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The mother of a toddler who was slapped during a flight has broken her silence , saying she was scared to death as a ` drunk ' fellow passenger slapped her son after spouting off a racial slur , and now the man who did it is out of a job . Jessica Bennett , 33 , was aboard the Delta flight from Minnesota to Atlanta with her adopted son Jonah on February 8 when the boy began crying because he was feeling ` the pressure in his ears . ' She said she was shocked to hear the man seated next to her , Joe Rickey Hundley , demand that she ` shut that n **** r baby up . ' Scroll down for video . Victim : Jonah Bennett 's mother says that the boy began crying because he was feeling ` the pressure in his ears ' as the plane began to land . Speaking out : Jessica Bennett , pictured with her husband , was shocked when she said Joe Rickey Hundley demanded that she ` shut that -LRB- n-word -RRB- baby up ' Accused : Joe Rickey Hundley is accused of first racially abusing , then physically assaulting 19-month old Jonah Bennett . She told ABC News : ' I said , `` What did you just say ? '' And he was so drunk that he fell onto my face and his mouth moved over to my ear and he said it directly into my ear . ' But she could n't have imagined what happened next , as Hundley allegedly slapped Jonah . When I looked at Jonah 's face , his eye was swollen ... and it was bleeding . I was just scared to death . ' Mrs Bennett , of Minneapolis , Minnesota , says Jonah was traumatized by the incident , and has become ` apprehensive to strangers ' since . Hundley 's lawyer Marcia Shein , told ABC News that no one should rush to judgment in her client 's case , and he will be pleading not guilty . Trauma : Mrs Bennett says Jonah was traumatized by the incident , and has since become ` apprehensive to strangers ' Outrage : Mrs Bennett , pictured with Jonah , said that Hundley also informed her that her child was too big to be a ` lap baby ' But the task of proving his innocence may be difficult as Bennett family attorney John Thompson told the network that there were numerous witnesses who saw Hundley strike Jonah - including a federal air marshal . According to The Smoking Gun , Hundley has been charged with simple assault after the incident . Hundley was charged with simple . assault in federal court in Atlanta last week . If convicted , he faces a maximum of one year in prison . The 60-year-old , who is the president of an aircraft parts manufacturer based in . Idaho , denied slapping the child or using racial language . He claims . that he did ` ask the mother to quiet the child . ' Hundley was suspended from his job as president of Unitech Composites and Structures , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported . Joe Rickey Hundley faces up to a year in prison if found guilty of simple assault . Al Haase , president and chief . executive of AGC Aerospace and Defense , Composites Group - Unitech 's . parent company - said the firm was taking the matter seriously . ` In accordance with our company 's . personal conduct policy , we have suspended the employee pending . investigation , ' Al Haase , president and CEO of AGC , said in a statement . ` We wish to emphasize that the behavior that . has been described is contradictory to our values , embarrassing and . does not in any way reflect the patriotic character of the men and women . of diverse backgrounds who work tirelessly in our business , ' Haase added . The company later amended its statement adding that ` he is no longer with the company . ' AGC did not specify whether Hundley was fired or if he left voluntarily . Hundley said he was traveling to Atlanta to visit a . hospitalized relative , described his emotional state as ` distraught ' and that he had one alcoholic drink on the aircraft . However , . Bennett told The Smoking Gun that she believed Hundley was intoxicated . The mother said that he ` reeked of alcohol ' , was ` stumbling around . wasted ' and he consumed several double vodkas during the flight . Bennett says Hundley told her that Jonah was too big to be a ` lap baby . ' Agent Cheney added that Bennett . received help from other passengers on the Delta flight . Todd Wooten , . who was seated 12 rows ahead , told authorities that he ` heard derogatory . language coming from the rear of the aircraft ' and went to see what was . going on . ` According to Mr. Wooten , ' Cheney wrote , ` he saw Joe Rickey Hundley strike ' the child . Hundley pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault in a Virginia court in . 2007 after he was arrested following a quarrel with his girlfriend . He was first charged with simple assault , carrying a concealed weapon , and public intoxication . Hundley told The Smoking Gun that the weapon he was allegedly carrying was a corkscrew . Injuries : Mrs Bennett said she was ` scared to death ' when she saw that Jonah 's eye was swollen . Situation : The incident occurred on a Delta flight on February 8 , 2013 . Final approach : The aircraft was about to land at Atlanta airport , pictured , when the child started to cry . Watch video here . | Joe Rickey Hundley , 60 , accused of racially abusing , then striking the 19-month-old infant on a flight to Atlanta . The mother , 33-year-old Jessica Bennett , believes Hundley was intoxicated . AGC Aerospace and Defense says Hundley is no longer employed at the company . AGC declined to comment on whether he was fired or resigned . 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Britain is set to suffer its wettest autumn for over a decade with more rain and gale winds sparking further flood warnings . After the UK 's wettest summer in a century , England and Wales are now on course for the wettest start of autumn for 12 years , the Met Office has said . The southwest has seen five times the usual amount of rain so far this , drastically increasing the risk of floods for the forthcoming week . Scroll down for video . Flooding rain fall : Fire crews pump flood water spilling over from an old canal in Upper Largo , Fife as it flooded basements and gardens . The crews had been on the scene since the heavy rain fall this morning . The Met Office warned of ` no let up ' with showers tomorrow and Monday , followed by blustery showers on Tuesday and rain for all on Wednesday - with a severe weather alert issued for floods in the southwest . The outlook to October 27 said : ` Continuing very unsettled with rain or showers for most parts , occasionally heavy , with strong winds . ' England and Wales were drenched by 132mm of rain from September 1 to October 10 and with no sun on the horizon , the UK is on track to push the September and October rainfall total to around 220mm . This is the highest since 2000 , the wettest autumn on record , when 302mm fell . Not just the southwest : The main A92 between Dundee and Arbroath was completely blocked after motorists tried to drive through flood water yesterday . Abandoned : Motorists stuck int he flood waters were forced to abandon their cars on the A92 between Dundee and Arbroath yesterday . Waterfall : A cobbled street in Clovelly , North Devon turns into a torrent flood after a bank burst on Friday . St Mary 's , Isles of Scilly , has had 124mm of rain - compared to the 11-day October average of 27mm . Cornwall 's 107mm at Camborne is more than 300 per cent of the usual 34mm . This autumn 's downpour is especially dramatic as a majority of the rain has fallen in the past three weeks . Met Office forecaster Dave Britton said : ` The first three weeks of September saw relatively little rain . ' British Weather Services tweeted : ` Three significant bands of rain will fall over the next week , with already high river levels and water tables . ' Met Office forecaster Charlie Powell said : ` There 's no let up in the pattern , with bands of rain next week interspersed with drier periods . ' The Met Office added : ` Ground in the South-West remains saturated and the threat of further heavy on Wednesday means the public are advised to be aware localised flooding is a risk . Frosty : Stags and deer wander through the frost covered grass at Raby Caste in County Durham this morning . Paddle on : Flooding hits Lowman Green near Tiverton , Devon , following torrential rain on Thursday . ` It was n't my fault ' : Michael Fish . As the 25th anniversary of the Great . Storm approaches , Michael Fish , the weatherman who famously announced . there was nothing to worry about , has insisted the prediction was not . his fault . Hours before Britain 's worst storm for . 