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Car-free Sundays could be introduced to central London , Boris Johnson suggested today , after being inspired by cycling alongside thousands of Indonesians in Jakarta . The London mayor took part in a mass cycle alongside the recently-inaugurated President Joko Widodo on the latest stop of a high-profile six-day regional tour . Every Sunday , several main boulevards of Jakarta are closed to all traffic from 6am , allowing tens of thousands of Indonesians to pour into the streets on bikes and on foot , with street stalls and music offering a carnival atmosphere . Scroll down for video . London Mayor Boris Johnson in Jakarta yesterday , said he was impressed by the ` Car Free Sunday ' Every Sunday several of the main boulavards in Jakarta are closed to all motor traffic . After breakfast with the president , Mr Johnson said : ` Was n't that sensational ? I have to admit I was blown away by the popularity of the car-free Sunday here in Jakarta . ` We have been thinking about it for ages - I do n't think you are going to get the British people out of bed at six in the morning to do it quite like that but it is certainly food for thought . ' I will certainly be asking TfL -LRB- Transport for London -RRB- to dust down those old ideas and let 's have a look at them again . ' I think it would probably take time to bed in and it would take a few years before people got into the swing of coming out into the streets and making use of the space that a car-free Sunday provided . But it was very stimulating . ' In a later interview with the BBC Radio 5 John Pienaar 's Politics show , Mr Johnson said it would be important to look at the traffic implications and other logistics of such an event . For the past two years , several miles of central London streets have been closed on a Saturday in August for the Freecycle event , a key event in cycling festival which also include the Ride London 100 mass participation and pro-cycling races . Mr Johnson , pictured , said he was ` blown away ' by the experience and said he would consider it for London . Hundreds of cyclists take to the streets of Jakarta , pictured , every Sunday while the cars are banned . Jakarta 's event has been running for 16 years and become a weekly , rather than monthly , event when Mr Widodo was governor . Since his meteoric rise to the presidency earlier this year , Mr Widodo has met only a handful of foreign leaders , including Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and US Secretary of State John Kerry . Prime Minister David Cameron had a brief encounter with the new president at the G20 meeting in Brisbane earlier this month . Following the business breakfast , Mr Johnson said it had been a useful meeting . He said : ` We discussed co-operation in the financial sector , the investment Indonesia is hoping to attract from Britain and other European countries ... transport infrastructure . ` We talked about the coming Asian Games and our experience in London of dealing with the Olympics and the lessons of some of the ideas we could share about security , providing for the athletes ' village , which is always a very difficult issue . ` All those sorts of things - exchanges of students , we are very keen to have more Indonesian students come and study in London . We had a very wide wide-ranging discussion . ' Asked by the BBC if Mr Widodo had tips on ` fulfilling the dream of going from mayor to head of state ' , Mr Johnson laughed off the question and added : ` No ... it was a very interesting conversation . ' I think genuinely there is a real eagerness to see more investment from Britain but also to discover more about what Britain has to offer by way of trade and the opportunities for Indonesians to invest in our country . ` That was the bulk of it . ' Mr Johnson said he would raise the possibility of car-free Sundays with Transport for London on his return . | Boris Johnson said he was ` blown away ' by the success of car-free Sunday . He joined Indonesian president and local governor on bike ride yesterday . Jakarta has banned cars from many streets on Sundays for 16 years . Thousands of Indonesians ride bicycles through the city on Sundays . He said he would like to bring a similar car-free scheme to London . Mr Johnson said he would talk to Transport for London about his plan . | [[593, 640], [643, 689], [865, 956], [881, 956], [1985, 1987], [1994, 2004], [2007, 2024], [57, 86], [89, 168], [169, 329], [330, 342], [345, 414], [692, 780], [2174, 2220], [57, 86], [89, 168], [330, 342], [417, 504], [2068, 2119], [0, 54], [1956, 1966], [1985, 1987], [2029, 2067], [3776, 3884], [1956, 1966], [1985, 1987], [2029, 2067], [3776, 3884], [3792, 3884]] |
Beards may have seen a resurgence over recent years , but they have been used as status symbols for millenia . The discovery of a 4,000-year-old blade in Russia , said to have been used for shaving and trimming , reveals the importance of looking well-presented during the Bronze Age . Archaeologists explained that the thin bronze plate had been sharpened on both sides and added that it may have even doubled up as a knife . The 4,000-year-old blade -LRB- pictured -RRB- is said to have been used for shaving during the Bronze Age . Archaeologists said the thin plate had been sharpened on both sides and believe it was used to trim beards , cut hair , and may have even doubled up as a knife . Vyacheslav Molodin , the deputy head of the Siberian Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography , told The Siberian Times : ` The site was long ago classified as belonging to the developed Bronze era but the bronze object was the first found there . ` It is a thin bronze plate , sharpened on all sides -LSB- and -RSB- was a more universally-used tool . ' Mr Molodin found the blade during an expedition to a site of ancient settlement in the Vengerovo region of Novosibirsk . The oldest razor ever found is believed to date back to 18,000 BC . Early implements were made from clam shells , shark teeth and flint sharpened on rocks . They rose in popularity during the Bronze Age , when they were made of metal and were oval . In particular , they are often linked with members of an early Celtic culture called Hallstatt , that spanned Iron and Bronze Ages . Men used razors as status symbols , and many were personal to their owners . Some were elaborately decorated , and often buried with their owners . Straight razors were introduced during the 18th century and became common place in barbers , before double-edge and safety blades were manufactured by King Camp Gillette in the early 1900s . Following World War I , men had to shave daily so their gas masks would fit , and safety razors become standard issue during the WWII . The oldest razor ever found is believed to date back to 18,000 BC , and early implements were made from clam shells , shark teeth and flint sharpened on rocks . They rose in popularity during the Bronze Age , where they were made of metal and curved or oval in shape . In particular , they were often linked with members of the Hallstatt-culture , which spanned the Iron and Bronze ages . It was one of the earliest Celtic cultures and was named after the town Hallstatt in Stiermarken , Austria . A number of oval blades with small finger holes have been found across Europe , believing to date back to this period . Men used razors as status symbols , and many were personal to their owners . Some were elaborately decorated , and were often buried with their owners . They have also been uncovered during excavations in Egypt , while Roman leaders were sometimes depicted with razor-style tools in drawings and manuscripts . Straight razors were introduced during the 18th century and became common place in barbers , before double-edge and safety blades were manufactured by King Camp Gillette in the early 1900s . Experts from the Siberian Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography found the blade during an expedition to a site of ancient settlement in the Vengerovo region of Novosibirsk -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Razors rose in popularity during the Bronze Age , where they were made of metal and curved or oval in shape . In particular , they were linked with the early Celtic culture Hallstatt , which spanned the Iron and Bronze Ages . A number of oval blades -LRB- pictured -RRB- have been found across Europe , believing to date back to this period . Following World War I , men were required to shave daily so their gas masks would fit , and disposable razors become standard issue during World War II . The area of Novosibirsk has been a popular site for archaeologists . Other bronze items were found during a second archaeological expedition in the Krasnozersky district of the region . Vladimir Sumin , head of the archaeology department of the Novosibirsk Region Cultural Heritage Centre , added : ` We found a Scythian burial mound , of which there are only a few in the region . ` There we found bronze bells and parts of a harness from the early Scythian time . ' Straight razors were introduced during the 18th century and became common place in barbers , before double-edge and disposable safety blades were manufactured by King Camp Gillette in the early 1900s . These safety blades were standard issue during World War II . A modern-day version by Gillette is pictured . | The blade was found during excavations in Vengerovo , Russia . It is said to be a 4,000-year-old tool used for shaving during the Bronze Age . The thin bronze plate had been sharpened on both sides . Experts claim it was used to cut hair , and may have doubled up as a knife . 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Researchers have uncovered an ` underwater Pomepii ' in the sea off the Greek coast . Remains of an ancient settlement , complete with a ruined pottery workshop , were discovered on the bottom of the Aegean sea off the small island of Delos . Archaeologists found 16 terracotta pots and remains of a kiln embedded in the sea floor . Scroll down for video . Archaeologists found 16 terracotta pots and remains of a kiln embedded in the sea floor . The area was previously thought to be part of a port . Dubbed by the Greek media ' a small underwater Pompeii , ' the structures lay at a depth of just 6 feet on the northeastern coast of Delos , according to Discovery News . ` In the past these ruins were identified as port facilities , ' the culture ministry said . The new investigation by the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Ephorate of Undersea Archaeology , found that rather than a dock , a pottery workshop and other buildings once stood at the site . Archaeologists found 16 terracotta pots and remains of a kiln embedded in the sea floor . ` Similar workshops have been found in Pompeii and Herculaneum , ' the ministry said . Large stones were found lined in front of the workshop remains . According to the archaeologists , they were probably part of the settlement 's waterfront . Structural elements such fallen colonnades and walls were found along the coastline . Large boulders were identified as part of the original breakwater , at one time used for stopping the power of the sea from battering the workshop and settlement . Structural elements such fallen colonnades and walls were found along the coastline , and large boulders were identified as part of the original breakwater , at one time used for stopping the power of the sea from battering the workshop and settlement . Possibly related to commercial and crafting activities , the settlement somehow collapsed . The man-made ruins have remained hidden on the sea bed ever since . Further research on the underwater findings is expected to add new information on the commercial role of the island during the Roman period . The island of Delos , near Mykonos , is one of the most important mythological , historical and archaeological sites in Greece . The excavations in the island are among the most extensive in the Mediterranean . Delos had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis . During its height from the 8th until the 1st centuries B.C. , it was a busy commercial port and a main center for slave trade . According to Greek mythology Hera , wife of Zeus , had banned a pregnant Leto from giving birth on ` terra firma ' after discovering that Zeus was the father . Delos was a floating island , tethered neither to the land nor sea , which suited Leto 's needs . She gave birth to Apollo and Artemis , and Zeus secured Delos to the bottom of the ocean . Lions of the Naxians , Terrace of the Lions in Delos . The people of Delos accepted Leto , and in return her son Apollo favoured the island . For much of antiquity people were not allowed to die or give birth on the sacred island . It 's cecline came as the troops of Mithridates VI of Pontus attacked the island in 88 BC , slaughtering 20,000 inhabitants . Raided by pirates and invaders , Delos was abandoned around the 5th century A.D. , and many of its ancient marbles were used as building materials by the inhabitants of the nearby islands . | Dubbed by the Greek media ' a small underwater Pompeii ' Structures lay at a depth of just 6 feet on the northeastern coast of Delos . | [[0, 85], [502, 527], [561, 640], [1306, 1391], [1556, 1639]] |
When Stewart Watts returned home on leave from the army he decided to buy his 11-month-old daughter Poppy a present . But Mr Watts , who is based with the Yorkshire Regiment , was shocked when he gave his child a toy tool kit to play with and saw her pull out a five-inch knife and place it in her mouth . Gina Barratt , 24 , also spotted the blade and managed to quickly grab it from her daughter as she played with the new # 11.99 toy at their home in Sheffield . ` We are just relieved she was n't hurt , but I am disgusted , ' said Miss Barratt . ` How could something like a sharp blade get into a children 's toy ? ' Gina Barratt , 24 , found a five-inch long knife in a toy tool set her partner had bought for their 11-month-old daughter Poppy for # 11.99 from Poundstretcher , which the baby girl then put into her mouth as she played . Mr Watts was on leave from Catterick army base in north Yorkshire last month and bought the tool kit from Poundstretcher . The kit comes in a train-shaped case and has several plastic tools inside including a spanner and a drill . Miss Barratt said : ` My partner opened the tool set , but he did n't see the knife . ` He put the set down for Poppy to play with . ` The kit is in a train set and there are spaces for the tools to fit inside . Poppy took all the tools out and they were on the floor . ` She picked up the knife and that was when Stewart noticed it . She put the shiny bit of the knife in her mouth . It 's a knife with a long blade with cardboard wrapped around part of it . ` Luckily Poppy did not get hurt , because Stewart was with her , but she is at the age where you can leave her to play with things . She 's always putting things in her mouth , it 's what children her age do . ' The toy cost # 11.99 and had been reduced but Miss Barratt said it was properly sealed when Mr Watts bought it . She said she was concerned there could be more blades in other toys being sold by the company and felt they had not taken her complaint seriously . Poppy -LRB- right -RRB- was not injured after she put the blade into her mouth but Miss Barratt is worried about the toy . The five-inch knife was packed in the tool set , which was sealed when it was bought from Poundstretcher . ' I called quite a few times and nobody phoned me back for a few days , ' added Miss Barratt . ' I could n't believe that they did n't react straight away because there could more of these blades about . ' Poundstretcher said an investigation had been launched into the ` unfortunate incident ' and they believed it was an isolated case . A spokesman for the company said : ` We would like to apologise to Gina and her family . ` Our products are rigorously tested by the manufacturers and we are investigating how this unfortunate incident happened . ' | Stewart Watts bought a toy tool set for his 11-month-old daughter Poppy . As she played with toy Poppy pulled out a knife and put it in her mouth . Gina Barratt grabbed five-inch knife from daughter at their Sheffield home . She is relieved Poppy was n't hurt but worried other sets could have knife . Poundstretcher , which sells # 11.99 toy , to investigate ` unfortunate ' incident . | [[0, 99], [106, 117], [122, 130], [176, 290], [690, 744], [122, 130], [176, 290], [243, 305], [122, 130], [282, 305], [768, 782], [805, 844], [1411, 1460], [2010, 2088], [306, 318], [353, 404], [306, 318], [361, 465], [466, 505], [1538, 1568], [1571, 1599], [1862, 1929], [2010, 2088], [1749, 1769], [2446, 2552], [2730, 2791]] |
The woman who is known for giving Katie Price her literary success has died at the age of 49 . Author Rebecca Farnworth aided the model and businesswoman into a career as an ` author ' by ghostwriting her novels and autobiographies . The mother of three wrote 14 books under Price 's name over the past decade -LRB- nine novels and five autobiographies -RRB- , with the first - Being Jordan - selling in excess of a million copies . Scroll down for video . Rebecca Farnworth died on November 24 after battling cancer . She was the author behind 14 of Katie Price 's successful novels . Katie 's second ghostwritten novel , Crystal , sold 160,000 copies in the first three months and stormed straight to the top of the hardback best-sellers list . Rebecca 's literary agent Maggie Hanbury , announced on Monday that the mother and author had died last week following a battle with cancer . Reports stated that she died on November 24 , surrounded by friends and family . Rebecca had first teamed up with the model and businesswoman after forging a career as a radio producer and print journalist . Prolific writer : Rebecca ghostwrote 14 of Katie Price 's titles including five autobiographies and nine novels . Katie , who has yet to publicly comment on Rebecca 's death , made no secret of the fact her books where ghostwritten and often praised Rebecca for her writing talent . She said on BBC Radio 4 in 2012 : ' I feel sorry for Rebecca . She 's been with me about 10 or 11 years . I speak in the dictaphone . ' She added : ` You 've definitely got to have a talent to sit there and write the book . I mean she 's amazing at it . ` So , I come up with the plot , and then we go through each chapter together . She fills out the bits . She 's just amazing how she does it . She really is good . ' In an interview with beachhutwriters.co.uk in 2013 , Rebecca had said getting the deal to ghostwrite Kate 's books had been a ` life-changing moment ' . She said : ` The turning point in my career as a writer came when I was interviewed by the literary agent , Maggie Hanbury , who was looking for a ghostwriter for Katie Price 's autobiography . ` It was one of those life-changing moments , though I did n't know it at the time . ' In another interview with novelicious.com in 2013 she revealed how she never expected to go from being a radio producer and magazine and newspaper writer to the voice of a tabloid celebrity . She explained : ' I had n't set out to be a ghostwriter , in fact before I landed the job of ghost writing this particular celebrity autobiography , I would have been hard pressed to say what a ghost actually did ! ' Katie often praised Rebecca 's writing talent and made no secret of the fact she had n't penned her novels and memoirs herself . Despite being most famous for her work with Katie , the Brighton-based writer had also published several works of fiction in her own right , beginning in 2009 with Valentine , followed by two other books A Funny Thing About Love and Swimming Pool Summer . Maggie Hanbury described Rebecca as ` talented ' adding that the fact that everyone knew of her work with Katie made her well-known and respected . ` Rebecca Farnworth had a rare talent . She wrote three romantic novels under her own name but perhaps ironically achieved greater fame - because it was an open secret - ghostwriting Katie Price 's books . ' She said the first volume of Price 's memoirs - written when she used the name Jordan - had been a hit , ` much to the amazement of the publishing industry ' . Maggie added that Rebecca 's work on the autobiography blazed a trail for a whole new breed of celebrity writing . ` The book broke a mould , creating a new genre that went on to spawn countless other celebrity memoirs . ` At every turn , Rebecca was totally professional , with a journalist 's ability to get to the heart of the matter , always delivering on time a near-faultless manuscript . ' More than a ghostwriter : Rebecca also wrote a number of novels in her own name after establishing a career as a journalist and radio producer . Maggie ending by saying that Rebecca was not only a huge success professionally but also a pleasure to work with . ` Vibrant and full of life , Rebecca was huge fun to work with , always ready with a quip to set the room alight with laughter . She created memorable authentic characters that seemed to have a life of their own . ' ` Her natural empathy , humour and zest for life shone through in her work . ' | Rebecca Farnworth died on November 24 surrounded by her family . She was most famously known for ghost writing Katie Price 's books . The author worked on 14 of the glamour model 's titles . | [[457, 518], [889, 932], [921, 932], [935, 969], [0, 9], [14, 66], [0, 94], [95, 233], [2772, 2821], [3216, 3219], [3290, 3381], [234, 315], [519, 585]] |
An Indian father has told MailOnline how he tortured and murdered his 14-year-old daughter 's rapist - who also got her pregnant in a sickening attack . The 36-year-old father lured the suspected rapist to his Delhi home and cooked him dinner before slipping him a sleeping pill , torturing him and killing him . He said : ` Initially , I did n't want to kill him and asked him to quietly leave my home and life but he taunted me . I became very , very angry and lost my mind . ' I wrapped a towel around his neck and tied his hand , and dragged him to the floor . I switched on the gas and put the iron tongs and made it hot . ' I lost my mind and I wrapped a towel around his neck ' : The father who killed his daughter 's alleged rapist reveals his torment . Horror : The Indian father took revenge for raping his daughter , 14 , when she was home alone -LRB- file photo -RRB- . Strangled and ` tortured ' : The victim of the attack , left , was accused of rape by the girl 's father and mother , right . ' I thought he was dead but he was still breathing , so with one hand I strangled him and also put the heated tong on his genitals . ` He screamed so loudly so I put a part of the towel in his mouth to silence his noise . ' I burnt his genitals a second time , his body twisted and I was so enraged that I did it a third time in succession . After some time he stopped breathing and collapsed on the ground . ' The father-of-six , who can not be named but is from the Khajuri Khas region , said : ' I killed him to avenge what he did to my daughter . He spoilt her childhood . She was not be same girl as she was . ' He then turned himself in to the police who arrested and charged him with murder - a crime carries a maximum sentence of 25 years imprisonment in India . From his prison cell he said : ` It was not easy for me after that . I drank half the cold drink left in the bottle and soothed my mind . When I got some composure I realised what I had done . I decided to surrender to authorities . ' I could have run away and even destroyed the body but instead I went to police after three hours and told them about what I had done . He was a blot on society and a constant threat to women . ' The murdered attacker , who was a tenant of the girl 's father , reportedly attacked the girl when he found her home alone and threatened to kill her if she told anyone . She eventually confessed to her father when symptoms of morning sickness began to surface . He kept the secret to himself for two months , afraid the revelation would tarnish the honour of his daughter and his family . He said : ` After my daughter told me about what happened to her I became very worried and was not able to sleep or eat properly for few days and then I got scared about the future of my girl . ' I did n't share this info even with my own parents or brother who all live with me . I told my wife and told her not to speak to anyone about it because it would bring bad name for us and also would make it difficult for my daughter to get married . ` Even my little daughter stopped smiling and stopped eating properly or going out with her friends while he continued with his normal life and had no remorse . ` Can you imagine this man is the father of two married daughters - yet he dared to do this my young innocent daughter . ' The number of rapes being reported in India has risen annually over the last five years , according to the country 's Ministry of Home Affairs . The frequency of reported attacks against girls aged 14 to 18 has almost tripled in that time . Shock : Inspector Arvind Pratap Singh -LRB- pictured , right -RRB- , who headed the murder investigation , said he 's never encountered such a horrifying case . Protests : Anti-rape rallies have become common in India . Indian students in Hyderabad -LRB- pictured -RRB- burned an effigy to protest the gang rape of a 23-year-old Delhi girl in early November . Activists say this could be in part down to increased awareness which has inspired more women to report sexual violence . According to Mandakini Surie , a Senior Program Officer at the Asia Foundation , the ` Nirbhaya ' incident in 2012 , which involved the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman on a private bus , thrust the issue of women 's safety into the spotlight . She said : ` More and more women are coming forward to report instances of rape , assault , domestic violence and abuse even as the government has introduced more stringent legislation on sexual assault and introduced fast track courts to deal with rape cases . ' However , victims of rape can face personal and professional discrimination . Surie added : ` Despite the rapid economic progress that India has made over the last decade , it remains - socially and culturally - a deeply patriarchal society . ` Victims who have come forward have reportedly faced social ostracisation , finding it difficult in many cases to find employment , marry and live full lives . ' Violent protests erupted in India in 2012 when the girl known as ` Nirbhaya ' was thrown off a moving bus following her sexual assault . Campaigners said it highlighted the incompetence of local police authorities in protecting women against sexual violence . More recently in the northern region of Kumaon , thousands of angry protesters took to the streets over the rape of a seven-year-old . Kahsish Shand 's dead body , found five days after her uncle 's wedding in Haldwani , showed signs of serious hemorrhaging through sexual assault . The father of the 14-year-old , assaulted by a man he considered family , believed he needed to take the law into his own hands . He said : ' I started thinking what is point of living this life if I ca n't get justice for my daughter . ' I do not regret that I took revenge of what he did . | Daughter became pregnant after alleged horror attack . Father says he considered the suspected rapist as part of the family . He drugged the man and attacked him when he refused to apologise . Enraged father from Delhi then burned the man 's genitals . 36-year-old kept his daughter 's rape a secret to protect her honour . But he acted when she ` stopped smiling ' while her attacker roamed free . | [[0, 2], [41, 43], [57, 152], [5555, 5560], [5564, 5581], [153, 175], [281, 294], [5524, 5539], [5542, 5560], [1069, 1072], [1103, 1140], [1232, 1266]] |
There was only one present Daniel Tennant wanted for Christmas this year . The brave tot has just been given a new hand for Christmas - after being born without fully formed arms or hands . It means that little Daniel , five , can now open his Christmas presents and pull crackers with his mother Stephanie , 29 . Stephanie who lives in Bathgate , West Lothian , said : ` We are going to have a wonderful Christmas this year . ` Daniel is thrilled with his new hand . He ca n't stop smiling . It means that he can do so much more now that he can grip things like his presents and pull crackers too . Five-year-old Daniel Tennant is delighted with new hand which means he can now open his own Christmas presents and pull crackers . The youngster was born without fully formed arms or legs , but preferred to live without the prosthetic arm he had fitted at six months . ` He is so excited for Christmas now he 's got his new hand . ' It was n't until he was born that Stephanie realised there was anything wrong with Daniel . Nothing had been picked up during her pregnancy scans and it was only when he was born that she was told that there was a problem with the development of his arms . She said : ` It was a massive shock to me when I found out . My mum and aunty were in the delivery room at the hospital with me and I saw the shock on my aunt 's face when she saw him for the first time . ` Then the midwife told me that he was perfect , but there were some problems with his arms . I could see that his left arm stopped above the elbow and he only had a very small arm on his right side . ` There was no explanation for why it had happened in the womb , I was told it was just one of those things . But it was a massive shock to me as I had n't imagined anything would be wrong with him . ' Daniel had a prosthetic arm fitted at six months old , to help him balance when he crawled , but he preferred to try without it . Stephanie , who is single , said : ` He never used his prosthetic arm that he had when he was a baby , and he managed fine without it . He learnt to crawl and walk and he would also pick things up like a ball by balancing it between his two stumps . Doctors at Edinburgh 's Astley Ainslie Hospital made Daniel a new hand with fingers that open and close and it was fitted last month , just in time for Christmas . Daniel 's mother Stephanie said : ` It really is the best present that Daniel could ever have wished for ' ` When he was a baby he just played with his plastic arm just like he would do a toy , then as he grew into a toddler he ignored it . ` He never needed anything else , he just adapted to doing things without any proper hands . But then a few months ago he started to say that he really wanted a hand with five fingers , just like everyone else . ` He started school in September and he just wanted to be like the other children . ' So Stephanie took him to the Astley Ainslie Hospital in Edinburgh and doctors made him a prosthetic hand with fingers that opened and closed . He was fitted for the prosthetic arm and it was finally ready earlier this month - just in time for Christmas . Stephanie , who is supported by REACH , a charity that helps children with upper limb deformities , said : ` It really is the best present that Daniel could ever have wished for . ` He was thrilled when he tried on his new hand for the first time , and could pick things up properly . He is able to pick his toys up for the first time too . It has given him so much more independence and confidence . ` He has always managed really well , but now he can feel more like the other children now that he 's got his new hand . ` It was wonderful to see him being able to pull Christmas crackers for the first time this year . It 's something that I never thought I 'd be able to see . ' | Daniel Tennant was born without fully formed arms or hands . Had a prosthetic arm fitted at six months to help him crawl and walk . But he ignored it and adapted to doing things without his hands . Now , doctors have made him a new hand with fingers that open and close . His mother Stephanie said Daniel is ` thrilled ' with his new hand , which means he can now pull crackers at Christmas . | [[75, 189], [124, 189], [812, 868], [1798, 1888], [2064, 2091], [2035, 2063], [2567, 2582], [2617, 2675], [2178, 2261], [2951, 2998], [190, 296], [429, 467], [493, 599], [600, 655], [647, 655], [662, 730], [3633, 3657], [3660, 3756]] |
Almost as many Poles have moved to Britain as live in their country 's second city Krakow . They make up around half the 1.3 million eastern Europeans in the UK . Research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development yesterday revealed the true impact of expanding the EU to include members of the former Eastern Bloc in 2004 . Scroll down for video . By 2013 , there were 679,000 people from Poland who had moved to Britain . Krakow is home to 750,000 people . When other ex-Soviet countries such as the Czech Republic , Hungary , Estonia , Lithuania , Latvia , Slovakia and Slovenia are included , the total of eastern Europeans in the UK rises to 1.27 million . This represents 25.8 per cent of all foreigners living in the country last year . The total is now likely to be even higher since the figures pre-date Romanians and Bulgarians being given open access to the UK jobs market on January 1 this year . Figures released last week show that , in the year to September 2014 , around 135,000 people from these two countries had registered for national insurance numbers . It comes at a time of continued controversy over government efforts to control immigration from within the EU which was a major factor behind the Conservatives last week missing their target of reducing net migration -- currently 260,000 -- to the ` tens of thousands ' . Statement : Prime Minister David Cameron delivered his long-awaited speech on immigration last week - pledging to make Britain less attractive to migrants . David Cameron said he now planned to make migrants wait for four years before they could claim both in-work and out-of-work benefits . However , to the anger of Eurosceptic Tory MPs , he stopped short of imposing an ` emergency brake ' on EU citizens after Germany made it clear the proposal would be unacceptable . Overall , the OECD said the number of foreign nationals living in the country rose by more than 3 per cent to 4.9 million last year , representing 7.9 per cent of the UK 's total population . Poles were the largest foreign group , accounting for 14 per cent of all foreign citizens in Britain . The OECD report said that in 2013 a record 2.66 million foreign nationals -- migrants who have not been given UK citizenship -- were working in the UK . More than a third of them were highly skilled and almost four in ten worked in London . However , the unemployment rate for foreign nationals was higher than for Britons at 9.2 per cent compared to 7.6 per cent . The foreign national category does not include people who arrived in Britain as immigrants but who have since been awarded citizenship and a UK passport . Abroad : There are almost as many Poles in the UK as there are in the country 's second city of Krakow -LRB- pictured -RRB- - home to 750,000 people . Deutschland : Germany - not the UK - is the main destination of free movement within the European Union , an international economic organisation has said . Figures for each country in the OECD for 2012 show that in that year the UK was the third most popular destination for long-term migrants , behind only the US and Germany . Last month it was revealed that Britain is handing out citizenship to more migrants than any other EU country after an influx of foreigners lasting more than a decade . Official figures published by Eurostat , the official statistics organisation of the European Commission , showed this country gave citizenship to 193,900 people in 2012 . At 23.7 per cent , that was the highest proportion of almost 820,000 foreigners given citizenship by any of the 28 EU nations . In total , more than 2.1 million people from overseas have been given British citizenship since the turn of the century . For migrants moving from one EU country to another , Germany is the main destination . Nearly 30 per cent of migrants moving under free movement rules within the EU in 2012 travelled to Germany , compared to 7 per cent that moved to the UK , the OECD said . | More than a quarter of 5million foreigners in UK from eastern Europe . Almost 700,000 Poles are in the UK - the biggest group of foreigners . But Germany is attracting four times as many EU workers than Britain . | [[92, 162], [2032, 2134]] |
Pope Francis has condemned the West for selling chemical weapons responsible for thousands of civilian deaths to Syria . Returning from a three-day trip to Turkey the pope said the Middle East state did not have the ability to manufacture the chemical weapons that were deployed against Syrian civilians last year , adding they must have been supplied them by its ` accusers ' . Nerve agent Sarin , described by chemical weapons experts as one of the ` deadliest agents known to man ' , has been linked to several attacks during the three-year civil war in Syria . Accusation : At a press conference on board the plane returning him to Rome from Turkey , Pope Francis told journalists that he held the West responsible for selling chemical weapons to the Syrian regime . Anger : Speaking to journalists on board the plane , Pope Francis condemned arms trafficking as ` terrible ' and lamented that it was currently one of the strongest fields of business . Popular Pope : In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano , Francis poses with refugee children in Istanbul . Both British and the US governments threatened military action against President Bashir al-Assad after an attack in which almost 1,500 people were killed , including 426 children last year but ultimately were defeated by votes in Parliament and the US Congress . Pope Francis told journalists on the plane returning him to Rome : ` Last year between September and December it was said that Syria had chemical weapons . I do n't believe that Syria was capable of making chemical weapons . So who could have sold them to them ? One of those who accused them . ' Francis condemned arms trafficking as ` terrible ' and lamented that it was currently one of the strongest fields of business . He said that we are ` living through a third world war ' , being fought piecemeal all over the planet . ` The causes of this are historical enmities , political problems , economic problems , all working to prop up this system that places money and not the human person at the centre . And behind this there are also commercial interests . ' Syria established its chemical program with Soviet military assistance as a deterrent to Israel . Foreign Minister William Hague admitted as he left office that in the 1980s Britain sold Syria precursor chemicals that Damascus later used to manufacture sarin . The Newsnight programme revealed this summer that the UK was the sole supplier of the three key ingredients used to produce sarin ; dimethyl phosphate -LRB- DMP -RRB- , trimethyl phosphate -LRB- TMP -RRB- and hexamine . regarded as the ` building block ' of sarin . Horror : Nerve agent Sarin , described by chemical weapons experts as one of the ` deadliest agents known to man ' , has been linked to several attacks during the three-year civil war in Syria , including the one that left the boy pictured left suffering respiratory problems in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus last year . The UK also supplied electrical fans to Syria as late as 2003 , it said , components of which were used in Assad 's chemical weapon programme . At the same time the Blair government were invading Iraq for allegedly stockpiling weapons of mass destruction . But even as late as 2012 , British firms were planning to honour contracts to export dual-use chemicals those with civilian or military applications . Pope Francis firmly opposed Western intervention in Syria . | Pontiff held press conference on flight taking him from Turkey to Rome . Said Syria is unable to make the chemical weapons used against citizens . Added that the chemicals must have been supplied to nation by the West . Nerve agent Sarin linked to several attacks during the three-year civil war . | [[609, 652], [1395, 1426], [163, 223], [177, 259], [212, 215], [224, 313], [655, 770], [379, 396], [483, 564], [2656, 2662], [2769, 2848]] |
A driver has been sent a bill for # 18,500 after she spent a year ignoring parking fines stuck to her windscreen . Carly Mackie has been parking outside her garage in Dundee for more than a year and has ignored the fixed penalty notices she has received on an almost daily basis , wrongly believing she was entitled to park there . But the 26-year-old has now been sent a formal letter from a private parking firm demanding she pay # 18,500 to cover the cost of the dozens of parking tickets . Carly Mackie has been sent a bill for # 18,500 after she ignored parking fines for more than a year after she continually parked on cobbles outside her garage - wrongly believing she was entitled to park her Mini there . The firm said Miss Mackie has not challenged a single fine issued to her over more than a year and was not entitled to leave her car there because motorists are not allowed to park in covered passage ways , and also need a permit to leave their cars in the area . Miss Mackie , who said she came to regard the daily tickets as an annoyance , has been parking her Mini on the cobbles outside her driveway for more than a year . She said : ` We have a right to park in front of our own property . I 've considered moving out . It just makes my life so hellish . ' I always make a point of parking in front of my own garage , where nobody else could park , and never parking on the double yellow lines on the road . ' But Vehicle Control Services Limited , which sent her the letter demanding money for the fine , said she is wrong and is not entitled to park in front of her garage . A spokesman said : ` The site in question is covered by a contract that restricts use of the rear car park to permit holders only and prohibits motorists from parking in the covered vehicle access passage ways . Miss Mackie said she believes she should be able to park outside her garage and is being unfairly penalised . But Vehicle Control Services Limited said she can not park on the cobbles , and has been fined each time . ` The terms and conditions are clearly displayed on prominent signs around the site . ` It is therefore not unreasonable to expect motorists to adhere to these terms and conditions by not parking in restricted areas and displaying a valid permit in the car park . ` Ms Mackie has constantly breached the terms and conditions of this contract by repeatedly parking in a restricted area/parking without displaying a valid permit . ' The company said every time Miss Mackie has parked in the area she has been issued with a ticket , and each time she received a ticket had the opportunity to appeal the fine . But each time she failed to do so . The spokesman said the fine is so high because they have also had find out the details of who owned the car to trace it back to Miss Mackie and demand the total parking fine be paid . Ms Mackie came to regard the fines as an annoyance and discarded them , but the bill has now racked up . He added : ` In the absence of any contact from Ms Mackie coupled with the fact that she continues to contravene the terms and conditions of this site , which we are contractually bound to enforce , we have had no alternative but to initiate Court action via our Agents in Scotland , Gordon & Noble . ' Miss Mackie , who lives with her parents , said the situation has become so stressful she is considering moving house . She said she feels she has been targeted by the parking firm and believes other cars in the area have not been given tickets . She added : ` They say the route is pedestrian access , but there are old cobbles that would n't be suitable for a wheelchair , and just across the road is a smooth path . ' | Carly Mackie regularly parks on cobbles outside her garage in Dundee . She has received parking fines for more than a year but ignored each one . The 26-year-old wrongly believed she was able to park her Mini there . She has been sent a bill for # 18,500 to cover the cost of the parking tickets . Firm said she was not allowed to park there and restrictions are displayed . It said she could have challenged each parking ticket but never did so . | [[115, 194], [600, 652], [979, 990], [1057, 1141], [0, 88], [115, 127], [199, 266], [211, 278], [494, 603], [715, 809], [979, 990], [997, 1073], [2637, 2668], [2853, 2922], [281, 331], [642, 652], [663, 714], [0, 88], [391, 440], [424, 493], [494, 603], [1434, 1466], [1475, 1523], [1923, 1992], [0, 88], [115, 127], [199, 266], [494, 603], [715, 809], [2560, 2611], [2560, 2573], [2583, 2632], [2637, 2668]] |
Families taking a ferry across the Channel in the New Year face a 30 per cent hike in ticket prices as the EU brings in tough new green rules . Britain 's biggest ferry operator , P&O Ferries , said a return ticket for a family of four from Dover to Calais will jump from # 160 to # 210 . The UK Chamber of Shipping says the move could be the death knell for the ferry industry , adding : ` Routes teetering on the edge of economic viability will be pushed off the edge . ' Scroll down for video . Britain 's biggest ferry operator , P&O Ferries , said a return ticket for a family of four from Dover to Calais will jump from # 160 to # 210 as a result of new EU green laws . Experts say it will cost the industry # 300million a year -- much of which will be absorbed into ticket prices . File picture . The new EU rules -- which force shipping firms to buy expensive low - emission fuel -- will push traffic on to the roads , drive up the cost of diesel for cars and result in the loss of 2,000 jobs , it was predicted last night . And a European committee has warned that the fuel switch could lead to engine breakdowns and fires , leaving boats floating dangerously without power in busy shipping lanes . Brussels has ordered that all ships in the English Channel , North Sea and Baltic Sea act to reduce sulphur emissions from January 1 . A European committee has warned that the fuel switch could lead to engine breakdowns and fires , leaving boats floating dangerously without power in busy shipping lanes . File picture . Firms will have to switch to expensive low-sulphur fuel or install filtering equipment at the cost of millions of pounds . Experts say it will cost the industry # 300million a year -- much of which will be absorbed into ticket prices . Independent consultants Amec say ferry companies will have to cut routes and slash jobs . Freight traffic to Europe will be forced on to the roads and through the Channel Tunnel -- resulting in more pollution . And increased demand for low-sulphur shipping fuel could lead to higher prices on forecourts . The price at the diesel pump could rise by 2.8 p a litre , Amec said , because there is not enough capacity in refineries to cope with the demand for both vehicle and shipping fuel . A route from Harwich to Esbjerg in Denmark was scrapped in September because of the expected rise in fuel costs . Most operators are expected to switch from heavy fuel to lighter marine gas-oil -- which is 60 per cent more expensive . A spokesman for P&O Ferries , which runs 15 ships in the Channel and North Sea , told the Daily Mail : ` Consumers will be picking up the bill for this because shipping companies can not bear this cost alone . ` Marine gas-oil is considerably more expensive than the fuel we use today , so we can predict price increases for both freight and tourist customers . ` All shipping companies will be affected -- but our biggest rival , the Channel Tunnel , will not be affected . Peak-time sailings might cost 30 per cent more than people paid last year . ' Jonathan Roberts , of the UK Chamber of Shipping , said : ` There is no doubt that the additional cost has to go somewhere -- it will have to put up ticket prices . This will be the final straw for some routes . ' Brussels has ordered that all ships in the English Channel , North Sea and Baltic Sea act to reduce sulphur emissions from January 1 . Pictured , the European Parliament . The decision to reduce sulphur emissions was agreed by the International Maritime Organisation -LRB- IMO -RRB- in 2008 . But Mr Roberts said the EU has insisted on a ` gold-plated ' version of the agreement . He said : ` The IMO said implementation of the regulations could be done by 2020 -- but the EU has insisted on 2015 . ` The IMO said there should have a degree of flexibility , to allow companies to transition into the new era without damaging their business . The European Commission removed this flexibility and pragmatism -- and jobs will be lost as a result . ' Ryanair passengers were stranded in Lanzarote for more than two days after bad weather there grounded the budget airline 's planes at the weekend . One passenger , Corinne Redfern , detailed her frustration at the airline in more than 40 tweets as she was forced to wait 51 hours to get back to London . She accused Ryanair of announcing it had booked a hotel for passengers but the hotel had no record of the booking , and refusing to give out meal vouchers . A Ryanair spokesman said : ` Affected customers were provided with meal vouchers and hotel accommodation , and sent regular updates by email and SMS text . ' The EU Sulphur Directive requires all commercial ships to use 0.1 per cent sulphur fuel by midnight on January 1 , or install sulphur filters known as ` scrubbers ' -- which usually will cost more than the ship itself . The policy could also have grave safety consequences . A report to be presented to the European Commission on Thursday warns that smaller shipping firms are not ready for the switch . When a similar policy was implemented off the Californian coast in 2012 , the US Coastguard said the number of power failures doubled . The European Sustainable Shipping Forum says breakdowns -- including engine fires -- in the much-busier English Channel could have dangerous consequences . A European Commission spokesman said : ` Sulphur dioxide emissions result in acid rain and fine dust that causes respiratory and cardiovascular diseases . ` They are a direct health hazard in particular near major ports -- like Dover . ` The savings on healthcare and the environmental benefits will far exceed the costs of implementing the agreed International Maritime Organisation measures . ' | UK shipping experts say move could be death knell for the ferry industry . New EU rules force shipping firms to buy expensive low - emission fuel . Fuel switch could lead to engine breakdowns and fires . | [[289, 441], [804, 887], [891, 908], [804, 887], [927, 1000], [1529, 1651], [1529, 1534], [1545, 1651], [1033, 1207], [1069, 1131], [1343, 1513], [1375, 1437], [5162, 5243]] |
A 23,000-year-old limestone statue of a woman with large breasts and buttocks has been discovered hidden in a small pile of rocks by archaeologists in northern France . The Ice Age figure was unearthed during the second day of an archaeological dig at a Paleolithic site in Renancourt , west of Amiens . The team conducting the excavation found a broken pile of limestone that included fragments which appeared to have been worked by human hands . Scroll down for video . The Venus of Renancourt is said to depict a woman 's shapely body with large breasts and buttocks but does not have any hands or feet while the head is virtually featureless , much like other similar Venus statues . They then began piecing the fragments together to reveal a statuette of a shapely woman that matches the characteristics of so called ` Venus ' figurines . Venus figurines are usually carved from bone , ivory or soft stone such as limestone . Some examples have also been shaped from clay . Around 100 such figures have been found in Europe , mostly in Russia and central Europe . They all depict curvaceous women with large breasts , bottoms , abdomens , hips and thighs while their heads are often small and usually faceless . There have been many attempts to explain what their importance was to the prehistoric cultures who made them . Some experts speculate that they are emblems of security or were fertility icons and some figures appear to represent pregnant women . Experts have described the statue , named the Venus of Renancourt , as ` exceptional ' . It is one of only 15 similar figures to be found in France and the first in around 50 years . ` We were expecting to find classical vestiges such as tooled flint or bones , ' said archaeologist Clement Paris , who led the excavation at Renancourt . ` That same night we carefully pieced together the 20-odd fragments and realised it was a female statuette . ` The fact that the sculpture is not totally realistic shows the intent was to produce a symbolic image of a woman linked to fecundity . ' Carbon dating of organic material found at the site alongside the broken statue showed it to be around 23,000 years old . Once pieced together , the Venusmeasured around 4.7 inches -LRB- 12cm -RRB- , depicting a woman with a large chest and behind . The head and limbs are less detailed , however . Around 100 such figures have been found in Europe , mostly in Russia and central Europe . Venus figurines are usually carved from bone , ivory or soft stone such as limestone . Some examples have also been shaped from clay . They all depict curvaceous women with large breasts , bottoms , abdomens , hips and thighs while their heads are often small and usually faceless . The Venus statue was found at a paleolithic site in the suburbs of Renancourt , just to the west of the town of Amiens . It is one of the few Venus figurines to be found in the north of France . There have been many attempts to explain what their importance was to the prehistoric cultures who made them . Some experts speculate that they are emblems of security or were fertility icons and some figures appear to represent pregnant women . Most have been discovered in settlements in caves or open air sites around Europe . The statue was painstakingly pieced together through the night by archaeologists after they discovered a pile of limestone that did not seem natural at an old Paleolithic settlement in Renancourt , near Amiens . The exact purpose of the statue , which was carved from a piece of limestone , is still unknown but Venus figurines were believed to be fertility icons or used as symbols of status or power . The statue is just 4.7 inches long is thought to have been created around 23,000 years ago . Only 15 other venus statues have been found in France and it is likely to be prized among the country 's most precious relics . The oldest Venus statue was uncovered in 2008 in Germany . Known as the `` Venus of Hohle Fels '' it was carved from a mammoth 's tusk and is thought to be at least 35,000 years old . However , the discovery of a Venus in northern France is seen as being particularly unusual as most of the Venus figures found in the country so far have been in the south west . Nicole Phoyu-Yedid , the head of cultural affairs in Picardy , said : ` The discovery of this masterpiece is exceptional and internationally significant . ' The Venus of Willendorf -LRB- left -RRB- is the oldest known example of a Venus figurine to be found and is thought to be 13,000 years older than the one found at Renancourt while other Venus figures have been found in France including this 25,000 year old limestone carving -LRB- right -RRB- that is held at the Musee d'Aquitaine , in Bordeaux . | Broken limestone statue was discovered at Renancourt , near Amiens . Archaeologists pieced together 20 shaped fragments to reveal statue . Discovery is the first of its kind to be made in France for half a century . Experts say the Venus is ` exceptional ' and of international importance . | [[0, 168], [0, 77], [98, 168], [2721, 2798], [3476, 3491], [3498, 3534], [4537, 4564], [4627, 4683], [688, 725], [735, 775], [712, 775], [1819, 1868], [3246, 3368], [1562, 1645], [1463, 1547], [4065, 4175], [4234, 4252], [4297, 4301], [4306, 4388]] |
Like any bride-to-be , Pauline Bailey was thrilled when she finally found her dream wedding venue . After touring the landscaped grounds of the stunning Stoke Park -- a five-star country house hotel that has featured in two Bond movies -- Miss Bailey decided it was the perfect setting . She and her fiancé Paul Carty were happy to pay # 10,000 for their big day , and wrote to ask about possible dates . Scroll down to hear from Pauline and Paul . Snub : Bride-to-be Pauline Bailey believes the five star hotel did n't want to host her wedding because her fiance Paul Carty has a pierced eyebrow and two earrings . Seemingly amicable discussions ensued with the venue 's wedding planner , Michele Connelly . Then Miss Connelly dropped a clanger that revealed her true feelings about her would-be clients . She sent an email to her manager Carlo Zoccali -- but also forwarded it to Miss Bailey by mistake . It read : ` Hi Carlo , I need your advice on this wedding , I know this probably does n't sound very nice , but I am trying to put this wedding off as I do n't think they are the type of people that we would want to have at Stoke Park . ' Miss Connelly added that she had ` put the bride off for now ' then signed off with the word ` Help !!! ' . Miss Bailey , a law graduate , said she burst into tears when she read the message . ` I was horrified , ' she said . ` Effectively she was asking her boss how she could get rid of us . We were hugely offended . The suggestion was that we were undesirables , which we definitely are not . ` We 're a respectable , middle-class , hard-working , well-educated couple . Paul and I can hold our own anywhere and in anyone 's company . We are thoroughly decent people and did n't deserve this humiliation . ' The couple believe they were snubbed because Miss Connelly took objection to either her husband 's eyebrow piercing and two small earrings , or the age difference between them . Luxury : Posh Stoke Park Hotel in Buckinghamshire was featured in the James Bond movie Goldfinger . Blunder : This e-mail from wedding co-ordinator Michele Connelly was accidentally sent to bride-to-be Pauline . ` Sincerest apologies ' : A grovelling e-mail from the sales manager at Stoke Park to the ` deeply hurt ' couple . Miss Bailey , a drug and alcohol . counsellor , is 27 while Mr Carty , who works as an engineer for the . Ministry of Defence , is 51 . A former law student , he works in Bristol . and returns to their semi-detached home in Luton at the weekend . ` Caring face ' : Stoke Park wedding planner Michele Connelly . They were quoted # 240 per head for the venue in Stoke Poges , Buckinghamshire , which boasts a golf course where Sean Connery famously took on his enemy Goldfinger in the 1964 movie . The hotel ballroom was used for 1997 's Tomorrow Never Dies . Miss Bailey and Mr Carty had been planning to marry in its Fountain Room but Miss Connelly -- described on the hotel 's website as its ` caring face ' -- had other ideas . After a viewing in April , she managed to stall the couple . Mr Carty said he felt something was amiss when they were told it would cost them # 1,000 to light their own fireworks . ` Whatever we wanted , it felt like they were throwing obstacles in our way , ' he added . Then the email arrived . Miss Bailey was so offended that she hired a solicitor to explore the possibility of taking legal action against the hotel for defamation . ` How could she or anyone else judge us after only a ten-minute meeting ? ' she said . In an emailed apology to Miss Bailey , Mr Zoccali invited her to meet him to discuss the wedding . He wrote : ` Firstly on behalf of Stoke Park , I would like to humbly apologise for the email which was sent to you by accident . I have spoken with Michele about this , who also sincerely apologises and I will deal internally with regards to her comments . ' The couple spoke out about the incident after settling on an alternative venue for next June 's wedding : Parklands , a 17th century mansion on the Essex/Hertfordshire border . A spokesman for Stoke Park refused to comment last night . VIDEO : We do n't think there 's anything wrong with us . Pauline and Paul react to the rejection . Goldfinger : The luxury hotel and golf club provided the backdrop to a famous scene from the James Bond film Goldfinger in which Sean Connery 's 007 plays a high-stakes round of golf against the eponymous villain , played by Gert Frobe -LRB- right -RRB- . The bride-to-be said : ' I was horrified . Effectively she was asking her boss how she could get rid of us . ` The suggestion was that we were undesirables , which we definitely are not . ` We 're a respectable , middle-class , hard working , well educated couple , who both speak well and were certainly not dragged-up so to speak . ` Its clear to me that this hotel operates a policy of discrimination which is terribly wrong , unfair and deeply , deeply hurtful . ` Paul and I can hold our own anywhere and in anyone 's company . ` We are thoroughly decent people and did n't deserve this humiliation , ' she said . Mr Carty added : ` We 're both gutted because it was like `` what 's wrong with us ? '' ` We are normal people , our money is good , no better or worse than anyone else 's . ` If we can afford it why ca n't we have it ? We were devastated . ' ` Mortified ' : Husband and wife-to-be Paul Carty and Pauline Bailey , left , had fallen in love with Stoke Park , which has played host to famous film scenes including a game of golf between villain Auric Goldfinger , right , and Sean Connery as 007 in classic Bond movie Goldfinger . Bridget Jones ' Diary : The hotel is visible in the background of this famous scene from the British rom com , in which heroine Bridget , played by Renee Zellweger , enjoys a longed-for mini-break with beau Daniel Cleaver , played by Hugh Grant . On the hotel 's website Michele is described as its ` caring face ' . Miss Bailey said : ` Michele 's change of heart must have revolved round Paul based on two factors - our age gap and the fact that he has a pierced eyebrow and wears two small gold earrings . ` If I 'm right , they 've got it so wrong about him because he is perfectly respectable as well as being charming and a true gentleman . ` Finding the hotel was a dream come true but it became a nightmare after the way it they treated us . ' I wonder who else it is turning away ? And what reasons it is finding for doing so ? ' Decadent : The couple were prepared to pay # 10,000 to host a wedding reception for 30 guests at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire . The couple had visited 30 different venues before finally settling on the luxury hotel . The plush hotel is set in 14 acres of stunning gardens and boasts a championship golf course . In a grovelling e-mail sales manager Carlo Zoccali told bride to be Pauline he ` humbly ' apologised . Pauline finally spoke out after settling on an alternative venue for the couple 's big day next June . The pair will marry at Parklands , a 17th century mansion on the Essex/Hertfordshire border . The couple met five years ago on a night out with friends , and romantic Paul popped the question to her last Valentine 's Day on holiday in Gran Canaria . A spokesman for the Stoke Park Hotel refused to comment on the blunder today , and said the management did not want to prejudice anything that might happen in the future . Since being turned into a luxury . hotel Stoke Park has developed a close relationship with Pinewood . Studios - which is just four miles away - and the British film industry . Two James Bond movies , Goldfinger -LRB- 1964 -RRB- - where the golf course features as the fictional Royal St Mark 's - and Tomorrow Never Dies -LRB- 1997 -RRB- were filmed at Stoke Park . The golf duel from the first of . those , between Sean Connery 's James Bond and Goldfinger , played by Gert . Frobe , is still considered by many to be the most famous game of golf in . cinematic history . Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant at Stoke Park in a scene from Bridget Jones ' Diary . After catching Goldfinger cheating , Bond switches balls on his opponent during the match . Realising that Bond is attempting to . interfere in his affairs , Goldfinger motions to Oddjob , his deadly . Korean manservant and caddie , to sever the head of a nearby statue with . his steel-rimmed bowler . Bond is suitably impressed , but . wonders what the club secretary will have to say . Goldfinger explains . smugly : ` Oh nothing Mister Bond - I own the club ! ' In Tomorrow Never Dies , James Bond - played by Pierce Brosnan - enjoys a tryst with past love Paris -LRB- Teri Hatcher -RRB- , the wife of the film 's villain . The famous ` mini break ' and rowing . scenes from Bridget Jones 's Diary -LRB- 2001 -RRB- were filmed in the Great Hall , . Lakes and The Pennsylvania Suite with Hugh Grant , Renée Zellweger and . Colin Firth . In 2004 , three movies were released all featuring Stoke Park : Wimbledon , Bride & Prejudice and Matthew Vaughn 's Layer Cake . In Wimbledon , Paul Bettany is featured on the grass tennis courts . Layer Cake featured Stoke Park in many scenes including the dramatic ending with Daniel Craig and Sienna Miller , filmed on The Mansion 's front steps . 007 : Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in one of Stoke Park 's suites in a scene from 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies . Bride & Prejudice , a Bollywood reworking of Jane Austen 's classic novel , featured shots throughout the grounds . Now a five-star hotel , historic Stoke Park was a private residence up to 1908 . The mansion - set in 350 acres of . parkland and historic gardens - at the heart of the luxury Stoke Park . Country Club and Hotel was designed by James Wyatt , architect to King . George III , who worked on the estate from 1790 to 1813 . The manicured grounds were the handiwork of Lancelot ` Capability ' Brown , lauded as England 's greatest gardener . In 1791 Humphry Repton was commissioned to upgrade the landscaping of the grounds . The . imposing building was purchased by Nick ` Pa ' Lane Jackson who created . Stoke Park , Britain 's first Country Club , boasting a golf course . designed by Harry Colt . Now guests at the hotel can take advantage of a selection of 49 bedrooms and suites , an award-winning spa , 13 tennis courts , 14 acres of gardens and three restaurants . VIDEO : From Goldfinger to Bridget Jones ... The hotel has been showcased in some of the best-known films around . | Pauline Bailey , 27 , had her heart set on marrying fiance Paul Carty at five star Stoke Park Hotel in Buckinghamshire . But the bride-to-be was left stunned after blundering staff at the plush hotel accidentally sent her an internal e-mail in which the couple were deemed unsuitable for the swanky venue . | [[1945, 2022], [2821, 2893], [10077, 10087], [10090, 10097], [10122, 10146], [456, 544], [2046, 2147], [3696, 3709], [3716, 3745]] |
