memories . Could collect images of criminals from the minds of witnesses , they say . | [[39, 88], [543, 604], [89, 212], [115, 212], [613, 615], [644, 704], [339, 406], [89, 212], [115, 212], [396, 399], [407, 494], [613, 704], [613, 615], [644, 704]] |
Divers in Sweden have discovered a rare collection of Stone Age artefacts buried deep beneath the Baltic Sea . Archaeologists believe the relics were left by Swedish nomads 11,000 years ago and the discovery may be evidence of one of the oldest settlements ever found in the Nordic region . Some of the relics are so well preserved , reports have dubbed the find ` Sweden 's Atlantis ' and suggested the settlement may have been swallowed whole by the sea in the same way as the mythical island in the Atlantic Ocean . Divers in Sweden have discovered a rare collection of Stone Age artefacts buried beneath the Baltic Sea , pictured . Archaeologists believe the relics were left by Swedish nomads 11,000 years ago and the discovery may be evidence of one of the oldest settlements ever found in the Nordic region , dubbed ` Sweden 's Atlantis ' The artefacts were discovered by Professor Bjorn Nilsson from Soderton University , and a team from Lunds University , during an archaeological dive at Hano , off the coast of Skane County in Sweden . Buried 16 metres below the surface , Nilsson uncovered wood , flint tools , animal horns and ropes . Among the most notable items found include a harpoon carving made from an animal bone , and the bones of an ancient animal called aurochs . Aurochs are ancestors of modern-day cattle and lived through Europe before becoming extinct in the early 1600s . The last reported auroch died in Poland in 1627 . This find is significant because it suggests a date for when these items would have been used . Many of the artefacts have been preserved because the diving location is rich in a sediment called gyttja . Atlantis is the name for the large island or continent said to have been swallowed up by the Atlantic Ocean centuries ago . Tales of the mythical island first appeared in books by Greek philosopher Plato around 370BC . In all of his books , Plato used interesting stories to contextualise and explain his ideas about government and philosophy and it is thought the story of Atlantis formed part of this . However , this has also lead to claims the stories were made up purely for effect . Despite this , many maps have previously featured Atlantis , including the Map of the New World by Sebastian Muller , 1540 , pictured , that shows Atlantis Island in red at the bottom , labelled Nouus Orbis . Atlantis was written about again in 1882 by Ignatius Donnelly who claimed Atlantis was not only real , but influenced cultures including the Egyptians and Mayans . Studies of rock found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean concluded that there has never been a large island buried in the region , and many people now think Plato may have got the location of the island wrong . Other claims suggest the island may have been near modern-day Santorini , off the coast of Greece . Black , gel-like Gyttja is formed when peat begins to decay . As the peat is buried , the amount of oxygen drops and it is thought this lack of oxygen prevented the organic artefacts from being lost . Nilsson told The Local : ` Around 11,000 years ago there was a build-up in the area - a lagoon of sorts - and all the tree and bone pieces are preserved in it . ` If the settlement was on dry land we would only have the stone-based things , nothing organic . ' The dive was part of a three-year excavation partially funded by the Swedish National Heritage Board . Archaeologists are continuing the dig , and are now particularly interested to see whether there is also an ancient burial site in the region . The artefacts were discovered by Professor Bjorn Nilsson from Soderton University during an archaeological dive at Hano , off the coast of Skane County in Sweden , marked at A . The dive was part of a three-year excavation partially funded by the Swedish National Heritage Board . Atlantis is the name for the large island or continent said to have been swallowed up by the Atlantic Ocean centuries ago . An artist 's illustration is pictured . Tales of the mythical island first appeared in books by Greek philosopher Plato around 370BC - although the remains of the island have never been found . This would add weight to the claims it was once a settlement location that has since been lost at sea . If the region was a settlement , it would have similarities with Atlantis - the mythical island first referred to by Greek philosopher Plato . Atlantis was said to have been a large island , or even a continent , in the Atlantic Ocean that sank and vanished almost overnight . However , this underwater civilisation has never been found , and many claim Plato either made it up , or the location was not in the Atlantic Ocean . Other claims suggest the island may have been near modern-day Santorini , off the coast of Greece . Nilsson is quick to dismiss the claims the settlement is ` Sweden 's Atlantis ' , however , stressing that the Swedes at the time would have been nomadic . This means that the settlement may have only been temporary , and that a village never permanently existed on the site - unlike the mythical Atlantis . | Divers found a harpoon , tools , horns and the bones of ancient cattle . The bones belonged to the animal auroch last seen in the early 1600s . Archaeologists believe these relics date back to the Stone Age . 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A massive world 2,500 times the size of Earth has been discovered by an international team of astronomers . Named MOA-2011-BLG-322 , the planet is around eight times the size of Jupiter , the largest planet in our solar system . Astronomers believe it orbits a star 25,000 light-years away and has a mass that is one third that of our sun . A massive world 2,500 times the size of Earth has been discovered by an international team of astronomers . Pictured is an artist 's concept of an alien planet . The giant planet , reported by Ian O'Neill at Discovery News , was found using a technique known as ` microlensing ' . Microlensing uses Albert Einstein 's theory of general relatively which suggests what we perceive as the force of gravity actually arises from the curvature of space and time . Einstein believed that although Earth appears to be pulled towards the sun , it is in fact the shape of space-time around the sun that changes the way Earth moves . Named , MOA-2011-BLG-322 , the planet is around eight times the size of Jupiter -LRB- left -RRB- , the largest planet in our solar system . Microlensing uses Albert Einstein 's . theory of general relatively which suggests what we perceive as the . force of gravity actually arises from the curvature of space and time . Einstein . believed that although Earth appears to be pulled towards the sun , it . is in fact the shape of space-time around the sun that changes the way . Earth moves . Microlensing . makes use of this theory by measuring how the light of a distant star is . intensified due to the gravitational field of a closer star . According to Einstein 's theory , this is . caused by bending of the surrounding space-time which makes the more . distant star easier to discover by Earth observatories . Microlensing makes use of this theory by . measuring how the light of a distant star is intensified due to the . gravitational field of a closer star . According to Einstein 's theory , this is caused by bending of the surrounding space-time which makes the more distant star easier to discover by Earth observatories . The transient brightening of MOA-2011-BLG-322 was seen in 2011 by astronomers in Japan , New Zealand , Poland and Israel . Data from these observations suggest that giant world is likely to be an M-type - the most common type of star in space . The planet is thought to have an orbital distance times four-times the Earth 's distance from the sun . The research suggests that if such a massive planet can exist at that distance from its star , then current formation theories about planets may be incorrect . A massive cluster of galaxies is pictured in this undated image courtesy of Nasa and Esa . The gravitational field surrounding this cluster , acts as a natural lens in space to brighten and magnify the light coming from very distant background galaxies . | Named MOA-2011-BLG-322 , the planet is eight times the size of Jupiter . It has an orbital distance times four-times the Earth 's distance from the sun . Scientists believe it may overturn current theories on planet formation . | [[108, 130], [133, 185], [964, 969], [972, 988], [991, 1049], [2345, 2448], [2345, 2355], [2367, 2448], [2449, 2608], [2544, 2608]] |
Britain 's ageing nuclear submarines have been issued with ` Code Red ' safety warnings after inspectors found radioactive leaks and a chronic shortage of Royal Navy engineers trained to repair faulty reactors , The Mail on Sunday can reveal . An official watchdog discovered major safety issues with both the UK 's nuclear-powered submarines and facilities used to repair nuclear missiles , raising the risk of a catastrophic accident involving radioactive material . Last night , experts described the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator -LRB- DNSR -RRB- report for 2012-13 as the most worrying they had seen . Code Red : Tireless , the oldest submarine in the Royal Navy fleet , which entered service in 1984 , suffered damage to its circuits earlier this year resulting in a radioactive leak . The document , obtained by this newspaper , reveals : . Head of the DNSR Dr Richard Savage wrote : ` Significant and sustained attention is required to ensure maintenance of adequate safety performance and the rating -LSB- Red -RSB- reflects the potential impact if changes are ill-conceived or implemented . ` The inability to sustain a sufficient . number of nuclear suitably competent personnel is the principal threat . to safety . Vulnerabilities exist in core skill areas , including safety , . propulsion , power and naval architects . In March 2007 , sailors Anthony Huntrod , 20 , -LRB- right -RRB- and Paul McCann , 32 , -LRB- left -RRB- were killed on HMS Tireless when a self-contained oxygen generator exploded during an Arctic exercise north of Alaska . They died trapped in a small , smoke-filled compartment . An inquest heard that there was a significant possibility the generator was salvaged from a hazardous waste depot in a cost-cutting bid by the MoD . ` Due to build delays with the Astute . Class , there has been a requirement to extend the Trafalgar Class beyond . their original design life in order to maintain the SSN flotilla at a . fully operational level . Some . of the emergent technical issues affecting the Trafalgar Class over the . last few years can be directly attributed to the effects of plant . ageing . ' The . report also raises concerns over whether the UK 's nuclear fleet and its . inland nuclear establishments could withstand an earthquake on the same . scale as the one that struck the Fukushima reactor plant in Japan in . 2011 . The document . notes that facilities which form part of Britain 's Defence Nuclear . Programme -LRB- DNP -RRB- require ` continued priority attention ' to reach . recommended safety standards . Last . night , nuclear expert John Large told The Mail on Sunday that the DNSR . report revealed a crisis in Royal Navy nuclear safety . He . said : ` This is the most self-damning and concerning report that I have . seen . We 're talking about a ticking time-bomb , with a higher risk to the . public and the environment than we previously feared . ` The combination of a lack of nuclear . engineers , the Astute submarines being so far behind schedule and the . Trafalgar Class sailing beyond their design date is very worrying . ` The Trafalgars , including HMS Tireless , the oldest boat of the class , should be withdrawn immediately . ' HMS . Tireless , which entered service in 1984 , suffered damage to its . circuits earlier this year resulting in a radioactive leak . The . nuclear sub was patrolling off South-West England when the problem . arose , forcing its captain to return to Devonport . A more serious leak . was avoided because of swift remedial action . Nuclear . materials -- including Trident missiles -- are brought to the AWE 's site . at Aldermaston , Berkshire , for assembly , maintenance and . decommissioning . Warning : There are also fears over the Aldermaston centre where Trident missiles are serviced . These processes include ` uranium polishing ' -- the removal of impurities from the material in order to extend its life cycle as a component in nuclear missiles . The DNSR report states : ` Inspection programmes have not been as comprehensive as regulators would expect . As an example , corrosion in the structural supports of a building was not identified as early as would be expected which resulted in the Office for Nuclear Regulation issuing a Safety Improvement Notice . ' Last night the AWE admitted corrosion had affected its uranium component manufacturing facility , but added repairs had been completed . An MoD spokesman said : ` We would not operate any submarine unless it was safe to do so and this report acknowledges that we are taking the necessary action to effectively manage the technical issues raised by the regulator . ` It also highlights that the MoD is committed to maintaining expertise in submarine technology and operation -- underlined by last month 's operational handover of the first two Astute Class submarines . ' | Safety issues with UK 's nuclear subs and facilities used to repair missiles . Cracks in reactors and nuclear . discharges found in Navy 's oldest . boats . Nuclear-qualified engineers are quitting over poor pay and conditions . Experts described latest report as the most . worrying they had seen . Cracks in reactors and nuclear discharges are directly attributable to the Royal Navy 's oldest Trafalgar Class SSNs -LRB- Ship Submarine Nuclear -RRB- remaining in service beyond their design date . 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Most of our studies of Mars so far have focused on whether water could have once existed on its surface millions or billions of years ago . But now researchers at the University of Michigan say small amounts of liquid water could form on the planet today - despite its below-freezing temperatures . To come to the conclusion they created chambers that mimic the conditions on Mars , and found that they were able to make liquid water form for brief periods of time . Researchers at the University of Michigan have created the conditions on Mars to show that liquid water can exist on its surface - for brief periods of time . Here PhD student and researcher Erik Fischer sets up the Mars Atmospheric Chamber in the Space Research Building . Liquid water is an essential ingredient for life as we know it , and Mars is one of the very few places in the solar system where scientists have seen promising signs of it . Evidence of water on Mars dates . back to the Mariner 9 mission , which arrived in 1971 . It revealed clues . of water erosion in river beds and canyons as well as weather fronts and . fogs . Viking orbiters that . followed caused a revolution in our ideas about water on Mars by showing . how floods broke through dams and carved deep valleys . Mars . is currently in the middle of an ice age , so liquid water can not exist . on its surface at the present time . However , the planet seems to have . been warmer and wetter in the past . In . June last year , Curiosity found Powerful evidence that water good . enough to drink once flowed on Mars . In September , the first scoop of . soil analysed by Curiosity revealed that fine materials on the surface . of the planet contain two per cent water by weight . This includes gullies down crater rims , instrument readings and in self-portraits taken by the Phoenix lander several years ago that appeared to show wet beads on the lander 's leg . No one has directly detected liquid water beyond Earth , though ; the U-M experiments are among the first to test theories about how it could exist in a climate as cold as that on Mars . The researchers found that a type of salt present in Martian soil can readily melt ice it touches - just like salts do on Earth 's slippery winter walkways and roads . ` For me , the most exciting thing is that I can now understand how the droplets formed on the Phoenix leg , ' said Dr Nilton Renno , a professor of atmospheric , oceanic and space sciences who led the research . In 2008 , Dr Renno was the first to notice strange globules in photos Phoenix sent back . Over several weeks , the globules seemed to grow and coalesce . While Dr Renno deemed them water and suggested that salts on the planet 's surface might make it so , many of his colleagues disagreed . Salts had never been found on Mars . But then they were . Among those that Phoenix detected is calcium perchlorate , a mixture of calcium , chlorine and oxygen that 's found in arid places like the Atacama Desert in Chile . Years . later , the Curiosity rover found it elsewhere on Mars . Now scientists . believe it and other salts are sprinkled across the planet 's surface . In 2008 , Dr Renno was the first to notice strange globules in photos Nasa 's Phoenix lander sent back from Mars . Over several weeks , the globules seemed to grow and coalesce . He deemed them water and suggested that salts on the planet 's surface might make it so , which has now been confirmed . Nasa 's stationary Phoenix lander touched down on the surface of Mars on 25 May 2008 . It was the first successful landing in a Martian polar region and remained operational until November 2008 , during which time it dug into the ground to research the history of water on Mars . In the case of Phoenix , Dr Renno believes the craft 's landing thrusters blasted away the topsoil , exposing the ice and melting it . That formed muddy saltwater that splashed on the lander 's leg as it touched down in the northern polar region . The salts allowed the droplets to remain liquid . Their existence and stability , Renno says , tipped scientists off to a cycle that does n't need always need help from an Earth-borne spacecraft . The U-M researchers recreated the Phoenix landing site conditions in their lab in metal cylinders two feet -LRB- 0.6 metres -RRB- high and five feet -LRB- 1.5 metres -RRB- long . The late Martian spring and early summer temperatures in the chambers ranged from -120 to -20 °C -LRB- -185 to -5 °F -RRB- . Atmospheric pressure hovered around 1 per cent of Earth 's while relative humidity varied , but for most experiments it was set to 100 per cent . This image shows the team 's successful attempt to create water in a Mars-like environment . On the left is salt by itself , during which time no water formed . If salt was placed on top of water ice , however , as shown on the right , they found that liquid water was able to form . They tested two scenarios : salt by itself and salt on top of water ice . In the salt-only experiments , they put millimeter-thick layers of salt on a temperature-controlled plate to simulate Mars-like soil . Even after more than three hours , no liquid water formed . When the researchers placed salty soil directly on ice three millimetres -LRB- 0.12 inches -RRB- thick , however , drops of liquid water formed within minutes when the chambers reached -73 °C -LRB- -100 °F -RRB- . That is well within the range of conditions observed at the Phoenix landing site . The findings show how small amounts of liquid water could exist across a large swath of Mars ' surface and shallow subsurface , from its polar regions to its mid-latitudes , for several hours a day during the spring and early summer . Such a cycle could form gullies , Dr Renno says , that flow , freeze , thaw and flow again . Water could also form just beneath the surface . The chamber simulates the atmospheric conditions of Mars , usually at -50 °C / -50 °F -LRB- shown -RRB- , in hopes of producing water through the interaction of salt with the atmospheric conditions simulated by the chamber . The resulting research allows Astrobiologists to postulate about the potential of life on Mars . Dr Renno says the water would n't necessarily need to stay liquid indefinitely for it to support microbial life now or have supported it in the past , and even just a tiny droplet of water is enough for bacteria to grab hold of and survive . ` Mars is the planet in our solar system that is most similar to Earth , ' added Erik Fisher , first author on the new paper and doctoral student in the epartment of Atmospheric , Oceanic and Space Sciences -LRB- AOSS -RRB- . ` Studies suggest that Mars used to be even more Earth-like in the past , with flowing water on the surface . ` By studying the formation of liquid water on Mars we can learn about possibilities of life outside Earth and look for resources for future missions . ' | Researchers at the University of Michigan simulated Mars in a lab . They found that they were able to make liquid water survive in its climate . This suggests that liquid water can form on the surface of Mars even today . 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Fears are growing of a neo-fascist uprising in Ukraine as ousted president Viktor Yanukovych called for referendums in every region to determine how pro-Russian the country actually is . Hundreds of members of the ultra-nationalist Right Sector movement stormed the parliament -LRB- Rada -RRB- building in Kiev last night , smashing windows and breaking down doors . The riot erupted just hours before Russia 's foreign ministry today warned that ethnic minorities in Ukraine are ` living in fear ' of the expanding power of the far-right across the divided nation . Right Sector activists are angry over the killing of their leader , Oleksandr Muzychko , better known as Sashko Bily , who died in a shoot-out with police in a cafe in Rivne , in western Ukraine , on Monday . Scroll down for video . Revenge : Hundreds of members of the ultra-nationalist Right Sector movement stormed the parliament -LRB- Rada -RRB- building in Kiev last night , smashing windows and breaking down doors . Growing dissent : Right Sector 's membership has been growing and has been estimated to be between 5,000 and 10,000 . Fury : They are angry over the killing of their . leader , Oleksandr Muzychko -LRB- right -RRB- , better known as Sashko Bily , who died in a . shoot-out with police in a cafe in Rivne , in western Ukraine , on Monday . Blame game : The emergence of far-right groups such as Right Sector in Ukraine has been cited by Russia as justification for its move to annex Crimea and protect the peninsula 's ethnic Russian majority from Ukrainian ` fascists ' ` We will avenge ourselves on -LSB- Interior Minister -RSB- Arsen Avakov for the death of our brother , ' Right Sector member Roman Koval told local media . ` The shooting of Sashko Bily is a contract killing ordered by the minister . ' Meanwhile , Ukraine 's deposed president Viktor Yanukovich called for each of the country 's regions to hold a referendum on its status within Ukraine , instead of presidential elections planned for May 25 . ` We want a vote ' : Meanwhile , Ukraine 's deposed president Viktor Yanukovich called for each of the country 's regions to hold a referendum on its status within Ukraine , instead of presidential elections planed for May 25 . Fight back : Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh -LRB- not pictured -RRB- said he plans to run for president in a May 25 election , but is a rank outsider . Well-armed : Right Sector members usually wear masks , helmets and protection for their hands and feet , and carry sticks or iron bars in case of confrontation with riot police . Hard line : Since late November , huge crowds have been camped out in central Kiev , opposing the government 's partnership with Russia and calling for early elections . ` As a president who is with you with all my thoughts and soul , I urge every sensible citizen of Ukraine : Do n't give in to impostors ! Demand a referendum on the status of each region within Ukraine , ' Yanukovich , who fled to Russia last month , was quoted as saying in an address to the people of Ukraine . Yanukovych is currently in hiding in Russia , wanted for mass murder in Ukraine after allegedly . ordering police to shoot more than 100 people during last month 's . anti-government protests . He fled across the Russian border with a handful of bodyguards towards the end of February where he was granted safe haven by Russia 's President Vladimir Putin . A senior White house official has caused outrage after she posted a ` selfie ' on Twitter holding a sign that read : ' #UnitedForUkraine @State DeptSpox . ' US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki was accused of trivialising the crisis in Ukraine when she tweeted : ` To echo Barack Obama today - proud to stand #UnitedForUkraine . World should stand together with one voice . ' The photograph showed her , in a yellow suit , giving a thumbs up and holding the sign . But her attempt at ` solving the crisis with selfies ' was widely mocked online . ` Presenting The Latest US Strategy to Counter `` Russian Aggression , '' ' one blogger posted on zerohedge.com . ' #Selfies ! ' Another wrote : ` No wonder Putin covers his mouth when speaking to Obama , perhaps to hide his laugh ? ' And one wondered : ` How flippin ' sad has the USA become ? ' Psaki defended the tweet , saying : ` The people of Ukraine are fighting to have their voices heard and the benefit of communicating over social media is it sends a direct message to the people that we are with them , we support their fight , their voice and their future . ' Insisting he is still the rightful leader of Ukraine , he has sporadically emerged to comment on the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine . His . comments , after Moscow annexed Crimea following a referendum there in . favour of joining Russia this month , echo Russia 's call for Kiev 's new . leaders to enact nationwide constitutional reforms that may grant . broader powers to the country 's regions . ` Only . an all-Ukrainian referendum , not a snap presidential election , can , in a . significant way , stabilise the political situation and preserve . sovereignty and Ukraine 's -LRB- territorial -RRB- integrity , ' he said . Ukraine remains deeply divided over protests that led to Yanukovich 's ousting and many eastern Russian-speaking regions are sceptical over the policies of the new government in Kiev . The emergence of far-right groups such as Right Sector in Ukraine has been cited by Russia as justification for its move . to annex Crimea and protect the peninsula 's ethnic Russian majority from . Ukrainian ` fascists ' . Russia said this month Mr Muzychko was under investigation . for fighting alongside rebels in Russia 's Chechnya region in the 1990s . And as Kiev reeled from the night 's unruly demonstrations , U.S. resident Barack Obama issued yet another shot across Russia 's bows , demanding it take broader steps to reduce tensions in Ukraine now . ` It 's well known and well acknowledged that you 've seen a range of . troops massing along that border under the guise of military exercises , ' he told CBS . ` But these are not what Russia would normally be doing . And , you know , it . may simply be an effort to intimidate Ukraine or it may be that they 've . got additional plans . ' And in Russia , the country 's foreign ministry today alleged that ethnic minorities in Ukraine are living in fear after the ouster of the country 's president and the coming to power of interim authorities that include right-wing nationalists . The statement by the ministry was in line with Russia 's frequent contention that Ukraine 's large ethnic Russian community faces repression under the new government that Moscow characterizes as fascist . The ministry statement raises the stakes on the issue , saying that ethnic Germans , Hungarians and Czechs in Ukraine also feel themselves in peril . ` They are unsettled by the unstable political situation in the country and are seriously afraid for their lives , '' the statement said , without citing specific incidents . Russia has brought large numbers of troops to areas near the Ukrainian border and speculation is strong that Moscow could use protection of ethnic Russians as a pretext for a military incursion . Tensions between Ukraine 's ethnic Russians and Ukrainian-speakers continue to plague the country in the wake of the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych , who fled to Russia in February after months of protests against him . The Crimea region , where ethnic Russians are a majority , voted this month to secede from Ukraine and Russia has formally annexed the Black Sea peninsula , a move that Western countries have denounced as illegitimate . Talk percolates of similar referenda in other regions with large Russian populations , although none has been scheduled . As reports of his public address trickled in , none specified if he envisioned referenda in each region or a national vote , nor did he say what actually should be voted on . Proposals have been floated by Russia and some politicians to federalize Ukraine - giving the regions more autonomy . The interim authorities reject such a move . Another warning : And as Kiev reeled from the night 's unruly demonstrations , U.S. resident Barack Obama -LRB- pictured boarding Air Force One in Rome today -RRB- issued yet another shot across Russia 's bows , demanding it takes steps to reduce tensions in Ukraine now . Golden gates : Meanwhile , Russia 's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the newly promoted top officers from various branches of the Russian armed forces and Interior Ministry at the Kremlin in Moscow . Yanukovych 's biggest rival , former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko , attacked the statement , accusing Yanukovych of being ' a tool aimed at destroying the independence of Ukraine . ' Also today , Russia 's president said Ukraine could regain some arms and equipment of military units in Crimea that did not switch their loyalty to Russia . Russian forces took control of Ukrainian military installations in Crimea this month after Russia formally annexed the Black Sea peninsula . Some Ukrainian servicemen reportedly joined Russian forces , while others withdrew . Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday told President Vladimir Putin that the Ukrainian withdrawal from Crimea is complete , Russian news agencies reported . Putin also approved Shoigu 's proposal to turn over arms and equipment of the units still loyal to Ukraine , the reports said . No specifics were given on quantities , types of hardware or timing . | Hundreds of members of neo-fascist Right Sector storm parliament in Kiev . They 're angry over death of leader Oleksandr Muzychko in police shootout . Former president calls for regional vote to find how pro-Russian country is . Obama calls on Russia to take more steps to reduce tensions in Ukraine . 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Data : Gavin Schmidt , of Nasa 's Goddard Institute for Space Studies , admits there 's a margin of error . The Nasa climate scientists who claimed 2014 set a new record for global warmth last night admitted they were only 38 per cent sure this was true . In a press release on Friday , Nasa 's Goddard Institute for Space Studies -LRB- GISS -RRB- claimed its analysis of world temperatures showed ` 2014 was the warmest year on record ' . The claim made headlines around the world , but yesterday it emerged that GISS 's analysis -- based on readings from more than 3,000 measuring stations worldwide -- is subject to a margin of error . Nasa admits this means it is far from certain that 2014 set a record at all . Yet the Nasa press release failed to mention this , as well as the fact that the alleged ` record ' amounted to an increase over 2010 , the previous ` warmest year ' , of just two-hundredths of a degree -- or 0.02 C . The margin of error is said by scientists to be approximately 0.1 C -- several times as much . As a result , GISS 's director Gavin Schmidt has now admitted Nasa thinks the likelihood that 2014 was the warmest year since 1880 is just 38 per cent . However , when asked by this newspaper whether he regretted that the news release did not mention this , he did not respond . Another analysis , from the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature -LRB- BEST -RRB- project , drawn from ten times as many measuring stations as GISS , concluded that if 2014 was a record year , it was by an even tinier amount . Nasa 's Goddard Institute for Space Studies -LRB- GISS -RRB- claimed its analysis of world temperatures showed ` 2014 was the warmest year on record ' Its report said : ` Numerically , our best estimate for the global temperature of 2014 puts it slightly above -LRB- by 0.01 C -RRB- that of the next warmest year -LRB- 2010 -RRB- but by much less than the margin of uncertainty . ` Therefore it is impossible to conclude from our analysis which of 2014 , 2010 , or 2005 was actually the warmest year ... the Earth 's average temperature for the past decade has changed very little . ' Scientists disagree over its significance , but there is little doubt that the rapid warming of the 1980s and early 1990s has slowed -- although greenhouse gas emissions have surged . Bob Ward , of the Grantham Institute on Climate Change , said the new figures showed the notion that global warming had ` stopped ' was a ` myth ' , although it had ` temporarily slowed ' . Since 1951 , he added , the long-term trend was for warming of 0.12 C per decade , and in his view , it would ` pick up again unabated ' if emissions continued to rise . However , if the long-term rate is 0.12 C per decade , this would mean the world would be 1C or so warmer by the end of the century , not 4C-5C as some have claimed . Climate sceptics insisted that the new figures showed the warming ` pause ' had continued . Dr David Whitehouse , of the Global Warming Policy Forum , said ` there has been no statistically significant warming trend since 1997 ' -- because the entire increase over this period was smaller than the error margin . Dr Ed Hawkins , associate professor of climate science at the University of Reading , said the past 15 years had seen a slightly slower rate of warming . But he added : ` You have to take a longer view , because 15 years is too short a period . We expect natural fluctuations , volcanic eruptions and changes in solar output to sometimes slow and sometimes increase warming rates . ' Since 1880 , Earth 's average surface temperature has warmed by about 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit -LRB- 0.8 degrees Celsius -RRB- , a trend that is largely driven by the increase in carbon dioxide and other human emissions into the planet 's atmosphere . | Nasa 's Goddard Institute for Space Studies claimed its analysis of world temperatures showed ` 2014 was the warmest year on record ' But it emerged that GISS 's analysis is subject to a margin of error . Nasa admits this means it is far from certain that 2014 set a record at all . | [[108, 135], [140, 198], [256, 284], [287, 390], [356, 420], [405, 435], [1044, 1160], [1534, 1637], [1603, 1672], [1652, 1682], [0, 4], [72, 107], [488, 638], [639, 694]] |
A hard-hitting new campaign to get black British voters to the polling booths has been launched with the help of a host of black stars . Homeland actor David Harewood , musician Tinie Tempah , former Arsenal captain Sol Campbell and Paralympic athlete Ade Adepitan have been photographed with their faces painted white as part of the striking campaign by Operation Black Vote . The campaign aims to encourage black Britons to register to vote before it 's too late -- with the voting registration deadline on April 20 . Sol Campbell is part of a new campaign to encourage minorities to register to vote for the General Election . Posters featuring David Harewood and Tinie Tempa in a new campaign to encourage minorities to register . Four posters have been released with photographs taken by leading photographer John Rankin Waddell . A separate online advert starring Harewood , made by famous ad agency Saatchi and Saatchi , has also been released . A survey of voters in the 2010 general election put the turnout rate for white voters at 67 per cent but only 51 per cent for non-white voters . The former Premiership star said he agree to pose for the campaign to encourage black and Asian communities to use their votes on May 7 or their voices will not be heard . He said : ' I agreed to do the Operation Black Vote pictures because I wanted to highlight the problem with some sections of Britain who are not registering to vote for their future . ' Campbell posed for a photograph alongside the caption : ` If you do n't register to vote , you 're taking the colour out of Britain . ' Campbell , 40 , last month ruled out standing for the Conservatives in Kensington after Sir Malcolm Rifkind announced he would be standing down . At the time he said his ` ambitions lie elsewhere in the political arena ' which led to speculation he could run for London Mayor . Homeland 's David Harewood said black Britons were being sidelined from politics . He said : ` If you want change , you have to vote for it . In order to vote , you have to register . We ca n't continue to stand on sidelines of the British democratic system , we are a part of it and our voices matter . ' Former Paralympian and current TV presenter Ade Adepitan is also part of the Operation Black Vote campaign . Operation Black Vote also launched a 2015 general election manifesto with the aim of ` reclaiming democracy , empowering citizens and fighting race equalities ' . It says that in the past black and minority ethnic -LRB- BME -RRB- groups presented a broad range of ` key policy demands ' to all parties , but adds : ` Our experience shows that whilst all parties express interest in our proposals during elections , this interest soon evaporates once in power . ' Instead OBV has created a list of manifesto points of its own , including automatic voter registration linked to the National Insurance system , the introduction of e-voting and proportional representation , voting from the age of 16 , state funding of parties and a ` minister for race equality ' in the Cabinet . | Sol Campbell stars in ` Operation Black Vote ' encouraging minorities to vote . He joins Hollywood star David Harewood and the chart star Tinie Tempah . Paralympic medallist and TV host Ade Adepitan also stars in campaign . Campbell said ` some sections of Britain ' were not registering to vote . Harewood said too many black Britons were being sidelined from politics . | [[544, 629], [1152, 1233], [137, 304], [137, 304], [2176, 2284], [1378, 1402], [1407, 1453], [1870, 1952], [1897, 1952]] |