300 years , BBC forecaster Fish famously announced : ` Apparently a lady . rang the BBC and said she heard a was hurricane on the way . Well , do n't . worry , there is n't . ' During the Great Storm 1987 , 18 people were killed and . 15 million trees uprooted as 115mph winds caused more than # 1billion . damage across southern England . Fish , 68 , blames former colleague Bill Giles for issuing the wrong forecast and said he did warn of the storm . Fish , who now works for independent . forecaster Netweather , said : ` There 's a fallacy about my role . ' I was on . duty the morning before the storm but Bill Giles , on the afternoon . shift , gave the incorrect forecast not mentioning horrendous gales . ` The famous hurricane remark was taken . out of context . We do n't get hurricanes in Britain and I actually said . `` batten down the hatches for extremely stormy weather . ''' The Met Office , which reacted to Great . Storm by introducing the severe weather alert system , said four-day . forecasts are now as accurate as one-day forecasts in 1987 . | Met Office predicts rain Sunday all the way through until Wednesday . Severe weather alert issued for floods in the southwest of the UK . | [[661, 732], [872, 902], [905, 1011], [2093, 2125], [2128, 2242], [0, 125], [81, 125], [281, 294], [354, 422], [812, 871], [2392, 2412], [2417, 2569], [2464, 2576]] |
CLICK HERE to read Dominic King 's full match report from the King Power Stadium . Steven Gerrard scored on his return to Liverpool 's starting line-up , but the Reds captain should have also been awarded a penalty ... and Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel knows it . Gerrard reminded those who have questioned his Anfield future with an inspirational performance during Liverpool 's 3-1 victory at the King Power Stadium . The 34-year-old netted his side 's second goal , after Adam Lallana had equalised Simon Mignolet 's opening gaffe , and looked set to double his tally when he burst into the opposition box during the closing stages after the Foxes were reduced to 10-men . Kasper Schmeichel -LRB- centre -RRB- was caught smiling after getting away with conceding a penalty to Steven Gerrard . Gerrard bursts into the box during the dying minutes of Liverpool 's 3-1 victory over Leicester . The Leicester keeper appears to nudge Gerrard off the ball as he races clear . The Liverpool captain is left sprawling on the ground after Schmeichel collides with him . Gerrard can not believe it when referee Lee Mason fails to award Liverpool a penalty . Gerrard is also able to smile about the incident after confronting the keeper . Schmeichel rushed out and appeared to nudge Gerrard off the ball - leaving the former England midfielder sprawled on the floor and expecting a penalty . But , to Gerrard 's absolute astonishment , Lee Mason waved play on and denied him the chance of adding to his 177 goals for the club . Schmeichel was all smiles when confronted by Gerrard after the incident because he reckons he 's got away with one , which would also have seen the keeper sent off and Leicester seeing out the game with nine-men ! Jordan Henderson secured victory only minutes later after reacting to another Schmeichel mistake . Morgan tussles with Rickie Lambert as Liverpool break through late in the game . The 30-year-old is dismissed after taking down Lambert as Leicester 's last defender . Morgan also conceded an own goal as Leicester were beaten 3-2 by QPR on Satiurday . Meanwhile , Leicester defender Wes Morgan 's week went from bad to worse . The 30-year-old centre back scored an own goal on Saturday as Leicester were beaten 3-2 by fellow strugglers QPR . And on Tuesday evening , Morgan 's error set up Gerrard for the goal which made it 2-1 and he was then sent off for pulling back Rickie Lambert . | Liverpool defeated Leicester 3-1 in their Premier League clash on Tuesday . Steven Gerrard was denied a late penalty after being brought down in the box by Kasper Schmeichel . Foxes defender Wes Morgan followed his own goal against QPR on Saturday by getting sent off against the Reds . | [[269, 424], [277, 291], [296, 424], [801, 898], [836, 898], [978, 1068], [1101, 1155], [2006, 2012], [2018, 2089], [2090, 2099], [2102, 2164], [2165, 2279]] |
A 20-year-old man arrested for driving a stolen car was handcuffed when he drowned in a Florida canal in a desperate bid to escape from police . Alexandre ` Mozart ' Nicolas allegedly sprinted across eight lanes of heavy traffic when police stopped and cuffed him in a parking lot near Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami Beach about 5pm Saturday . With his hands bound , the North Miami Beach resident leaped into the canal but could n't stay afloat . A Sunny Isles Beach officer jumped into the waterway after him , but the aspiring musician could not be saved . Tragic : Alex Nicolas , 20 , was handcuffed when he drowned in a Florida canal in a desperate bid to escape from police on Saturday . Desperate : Alex Nicolas sprinted across eight lanes of traffic to escape police before jumping into a canal . Nicolas was rushed to Aventura Hospital where he died . News of Nicolas 's tragic death has stunned friends and family , who described the Alonzo and Tracy Mourning High School graduate as ` the life of the party ' and close to his family . He was nicknamed ` Mozart ' for his love of music . ` This was a great person , ' Frank Quiroz , one of Nicholas 's former classmates , told WSVN . ' I met him in school . He was a great student . He was a great kid . Everybody loved him . Really , I 'm not even lying when I tell you everybody loved this kid . ' Sam Goldberg , who said he was with Nicolas at Duffy 's Sports Grill on the causeway about an hour before the incident , remembered his friend as ` well-connected ' . ` He was supposed to be with me . We left and went to the beach to watch sunset with friends ... The waiter would n't even give him a drink . They were joking about it , ' he told Miami Herald . ` He was very well connected . He was friends with everyone , and knew all the club owners . He was n't great off financially , but he liked very expensive things . He would never leave me behind . ' Scene : Nicolas was handcuffed when he jumped into a canal near 163rd Street and Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami Beach on Saturday . Scene : Police pulled Nicolas over in the parking lot of Area Code 55 , a Brazilian steakhouse on Biscayne Boulevard at Northeast 163rd Street . Miami Herald reported Miami-Dade police pulled over Nicolas after a scanner identified the license plate on the older model . Mercedes-Benz he was driving as stolen . After Nicolas crossed the . 163rd Street Causeway , cops stopped him in the parking lot of Area Code 55 at 16375 . Biscayne Blvd. . Nicolas , who reportedly did not have a criminal history , was ordered out of the car and handcuffed before he fled . ` We . have a car where the tag was identified as stolen , followed by . identifying the vehicle as stolen , ' Miami-Dade police spokesman . Detective Roy Rutland said . ` At that point an officer clearly has . probable cause to make an arrest . ' Party animal : Friends say Nicolas loved to party and was well-connected , but did n't have much money . The Florida Department of Law Enforcement . database shows Nicolas was charged with a non-moving traffic violation and . driving with a suspended license on Saturday . Police have not commented on why Nicolas ran from officers . Sunny Isles Beach police have turned over the investigation to Miami-Dade police . County . officers will investigate the death before passing it on to the state . attorney 's office , which will determine if there was any criminal . wrongdoing by police . Passionate : Nicolas , fourth from left , was nicknamed ` Mozart ' for his love of music . | Alexandre ` Mozart ' Nicolas , 20 , drowned in a North Miami Beach canal about 5.30 pm Saturday . Police say he was arrested for driving a stolen car . He ran , handcuffed , across eight lanes of traffic and jumped into the waterway to escape cops . His friends say he was the life of the party and a musical genius . | [[0, 120], [0, 120], [0, 120], [157, 346], [370, 422], [563, 569], [592, 660], [709, 807], [1933, 2059], [2504, 2511], [2563, 2621], [900, 926], [933, 1048], [2885, 2919]] |