And the bride wore very little : Pauline Bailey is an adult TV star and glamour model . For the five-star hotel that did n't want to host her wedding , this bride-to-be was apparently the wrong type of person . But Pauline Bailey does have her fans . Ten thousand , to be exact . They tune into Red Light Central TV to watch her posing , pouting and parading in a series of skimpy outfits . And the blushing bride-to-be does n't blush at all , despite the fact that she is wearing hardly anything . Yesterday it emerged that the . 27-year-old medical law graduate , who described herself as . ` respectable , middle-class and well-educated ' , is also an adult TV star . and glamour model who goes by the name of Rachel T . That was a small detail that the . wedding planner at Stoke Park Hotel did n't know when she branded Miss . Bailey and her fiance Paul Carty , 51 , ` not our type of people ' in an . email to her boss after they inquired about holding their wedding there . Unfortunately , she also accidentally forwarded the email to an outraged Miss Bailey . In yesterday 's Mail Miss Bailey told . of how upset she had been . ` The suggestion was that we were . undesirables , which we definitely are not . We are thoroughly decent . people , ' she said . What she did n't mention was that she . and Mr Carty are also regulars at Red Light Central TV , where viewers . pay up # 1.53 a minute for ` adult chats ' with glamour models . They divide . their time between hotels in Bristol , to be close to the Red Light . Central studio , and their semi-detached home in Luton . Last night Miss Bailey defended her job , adding : ` I 'm not looking to draw too much attention to that really . ` I 've been a part-time model for five . years now . I did it part-time when I graduated for my masters and then . it was going too well to give up and I continued doing it . It was just . financially viable to continue . Paul 's fine with it and I come home to . him every night . ' Miss Bailey 's online TV profile . states : ` Stunning Rachel 's favourite memory is too rude to mention and . her greatest vice is sex . She would most like to be stuck in a lift with . He-Man . ' Her fan page on Facebook shows her in a variety of revealing outfits , including a leather dress and a school uniform . Miss Bailey , who has been a glamour model for five years , was snubbed by the hotel 's wedding planner who said she and her fiance were ` not the type of people they would want at Stoke Park ' Miss Bailey , who has worked for the company for two years , says that she and her fiance want to know why they were snubbed by the hotel . Miss Bailey has appeared on a channel which urges viewers to call in so they can have an ` adult chat ' with the glamour models . Red Light Central TV owner Phil Barry . confirmed that the couple worked for him . Mr Carty , a MoD-approved engnieer apparently produces . the segments Miss Bailey stars in . Mr Barry said : ` They work well as a couple and generally I put them together . Pauline has a massive fan base . ` I would estimate that she has around 10,000-plus followers . She 's a highly valued member of staff . ' The couple claimed to have met five . years ago on a night out with friends , however , former associates said . they met on a set while they worked for another adult channel , Babe . World . Former glamour model Debbie Fisher . claimed she had been in a long-term relationship with Mr Carty until . just over a year ago . She said they broke up after it emerged that he . was having an affair with Miss Bailey . Mr Carty was not available last . night to comment on these claims . The couple had hoped to have a # 10,000 . wedding for 30 guests at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire , which has . featured in two Bond movies . Discussions over booking a date . followed with wedding planner Michele Connelly in April . But her true . feelings about the couple were revealed in an embarrassing email to her . manager Carlo Zoccali , which was also forwarded to Miss Bailey . It read : . ` I need your advice on this wedding , I know this probably does n't sound . very nice , but I am trying to put this wedding off as I do n't think . they are the type of people that we would want to have at Stoke Park . ' The hotel has since apologised and . said it would be happy to host the wedding after all . Last night , after . the couple 's backgrounds became a little clearer , Stoke Park said it . would still be glad to have them . A spokesman said : ` We are still happy . to welcome back Miss Bailey and Mr Carty . ' But the couple are to marry . in June at another venue . And they are said to be seeking the advice of . lawyers over their treatment . Miss Bailey - pictured at work for Red Light Central TV - has been described as ` the loveliest girl of the highest . order ' by her employer , who can not understand why the hotel turned the . law graduate down . Miss Bailey burst into tears when she saw what the hotel 's wedding planner had written about her . Snub : Bride-to-be Pauline Bailey believes the five star hotel did n't want to host her wedding because her fiance Paul Carter has a pierced eyebrow and two earrings . Luxury : Posh Stoke Park Hotel in Buckinghamshire was featured in the James Bond movie Goldfinger . Blunder : This e-mail from wedding co-ordinator Michele Connelly was accidentally sent to bride-to-be Pauline . ` Sincerest apologies ' : A grovelling e-mail from the sales manager at Stoke Park to the ` deeply hurt ' couple . VIDEO : We do n't think there 's anything wrong with us . Pauline and Paul react to the rejection . Decadent : The couple were prepared to pay # 10,000 to host a wedding reception for 30 guests at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire . The couple had visited 30 different venues before finally settling on the luxury hotel . The plush hotel is set in 14 acres of stunning gardens and boasts a championship golf course . VIDEO : From Goldfinger to Bridget Jones ... The hotel has been showcased in some of the best-known films around . | Pauline Bailey is a glamour model known as ` Rachel T ' who stars on adult TV channel Red Light Central . She says she began working as a glamour model five years ago after graduating and said she did too well to give it up . Bride-to-be had her heart set on marrying fiance Paul Carty at five-star Stoke Park Hotel in Buckinghamshire . 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A woman has swallowed part of a dead mouse before realising the rodent was wrapped up in her handmade rice paper roll . The Gold Coast mother took two bites before she tasted fur in the $ 5.50 ` summer chicken ' roll on Sunday . She did not initially notice the tail sticking out one end of the healthy snack . The woman 's daughter Emilie Petrusic told the Gold Coast Bulletin : ` It 's like it 's been planted because they hand-make those things -- how can a whole animal be inside it ? ' WARNING : GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW . Scroll down for video . A Gold Coast Woman bought the $ 5.50 summer chicken roll on Sunday . The horrified shopper claims she bought the roll from Woolworths in Broadbeach on the Gold Coast , Queensland , but the shop has told Gold Coast Bulletin the mouse must have got into the roll after it left the store . ` If it was in fact inside the roll , that happened after it left the store , ' they said in a statement . Local authorities are now looking into the incident and the woman is receiving medical checks . Despite the shocking photographs , public health boss Dr Paul Van Buynder has warned : ` We really ca n't say whether this is real or not at this time but we will continue with this process . ' She was horrified to discover a dead mouse inside the snack after taking two bites and tasting fur . Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Petrusic for comment . Just last week in Russia a man found a dead mouse inside a sausage he had used to make himself a sandwich . Anatol Voronkov , 28 , had already munched his way through half the ` high quality meat product ' when he spotted something dark lurking inside . Last week in Russia a man fond a dead mouse in his sausage . He realised it was a mouse or young rat and then showed his wife who was physically sick . ' I thought it was a pepper , but then I realised it was the foot of a rodent . And worse , I then found the foot was attached to the rest of the animal in the middle of the sausage , ' said Mr Voronkov . ' I felt really sick but the only good thing was that I was the only one who ate it , and my wife and kids had n't touched it . And although I felt sick , when I showed my wife she really was sick . ' He said he ` thought it was a pepper , but then I realised it was the foot of a rodent ' The rodent is being tested for diseases after the shocking incident . | Woman bit into rice paper roll after buying it from a Gold Coast Woolworths . She had two bites before she tasted fur . Her daughter marched her straight to the store to complain . Woolworths has suggested the mouse got into the roll after it left the store . | [[646, 695], [120, 228], [1232, 1332], [1232, 1235], [1250, 1332], [751, 834], [862, 870], [878, 910]] |
Two top # 11,000-a-year independent schools have sparked outrage among parents by organising a Christmas trip to west Africa -- just 400 miles from the deadly Ebola zone where even doctors have decided it is too dangerous to visit . Teachers are facing a backlash from parents after arranging the trip to The Gambia for 25 pupils from Cheadle Hulme School in Stockport , Greater Manchester , and Withington Girls ' School , in Fallowfield , Manchester . Parents are now urging the school to ` see sense ' and cancel the week-long excursion , which costs # 700 per pupil , branding it ` unnecessary ' and ` very dangerous ' . Scroll down for video . Teachers are facing a backlash from parents after arranging a trip to The Gambia , west Africa for 25 pupils from Cheadle Hulme School in Stockport -LRB- pictured -RRB- , and Withington Girls ' School , in Fallowfield , Manchester . Parent Dr Magdi Hanafy -LRB- pictured -RRB- , a leading surgeon who recently cancelled an aid trip to Ghana due to the Ebola outbreak , is urging the schools to ` see sense ' and cancel the visit over fears of the deadly disease . The Gambia , where the pupils are planning to visit , is surrounded by countries which have been hit by Ebola . The trip , organised by the geography department at Cheadle Hulme , is planned to give youngsters an insight into the country 's way of life -- but The Gambia is situated just a few hundred miles from the main concentration of the Ebola outbreak . Guinea , Liberia and Sierra Leone are the worst affected areas to be hit with Ebola , where the death toll has reached almost 7,000 . In total , more than 16,000 have been affected in the three countries alone since the worst outbreak of the deadly virus on record began 12 months ago . With 500 new cases reported in west Africa each week , parents have expressed concern about sending schoolchildren to an area where they could become infected . Dr Magdi Hanafy , a leading surgeon whose daughter was due to go on the field trip , has urged the 1,400 pupil school to cancel the trip after he and an international group of leading medics postponed a humanitarian medical mission to nearby Ghana because of the epidemic . The 58-year-old and his wife Sue , 45 , are also vowing to keep their 17-year-old daughter Laura away from school for the incubation period of 21 days if her classmates go on the trip . Father-of-two Dr Hanafy , who has alerted the Department of Health and the Department of Education of his concerns , said : ` There is no necessity or vital need for the trip . ` In normal circumstances , yes , The Gambia is a good experience for them , but in abnormal circumstances why would you take the risk ? ` The whole of west Africa is very dangerous and for the school to feel they are safe is naive . ` Even if they are safe they will be able to transmit diseases which could affect the community on their return . ` This is not only about my daughter it 's about what will happen when they come back . They need to see sense . ' The school trip to The Gambia has been planned to give an insight into the country . Pictured : Cheadle Hulme pupils visiting the country on a previous trip in 2010 during which they helped build new school facilities . The school 's geography department arranges the trip every other year . Pictured : Pupils during the 2010 trip . Dr Hanafy , based at Leighton Hospital in Crewe , has been a consultant surgeon for almost 20 years and is a member of Hernia International , a group which annually travels to deliver self-funded humanitarian surgery in poverty-stricken African nations . He and a team made up of English , Canadian and German medical professionals were due to travel to Ghana this month to perform free surgery on patients suffering with hernias in the country , but were forced to cancel the trip over Ebola fears . The school field trip is the ninth biennial trip to The Gambian High School , which last year featured the opening of new school buildings , new wells and a village soap making business . Dr Hanafy met teachers to discuss his concerns regarding Ebola but was told staff had received advice from Public Health England saying it was safe to travel to The Gambia . He added : ` In those countries there are no borders - nothing in the terms we understand here . ` People just walk around . The decision was based on the presentation the school had and I was possibly the only one who opposed the idea and on a show of hands many who agreed with going were students . ` It 's an irresponsible decision for something so trivial . They could go next year or go somewhere else . ` They could go outside Africa - money is not an issue , whether we get that back or not . Our decision to postpone the aid trip was n't taken lightly . The Ebola death toll currently stands at 6,928 , according to the World Health Organisation , with the total number of people infected having surpassed 16,000 in West Africa . Pictured : Health workers in Liberia . The health agency had launched an ambitious plan to stop the outbreak in West Africa - by aiming to isolate 70 per cent of the victims in the three hardest-hit countries of Guinea , Liberia and Sierra Leone by December . December 6 , 2013 - Ebola claims the life of its first victim in Guinea , thought to be a two-year-old from a remote village . The toddler , scientists believe was patient zero , suffered a fever , black stools and vomiting . March 25 , 2014 - The Guinean authorities report the outbreak to the World Health Organisation after diagnosing the virus as Ebola . By this stage deaths from the virus was still confined to Guinea . May 2014 - It appeared as though the outbreak may be slowing , as the death toll tailed off . May 2014 - A very well-known woman from Guinea , a traditional medical practitioner and leader of a secret society died from the virus , Professor Piot said . Hundreds of people attended her funeral , travelling from three countries - Guinea , Sierra Leone and Liberia . Dozens were infected and the disease spread across Guinea 's southern border to both neighbouring nations . July 2014 - The virus crossed into Nigeria as Liberian man Patrick Sawyer died en route back to the US . He had been at the funeral of his sister , who died of Ebola . August 8 , 2014 - The WHO declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern . ` We already had our visas and 40 boxes of medication . My daughter is too upset about not going to understand the danger and to understand we are protecting her . ' His wife Sue added that the school was ` gambling ' by continuing with the trip despite the deadly outbreak . She said : ` When Ebola erupted we changed our minds on the trip because there are a lot of unreported cases in African countries . ` We know they say there is no travelling between the three affected countries but that does n't interest me because a lot of African people walk across the border . ` You ca n't guarantee it is n't there . The school said `` if you do n't want your children to go , that 's fine , but the trip will go ahead '' . ' I tried to explain that the risk does n't stop there and there needs to be a 21 day incubation period . I 'm really not happy because what if any child catches the virus , how do you know ? ` Even if they go and come back and nobody contracts the virus I will still be disappointed in them because they are gambling . They still took the risk . ' Sarah Cookhill , whose daughter goes to nearby Manchester High School , has also expressed fears for the community as pupils from fee-paying Withington Girls ' School are also due to go on the trip . She said : ` Manchester High School get on the same bus as Withington Girls ' , so everybody is concerned . ` There 's just no sense for the school trip to carry on with the risk involved . If it is going ahead surely the children should be kept away for 21 days afterwards . ` For the sake of a school trip it seems an absolute farce . Either people are downright stupid or they 're happy gambling with safety . ' There are 500 new cases of Ebola -LRB- above -RRB- reported in west Africa each week , according to the health agency . Parents fear there could be some unreported cases of Ebola in The Gambia which could infect the pupils . Guinea , Liberia and Sierra Leone are the worst hit countries in west Africa , with more than 16,000 infected . The disease is now spreading fastest in Sierra Leone , where there has been a severe surge in cases recently . Founded in 1855 , Cheadle Hulme School charges more than # 3,500 per term and boasts BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson and newsreader Katie Derham among alumni . Headteacher Lucy Pearson said despite a small number of pupils choosing to withdraw from the trip , it would still be going ahead . She said : ` Cheadle Hulme School has a rigorous Risk Assessment procedure for every trip which takes place , taking into account the distinct circumstances of each visit . ` We have followed guidance from Public Health England , the Foreign and Commonwealth Office , Liverpool School for Tropical Medicine and the UN in carrying out the Risk Assessment for the forthcoming biennial trip to The Gambia , taking into consideration the specific concerns which some parents have regarding travel in west Africa at the current time . ` The official advice given indicates that the trip is safe to go ahead . ` We have held a special meeting with parents to explain , share and discuss this advice , understanding their continuing apprehensions , and gave parents and students the choice as to whether they still wished to continue taking part . ' A small number have chosen to withdraw yet all families bar one are happy for the trip to continue . ' MailOnline has contacted Withington Girls ' School for comment . | Pupils from two top Greater Manchester schools set to visit west Africa . Cheadle Hulme and Withington Girls ' schools planning trip to The Gambia . Parents are urging schools to ` see sense ' and cancel visit amid Ebola fears . Country is just 400 miles from worst hit areas including Liberia and Guinea . Ebola death toll now stands at almost 7,000 and more than 16,000 infected . | [[0, 18], [79, 124], [3021, 3105], [233, 412], [454, 469], [477, 539], [454, 461], [466, 539], [454, 461], [509, 620], [649, 729], [882, 910], [1018, 1112], [1813, 1885], [1921, 1936], [2006, 2176], [1373, 1472], [1482, 1506], [1511, 1556], [1551, 1556], [1559, 1606], [1607, 1615], [1618, 1676], [4879, 4955]] |
Britain 's top female police officer has quit Scotland Yard to take up a secretive job in the Foreign Office . Assistant Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick , who headed the bungled operation that led to the death of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes , announced she was stepping down after 31 years in the force . The Government today refused to reveal the role Miss Dick will take up -- but confirmed she had joined the Foreign Office . Scotland Yard 's assistant commissioner Cressida Dick , Britain 's most senior female police officer , who is leaving the service after 31 years . Her departure comes just months after she was moved from a key counter-terror role at the Metropolitan Police . The controversial 54-year-old was assistant commissioner in charge of specialist operations , including counter-terrorism , between July 2011 and summer this year . But the new Scotland Yard chief Bernard Hogan-Howe moved her to specialist crime and operations for the last few months of her career -- stripping her of counter-terror responsibilities . Miss Dick was appointed assistant commissioner at the force in 2009 - 26 years after joining the Metropolitan Police in 1983 . She was in charge of the operation which led to Mr de Menezes being shot seven times in the head in 2005 after being mistaken for a suicide bomber . She gave evidence at an Old Bailey trial and the inquest last year , coming close to tears as she described the ` horrible '' and ` terrible ' tragedy . Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond , in Downing Street last week . She denied that she gave an order that Mr de Menezes must be stopped from getting on to a train at Stockwell ` at all costs ' and also denied instructing the firearms teams to use lethal force to stop him . Miss Dick said : ` I first joined the Met in 1983 and have loved my time as a police officer in London . ` It has been a wonderful privilege to work in such an extraordinary organisation and with such fabulous people . I feel very lucky to have done so . I will miss you all . ' Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said : ` Cressida Dick has been a fantastic leader in the Metropolitan Police and takes on some of the most difficult roles in policing . ` She is a role model for women across the service . We wish her well for the future . ' Miss Dick will leave Scotland Yard on January 19 to take up a new role in the Foreign Office . | Assistant Metropolitan Commissioner leaves after 31 years in the force . Foreign Office today refused to reveal the role Miss Dick will take up . Departure comes after she was moved from a key counter-terror role . | [[111, 167], [273, 334], [526, 559], [566, 605], [1071, 1197], [0, 110], [335, 402], [606, 717], [638, 717]] |
The White House said on Monday that it would veto a bill baring federal agencies from using their funds to implement President Barack Obama 's immigration actions if conservatives in Congress successfully pushed it through . The spokesperson for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue had been hesitant in the past to say outright that Obama would veto such legislation if it were to pass , but with the proposal gaining steam , White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters today that the president would send the bill back to Congress should it land on his desk . The veto threat comes as a group of conservative House members reviewed specific language they want inserted in an upcoming spending bill prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from using any funds whatsoever to the distribution of work permits and green cards for the roughly five million illegal immigrants Obama has instructed the agency to stop deporting . Scroll down for videos . President Barack Obama is pictured here signing two presidential memoranda associated with his actions on immigration in his office on Air Force One on Friday , Nov. 21 . Conservatives in Congress are trying to block them from taking effect by placing restrictions on how relevant immigration agencies can use their funds . A draft copy of the language , obtained exclusively by MailOnline , states that ` no part of any appropriation , ' including ` funds or fees collected or otherwise made available for expenditure , may be used by any agency to implement , administer , enforce or carry out any of the policy changes set forth ' in the president 's recent directives to DHS . Resolute in their opposition to the president 's unilateral decision to defer the deportation of up to five million illegal immigrants , staunch conservative lawmakers are pressuring Republican leadership to include the prohibitive language in a must-pass bill that would keep the government from shutting down next week . Conservatives are charging ahead with the plan to restrict the spending of government agencies that handle immigration , specifically the distribution of green cards and work permits Obama has promised illegal migrants , even as Republican party leaders continue to balk at the strategy and appropriators in the House claim it 's not possible . GOP House members will hold a closed-door meeting on Tuesday during which both sides will have the opportunity to make their case to the entire caucus . The outcome of the intra-party battle will be a telling sign of how much influence the Tea Party wing of the GOP will have over the party 's agenda in the coming legislative session when Republicans take full control over both chambers of Congress for the final two years of Obama 's tenure in the White House . It will also show just how thirsty Republicans are to reign in Obama 's authority as chief executive of the country . If the Republican-led House and the Democratic-controlled Senate are unable to come to an agreement on appropriations legislation by Dec. 11 - the day before lawmakers are scheduled to leave town until early next year - non-essential government services will go dark until new spending legislation is passed . While Senate Majority Leader Harry has accused Republican legislators trying to use the critical appropriations bill of ` holding our government hostage , ' conservatives on the Hill say they do n't believe it will come down to a shutdown . Faced with the possibility of a second stoppage in normal government functions in less than two years , they believe Senate Democrats will cave under pressure and allow their bill to come to the floor , setting up a separate confrontation with the White House . Still under discussion is whether the language would be part of a standalone bill to fund DHS that is separate from an omnibus bill funding the rest of the government through at least the first month of next year , allowing other government agencies to continue operating if the measure is unsuccessful , or whether the GOP will go all or nothing and include it in the main legislation to keep the government open . The draft obtained by MailOnline and confirmed by multiple GOP sources on the Hill does not detail the legislative strategy and a source familiar with the proposal confirmed to MailOnline that it 's still up for debate . Among the actions taken by the president targeted in the draft are his memorandums changing the ` Policies for the Apprehension , Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants ' and those that give DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson the prosecutorial discretion to defer deportation of migrants residing in the country illegally who came to the U.S. as children before Jan. 1 , 2010 . It would also block DHS from issuing work permits to illegal immigrants who have been living in the U.S. since that date and have American-born children and prevent it from handing out additional permits to high-skilled workers . If the immigration specific language were set aside in a stand alone bill and Senate Democrats refused to bring it to the floor after it 's all but assured passage in the House , only DHS would be affected by the partial shutdown a GOP congressional source told MailOnline recently . Even then , essential services in the department , including border security , would go untouched . ` Congress can not hand the President a blank check for his continued lawlessness , ' Dan Holler , the communications director of influential conservative grassroots group Heritage Action told MailOnline in an email . ` The Republican-controlled House should use the upcoming funding bill to block Obama 's plan to give amnesty , work permits and Social Security numbers to those who are in the country illegally . ' A demonstrator who disagrees with Obama 's immigration policies stands outside Del Sol High School in Las Vegas , Nevada on Nov. 21 during an event in which the president delivered remarks on his executive actions . Members of the House Appropriations committee recently issued a statement saying that a key immigration agency the bill is designed to keep from enforcing Obama 's memorandum is not subject to congressional oversight of its funds because it receives much of its money from application fees . However , the non-partisan Congressional Research Service , a government-funded fact-finding organization that works for Congress , debunked that claim in a letter last week to a senator who strongly favors the conservative approach . ` The funds available to the agency through fee collections would be subject to the same potential restrictions imposed by Congress on the use of its appropriations as any other type of appropriated funds , ' it said , breathing new life into conservative legislators ' plot . Though Republicans account for a majority of the members in the House , they have just 45 seats in the Senate and would need to convince at least 15 Democratic and Independent lawmakers to join their cause in order to have a filibuster-proof majority . A handful of Democratic Senators have publicly shown their displeasure with the president over his decision to go it alone on immigration but whether they would vote to tie their party leaders hands is less clear . If they did and Obama did refuse to sign the legislation , leading to a government shut down , that would be president 's fault , not lawmakers ' , conservatives on Capitol have vehemently argued . ` President Obama will no doubt threaten a shutdown -- that seems to be the one card he repeatedly plays , ' Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said in a recent op-ed in Politico outlining the GOP strategy to defund the president 's immigration actions . ` If the President is unwilling to accept funding for , say , the Department of Homeland Security without his being able to unilaterally defy the law , he alone will be responsible for the consequences , ' Cruz wrote . Cruz , a presumed 2016 presidential candidate , notably led the charge last fall to gut the president 's signature law , Obamacare . When Democrats refused to vote for legislation starving the health care law of its funding , the government shut down for more than two weeks beginning on Oct. 1 , the first day of the 2014 fiscal year . It was not until the evening of Oct. 16 that Republicans in the House and Senate approved a continuing resolution allowing the government to reopen . The White House said Monday that it does n't believe that a majority of lawmakers would again be willing to shut down the government . Pointing to previous statements from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that a shutdown is not in the works , Obama spokesman Josh Earnest said today that it sends a ` pretty clear ' message when one of ` the most influential Republicans in Congress ' says it 's not going to happen . The White house , he told reporters on Monday afternoon , continues to stand by its position that Congress should pass a yearlong appropriations bill . ` What we would like to see is something that would sort of eliminate any kind of uncertainty , ' he said , adding that Congress should pass an omnibus spending bill that would fund all areas of the government . ` We 're not asking them to do anything heroic , we 're asking them to do their job , ' Earnest stated . | MailOnline exclusively obtained a draft copy of the legislation under consideration by conservatives in the House . It says ` no part of any appropriation , ' including ` funds or fees collected ' can be used by ` any agency to implement ' Obama 's immigration directives . House Republicans will discuss the legislation at a closed-door meeting tomorrow on Capitol Hill . The language could be part of a must-pass bill that would keep the government 's doors open beyond next Thursday . The White House reiterated its preference today that Congress pass a yearlong appropriations bill . | [[1281, 1346], [1464, 1531], [50, 162], [674, 768], [1198, 1280], [1281, 1309], [1349, 1548], [6492, 6603], [2306, 2379], [2334, 2347], [2359, 2366], [2374, 2458], [1879, 1898], [1904, 1960], [8898, 8956], [9055, 9062], [9065, 9122]] |
A British businessman battered his millionaire girlfriend to death after a furious drunken row in their # 1,000-a-night Paris hotel room , a court heard yesterday . Kinga Legg had been so scared of Ian Griffin during their volatile three-year relationship that she had sent a friend a text message saying ` in case I die ' , prosecutors said . Polish-born Miss Legg , 36 , was found dead in the bath at their room in the Hotel Bristol hours after Griffin had fled -- putting a Do Not Disturb sign on the door . Scroll down for video . Ian Griffin , pictured right arriving at the Criminal Court in Paris today , denies murdering girlfriend Kinga Legg , left , who was found dead in a bathtub in 2009 . She was naked and had 92 bruises on her body . There was blood on the walls and signs that a stun gun had been used on her . She had regularly told friends about their abusive relationship and said Griffin had forced her to take so many drugs that she feared she might not wake up , the Paris Assizes was told . A later text said Griffin had beaten her up , but she subsequently asked her friends to delete the messages , the court heard . Griffin , 45 , who fled to England in his Porsche 911 sports car after Miss Legg 's death in May 2009 , denies murder and claims she died by accident . He appeared in the dock on crutches as he now suffers from a neurological disease . The British businessman , centre , arrives in court with his partner Tracy Baker , left , and lawyer Francis Triboulet , right . Mr Griffin , who is originally from Cheshire , is assisted up the stairs as he arrives at the Criminal court of Paris . Supporting him in court was his fiancee Tracy Baker , 34 , with who he had been in a relationship before he met Miss Legg . They got back together when she visited him in prison in France after he was extradited from Britain in 2011 . Miss Legg , who was briefly married to an Englishman and also used her maiden name Wolf , ran a successful firm exporting tomatoes from Poland to major companies such as McDonald 's , Tesco and Carrefour . She and Griffin -- who had owned tanning salons and a chain of gadget stores but was declared bankrupt in 2006 -- rented a # 3million mansion in Oxshott , Surrey . The couple were briefly arrested in 2008 after Miss Legg attacked Griffin with a knife , but there were no charges . He was said to have been violent towards her during the relationship , while she was said to be hugely jealous of Miss Baker . On May 25 , 2009 , they were seen arguing in an upmarket Paris restaurant , where they ordered aperitifs and two bottles of wine . Miss Legg was found naked and had 92 bruises on her body in a bathtub in a # 1000-a-night suite in the world-famous Bristol hotel in Paris . Kinga Legg 's dead body was discovered in the bathtub in a suite at the # 1,000-a-night Hotel Bristol , Paris . They returned to the Bristol separately and a member of staff said he saw them still arguing when he took another bottle of wine to their room . Francis Triboulet , defending Griffin , said his client ` woke up after eight hours in a devastated room , Kinga was still sleeping . As he tried to wake her , he saw she was frozen . He gave her a bath . By 2pm , he realised she was dead . ' Miss Legg 's body was discovered that evening after her brother became concerned that he could not contact her . Ian Griffin , pictured with girlfriend Tracy who is attending the trial , says he 's determined to clear his name . Tracy Baker , 33 , is said to have rekindled her relationship with Griffin while he was in custody in Britain . Hotel staff found blood spattered on a mattress and walls , furniture smashed and two stun guns , including one disguised as a tube of lipstick , in the room . Griffin later phoned his father and said ` something terrible has happened ' and that Miss Legg had killed herself by taking an overdose , the court heard . Griffin , originally from Warrington , Cheshire , was arrested five days later in woodland outside Macclesfield , where he had been living in a tent . Since his release on bail last year to await trial , he has lived in Cannes . Griffin , who wore a dark grey suit , blue shirt and tie , looked in pain in the dock . He faces up to 30 years in prison if found guilty . The trial is expected to last five days . In August Miss Baker appeared on BBC 's Dragons ' Den and was offered # 60,000 by Duncan Bannatyne for a stake in a venture producing adhesive hooks and stickers -- but the Scottish entrepreneur pulled out when he discovered her link to Griffin . The businesswoman took home a # 60,000 investment for her franchise of Um!Brands tech business on BBC 's Dragons ' Den this year but the deal was revoked after it was revealed to be linked to Griffin . Mr Griffin , pictured on a personal hovercraft , fled the scene after putting a ` Do Not Disturb ' sign on the door of the suit he was staying in with Ms Legg , left , and was arrested in Cheshire . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Ian Griffin , 45 , denies murdering Kinga Legg who was found dead in 2009 . Her body was found in the bathtub of a room in the The Bristol hotel . Court heard her body had 92 bruises and there was blood on the walls . He admitted hanging ` Do Not Disturb ' sign on door of # 1000-a-night suite . After vicious argument , Mr Griffin , originally from Warrington in Cheshire , fled to England his Porsche . He was accompanied to the Criminal Court of Paris with current girlfriend Tracy Baker , who appeared on Dragons ' Den . 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Wai Hsiao found himself in a hole lot of trouble after a giant sinkhole swallowed his car while he was driving to work in China . The 37-year-old was on his way to Quanzhou , a city in south-eastern China 's Fujian province , when the 20ft deep chasm appeared underneath him . Mr Hsiao initially thought he had hit something in the road ... but then his car began to sink . Scroll down for video . Oblivious : Wai Hsiao seemed blissfully unaware of the perils in front of him as he crossed a junction in Quanzhou , Fujian province . What have I hit ? Mr Hsiao initially thought he had hit something in the road ... but then his car began to sink . Teetering : As dozens of vehicles swarmed round him , the driver was helpless to stop gravity from taking over . Disappeared : A crowd of onlookers do n't look especially concerned that the vehicle has totally vanished . The car teeters on the edge of the hole and begins to flip on its side as the sinkhole begins to widen . Wai Hsiao 's car can be seen upside down inside the 20ft deep sinkhole that swallowed his car as he drove to work in Quanzhou , a city in south-eastern China 's Fujian province . The car flipped upside down after falling into the sinkhole ; the car 's rear wheels can be seen just below the road surface which has broken up near a drainage hole . He said : ` But then I started falling and the road just disappeared around me and I could feel the car starting to flip upside down . ' Luckily Mr Hsiao managed to scramble to safety before the sinkhole expanded and swallowed his car whole . Onlookers were so gobsmacked by the sight , they captured it on their phones rather than coming to Mr Hsiao 's rescue . He said : ' I climbed out , there were a few people taking mobile phone snaps but nobody helped , and then the whole car just vanished . It tipped into the hole and flipped onto its roof . ' Officials attach a hoist to the car 's chassis and begin the process of hauling it out of the sinkhole . The largely undamaged car is hoisted out of the sinkhole giving a clear idea of just how big the hole was ; Mr Hsiao plans to sue local highway officials claiming the road had been dug up and resurfaced just weeks before the incident , but they say the sinkhole was caused by heavy rain and a faulty drain . Crowds gather around as the car is removed ; Mr Hsiao said no one came to his rescue after his car got stuck ; when he scrambled from the hole people were busy taking pictures of the incident , he said . Mr Hsiao plans to sue local highway officials claiming the road had been dug up and resurfaced just weeks before the incident . But a spokesman for the highway authorities said initial reports from engineers showed that the soil under the road had been washed away by heavy rain which had leaked from a faulty drain . The spokesman said that created ` an underground stream that simply washed the subsoil away ' . | Wai Hsiao was driving to work in China 's south-eastern city of Quanzhou . When a giant sinkhole opened up and swallowed his car whole . He now plans to sue authorities claiming recent road works were to blame . | [[55, 129], [130, 172], [1022, 1044], [1050, 1099], [55, 129], [345, 373], [619, 647], [1022, 1044], [1050, 1099], [1458, 1474], [1512, 1515], [1538, 1563], [1786, 1820], [2088, 2133], [2492, 2537]] |
Five St. Louis Rams players entered the football field with their hands raised . A day later , people walked out of work or school showing the same gesture of solidarity with Ferguson protesters . The pose has come to symbolize a movement , even though witnesses offered conflicting accounts of whether 18-year-old Michael Brown had his hands up in surrender when he was killed by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson in August . The power of the symbol was evident again Monday . Protesters across the country walked off the job or away from class in support of the Ferguson protesters . Walkouts took place in New York , Chicago , San Francisco and elsewhere . New York City . Anger : Protester shout and hold up their hands as they participate in a nationwide demonstration to show solidarity for Michael Brown and the Ferguson , Missouri community in Union Square , New York City . Protest : New Yorkers express their solidarity with the residents of Ferguson , Missouri , by emulating the ` Hands up ! Do n't shoot ! ' rallying cry used in the embattled Midwestern town . Ferguson is everywhere : People protesting the Ferguson grand jury decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown case march through New York City on Monday . No sign of abating : Protesters in New York City demonstrate against the St. Louis County grand jury decision not to bring criminal charges against Darren Wilson , the white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri . Universal sign : Demonstrators raise their hands as they walk through New York City as they continue their protests against the decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson one week on . Symbolic : The pose has become iconic of the protests across the nation against the grand jury 's decision to decline to press charges against Darren Wilson , the white officer who shot dead black teenager , Michael Brown in August . Rage : A man protesting the Ferguson grand jury decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown case is arrested while marching through the streets of New York City on Monday . Power : People rally in Times Square after marching through the streets in protest to the Ferguson grand jury decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson . America 's largest city : The exact circumstances surrounding Brown 's death will forever be in dispute . Wilson , who is white , shot and killed Brown , who was black and unarmed , on August 9 . A grand jury 's decision last week not to indict Wilson set off renewed protests , some of which turned violent . Re-igniting the protest : St. Louis Rams players , from left ; Stedman Bailey -LRB- 12 -RRB- , Tavon Austin -LRB- 11 -RRB- , Jared Cook , -LRB- 89 -RRB- Chris Givens -LRB- 13 -RRB- and Kenny Britt -LRB- 81 -RRB- raise their arms in awareness of the events in Ferguson , as they walk onto the field during introductions before an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in St. Louis on Sunday night . At the University of Missouri-St . Louis , not far from Ferguson , sophomore Amber Whitaker was among about 30 students who chanted ` Hands up . Do n't shoot ! ' Whitaker , who is white , said the symbolism is what matters , not whether Brown literally had his hands in the air . ` There are black men and women who are shot with their hands up , ' Whitaker said . ` There are black men and women who are shot unarmed . It may not apply exactly to Mike Brown , but it still happens . ' The exact circumstances surrounding Brown 's death will forever be in dispute . Wilson , who is white , shot and killed Brown , who was black and unarmed , on August 9 . A grand jury 's decision last week not to indict Wilson set off renewed protests , some of which turned violent . Washington D.C. No more : Demonstrators protest against the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown at the Department of Justice in Washington on Monday . Activism : Protesters across the U.S. have walked off their jobs or away from classes in support of the Ferguson protesters . Monday 's walkouts stretched from New York to San Francisco , and included Chicago and Washington , D.C . Truth : Protesters in Washington D.C. left their classes and work to make their anger and frustration known at the failure of the Ferguson grand jury to indict Officer Darren Wilson . Wilson told the grand jury that he shot Brown in self-defense . But several witnesses said Brown had his hands up in surrender . Within hours , ` Hands Up . Do n't Shoot ! ' became the rallying cry for protesters . Witness accounts contained in thousands of pages of grand jury documents reviewed by The Associated Press showed many variations about whether Brown 's hands were actually raised - and if so , how high . Some people were offended by the hands-up gesture . The St. Louis Police Officers Association said the display by Rams players Tavon Austin , Kenny Britt , Stedman Bailey , Jared Cook and Chris Givens was ` tasteless , offensive and inflammatory . ' Los Angeles . Warning : A demonstrator holds a placard reading ` How long until it 's me ? ' during a rally against the Missouri grand jury 's decision to not indict Darren Wilson for his fatal shooting of Michael Brown and the LAPD 's fatal shooting of Ezell Ford , outside the LAPD 's Newton Division police station in Los Angeles , California on Monday . Changes ? U.S. President Barack Obama asked Congress on Monday for $ 263 million for the federal response to the civil rights upheaval in Ferguson , Missouri , and is setting up a task force to study how to improve modern-day policing . Arrest : An LAPD motorcycle officers pushes back a demonstrator during a rally against the Missouri grand jury 's decision to not indict Darren Wilson for his fatal shooting of Michael Brown and the LAPD 's fatal shooting of Ezell Ford , in Los Angeles on Monday . Restraining : An LAPD motorcycle officers uses his baton to push back demonstrators as his colleagues detain a man during a rally against the Missouri grand jury 's decision to not indict Darren Wilson . The group , joined by the St. Louis County Police Association , met with Rams leaders Monday . In a statement , the two organizations called the discussions ` productive but very preliminary ' and said they planned to talk again later in the week . In Springfield , Missouri , Rodney Shetler , watched the players ' action from his home . He said the move was ` in pretty poor taste ' and was divisive and disrespectful to law enforcement . ` It 's a gesture proven by the grand jury not to be appropriate or accurate , ' said Shetler , the 44-year-old owner of a copying and printing business . A similar episode unfolded more than four decades ago at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City . John Carlos , the American 200-meter bronze medalist , set off a political firestorm on the medal stand when he and teammate Tommie Smith gave the black power salute . He stood by the Rams players . Boston . New England : Students and community members hold their hands up on campus at Boston University in Boston , Monday , Dec. 1 , 2014 , during one of a series of nationwide protests to show solidarity with protesters in Ferguson . Hands up ! Students and community members hold their hands up on campus at Boston University in Boston , Monday , Dec. 1 , 2014 to show solidarity with protesters in Ferguson . One week later : Dozens of Boston Arts Academy students and supporters march in downtown Boston , Monday , Dec. 1 , 2014 , to show solidarity with protesters in Ferguson . ` If they choose to come out and raise their hands in support of whatever their emotions are , they have the right to do that , ' Carlos told The Associated Press . ' I do n't think the whole story has been told about the Michael Brown tragedy , and the pros and cons on both sides . They can just go by their emotions . I do n't think anyone got injured or shot by expressing emotions . ' The White House on Monday announced the conclusion of a three-month review of the Ferguson situation . President Barack Obama wants more officers to wear cameras to promote trust , but he is not seeking to reduce federal programs that provide the type of military-style equipment used to dispel the unrest in Ferguson and elsewhere . Brown 's family wants to see every police officer working the streets wearing a body camera . Boulder , Colorado . Hands up ! Do n't shoot ! ' : Students at the University of Colorado chant ` Hands up , do n't shoot ' as they hold up their hands for 4 1/2 minutes in support of protesters in Ferguson Missouri , during a demonstration , which was part of a national student walk-out , in Boulder , Colorado . Walk out : Students at the University of Colorado hold up their hands in support of protesters in Ferguson Missouri , during a demonstration , which was part of a national student walk-out , in Boulder , Colorado . Also Monday , the Ferguson Commission appointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon met for the first time . The 16-person panel will study the underlying social and economic conditions - from failing schools to high unemployment - that have gained attention since Brown 's death . About 80 residents attended the group 's first session , a five-hour meeting devoted primarily to organizational issues . As the meeting lingered , several audience members ran out of patience , angrily imploring commission members to discuss practical solutions , not murky goals and vision statements . ` People have waited for three months stewing in anxiety and pain , ' activist Charles Wade told the panel . The panel includes a Ferguson construction-supply company owner , two pastors , a university professor , a community activist and a St. Louis police detective who is also president of the state chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police . Two of the 16 members were in Washington meeting with Obama . Nixon dropped plans Monday for a special legislative session to approve additional spending for the state 's public-safety response to protesters in the St. Louis area . The governor reversed course after lawmakers said he could tap into an existing budget for the State Emergency Management Agency to cover the costs of the National Guard and Missouri State Highway Patrol . Washington University , St. Louis . Fighting : Student activists demanding justice for the fatal August 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown raise their hands while shouting slogans during a nationwide ` Hands up , walk out ' protest at Washington University in St. Louis . Student activists , demanding justice for the fatal August 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown , take part in the nationwide ` Hands up , walk out ' protest at Washington University in St. Louis , Missouri , on Monday . | ` Hands Up . Do n't Shoot ! ' has become a rallying cry for protesters and a symbol nationwide of racial inequality . 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A 16-month-old girl was sent back to her ` paralytic ' mother hours after she had abandoned her , an inquest has heard . Chloe Valentine was four when she died of massive head injuries after being forced to ride a motorbike that repeatedly crashed over a three day period in the backyard of her Adelaide home in January 2012 . But social worker Katrina Heading told the inquest on Monday she considered removing Chloe in November 2008 after her ` paralytic ' mother Ashlee Polkinghorne left her with a 15-year-old friend while she drank at the beach . Chloe 's grandmother reluctantly agreed to take her but when an angry and abusive Polkinghorne finally surfaced , a supervisor decided Chloe should be returned to her mother . Scroll down for video . Chloe Valentine was just four when she died of massive head injuries in January 2012 . Mother Ashlee Polkinghorne -LRB- pictured left and right -RRB- at court at an earlier date . The inquest has heard she and her boyfriend Benjamin Robert McPartland , 28 , forced Chloe to ride a motorbike over three days which repeatedly crashed and caused massive head injuries . Ms Heading said Chloe was sent home unsupervised with a private chauffeur because there were only two crisis care staff working that night . She said the chauffeur company conducted police checks on its workers but Families SA did not have access to those checks . Counsel assisting the coroner , Naomi Kereru , questioned whether it was appropriate for a 16-month-old child to be left unsupervised with a private driver . She asked why Ms Heading had not pushed harder to have Chloe removed , given Families SA had received multiple abuse notifications . ` You knew that this woman had left her child with a 15-year-old so that she could consume alcohol ... that 's concern enough , is n't it ? ' she asked . Ms Heading said she had backed her supervisor 's judgement , despite having reservations about Polkinghorne . ` It took me by surprise but I had faith in my supervisor ... -LRB- to make -RRB- tough calls in tough situations , ' she said . ` When you 're caught up in the moment , you can get over-emotional . ' The inquest into the girl 's death has heard her short life was marred by horrific squalor and chronic neglect . Chloe died from massive head injuries after she was forced to ride a motorbike over a three-day period that repeatedly crashed at her Adelaide home . Government agency Families SA considered her to be at risk even before she was born and had received multiple calls about the girl by the time she was six weeks old . After 20 notifications were made to the child protection agency about Chloe 's care , she was never removed from her drug-using mother , Ashlee Polkinghorne . Polkinghorne , 22 , and her boyfriend Benjamin Robert McPartland , 28 , forced her to ride the motorbike over three days , which lead to the four year old 's death who had massive head injuries . Earlier in the inquest , evidence revealed how Polkinghorne , described by one concerned friend as a very convincing liar , was often given the benefit of the doubt by social workers , who helped clean her house and avoided confronting the teenager about her drug use . One of the squalid residences she and Chloe occupied was reportedly infested with rats , while another was littered with soiled nappies and rotting food . It was alleged Chloe was also left for days on end with Polkinghorne 's teenage friends . In October , social worker Nicholas Ratsch told the inquest he helped Polkinghorne draft a safety plan in late 2007 to make sure infant Chloe received proper care when her mother was affected by drugs . Polkinghorne , was jailed for at least four years and nine months while the 22-year-old 's then-partner , Benjamin McPartland , 28 , received four years and two months . Chloe died of 39 different injuries in 2012 . Polkinghorne , who was 16 at the time , agreed that whenever she and her then-partner were out of it there would be a sober person at home . The strategy replaced a previous agreement , brokered by case workers , in which Polkinghorne pledged to cease all drug-taking . Another social worker , Leanne Stewart , also told the inquest in October Polkinghorne was ` just a teenager ' who found it difficult to prioritise tasks such as cleaning her rubbish-strewn house . Ms Stewart said she believed 18-month-old Chloe was receiving ` good enough ' care in early 2009 , despite substantial evidence of neglect and multiple child abuse notifications , when her mother was 17 . Family members , including Polkinghorne 's father , raised alarms about infant Chloe 's safety and told agencies they would be happy to take care of the girl if she was removed from her mother . But Ms Stewart believed some of the allegations may have been malicious or exaggerated because there was ` frequent conflict ' in Polkinghorne 's family relationships . Ms Polkinghorne and Mr McPartland , were jailed this year over Chloe 's death after pleading guilty to manslaughter through criminal neglect . The inquest continues . | Chloe Valentine , 16 months old , was sent back to her ` paralytic ' mother hours after she abandoned her . Families SA used an unsupervised chauffeur because there were only two crisis care staff working that night . Chloe died at the hands of her neglectful mother Ashley Polkinghorne and her partner Benjamin McPartland in 2012 . She suffered massive head injuries , black and swollen eyes , a cut to her head and bruises all over her body . 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The Arkansas teen impaled through the jaw by a deer 's antler during a horrific car crash has recalled the moment she first looked at her reflection moments after the accident . ` You look in that mirror and see your teeth are n't where they used to be . Your face is bleeding really bad , and you realize this is n't a time where I can just call mom , ' said 17-year-old high school senior Tori Henry about the October smash . Rushed to hospital , Henry underwent five hours of emergency surgery to wire her face and repair the damage left after the deer came through the windscreen on the drivers side as it bolted through traffic . Scroll Down for Video . Recovery : Tori Henry is now back at home after her collision with the deer in October and has only a small scar on her left hand side to show for the near-fatal crash . Support : Tori with her mother Nikki Winn who says that her daughter has learned to appreciate life more following the accident . Now , two months later and multiple operations , Tori has been left with only a small scar . ` At first , you know , I was really scared because I would n't see Tori anymore , ' said the teen to KFVS .12 . Due to the stellar work of surgeons at Le Bonheur Children 's Hospital in Jonesboro , Tori had two metal plates put into her jaw . Back home now and able to reflect on her brush with death , Tori told KFVS that she would not change a thing about that moment or that day . ` Every little detail of the accident is what it needed to be for me to be sitting right here , right now , ' said Tori . Injuries : Tori Henry is pictured after a deer smashed into her car window and impaled her jaw with its antler . ' I would not take this accident back . It opens your eyes so much to the reality of life is n't a guarantee . ' Tori 's mother , Nikki Winn said that she believes her daughters positive attitude was responsible for her full recovery . ' I only allowed progress , ' said Tori . ` Nothing else was allowed . Recovery was all that I was going to do . ' Nikki said that now the most important thing for her daughter is to return to her schooling and routine . Recovering : Tori , right ahead of Homecoming just a week before the incident , managed to stay calm despite the terrifying ordeal and pulled her car over . She was later airlifted to hospital and underwent surgery . ` We are just trying to be normal again , ' said Winn to KFVS . ` If we can inspire people along the way and make a difference in someone 's life then that 's great . ' Tori said that if anyone was to see her as an inspiration then she would be happy , albeit reluctantly . ` Me just talking to them and then hearing my story and seeing how quickly I recovered , if that could just make them feel better about themselves then it would be a dream come true to me , ' said Tori . And in the aftermath of the accident , Tori now has decided to consider a career in medicine , so impressed and grateful was she for the care given to her by the doctors and nurses . Fighter : Her mother said that Tori is physically recovering but is still emotionally shaken up by the incident - but says her daughter 's positive mental attitude was key . On the mend : Henry is pictured during her stay in hospital with an actress dressed as Elsa from Disney 's Frozen . In October , the teenager was driving on one of the city 's busiest streets when the five-point buck tried to jump over her car - but smashed into the driver 's window and impaled her face with its antler . Despite the terrifying experience , Tori stayed surprisingly calm , her mother told KAIT . ` She kept her composure after the deer hit her and drove and parked her car so no one else would get hurt , ' her proud mom , Nikki Winn , said . As she recovered , Tori posted pictures of her sporting a swollen cheek , but they were a far cry from the week before the accident , when she was voted to be part of Homecoming court at Paragould High School . | Tori Henry , 17 , hit the deer in early October and was severely injured . Teen described the moment she saw her teeth rearranged and bleeding . Was rushed to hospital in Arkansas and underwent emergency surgeries . Is now recovering and thanks to doctors and nurses has only a small scar . | [[0, 83], [670, 745], [0, 17], [69, 177], [428, 446], [449, 508], [659, 667], [670, 680], [750, 828], [959, 962], [965, 1051], [2957, 3006]] |