An Atlanta man shattered the record for fastest drive from New York City to Los Angeles last Saturday by making the transcontinental trip in 28 hours 50 minutes . Ed Bolian spent years outfitting a 2004 Mercedes with expensive gadgetry , spare gas tanks , and , of course , bedpans and finally realized his dream October 20 . That smashes the record set in 2006 by an unbelievable two hours . But his attempt is sure to gather controversy as it involved traveling at an average of 98mph , well in excess of many speed limits . He also used a series of gadgets to avoid getting caught for speeding . Scroll down for video . Proud : Ed Bolian -LRB- center -RRB- is now the holder of fastest man to drive from New York to Los Angeles at his sides are his co-pilot Dave Black -LRB- right -RRB- and Dan Huang -LRB- left -RRB- . Vaunted vessel : Bolian and company made their historic dash across the continent in this CL Class Mercedes and some help from a few extra gizmos and additions . Mind blowing : Atlanta Lamborghini dealership manager Ed Bolian has broken the record for fastest transcontinental drive from New York to Los Angeles by two hours . He did it in 28 hours 50 minutes . The Lamborghini dealership sales director is hesitant to show off the proof , but according to Jalopnik , the 27-year-old has GPS data tracking every inch of the journey he took with a co-pilot and passenger starting October 19 . ` I 've wanted to break the record since I was 18 years old , ' Bolian said , explaining away the trip 's huge costs and many risks . He began putting all the pieces together years ago , first by buying a used CL-Class blue Mercedes from a man in Palm Beach , Florida . ` I thought about a Ferrari 612 , ' said Ed . ` But gas mileage would 've been bad . A Bentley would 've been perfect , but you 'd want the V8 for gas mileage , and those are still way too expensive . ' Souped up : Bolian planned the trip for years and pumped untold sums into the car for GPS , laser jammers , CB radio , and other gizmos that helped ferry him safely and very quickly through a dozen states . Large tanks : In order to cut down on fuel stops , Bolian installed two 22-gallon addition gas tanks that let him drive 800 miles straight -- with the help of bedpans . Previous record holder : Bolian 's October 19 to 20 drive blows Alex Roy 's 2006 record of 31 hours 4 minutes out of the water . Famous race : A zany 1981 comedy starring Burt Reynolds , Farrah Fawcett , and Dom Deluise immortalized the Cannonball Run , which took place in real life for much of the 1970s . The origins of the Cannonball Run are n't entirely clear , but the death defying and hugely illegal race from New York City to Los Angeles is named after Edwin ` Cannonball ' Baker . Baker made history in 1933 when , apparently just to say he did it , he raced from coast to coast in 53 hours 30 minutes in a car called the Blue Streak . Fast forward to the 1970s , when cars could go far faster than Baker 's Graham Paige , and Car and Driver editor Brock Yates created the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash . For years , daring drivers vied for the title of what became known as the Cannonball Run . A 1981 comedy starring Burt Reynolds and Farrah Fawcett immortalized the name . The run was last completed by Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough in 32 hours 51 minutes behind the wheel of a Jaguar . Their record was next bested in the US Express race , which replaced the illicit Cannonball Run , by Doug Turner and David Diem . Their time of 32 hours and 7 minutes was n't beaten until Alex Roy did it in 31 hours 4 minutes in a BMW in 2006 . Now , they 're all Cannonball also-rans and Bolian 's feat wo n't be easily topped . He chose the Mercedes for its fuel economizing V8 engine and active suspension he needed in order to pack in as much fuel as possible . Bolian 's whip boasts two additional 22-gallon gas tanks , which add hundreds of pounds of fuel but allow the car to travel 800 miles between stops . But breaking the record was going to take more than just a souped up Mercedes . To ensure a clear run , free from traffic jams and , perhaps more importantly , traffic cops Bolian , also invested in a police scanner , two GPS units that relay traffic information and iPhone apps such as Trapster . The car was also fitted with two laser jammers and had a truck mounted antenna . Friends were enlisted to travel along the route , about 150 miles ahead of the Mercedes , and check for any potential obstacles . Bolian decided to take the classic route pioneered by the illegal street racers of the 1970s ' Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash of the 1970s AKA Cannonball Run : Red Ball Garage in Midtown Manhattan to the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach , California . ` I 've wanted to break the record since I was 18 years old ' : Bolian has now lived his dream and did n't get a single ticket on the way . ' I do n't even remember Indiana ' : Bolian says it was tough getting out of Manhattan , but once they did it was smooth sailing all the way to LA . Almost here : They got to California as the sun rose on October 20 . They could have played it safe and gone the speed limit as the rising western sun blinded them Instead , they pushed it in order to make their feat all the more impressive . And they 're off : The classic starting line and the place where Bolian 's historic run began , the Red Ball Garage , sits between Lexington and Third Avenues in Manhattan . Cool finish : The Cannonball Run ends here , at Redondo Beach , California 's Portofino Hotel , 2,813.7 from where it begins in New York City . ` Every year , Alex hears about five to seven attempts to break the record , ' said E. ` None of the challengers come close . ' But by far the most difficult part of Bolian 's endeavor , he said , was finding people to make the trip with him . With only two weeks until he was scheduled to go , nobody had agreed to take on the challenge with him . Then , after trawling deep within his Facebook friends , he found Dan Huang . ` I got a Facebook message from Ed , ' Huang told Jalopnik , ` He did n't even have my cell phone number . ' Along with a friend of Bolian 's , David Black , as co-pilot , the three of them piled into the Mercedes on October 19 . Proof : Bolian used technology to track and eventually prove his feat , hiring a GPS company to follow him every inch of the way and even gauge his speed . Things did not go well initially . ` It took us 15 minutes to get out of Manhattan , ' Ed said . But then things quickly picked up . They had friends drive ahead and check for cops and obstacles . New Jersey passed , then Pennsylvania , then Ohio . They kept a breakneck pace . ` I do n't even remember Indiana , ' Ed said . By the time they got to Texas , they were making such good time that they could have gone the speed limit the rest of the way and still tied Roy 's time . Instead , they pushed it . And on October 20 , they reached Redondo Beach , California 's Portofino Hotel . They 'd beat the record by an astonishing two hours and gone down in history with the fastest Cannonball run drive in history . Astonishing : With Bolian at the wheel , Black as co-pilot , and Huang on a spare tire in back , the trio drove 2,813.7 in 28 hours 50 minutes . | Atlanta Lamborghini dealer Ed Bolian used a souped up a 2004 Mercedes to speed into the record books October 20 . Midtown Manhattan to Redondo Beach : Bolian and two friends took the classic route first taken in the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash of the 1970s . Bolian 's time of 28 hours 50 minutes beats the previous record set by Alex Roy in 2006 when he made the trip in 31 hours 4 minutes by over two hours . With a distance of 2,813.7 miles , Bolian and his two-man team did the Cannonball Run at an average of 98 miles per hour . | [[985, 997], [1000, 1149], [4517, 4700], [5515, 5543], [5546, 5562], [5616, 5644], [102, 162], [326, 392], [339, 392], [985, 997], [1000, 1149], [1150, 1184], [3580, 3636], [7046, 7097], [397, 511], [397, 408], [417, 526], [7271, 7318]] |
Common symptoms of depressive disorder are memory loss and blunted emotional responses . Severe depression and chronic stress can shrink the brain by blocking the formation of new nerve connections , a study has shown . The effect disrupts circuits associated with mental functioning and emotion . It could explain why people with major depressive disorder -LRB- MDD -RRB- suffer from concentration and memory loss , as well as blunted emotional responses . Several genes involved in building synapses , the connection points between brain cells , were suppressed in people with MDD , scientists found . This was thought to contribute to shrinkage of the brain 's prefrontal cortex , which is known to occur in MDD sufferers . Researchers in the US analysed brain tissue from patients who had died after being diagnosed with MDD . They found molecular signs of reduced activity in genes necessary for the function and structure of brain synapses . Evidence pointed to the involvement of a single genetic `` switch '' , or transcription factor - a protein called GATA1 . Turning on GATA1 reduced activity of the genes and triggered the loss of brain connections . Study leader Professor Ronald Duman , from Yale University , said : ` We wanted to test the idea that stress causes a loss of brain synapses in humans . ` We show that circuits normally involved in emotion , as well as cognition , are disrupted when this single transcription factor is activated . ' The research is published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Medicine . Further studies on rats showed that when GATA1 was switched on , the rodents showed signs of depression . This suggests that loss of brain synapses may be linked to depressive symptoms as well as mental impairment . ` We hope that by enhancing synaptic connections , either with novel medications or behavioural therapy , we can develop more effective antidepressant therapies , ' Prof Duman added . | Depression blocks the formation of new nerve connections in the brain . | [[137, 140], [147, 197]] |
A mystery investor or hedge fund reportedly made a bet of almost $ 1billion at odds of 10/1 last month that the U.S. would lose its AAA credit rating . Now questions are being asked of whether the trader had inside information before placing the $ 850million bet in the futures market , or if the bet happened at all . There were mounting rumours that investor . George Soros , 80 , famously known as ` the man who broke the Bank of . England ' , could be involved . Was it him ? George Soros , 80 , has been mentioned as potentially being the mystery investor who won a $ 1billion bet that the credit rating would fall . He made more than $ 1billion on currency speculation when the British pound left the Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday in 1992 . But a source with knowledge of the firm said Soros was not involved in the rumoured trade and questioned whether in fact there had been such a trade at all . The latest bet was made on July 21 on trades of 5,370 ten-year Treasury futures and 3,100 Treasury bond futures , reported ETF Daily News . Now the investor 's gamble seems to have paid off after Standard and Poor 's issued a credit rating downgrade from AAA to AA + last Friday . Whoever it is stands to earn a 1,000 per cent return on their money , with the expectation that interest rates will be going up after the downgrade . Concerned traders : Wall Street opened down on Monday after Standard and Poor 's issued a credit rating downgrade from AAA to AA + last Friday . The link has been made to Mr Soros in . part because he has been tied to President Obama 's administration since . 2008 , reported The Examiner . He also recently stopped managing money for outside investors , meaning he is under less scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commision . But the mystery bet could easily have been made by another trader with similar resources , despite Mr Soros 's links with the Obama administration . The bet also raises questions of whether President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner knew that a downgrade was on the cards . Mr Geithner said in April there was ` no risk ' of a downgrade - but the government now appears annoyed , not surprised , by last week 's decision . He has since slammed S&P for showing ` terrible judgment ' in their decision and a ` stunning lack of knowledge ' of U.S. fiscal budget maths . | Unknown investor or hedge fund ` made $ 850million bet ' Bet in futures market reportedly done at odds of 10/1 . George Soros made similar bet on currency in 1992 . But source says he was n't involved in rumoured trade . | [[0, 102], [0, 102], [764, 880]] |
An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of years , with scientists today calling the area a ` lost world ' . Conrad Hoskin from James Cook University and a National Geographic film crew were dropped by helicopter onto the rugged Cape Melville mountain range on the Cape York Peninsula earlier this year and were amazed at what they found . It included a bizarre looking leaf-tail gecko , a gold-coloured skink -LRB- a type of lizard -RRB- and a brown-spotted , yellow boulder-dwelling frog , none of them ever seen before . New species found : The bizarre looking leaf-tail gecko was among the vertebrate species which were found by Conrad Hoskin and a National Geographic film crew . Hoskin , a tropical biologist from the Queensland-based university , said : ` The top of Cape Melville is a lost world . ` Finding these new species up there is the discovery of a lifetime . I 'm still amazed and buzzing from it . ` Finding three new , obviously distinct vertebrates would be surprising enough in somewhere poorly explored like New Guinea , let alone in Australia , a country we think we 've explored pretty well . ' The virtually impassable mountain . range is home to millions of black granite boulders the size of cars and . houses piled hundreds of metres high , eroded in places after being . thrust up through the earth millions of years ago . In isolation : The species , including the brown-spotted yellow boulder-dwelling frog , have been isolated for millions of years in the rugged Cape Melville mountain range on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia . A ` lost world ' : Hoskin said it was ` the discovery of a lifetime ' in the area which is largely unexplored because of a virtually impassable mountain range . Pictured is the gold-coloured skink . While . surveys had previously been conducted in the boulder-fields around the . base of Cape Melville , a plateau of boulder-strewn rainforest on top , . identified by satellite imagery , had remained largely unexplored , . fortressed by massive boulder walls . Within days of arriving , the team had discovered the three new species as well as a host of other interesting finds that Hoskins said may also be new to science . The highlight was the leaf-tailed . gecko , a ` primitive-looking ' 7.9 inch-long creature that is an ancient . relic from a time when rainforest was more widespread in Australia . The . Cape Melville Leaf-tailed Gecko , has huge eyes and a long , slender . body , is highly distinct from its relatives and has been named . Saltuarius eximius . Hoskin said the findings detailed in the latest . edition of the international journal Zootaxa . He said : ` The second I saw the gecko I knew it was a new species . Everything about it was obviously distinct . ' Ancient relic : The gecko is a ` primitive-looking ' creature which originates from a time when rainforest was more widespread in Australia . Back for more : The National Geographic film crew intend to return to the area to search for more new species including snails , spiders and even small mammals . Highly camouflaged , the geckos sit motionless , head-down , waiting to ambush passing insects and spiders . The Cape Melville Shade Skink is also . restricted to moist rocky rainforest on the plateau and is highly . distinct from its relatives , which are found in rainforests to the . south . Virtually impassable : The Cape Melville mountain range on the Cape York Peninsula -LRB- pictured -RRB- features boulders the size of cars and houses . Also discovered was a . small boulder-dwelling frog , the Blotched Boulder-frog , which during . the dry season lives deep in the labyrinth of the boulder-field where . conditions are cool and moist , allowing female frogs to lay their eggs . in wet cracks in the rocks . In the absence of water , the tadpole develops within the egg and a fully formed frog hatches out . Once the summer wet season begins the frogs emerge on the surface of the rocks to feed and breed in the rain . Tim Laman , a National Geographic photographer and Harvard University researcher who joined Hoskin on the expedition , said he was stunned to know such undiscovered places remained . He said : ` What 's really exciting about this expedition is that in a place like Australia , which people think is fairly well explored , there are still places like Cape Melville where there are all these species to discover . ` There 's still a big world out there to explore . ' According to National Geographic , the team plans to return to Cape Melville within months to search for more new species , including snails , spiders , and perhaps even small mammals . Hoskin said : ` All the animals from Cape Melville are incredible just for their ability to persist for millions of years in the same area and not go extinct . It 's just mind-blowing . ' | A leaf-tailed gecko , a gold-coloured skink and a yellow boulder-dwelling frog were discovered . The rugged , isolated mountain range in Australia is largely unexplored . A researcher and National Geographic film crew made the discoveries . 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Criticism : Professor Richard Tol demanded his name be removed from a climate change report , accusing the UN of being too alarmist . A climate scientist has accused the United Nations of being too alarmist over global warming -- and demanded his name be removed from a crucial new report . Professor Richard Tol , an economist at the University of Sussex , said fellow UN academics were exaggerating climate change and comparing it to the ` apocalypse ' . His comments are a blow to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -LRB- IPCC -RRB- , which on Monday will publish its first update in seven years on the impacts of climate change . Previous IPCC reports on climate . impact have been plagued by errors that damaged the body 's credibility . Most famously , it said in 2007 that glaciers in the Himalayas could . disappear by 2035 , a claim it has since withdrawn . Scientists . are meeting in Japan this week to agree the wording of the final . document , which will be used to inform policy decisions of governments . around the world . Leaked . drafts of the report predict that by the end of the century man-made . global warming will have done serious harm to the global economy , . displaced hundreds of millions of people and created violent conflict . Chapters on flooding , water supply and agriculture estimate huge . impacts . Prof . Tol , the lead co-ordinating author of the report 's chapter on . economics , was involved in drafting the summary for policymakers -- the . key document that goes to governments and scientists . But he has now . asked for his name to be removed from the document . He . said : ` The message in the first draft was that through adaptation and . clever development these were manageable risks , but it did require we . get our act together . ` This . has completely disappeared from the draft now , which is all about the . impacts of climate change and the four horsemen of the apocalypse . This . is a missed opportunity . ' Professor . Tol told the BBC : ` You have a very silly statement in the draft summary . that says that people who live in war-torn countries are more . vulnerable to climate change , which is undoubtedly true . But . if you ask people in Syria whether they are more concerned with . chemical weapons or climate change , I think they would pick chemical . weapons -- that is just silliness . ' ` Exaggerating ' : A scene from the 2004 film The Day After Tomorrow . Professor Tol said said fellow UN academics were exaggerating climate change and comparing it to the ` apocalypse ' The report is the second of three IPCC reports addressing the causes , impacts and solutions to climate change . Last September the first report summarised the physical science of climate change , concluding that scientists are 95 per cent certain that humans are the ` dominant cause ' of global warming . The second part will set out the impact a warming world will have on people , economies , animals and natural ecosystems . The third part , to be finalised next month , will summarise possible mitigation -- what we can do to reduce the problem . Prof Tol does not dispute the view that climate change is caused by man -- but he says its impact has been exaggerated . However , others say his figures underestimate the economic impact of climate change . Bob Ward , of the London School of Economics , said : ` Prof Tol 's contribution to the IPCC report has been under scrutiny because he inserted -- at a very late stage , so avoiding the IPCC expert review process -- a section which publicised his own work . ` The section contained a number of errors . Prof Tol has expressed extreme reluctance to correct the errors in his work and it does not surprise me that he alone among the 410 authors of this report has refused to endorse the summary . ' But Professor Tol said : ` Mr Ward is wrong on all scores . No new material was introduced after the expert or indeed the government review . Rather , material was moved from one chapter to another . ` That material was taken from 18 different studies , only two of which by me . All errors that were identified , including a minor one by Mr Ward , have been corrected . No IPCC author is ever asked to endorse the Summary for Policy Makers . ' | Prof Richard Tol said UN academics were exaggerating climate change . Comes as a blow to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . | [[12, 33], [94, 133], [134, 226], [291, 312], [358, 452], [2450, 2563], [2474, 2550], [3198, 3239], [457, 549]] |
There is no scientific proof of man-made global warming and a hotter earth would be ` beneficial for humans and the majority of other species ' , according to a founding member of environmental campaign group Greenpeace . The assertion was made by Canadian ecologist Patrick Moore , a member of Greenpeace from 1971 to 1986 , to U.S senators on Tuesday . He told The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee : ` There is no scientific proof that human emissions of carbon dioxide -LRB- CO2 -RRB- are the dominant cause of the minor warming of the Earth 's atmosphere over the past 100 years . If there were such a proof it would be written down for all to see . No actual proof , as it is understood in science , exists . ' Heated debate : Patrick Moore , pictured here giving a speech in Montreal , has claimed that there 's no scientific evidence for man-made global warming . Moore pointed out that there was an Ice Age 450million years ago when CO2 was 10 times higher . He said : ` There is some correlation , but little evidence , to support a direct causal relationship between CO2 and global temperature through the millennia . The fact that we had both higher temperatures and an ice age at a time when CO2 emissions were 10 times higher than they are today fundamentally contradicts the certainty that human-caused CO2 emissions are the main cause of global warming . ' Even if the earth does warm up , Moore claims that it will be to the advantage of humans and other forms of life , as ` humans are a tropical species ' . Patrick Moore pictured talking about nuclear power in Augusta , Georgia , in 2011 in Mayor Copenhaver 's office . The largest warming to date has been at the northern mid latitudes , according to the Florida State study . ` There is no scientific proof that human emissions of carbon dioxide -LRB- CO2 -RRB- are the dominant cause of the minor warming of the Earth 's atmosphere over the past 100 years . If there were such a proof it would be written down for all to see . No actual proof , as it is understood in science , exists . ` The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -LRB- IPCC -RRB- states : `` It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century . '' -LRB- My emphasis -RRB- `` Extremely likely '' is not a scientific term but rather a judgment , as in a court of law . The IPCC defines `` extremely likely '' as a `` 95-100 % probability '' . ` But upon further examination it is clear that these numbers are not the result of any mathematical calculation or statistical analysis . They have been `` invented '' as a construct within the IPCC report to express `` expert judgment '' , as determined by the IPCC contributors . ` When modern life evolved over 500 million years ago , CO2 was more than 10 times higher than today , yet life flourished at this time . Then an Ice Age occurred 450 million years ago when CO2 was 10 times higherthan today . ` There is some correlation , but little evidence , to support a direct causal relationship between CO2 and global temperature through the millennia . The fact that we had both higher temperatures and an ice age at a time when CO2 emissions were 10 times higher than they are today fundamentally contradicts the certainty that human-caused CO2 emissions are the main cause of global warming . ` Today , we live in an unusually cold period in the history of life on earth and there is no reason to believe that a warmer climate would be anything but beneficial for humans and the majority of other species . There is ample reason to believe that a sharp cooling of the climate would bring disastrous results for human civilization . ` The IPCC states that humans are the dominant cause of warming `` since the mid-20th century '' , which is 1950 . From 1910 to 1940 there was an increase in global average temperature of 0.5 C over that 30-year period . Then there was a 30-year `` pause '' until 1970 . ` This was followed by an increase of 0.57 C during the 30-year period from 1970 to 2000 . Since then there has been no increase , perhaps a slight decrease , in average global temperature . This in itself tends to negate the validity of the computer models , as CO2 emissions have continued to accelerate during this time . ` The increase in temperature between 1910-1940 was virtually identical to the increase between 1970-2000 . Yet the IPCC does not attribute the increase from 1910-1940 to `` human influence . '' ' He said : ` It is extremely likely that a warmer temperature than today 's would be far better than a cooler one . ' Humans , he added , just are n't capable of predicting global temperature changes . Moore said that he left Greenpeace because it ` took a sharp turn to the political left ' . Dr Doug Parr , Chief Scientist at Greenpeace UK , told MailOnline : ` On climate science , Greenpeace accepts the consensus view put forward by 97 per cent of climate scientists , every national and international scientific institute and every government in the world -- climate change is happening , it 's caused mainly by human activity , and it 's highly dangerous for the future well-being of people on this planet . ' Moore has made several other assertions over the years that have been at odds with Greenpeace 's views . He has advocated logging , claiming it actually causes reforestation , and attacked campaigners for fear-mongering over nuclear energy . His latest comments came as two of the world 's leading scientific organisations warned that man-made global warming is worsening and will disrupt both the natural world and human society . The U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society , which is the national scientific academy of the United Kingdom , are releasing an unusual plain language report on climate change that addressed 20 issues in a question-and-answer format . ` People do have persistent questions all about climate change , ' said study author Ben Santer of the Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California . ` This is a one-stop shop for many of those questions . ' The report , released on Thursday , addresses new issues such as the recent slowing in the increase of world temperatures and how heat-trapping gases are connected to extreme weather . Increases in extreme weather , melting glaciers , rising seas and oceans getting more acidic are already happening , the 36-page report said . And those changes ` are expected to increase greater warming and will threaten food production , freshwater supplies , coastal infrastructure and especially the welfare of the huge population currently living in low-lying areas , ' the report said . The report said that while the rate of warming is slower in the 2000s than it was in the 1990s it does n't negate the 150 years of observations that show the world is warming . The report also says that more the 90 percent of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases lately has been absorbed into the oceans ' deep water , which for a while slows surface warming but not the long-term trend . There is enough evidence on the science to warrant action , Sir Paul Nurse , president of the Royal Society , said in a news release . ` We 've changed the chemical composition of the atmosphere ; that 's not a belief system . We know that beyond a shadow of a doubt , ' Santer said in an interview . ` We ignore this at our peril . ' | Patrick Moore has poured cold water on manmade global warming theories . The Canadian said that a hotter earth would actually be better for humans . He said that there 's ` no actual proof ' of manmade global warming . Moore was a member of campaign group Greenpeace for 15 years . | [[222, 280], [56, 141], [4505, 4512], [4517, 4619], [0, 74], [417, 597], [667, 682], [718, 726], [729, 742], [794, 883], [1761, 1943], [2013, 2028], [2064, 2072]] |
A 17-stone pot-bellied pig scared off a gang of burglars who attempted to raid a family 's home on New Year 's Eve . Ludwig the pig faced the raiders inside Mike Maughan and his partner Liane Scholz 's home in Derby . The couple , who lived in the house for two months before the raid have now pledged never to eat pork again because of the bravery of their pig . Ludwig the pot-bellied pig , left , managed to scare off burglars from his owners ' home in Derby . Ludwig 's owners Mike Maughan , rear and Liane Scholz , right , were asleep when raiders attacked their home . The couple , who are originally from Canada believe that Ludwig , pictured , chased the burglars away . Mr Maughan said : ` The noise he makes is like a low rumble that sounds like the biggest Rottweiler you can imagine so I think they just ran . ` It was New Year 's Eve and when we came down in the morning , the door was wide open . ` The room was still warm so they ca n't have been there for that long . ` They must have woken Ludwig up and when he realised that we were n't up and would have been disturbed he sprang into action . ` There were things in there they could have taken , like a bike , but they just left . ' The couple , from Canada , adopted Ludwig after he was handed into an animal rescue centre in their native country . However , when they moved to Britain , Ludwig was almost prevented from coming as local authorities did not have the correct paperwork to export a pet pig . Mr Maughan , right , said the raiders were probably scared off by Ludwig 's incredibly low growl . Ms Scholz said : ` He is actually the first pot-bellied pig to be exported from Canada as a pet . ` The options on the form were fattening , which is a no-no as he is fat enough as it is , slaughter is clearly not going to happen and breeding , which he ca n't do because he is fixed . ` So after many phone calls , the Canadian government actually added an extra box to the form that says pet ! ` We are the people that buy pets for our pets . ` At the time , we had a little cockatiel who would fly around the house but she was afraid of other birds . ' I did n't want to get a dog or a cat . I tried to get Mike interested in lots of different exotic animals and we settled on a pig . ' I spent two years doing research . Pigs are a nice pet because they are very intelligent but there is a trade-off . ' A pig is like a two or three-year-old toddler but he is a toddler who will never grow up and they live to around 20 . ` When we first got him back and he was only a couple of months old , we put a litter tray down for him . But he got confused and had an accident on the kitchen floor . ` But I showed him where it was and then four hours later he went to his litter box and we have never had an accident since . ' Ms Scholz , right , said there are many misconceptions about the cleanliness of having a pet pig . Keeping Ludwig clean often only involves brushing him , or on occasion using dog shampoo . The couple said that much of the time Ludwig was too lazy to cause any damage to their home . Ms Scholz said there were many misconceptions concerning having a pig for a pet . She said : ` Pigs like to be clean . He does n't have much of a coat so when he gets dirty you just give him a brush down with a broom . ` Or if he is particularly unclean , or needs to be extra fancy , then he might have some dry dog shampoo . ` He goes to the toilet in the back yard like a dog would and we just clean up after him . ' Originally the couple moved from Canada and wanted to settle in London but they faced significant problems over their house guest . She revealed : ' I moved over a couple of months before and was actually living in London but none of the landlords would allow me to have a pig ! ` As a house animal , he is well behaved and is n't a destructive animal but I could see the potential for it . It 's the same with a dog . They get destructive because they are bored . ' Ms Scholz , left , believes that she is able to communicate with Ludwig , right , using sign language . The couple imported the unusual pet with them when they moved to the UK from Canada . According to Ms Scholz , Ludwig , pictured , can be quite an emotional animal even though he is tough . Ms Scholz said it was important that they trained Ludwig and she believes that she is now even able to communicate with the 17-stone animal . ` So we make him little treat boxes that he has to figure out and he has toddler toys and dog toys . `` He never wrecks the yards , though , because he is just too lazy . When you tell him to do something , he wants to know what the outcome will be . ` So he wo n't just do things on command but he knows the words for things and I have started using sign language with him now as well , which seems to be working . ` He is also a very emotional animal , as tough as he is physically , if he is really naughty I will shame him and send him outside . Then he cries and he actually sheds tears . ` Our bond is incredible - he only gets up when we get up . Until then he stays pretty quiet . ` The noises he makes are quite a nice low-decibel level generally , unless you are trying to make him do something he does n't want to , then it just sounds like he is being slaughtered ! ' | Ludwig the pig scared off a group of burglars from his owner 's Derby home . The gang broke into the house on New Year 's Eve and fled empty handed . Mike Maughan and Liane Scholz praised their pet for saving their goods . The couple brought Ludwig with them when they moved from Canada . | [[0, 56], [117, 185], [364, 390], [400, 463], [575, 678], [632, 638], [652, 678], [48, 56], [61, 116], [575, 678], [4073, 4158], [4124, 4158]] |