Busted : Branden Mattier , 22 , was arrested when police say he accepted a fake check for $ .2.2 million from an undercover officer after filing a bogus claim with the Boston bombing victims ' fund . A Boston man has been arrested after police say he used the name of an aunt who had been dead for more than a decade to try and claim about $ 2.2 million from the Boston Marathon bomb victims fund . The Massachusetts Attorney General 's office said Branden Mattier , 22 , told the fund 's administrators that his aunt , Onevia Bradley , lost both of her legs in the attack on April 15 when two improvised pressure cooker bombs exploded at the finish line , killing three people and injuring 264 others . But Miss Bradley the aunt had been dead for more than 10 years and Mattier was arrested at his home in Boston when an undercover police officer presented him with a fake check for $ 2.2 million , prosecutors said . ` Because every dollar was allocated to victims , he sought to take these funds away from real victims of the Marathon attack and from the thousands of people who had so generously given to help those who truly need it , ' Attorney General Martha Coakley said in a statement . Mattier , an aspiring rapper and self-described film maker , is being charged with attempted larceny and identity theft . He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday . The marathon bombing victims ' fund , called The One Fund , was established by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick . It has so far brought in more than $ 62million in donations , according to its website . The fund is being managed by Kenneth Feinberg , an arbitration attorney who also oversaw compensation for victims of the September 11 , 2001 attacks and the theater shootings in Aurora , Colorado . Brazen : Mattier posted this photo online of himself posing with an administrator from The One Fund , accompanied by the caption : ` Just spoke with Feinberg about what we can provide to help the city move forward in this tragedy , he loved it . ' Big scam : Mattier -LRB- left and right -RRB- allegedly told the fund that his aunt lost both of her legs in the April 15 attack , but as it turns out , the woman had been dead for more than 10 years . Aspiring rapper : Mattier -LRB- right -RRB- , who goes by the stage name The Real Soulja Boy , now faces attempted larceny and identity theft charges . Coakley said The One Fund flagged Mattier 's claim because it appeared ` a little unusual , ' and passed it on to her office earlier this month . According to a press release from the Attorney General 's office , the investigation revealed that on May 7 , Mattier attended a Town Hall meeting at the Boston Public Library on behalf of his supposedly injured aunt . Three weeks later , he followed up by sending an email to The One Fund asking if his aunt could make a claim as a double amputee if the amputation was expected to be performed in the future . ` In June , The One Fund received Mattier 's claim form along with a letter allegedly from the chief of trauma services at the Boston Medical Center affirming his aunt as a double amputee , ' the release stated . ` The letter was dated May 2 , a full 27 days before Mattier 's email . ' Charity : The marathon bombing victims ' fund , called The One Fund , was established by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to help the victims of the attack . Tragedy : Two improvised pressure cooker bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15 , killing three people and injuring 264 others . According to officials , the letter from the hospital was a forgery , and that Mattier 's aunt was never treated there . Mattier , who goes by the stage name The Real Soulja Boy , posted a photo May 7 on his Instagram account of himself posing with an administrator from The One Fund , accompanied by the caption : ` Just spoke with Feinberg about what we can provide to help the city move forward in this tragedy , he loved it . #OneFundBoston #Boston #BostonMarathon -LSB- new inner city developments on the way . -RSB- #ss ' In another image uploaded that same day , Mattier is seen holding paperwork at the offices of The One Found . The caption for this photo read : ` Big Meeting w / The One Fund Boston , & Kenneth Feinberg , Re-Building The City After The Bombing . #Boston #OneFund ' | Branden Mattier , 22 , charged with attempted larceny and identity theft . Accused of attempted to defraud The One Fund by filing claim on behalf of his long-deceased aunt Onevia Bradley . | [[399, 469], [1196, 1203], [1257, 1317], [2346, 2398], [0, 6], [27, 199], [200, 275], [265, 275], [280, 316]] |
Iker Casillas has claimed he is not immortal after losing his place in the Spain team to Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea and being linked with a move away from Real Madrid . The 33-year-old , who has 158 international caps and captained Spain to glory at the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 , has come under increasing pressure for club and country after a series of disappointing displays . ` I 'm not immortal , ' Casillas told AS after being benched for Spain 's 4-0 win against Luxembourg . ' I will not last forever . ' Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas watches on as Miroslav Stoch 's header bounces past him to seal Slovakia 's win . Earlier in the game Casillas failed to stop a speculative free-kick by Juraj Kucka , who flipped in celebration . The defeat cost Casillas his place in Spain 's starting XI for their next qualification game against Luxembourg . ` Everybody has to make their own decision about when to leave the national team , but I feel good , strong and with the desire to help my country do the best we can to be in France and to win the tournament , which is n't going to be easy . ' De Gea started in Casillas 's place for the win against Luxembourg on Sunday , after the latter performed poorly in the 2-1 defeat to Slovakia on October 9 . Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has told both goalkeepers that no immediate decision has been made about who will be No 1 , and urged the pair to challenge one another for a starting spot . Age : 33 . Caps : 158 . Clubs : Real Madrid . Honours : 5 La Liga titles , 3 Champions League titles , 2 UEFA Super Cup . Age : 23 . Caps : 3 . Clubs : Atletico Madrid , Manchester United . Honours : Premier League , Europa League , UEFA Super Cup . ` We had decided to make changes and we have to make sure there is an easy transition . Both can play . They have to get used to the change bit by bit , as much David as Iker , ' Del Bosque told reporters . ' I was n't taken aback by what Del Bosque said because I have a fantastic relationship with him , ' Casillas replied . ` He said the same thing to me and I did n't take it personally . I 'm not going to be able to play forever . There are players coming through and I do n't view it badly at all . ' De Gea is expected to make Spain 's No 1 jersey his own for years to come after starting against Luxembourg . Casillas was forced to watch the action unfold as Spain romped to a comfortable 4-0 victory in Luxembourg . Diego Costa , who scored his first goal for his country on his sixth appearance , is congratulated by Marc Bartra . On his mistakes against Slovakia , which included failing to keep out a speculative first-half free-kick from Juraj Kucka that gave the hosts the lead , he said : ` After a game that you did n't win things go through your mind , you talk to yourself , the same as when your little brother plays a trick on you and you think : `` I 'll kill him . '' It 's a fixed expression . ` Obviously I 'll keep going with the national team and for that reason I have to fight for my place with my club . But my idea is to keep playing for the national team . ` Nobody has been unfair on me . When you have played for a team like Real Madrid or Spain for so long , people demand you be the best , the player you always have been . ` You have to keep going , soak up the pressure and respond how you know how , by playing football . But over these years I 'll remember the good times more than the bad times , which I think are better . ' De Gea , centre , and Kiko Casilla , back left , watch Casillas make a smart stop in Spain training . Despite Del Bosque picking De Gea ahead of Casillas for Spain 's latest game , the experienced goalkeeper has been given the backing of Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti . ` Of course it 's nice when your manager speaks well of you , ' he said , ` but not just about me , also about Alvaro Arbeloa , who he mentioned the other day , and Cristiano Ronaldo . It 's good because the link we have with the manager is positive and it needs to be throughout the season . ' Reports in Spain have also suggested that Casillas may lose his club spot to De Gea , with Madrid linked with a lucrative move for the United shot-stopper . ' I feel loved in the Bernabeu -LSB- despite fans whistling him in recent games -RSB- , ' Casillas insisted . ` Nobody likes to be whistled but the fans are sovereign and they can express themselves however they like . I have to play well and hopefully at the end of the season we 'll be able to come together at Cibeles -LSB- a famous square in Madrid -RSB- after winning a title . ' Despite being booed by Real Madrid fans this season , Casillas says he still feels loved at the Bernabeu . | David de Gea started for Spain in their 4-0 win against Luxembourg . Iker Casillas , who has 158 caps for Spain , watched on from the bench . The 33-year-old said he knows he is not immortal after losing his place . De Gea is expected to make Spain 's No 1 spot his own for years to come . Reports in Spain suggest Real Madrid are interested in signing De Gea . Casillas has been booed at times this season by Madrid fans in Spain . 