Earth could be hit by a series of damaging solar flares after the largest sunspot to be seen on the star for 24 years aligns with our planet . The sunspot , previously known as Active Region 12192 , began facing Earth in October but did not produce any coronal mass ejection -LRB- CMEs -RRB- . CMEs are the most energetic events in our solar system , involving huge bubbles of plasma and magnetic fields being spewed from the sun 's surface into space . Scroll down for video . The sunspot , previously known as Active Region 12192 , began facing Earth in October but did n't produce any coronal mass ejection -LRB- CMEs -RRB- . After disappearing for two weeks , it is once again facing our planet . The region , renamed Active Region 12192 , has now rotated around to face Earth again , and is likely to create CMEs , Nasa scientist Holly Gilbert told Space.com during a video interview . ` This time around , it 's more likely to have some coronal mass ejections associated with it , even though the solar flares might be smaller , ' she said . ` We have a good idea , based on the structure of that magnetic field and the sunspot , that it 's very possible that it will create some mid-level flares . ' Magnetic fields in sunspots can store vast amounts of energy , but looping magnetic field lines can get tangled up and snap , releasing their energy as explosions called flares . Earth could be about to be hit by a series of damaging solar flares as a huge sunspots aligns with the planet . A view of the visible sun showing the largest sunspot of solar cycle 24 , AR12192 , as seen on October 22 . According to Dr Gilbert , the sunspot is still large enough for 10 Earths to fit inside it , and is believed to be the 33rd largest of 32,908 active regions recorded since 1874 . The Jupiter-sized sunspot produced six eruptions in October and early November , before disappearing for two weeks . Solar flares can damage satellites and have an enormous financial cost . Astronauts are not in immediate danger because of the relatively low orbit of this manned mission . They do have to be concerned about cumulative exposure during space walks . The charged particles can also threaten airlines by disturbing the Earth 's magnetic field . Very large flares can even create currents within electricity grids and knock out energy supplies . A positive aspect , from an aesthetic point of view , is that the auroras are enhanced . Geomagnetic storms are more disruptive now than in the past because of our greater dependence on technical systems that can be affected by electric currents . Earlier this year , Ashley Dale , who is a member of an international task force , dubbed Solarmax , warned that solar ` super-storms ' pose a ` catastrophic ' and ` long-lasting ' threat to life on Earth . A solar superstorm occurs when a CME of sufficient magnitude tears into the Earth 's surrounding magnetic field and rips it apart . Such an event could induce huge surges of electrical currents in the ground and in overhead transmission lines , causing widespread power outages and severely damaging critical electrical components . Mr Dale , carrying out doctoral research in aerospace engineering at Bristol University , said it is only a ` matter of time ' before an exceptionally violent solar storm is propelled towards Earth . He says such a storm would wreak havoc with communication systems and power supplies , crippling vital services such as transport , sanitation and medicine . Without power , people would struggle to fuel their cars at petrol stations , get money from cash dispensers or pay online , ' he said . ` Water and sewage systems would be affected too , meaning that health epidemics in urbanised areas would quickly take a grip , with diseases we thought we had left behind centuries ago soon returning . ' The huge sunspot produced six eruptions in October and early November , before disappearing for two weeks . The largest ever solar super-storm on record occurred in 1859 and is known as the Carrington Event , named after the English astronomer Richard Carrington who spotted the preceding solar flare . This massive CME released about 1022 kJ of energy - the equivalent to 10 billion Hiroshima bombs exploding at the same time - and hurled around a trillion kilos of charged particles towards the Earth at speeds of up to 3000 km/s . However , its impact on the human population was relatively benign as our electronic infrastructure at the time amounted to no more than about 124,000 miles -LRB- 200,000 km -RRB- of telegraph lines . Mr Dale says these types of events are not just a threat , but inevitable . Nasa scientists have predicted that the Earth is in the path of a Carrington-level event every 150 years on average . This means that we are currently five years overdue - and that the likelihood of one occurring in the next decade is as high as 12 per cent . Sunspot AR12192 is 14 times larger than Earth and almost as big as Jupiter . The Met Office told MailOnline it might be the largest sunspot in 25 years . It is so big that it can be seen in images of the sun from Earth 's surface -LRB- shown in this image from pilot Brian Whittaker -RRB- . | Sunspot , known as Active Region 12192 , began facing Earth in October . It disappeared for two weeks but is now facing Earth again , claims Nasa . 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Nine Cleveland police officers involved in a deadly 2012 police shooting are accusing the police department of racial discrimination . Eight white officers and one Hispanic officer filed a federal lawsuit against the city on Friday , alleging that the police department treats non-black officers involved in shootings of blacks more harshly than black officers . The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for discrimination and civil rights violations after they were suspended , allowed back on regular duty and then placed back on restricted duty in a move they argue was ` politically expedient . ' Racial tension : Several of the officers involved in the 2012 shooting deaths of two black unarmed Cleveland citizens are suing the city over claims non-black officers are treated unfairly harshly following shootings of black suspects . Thirteen Cleveland police officers fired into the victims ' car after a high-speed chase , killing 43-year-old driver Timothy Russell and 30-year-old passenger Malissa Williams in the parking lot of a suburban middle school . ' A serious dichotomy exists as a result of the defendants ' longstanding practices and procedures which place onerous burdens on non-African American officers , including the plaintiffs , because of their race and the race of persons who are the subjects of the legitimate use of deadly force , ' reads the suit . The officers were not allowed back on to regular duty until June 2014 , reports CNN . By then , they say they 'd missed out on potential wages , transfers and promotions . They are suing for unspecified damages . The relatives of the two African American people killed in a barrage of police gunfire in 2012 will split a $ 3 million settlement from the city of Cleveland , the attorney for one of the families said Tuesday . Thirteen Cleveland police officers fired into the victims ' car after a high-speed chase , killing 43-year-old driver Timothy Russell and 30-year-old passenger Malissa Williams in the parking lot of a suburban middle school . Both were unarmed . Russell family attorney Terry Gilbert said the settlement of the federal lawsuit helps avoid long and expensive litigation . Williams ' family attorney , David Malik , declined to comment . City spokesman Dan Williams would not comment on specifics of the agreement but said ` the settlement speaks for itself . ' Disciplined : Cleveland authorities including -LRB- left to right -RRB- Director of Public Safety , Martin L. Flask , Police Chief , Michael McGrath , and Mayor Frank Jackson , announced in October 2013 that 63 officers were suspended for breaking rules during a deadly chase . Gilbert called the shooting ` probably one of the worst cases of police misconduct ' in U.S. history because of the number of police officers involved . More than 100 officers and 60 police cars , including some driven by supervisors , were involved in the chase . Gilbert said that by the time the chase ended in East Cleveland , officers had Russell 's car blocked in and surrounded when they opened fire . ` We felt it important to address the conduct of all the shooters , not just officer Brelo , ' Gilbert said , referring to Michael Brelo , who faces two counts of voluntary manslaughter for having jumped on the hood of Russell 's car and firing the last 15 rounds into the windshield . He fired a total of 49 rounds . Five supervisors face misdemeanor dereliction of duty charges . Gilbert said the lack of supervision during the chase and shooting was evidence of a systemic problem within the police department that ` led to the massive violations of the constitutional rights of Russell and Williams . ' The chase began when officers patrolling near a homeless shelter on the edge of downtown Cleveland thought they heard a gunshot . Investigators later said it was likely that the officers heard Russell 's car backfiring . That sparked a 20-mile chase that lasted 23 minutes and reached speeds of 110 mph . The U.S. Justice Department is conducting an investigation of the Cleveland police department 's pursuit and use of force practices . | The eight white officers , and one Hispanic , were among the Cleveland cops who killed Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams in a hail of 137 bullets . The officers were placed on leave for three days and then put on a 45-day ` cooling-off ' period before being allowed back on regular duty . They were then placed back on restrictive duty in a move their lawsuit says was politically motivated . Just this month , the family of Williams and Russel were awarded $ 3 million in a settlement with the city of Cleveland . | [[22, 72], [135, 180], [234, 362], [626, 715], [835, 923], [835, 869], [926, 1060], [1589, 1683], [1801, 1889], [1801, 1835], [1892, 2026], [454, 458], [476, 504], [1376, 1445], [454, 458], [509, 544], [555, 595], [1589, 1637], [1676, 1746]] |
The ancient Greek legend of Jason and his Argonauts ' quest for the Golden Fleece may have been based on a real expedition to an ancient kingdom on the Black Sea . Geologists have uncovered evidence that a mountainous area of Svaneti in what is now northwest Georgia was the country ` rich of gold ' described in the legend . They claim that villagers that were part of the wealthy Kingdom of Colchis , which existed from the sixth to the first centuries BC , used sheepskin to capture gold from mountain streams in the area . Among artifacts found in villages of Svaneti , northwest Georgia was a bronze sculpture of a bird with a ram 's head that researchers say lends support that the myth of the golden fleece originated in the area . The fleece was used to line the bottom of the sandy stream beds , trapping any tiny grains of gold that built up there . The technique is a variation on panning used elsewhere in the world . This , they say , would have lead to sheepskins that were imprinted with flakes of gold and could have given rise to stories of a golden fleece . Historic artifacts , including a bronze sculpture of a bird with a ram 's head , that were found in the villages of Svaneti also lend support that the kingdom was the source of the myth . Dr Avtandil Okrostsvaridze , a geologist from the institute of earth sciences at the Ilia State University , Georgia , said the story of Jason and his Argonauts quest to find the Golden Fleece may have been a real event to learn about the sheepskin gold mining technique . The myth of Jason and the Argonauts ' quest to the the ancient Kingdom of Colchis to obtain the Golden Fleece has been a highly contentious subject among historians . The ancient Greek legend has several , often contradictory , accounts of the adventures of Jason and his Argonauts on their ship the Argo in the years before the Trojan War . It is described as a real story by Eurpides in his play Medea . The Greek poet Apollo of Rhodes also dedicates a poem to the voyage where he gives a detailed description of the Kingdom of Colchis . The ancient Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder was among the first to provide a theory for what the Golden Fleece may have been , but many historians through the years have suggested that it could have been a sign of power , a sign of wealth , a book on alchemy , a particularly fine silk cloak or even simply a specially valuable breed of sheep . According to the Greek myth the Golden Fleece had belonged to a golden ram that Jason 's ancestor Phrixus had flown east from Greece to the land of Cochlis , where King Aietes , son of the sun god Helios , had sacrificed it . The fleece was then hung in a sacred grove belonging to the war god Kratos . Jason snuck in and stole the fleece . He said : ` The phenomena of the `` Golden Fleece '' , according to our research , is connected with the sheepskin technique of recovering placer gold -LRB- gold that has built up in sand deposits -RRB- . ` The end result of this technique of gold recovery river gravels was a gold imprinted sheepskin , giving rise to the romantic and unidentified phenomena of the `` Golden Fleece '' in the civilized world . ` We think , from our investigations , that the bedrock and placer gold contents of this region give grounds to believe that there was enough gold in this region to describe Svaneti as `` the country rich of this noble metal '' . ` We share the viewpoint of the Roman historian Apian Alexandrine and suppose that the myth about expedition of Argonauts in quest of the `` Golden Fleece '' to the Colchis Kingdom was a real event and that the main purpose of this mission was to obtain gold and sheepskin technique of gold mining . ' Dr Okrostsvaridze and colleagues from the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in Georgia , conducted a widespread survey of gold deposits in the Svaneti region . They report in the journal Quaternary International that they used remote sensing and analysed more than 1,000 rock and gravel samples to assess the gold content in the area . They found that placer gold , where nuggets and flakes sink to the bottom of a stream bed , were extensively exposed throughout the time of the Kingdom of Colchis . Although the Kingdom of Colchis was named in the legend of Jason and his Argonauts as the place where they stole the Golden Fleece , the exact location has always been disputed . Some ancient sources , and modern academics , have said it could have belonged to the Vani people of Colchis , whose territory was in the middle of the kingdom , but others have predicted it was the Svans who lived in the mountainous north . The Kingdom of Colchis was a wealthy area in what is now modern Georgia where according to Greek mythology King Aeëtes hung the Golden Fleece until it was seized by Jason and the Argonauts . According to Greek mythology Jason and the Argonauts sailed in their ship the Argo from Greece to the Kingdom of Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece as part of a quest to help Jason win the throne of Iolcus . Gold grains washed from the gravel stream bed of the River Quani in Svaneti . Streams in the area are still panned by locals for gold , some of whom still use traditional methods that include sheepskin . A unique golden lion sculpture from the beginning of the second millennium BC is thought to show the sophisticated skill at obtaining and casting metal around the time when the Golden Fleece myth began . They used remote sensing and analysed more than 1,000 rock and gravel samples to assess the gold content in the area . They found that placer gold , where nuggets and flakes sink to the bottom of a stream bed , were extensively exposed throughout the time of the Kingdom of Colchis . Although the Kingdom of Colchis was named in the legend of Jason and his Argonauts as the place where they stole the Golden Fleece , the exact location has always been disputed . Some ancient sources , and modern academics , have said it could have belonged to the Vani people of Colchis , whose territory was in the middle of the kingdom , but others have predicted it was the Svans who lived in the mountainous north . Dr Okrostsvaridze , however , points to golden artifacts found in the villages around Svaneti as evidence that they had sophisticated mining and meteorological skills . These include a unique golden lion sculpture that has been dated back to the second millennium BC . He said : ` This shows that gold mining and its artistic processing was at a very high level , very early in the history of the old Georgian kingdoms . ` Our work shows that the gold content in the rivers sands of this region are sufficiently large to give grounds for the creation of legends . ' Svaneti sits beneath the main ridge of the Greater Caucusus mountains in northwest Georgia where streams still run rich with gold deposits according to the analysis by geologists . Surveys by the geologists show that gold ore veins -LRB- marked with orange ovals -RRB- and stream beds that contain rich gold deposits -LRB- marked with yellow ovals -RRB- exist today and have been replenished after historical mining . Geological surveys by Dr Okrostsvaridze and his team reveal that gold deposits in many areas that were historically mined have been replenished as streams have continued to wash them down the mountainsides . Indeed , he said that some locals still use traditional techniques to obtain gold from the rivers in the area and it may even be possible for modern day Argonauts to find a golden fleece of their own today . He said : ` Our work has confirmed that Svaneti is a region , uniquely , where the locals still wash gold from alluvial placers through modern domestic , wooden vessels or pans with holes in the bottom and unto a sheepskin or fleece which collects the fine particulate gold . ' | Ancient villagers used sheepskins to line stream beds in the Svaneti region of the Southern Caucasus in northwest Georgia . Gold flakes became ingrained on the fleeces , which scientists believe led to the rise of the myth surrounding the Golden Fleece . Adventures of Jason and his Argonauts may have been based on a real journey to obtain the secrets of this technique for extracting gold . 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The two artists who collaborated with Shia LaBeouf on an art project called #IAMSORRY have backed up the actor 's allegation that he was raped during the performance earlier this year . For five days in February , the 28-year-old invited the public to visit him one-on-one in a small room in a Los Angeles gallery where he sat wearing a paper bag over his face that read : ' I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE ' . ` One woman came with her boyfriend , who was outside the door when this happened , ' the actor wrote during a bizarre interview with Dazed Digital that was conducted over email last Thursday . Scroll down for video . British artist Luke Turner , left , and Finnish artist Nastja Säde Rönkkö , right , have backed up the LaBeouf 's claims that he was raped during their art project . British artist Turner tweeted on Sunday morning that he and Rönkkö had ` put a stop to it ' once they realized what was going on . Shia LaBeouf 's collaborators on the #IAMSORRY art project have backed up the his allegation that he was raped during a performance on Valentine 's Day.The 28-year-old actor recalled : ' -LSB- She -RSB- whipped my legs for 10 minutes and then stripped my clothing and proceeded to rape me ' LaBeouf 's collaborators on the #IAMSORRY art project took to Twitter on Sunday and clarified that they had never said that people could do what they liked with the Hollywood actor during the performance . ' -LSB- She -RSB- whipped my legs for 10 minutes and then stripped my clothing and proceeded to rape me . ' LaBeouf 's collaborators , British artist Luke Turner and Finnish artist Nastja Säde Rönkkö , have said they intervened as soon as they became aware of the incident and ` put a stop to it ' . Both artists posted the same statements on Twitter on Sunday , which they described as ` important clarifications ' about the project . ` Nowhere did we state that people could do whatever they wanted to Shia during #IAMSORRY . ` As soon as we were aware of the incident starting to occur , we put a stop to it and ensured that the woman left . ' When asked if the incident was reported to the police , Turner did not respond but said that their collaboration with the actor continued . ` It was painful ' : Shia LaBeouf claimed on Thursday that a woman raped him during his #IAMSORRY performance art installation at the Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles , California , on Valentine 's Day . For full hour meeting visit Dazed . LaBeouf told Dazed that the woman ` walked out with disheveled hair and smudged lipstick ' past ` hundreds of people in line ' including Mia Goth , his girlfriend of two years . ` It was no good , not just for me but her man as well , ' LaBeouf wrote . ` It was Valentine 's Day and I was living in the gallery for the duration -LSB- February 11-16 -RSB- of the event . ` We -LRB- Mia and I -RRB- were separated for five days , no communication . ` So it really hurt her as well , as I guess the news of it traveled through the line . ` When she came in she asked for an explanation , and I could n't speak , so we both sat with this unexplained trauma silently . It was painful . ' LaBeouf also vented his frustration at gallery patrons who would ` come in , take my -LSB- paper -RSB- bag off , pop off a selfie , and bounce . ' ` We both sat with this unexplained trauma silently ' : Even more unsettling was that Shia 's girlfriend of two years , Mia Goth , was among the ` hundreds ' waiting for a one-on-one with him -LRB- pictured on Tuesday -RRB- . ` Some would hold my hand and cry with me , some would tell me to `` figure it out '' or to `` be a man . '' I 've never experienced love like that ; empathy , humanity . ' In the wide-reaching interview , LaBeouf confessed that he longed for the kind of family he saw in the 1990 flick Home Alone . ' I always had a f **** d up view on masculinity , ' he admitted . ` My father -LSB- Jeffrey -RSB- was a gun nut like Hemingway . He was also a junkie and a bully , mainly to prove he was n't effeminate , even though he was a painter and a poet , a mime , and a storyteller . ' After corresponding with British reporter Aimee Cliff for two weeks online , the pair donned GoPros and sat together silently in LaBeouf 's London hotel room last month . The hour-long ` metamodernist encounter ' was mostly a chance for the two to stare awkwardly with intermittent giggles . ` Metamodernist encounter ' : After corresponding with British reporter Aimee Cliff for two weeks online , the pair donned GoPros and sat together silently in LaBeouf 's London hotel room last month . ` Some would hold my hand and cry with me , some would tell me to `` be a man '' ' : The Nymphomaniac actor also felt terrible when gallery patrons would ` come in , take my -LSB- paper -RSB- bag off , pop off a selfie , and bounce ' #IAMSORRY was the culmination of several bizarre incidents - belligerent outbursts , plagiarism , and public martyrdom involving paper-bag masks marked : ' I am not famous anymore ' -LRB- pictured February 9 -RRB- . #IAMSORRY was the culmination of several bizarre incidents - belligerent outbursts , plagiarism , and public martyrdom involving paper-bag masks marked : ' I am not famous anymore . ' In June , the Transformers star was arrested for criminal trespass , disorderly conduct , and harassment at a Broadway production of Cabaret . In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel he explained that his arrest came after he 'd been drinking whiskey for several hours following a trip to Ireland and that he was merely trying to calm the homeless man he was photographed with in Times Square . According to TMZ , the judge gave Shia a ` thumbs-up ' after he brought a progress report detailing his outpatient alcohol rehab to Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday . He 's due in court again March when he completes his treatment . Doing better : The judge gave Shia a ` thumbs-up ' after he brought a progress report detailing his outpatient alcohol rehab to Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday . LaBeouf just ranked # 21 on GQ 's list of the 30 least influential people of 2014 alongside Woody Allen , Robin Thicke , and Zach Braff . The Charlie Countryman actor shaved his head for his role as former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer in the post-apocalyptic thriller Man Down . In it , Shia - who joined the National Guard this year - reunited with his Guide to Recognizing Your Saints director Dito Montiel . Gary Oldman , Kate Mara , and Jai Courtney also appear in Man Down - due out October 30 . LaBeouf can currently be seen as tank soldier Boyd Swan in the WWII flick Fury with Brad Pitt , Scott Eastwood , and Michael Peña . In theatres now : LaBeouf , far left , can currently be seen as tank soldier Boyd Swan in the WWII flick Fury with Brad Pitt , Scott Eastwood , and Michael Peña . | LaBeouf , 28 , lived in an L.A. gallery for five days in February and invited the public to sit with him in silence for his #IAMSORRY art show . Last Thursday he revealed that one woman raped him during the show . 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Forget the provocative likes of Rihanna and Miley Cyrus ; in Japan , the look that both men and women aspire to is cute , wholesome and resolutely virginal . Japanese culture , in particular popular cartoons such as Manga and Hello Kitty , has an innocent mien while the cult of the computer game loving geek , the otaru , is burgeoning . But Japan 's obsession with all things cute has come at a price . Not only are people having less sex , the country 's birthrate has declined so much the Japanese population is expected to drop by a third within the next 50 years . No sex please , we 're Japanese : Many young people from Japan are choosing not to have sex . In Tokyo , a city of 35 million people , just 250,000 babies are born each year - a shockingly low figure when compared to London 's rate of 135,000 children born to a population of just eight million . So what 's going on ? It 's a question that film maker Anita Rani attempts to answer in new BBC documentary , No Sex Please , We 're Japanese . ` There are lots of reasons for the population decline but one of the biggest trends is that young Japanese people are moving away from wanting to have sex , ' Rani revealed in an interview with MailOnline . ` Many young people have just decided they do n't want any part of it . I 'm as baffled as anyone else by it ! ' Most baffling of all are the otaku -LSB- geeks -RSB- , many of whom have chosen to withdraw from the dating game altogether in favour of ` relationships ' with virtual girlfriends . An increasing number of ` otaku ' -LRB- geeks -RRB- are choosing to have a relationship with a virtual girlfriend over a real woman . Among them are Nurakan , 38 , and Yugai , 39 , whose ` girlfriends ' Ne-ne and Rinko both come in a box and are part of a virtual game created by Nintendo called Love + . And the pair really do believe they 're in real relationships with the animated characters . ' I like the girls in this game too much , ' explains Yugai , who adds that he tries not to have sexual feelings about his virtual girlfriend because the relationship is supposed to be platonic . Asked whether he 'd like a real girlfriend , he answers : ` Yes of course I do but since I began a relationship with Ne-ne , I 'm really emotionally involved with her . ' ` Ne-ne ' , should you have forgotten , is a cartoon schoolgirl , who says things like : ` do you really want to talk this late at night ? ' , ` Because I . like you , I will always want to be with you ' and ` Let 's go to the . beach , let 's dream and have lots of fun . ' Yugai , who says he is 17 in the Love + game , explains that for him , being involved with a cartoon is easier because he will never have to contemplate marriage . ` At high school you can have relationships without having to think about . marriage , ' he explains . ` With real life girlfriends , you have to consider marriage so I . think twice about going out with a 3D woman . ' Is it the Japanese obsession with cute that is leading to the population crisis ? ` There 's so many great distractions , ' explains Roland , a non-otaku man who appears in the documentary . ` Why would you get into something as messy , as troubling , as disorienting as a relationship when you could have a virtual girlfriend , a virtual experience , that maybe is even superior to the reality ? ' I do know a number of men in Japan , and elsewhere , who find the role play games , the dating SIMS , even advances in pornography , and would rather experience the opposite sex that way than go through the challenges of relationships . ' Unsurprisingly , Japanese women are not impressed . ` Relatively speaking , I think most . Japanese women find Japanese men wanting , ' explains Roland . ` Men have n't developed autonomy or a sense of individualism and you now have a generation of . women who want something more . They want to be independent themselves . and they want men to be independent too . ' ` They were nice guys and totally normal , ' says Anita of Yugai and Nurakan . ` They were cool blokes but when it comes to women , they do n't want to engage . ' Her view is borne out by the experience of a group of Japanese women interviewed for the documentary , among them career girls Natsuo and Yamiko . ` Japanese men are straight but they are . not interested in women that much , ' explains Natsuo . ` They do n't aggressively try to get . girlfriends . Documentary : Film maker Anita Rani went in search of reasons for the Japanese preference for celibacy . Her friend Yamiko adds : ` They are afraid to get real contact with humans . ' A recent survey by Japanese insurance company Meiji Yasuda Life found that a third of Japanese men under 40 have never dated women at all , although women themselves are n't much better . ` They are afraid to get real contact with humans . ' - Yamiko . A survey by the Japanese Family Planning Association done earlier this year found that 45 per cent of women between 18 and 24 ` were not interested in or despised sexual contact . ' ' A few people ca n't relate to the opposite sex physically or in any other way , ' adds Ai Aoyama , a Japanese sex and relationship counsellor in an interview with the Guardian . ` They flinch if I touch them . Most are men , but I 'm starting to see more women . ' So what is to be done about Japan 's ageing population and sex-shy younger generation ? For Anita , the answer is more immigration , which she says would give women freedom to work after becoming mothers - a practice currently frowned upon in Japan - as well increasing the number of taxpayers . ` Everyone in Japan is aware of the problem so . conversations happening at highest level , ' she explains . ` They know they need to adapt workplaces . to make them child and family friendly . But immigration is big issue over . there because Japan is nation that 's always been closed . ' But with an ageing population and a growing number of twenty and thirty-somethings who simply are n't interested in real life relationships , Japan is running out of time . No Sex Please , We 're Japanese airs tomorrow night at 9pm on BBC2 . In Tokyo , a city of 35 million people , just 250,000 babies are born each year compared to London 's rate of 135,000 children born to a population of just eight million . | Only 27 per cent of Japanese couples have sex at least once a week . Some ` otaku ' -LRB- geek -RRB- men choose to have virtual girlfriends instead . Subject of BBC documentary called No Sex Please , We 're Japanese . | [[1388, 1514], [1515, 1648], [1515, 1566], [1580, 1648], [587, 602], [890, 975], [994, 1011]] |
An injured cyclist was left lying in the road following a crash for an hour and a half today despite the nearest hospital being less than a mile away . The woman , who is in her 60s , was left lying in the middle of Broad Street in Teddington , south west London , after being involved in a collision with a car at about 8.55 am . Police officers were first to arrive at the scene and covered her with a blanket , but paramedics did n't arrive until 10.27 am because two ambulances were diverted to other incidents . The woman , who is in her 60s , was left lying in the middle of Broad Street in Teddington , south west London , after being involved in a crash with a car at about 8.55 am . Paramedics did n't arrive at the scene until 10.27 am . Stephen Knight , a London Assembly Member and councillor for Teddington , posted a photograph of the scene on Twitter with the caption : ` Horrified that a cyclist was left in the middle of the road in central Teddington this morning for over an hour before the ambulance arrived . ' Another , writing under the Twitter handle of @TeddingtonTown , said : ' 45min after being knocked off bike , cyclist still on the road on a cold day , albeit under a blanket . ' And Geoff Lundholm also posted a picture , with the caption : ` Where is the ambulance . Over an hour this lady down no ambulance -LRB- sic -RRB- . ' London Ambulance Service said it was ` very sorry ' with the delay in sending an ambulance to the scene , but insisted two were diverted to more serious matters . Teddington Memorial Hospital was less than a mile from the scene of the crash . A London Ambulance Service spokesman said : ` We were called at 8.55 am to reports of a road traffic collision on Broad St in Teddington . ` From the information provided , we were told the patient was conscious , breathing and alert . ` We sent an ambulance crew at 9.08 am but they were diverted to a patient in a more serious condition . People took to Twitter to share news of the crash which occurred at rush-hour this morning in Teddington . The crash occurred less than a mile from Teddington Memorial Hospital , which has a walk-in care centre . ' A second ambulance crew was dispatched at 9.23 am but they were also diverted to a patient in a more serious condition . ' A crew arrived on scene at 10.27 am but we remained in contact with the patient throughout who had lower back pain but was not in a serious condition . ` She was taken to West Middlesex Hospital , but not on blue lights . ` We are very sorry we could n't be there sooner and for any distress or discomfort this may have caused but we have to prioritise patients in a serious or life-threatening condition . ' It comes after London Mayor Boris Johnson warned Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt that the ambulance service faces a potential crisis this winter due to the soaring number of 999 calls and staff shortages . Last month , 64 per cent of the services ' ambulances sent to serious emergencies arrived in time , which falls short of the 75 per cent target . | Woman , in her 60s , left lying in the road for an hour and a half after crash . Cyclist was in collision with a car in Teddington , London , just before 9am . Police covered her with blanket but paramedics did n't arrive until 10.27 am . London Ambulance Service said it was ` very sorry ' for any distress caused . | [[0, 79], [0, 18], [28, 92], [152, 181], [184, 242], [152, 167], [265, 330], [517, 546], [549, 607], [517, 532], [630, 691], [887, 998], [152, 167], [265, 330], [517, 532], [630, 691], [1604, 1645], [1648, 1742], [1985, 1994], [2001, 2051], [331, 346], [385, 411], [418, 516], [692, 747], [737, 747], [2283, 2315], [2283, 2289], [2310, 2318], [1361, 1464], [2507, 2588]] |
An Alabama man suffered a heart attack and died during a flight from Atlanta to Seattle on Wednesday , officials said . Charles Blackwell , 70 , a resident of Atmore , Alabama , was flying from Atlanta to Seattle when the incident occurred . The Billings Gazette reports that the Delta flight was diverted to Billings Logan International Airport , in Montana around 3 p.m. Heart attack : Charles Blackwell , 70 , a resident of Atmore , Alabama , was flying from Atlanta to Seattle when he suffered a heart attack and died . By the time emergency responders reached Blackwell , the man was already deceased . A doctor on board the plane was tending to Blackwell leading up to the emergency landing in Billings . Yellowstone County Assistant Coroner Cliff Mahoney identified the man and allowed the body to be moved . Mike Glancy , airport operations and ARFF supervisor , said that paramedics took Blackwell 's body off the plane at Billings . The flight continued on to Seattle after two-and-a-half hours after being diverted to Billings . Diverted : A doctor on board the plane was tending to Blackwell as the plane made an emergency landing in Billings to try and get care to Blackwell . | Charles Blackwell , 70 , a resident of Atmore , Alabama died Wednesday . He was flying from Atlanta to Seattle when he had a heart attack . Blackwell was pronounced dead after paramedics reached him in Billings , where the flight had been diverted . | [[0, 38], [0, 14], [43, 100], [120, 142], [168, 241], [373, 385], [436, 523], [242, 367], [276, 345], [348, 367], [524, 574], [577, 607], [984, 1039], [1107, 1161]] |
While there are many brands to choose from , most will agree the most important part of any advent calendar is what lies behind its windows . And though once painted with scenes of the nativity , the majority are now filled with little slabs of chocolate to be eaten before breakfast . But one luxury retailer has shunned tradition to create perhaps the most extravagant advent of all - a # 12,000 Advent House complete with 24 individual custom porcelain ornaments . The Wedgwood Advent House costs # 12,000 . Behind each of its 24 windows is a custom porcelain ornament which comes with a velvet pouch . The white and blue house , created by British pottery firm Wedgwood , is modelled on Georgian architecture . Behind each of its 24 expertly crafted windows lies a tiny , porcelain ornament which comes with its own velvet pouch . On sale for # 12,500 , the pretty house even has a light dusting of false snow on its roof . With only three of the limited edition product made , it is being sold exclusively by Harrods - and is being sold at a discount today for # 9,000,000 . ` This truly captivating treasure trove is full of seasonal cheer and is sure to earn its place as a family heirloom of the future to be enjoyed by all , year after year , ' a spokesman for the brand said . Behind each of the 24 expertly moulded windows are custom ornaments , hand-painted in blue and white with silk ribbon attached . The ornaments and house are being sold exclusively at Harrods . Only three of the limited edition models have been made and sold . They each come with their own velvet pouches and are inserted in through the back of the porcelain house to opened every day of the month . ` Just three limited edition Advent Houses have been made are are only available from Harrods and Wedgwood . ' The house 's rear doors open fully to allow safe storage of the ornaments before they are unveiled during advent . In 2010 a Belgian jewellers produced what is thought to be the world 's most expensive advent calendar , with 24 diamonds totalling more than 81-carats designated for each day of December . The piece , a staggering # 1.7 million , took 50 staff to complete . While a far cry from a # 1million of diamonds or the Wedgwood porcelain house , Harrods has created a decadent calendar of its own . The # 135 product for children is entirely empty - apart from the Christmas day slot which opens to a music player programmed with festive songs . In December 2010 a Belgian jeweller created a # 1.7 million diamond advent calendar with 24 gems totalling 81-carats . | The Wedgwood Advent House is being sold by Harrods for # 12,000 and is one of three limited edition models . Blue and white porcelain house is just under 60cm tall , with each of its 24 ornaments measuring 0.35 cm x 0.45 cm . Each of the 24 hand-painted ornaments comes in its own velvet pouch and is hung from behind the house . | [[468, 510], [1480, 1535], [1480, 1520], [1540, 1546], [1687, 1795], [1687, 1729], [1735, 1795], [290, 467], [511, 605], [290, 467], [511, 605], [544, 571], [578, 605], [715, 745], [762, 834], [1287, 1404], [1547, 1551], [1557, 1591]] |
Two men have appeared in court accused of killing a chef who died after they allegedly wrapped him in clingfilm . Richard Bowler and David Connor , both from Canterbury , are charged with unlawfully killing 47-year-old Alun Williams by wrapping him in clingfilm and plastics and subjecting him to ` at least the risk of self-harm . ' Mr Williams , who worked as a chef on P&O Ferries for more than 30 years , was found dead in a flat above a hairdressers ' in Dover , Kent , on August 20 last year . Richard Bowler , 35 , and David Connor , 23 , both from Canterbury , Kent , -LRB- pictured outside court today -RRB- are charged with unlawfully killing Alun Williams , who was wrapped in plastics and clingfilm at a flat in Dover . Mr Williams , 47 , was found dead and wrapped in clingfilm at a flat in Dover , Kent , on August 20 last year . Bowler , 35 , and Connor , 23 , appeared at Canterbury Crown Court today as the trial got underway . They are both charged with unlawful killing and the charge specifies that wrapping Mr Williams in clingfilm and plastics ` subjected him to bodily harm in the form of dehydration , overheating and stress to his cardiovascular system ' . It states that this was the ` substantial cause of his death ' . The defendants also face an alternative charge of manslaughter by gross negligence , which specifies that by wrapping him up they owed him a duty of care and failed to take reasonable steps to ensure he was safe and well . Bowler appeared in court today dressed in a purple polo shirt and brown coat while Connor wore a dark jacket in the dock . Prosecutor Ian Hope is expected to outline the Crown 's case tomorrow morning but the jury has already been told it will involve details of gay websites , including Gaydar and Recon . Bowler and Connor both deny the charges against them . Police officers stand guard at the entrance to the flat where Mr Williams was found dead in August last year . Forensic experts and police were called to the flat in Dover last August following reports Mr Williams had died . Mr Williams , who lived with his girlfriend in Shepherdswell , Kent , had been a chef at P&O Ferries for 30 years and prepared food for passengers on trips between Dover and Calais . At the time of his death , Brian Rees , a spokesman for P&O , said : ` We were obviously desperately sad to hear of Alun 's death . ` He was very well known , working for us a head chef , and our thoughts are with his family and friends . ' The trial is expected to last until December 22 . Bowler and Connor deny the charges against them and the trial at Canterbury Crown Court -LRB- above -RRB- continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Alun Williams , 47 , found dead at Kent flat ` after being wrapped in clingfilm ' Richard Bowler and David Connor charged with unlawfully killing P&O chef . Canterbury Crown Court heard Mr Williams was subjected to ` bodily harm ' Pair both deny charges and the trial is expected to last until December 22 . | [[0, 7], [25, 113], [334, 345], [409, 456], [645, 668], [673, 731], [732, 743], [746, 748], [751, 769], [732, 743], [770, 816], [819, 843], [993, 1013], [1019, 1052], [1879, 1942], [0, 7], [25, 113], [114, 145], [158, 293], [611, 666], [945, 1003], [1019, 1177], [1777, 1831], [2481, 2530], [2481, 2490], [2503, 2530], [2531, 2636], [2531, 2648]] |
MailOnline 's Android app has been named one of the best apps of 2014 by Google . The firm today revealed its top picks for the year , with MailOnline being among just a handful of news apps chosen in the UK . It is the second year in a row MailOnline has been awarded the accolade . MailOnline was chosen by Google 's editors as one of the best apps of 2014 , the second year in a row it has been chosen . The Award-winning Android app can be downloaded here , and there are also a range of apps for other devices including iOS tablets and phones , as well as Blackberry and Kindle apps here . Many of the most popular apps from the last 11 months made the list , with ride-sharing app Uber , the OK Cupid dating app and music recognition app Shazam all named . Other apps that have shot to popularity include IFTTT , a San Francisco firm which built an app to create ` recipes ' that allow users to flash a light in their home when they receive a new email , for example . Controversial social network Secret also made the list due to its success during the year as an anonymous gossip tool , alongside brain training app Lumosity and selfie editing software Facetune . Others include Swiftkey , the London-based alternative keyboard for Android which allows users to type by running their finger around the keyboard , and also learns their preferences over time . A recent report by analystics firm App Annie revealed that app downloads through Google Play exceeded iOS app downloads through Apple 's App Store by around 60 % in the third quarter of 2014 . However , the App Store still generated more revenue than Google Play by around the same margin of 60 % . MailOnline 's Android app : The app allows users to read the site 's content offline . The award comes after MailOnline reported almost 14.4 million unique browsers on 21 October -- 2.3 million higher than the daily October average . Mail Online also hit a new monthly record in October of 192.6 million unique browsers , 25 per cent higher than the same month last year and up 4.5 per cent from September , according to digital Audit Bureau of Circulations figures . | Second year Android app has been included in the prestigious list . Uber , selfie app Facetune and Shazam among the other apps singled out . | [[722, 762], [1124, 1171]] |
Jailed pedophile Rolf Harris has abandoned his push to appeal 12 convictions for sexually assaulting four girls in the United Kingdom . Harris 's initial application was refused by a single Court of Appeal judge in late October and the disgraced entertainer is now out of time to ask the court to revisit the issue . Harris was sentenced in July to five years and nine months ' jail for indecently assaulting four girls in Britain between 1968 and 1986 , however he 's expected to serve less than three years behind bars . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . A mugshot of Rolf Harris , released by Metropolitan Police after he was convicted of assaulting four girls in Britain between 1968 and 1986 . Harris has abandoned his push to appeal 12 convictions for sexually assaulting four girls in the United Kingdom , after failing to ask for a hearing before three Appeal Court judges . A Judicial Office spokesman on Monday confirmed that Harris had n't renewed his application to appeal ` and he is now out of time ' . The 84-year-old Australian had 28 days to ask for a hearing before three Appeal Court judges but chose not to . Among his victims was an eight-year-old autograph hunter , two teenage girls and a friend of his daughter whom he abused for over 16 years . Jurors were told that the ongoing sexual abuse against his daughter 's friend ` haunted ' her and made her abandon her dreams . During the trial , Harris was described as an ` octopus ' because of his reputation for wandering hands and his systematic abuse of young girls than spanned over a quarter of a century . After he was exposed , Harris was stripped of his BAFTA fellowship and a number of other honours . The formerly celebrated performer now faces losing his CBE , a prestigious award he received from the Queen in 2006 . During the trial , Harris was described as an ` octopus ' because of his reputation for wandering hands and his systematic abuse of young girls than spanned over a quarter of a century . In October it was reported Harris could face fresh charges as a result of more than 10 new victims claiming they were abused by the disgraced entertainer . During his lengthy trial another six women gave supporting evidence that Harris abused them in Australia , New Zealand and Malta between 1969 and 1991 . Harris was n't charged over those alleged incidents because they occurred outside the UK . In mid-October a British newspaper reported Harris could face fresh charges as a result of more than 10 new victims claiming they were abused by the disgraced artist and singer . It was claimed Operation Yewtree officers were looking at the British cases while any assaults that took place in Australia or New Zealand would be handled by local police . The Metropolitan police have refused to comment on the possibility of further charges being laid . It was also reported in mid-October that Harris had to be moved to a new prison for his own safety after being bullied by inmates . The convicted sex offender was moved from HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire to Stafford jail after being taunted by fellow prisoners . | Harris 's initial application was refused by an appeal judge in October . He had 28 days to ask for a hearing before three Appeal Court judges . Harris was sentenced to five years jail for assaulting four girls in Britain . During his trial another six women gave evidence that Harris abused them . | [[136, 227], [1007, 1099], [0, 135], [43, 46], [52, 135], [317, 430], [387, 452], [560, 571], [574, 688], [689, 800], [2053, 2134], [2135, 2287], [2470, 2557]] |
A Pakistani protestor has died after inhaling smoke from burning U.S. flags during a rally against the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims . Abdullah Ismail died in Mayo hospital in Lahore having complained of feeling unwell during the angry demonstrations in the eastern Pakistan city yesterday . Around 10,000 people are estimated to have taken part in the protest organised by the group Tehreek Hurmat-i-Rasool . Pakistani Shiite Muslims climb the U.S. consulate wall to burn an . American flag during a protest in Lahore against the anti-Islam movie . Demonstrators chanted anti-U.S. slogans before setting light to an American flag . outside the U.S. Consulate . Some , who tried . to reach the wall of the building , scuffled with baton-wielding police . The participants marched from Nila Gumbad to Masjid-i-Shuhada on The Mall and despite a ban on rallies on The Mall , the road remained blocked to traffic until 6pm . A number of religious leaders addressed the rally including Hafiz Muhammad Saeed , head of the Jamatud Dawa organisation - one of the largest and most active militant Islamist groups in South Asia . He claimed the film had been produced with the backing of the U.S. establishment . Activists of the Sirat-e-Mustaqeem Foundation burn the U.S. flag in Lahore during the protest against the anti-Islamic movie . He said director Nakoula Basseley Nakoula and others involved in its production and release must be hanged . According to the Express Tribune he told protestors : ` The U.S. must make a law against blasphemy -- or we will not let the U.S. consulates in Pakistan function . ' He also dismissed the value of the resolution made on September 13 by parliament which condemning the movie . He said the country 's president Asif Ali Zardari must announce jihad against countries such as the U.S. who ` support attacks on Islam ' . He also urged The Organisation of Islamic Countries Conference to boycott U.S. goods . Meanwhile other rallies against the controversial film , which sparked controversy after a trailer was posted on YouTube , took place across Pakistan . Pakistani Sunni Muslims torch a US flag during the protest in Lahore where more than 10,000 demonstrators took to the streets . Several hundred demonstrators in the northwestern part of the country clashed with police after setting fire to a press club and a government building . The protesters apparently attacked the press club in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province 's Upper Dir district because they were angry their rally was n't getting more coverage , according to the police . I the town of Wari officers charged a crowd , beating protesters back with batons , police official Mukhtar Ahmed said . The demonstrators then attacked an office belonging to a senior government official and surrounded a local police station , where officers locked themselves in . Another protester died when police and demonstrators exchanged fire in the city , and several others were wounded , police spokesman Akhtar Hayat said . In the southern city of Karachi Hundreds battled police for a second day as they tried to reach the U.S. Consulate . A Pakistani Shiite Muslim woman holds a placard outside the U.S. consulate during the protest . Police lobbed tear gas and fired in the air to disperse the protesters from the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami party . Police arrested 40 students , but no injuries were reported . Pakistanis have also held many peaceful protests against the film , including one in the southwest town of Chaman , attended by around 3,000 students and teachers . The chief justice of Pakistan 's Supreme Court ordered the government 's telecommunications authority to block access to the film . Government officials have said they are trying to block the video , as well as other content considered blasphemous , but it is still viewable on YouTube today . The movie portrays the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud , a womanizer and a child molester . Protesters have directed their anger at the U.S. government , insisting it should do something to stop it , although the film was privately produced . American officials have criticized it for intentionally offending Muslims . | More than 10,000 protesters reportedly took to the streets in Lahore . Demonstrators chanted anti-U.S. slogans and set light to U.S. flag . outside American Consulate . | [[299, 367], [2163, 2169], [2176, 2228], [557, 639], [557, 570], [597, 639], [1210, 1336], [2101, 2169], [3961, 4020]] |
Police have arrested a 28-year-old man who allegedly broke into a Texas business , stole a couple of sausages and fell asleep . Surveillance video obtained by KXAN-TV shows Ricardo Cardona trying to break down the front door of Hudson Meats in Austin for about 20 minutes . The intruder then takes some sausages from a 40-degree walk-in freezer , goes back outside and then returns , grabs a coat and falls asleep in a back office . Scroll down for video . Caught on camera : Police have arrested a 28-year-old man who allegedly broke into a Texas business , stole a couple of sausages and fell asleep . Under the influence : Surveillance video obtained by KXAN-TV shows Ricardo Cardona trying to break down the front door of Hudson Meats in Austin for about 20 minutes . Feeling peckish : The intruder then takes some sausages from a 40-degree walk-in freezer , goes back outside and then returns , grabs a coat and falls asleep in a back office . Getting cosy : He is seen reclining back in a chair with his feet kicked up on a desk . Hands up ! Austin police officers woke up Cardona at around 7am and charged him with criminal trespassing . He is seen reclining in a chair with his feet kicked up on a desk . Police officers woke up Cardona at around 7am and charged him with criminal trespassing . He revealed during questioning that he had been out drinking with friends the night before . A court document shows that police do n't suspect that he had any plans to steal from the business and was merely under the influence . Hudson Meats confirmed that nothing was missing . ` He did n't touch our register , did n't touch any money ... -LSB- he -RSB- did n't even get to eat the sausages that he grabbed from the cooler . He was just drunk and tired , ' Ashley Booth , the store 's office manager said . It was n't immediately clear whether Cardona has an attorney . Insurance money was used to pay for a replacement door . Scott Grumbles , general manager of Hudson Meats said of the event : ` It could have been 180 degrees from what actually happened . ` So we take it with a grain of salt and it 's quite entertaining now how it actually all played out and what happened . ' | Surveillance video shows Ricardo Cardona , 28 , trying to break down the front door of Hudson Meats in Austin for about 20 minutes . He then takes some sausages from a 40-degree walk-in freezer , goes back outside and then returns , grabs a coat and falls asleep in a back office . Police woke up Cardona at around 7am and charged him with criminal trespassing . | [[128, 273], [173, 273], [604, 623], [626, 771], [0, 109], [0, 6], [114, 127], [274, 344], [274, 286], [347, 373], [274, 286], [369, 381], [384, 389], [274, 286], [384, 396], [274, 286], [401, 432], [474, 585], [476, 482], [590, 603], [772, 787], [803, 860], [772, 787], [863, 889], [772, 787], [917, 948], [1048, 1100], [1048, 1070], [1105, 1144], [1213, 1258], [1213, 1228], [1263, 1302]] |