The levels of Antarctic sea-ice last week hit an all-time high -- confounding climate change computer models which say it should be in decline . America 's National Snow And Ice Data Center , which is funded by Nasa , revealed that ice around the southern continent covers about 16million sq km , more than 2.1 million more than is usual for the time of year . It is by far the highest level since satellite observations on which the figures depend began in 1979 . In statistical terms , the extent of the ice cover is hugely significant . Scroll down for video . The Gerlache Strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsular off Anvers Island . It represents the latest stage in a trend that started ten years ago , and means that an area the size of Greenland , which would normally be open water , is now frozen . The Antarctic surge is so big that overall , although Arctic ice has decreased , the frozen area around both poles is one million square kilometres more than the long-term average . In its authoritative Fifth Assessment Report released last year , the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change admitted that the computer models on which scientists base their projections say Antarctic ice should be in decline , not increasing . The report said : ` There is low confidence in the scientific understanding of the observed increase in Antarctic sea ice extent since 1979 , due to ... incomplete and competing scientific explanations for the causes of change . ' An adult chinstrap penguin jumps out of the sea at Port Lockroy , Antarctica . A Crabeater seal on an iceberg in Paradise Bay , Antarctica . Crabeater seals are the most common large mammal on the planet after humans , with an estimated population of 15 million . Some . scientists have suggested the Antarctic ice increase may itself be . caused by global warming . But Professor Judith Curry , head of climate . science at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta , said the . arguments were not convincing . She added : ` We do not have a quantitative , predictive understanding of the rise in Antarctic sea ice extent . ' She . said it was becoming increasingly apparent that long-term cycles in . ocean temperatures were responsible for a significant proportion of the . ice decline in the Arctic -- a process that may be starting to reverse . Prof . Curry also revealed that because of the ` pause ' , in which world average . temperatures have not risen for more than 16 years , the Arctic ice . decline has been ` touted ' by many as the most important evidence for . continued global warming . But in her view , climate scientists have to consider evidence from both Poles . She . added : ` Convincing arguments regarding the causes of sea-ice . variations require understanding and ability to model both the Arctic . and Antarctic . ' The Gerlache Strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsular off Anvers Island . For years , computer simulations have predicted that sea ice should be disappearing from the Poles . Now , with the news that Antarctic sea-ice levels have hit new highs , comes yet another mishap to tarnish the credibility of climate science . Climatologists base their doom-laden predictions of the Earth 's climate on computer simulations . But these have long been the subject of ridicule because of their stunning failure to predict the pause in warming -- nearly 18 years long on some measures -- since the turn of the last century . It 's the same with sea ice . We hear a great deal about the decline in Arctic sea ice , in line with or even ahead of predictions . But why are environmentalists and scientists so much less keen to discuss the long-term increase in the southern hemisphere ? In fact , across the globe , there are about one million square kilometres more sea ice than 35 years ago , which is when satellite measurements began . It 's fair to say that this has been something of an embarrassment for climate modellers . But it does n't stop there . In recent days a new scandal over the integrity of temperature data has emerged , this time in America , where it has been revealed as much as 40 per cent of temperature data there are not real thermometer readings . Many temperature stations have closed , but rather than stop recording data from these posts , the authorities have taken the remarkable step of ` estimating ' temperatures based on the records of surrounding stations . So vast swathes of the data are actually from ` zombie ' stations that have long since disappeared . This is bad enough , but it has also been discovered that the US 's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is using estimates even when perfectly good raw data is available to it -- and that it has adjusted historical records . Why should it do this ? Many have noted that the effect of all these changes is to produce a warmer present and a colder past , with the net result being the impression of much faster warming . They draw their conclusions accordingly . Naturally , if the US temperature records are indeed found to have been manipulated , this is unlikely to greatly affect our overall picture of rising temperatures at the end of the last century and a standstill thereafter . The US is , after all , only a small proportion of the globe . Similarly , climatologists ' difficulties with the sea ice may be of little scientific significance in the greater scheme of things . We have only a few decades of data , and in climate terms this is probably too short to demonstrate that either the Antarctic increase or the Arctic decrease is anything other than natural variability . But the relentless focus by activist scientists on the Arctic decline does suggest a political imperative rather than a scientific one -- and when put together with the story of the US temperature records , it 's hard to avoid the impression that what the public is being told is less than the unvarnished truth . As their credulity is stretched more and more , the public will -- quite rightly -- treat demands for action with increasing caution ... Andrew Montford . | Ice is covering 16m sq km , more than 2.1 m unusual for time of year . UN computer models say Antarctic ice should be in decline , not increasing . | [[145, 189], [218, 360], [53, 62], [66, 144], [1021, 1084], [1087, 1270], [2957, 2966], [2969, 3057]] |
A team of scientists has discovered that a giant ` burp ' of carbon dioxide from the North Pacific Ocean helped trigger the end of last ice age , around 17,000 years ago . The recent study , led by Dr James Rae of the University of St Andrews in Scotland , found that changes in ocean circulation in the North Pacific caused a massive outpouring of CO2 . This was released from the deep ocean into the atmosphere , helping to warm the planet sufficiently to trigger the end of the ice age . A team of scientists has discovered that a giant ` burp ' of carbon dioxide from the North Pacific Ocean helped trigger the end of last ice age , around 17,000 years ago -LRB- stock image shown -RRB- . The recent study was led by Dr James Rae of the University of St Andrews , Scotland . Previously , scientists have suggested that the Antarctic Ocean and North Atlantic were the only places likely to release CO2 as a result of glaciers retreating , due to their deep water formation . However , a change in rainfall over the North Pacific region caused by the East Asian monsoon and the westerly storm track made the ocean surface saltier and less buoyant , allowing it to form deep water , say the scientists . Deep waters form when air temperatures are cold but the salinity of surface water is high , so water becomes denser and sinks lower . One example is the Gulf Stream , which carries salt into high latitudes of the North Atlantic Ocean where water cools . The cooling and the added salt cause the waters to sink in the Norwegian Sea . This is the formation of Atlantic Deep Water . If deep water comes to the surface it will warm and release carbon dioxide , as cold water holds more carbon dioxide than warm water . Via University of Southern California . This resulted in CO2 stored in the deep Pacific being released into the atmosphere , where it helped warm the planet and melt back the ice sheets that covered much of the Northern Hemisphere . ` Our study shows that North Pacific deep water penetrated all the way into the deep ocean , allowing it to release deep ocean CO2 , ' said Dr Rae , of the University 's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences . ` We tested this idea further with a climate model , which showed that deep water formation in the North Pacific causes ocean CO2 release , large enough to drive the atmospheric CO2 rise recorded at the start of the deglaciation . ` The results of our study came as a big surprise , as we were expecting to see a signature of CO2 release from the ocean around Antarctica , which has been the leading hypothesis for deglacial CO2 rise . ` Instead we found a signal we can only explain with CO2 release from the North Pacific . ' The researchers warn , however , the man-made activities will warm the climate much faster than this release of CO2 did . ` Humans have driven CO2 rise in the atmosphere as large as the CO2 rise that helped end the last ice age , but the man-made CO2 rise has happened 100 times faster , ' said Dr Rae . The team of scientists from the University of St Andrews , University of Bristol and University of Kiel , Germany made a series of chemical measurements on minuscule fossil shells to trace ocean CO2 storage and circulation patterns up to two miles -LRB- 3.2 kilometres -RRB- beneath the ocean 's surface . ` This study is only really possible thanks to new developments in geochemistry , that allow us to reconstruct the pH -LSB- acidity -RSB- of the ocean in the past for the first time , giving an accurate measurement of how ocean CO2 is stored and released , ' added Dr Gavin Foster , of the University of Southampton . The new findings will help scientists understand how Earth 's climate can operate , and the different ways in which the ocean and atmosphere can exchange CO2 . But Dr Rae warned : ` Although the CO2 rise caused by this process was dramatic in geological terms , it happened very slowly compared to modern man-made CO2 rise . ` Humans have driven CO2 rise in the atmosphere as large as the CO2 rise that helped end the last ice age , but the man-made CO2 rise has happened 100 times faster . ` This will have a huge effect on the climate system , and one that we are only just starting to see . ' | Scientists have found evidence for a giant release of carbon dioxide . The international team was led from the University of St Andrews , Scotland . A change in rainfall over the North Pacific unleashed stored CO2 . This ultimately warmed the planet and brought the ice age to a close . But the researchers warn the event was on a much slower scale then man-made global warming . | [[0, 171], [41, 143], [172, 254], [257, 354], [491, 678], [1953, 2083], [2207, 2222], [2231, 2358], [2608, 2617], [2621, 2697], [172, 254], [257, 354], [693, 765], [0, 171], [41, 143], [491, 678], [988, 1100], [988, 1038], [1151, 1181], [41, 143], [355, 359], [415, 490], [1828, 1842], [1851, 1905], [2882, 2894], [2900, 2927], [4013, 4025], [4031, 4058], [3792, 3805], [3808, 3952]] |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand is considering allowing electrolyte drinks ` to carry health claims related to their respective purposes ' A bottle of sports drink has nine teaspoons of sugar and should be on the shelves next to soft drinks such as Coke and Lemonade rather than being allowed to carry claims of health benefits on their bottles , a consumer advocacy group has warned . Consumer group Choice claims most people receive no health benefits from drinking sports drinks , which contained a similar amount of sugar to a can of coke . Choice has also revealed that a 600mL bottle of Gatorade has 36 grams of sugar - or nine teaspoons - while a standard 375ml can of Coca Cola has 40 grams , or one extra teaspoon . The group said the drinks should be in soft drink isles of supermarkets rather then next to health foods . The comments follows a submission by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand asking for electrolyte drinks ` to carry health claims related to their respective purposes ' . Drinks are currently required to have a certain level of energy , sugar and sodium before they can say that they ` improve hydration ' . ` Rules about health claims were introduced last year to stop situations where you had clearly unhealthy products like sweets and chocolates making claims that they were 99 per cent fat free , ' a spokesperson for CHOICE , Tom Godfrey , said . ` There 's extensive research showing that any specific health claim gives a product a `` halo effect '' and people believe the product is healthier overall . ' Consumer group CHOICE , has opposed the proposal claiming it would mislead consumers . ` Sports drinks can help elite athlete but they are n't designed for everyday use , ' Mr Godfrey said . ` Yet drinks like Gatorade and Powerade are marketed and sold to everyone . ` Most people will receive no health benefit from a bright blue sugar drink . Sports drinks belong on the shelves next to Coke and Lemonade , not in the health food aisle and the claims on the label need to reflect this . ' The advocacy group claims that the drinks are already well overused by consumers who drink the product when playing sport , when they are simply spending time outdoors or as hangover cures . ` There 's extensive research showing that any specific health claim gives a product a `` halo effect '' and people believe the product is healthier overall , ' CHOICE spokesperson , Tom Godfrey , said . However , Geoff Parker from the Australian Beverages Council said the labelling would allow product supplier to share research about the benefits of hydrating through sports drinks with consumers , rather than misleading them . ` What manufacturers wanted to do was to tap into a whole lot of internationally recognised research and scientific studies which are out there , which start to flesh out some of the more detailed , functional benefits that electrolytes and sports drinks can actually make , ' he told the ABC . ` So some of their claims might be ... that sports drinks hydrate better than water for intensive exercise , for example , or -LSB- that -RSB- sports drinks hydrate twice as fast as water for intensive exercise . ' | Food Standards Australia New Zealand issued a proposal for electrolyte drinks ` to carry health claims related to their respective purposes ' Consumer group Choice has opposed the proposal claiming it would mislead consumers . Currently , products are required to meet a strict set of criteria including a certain level of sugar before they can claim they ` improve hydration ' | [[0, 104], [61, 141], [254, 271], [279, 349], [837, 914], [874, 944], [926, 1006], [352, 390], [1553, 1639], [1589, 1639], [1011, 1031], [1041, 1093], [1011, 1017], [1022, 1093], [1094, 1143]] |
With weeks to go until the World Cup kicks off , the preparations are well and truly underway . It 's time for new stars , new optimism , and of course a new ball . Unveiled by adidas in late 2013 , the ` Brazuca ' is the official ball of the World Cup 2014 and it 's the 12th the sports giant has made for the global tournament - and Sportsmail took the opportunity to road-test it back in December . Following on from the heavily criticised Jabulani in South Africa , the science inside the new ball has now been revealed to show how the best players in the world will have the perfect tool on the pitch . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Sportsmail 's Matt Lawless testing the new Brazuca ball . The science revealed : Adidas ' ` Brazuca ' is set to be an improvement from the last World Cup , with more reliability . Stats : Weighs 0.96 pounds and has a low absorption rate , meaning it can retain shape and weight even in rain . Improvement : The Brazuca is set to be one of the most aerodynamic balls used at a World Cup in recent memory . ` Supermarket ball ' : The infamous Jabulani ball was used at the 2010 World Cup . The Brazuca ball has six polyurethane . panels that are bonded to keep the ball the same weight and roundness in . even the heaviest of rain . The never-before-seen panel shape revolutionizes the game by producing faster flight speed and maintaining true roundness . The bladder of the Brazuca ball is made of latex and provides the desired rebound . The . ball is textured and feels more like the adidas ' Finale 13 , the . official UEFA Champions League ball , than the adidas Jabulani used in . South Africa four years ago . The . adidas Brazuca ball , in a bold white/night blue/multicolor colorway . befitting Brazil , is the most colorful ever for a FIFA World Cup . Adidas came under fire four years ago for the unpredictability of their ball , with goalkeepers especially unimpressed . Michael Carrick compared it to a ` beach ball ' , Daniel Agger said it made players ` look like drunken sailors ' and Brazil stopper Julio Cesar claimed it was ` like a ball from a supermarket ' . But adidas claim the ` rougher ' Brazuca will avoid an ` unreliable flight ' , and will have vastly improved touch and accuracy . ` We do extensive flight path analysis and the results have shown constant and predictable paths with deviations hardly recognisable , ' Matthias Mecking , Adidas football director , told the BBC . The ball itself weighs 437 grams -LRB- 0.96 pounds -RRB- and it has a water absorption rate of just 0.2 per cent , meaning it can retain its shape , size and weight even in the rain -LRB- which could benefit England in Manaus -RRB- . The manufacturers have recently announced that a promotional ball will be fitted with six cameras to capture a 360 degree view of the on-pitch action . According to their YouTube page : ` adidas developed an innovative camera-ball ; the brazucam . Capturing 360º views through six different lenses , offering fans around the world the opportunity to enjoy and share the love of football from an entirely new perspective . Skills test : Oscar -LRB- left -RRB- and Neymar -LRB- centre -RRB- juggle with the Brazuca World Cup ball in training on Wednesday . Keep up : Dani Alves -LRB- second right -RRB- also got a taste of the official World Cup ball at Granja Comary . Likes what he sees ? Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari -LRB- centre -RRB- casts his eye over his squad . Weighs 437grams . Circumference 69cm . Rebound 141cm . Loss of pressure 7 % . Water absorption 0.2 % . Altitude 0-1600m . Tested over 2.5 years . 600 players involved . 287 players interviewed -LRB- 30 % non-adidas players -RRB- . Six-panel shape . Patched carcass . Butyl bladder . PU based foam material . 2D thermal bonding . All-over regular texture . The ball is created by six propeller-shaped polyurethane panels being thermally bonded together . Between the seams the Brazuca also has a different geometry to other balls , helping it remain more stable in the air . ` The most important thing on the soccer ball is how much roughness you . have , ' Dr Rabi Mehta , an aerodynamics expert at Nasa 's Ames Research . Center in California , told the BBC . Smoother balls , as seen with the previous Jabulani , are more unpredictable due to a process known as ` knuckling ' . As air passes over the seams it can create a force that knocks or moves the ball . The Brazuca , with its multiple seams and roughness , will be less prone to the ` volatile swoops ' of the Jabulani . ` The smoother you make the ball , the higher the speed at which it knuckles , ' says Dr Mehta . ` In . essence what happened in my opinion is that with the traditional ball , . the critical speed at which you got maximum knuckling was lower than the . typical kicking speed in World Cup soccer . ` By . making the ball smoother , that critical speed went up and happened to . coincide with the typical kicking speeds , about 50 to 55 miles -LRB- 80 to 88 . kilometres -RRB- per hour , especially in free kick situations . ' This year 's rougher ball brings us ` back to square one ' says Dr Mehta . Another way the Brazuca seems to have overtaken the Jabulani from four years ago is the depth of the seams . The Brazuca 's are about 0.06 inches -LRB- 1.56 millimetres -RRB- , compared to just 0.02 inches -LRB- 0.48 millimetres -RRB- for the Jabulani , about three times shallower . The total length of the seams on the Brazuca are also longer , and all of this combines to make the ball rougher - travelling further . It can be compared to dimples on a golf ball , with the seams disrupting the flow of air . ` This agitation is essential for fast and reliable flight , ' Dr Simon Choppin , a research fellow at the Centre for Sports Engineering Research at Sheffield Hallam University . Robo-boot : The Brazuca underwent a series of extensive tests , including this robotic boot trial , in order to meet and exceed FIFA regulations . Putting the pieces together : The Brazuca ball is comprised of a groundbreaking six-panel design , which improves symmetry , uniformity and efficiency . ` A perfectly smooth ball experiences large amounts of drag and high aerodynamic forces . ` The seams of a football disturb the flow of the air . ` This results in a smaller wake-area of low pressure - behind the ball - reducing the pressure difference and reducing the force , which slows the ball down . The lower drag force means the ball travels for a longer distance . ' The result is that the ball should more closely resemble traditional 32-panelled balls that most footballers are used to , with Mehta insisting ` the complaitns we got in the last two World Cups will be minimised . Despite this ball having just six panels , the deep and long seams will create one of the most advanced footballs yet used at a World Cup . And Cesar , hoping to lift a dream trophy with his Braziulian colleagues this summer , is a lot happier . ` The ball is a good one , we had contact with it today , ' the former Inter Milan and Queens Park Rangers player said of the Brazuca after training with it on Wednesday . ' I think the outfield players are going to like it too , ' he added . Glove affair : Goalkeeper Julio Cesar eyes the new Brazuca ball during training in Teresopolis . Still like it , Julio ? The keeper gestures after a ball is struck past him and into the net . Back of the net : Goalkeeper Jefferson stretches for the ball but ca n't prevent a goal during training . Bring on the Brazuca : England captain Steven Gerrard believes the new World Cup ball will be the best yet . World in his hands : Lionel Messi will be hoping to lead Argentina to glory at next summer 's showpiece in Brazil . German-based players have had a six-month advantage with the colourful samba-inspired ball , as England and other nations could not kick it competitively due to a Nike contract . They have been using a similar Nike Ordem ball . Brazil , . France , Portugal , USA , Holland , South Korea , Australia and Croatia must . also use the ball in their international friendlies leading towards the . World Cup . Lionel Messi used the Brazuca in an international friendly for Argentina , and England captain Steven Gerrard has joined him in praising the newest model . ` The sign of a good ball is when no one really talks about it , ' the Liverpool midfielder said at the launch event in December . ` I . do n't think anyone will have anything negative to say about Brazuca . I . think the feedback from players will be really positive . ` It 's very true and reliable , and those are the two most important things I want from a ball . ` The . Champions League ball has always been a big favourite among the players . because of how reliable it is . Brazuca 's very similar and I think the . players will be very happy about that . ' | Adidas has unveiled how the Brazuca has been improved for the players . The 2014 World Cup football is a big improvement from 2010 's effort . It has longer and deeper seams to make it less volatile in the air . This means it will travel further and more accurately during games . 2010 's Jabulani was criticised for being too unpredictable by players . Promotional ball has six cameras -LRB- Brazucam -RRB- fitted to capture on-field action . Brazilian national team already praising the new ball . | [[3978, 4020], [5412, 5472], [6750, 6822], [6424, 6491], [6451, 6491], [402, 467], [470, 607], [1061, 1122], [1796, 1872], [2676, 2707], [2718, 2827], [2676, 2693], [2699, 2827]] |
A holiday island popular with Britons is preparing for a mass evacuation because of a possible volcanic eruption . Experts have recorded 150 tremors on El Hierro , the smallest of the Canary Islands , since yesterday - raising fears of an imminent eruption . Last night 53 people were ordered out of their homes over fears of landslides and the army has been called in to prepare for a possible evacuation . Seismic activity : Residents in El Frontera leave their homes last night . El Hierro has been hit by more than 150 tremors in the last 24 hours . About to blow ? Parts of the Canary Island of El Hierro have been evacuated over fears of a volcanic eruption . Schools on the tiny island , home to 10,000 people , have been closed and a tunnel linking the two main towns - Frontera and Valverde - has been shut . Volcano expert Juan Carlos Carrecedo said : ` There is a ball of magma rising to the surface producing a series of ruptures which generate seismic activity . ` We do n't know if that ball of magma will break through the crust and cause an eruption . ' But he warned an eruption was possible ` in days , weeks or months ' . The last volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands took place on the island of La Palma in 1971 . Tectonic plates map with the Canary Islands circled . The last volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands took place on the island of La Palma in 1971 . Evacuation : Schools on the tiny island have also been shut and the tunnel linking the two main towns - Frontera and Valverde - is closed . Readings : A seismologist records the seismic activity on the island . There are fears the tremors could cause landslides . El Hierro , which has an area of just 108 square miles , is popular with British tourists looking for quiet sunshine holidays away from the bustle of neighbouring islands like Tenerife and Lanzarote . It is not known how many , if any , Britons are currently on the island . More than 8,000 tremors have been registered on El Hierro since July 19 , collectively known as an earthquake ` swarm ' . Only 15 of them have been strong . enough for people on the island to notice , but yesterday an earthquake . of 3.8 on the Richter scale was felt all over the island . The last eruption on El Hierro , which has around 250 small volcanic craters , was in 1793 and lasted for a month . Newspaper . Canarias7.es reported that two units of the Spanish military 's . emergency intervention unit will leave Tenerife today to help with any . evacuation operation . Eruption : A diagram showing where the epicentres of tremors have been . El Hierro was formed when three volcanoes erupted 100 million years ago . Warning : Seismic activity is shown on a monitoring screen . Experts say a ball of magma is rising up underneath El Hierro , and could trigger a volcanic eruption . The . Canary Island government began a geological survey of El Hierro earlier . this month to determine what was causing the tremors . It raised the volcanic risk to ` yellow ' on Sunday - the highest alert status since the earthquake ` swarm ' began in July . Some experts said a volcanic explosion could actually attract more tourists to the island . Eumenio . Ancochea , volcanologist at Madrid 's Complutense University , said : ` An . eruption could fill the island with people interested in these . phenomenon . ` It 's normal that people are scared but there is no danger . ` After an eruption the lava advances at a few metres per hour and you can easily take photographs as it descends . ' Magma : El Hierro is the smallest of the Canary Islands , but has more than 250 small volcanic craters . Under the Canary Islands lies an area of magma which is able to break through to the surface when the African Plate - on which the islands sit - shifts . It is to this that the islands owe their very existence . Most of the islands are . still volcanically active and there has been speculation that a smaller , previously undetected fault line also runs . through the chain . El Hierro - which means ` iron ' in . Spanish - was formed after three volcanic eruptions 100 million years . ago and is topped by a volcano more than 6,000 ft high . Volcanic . activity - mainly where three ridge lines converge - has caused El Hierro to expand continually . The last time it erupted was in 1793 . Some . 50,000 years ago , massive landslides triggered by earthquakes caused a . large part of the island to crack off and fall into the Atlantic Ocean , . according to Irish Weather Online . That created the El Golfo valley on the island and caused an 300ft-high tsunami that probably reached the American coast . This . feeds into the belief that volcanic activity on La Palma - the most . tectonically active of the Canary Islands - could trigger a . mega-tsunami . The theory . - which has never been confirmed - claims that a possible fault line . through the island would cause a major landslide under certain . circumstances . That . landslide would then spark a tsunami that would cause extensive damage . all down the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. , the Caribbean , Western Europe , . West Africa and the east coast of South America . | 108 square mile island is home to 10,000 people . More than 8,000 tremors have been recorded on island in the last two months . Last eruption on El Hierro was in 1793 and lasted a month . 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A German academic has unearthed evidence showing former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once discussed a coup with disgruntled Nazis to overthrow the West German government in the 1970s . Kissinger and Richard Nixon were aggrieved at the left-leaning government of the day 's burgeoning friendship with the hardline East German government . Kissinger became the contact man for a secret spy network made up of old Nazis and elite aristocrats aimed at torpedoing the plans formulated by Chancellor Willy Brandt . Secret : Henry Kissinger in the 1970s in his White House office in Washington . He gave advice to a secret network made up of old Nazis and elite aristocrats . By the end of 1970 , Kissinger was offering the spies advice on how to deal with Brandt 's Social Democratic government . The group he became embroiled with . was called ` The Little Service ' and was formed by the conservative . Christian Democratic Union -LRB- CDU -RRB- , which was allied with Bavaria 's . Christian Social Union . One agent who visited Kissinger quoted . him saying , ` It might be possible to overthrow the current government , . but it remains to be seen whether this would involve risks which could . put a Christian Democratic Union -LRB- CDU -RRB- / Christian Social Union -LRB- CSU -RRB- . government in great difficulty . Whether Kissinger , the architect of . the disastrous secret bombing of Cambodia in the Vietnam War which paved . the way for the Khmer Rouge regime and its hideous genocide programme , . approved of the plan to usurp the elected government of the day is . unclear . Revealed : Kissinger even discussed the possibility of a coup to overthrow the government of Chancellor Willy Brandt . The group he became embroiled with was called ` The Little Service ' and was formed by the conservative CDU party . Brandt pursued a policy of engagement . with the German Democratic Republic , convinced it was better to build . bridges with the dictatorship to defuse Cold War tensions rather than . always being at loggerheads . For the all-white , all male conservatives . of the CDU , this was too much . They wanted West Germany to face off . against the Soviet-backed regime in the belief that isolation would make . it crumble . It was out of this belief that its private spy . organisation , made up of many former Gestapo and SS men as well as . titled barons and counts , was formed . Political scientist Stefanie Waske . spent seven years researching letters from politicians from the . Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party the Christian . Social Union , and her results are to be published next year ; potentially . embarrassing timing for Chancellor Angela Merkel who in November 2013 . will seek re-election as CDU chancellor for the third time . Waske approached Kissinger for . comment but he refused , as did many of the noblemen who worked for the . The Little Service which came into being in 1969 after the party lost . its first general election since the postwar republic was formed in . 1949 . Details of her research are published in the current edition of . the German intellectual weekly Die Zeit . The catalyst for the spy group was . Brandt 's decision to recognise post-WW2 borders dividing Germany and a . pledge Brandt gave that his state would not use violence against the . Communist one in the east . Conservative MP Karl Theodor Freiherr . zu Guttenberg , who was the grandfather of the disgraced former defence . minister who had to resign last year after it was discovered he cheated . on his doctorate , held a meeting in the autumn of 1969 with former . chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger and leading CDU and CSU politicians , the . CSU being the Bavarian wing of the party . ` They decided to form an information service for the opposition , ' said Waske . ` It was a secret spy service . ' Beliefs : The Berlin wall . The catalyst was Brandt 's decision to recognise post-WW2 borders dividing Germany and a pledge Brandt gave that his state would not use violence against the Communist one in the east . The former head of the BND , Germany 's . domestic intelligence agency , was tapped and he offered up a ready-made . web of informants across the globe in countries as far apart as the US , . France and Saudi Arabia . Hans Christoph von Stauffenberg , the . cousin of the man who tried and failed to kill Hitler in the July 1944 . bomb plot , was chosen to head the network . Casimir Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein , . who would later only narrowly miss imprisonment for the CDU 's party . donation scandal of a decade ago , was recruited to raise the hundreds of . thousands of D-marks necessary to fund the network . He collected from conservatives in . industry , many of whom had previously supported Hitler , and who now . viewed with suspicion the apparent coziness developing between Brandt . and the Communists . The first act was to open a secret . ` back channel ' to Kissinger who was keen to know what the Soviets were . up to at all times , including their puppets in East Berlin . The treasurer of the group was Alfred Seidl , a former Nazi who acted as the chief defence lawyer for Hitler deputy Rudolf Hess . ` In 1971 Brandt was talking about the . administration of Berlin with Leonid Brezhnev in Yalta and . Stauffenberg 's informants were delivering secret information to the . conservatives who were discussing it with Kissinger , ' said Waske . The intelligence gleaned came from . eavesdropping , intercepted mail , informers and telephone taps . The . Little Service ran for a decade , lavishly funded and with probably more . success than the state intelligence agencies which were riddled with . East German moles . It was Helmut Kohl , who came to power . in 1982 , who disbanded the network . It was Kohl who promoted Angela . Merkel - who grew up in East Germany - to become the party leader : now . she will have serious political bullets to dodge about her party 's murky . past before polling day next year . It was Helmut Kohl , left , who came to power in 1982 , who disbanded the network - it was him who promoted Angela Merkel , right , to become the party leader . | ` The Little Service ' was made up of many former Gestapo and S.S. men as well as titled barons and counts . Kissnger even discussed with them the possibility of a coup to overthrow the government of Chancellor Willy Brandt . The Little Service which came into being in 1969 and ran for a decade . 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A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a case that could fatally cripple the Obamacare health insurance law . The Affordable Care Act forbids the federal government from enforcing the law in any state that opted out of setting up its own health care exchange , according to a group of small businesses whose lawsuit got a key hearing Monday in federal court . The Obama administration , according to their lawsuit , has ignored that language in the law , enforcing all of its provisions even in states where the federal government is operating the insurance marketplaces on the error-plagued Healthcare.gov website . Thirty-six states chose not to set up their exchanges , a move that effectively froze Washington , D.C. out of the authority to pay subsidies and other pot-sweeteners to convince citizens in those states to buy medical insurance . But the IRS overstepped its authority by paying subsidies in those states anyway , say the businesses and their lawyers . Tea party conservatives have long pushed for an end to Obamacare , and the lawsuit might give them the victory they 're after . The IRS has been offering tax incentives to citizens in all 50 states to get them to enroll in Obamacare , the plaintiffs say , although the Affordable Care act forbids it in the 36 states that have opted out . Without the subsidies , the employer mandate does n't go into effect . The subsidies serve as a trigger that determines who has to comply with the now-famous individual and employer mandates . So , the lawsuit claims , the Obama administration illegally enforced the Affordable Care Act -- suddenly making millions of taxpayers and small employers subject to paying fines if they do n't play ball . The Affordable Care Act authorizes subsidies only for policies purchased ` through an Exchange established by the State . ' A different section of the law empowers the federal government to set up its own exchanges for each state that chose not establish one . But government lawyers have argued that ` Congress made clear that an exchange established by the federal government stands in the shoes of the exchange that a state chooses not to establish . ' The Treasury Department , they contend , ` has reasonably interpreted the Act to provide for eligibility for the premium tax credits for individuals in every state , regardless of which entity operates the exchange . ' But that amounts to the federal government ignoring the letter of the law , lawyer Sam Kazman says . And ` without those subsidies , the employer mandate is n't triggered , ' he told MailOnline . And that could make the entire Obamacare system unsustainable . Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is the named defendant in the legal action , which claims her agency is ignoring 36 states ' desire to opt out of enforcing the Affordable Care Act . Oops : President Obama appeared with 13 Obamacare supports Monday in the White House rose garden , but only three of them have actually enrolled in the health insurance exchanges . Kazman is general counsel for the Competitive Enterprise Institute , a free-market think tank that is coordinating the case . Attorney Sam Kazman says the federal government is illegally subsidizing health insurance in all the states that chose not to set up their own health care marketplaces . And without the subsidies , the entire Obamacare system could fail . ` The IRS can not rewrite the law that Congress passed , ' said Tom Miller , resident fellow at another think , the tank American Enterprise Institute . ` Its regulation expressly flouts the statutory text of the Affordable Care Act , the intent of Congress and the reasoned choices of -LSB- 36 -RSB- states . ' ` The . fiscal impact ' of denying the Obamacare system millions of dollars in . lost fines , ` while sizable , would n't be large enough to bring down the . house , ' Kazman added . The poltical one , however , is . ' ` You 'd . have 34 `` refusenik '' states exempting their employers and many of their . citizens from the employer mandate and portions of the individual . mandate , ' he explained . ` You 'd . have companies in participating states considering whether to move . their operations ' to states where they do n't have to obey the Affordable . Care Act . ` And you might even have some of those states seeking to undo . their choice to participate . ' Headaches : The Obamacare website has suffered glitch after glitch since its October 1 launch , creating PR problems for the White House and practical problems for the HHS and IRS . The . Competitive Enterprise Institute said in a statement that the IRS and the Department of Health and Human Services have pushed regulations that Congress did n't authorize , forcing some . employers ` to cut back employees ' hours ' in order to dodge Obamacare 's . more economically challenging requirements , ` even though they are . located in states that have refused to set up their own insurance . exchanges . ' U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman refused to dismiss the case , as the government requested , but also denied the plaintiffs ' request for a preliminary injunction that would prohibit the IRS and HHS from granting subsidies in what lawyer Kazman calls ` refusenik ' states . This Michigan company says complying with the Obamacare law is forcing it to let some employees go and trim others back to part-time hours to offset the cost of the employer mandate -- a provision that would n't kick in without the IRS subsidies . Judge Friedman said Tuesday that he will rule on the merits of the case by February 15 . By then the Obamacare law will be in full swing , nearing the end of its open enrollment period and providing health care services to Americans who sign up for coverage by December 15 . Kazman said his organization would ` take . an immediate appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals ' in order to get a . re-hearing on the motion for an injunction to stop the clock on Obamacare while the larger legal issues are worked out . At the lawsuit 's heart is a set of distinctions that Congress drew between the 14 states -- 15 including the District of Columbia -- that chose to establish health insurance exchanges and the 36 that opted out . The plaintiffs , who all hail from ` refusenik ' states , say the federal government has invalidated their state governments ' choices . Kazman said that the Obamacare . statute does not empower the IRS or HHS to ` give subsidy funding to . people in states not authorized by Congress to receive it . That move , he agreed , had he effect of ` gutting a choice -- to participate in the . exchange program or not -- that states were given by Congress . ' The government is ` asking you to interpret `` north '' to mean `` south , '' ' plaintiffs ' attorney Michael Carvin told Judge Friedman on Monday . The White House referred questions about the lawsuit to the Health and Human Services Department , which declined requests for comment and passed the buck to the Justice Department . The DOJ did n't respond to emails seeking a position on the lawsuit , which its lawyers are defending . | Small-business plaintiffs say the government is treating all 50 states the same even though Congress allowed them to opt out -- and 36 did . The IRS is granting insurance subsidies to taxpayers in the ` refusenik ' states , even though the text of the Obamacare law does n't allow it . A federal judge denied the government 's motion to dismiss the case on Tuesday . He also refused , however , to issue an injunction barring the Obama administration from implementing the law while the case moves forward . | [[117, 140], [268, 308], [624, 677], [1277, 1293], [1299, 1315], [2785, 2794], [2804, 2853], [6206, 6212], [6218, 6229], [1242, 1293], [6230, 6244], [6255, 6285], [0, 116], [4983, 5074], [0, 116], [4983, 5074], [4983, 5016], [5086, 5146]] |