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Rail minister Claire Perry has attacked the ` goodies ' being offered to Scotland to keep it in the Union . Two-thirds of English MPs want generous subsidies to Scotland to be axed if the country voted to stay in the UK . David Cameron sparked fury among Tory MPs this week by pledging to keep the controversial Barnett formula , as part of a desperate bid to persuade Scots to vote No to independence . Even his ministers were last night in open revolt over the issue , with Transport Minister Claire Perry warning the Prime Minister to stop handing out ` financial party bags ' to Alex Salmond . The formula , which has been the source of resentment for years , means that public spending per head is # 1,623 a year higher in Scotland than in England . A poll last night revealed that 63 per cent of English MPs now want to axe the formula . The survey , by Dods Polling , found this included 83 per cent of Conservatives , 41 per cent of Labour MPs and 78 per cent of Liberal Democrats . Mrs Perry broke cover before the polls in Scotland had even closed to warn against handing ` goodies ' to Edinburgh without also introducing a fairer deal for England . Scroll down for video . Writing in her local paper , the Wiltshire Gazette , she said it is likely that Parliament will be recalled in the coming days to debate the fallout from the vote . She added : ` If the result is a narrow No , this will be a running sore in politics for years to come with demands from Holyrood every few years for another go at the question . ` If there is a proposal to allow devolution of local taxation , as well maintaining the current level of funding as a dollop from the UK Parliament , then that can hardly be equitable for those of us in all other areas in the non-Scottish Union . ' The Saltire and the Union flag were held aloft on Arthur 's Seat in Edinburgh this morning ahead of the referendum today . Defence minister Anna Soubry also acknowledged yesterday that greater devolution to Scotland ` will cause controversy in Wales and England ' . Many MPs believe Mr Cameron made a mistake by agreeing to keep the Barnett formula under pressure from Gordon Brown . They are also pressing for Scottish MPs to be barred from voting on English matters , particularly if Scotland is handed new powers over tax and benefits . Tory MP Anne-Marie Morris said Mr Cameron 's policy to offer Scotland devo max was ` not thought through , and is concerning many of my constituents who feel it is unfair ' . David Cameron , Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg signed a joint declaration promising to devolve more powers to Scotland in the event of a ` No ' vote . Graham Brady , chairman of the powerful 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs , said neither the party nor the public would accept a devolution deal that fails to address English concerns . He said : ` The devolution settlement introduced by Labour was unbalanced and created two different classes of MP . ` That should have been corrected already in the interest of democracy and fairness . ' Government sources insist Mr Cameron is ` very aware ' of the anger over the so-called ` English question ' . He is expected to come forward with proposals to curb the voting rights of Scottish MPs as part of any new devolution settlement . But several Tory MPs warned that they could throw out the entire plan to hand greater powers to Scotland unless the Barnett formula is also scrapped . Tory MP Christopher Chope said : ` The party leaders do n't have the authority to make a bribe on behalf of the people of the UK . ` Taxation is an issue for Parliament . We do n't legislate by presidential-style decree . ' Ed Miliband was last night facing criticism over his shambolic No campaign , amid reports that 30 per cent of Labour supporters are poised to vote Yes -- up from 18 per cent last month . The Labour leader spent the final week of the campaign touring Scotland . But he was escorted to safety this week after being jostled by Yes supporters during a trip to an Edinburgh shopping centre . He then pulled out of two events on the closing day of campaigning . And Mr Miliband 's poor personal ratings in Scotland mirror his ratings in England , despite low levels of Scottish support for the Conservatives . Henry McLeish , the former first minister of Scotland , said the No campaign led by the Labour leader had been negative and disorganised , adding : ` If it is a no vote , Gordon Brown will have been largely responsible for that . If it 's a Yes then there will be a lot of questions . ' | Claire Perry attacks the ` financial goody bags ' on offer to Edinburgh . Transport Minister said last ditch offers of more powers was ` appeasement ' Says it is not fair to offer ` raft of goodies paid for by us south of the border ' She expects Parliament to be recalled next week to discuss referendum . | [[0, 107], [31, 53], [56, 107], [476, 597], [0, 107], [0, 107], [31, 53], [56, 107], [476, 597], [1237, 1348]] |
Police officers who shot and killed a man who lunged at them with a large kitchen knife have insisted that they acted in self defence . Darrius . Kennedy screamed ` Shoot me , shoot me ' as he brandished an 11-inch IKEA . kitchen knife at the veteran officers . Kennedy lunged at the officers , at times coming to within two feet of them . On Sunday , Kennedy 's relatives said the situation should have been handled much differently . Scroll down for video . Aim : Darrius Kennedy shouts at police officers in Times Square , moments before he was shot and killed . Knifeman : Darrius Kennedy is reportedly no stranger to troubles with the police . Self defence ? The officers who shot Kennedy said they have never fired their weapons before on duty . Armed : Police officers stalk Darrius Kennedy with their weapons drawm . His aunt , Margaret Johnson , told the New York Daily News : ` It does n't take 12 bullets to kill one person ... I think it could have been done another way . ' One officer , a . 40-year-old on the police force for 18 years , fired three times while his . 30-year-old partner , a seven-year-veteran , fired off nine rounds as horrified witnesses took cover . It was the first time either of them had ever fired their weapons on duty , the New York Post reported . The shooting may stir additional controversy about the city 's so-called stop-and-frisk policies , which have been criticized as targeting racial minorities . Kennedy was black . Horrifying : Terrified onlookers took cover as police surrounded Kennedy . Kodak moment : As many ran for cover some onlookers whipped out cameras to film the standoff . His terrifying stand-off with police happened on Saturday afternoon at 3pm in Times Square , the heart of one of New York 's busiest tourist destinations . The 51-year-old was smoking marijuana near West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue , when he became agitated , pulled out an 11-inch knife and put a bandanna on his head . Weapon : Kennedy was armed with an 11-inch knife . He refused repeated orders to drop the . weapon and began backing down the avenue , continuing for a number of . blocks and drawing many officers into a slow-speed pursuit that took . them south of Times Square . Officers pepper-sprayed Kennedy six times but he held onto the knife . throughout the seven-block pursuit . At West 37th Street , he lunged at . police and two officers opened fire , hitting him three times in the chest , twice in the left arm , once in the groin and once in the left calf . He was taken to Bellevue Hospital . while suffering from cardiac arrest and died from his injuries a short time later . Some of the police officers involved were treated for tinnitus - or ringing in the ears - at an area hospital . Witnesses recalled