Two women have given birth using wombs donated by their own mothers , bringing hope to the 15,000 British women who want children but were born without a womb or have had it removed . File picture . Two women have given birth using wombs donated by their own mothers . The pair become the first ever to have children using the very womb that brought them into the world a generation earlier . The breakthrough brings hope to the 15,000 British women who want children but were born without a womb or have had it removed . The two mothers are among nine women to have been given womb transplants -- seven of which have succeeded . Allan Pacey of the British Fertility Society said : ` That 's a very good success rate for a new surgical procedure . If it carries on like this , it may have a massive impact on things like surrogacy . ` Women would much prefer to have their own baby and be pregnant than watch another woman be pregnant . ' The babies -- both boys -- were born a month ago in Sweden and are doing well with their mothers at home . Henrik Hagberg , a professor in foetal medicine at King 's College London , who was at the first birth , praised the grandmothers who had hysterectomies to donate wombs to their daughters . ` It is an absolutely extraordinary gift . It is probably the best thing you can do for your daughter , ' he said . ` The mothers were still very much doubting whether things would really go well . You do n't take anything for granted when you have experienced all of the problems they have been through . ' The first child , who weighed 5lb 8oz , was born to a 29-year-old Swede who lacked a womb at birth . The mother of the second boy , who weighed in at 5lb 15oz , is 34 and had her womb removed when she was treated for cancer in her 20s . Both babies were delivered by Caesarean section around a month early . They join another history-making boy , named Vincent . Born in September as part of the Gothenburg University project , he was the first in the world to be born from a womb transplant . Scroll down for video . Vincent , the first baby born to a woman who had a womb transplant , is cradled by his mother at an undisclosed location in Sweden , Monday , October 6 , 2014 . He was carried in a womb from an unrelated donor . Four of the seven women with successful transplants have become pregnant and three have had babies . Richard Smith , head of the charity Womb Transplant UK , is gearing up to start similar operations here , using wombs from dead donors . He says the first could be carried out as soon as next summer . Professor Mats Brännström , who led the Swedish team , has spent 15 years perfecting the complex surgical techniques needed for transplant . Professor Hagberg believes the operation in which the donor 's womb is removed can be reduced from the current ten hours -- making the procedure more attractive . ` I 'm an optimist . I 'm sure this is something for the future , ' he said . ` It looks rather promising . It will be very exciting to see what happens in Britain and what they will be able to do using wombs from brain-dead donors . ' Professor Mats Brännström , who led the Swedish team , has spent 15 years perfecting the complex surgical techniques needed for transplant . He believes Mr Smith 's project will be successful and predicts the first British womb transplant baby will be born three years from now . Dagan Wells , an Oxford University fertility doctor , said : ` The numbers are still small and we probably do n't have a good handle on the true safety or how often it will be successful . ` But from the data available , we can say that it is looking pretty good . That could raise the possibility of wider application -- there are significant numbers of women in the population who would have perfect fertility if it was not for a problem with their womb . ' Dr Wells added : ` It is a pretty radical thing to undergo but the fact that some women have done it , even when it is in this experimental phase , really does emphasise how important it is for some women to carry their own child . ` I am not saying that this is the way that everyone should go but for some people , it clearly is very important . ' Professor Geeta Nargund , medical director of the Create Fertility in central London , said : ` There is no doubt that the birth of two more babies is encouraging and is further evidence that the project is successful . ` It 's exciting , complex surgery being done by very skilled surgeons . It is promising for women who need womb transplants but quite clearly it is something that would happen in specialist centres . It is not something that is going to be widespread like IVF . ' The babies -- both boys -- were born a month ago in Sweden and are doing well with their mothers at home . Picture posed by model . Vincent -- derived from the Latin for ` to conquer ' -- was given his name to mark the extraordinary lengths his mother undertook to give him life . A fourth woman with a transplanted womb is pregnant and said to be doing well . Although womb transplants have been done before , in Turkey and Saudi Arabia , no babies had been born until Vincent . The fact that Vincent has been joined by two more healthy boys offers hope to women who have been born without a womb , as well as those who have had a hysterectomy due to womb cancer or as a last-ditch attempt to stop a threatening bleed while in labour . Eventually , some women who have suffered the heartache of repeated miscarriages could also benefit . The extraordinary procedure , which doctors have likened in importance to the first successful heart transplant , allows women to experience the joy of pregnancy , as well as have babies that are genetically their own . The Swedish transplant team favour organs from living donors , such as mothers who have completed their families . An organ from a living donor should be in better condition and the woman can take care of her health before removal . But the British team believe the best option is an organ from a dead donor . This would allow them to take extra tissue and the major blood vessels needed to ease the strain of pregnancy . Either way , ideally , the woman should have had children of her own -- meaning her womb has been ` road-tested ' . The surgery is quite straightforward for a skilled team . The biggest worry is how well the organ copes with pregnancy . The mother is likely to be at risk of extra complications on top of miscarriage or premature labour . | Mothers carried their children in the wombs that brought them into world . Grandmothers had hysterectomies to donate wombs to their daughters . Both baby boys were born in Sweden a month ago and are thriving . 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Privately educated pupils can harm society with their ` bullish and charmless ' over-confidence , a leading headmaster has admitted . Andrew Halls , head of fee-paying King 's College School in Wimbledon , warned that an independent education can lead to former pupils ` asphyxiating the society they move in ' . He said that the ` prefect and house ' system taught students that influence matters . Andrew Halls , head of fee-paying King 's College School in Wimbledon , warned that an independent education can lead to former pupils ` asphyxiating the society they move in ' Mr Halls , whose school charges fees for day pupils of # 19,500-a-year , said that the ` prefect and house ' system taught students that influence matters . Mr Halls told The Times : ` Some independent school children can asphyxiate the society they move in because their confidence is so bullish and charmless . ` There are downsides to overconfidence ; people can feel a bit repelled by it . The comments come after Homeland actor Damian Lewis revealed that going to Eton was the perfect training for his upcoming role as Henry VIII . The 43-year-old , who has become one of Britain 's biggest acting exports after making his name with roles in Homeland and Band Of Brothers , . Speaking to The Sunday Times , he said : ` I think there is no question that it helps having had the kind of schooling I 've had to play a king . ` It 's not such a leap oddly -- even though the thought of being a monarch of any nation is mind-boggling and not something I could imagine easily at all . ` But , yes , there 's just the sort of court structure , hierarchies and the way they are set up which is something I understand . ' His comments came after he compared his OBE , which he received on Wednesday afternoon , to being made a school prefect , as he felt it put him under pressure to be extremely responsible and to prove himself . ' I remember when I heard I was being awarded it , it was a little bit like `` now you 've got to prove it '' , ' he said . ` It was a bit like being asked to be a prefect , now I have to be extremely responsible . ' Mr Halls clarified his comments to the MailOnline . He said : ` They -LRB- independent schools -RRB- obviously do a fantastic job with most kids , who have a real joy taking part in society . ` What I mean to say , is that we as schools have a responsibility to the children to make sure they do not leave with an excessive sense of entitlement . ` It is important that independent schools ensure that students leave with a sense of debt , not to us , but to society . ` Many , not all , have had very fortunate upbringings . ` So many good things , for all of us in the rich west , can make us complacent in the real world . ' He said First World War hero Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse - was an inspirational example of a privately educated man who gave back to society . It comes after Homeland actor Damian Lewis revealed that going to Eton was the perfect training for his upcoming role as Henry VIII . Educated at Magdalene College School in Oxford , Chevasse is one of only three people to be awarded a Victoria Cross twice . He said : ` He had a fantastic education , but he was not a great charmer or a conformist . He was actually quite a difficult man , stubbornly dedicated to the health , wealth and welfare of his men and an incredibly brave captain who saved hundreds of lives . ' At Kings , Mr Halls said students do not have lessons on a Friday afternoon and instead do activities with 27 local state schools as part of a partnership programme . He said : ` That to me is what we should be doing more of . We should be out there playing our part in a world which is there to be improved and made healthier . ` I 'm not trying to show off about Kings , and I must sound very hypocritical , but that 's my job and I have to try and help these fortunate and good men and women feel commitment to improving circumstances . ` And they do have that commitment and love for doing good things . ' He has also warned recently that private schools were in danger of becoming the preserve of wealthy oligarchs as fee hikes price out middle-class families . He warned that many parents in traditionally well-paid careers as accountancy and law were no longer able to afford a private education for their children . The most expensive private schools were becoming little more than ` finishing schools for the children of oligarchs ' , he said . Some schools had become so reliant on pupils from overseas they were at risk of suffering a banking-style crash . The actor , 43 , said his OBE honour , presented by the Duke of Cambridge , was as a complete surprise , and added : ` It was a bit like being asked to be a prefect , now I have to be extremely responsible ' Prepared : Lewis said his time at English boarding school Eton -LRB- pictured -RRB- had helped him with his latest role . Fifty private schools in recent years had closed , merged with another school or joined the state system , he said . Mr Halls , whose school charges fees for day pupils of # 19,500-a-year , said : ` We have allowed the apparently endless queue of wealthy families from across the world knocking at our doors to blind us to a simple truth : we charge too much . ` Somewhere along the way , first the nurses stopped sending children to us , then the policemen , then armed forces officers , then even the local accountants and lawyers . ` The most prestigious schools in the world teach the children of the very wealthiest families in the world . A typical boarding school now requires a parent to have a spare # 30,000 in taxed income to pay for just one child -- every year . ` We are in danger of coming across as greedy , because we can charge what appears to be limitless fees but in truth there is a fees timebomb ticking away . It feels like the build-up to the banking crisis . For the first time in my career , I feel that the shifts over the next 10 years could prove seismic . ' | Andrew Halls , head of fee-paying King 's College School in Wimbledon . He said private education can lead to former pupils ` asphyxiating society ' Added that ` prefect and house ' system taught students ` influence matters . Damian Lewis said Eton education was perfect training for Henry VIII role . | [[157, 160], [161, 190], [423, 426], [427, 456], [0, 42], [134, 146], [206, 295], [255, 308], [400, 412], [472, 561], [521, 574], [760, 834], [313, 399], [326, 399], [577, 585], [650, 733], [995, 1113], [2910, 3028], [3154, 3161], [3166, 3194]] |
The number of toy-related injuries has increased nearly 60 percent in the past two decades - in large part due to the growing popularity of foot-powered scooters . According to research by Nationwide Children 's Hospital in Ohio , every three minutes in the U.S. , a child is treated in an emergency department for an injury received playing with a toy . The data compiled from emergency room visit reports from 1990 to 2011 -LRB- the most recent year the data is available -RRB- showed more than 3.3 million children received urgent treatment for a toy-related accident . Hazard : The number of toy-related injuries increased nearly 60 percent in the past two decades - in large part due to the growing popularity of foot-powered scooters -LRB- stock photo -RRB- . Columbus hospital 's Center for Injury Research and Policy said this was in part down to the trend for scooters , which began in 2000 . The research shows that since they starting rising in popularity , a child has been treated in an emergency department every 11 minutes for an injury from a foot-powered scooter . Children aged 5-17 years , are most likely to suffer injuries from riding toys including foot-powered scooters , wagons , and tricycles . With their lightweight aluminium frame and tiny wheels -- children place one foot on a board and use the other to propel themselves along -- scooters can reach 25mph . The study says that injuries from riding toys are three times more likely to involve broken bones or dislocations than injuries from other toys . Growing dangers : According to research by Nationwide Children 's Hospital in Ohio , every 3 minutes in the U.S. , a child is treated in an emergency department for an injury received playing with a toy -LRB- stock photo -RRB- . ` I 've never seen anything like it in my career as a pediatric emergency room physician , ' said Dr. Gary Smith , the study 's lead author and director of the center , reports ABC . ` For the next two years the rate of scooter injuries spiked , dropped slightly until about 2005 and have been on the rise ever since , ' Smith said , adding that skate board injuries have actually declined during the same time period . A survey compiled by a motor insurance company last year revealed that British death and serious injury rates for child pedestrians aged five and under were at their highest for ten years . Research by Waikato University in New Zealand also found a five-fold rise in the number of injuries to children using mini-scooters over the past five years . Mini-scooters were n't originally designed for youngsters . The brainchild of Swiss inventor Wim Ouboter , they first became popular in 1998 among adult commuters in Tokyo . By 2000 , the phenomenon had spread to Britain with celebrities such as Kylie Minogue owning one . In the study injuries varied by age - for younger children the main hazards are choking on small toys or small parts of larger toys is the biggest risk . Every day , 14 children are treated in a hospital for an injury they got from swallowing or inhaling a small toy or toy part . | Every 3 minutes in the U.S. , a child is treated in an emergency department for an injury received playing with a toy . Children aged 5-17 years , are most likely to suffer injuries from riding toys including foot-powered scooters , wagons , and tricycles . With lightweight aluminium frame and tiny wheels , children on scooters can reach 25mph . | [[263, 324], [315, 354], [497, 572], [1647, 1708], [1699, 1762], [2959, 2968], [2971, 3022], [0, 163], [315, 354], [1082, 1106], [1082, 1090], [1109, 1219], [1699, 1762], [1358, 1387]] |
Pope Francis said last night that equating Islam with violence was wrong and called on Muslim leaders to issue a global condemnation of terrorism to help dispel the stereotype . He told reporters aboard his plane returning from a visit to Turkey that he understood why Muslims were offended by many in the West who automatically equated their religion with terrorism . Francis 's predecessor , Benedict XVI , caused storms of protest throughout the Islamic world in 2006 , when he made a speech that suggested to many Muslims that he believed Islam espoused violence . Scroll down for video . High-level press conference : The Pope told reporters aboard his plane yesterday that he understood why Muslims were offended by many in the West who automatically equated their religion with terrorism . Statement : Pope Francis told reporters aboard his plane last night that equating Islam with violence was wrong . Benedict said he had been misunderstood and apologised . But this year , the image of a violent religion has once more been promoted by Islamic State . The terrorist organisation has seized swathes of Syria and Iraq , slaughtering or driving out Shi'ite Muslims , Christians and others who do not share their radical brand of Sunni Islam . The Argentine pope has been trying to foster cooperation with moderate Islam in order to work for peace and protect Christians in the Middle East . Francis , the leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics , insisted that it was wrong for anyone to react to terrorism by being ` enraged ' against Islam . Greetings : Pope Francis meets with Iraqi refugees in Istanbul yesterday as part of his three-day visit to Turkey . Iraqi orphan : Pope Francis several times condemned Islamic State 's insurgents during his three-day trip . He said : ` You just ca n't say that , just as you ca n't say that all Christians are fundamentalists . We have our share of them -LRB- fundamentalists -RRB- . ` All religions have these little groups . They -LRB- Muslims -RRB- say : `` No , we are not this , the Koran is a book of peace , it is a prophetic book of peace '' . ' Francis said he had made the suggestion of a global condemnation of terrorism by Islamic leaders in talks on Friday with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan . ` I told the president that it would be beautiful if all Islamic leaders , whether they are political , religious or academic leaders , would speak out clearly and condemn this because this would help the majority of Muslim people , ' he said . Francis several times condemned IS 's insurgents during his three-day trip . Goodbye : Pope Francis waves prior to boarding his plane at the end of a three-day visit in Turkey yesterday . Trip : The Pope visited Haghia Sofia , the Byzantine church-turned-mosque that is now a museum , on Saturday . On the plane , he said some Christians had been forced to abandon everything : ` They are driving us out of the Middle East . ' In an address at a Mass yesterday , he said IS was committing a ` profoundly grave sin against God ' and called for inter-religious dialogue and action against poverty to help end the conflicts in the region . He added that ending poverty was crucial , partly because it gave rise to ` the recruitment of terrorists ' . Francis has in the past said that , while it is lawful for the international community to use force to stop an ` unjust aggressor ' , lasting solutions must be found that tackle the root causes of violence . | Pope says he understands offence at Islam being equated with terrorism . Spoke aboard his plane returning from visit to Turkey after three-day trip . Wants cooperation with moderate Islam to work for peace in Middle East . | [[0, 72], [251, 310], [623, 704], [679, 738], [809, 910], [178, 245], [623, 704], [809, 910], [1562, 1665], [2592, 2692], [1251, 1336], [1337, 1358]] |
The Dallas hospital that sent home Thomas Eric Duncan the first time he showed up at the emergency room has a machine that could have detected Ebola in less than an hour - but doctors were barred from using it because of federal regulations . Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital has treated three Ebola patients - Duncan , who died last week , and two of its own nurses who contracted the disease from Duncan . In each case , the hospital had to wait up to two days for confirmation that that patients were infected with the virus . The Associated Press has also reported the medical records reveal nurses did n't wear full protective gear while treating Duncan for two days while they awaited the results of his Ebola test . Scroll down for video . The Film Array can detect Ebola and other diseases in less than an hour using blood or saliva samples . Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital had one of the devices but was barred from using it for Ebola detection because of Food and Drug Administration rules . However , military news site Defense One reports that doctors could have simply turned on a toaster-sized device called the Film Array and gotten a diagnosis within minutes . US military doctors sent to West Africa to combat the disease are already using the Film Array , which has more than 90percent accuracy , according to Defense One . The device costs $ 39,000 - a pittance by the standards of medical devices in hospitals - and was developed by Utah-based BioFire Diagnostics to test the genetic markers of a slew of gastrointestinal and respiratory viruses . It can use blood or saliva samples and it 's proven adept at quickly detecting Ebola , as well . Presbyterian Hospital acquired one two years ago , though it has been prohibited from using the device to diagnose patients because the Food and Drug Administration had approved it only for research use - and not for testing Ebola . Thomas Eric Duncan was sent home from the hospital the first time he showed up with symptoms of Ebola . The Film Array could have detected the disease in minutes . The Film Array boasts easy , fast testing - but the FDA is not convinced it 's effective enough to be used for diagnosis in hospitals . This , despite the fact that BioFire Diagnostics has received a $ 240million grant from the Defense Department 's Joint Program Office for Chemical and Biological Defense to hone the device to detect Ebola and other deadly pathogens . The FDA has now approved the device for Ebola screening for research and has allowed hospitals to buy the necessary modifications to allowed their Film Array systems to detect the virus . Defense One also points out that the device could even be deployed at airports to screen travelers from West Africa . With results in less than an hour , the Film Array could provide accurate tests to keep patients sick with Ebola out of the US . Currently , some airports are using temperature screening to check if travelers have a fever . Health experts have warned that taking a simple fever reducer could allow infected travelers to slip through security . | The Film Array can screen for Ebola with 90percent accuracy . It is being using by US military doctors in West Africa . Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital had one of the $ 39,000 devices but could not use it to diagnose diseases . The military has given the Utah-based developer of the machine a $ 240million grant to perfect deadly virus detection . | [[2781, 2873], [1183, 1277], [0, 19], [69, 78], [104, 206], [853, 910], [853, 887], [915, 1007], [1348, 1435], [2228, 2374], [2375, 2438]] |
This is the spectacular moment millions of red crabs on a remote in the Indian Ocean began their migration to breed more of the fire-coloured creatures . A sea of red moves on Christmas Island , 2,500 km north-west of Perth , from the forests to the Indian Ocean where the crustaceans will mate . IT specialist and amateur photographer Gary Tindale , 53 , from Perth , captured the start of the migration two weeks ago and saw ` the crabs just pour out of the jungle and take over ' . Scroll down for video . An estimated 120 million red crabs live on the 52 square mile island shared with just more than 2,000 residents . The incredible sight attracts thousands of islanders to see the phenomenon , which lasts several weeks as the 14 different species of crabs take over the island , which has a large areas of monsoonal forest . ` The speed with which everything on the island changes is incredible . On Tuesday -LRB- Nov 18 -RRB- the weather started out fine and there was maybe one or two crabs around , ' said Mr Tindale . ` In the afternoon , storms came through and that evening the red crabs were out in force . The island had evolved into a red carpet ; a sea of red as the crabs started heading down to the Indian Ocean , ' he said . The crabs move in their crimson wave to and from their breeding ground and habitat , as the crabs gradually move down to the ocean to spawn . ' A few weeks later , the spawn return and a shimmering carpet of small tiny one inch crabs returns to the jungle , ' Mr Tindale said . An estimated 120 million red crabs live on the 52 square mile island shared with just more than 2,000 residents . The bright display of natural wonder forces roads on the island to close , allowing the crabs to cross and bringing the island to a standstill . ` But the majority of areas are off limits for a few months for all vehicles , ' said Mr Tindale . ` Where cars do travel , everyone is weaving around to avoid the crabs and sometimes it 's probably quicker to walk , ' he said . ` They bring many things on the island to a halt , whole swathes of the rain forest , tourist style areas , beaches and trails are closed . ' Christmas Island has a population of just over 2,000 residents , and since the 1980 's has been used by the Australian government to process asylum seekers off shore . The incredible sight attracts thousands of islanders to see the phenomenon , which lasts several weeks as the 14 different species of crabs take over the island . The bright display of natural wonder forces roads on the island to close , allowing the crabs to cross and bringing the island to a standstill . The crabs move in their crimson wave to and from their breeding ground and habitat , as the crabs gradually move down to the ocean to spawn . ` The speed with which everything on the island changes is incredible , ' said Mr Tindale . ' A few weeks later , the spawn return and a shimmering carpet of small tiny one inch crabs returns to the jungle , ' Mr Tindale said . The Christmas Island red crab is native to Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean . Some of the crabs can be orange or purple in colour , though this is rare . | Over 120 million red crabs swarm Christmas Island on their way to the ocean to breed . The crabs close most roads on the island and are protected by law . The stunning phenomenon lasts several weeks before the Island returns to normal . | [[1079, 1120], [1333, 1386], [2717, 2770], [1788, 1858], [653, 783], [2351, 2483]] |
Archaeologists may have recovered a skeleton from a large burial mound in Amphipolis , but now they are hopeful there could be more to find . Experts have opened the second phase of their excavation of the vast 4th-century BC tomb in search of more burial chambers . They hope these chambers may hold ancient members of the Macedonian royal family , or the legendary warrior king Alexander the Great himself . Experts have opened the second phase of their excavation of the vast 4th-century BC tomb -LRB- pictured -RRB- in search of more burial chambers that they hope may hold ancient member of the Macedonian royal family , or legendary warrior king Alexander the Great himself . The team will scan two hectares -LRB- five acres -RRB- of the vast mound to look for clues about what may lie beneath . The first search of the site , which was built shortly after Alexander the Great 's death , yielded an elaborately decorated tomb containing a skeleton , as well as large sculptures and a beautiful mosaic floor . Earlier this month , experts analysing the skeleton found in the vault , claimed that the person who was buried there was male and probably an ` important general ' . He was of medium height with pale skin and brown or red hair , they said , suggesting that the remains could belong to blue-eyed king , Alexander the Great himself , who was reputed to have strawberry blonde hair . Geophysicists will scan two hectares -LRB- five acres -RRB- of the vast mound to look for clues about what may lie beneath . This image shows one of its entrances , guarded by two mythical sphixes . Experts believe the ancient mound , situated around 65 miles -LRB- 100km -RRB- from Thessaloniki -LRB- shown on the map -RRB- was built for a prominent Macedonian in around 300 to 325 BC . Analysis of the skeleton discovered in an underground vault has revealed the man buried there was of medium height , with pale skin and brown or red hair -LRB- illustrated -RRB- . While some experts dare to hope it could be Alexander the Great himself , others say that even the skeleton 's gender is in doubt . Skeletal remains show the man buried in the Amphipolis tomb was of medium height with pale skin and brown or red hair . He must have been of high social status , based on his opulent final surroundings . Archaeologists say he was probably an important general , although because the tomb was looted in antiquity , no shield or sword have been found , which were typically buried with Macedonian warriors . Experts are studying the bones to reveal what the man died of and what he ate . However , doubt has now been cast on this and some experts claim the sex of the remains is not known . Katerina Peristeri , head of the Amphipolis Tomb excavation said that the man was probably of high status , but because robbers removed valuable items in antiquity , no weapons or precious objects remain in situ . The skeleton is undergoing DNA analysis to deduce if the man was a member of the Macedonian royal family , as well as to learn his age . Greek Culture Minister Costas Tasoulas visited the burial mound to announce the new phase of the exploration . Geophysicists are scanning the site to see if there are other structures besides the impressive , three-chamber tomb discovered in August . The area being scanned is about one-seventh of the total area of the mound . Scientists will compare the DNA of the bones to that of Phillip II , who was buried at Vergina , but this will be difficult because the genetic material is ` overworked , ' Lina Mendoni , the culture ministry 's general secretary told Iefimerida . The bones of Phillip II - father of Alexander the Great - were burnt and because DNA tests were carried out some 50 years ago , it is feared the results may have been contaminated . The skeletal remains were found both inside and outside the rectangular stone-lined cist -LRB- pictured -RRB- , under the floor of the cavernous , vaulted structure that is 26 feet -LRB- eight metres -RRB- tall . They are undergoing DNA analysis . There has been speculation that the tomb could be that of Alexander the Great -LRB- a mosaic depicting the king is shown -RRB- . Examinations of the remains have established they belong to a man who was a general . While the announcement was made about the skeleton 's identity , some experts claim that its gender is uncertain . Identifying it may never be possible , even if its DNA is checked , said Ms Mendoni . Speculation on the identity has been rife among experts , including theories that the remains are of Alexander 's mother , widow , son , half-brother , or Nearchos , one of Alexander 's closest aides and an Amphipolis native . Meanwhile , archaeologists are still uncovering multicoloured decorations found inside the dug up tomb . And lasers will be used to study them , Ms Mendoni said . Greece 's Ministry of Culture revealed earlier this month that the body had been placed in a wooden coffin , which disintegrated over time . The skeletal remains were found both inside and outside the rectangular stone-lined cist , under the floor of the cavernous , vaulted structure that is 26ft -LRB- eight metres -RRB- tall . Iron and bronze nails , as well as carved bone and glass decorations from the coffin , were also found scattered in the grave . Archaeologists in the past have said the grave likely belonged to a prominent Macedonian -- possibly a military man . Clockwise from top right shows two headless , marble sphinxes found above the entrance to the barrel-vaulted tomb , details of the facade and the lower courses of the blocking wall , the antechamber 's mosaic floor , a 4.2-metre long stone slab , and the upper uncovered sections of two female figures . The second and third chambers , not pictured , have not yet been explored . Archaeologists are now searching for more burial chambers and bodies hidden in the vast mound , they have already uncovered many sculptures such as this bust , thought to be the head of a sphinx . 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- 17,700 km -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 , but it is thought his body was moved to prevent looting . 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 . The Culture Ministry said : ` It is probably the monument of a dead person who became a hero , meaning a mortal who was worshipped by society at that time . ` The deceased was a prominent person , since only this could explain the construction of this unique burial complex . ' ` It is an extremely expensive construction , whose cost , clearly , is unlikely to have been borne by a private citizen . ' Michalis Tiverios , a professor of archaeology at the University of Thessaloniki who has not been involved with the dig , said the human remains should provide valuable information on the occupant of the tomb , which at about 49 ft -LRB- 15 metres -RRB- long and 15 ft -LRB- 4.5 metres -RRB- wide is one of the biggest ever found in the country . The ministry confirmed fears that the tomb had been thoroughly and repeatedly plundered during antiquity . ` Whatever objects of value the first thieves missed was taken by others later , ' Professor Tiverios said . Excavations at the site in north eastern Greece near the city of Thessaloniki began in 2012 . They captured global attention in August when archaeologists announced the discovery of vast tomb guarded by two sphinxes and circled by a 497-metre marble wall . Since then the tomb has also yielded a mosaic made of coloured pebbles depicting the abduction of Persephone , the daughter of Zeus , as well as two sculpted female figures also known as Caryatids . The tomb dates to 300-325 BC . Alexander the Great died in 323 BC after a military campaign through the Middle East , Asia and northeast Asia . Surviving fragments of carved bone and glass coffin ornaments were found in the tomb at Amphipolis , but no helmet , shield or military objects which would be expected in the tomb of a Macedonian soldier were recovered making the skeleton 's identity largely guess work at this stage . A large , damaged mosaic floor of the ancient Greek god of the underworld , Pluto , abducting the goddess Persephone on a horse-drawn chariot as the god Hermes looks on , was found in the tomb . | Experts have opened the second phase of their excavation of the vast 4th-century BC tomb in Amphipolis , northern Greece . They hope it holds members of the ancient Macedonian royal family . The skeleton discovered in the tomb is still undergoing DNA analysis . Reports suggest the tomb was built for a Macedonian general , but its thought the skeleton may be Alexander the Great himself . 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After sleeping with 10,091 men over 12 years in a drug and alcohol induced haze , former escort Gwyneth Montenegro is finally ready to settle down and experience true love for the first time . The 36-year-old received an astounding 80 marriage proposals after the last time the Melbourne resident spoke to Daily Mail Australia in July about the launch of her book , 10,000 Men and Counting . The overwhelming response to the insight into her former seedy lifestyle got Gwyneth thinking that maybe she was ready to meet a good man - something she never felt comfortable doing when being paid $ 500 to $ 1000 an hour to have sex with well-known lawyers , politicians and musicians . Scroll down for video . After sleeping with 10,091 men over 12 years in a drug and alcohol induced haze , former escort Gwyneth Montenegro is finally ready to settle down and find true love . She didnt think it was appropriate to enter into relationships while working as an escort . The male clients gave a good insight into what a man likes in a woman . ` It awoke something within me when the article was published - not that I 'm in a rush to be married , ' she said . ` There were some working in the industry who were dating people and married but for me personally I did n't find it appropriate . ' ' I found it easier to avoid relationships during my time in the industry . The two just do n't mix . I tried it once , it was an utter disaster . ' Since leaving her old life behind three years ago , Ms Montenegro wears many hats as a commercial pilot , an NLP Master Practitioner and , of course , now an author . ' I was a little over men at that point in time of my life and found my businesses infinitely more stimulating , ' she said . The 36-year-old received an astounding 80 marriage proposals after the last time the Melbourne resident spoke to Daily Mail Australia in July about the launch of her book , 10,000 Men and Counting . The overwhelming response to the insight into her former seedy lifestyle got Gwyneth thinking that maybe she was ready to meet a good man . But Gwyneth is now ready and raring to give the dating game a go . ` My parents did n't get married until their late 30s and they have been married for 33 years , ' she said . Despite growing up in a contrast world being raised by devout Christians , her parents are her number one supporters . ` Mum joked that she thought I would have had enough of men by now , ' she laughed . Ms Montenegro said the years of men paying her for sex gave her a good insight into what men want from a woman . ` Clients would confide in me about the good and bad parts of their relationship , ' she said . ' I feel I have a deeper understanding of men than ever before . ' Gwyneth describes herself as ` fairly introverted and conservative ' Writing the book was a therapeutic experience that helped Gwyneth to discover her true self and become comfortable with it - as she describes herself as the ` girl next door ' . ` I 'm fairly introverted and conservative , ' she said . ` I 'm the last person my friends ever expected to have lived that kind of life . ' Gwyneth fell into the escort world after she was gang-raped during a night-out at a club at just 18 years-old when her low self-esteem and lust for money led her to table top dancing before heading into sex work . After dabbling in the online dating game and deciding it was n't for her , she believes that relationships should evolve organically . ' I believe in the energy I put out there I will get back , ' she explains . Gwyneth has only ever been in two relationships before that lasted about a year . ` I 'm contemplating it , I 'd love to . I 've never really experienced what you 'd consider true love or what it 's like to be totally in love . ' Gwyneth has slept with more than 10,000 men and has written a book about her time as an escort . Hollywood has come knocking keen to tell the story of Gwyneth 's former life . She is now a woman who well and truly knows what she is looking for . ' I can be a handful , I am headstrong and determined . I like a man who is calmly confident , in charge , but not bombastically so , ' she said . ` I 've spent a lifetime looking after my body and I respect that in any potential partner . ` He certainly does n't have to be a model or a muscle bound fireman , I 'd give preference to a fun personality any day . ' Gwyneth 's former life , which involved blowing tens of thousands of dollars on a new car , clothes and cocaine , has sparked interest from Hollywood with Gywneth in secret negotiations with a famous producer . ' I ca n't say at the moment but everyone would know who she is - it is most likely going to happen , ' she said . ` It 's quite a long process but we should know this month or the next . ' She likes a man who is : ` calmly confident , in charge , but not bombastically so ' She said she can be a ` handful ' because she is headstrong and determined . Gwyneth finally achieved her dream of becoming a fully licensed commercial pilot at 29 years old . | Former elite escort Gwyneth Montenegro has slept with exactly 10,091 men . At the height of her career , she was charging $ 500 to $ 1,000 an hour . She spent 12 years in the sex industry before retiring three years ago . After years of avoiding relationships - Melbourne resident is ready for love . After last story with Daily Mail Australia she received 80 marriage offers . 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Boasting twinkling Santas , flashing Christmas trees and a whole herd of illuminated reindeer , this dazzling cul-de-sac could be Britain 's most festive street . Six families in Trinity Close , in Burnham-on-Sea , Somerset , have strung up more than 100,000 fairy lights across their roofs , lawns and garden fences . The spectacular display attracts thousands of visitors every year , and the donations they make help the residents raise thousands of pounds for local cancer hospices . Scroll down for video . Dazzling : A collection of shooting stars , Christmas trees and Santas cover the homes of Trinity Close in Burnham-on-Sea , Somerset . Spectacular : Six festive homes on the street have draped more than 100,000 fairy lights across their roofs , garages and garden fences . Twinkling : The impressive displays attract thousands of visitors each year and raise thousands of pounds for local cancer hospices . Tasteful : The tradition was started 12 years ago by two couples on the street - since then , other families on the street have joined in . Nick Gardner , 46 , and his wife Hazel , 45 , started the tradition 12 years ago with neighbours Chris Woodberry , 68 , and his late wife Christine , who died in 2010 aged 61 . The trust that the money is donated to was set up in her name . Mrs Gardner said : ` We 've moved the lights around a little bit this year and we 've got a couple of new ones . I 've noticed quite a few people have put a few more new lights out this year . Everyone 's getting involved , as usual . ` Luckily , once again we have n't come across any problems , everyone seems keen to get involved and join in . We 've even got new neighbours this year who decided to buy decorations and keep up the tradition , which is fantastic . ' Since the tradition started , the other households in the street have joined in the festive fun and added more and more lights - mostly in white and blue . Paula Payne , 67 , who lives next door to Mr and Mrs Gardner , has been taking part in the decorations since moving in with husband Graham , 73 , nine years ago . She said : ` We take part every year and this year is no different . We even brought a couple of new lights for this display . Festive : Pictured from left to right , Jill Flower , Phillip Smith , Geoffrey Smith , Sandra Sutcliffe , Colin Sutcliffe , Roger flower , Hazel Gardner , Nick Gardner , Harvey Gardner , the residents of Trinity Close whose homes are covered in the incredible festive displays . Glittering : The houses , gardens and gates of the street will be illuminated between 4pm and 10pm every day until 1 January . Playful : A herd of twinkling reindeer graze on the lawn in front of one house - as a life-size Santa waves to visitors from his illuminated sleigh . Impressive : Visitors admire the beautiful displays on two of the homes on the street . They are asked to make a charitable donation . ` We have got reindeer and twinkling lights , it 's all very tasteful . We 've been here nine years and gradually built up our collection . We do n't spend lots of money . ` It 's lovely really , when I was a child neighbours knew neighbours and neighbours helped neighbours . With all the lights we have the same kind of attitude here , we all get to know each other . ` Lots of people like the lights , lots and lots of people come to see them . The switch on is always nice , we have a choir , mince pies and mulled wine . ` It 's so nice that we can carry on with it every year , it 's such a lovely community feel . ' Close : One resident said that the lights foster a community feel and that they give neighbours an opportunity to get to know each other better . Celebration : The switching on of the lights is marked each year with a choir , mince pies and mulled wine , one resident said . Tribute : Donations made by visitors go to Petals , a charitable trust set up in memory of resident Christine Woodbury , who died in 2010 . Visitors are asked to make a donation in a number of collection boxes around Trinity Close . Last year the display raised # 8,250 . It has raised more than # 50,000 since the neighbours started collecting for charity eight years ago . Donations go to Petals , a charitable trust set up in memory of Christine Woodbury , to benefit local cancer hospices and BARB , a registered charity that operates two life-saving rescue hovercraft and an inshore rescue boat in the Bridgwater Bay area . The lights are lit between the hours of 4pm and 10pm each day from 1 December to January 1 . Family get an enormous Christmas tree from M&S a year after being burgled . A family have been given an enormous Christmas tree from Marks & Spencer - a year after their house was raided by burglars . The Penniston family in Maulden Bedfordshire , were surprised with the 25ft tall tree , which is decorated with more than 100 metres of fairy lights , after being nominated by friends and neighbours . It comes a year after Nicola , 35 , and her husband Christopher , 38 , returned home from a shopping trip to find that thieves had taken the presents they had bought for their children , Finlay , seven , and Jasmine , 12 . Enormous : Nicola and Christopher Penniston with their children Finaly and Jasmine . The 25ft tree bursts through the roof of the family home . Surprise : The tree shoots up through the bedroom of seven-year-old Finlay , who was left terrified after the house was burgled last year . The thieves had also taken a number of sentimental items including photo albums , jewellery , and the children 's first teeth . Mrs Penniston , an HR consultant , said : ` Last Christmas was a tough time for us - we just did n't have a Christmas at all in the end . The most upsetting part was losing all the irreplaceable items . ' But she said that this year the sight of her children 's smiling faces had brought back the feeling of Christmas cheer . The tree is covered with a hundred decorations created by school children from around the UK and also contains details of kind deeds . The surprise , organised by Marks & Spencer , was part of their Two Fairies Christmas campaign . Christmas treat : The family lost presents , jewellery and photo albums when their home was raided by burglars in December last year . Touching : The tree is decorated with baubles and figures made by schoolchildren - and strung with more than 100 metres of fairy lights . A further 49 trees are set to be delivered to deserving families and organisations who are nominated by the public on Twitter using @thetwofairies account or # followthefairies . The two fairies , called Magic & Sparkle , top the incredible tree themselves where it emerges out the roof of the family 's two storey home . Finlay said : ` This is the most epic Christmas we 've ever had . I could n't believe it when I saw the tree ! ' I do n't know how the fairies did it . Last Christmas I was scared to even go in my bedroom , now it 's the best room ever ! ' Mrs Penninton added : ` It 's so nice of the two fairies , they 've really made our Christmas . The kids are beside themselves with excitement . ' | Residents in Burnham-on-Sea-Somerset have decorated their homes with twinkling Santas and shooting stars . The dazzling lights attract thousands of visitors each year and raises thousands of pounds for local hospices . Have you seen an even more festive display ? 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It 's no wonder that Jimmy Kimmel told Shia LaBeouf that he ` seems to have gone crazy ' when he interviewed him recently . The star was arrested for criminal trespass , disorderly conduct , and harassment at a Broadway production of Cabaret , after being photographed chasing a homeless man around Times Square and was filmed sitting in silence for an hour - bar a few giggles - with a British journalist . He also turned up to the premiere of his film Nymphomaniac wearing a paper bag over his head . Now the Hollywood star is claiming that a woman raped him on Valentine 's Day . LaBeouf claims the incident happened during his week-long #IAMSORRY performance art installation . Scroll down for video . ` It was painful ' : Shia LaBeouf claims a woman raped him on Valentine 's Day during his #IAMSORRY performance art installation at the Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles , California . For five days , the 28-year-old actor invited the public to visit him one-on-one in a small room in a Los Angeles gallery where he sat wearing a paper bag over his face that read : ' I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE ' - the same one he wore to the film premiere . But three days in , a woman allegedly stripped and raped the former Disney Channel actor while their respective partners stood in line . LaBeouf did not explain whether he attempted to stop the alleged attack during his silent performance at the Stephen Cohen Gallery . He was reportedly unresponsive and silent during every one-to-one meeting . The Nymphomaniac actor opened up about the incident on Thursday during a bizarre interview with Dazed Digital , conducted over email before he and the reporter sat staring at each other in silence for an hour . ` One woman came with her boyfriend , who was outside the door when this happened , ' the Daytime Emmy winner wrote in his email interview . ' -LSB- She -RSB- whipped my legs for 10 minutes and then stripped my clothing and proceeded to rape me . ` There were hundreds of people in line when she walked out with dishevelled hair and smudged lipstick . It was no good , not just for me but her man as well . ' He explained Mia Goth , his girlfriend of two years , was among the ` hundreds ' waiting for a one-on-one with him when the woman left his room . For full hour meeting visit Dazed . The 28-year-old actor recalled : ' -LSB- She -RSB- whipped my legs for 10 minutes and then stripped my clothing and proceeded to rape me ... as hundreds of people -LSB- stood -RSB- in line ' ` We both sat with this unexplained trauma silently ' : Even more unsettling was that Shia 's girlfriend of two years , Mia Goth , was among the ` hundreds ' waiting for a one-on-one with him -LRB- pictured on Tuesday -RRB- . ` Some would hold my hand and cry with me , some would tell me to `` be a man '' ' : The Nymphomaniac actor also felt terrible when gallery patrons would ` come in , take my -LSB- paper -RSB- bag off , pop off a selfie , and bounce ' ` It was Valentine 's Day and I was living in the gallery for the duration -LSB- February 11-16 -RSB- of the event , ' LaBeouf wrote . ` We were separated for five days , no communication . ` So it really hurt her as well , as I guess the news of it travelled through the line . ` When she came in she asked for an explanation , and I could n't speak , so we both sat with this unexplained trauma silently . It was painful . ' LaBeouf also vented his frustration at gallery patrons who would ` come in , take my -LSB- paper -RSB- bag off , pop off a selfie , and bounce . ' ` Some would hold my hand and cry with me , some would tell me to `` figure it out '' or to `` be a man . '' I 've never experienced love like that ; empathy , humanity . ' In the wide-reaching interview , LaBeouf confessed that he longed for the kind of family he saw in the 1990 flick Home Alone . ' I always had a f **** d up view on masculinity , ' he admitted . ` Metamodernist encounter ' : After corresponding with British reporter Aimee Cliff for two weeks online , the pair donned GoPros and sat together silently in LaBeouf 's London hotel room last month . Seriously ? The pretentious , hour-long ` metamodernist encounter ' was mostly a chance for the two to stare awkwardly with intermittent giggles . #IAMSORRY was the culmination of several bizarre incidents - belligerent outbursts , plagiarism , and public martyrdom involving paper-bag masks marked : ' I am not famous anymore ' -LRB- pictured February 9 -RRB- . ` My father -LSB- Jeffrey -RSB- was a gun nut like Hemingway . He was also a junkie and a bully , mainly to prove he was n't effeminate , even though he was a painter and a poet , a mime , and a storyteller . ' After corresponding with British reporter Aimee Cliff for two weeks online , the pair donned GoPros and sat together silently in LaBeouf 's London hotel room last month . The hour-long ` metamodernist encounter ' was mostly a chance for the two to stare awkwardly with intermittent giggles . #IAMSORRY was the culmination of several bizarre incidents - belligerent outbursts , plagiarism , and public martyrdom involving paper-bag masks marked : ' I am not famous anymore . ' Facing the judge : In June , the Transformers star was arrested for criminal trespass , disorderly conduct , and harassment at a Broadway production of Cabaret -LRB- pictured Tuesday -RRB- . Doing better : The judge gave Shia a ` thumbs-up ' after he brought a progress report detailing his outpatient alcohol rehab to Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday . Congratulations ? LaBeouf just ranked # 21 on GQ 's listicle of 30 least influential people of 2014 alongside Woody Allen , Robin Thicke , and Zach Braff . In June , the Transformers star was arrested for criminal trespass , disorderly conduct , and harassment at a Broadway production of Cabaret . In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel he explained that his arrest came after he 'd been drinking whiskey for several hours following a trip to Ireland and that he was merely trying to calm the homeless man he was photographed with in Times Square . According to TMZ , the judge gave Shia a ` thumbs-up ' after he brought a progress report detailing his outpatient alcohol rehab to Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday . He 's due in court again March when he completes his treatment . LaBeouf just ranked # 21 on GQ 's listicle of 30 least influential people of 2014 alongside Woody Allen , Robin Thicke , and Zach Braff . Due out October 30 ! The Charlie Countryman actor shaved his head for his role as former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer in the post-apocalyptic thriller Man Down -LRB- pictured with co-star Kate Mara last Friday -RRB- . In theatres now : LaBeouf can currently be seen as tank soldier Boyd Swan in the WWII flick Fury with Brad Pitt , Scott Eastwood , and Michael Peña . The Charlie Countryman actor shaved his head for his role as former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer in the post-apocalyptic thriller Man Down . In it , Shia - who joined the US National Guard this year - reunited with his Guide to Recognizing Your Saints director Dito Montiel . Gary Oldman , Kate Mara , and Jai Courtney also appear in Man Down - due out October 30 . LaBeouf can currently be seen as tank soldier Boyd Swan in the WWII flick Fury with Brad Pitt , Scott Eastwood , and Michael Peña . | Shia LaBeouf , 28 , lived in an LA gallery for 5 days and invited the public to sit with him , one-on-one , in silence for his #IAMSORRY art show . Nine months later he reveals one woman raped him during the show . He said his girlfriend of two years Mia Goth was in the queue outside . 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More than 20 Anglo Saxon skeletons have been unearthed on a proposed building site in Suffolk - and archaeologists believe they could have connections to members of the royal family . The remains were found in Exning , Suffolk alongside a host of jewellery , brooches , a glass bowl , weapons and beads , which experts believe points to them being wealthy and of high social status . The skeletons and objects date back to the time of King Anna of East Anglia at around 650AD . More than 20 Anglo Saxon skeletons have been unearthed on a proposed building site in Suffolk -LRB- pictured -RRB- - and archaeologists believe they could belong to members of the East Anglian royal family . Initial searches had missed the location of the burial ground , despite one of the bodies found buried just one foot -LRB- 0.3 metres -RRB- below the ground . There was also a double burial , in which two bodies were found in the same grave , and what is known as a ` bed burial ' involving an intricate wooden frame . A bed burial was typically reserved for women of high status during the 7th century and involved literally burying a person in the ground on a bed . As a result , they are extremely rare . The dig was carried out by Archaeological Solutions on behalf of Persimmon Homes , which is planning to build 120 homes on the site . Anna was the son of Prince Eni and nephew to King Redwald of East Anglia . During this time , King Penda of Mercia wanted to expand his borders into East Anglia , and in 635AD , pushed to take control of the Middle Anglia . During the battle , a number of members of Anna 's family died , including his brother King Erica - who was also referred to as his cousin - and Anna took the throne . He was a Christian , and is said to have had five daughters including Saethrith , Sexburga , Etheldreda , Withburga and Ethelburga . Few records of his reign survive , so it is not known exactly how many children he had , or how he related to fellow members of royalty in the region . In 645AD , reports claim he was exiled to King Penda or Mercia , and during that time converted to Christianity . King Anna died during another Mercian invasion in 654AD and was buried at Blythburgh . Andrew Peachey , from Archaeological Solutions , said the finds date back to around 650AD and were ` totally unexpected ' . Mr Peachey , 34 , said : ` One burial was very intricate with a wooden or iron frame possibly underneath the body . ` It may be what 's known as a bed burial , but again it 's too early to tell until everything is cleaned up properly . ` Another appears to be a warrior burial . A spearhead and dagger were found with the bones . ' The remains were found in Burwell Road , Exning -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The dig was carried out by Archaeological Solutions on behalf of Persimmon Homes , which is planning to build 120 homes on the site . Initial searches had missed the location of the burial ground , despite one of the bodies -LRB- pictured left -RRB- found buried just one foot -LRB- 0.3 metres -RRB- below the ground . There was also a double burial , -LRB- pictured right -RRB- in which two bodies were found in the same grave , and a so-called ` bed burial ' involving an intricate wooden frame . The remains were found alongside a host of jewellery , brooches , a glass bowl , weapons and a link and beads -LRB- pictured -RRB- , which experts believe points to them being wealthy and of high social status . This glass bowl was discovered in the burial ground , and it is possibly from the Rhineland . Andrew Peachey , from Archaeological Solutions , said the finds date back to around 650AD and were ` totally unexpected ' ` It is incredible that there was absolutely no disturbance caused to the graves , when you think ploughs must have just about been skimming across them . ' Although the burial site is believed to date back the 7th century , some of the items may be even older , including a dagger that could have been made as early as 7AD . Most of the skeletons were found with so-called ` grave goods ' including a glass bowl , brooches and other items of gold-plated and copper jewellery . The glass bowl is possibly from the Rhineland . Although the burial site is believed to date back the 7th century , some of the items may be even older , including a dagger that could have been made as early as 7AD . A spear found on the site is pictured . The team at Archaeological Solutions have now recovered the skeletons -LRB- pictured -RRB- and the items , and will be carrying out further tests to discover more about their identities . The ` excellent preservation ' of both the skeletons and items meant the finds were of ` high analytical value ' A total of 20 graves were found , containing 21 skeletons -LRB- an example pictured -RRB- with so-called ` grave goods ' The quality of the items indicate the bodies may have had ` royal connections ' , and the area had close links with King Anna , who ruled East Anglia in the 7th Century . The region is also reported to be the birthplace of King Anna 's daughter , Queen Etheldreda . Anna was the son of Prince Eni and nephew to King Redwald of East Anglia . During this time , King Penda of Mercia wanted to expand his borders into East Anglia , and in 635AD , pushed to take control of the Middle Anglia . During the battle , a number of members of Anna 's family died , including his brother King Erica - who was also referred to as his cousin - and Anna took the throne . He was a Christian , and is said to have had five daughters including Saethrith , Sexburga , Etheldreda , Withburga and Ethelburga . Few records of his reign survive , so it is not known exactly how many children he had , or how he was related to fellow members of royalty in the region . In 645AD , reports claim he was exiled to King Penda or Mercia , and during that time converted to Christianity . King Anna died during another Mercian invasion in 654AD and was buried at Blythburgh . The team at Archaeological Solutions have now recovered the skeletons and the items and will be carrying out further tests to discover more about their identities . The ` excellent preservation ' of both the skeletons and grave goods meant the finds were of ` high analytical value ' . The items of jewellery will be analysed by the Portable Antiquities Scheme to determine their value and significance . The quality of the items -LRB- glass , beads and coins are pictured -RRB- indicate the bodies may have had ` royal connections ' , and the area had close links with King Anna , who ruled East Anglia in the 7th Century . The region is reported to be the birthplace of King Anna 's daughter , Queen Etheldreda . This image is one of a number of brooches found in the ground . The items of jewellery will be analysed by the Portable Antiquities Scheme to determine their value and significance . | A total of 21 skeletons were found on land at Burwell Road in Exning . They were found alongside a spear , glass bowl and gold plated brooches . The land is being excavated before developers build 120 homes on the site . One of the bodies was buried just a foot -LRB- 0.3 metres -RRB- beneath the ground . The finds date back to 650AD around the time of King Anna of East Anglia . 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Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Monday made a second bid to move his trial outside Massachusetts , arguing that 'em otionally charged ' media coverage and the widespread impact of the attacks have made it impossible for him to get a fair trial in the state . U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. rejected Tsarnaev 's first request in September to move the trial , ruling that Tsarnaev 's lawyers had failed to show that extensive pretrial media coverage of the bombings had prejudiced the jury pool to the point that an impartial jury could not be chosen in Boston . But Tsarnaev 's lawyers are making another push to move the trial . In a court filing Monday , they argued that continuing pretrial publicity and media leaks have led to the ` inescapable conclusion ' that ` great local prejudice ' will prevent a fair trial by an impartial jury . Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two bombs exploded near the marathon finish line on April 15 , 2013 . Scroll down for video . Suspect : Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , pictured , have said 'em otionally charged ' media coverage and the widespread impact of the attacks have made it impossible for him to get a fair trial in Massachusetts . Deadly : Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon 's finish line on April 15 , 2013 . Tsarnaev 's defense team focused on the broad impact of the bombings on marathon runners , spectators , victims and their friends and families , doctors and nurses who treated the injured , and children who were traumatized by the attacks . ` The nature and scope of victimization here , coupled with the pretrial publicity compel a change of venue , ' Tsarnaev 's lawyers wrote in their change of venue motion . The defense asked the judge to hold a hearing on their request and to determine where the trial should be held . Tsarnaev 's lawyers previously said the trial should be moved to Washington , D.C. . A spokeswoman for federal prosecutors declined to comment and said they will file a written response in court . Jury selection in Tsarnaev 's trial is scheduled to begin January 5 . He faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted . Prosecutors say Tsarnaev and his older brother , Tamerlan , planted and detonated two pressure-cooker bombs . Tamerlan died following a firefight with police several days after the bombings . Dzhokhar was captured later that day , wounded and hiding in a boat parked in a backyard in Watertown , a Boston suburb . Plot ? Prosecutors say Tsarnaev , left , and his older brother , Tamerlan , right , planted and detonated two pressure-cooker bombs at the Boston Marathon . Manhunt : Dzhokhar was eventually captured , wounded and hiding in a boat parked in a backyard in Watertown , a Boston suburb . Tsarnaev 's lawyers say pretrial coverage of the case has increased since they made their first request to move trial , in part because of coverage of the convictions of three of Tsarnaev 's friends who were accused of removing evidence from his dorm room or lying to authorities investigating the bombing . Motions to move trials are rarely granted . But Tsarnaev 's lawyers said the pretrial media coverage in the marathon bombing case is similar to the coverage in the case of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh , whose trial was moved to Denver . ` Here , as in McVeigh , the strong emotional and community response evidenced in the pretrial publicity demonstrates that potential jurors from the Eastern Division of the District of Massachusetts can only be presumed to feel a personal stake in the outcome . As in McVeigh , a change of venue is required to provide Mr. Tsarnaev with a fair trial by an impartial jury , ' Tsarnaev 's lawyers wrote . | Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Monday made a second bid to move his trial outside Massachusetts . They argue 'em otionally charged ' media coverage and the widespread impact of the attacks have made it impossible for him to get a fair trial in the state . A judge rejected Tsarnaev 's first request in September to move the trial . | [[0, 35], [44, 129], [606, 669], [1928, 2003], [0, 27], [132, 291], [670, 694], [697, 882], [1038, 1045], [1080, 1180], [1144, 1251], [1402, 1565], [1645, 1687], [1690, 1725], [2855, 2908], [2879, 2972], [3433, 3669], [292, 378], [2939, 2972], [2983, 3053]] |