This could have been avoided . If Roy Hodgson had said he wanted to give Adam Lallana the chance to build on his eye-catching efforts against San Marino , we would have been none the wiser about Raheem Sterling 's fatigue . Every word the England manager says is scrutinised . I can see where Hodgson was coming from but an issue has been created that both men could have done without . Had Hodgson explained he wanted to use Sterling for an impact -- which he had , by winning the decisive free-kick against Estonia -- there would be no quarrel . Now , though , Sterling is in the spotlight and contending with questions such as ` how can a 19-year-old be tired ? ' but those who believe he has made a mistake saying he was n't in the right condition to play for England are not looking at the full picture . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Roy Hodgson reveal Raheem Sterling was too tired to start . England 's Raheem Sterling looks quite relaxed on the substitutes ' bench during the first half against Estonia . Jordan Henderson makes way for Sterling in the 64th minute in Tallinn as England went on to beat Estonia 1-0 . Sterling told England manager Roy Hodgson that he was not 100 per cent and that he was too tired to start . Of the players England used against Estonia , only Gary Cahill has played more minutes this season than Raheem Sterling . 1164 - Gary Cahill . 1079 - Raheem Sterling . 1064 - Jack Wilshere . 1035 - Jordan Henderson . 995 - Calum Chambers . 990 - Joe Hart . 990 - Leighton Baines . 919 - Phil Jagielka . 836 - Danny Welbeck . 758 - Wayne Rooney . 741 - Fabian Delph . 538 - Adam Lallana . It does n't matter whether you are 19 or 29 , if you play nine games in a month , like Raheem did in September , it will leave a mark on you physically . So , in some respects , he has been brave to confront the issue and explain his concerns to Hodgson . Would I have ever done it ? No . I feared if I missed a game , someone would come in and take my place . I also never wanted to give managers an excuse to leave me out , so there were times when I played in games I should n't have done . Was it the right thing to do ? No . Injuries are what I would mask but I remember a game at Bolton in September 2006 when I was shattered , having been to the World Cup in Germany . We lost 2-0 , one of the goals came from a cross into the box . I tried to jump for a header but had nothing in my legs . Had I been right , I know I would have got my head to the ball first . As a central defender , you can find a way of getting through a game , you do n't have to operate at the rapier pace that Raheem moves with . His game is based around high intensity sprinting and he needs sharpness to go past opponents , with or without the ball . The England substitutes watch on as 19-year-old Sterling -LRB- second right -RRB- was rested from the starting line-up . 32 - Jagielka , Lambert . 29 - Baines . 28 - Rooney , Cahill . 27 - Hart . 26 - Lallana . 24 - Henderson , Delph . 23 - Welbeck . 22 - Wilshere . 21 - Oxlade-Chamberlain . 19 - Chambers , Sterling . We want Raheem to thrill us , to be an exciting figure for many years to come . We do n't want him to get to 25 and his best form be a thing of the past . If he is managed properly now and looks after himself , he wo n't suffer burn out like another former Liverpool and England teenage prodigy . A few weeks ago , I spent some time with Sir Alex Ferguson . During our conversation , he remembered how , in 1997 , Michael Owen and I had played at the Under-20 World Cup in Malaysia . Michael came back and went straight into Liverpool 's first team at the start of the season . By contrast , the United players in that England squad -- Ronnie Wallwork and John Curtis -- were both given a month off to recover but Michael was on a rapid upward curve and at the end of that campaign , he set the World Cup finals in France alight . Michael wanted to play in every game for club and country but , in October 1998 , Gerard Houllier and Roy Evans -- in their brief reign as Liverpool 's joint managers -- decided to rest him for a UEFA Cup game against Valencia . Michael was n't happy and said in an interview `` I 'll rest when I 'm 40 '' . Former Liverpool and Englad striker Michael Owen wanted to play every game for club and country . Sterling told Hodgson he was feeling tired and not in the right mental state during training on Saturday evening . VIDEO Sterling defends England tiredness . That comment went down well with supporters and ex-players but was he right ? No . Michael played far too much for Liverpool and England too early , never getting a summer off to recharge physically or mentally . Was it a coincidence that he suffered a serious hamstring injury in April 1999 ? Raheem is becoming like Michael , with stature and his pace and his importance to club and country at such an early stage of his career but there have been signs over the last few weeks that such a punishing spell is beginning to catch up with him . He may have only played two games at the World Cup but Sterling was training every day in stifling conditions , having just come off a season in which he had been a key figure in Liverpool 's title charge . After three weeks off , he then went to the USA for Liverpool 's pre-season tour . Do n't underestimate what an impact that schedule will have had on him , physically and mentally . Figures back that up . Between May 30 , 2013 and October 13 , 2013 , Raheem had played 615 minutes of football . In the same period this year , that figure had shot up to 1682 minutes . Sterling may have only started two games at the 2014 World Cup but the England winger was in training daily . Sterling came on in the 64th minute but still received criticism from those on Twitter for his decision . Sterling , warming up during the first half , complained of feeling tired in training ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifier . Hodgson and Brendan Rodgers will talk about how to handle him going forward but , naturally , they are going to want to use him when they can as he is a match-winner . That 's why he played against Middlesbrough in the League Cup . Liverpool 's poor start in the league meant Rodgers needed his quality . Liverpool could not have afforded to be on the end of a giant-killing that night , so the plan would have been to get the game won and get Sterling off early . As it was , things never went to plan and he subjected to 120 minutes . Since then , his performances have been notably lacking sparkle . Sterling retweeted those criticising him online before writing : ` Now listening to ... Excuse me for being human ' His importance at Anfield is vital and that is why , at the end of last season , Rodgers called him `` the best young player in Europe '' . He was dazzling in that spell but that was a spell when Liverpool were only playing one game a week . This is the first time he has played consistently in games of this pressure and will take some adjustment . But If he is become one of the top players in the world , he will ultimately have to get used to an unrelenting schedule . | Raheem Sterling told Roy Hodgson he was too tired to start for England against Estonia on Sunday . The Liverpool winger came on as a 64th-minute substitute in the 1-0 win . Those saying he was wrong to pull himself out of the starting line-up are not thinking of the consequences . 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Moors Murderer Ian Brady has written a letter from his hospital bed describing how he believes he will die soon - but wishes he had killed himself years ago . The notorious 77-year-old wrote the 750 word letter from his bed at Ashworth psychiatric hospital in Merseyside . Known as the Moors murderer , Brady tortured and killed five children with his then-girlfriend Myra Hindley , . Ian Brady -LRB- pictured left -RRB- tortured and killed five children with his then-girlfriend Myra Hindley -LRB- right -RRB- during the 1960s . He has written a letter complaining of his ill health and says he wishes he had killed himself years ago . Along with Hindley -- who died in prison aged 60 in 2002 -- Brady murdered Pauline Reade , 16 , John Kilbride , 12 , Keith Bennett , 12 , Lesley Ann Downey , 10 , and Edward Evans , 17 , between 1963 and 1965 . Victims were lured to their deaths , sexually tortured then buried on Saddleworth Moor above Manchester . In his most recent letter , Brady still expresses no remorse for his sickening killings . Instead he complains he is ` still bedridden and worsening ' after breaking his hip and arm in fall a year ago . He wrote : ` This cell block is described as a `` discharge ward '' ; I 've been sitting here 30 years ... and there 's no turnaround of inmates unless in a coffin . ` So it 's more accurately a blocked sewer-pipe ! ' The notorious killer wrote the 750 word letter from his bed at Ashworth psychiatric hospital in Merseyside . Brady also suggests he wishes he had taken his own life years ago . He writes : ` Had I divined the future of spending half a century in prison and the final fifteen years being force-fed by nasal tube in an unmonitored zoological cesspit of regression , I would 've exited decades ago . ' The letter to Channel 5 News correspondent Julian Druker was written before Christmas . Terry Kilbride , whose 12 year-old brother John was snatched and murdered by Brady in November 1963 , has slammed Brady 's correspondence as ` crafty ' . Keith Bennett -LRB- pictured left -RRB- a Moors victim whose body is still missing , victim John Kilbride is pictured right . Lesley Ann Downey , who was 10 when she was killed by the pair -LRB- left -RRB- and Edward Evans , who was 17 -LRB- right -RRB- . Police search for victims of the Moors Murders on Saddleworth Moor . Two of the victims were discovered in graves on the Moor , with a third grave discovered there in 1987 , over 20 years after their 1966 trial . Mr Kilbride from Ashton-under-Lyne , said : ` This letter coming through about him not being so well and `` I 'm dying , I 'm on my deathbed '' and all this , it 's just another ploy to get people to think `` do we feel sorry for him ? '' . ` Like hell they do . ' Forensic psychologist Dr Chris Cowley , who has met Brady numerous times , believes the killer may be feeling ignored by the public . Dr Cowley said : ` Brady 's a very egocentric person . ` He likes being in the limelight . I think probably at this point in time he 's a little bit frightened that people are n't remembering him and people have maybe forgotten about him . ' Taxpayers have forked out more than # 14 million on Brady since he was convicted nearly 50 years ago . The Moors murderer has racked up the costs of his keep by staging a 15-year hunger strike and a series of failed legal challenges - for which he has relied on legal aid . Relatives of the five children murdered by Brady and Myra Hindley in the 1960s have said the money would be better spent tracing the remains of victim Keith Bennett , the location of which Brady refuses to reveal . Police dogs digging on Saddleworth Moor during the search for bodies buried by Brady and Hindley . | Moors murderer Ian Brady , 77 , has written a letter complaining of ill health . He killed and tortured five children with girlfriend Myra Hindley in 1960s . In the letter Brady expresses no remorse for his sickening acts . Instead he writes that had he known he would spend 50 years in prison and the last fifteen years being force-fed he ` would 've exited decades ago ' Write he is ` still bedridden and worsening ' after breaking his hip and arm . Disgusted brother of one of his victims has said the letter is a pity ploy . | [[0, 67], [159, 272], [530, 583], [2485, 2519], [2522, 2526], [2531, 2641], [303, 308], [322, 380], [385, 400], [434, 529], [3413, 3465], [954, 979], [982, 1043], [0, 5], [118, 158], [530, 532], [588, 636], [1484, 1489], [1495, 1551], [1552, 1561], [1566, 1736], [1739, 1746], [1748, 1771], [3184, 3228], [1052, 1156]] |
She was the double Oscar-winning actress who captivated audiences with her roles in Gone With the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire . And fans of British actress Vivien Leigh were just as intrigued by her private life as her performances thanks to her tumultuous marriage to actor Laurence Olivier . Now a century on from her birth , people can gain a rare insight into the life and loves of the legendary star thanks to a new display at London 's V&A museum . ` We wanted to rescue Vivien Leigh from the shadow of Laurence Olivier ' : A collection of photos acquired by the V&A show rare glimpses of the life of the glamorous actress . Here , Vivien Leigh is shown in George Cukor 's pool in Hollywood , taken during the Duel of Angels tour , 1960 , Photographer unknown . Hoarder : Vivien Leigh kept a diary from the age of 16 and thousands of her letters from friends . Stage presence : The collection contains rare photographs of , and taken by , the actress . The V&A have acquired the archive of the British film and theatre actress from her grandchildren . It covers all aspects of her career and personal life including her diaries , begun as a 16-year-old in 1929 and maintained until she died in 1967 , aged 53 , from tuberculosis . The archive explores the grand love affair between Leigh and and second husband Olivier , and contains more than 200 letters , telegrams , photographs , newspaper clippings and postcards between 1938 and 1967 . Leigh and Oliver were the golden couple of the Forties and Fifties during their 20 year marriage . Golden couple : With her husband of 20 years Laurence Olivier . Love of her life : Leigh and Olivier were on and off screen lovers . During April-June 1939 , whilst Olivier was playing in No Time for Comedy on Broadway in New York and Leigh was shooting Gone with the Wind in L.A , a total of 40 letters were exchanged between the couple . As well as expressing their affection for one another , their letters contained their theatrical observations and plans on the foundation of the National Theatre . Leigh also corresponded with some of the most eminent names in 20th-century history including Winston Churchill , Graham Greene and Noël Coward . She meticulously kept more than 7,500 personal letters from friends and colleagues addressed to both her and Laurence Olivier . The archive uncovers correspondence with T. S. Eliot , Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe , Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother - who offers her thanks to the couple for remembering her . Oscar-winning performance : With Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind . High praise : The actress with Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire . Playwright Tennessee Williams wrote to her to say she portrayed ` the Blanche I had always dreamed of ' Attention to detail : A letter from the archives reveals how the actress had agonised over getting the part right . Off-duty : Vivien Leigh with Gone with the Wind producer David O. Selznick , Robert Helpmann and Orry-Kelly at George Cukor 's Beverly Hills Home , 1960 , photographer unknown . Professional correspondence includes many letters from playwright Tennessee Williams . One addressed to Leigh in September 1950 enthuses about her role of Blanche DuBois -LRB- for which she won an Oscar -RRB- . He wrote : ` It is needless to repeat here my truly huge happiness over the picture and particularly your part in it . It is the Blanche I had always dreamed of and I am grateful to you for bringing it so beautifully to life on the screen . ' It 's praise the actress must have been delighted to receive as another letter reveals how she wrote to film director Elia Kazan during preparation for the role worrying about getting it ` right ' . She wrote : ` You do know that when I said over the phone I 'm worried about the way I 'll look , ' I did n't mean good I meant right ' . ' Before divorcing Olivier from in 1960 , the couple entertained a wide circle of guests at Notley Abbey , the home in Buckinghamshire they created in 1943 . An impressive list of signatures ranging from Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall , Sir Alec Guinness to Bette Davis , Orson Welles , Judy Garland and Rex Harrison is recorded in their visitors ' book which is part of the archive . A changing selection of material from the archive will be on display in the V&A 's Theatre and Performance Galleries this autumn . As well as personal diaries and photographs , it will include Leigh 's annotated film and theatre scripts , press clippings and her numerous awards . An annotated version of the image from the V&A 's archives . Historic : A volume of press cuttings about Vivien Leigh 's role in Gone With The Wind . Insight : Leigh kept a diary throughout her life and programmes from her stage productions , right . There are also photographs including albums of large format stills from Gone with the Wind and Romeo and Juliet that have never before been publicly displayed , and an extensive collection of stereoscopic transparencies taken by Leigh herself whilst on tour in the USA , Australia , New Zealand and the UK . Martin Roth , director of the V&A said : ` Vivien Leigh is undoubtedly one of the UK 's greatest luminaries of stage and screen and along with Laurence Olivier , remains a true star of her time . ` We are thrilled to acquire her archive intact in this centenary year of her birth and to be able to make it available to the public for the first time . It not only represents Vivien Leigh 's life and career , but is also a fascinating insight into the theatrical and social world that surrounded her . ' For more information visit www.vam.ac.uk . | V&A Museum acquire archive of British actress from her grandchildren . 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Manchester United supporters flew their ` COME HOME RONALDO ' banner over Villarreal 's El Madrigal stadium but the Real Madrid striker only had eyes for goal as he scored his 10th league goal of the season in a 2-0 win . Ronaldo is the first player to reach double figures inside the first six weeks of the season in the last 60 years of La Liga . With 187 league goals for Real Madrid he also enters their top 10 league scorers list in just five seasons at the club . It was as the biplane circled over-head with that message for Ronaldo that the Portuguese striker got Real Madrid 's second goals . Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 11th goal in his last six games for Real Madrid at the Camp de Madrigal . Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo netted in the 40th minute to double his side 's lead . Cristiano Ronaldo is all smiles as the Real Madrid as he receives a hug from Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale . A plane carrying a ` COME HOME RONALDO ' banner flies overhead as Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Real . And it was the killer blow to break Villarreal 's resolve . Luka Modric had scored the first on 32 minutes with a shot from outside the area but the home side had plenty of chances to still be in the contest until Ronaldo grabbed the second from a fine counter-attacking run and pass from Karim Benzema . Casillas saved a Manu Trigueros shot and Uche blazed the rebound embarrassingly over with the goal gaping . The offside flag had been raised but the Nigerian striker had not seen it and it was a miss that summed up Villarreal 's first half . Young Argentine striker Luciano Vietto was always a threat but he just could n't find a finish as Villarreal played passes around Real Madrid 's defence but lacked the lethal penetration that the visitors showed at the other end . Real Madrid had come into the game on a run of scoring 18 goals in three games and they had Gareth Bale up against Brazilian Gabriel playing out of position at left back because of the absence of Juame Costa and Jokic . Luka Modric scored his first league goal of the season against Spanish outfit Villareal . Real Madrid full backs Marcelo and Dani Carvajal were the first to congratulate midfielder Luka Modric . Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric celebrate as Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 away from home . The game marked the former Tottenham man 's return to the scene of his debut 377 days before . Gabriel blasted over with the first attack of the second half and when former Barcelona youth-teamer Jonathan Dos Santos came on he tested Casillas with a long shot from distance but there was no way through for Villarreal even with the introduction of Giovani Dos Santos . Villarreal were without Denis Cheryshev . The talented Russian left winger is on loan from Real Madrid and they would have had to pay 250,000 euros to name him against his parent club . That did n't help their cause going forward and they had been made to pay for their lack of a finisher . Real Madrid have theirs , and his relentless march up the club 's all-time scorers table just goes on and on . Gareth Bale could n't add one of his own against Villarreal but Real Madrid won nonetheless on Saturday . Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 on Saturday and were able to keep themselves towards the top end of La Liga . | Luka Modric opens scoring before Cristiano Ronaldo doubles Real 's lead . A plane carrying a ` COME HOME RONALDO ' banner by Manchester United fans flies above Estadio El Madrigal . Ronaldo scored three against Deportivo in 8-2 win last Saturday , and four against Elche in 5-1 victory on Tuesday previously . Villarreal XI : Asenjo , Mario , Musacchio , V.Ruiz , Gabriel ; Bruno , Trigueros , Cani , Moi Gomez ; Vietto , Uche . Real Madrid XI : Casillas ; Carvajal , Varane , Ramos , Marcelo ; Kroos , Modric , James ; Bale , Benzema , Ronaldo . | [[545, 601], [705, 802], [705, 747], [774, 802], [978, 1013], [1074, 1120], [0, 107], [470, 539], [912, 959], [705, 747], [774, 802], [978, 1013], [978, 1013]] |
Pope Francis called on the church to adapt to ` changing conditions of society ' yesterday following a conference that rejected changes that would have softened the church 's stance toward homosexuality and divorce . As he beatified Pope Paul VI who implemented the Second Vatican Council 's vast changes , Pope Francis said ` God is not afraid of new things ' . Liberal reforms to church doctrine which fell short of the two thirds majority needed for success in the meeting would also have opened the way for Catholics who are divorced and remarried to receive communion , the central sacrament of the church . Pope Francis -LRB- pictured yesterday at the Vatican -RRB- spoke of the failings of opposing wings of the Church following the end of the Rome synod on family life which left supporters of gay rights and divorcees disappointed . Traditionalists , the Pope said , risk a temptation of ` hostile inflexibility ' . It is unclear whether the document issued Saturday is a set-back for the pope , but the conference did prompt the church to discuss difficult issues such as the role of gays , lesbians and divorced Catholics . Commentators said the bishops had done what Francis had asked of them , which was to talk about the issues in an ` open way ' . But those talks , to ` take the bishop 's pulse ' on current issues , had exposed a split reformers and conservatives . An interim document issued last week by the bishops halfway through their synod included wording that welcomed the ` gifts and qualities ' of gay Catholics and called on pastors to ` avoid any language or behavior ' that could discriminate against divorced Catholics , USA Today reported . Saturday 's report did not feature the reconciliatory language . The final paper also emphasised strongly that there was no change in the church 's attitude to gay relationships . St Peter 's Square : The attempt at liberal reform of the church 's teachings are part of Pope Francis 's attempt to steer the Vatican towards new thinking on gay rights and doctrine on marriage and the family . ` No grounds whatsoever exist for assimilating or drawing analogies , however remote , between homosexual unions and God 's design for matrimony and the family , ' it said . Divorced and remarried Catholics were denied hopes of a reform that would approve their taking communion without any annulment of their first marriage . The synod said ` greater theological study ' and ` further consideration ' were required . The church does not recognise divorce so remarried Catholics are regarded as adulterers . Some experts compared Pope Francis ' efforts to modernise the church 's postion , with Paul 's implementation of the Second Vatican Council , which dramatically modernized the church in the 1960s and 1970s . Sunday 's ceremony leaves Paul , who was pope from 1963 until his death in 1978 , just one step short of sainthood . Popes John XXIII and John Paul II , who came before and after Paul , respectively , were made saints six months ago . Also attending the beatification Mass was Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI . Gathering : Priests attend a mass in St. Peter 's square at the Vatican yesterday . Traditionalists , the Pope said , risk a temptation of ` hostile inflexibility ' Since Francis became anointed last year , he has repeatedly broken with tradition . While the bishops failed to build on the tone he set last year by saying , ` Who am I to judge ? ' when asked whether gays can be good Christians , observers applauded the openness of addressing the contentious issues . A year-long debate and discussions will now before the bishops will reconvene for another three-week synod . A document on pastoral guidelines will then be formalised . Commentators believe Pope Francis will spend the next year making his case with bishops , but they believe the outcome could simply lead to the gap between church leaders widening . | Pope calls for the church to adapt to ` changing conditions of society ' As plans to soften stance on homosexuality and divorce are rejected . A year long debate and discussions will now begin to finalise the document . | [[0, 113], [2595, 2599], [2618, 2652], [101, 113], [119, 216]] |
Raheem Sterling is tired because of the pressure of trying to fill Luis Suarez 's boots at Liverpool ... not playing for England . True measure of a top coach like Jose Mourinho or Louis van Gaal is to find a lower-league gem and make him into a world beater like Ian Rush or Stuart Pearce . Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere have a telepathic understanding that gives England a fighting chance at Euro 2016 . If Mesut Ozil leaves Arsenal for Bayern Munich then he 's a bottle job . Ozil seems to have achieved the impossible by joining a top club , winning a World Cup , then seeing his market value slide dramatically . That 's a hell of an effort . Is it all his fault ? Probably not , although he has done nothing to address how lightweight he is . He is quite literally a pushover in the Premier League . Not all small players are so easily shoved aside -- look at Lionel Messi . But others do n't help him . The apologists among the Arsenal fans who talk about secondary assists , and Ozil 's so-called brilliant pass earlier in the move -- these people are making stuff up to try to make him look better than he is . Just tell the truth chaps -- he 's been a massive disappointment . He 's a big player who should be having a direct impact on games . Mesut Ozil has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich after just over a year at Arsenal . Ozil , brought to his knees against Chelsea , has been accused of being too lightweight for the Premier League . Arsene Wenger says you need to watch him for 90 minutes in the flesh to properly make a judgement . Well I have done -- on more than one occasion this season -- and he 's still lightweight with minimal contribution . I also saw a manager who refused to substitute a player who was having little or no impact on the game . Stubbornness or stupidity ? You decide . And then we come to how Wenger uses Ozil . He puts him out wide . Most Arsenal fans will tell you his best position is in the No 10 role behind Danny Welbeck . They do n't get paid # 8m a year so how come he ca n't see it , and when he has played the Germany man there how come it does n't work as effectively and regularly as it should ? Arsene Wenger says you need to watch Ozil for 90 minutes to see his full contribution - and it 's still not great . Lionel Messi , in action against Rayo Vallecano , is a small player but is not considered a push-over , unlike Ozil . It 's easy for opponents to bully Ozil . There is no Patrick Vieira or Gilberto Silva at Arsenal these days -- nobody to protect a player like him . That 's a massive oversight from Wenger , whose squad-building powers are at their weakest right now . But at the end of the analysis and debate about Ozil you have to look at the player himself . Has he done enough ? Has he made himself ready for the Premier League ? Has he adapted to the pace and power of the game ? Has he shown any signs of addressing why he has such little direct impact on games ? Gilberto Silva and Patrick Vieira would have been able to protect Ozil when they were playing . The Xbox managers will throw in their stats about assists here , but I 'm talking about coming away from a game and thinking : ` Ozil was head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch , that 's why he cost # 42.5 m. ' How many times have you done that ? Blame Wenger , blame the apologists , blame his team-mates -- blame whoever . Ultimately the player has got to look at himself . If he slips off to Bayern Munich for a cut-price fee can he honestly look at himself in the mirror and say he did his best for Arsenal ? Of course not . | Mesut Ozil has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich . Ozil cost Arsenal # 42.5 m but has not always lived up to his price tag . The German is too much of a push-over in the Premier League . Ozil is currently injured for Arsenal after being ruled out until the new year with knee ligament damage . | [[1255, 1346], [3250, 3267], [750, 761], [772, 806], [1347, 1351], [1383, 1459]] |
The 29-year-old terminal cancer sufferer who plans to take her life on November 1 has ticked visiting the Grand Canyon off her bucket list . Newlywed Brittany Maynard , who was diagnosed with a brain tumor less than a year ago , said in a video announcing her decision last month that she hoped to see the Grand Canyon before she died . On Friday , she revealed on her website that she had managed to travel from her home in Oregon to Arizona with her husband , mother and stepfather ` thanks to the kindness of Americans around the country who came forward to make my `` bucket list '' dream come true ' . Scroll down for video . Dream trip : Brittany Maynard , a 29-year-old cancer sufferer who will end her life on November 1 , is pictured with her husband Dan at the Grand Canyon - a trip she had hoped to take before her death . Happy memories : Maynard , second right , and her husband were joined by her mother and stepfather . ` The Canyon was breathtakingly beautiful , and I was able to enjoy my time with the two things I love most : my family and nature , ' she wrote . Images taken at the Canyon show her kissing her husband , Dan , and embracing her mother and stepfather , grins across their faces . But just a day after the experience , she suffered her ` worst seizure thus far ' , which left her temporarily paralyzed and tired for the rest of the day . ` The seizure was a harsh reminder that my symptoms continue to worsen as the tumor runs its course , ' she wrote . Final days together : Maynard , who is an only child , is pictured with her mother , Deborah Ziegler , on the trip . Campaign : Maynard is pictured in a still from a video she released last month explaining why she wanted to take her life and calling for more states to implement a ` Death with Dignity Act ' , like Oregon . She finished the post by saying she found meaning in her battle for other states to implement right-to-die laws , as Oregon and four other state already have . ` My dream is that every terminally ill American has access to the choice to die on their own terms with dignity , ' she wrote . ` Please take an active role to make this a reality . ' Maynard gained nationwide attention after she shared a heart-wrenching video that explained why she was choosing to end her life at age 29 - while campaigning to expand right-to-die laws . Debilitating : A scan shows the Glioblastoma multiforme that would claim her life slowly within 14 months . She explained that , after suffering intense headaches , she was diagnosed with a brain tumor in January and was initially given 10 years to live , which she said was devastating . But in a scan a few months later , doctors told her the cancer had progressed to Glioblastoma multiforme - an aggressive tumor . Sufferers have a life expectancy of around 14 months . Brittany Maynard launched an online video campaign for Compassion & Choices , an end-of-life non-profit organization , to promote death-with-dignity laws , which currently exist in only five states . Washington , Oregon , Montana , Vermont and New Mexico allow people to die on their own terms , but Maynard says it is not enough . ` Right now it 's a choice that 's only available to some Americans , which is really unethical , ' she said . Working through her foundation , The Brittany Fund , Maynard wants other states , like California , New Jersey and Colorado , to consider passing laws that would allow people to make the ultimate choice - life or death . Since Oregon lawmakers passed the Death with Dignity Act in 1997 , more than 1,170 people have obtained prescriptions under the law , and fewer than half of them used them to end their lives . When she learned that she would die painfully and slowly , she decided to move from her home in California to Oregon , which has a ` Death with Dignity Act ' . She qualified for the medication , which she already has . She plans to take it on November 1 because she wants to celebrate her husband 's birthday , which falls on October 30 , for the last time . She hopes to be surrounded by her husband , mother , stepfather and best friend . After releasing her video , critics lambasted her as selfish , but in an interview with CBS she said she was suffered immense pain - and wished she did n't have to be making the decision . Maynard said her biggest regret is that she will never get to have a family . ` I 'd say most of my sadness centers around how much I wanted a family , ' Maynard told CBS This Morning . ` And it feels like for me , that was always , like , how you created a legacy was , like , through your children . And sort of inadvertently -- through sharing my story , I 've realized there 's a bit of the legacy I 'm creating this way and I 'm not ashamed of that . I 'm not ashamed to attach my name to what I think is a right that should belong to all terminally ill Americans . ' Time cut short : She is pictured with her husband , Dan . He said he is devastated he can not spend the rest of his life with her , but understands she wants quality of life over quantity . The couple on their wedding day a year ago . Dan spoke of how sad he is that he will not get to spend the rest of his life with the woman he married . ' I do n't want to die , ' Maynard explained . ` If anyone wants to hand me , like , a magical cure and save my life so that I can have children with my husband , you know , I will take them up on it . ' She also has made a deal with her mother , Debbie , that if she travels to Machu Pichu in Peru after her passing , Brittany 's spirit will meet her up there among the breathtaking Inca ruins . In the same interview , Debbie , who raised Maynard on her own , talks about the discussion she had about her daughter when she learned of her decision . ` Early on , I told her , `` It would be my honor to take care of you , whichever way ; if you need to be fed or diapered , it would be my honor , '' ' she said . ` And that was important for me , for her to know . ' Maynard 's husband , Dan Diaz , also spoke about how sad he is that he will not get to spend the rest of his life with the woman he married little over a year ago . ` That was the original plan , right ? ' he said . ` But the reality that , I guess , that feeds into the argument of quality of life versus just quantity . ' She hopes to be surrounded by her husband , mother , stepfather and best friend . | Brittany Maynard , 29 , plans on legally ending her life on November 1 - this Saturday - before she loses her battle with terminal brain cancer . Maynard plans on ending her life in her Portland , Oregon , home surrounded by her mother , husband , stepfather and best friend . She was diagnosed with the brain cancer less than a year ago . | [[0, 40], [45, 81], [0, 40], [82, 118], [0, 40], [93, 140], [663, 692], [697, 728], [3896, 3985], [834, 934], [4036, 4117], [6313, 6394], [141, 168], [173, 217], [2455, 2600]] |