a chaotic scene in . which some bystanders took cover , while others began following the . procession down the avenue in an attempt to capture cellphone video of . it . On video , a number of officers , guns drawn , can be seen pursuing Kennedy . as he appears to skip down Seventh Avenue . ` They screamed , ' `` Put it down , put it down , '' '' said newsstand worker Sunny Choi , 26 , of police orders to the man . Grisly : Crime scene investigators work at the scene where police shot and killed Kennedy . On guard : A police officer stands near the scene of the shooting in Times Square . Henry Irby , a t-shirt vendor , added : ` The tourists were running everywhere , screaming , panic . ' Others described Kennedy swinging at people with his knife as he passed them . The officers surrounded him and the 12 rounds were fired . Priscilla Rocha , a tourist from Brazil , was visiting Times Square with her husband when they saw the confrontation . ' I almost had a heart attack , ' she told the Times . ` Everyone started running . ' Chaos : Times Square is one of New York 's busiest tourist destinations . Busy streets : Witnesses following the unfolding scene down from New York 's Times Square . Some witnesses took to Twitter to share their horror . ` Just . saw a dude with a butcher size knife get chased through times square by . cops . Apparently , they chased him down and shot him , ' one witness . tweeted . ` Omg ! Time to . go home !! Man in times square with a machete ... like 20 cops came out of . nowhere with guns drawn ! I 'm traumatized !! ' said another . '20 police officers against 1 person ... . Killed him right in the middle of the street , ' said another . Kennedy . had a history of trouble with the law . He had 10 arrests to his name , . including seven for marijuana possession . In 2008 , he was taken to a . hospital for observation after knocking down garbage cans in Times . Square . In another incident . he threatened cops with a screwdriver while screaming : ` I 'm going to . f - - k you up ! ' He was charged with criminal . possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment . View more videos at : http://nbcnewyork.com . Horror : ` Omg ! Time to go home !! Man in times square with a machete ... like 20 cops came out of nowhere with guns drawn ! I 'm traumatized !! ' said another . Scared : ` Just saw a guy with a knife , 30 cops and more than 5 police cars running by me at Times Square . What 's up ??? ' tweeted one woman . | Officers claim their actions were self defence . Said they had never fired their weapons on duty before . One officer fired nine shots while the other fired three . 51-year-old Darrius Kennedy screamed at officers and waved 11-inch knife erratically . Relatives say the situation should have been handled much differently . Shot three times in the chest , twice in the left arm , once in the groin and once in the left calf - and died at a nearby hospital . He refused repeated orders to drop weapon in one of New York 's busiest tourist spots . 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Hundreds of thousands of mothers-to-be should give birth at home or in midwife-led units rather than in hospital , the health watchdog says . Almost half of the 700,000 women who have babies every year in England and Wales are at such low risk of complications they do not need to visit the labour ward , says NICE . New guidelines published today say a smaller , midwife-led unit is just as safe as hospital for first-time mothers . Bonding : Almost half of women could have a home birth without severe risk , say new guidelines -LRB- file photo -RRB- . For those having their second child , a home delivery is just as safe as in hospital and usually a far more joyful experience . Yet figures show that just 2.3 per cent of women currently have home deliveries and a further 4 per cent in midwife units , while the remainder head to hospital . It marks a major shift in guidelines , which had previously urged caution over home births as the risks were deemed higher . The watchdog says it has now examined new evidence , including an Oxford University study of 64,000 women , which showed that home births and units were safer because they are less likely to involve high-risk interventions such as caesarean sections , epidurials or deliveries with forceps . Such procedures may be carried out too readily by doctors , while midwives are thought to have a more patient approach , it says . The big debate : The watchdog said it had studied new evidence including a study of 64,000 women . The research did , however , show that home births are marginally more dangerous for the baby for first-time mothers -- although the risks are very small . Avoiding hospital also saves the NHS money . Figures show that a hospital birth costs # 1,631 , while it costs # 1,450 for a midwife centre and # 1,066 for a home birth . However , NICE stressed that new evidence on risk -- and not cost -- was the reason for the change . Professor Mark Baker , NICE 's clinical practice director , said : ` Most women are healthy and have straightforward pregnancies and births . Over the years , evidence has emerged which shows that , for this group of women , giving birth in a midwife-led unit instead of a traditional labour ward is a safe option . Mothers are being warned that falling asleep with their babies while breastfeeding in bed is linked to cot death . The health watchdog NICE says it increases the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome -LRB- SIDS -RRB- , although it stopped short of telling women not to sleep with their newborns because it may interfere with breastfeeding . It said exhausted parents should not feel guilty if they find they have accidentally nodded off with the baby , but must be aware of the ` association ' with SIDS . Experts are not clear what causes SIDS , previously known as cot death , but it may be due to suffocation , infection or genetics . Professor Mark Baker of NICE admitted it was a ` confusing ' message , but added : ` We 're not telling people not to co-sleep with their babies , we know that could get in the way with breastfeeding , but it 's better that parents should know and make their own judgments . ' ` Research also shows that a home birth is generally safer than hospital for pregnant women at low risk of complications who have given birth before . ' Professor Susan Bewley , who drew up the guidelines , said birth was now ` mostly ' safe but said there is no ` one size fits all ' choice of location during labour . She added : ` Some women may prefer to have their baby at home or in a midwife-led unit because they are generally safer -- that is their right and they should be supported in that choice . ` But if a woman would prefer to have her baby in a hospital because it makes her feel ` safer ' , that is also her right . ' NICE said that overall , giving birth at home or in midwife-led units was a far happier experience . However , women who are obese or have asthma , diabetes or epilepsy or who have had a previous difficult birth are urged to go to hospital . Midwives and GPs are now urged to spell out the options open to women and make it clear that hospitals are not necessarily safest . Professor Alan Cameron , of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , said there was now better emphasis on patient choice . Cathy Warwick , chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives , added : ` It is important that women feel able to make the choices that are right for them . ' | Push towards small midwife-led units by NICE marks major policy shift . Watchdog said it examined new evidence including 64,000-mother study . But home births still marginally more dangerous for first-time mothers . | [[846, 882], [971, 1076], [1411, 1492], [1493, 1509], [1512, 1519], [1527, 1609], [1493, 1505], [1522, 1631]] |