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he earned 5.7 million rubles -LRB- # 119,000 -RRB- last year - but his spokesman earned almost double that . According to Putin 's spokesman Dmitry Peskov , he earned 11.1 million rubles -LRB- # 233,000 -RRB- in the last year - 5.4 million rubles more than President Putin . Income declarations are a new obligation for Russian officials , which were introduced in 2012 . Russia 's President Vladimir Putin 's -LRB- left -RRB- income is half the salary of his spokesman Dmitry Peskov -LRB- right -RRB- . The declarations became mandatory for state officials after First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov 's salary raised eyebrows . Mr Shuvalov was forced him to make clear none of his interests infringed Russian law . In . the most recent salary declarations , Mr Shuvalov , the government 's . pointman on the economy , was the highest earner , with a family income of . 449.4 million rubles -LRB- # 9.4 million -RRB- . Data published by the Kremlin stated Putin 's spokesman 's salary was 5.4 million rubles higher than the president 's . His high salary was around half of that earned by his wife , according to the Kremlin 's website . A spokesman for Shuvalov said the wealthy official was shifting his assets back to Russia from accounts and trusts held abroad . His move was prompted by upcoming changes to Russian law banning officials from having accounts and assets abroad . Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev earned 5.8 million rubles -LRB- # 122,000 -RRB- according to the Kremlin data , while his wife declared no income . | Putin said income is 5.7 million rubles , but spokesman earns 11.1 million . Russian officials were made to declare their income for the first time in 2012 . First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov is highest earner . Prime Minister Medvedev earns 5.8 million rubles but wife has no income . | [[0, 132], [105, 146], [195, 312], [410, 453], [459, 541], [962, 966], [999, 1081], [313, 375], [354, 377], [384, 409], [602, 671], [1426, 1512], [1551, 1580]] |
Almost 60,000 Londoners aged between 30 and 39 abandoned the capital to move elsewhere in England according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics . Between June 2012 , and June 2013 , 58,220 people in their 30s left the capital , with almost one in ten of them moving to Birmingham . A further 3,290 went to Bristol , slightly ahead of the 3,260 who headed north to Manchester . Nottingham , Oxford , Liverpool and Newcastle were also popular destinations for Londoners leaving the capital . Almost 60,000 people in their 30s have left London over a 12 month period according to new statistics . One in ten of those migrants has moved to Birmingham , pictured , where houses cost on average # 133,000 . Many of those leaving the capital are moving north where they can avail of far cheaper housing . According to economic experts , the flight of well educated professionals from London to provincial centres could help the country 's unbalanced economy . Ed Cox , director of the IPPR North think-tank told the Observer : ` Young people may be initially attracted by jobs in the capital , but then they recognise that if they want to move on and get on to the housing ladder , there are opportunities in other cities . We are starting to see the benefits of the recovery , particularly for higher-skilled jobs that are being created in cities outside London . ' Neil Rami of Marketing Birmingham told the Independent the city has worked incredibly hard to rebrand its image and rebuild its infrastructure . He said : ` We are tearing down the concrete of the 1960s , transforming the city centre , and drastically improving our infrastructure . Birmingham 's quality of life is also helping to attract people here , particularly those with families . It has one of the youngest and most diverse populations in Europe -- and the city 's unique blend of music , cuisine and arts makes Birmingham a great place to live . ' The ONS based their migration figures by extrapolating data held on NHS databases of people registering with new GPs . More than 3,200 Londoners moved to Manchester , pictured , between June 2012 and June 2013 . The average price of a house in London is currently # 400,000 , compared with just # 133,000 in Birmingham . Interpreting the data , the ONS claimed that married couples in their 30s are being forced out of the capital by the high price of family homes . The figures suggest that some couples are leaving before they start a family or while their children as still young . According to the ONS briefing document : ` They may be seeking somewhere greener and quieter , and may also perceive that a less urban neighbourhood offers a better social and educational environment for children . ' The figures also suggest there has been a net outflow of children from the capital . The ONS suggested that a spike in the number of 19-year-olds leaving London is probably due to students going to university . | Couples in their 30s are fleeing London to get on the property ladder . Almost 60,000 Londoners aged 30 and 39 left during 12-month period . One in ten of those migrants who left the capital moved to Birmingham . The Office of National Statistics said couples are moving to start families . | [[516, 589], [0, 46], [0, 13], [44, 122], [172, 189], [208, 251], [484, 515], [516, 589], [280, 307], [620, 672], [111, 171]] |
Police in St Louis have made a third arrest in connection to Sunday 's deadly hammer attack on a Bosnian immigrant , charging a 17-year-old as an adult in the slaying . The arrests of the youths - among them two black teens and one Hispanic - in the death of 32-year-old Zemir Begic came as city officials struggled to tamp down speculations that the killing of the Bosnian man may have been motivated by race or somehow related to the ongoing unrest in Ferguson . ` There is no evidence that this was a crime occasioned by the race or ethnicity of the victim , ' St Louis Mayor Francis Slay said in a statement Monday . Scroll down for video . Killing : Police said that Zemir Begic was driving in Bevo Mill early Sunday morning when a group of juveniles surrounded his car and began banging on it , beating him when he stepped out . Targeted : Teens clashed with Begic after attacking his car , pictured . They then turned on him beating him to death . ` Speculation that this attack had anything to do with the Ferguson protests is absolutely unfounded . ' I do n't know what happened to them or to their families to lead these young people to commit such a horrific crime . It 's disturbing . We do not know their past . Their futures , though , will be as grim as the judicial system can make it , ' the mayor said in the statement cited by the St Louis Post-Dispatch . Mayor Slay reiterated his position on the matter in a tweet sent out Monday afternoon , calling the killing an act of ` random and senseless violence . ' Zemir Begic , 32 , a South City resident of Bosnian descent , was driving home with his newlywed wife at around 1.15 am when police say a group of teenagers approached his car and began vandalizing it . Begic emerged from his vehicle to try and stop them , at which point the teenagers allegedly attacked him with hammers , striking him in the head , face and abdomen . The motorist was taken to an area hospital , where he died from his injuries a short time later . His wife escaped unharmed after her husband reportedly shielded her from the attackers with his body . Suspect Robert Mitchell , 17 , turned himself in Sunday night after two of his alleged accomplices , ages 15 and 16 , were arrested by police , reported St Louis Post-Dispatch . The 17-year-old is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder and armed criminal action . Detectives say they know the identity of the fourth suspect in the killing , but as of Monday evening that person has not been taken into custody . A motive in the killing has not been released , but Police Chief Sam Dotson said there 's no indication Begic was targeted by the hammer-wielding youths because he was Bosnian . Police spokeswoman Schron Jackson said they believe Begic was simply in the wrong place , at the wrong time . Zemir Begic was heading home from a bar at 1.15 am in St Louis when a group of teenagers surrounded his car and began banging on it . His wife of six months Arijana Mujkanovic -LRB- pictured -RRB- said : ` The last thing he did before he actually died was pull me out of the way and put himself in front of me , basically giving up his life for me ' An angry crowd protest Begi 's death as they insist he was killed because he was from Bosnia . The police have said they do not think the attack was racially motivated - but the crowd on Sunday disagreed . Anger : Members of the Bosnian community marched in anger at the killing on Sunday . Police have reassured residents the attack was n't a hate crime but it has done little to appease outrage . The attack was not related to Ferguson protests taking place in the city , police say . The 32-year-old stepped out of the vehicle , only to be yelled at and set upon with hammers , striking him in the head , abdomen and face and leaving him fatally injured . He was unconscious when police arrived - he was taken to St Louis University Hospital , where he later died . His wife of six months , Arijana Mujkanovic , said : ` The last thing he did before he actually died was pull me out of the way and put himself in front of me , basically giving up his life for me . ' ` That is out of anger because he does n't deserve this and most of these people do n't even know him , ' she told KSDK . Suad Nuranjkovic , 49 , said Begic was driving and he was in the passenger seat when a group of at least five teens started banging on the car . ' I was afraid that if one of them had a gun , they were going to shoot me , so I did n't know what to do , ' Nuranjkovic said . He fled to a parking lot across the street . ` The picture is in my head , what I saw , ' he said . ' I do n't know why this is happening to Bosnians . We could go around and shoot people , too , but we just want peace . ' A tribute to Begic put on a wall near where he was murdered at the weekend . He was taken to St Louis University Hospital , where he later died from his horrific injuries . Two males , ages 15 and 16 , were taken into custody , followed by 17-year-old Robert Mitchell , who surrendered to homicide detectives overnight . A fourth suspect remains at large . The suspects are described as being a group of Hispanic and black males by the St Louis Post-Dispatch . The attack was not related to Ferguson protests taking place in the city , police say . On Sunday evening , members of the Bosnian community protested Bejic 's death in Bevo Hill , and raised the possibility that Begic , who came to the US in 1996 , had been killed because of he was Bosnian . Senseless : The attack was not related to Ferguson protests taking place in the city , police say . Crime lab officers cordon off the area where Begic was killed . ` There is no indication that the gentleman last night was targeted because he was Bosnian , ` said Police Chief Sam Dotson . Police are now stepping up foot patrols in the area following Sunday night 's attack . Tributes laid at the scene of Begic 's death - investigators are still searching for a motive . The protesters , who numbered about 50 , said another member of their community was murdered in 2013 , when an armed robber killed Haris Gogic , 19 , in his family 's store . ` There is no indication that the gentleman last night was targeted because he was Bosnian , ' Police Chief Sam Dotson told the crowd . ` There 's no indication that they knew each other . ' Seldin Dzananoic , 24 , said he was accosted by a group of teens with hammers on the same street about an hour before Begic was attacked , but was able to fight them off with only minor injuries . ` I 'm just lucky , ' he said . ` God is on my side . ' Fleeing violence : Begic 's sister said the family immigrated to the United States while fleeing violence in Bosnia and never imagined Begic would be murdered in the US . The suspects are described as being a group of Hispanic and black males by the St Louis Post-Dispatch . Pictured : Begic with friends in a photo posted on Facebook . The family emigrated from Bosnia to the United States in 1996 and eventually settled in Waterloo , Iowa , said Begic 's sister from her home in Sioux Falls , South Dakota . Pictured : Begic with friends in a photo posted on Facebook . Dotson said foot patrols would be stepped up in the area as well . According to his Facebook profile , Begic worked for a removals company . A GoFundMe page that had raised just shy of $ 5,000 will help cover the costs of Begic 's funeral , which is set to be held in Iowa , Begic 's sister Denisa said . The family emigrated from Bosnia to the United States in 1996 and settled in Utica , New York , before moving to Waterloo , Iowa , said Begic 's sister from her home in Sioux Falls , South Dakota . ` He loved America , ' she said . ` We come from Bosnia because we were getting killed and our homes and families were getting destroyed . Never in my life did I think he would get murdered . ' Begic had lived in Arizona as well before moving to St Louis , and had married his wife only months before his murder . With a population estimated to be around 70,000 , St Louis has the largest community of Bosnians outside of Bosnia-Herzegovina . | Zemir Begic , 32 , was surrounded by a group of teens wielding hammers . The juveniles struck his car before Begic stepped out and was beaten . He suffered damage to his head , abdomen and face and was taken to St Louis University Hospital , where he later died . His wife says he pulled her out the way so he would be beaten . St Louis police detained three suspects aged 15 , 16 and 17 - two of them black and one Hispanic . Robert Mitchell , 17 , turned himself in Sunday and is being charged as adult with first-degree murder . Mayor Francis Slay declared there is no evidence the victim 's race or ethnicity played a role in the crime . 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This Christmas pudding weighs as much as an adult , contains more than 200,000 calories , measures two-feet wide and could feed a family of four for a month . The recipe includes four loaves of bread , 40 eggs , 6kgs each of sultanas , raisins , currants and soft brown sugar , 2kgs of mixed peel , 20 lemons , 40 apples and 2kgs of chopped nuts . But it 's all for a good cause as portions of the giant cake are being sold off to raise money for charities . Scroll down for video . The monster Christmas pudding contains 200,000 calories , measures two-feet wide and weighs eight stone . Head chef Jon Fell of Sella Park Hotel , Calderbridge , Lake District is the mastermind behind the gigantic creation . The festive favourite took more than 24 hours to cook and contains 40 eggs and four loaves of bread . Head chef Jon Fell of Sella Park Hotel , Calderbridge , Lake District , is the mastermind behind the heavy Christmas pudding . The festive favourite took more than 24 hours to cook and was so big that that the kitchen team had to have fire extinguishers on hand when they lit it . The sweet treat is approximately 450 times bigger than a regular-sized portion and a family of four , consuming 8,000 calories between them in day , could survive off this treat for a month . The 42-year-old said : ' A Single portion Christmas pudding is about 100 grams and has about 450 calories . This Christmas pudding weighs 45kg and has about 202,000 calories to it . ` It is the ultimate Christmas pudding but probably a heart attack waiting to happen ! The sweet treat is approximately 450 times bigger than a regular-sized portion . Two 70cl bottle of brandy - one for setting alight - and two bottles of rum were added to give the pudding its distinctive taste . ` It is ridiculously calorific . If you think about it it 's all fat and sugar . ' To give the pudding its distinctive taste , Mr Fell added two 70cl bottle of brandy - one for setting alight - and two bottles of rum . He said : ` We normally put about a teaspoon of the rum and brandy in a single sized portion . If we had had more time we would have kept it in the fridge for two or three weeks , leaving it to mature and we would have kept adding the brandy and rum . ' He added : ` It is certainly one the largest Christmas puddings I have ever seen - and probably one of the most alcoholic you could have this Christmas . It is big but it will also taste great . ' A regular Christmas pudding takes around an hour to steam ; this 45kg pudding took 24 hours of steaming . 4 loaves of bread . 40 eggs , . 6kg sultanas , . 6kg raisins . 6kg currants . 6kg soft brown sugar . 2kg mixed peel , . 20 lemons . 40 apples . 2kg chopped nuts . 2 bottles of rum . 2 bottles of brandy . The pudding was so heavy that the chef had to enlist three helpers to carry it from machine to machine at the hotel in Calderbridge . He said : ` It was difficult finding the right equipment to cook something so big and so heavy . The mixing of it was done by hand in two 40 litre containers because we could n't fit the mixture anywhere else . ' Mr Fell combined all the ingredients , mixing them by hand , in two separate batches before steaming it in their steamer . He said : ` We had an oven and steamer big enough but we had to use a big stock pot for it to stand in . ' A regular Christmas pudding takes around an hour to steam - this 45kg pudding took 24 hours of steaming . Jon said : ` It was a bit of a guessing game but we knew just by working out everything that had been put into it that it was going to need that long . ' Once the pudding was cooked Mr Fell , with the help of his three sous chefs , took the heavy treat to the hotel 's restaurant where they poured a litre bottle of brandy on it before setting it alight with a blow torch . Jon said : ` We had to be careful because of health and safety . With a pudding that big with that much alcohol in it something could possibly have gone wrong . ' All for a good cause : Portions of the Christmas pudding will be sold to raise funds for local charities . However the experienced chef took no chances and had a fire extinguisher and fire blanket at the ready if his giant pudding got a just a little bit too flammable . He added : ' I was a bit nervous when I started to light it but thankfully everything went to plan and the smoke alarms did n't even go off . ' No stranger to creating giant culinary masterpieces , Mr Fell attempted to beat the Guinness World Record earlier this year for the largest scotch egg - weighing in at 11kg . This time around the chef is doing it to create a little festive cheer this Christmas . He said : ' I think it is all just a bit of fun but we knew it was possible . It is about seeing if you can cook something that big but the main thing is what you do with it after . ` It would have been easy for us to have thrown anything into but we wanted it to taste great and we cooked it really for some local charities . ` We are going to let the charities sell portions off for Christmas with the proceeds going back to them . ` Christmas can be a really difficult time for some people so if we can raise a bit of cash for someone then it is all worth it - but let 's hope no one gets too tipsy . ' | Creation of chef Jon Fell of Sella Park Hotel , Calderbridge , Lake District . Pudding also contains 6kg brown sugar , 2 kg mixed peel and 40 apples . 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Have you ever wondered where Russians would go if we dropped nuclear bombs on them ? Thanks to eye-opening pictures provided by Moscow construction worker Mikhail Bratza , we in the West can now see the grim 650-feet underground welcome that 2,700 Russian citizens would receive if nuclear war became reality . The only problem is that the bunker 's power and water supplies would fail after just two days , leaving refugees with no choice but to venture into the nuclear wasteland their city would have become . Grim : The hall where residents would be greeted and have their details recorded . Safety first : A man demonstrates one of the bunker 's radiation suits . Informative : Moscow police brief visitors on what to expect in case of nuclear attack . The life support system includes two-foot thick steel reinforced doors , diesel generators , water pumps , chemical and radiation proof suits , gas masks , post-nuclear transport and wooden bunks to sleep on . Other features of Moscow 's Site 1 include enough non-radioactive water in the tanks for three-liters per person per day , food for three meals a day , automatic fire extinguishers , air-con , 75 toilets and bathroom capacity for 200 people to wash at any one time . Meanwhile , a gigantic , secret bunker that Albania 's communist regime built underground decades ago to survive a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union or the United States has been opened to the public for the first time . On Saturday , Prime Minister Edi Rama led visitors , including Western ambassadors , on a tour of the never used 106-room , five-story bunker . ` We have opened today a thesaurus of the collective memory that presents thousands of pieces of the sad events and life ' under communism , ' Rama said , speaking at the bunker 's 200-seat hall , which was to serve as the meeting place for parliament . Sturdy : Inside the blast doors that would protect residents from nuclear attack . Bleak : The nondescript entrance to Site 1 . First aid : Medics show the supplies they have to care for the sick and wounded . Taking no chances : Old-fashioned ambulances stand read for action . Bunker security guards display old-fashioned looking radiation detectors and gas masks . A bunker staff member demonstrates some of the bunker 's protective gear . The bunker was built by the late communist dictator Enver Hoxha near Tirana , the capital , in the 1970s to prepare for a possible nuclear attack by ` American imperialism or Soviet social-imperialism . ' Hoxha , whose regime built up to 700,000 bunkers of different sizes and tunnels all around the country , died in 1985 . The communist regime was toppled in 1990 . Rama said the bunker was opened ahead of Albania 's World War II liberation day this month . The government plans to use it as a tourist attraction and an exhibition space for artists . On display before the bunker , which has been preserved by the military , stood a Soviet-produced Zim-12 luxury car , a gift to Hoxha from Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin . The bunker , 100-meters -LRB- 330 feet -RRB- underground , houses a museum with pictures and items from World War II and the communist regime . The heavy cement and metal doors are so low that visitors have to bow down to pass through them . In the small , cold and smelly rooms one can see military equipment used by the communist regime , mainly received from the Soviet Union and China . Work on the bunker was completed in 1978 , when Tirana broke ties with China . Albania had done that with the Soviets in 1962 . Plan : The layout of the bunker is displayed on the wall . | Moscow 's Site 1 nuclear bunker has two-foot-thick steel reinforced doors . Also has diesel generators , water pumps and radiation proof suits . There are 75 toilets and bathroom capacity for 200 people to wash at once . | [[758, 967], [791, 962], [758, 967], [791, 962], [968, 1208], [1198, 1234]] |
Buckingham Palace has defended a photo which appeared to show Prince Edward aiming a shotgun over the head of his six-year-old son . In the image James , Viscount Severn , appears to be standing a few feet away and in front of his father as he takes aim at a pheasant on the Sandringham Estate . However the Palace said that the perspective of the photograph makes it look like Viscount Severn was standing almost directly in front of his father as he aimed his gun , when he was actually to his side and perfectly safe . Scroll down for video . Buckingham Palace said a photo which appeared to show Prince Edward aiming a shotgun directly over his son 's head was misleading and the six-year-old was actually to the side of his father and perfectly safe . The picture led to criticism being levelled at the Earl of Wessex this weekend as experts warned of the dangers of having children standing in front of someone shooting . Best practice dictates young people on a shooting expedition should stand behind those taking aim . A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said they always kept to strict safety standards on the estate and that the Prince would never have put his young son in a dangerous position . He said : ` In the image shown the perspective is very misleading . ` At no time during the shoot was Viscount Severn directly in front of The Earl of Wessex . As always during any sporting event on the Estate the highest safety standards were adhered to . ` Any suggestion that The Earl would risk his son 's welfare in any way is simply untrue . ' The photo was taken while Edward , the Earl of Wessex , was aiming at a pheasant during a shoot on the Queen 's Sandringham estate in Norfolk on Saturday morning . The Earl and his son are seen looking into the distance before he raises the shotgun . Prince Edward was with his son at the Queen 's Sandringham Estate on Saturday for the shooting expedition . A witness said he swung his gun from left to right as the bird rose from a maize field . The British Association for Shooting and Conservation supported the view of the palace and said the photo had made it appear like Viscount Severn was standing directly in front of the gun , when in fact he was more likely to have been to his side . They also pointed to the safety precautions taken by the Earl of Wessex in giving his son ear defenders to wear and said they did not believe the 50-year-old would have taken an unsafe shot . Mike Yardley , a leading shooting instructor , said children should never be in front of someone shooting . He said sometimes a dog would be in front , but not a person . He said : ` You should never have children in front of you because the problem with children is they run around . It 's not something I would allow . ' | Prince Edward was pictured apparently aiming shotgun over son 's head . But Buckingham Palace said James , Viscount Severn , was not in danger . They claim perspective of photo at Sandringham Estate is misleading . Palace said ` at no time ' was six-year-old in front of the 12-bore shotgun . They said instead Viscount Severn was to the side of the Earl of Wessex . | [[0, 132], [31, 38], [45, 132], [546, 735], [546, 735], [1206, 1213], [1216, 1273], [546, 735], [1274, 1365], [546, 735]] |
A mother who is documenting her three-year-old autistic son 's journey to forming a bond with his pet Labradoodle through a series of heart-warming photos says she 's already spotted things in common between the adorable pair . ` They both like to chew things and confined spaces , ' Cassandra Merrigan , 29 , told Daily Mail Australia . And little Alex thinks pet Ollie makes a great pillow : ` Ollie has got that really lovely fleece and Alex likes how it feels . You will see Alex rubbing his feet all over Ollie . ' When the cheeky three-year-old was diagnosed with autism this year Cassandra said she was heartbroken but not surprised as she 'd had concerns about his speech since he was a toddler . Scroll down for video . Three-year-old Alex was diagnosed with autism this year and his mother Cassandra decided to get a dog that could help him . ` Ollie may have wanted to watch the cats but Alex wanted to spoon , ' Cass wrote on Facebook . A short while later , after the death of the South Sydney family 's husky cross dog , the graphic designer started looking at pets that were suitable for autistic children . That 's when she came across 12-month-old black Labradoodle Ollie through Smartpups , an Australian charity that trains assistance dogs for special needs children . ` They try their best to match the dog to the child , so they would n't put a hyperactive dog to a hyper child like Alex , ' Cassandra told Daily Mail Australia . ` Ollie is a pretty sedate dude as far as dogs go . ' The highly-trained Labradoodle was put into training for six months , housed with a foster family and sent to puppy bootcamp before he took on his very important role of helping Alex. This photo of Alex was taken on the day Ollie joined the Sydney family two months ago . Alex is slowly forming a bond with Ollie and recently climbed into his doggy basket for a cuddle . When the family are out and about , Ollie wears a harness that can be attached to Alex . Alex 's mother is a graphic designer with a passion for art and Alex has followed in her footsteps with his love of drawing . Cassandra describes Alex as ` action packed ' and said he needed to be matched with a dog who would suit him . ` He 's never sitting still , he 's got a very cheeky sense of humour , he 's a very strong non-verbal communicator even though he ca n't talk , and he 's strong willed . ' As well as autism , Alex also has a sensory processing disorder and has been in speech therapy since an early age . ` His brain does n't interpret sensory stimulation the same , he craves movements and deep pressure . He would run full pelt into a wall and not slow down just to get that sensory feedback , spinning in circles and hand flapping , ' Cassandra explained . Ollie has come as a relief to the family , because he 's an extra pair of eyes to watch over Alex and is even a trained tracker . ` Ollie watches him wherever he goes , if Alex goes walkabout he can track him , ' the mother-of-two said . Cassandra described the Labrador and poodle cross as a bit of a ` primadonna ' Alex , who has difficulty communicating verbally , enjoys a cuddle with Ollie while he plays on his iPad . Ollie went to puppy bootcamp to learn how to be a fully-trained autism assistance dog . Alex 's mum Cassandra Merrigan said he likes walking with a harness with Ollie but also likes to hold her hand . The family were given four days with a trainer as part of the handover of Ollie : ` They teach you how to handle him . ` As a certified assistance animal we have legal requirements to meet like making sure he is appropriate in public , not sniffing in supermarkets or trying to eat food in café 's and not going to toilet in public . ' Although the Labradoodle is still a puppy - with a weakness for tennis balls - Cassandra said he is ` unbelievable ' . ` He toilets on command ... but Ollie was the first Labradoodle that they trained . He 's quite different to a lab ... he 's got a bit of primadonna complex ... now his fur is growing back his character is showing . ' Alex giggles when he goes out for walks with his father and Ollie 's tail tickles his arm . Alex and Ollie enjoying a moment of train spotting on a bridge in Sydney . Ollie 's fleecy coat is spattered with yellow paint after one of Alex 's artistic endeavours . Alex enjoys skateboarding while Ollie keeps a watchful eye over him at the skatepark . Cassandra , her husband Liam -LRB- right -RRB- and their two children live together in South Sydney . However , Ollie did n't come cheap . The family had to raise a minimum of $ 15,000 of his $ 25,000 cost before they could bring him home and Cassandra received huge financial help from her sister and the local community . She even sold some of Alex 's ` beautiful ' artwork to help raise the money . Alex and Ollie 's bond is slowly developing but Cassandra said she tries not to worry about the time it takes because Alex ` did n't even realise his sister was alive until she was 12 months old and walking ' . ` Emery is full of spunk and she just pins him down when she wants a hug , ' Cassandra laughed . Alex and Ollie 's bond is slowly developing but Cassandra said she tries not to worry about the time it takes . Ollie comes in handy as a fleecy warm foot rest while Alex sits in his basket . Although the Labradoodle is still a puppy - with a weakness for tennis balls - Cassandra said he is ` unbelievable ' ` Alex takes a long time to bond with things and for them to become part of his world . ` He will pat and give a little cuddle but they have n't had a huge chance yet ... it can take to six/eight months . He 's developmentally around 18 months so he has n't got the language skills for me to explain `` this is Ollie this is what he does '' , ' she reasoned . One of Cassandra 's fondest moments since Ollie joined their family was when Alex curled up with him ` and used him as a pillow ' . ` Alex initiated it and Ollie is still getting used to Alex because Alex is an incredibly random child but Ollie did n't even flinch when he got in the doggy bed . ' Check out more photos of Alex and Ollie on their Facebook page Alex & Woof . Alex and Ollie both enjoy chewing things and a cuddle on the sofa . Ollie accompanied Alex on his first trip to the cinema and got his very own seat . Story time for Alex and Emery with Ollie the dog . Cass said when he first came to live with them ` he would make himself a teeny ball at the end of the bed , these days there is n't room for ! ' The siblings ride around the skatepark while Ollie sits playfully in the middle . ` Emery is full of spunk and she just pins him down when she wants a hug , ' Cassandra said about her daughter and son . Emery and Ollie have also formed a special bond . | Cassandra Merrigan from South Sydney fundraised $ 15,000 to help buy her autistic son an assistance dog . Three-year-old Alex was diagnosed with autism earlier this year and it can take him months to form bonds . Specially trained autism assistance dogs can help improve social skills , provide calm and be used for safety . 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A flesh-eating plant that grew in Russia about 40 million years ago has been discovered by scientists . Its fossilised leaves , preserved in Baltic amber , are strewn with multi-cellular stalked glands and single cell hairs . The new species was dug out of a mine near Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea and is believed to be related to the ` flypaper trap ' plant Roridula , found in the southwestern Cape of South Africa . A flesh-eating plant that grew in Russia 40 million years ago has been discovered by scientists . Its fossilised leaves , preserved in Baltic amber , are strewn with multi-cellular stalked glands and single cell hairs . Roridula catches small prey - largely insects - with its leaves that are covered in an extremely sticky glue produced by the glands or tentacles . Like Roridula , the Russian plant 's leaves show evidence of different sized tentacles with which it would have captured prey and smothered it in slime before releasing digestive enzymes . The tentacles , as well as the glands on the leaf surface , absorb the nutrients from the prey . Describing the discovery in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , the researchers believe the fossils , dating back to 35 to 47 million years ago during the Eocene . They could represent early members of Roridula 's family called Roridulaceae . Pictured in A and B are the carnivorous leaf found preserved in Eocene Baltic amber . They look remarkabley similar to the leaves found in modern-day Roridula gorgonias -LRB- C and D -RRB- . The tentacles , as well as the glands on the leaf surface , absorb the nutrients from the prey . Pictured is a close up view of the tentacles in amber . Scientists say this represent early members of Roridula 's family called Roridulaceae . Dr Eva-Maria Sadowski , of Gottingen University in Germany , said it is believed to be the first case of carnivorous plant traps being fossilised . ` Amber - fossil tree resin - preserves organisms in microscopic fidelity and frequently fossils preserved in amber are otherwise absent in the entire fossil record , ' she said . ` Plant remains however are rarely entrapped in amber , compared with the vast amount of insects and other animals . ` Our newly discovered fossils from Eocene Baltic amber are the only documented case of fossilized carnivorous plant traps and represent the first fossil evidence of the carnivorous plant family Roridulaceae , which is today a narrow endemic of South Africa . ' Scientists successfully revived moss that has lay frozen under Antarctic ice for more than 1,500 years . Earlier this year , scientists successfully revived moss that has lay frozen under Antarctic ice for more than 1,500 years . The discovery shows , for the first time , that plant life has the ability to survive millennium spanning ice ages . Moss has previously been known to weather extreme conditions for up to 20 years and is an important player in the eco-systems of both the North and South Poles . The research was jointly carried out by the British Antarctic Survey -LRB- BAS -RRB- and the University of Reading and involved sliced moss cores being taken from Antarctic permafrost and sprayed with distilled water by being kept in carefully monitored temperature and light conditions . After only a few weeks , the moss started to grow and carbon dating revealed that the plants were at least 1,530 years old . The results suggest the Roridulaceae 's ancestors were spread more widely than thought . It also challenges previous ideas that the plant originated about 90 million years ago on the southern supercontinent Gondwana before Earth 's landmass split into the pieces we see today . Dr Sadowski said living Roridula plants are very effective traps for all kinds of insects due to the sticky resinous trapping glue and the hierarchical organisation of the tentacles into functional units for effective prey capture . Like Roridula -LRB- pictured -RRB- , the Russian plant 's leaves show evidence of different sized tentacles with which it would have captured prey and smothered it in slime before releasing digestive enzymes . ` The longest tentacles make the first contact with the prey . Due to the high flexibility of these prominent tentacles the moving prey then gets stuck to the medium-sized tentacles which slow down the caught animal , ' she said . ` Finally the smallest and stiffest tentacles immobilise the prey . As in modern Roridulaceae the leaf fossils have different size classes of tentacles that fulfil the functional roles for prey capture - entanglement , slow-down and immobilization - and comply with the requirements for a carnivorous nature . ` In addition the pore of the tentacle heads distinguishes the fossils from any other extant carnivorous plants with glandular adhesive traps such as sundews . ' The new species was dug out of a mine near Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea and is believed to be related to the ` flypaper trap ' plant Roridula , found in the southwestern Cape of South Africa . | New species was dug out of a mine near Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea . Fossilised leaves had multi-cellular stalked glands and single cell hairs . Leaves are covered in an extremely sticky glue produced by tentacles . It may be related to the ` flypaper trap ' plant Roridula in South Africa . 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If you thought your father was embarrassing , get ready to see ` dad dancing ' taken to a whole new level . The video appears to show The Christmas Jumpers on the dancefloor at a school talent show . All decked out in fetching festive jumpers , the middle-aged dance crew confidently take their positions on stage for what we can only assume will be an embarrassing performance . But when the dubstep remix of The Nutcracker 's classic Dance Of the Sugar Plum Fairy kicks in , it 's clear that these fathers know how to move . Scroll down for video . The Christmas Jumpers , a professional dance crew , perform some impressive moves to the remix of The Nutcracker 's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the clever viral video released by Sainsbury 's . The unexpected performance shows some moves that even Britain 's Got Talent 's dance group Diversity would be proud of . Launching into an expertly choreographed routine that even Britain 's Got Talent 's dance group Diversity would be proud of , the dancers bust out some high energy , break dance moves to the crowd 's delight . The stunt is a clever viral video for Sainsbury 's who revealed the group are actually professional dancers wearing jumpers from the supermarket 's Tu range . The lighthearted and funny video is in sharp contrast to Sainsbury 's controversial Christmas television advert which first aired last month . The advert , which features soldiers in the trenches during World War I over Christmas , had split public opinion with some saying calling it a moving tribute 100th anniversary of WWI , while others had criticsed it as a cynical way for a big business to advertise itself . The light-hearted theme is contrast with their Christmas television advert which featured soldier in the trenches during World War I . The video is the latest viral content by Sainsbury 's to promote their Christmas jumper range at Tu clothing . | Video appears to show five middle-aged dancers in a school talent show . The troupe take to the stage all dressed in fetching Christmas jumpers . To reveal impressive moves to remixed Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy . The viral video is the latest advert by Sainsbury 's to promote its Tu range . | [[108, 192], [200, 242], [384, 474], [551, 572], [603, 696], [700, 749], [1792, 1902]] |
A father whose 14-year-old daughter was killed by a stray bullet fired during a drive-by shooting has made an emotional plea for any information about her murderer . Jason Stille said his daughter Railena Rhodes was sleeping inside her mother 's home in Moore , Oklahoma early on Saturday morning when a bullet struck her in the neck . ` You took the life of a 14-year-old girl , ' Stille said to the killer , KOCO reported . ` She had her whole life . It 's stupid . I mean , you destroyed an entire family . Scroll down for video . Gunned down : Railena Rhodes -LRB- pictured left and right -RRB- , known as Rosemarie to her friends , died on Saturday morning after she was struck in the neck by a stray bullet that hit her mother 's Oklahoma home . ` If anybody knows anything about it , tell us , tell somebody . This was an innocent person . This person was taken for no reason . This family needs closure . We ca n't have closure unless they 're caught . ' Police said that Railena - known as Rosemarie to her friends - was asleep in a bedroom at her mother 's home while a dozen people gathered at a party downstairs . But one of Railena 's friends , Destiny Abshure , told KOCO that Railena was actually awake and was about to intervene in an argument her brother was having when bullets were fired at the house . ` She was holding her throat , just gasping for air and she just fell and hit the ground , ' Abshure said . ' I seen the hole in her throat when she went down . ' Sadness : She is pictured with her father , Jason Stille , who has appealed for information on her killer . Speaking out : Mr Stille , pictured left with his wife during a Skype call with KOCO , said that his family desperately needs closure and called upon anyone with any information to step forward . Her brother then entered the room and ` started freaking out ' , Abshure said . Police arrived at the home shortly before 4am on Saturday and found the teenager killed . Bullets had been shot through walls and windows , according to reports . Authorities told Newson6 that Railena lived with her grandmother but was at her mother 's home for a visit . Witnesses gave police a description of a car that was seen leaving and authorities caught up with it and questioned the people inside , but no arrests have yet been made . Scene : There was a small party at the home when bullets ripped through the walls and windows . Friends expressed their disbelief that Railena had been taken so suddenly . ` She makes me laugh , ' her best friend Savanah Miller said . ' I still do n't believe it happened ... Of all the people there , why did it have to be her ? ' Anyone with information on the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 405-793-5160 . See below for video . | Railena Rhodes was at her mother 's home in Moore , Oklahoma on Saturday morning when she was shot in the neck by a stray bullet . Police have not made any arrests but believe the shots were fired from a car . Her dad Jason Stille made an emotional plea for any information on the killer . | [[0, 64], [89, 165], [166, 259], [302, 335], [548, 568], [637, 712], [698, 712], [718, 751], [2062, 2069], [2101, 2140], [2281, 2312], [0, 64], [89, 165], [1516, 1526], [1529, 1592], [1593, 1605], [1608, 1617], [1608, 1617], [1680, 1770]] |
They recently enjoyed their second wedding anniversary , and now there could be another celebration on the cards . Sources have claimed that Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake are preparing to welcome their first child into the world . Speaking to Us Weekly , an insider said : ` Right now they are just enjoying the news for themselves . They just want a happy baby . ' Scroll down for video . Tum-thing to tell us ? Sources have claimed that Jessica Biel - pictured with what appears to be a baby bump in October - and Justin Timberlake are preparing to welcome their first child into the world . The actress sparked rumours that she is pregnant after stepping out in late October revealing what appeared to be a baby bump . The 32-year-old actress was pictured on October 22 as she went shopping with a pal at the American Party Store on Vine in West Hollywood . Making sure not to do any heavy lifting , Jessica 's business partner and stylist Estee Stanley instead carried a huge disco mirror ball for the star as they left the store together . Wearing a pair of tight-fitting jeans and a chunky knitted scarf , Jessica 's unbuttoned shirt revealed a mystery bump as she headed home . MailOnline has reached out to a representative for the actress who has so far been unavailable for comment . Happy news ? Jessica and Justin recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary , and by the looks of it there is another celebration on the cards . Expecting ? Speculation grew when the brunette beauty was pictured out in Los Angeles in October with her unbuttoned shirt seeming to reveal a small pregnancy bump . Speculation grew even more when the brunette beauty and her husband were pictured enjoying a hike in the foothills above Los Angeles on October 24 . Jessica was comfortably clad in stretchy black leggings and a loose-fitting black tank top that spilled over what appeared to be a baby bump . In August it was claimed that the couple have been trying for a baby as a source said : ` They 've been trying to conceive for a couple of months now , and she told Justin she 's going to see a fertility expert . ` She has no problem using technology , if that 's what it will take to have a baby and stick this marriage out . ' Mystery bump : The 32-year-old actress was pictured revaeon October 22 as she went shopping with a pal at the American Party Store on Vine in West Hollywood . No heavy lifting ? Making sure not to do any heavy lifting , Jessica 's business partner and stylist Estee Stanley instead carried a huge disco mirror ball for the star as they left the store together . Justin fuelled pregnancy rumours last week when the 33-year-old singer attended the amfAR Gala in Los Angeles without the brunette beauty . What 's more , Jessica 's friend Ariel Foxman sparked further speculation his pal is expecting when the InStyle editor posted a Throwback Thursday picture on Instagram last week congratulating the star on her pregnancy . He tweeted : ` Congrats @jessicabiel on your impending motherhood ... Looking forward to the red carpet maternity style pic to come #tbt . -LRB- sic -RRB- ' . Jessica and Justin , 33 , have certainly been open about their plans to start a family together . Motherhood on her mind : Late last year the actress confirmed they would be having children ` at some point ' after getting broody on the set of her movie The Truth About Emanuel . Late last year the actress confirmed they would be having children ` at some point ' after getting broody on the set of her movie The Truth About Emanuel . Talking to E! about the role and getting the maternal instinct , she said : ' I think to make this person , this character , work without being some ridiculous , crazy performance , is to really believe in what she 's doing and believe that that is her truth , that baby is her baby and that 's what it is . ` And so the nurturing element of being a mother , that is really what I tapped into . Because it 's like , the best villain really believes what they 're doing . It 's the same idea . This woman , that 's just her truth , her reality . ' Well it 's big , and it 's round : There was no doubt that Jessica had purchased a huge mirrorball . Something to celebrate ? Jessica was seen leaving The American Party Store on Vine , in West Hollywood . Someone 's missing : Justin fuelled pregnancy rumours last week when the 33-year-old singer attended the amfAR Gala in Los Angeles without his wife . When asked about when she would be starting a family , she said : ' I do n't know . I 'm not quite sure about sooner or later , but definitely at some point . ' Meanwhile in 2013 , Justin said of starting a family : ` I 'm not against the idea at all , but I think I still have some time ahead of me . Let 's leave it to fate . ' He added to OK! Magazine : ` Life did n't change overnight . Marriage , family - it 's all part of the normal steps you take when you reach your thirties . Ready for fatherhood ? Last month , Justin posed with this koala named April at a zoo in Australia . ` She 's brought me stability and an inner force . The most important thing for me is that we 're able to communicate so well and talk about absolutely everything . ` It 's beautiful to have that kind of closeness and understanding . ' Justin has recently been taking his The 20/20 Experience World Tour to Australia and New Zealand . The singer will play his final date of the tour in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena . Justin and Jessica started dating in 2007 before getting engaged in December 2011 - five months after a brief split . They married in Italy in a lavish ceremony in October 2012 . Life on tour : Jessica - seen here at LAX in March - has been joining Justin at a few of his tour dates , on his The 20/20 Experience World Tour . | Sources have claimed that Jessica Biel is pregnant with her first child . The actress sparked rumours that she is expecting after stepping out in late October revealing what appeared to be a baby bump . Her husband , Justin Timberlake , fuelled speculation last week when he attended the amfAR Gala in Los Angeles without the starlet . 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AC/DC 's Malcolm Young had to rehearse songs he had played for 30 years everyday before doing a show , just so he could remember them . Lead guitarist Angus Young noticed there was something wrong with his brother during their Black Ice World Tour six years ago when he really struggled with his worsening dementia . He told the ABC 's 7:30 report his brother 's illness was noticeable when they were writing songs together . Scroll down for video . Angus Young -LRB- pictured right -RRB- told the ABC 's 7:30 report his brother Malcolm 's illness was noticeable when they were writing songs together . AC/DC 's Malcolm Young -LRB- pictured -RRB- had to rehearse songs he had played for 30 years everyday before doing a show , just so he could remember them due to his illness , dementia . Despite retiring in September due to his dementia , Malcolm Young wanted the band to continue ` making music ' Malcolm Young -LRB- pictured left -RRB- wanted his band members to ` keep making music ' after he left the band in September due to dealing with illness dementia . ` Malcolm was always very organised and it was very strange for the first time I had seen him disorganised , being confused about a lot of things so that 's when it hit me that something was not right , ' said Angus . While Angus spoke to Malcolm , telling him he did n't need to continue if he did n't feel up to it , Malcolm was determined to carry on . It was in September Malcolm finally retired from the band when he could n't remember the songs anymore . ` Mal kept up right up until he could n't do it no more , ' Angus told the 7:30 report . ` It was a strange feeling because your work mate , you worked with for the last , for me 35 years was n't there anymore , ' said lead singer Brian Johnson . Singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young perform in concert during their ` Black Ice World Tour ' Malcolm Young -LRB- pictured -RRB- had to make the decision to retire in September when he could n't remember the song anymore , due to dementia . ` We always collaborated and bounced off each other , ' said Angus of his brother Malcolm . The decision had to be made as to whether the band should keep going and Johnson claims it was really a decision for Angus , who was one part of a sibling team who created ` these riffs that nobody else made ' . ` We always collaborated and bounced off each other , ' said Angus . The pair masterminded the massive hit ` Highway to Hell ' which Angus says sprung on him one day , the name of the song coming after a cigarette and a trip to the toilet . It was essentially Malcolm who decided the band 's fate and insisted the band ` keep making music ' but they were able to keep it in the family when they hired Stevie Young , the pair 's nephew , to replace him . It was essentially Malcolm who decided the band 's fate and insisted the band ` keep making music ' but they were able to keep it in the family when they hired Stevie Young , the pair 's nephew , to replace him . Lead singer Brian Johnson -LRB- pictured left -RRB- and lead guitarist Angus Young -LRB- pictured right -RRB- said AC/DC carried on because Malcolm said he wanted to band to ` keep making music ' He had played with the band before , on a tour in 1988 . It was then AC/DC stayed together and put out their next album - their first without Malcolm - entitled Rock Or Bust . Malcolm Young is now in a special care home in Sydney . | AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young noticed there was ` something wrong ' with his brother Malcolm when making the Black Ice album . He said it became noticeable when Malcolm , who was usually organised , was confused about a lot of things . In September Malcolm retired from the band when he could n't remember the songs anymore . He urged the band to ` keep making music ' and carry on . | [[136, 261], [1155, 1171], [1174, 1188], [1144, 1145], [1174, 1210], [790, 839], [968, 987], [990, 1064], [1431, 1525], [1877, 1896], [1906, 1911], [1916, 1959], [1924, 2023], [790, 819], [842, 898], [935, 987], [968, 987], [990, 1064], [2569, 2571], [2629, 2666], [2782, 2784], [2842, 2879], [3110, 3188]] |