Two men escaped certain death this morning after crashing into the barrier on a bridge , leaving them teetering 50ft above a busy motorway . It is believed the driver skidded on a wet section of the M25 , at J5 , near Sevenoaks , before his vehicle became wedged on the barrier . Half of the Renault remained on the motorway , while the other half dangled over the M26 below . Two men were lucky to survive today after crashing into a barrier on a motorway over bridge on the M25 , leaving the car teetering 50ft over the M26 below . The car smashed through the barrier , but one of the railings wedged under the rare axle and above the front wheel , which stopped it from falling onto the M26 . Police said the men suffered only ` cuts and bruises ' in the accident which caused parts of the motorway , and parts of the M26 east-bound , to be closed . The crash caused large tailbacks as officers at the Highway Agency removed the car and carried out emergency repairs on the barrier . The Kent Road Policing unit later used the accident as an example of what can happen in wet conditions . In this Highway Agency still , the car can be seen straddling the barrier as rescuers , left , go to their aid . Highway Agency staff cleared the car from the scene and emergency repairs were made to the barrier . They tweeted : ` Crash from M25 Jct 5 earlier this morning . Car nearly fell down onto M26 below . ` Two occupants received cuts and bruises only . Please remember this as the danger of driving on a wet road . ' | The driver skidded in wet conditions and crashed into a barrier on the M25 . His vehicle was left teetering 50ft above the busy M26 below . The driver and his passenger escaped with only ` cuts and bruises ' | [[0, 86], [141, 202], [377, 479], [534, 569], [0, 7], [89, 140], [333, 376], [377, 384], [482, 525], [1367, 1404], [696, 766], [1407, 1453]] |
They may appear cute and cuddly , but as one alligator soon learned , otters can be vicious predators . These photos show an otter overpowering a juvenile gator and despite the reptile doing its best , it was no match for the fanged weasel-cousin . The animals were spotted at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge in Florida , where it soon became clear that the otter was in it to win it . Bow down : The alligator growls in panic as the otter bites down on its neck in the water . P-otter and Voldemort : Although an alligator would traditionally be seen as the superior predator in this fight , it did not stand a chance against the otter . oh , snap : The animals were photographed at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge in Florida , where the otter attacked the juvenile alligator , completely overpowering the reptile . The otter attacked the relatively young gator by biting it over the neck , ensuring it could not turn around and bite back . After a short struggle , the otter was able to drag the reptile onto a riverbank and out of sight . It then proceeded to eat the animal alive , validated by the ` crunching noises ' that could be heard from the bank . Despite their adorable appearance , otters are the apex predator of many freshwater species . The munchies : The otter later dragged the juvenile gator on to a riverbank and began eating it alive . Otterly terrifying : The photographer said he was certain the otter ate the alligator because of the ` crunching noises ' Although . they mainly feed on fish , they often add shellfish , crabs and small . mammals to their diet and it is not unheard of that they go for larger . animals and reptiles such as juvenile or small alligators . North American river otters can grow to be three to four feet long and weigh between 10 and 30lbs and must eat the equivalent of 15 per cent of their own body weight each day to keep warm . The attack took place at a 21,574 acre wildlife refuge along the St. Johns River near DeLeon Springs . Its . geographical location , which overlaps subtropical and temperate . climates allows for a high diversity in types of animals , including 215 . species of birds , 22 species of amphibian and 50 species of reptiles . | Otter attacked a young alligator at Florida wildlife reserve . Photographer snapped the struggle which saw the otter victorious . Ensuing ` crunching noises ' proved that the otter had a decent meal . | [[733, 740], [749, 790], [831, 876], [104, 160], [956, 978], [981, 1055], [434, 457], [1056, 1058], [1081, 1097], [1100, 1135], [1110, 1173], [1393, 1491]] |
When the leader of a Cuban spy ring serving life in a California federal prison was released by the US and met by his emotional wife at Havana airport there was one major question - how was she heavily pregnant ? Speculation about the baby 's paternity was rife - some people even questioned whether Gerardo Hernandez had been allowed a secret conjugal meeting with his wife Adriana Perez - even she was banned from visits because she worked for the Cuban Intelligence Directorate . But it has now been revealed that Perez in fact became pregnant through artificial insemination . The deal was brokered by Sen. Patrick Leahy , D-Vt , in exchange for better conditions for Alan Gross , the U.S. contractor imprisoned in Cuba , who released last week . Gerardo Hernandez , the leader of a Cuban spy ring who was serving life in a California federal prison , rubs his wife 's bump at the weekend -LRB- both pictured -RRB- in Havana . It has now been revealed that Perez in fact became pregnant through artificial insemination . Adriana Perez , left , wipes away tears at her husband Gerardo Hernandez , right , member of ` The Cuban Five , ' during a concert of singer Silvio Rodriguez in Havana , Cuba . Alan Gross greets Patrick Leahy , -LRB- D-VT -RRB- at an airport near Havana , Cuba . The insemination deal was brokered by Leahy in exchange for better conditions for Gross , the U.S. contractor imprisoned in Cuba . Today it was revealed that in February 2014 , Leahy traveled to Cuba to help improve relations . Hernandez 's wife found out and asked to meet with Leahy - she asked for a chance to have a child with her prisoner husband who had been in prison since 2001 . ` The expectation was that this man would die in prison . This was her only chance of having a child , ' Tim Rieser , an aide to Leahy told CNN . ` She was probably 42 or 43 and she had no expectation her husband was ever getting out prison - he was serving two consecutive life sentences - and she was desperate to have a child , knowing she was almost out of time , ' Tim Rieser , an aide to Leahy told NBC . When Gerardo Hernandez was met by his wife last week at Havana 's Jose Marti International Airport onlookers were puzzled about why she was heavily pregnant . Cuba paid for Hernandez 's sperm to be collected and then flown to Cuba for the procedure - it worked the second time . From left to right : Fernando Gonzalez , Rene Gonzalez , Ramon Labaoino , Antonio Guerrero and Gerardo Hernandez , the Cuban agents of the group of ` The Five ' , and Gerardo 's wife Adriana Perez . Conjugal meetings were not on the cards , but Leahy worked with the State Department and the Bureau of Prisons to facilitate artificial insemination in return for better conditions for Alan Gross . ` They understood that the Senator 's purpose was purely humanitarian , ' Rieser said of administration officials who helped to NBC . Cuba paid for Hernandez 's sperm to be collected and flown out of the country to Cuba . All of this happened as both countries refused to admit that they were even holding negotiations , . The first attempt failed , but Perez became pregnant on the second try - the girl is due to arrive nexr month and they will name her Gema . But even after Perez showed up at the airport , heavily pregnant , Hernandez was coy . CNN reports he told a government-run television channel : ` Everyone 's asking , and we have had a lot of fun with the comments and speculations . ` The reality is it had to be kept quiet . We ca n't give a lot of details , because we do n't want to hurt people who meant well . ' ` To me , it 's incredible , ' said Maggie Khuly , -LRB- left -RRB- sister of Armando Alejandre Jr who died in 1996 shootdown . ' I no longer know what to think of my government . People in Cuban jails are not allowed visits , are in horrible conditions , and here we are going way overboard so that this guy has a child ? It does n't make any sense ' ` One of the first things accomplished by this process was this , ' Hernandez said , gesturing to his Perez 's stomach . ' I had to do it by ` remote control , ' but everything turned out well . ' Hernandez , was one of the ` Five Heroes , ' as they are known in Cuba - they are fixtures in state media and their faces grace billboards across the island . Schoolchildren are taught their names and take part in public acts demanding their release . However the five are reviled as spies by many exiles in South Florida . Hernandez , had been serving two life sentences plus 15 years on a murder conspiracy conviction stemming from the Cuban air force 's 1996 shoot-down of two planes flown by Brothers to the Rescue , an exile organization that sought to aid migrants at sea and also dropped propaganda leaflets . Hernandez was convicted of providing Cuban authorities with information about the flight , which he has always denied , maintaining it was public knowledge . The sister of one of the four men killed in the shootdown blasted the news to NBC . ` To me , it 's incredible , ' said Maggie Khuly , sister of Armando Alejandre Jr. . ' I no longer know what to think of my government . People in Cuban jails are not allowed visits , are in horrible conditions , and here we are going way overboard so that this guy has a child ? It does n't make any sense . ' The news of Hernandez 's release had already caused fury . Marlene Alejandre Triana , whose father Armando Alejandre Jr. was killed , said : ` My three daughters will never meet my father , ' said Triana , whose father came to the U.S. as a child and volunteered for the Marines when he turned 18 . ` For the only person that we had responsible for what happened to be let go , it 's a slap in the face to my dad , ' she said during a news conference in Coral Gables . In 2001 a US court ruled prisoners can send their semen to artificially inseminate their wives . In 1999 , William Reno Gerber sued the California Department of Corrections - he claimed claimed his civil rights were violated when prison officials refused to let him send a semen specimen to a Chicago medical center to artificially inseminate his wife . But , Gerber , 41 , who is serving a prison sentence of 111 years , was eventually allowed to send the sample to his 46-year-old wife . | Hernandez 's sperm was collected in US and flown to Cuba - Cubans paid . Deal was made in exchange for better conditions for US prisoner Alan Gross . The deal was brokered by Sen. Patrick Leahy , D-Vt . The first attempt failed , but Perez became pregnant on the second try . The child is due to arrive in two weeks and they plan to name her Gema . Since 2001 , Hernandez has been held in a U.S. prison . Perez was not allowed prison visits because she worked for the Cuban Intelligence Directorate . | [[2246, 2294], [2246, 2250], [2299, 2337], [2897, 2945], [2897, 2901], [2950, 2984], [1288, 1375], [581, 631], [1288, 1375], [2338, 2365], [3086, 3110], [3117, 3167], [3159, 3195], [3196, 3225], [1614, 1639], [1644, 1675], [391, 482]] |
When a man from Singapore had his wish to visit North Korea granted , he braced himself for the scenes of ` barren lands ' and ` really , really sad people ' that he had seen via a BBC Panorama documentary . But what he found blew his mind - for all the right reasons . Inside the communist enclave in 2013 , photographer Aram Pan witnessed bustling markets , men and women enjoying themselves at a Western looking water park and miles and miles of crops ready for harvest , shattering all of his illusions about what a holiday to North Korea would entail . Scroll down for video . The Munsu Water Park in Pyongyang , North Korea , features colourful water slides , swimming pools and glass pyramids roofs . The complex opened in 2013 and appears popular with locals . North Korean men wearing suits enjoy ice cream in the sunshine , contradicting the most commonly cited cliche that North Korea is a ` destitute , starving country ' . One man perches on a kerb and waves in his white socks and sandals . Unlike other tourists who have visited the country , Mr Pan did not have to hide the photos and video he was taking from inside the country - he simply asked for permission . ' I have been curious about North Korea for many years . The average person has probably seen more photos about outer space than of North Korea . It 's one of those great mysteries that I wanted to discover for myself and I figured it might just be possible , ' Mr Pan told MailOnline . He decided to set about planning a trip in 2012 , by writing and asking permission to do a photographic project . ` It was a spur-of-the-moment decision . I did n't want to do a sneaky , undercover project as I did n't want to get into any trouble , ' he said . Explaining how he got inside the secretive state , he explained : ' I sent several mails and faxes to multiple North Korean contacts , all of which are easily available online if you do a search . Then one day someone actually replied and I met their representative . It was a lot easier than I expected . ' Women in brightly coloured bathing suits throw sand on the beach , as others stand with their bicycles in the background . In June 2013 it was reported that , as part of his plans to turn North Korea into a ` world class ' tourist destination , leader Kim Jong-un ordered the transformation of the industrial port of Wonsan into a beach resort town . Photographer Aram Pan stands in front of a bronze monument . He has now been on two visits to North Korea and plans to go on a third this autumn . Mr Pan , a commercial photographer by day who specialises in 360 degree panoramic virtual tours for real estate , hotels and automobiles , has now been on two visits to North Korea and plans to go on a third this autumn . ' I was supposed to book my first trip in August 2012 . Unfortunately I was suddenly unwell and had to postpone my first trip to August 2013 . Later when I approached the local travel agency -LRB- Universal Travel Corporation -RRB- specialising in North Korea tours with my proposal , the manager was very excited about it and immediately offered to sponsor my first trip . ` After that first trip , the manager of a second travel company -LRB- DPR Korea Tourism -RRB- based in Malaysia offered to sponsor my second trip . ` Currently , talks are already underway to plan a third trip this autumn and I 've been told that more travel agencies in Singapore and Malaysia are already interested in marketing exotic tours to North Korea . ' A stunning view from Mount Kumgang , a 1,638-metre-high mountain in Kangwon-do , North Korea . A woman in a pink gown gets her hair dyed at an old fashioned hairdressers . Mr Pan said : ` People seem to go about their daily lives and everything looks so incredibly normal . ' Consumer goods , such as electrical rice cookers and other kitchen appliances , have begun to flood North Korea via China . ` The things I 've seen and photographed tell me that the situation is n't as bad as I thought , ' Mr Pan explained after he saw healthy looking men and women play volleyball together on the beach . ` Coming back from my second trip , many things still puzzle me . I 've travelled from Pyongyang to Hyangsan to Wonsan to Kumgangsan , to Kaesong and back . The things I 've seen and photographed tell me that the situation is n't as bad as I thought , ' he said . ` People seem to go about their daily lives and everything looks so incredibly normal . Some of my friends tell me that everything I 've seen must be fake and all that I 've photographed are a massive mock up . ` But the more I think about that logic , the more it does n't make any sense ... would anyone mock up miles and miles of crops as far as my eyes can see and orchestrate thousands of people to seemingly go about their daily lives ? ' In the late 1990s , North Korea suffered a major famine that is thought to have led to between 500,000 and 600,000 deaths . However , despite starvation no longer being a fact of life in North Korea , the most commonly cited cliche about the country is still that it is ` destitute ' and ` starving ' . Fireworks explode during the climax of the Arirang Mass games 2013 . The Stadium is undergoing renovation so there will be no Arirang Mass Games for 2014 . Young girls hold up red flowers at the Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang , a gymnastics and artistic festival held in the Rungnado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang , North Korea . Sights : A woman stands with a black umbrella -LRB- left -RRB- and a horse statue -LRB- right -RRB- at the tomb of King Tongmyong . The sacred site was built when King Jangsu transferred his capital from Hwando Mountain Fortress to Pyongyang in 427 AD . The Royal Tomb of King Tongmyong is one of 63 tombs that exists in five zones of North Korea . Mr Pan believes that to fake everything on such a massive scale would mean North Korea 's organisation skills are ` far beyond that of any developed country ' . He was escorted throughout his time in the country but said he had no schedule to follow and was given the ability to move around ` quite freely ' . He has also reasoned that none of his photographs or video were confiscated or deleted . His stunning photos show the streets of North Korea 's capital Pyongyang , the countryside , the beaches and the famous Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang . The city of Pyongyang seen from the Yanggakdo Hotel , where Mr Pan was staying . A sunny afternoon in Kaesong Town . The city is near Kaesong Industrial Region close to the border with South Korea and contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace . Landmarks : The Tower of the Juche Idea -LRB- left -RRB- is a monument in Pyongyang named after the ideology of Juche introduced by its first leader Kim Il-Sung . It was built in 1982 and the Tower is sited on the eastern bank of the River Taedong , directly opposite Kim Il Sung Square . Kumgang Reunion Centre -LRB- right -RRB- is ` the place where families from the North and South side meet ' Different : The Meari Shooting Range -LRB- left -RRB- has a restaurant that will cook the chicken that you 've shot . And a typical house in the countryside -LRB- right -RRB- . He also visited landmarks like the Tower of the Juche Idea , the Royal Tomb of King Tongmyong and the Kumgang Reunion Centre - the place where families from the North and South of Korea meet . And in one of ` the most unusual dishes ' he 'd ever eaten , he tucked into clams cooked with gasoline . ' I hope some good will come about from my project as I believe that North Korea needs more friendly interaction with the outside world , even if it is just tourists , ' he said . More information on Aram Pan 's North Korea 360 photography and video project can be found on his Facebook page and website . Mr Pan captured a stunning sunset as he drove through the rural areas of the country . He said he was escorted throughout his time in North Korea but had no schedule to follow and was given the ability to move around quite freely . The fields looked ready for harvest as the photographer visited . ` Why would anyone mock up miles and miles of crops as far as my eyes can see ? , ' he wondered in disbelief that the things he saw could have been put on as a show . Mr Pan sampled the local cuisine while in North Korea . ` Possibly the most unusual dish I 've ever eaten . Gasoline cooked clams , ' he joked . On his early morning walk around the country 's capital , Mr Pan hoped he could capture photographs that would show a glimpse of the people and everyday life that has been often overlooked in favour of military and political images . When Mr Pan visited North Korea he saw workers clocking off at 6pm and heading home . Contrary to what a majority of people tend to believe , the last decade has been one of moderate economic growth north of the DMZ . The Pyongyang Metro shows school children waiting to board a train and commuters leaving the station . The streets of Pyongyang featured cars and buses like any other city but far less traffic . There is more traffic than ever on the once notoriously empty avenues of Pyongyang . In this photo shiny looking cars are seen driving along the highway as the sun sets . | Singaporean photographer Aram Pan visited North Korea last year . Gained permission for his 360 photography project after sending emails and faxes to North Korean contacts . A BBC Panorama documentary led him to believe he would see lots of starving people . Discovered healthy looking men and women shopping , playing volleyball and clocking off work at 6pm . Believes that ` North Korea needs more friendly interaction with the outside world , even if it is just tourists ' | [[8658, 8684], [1467, 1580], [1467, 1469], [1517, 1527], [1539, 1580], [1467, 1469], [1532, 1580], [1780, 1792], [1797, 1904], [158, 207], [309, 373], [3979, 3988], [3993, 4092], [8653, 8738], [7505, 7506], [7512, 7638], [7557, 7668]] |
Google engineering director and futurist Ray Kurzweil believes we are close to realizing everlasting life and is dead-set on getting us there . The inventor and noted author believes the key to such a scientific breakthrough is a system of ` bridges ' that enable the body to move from strength to strength over time . The youthful 65-year-old currently takes 150 supplements a day , which he argues if the first bridge . The idea is to build enough bridges to ensure the body holds out long enough for life-lengthening technology to come into its own . He has likened the biology of the body to computer software and believes we are all ` out of date ' . Key to the fountain of youth : Ray Kurzweil , futurist and Google engineering director , says the biology of the body is much like computer software and that we are in need of of an upgrade . The hope is to go along enough ` bridges ' , or stages , to reach the point where life-lengthening technology is at its greatest . Bridge number one : Staying as healthy as possible . Ray Kurzweil currently takes 150 supplements a day to keep his body at its peak . In an interview with Canadian magazine Maclean 's , Kurzweil says he hopes the supplements will keep him healthy enough to reach the ` nanotech revolution ' . ' I can never say , `` I 've done it , I 've lived forever , '' because it 's never forever , ' he said . ` We 're really talking about being on a path that will get us to the next point . ` Bridge one : Stay as healthy as possible with diet and exercise and current medicine . ` The goal is to get to bridge two . ` Bridge two -LRB- is -RRB- the biotechnology revolution , where we can reprogram biology away from disease . ` And that is not the end-all either . ` Bridge three is to go beyond biology , to the nanotechnology revolution . ` At that point we can have little robots , sometimes called nanobots , that augment your immune system . ` We can create an immune system that recognizes all disease , and if a new disease emerged , it could be reprogrammed to deal with new pathogens . ' Such robots , according to Kurzweil , will help fight diseases , improve health and allow people to remain active for longer . Genius : Ray Kurzweil is considered a revolutionary in his field and is currently working on Artificial Intelligence . ` Biology is a software process , ' Kurzweil told Maclean 's . ` Our bodies are made up of trillions of cells , each governed by this process . ` You and I are walking around with outdated software running in our bodies , which evolved in a very different era . ` We each have a fat insulin receptor gene that says , `` Hold on to every calorie '' . ` That was a very good idea 10,000 years ago , when you worked all day to get a few calories ; there were no refrigerators , so you stored them in your fat cells . ' I would like to tell my fat insulin receptor gene , `` You do n't need to do that anymore , '' . ' Kurzweil referenced a lab mice experiment at the Joslin Diabetes Center , which managed to turn off the mice 's fat insulin receptor gene . The mice continued to eat , remained slim , did not get diabetes or heart disease and lived 20 per cent longer . Google is hoping to help expand the human lifespan with its new company Calico , which aims to make improvements in human health and well-being . Kurzweil has previously predicted that by the late 2020s humans will be able to eat as much junk food as they want because everyone will have a nanobot injected into their bodies that will provide all the necessary nutrients while simultaneously eliminating fat . Kurzweil is current work towards building smarter computers is being seen as the first step towards developing such technology . His goal is to improve the natural language processing skills in computers that will allow robots to read , consume and understand human communication . Kurzweil believes creating intelligent robots is key to human evolution . Leading the way : Google is hoping to help expand the human lifespan with its new company Calico , which aims to make improvements in human health and well-being . | Futurist Ray Kurzweil explains the biology of the body is like computer software that needs upgrading . Key is a ` bridge to bridge ' system where you maximize current methods in order to live until life-lengthening technology is at its greatest . Kurzweil is currently taking 150 vitamin supplements per day . We will eventually hit a stage where robots will subsidize our immune system . | [[554, 613], [687, 742], [745, 847], [2317, 2346], [2495, 2534], [144, 166], [183, 249], [443, 530], [905, 978], [319, 381], [1032, 1113], [1061, 1064], [1077, 1078], [1083, 1113]] |
A NYU student has miraculously survived falling ten stories and being trapped between two New York buildings for over 24 hours . Asher Vongtau , 19 , is in a serious condition in hospital after emergency workers freed him from a tight space between a parking garage and the NYU dorm building at 80 Lafayette St , Chinatown , in lower Manhattan . It is not known how he came to fall , however fire officials said the only way into the crawl space was from above . Rescuers believe the narrow walls of the air shaft where Vongtau fell broke the fall . Vongtau , originally from Pittsburgh , was wedged in a space that was just a foot and a half wide . Amazingly , he was conscious and talking when paramedics got to him , according to New York Daily News . Investigators will now look into reports as to whether a false fire alarm was linked to the fall , with the student last seen ` frantically running to the roof ' during an evacuation . Scroll down for video . Crazy escape : Asher Vongtau is loaded into an ambulance on Sunday night after being rescued from an air shaft he had been trapped in for at least a day in lower Manhattan . Miracle : This is the space where NYU student Asher Vongtau spent 36 hours after falling between two buildings at 80 Lafayette St , lower Manhattan . It has been claimed drinking was involved in the fall . Lucky to be alive : Asher Vongtau , 19 , fell from the NYU dorm building sometime on Saturday and was trapped in a tight space until Sunday night . Rescue workers took over an hour to breach this wall and pull Vongtau out . ` He was conscious , he was moving , he was definitely tired , ' said Fire Chief Joseph Schiralli . Friends report that he had been missing since Saturday . Michael Yablon , 19 , said he last saw Vongtau at 7am that day . ' I was one of the last ones to see him , ' Yablon told New York Daily News . ` He left my room at 7am Saturday . ' I texted him later that day but he never responded . ' Serious : Asher Vongtau is currently seeking treatment in Bellevue Hospital following his dramatic ordeal . Scene : The NYU dorm building at 80 Lafayette St , Chinatown . This picture of Asher Vongtau , from Facebook , is believed to have been taken inside the NYU dorms . A public safety officer discovered Vongtau after he was reported missing by other students . CBS New York said a campus officer found his cellphone on the building 's roof . He was last seen frantically running up a stairwell after a false fire alarm had been triggered . ' I saw him frantically running up the stairs while people were exiting . the building because the fire alarm had been pulled , ' said fellow student Colin Chenel . There were other reports that people heard screaming coming from the lower levels of the dorm . It took rescue workers 1 1/2 hours to remove him . They had to break through a nearby wall . A breathing apparatus was lowered down to Vongtau while the rescue effort got underway . Vongtau is now seeking treatment at Bellevue Hospital . The extent of his injuries have not yet been released . An investigation will be opened to determine how he fell . Students reported that a fire alarm went off on Saturday morning , speculating Vongtau may have gone to the roof to escape . | Asher Vongtau , 19 , from Pittsburg , was last seen inside the NYU dorms in Chinatown on Saturday morning . As worried friends reported him missing that night , it was n't until Sunday evening that a campus policeman discovered his phone on the roof , later finding him stuck in an 18 inch-wide crawl space 10 stories below . It took dozens of fire officials over an hour to breach the wall of an adjacent parking garage in order to get Vongtau out . A breathing apparatus was lowered down to him during the rescue . Once free , he was conscious and talking when transported to Bellevue Hospital in a ` serious condition ' Students report he was last seen ` frantically ' running up a stairwell following a false fire alarm . | [[1344, 1349], [1364, 1377], [1385, 1437], [1344, 1349], [1364, 1377], [1429, 1491], [1668, 1724], [2234, 2326], [2277, 2326], [2327, 2407], [2345, 2407], [194, 310], [1492, 1567], [1517, 1544], [2767, 2811], [2818, 2859], [2818, 2822], [2827, 2859], [2860, 2933], [129, 142], [150, 211], [662, 717], [662, 664], [683, 741], [1971, 1997], [2006, 2068], [1971, 1984], [1988, 2068], [2949, 2963], [2972, 3004], [2949, 2956], [2960, 3004], [755, 768], [774, 851], [859, 914], [881, 914], [917, 939], [2234, 2326], [2277, 2326], [2408, 2419], [2425, 2484], [2408, 2410], [2420, 2484], [2460, 2505], [2508, 2551], [3120, 3235], [3143, 3155], [3187, 3244]] |
Collusion between the Government and the multinational firms behind genetically modified food is revealed in official documents . Emails between civil servants and the GM industry shows how the two worked together on a media strategy to win over consumers sceptical about so-called Frankenstein Food . One official even asked lobbyists for ` eye-catching themes ' for ministers . Write caption here . The contacts were part of a wider strategy designed to relax European regulations on growing the controversial crops and spend millions of taxpayers ' money on GM research in British fields . At one stage the pro-GM partnership between the industry and Whitehall involved creating a blacklist of journalists who had written negative stories about the technology . Details of the emails have been made public after Freedom of Information requests by lobby group GeneWatch , which said the public would be shocked at the level of collaboration . Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has pushed for faster approval of new crops and lobbying for public support . Significantly , he decided to lobby the EU to allow biotech crops to be planted in Britain even if they are banned elsewhere . And Science Minister David Willetts has implemented a pro-GM ` Agri-tech ' strategy , which involves spending public money on developing new crops . Such support from two key government figures represents a coup for the GM industry and follows a meeting with ministers and researchers in 2012 which came up with a series of ` to do ' lists . The email . exchanges show the Agriculture and Biotechnology Council -LRB- ABC -RRB- -- . financed by GM firms such as Monsanto , Syngenta and Bayer CropScience -- . has been at the heart of developing government policy . Often . these exchanges coincided with major announcements by ministers which . shifted Government policy to support GM , despite clear opposition among . consumers . Civil servants hosted a meeting with industry leaders in June 2013 to decide how to present the Government 's Agri-tech strategy . Officials at the Business , Innovations and Skills -LRB- BIS -RRB- department emailed the ABC asking for advice on how to promote the policy . One BIS official asked for ` any ideas you may have that will showcase Agri-tech -- as you are aware it will need to be eye-catching but reflect the main themes of the strategy ' . BIS created a list of journalists and influential people who should be targeted with information about the new strategy and asked the ABC if it wanted to add any names or flag up ` potential pitfalls ' . The ABC responded by adding some names , but it also highlighted a number of people on the list who had been critical of GM . The ABC official wrote that he or she had ` highlighted in red the journalists who have been negative towards biotech in the past ... just so you are aware ' . The names have been obscured , so it is impossible to know who was on the blacklist created by the ABC . GeneWatch director Dr Helen Wallace said : ` These documents expose government collusion with the GM industry to agree PR messages and blacklist critical journalists . ' A government spokesman said the ABC and the GM industry were among a wide range of groups it consults . It confirmed that a list of journalists who had written negatively about GM was created , but said they had not been excluded when details of the Agri-tech strategy were launched and there was no ` blacklist ' . | Contacts were part of strategy to relax regulations on controversial crops . They involved civil servants asking for ` eye-catching ' ways to plug GM . Pro-GM lobbyists evens sent Government department a ` blacklist ' of critics . Behind-the-scenes deal revealed by pressure group GeneWatch . | [[401, 443], [427, 592], [2191, 2229], [2278, 2323], [593, 708], [2967, 3007], [3012, 3134], [850, 871], [880, 944]] |