Phil Neville believes Manchester United can come good this season once they have got over their current injury crisis . The Red Devils lie seventh in the Premier League - eight points off the leaders Chelsea - but Neville says United should only be judged as a side when everyone is fit . Jonny Evans , Chris Smalling and Phil Jones are all sidelined through injury , with Louis van Gaal being forced to hand a senior debut to Paddy McNair against West Ham last week , due to the lack of defenders available to him . Phil Neville made 386 appearances in all for Manchester United in 11 years at the club . After leaving Manchester United , Neville moved to Everton , where he played for eight seasons . And Neville is under no illusions as to how big a role that has played in United 's indifferent start to the season . He told www.manutd.com : ` It 's been a bit up and down for United . The biggest problem is the amount of injuries - to have nine or 10 out , particularly in key areas of the pitch , means you 're always going to struggle . ` The time to judge this team is when everybody is fit . People are having a go at the defence but there have been no centre-backs fit all season . Neville was part of the coaching staff under the David Moyes and Ryan Giggs tenures at Manchester United last season but was not retained by Louis van Gaal . ` Soon , Phil Jones , Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling will be back and the manager can start playing his best pairing at centre-back . ` I 'm sure these players will come good . I 've got every faith in them . I 've coached them , played with and against them , and I know the qualities they have got . ' United entertain another of Neville 's former teams Everton on Sunday , with the 37-year-old unsure how Roberto Martinez 's side will fare at Old Trafford , on the back of a near 4,000 mile trip to Russia in mid-week owing to Europa League commitments . He added : ' I think to come back from Russia and play on Sunday at 12 o'clock is really difficult , from past experience , so I feel United have got to have a fast start and keep the tempo high to make sure Everton feel the effects of the Europa League game . ` Everton have let in too many goals which is unlike them , and every goal has been an individual error . But it was their best defensive performance at Anfield -LSB- last weekend -RSB- when they cut out the silly mistakes and became hard to beat . ' | The former Manchester United player and coach believes the Red Devils ' form has been severely hampered by their injury problems . Jonny Evans , Chris Smalling and Phil Jones are among the first-team players currently sidelined for Louis van Gaal 's side . Neville says United should be judged as a team when everyone is fit . Another of Neville 's former sides Everton travel to Old Trafford on Sunday . The 37-year-old says he is unsure what kind of challenge the Toffees will pose to United after a mid-week European fixture in Russia . | [[289, 365], [227, 288], [1655, 1724]] |
Tragic loss : Robert Ethan Saylor , 26 , of New Market , Md. , died of asphyxia on January 12 , 2013 , after three Frederick County Sheriff 's deputies tried to forcibly remove him from a movie theater at the manager 's request . A health aide to a man with Down syndrome who died after being dragged from a Maryland theater had warned police that he would ` freak out ' if they touched or spoke to him , according to an investigative file released Monday . Robert ` Ethan ' Saylor , 26 , passed away from asphyxia minutes later , after three Frederick County Sheriff 's deputies handcuffed the flailing , 294-pound man as he screamed , cursed and cried for his mother , witnesses say . Saylor 's offense , according to the file documents : He had not purchased a ticket for a repeat viewing of the movie Zero Dark Thirty . The 98-page incident report and handwritten statements from 22 witnesses add new details to a case that remains in the spotlight six months after Saylor 's death on January 12 . Critics continue to call for an independent investigation of the deputies ' actions after a grand jury 's decision in March not to indict them for what the state medical examiner 's office has ruled a homicide . The 18-year-old caretaker , whose name is redacted from the documents , wrote that she had been Saylor 's aide for three months before he died . She said Saylor , known to his family as Ethan , had a history of angry outbursts , including one earlier that night . They had already seen the movie once and were outside the Frederick theater when she asked Saylor if he was ready to go home . Saylor began cursing and punched a Lenscrafters storefront window , she told police . Somewhat frightened , the caretaker called Saylor 's mother , 55-year-old Patti Saylor , of New Market . ` Patti told her to just wait him out and his attitude will change , ' an investigator wrote in a follow-up interview report . No charges : A grand jury ruled in March that the three Maryland Sheriff 's deputies involved in the death of Ethan Saylor , left , at a Westview movie theater , right , will not face criminal charges . The caretaker then spoke by phone with . another of Saylor 's caretakers . He advised her to leave Saylor in front . of the theater while she got the car , giving him a few minutes alone to . calm himself . But by the . time she returned , Saylor had gone back into the theater and seated . himself . As she walked in , the manager of the cinema was telling Saylor . he had to either purchase a ticket to watch the film again , or leave the . auditorium . In response , the 26-year-old man said he had no money for another viewing . ` I . explained , `` Yes , we are having a little issue , I 'll handle it . We just . have to be patient , '' ' the caretaker wrote in her statement . The . manager then summoned one of the three deputies , Sgt. Rich Rochford . All of the deputies were moonlighting as mall security officers . ` Then . a sheriff came and said , `` Another show is starting . I have to go get . him out , '' ' the caretaker wrote . ` I explained Ethan is Down syndrome . ' She said she told the officer that if he spoke to Saylor , ` he will curse . ' She advised him to ` wait it out . ' Full life : With an IQ of 40 , Ethan loved music , idolized law enforcement and was encouraged by his family to be independent . Justice for Ethan : The 26-year-old man 's family , including brother Adam -LRB- left -RRB- and sister Emma -LRB- right -RRB- , are calling for an independent probe into their sibling 's untimely death . ` Then the sheriff went in and started talking to Ethan and Ethan was cursing at him , ' the woman stated . She said the officer threatened to take Mr Saylor to jail , a statement corroborated by other witnesses . ` I . then said , `` Please do n't touch him , he will freak out , '' ' the aide . wrote . ` Next thing I know , there are I think three or four cops holding . Ethan , trying to put him in handcuffs . ' As the officers pulled the struggling Saylor from his seat and down an exit ramp , they went down out of view of most witnesses . One . customer told police an officer had his knee on Saylor 's lower back . while the other deputies held Saylor 's shoulders . At least two witnesses . said the kneeling officer 's knee was on the floor . Nobody reported . seeing the officers touch Saylor 's neck . ` Mommy ! ' a witness later reported hearing Saylor cry out while struggling with the deputies . ` It hurt -LSB- sic -RSB- , call my mom . ' Another . witness wrote in his statement that the 26-year-old could be heard . ` squalling ' and repeatedly saying ` no ' as the officers wrestled with . him , one of them even reading him his Miranda rights , the Washington Post reported . Neither . Saylor nor his 18-year-old health aide knew that Patti Saylor was just . five minutes away from the theater . But she arrived too late . Witness accounts : Theater goers who were present during the incident reported hearing Ethan cry for his mother and struggle with the officers . Saylor . became unconscious , so the deputies rolled him over , by all accounts . The deputies could n't find a pulse , so they removed the handcuffs and . started chest compressions until he started breathing again , snoring but . unconscious , according to all accounts . They asked the caretaker if she could wake him . ` I tapped him and said , `` Wake up , Ethan , '' ' she wrote . Mr Saylor never regained consciousness , despite the efforts of ambulance workers who arrived soon afterward . The . state medical examiner 's office found signs of ` positional ' asphyxia , . or having been in a position in which he could n't breathe . There was . also unexplained damage to Saylor 's larynx . The . autopsy concluded Saylor would not have died had the officers not . intervened . The autopsy also found that Saylor 's developmental . disability , obesity , atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and a heart . abnormality contributed to the death . According . to Ethan 's mother and siblings , 21-year-old brother Adam and . 