From the puritanical Victorian standards of beauty in 1910 , to the eclectic styles of today , a fascinating new time-lapse video documents how hairstyles have changed over the past century . The video , masterminded by the team at Cut Video , shows how beauty has evolved over 100 years in just one minute . Beginning in 1910 , the model showcases the elegant yet conservative curls seen on the Crawley women in Downton Abbey . Scroll down for video . Then and now : Beginning in 1910 and finishing in 2010 , a new video shows how hairstyles have evolved . The film swiftly moves through to 1920 , also known as the Roaring Twenties , and depicts the popular bobbed haircut - a symbol of women 's increasing freedom . The look was inspired by glamorous film stars such as Louise Brooks , and make-up was worn heavy . Next up is the 1930s and 1940s - eras that took cues from Hollywood starlets such as Bette Davis and Rita Hayworth . Curls were big news during these decades , which is reflected in the video , and it shows them loose , pinned and , above all , in abundance . Early days : Beginning in 1910 , the model showcases the elegant curls seen in Downton Abbey . Bouncy bouffant : The Roaring Twenties were depicted through the popular bobbed haircut . Sophisticated : The video shows the 1930s , left , and 1940s , right - eras that took cues from Hollywood stars . Glamorous : The 1950s were all about immaculate hair via beautifully curled bouffants , as seen in the video . The video then moves on to 1950s . Following the end of the Second World War , women became increasingly glamorous and immaculate . They embraced traditional , conservative values of beauty and with it came beautifully curled bouffants , and the iconic ` doe eye ' created with heavy eyeliner and bright lips . The 1960s , as proven in the video , were all about the apologetically voluminous beehive . The look was created in 1954 by Chicago-based hairdresser Margaret Vinci Heldt who was asked by the editors of a glossy magazine to conjure up a style to reflect the next decade - it became a sartorial hit . Next up came the 1970s - and a social revolution . Indeed , hair reflected this and was worn long , flowing and free . Popularised by the likes of Farrah Fawcett , it was all about loose curls . Beehive babes : The 1960s were all about the voluminous beehive masterminded by Margaret Vinci Heldt . Thanks to the social revolution of the 1970s , hair was worn long , flowing and free a la Farrah Fawcett . As for 1980 , as seen in the video , hair got bigger and bigger and women took inspiration from Madonna and Cyndi Lauper , who crimped their hair and wore it in a side ponytail . Make-up was colourful and clashing and hairspray was a girl 's best friend . As the footage ventures into 1990 , it 's clear that Jennifer Aniston 's character Rachel in Friends was hugely influential . Hair was long , sleek and framed the face ; choppy layers were all the rage . So popular was this look that it was recently named the most iconic hairstyle ever . The millennium hairstyle did n't change hugely and sleek hair was still big news . The final look in the video is 2010 and showcases bouncy , loose curls reminiscent of Kim Kardashian - the model is even taking a selfie using her mobile phone . Jordan from Hershesons said of the video : ` The time lapse shows a real move from hair that is contrived ; you need an arsenal of products and tools for hair that is stiff and untouchable . ` Nowadays , hair has gone on a journey to be more organic , natural . Far more ` get up and go ' achievable beauty , hair you want to run your hands through . ` The most popular requests we get are for ` undone ' styles . People want ` Cool Girl ' hair that looks a little bit naughty . ' Wacky : In 1980 hair got bigger and bigger and women took inspiration from Madonna and Cyndi Lauper . Sleek and chic : The 1990s and 2000 were fairly bland in terms of hair experimentation . Women wore their locks sleek and choppy layers were favoured . Selfie nation : Hair as we know it today is worn effortlessly curled and the final shot in the video , right , is perhaps a nod to selfie-obsessed celebrities of today such as Kim Kardashian . nice 'n easy colour Advisor Jonathan Long comments on the hair colour trends through the decades : . 1930s : . `` In the 1930 's with the already vibrant Art Noveau , and the more recent Art Deco trends spreading across Europe and America , hair became more graphic and bold . The look was short , jaw length hair , with strong shape . Long hair tended to be pin curled at the front to resemble jaw length hair and kept small and tight in a chignon style at the back . Colours were bold , single applications of primary colours ; the purest tone . If it was blonde it was the cleanest , purest platinum possible and if it was dark it was deep and strong to give strength and density to the shape . '' 1940s : . `` In the 1940 's , even in the midst of war with clothing and fabric rationing , people took great pride in their hair . The updos of the 30 's continued but hair naturally became longer and darker giving way to beautiful deep rich dark tones which would be set on pin curls then brushed through to create that classic wave of the 40 's . Raven haired beauties like style icon Ava Gardener epitomised the 40 's and took the lime light with beautiful blondes like Veronica Lake becoming more rarely seen on screen . '' 1950s : . `` With the constraints of war at an end , glamour became popular and women wanted to create a hair look that implied ` domestic goddess ' . Women looked to the glamour of Marilyn Monroe and the decade 's other big Hollywood screen vamps and sirens for inspiration . Intense red coloured lips and platinum blonde hair became popular , highlighting a pale complexion . '' 1960s : . `` Women were moving into the workplace and wanted a more manageable and achievable day-time look . Hair colour was kept simple , with the emphasis on natural , healthy-looking colour like nice 'n easy Sunkissed . Blonde was still the key colour but a more natural darker blonde with highlights , made famous by Ursula Andress and Bridget Bardot . Darker hair was often given highlights and the sun-kissed look by soaking strands of hair in lemon juice and sitting in the sun . '' 1970s : . `` At the beginning of the 1970 's a dark natural blonde look remained popular , inspired by Farrah Fawcett from the cult series ` Charlies Angels ' . Hair was all about manes of free-falling curls , soft partings and long fringes completed by bronzed skin . However by the end of the era with the ` Punk ' movement , women like Toyah Wilcox started to experiment with hair colour . For the first time we saw vivid primary or fluorescent hair colours emerging . '' 1980s : . `` Women were opting for intense strong colour to compliment ` power dressing ' . Rich brunettes and strong blondes were all the rage , inspired by Dynasty characters ' Krystle Carrington -LRB- Linda Evans -RRB- and Alexis -LRB- Joan Collins -RRB- . On the other hand , the rebellious streak that started with punk continued with women led by Madonna wanting an ever-changing hair colour to go with their unconventional , eccentric clothing . '' 1990s and 2000s : . `` During the 1990 's and naughties , the whole world went back to blonde all over again ! Each season we see the emergence of new hair colour trends , but our love of blondes remains constant throughout . Multi-toned inspired highlights , which can be achieved at home with nice 'n easy Sunkissed , or an all over blonde -- any shade of blonde in fact , even previously brunette models and film stars turned blonde . '' 2010s : . `` With all of the resources available to us today in the 2010s , blonde is still the desired hair colour of choice . The blondes of today are much easier going and less high maintenance . Multi-tonal , sun kissed , sandy blondes have replaced the all over block colours of previous years , allowing for that organic look and feel . We are entering into an era of huge change in hair colour and the way that people perceive hair colour . In the 2010s it should be a part of you not something extra added . With the likes of Scarlett Johansson opting to ` dress it down ' instead of ` up ' with her tousled sandy , sun kissed locks at this year 's Oscars showing her real natural beauty , you can definitely see the change we are heading for ! '' | Video documents changing hairstyles from 1910 to today . Shows hair inspired by Madonna , Farrah Fawcett and Kim Kardashian . 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An unlikely alliance of left-leaning human rights activists , right-wing conservatives and church leaders has been forged to try and save the life of a mentally ill convicted killer slated for execution this week . Attorneys representing Scott Panetti asked the US Supreme Court Monday to halt his lethal injection scheduled for Wednesday saying he is too delusional for execution . Panetti , 56 , is set to be put to death for the 1992 shooting deaths of his estranged wife 's parents at their home in Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country . Condemnded : Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti 's execution is set for December 3 but his attorneys want the death date withdrawn or at least delayed to allow for a new round of psychological testing to determine if he 's competent to be executed . There was ` no doubt ' Panetti was severely mentally ill ` before , during and after the crime for which he has been sentenced to death , ' attorneys Gregory Wiercioch and Kathryn Kase told the justices . ` And Mr. Panetti 's mental state has further deteriorated since his last evaluation in 2007 . ' The long list of those who are opposed to Mr Panetti 's execution includes more than 50 Evangelical Christian leaders , seven Methodist bishops , 10 Texas state lawmakers and former libertarian presidential candidate and Republican Congressman Ron Paul , reported The Independent . Last month , Paul wrote a letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry asking him to grant Panetti clemency . Perry 's gubernatorial predecessor Mark White , a Democrat , has gone on record calling Panetti 's capital murder trial a ` sham . ' Nearly 100,000 people from all walks of life have signed an online petition on Change.org asking to spare Panetti 's life . Even his ex-wife , Sonja , whose parents the inmate shot dead in front of her in 1992 , has declared that she believes he is too mentally ill to be put to death . Scott Panetti 's case has something for everyone : libertarians oppose the death penalty because they do not trust the government ; fiscal conservatives believe that executing an inmate costs more than imprisoning him for life , and religious conservatives reject capital punishment as a pro-life matter . Abby Johnson , a former Planned Parenthood abortion clinic staffer-turned anti-abortion activist , wrote in a recent Dallas Morning News op-ed that opposing Panetti 's execution is consistent with the key principles of the pro-life movement . ' A fundamental tenet of the pro-life ethic is that all life has value and we are called to protect it , especially in its most vulnerable forms . A culture of life recognizes the value of those who are vulnerable and prioritizes safeguarding them , ' she wrote . Horrific crime : Panetti , at right on a horse with his wife and child , murdered his in-laws as his wife and daughter were splattered with their blood in 1992 . Panetti , a Hayward , Wisconsin , native , was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1978 and had been hospitalized more than a dozen times for treatment in the decade before killing Joe and Amanda Alvarado . Attorneys said the double homicide was the result of a ` psychotic break ' Panetti had suffered . His wife was living with her parents and a week earlier had obtained a court order to keep Panetti away . His wife and 3-year-old daughter , were sprayed with blood when Panetti shot his in-laws . They were held hostage until he surrendered after a lengthy standoff with police . He blamed it all on ` Sarge , ' one of his multiple personalities . Justices in 2002 prohibited the execution of people who are mentally impaired , deciding it violated the Constitution 's ban on cruel and unusual punishment . But they have allowed capital punishment for mentally ill prisoners as long as the inmate has a factual and rational understanding of why he 's being put to death . The ` rational understanding ' provision was added by the Supreme Court in a 2007 ruling on an appeal from Panetti . Records indicate his case has gone to the Supreme Court at least five times since his 1995 conviction and sentence . Too sick to die : Panetti 's lawyers say he is too severely mentally ill to be executed . ` Imposition of the death penalty on people with severe mental illness , as with people with intellectual disability , does not serve the two goals of deterrence and retribution because of their reduced moral culpability , ' Panetti 's lawyers argued to the high court Monday . Another appeal for Panetti pending before a federal appeals court seeks an execution delay for additional competency evaluations . While his medical records contain indications of mental illness , they ` strongly indicate rational awareness of his impending execution and the reason for it , ' Ellen Stewart-Klein , an assistant Texas attorney general , told the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals . ` Panetti 's mental status has at best been severely exaggerated by his counsel , ' she said . Also Monday , the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles refused a petition from Panetti 's lawyers to delay his execution for 180 days or recommend to Republican Governor Rick Perry that Panetti 's death sentence be commuted to life , board spokesman Raymond Estrada said . At his trial , Panetti ` wore the garish costume of a dime-store cowboy as he represented himself ' and ` engaged in bizarre , incoherent and frightening behavior , ' his attorneys said . His trial judge ruled he could be his own lawyer and appointed a standby attorney whom Panetti never consulted except to call as a witness during the trial 's punishment phase . Panetti , pictured left as a boy , had moved to Texas with his parents in the 1970s . The one-time Navyman -LRB- right -RRB- worked as a ranch hand -- his occupation on prison documents is listed as blacksmith . Bible thumping : Panetti already had a history of mental problems before the shooting , recording 14 hospital stays over 11 years . He 's seen here with his brother . Delusional ? Attorneys contend Panetti is so delusional that he ca n't understand why he was convicted and condemned . Here , he 's pictured with his mother and father . At one point , the defendant even tried to subpoena Jesus Christ and assassinated President John F. Kennedy as witnesses . He insisted only an insane person could prove insanity . I just wanted to see my wife , ' Panetti , in a taped statement played at his capital murder trial , explained why he went to the home armed with a rifle , a sawed-off shotgun and three knives and dressed in camouflage clothing . ' I put on my combat stuff so if I was cornered , I wanted to have my equipment . It was like I was n't even in control , like someone else was pushing me . ' No court has ruled Panetti was or is incompetent or insane . He has told lawyers his scheduled punishment was part of a satanic conspiracy to prevent him from preaching the gospel . | Scott Panetti 's execution is scheduled for December 3 , but his defense team seeks to delay it . Panetti , 56 , was sentenced to death by lethal injection for killing his mother - and father-in-law in 1992 . His lawyers say he is too severely mentally ill to be put to death . Supreme Court allows capital punishment for mentally ill prisoners as long as the inmate understands why he 's being executed . 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A chef at a ritzy eatery in Brooklyn is accused of serving the worst meat to Asian patrons and demanding they were not seated near him . A lawsuit alleges that César Ramirez of Chef 's Table at Brooklyn Fare ordered his staff to abide by his preferences and became angry if they did not . ` When a large piece of meat was cut into many pieces for the guests , Defendant Ramirez instructed Ms. Howard to give the worst pieces of meat to the 's ** t people , ' i.e. Asian people , and to Upper West Siders , ' the suit states . A lawsuit alleges that César Ramirez -LRB- pictured -RRB- of Chef 's Table at Brooklyn Fare served the worst meat to Asian patrons as he saved the best cuts for people he preferred . The three-Michelin-star eatery , which accommodates 18 diners , charges a flat $ 255 per person plus a $ 50 ` service charge ' for each patron , reports the New York Post . Ex-server Emi Howard , who is Asian , alleges in the suit Ramirez told his staff not to place Asian customers too close to him in his section of the restaurant . ` On one occasion , Ms. Howard ` violated ' Defendant Ramirez 's discriminatory rule by seating Asian individuals close to his spot at the center of kitchen counter , ' the suit states . ` In response , Defendant Ramirez subjected Ms. Howard to a wild verbal tirade . ' ` Mr. Ramirez from then on took control of the seating , so that he could ensure that no Asians be sat next to his place . ' The three-Michelin-star eatery which accommodates 18 diners , charges a flat $ 255 per person plus a $ 50 ` service charge ' for each patron . Howard and four other former employees who were sacked , also accuse Ramirez and owner Moe Issa of cutting them out of tips and withholding overtime pay . Howard and fellow axed staffers Kyle McMahon , Loren Mash and Santos Hernandez are seeking unspecified back pay and damages . In a 2010 interview with Serious Eats : ` There are only a couple of feet between me and the customer , so I ca n't lie about the quality of the food or give them something inferior , like some restaurants do . ` There is an intimacy that Brooklyn Fare provides , but this is my kitchen , and I want to do it my way . ' Brooklyn Fare owner Moe Issa has said in an email statement to The Daily Meal : ` At Brooklyn Fare , we pride ourselves on the diversity of our staff who hail from around the globe , and we welcome everyone who comes through our doors with open arms , be it a guest , vendor , or employee , regardless of their creed , religion , ethnicity , sexual orientation , or nationality . We pay all of our staff fair wages for their hours worked as well as gratuity in accordance to the law . ' | A lawsuit alleges that César Ramirez of Chef 's Table at Brooklyn Fare ordered his staff to abide by his preferences . The three-Michelin-star eatery charges a flat $ 255 per person . Ramirez accused of telling staff not to place Asian customers close to him . He is also accused of disliking Manhattan 's ` Upper West Siders ' | [[0, 36], [95, 136], [137, 253], [709, 739], [773, 833], [1439, 1469], [1501, 1561], [0, 36], [95, 136], [137, 253], [1044, 1061], [1064, 1085], [1088, 1208], [1374, 1436]] |
The BBC pays 11 of its most senior bosses twice as much as the Prime Minister , it emerged yesterday . A further 80 executives take home more than David Cameron 's # 142,500-a-year salary . When many of the corporation 's staff have seen annual pay rises of little more than 1 per cent , the 91 bosses are taking home a combined # 19million a year including bonuses . MPs said the figures would make hard-pressed families question the licence fee especially when programmes are facing the axe . Scroll down for video . BBC director general Lord Hall , pictured , earns # 450,000-a-year , according to recently published information . BBC head of radio , Helen Boaden , pictured , is paid # 352,900 , while Charlotte Moore , right , is on # 240,000 . Top earners include Director-General Lord Hall , who earns # 450,000 , Anne Bulford , managing director of finance and operations , who is paid # 395,000 , and Peter Salmon , Director of England , who takes home # 375,000 . The figures do not cover on-air stars , 39 of whom are paid more than # 250,000 a year . Managing director for finance and operations , Anne Bulford , pictured , earns # 395,000-a-year . These include Graham Norton , who is reportedly paid # 2.6 million for presenting his BBC1 and Radio2 shows , and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker , who is said to take home as much as # 2million . Even Paul Hollywood is paid a better wage than the Prime Minister , earning # 300,000 for his work on The Great British Bake Off and its various spin-offs . Tory MP Philip Davies said : ` The BBC has recently said they have cut their senior management to the bone and there are no more savings to be made there but it 's only at the BBC where you could cut senior management to the bone and end up with more people paid more than the Prime Minister than before you started . ` It 's just extraordinary and goes to show how much fat there is . ` What the BBC should do is be cutting out all of these managers , most of who if they disappeared no one would notice , and start delivering some value for money to the licence fee payer . ' Angie Bray , a Tory member of the Commons culture committee alongside Mr Davies , said : ` It will be difficult for the BBC to continue to feel loved by the public if it continues to put licence payers ' money on salaries rather than on what people want them to spend the money on , which is good programming . ` It does make it difficult for everybody to go on justifying this kind of funding if it 's just disappearing into managers ' pockets . ' The number of BBC staff earning the entry level pay grade fell by nearly 3,000 between June 1995 and this year . Those in the top pay grade increased by almost 100 , from 328 to 426 over the same timespan . An efficiency report published last week said the BBC has made savings of # 1.1 billion and would save a further # 400million annually by 2016/17 . Prime Minister David Cameron , pictured , receives an annual salary of # 142,000 for running the country . Stars : Graham Norton is believed to earn around # 2.5 million from the BBC and Gary Lineker , pictured with wife Danielle , around # 1.5 million . Miss Bulford said no more savings could be made through cuts to pay , staff and property and that ` tough choices ' would have to be made over which services were sacrificed . Through the licence fee , the BBC collected more than # 3.762 billion tax free last year , an increase of # 70million from the previous 12 months . A BBC spokesman said : ` Overall we have saved over # 150million per year on pay and head count ; reduced the number and pay bill of senior managers by more than a third ; reduced talent pay by # 35million since 2008 ; and we have cut the number of buildings in the UK and overseas -- all helping to us save # 1.1 billion a year . ' The figures on the salary structure were obtained from the BBC website and through a freedom of information request . Tony Hall , Director General - # 450,000 . Took the top job at the BBC after being chief executive of the Royal Opera House . Previously he ran BBC News and launched Radio 5 , News 24 , BBC News Online and BBC Parliament . Anne Bulford , Managing director for finance and operations - # 395,000 . Lord Hall appointed his former colleague to a top post at the corporation without the job being advertised . Peter Salmon , below right , Director , England - # 387,900 . Joined as a trainee in 1981 and rose to run BBC1 before taking his current role . Helen Boaden , below left , Director , BBC Radio - # 352,900 . As a result of the Savile scandal , Ms Boaden was forced out of her previous job , head of BBC news , where she was in charge for seven years , after being criticised for her poor management skills . She was appointed BBC radio chief instead . James Harding , below centre , Director of News and Current Affairs - # 340,000 . Former editor of The Times Newspaper , Mr Harding took over the post which was vacated by Helen Boaden . Danny Cohen , below right , Director TV - # 327,800 . Former BBC 1 controller was also in charge of BBC3 , where he commissioned Snog , Marry Avoid and Hotter Than My Daughter . Defending his salary recently he said : ` The executives continue to be well-paid , but if we went to commercial organisations we 'd be paid roughly double ' . Bal Samra , Commercial Director - # 322,800 . Also has the title of Managing Director TV . Once claimed # 1,100 expenses on a ` thank you meal ' for 22 colleagues to mark the end of a project . Ralph Rivera , Director , future Media - # 309,000 . American-born executive is in charge of BBC interactive and BBC online . James Purnell , below left , Director , Strategy and Digital - # 295,000 . Former Labour MP and Cabinet minister.He served as both Culture and Work and Pensions Secretary under Gordon Brown . Mr Purnell previously worked at the BBC as head of corporate planning from 1995 to 1997 under former director general Lord Birt . Valerie Hughes D'aeth , below left , Director HR - # 295,000 . HR boss joined in August . Alan Yentob , below right , Creative Director - # 183,000 - plus # 150,000 for presenting role . Last year Yentob justified his own pay by saying he was ` valuable ' to the BBC because of his ` relationship with talent ' and ` understanding of the networks and the schedules ' . | Eleven BBC executives earn twice as much as David Cameron 's salary . And 91 bosses at the corporation earn more than PM 's # 142,000 . But new data does not reveal the salaries of stars earning up to # 2.5 m . BBC director general Lord Hall has an annual package worth # 450,000 . Head of radio Helen Boaden earns # 352,900 according to new figures . Her colleague BBC 1 controller Charlotte Moore is paid # 240,000 . 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Dementia patients are being failed at the end of their lives as they are not deemed to have a terminal illness , charities warn . Many are dying on an undignified hospital ward when they wanted to be at home with loved ones . The final stages of the disease have become the ` forgotten aspects of a silent epidemic ' , according to a joint report by the Alzheimer 's Society and Marie Curie . Undignified : Pensioners with dementia are being failed on NHS wards , charities warn -LRB- posed by model -RRB- . It says that unlike other illnesses , NHS staff do not sit down with families of dementia patients and draw up an end-of-life care plan . Around 850,000 Britons are known to have dementia , and the number is expected to rise to 2million by 2050 as the population ages . The Government has promised to make the illness a national priority over concerns that there are no effective treatments and diagnosis rates remain shockingly low . But this report warns that despite efforts made to detect and treat the illness early on , too little attention is being paid to sufferers and their families at the end of their lives . The report also states sufferers are admitted to hospital ` inappropriately ' -LRB- posed by models -RRB- . Jeremy Hughes , Chief Executive at Alzheimer 's Society said : ` Dementia is frequently overlooked as being a terminal illness and as a consequence , there are unacceptable failures to prepare and plan for end of life care . ` Despite much attention on dementia in recent years , many people with dementia are not dying where they had hoped , others face meeting the end of their life in pain or without dignity . ` A lot needs to happen to improve care . ` Improving staff training and awareness is vital in order to help make people 's final days as good as they can be . ` Mapping this journey is difficult but considerations for end of life care for people with dementia are essential to meet the needs and dignity of each individual and their loved ones . ' Many dementia patients are believed to experience intense bouts of pain in their joints and bones but -- due to the nature of the illness -- can not express this to doctors or nurses . The report also states that sufferers are frequently admitted to hospital ` inappropriately ' as they near the end of their lives when they should be cared for at home . Phil McCarvill , Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Marie Curie , the cancer care charity , said : ` End of life care for people with dementia remains a hidden aspect of health and social care in England so it is vital that we shine a light on the final stages of dementia to improve care and support for people and their families . ` I know from the personal experience of caring for my father that people with dementia have very specific needs . ` All too often , services do not respond to the needs of the individual . ' Last year David Cameron pledged to make dementia a national priority and said there would be a cure by 2025 . The Government has also promised that by next year doctors will have diagnosed two thirds of all patients with the illness -- currently it is less than half . | Some patients have intense pain but can not express it , charities say . Joint report by Alzheimer 's Society and Marie Curie says state must act . David Cameron made dementia ` national priority ' and vowed 2025 cure . | [[2000, 2097], [226, 257], [319, 392], [778, 859], [2882, 2950], [2882, 2905], [2955, 2991]] |
Hacker group Anonymous took down at least two official websites in Florida making good on threats after a city banned feeding the homeless . In a video claimed to be posted by Anonymous on Monday , an unidentified person wearing a mask and speaking with a digitally-altered voice threatened to crash the sites if the city of Fort Lauderdale did n't lift bans on panhandling at intersections , sleeping in public downtown and feeding the homeless . The sites FortLauderdale.gov and FLPD.gov were offline for several hours on Monday but back up later that evening . Scroll down for video . Hacker group Anonymous on Monday threatened to take down official Fort Lauderdale city websites following a ban on feeding the homeless . Both Fort Lauderdale 's main city website -LRB- pictured -RRB- and that of the police department were down for several hours on Monday following threats from hacker group Anonymous . World War II veteran , 90-year-old Arnold Abbott -LRB- pictured -RRB- was cited on November 5 along with two pastors for feeding the homeless in a Fort Lauderdale park . The denial of service attack created a web traffic jam forcing the city to shut down the sites as a precaution . The Sun Sentinel reported that no critical services were affected , but people were unable to pay utility bills or find other government information . City Manager Lee Feldman said that officials were discussing the issue . Fort Lauderdale drew national attention last month after police cited 90-year-old Arnold Abbott and two pastors for feeding homeless people at Fort Lauderdale Beach . Abbott , a World War II veteran , and others served a four-course meal by the beach as a crowd of nearly 100 mostly homeless and volunteers cheered their arrival . Despite being charged with violating the new law by feeding the homeless , Abbott said he 's not deterred and even went back out to serve more food at a public park . Abbott , affectionately known as ` Chef Arnold , ' has several programs , including a culinary school to train the homeless and help find them jobs in local kitchens . He and two South Florida ministers face up to 60 days in jail and a $ 500 fine . Known locally as ` Chef Arnold ' , Abbot runs several programs to feed and help the homeless including a culinary school to train them to find jobs in local kitchens . The faceoff in Fort Lauderdale over the ordinance restricting public feeding of the homeless has pitted those with compassionate aims against residents and businesses trying to protect their neighborhoods . Fort Lauderdale is the latest U.S. city to pass restrictions on feeding homeless people in public places . Advocates for the homeless say the cities are fighting to control increasing homeless populations but that simply passing ordinances does n't work because they do n't address the root causes . In the past two years , more than 30 cities have tried to introduce laws similar to Fort Lauderdale 's , according to the National Coalition for the Homeless . Harsh winters have driven many homeless people south to states such as Florida . Mayor Jack Seiler said he thinks Abbott and pastors Dwayne Black and Mark Sims have good intentions , but the city ca n't discriminate in enforcing the law . He said it was passed to ensure that public places are open to everyone . He also stressed that the city was working with local charities to help serve the homeless through indoor feedings and programs that get them medical care and long-term help . ` The parks have just been overrun and were inaccessible to locals and businesses , ' Seiler said . After several hours both affected websites were once again up and running following the denial of service attack which forced the city to shut them down as a precaution . The issue of feeding the homeless has cropped up multiple times during Mr Abbot 's long life . Abbott fought a similar ordinance in court 15 years ago and said he 's prepared to mount another legal challenge . In 1999 he sued the City of Fort Lauderdale after he was banned from feeding the homeless on the beach . A court ruled that such a law was against the Constitution . Other cities are conducting routine homeless sweeps while some have launched anti-panhandling campaigns , according to the coalition . And many laws continue to target public feedings . In Houston , groups need written consent to feed the homeless in public , or they face a $ 2,000 fine . Organizations in Columbia , South Carolina , must pay $ 150 for a permit more than two weeks in advance to feed the homeless in city parks . In Orlando , an ordinance requires groups to get a permit to feed 25 or more people in parks in a downtown district . Groups are limited to two permits per year for each park . Since then , numerous activists have been arrested for violating the law . Fort Lauderdale 's new law requires groups to be at least 500 feet away from residential properties and food sites are restricted to one per city block , but charities have criticized the rules as forms of implementing social cleansing . Similar laws are being looked at by other cities including Seattle , Los Angeles , Phoenix , Dallas , and Philadelphia . | Hacker group Anonymous took down two city websites in Fort Lauderdale in response to a ban on feeding the homeless . FortLauderdale.gov and FLPD.gov were offline for several hours on Monday but back up later that evening . Fort Lauderdale drew national attention last month after police cited 90-year-old Arnold Abbott for feeding homeless people . 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Five men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences after armed police officers stopped a vehicle at Dover port as it tried to leave Britain . Two men , aged 33 and 43 , were arrested in Dover at 11.30 pm last night and a 28-year-old man was arrested at the same port this morning . Scotland Yard anti-terror officers , who were supported by Kent Police , also arrested another two men , aged 24 and 40 in east London in the early hours of this morning . Investigation : Five men have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences after armed police officers stopped a vehicle at Dover port as it tried to leave Britain . All five were being held tonight at a police station in central London where they were being questioned on suspicion of being concerned in the commission , preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism . A 37-year-old man was also arrested last night in Dover on suspicion of people trafficking offences , the Metropolitan Police said . He was also being held at a police station this evening . ' A further 12 men and one woman who were stopped in the same vehicle were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences by Immigration Enforcement officers , ' a police spokesman said . He added : ` Four addresses in east London and one in south London are being searched today as part of the investigation . This operation is not in response to any immediate threat . ' It is understood the operation was in connection to Syria-related terrorism . The Port of Dover declined to comment . Threat : Fears of a terrorist attack in Britain have heightened in the wake of the rise of Islamic State -LRB- IS -RRB- , the extremist group that has taken over large swathes of Iraq and Syria . The arrests were made at the end of counter-terrorism awareness week , which saw increased activity at ports across the country . Britain 's chief counter-terror police officer warned the current threat to the UK from jihadists will remain for ` several years ' . The terror threat level in the UK was raised from substantial to severe a few months ago against a backdrop of increasing concerns over hundreds of aspiring British jihadis travelling to Iraq and Syria to learn terrorist ` tradecraft ' . Fears of a terrorist attack on Britain 's streets have heightened in the wake of the rise of Islamic State -LRB- IS -RRB- , the extremist group that has taken over large swathes of Iraq and Syria and attracted thousands of foreign jihadists to its cause , including more than 500 Britons . Last week , a new Counter-terrorism and Security Bill , containing a range of draconian powers including new orders that can block suspected British fighters from returning to the UK , was introduced to Parliament . It will move to a second reading in Parliament tomorrow . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Two men stopped last night in Dover and a third arrested this morning . Another two men were arrested in east London as part of the operation . All five were being questioned on suspicion of terrorist offences tonight . A sixth man was arrested in Dover on suspicion of people trafficking . 12 men and woman in same vehicle quizzed over immigration offences . | [[151, 158], [173, 223], [224, 290], [836, 914], [291, 325], [369, 393], [0, 119], [477, 566], [686, 835], [836, 914], [1046, 1059], [1064, 1096], [1029, 1059], [1097, 1183]] |
A US Air Force fighter pilot was killed yesterday in a non-combat-related crash in the Middle East . The F-16 jet crashed as it was returning to its base at an unspecified location in the region shortly after take-off . The crash did not happen in Iraq or Syria , where US planes are engaged in a bombing campaign against Islamic State militants , the military said . A F-16 jet crashed as it was returning to its base in the Middle East shortly after take-off -LRB- stock image -RRB- . A US led strike campaign being launched in Iraq and Syria against the extremist group , which have seized wide swaths of territory in those two countries and declared an Islamic caliphate . The US has several Middle Eastern bases supporting aerial efforts against ISIS elsewhere in the region . These include Al Udeid in the Qatari desert , CENTCOM 's forward headquarters in the Middle East ; Al Dhafra Air Base , a base in the United Arab Emirates that hosts American aircraft ; and the major base in Bahrain that hosts the US Navy 's Fifth Fleet . The US has several Middle Eastern bases supporting aerial efforts against ISIS , including Al Udeid in Qatar -LRB- pictured -RRB- . No further information was immediately available , and the cause of the incident was being investigated . Officials have not identified the pilot . | US Air Force fighter pilot killed in the Middle East shortly after take-off . Military said crash did not take place in Iraq or Syria where US planes are engaged in a bombing campaign against ISIS militants . US has several Middle Eastern bases supporting aerial efforts against ISIS . | [[0, 100], [101, 219], [368, 478], [220, 261], [270, 345], [264, 313], [348, 367], [487, 572], [677, 781], [688, 781], [1038, 1152]] |
A 63-year-old American man has died during a flight from Nigeria to New York 's JFK after vomiting profusely - but it was only a ` cursory ' exam by the CDC that confirmed he did not have Ebola . The unnamed passenger boarded an Arik Air plane out of Lagos , Nigeria , on Wednesday night , but passed away before the plane reached its final destination . Flight attendants called the CDC , Port Authority and customs officials , who then boarded the plane in protective gear as it touched down , forcing 145 worried passengers to remain on board . The authorities then conducted tests on the body and it was only a short evaluation that suggested he did not have the deadly virus , prompting concerns there are still ` vulnerabilities ' at airports . Scroll down for video . Scare : The passenger , 63 , boarded an Arik Air plane out of Lagos , Nigeria , on Wednesday but passed away before the plane reached its final destination -LRB- file picture -RRB- . According to the New York Daily News , the man , who was traveling alone , also suffered chest pains before he died . This morning , a Port Authority source said he passed away of an apparent heart attack , but this is yet to be confirmed . Following his death , the U.S. citizen 's body was handed over to the Port Authority who removed it from the plane , with the CDC allegedly providing little information on how to deal with the remains . Throughout the 45-minute ordeal , the door connecting the aircraft to the terminal was left open , according to The New York Post . This prompted worries from Republican Congressman Peter King that there are not enough checks in place before reaching the screening process . In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security , he wrote : ` It was what I was told a cursory examination . The Port Authority cops and personnel from Customs and Border Protection were there , and they were told there was no danger because the person did not have Ebola , ' King said . Demonstration : A protester stands outside the White House , urging the Obama administration to ban all flights into the United States to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus . Airport : Flight attendants called the CDC , Port Authority and customs officials , who boarded the plane in protective gear as it touched down at JFK -LRB- pictured -RRB- , forcing 145 worried passengers to remain on board . ` But their concern was , how could you tell so quickly ? And what adds to the concern is how wrong the CDC has been over the past few weeks . ' His letter goes on to demand that Homeland Security needs to strengthen protocols before reaching the screening location - concerned of what happens to potentially infected passengers in flight and at the terminal itself . He added : ` These individuals transit the airport with the rest of the traveling population , including using the restrooms , ' King wrote to Jeh Johnson , secretary of the Department of Homeland Security , in a letter Thursday . Concern : The scare at JFK involving the passenger from Nigeria prompted Republican Congressman Peter King to write to the Department of Homeland Security , suggesting there are still ` vulnerabilities ' at airports . It comes just days after Congressman King claimed that President Barack Obama should suspend travel to the U.S. from West Africa to avoid the spread of the deadly virus . He tweeted on Tuesday : ` POTUS should suspend travel to US from W Africa & visas to citizens of W Africa nations until we get clearer analysis of Ebola transmission . ' Nigeria is 1,000 miles east of the three West African countries suffering from an Ebola outbreak , but has had 19 cases of the virus . Action needed : The representative for New York 's 2nd District asked if the potential of having isolation zones within the terminal had been looked at . Speaking out : It comes just days after Congressman King claimed that President Barack Obama should suspend travel to the U.S. from West Africa to avoid the spread of the deadly virus . However there have been no new patients in recent months and , according to the World Health Organization , if there are no more by Monday , they will officially be declared ` Ebola-free . ' Up to 100 passengers a day arrive at JFK from Liberia , Sierra Leone and Guinea , the three West African countries ravaged by the outbreak King said . A total of 4,493 people have died so far from the Ebola virus according to figures released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday . The first cases were reported in Guinea on March 2 . | The 63-year-old , a U.S. citizen , died during flight from Lagos to New York . CDC and Port Authority boarded the Arik Air plane with 145 passengers . They confirmed after a short , ` cursory ' test he did not have deadly virus . Door connecting the aircraft with the terminal was open the whole time . The ordeal prompted concern from New York Congressman Peter King . In a letter to Homeland Security , he wrote : ` How could you tell so quickly ? ' Added it was worrying considering ` how wrong CDC has been ' recently . Officials say man died of apparent heart attack ; this is yet to be confirmed . | [[0, 83], [775, 780], [872, 930], [115, 156], [149, 156], [162, 195], [601, 679], [1677, 1727], [1730, 1738], [1743, 1789], [1880, 1884], [1901, 1952], [1402, 1433], [1436, 1498], [1402, 1433], [1436, 1484], [1501, 1533], [2982, 3126], [1677, 1727], [1730, 1738], [1743, 1789], [2379, 2392], [2399, 2430], [2982, 3126], [2435, 2515], [1076, 1088], [1091, 1162], [1169, 1198]] |
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton has warned the city expects an ISIS-inspired lone wolf terror attack after a new video calling for strikes was released by the group . The NYPD have been warned to look out for jihadi attacks after the terrorist group released a call to attack American police officers , soldiers , intelligence officers and civilians in a social media video on Saturday . ` As you may recall , there was a similar threat , a Twitter threat , back in September , and shortly thereafter there were a number of attacks in Canada , Australia , also an attack here -- an ax-wielding individual attacked four of our officers , ' New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said Monday on ` CBS This Morning . ' Scroll Down for Video . Vigilant : Police in New York City have been placed on high alert for possible attacks from ISIS supporters in the U.S. Above , an NYPD officer patrols Times Square on January 8 , 2015 . Following this latest threat , an advisory was issued to NYPD officers urging caution and awareness . ` This one is also very specifically directed at law enforcement personnel , so we 're encouraging officers that when they 're on these fixed posts , that they be even more vigilant that they might ordinarily be , ' Bratton said to CBS News . ` They 're there for a purpose , to protect that location , as well as to protect themselves and the public . So if both of them are sitting in the car and they 're busy texting away or not paying attention of the surrounding area , they 're much more vulnerable to attack . ' An internal memo released to officers in the NYPD says that the new threat should be taken more seriously ` in light of the terrorist attacks in France earlier this week ' which resulted in the death of more than a dozen people - most of them staff members of the satirical newspaper . Indeed , Bratton said that his biggest concern right now is the threat of lone wolf attacks in the city . Warning : NYPD Commissioner William Bratton has warned the city expects an ISIS-inspired lone wolf terror attack after a new video calling for strikes was released by the group . ` They 're continually working to attract new recruits -- not to go fight in Syria as much as to attract new recruits from around the world , ' Bratton said to CBS News . ` They 're extraordinarily skilled with their public relations campaign , if you will - much more so than the traditional al Qaeda operatives . ' The specific warnings offer advice to officers how to conduct themselves in public . ` If you are assigned to a fixed post , do not sit together in the RMP -LSB- police car -RSB- , ' members of the Sergeants Benevolent Association union were told in an email obtain by both The New York Daily News and New York Post . ` At least one officer must stand outside the vehicle at all times . Pay attention to your surroundings . Officers must pay close attention to approaching vehicles ... Pay close attention to people as they approach . Look for their hands . ' Call to action : Above , a screen grab from a recent ISIS propaganda video . The video released on Saturday called on supporters to murder police , soldiers , intelligence members and civilians in the U.S. . The video released on Saturday by ISIS starts with President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron speaking about the terrorist group . Then spokesman Abu Mohamad Al-Adnani appears and says : ` Do not let the battle pass you by wherever you may be . Strike their police , security and intelligence members , as well as their treacherous agents . ' Al-Adnani horrifying instructions encourage supporters to smash a targets head with a rock ` or slaughter him with a knife , or run him over with your car ' | Latest ISIS video released Saturday calls on supporters to carry out lone wolf in the U.S. NYPD warned to take the video more seriously in light of Paris attack . | [[0, 120], [109, 168], [169, 177], [195, 267], [232, 389], [1964, 2084], [2073, 2132], [3087, 3117], [3087, 3217], [940, 968], [971, 1010], [1562, 1731]] |
An ultra-conservative Jewish newspaper has digitally removed female politicians from an iconic image of world leaders marching through Paris , following last week 's terror attacks . Israel 's The Announcer airbrushed out German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo - and cropped the front-page picture to completely exclude Danish Prime Minster , Helle Thorning-Shmidt . It 's believed the women were removed from the historic image , taken on January 11 , so the newspaper would not offend its highly devout Orthodox readers . Scroll down for video . Remembrance : The original picture , taken on January 11 , shows all three female leaders marching in Paris . Removed : The altered picture on the front page of Israeli newspaper , The Announcer , excludes German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo - while only the hand of Danish Prime Minster Helle Thorning-Shmidt makes the picture . ` Airbrushed out ' : This before and after picture shows how the three women , Helle Thorning-Shmidt -LRB- below , left -RRB- , Anne Hidalgo -LRB- below , centre -RRB- and Angela Merkel -LRB- below , right -RRB- were digitally removed from the photo . Swiss President , Simonetta Sommaru , has been left as a blur behind a crowd of faces , while the EU 's foreign affairs and security chief , Frederica Mogherini , was left out entirely . The women were among 40 world leaders who lined arms with their male counterparts to lead a million people through Paris , in a statement of international solidarity following the Charlie Hebdo massacre . Six of the magazine 's journalists , killed by two masked gunmen , were among 17 innocent people to lose their lives in a wave of terror attacks in Paris last week . French newspapers have blasted The Announcer 's ` hypocritical ' front page , which they believe disrespects ` the unity of the march ' . One reader in Israel said : ` They are not protecting women from leering men , or men from illicit thoughts . They are telling their community that women have no place in society outside the home . Very sad and very disturbing . ' Three years ago , another orthodox Jewish newspaper , Di Tzeitung , sparked anger in the US by removing then Secretary of State , Hillary Clinton , from a 2001 image of the White House situation room during the raid which killed Osama Bin Laden . While The Announcer - known in Hebrew as HaMevaser - has refused to print the names of female members of the Israeli parliament . Solidarity : The female politicians were among 40 world leaders taking part in a march through Paris . Deleted : Danish Prime Minister , Helle Throning-Shmidt -LRB- right -RRB- - seen here with French President Francois Hollande - was one of the female leaders digitally removed from the image . ` Hypocrisy ' : Paris ' own mayor , Anne Hidalgo -LRB- right -RRB- , was airbrushed out of the images as her city mourned 17 deaths in a wave of terror attacks . German Chancellor , Angela Merkel -LRB- pictured , centre -RRB- , seen here at a community rally condemning the Paris terror attacks , was removed from the iconic image . It has allegedly defended the removal of Angela Merkel and other women leaders from this week 's front page for ` reasons of modesty ' and its stance not to depict women in the media . According to another Israeli publication , Haaretz , removing women from such pictures is nothing new . They also claim that Israeli parties representing the ultra-orthodox electorate openly ban women from running for the Knesset - and female images are completely absent from media outlets and advertisements aimed at that demographic . The photograph 's manipulation was first spotted by a regional reporter on the Hebrew news website , Walla , who said : ` The paper did n't blur out Merkel 's image or white it out , but completely re-edited the photograph and moved the images of the participants around , so that you could never tell that Merkel was ever there . ' The Announcer was founded by Meir Porush , a former member of the ultra-orthodox United Torah Judiasm party . | German Chancellor , Angela Merkel , one of the woman digitally removed . Paris Mayor and Danish Prime Minister also edited out by The Announcer . Allegedly altered its front page so as not to offend ` ultra-orthodox ' readers . Israeli newspaper says the women were removed for ` reasons of modesty ' They were among 40 world leaders who led a million people through Paris . 17 innocent people died last week in wave of terror attacks on the city . | [[183, 282], [680, 687], [767, 838], [946, 1176], [2723, 2776], [2939, 3002], [3064, 3109], [183, 282], [183, 217], [289, 362], [297, 388], [680, 687], [767, 838], [2584, 2591], [2594, 2615], [2723, 2776], [2793, 2810], [2846, 2938], [478, 545], [3110, 3259], [104, 140], [1364, 1401], [1385, 1401], [1406, 1484], [2494, 2544], [2528, 2583], [1569, 1603], [1636, 1665], [1647, 1734], [2793, 2810], [2846, 2938]] |
A nine-year-old girl has reportedly been flown out of Australia to be married in the Middle East . The Immigrant Women 's Health Service , based in western Sydney , claims it learned about the case on Sunday but has no more details . It spoke to the girl 's mother after receiving a tip-off , the ABC reports . Scroll down for video . A 9-year-old girl from Sydney has left Australia to be made into a child bride , it 's claimed -LRB- stock photo shown -RRB- . Dr Eman Sharobeem , director of the Immigrant Women 's Health Service , warned that the government is not doing enough to prevent young girls from being married off illegally . She said its strategy to stop child brides would fail because the girls do n't want to implicate their families in the crime . She reasoned : ` I do n't hope and wish to see parents behind bars ... I already tried with many of them to talk about informing the authorities , and as soon as I put that on the table the girls actually turn their back and say `` we 're not even going to have a conversation with you '' . ' Dr Sharobeem was forced to be a child bride while she was 14 and living in Egypt . ` It 's not secret within our communities . It 's maybe secret to the eyes of the rest of the Australian community , ' she told 60 Minutes earlier this year . Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan told the ABC : ` We 're very keen to ... make sure that if somebody is to come across this type of crime that they know how to go about helping that person to report it to authorities so we can do something about it . ' Minister for Women Pru Goward said parents needed to know it was illegal to take their child overseas for a forced marriage . ` Certainly the person who `` married '' the girl can be prosecuted and it is just an unacceptable part of life in Australia , ' she told Macquarie Radio on Tuesday . In October , in an unrelated case , a 27-year-old Lebanese student , who ca n't be named , pleaded guilty in Burwood Local Court on Thursday to one count of persistent sexual abuse of a child , which carries a 25-year maximum jail sentence . The latest case comes as the federal government launches an awareness campaign to encourage young women to report child marriages . ` We 're making sure that we have materials out there to educate the community about what to look for and so these crimes can be reported and then the appropriate authorities can go and prosecute them , ' Mr Keenan said . But Dr Sharobeem , said brochures would have little effect . ` Forced marriage and child brides happen among the culturally and linguistically diverse communities , those communities will not go to the website and will not share glossy papers to see what 's written about legislation in the country , ' she said . There are currently 70 million child brides in the world . The National Children 's and Youth Law Centre has identified approximately 250 child marriages in Australia over the last two years but many more cases are thought to have gone unreported . In countries like Yemen , Bangladesh and Nigeria , marrying daughters off has been done for generations but in Australia the practice is often used to control children 's behaviour , for family businesses , or to meet perceived community expectations . Australia has laws in place to protect children : . In October , a man accused of ` marrying ' and having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl , pleaded guilty to ongoing child sex abuse . The 27-year-old Lebanese student , who ca n't be named , pleaded guilty in Burwood Local Court to one count of persistent sexual abuse of a child , which carries a 25-year maximum jail sentence . The charge takes in 25 counts of sexual intercourse with a child between 10 and 14 , with which the man was originally charged . He has been ordered not to contact his victim for two years , and a date for sentencing will be decided next week . Police allege the man married the Hunter Valley girl in an Islamic ceremony earlier this year . Police in the October case allege the man married the Hunter Valley girl in an Islamic ceremony earlier this year . The girl 's father will face trial next year . The father , who is in his 60s , allegedly organised his daughter 's marriage to the Lebanese immigrant because he wanted to stop her from ` committing a life of sin ' . He has been charged with procuring a child under 14 for unlawful sexual activities , and being an accessory before the fact to sexual intercourse with a person under 14 . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | The Immigrant Women 's Health Service learned about the case on Sunday . They spoke to the girl 's mother but could not obtain more details . The National Children 's and Youth Law Centre has identified approximately 250 child marriages in Australia over the last two years . | [[99, 136], [165, 233], [99, 136], [165, 233], [2823, 2954]] |
The Austrian government is looking at ways to expropriate the house where Adolf Hitler spent his early childhood as it seeks to end a dispute with the owner over its use . The move is the latest in efforts by the government to ensure that the house , in Beaunau , is not used in a way that makes it even more of a shrine for Hitler 's admirers . The government has already made an offer to buy the house from the owner . Municipal officials in Braunau have already complained that it draws neo-Nazi visitors to the town on the border with Germany . Scroll down for video . The Austrian government is looking at ways to expropriate the house where Adolf Hitler spent his early childhood , pictured above , as it seeks to end a dispute with the owner over its use . Courtesy of YouTube - kolostor . Municipal officials in Braunau have already complained that it draws neo-Nazi visitors to the town on the border with Germany ; the interior ministry has rented the house for years to prevent misuse , but it has remained empty for three years after the last tenants moved out . Interior ministry spokesman Karl-Heinz Grundboeck said his ministry expects expert opinions by the end of the month on expropriation if the owner - a woman authorities refuse to identify - turns down their offer to purchase it . The interior ministry has rented the house for years to prevent its misuse , subletting it to various charitable organisations . But the building has stood empty since a workshop for the mentally disabled moved out more than three years ago . Local officials say the owner vetoed plans to move in a new charity and a school late last year because she was opposed to renovations that would be required . Interior ministry spokesman Karl-Heinz Grundboeck , pictured , said his ministry expects expert opinions by the end of the month on expropriation if the owner if Hitler 's childhood home - a woman authorities refuse to identify - turns down a government offer to buy it . Alderman Harry Buchmayer said officials had ` tried very hard ' to find a solution but the owner ` does not seem ready to co-operate ' . Mr Grundboeck described expropriation as the ` last option ' , saying the government hoped the owner would agree to sell . She has reportedly turned down past offers . Among prospective buyers over the past few years was a Russian parliamentarian who threatened to raze it - a plan doomed to fail as the Renaissance-era building is under historical protection . | The Austrian government rents Adolf Hitler 's childhood home in Beaunau . It has previously sublet the building to charities to prevent misuse . But it has remained empty for three years as the owner has vetoed tenants . Officials have said it already draws neo-Nazi visitors to the town . The government is now planning on buying or expropriating the property . | [[1304, 1378], [1304, 1325], [1381, 1432], [998, 1054], [1211, 1286], [1472, 1473], [1487, 1546], [421, 464], [476, 548], [421, 548], [797, 922], [0, 67], [0, 23], [43, 171], [573, 640], [573, 596], [616, 702]] |
Schoolbook authors have been told not to write about sausages or pigs for fear of causing offence . Guidance from leading educational publisher the Oxford University Press prohibits authors from including anything that could be perceived as pork-related in their books . The bizarre clampdown , apparently aimed at avoiding offence among Jews and Muslims , emerged yesterday during a discussion about free speech on Radio 4 's Today programme . It was immediately branded ` nonsensical political correctness ' . Scroll down for video . Oxford University Press bans authors from including pork-related material in their books , so stories about sausages -LRB- left -RRB- , pigs -LRB- centre -RRB- and bacon -LRB- right -RRB- are prohibited . Presenter Jim Naughtie -- whose writer wife Eleanor Updale is in talks with Oxford University Press -LRB- OUP -RRB- over an educational book series -- said : ` I 've got a letter here that was sent out by OUP to an author doing something for young people . ` Among the things prohibited in the text that was commissioned by OUP was the following : Pigs plus sausages , or anything else which could be perceived as pork . ` Now , if a respectable publisher , tied to an academic institution , is saying you 've got to write a book in which you can not mention pigs because some people might be offended , it 's just ludicrous . It is just a joke . ' Muslim Labour MP Khalid Mahmood said : ` I absolutely agree . That 's absolute utter nonsense . And when people go too far , that brings the whole discussion into disrepute . ' The OUP says its guidelines exist because it needs to make its educational material available to as many people as possible . Muslim Labour MP Khalid Mahmood called the ban on pork-related content ` absolute utter nonsense ' A spokesman said : ` Many of the educational materials we publish in the UK are sold in more than 150 countries , and as such they need to consider a range of cultural differences and sensitivities . ` Our editorial guidelines are intended to help ensure that the resources that we produce can be disseminated to the widest possible audience . ' But last night the publishing rules were ridiculed amid doubts either Muslims or Jews would be offended by mention of farm animals in a children 's book . Tory MP Philip Davies said : ` How on earth can anyone find the word `` pig '' or `` pork '' offensive ? ` No word is offensive . It is the context in which it is used that is offensive . ' He added : ` On the one hand you have politicians and the great and the good falling over each other to say how much they believe in freedom of speech and on the other hand they are presiding over people being unable to use and write words that are completely inoffensive . ` We have got to get a grip on this nonsensical political correctness . ` The political correctness brigade appear to have taken control of our schools . ` The Secretary of State needs to get a grip over this and make sure this ridiculous ban is stopped at once . ' He added that perhaps one good thing to come out of the Paris terror attacks was a groundswell of support for freedom of speech . The chief executive of campaigning group Index on Censorship , Jodie Ginsberg , said : ` It is difficult to imagine any context in which images of everyday objects -- like pigs -- or the word itself should be banned from being used in a children 's book . ' A spokesman for the Jewish Leadership Council added : ` Jewish law prohibits eating pork , not the mention of the word , or the animal from which it derives . Authors following the Oxford guidelines would not be able to mention characters from Peppa Pig -LRB- pictured -RRB- . | Ban is apparently aimed at avoiding offence among Jews and Muslims . Publisher prohibits mentioning anything that ` could be perceived as pork ' Oxford wants authors to consider ` cultural differences and sensitivities ' Muslim Labour MP Khalid Mahmood calls ban ` absolute utter nonsense ' | [[271, 292], [295, 354], [2201, 2292], [0, 99], [144, 213], [205, 270], [536, 624], [1113, 1161], [1243, 1246], [1248, 1342], [100, 171], [1792, 1808], [1811, 1991], [1452, 1485], [1693, 1763], [1743, 1747], [1748, 1789]] |