She 's recognized wherever she goes and counts Rihanna among her fans - and it 's for one very impressive attribute : Her rounded rear end . Jen Selter , 20 , from New York City , has amassed more than 1.3 million followers on her Instagram account , @jenselter , after posting poses from her workout and yoga sessions . Just one picture of her on a workout ball or squatting at the gym can garner as many as 80,000 likes , and thousands consider her a fitness inspiration . ` I 'm recognized wherever I am , ' Selter told the New York Post . ' I do n't really go to public gyms anymore . just because it is a whole big scene when I 'm there . I . do n't like being watched . ' Scroll down for video . Famous asset : Jen Selter , 20 , from New York , has amassed 1.3 million followers on Instagram after posing pictures of her pert behind . She says she aims to be an inspiration for other people to get fit . Fitness fanatic : Photos of Selter working out at the gym can garner as many as 80,000 ` likes ' She admits that her photos are always focused on her rounded behind , explaining : ' I do n't really post a lot of face pictures ... They do n't want to see my face . ' Selter , who is single and lives with her mother on the Upper West Side , took cosmetology classes while holding side jobs at a plastic surgeon 's office and a gym after graduating high school . When she started working out at the gym , she noticed that her behind began getting bigger and was inspired by the transformation . She joined Instagram in March 2012 and began posting images of her body . When she saw people reposting her images , she asked for a credit and her number of followers boomed . Active : Selter , originally from Long Island , is now a spokeswoman for a nutrition supplement company and hopes to launch her own line of workout gear while inspiring others to keep fit . Stunning : Selter , who is single , says she struggles to go anywhere where she is not recognized . Proud : She says that while she has worked hard to achieve her behind , anyone can do it . Curvy : Selter worked in a gym until she amassed half a million followers and began getting other job offers . Once she achieved 300,000 followers , sponsorship offers piled up from companies including Nike , Lululemon and New Balance , among others . She has since quit her gym job and secured deals with water company NY20 and a nutrition supplement company , Game Plan Nutrition , for which she is a spokeswoman . While she would not reveal how much she makes from these deals , Selter , who did not go to college , said they give her ' a lot more money than a graduate would be making ' . Her mother , Jill Weinstein , said she could n't be more proud of her daughter and her following . ` I 'm very proud of her because this is a girl who did n't want to go to college , and she was able to build up this social media in such a way that she has become famous and she is an inspiration and motivation for so many people , ' she told the Post . Close : Selter is pictured with her mother Jill , who said she is proud of how her daughter motivates others . Many followers have suggested her . plump derriere is fake - but she insists it is real , explaining that the . only cosmetic surgery she has undergone was a nose job as a teenager . ` I 'm Jewish , ' she said . ` Jewish girls have big noses . Probably 1 out of 3 girls I know -LSB- has -RSB- a nose job . ' Selter , who hopes to create a line of workout gear or even her own chain of gyms , admits that some of the photos can be ` showy ' - but said that she simply wants to inspire people . ' I see myself motivating and inspiring everyone around the world , ' she told the Post . ` With hard work and dedication , anyone can get to where I am . ' | Jen Selter , from New York City , has become an internet hit after posting photos of her workout and yoga sessions to Instagram . She counts Rihanna and sports stars among her followers . Selter , who is single , admits that some of the pictures can be a little ` showy ' but that she wants to inspire and motivate people to stay fit . | [[141, 248], [264, 320], [27, 30], [40, 115], [841, 896], [1176, 1182], [1189, 1242], [1680, 1686], [1839, 1869], [3428, 3434], [3512, 3612], [3615, 3678]] |
The rise of do-it-yourself porn is devastating the mainstream industry as increasing numbers of ` amateurs ' use the internet to upload homemade sex videos . Traditional porn stars are being replaced by everyday people who upload porn to sites like Reddit or build up a fan following through live web cam sites such as Chaturbate . The growth is concerning the mainstream porn industry , which has seen a huge decline in profits . Sites such as Chaturbate -LRB- pictured -RRB- allow ` amateurs ' to post explicit images and videos . In the past porn stars such as Linda Lovelace were as famous as actors and musicians but there are few household names now . Instead , DIY porn is increasingly popular and people can upload pictures or video of themselves on a whim - and with a good chance of anonymity if they want it . Performances are also almost totally unregulated , especially if the performance if live . In 1998 , a study by Forrester Research . on the porn industry - including paraphernalia , internet , cable . television and magazines - estimated it was worth up to $ 10billion . This year , the worldwide industry is . estimated to be worth up to $ 5billion - however , it is difficult to know . how accurate these figures are . The mainstream industry has been hit not only through piracy and free content , but people choosing to pay to watch live sex acts over the internet . The porn industry once had household names such as Linda Lovelace , star of Deep Throat -LRB- right -RRB- , who was so famous a movie -LRB- left -RRB- has been made about her life . Increasing numbers of ` regular ' people are treating web cam porn - or ` camming ' - as their main job and . believe it brings less stigma than being unemployed . ` Joshua ' told Kernel Mag that his job allows him to earn money while he stays at home caring for his six-year-old daughter while his wife works . He admits he does worry that being paid to perform sex acts and strip over a web camera will impact on his wife and daughter . But he added : ` But there 's such a stigma around the long-term unemployed now that I 'm not sure it could be much worse . ' Sites like Chaturbate emulate traditional strip clubs where viewers ` tip ' the performers . As in strip clubs , people can pay for private performances . It is also possible to interact with the performers through the web cam . Users of Reddit say they not only post pictures for money or notoriety but to give themselves a confidence boost . Webcams have allowed people to become porn stars in their own home . ` Joshua ' said he can receive tips of up to $ 100 a time . But the real change in pornography is the number of people who are doing it for no payment at all . So-called tube sites - that imitate YouTube and allow anyone to upload content - have doubled in a year to 1,000 . She told Kernal Mag the positive reaction was ` totally overwhelming ' and that she would post further pictures if she needed a confidence boost . Users can rate the content and the more positive the reaction , the more prominent it is displayed on the site . She said : ` I 'd like to do it again . People on reddit said I have to show more flesh to make my posts successful , though . I 'll probably do it when I need a pick-me-up . ' Mainstream porn companies are worried about the rise of amateur porn . USA Today reported that DVD orders from distributers have shrunk this year to about 1,500 from 5,00 to 6,000 in 2005 . Steven Hirsch , who founded porn company Vivid Entertainment , told the newspaper : ` We 're dealing with a perfect storm : decliing DVD sales , rampant piracy , free content and a weak economy . ' Piracy , as in the film and music industries , is causing huge problems for mainstream porn companies . Kathee Brewer , an editor at AVN , which covers the porn industry , told USA Today : ` The tubes are making money off the studio 's investment of time and money , while the studios are forced to spend ever larger chunks tof change to police the tubes and send endless takedown notices . ' | Sites Chaturbate and Reddit allow normal people to upload sex videos . Rise in amateur porn hitting mainstream industry profits . | [[431, 532], [0, 14], [15, 31], [0, 157], [47, 106], [332, 430], [346, 387], [394, 430], [3264, 3334]] |
There was late drama at the Riverside Stadium as Rudy Gestede struck deep in injury-time to extend Blackburn Rovers ' unbeaten run at Middlesbrough . Patrick Bamford looked to have won it for Boro with seven minutes remaining when he finally found a way to beat Rovers ' brilliant goalkeeper Simon Eastwood . But then Gestede was on hand to power in a controversial equaliser when Dimi Konstantopoulos was left floored on the ground when he went up for a cross in to his area . Rudy Gestede holds his arms aloft and celebrates his 95th-minute equaliser for Blackburn Rovers . Patrick Bamford -LRB- second left -RRB- scores for Middlesbrough with a strike from just inside the area . Referee Mark Clattenburg was booed off at the final whistle by the home fans and Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka was sent to the stands after his complaints . But Blackburn returned to Lancashire with a point to prevent Middlesbrough from climbing into the top two . Middlesbrough , who slipped down to fourth before kick-off because of Ipswich 's win at Charlton , knew that they would have to stop one of the Championship 's other form teams if they were to stand any chance of climbing in to the top two . Rovers , unbeaten in their previous eight matches , had to make two changes to the side which defeated Leeds . The most notable was Eastwood 's first start in goal since January because Jason Steele , on loan from Middlesbrough , was ineligible to face his parent club . Daniel Ayala sports a red bandage after a clash of heads during the draw at the Riverside . Former Middlesbrough favourite Juninho was presented to the crowd before the match at the Riverside . And he was soon called into action when he had to race out of his area to head clear a dangerous long ball . While the danger soon disappeared that time , he had to make a strong save to his right shortly after when Grant Leadbitter drove powerfully at goal following a probing Lee Tomlin run . After consecutive draws , Middlesbrough were looking to return to winning ways and started brightly . They were unfortunate not to have a half-time lead and Jelle Vossen thought he had delivered exactly that . When Bamford 's curling effort from 20 yards was spilled by Eastwood in the six-yard box , Vossen pounced to lift the rebound up over the keeper but as the ball headed for the line it was hooked clear by Shane Duffy . Winger Albert Adomah then shot narrowly wide of the upright . Blackburn struggled to get out of their own half and Middlesbrough passed the ball around the green shirts confidently , with Karanka 's men regularly creating chances but failing to convert so the visitors remained in contention for something . Gestede -LRB- third right -RRB- had a header earlier in the match saved . Such was Middlesbrough 's dominance in the first half , it was hard to believe that Blackburn were still level after the home side had mustered up an impressive 12 shots in the opening period alone . Rovers boss Gary Bowyer needed to find a way of getting his forwards more involved after the restart , with neither Jordan Rhodes nor Rudy Gestede touching the ball anywhere near as much he would have liked . But the second half continued in the same way , with Blackburn happy to allow Middlesbrough to have possession and look for a counter-attack - and the ploy almost worked . Seconds after Eastwood had denied Bamford at one end , Blackburn broke down the other end and Dimi Konstantopoulos was forced to make his first real save when he dived to his left to parry Markus Olsson 's well-driven effort . Premier League official Mark Clattenburg refereed the game at the Riverside Stadium . The best save of the lot , though , belonged to Eastwood . The Riverside was left stunned when he somehow scurried across his line , dived left to turn behind a free header from Vossen which was destined for the net following a lovely George Friend delivery . There was also a save to deny Emilio Nsue 's back post volley and then from Tomlin but , finally , Middlesbrough got the break they needed . A failure to deal with a corner saw a half clearance drop invitingly for Bamford to power towards goal . It was helped on its way by a deflection , and Eastwood was finally beaten . Blackburn , however , battled back and Gestede - sporting a nasty bump on his head after an earlier clash - hit the equaliser when Konstantopoulos did not deal with the ball in to his box late on . | On-loan Chelsea midfielder Patrick Bamford scored for Middlesbrough . His 83rd-minute strike could have sent Boro joint-top of the table . But Rudy Gestede netted in the 95th minute for Blackburn Rovers . Both sides stay in play-off places after draw at the Riverside . | [[576, 640], [0, 61], [49, 126], [478, 490], [516, 575]] |
Conspiracy theorists started forming their theories about the Boston marathon bombings just hours after the attack , as they claimed the explosions were set up by American government forces . In the first press conference following the fatal explosions that left three dead and 176 injured , a conservative blogger asked whether it was a ` false flag staged attack ' . False flag attacks are instances where governments are thought to have arranged a violent incident - theoretically like Monday 's bombing - in order to scare its citizens into handing over controls to the federal authorities . Runners continue to run towards the finish line of the Boston Marathon as an explosion erupts near the finish line . WATCH THE VIDEO HERE . Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick flatly denied the claim , though that has not stopped conspiracy theorists from finding supposed proof that they believe backs up an alternate version of events . Dan Bidondi of right-wing site InfoWars posited the loaded question , implying that the bombing was designed to increase federal authority . ` Why were the loud speakers telling people in the audience to be calm moments before the bombs went off ? Is this another false flag staged attack to take our civil liberties and promote homeland security while sticking their hands down our pants on the streets ? ' Mr Bidondi said . Though Democratic governor Patrick flatly denied the implication and moved on to the next question , that did n't stop conservative bloggers from running with the theory . The second of two explosions rocked the last 1050 yards of the Boston Marathon course , sending shrapnel into the crowd , severing limbs , and ending lives . Conspiracy theorists : Dan Bidondi -LRB- left -RRB- asked Governor Deval Patrick about the possibility of a false flag attack while fellow InfoWars writer Alex Jones -LRB- right -RRB- continued to push the theory throughout the day . Wheels turning : InfoWars founder Alex Jones pushed the ` false flag ' theory . The sole alleged piece of evidence supporting the false flag theory is that several witnesses said that there was a recording over the loudspeaker just moments before the explosions that asked spectators to ` keep calm ' and other reports that bomb sniffing dogs were used at the start of the race for a supposed training exercise . Neither detail has been confirmed by investigators . Alex Jones , the controversial radio show host and 9/11 Truther who runs InfoWars and gained a national audience after having an on-air meltdown during an interview with Piers Morgan , followed Bidondi 's lead and took to Twitter . ` Our hearts go out to those that are hurt or killed #Boston marathon - but this thing stinks to high heaven #falseflag , ' he wrote . False flag attacks derive from nautical military strikes , where the crew on a ship would change the national flag to that of a friendly nation in order to approach its target and then attack . Prior claims : Other conspiracy theorists believed that the Sandy Hook shooting was designed by the government in order to help them pass stricter gun control laws . Now instead of limiting its use to naval warfare , conspiracy theorists apply it to any situation where a terrible act could be used by the perpetrators to influence a change in policy based off public outcry following the tragedy . Prior to yesterday 's Boston bombing , the most recent example was the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting . Gun rights advocates posited that the attack that left 20 children and six educators dead was planned by Obama administration officials in order to shore up support for stricter gun regulation . The conspiracy theorists have been able to disseminate their version of events largely because the federal authorities are still trying to compile theirs . Different kind of flags : The term ` false flag ' comes from nautical warfare , where an attacker would use the flag of a friendly nation to trick the target into allowing them to approach . No formal suspects have been identified , though the revelation that one of the bombs was located inside a pressure cooker - which is a preferred weapon of al-Qaeda terrorists and listed as the ` most effective ' weapon of jihad , according to in an English language terror magazine - hinting that the perpetrator may be foreign . So far no terror groups have claimed responsibility . The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood denied any connection to the attack , instead suggesting that it was an anti-Islam conspiracy at work . Boston police are working with the FBI and are calling for the public 's help in searching for the suspect , asking for any pictures or video taken near the finish line at around the time of the explosion to be sent in for analysis . | Conspiracy theorists believe bombings were set up by the government to scare people into allowing stricter security protocols . No suspects in custody and no terror groups have claimed responsibility . Egypt 's Muslim Brotherhood said they had nothing to do with the attack but believe it was done by an anti-Islam group . | [[402, 517], [489, 595], [936, 1003], [1015, 1076], [1184, 1282], [2953, 2965], [2968, 3072], [4336, 4389], [4390, 4457], [4390, 4421], [4460, 4525]] |
A young couple in Pakistan were tied up and had their throats slit with scythes by the bride 's father after they married for love . The 17-year-old girl and 31-year-old man married without the consent of their families in eastern Pakistan 's Punjabi village of Satrah , police said . The girl 's mother and father lured the couple home with the promise that their marriage would receive a family blessing . Brutal : The 17-year-old girl and 31-year-old man married without the consent of their families in eastern Pakistan 's Punjabi village of Satrah , police said . They were lured to a home and then killed by the girl 's mother . ` When the couple reached there , they tied them with ropes , ' he said . ` He -LRB- the girl 's father -RRB- cut their throats . ' Police arrested the family , who said they had been embarrassed by the marriage of their daughter , named Muafia Hussein , to a man from a less important tribe . Cultural traditions in many areas of Pakistan mean that killing a woman whose behaviour is seen as immodest is widely accepted . Immodest behaviour that sparked recent killings included singing , looking out of the window or talking to a man who is not a relative . For a woman to marry a man of her own choice is considered an unacceptable insult by many families . The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said 869 so-called ` honour killings ' were reported in the media last year - several a day . But the true figure is probably much higher since many cases are never reported . The weak Pakistani government , battling with a troubled economy and a Taliban insurgency , does not collect centralized statistics and has no strategy to combat the killings . Pakistani law means that even if a woman 's killer is convicted , her family are able to forgive the killer . Many families simply nominate a member to do the killing , then formally forgive the killer . That 's what happened earlier this week , a lawyer said , when a tribal council in central Pakistan 's Muzaffargarh district sentenced another young couple to death for marrying for love . Remote : The pair where killed in a rural area near Gujranwala in eastern Pakstan . The couple 's lawyer , Zia Kiyyani , said the two had appealed for police protection after their marriage on June 21 , but had not received any . The 19-year-old girl 's family came to take her from her husband 's family , swearing on the Koran that they would not harm her and would hold a proper wedding ceremony , he said . ` During this the girl shouted , cried and mourned for her life and her husband 's life because she knew that they will kill both of them , ' he said . The girl , named Mehreen Bibi , was shot by a member of her family when she returned home , police said . Her husband went into hiding and her father registered the murder complaint so he could forgive the killer , Kiyyani said . ` That will end the case , ' he said . | The 17-year-old girl married the 31-year-old man in the village of Satrah . Pair were lured into their family home by the girl 's mother . She promised she would give the couple her family 's blessing . Instead they were tied up by the girl 's father who then cut their throats . | [[285, 336], [569, 594], [354, 407], [0, 39], [0, 26], [44, 102], [720, 738], [745, 764]] |
iPhone trolls are using AirDrop to send images of a Space Sloth to strangers around the world . A photograph of a sloth in a spacesuit is being sent to unsuspecting iPhone users by pranksters who are exploiting a security loophole in Apple 's AirDrop service . Owners of Apple 's iPhone who have upgraded to its latest iOS 8 software have reported receiving the photograph , known as ` Astronaut Slot or ` Space Sloth ' . A photographer and writer based in San Francisco is thought to have been the first to have used this to send unsolicited pictures of the Astronaut sloth to commuters while travelling to work by train . Josh Lowensohn said he began trolling strangers on the train with the image , which was created by artist Pedro Dionisio , to highlight the dangers of allowing an iPhone to receive files from anyone in the surrounding area . The practice takes advantage of a security feature in Apple 's AirDrop service , which allows users to share files wirelessly over WiFi and Bluetooth networks . After upgrading the operating software , iPhones and iPads can be set to receive files from ` everyone ' in the surrounding area . It is thought to work within a range of around 30 feet . But now it appears his prank has been adopted by others and is spreading around the world , with victims reporting being sent the image by AirDrop in London and New York . Mr Lowensohn , who began trolling commuters in San Fransisco a year ago , insists he is not responsible for the appearance of the AstroSloth on iPhones in other cities as he has been ` landlocked ' in California . When contacted about the image appearing on phones in London , from iPhone users called AirSloth ' , he described the spread as both ` wonderful and terrible ' . The Space Sloth began appearing on the internet in February 2012 after an artist called Pedro Dionisio posted the image on the website deviantArt and Tumblr . Within just a few months the image had been shared millions of times and had its own spoof twitter account and Facebook fan pages . It gained notoriety as people began using the image to play pranks on friends and colleagues by using it to replace pictures in frames on their desks or setting it as their desktop picture . The picture was created by superimposing a sloth 's head over the face of an astronaut . While many nicknamed the sloth Neil Armsloth , the spacesuit actually belongs to one of the crew who took part in the mission to the International Space Station STS-121 in 2003 . It is believed the photograph originally used to create the image was a portrait of US astronaut Mike Fossum . He said : ' I certainly did n't invent the concept of sending strangers unsolicited files using AirDrop , but I 'd like to think that I 'm doing it in a way that 's more fun than malicious . ` You could send much worse things , which I 'm not so sure was well known by most people . ` When I first started exploring this , artist Pedro Dionísio 's sloth in a spacesuit seemed like a perfect fit : it was playful and disarming . ` You could easily argue that this is not a nice thing to do to people , but I 'd like to think that by leaving the feature set to `` everyone , '' you 're secretly hoping to see a sloth . ' While the picture of the sloth in the space suit is harmless - it originally started being shared over the internet in 2012 after artist Pedro Dionísio uploaded it to his deviantArt account - it highlights an important security loophole in the iPhone . By allowing iPhone users to send unsolicited files to anyone with this setting turned on , it could allow hackers to install virus software that could allow them to eavesdrop or even take over devices . In September Apple also extended its AirDrop service to include MacBooks and iMacs , meaning the number of devices that could be vulnerable are even greater . For many the Astronaut Sloth may be simply an amusing way of trolling strangers to see their reaction upon receiving the photo . It is a new twist on a prank that began in 2012 when people began replacing desktop images and screen savers of friends and colleagues with the picture . Technology writer Harry McCracken is among those to have been targeted by the AirSloth prank , sent from an AirDrop user who apparently shares his name with notorious American murder and gangster Whitey Bulger . The Space Sloth has developed its own dedicated online followers with fan pages and its own twitter feed . The image quickly became a meme of its own as people replaced the heads of humans from other historic images and pictures . The image even began appearing on T-Shirts , coffee mugs and bags . Among those to have received the sloth picture over AirDrop is Harry McCracken , former editor in chief of PC World magazine and technology editor of New York based magazine Fast Company . Other victims have reported being sent the space sloth in Kensington , London , an AirDrop user identifying themselves only as Sloth 's ` iPhone ' . For Mr Lowensohn , the thrill of watching the reactions of his fellow commuters while keeping a straight face , saw him troll stranger after stranger . Writing on the website The Verge , he said : ` I 've done it perhaps a hundred times , and the thrill has not waned one little bit . ` I 've seen reactions that range from amused to confused , but never has anyone been visibly angered . ` The beauty of the technology is that your targets can be far away by the time you 've done the deed . ' Apple 's AirDrop allows iPhone users to send pictures and files to other Apple devices over WiFi and Bluetooth networks but those who leave the service set to receive from ` Everyone ' -LRB- right -RRB- are vulnerable to hackers . | iPhone owners report receiving sloth pictures from mystery AirDrop users . Space sloth pictures demonstrate how AirDrop could also be used to send virus software that would allow hackers to eavesdrop on iPhone users . Prank is thought to have been started by a photographer in San Francisco . 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Britain 's biggest jail , with space for 2,000 inmates , has been given the go-ahead today . Justice Secretary Chris Grayling confirmed plans to build the # 250million ` super-prison ' in Wrexham , North Wales with work on the project is due to start next year and the jail opening in 2017 . But a further four prisons are to due close under the plans to build two new ` super jails in England and Wales . An artist 's impression of the 2,000-capacity ` super-prison ' in Wrexham , Wales , that will be announced today . Work on the project is due to start next year and the jail is set to open in 2017 . One new prison will be built on the 108-acre site of a Firestone rubber factory , which is owned by the Welsh Assembly . In June , when plans for the prison were first mooted , Mr Grayling said it would help ensure more inmates were locked up at lower cost to the taxpayer . He said : ` My priority is to provide enough prison places for those sent there by the courts -- and to do so in a way that gives taxpayers the best possible value for money . ` This will be the first prison in North Wales and a massive boost to the Welsh economy . ` It will provide around 1,000 much-needed jobs , great opportunities for local businesses and millions of pounds worth of construction opportunities . ` It will also allow offenders from the region to be held closer to their homes , which we know helps prevent reoffending . Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said the prison will save the taxpayer money . Mr Grayling said the project would also be a boost to the Welsh economy . ` Across the country I am reducing the cost of prison by replacing old , inefficient buildings with newer accommodation that is cheaper to run . ` This new prison allows us to continue this work while providing a significant and rapid investment in the Welsh economy . ' The average price of a single prison place for one year is # 40,000 but in new jails the cost can be less than half that figure . Officials estimate the new jail will eventually save taxpayers # 20million a year . Britain 's biggest prison by number of inmates is Oakwood in the West Midlands which holds 1,605 . Next in size are Liverpool and Birmingham jails which each hold around 1,450 . Wandsworth prison in South London has 1,300 places . However the new prison will be dwarfed by Europe 's largest , Fleury-Merogis Prison on the outskirts of Paris , which can hold 3,800 prisoners . Meanwhile Blundeston in Suffolk , Dorchester , in West Dorset , Northallerton in North Yorkshire and Reading prisons will close , the Ministry of Justice -LRB- MoJ -RRB- said . As well as being cheaper , new prisons can provide more opportunities for rehabilitating offenders with purpose-built workshops and training centres . Prison reform groups have criticised the new prison , warning it could be a ` warehouse ' which would put the public at risk . | The prison is due to open in Wrexham , North Wales , in 2017 . Justice Secretary Chris Graying said the project will boost Welsh economy . Said super-prison will also save taxpayer money and create more space . | [[198, 291], [567, 604], [1056, 1145], [1502, 1575], [1519, 1575], [1721, 1844], [726, 733], [782, 879], [1422, 1501], [1455, 1501]] |
Turkish Muslims have declared victory after toy makers Lego agreed to withdraw a Star Wars product which allegedly depicted a mosque . Critics claimed that the Jabba 's Palace model , part of Lego 's Star Wars range , was offensive to Muslims as it resembled the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul - one of the world 's most renowned mosques . The Lego set is based on the home of . Jabba the Hutt , a central character in the Star Wars series , who lives . in a domed palace , with a separated watchtower . Toy : The Jabba 's Palace Lego set will cease to be produced from 2014 after the Turkish Cultural Community of Austria group described it as offensive to the Muslim community . Criticism : The group criticised Lego 's design saying it resembles the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul , one of the world 's most recognisable mosques . As well as bearing a likeness to the Hagia . Sophia mosque , the Turkish group also claimed the toy was designed based on the Jami al-Kabir mosque in Beirut with the watchtower resembling a minaret . The set of blocks featured Jabba the . Hutt , a slug-like shisha-smoking alien from the Star Wars films , and an . oriental domed building housing rockets and machine guns . The character of Jabba , which features in the toy aimed at children . aged from nine to 14 , keeps Princess . Leia in chains for use as his personal slave in the Star Wars films . A statement posted on the . organisation 's website referred to Jabba the Hutt as a ` terrorist ' and . said that he ` likes to smoke hookah and have his victims killed ' . It added : ` It . is clear that the ugly figure of Jabba and the whole scene smacks of . racial prejudice and vulgar insinuations against Asians and Orientals as . people with deceitful and criminal personalities . ' The statement said that the figures in the set are made to resemble ` terrorists , criminals and murderers ' . Comparisons : A post appeared on the group 's website pointing out features of the Lego set and comparing them to the Istanbul mosque . The case came to light when a Turkish man . expressed his dissatisfaction with the toy after it was purchased for . his son by a family member . Lego initially refused to remove the Jabba 's Palace toy from the shelves claiming it was an entirely fictional creation . Lego 's Katharina Sasse said : ` We . regret that the product has caused the members of the Turkish cultural . community to come to a wrong interpretation , but point out that when . designing the product only the fictional content of the Star Wars saga . were referred to . ' But following a meeting between . Turkish community leaders and Lego executives it was agreed that . production of the toy would end from 2014 onwards . Birol Killic , the . president of the TCA , said in a statement : ` We are very grateful and . congratulate Lego on the decision to take Jabba 's Palace out of . production . ' Lego was not available for comment yesterday . There was no explanation why the game was not scheduled for immediate withdrawal . Jabba 's Palace as depicted in the 1983 Star Wars film Return of the Jedi . The Hagia Sophia was first built around 360AD in the Byzantium capital Constantinople , later Istanbul . It served as an Eastern Orthodox Cathedral and was the world 's largest for nearly a thousand years , until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520 . In 1453 , Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II , who ordered the building converted into a mosque.Christian symbols such as the bells and altar were removed and many of the mosaics were plastered over . Islamic features , such as the four minarets , were added while it was in the possession of the Ottomans.It remained a mosque until 1931 when it was closed to the public for four years . It re-opened in 1935 as a museum by the Republic of Turkey.It is famous for its massive dome and is considered the crowning achievement of Byzantine architecture . Some experts say it ` changed the history of architecture ' . | Jabba 's Palace will cease production in 2014 but not removed immediately . Turkish Community Forum congratulated Lego for stopping production . Claims that Jabba 's Palace set resembles Istanbul 's Hagia Sophia mosque . Describes Star Wars character Jabba the Hutt as resembling a ` terrorist ' Lego denied any link and said the toy was based on the Star Wars movies . | [[509, 629], [2674, 2725], [2979, 3032], [0, 98], [79, 98], [105, 134], [135, 340], [246, 340], [715, 785], [847, 880], [1419, 1486]] |
British scientists are stranded after their Antarctic base lost power in the depths of winter as temperatures plummeted to a record low of minus 55C . There is no way of rescuing the 13 researchers from the Halley VI Research Station - which has been hit by a 19-hour blackout - for months until the hostile winter subsides . The British Antarctic Survey admitted it was a ` serious incident ' and has suspended all experiments as the workers heat up emergency accommodation which has not been used for months . Scroll down for video . Trapped : Temperatures plummeted on the British Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica in the depths of winter after 13 researchers experienced a 19-hour power cut . There is no way they can be rescued -LRB- file photo -RRB- . Warming up : Workers maintain a generator at the site , around which temperatures dropped to minus 55C . Remote : The research station was completed in 2012 and consists of ` modules ' on hydraulic movable legs . Some of the fallout from the power cut , which happened a week ago but was only revealed today , is still ongoing as the workers face sleeping on the floor of a garage . But despite the perilous conditions the scientists , 10 English , one Scottish , one Romanian and one Polish , have remained upbeat - and even Tweeted about their ordeal . Renewable energy engineer Anthony Lister wrote : ` Whilst all the fun was happening at #halley6 -LRB- not that it 's over -RRB- we had the lowest ever recorded temps down here at -55.4 . Which was nice . ` Got internet , lots of @YorkshireTea tea and a big kettle . Really , what more do you actually need ? ' He added on his blog : ' I would just like to reiterate that we are all healthy , in good spirits and are busy setting about getting , and keeping the station in as good an order as possible . Stiff upper lip : Renewable energy engineer Anthony Lister , one of the 13 scientists trapped inside the base with failing power , has kept the world updated with his tongue-in-cheek Twitter reports about the weather . Beautifully isolated : There is no way the researchers at the station , pictured , can be rescued until winter ends . Nice view : At least the trapped scientists have a good vantage point to watch the patterns of the Aurora . ` No one here on station is responsible for the technical issues we are having and we are all working extremely hard . ` Another fairly cool , but problematic at the time , event occurred around the time of us losing power -- the coldest temperature ever recorded at Halley Bay . ` Throwing a cup of boiling water into the air resulted in small explosion as the water instantly turned into a cloud of ice crystals . ` This obviously did n't help us on station at the time but it was nice to see a record set ! A British Antarctic Survey spokesman told MailOnline the temperature inside the building had dropped almost to freezing . He added : ` We ca n't get anyone in to help them because it 's the winter . ' But he insisted there was no threat to their safety , saying : ` They have a building which is usually used as overspill accommodation for the summer months . ` It 's been shut down since the summer , so we 're bringing that back into service and slowly warming it up . ` There 's also a garage which is heated that they can sleep in . It 's not ideal , but it 's safe . ` Some people have been saying they 're going to freeze to death . That 's not going to happen . ' Isolated : The location of the research station in Halley Bay , which has been used by scientists since the 1950s . The state-of-the-art research station opened two years ago on a 150m-thick Brunt Ice Shelf in Halley Bay , Antarctica , where researchers have been based since the 1950s . Run by the Cambridge-based Survey , it consists of eight ` modules ' on hydraulic legs which can lift above huge layers of snow and ice which accumulate in the winter . The design was an attempt to prevent the fate of previous research bases which were buried under ice and snow during serious weather . Although the station is completely inaccessible to the outside world , there is an on-site doctor . A BAS statement said : ` British Antarctic Survey -LRB- BAS -RRB- is dealing with a serious operational incident at its Halley Research Station . ` Our urgent priority is to ensure the continued safety and wellbeing of the wintering team . Inhospitable : The base opened in 2012 after four years ' work and is on the 150m-thick Brunt Ice Shelf . State of the art : The research station in calmer weather . It currently has just 13 scientists living in it . ` Power and some heating are back online , and some other essential services have been restored , but the staff are having to live and work in extremely difficult conditions . ` It is now clear that because of the nature of the incident , and the prolonged loss of power , the station can not now return to normal operation in the short or medium term . ` Everyone at Halley and Cambridge is doing everything that can be done to ensure that the incident remains under control . ` All science , apart from meteorological observations essential for weather forecasting , has been stopped . ' | 13 staff were staking out depths of polar winter at Halley Research Station . Base lost power and heat for 19 hours in ` extremely difficult conditions ' British Antarctic Survey said temperature inside dropped almost to freezing . Winter is so hostile that the researchers , 11 British , can not be rescued . All science operations suspended as emergency contingency plans prepared . BAS insisted they are safe as there is extra accommodation they can sleep in . Researcher Tweeted relief at having ` lots of Yorkshire Tea and a big kettle ' | [[4547, 4597], [0, 93], [38, 119], [198, 325], [546, 610], [649, 703], [546, 624], [810, 818], [834, 869], [2820, 2899], [0, 93], [38, 119], [151, 233], [546, 624], [704, 764], [2900, 2908], [2913, 2976], [326, 474], [5076, 5164], [5167, 5185], [1524, 1585]] |