23-year-old sister Emma , the 26-year-old idolized law enforcement and . amassed a large collection of badges and baseball caps with words like . ` police ' and ` sheriff ' emblazoned across the front . Despite . having an IQ of 40 , his mother , a nurse with special education degree , . had always encouraged Ethan to be independent and go places with his . aides . In a message posted Wednesday on the Facebook account Justice for Ethan , Patti Saylor wrote that even as her son was . being dragged to his death by police , he was on his cell phone trying to . arrange for a movie ticket purchase or for someone to bring him . money . Music-lover : Robert Saylor pictured with a relative was a big music fan and a member of his church choir . ` No one took the . time to understand this and he did not have the capacity to explain this . with words , ' the 55-year-old nurse wrote . ` No one ever asked what he . might have been doing to address the need for a ticket when he did n't . have his own money ! ' Mrs . Saylor has renewed calls for an independent investigation into the death . of her son , calling the official probe conducted by the sheriff 's . department a ` travesty . ' In March , State 's Attorney J. Charles . Smith announced that Lt. Scott Jewell , Sgt. Rich Rochford and Deputy . First Class James Harris would not face criminal charges in Saylor 's . death . Patrick McAndrew , a lawyer for the . three officers , said ` each one of these deputies is the consummate law . enforcement professional ' and did what his training dictated . ` Those . involved have yet to acknowledge responsibility or admit his death so . easily could have been avoided with common sense , patience and . understanding , ' Patti Saylor stated in her post this week . In February , the Baltimore County . Medical Examiner 's office declared that 26-year-old Robert Saylor died . by homicide while being taken into custody by the three officers , ABC News reported . The New Market man , remembered for his love of music , was handcuffed and allegedly resisted arrest . According . to ABC it was alleged his face was put to the ground when he was being . apprehended by the officers , who then realized he was suffering a . ` medical emergency ' . The officers removed the handcuffs , administered first aid and took him to Frederick Memorial Hospital where he later died . ` Asphyxiation ' : Robert Saylor , pictured , was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital by police officers where he later died from his injuries . ` They made numerous attempts to get him to leave , he was cursing at them , at that point they psychically removed him , and he began having the medical emergency , ' says Cpl. Jennifer Bailey , of the Frederick County Sheriff 's Office told YourState4.com . ` Those . involved have yet to acknowledge responsibility or admit his death so . easily could have been avoided with common sense , patience and . understanding , ' Patti Saylor stated in her post this week . | Robert Ethan Saylor , 26 , died while being arrested for refusing to leave Westview Cinemas , Frederick , Maryland , on January 12 . Doctors ruled Saylor 's death as homicide by asphyxiation . 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Gerard Pique knows all about the glory of winning the Clasico , having scored in the famous 6-2 win for Barcelona in Madrid in 2009 and played in the 5-0 a year later when Jose Mourinho was humbled on his debut as a manager in the fixture . On Saturday he welcomes a new team-mate to the ` greatest show on earth ' : the high-wire artist Luis Suarez , capable of wowing the crowds , but also of falling from great heights as he did at the World Cup . ` I do n't care if he bites , ' says Pique , speaking in English ahead of Saturday 's game . He immediately corrects himself . ` I do n't care if he 's bitten before , ' he says . ` He knows it 's not the correct way to behave but as a player he is in the top three or five strikers in the world so I am really happy to have him in my team . ' Pique knows Suarez will bring a toughness that has at times been missing from Barcelona 's make-up over the last two seasons . Barcelona 's Gerard Pique -LRB- centre -RRB- jokes with Luis Suarez -LRB- left -RRB- and Lionel Messi -LRB- right -RRB- at training on Friday . Barcelona manager Luis Enrique -LRB- pictured , behind -RRB- confirmed Suarez is set to make his competitive debut . In 10 years of Clasicos Pique has seen tensions rise during the clashes between Barcelona and Real Madrid . ` He is a different style of player for us . We have Andres Iniesta and Xavi and they are sweet players and you can enjoy watching them on the ball , it 's easy on the eye . Not with Suarez . He fights and scraps for the ball and finally gets the goal . In training you see that ultra-competitive streak . You can kick him and he just never goes down . You pull his shirt and he still goes towards the goal . It 's true that he had a reputation in England -LRB- for diving -RRB- but you fall once in the Premier League and it sticks . I have found him to be a very fair player . ' Pique has spent plenty of time up close and personal with the new man as Barcelona are put through their paces by Luis Enrique , the coach who is also preparing for his first clasico , as a manager at least . Pique , the joker , was never going to let last summer 's event pass without training-ground comment . ` Of course we have been teasing him a little bit . Last week we had a defensive drill to practise dealing with crosses . He was the attacker and I had to defend against him and two or three times we were fighting to get to the ball first and I 'd say , `` Do n't bite me '' . He just smiles . ' Those training drills have also reinforced just what a natural finisher Suarez is . ` In training it 's unbelievable , ' says Pique . ` He has got that instinct that means when there are two or three rebounds in the box , the ball will always end up at his feet and he 'll score . ' Suarez shared the Golden Boot last season with Cristiano Ronaldo , Pique 's former Manchester United team-mate whom he will face on Saturday and against whom he usually fares well . Pique admits that good record is in part owed to what were brilliant team performances as Barcelona reached near perfection under their greatest ever coach . Suarez has said biting is ` like an impulse ' and that ` everyone has different ways of defending themselves ' ` In the first three or four years with Pep Guardiola I think we played the best football I can remember . And we took that into the games against Real Madrid , ' Pique says . ` In the last two or three years it has been a little bit more difficult for us but now we have changed the mentality with Luis Enrique and we are pressing very high again and Suarez will definitely help that . ' To what extent the Uruguayan can help power Barcelona 's rediscovered high intensity after four months out will be tested on Saturday . ` In those first few training sessions you could see that he needed to train because he was dead after 10 minutes of work , ' admits Pique . ` I would turn around and look at him and say , `` What happened to you , man ? '' But after two or three weeks he started to improve and now , as he showed against Oman in the last friendly for Uruguay , he is in good condition . ' The spotlight will also be on Pique on Saturday . He has been left out at times this season -- something that has never happened since the days of waiting in vain for Rio Ferdinand or Nemanja Vidic to pick up an injury or suspension at United . The striker is set to make his competitive debut against Real Madrid on Saturday night after a four-month ban . The Uruguayan has also said that he is in now on the ` right path ' after seeking help for his impulses to bite . Pique was a world champion with Spain and a European champion with Barcelona aged just 23 . ` It 's been a strange career having hit such incredible heights so soon . It 's not a strange career , it 's a very good career , ' he says . ` And now here at Barcelona , it is the first time that I am not playing as much as I want to . It 's a big challenge . ' In 10 years of clasicos he has seen tensions rise during the clashes between Guardiola and Jose Mourinho , and fall since their departure . ` To be fair I really kind of enjoyed it , ' Pique says . ` It is true that maybe sometimes they crossed the line . And we crossed the line , too . It is just a game . But it is fine if you know how to control your emotions and everything on the pitch stays on the pitch and after the game you still have the same friendships . ' It somewhat underlines his point that former Real Madrid player Xabi Alonso now plays for Guardiola and former Barcelona team-mate Cesc Fabregas now plays for Mourinho . ` It 's football . One day you say you hate someone and the next day you 're playing for them , ' says Pique . ` We have a career and we always have to try to make the best of it . Fabregas