Doctors have been accused of failing to diagnose a taxi driver 's liver cancer on 32 occasions over a two-and-a half-year period after refusing to send him for vital scans . Jean-Robert Chanas , from Mount Vernon , Glasgow , claims he pleaded with doctors repeatedly to send him for a scan , after complaining of crippling abdominal pains . However , the 67-year-old said they refused each time , and insisted he did not have cancer - instead diagnosing him with musculoskeletal pains which they assured him were harmless . He was eventually diagnosed with liver cancer in November last year and has since been admitted to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he was told last week that ` nothing more can be done ' for him . Jean-Robert Chanas -LRB- pictured with his wife Irene -RRB- claims he visited doctors on 32 separate occasions complaining of stomach pains over a two-and-a-half-year period before being diagnosed with liver cancer . He has now hit out at the doctors who ` overlooked ' him and said he is ` distraught and angry that I was not listened to ' . He believes more than 30 trips to his GP should have yielded ` something ' , even if it was just the scan he kept calling for to put ` his mind at rest ' . ` People should know what is going on in the NHS , ' he said . ` How can cancer be overlooked 32 times ? ` I 'm telling my story because I feel people should be told what is going on . ` If you want a health service you must complain . ' Mr Chanas , who was born in France and has lived in Scotland for more than 40 years , was given chemotherapy in a desperate bid to beat the cancer but has been told nothing more can be done . Since he started suffering abdominal pains two-and-a-half-years ago , he has kept a detailed record of his repeated trips to the doctor , during which time doctors examined his stomach , gave him X-rays and carried out a colonoscopy and blood tests . However , he says they failed to send him for the crucial scan which could have spotted his cancer . He was eventually diagnosed with liver cancer in November last year after consulting a different GP . She immediately referred him for the CT scan he had spent so long waiting for , telling him his plight ` had gone on too long ' . His wife Irene , 65 , -LRB- pictured -RRB- now fears her husband , who is currently at Glasgow Royal Infirmary , has been robbed of years of his life because he was not listened to . He has been told doctors can do no more for him . His wife Irene now visits him daily in hospital but fears the delays in his diagnosis have ` robbed him of years of his life ' . The 65-year-old said : ` When we asked if it was cancer they said `` No , not that '' . But we thought the abdominal pains were a sign of something more serious . ` By the time he got treatment we feared it was already too late . ` It had gone on for so long , doctors did not know where the cancer started . ` We are devastated and fear my husband has been robbed of years of his life because he was not listened to . ' The couple have logged all their GP and hospital visits and claim they made 24 trips to different GPs at The Cairns Practice in Shettleston , Glasgow , and eight to A&E at Glasgow Royal Infirmary . Mrs Chanas said : ` When hospital tests proved negative Jean-Robert would return to our GP and when the pain was desperate we would go to A&E . ` We want to know if those visits were logged . ' The couple , who have been married for 41 years , met when Mr Chanas worked as a restaurant manager in Drymen , Stirlingshire . They have one son together , 40-year-old Laurent . The 67-year-old , who is currently at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary -LRB- pictured -RRB- , has now hit out at doctors for not giving him vital scans when he initially asked for them . He claims he was ` overlooked ' and ` not listened to ' Mr Chanas ' family now want him to return to his native France for treatment . However , his wife said : ` Sadly , he does not have the strength to do that . ' I feel if we lived there the cancer would not have been missed . I 'm embarrassed and ashamed by how he has been treated by the NHS . It used to be the envy of the world . ' The couple insist his treatment , when he was finally diagnosed , was faultless but Mrs Chanas added : ` What does it take to be listened to ? ' . The couple have now complained to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde with the help of MSP John Mason . Mr Chanas ' GP practice has already apologised via Mr Mason for the shocking delay in diagnosing him . The practice confirmed in a letter that he had seen many GPs and hospital doctors and was examined and investigated through blood tests , a chest X-ray and ultrasound scan of his abdomen . However , the practice also insisted their investigations were organised ` appropriately and timeously ' . Last night , Dr Giles Maskell , president of the Royal College of Radiologists , said there was a worrying lack of experts needed to interpret vital scans . ` Scotland , together with the rest of the UK , has fewer CT and MRI scanners than all other Western European nations , ' he said . ` Interpretation of complex scans can only be done by a trained radiologist . ' According to Cancer Research UK , liver cancer symptoms include a bloated stomach and yellowing of the skin . The most effective diagnosis comes from CT , ultrasound and MRI scans . The Scottish Government has an average six-week maximum waiting time for diagnostic tests and health boards have been issued with local targets of four weeks . Earlier this year it was revealed that the number of patients in Scotland waiting more than a month for potentially lifesaving tests had soared . Mr Chanas claims he made 24 trips to various GPs at The Cairns Practice in Shettleston , Glasgow -LRB- pictured -RRB- , and eight to Glasgow Royal Infirmary . He has logged all of the visits and has hit out at his diagnosis delay . Figures revealed the number on the waiting list for vital diagnostic tests that can pick up serious diseases including cancer had risen by 15 per cent in a year -LRB- 2012/13 -RRB- , from 41,340 to 47,248 . The number waiting more than four weeks had risen from 4,785 to 6,252 . The figures , revealed in a waiting-times report by ISD Scotland , showed the worst hit specialties were CT and MRI scans , barium studies and ultrasounds . An NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde spokesman said : ` We carried out a full investigation into Mr Chanas ' care and are satisfied he received the appropriate care from his first attendance at our emergency department in May 2013 until his diagnosis in November 2013 . ` We understand this has been an extremely difficult time for Mr Chanas and his family but the tests which identified his diagnosis could not have been done quicker . ' The GP practice did not respond to requests for a comment . | Jean-Robert Chanas visited doctor 32 times complaining of stomach pains . Taxi driver claims he was regularly refused scans over two-and-a-half years . 67-year-old eventually diagnosed with liver cancer in November last year . 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A hashtag that states ' I am knife ' has begun trending on Twitter as hardline users take to social media to heap praise a Palestinian man who stabbed 11 people on a bus in Tel Aviv . The messages are an attempt to reappropriate the hashtag of solidarity - #JeSuisCharlie - which swept the world in the wake of the terrorist massacre at the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices . However , the tweets - often accompanied by illustrations which depict the Palestinian flag and a bloody knife - are being posted in support of the stabber , who was shot by a prison officer after injuring 11 people in a brutal act of violence . Scroll down for video . The attacker stabbed nine people , wounding some of them seriously , on a bus in central Tel Aviv before he was chased down , shot and arrested by a passing prison officer . Israeli police described the assault as a ` terror attack ' while the Islamic militant Hamas group praised it . It was the latest in a spate of attacks in which Palestinians have used knives , acid and vehicles as weapons in recent months , leaving many dead and injured . Passengers on the number 40 bus en route to Tel Aviv University said the assailant , identified by police as a Palestinian from Tulkarm in the Israeli-occupied West Bank , stabbed the driver and then others at the Maariv junction , one of the coastal city 's busiest . ` The terrorist had murder in his eyes , ' a passenger identified only as Orly said on Israel Radio . The attacker exited the bus after it slowed to a stop and ran down a street along with panicked passengers and pedestrians . Police stretcher the injured suspect from the scene after he was shot and arrested by a passing prison officer . A victim of the attack , covered in blood , is treated by paramedics moments after the stabbing . A injured man is taken to hospital by ambulance crews after being attacked in the vicious assault . Paramedics and locals help a woman as she is treated for her injuries on the side of the road . Security camera footage showed him stabbing one woman in the back on the sidewalk , and she collapsed . However , officers from a prison service who happened to be nearby and saw the bus swerving out of control and a man running away , gave chase , shot the man in the leg , wounding him lightly and subsequently arrested him . ` We believe it was a terror attack , ' said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld . He said four people were seriously hurt and another five sustained lighter wounds . The stabber was in custody and the police are questioning him now , he said . An injured man sits as he is treated by paramedics at the scene of the stabbing in Tel Aviv , Israel . An Israeli police officer secures the scene after the bus stabbing which left many seriously wounded . The prison officer who detained the attacker , Benny Botarshvili , commands officers from the Israel Prison Service 's Nahshon unit . He said he heard people screaming for help from the bus while on his way to the courthouse , The Jerusalem Post reported . He said : ` We saw the attacker and chased after him . We first fired in the air and when he did n't stop , we fired at his feet and the attacker fell to the ground . We restrained him on the ground until area police could arrive at the scene . ' The stabbing is the latest in a type of ` lone-wolf ' attacks that have plagued Israel in recent months . About a dozen people have been killed in Palestinian attacks , including five people killed with guns and meat cleavers in a bloody assault on a Jerusalem synagogue . Hamas , the Islamic militant group that controls the Gaza Strip did not claim responsibility but praised Wednesday 's attack as ` brave and heroic ' in a tweet by Izzat Risheq , a Hamas leader residing in Qatar . The stabbing is a ` natural response to the occupation and its terrorist crimes against our people , ' Risheq said . A Jewish cap and headphones lie in blood stains on the floor at the bus stop following the stabbing . Israeli paramedics treat an injured woman . Hamas leaders later praised the attack . An injured Israeli man is treated by police and paramedics after he was stabbed in the ` terror attack ' Israeli officials say the attacks stem from incitement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian leaders . Most of the violence has occurred in Jerusalem , though there have been other attacks in Tel Aviv and the West Bank . In Jerusalem , the violence came after months of tensions between Jews and Palestinians in east Jerusalem -- the section of the city the Palestinians demand as their future capital . The area experienced unrest and near-daily attacks by Palestinians following a wave of violence last summer , capped by a 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza . Much of the recent unrest has stemmed from tensions surrounding a key holy site in Jerusalem 's Old City . It is the holiest site for Jews , who call it the Temple Mount because of the revered Jewish Temples that stood there in biblical times . Muslims refer to it as the Noble Sanctuary , and it is their third holiest site , after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia . Israeli policemen clean blood from the streets where the attack occurred . The bus sits parked behind a police cordon , while gathered locals gaze at the bloody crime scene . Police cordon off the scene of the attack in which nine people were stabbed by a lone attacker . | A Palestinian man stabbed 11 people on a bus , seriously wounding some . Israeli police described it as a ` terror attack ' while it was praised by Hamas . 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Jihadist Aqsa Mahmood broke her silence yesterday to warn Western Muslims that it 's ` us against them ' and to ` pick a side ' in the war . Jihadist Aqsa Mahmood broke her silence yesterday to warn Western Muslims that it 's ` us against them ' and to ` pick a side ' in the war . On the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks , Mahmood posted her diatribe in a third instalment of her online ` Diary of a Muhajirah -LRB- immigrant -RRB- ' -- in which she also said she would only come home to raise the black flag of IS over Britain . She suspended her Twitter account after the Scottish Daily Mail revealed her identity as a Glaswegian private schoolgirl who abandoned her university studies to flee to Syria . Yesterday , using a Tumblr blogging and social networking account under her adopted name ` Umm Layth ' , she shunned her Scottish identity and rejected her family 's pleas to return home . The 20-year-old -- who married an IS fighter in February -- added : ` The only time we will ever , ever return to those lands beithnillah -LRB- if God wills -RRB- is to raise our flag . ' She pledged allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and promised the West would be invaded and ` blood will be spilled ' . She also described Prime Minister David Cameron 's call for new powers to stop British-born extremists from returning to the UK as ` the biggest joke of this week ' . She wrote : ` This is a war against Islam and it is know -LRB- sic -RRB- that either `` you 're with them or with us '' . So pick a side . ` My dear brothers and sisters who are stuck in the west and restrained due to the kufr -LRB- infidel -RRB- governments know that indeed the help of Allah swt -LRB- may he be glorified and exalted -RRB- is always near , have Sabr -LRB- patience -RRB- and know that you will never be tested beyond your ability . ` And to those who are able and can still make your way , please ittaqillah -LRB- fear Allah -RRB- and do n't delay anymore , hasten hasten hasten to our lands and live in Izzah -LRB- honour -RRB- before it is made difficult for you . Know that these trialing times and do not miss out on any of the ajr -LRB- rewards -RRB- . ' Mahmood 's parents , Glasgow businessman Muzaffar and his wife Khalida , last week branded their daughter a ` bedroom radical ' who betrayed and shamed her family when she joined IS . They condemned her actions and added she was ` brainwashed and deluded ' , but insisted that they still loved her and begged her to come home . In a heartbreaking press conference , they said : ` You have betrayed us , our community and the people of Scotland when you took this step . ` Aqsa , you have torn the heart out of our family and changed our lives forever , please come home . ' The family added that they have not seen their daughter since November last year and had contacted Police Scotland to report her missing after she disappeared . Threats : Aqsa Mahmood . Left : Parents Khalida and Muzaffar say she has ` betrayed ' them . But in her latest posting Mahmood claimed that she has now ` disassociated ' herself from her family and friends in Scotland . She said : ` The family you get in exchange for leaving the ones behind are like the pearl in comparison to the Shell you threw away into the foam of the sea . ' Now her allegiance ` is and will only be to our beloved Ameer , destroyer of the enemies , Abu Bakr al Baghdadi and to the Islamic State ' . She added : ` All of us disassociated ourselves from our families , friends and societies . ` We make it known to the world that never has our allegiance been to the Scottish , British , Swedish , American , Canadian etc ... . government . ' In a message to Mr Cameron and US President Barack Obama , she suggests that Islamic State will bring the battle to the West and adds they will ` be known and feared ' across the world . She wrote : ` Know this Cameron/Obama , you and your countries will be beneath our feet and your Kufr -LRB- infidel -RRB- will be destroyed , this is a promise from Allah swt that we have no doubt over . ` If not you then your grandchildren or their grandchildren . But worry not , somewhere along the line your blood will be spilled by our cubs in Dawlah -LRB- state -RRB- . ` We have conquered these lands once Beithnillah -LRB- if God wills -RRB- we will do it again . ' | Aqsa Mahmood warned it 's ` us against them ' and to ` pick a side ' She . suspended Twitter account after Scottish Daily Mail revealed identity . Mahmood was private schoolgirl who abandoned university to flee to Syria . Has broken silence to say she 'd only come home to raise black flag of IS . | [[0, 140], [28, 31], [50, 140], [141, 281], [169, 172], [191, 281], [0, 140], [141, 281], [1517, 1533], [535, 655], [535, 655], [624, 655], [660, 711], [0, 140], [141, 281], [403, 430], [451, 454], [460, 534]] |
One of Air New Zealand 's two Dreamliners is back in the skies again just days after it was hit by lightning during a fierce spring storm last week . The lightning strike occurred as the Boeing 787-9 landed safely in Perth following a seven-hour journey from Auckland last Thursday afternoon . Aircraft engineers discovered scorch marks on the fuselage , so the aircraft was taken out of service and flown back to Auckland without any passengers for further inspection and repairs . Scroll down for video . One of Air New Zealand 's Dreamliners is back in service after it was struck by lightning -LRB- file photo -RRB- . It is carrying passengers again after it was given the all clear over the weekend . An airline spokeswoman told the New Zealand Herald : ` The incident forced the cancellation of a flight from Perth to Auckland which was due to operate on Thursday evening . ` The aircraft , a Boeing 787-9 , was assessed by engineers in Perth and cleared to operate positioning flight NZ6014 back to Air New Zealand 's engineering and maintenance base in Auckland where full engineering support is available . ' In an attempt to ease any fears for nervous flyers , the spokeswoman said such incidents not uncommon and aircraft are designed to withstand lightning strikes . The lightning strike occurred as the plane landed in Perth following a seven-hour journey from Auckland . Air New Zealand did n't provide statistics on the frequency of lightning strikes involving its planes , but at least 75 incidents have been reported in Australia in 2014 , according to the country 's transport safety bureau . Dreamliners have a composite fuselage rather than metal , and its embedded conducting material is designed to absorb a lightning strike . The worst air tragedy related to a lightning strike occurred in the US state of Maryland in December 1963 . Eighty-one people died after a bolt of lightning ignited fuel vapours and caused an explosion that brought down a Boeing 707-121 operated by Pan Am . | Plane landed safely in Perth and was taken out of service for repairs . It flew back to Auckland without passengers for further inspection . At least 75 planes have been struck by lightning in Australia this year . | [[183, 293], [355, 395], [358, 370], [400, 422], [1448, 1486], [1493, 1554]] |
ISIS militants have executed 13 teenage boys for watching the Asian Cup football match between Iraq and Jordan last week . The young football fans had been caught watching the game on television in the Iraqi city of Mosul , which is controlled by the Islamic State . The teenagers were rounded up and publicly executed by a firing squad using machine guns , anti-ISIS activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reports . Horrifying : ISIS militants rounded up the 13 teenage boys , whose only crime was watching football on television , and executed then by firing squad in Mosul , and Iraqi city under ISIS control -LRB- stock image -RRB- . ` The bodies remained lying in the open and their parents were unable to withdraw them for fear of murder by terrorist organisation , ' the group writes on their website . Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently is a small activist collective which secretly documents the shocking violence and oppression ISIS has brought to their home city . They said the 13 teenagers were rounded up by ISIS militants in the Al-Yarmouk district of Mosul , and executed in public . The boys ' ` crime ' - breaking religious laws by watching football - was read out on a loudspeaker before their executions . Crime : The teenagers had been watching this game between Jordan and Iraq in the Asian Cup , which took place in Brisbane , Australia on January 12 . The news of the horrifying execution of the teenagers comes just days after ISIS released a video showing two men being thrown off the top of a tower block in Mosul . Charges found against the accused were announced by a masked Islamic State fighter , using a small handheld radio . Reading from a list , he declares the men are guilty of engaging in homosexual activities and should be punished by death , in accordance with Islamic State 's radical interpretation of Sharia law . The Iraq-Jordan Asian Cup game , which took place in Brisbane , Australia last Monday , saw midfielder Yaser Kasim , who plays for Swindon Town in the third tier of English football , give Iraq a 1-0 win . | ISIS soldiers executed 13 teenage boys for watching the Asian Cup . The teens were rounded up and executed in public using machine guns . Their ` crimes ' were read out on loudspeaker in the street in Mosul , Iraq . Their parents are too afraid to collect their bodies , local activists report . | [[0, 122], [29, 122], [442, 604], [0, 122], [267, 280], [301, 336], [322, 355], [442, 604], [989, 993], [1092, 1112], [1113, 1180], [1183, 1238], [1556, 1638], [694, 781]] |
Shocking pictures have emerged on social media showing what could be the Islamic State 's youngest suicide bomber . The boy has been named as Abu al-Hassan al-Shami , a Syrian fighter who appears to be no older than 14 years old . In a photo series , entitled ` Battle of Vengeance for the Mother of the Believers -LRB- Aisha -RRB- ' , the youngster is thought to be one of two Syrian fighters , who carried out a suicide truck bombings in the Iraqi province of Salahuddin . Scroll down for video . Abu al-Hassan al-Shami , who appears no older than 14 , who is thought to be the Islamic State 's youngest suicide bomber . In a series of pictures , the young fighter appears to be playing with a hand grenade before the huge explosion of the lorry . He is shown sitting in the driver 's seat of the large lorry filled with barrels of explosives . The vehicle has been reinforced with plated armour , leaving the young driver with only a small rectangular window to navigate the final journey for his deadly vehicle . In his hands , the young fighter appears to be playing with a hand grenade and the barrel of his AK-47 rifle can be seen resting near the steering wheel between his legs . Whilst his age has yet to be independently verified , it is possible that al-Shami could be the Islamic State 's youngest suicide bomber in Iraq . It is unclear whether video footage will be subsequently released with a final testimony of the young fighter . A final image shows a huge explosion after the detonation of the lorry , killing him and a number of Iraqi security forces . The attack happened near the ancient Iraqi city of Samarra , currently still held by the Iraqi army . It also shows a big ball of fire erupting into the orange sky , with pieces of shrapnel flying in all directions across the arid landscape . One ISIS supporter on social media commented : ` Abu al-Hassan al-Shami the martyr . His youth does n't stop him from supporting his religion . ' ISIS also released another video showing what is thought to be a British fighter , known by the nom de guerre of Abu Abdullah al-Britani , pictured . The news of the Syrian boy 's suicide bomb attack in Samarra comes just hours after ISIS released a new video showing the detonation of a lorry bomb in the same area . Entitled ` The Chink of Swords ' , the video shows what is thought to be a British fighter , known by the nom de guerre of Abu Abdullah al-Britani , climbing into a heavy armoured vehicle . Taking care to hide his face from the camera , the man , wearing a pair of white trainers , is shown athletically climbing up the side of the armoured plating and jumping into the vehicle via a small entrance in the roof . Upon starting the engine , al-Britani begins to drive off down the asphalt covered road . A lone ISIS fighter , not wearing a full uniform , comes out and begins to wave the Islamic State flag as al-Britani makes his final journey . The footage shows al-Britani climbing up the side of the armoured plating vehicle before he jumps into it via a small entrance in the roof . After the engine starts , a lone ISIS fighter , not wearing uniform , comes out and begins to wave the Islamic State flag . Finally , the footage shows a huge explosion , with a large plume of grey smoke rising from the impact of the blast . It is thought that it could be the same Abu Abdullah al-Britani , whose photo was released in early December stating he had carried out a deadly lorry bomb attack in Samarra . According to Islamic State linked media account at the time , Al-Battar Media Foundation , al-Britani killed ` dozens of apostates ' , thought to be Iraqi police officers manning a roadside checkpoint near Samarra 's al-Mu ' tasim district . The footage then shows a huge explosion , with a large plume of grey smoke rising from the impact of the blast . Back in early December , a photo was released showing a fighter , named as Abu Abdullah al-Britani , posing next to an armoured truck bomb distinctively similar to the one in the video . It is likely that the new video footage of Abu Abdullah al-Britani blowing himself up in a lorry bomb is the same man who died in early December . Officials and analysts have been unable to independently confirm the identity of the man in the video or the photo . | New pictures emerge on social media showing young suicide bomber . Syrian boy named as Abu al-Hassan al-Shami who is thought to be 14 . Images show him sitting in an armoured vehicle holding a hand grenade . Final image shows huge explosion after the detonation of armoured lorry . One ISIS supporter on social media said that ` his youth does n't stop him ' Comes just hours after ISIS released new video of another lorry bomb . 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The Canadian woman who was reportedly kidnapped by ISIS has said she is fine , and that rumors of her capture spread on jihadist websites are untrue . Gill Rosenberg , 31 , joined the ranks of the Kurdish peshmerga fighting force this year , which has elite all-female units . ISIS sources reported Sunday that Rosenberg was captured in the contested town of Kobane , on the Turkish border , and were gleefully debating whether to execute her or try to negotiate a prisoner swap . But now Rosenberg , who leaves sporadic updates about her campaign against extremism on Facebook , has posted to clarify that she is in fact alive and well . Scroll down for video . Military history : Rosenberg , pictured in uniform , was formerly a member of the Israeli Defense Force . On the attack : Rosenberg uploaded pictures of herself , left , dressed for war in Syria in recent weeks . ` Captured ' : Gill Rosenberg , a Canadian with dual Israeli citizenship , was reportedly captured - but took to social media to dispell the rumor . Before : Rosenberg , who went to Syria earlier this year , is pictured above before she left . She wrote : ` Guys , I 'm totally safe and secure . I do n't have Internet access or any communication devices with me for my safety and security . ' I ca n't reply regularly and only happened to have a chance to log in and see these bu ***** t news stories . Ignore the reports I 've been captured . ' Sources in the Kurdish militia also confirmed that she is unharmed and was not captured . Idris Nassan , an official in Kobane , said he had been told by peshmerga members she is fine , and dismissed the reports of propaganda . . Even when the initial reports came out , some sources were sceptical and said Rosenberg was nowhere near Kobane in the first place . Rosenberg , a joint citizen of Israel who served in the Israeli Defense Force , went to fight against the so-called Islamic State earlier this month , while they were locked in combat over Kobane , a town on the Turkey-Syria border . She had earlier posted on social media explaining her decision to go and fight , declaring she sympathized with the Kurds , whose territory has come under heavy assault . Her position in the Israeli military is thought to have been a non-combat role . After the reports over the weekend of her capture , Canadian and Israeli government sources said they were investigating the possibility . IS jihadists began advancing on Kobane on September 16 , hoping to quickly seize the small town and secure its grip on a large stretch of the Syrian-Turkish border , following advances it made in Iraq . At one point , it looked set to overrun the town , but Kurdish Syrian fighters , backed by coalition air strikes and an influx of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces , have held back the group . Allies : Female peshmerga soldiers are seen preparing for battle in Syria , near the front lines with ISIS . War-torn : Rosenberg and her allies were captured in Kobane , near the Turkish border , according to jihadist websites . | Gill Rosenberg , 31 , left to fight in Syria with all-female peshmerga unit . Jihadist sources said she was captured in contested town of Kobane . But Rosenberg today posted on Facebook saying to ignore the reports . Sources in Kurdistan also told reporters Rosenberg is safe and well . Said she is ` totally safe and secure ' according to the latest message . | [[151, 165], [173, 239], [1034, 1043], [1050, 1081], [1786, 1795], [1866, 1934], [277, 365], [891, 905], [951, 974], [891, 905], [981, 1024], [2020, 2035], [2043, 2058], [2020, 2023], [2036, 2058], [0, 76], [1423, 1453], [1459, 1512], [0, 76], [1120, 1129], [1134, 1171]] |
Thousands of rail passengers face Christmas chaos over the busy festive holiday period - and are even being advised not to use a main London to Scotland line -- as engineering works cause closures and severe disruption . Repair work on the West Coast main line means it will be shut between Euston station in London and Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire after the last trains on Christmas Eve until Monday December 29 . It will also be closed between Stafford and Crewe after the last trains on Christmas Eve until Sunday 28 December . Disruption : The West Coast main line will be shut between Euston station in London and Hemel Hempstead . Rail bosses say the now almost traditional Christmas repair closures are vital as work continues on ` improvements ' in the Watford area and between Stafford and Crewe . To minimise disruption Network Rail and the Virgin Trains and London Midland train companies are advising passengers to avoid the West Coast main line and use alternative routes . The news comes just days after Sir Richard Branson and transport group Stagecoach -- which together run the West Coast train operator - last week controversially won the # 3.3 bn franchise to run the rival East Coast line and means another unwelcome headache for ministers . Jim Syddall , acting route managing director for Network Rail , said : ` There is never a good time to carry out this type of work and we have liaised closely with the train operators to plan for it to take place at a traditionally quieter time on the railway . ` We apologise for the inconvenience caused but the work is essential to improve the network and maintain reliable services for the millions of passengers who travel on the West Coast main line every year . ' Another stretch of the West Coast line will be closed between Stafford and Crewe . Travellers are facing a number of disruptions over Christmas and the new year as Network Rail carry out a major engineering programme . The disruption will affect services out of a number of main London stations , including London Bridge , where there will be a 16-day part closure for work involving the # 6.5 bn Thameslink programme . From December 20 to January 4 , Southern and Thameslink trains will not call at London Bridge and cross-London Thameslink Bedford-Brighton trains will not return until 2018 . From December 22 to Christmas Eve some Southeastern Charing Cross services will not call at London Bridge in the morning peak . Paddington will also be affected . Engineering work taking place between Southall and Slough , west of London , means some lines will be closed from 5pm on Christmas Eve until the end of December 28 . There will be a 16-day part closure at London Bridge for work involving the # 6.5 bn Thameslink programme . Services will also be affected by engineering work is taking place between Slough and Reading West/Tilehurst in Berkshire from December 29 to January 3 . On the weekend of December 27/28 buses will replace trains between Ascot and Aldershot due to engineering work , and there will be disruption between Luton and Sutton and between Blackfriars station in London and Sevenoaks in Kent from December 27 to January 2 . On December 27/28 engineering work taking place between Edge Hill and Earlestown/St Helens Central is closing some lines in north-west England , while buses will replace Arriva Trains Wales trains between Shrewsbury and Hereford from December 27 to 29 . Other areas where engineering work is scheduled over the holiday period include Birmingham New Street and between Cambridge and Ely in East Anglia . BA has 267 flights scheduled on Christmas Day and 37,000 turkey dinners planned for customers . One train company running trains on Boxing Day , and for the second successive year , is Chiltern Railways which will be operating services between Bicester North and London . The Southeastern and ScotRail companies will also be running some services on Boxing Day this year and Gatwick Express and Stansted Express trains will operate as well . Michael Roberts , director general of the Rail Delivery Group , which represents operators and Network Rail , said : ` Building a better , safer railway is something we do every day but major holidays are when significantly fewer people travel , and the industry has been working more closely than ever this year to ensure that disruption to passengers is minimised and people are kept on trains wherever possible . ` Fewer than three per cent of services will be on replacement buses this Christmas , and a number of operators will be running services on Boxing Day in response to passenger demand . ` Rail staff will be working around the clock through the Christmas break to lay new track , renew signals , repair bridges and build new platforms , to deliver more and better services for Britain . ' Meanwhile , it appears more people are preparing to jet abroad over the holidays , as British Airways expects record numbers . National Express is doubling the number of coach services on Christmas Day as bookings increase . The airline said it will be transporting 2.7 million passengers from December 12 to January 5 , including 129,000 on December 19 , its busiest day . BA has 267 flights scheduled on Christmas Day and 37,000 turkey dinners planned for customers . And it should come as no surprise that the most popular destinations are mostly warm ones -- Dubai , Barbados , New York , Australia and Barcelona . Ryanair is carrying more than 3.5 million passengers between December 20 and January 6 , an increase of half a million compared to last year , and its most popular destinations at the Algarve in Portugal , the Canary Islands , Cologne and Prague . On the roads , National Express is doubling the number of coach services on Christmas Day and operating a near-normal service on Boxing Day . The company said that advance bookings for the period December 1 to January 4 were 7 per cent up on the 2013/14 festive period . | West Coast main line will be shut between Euston and Hemel Hempstead . Another stretch will be closed between Stafford and Crewe . Affected passengers are advised to plan trip on alternative routes . There will be a 16-day part closure at London Bridge . | [[221, 418], [535, 545], [548, 640], [419, 534], [641, 810], [1737, 1819], [0, 28], [93, 157], [811, 990], [917, 990], [811, 813], [966, 990], [2060, 2110], [2661, 2722]] |
A gay married couple from Florida have sued the motor vehicle agency for not allowing them to change the last names on their driver 's licenses - the latest challenge to the state 's ban on same-sex unions . Daniel DeSousa , 40 , and Scott Wall , 37 , married in New York on December 6 2013 and legally changed their last name to Wall-DeSousa through the federal Social Security Administration . Daniel managed to update his driver 's license in Brevard County by showing his marriage certificate from New York , but when Scott tried there , he was told that the document was n't legal in Florida . Scroll down for video . Happy couple : Scott Wall , 37 , -LRB- left -RRB- and Daniel DeSousa , 40 , -LRB- right -RRB- married in New York on December 6 2013 . Scott later succeeded in changing his license in Orange County . The couple said when they went public with their new drivers ' licenses in an interview with an Orlando television station , they received a letter from the DMV , stating their licenses had been cancelled . The lawsuit filed last week in Orlando federal court demands that the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles grant them licenses with their new names . The couple from Palm Bay said the state agency is violating their rights to due process , equal protection and free speech . Married men : They legally changed their last name to Wall-DeSousa through the federal Social Security Administration . Different appraoch : Daniel changed his driver 's license in Brevard County by showing his marriage certificate from New York , but when Scott tried there , he was told that the document was n't legal in Florida . The agency is ` trying to suppress the expression that the plaintiffs , as a same-sex couple , are a family , ' the lawsuit said . An agency spokeswoman , Capt. Nancy Rasmussen , did n't immediately return a phone call or email Monday . Earlier this year , a federal judge ruled the Florida gay marriage ban was unconstitutional . But he stayed his decision while the state appealed it to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals . Judges in four South Florida counties - Monroe , Miami-Dade , Broward and Palm Beach - have ruled that the state 's 2008 voter-approved constitutional amendment banning gay marriage violates gay residents ' right to equal protection under the law as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment . | Daniel DeSousa , 40 , and Scott Wall , 37 , married in New York last December . They legally changed their last name to Wall-DeSousa through the federal Social Security Administration . They later managed to get their driver 's licenses changed by going back and forth to different motor vehicle agency offices . However , the couple said when they went public with the news they had the licenses cancelled by the DMV . The lawsuit filed last week demands that the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles grant them licenses with their new names . | [[208, 244], [252, 290], [656, 696], [699, 757], [208, 244], [295, 342], [1330, 1382], [758, 822], [948, 952], [986, 1029], [0, 207], [1030, 1082], [1030, 1190]] |
Waiting to settle down : A study has found that women who marry after 30 earn more than those who wed earlier , while the opposite is true for men . A study has found that marrying later in life is financially beneficial for women , but not for men . The University of Virginia has published a report that college-educated women who wed in their thirties earn an average of 56per cent more than those who get married a decade earlier . Conversely , men who settle down in their twenties have higher incomes than those who wait until after 30 , no matter their education . The National Marriage Project 's study , entitled Knot Yet : The Benefits and Costs of Delayed Marriage in America , examines the consequences of marrying later , a growing trend in the U.S. . It notes that the average age of marriage is at an all-time high of 27 for women and 29 for men , compared to 1990 when the averages were 23 for women and 26 for men . But while women have actually benefited financially from delayed marriages , men who wed earlier in life tend to be more successful later on . The study says that childbirth plays a role in these results . Around two-thirds of lifetime income growth takes . place during the first ten years of a career , according to clinical psychologist Meg Jay . Since college-educated women who marry in their twenties also tend to have their first baby earlier , forcing them to take a break from their careers , they can take longer to climb the corporate ladder . But getting hitched at a younger age tends to be a good career move for men , perhaps because married men ` are more sure of themselves compared to single men , ' leading to more productivity , suggests Business Insider . Not all women who wait until their thirties to get married reap the benefits , however . The study also found that while college-educated women profit from delayed marriage , those without a degree do not . One reason for this discrepancy is that among less-educated women , the average age of first birth has not risen in correlation with the age of marriage . Women 's income : The graph shows that college-educated women who marry in their thirties earn significantly more than those who wed in their early twenties . Gender discrepancy : Conversely , men who marry between the ages of 24 and 29 have higher incomes than those who wait until their thirties . In fact , among women who drop out of high school , 83per cent of first births are to unmarried mothers , according to The Atlantic . A woman without a college education therefore has less time to advance her career during its vital first decade . Delayed marriage is also a factor in the . decreased divorce rate the country has seen since 1980 , since couples who wed . in their early twenties are statistically more likely to separate than those who marry . later . The graphs from the study also show that men who never marry earn significantly less than those who do , while the opposite is true for women . | The average age of marriage in the U.S. is at an all-time high , at 27 for women and 29 for men . | [[765, 879]] |
The birth of a baby boy from a womb transplant could bring an end to the woes of women unable to have children naturally , doctors have said . The world 's first successful womb transplant saw the birth of the child in Gothenberg , Sweden , last month after years of tireless research . His birth was only revealed by doctors yesterday as both he and his 36-year-old mother are in good health . And with British experts planning to carry out the procedure as early as next summer , a leading gynecologist has said the revolutionary surgery could become as popular as surrogacy among infertile women . The mother and the baby boy pictured just after his birth . He was born weighing 4lbs after his mother received a womb transplant . Mr Richard Smith , of the UK Womb Transplantation Team , celebrated the birth of a little boy in Gothenberg last night , congratulating the doctors who performed the pioneering operation nine months ago . And the gynaecologist , who works at the West London Gynaecological Cancer Centre , Queen Charlotte 's & Chelsea Hospital , said the surgery could become a possibility for British women as soon as next summer . ` We 're almost ready to go , we are applying for ethics committee approval in the next few weeks at a national level , ' he told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme . Mr Smith said the medical breakthrough in Sweden could bring about a new era of childbearing for women with fertility problems . ` The great big unknown always was could a transplanted uterus carry a baby and have a successful live birth and that 's why what 's happened here is so exciting . ` The great unknown is now answered which is that it is possible - it 's the proof of purpose . ' The doctor added the procedure could become as popular as surrogacy , which ` carries as many risks if not more ' . ` It would reduce the demand for surrogacy however there are still plenty of women who will prefer to go down that route and avoid major surgery . ` But there are many , many women who would prefer to carry a baby themselves . There 's also a bit of a legal minefield around surrogacy , and to avoid all of that and to have their own baby is incredible important -LRB- for some women -RRB- . ' Unlike the Swedes ' project , his team would harvest the wombs of cadaveric donors - patients whose hearts are still beating but they are brain dead . Doctors in Gothenberg used the wombs of six women for the transplants . ` Some of our research shows you can retrieve the uterus at the back end of the queue after all the vital organs , so that would be the source of those organs for women in the UK . ` We hope , subject to funding , to get going next year - next summer . ' Speaking of the ` breathtaking ' birth of the baby in Sweden , one doctor said that it was so emotional , it was like having her own child . The boy , who is in perfect health , was born to a 36-year-old woman who had been born without a womb . She carried her baby in the womb of a 61-year-old woman . Last night , the Lancet medical journal released details about the remarkable birth . The little boy , whose arrival has remained secret until now , was born by Caesarean section a month ago . Project leader Professor Mats Brannstrom , of Gothenburg University , said : ` The baby screamed right away and has not required any other care than normal clinical observation at the neonatal unit . ` The mother and child are both doing well and have returned home . The new parents are of course very happy and thankful . ' Liza Johannesson , a surgeon at Gothenburg University , who was present at the boy 's birth , said : ` It was breathtaking . It was like having your own child . Mats Brannstrom and his team performing a womb transplant on a woman earlier this year . Another six women given new wombs are also said to be pregnant . The team behind the womb transplants who are , from left - surgeons Andreas G Tzakis , Pernilla Dahm-Kähler , Mats Brannstrom , Michael Olausson and Liza Johannesson . ` It was the same feeling -- no one could really believe it . ' Professor Brannstrom said : ` There was fantastic happiness among me and the whole team . ` But at the same time , the sensation was also a little unreal because we really could n't believe we had reached this moment . ' The baby is breastfeeding and growing well . His mother may decide to keep the new womb until she has a second child . Unlike other transplant organs , donor wombs are unlikely to remain in their recipients indefinitely . The baby was born two months early after his mother developed pre-eclampsia -- a life-threatening condition . He weighed just under 4lb and although this may seem small , it is normal for a baby so premature . It is n't known why the woman 's pregnancy became complicated . It may have been due to the strong drugs she was given to stop her rejecting the new womb . Or due to her underlying health problems ; she only has one kidney . Another six women who took part in the groundbreaking project at Gothenburg University are pregnant -- and their doctor says their chances of giving birth are good . The boy 's mother , who has not been named , was one of nine women to be given a new uterus . In five cases , the donor was the woman 's mother -- meaning the same womb could carry two generations of the same family . In this instance , the new womb came from an unrelated woman , a mother of two , who was long past the menopause . Professor Brannstrom , who has spent more than a decade perfecting the complex gynaecological techniques needed , said : ` It gives us scientific evidence that the concept of uterus transplantation can be used to treat uterine factor infertility , which has remained the last untreatable form of female infertility . ' A woman 's own eggs are used in the procedure meaning the baby will be genetically her own . Critics of the procedure include fertility expert Lord Winston , who says the risks are too great and some women should accept they ca n't bear children . The world 's first womb transplant was in Saudi Arabia in 2000 but the woman 's body rejected the organ after four months . Additional reporting : Harriet Sime . | World 's first successful womb transplant was completed in Sweden . Baby boy born to 36-year-old women in Gothenberg after transplant . Another six women have fallen pregnant after receiving donor wombs . 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By 2020 , our day-to-day lives , relationships and even what to have for dinner could be controlled and run by digital versions of ourselves . According to futurist John Smart , within the next six years many of us could have so-called ` digital twins ' that schedule our appointments and even have conversations with others on our behalf . And they could one day console loved ones after we die by mimicking our voice , emotions , mannerisms and thoughts . Scroll down for video . According to futurist John Smart , within the next five years many of us could have so-called ` digital twins ' -LRB- illustrated -RRB- that schedule appointments , make decisions and have conversations with others on our behalf . They could even console loved ones after we die by mimicking our voice , emotions , mannerisms and thoughts . Mr Smart , founder of the Acceleration Studies Foundation , made the comments during an interview with Business Insider . ` -LSB- Digital twins -RSB- will become increasingly like us and extensions of us , ' Smart said . Ray Kurzweil , director of engineering at Google , believes that in just over 30 years , humans will be able to upload their entire minds to computers and become digitally immortal - an event called singularity . Mr Kurzweil also claims that the biological parts of our body will be replaced with mechanical parts and this could happen as early as 2100 . The claims made by John Smart regarding ` digital twins ' are a step towards this futurist theory of singularity becoming a reality . Technological singularity is the development of ` superintelligence ' brought about through the use of technology . The first use of ` singularity ' in terms of technological minds was by mathematician John von Neumann in the mid-1950s . He said : ` ever accelerating progress of technology and changes in the mode of human life , which gives the appearance of approaching some essential singularity in the history of the race beyond which human affairs , as we know them , could not continue . ' The term was then used by science fiction writer Vernor Vinge who believes brain-computer interfaces are causes of the singularity . Ray Kurzweil cited von Neumann 's use of the term in a foreword to von Neumann 's classic The Computer and the Brain . Kurzweil predicts the singularity to occur around 2045 while Vinge predicts it will happen before 2030 . ` When you and I die , our kids are n't going to go to our tombstones , they 're going to fire up our digital twins and talk to them . ' He continued there are prediction apps and software that already carry out similar tasks -- such as Siri and Google Now -- and these services are only going to get smarter as algorithms , interfaces and processing power increases . The software in prediction apps is based on an algorithm that combines various snippets of information to form a prediction . In the case of personal-assistant apps , the software scans calendar entries to work out where a user is , or should be . It combines this with location data , taken from the phone or tablet 's GPS unit , as well as posts on social networks , email information and more . It then presents the user with the help it thinks they need . For example , if a calendar on an Android phone contains a diary invite , Google Now will create a reminder . It will then check to see whether the user is en route to the meeting and add directions to this reminder , or work out how long it will take them to get there based on current traffic . Elsewhere , as users pass bus stops , prediction apps can show bus timetables , show the latest deals as they enter a supermarket , or open a digital boarding pass as they approach an airport . Mr Smart believes that digital twins could additionally learn our likes and dislikes from emails , messages and verbal feedback , in the way that machine learning currently does . IBM 's Watson supercomputer uses machine learning , as does ` Eugene Goostman ' - a computer program that was able to trick users it was a teenage boy , leading to claims it had passed the Turing test . Watson won the TV game show Jeopardy , in 2011 , by answering general knowledge questions posed in natural language . More recently it has been used as a customer call centre agent and can learn a customer 's needs . Mr Smart continued there are prediction apps and personal assistant software that already carry out similar tasks -- such as Siri and Google Now -LRB- pictured -RRB- -- and these services are only going to get smarter as algorithms , interfaces and processing power increases . The Turing Test was introduced by Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing in 1950 as part of his paper Computing Machinery And Intelligence in which he predicted that computers would one day be programmed to acquire abilities rivalling human intelligence . Apple 's Siri -LRB- pictured -RRB- already uses context to answer questions , and digital twins could take this a step further to learn about how a person thinks . He proposed a test called The Imitation Game , which would identify whether a computer is capable of thought . A person , called the interrogator , engages in a text based conversation with another person and a computer - and must determine which is which . If they are unable to do so the computer is deemed to have passed - as was the case with Eugene . And as firms such as Google buy artificial intelligence firms , such as Deep Mind , it makes the technology more mainstream . Google 's acquisition of DeepMind in June was n't the tech giant 's first foray into artificial intelligence and machine learning . Its Hummingbird search update was created to make Google ` more human ' , and searches can now understand context , like a human brain . Google also hired futurist Ray Kurzweil as Engineering Director in 2012 . Kurzweil has famously claimed that in just over 30 years , humans will be able to upload their entire minds to computers and become digitally immortal - an event called singularity . He also believes the biological parts of our body will be replaced with mechanical parts and this could happen as early as 2100 . The claims made by John Smart are a step towards this futurist theory of singularity becoming a reality . Andrew Sheehy from Generator Research told MailOnline : ` We can already see evidence of machine learning and machine intelligence in existing Google products like Google Now , the search function that forms part of Google + Photos and Google 's self-driving car project . ' A string of recent acquisitions in the field of robotics and machine intelligence , along with the recent hiring of Ray Kurzweil as a director of engineering shows that Google is by no means done with machine learning : it is clear that the company is just getting started . Mr Smart believes digital twins could learn our likes and dislikes from emails , messages and verbal feedback , in the way that machine learning currently does , such as ` Eugene Goostman ' - a computer program that was able to trick users it was a teenage boy , leading to claims it had passed the Turing test -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Futurists believes that in just over 30 years , humans will be able to upload their entire minds to computers and become digitally immortal - an event called singularity . This chart plots the exponential growth of computing . Ray Kurzweil , director of engineering at Google , claims singularity will become reality as soon as 2045 . Mr Smart -LRB- picutred -RRB- is a futurist and founder of the Acceleration Studies Foundation . ` Taking into account the present scale of Google 's computer network , the size of its user base and its capital reserves , Google is well placed to take on something as ambitious as machine consciousness . ' Machine consciousness differs from machine intelligence . There are already intelligent machines that can learn from their mistakes and fix errors , but many of these are programmed to do so . For example , world chess Grandmaster , Gary Kasparov , was defeated by IBM 's ` Deep Blue ' supercomputer in 1997 . ` To make wise decisions in the present , we must strive to deeply understand where we are in relation to both the known past and our probable futures , ' explained Mr Smart . ` This will require the support of global communities , which make the disciplined development of the field of foresight their top priority . ` In particular , one of my long-term professional goals is to find passionate financial sponsors interested in the development of more world-leading academic programs in technology foresight , acceleration studies , and evolutionary development studies . ' | The claims were made by futurist and system theorist John Smart . He believes we will have ` digital twins ' within the next five years . These twins could act like digital personal secretaries or agents . They could also , one day , have human faces and hold conversations . 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Theme park thrill-seekers were left shocked when the rollercoaster they were riding hit and decapitated a deer that had strayed too close to the tracks . Passengers on the Ultimate at Lightwater Valley - the longest rollercoaster in Europe - slammed into the animal in a collision that reportedly decapitated the deer and left passengers covered in blood . The deer was hit by the train at the amusement park near Ripon , North Yorkshire , as the train rocketed along the track reaching speeds of up to 50mph . Scroll down for video . The Lightwater Valley theme park is home to the Ultimate -LRB- pictured -RRB- , which is Europe 's longest rollercoaster . The Ultimate rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley also hit a deer in 1994 - ripping off the animal 's legs and trapping its antlers in the safety bars . A father-of-two from Howden , Darlington , who did not wish to be named , said : ' I knew there was something wrong . ` There was a bit of screaming but not too much . The maintenance men came and seemed to turn it off and on again and then it was fine . ' The incident happened at around 11.15 am on Saturday and visitors to the park arriving were told by staff that there had been a problem involving a deer and it was being cleared away . A spokeswoman for the theme park , one of the region 's biggest attractions , said : ` We can confirm a young deer did unfortunately get hit by the Ultimate train yesterday and was killed instantly . ` There is a large perimeter fence surrounding the theme park but occasionally wild animals do manage to stray onto the park during the night . ` After the incident the Ultimate was closed for 30 minutes while the ride was thoroughly checked and then normal operation resumed . ' It is not the first time a deer has been killed after getting to close to the Ultimate rollercoaster . The deer was decapitated on Saturday when hit by the rollercoaster at a speed of 50mph . In 1994 the rollercoaster hit a deer , ripping its legs off and trapping its antlers in the safety bars . Passengers were covered in the animal 's blood and a 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital as a precaution . Also in 2004 a train full of passengers on the Ultimate came to a halt when an axle fault led to two wheels falling off . The fail-safe system meant the following train also came to a standstill leaving its 38 screaming passengers stranded 100ft above the ground . All were safely evacuated and no one was seriously hurt but the ride had to be closed down until the cause of the fault was traced and rectified . The ride opened in 1991 and is one of the most popular rollercoasters in the world . The 1.5 mile track features drops of up to 100ft . | Passengers on the Ultimate train in Lightwater Valley hit the animal at 50mph . Deer was decapitated and rollercoaster passengers left covered in blood . Staff closed the ride for 30 minutes while it was checked and cleaned . Animal had bypassed the theme park 's perimeter fence during the night . | [[233, 239], [242, 280], [357, 437], [658, 705], [711, 739], [1336, 1423], [1834, 1922], [1862, 1870], [1876, 1922], [49, 66], [92, 153], [269, 280], [286, 317], [327, 356], [1834, 1922], [1923, 1959], [2029, 2097], [1595, 1615], [1661, 1692]] |