The word soccer is actually a British term that comes from Association Football , US historians have found . They were investigating the history of the word , and the cultural difference behind it . In fact , the use of the term goes back 200 years , they said . The word ` soccer ' comes from the use of the term ` association football ' in Britain and goes back 200 years , they said . According to the Oxford English dictionary the first recorded use of the word ` football ' in English was in 1486 . The contemporary history of the world 's favourite game spans more than 100 years . It all began in 1863 in England , when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses and the Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport 's first governing body . Both codes stemmed from a common root and both have a long and intricately branched ancestral tree . ` Americans have long referred to Association football as ` soccer ' , to the point where many people believe it is fact a word invented in America , ' wrote University of Michigan professor Stefan Szymanski . ` Many seek to associate American use of the word with alleged American imperialism and cultural hegemony . ' The researchers found the word soccer in fact originated in Britain at the end of the nineteenth century , and was commonly used there . ` It appears that as the popularity of soccer has grown in the US , the word has been used less and less . The paper analysed usage of the two words from 1900 , and found British people only stopped using about 30 years ago . Americans invented their own variant of the game that they simply called ` football ' in the early 1900s . When England won the World Cup in 1966 the use of the term soccer was just beginning to decline in the UK . ` Association football ' became ` soccer ' in America , and what was called ` gridiron ' in Britain became simply ` football ' in America . ` Since 1980 the usage of the word ` soccer ' has declined in British publications , and where it is used , it usually refers to an American context , ' the researchers say . ` This decline seems to be a reaction against the increased usage in the US which seems to be associated with the highpoint of the NASL around 1980 . ' However , the researchers admit the problem of two names may need to be addressed . ` With soccer growing in popularity in the US and the rest of the world stridently insisting the word soccer is not football , it would appear that some kind of resolution will eventually be required . ' | British term that comes from Association Football . Originated in Britain at the end of the nineteenth century . Was commonly used in the UK until around 30 years ago . Experts say naming difference may need to be resolved . | [[0, 79], [263, 271], [283, 349], [588, 590], [595, 619], [1226, 1330], [1470, 1479], [1528, 1588], [2281, 2296], [2303, 2354], [2480, 2556]] |
Video footage of an abducted girl dragged screaming and crying into a forced wedding has shamed Kazakhstan . The disturbing clip , filmed on a mobile phone and titled Stealing The Bride , shows the moment the teenage girl arrives at the home of her future husband in Kazakhstan 's central Akmola region . As wedding guests celebrate to traditional Kazakh music , the youngster sits in the back of a car crying and pleading to be taken home . Scroll down for video . Snatched : A young woman is dragged screaming and crying to the home of her future husband . Forced wedding : The clip was filmed in Kazakhstan 's Akmola region , where such abductions are a custom . In most countries , bride kidnapping is considered a sex crime . Local women 's rights activist Anfisa Zuyeva , 30 , called the practice ` barbaric ' . ` No wonder people think we 're backward , ' she said . The video shows the screaming girl dragged from the car and along a special bridal carpet towards her suitor 's house as guests in smart wedding dress throw confetti over her . She makes one final effort at resistance at the door to the home , pushing back on the doorframe , before a crowd of men and women finally hustle her inside . Smile for the camera : A relative of the groom can be seen shamelessly recording the moment for posterity . Barbaric : The bride-to-be makes one last attempt at resistance before she is bundled through the door . Shockingly , such bride kidnapping , where a young woman is taken by force to the home of a man who wants to marry her , is said to be on the rise in Kazakhstan . The groom-to-be hires relatives and friends who use deception or force to get the girl into their car . This can include offering to give her a lift , or dragging her off the street and tying her up in a sack . Once inside the car she is driven to the man 's home where one of his female relatives prepares a special neckerchief called an Oramal which the girl must accept to show her consent to marriage . Often it takes days of being locked up before the girl accepts and even then there are complicated politics to be dealt with when her family found out where she is . The practice is an ancient custom in the region and there are various formalities to go through . In some circumstances the abduction can even be consensual . Where it is n't , perpetrators are rarely dealt with by the legal system . This latest video has been rounded on by critics who say the practice must stop . Ms Zuyeva , who has campaigned against the tradition , said : ` This is a barbaric and evil practice that forces young girls into loveless marriages with men they hardly know . ` Often the families of the victims agree because the groom pays them a lot of money . ` But it is an outdated and horrific tradition which has no place in modern Kazakhstan . MPs have now called for it to be made illegal , pointing out over 60 per cent of adults and 74 per cent of teenagers had either been victims of kidnappings or knew people who were . | Bride kidnapping is an ancient custom in Kazakhstan , and is on the rise . But local women 's rights activist calls the practice ` barbaric ' Perpetrators rarely face justice through the legal system . | [[1423, 1433], [1544, 1554], [1558, 1585], [1423, 1433], [1552, 1585], [2159, 2206], [731, 775], [783, 813], [2475, 2484], [2530, 2534], [2539, 2575], [2336, 2392]] |
Apple is set to unveil new iPads and Mac computers on Thursday at its California headquarters . The gadgets could go on sale on 24 October - with Mac software , called Yosemite , available as a free download even earlier . With just four days until the event , the rumour mill has been working overtime , with the latest leaks suggesting that the new iPad will come in gold , as other rumours have suggested , and include a Touch ID sensor . Scroll down for video . Apple is set to unveil new iPads and Mac computers later this week . On Saturday , Taiwanese blog Apple.club.tw leaked photos that it claims show the new iPad 's motherboard and TouchID sensor -LRB- pictured -RRB- . On Saturday , Taiwanese blog Apple.club.tw leaked photos that it claims reveal the new iPad 's motherboard and gold-coloured Touch ID sensor . The images suggest the new iPad , expected to be called the iPad Air 2 , will have Apple 's Touch ID and a gold colour option . They also allegedly show a logic board with new A8X chip , a front assembly panel , a cable for the Touch ID home button and a cable for the volume buttons . The suggests that the A8X chip on the tablet is a faster upgrade to the A8 chip on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus . The leaked interior images -LRB- pictured -RRB- of the latest iPad suggests that it has an A8X chip on the tablet is a faster upgrade to the A8 chip on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus . Apple may also be using 2GB of RAM instead of the 1GB on the iPad Air , according to Apple.club.tw . Pictured is what is claimed to be the glass front panel of the new IPad Air . Apple may also give the new iPad 2GB of RAM instead of the 1GB on the current iPad Air , according to Apple.club.tw . The leaks follow last week 's rumours which also suggested Apple was putting the finishing touches to a new gold version of its iPad Air . An apparent mockup of a slightly redesigned , next-generation iPad Air recently surfaced from Vietnam showing a more trim profile , recessed volume buttons , and the addition of a Touch ID sensor to the home button . According to Tinhte.vn the device comes in at just 7 millimeters thick , the same thickness as the iPhone 6 . The images allegedly show a logic board with new A8X chip -LRB- pictured -RRB- , a front assembly panel , a cable for the Touch ID home button and a cable for the volume buttons . Apple 's invite for the event tells journalists ` It 's been way too long ' - even though their last event was last month . Apple is preparing to launch a range of iMacs with Ultra HD ` Retina ' display screens in a bid to reinvigorate desktop computer sales . The firm is expected to reveal them alongside a new version of its Mac software called Yosemite , and news iPads this month . ' A new line of iMacs with ultra high-resolution Retina Displays is in late testing stages within Apple , according to our sources who have used the future desktop computer , ' said 9to5 Mac . ` While the machine will sport a thin profile similar to that of the current design , which was introduced in 2012 , it will be packed with new internals such as faster processors and improved Wi-Fi antennas , ' it says . The firm will also launch a new version of its Mac software called Yosemite . The Yosemite software will allow users to make and receive calls and notifications from their Mac - even if their iPhone is in another room . The software has also been overhauled with a new ` flat ' look , and can search the web without having to open a browser . In addition to a redesigned speaker grille , the unit also sports a small hole where the mute/orientation lock switch appears on existing iPad units . The move is thought to be designed to boost sales of its full-size tablets , which are in decline . Until now , iPads have only been available in a monochromatic colour scheme , but a golden makeover would make the tablets more similar to the Californian company 's new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus , which come in three colours . New versions of the 9.7-inch tablet could include a golden metal rear cover as well as the silver and grey currently offered for the iPad Air , ` people familiar with the matter ' told Bloomberg . The new iPads are also predicted to sport a thinner , more rounded design , similar to the iPhone 6 . Hidden code in the latest iOS 8.1 beta software hints that the iPads will feature a Touch ID fingerprint sensor and Apple Pay functionality . The code states that users can ` pay with iPad using Touch ID . With Apple Pay , you no longer need to type card numbers and shipping information . ' However , it is not clear whether the new iPad will come with NFC functionality , which is used for contactless payments , as it relies on a Wi-Fi or mobile connection . Apple Pay has only been announced in the US , so if the iPads do get the feature , it may be limited to only American buyers . Apple is also rumoured to be launching a larger iPad with a 12.9-inch screen next year , which if true , could offer 76 per cent more screen area than the current 9.7 inch models . An apparent mockup of a slightly redesigned , next-generation iPad Air has surfaced from Vietnam showing a more trim profile , recessed volume buttons , and the addition of a Touch ID sensor to the home button . The iPads have a new sleek design and are thinner . The latest swathe of Apple tablets could come with a split screen function , which would allow users of an iPad to open two apps side-by-side on one screen . The latest swathe of Apple tablets could come with a split screen function , which would allow users of an iPad to open two apps side-by-side on one screen . Sales of iPads have slumped for two quarters , after climbing from $ 5 billion -LRB- # 3 billion -RRB- when they were launched in 2010 , to $ 30 billion -LRB- # 19 billion -RRB- in 2012 and $ 32 billion in 2013 -LRB- # 20 billion -RRB- . The firm has n't unveiled an updated iPad since last October when it launched the iPad Air and Mini , and it appears that consumers have instead been drawn to smartphones with larger screens , including recently , Apple 's iPhone 6 Plus , which has a 5.5 inch screen . Apple is not new to the strategy of launching colourful products to boost its sales . The new iPads are expected to have a rounded design similar to the recently released iPhone 6 . The new iPads are also expected to include Touch ID sensors . The firm has n't unveiled an updated iPad since last October when it launched the iPad Air and Mini . In 1999 it rolled out different coloured iMacs which were successful , but sales of its iPhone 5C -- a ` budget ' version of the iPhone 5S -- have not sold as well as the company hoped . The company is expected to unveil the new iPads at the same time as a range of iMacs with Ultra HD ` Retina ' display screens in a bid to reinvigorate desktop computer sales . The new line of iMacs is rumoured to have ultra high-resolution Retina Displays , a thin profile and faster processors as well as improved Wi-Fi antennas . The firm is expected to reveal them alongside a new version of its Mac software called Yosemite . The iPad launch event is likely to be in stark contrast to the star-studded launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus , which saw U2 playing before the firm controversially gave away the band 's new album . The company is expected to unveil the new iPads at the same time as a range of iMacs -LRB- pictured -RRB- with Ultra HD ` Retina ' display screens in a bid to reinvigorate desktop computer sales . | Tablet is rumoured to feature a Touch ID fingerprint sensor and Apple Pay . Taiwanese blog Apple.club.tw leaked photos showing interior of gadget . They allegedly show a logic board with new A8X chip , an upgrade to A8 . Apple may be using 2GB of RAM instead of the 1GB on existing iPad Air . Apple set to unveil new iPads on Thursday at its California headquarters . Retina display iMacs also expected to launch with Yosemite Mac software . 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These chilling images of a young Jewish girl at Auschwitz are among thousands that have haunted a Nazi photographer all his life . Wilhelm Brasse was forced to take photographs of frightened children and victims of gruesome medical experiments moments from their death at the extermination camp where some 1.5 million people , mostly Jewish died in the Holocaust . Mr Brasse , who died this week aged 94 , has had relive those horrors from inside Auschwitz but is considered a hero after he risked his life to preserve the harrowing photographs , which later helped convict the very Nazi monsters who commissioned the photographs . Frightened victims : Wilhelm Brasse took some 40,000-50 ,000 photographs inside Aushwitz for the Nazis including these shots of Czeslawa Kwoka after she was beaten by a guard . Haunting : The identity photographs of an Auschwitz inmate that Brasse took as part of the Nazi German effort to document their activities at the camp . Harsh truth : Polish inmate Brasse was among many put to work capturing such images . Distressing : Brasse was given the job of taking pictures for the Nazis because he had been a professional photographer before the war . After the war , Mr Brasse tried to return to photography but it was too traumatic . He said : ` When I started taking pictures again , I saw the dead . I would be standing taking a photograph of a young girl for her portrait but behind her I would see them like ghosts standing there . ' I saw all those big eyes , terrified , staring at me . I could not go on . ' He never again picked up a camera . Instead , he set up a business making sausage casings and lived a modestly prosperous life . Before the war , Mr Brasse trained as a portrait photographer in a studio owned by his aunt in the Polish town of Katowice . He had an eye for the telling image and an ability to put his subjects at ease . But his peaceful , prosperous existence was shattered with the Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939 . He was the son of a German father and Polish mother . Too traumatic : Mr Brasse never picked up a camera again after the war because when he picked up a camera he ` saw the dead ' He said : ` When the Germans came , they wanted me to join them and say I was loyal to the Reich , but I refused . I felt Polish and I was Polish . It was my mother who instilled this in us . ' Considering the Nazis ' capacity for brutality , it was an extraordinarily brave thing for 22-year-old Mr Brasse to do . After several Gestapo interrogations he tried to flee to Hungary but was caught at the border . He was imprisoned for four months and then offered another chance to declare his loyalty to Hitler . He said : ` They wanted me to join the German army and promised everything would be OK for me if I did . ' But again he refused and on August 31 , 1940 he was placed on a train for the newly opened concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau . In February 1941 , he was summoned to the camp commander 's office , the notoriously brutal Rudolf Höss , who would later be hanged for his crimes . Mr Brasse was certain that this was the end but when he arrived he discovered that the SS was looking for photographers . There followed what must have been a bizarre and terrifying experience . The assembled men were tested on their photographic skills . Each must have known failure would mean a return to hard labour and death . He said : ` We were five people . They went through everything with us - the laboratory skills and the technical ability with a camera . I had the skills as well as being able to speak German , so I was chosen . ' The Nazis wanted documentation of their prisoners . The Reich was obsessed with bureaucratic records and setup ` Erkennungsdienst , ' the photographic identification unit . Based in the camp , it included cameramen , darkroom technicians and designers . Auschwitz bound : Mr Brasse became the Nazi 's photographer after being sent to the camp as a prisoner . He managed to hide thousands of negatives which were later used as evidence against the Nazis who commissioned them . Extermination : Some 1.5 million people , mostly Jews , were killed at Auschwitz during WWII . He said : ` The conditions for me were so much better then . The food and warmth were heavenly . ' Soon began a daily parade of the doomed in this makeshift photographic studio . Each day he took so many pictures that another team of prisoners was assembled to develop the pictures . The photographer estimates that he personally must have taken between 40,000 and 50,000 portraits . One day , a prisoner was sent to him because one of the camp doctors , the infamous Nazi Dr Josef Mengele , wanted a photograph of the man 's unusual tattoo . He said : ` It was quite beautiful . It was a tattoo of Adam and Eve standing before the Tree in the Garden of Eden , and it had obviously been done by a skilled artist . ' About an hour after taking the . photograph , he learned that the man had been killed . He was called by . another prisoner to come to one of the camp crematoria where he saw the . dead man had been skinned . Family moment : Brasse took this photo of Austrian resistance fighter Rudolf Friemel with his wife and son . Jailer : SS officer Maximilian Grabner was also captured on film by prisoner Brasse in the photography department at Auschwitz . Mr . Brasse said : ` The skin with the tattoo was stretched on a table waiting . to be framed for this doctor . It was a horrible , horrible sight . ' ` Mengele liked my photographs and said he wanted me to photograph some of those he was experimenting on . ` The first group were Jewish girls . They were ordered to strip naked . They were aged 15 to 17 years and were looked after by these two Polish nurses . ` They were very shy and frightened because there were men watching them . I tried my best to calm them . ' Mr Brasse and another inmate managed to bury thousands of negatives in the camp 's grounds which were later recovered . | Photographer Wilhelm Brasse died this week aged 94 . He had taken up to 50,000 photos in Auschwitz for the Nazis . Mr Brasse hid negatives which were used to convict the very Nazis who commissioned them . | [[365, 374], [381, 403], [365, 374], [401, 456], [653, 720], [775, 784], [873, 918], [4476, 4575], [498, 596], [519, 544], [553, 631], [4011, 4020], [4027, 4072], [4063, 4072], [4077, 4096]] |
A toddler was catapulted into the air and caught by her father in a scene described as a ` miracle ' after being hit by a van driver on a hit-and-run rampage yesterday . Two-year-old Amelia-May Lewis , who was being pushed in a pram by her mother , Annie , 22 , suffered injuries to her face , which left her covered in blood . The driver mowed down pedestrians - including parents and young children - during a three-mile trail of mayhem during the school run . Scroll down for video . Adam Lewis 23 -LRB- top -RRB- who witnessed his partner Annie Lewis 22 -LRB- right -RRB- & daughter Amelia-May Lewis 2 -LRB- centre -RRB- being knocked over . He caught his daughter after she was catapulted in mid-air . Mother-of-three Karina Menzies , pictured , died in the terrible incident . A mother of three was killed and eleven others injured , two of whom were in intensive care last night . In ` absolutely chaotic ' scenes , the driver is said to have even reversed over some victims after hitting them . The dead woman -- named locally as Karina Menzies , 32 , was among at least seven children and four adults hit by the van . She died after being knocked down outside a fire station . The survivors ' injuries included a broken leg and cuts and bruises . Witnesses said the man hit pedestrians in the Ely and Leckwith areas of Cardiff at 3.30 pm , when parents were picking children up from school . Pedestrians tried to stop the Transit van but it mounted the pavement and sped off before the driver was eventually seized by police officers . The local accident and emergency hospital unit was so overwhelmed it had to shut to any patients other than those injured by the van driver . The commotion started after the white van tried to escape from the scene of a crash outside an Asda supermarket in Leckwith , witnesses said . The vehicle sped off , driving at people walking home after school , careering wildly down suburban roads and on to pavements . Among those knocked down were student Mrs Lewis , her husband Adam and daughter Amelia-May . Mrs . Lewis , who suffered a broken leg , was taken to hospital in one of the . fleet of at least seven ambulances at one of the scenes in Ely . A white van , believed to be driven by a man who was involved in a series of hit and runs around Cardiff , is inspected by police . The main accident and emergency hospital in Cardiff was closed last night to anyone apart from casualties being brought in after the spate of crashes . Witness Anne Rahman , 62 , told The Sun : ` The dad caught her , it was a miracle . He was shaking ' . Adam 's grandmother , Maureen Lewis , 80 , said : ` It was total mayhem out there . ` The driver of the white van was driving fast and furious at anyone in his path . Adam , Annie and Amelia were hit . ' She added : ` Thank God they are alive . It is terrifying that so many people have been knocked down . ' Shopkeeper . Phil Jones said : ` People were rushing out of houses trying to help the . injured people and covering them with blankets until the ambulances . arrived . Pictured here is a map of Cardiff showing the areas where victims were injured . Pictured here is the A&E dept at the University hospital in Cardiff that has been closed except for people involved in the incident . The scene in the Ely area of Cardiff where a 31 year old man has been arrested after a hit and run incident that has left at least 11 people injured . ` The baby was covered in blood -- people were just lying on the pavements . ` He drove straight across four lanes of the road and smashed into a man and woman with their baby in a pushchair . ` He just smashed into them before screaming round on the road and heading away . ` In about 100 yards , he veered off the road and hit another two boys and a mother and a boy on a bike . ' The main accident and emergency hospital in Cardiff was closed to anyone apart from casualties being brought in after the spate of crashes . Lynda Paterson , 34 , said the scene outside her house was ` chaotic ' . She added : ` I was going to pick my children up from school and I could see there were police and someone was lying on the floor , on the pavement . ` I could see police running back and forth along the road and I now know there was a child who had been hit . ' Natalie Howell , 28 , added : ` I was on my way home from school when I saw the van . People tried blocking off the van to stop it driving off but he went up on the pavement and sped off . ' Gail Harford , 40 , said : ` The driver was not just running over people but reversing over them too . It 's too horrendous for words . ' Ely sub-postmaster Shady Taha , 29 , had just served two girls and a young woman moments before one of the incidents outside a row of shops . Forensics officers gathering evidence at the fire station on Grand Avenue in Ely was sealed off as police investigations continued . He said the two girls - aged about 10 , and a woman in her mid-20s - had been browsing the birthday cards in the store before purchasing a jar of coffee and leaving . He said : ` All of a sudden I heard a bang . I looked out and across the road one girl was on the floor and the other girl was screaming . ' I heard a van speed off but I did not see it . ' Other eyewitnesses said pedestrians were deliberately targeted by someone driving a white van . ` We had a customer in our shop who . said the van mounted the kerb like the driver wanted to run down young . kids with their parents , ' a shop worker in Grand Avenue , who did . not want to be named , said . A spokesman for South Wales Police confirmed the force had arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of murder . He said : ` This is a tragic incident that has affected a large number of people , and we thank the people of Cardiff for their help and support . ` Incidents like this are extremely rare here , as they are across South Wales , and we want to reassure the public that a significant number of officers are working on the investigation , including a number of specialist resources . ` Whether the actions were deliberate or reckless is a matter for the inquiry and the person will obviously be spoken to . ' Dr Grahame Shortland , medical director at the University . Hospital of Wales , said those being treated mostly had fractures and head injuries . A spokesman for the hospital said two of the adults were in intensive care last night and their condition was stable but critical . A pedestrian is believed to have been hit , before a van driver tore off and careered into other vehicles . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Driver accused of tearing through Cardiff streets ` after knocking down pedestrian and fleeing scene ' Karina Menzies , 32 , was among at least seven children and four adults hit by van . Two adults were in intensive care last night said to be stable but critical . Two-year-old Amelia-May was flung from her pram and left covered in blood . Hospital unit was so overwhelmed it had to shut to any other patients . 31-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder following rampage . 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A tribe of indigenous people are under threat from an epidemic sweeping through the forests of Paraguay . Members of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode group have been struck down with a mysterious tuberculosis-like respiratory illness that is slowly killing them . The people have been forced out of isolation due to deforestation for decades , and once they come into contact with society , they do not have the immunisation to tackle disease . The Ayoreo-Totobiegosode tribe in Paraguay is being struck down with a mysterious tuberculosis-like respiratory illness . Member Chiri Etacore is shown healthy in 2000 , pictured left , and seriously ill in 2011 , pictured right . Etacore was the most recent death from the illness and he died in October 2013 . Despite its similarities to TB , many tribe members suffering from the mysterious disease have tested negative for tuberculosis , and doctors have been left baffled . Survival International , a human righta organisation that campaigns for the rights of indigenous tribal and ` uncontacted ' people , is warning the tribe may be wiped out unless the illness is identified and treated . ` The deadly epidemic threatens to wipe out Paraguay 's recently contacted Ayoreo tribe , and sets a deadly precedent for their relatives still hiding in the forests , who are the last uncontacted Indians outside the Amazon , ' said the organisation . The Totobiegosode is an indigenous . sub-group of the Ayoreo people living along the Gran Chaco which . stretches from Argentina into Paraguay . Some members are also found in . Bolivia . Since the 1940s , numerous attempts have been made to contact the tribe and many members have been forced from their homes since the late 1960s due to local farmers reclaiming the land , and deforestation . Parojnai Picanerai is pictured on the day he was contacted in 1998 , left , and ill in 2007 , right . He died in 2011 . Nguiejna Etacoro was contacted in 2004 , pictured left , and has been suffering from the illness since 2007 , right . Despite its similarities to TB , many tribe members studied have tested negative for the illness and doctors are baffled by what it is , and how to treat it . As a result of their isolation , they are not immunised against disease . Since the 1940s , local governments . and groups have made numerous attempts to contact the tribe , and during . the 1970s and 80s many tribe members have been forced from their river and forest . villages towards the towns . More . recently , during the 1990s and again in 2004 , tribe members were placed . in settlements so the land they were living on could be reclaimed . The . most recent Ayoreo victim killed by the respiratory disease , called . Chiri Etacore , was forced out of the forest in 1986 and died in October . last year . The Totobiegosode is an indigenous sub-group of the Ayoreo people living along the Gran Chaco , pictured . As many as three hundred Totobiegosode are said to have chosen to live in isolation . The name translates as ` people from the place of the wild pigs ' The Totobiegosode is an indigenous sub-group of the Ayoreo people living along the Gran Chaco which stretches from Argentina into Paraguay . Some members are also found in Bolivia . As many as three hundred Totobiegosode are said to have chosen to live in isolation and as a result they 're considered the most isolated of all Ayoreo . The name translates as ` people from the place of the wild pigs ' . The tribe live in small villages along rivers , and grow a number of crops such as squashes , beans and melons . They also hunt and gather . Some groups still live uncontacted , or in voluntary isolation , but may still be under threat from the epidemic as it spreads through the land . Ibore Picanerai , pictured , was healthy when she was forced out of the forest in 1998 , left , and contracted the illness in 2003 , right . She died in 2009 . They are believed to the only ` uncontacted ' indigenous people living south of the Amazon basin . Since the 1940s , local governments and groups have made numerous attempts to contact the tribe , and during the 1970s and 80s many were forced from their river and forest villages towards the towns . More recently , during the 1990s and again in 2004 , tribe members were placed in settlements so the land they were living on could be reclaimed . Some groups still live uncontacted , or in voluntary isolation , but are under threat from deforestation . In 2010 , an expedition in search of new species of plants and insects , organised by the Natural History Museum in London , was suspended when concerns were raised that Ayoreo people might be encountered and disturbed . Almost all the Ayoreo members who have been forced from their lands have suffered from the rare disease in one form or another . Some groups still live uncontacted , or in voluntary isolation , but may still be under threat from the epidemic as it spreads through the land . ` When uncontacted people are forced into contact with outside society disease swiftly follows . ` Here is proof that forced contact is nothing more than a death sentence for tribal peoples . ` Paraguay must act now to protect the lives of the last uncontacted Indians outside Amazonia , ' said Survival 's director Stephen Corry . | Totobiegosode is the most isolated sub-group of Ayoreo tribe in Paraguay . They live in rivers and forests but are under threat from deforestation . Members have been forced from their homes since the late 1960s . As a result of their isolation , they are not immunised against disease . 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Kaiserslautern striker Philipp Hofmann produced most of the most spectacular misses of recent times against fellow Bundesliga 2 side Union Berlin on Wednesday night . The 21-year-old had the goal at his mercy from just two yards out but somehow contrived to lift the ball agonisingly over the bar . Luckily for Hofmann his side were still able to secure maximum points from the encounter with a 1-0 win , otherwise he could have well been in hot water with his manager Kosta Runjaic . Kaiserslautern striker Philipp Hofmann is well placed in the box to tap home from team-mate Alexander Ring . The ball looks perfectly placed for Hofmann to give the hosts the lead . Hofmann looks set to make the perfect connection with the ball inside the area . Hofmann looks on in disbelief as the ball flies over the crossbar as he scored remained goalless . Hofmann ca n't believe his eyes after his spectacular miss from close range . Ironically the man who crossed the ball over to Hofmann - Alexander Ring - popped up with the winner later in the game . Hofmann will now join the ever-growing list of the likes of Kanu , Jon Dahl Tomasson , Ronny Rosenthal et al in some of the spectacular misses seen in the game . | Philipp Hofmann somehow scooped the ball over from two yards for Kaiserslautern on Wednesday in their league meeting with Union Berlin . The 21-year-old looked on in despair after the incredible open-goal miss . He joins the likes of Kanu and Jon Dahl Tomasson in the ever-growing list of the most spectacular misses from recent times in football . | [[0, 166], [167, 228], [167, 182], [237, 298], [167, 182], [237, 298], [748, 846], [847, 924], [1046, 1188]] |