Labour 's health spokesman Andy Burnham said he was looking at mandatory maximum levels of fat , salt and sugar in foods . Labour was accused last night of trying to ` ban mince pies at Christmas ' over plans to put draconian legal limits on sugar , fat and salt in food . The party 's health spokesman Andy Burnham said he was looking at mandatory maximum levels of the amount of fat , salt and sugar in foods specifically designed for youngsters . He also said GPs should be sending obese patients for exercise classes to help them lose weight . But last night one Tory MP accused Mr Burnham of behaving like ` the Grinch who wants to ban mince pies at Christmas . ' Conservative MP David Morris said : ` Conservatives are taking common sense steps to help people lose weight , but Labour just want to ban things . ` Andy Burnham is turning into the Grinch who wants to stop mince pies at Christmas . It 's the same old we know best approach from Labour . ' The plan was welcomed by anti-obesity campaigners but was also branded ` ridiculous ' and ` interfering ' . Shadow health secretary Mr Burnham told Sky News preventing health problems occurring in the first place was needed to help make the NHS sustainable . Currently there are some referral schemes allowing patients to be sent to subsidised gym sessions . But Mr Burnham said physical exercise should be available more widely . ` Personally I would like to look more at exercise and physical activity - making referrals for physical activity from all GP surgeries , ' he said . ` If people become more physically active , then they get more control over what they 're eating and what they 're drinking and all the other things . ' ` The time has come to look at the food industry . I 've said many times , I can not defend the amount of sugar that children are eating . ` We 've seen more and more sugar built into our food over time . I 'm looking there at a mandatory maximum limit on fat salt and sugar in children 's food . The status quo simply is n't working . We need to consider more radical action . ' The proposal was welcomed by Tam Fry from the National Obesity Forum , who said : ' Mr Burnham is absolutely right . It 's probably the most important thing for the next government . He said ` runinous ' levels of sugar , especially in fizzy drinks , were doing huge damage to children 's teeth , as well as causing obesity . ' Doctors said Britain is ` the fat man of Europe ' and problems have set in among some children by the age of nine . But Tory MP Philip Davies said : ` It 's completely ridiculous . It is absolutely nanny state and basically the Labour Party want to use anything as an excuse to interfere in everybody 's lives , and ban them from doing anything they do n't personally approve of . ` It 's a pretty good taste of what we could expect to see if we had the misfortune of a Labour government . ' The proposal would be an effort to combat obesity levels among children . A report last month found childhood obesity in the UK is at ` alarming ' levels with up to one in three being dangerously fat . Doctors said Britain is ` the fat man of Europe ' and problems have set in among some children by the age of nine . The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health -LRB- RCPCH -RRB- , which represents doctors specialising in children and young people , said 26 per cent of boys and 29 per cent of girls are overweight and obese ` storing up serious health problems for the future ' . Mr Fry speculated that the food industry could be given several years to reduce the sugar and fat content in food voluntarily . If they did not comply then the law could be changed , he said . In March UN health chiefs warned that children should not be give fizzy drinks because they contain dangerous amounts of sugar . | Labour 's health spokesman wants to put legal limits on sugar , fat and salt . Andy Burnham also said GPs should send obese for exercise classes . Tory MP David Morris accused him of turning into the Grinch . He said Mr Burnham wants to ban mince pies for children at Christmas . | [[0, 122], [45, 122], [209, 272], [273, 410], [1899, 1990], [450, 452], [458, 520], [463, 547], [1323, 1390], [1393, 1526], [552, 623], [123, 208], [613, 623], [628, 666], [848, 858], [863, 902]] |
Bryn Parry-Jones was given a # 90,000 Porsche as part of his contract with Pembrokeshire County Council . A shamed council boss at the centre of a row over misuse of public money drove a taxpayer-funded Porsche that his employers kept secret for eight months . Bryn Parry-Jones , 62 , was provided with the # 90,000 sports car to drive to and from work despite massive cuts to public services in his area . But the council refused to reveal the perk , despite repeated information requests by journalists , for eight months -- citing ` privacy ' reasons . Last night the former chief executive was facing a growing row over his use of public money after details of his lavish lifestyle were exposed . Mr Parry-Jones , whose # 195,000-a-year salary made him the highest-earning official in Wales , has been repeatedly accused of abusing taxpayers ' money while heading cash-strapped Pembrokeshire County Council . Earlier this year he was handed a # 280,000 ` golden goodbye ' despite the fact he had been forced to quit over an unlawful payments scandal . Details of his car , a perk which cost around # 900 a month to lease , only emerged this week after a long Freedom of Information battle with the council . Insiders said the extravagant expense had ` stuck in the craw ' of cash-strapped council workers who knew about it for months . Yesterday , campaigners and politicians hit out at the ` offensive waste of money ' at a time when the council was making cuts to local services . Earlier this year , Pembrokeshire Council revealed it would have to make savings of # 20million over two years . Proposed measures include closing public toilets , charging for social services and increasing parking fees . Council tax rose by 3.4 per cent this year . Stephen Crabb , Welsh secretary and Pembrokeshire MP , said : ` These kinds of lavish car deals for council officials , alongside salary and other perks , stick in the throats of people -- especially at a time when there is huge pressure on spending . ' The average salary in the county last year was # 21,587 . Jonathan Isaby , of the Taxpayers ' Alliance , added : ` At a time when the council is trying to find savings , it 's particularly galling that local residents have been taken for such an extortionate ride . ' Mr Parry-Jones , who led the council for 18 years , was given an allowance to run a company car as part of his generous remuneration package . It is understood he took out a lease on the hybrid electric Porsche Panamera in March this year . Journalists first began requesting details of the car under the Freedom of Information Act in April , but the council said it must be kept secret because it was ` private ' . The expensive sports car was part of the 62-year-old 's ` remuneration ' , according to county officials . It was leased by the council and has been returned since Mr Parry-Jones left his position earlier this year . It was only this week , after he left with his enormous pay out , that the council , run by the Independent Plus Group , revealed details . Conservative councillor David Bryan said the Porsche was known about within the council and had ` stuck in the craw ' of council workers facing ` drastic pay cuts ' . Paul Miller , who leads the opposition Labour group on the council , added : ` He was a dictator and it got to the point where he thought he could do whatever he wanted . ' A council spokesman said : ` Mr Bryn Parry-Jones was entitled to a lease car as part of his remuneration package . ' Mr Parry-Jones quit his post as chief executive in October , ten months after it was revealed he received more than # 45,000 in cash payments in lieu of pension contributions . The Wales Audit Office said the payments were ` unlawful ' , although a police investigation concluded that no further action should be taken . Mr Parry-Jones finally stepped down after a vote of no confidence from the council -- though councillors voted through a sizeable severance package . Mr Miller applied in vain for a High Court injunction against the pay-off . The council also said it would not be trying to reclaim the # 45,606 cash payment . Mr Parry-Jones , who lives in Letterston , Pembrokeshire could not be contacted for comment last night . ' | Bryn Parry-Jones oversaw thousands of cuts at Pembrokeshire Council . The 62-year-old was given a # 90,000 Porsche Panamera in his contract . He left the position earlier this year with a # 280,000 severance package . Public petition called for his resignation over ` corruption ' in council . More than 1,000 staff faced pay cuts under his leadership last year . | [[0, 105], [261, 277], [285, 352], [2693, 2763], [913, 973], [2857, 2909], [2940, 2969], [3171, 3212]] |
Bill Clinton flew more than ten times on the private jet of an American billionaire former friend of Prince Andrew who went on to be accused of having sex with underage girls . Bill Clinton flew more than ten times on the private jet of an American billionaire former friend of Prince Andrew who went on to be accused of having sex with underage girls . Newly disclosed flight logs show that between 2002 and 2005 the former US President travelled around the world courtesy of Jeffrey Epstein while his wife , Hillary , was a senator in New York . Among the stops were Epstein 's Caribbean island , Little St James , where young girls were supposedly kept as sex slaves . Clinton , who flew on the jet more than ten times , was deemed to be so close to Epstein he was nearly forced to give a statement during the investigation into the latter 's paedophilia , US legal documents also reveal . Epstein was jailed for 13 months in 2008 for soliciting girls for underage prostitution . More than 40 women have come forward claiming he abused them , with most settling out of court . The 61-year-old 's fall from being one of the most well-connected men in America caused acute embarrassment to Prince Andrew , who was at one point photographed with Virginia Roberts , one of the girls Epstein is said to have used as a sex slave . The Duke of York also stayed at Epstein 's home in Florida and flew with him in his private jet . In a further embarrassing twist , it also emerged Epstein had bailed out his ex-wife the Duchess of York with # 15,000 when she got into debt . The flight logs reveal Mr Clinton 's friendship with Epstein may have been closer than previously thought . Before the billionaire 's dark secret was revealed Epstein also counted Woody Allen and several New York society figures among his friends . The latest details are hugely embarrassing at a time when Mrs Clinton is considering a run for the Presidency in 2016 . The papers and flight logs were filed as part of a complicated and acrimonious dispute between Epstein and Florida lawyer Brad Edwards and disgraced attorney Scott Rothstein , who is serving 50 years in jail for an # 800million Ponzi scheme . Clinton 's name appears dozens of times , although there is never any suggestion that he was involved in any wrongdoing . Newly disclosed flight logs show between 2002 and 2005 the former President travelled around the world courtesy of Jeffrey Epstein -LRB- pictured with Prince Andrew -RRB- while his wife , Hillary , was a senator in New York . One section includes what purports to . be a transcript of a telephone interview which refers to him . An . unidentified woman asks : ` When you were present with Jeffrey Epstein and . Bill Clinton on -LRB- Epstein 's -RRB- island , who else was there ? ' Another woman . says : ` And there was two young girls ... at about four or five different . villas ' , along with a ` main house ' . The same woman is asked if ` sexual orgies ' were a ` regular occurrence on the island ' and she replies that they were . Another phone transcript also includes references to ` favours ' Mr Clinton owed Epstein . The lawsuit states Mr Clinton 's trips on Epstein 's plane ` suddenly stopped ' thus ` raising the suspicion that the friendship abruptly ended , perhaps because of events related to Epstein 's abuse of children ' . Before that , they were so close Epstein had email addresses for Mr Clinton and 21 numbers for him . Mr Edwards now represents some of Epstein 's alleged victims and in the lawsuit states that he felt he had a ` legitimate basis ' for taking Clinton 's legal statement , which ultimately did not go ahead . This photograph shows Little St James , where young girls were supposedly kept as sex slaves . The lawsuit states : ` With regard to former President Bill Clinton , Edwards had sound legal basis for believing that -LRB- he -RRB- had relevant and discoverable information . ' Mr Clinton is already in hot water with his wife after being photographed grinning with two prostitutes whilst at a humanitarian gala earlier this month . The National Enquirer said her opponents will ` have a field day ' with the latest disclosures . Miss Roberts , who claimed she was recruited at 17 , has previously spoken about Mr Clinton 's visit to Little St James . She claimed he ` must have known about Jeffrey 's girls ' but she was never ` lent out ' to him . Epstein , who has donated more than # 75,000 over the years to candidates from the Democratic Party , also flew with Clinton in November 2003 to destinations including Russia , Oslo , Hong Kong and Shanghai . | Newly disclosed flight logs show that between 2002 and 2005 the former President travelled around the world courtesy of Jeffrey Epstein . Epstein is a former friend of Prince Andrew who went on to be accused of having sex with underage girls . Among the stops were Epstein 's Caribbean island , Little St James , where young girls were supposedly kept as sex slaves . Clinton was deemed to be so close to Epstein he was nearly forced to give a statement during the investigation into the latter 's paedophilia . 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Louis Van Gaal 's Holland squad are taking a relaxed approach to their preparations for this summer 's World Cup . AC milan midfielder Nigel De Jong , sat opposite Robin van Persie , posted a photo of the Netherlands squad sat together on Twitter and tweeted : ` Relaxation at lunch with the boys . ' Manchester United frontman Van Persie , who is expected to captain the Dutch in Brazil , smiled for the camera as Swansea stars Michel Vorm and Jonathan de Guzman , sat next to each other , also posed for the snap . Relaxation with the boys : Nigel de Jong posted a picture of the Holland squad enjoying lunch on Saturday . Focused : Louis van Gaal tells his players exactly what he wants them to do during Thursday 's training session . Warm-up : Holland players jump over hurdles during their training session in Portugal ahead of the World Cup . Midfielder Leroy Fer , recently relegated . from the Premier League with Norwich , was also in attendance as the . players enjoyed some food together . Van Gaal , who was confirmed the new manager of Manchester United on Monday , has been putting his squad through their paces in Lagos , southern Portugal , in preparation for next month 's tournament . The Dutch will face Chile , Australia and current World champions Spain in Group B. Resistance training : The Dutch side work together as they prepare for next month 's World Cup . | Robin van Persie and Holland squad enjoyed relaxing lunch on Saturday . AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong posted snap of team relaxing . Boss Louis van Gaal confirmed as Manchester United manager last Monday . Holland will take on Spain , Chile and Honduras in Group B . | [[578, 624], [115, 148], [183, 222], [1002, 1012], [1017, 1077], [1204, 1287]] |
Police are asking for help identifying a group of young males involved in an assault on a couple in Springfield , Missouri . The Springfield Police Department has released surveillance video of the brutal beating that occurred on Friday August 22 in downtown Springfield . The couple , Meredith Cole and her boyfriend Alex Vessey , were both treated at hospital for serious injuries after the ordeal . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Surveillance footage : Alex Vessey and his girlfriend Meredith Cole were approached by a group of men who had allegedly earlier sexually assaulted Cole . Brutal attack : The young men began beating the pair , punching Cole in the face and knocking her to the ground . According to KY3 News , the confrontation began when Cole was standing outside of the Outland Ballroom where Vassey was working as a DJ . She told the station she was approached by the group of men , who began to sexually assault her . She said she went inside the club to find Vassey and alert him to the assault . Vassey and Cole left the club to try and identify the men who Cole said assaulted her when they were set upon by a group of six young black males . Vassey is punched and kicked repeatedly , while one of the men punches Cole in the face , knocking her to the ground . She can be seen repeatedly trying to separate the men from her boyfriend and she is again pushed to the ground . Alleged sexual assault : Cole says the men earlier tried to sexually assault her before the violent attack . Outnumbered : The couple were unable to defend themselves against a group of six men . Final insult : After most of the rest of the group ran away , a man wearing black with red shoes laid several more kicks into Vessey 's side . Pursuit : Police ran after the group moments after they ran off , but were unable to apprehend any of them . Young couple : Meredith Cole and Alex Vessey were the victims of a violent assault in Missouri . After most of the young men run away , a white male wearing head-to-toe black and red sneakers runs into the shot and kicks Vassey multiple times before running off with the rest of the group . Both Vassey and Cole appear to be bleeding from the head and Cole sustained a fractured ankle . Police can be seen running after the suspects in hot pursuit , but the group scattered and none of the perpetrators were caught . The are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 869-TIPS . | A group of young men are wanted for the assault of a couple . They were caught on camera approaching the couple and brutally beating them . Victim Meredith Cole says the men had earlier tried to sexually assault her outside a nightclub . Her boyfriend , DJ Alex Vassey , went to try and identify the men when the assault happened . | [[0, 61], [50, 111], [1838, 1850], [1853, 1934], [50, 111], [125, 212], [426, 446], [480, 527], [596, 634], [1838, 1850], [1853, 1934], [426, 446], [480, 527], [554, 579], [718, 796], [888, 891], [898, 929], [1415, 1498], [1010, 1067]] |
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 's World Cup dream is on a knife-edge after his right knee buckled during England 's stormy 2-2 draw with Ecuador . The England midfielder was substituted in the 63rd minute in a game which also saw Raheem Sterling sent off . The Arsenal man , who was seen leaving the stadium visibly upset , crumpled in a challenge by Ecuador 's Carlos Gruezo and will undergo a scan on Thursday . Oxlade-Chamberlain 's season with his club has been disrupted by a groin injury and he had only just returned to full fitness . VIDEO Scroll down for Sportsmail 's Neil Ashton 's England v Ecuador game report . Worry : Oxlade-Chamberlain was forced into an early exit against Ecuador after picking up a knee injury . Awkward : Ecuador midfielder Carlos Gruezo landed awkwardly on the knee of the midfielder . Concern : Roy Hodgson said it is too early to make a decision on what happens next with Oxlade-Chamberlain . Replacement ? Michael Carrick is on the stand-by list for England . England 's stand-by players in . Oxlade-Chamberlain 's position are Michael Carrick and his Manchester . United team-mate Tom Cleverley . Roy Hodgson will call one of them up if . he is out of the tournament and the England manager said : . ` Oxlade-Chamberlain 's knee buckled as the player turned into him . ' On selecting a replacement , Hodgson added : ` When I have to cross that bridge , I 'll do that . At the moment I do n't know the extent of the injury . My hope is that Oxlade-Chamberlain will not be seriously injured . He did ever so well and looked really sharp . It would be an enormous blow if we were to lose him , so I 'd prefer to concentrate on the satisfaction and positivity I can take from the game . ' Jack Wilshere and Luke Shaw were both subbed with cramp , but should be fit to face Honduras at the same stadium on Saturday . England will be without Sterling , suspended for one game after he was sent off for a 79th-minute challenge on Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia , who retaliated and was also red-carded . Exit : Oxlade-Chamberlain was seen on Wednesday leaving the Sun Life Stadium visibly upset . Despair : The England midfielder will hope his World Cup dream is not over . Blow : Oxlade-Chamberlain looks distraught after suffering an injury against Ecuador . In pain : England players look glum as they surround the hurt Arsenal midfielder . Hurt : Oxlade-Chamberlain will have a scan to check the full extent of the damage . Performed : The youngster put in a terrific performance in Miami before he was forced off . Hodgson felt Valencia over-reacted , . adding : ` I 'm disappointed . I thought it was a fierce challenge from . young Raheem , not a foul challenge . He played the ball and accelerated . into the ball . I 'm disappointed with Antonio 's reaction , grabbing the . player . Had he not jumped up there would n't have been a problem but when . he does that , the referee had to deal with that and sent Raheem off . Jack Wilshere did not react from a very similar challenge . ' Valencia , who suffered a horrific knee injury three seasons ago , said : ` I 'm sorry for the fight with Sterling . England are the best team we 've played so far . ' Hodgson was surprisingly reluctant to praise Everton midfielder Ross Barkley 's lively display . ` I 'm not prepared to address your obsession with Ross Barkley -- he lost the ball an awful lot of times as well , ' he said when pressed over the player whose fine run set up Rickie Lambert 's goal . Wayne Rooney was the other scorer . You 're off : Raheem Sterling will miss the friendly against Honduras after he was sent off . England team sponsor Vauxhall apologised to the FA after breaching security by tweeting team-sheets which revealed the players ' passport numbers . Official FIFA team-sheets always have the numbers alongside the players ' names , along with their date of birth , but sensitive passport information is not for publication . ` The tweet was deleted from our account within a minute , ' said Vauxhall . But by then it had been retweeted hundreds of times . Security breach : Stan Collymore tweeted a picture of the England team sheet - but it contained the players ' passport details and went viral on social media . | Worry for Roy Hodgson as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is forced to withdraw . Midfielder picked up a knee injury after Carlos Gruezo landed on him . England boss has his ` fears it could be ligament damage ' The Arsenal midfielder will have his knee scanned on Thursday morning . | [[624, 723], [0, 90], [250, 265], [317, 368], [624, 723], [618, 623], [691, 723], [734, 815], [1236, 1284], [3032, 3040], [3047, 3096], [250, 265], [362, 406], [2382, 2465]] |
Arrest : Former Montgomery County DA Bruce Castor said he wanted to arrest Cosby - but there was not enough evidence . The former District Attorney who decided not to charge Bill Cosby with rape today revealed to MailOnline that he wanted to arrest the star - but had insufficient proof . Bruce Castor was the DA of Montgomery County at the time that Andrea Constand claimed Cosby , now 77 , drugged her and sexually assaulted her at his Pennsylvania home in January 2004 . Miss Constand , a former director of operations for Temple University 's women 's basketball team and college basketball star , launched a legal suit against Cosby , a man she called her ` mentor ' , in March 2005 . She was the first - and only woman - to press charges against the comic legend . And today , Mr Castor , who is now Montgomery County commissioner , told MailOnline exclusively : ' I wanted to arrest Bill Cosby because I thought he was probably guilty , but being able to prove anything beyond a reasonable doubt and thinking he 's probably guilty are two different things . ` We knew back then that other woman had come forward , but even if they did it did n't mean anything for our case as none of those cases resulted in charges and were remote in time . ' Commissioner Castor , a former two-term DA of Montgomery County and a private lawyer at the Bryn Mawr law office of Rogers and Associates. , added : ` The lady who was allegedly attacked waited a year before she reported it . As a result of that delay , any possible corroborating physical evidence was unavailable to us . ` We could n't test for hairs , fibers , DNA and drugs in her system that might match those at Mr Cosby 's house . We did n't have any corroborative evidence . Scroll down for video . Happy , now : Andrea Constand pictured beaming while on a hike . She claimed in court papers she was attacked by Cosby at his Philadelphia home in 2004 - having previously considered him a friend and mentor . Post-traumatic stress disorder : Andrea Constand , former director of operations for Temple University 's women 's basketball team , sued Bill Cosby for rape in 2005 . They settled out of court in 2006 . ` Impish ' : NPR host Scott Simon said that when he asked Cosby about allegations of sexual assault , the star - joined by his wife of 50-years Camille - shook his head , wagged his finger and gave an ` impish , delightful ' smile ' ` There was almost no evidence on which to base a criminal case . The lady could not remember what happened with any detail , and she did n't report it for a year , all this made the case very difficult . ' I thought the failure to report the alleged incident would create a high hurdle to jump over . It was not like she could say what happened . ' In her civil suit , Miss Constand , now 41 , said she first met Cosby , a Temple University alum , in November 2002 and the pair became friends . She considered him a ` mentor ' and was a frequent guest at dinner parties at his home . However , in court papers , she claims that after arriving at Cosby 's house on an evening in January 2004 , the comic legend gave her three blue pills when she said she was stressed over work , which he described as ` herbal medication ' to help her relax . Then , the suit states , her ` knees began to shake , her limbs felt immobile , she felt dizzy and weak , and she began to feel only barely conscious . ' Alum : Bill Cosby poses with Cheerleaders at the Philadelphia Premiere of Fat Albert at the Liacouras Center of his alma mater , Temple University , in December 2004 - a month after his alleged assault on Andrea Constand at his home in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Sports fan : Bill Cosby takes up the trumpet as he joins the Mississippi State band before the start of the first game of the NCAA Final Four in March 1996 , in East Rutherford , N.J. Cosby then gave her another drug , she said , and led her to the sofa , where she says she was sexually molested . ` When Plaintiff awoke , her clothes and undergarments were in disarray , ' the suit said . Miss Constand later returned to her native Canada , where she reported the incident to police in January 2005 . Authorities in Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , followed up with an investigation , but in February 2005 , they declined to press criminal charges due to a lack of evidence . Commissioner Castor said : ` All she could say is that she was there -LRB- at Cosby 's house -RRB- and then something might have happened due to how she was when she next remembered something . ' I also knew she had a civil court remedy with a much lower standard of proof , and in fact , she had initiated such a case . ` So this lady was going to get a measure of justice in civil court where the burden of proof is much lower : just more likely than not that Cosby had done it . 50 per cent plus a tiny bit . A far cry from proof beyond a reasonable doubt which , essentially , is just shy of proof beyond any doubt . As a result of the alleged incident , Miss Constand claimed she had suffered ` serious and debilitating injuries , mental anguish , humiliation , embarrassment , physical and emotional upset , including , but not limited to , post-traumatic stress disorder , depression , sleeplessness , isolation , flashbacks , anxiety , the full extent of which injuries are not yet known and some or all which may be permanent in nature . ' The suit also said she had been 'cause d to suffer and continues to suffer severe emotional distress , humiliation , embarrassment and financial loss . ' Miss Constand sued Cosby for more than $ 150,000 in damages . Thirteen other women were claimed to be supporting witnesses in her suit and she settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in 2006 . Today , Miss Constand declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline . However , she seemed to make her feelings clear on the overwhelming publicity surrounding Cosby and his alleged sexual offences . She tweeted a saying from Dr Seuss : ` My heart goes out to you : Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind do n't matter and those who matter do n't mind . ' Statement : Bill Cosby , pictured in April , broke his silence amid the allegations of sexual assault on his website . The post thanked fans for their ` outpouring ' of support . Paid out : Bill Cosby and Andrea Constand came to an out of court settlement in 2006 . When asked about the rape charges by NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon last week , Cosby - joined by his wife of 50-years Camille - shook his head , wagged his finger and gave an ` impish , delightful ' smile . A day later the comedian 's lawyer called the charges ` discredited ' and said the ` fact that they are being repeated does not make them true . The star would not ` dignify ' the allegations with a response , he added . . ` He would like to thank all his fans for the outpouring of support and assure them that , at age 77 , he is doing his best work . There will be no further statement from Mr. Cosby or any of his representatives . ' However , this was later taken down and today , a joint statement from Dolores Troiani , counsel to Andrea Constand , and John P. Schmitt , counsel to Bill Cosby.statement was posted on billcosby.com saying : ` The statement released by Mr. Cosby 's attorney over the weekend was not intended to refer in any way to Andrea Constand . ` As previously reported , differences between Mr. Cosby and Ms. Constand were resolved to the mutual satisfaction of Mr. Cosby and Ms. Constand years ago . Neither Mr. Cosby nor Ms. Constand intends to comment further on the matter . ' Keeping quiet : Andrea Constand declined to comment on the latest allegations of sexual assault made by women against Bill Cosby . Support : Andrea Constand has been posting a series of supportive messages on her Twitter feed . Joan Tarshis , a former publicist , is now the latest to accuse Cosby of rape , claiming he assaulted her on two occasions in 1969 , when she was 19 . Joan wrote an essay for Hollywood Elswhere , published on Sunday , saying that she felt she could not come forward because Cosby was idolized - but said she was going public in the wake of accusations made by other women . ' I thought nobody would believe me because of his image , you know , whiter than snow , ' she told The Wrap . Allegations : Barbara Bowman claims years of hell at the hands of Bill Cosby . And Barbara Bowman , who last month described her years of hell at the hands of the comic legend exclusively to MailOnline , is now asking him to acknowledge her claims . She said : ' I understand why more women have not spoken up . But my plea is that ANY women sexually abused by Bill Cosby come forward now and speak out . You have an obligation to survivors . If you do n't speak out , you 're helping no one , including yourselves . If nothing else , do n't you deserve closure yourselves ? Your daughters are not immune to this if we all stay silent . What kind of message are we sending to our own children ? ' ` This is why I 'm speaking out . Would n't you like your daughters to learn how to stay safe from sexual predators ? That 's why I 'm pushing so hard . ' Cosby has never been charged with any crime relating to the allegations now swirling around him . | Andrea Constand claimed Cosby drugged and attacked her at his Philadelphia home in 2004 . She launched a civil suit against him and settled out of court in 2006 . She remains the only woman to press charges against comic legend - as others now come forward to accuse star of sexual assault . Cosby had to take statement accusing charges of being ` discredited ' off his website . 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Please save this bear : The spectacled bear , which lives in South America and is the real-life Paddington , is in danger of becoming extinct . They 're bears all right , and they come from darkest Peru -- but they 're very seldom found on Paddington Station wearing a luggage label that says : ` Please look after this bear . Thank you . ' Spectacled bears seem to be specially equipped for hard stares of the kind that Aunt Lucy taught Paddington -- the children 's favourite , based on them , who 's now a movie superstar . Their eyes tend to be surrounded by pale or gingerish markings that exaggerate the facial expression . These marks vary -- you can tell one individual bear from another once you get to know them -- and they often take the appearance of lavish spectacles , so they look like a bearish Elton John or Edna Everage . They 're the only species of bear in South America , and they 're found all over the Andes wherever wild places have been allowed to remain : a range that goes from Peru to Venezuela , Colombia , Ecuador , Bolivia and -LRB- just -RRB- into Argentina . The corner that links Colombia , Ecuador and Peru is where the best habitat remains . And the best bears . When Michael Bond wrote the first Paddington stories , he had Paddington stowing away from darkest Africa . On learning there are no bears in Africa , he shifted the action to darkest Peru and put Paddington 's Aunt Lucy -- his only known relative other than an uncle who gave him his hat -- in a Home for Retired Bears in Lima , from where she shipped Paddington to England . What Bond would not have known is that , today , Peru 's real-life Paddingtons are in danger . Spectacled bears have been classified as vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature . Hunters , poachers and habitat destruction mean their population has fallen to 3,000 from 20,000 or so just a few decades ago . Which is a sad thing , for they are bears as eccentric as Paddington himself . They 're much more Teddy-like in appearance than the great bears from the north of our planet . If you ever look at a black bear or a grizzly face to face , then from the side , you will have a very strange experience . Head on , it has the round friendly face of your childhood comforter : little snub of a nose , big warm eyes , and two daft ears that looks as if they had been stuck on as afterthoughts . But in profile , the face is n't flat and round and chubby after all : it has a long muzzle sticking sharply from its face , and it 's obviously full of teeth . When a spectacled bear shows you its profile , though , it 's as if you are meeting your childhood Teddy for real , octupled in size . Paddington bear starring in new movie - but the number of real-life bears living in deepest Peru are dwindling . Pandas apart , there are two types of bears in the world . The fierce-looking , long-muzzled group , and a short-faced variety -- of which the only surviving species in the world is the spectacled bear . So if Bond was seeking the Teddiest kind of bear , he could n't have chosen better . Not that all short-faced bears were necessarily gentle . The long-extinct giant short-faced bear was able to look down on a man when on all fours and capable of standing 12ft high . But the spectacled bear is just 3ft at the shoulder fully grown . Pandas apart , it is the least ferocious bear . Paddington 's favourite food was marmalade sandwiches : that 'd be right up the spectacled bear 's tree . They hardly touch meat . All bears -LRB- apart from the exclusively carnivorous polar bear -RRB- take a wide range of food , but spectacled bears are as close as bears get to being vegetarian . They have powerful jaws , but that 's so they can eat tough , fibrous plants , not you . They go for cactus , palm heart , palm nuts and orchid bulbs , and they strip tree bark to get at the nutritious second layer . They do take small mammals and birds , but catching them is not what they 're best at . What they 're really good at is climbing . With front legs longer than back , non-retractable claws and a terrific grip , they are designed to live among the branches . Their best habitat is the cloud forest of the Andes , where they roam , content and solitary , high above the ground , only coming down when they choose . They 're the only species of bear in South America and found all over Andes but their population has fallen to 3,000 from 20,000 in a few decades . They build platforms up there for rest : they 've been seen camping out for days , waiting for the fruit to ripen and give them a great binge . They love heights . They 've been found at 14,000 ft in the Andes and their heartland . But they 're adaptable : they can cope with grassland , dry forest and even semi-desert . And as human populations grow , they 've shown that they can adapt to farmland pretty well : though it 's yet to be shown that farmland can adapt to bears . But these bears are hard animals to get close to : they 're mainly nocturnal , preferring to keep out of the way of humans . When they do come up against people , they 're seldom aggressive unless you threaten them or their cubs . There 's only one record of a human getting killed by a spectacled bear : it had been shot by hunters and was wounded and angry . The bears are surrounded by threats from humans . The most serious is the destruction of habitat : only a small proportion of the once great Andean cloud forest remains . It 's been replaced by farmland , some of it illegal , but the bears can make a living here : maize cobs and sugar-cane are very acceptable to them . Naturally , this sort of behaviour is resented . But what 's hated even more is the loss of cattle and horses . When Michael Bond , creator of the Paddington bear series , first had the idea he had Paddington stowed away in Africa before he learned there are no bears in Africa and so chose Peru . It 's widely believed among local people that the bears kill them : even though killing large mammals is not their way . But when they find dead livestock , they will accept a protein bonanza . So they get shot for things that they did n't do . And there is money in it for the shooter -- a bear 's gall bladder is valuable in the Chinese medicine trade and so are the paws . So the life of the bear is complex and the future uncertain . But there are some excellent conservation projects in place . One is an area of cloud forest that belongs to the Segundo y Cajas community in -- where else ? -- darkest Peru . It 's run by Naturaleza y Cultura Peru , with support from the British-based World Land Trust . Here there is important work on looking after the cloud forest and its inhabitants . And the spectacled bear is probably the star . Paddington Bear is voiced by British actor Ben Whishaw , in the new computer-generated big-screen movie . Following a terrible earthquake , Paddington is sent across the high seas and eventually finds himself on a platform at Paddington station with a label round his neck , imploring some kind stranger to look after him . But it 's not vastly well-known . It has always lived in obscurity , and it 's possible it will die out in the same way . Unless we do something about it -LRB- and one way to do that is to support the World Land Trust -RRB- . Here we have a fascinating beast whose life is being compromised by the relentless pressure exerted by humans . Like so many others . And because of this , I sometimes feel myself transported back to the Paddington Station of my childhood , but there is no longer just one small bear looking for protection . No : I seem to see the station packed with animals , the spectacled bear among them , each one wearing a luggage label that reads : please look after this bear , this rhino , this tiger , this whale , this eagle , this frog , this shark , on and on across the platforms endless rows and ranks of animals that desperately need our protection . Please look after this bear . Please look after this planet . Thank you . | Spectacled bears have been classified as vulnerable to extinction . Their population has fallen to 3,000 from 20,000 in a few decades . They 're only species of bear in South America and found all over Andes . Pale or gingerish markings round the eyes take appearance of spectacles . 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This is the moment police arrested a woman after she allegedly went on a knife-wielding rampage , threatening neighbours and smashing up luxury cars outside her home . The 43-year-old woman was Tasered and subsequently arrested after allegedly going ` berserk ' outside her # 220,000 home in Sutton Coldfield , West Midlands . She allegedly threatened neighbours with a kitchen knife before causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to a number of expensive cars , including a Porsche , Jaguar and BMW . The 43-year-old woman was Tasered and subsequently arrested after allegedly going ` berserk ' outside her # 220,000 home in Sutton Coldfield , West Midlands . She has since been bailed and sectioned . The woman allegedly threatened neighbours with a knife before causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to a number of expensive cars , including a Porsche , Jaguar and BMW . Pictured : Police arresting her . Police were called to the Four Oaks area , which is home to several millionaires and Premiership footballers , following frantic reports from residents at about 10am on Saturday . It is believed the woman 's husband , a doctor , was away with the couple 's children at a dance class at the time . One witness , who did not want to be named , said : ` It was a surreal situation . There were rocks and dirt from the plant pots on top of the cars and she was pacing around . ' I know that the bodywork of the Porsche and BMW cars were damaged particularly badly , and the back windows had also been smashed . ` The Jaguar XFs body also looked to have been badly damaged . ` One person ran in the house and there was damage to the front door . ` Obviously the kids were off school as it was a weekend and it 's lucky nobody was injured . I do n't know the people or even her name , but they have always seemed very pleasant and quiet . ' Jeremy Franklin , 34 , who lives nearby , added : ` When police arrived she just would n't cooperate . ` After a little bit of shouting and nothing happening one of the officers I think was authorised to get the woman under control . The incident occurred in the Four Oaks area of Sutton Coldfield , West Midlands , -LRB- pictured -RRB- which is popular with millionaires and Premier League footballers . Neighbours were said to be shocked by the alleged incident . ` They fired a Taser , I do n't know where it hit her but she went down like a sack of spuds . ' Another resident added : ` The woman just went berserk and came out wielding a knife . It was pretty scary stuff to be honest . ` She was trying to get into the home of a Chinese lady and stabbed at the door . ` My friend had his BMW damaged , he was gutted as he spent about # 50,000 on it and it was his pride and joy . ` People are worried this might have an impact on the house prices around here . ` It might not be such a desirable place to live now after this but it 's just a one-off thing . ' West Midlands Police confirmed the woman had been arrested in connection with the incident and sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 . A spokesman said : ` Police were called to Crofters Lane just after 10.15 am on Saturday to several reports of a woman in possession of a knife and damaging cars . ' A 43-year-old woman who was still believed to be armed with a knife , was Tasered after refusing to comply with officers ' requests . ` She was arrested on suspicion of affray and has been bailed and sectioned under the mental health act . ` Several cars were damaged by no-one was hurt in the incident . ' An earlier version of this article stated incorrectly that the woman was an NHS doctor . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Woman Tasered and arrested by police on suspicion of having a knife . Woman , 43 , allegedly threatened neighbours in Sutton Coldfield , Midlands . Also accused of damaging several luxury cars during Saturday 's incident . Her husband and children were reportedly not at home at time of arrest . She was arrested , bailed and sectioned under Mental Health Act by police . | [[0, 136], [8, 167], [168, 201], [506, 539], [2918, 3012], [0, 136], [8, 167], [168, 189], [206, 308], [327, 362], [384, 505], [506, 527], [544, 646], [707, 748], [762, 883], [2087, 2166], [3224, 3243], [3252, 3269], [8, 167], [0, 4], [125, 167], [327, 362], [384, 505], [707, 748], [762, 883], [707, 710], [754, 755], [762, 883], [1098, 1100], [1113, 1133], [1147, 1214], [665, 690], [665, 668], [695, 706], [2918, 3012], [2918, 2931], [2949, 2958], [3013, 3057], [3358, 3363], [3404, 3419], [3360, 3363], [3424, 3463]] |
Beyoncé 's Grammy Awards performance was slammed by concerned parents on Sunday as they deemed the incredibly risqué routine too explicit for children to watch . The 32-year-old singer wore a revealing black thong bodysuit over fishnet tights to perform a rendition of her hit Drunk In Love alongside husband Jay Z at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles . Beyoncé 's sexy dance routine , which aired at 8pm on both coasts and at 7pm central time , had many furious parents posting comments on social media that the performance was ` disrespectful ' , had ` no class ' and was entirely inappropriate for young viewers . Scroll down for video . Taking it too far : Beyoncé was slammed for her risqué performance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night by concerned parents who deemed it inappropriate for young children to watch . Do you think Beyoncé 's performance at the Grammys was too risqué ? Do you think Beyoncé 's performance at the Grammys was too risqué ? Now share your opinion . From start to end , the mother-of-one 's routine could only be described as both seductive and risqué . She . opened the show straddling a chair then . proceeded to writhe around on it before twerking her way up to a standing . position . Belting . out . the lyrics to the explicit song , many of which had been bleeped out , it was n't too long . before she was . joined onstage by husband Jay Z , who looked dapper in a black spotted tuxedo . Getting up from . the chair , Beyonce then embarked in a spot of back-to-back slow and sexy . dancing with her husband , running her hands up and down his leg and . bottom in moves Miley Cyrus would have been proud of . The 44-year-old rapper could n't help but get touchy feely with his wife , clasping his hands on . her famous derriere and giving her a sultry kiss mid-song . The audience at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles went wild for the first live joint performance of the song from music 's number one couple , who raked in a combined $ 95million last year . However the audience at home appeared to be less impressed . Viewer Katie Stapp wrote : ` Come . on people !! Yeah Beyoncé has an amazing voice but that . outfit ?!?!? Completely no class . Give children something to look up to . #absurd . ' And Stephen G. Peters tweeted : ` Sorry Beyoncé !!! Class ALWAYS wins ! It wins for our children . Sad day when our kids ca n't even watch the Grammy 's ! #Puzzled . ' Jay Z placed his hand on Beyoncé 's bottom as he pulled her in for a kiss mid-song at the Sunday night awards show . Revealing outfit : Beyoncé opted for a thong bodysuit over fishnet tights for the performance , which aired at 8pm . Voicing their opinions : Countless viewers took to Twitter to comment on Beyoncé and Jay Z 's performance of Drunk In Love . Theresa Bailey commented : ` Beyonce . seriously ? It 's 8:00 . That performance was NOT appropriate for children . Thank God mine are in bed . #shameonyou . ' Leah Simmons wrote : ` All it took was a clip of Beyoncé twerking to say I would . never let my children watch the Grammys . Wo n't even go into the other . reasons ... ' And Maria Sanz commented : ` Watching . the #GRAMMYs at 8pm with my children -LRB- music lovers -RRB- performance by . Beyoncé and her lack of clothing very inappropriate , she 's a mom ? ' Another user called JJ Boogie tweeted : ` Opening Grammy song performance inappropriate for young children . Thank you Beyonce . #ChannelChange . ' Some viewers felt even more strongly . about the performance , with Melissa Merry writing : ` Beyoncé looked a . W *** e onstage . Just goes to show no respect for little children watching . the Grammy show . ' Twitter user clarkette added : ` Beyoncé can twerk and dance dirty on stage by oh if Miley does it she 's such a horrible person . ' Despite comparisons to Cyrus 's explicit performance with married singer Robin Thicke at last year 's MTV Video Music Awards , many fans rushed to defend Queen Bey 's shimmying up to husband Jay Z. Sophie Choudry tweeted : ` Can there possibly be a more talented , inspiring , awesome couple in the world of showbiz ? ' Modern Family actress Sarah Hyland tweeted : ` Tonight also justified my obsession -LRB- of over a decade -RRB- with @Pink That woman is everything . Oh and also @Beyonce that 's all . ' Kicking things off : The 32-year-old singer was bathed in blue light as she started the performance while straddling a chair . Writhing around : Beyoncé ended up flipping upside down on the chair as the routine continued . Raunchy : Beyoncé and husband Jay Z caused uproar with their performance at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles . Bump and grind : Beyoncé was joined by husband Jay Z on stage , and performed some seductive dancing up against her spouse . Collaboration : Beyoncé and husband Jay Z performed their hit song Drunk In Love live for the first time together at Sunday night 's Grammy Awards . Saucy : Beyoncé 's outfit did very little to contain her bootylicious figure . Saint Laurent Swarovski crystal embellished tights at Barneys . Big risk of ladders here ladies ! Visit site . Woah . Beyonce looked incredible last night on stage at the Grammys . It was obviously great to see her performing with her hubby Jay-Z but when she 's in an outfit like this it 's hard to focus on anything else . This is a racy combination of bondage and bodysuit and we 're loving the glitzy bra and of course those amazing tights . If you think you 've seen this particular hosiery before then you 're right . These Saint Laurent tights , embellished with Swarovski crystals have been a big hit with sexy starlets everywhere . 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Elnaz Niknani tights at Asos -LRB- now reduced to # 28 -RRB- . Visit site . Beyoncé 's performance comes after she admitted in a recent mini-documentary that she is proud to embrace her sexuality . She said : ' I do n't have any shame . about being sexual . I 'm not embarrassed about it . And I do n't feel like I . have to protect that side of me . ' The singer 's often overtly-sexual performances have n't put off President Obama praising Beyoncé as an important role model for children - including his own . He . said recently : ` Beyoncé could not be a better role model for my girls . because she carries herself with such class and poise and has so much . talent . ' Controversial : Many viewers tweeted that if Miley Cyrus had done a similar routine , she would have been slammed for it . Here , she is seen twerking with Robin Thicke at the MTV VMA Awards last August . Hypocritical : Many viewers commented on what would have happened if Miley had performed the routine . 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A bomb strapped to a girl aged ` no older than 10 ' exploded in a busy market place in Nigeria , killing at least 20 people and injuring 18 , security sources said . The powerful explosion rocked the market in Maiduguri , which lies in the heartland of an insurgency by Sunni Muslim militant group Boko Haram , and was hit twice by female suicide bombers last year . A Red Cross official said the blast split the young suicide bomber in two and flung one part across the road . There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Boko Haram militants have increasingly used women and young girls as human bombs in their six-year quest for a hardline Islamic state . Scroll down for video . A bomb strapped to a girl aged ` no older than 10 ' exploded in a busy market place in Maiduguri , Nigeria , pictured is an explosion at the same market in July . Civilian vigilante Ashiru Mustapha said the explosives detonated as the girl was being searched at the entrance to the market . ` The girl was about 10 years old and I doubt much if she actually knew what was strapped to her body , ' he told AFP . ` In fact , she was searched at the entrance of the market and the metal detector indicated that she was carrying something . ` But sadly , the explosion went off before she was isolated , killing at least 10 people and injuring many others . ' The bomb went off at 12.15 pm -LRB- 11.15 am GMT -RRB- today when the market was packed with traders . The bodies of at least 16 bomb victims were counted in one hospital by mid-afternoon , civilian joint task force member Zakariya Mohammed told Reuters . Boko Haram militants have increasingly used women and young girls as human bombs in their six-year quest for a hardline Islamic state , pictured is burnt Bama market destroyed by gunmen in April 2013 . ` Right now , there are 27 injured people in Borno Medical Hospital , while more were taken to other hospitals , ' he said . The market in the Borno state capital was cordoned off as health officials began the grim task of sifting through the wreckage and collecting body parts . The northeast states of Borno , Yobe and Adamawa are bearing the brunt of a five-year-old insurgency by the Boko Haram , which wants to revive a medieval caliphate in Nigeria . Last year more than 10,000 people died in the bloodshed . Hours later , a suspicious vehicle that had been stopped at a checkpoint outside the city of Potiskum , in neighbouring Yobe , exploded at a police station as its driver was being taken in for questioning . A police officer accompanying the car and the driver were killed , an officer said . Potiskum has been a repeated target for militant violence . Both blasts came a week after a major Boko Haram attack on the fishing town of Baga in northern Borno State , which is believed to be the worst in the bloody six-year insurgency . Zahra'u Babangida , 13 , was arrested in December with explosives strapped to her body and told journalists that her parents volunteered her to take part in a suicide attack in Kano . Boko Haram launched its first female suicide attack in June last year in the northern state of Gombe and there have been a spate of bombings since , including four in a week in the city of Kano in July . The same month a 10-year-old girl was found in Katsina state wearing a suicide vest , prompting fears that young girls were being forced into becoming human bombs rather than through ideological motivation . Forced conscription of young men and boys by Boko Haram has been well-documented . Last July , three women said to be ` female recruiters ' for Boko Haram were arrested . An alleged trainer of women bombers was also detained in Kano in August with up to 16 ` trainees ' . On Friday , militants fought running battles with troops in the Yobe state capital , Damaturu , leading to the destruction of a mosque , shops and a market . The attack was said to be a reprisal for an offensive by civilian vigilantes and local hunters against a Boko Haram enclave in southern Yobe on Tuesday . | Bomb worn by female suicide bomber , aged 10 , exploded in busy market . Explosion killed at least 20 people and left 18 with serious injuries . Blast split the young girl in two and flung one part across the road . Boko Haram militants have increasingly used young girls as human bombs . | [[19, 49], [47, 49], [52, 94], [0, 25], [97, 139], [166, 219], [309, 366], [708, 738], [736, 738], [741, 785], [3238, 3271], [3324, 3445], [0, 25], [97, 139], [367, 477], [393, 450], [367, 387], [445, 477], [529, 664], [1601, 1734]] |
Lifelong Liverpool fan Rickie Lambert could wear the club 's iconic No 7 shirt vacated by Luis Suarez - with Benfica winger Lazar Markovic picking another number ahead of his # 20million move to Anfield . Markovic will meet club officials in Merseyside on Sunday and is expected to complete his transfer in the next 72 hours to become Brendan Rodgers ' fourth signing of the summer and the first of the post-Suarez era . The Uruguayan 's # 75million departure to Barcelona has led to huge interest over who will wear No 7 next season -- a jersey made famous by Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Rickie Lambert give his first interview as a Liverpool player . Getting shirty : Rickie Lambert could wear No. 7 at Liverpool next season . Flying in : Liverpool are set to sign Lazar Markovic from Benfica in a # 20m deal . Markovic , who wore No 50 for Benfica , has already had his shirt request accepted by the club and other signings Adam Lallana and Emre Can have been handed numbers 20 and 23 respectively . That leaves the door open for 32-year-old Lambert to complete a fairytale having been released by his hometown club as a youngster . The striker wore No 7 for his former club Southampton but no decision was taken about his shirt number for Liverpool until the Suarez saga was settled . Now , Kirkby-born Lambert will discuss the situation with manager Brendan Rodgers and decide between them if the extra significance of the jersey will work for both sides . However , it is unlikely Lambert would want to turn down such a historic opportunity having made an emotional return to Merseyside this summer after coming through the ranks at Blackpool , Macclesfield , Rochdale , Bristol Rovers and Southampton , and going on to play for England in the World Cup . Barca bound : Luis Suarez 's move to Barcelona has freed the No. 7 shirt at Anfield . Following the sale of Suarez , Rodgers is looking to strengthen his squad in a number of areas ahead of the club 's Champions League campaign for five years . Swansea City 's Wilfried Bony is just one of a number of options being looked at in attack with Belgian World Cup striker Divock Origi still to decide whether he wants to sign for Liverpool from Lille , though he would be loaned back to the French club right away . Southampton and Croatia defender Dejan Lovren remains a target too , though his club are so far refusing to sell . Rodgers also wants a left-back with Ben Davies from Swansea among his options . Meanwhile , Suarez may not even set foot in England again following his move to Spain . Banned from any training ground for four months following his bite on Giorgio Chiellini in the World Cup , there are no plans yet for the player to say farewell in person to his former team-mates . Suarez lived in a plush rented home next to Strawberry Fields - made famous by The Beatles - in south Liverpool but could arrange for the removal of all his belongings without going back in person . Ironically , Barcelona are preparing for their pre-season at England 's HQ in St George 's Park but Suarez can not play until October and is prohibited from taking part in any football activity until then . | Suarez 's # 75m move to Spanish giants has freed the No 7 jersey at Anfield . Boyhood Liverpool fan Lambert could follow in footsteps of heroes Kenny Dalglish and Kevin Keegan by wearing the shirt . Reds are also close to signing Lazar Markovic for # 20m from Benfica . | [[49, 138], [421, 497], [1795, 1806], [1809, 1859], [0, 86], [537, 594], [774, 845]] |
Luminita Perijoc , 31 , forced her victim at knifepoint to perform sex acts . A sex-crazed Angelina Jolie lookalike has been handed a suspended jail sentence after a taxi driver claimed she had tried to kill him when he refused to perform a sex act on her for a third time . Nicolae Stan , 35 , told police Luminita Perijoc , 31 , had already forced him at knifepoint to have intercourse and perform oral sex during the incident in 2012 . He claims he met Perijoc while he was hired to deliver some bags of shopping to her apartment in the city of Tulcea , in eastern Romania , and when he turned up at the door she had asked for his phone number so that she could engage his services again . He said several hours later she called and asked him to pick up some bottles of wine and come back to her apartment to deliver them . When he turned up at the door , she had grabbed him and dragged him inside and demanded sex . When he refused she pulled out a 10cm knife and forced him to undress , he told the court . Mr Stan says he only escaped when he managed to barricade himself into a bedroom and dial 999 on his mobile phone . Police confirmed that they had rescued him from the flat of the half-dressed young woman and that he had been taken to hospital with more than half a dozen stab wounds . She was initially jailed for five years after a court rejected her claim that she was really the victim . Friends told local media that Perijoc is a huge fan of actress Jolie and models herself on the Tomb Raider star . But an appeal court has now confirmed that the jail sentence be suspended for four years after experts testified that Perijoc 's behaviour may have been down to the fact she was on medication at the time . She had apparently been taking high strength painkillers following an operation . Mr Stan complained that while she had been let off with a suspended sentence , he had been given a life sentence as he had become miserable due to his friends teasing him . He said : ` It is terrible . I am now a local celebrity , everyone is talking about me . ` They do n't understand why I refused her , but they do not know what it is like to have a mad woman yelling at you at knifepoint . ` They look at her , then look at me and laugh . But I think anyone would find it impossible to perform with a knife at their throat even if they were with Miss Romania . ' The married father-of-three added : ' I think she was n't used to anyone saying no because she flew into a rage when I declined . ` She took out a knife and forced me to undress and have sex with her . ` But she was n't satisfied and wanted sex again . ` When I refused she attacked me with a knife , and forced me to have oral sex with her but she still stabbed me , ' he added . Friends told local media that Perijoc is a huge fan of actress Jolie and models herself on the Tomb Raider star . | Luminita Perijoc , 31 , forced Nicolae Stan , 35 , to have sex with her . She stabbed him more than half a dozen stab times . Originally sentenced to five years but reduced to her medication she was on . | [[0, 16], [24, 77], [1129, 1298], [1299, 1316], [1324, 1404], [1299, 1302], [1307, 1376], [1680, 1724]] |
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