A man born without arms has become a world-renowned artist by painting with his mouth and feet . Tom Yendell , 50 , has produced more than 500 works from his garage studio , using his lips , tongue , teeth , head , and feet to master different brush strokes . Mr Yendell was born with birth defects caused by Thalidomide , a morning sickness drug with devastating side-effects , but determined to lead a normal life , said he hopes his ` artwork proves that nothing is too big a hurdle in life ' . Scroll down for video . ` No hurdle too big ' : Tom Yendell , who was born without arms caused by Thalidomide , a morning sickness drug with devastating side-effects , has become a world-renowned artist , painting with his mouth and feet . The artist and father-of-two , from Alton , Hampshire said : ` Art is something I have always had a flare for . ` Even when I was as young as four I 'd be scribbling and painting away . ` If you do n't have the use of your hands , your feet and mouth are naturally the next best things . ' From his purpose-built studio he creates works , hundreds of which have appeared on cards , wrapping papers and walls through the Mouth and Foot Painting Association . Next best thing : The father-of-two said ` if you do n't have the use of your hands , your feet and mouth are naturally the next best things ' to paint with . Body art : The artists uses teeth , tongue , lips , head and feet to create more than 500 artworks he has created in his purpose-built studio in his garage . Mr Yendell , who has been a professional artist for 30 years , said : ` You can use a combination of body parts - teeth , tongue , lips , the whole of your head and your feet - to perform different strokes . ` I occasionally get cramp or muscle ache after a long period painting because you tense up when working on very intricate sections . ` I 'm not the most prolific of artists , preferring to spend a few solid days working on a piece than rush it . ' All-purpose art : Mr Yendell has been a professional artist for 30 years , producing artworks including this one , and hundreds have appeared on cards and wrapping paper through the Mouth and Foot Painting Association . Artist from a young age : Mr Yendell , pictured left with his mother sitting on a tricycle he could steer with his feet , and right as a young boy , said from four-years-old he used to paint and scribble away . Mr Yendell , pictured with his wife Lucy and a sample of his artwork , says sometimes he gets cramps or muscle ache when painting for long periods of time . The artist is one of just 466 babies out of 2,000 to survive the effects of Thalidomide and has released a book detailing his incredible life . He said : ` Thalidomide was just one of those things that happen in life . You ca n't do anything about it so it is better to get on with life and try and be a positive person . ` I do n't see myself as somebody with a disability . Being born without arms has never been a problem for me , I just learn to adapt . ` I do n't let anything stop me . Someone once described me by saying I would n't play cricket for England , but I would probably play football for Spurs . That 's always been my attitude - just because one door is closed another will be open . Artistic destiny : Mr Yendell said once he found art , it was his ` calling ' and has never let having no arms hold him back saying ' I just learn to adapt ' to create his art including this pictured work . ` I come from a very strong family . I was the youngest of five kids and having older siblings made life very normal - they treated me just the same as anyone else and did n't go easy on me . ` Once I found art at secondary school I knew it was my calling . ' Thalidomide , pictured , was prescribed for morning sickness but by the time it was pulled off the market 10,000 babies were born with a range of disabilities . The Thalidomide Trust says there are 458 . people currently in Britain affected by the drug , but that for every . Thalidomide baby that lived there were 10 that died . Thalidomide was originally prescribed as a ` wonder drug ' for morning sickness , headaches , coughs , insomnia and colds . Thalidomide babies often suffered missing or deformed limbs and extreme shortening of arms and legs , but the drug also caused malformations of the eyes and ears , genitals , heart , kidneys and digestive system . By the time the drug was pulled from the market , more than 10,000 babies worldwide had been born with a range of disabilities caused by the drug . The German company , the Grunenthal Group , which invented the drug has issued its first apology in 50 years to thousands of people born with disabilities in early September . The Grunenthal Group said in a statement it ` regrets ' the consequences of the drug used to combat morning sickness which led to the birth of children without limbs during the 1950s and 1960s . But British charity Thalidomide Agency UK , which represents victims of the drug in the UK , has rejected the apology as insufficient and demanded compensation . Freddie Astbury , the charity 's head consultant , said Grunenthal needed to ` put their money where their mouth is ' rather than simply express regret . VIDEO : Incredible ! Watch Tom in action ... | Tom Yendell was born without arms , a birth defect caused by Thalidomide . He uses his lips , tongue , teeth , head and feet to paint different brush strokes . He is a professional artist and has produced more than 500 works . Hundreds of his artworks have appeared on cards and wrapping paper . Thalidomide was a morning sickness drug which caused birth defects . | [[260, 298], [544, 559], [564, 585], [0, 96], [35, 96], [97, 108], [174, 259], [546, 557], [656, 737], [1366, 1420], [1513, 1523], [1576, 1580], [1583, 1720], [97, 108], [111, 171], [1421, 1453], [1436, 1453], [1457, 1512], [1028, 1057], [1077, 1117], [1077, 1094], [1120, 1195], [2085, 2189], [285, 320], [3728, 3739], [3742, 3788], [4796, 4804], [4810, 4914]] |
The judge in the controversial Ethan Couch case has n't always been so lenient and last year sentenced a 14-year-old African American boy to 10 years in prison after he punched someone and they died . Judge Jean Boyd is facing calls to be removed from her position after she handed out the remarkably lenient sentence - 10 years probation - to 16-year-old Couch who killed four people and injured seven while on a drunken joyride . The case has attracted nationwide attention after a psychologist claimed that Couch suffered from ` affluenza ' , a condition in which his wealth and privilege kept him from understanding the consequences of his actions . No jail : Judge Jean Boyd is facing calls to be removed from her position after she handed out a remarkably lenient sentence of 10 years probation to Ethan Couch who killed four people while on a drunken joyride . Last year Judge Boyd sentenced a 14-year old boy to prison for killing one person with a powerful punch . The teenage suspect 's name was never made public since he was prosecuted as a juvenile . ` Just after 10 p.m. on October 6 , the teen was riding in a Cadillac with two friends when he suddenly jumped out of the vehicle in the 1700 block of Vaughn Avenue and punched -LSB- Mark -RSB- Gregory , who was 5-foot-1 and weighed 106 pounds , ' said the Tarrant County District Attorney 's Office in a statement . ` Gregory 's head struck the pavement and he died two days later . ' The 14-year-old boy admitted to the crime and never expressed remorse for the murder , according to prosecutors . Gregory 's mother , Anita Lauterbach , said she remembers Judge Boyd pushing for rehabilitation , much like in the Couch case . No jail : Ethan Couch pictured here in December , avoided prison for killing four and injuring two more after his attorney argued that he was mollycoddled by his parents so much that he did n't understand the difference between right and wrong . ` She wanted to send him to one of these special places in Arizona , but no one would take him , ' Lauterbach told WFAA . ` We were horrified . We just could n't believe it . The district attorney and I were just sitting on pins and needles . But , when nobody would take him , -LSB- it was -RSB- a sigh of relief . ' Lauterbach said she 's still disgusted at her experience with the judge . ` She 's too easy on them , ' Lauterbach said . ' I do n't think she needs to be sitting on that bench . ' Boyd is expected to retire next year , but a petition has been launched at change.org demanding that Texas Governor Rick Perry remove her from the bench immediately . Instead of prison , Couch is set to spend time at the swanky Newport Academy male residential rehabilitation center in California with his parents footing the bill . ` This sentence is a slap in the face -LSB- of -RSB- the families of those who were killed . He 's sent to California to a spa-type center while the families of the victims get to go to a cemetery , ' wrote a supporter of the petition , Stephen Pyka of Texas . ` This is another disgusting display of the wealthy trying to change the rules when they break them . This judge should be removed for aiding a murderer , ' noted another supporter , Nina Eagle of Appomattox , Va. . The relatives of one of the seven friends who were piled into Couch 's pickup truck have spoken out about the ` living hell ' they have been in since the accident six months ago . Sergio Molina was in the back of a pickup truck being driven erratically by Couch when he slammed into four people on the side of a road . Those four people - a young woman whose car had broken down , a Good Samaritan trying to help , and a mother and daughter who also got out to see what they could do - were all killed . Forever changed : Sergio Molina , now 16 , was in a coma following the June accident but now has been transferred home and has been awarded a $ 2 million settlement by a court in Texas . Heartbreaking : Sergio now must be cared for by his mother Maria Lemus -LRB- left -RRB- and older brother Alex -LRB- right -RRB- around the clock and they have already accrued $ 1million in medical bills . Expensive : Alex Lemus -LRB- left -RRB- had to quit his job to help care for his brother and the family has already accrued more than a million dollars in medical bills since the accident in June 2013 . Sergio , who is now 16 , is still alive but . has a completely different existence than he did before the accident as . he is paralyzed , ` minimally conscious ' and needs constant medical . attention . Speaking to CNN , Sergio 's older brother Alex Lemus said that doctors warned them of getting their hopes too high . ` That 's all we can hope for , is how he is now for the rest of his life , ' Lemus said . He attended Couch 's trial in place of his brother , who can barely move without assistance . When the judge handed down a sentence of 10 years ' probation and no jail time for the crash , Lemus said that he had trouble processing his anger . He said he was ` disappointed , so outrageously angry that I could n't say anything ' . His mother , Maria Lemus , still breaks down in tears when thinking about all of Sergio 's dreams that seem so far out of reach in light of the accident . Drunk : Couch 's blood alcohol reading was .24 and he also had a Valium in his system when he killed four people and injured several more on June 15 . ` He was the best son , he was the kind of boy who had a lot of dreams , ' Lemus said . ` He was his first dream was to be a soccer player . He was sweet . ' Sergio 's family estimates that they have accrued more than $ 1million in medical bills over the past six months , and they are now suing Couch 's family and his father 's business - the car that the boys were in was owned by the company - for up to $ 20million . Before : Sergio had dreams of playing professional soccer before the accident . ` That kid killed four people and crippled my little brother and does n't even have to serve one year ? If he were poor like us , he would 've gotten 10 years , I bet , ' Alex Lemus told The Dallas Morning News . They are not the first victims relatives to speak out in light of the controversial ruling , as Eric Boyles , who lost his wife Hollie and 21-year-old daughter Shelby in the accident said he is dissatisfied with the easy sentence , and thinks Couch should have been tried as an adult . Since he was tried as a juvenile , Couch faced a maximum of 20 years in prison but would have been eligible for parole after two years . ` You look at 180 years of future life taken from the four individuals ... Even a two year deal , a two year sentence before he 's eligible for parole , did n't seem exactly fair under those circumstances , ' Boyle said . Additionally upsetting to Boyle is the fact that Couch will receive his counseling at a ` country club ' - style treatment center - with a pricetag of $ 450,000 per year and features equine therapy and organic menu options - in ritzy Newport Beach , California . The fatal accident occurred around 11:45 pm on June 15 , Couch and a group his friends who were all drunk , got into a red Ford F350 pick-up and were speeding 70 mph in a 40 mph zone when the truck left the road . As it careered out of control , it clipped a broken down SUV , throwing the owner and four good Samaritans , who were trying to help , 60 yards in the air . Youth pastor Brian Jennings , mother and daughter Hollie and Shelby Boyles and 24-year-old Breanna Mitchell were all killed on impact . It was revealed soon after that Couch 's blood-alcohol level was 0.24 - three times the adult limit , though minors are n't allowed any alcohol in their system - and that he was also on the prescription drug Valium when he started the chain reaction of crashes . The impact flung the four people 50 to 60 yards , authorities reported . Speaking out : Eric Boyles , the father and husband of two women killed in a June drunk driving accident , is n't pleased that the teen driver got off with just a 10 year probation sentence . Killed : Hollie Boyles , 52 , and her daughter , Shelby Boyles , 21 , were helping out the driver of a broken down SUV when they were struck and killed by Couch 's out-of-control pickup . Victims : Breanna Mitchell , and Brian Jennings , 41 , were both killed in the horrific crash . A psychologist called by the defense , Dr Gary Miller , blamed the teen 's behavior on his parents , claiming they gave him whatever he wanted including ` freedoms no young person should have ' . Dr Miller called Couch a product of ` affluenza , ' where his family felt their wealth bought privilege and there was no rational link between behavior and consequences . He added that the boy had an ` intellectual age ' of 18 but an 'em otional age ' of 12 . ` The teen never learned to say that you 're sorry if you hurt someone , ' Dr Miller said , according to the Star Telegram . ` If you hurt someone , you sent him money . ' State District Judge Jean Boyd appeared to agree with the defense . She told the teen that he is responsible for what happened , but she said she did n't believe he would receive the therapy he needed in jail . If he violates the terms of his probation , he could be sent to prison for 10 years . Defense attorneys asked that he be sent to a private rehabilitation home near Newport Beach , California , which costs an enormous $ 450,000 a year . His father said he 'd foot the bill . Scene : 911 callers described cars everywhere and kids ' lying in ditches ' after the June 15 smash . Injured : Sergio Molina -LRB- left -RRB- and Soliman Mohmand -LRB- right -RRB- were two of was seriously injured . They were both riding in Couch 's truck when the cash occured . Prosecutors said the juvenile justice system also offered counseling . Breanna 's mother , Marla Mitchell , said she was ` mad ' about the sentence and embraced the families of the other victims outside of the courtroom . ` He 'll be feeling the hand of God , definitely , ' she told WFAA.com . ` He may think he got away with something , but he has n't gotten away with anything . ' | Judge Jean Boyd is facing an avalanche of criticism after sentencing Ethan Couch to 10 years probation for killing four people in a car crash . In the past she has handed out tougher sentence and last year an African-American teenager was jailed for 10 years for punching a man who died . A petition has been launched to have Boyd removed from her position . A psychologist blamed Couch 's behavior on ` affluenza ' claiming his parents gave him too many freedoms . Couch will now spend time at the swanky Newport Academy rehab center in California with his parents footing the bill . Sergio Molina , now 16 , was in the back of Couch 's pickup truck and survived the accident but is now paralyzed . 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Patients who have agreed to be organ donors could be given priority if they ever need a transplant themselves under controversial NHS proposals . Experts say those prepared to give up their own organs should be moved up transplant waiting lists . The plans are part of a raft of initiatives to encourage more people to join the organ donation register in the hope of saving hundreds of lives a year through transplants . Patients who are registered as organ donors may receive priority on transplant waiting lists under the plans being considered by the NHS in an effort to boost donation levels . But critics warned yesterday that they could unfairly discriminate against patients with strong religious or ethical views who do not want to sign up to the list . Professor Bobbie Farsides , an expert in medical ethics at Brighton and Sussex Medical School , said someone 's chances of getting an organ should be solely based on their need . ` It 's a big step ... to transform the way we allocate organs for donation when we 've traditionally looked at people 's clinical needs , and that alone , ' she said . ` Certain religious groups -- the orthodox Jewish -- have very entrenched views that make them very resistant to organ donation . ' She told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme : ` I 'm prepared to stick quite rigidly to the view that anyone who desperately needs an organ should climb the list . ' The NHS is also considering banning grieving families from overriding patients ' wishes to give up their organs after they have died . More than 19million people are on the UK donor register but 1,000 people a year still die waiting for a transplant . At present relatives are allowed to stop medical staff removing their loved ones ' organs after death even if they had been signed up to the register for years . The NHS Blood and Transplant Authority is hoping to ` revolutionise ' the public 's attitude to organ donation in the hope of saving many more lives through successful transplants . There are 10,000 patients needing new organs -- most commonly liver , kidneys and hearts -- and three die every day waiting . Last week , the Welsh Assembly passed a Bill where consent for organ donation will be presumed unless a patient had opted-out before death . But although the number of Britons signing up to donate their organs has increased , most die in old age when their body parts are no longer healthy enough to be given to anyone else . Each year organs from only 5,000 people who have died are deemed healthy enough to be transplanted . There are 19.5 million people on the register but the NHS wants to increase this to 25million . Under plans that are going out for consultation , the NHS wants to introduce a system similar to that in place in Israel and Singapore whereby patients who had previously signed up to the register would be given priority on transplant waiting lists . But this would not mean patients could boost their chances by quickly signing-up as soon as they found out they needed a new liver or kidney , for example . They would need to have agreed to become donors before they became ill . Professor Hazel Biggs , an expert in healthcare law and ethics at the University of Southampton , said : ` If we incentivise people to go on the donor register list we 'll get more donors and therefore more transplants . ` You have to take into account fairness and equity . Is it fair to accept an organ , if you need one , when you have n't been prepared to give an organ ? ' Sally Johnson , director of organ donation and transplantation at the transplant authority , said : ` We urgently need a radical change in donor and family consent . ` That means we need to have a serious debate in our society about our attitudes -- is it fair to take if you wo n't give ? ' In 2015 , Wales will become the first country in the UK to introduce a system of presumed consent whereby patients ' organs are automatically taken after death unless they had specifically requested otherwise . There are currently no plans to bring in a similar scheme in England , although the British Medical Association , which represents doctors , is strongly in favour . | NHS Blood and Transplant looking at ways to increase donations . Considering plans to give transplant priority to registered donors . Currently 1,000 people die a year in UK waiting for transplant . NHS may stop families overriding consent of patients on register . Will also encourage more drinkers , smokers and elderly to sign up . | [[561, 597], [0, 67], [421, 513], [2792, 2800], [2833, 2899], [1599, 1655], [2000, 2125], [1404, 1491]] |
A drug , which could help problem drinkers reduce the amount of alcohol they consume , will become available to patients in the UK today . If dependent drinkers take the drug , nalmefene , while undergoing counselling they can cut their consumption levels by 61 per cent , the manufacturers have claimed . The pill , also known as Selincro , has been licensed for use by health officials and will be available for doctors to prescribe to their patients from today . A new drug , which could help alcoholics reduce the amount of booze they consume , will become available to patients in the UK today . The drug , which is to be taken once a day , has been licensed for ` the reduction of alcohol consumption in adult patients with alcohol dependence without physical withdrawal symptoms and who do not require immediate detoxification ' . While current drugs help patients to become entirely teetotal , nalmefene helps patients with drinking problems to cut back on the amount they drink . It works by modulating the reward mechanism in the brain which means that cravings are reduced and less satisfaction is gained from drinking . During a clinical trial into the drug it was shown to help patients cut the amount of alcohol they consumed from 12.75 units a day , to five units a day - a 61 per cent reduction . And patients who underwent counselling as well as taking the drug reduced their ` heavy drinking days ' from 23 days a month to nine days a month , after undergoing the treatment for six months , researchers said . ` The people who we saw in the study were not stereotypical alcoholics , most of them had families and jobs , ' said drug investigator Dr David Collier , of Barts and The London School of Medicine . If dependent drinkers take the drug , nalmefene , while undergoing counselling they can cut their consumption levels by 61 per cent . ` For the majority , only they and those closest to them would have known that they had a problem with drinking . ` The results of the studies suggest that nalmefene , in combination with counselling , is a potentially helpful new option for the many people like them in the UK who need some assistance in cutting down their drinking . ' The NHS cost for nalmefene is # 42.42 for a supply of 14 tablets . During 2009 and 2010 , one million hospital admissions were due to an alcohol-related conditions or injuries . However , recent figures show the number of people being admitted to hospital with liver problems as a result of alcoholism is rising dramatically . There were 14,886 admissions in hospitals in England between 2009 and 10 , 15,858 in bertween 2010 and 11 , and 16,865 between 2011 and 12 . Health experts recommend that men have no more than three to four units and women two to three units a day . A unit of alcohol is roughly half a pint of normal strength lager , a small glass of wine or a single measure of spirits . | Nalmefene will be available to UK patients from today . The drug works by reducing alcohol cravings in brain . A clinical trial cut alcohol intake from 12 to 5 units a day . 14 tablets - a two week supply - costs the NHS # 42.42 . | [[0, 138], [466, 600], [1036, 1045], [1052, 1131], [2199, 2265]] |
One own goal in a match is unfortunate , to net two is unusual - but to have a total of five in a single fixture leads to disqualification . In the Indonesian First Division play-offs , PSS Sleman beat PSIS Semarang 3-2 ... and all five of the strikes were own goals ! Incredibly , the score was 0-0 with just four minutes remaining and yet five own goals were scored before the final whistle . The Indonesian FA disqualified both PSS Sleman and PSIS Semarang are five own goals were scored in a game . The goalkeeper of PSIS Semerang looks on after his side concede one of five own goals scored in the match . Sleman put the ball into their own net twice - but anything they could do , Semarang could do better as they went one better and scored three own goals . The Football Association of Indonesia disqualified both sides from the entire tournament , meaning they can not be promoted from the First Division - which is Indonesia 's third tier . An Indonesian FA committee ruled both sides had deliberately tried to lose the match in order to avoid a potential semi-final match-up with Borneo FC . Borneo FC allegedly have connections to the local mafia , so it is rumoured neither side wished to face them as a result . PSS Sleman and PSIS Semarang both disqualified for scoring five own goals in final four minutes of a game . Both sides allegedly wanted to avoid a semi-final with Borneo FC , who are rumoured to be backed by mafia . | PSS Sleman beat PSIS Semarang 3-2 in Indonesian First Division . All five strikes were own goals and scored in final four minutes of match . Both sides disqualified by Indonesian FA for deliberately trying to lose . Sides attempting to avoid potential play-off semi-final with Borneo FC . Borneo FC allegedly have connections to the local mafia . | [[141, 183], [186, 221], [228, 266], [282, 332], [337, 394], [395, 412], [446, 478], [460, 502], [503, 588], [574, 610], [611, 655], [687, 764], [1225, 1253], [1259, 1332], [395, 459], [765, 853], [950, 1043], [1044, 1101], [1333, 1397], [1102, 1157], [1383, 1397], [1404, 1440]] |
A vast city built by the ancient Mayan civilisation and discovered nearly a century ago in modern day Guatemala is finally starting to yield its secrets - including a hint that apocalyptic predictions around the ` end ' of the Mayan Calendar may be wrong . Excavating for the first time in the . sprawling complex of Xultzn in Guatemala 's Peten region , archaeologists . have uncovered a structure that contains what appears to be a work space . for the town 's scribe . Its walls are adorned with unique paintings - one depicting a line-up of men in black uniforms , and hundreds of scrawled numbers - many calculations relating to the Mayan calendar , and stretching up to 7,000 years into the future . Scroll down for video : . The painted figure of a man - possibly a scribe - is illuminated in the doorway of the Mayan dwelling , which holds symbols never seen before . Angelyn Bass cleans and stabilizes the surface of a wall of a Maya house that dates to the 9th century A.D. . A mysterious figure is shown painted on the wall in the foreground . Four long numbers on the north wall of the ruined house relate to the Maya calendar and computations about the moon , sun and possibly Venus and Mars ; the dates may stretch some 7,000 years into the future . These are the first calculations Maya archaeologists have found that seem to tabulate all of these cycles in this way . Mayan temples in Guatemala : Researchers have found walls adorned with unique paintings - one depicting a line-up of men in black uniforms , and hundreds of scrawled numbers - many calculations relating to the Mayan calendar . Never-before-seen artwork - the first to be found on walls of a Maya house - adorn the dwelling in the ruined city of Xultún . The Mayan sites in Guatemala have been investigated by scientists since the Seventies . The excavations , which were funded by National Geographic , have already revealed details about the Mayan calendar and the lives of the inhabitants which were previously unknown . One wall of the structure , thought to be a house , is covered with tiny , millimetre-thick , red and black glyphs unlike any seen before at other Mayan sites . Some appear to represent the various calendrical cycles charted by the Mayans - the 260-day ceremonial calendar , the 365-day solar calendar , the 584-day cycle of the planet Venus and the 780-day cycle of Mars . Four long numbers on the north wall of the ruined house relate to the Maya calendar and computations about the moon , sun and possibly Venus and Mars ; the dates may stretch some 7,000 years into the future . ` Why would they go into those numbers if the world is going . to come to an end this year ? ' observed Anthony Aveni of Colgate University in . Hamilton , N.Y. , an expert on Mayan astronomy . ` You could say a number that big . at least suggests that time marches on . ' These are the first calculations Maya archaeologists have found that seem to tabulate all of these cycles in this way . Although they all involve common multiples of key calendrical and astronomical cycles , the exact significance of these particular spans of time is not known . Archaeologist William Saturno , of Boston University in the United States who led the exploration and excavation , said : ` For the first time we get to see what may be actual records kept by a scribe , whose job was to be official record keeper . ` It 's like an episode of TV 's ` Big Bang Theory , ' a geek math problem and they 're painting it on the wall . They seem to be using it like a blackboard . ' The scientists say that despite popular belief , there is no sign that the Mayan calendar - or the world - was to end in the year 2012 , just one of its calendar cycles . Anthony Aveni , professor of astronomy and anthropology at Colgate University , said : ` It 's like the odometer of a car , with the Maya calendar rolling over from the 120,000 s to 130,000 . ` The car gets a step closer to the junkyard as the numbers turn over ; the Maya just start over . ' Archaeologist William Saturno of Boston University carefully uncovers art and writings left by the Maya some 1,200 years ago . Incriptions on Mayan tablets found in temples such as Tortuguero refer to ` the end ' - and many internet conspiracy theories have predicted our world will be swallowed by a black hole , hit by an asteroid or devoured by ancient gods . But many ethnic Mayans dismiss the apocalyptic predictions as largely a Western idea . Rather than the end of time itself , the inscriptions refer to the start of a new era . The ` apocalypse ' refers to the end of a cycle of 5,125 years since the beginning of the Mayan Long Count calendar in 3113 B.C. . The paintings represent the first Maya art to be found on the walls of a house . The walls reveal the oldest known astronomical tables from . the Maya . Scientists already knew they must have been keeping such records at . that time , but until now the oldest known examples dated from about 600 years . later . Astronomical records were key to the Mayan calendar , which . has gotten some attention recently because of doomsday warnings that it . predicts the end of the world this December . Experts say it makes no such . prediction . The new finding provides a bit of backup : The calculations include . a time span longer than 6,000 years that could extend well beyond 2012 . Aveni , along with William Saturno of Boston University and . others , report the discovery in Friday 's issue of the journal Science . The room , a bit bigger than 6-feet square , is part of a . large complex of Mayan ruins in the rain forest at Xultun in northeastern . Guatemala . The walls also contain portraits of a seated king and some other . figures , but it 's clear those have no connection to the astronomical writings , . the scientists said . One wall contains a calendar based on phases of the moon , . covering about 13 years . The researchers said they think it might have been . used to keep track of which deity was overseeing the moon at particular times . Aveni said it would allow scribes to predict the appearance . of a full moon years in advance , for example . Such record-keeping was key to . Mayan astrology and rituals , and maybe would be used to advise the king on when . to go to war or how good this year 's crops would be , he said . `` What you have here is astronomy driven by religion , ' he . said . On an adjacent wall are numbers indicating four time spans . from roughly 935 to 6,700 years . It 's not clear what they represent , but maybe . the scribes were doing calculations that combined observations from important . astronomical events like the movements of Mars , Venus and the moon , the . researchers said . Why bother to do that ? Maybe the scribes were ` geeks ... who . just got carried away with doing these kinds of computations and calculations , . and probably did them far beyond the needs of ordinary society , ' Aveni . suggested . Experts unconnected with the discovery said it was a significant . advance . ` It 's really a wonderful surprise , ' said Simon Martin , . co-curator of an exhibit about the Mayan calendar at the University of . Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology . While the results of the scribes ' work were known from carvings . on monuments , ` we 've never really been able to identify a working space , or how . they actually went about things , ' Martin said . The new work gives insight into that , he said , and the fact . the room had a stone roof rather than thatching supports previous indications . that the scribes enjoyed a high social standing . ` It 's a very important discovery . We 're only getting a . glimpse of it ' in the published paper , said John B. Carlson , director of the . Center for Archaeoastronomy in College Park , Md. . ` This is an intriguing start for this discovery . ' Xultzn , a 12 square mile site where tens of thousands once lived , was first discovered about 100 years ago by Guatemalan workers and roughly mapped in the 1920s by Sylvanus Morley , who named the site ` Xultzn ' - ` end stone . ' Scientists from Harvard University mapped more of the site in the 1970s . The house discovered by Prof Saturno 's team was numbered 54 of 56 structures counted and mapped at that time . Thousands at Xultzn remain uncounted . The team 's excavations reveal that monumental construction at Xultzn began in the first centuries B.C. . The site thrived until the end of the Classic Maya period ; the site 's last carved monument dates to around 890 A.D. Prof Saturno saidd : ` It 's weird that the Xultzn finds exist at all . Such writings and artwork on walls do n't preserve well in the Maya lowlands , especially in a house buried only a meter below the surface . ' Prof Aveni added : ` The most exciting point is that we now see that the Maya were making such computations hundreds of years - and in places other than books - before they recorded them in the Codices . ' The findings were reported in National Geographic magazine and in the journal Science . | Wall covered in calculations relating to Mayan calendar . Line-up of men in black uniforms . Astrological calculations not fully understood . Dates seem to stretch 7,000 years into FUTURE . Contradicts ` doomsday ' predictions about 2012 . 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A local council has created controversy by asking non-Islamic women to wear hijabs in a ` social experiment ' to increase awareness and education . The City of Greater Dandenong Council in Victoria to wear the religious headdress for three hours today , as part of its plans to celebrate ` National Youth Week . ' The event , which will also be filmed , has been designed to ` provide awareness , insight and education ' for the community . Scroll down for video . A local council has created controversy by asking non-Islamic women to wear hijabs in a ` social experiment ' to increase awareness and education . However , critics of the plan said it will create further division in the community , according to the Herald Sun . ` If we 're going to have people dressing up as Muslims for three hours , why does n't the council encourage people to dress up as Christians , ' Institute of Public Affairs executive director John Roskam said . Mr Roskam also said recent events prove that Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world , not Muslims . ` This does n't encourage integration , this encourages separateness . This is not what multicultural Australia is all about , ' he said . ` What the council should be encouraging is allowing people from any walk of life and any religion to integrate . ' Islamic Friendship Association president Keysar Trad said the project would be attacked , but it was a way for people to positively engage with the Muslim community and gain a different perspective . Institute of Public Affairs executive director John Roskam said ` This does n't encourage integration , this encourages separateness . This is not what multicultural Australia is all about ' Islamic Friendship Association president Keysar Trad said the project would be attacked , but it was a way for people to positively engage with the Muslim community and gain a different perspective . The Greater Dandenong council has previously held public pool sessions for Muslim women . The event follows ugly incidents last week that saw anti-Islamic protesters clash with anti-racism activists . Police were forced separate Reclaim Australia supporters and opposing protesters by forming a wall at separate rallies in Melbourne . A Federation Square spokesman estimated 3000 people went at it noisily for more than three hours . Two men and a woman were arrested during the protests . A small group of protesters burnt an Australian flag during the rally . About 3000 people clashed at opposing protests in Melbourne between an anti-Islamic group and ` anti-racism ' activists . An Australian flag was burnt by anti-racism protesters in Melbourne . Police were forced to form a wall between the opposing groups at the Melbourne rally . About 200 people turned up at the rally in Sydney , which was held in the pouring rain in Martin Place . A rally in Brisbane was attended by controversial One Nation leader Pauline Hanson , who declared she was not a racist and that ` criticism is not racism ' . She told the crowd she is a proud Australian fighting for the country 's democracy and way of life . Reclaim Australia organised a number of protests in cities across the country opposing ` sharia law , halal tax and Islamisation ' . | Council asks non-Muslim women to wear hijab to promote understanding . ` Social experiment ' planned by Greater Dandenong council in Victoria . Critics say it will only create further division and ` encourage separateness ' Controversy comes after ugly protests at anti-Islamic protests last week . | [[0, 15], [40, 107], [465, 480], [505, 572], [0, 15], [40, 107], [465, 480], [505, 572], [623, 728], [1106, 1136], [1521, 1622], [1625, 1655], [2002, 2053], [2020, 2044], [2050, 2112]] |
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