loves London and so he went to Chelsea and Mourinho was there and Mourinho likes him so he said , `` OK , I will play there '' . ' Pique almost says that Fabregas loves Mourinho too but the old allegiances seem to prevent him getting the whole sentence out . ` He loves Mo ... well , I do n't know if he loves Mourinho but I think he does because he 's putting him in the team all the time and here at Barcelona it was more difficult for him , ' he says . ` You can see after two or three months there that he made the right decision . ' Would Pique follow Fabregas back to the Premier League if United came calling ? ` I left a lot of friends at United and I was really happy there even though I did not play as much as I wanted to , ' he says . ` But I always said that I want to retire here and if it is possible I want to stay here all my career . At this moment I am not thinking about leaving . I am really happy if it is true that Manchester United want me but I want to stay . I have been a Barcelona fan since I was a kid and all I want to do is to have success here . ' Pique -LRB- right -RRB- has been sidelined on occasion this season -- something of a rarity for the Barcelona defender . On the pitch he still believes he can reach the heights of four years ago and away from football he is thriving at the head of the small company Kerad Games that has recently extended its Golden Manager online football game to mobile platforms . The game is popular with his own team-mates and involves each player picking his own team -- which begs the obvious question : who 's in your forward line , Gerard ? ` Leo and Cristiano for sure , ' he says . ` And I had -LRB- Wayne -RRB- Rooney before but now ... now it would have to be Suarez . ' l Sky Sports is showing more of the games that matter in an unrivalled schedule of football , including El Clasico and Man Utd v Chelsea this weekend . Play Gerard Pique 's Golden Manager at www.goldenmanager.com . | Gerard Pique on Luis Suarez : ` I do n't care if he 's bitten before ' ` He knows it 's not the correct way to behave , ' said defender . Barcelona star says Suarez is a different style to ` sweet ' Andres Iniesta and Xavi . | [[453, 478], [580, 616], [633, 693], [1293, 1335]] |
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has been made an honorary knight by the Queen . The 72-year-old businessman and politician 's new title will be Michael Bloomberg , Honorary Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire -LRB- KBE -RRB- . It comes just weeks after David Cameron was roundly criticised for breaking protocol by recounting a conversation he 'd had with the Queen while chatting to the former Mayor of New York . The Prime Minister was overheard by a TV crew 's microphone telling Mr Bloomberg that the Queen had ` purred ' down the line when he informed her last month that Scotland had rejected independence . Sir Michael -LRB- sort of -RRB- : Businessman and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has been made a Honorary Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire . Billionaire Mr Bloomberg , who owns a # 12million home in London 's upmarket Knightsbridge and today said Britain was his ` second home ' , will not be travelling to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen , but said he was ` deeply honoured ' by the award . He has been given the honorary knighthood for his ` prodigious entrepreneurial and philanthropic endeavours , and the many ways in which they have benefited the United Kingdom and the UK-US special relationship ' , the British Embassy in Washington said in a statement . But the timing of the award may be regarded as somewhat unfortunate with Mr Cameron 's gaffe still fresh in the memory . On a visit to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly , Mr Cameron was overheard to tell Mr Bloomberg : ` She purred down the line . I 've never heard someone so happy . ' Embarrassed Mr Cameron apologised for the incident and his aides in Number 10 have been in touch with Buckingham Palace . But he has yet to apologise in person , and is expected to say sorry to the Queen at their next formal audience . ` Definition of relief ' : The moment before David Cameron told Bloomberg about the Queen ` purring down the line ' Mr Bloomberg , a self-confessed anglophile , has committed # 42.4 m in philanthropic support to the UK . As a foreign national Mr Bloomberg will be made an honorary knight , and will therefore not be Sir Michael Bloomberg , but can , if he wishes , add KBE to the end of his name . Non-British nationals can receive honorary awards awards for their important contribution to British interests . ` As Mayor of New York , as a businessman , and as a philanthropist , Mike Bloomberg has played a key role in forging transatlantic diplomatic , economic , and cultural ties , ' British Ambassador to the United States Sir Peter Westmacott said today . ` He has made a significant contribution to British business life through his firm , Bloomberg L.P. , and the impact of his considerable philanthropic endeavours in the arts and education is felt by Britons every day . ' Big fan : Bloomberg will not be travelling to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen , but said he was ` deeply honored ' to be awarded a knighthood . Upon accepting the title , Mr Bloomberg said : ' I am deeply honoured to receive this recognition , which is especially meaningful to me because of my close personal , business , and philanthropic ties to London and Britain , which stretch back four decades . ` Over those years it has been a great privilege to work with British leaders on a wide variety of issues , and to invest - commercially , culturally , and civically - in the future of Britain , a place I have long considered my second home . ' As Mayor of New York , Mr Bloomberg got on famously well with London Mayor Boris Johnson the pair worked together to boost travel between the UK capital and NYC . Mr Bloomberg , a self-confessed anglophile , is a ` great supporter of the arts and education in Britain ' and has committed more than # 42.4 million in philanthropic support to the UK . Other American citizens who have been made honorary knights include Steven Spielberg , George Bush Sr and Ronald Reagan . | Made Honorary Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire . But former New York mayor will not travel to Buckingham Palace , heading off a potentially embarrassing encounter . Honour comes just weeks after David Cameron breached protocol by recounting a conversation he 'd had with the Queen to Bloomberg . PM said she had ` purred down the line ' after he told her Scotland had rejected independence . | [[0, 87], [643, 674], [677, 708], [715, 816], [817, 841], [957, 1018], [2881, 2952], [256, 369], [341, 436], [1343, 1435], [530, 552], [555, 600], [574, 642], [1583, 1600], [1914, 1986]] |
Brave : Dr Maria Santos Gorrostieta has been found beaten to death at the side of a road . She defied Mexico 's powerful drug gangs and survived two assassination attempts , the first of which claimed the life of her husband . The woman mayor who was kidnapped and murdered by a Mexican drug gang pleaded with her attackers for her young daughter 's life , it emerged today . Maria Santos Gorrostieta , who had already survived two assassination attempts , was driving the child to school at around 8.30 am when she was ambushed by a car in the city of Morelia . The 36-year-old was hauled from her vehicle and physically assaulted as horrified witnesses watched , according to newspaper El Universal.They described how she begged for her child to be left alone and then appeared to get into her abductors ' car willingly . The little girl was left wailing as her mother was driven away on Monday November 12 . For the next week , her frantic family waited by the phone for a ransom call that never came . Gorrostieta 's body -- stabbed , burned , battered and bound at wrist and ankle -- would finally be found eight days on dumped by a roadside in San Juan Tararameo , Cuitzeo Township . She left behind her daughter and two sons as well as her second husband Nereo Delgado Patinoran . Hailed as a heroine of the 21st century , her death has prompted much soul-searching in a country ravaged by violence . The decision to withdraw her security team in November last year -- and her police escort in January -- has come under particular scrutiny.Gorrostieta was elected as mayor of Tiquicheo , a rural district in Michoacan , west of Mexico City , in 2008 . Almost immediately , she received threats . The first assassination attempt came in October 2009 when the car she was travelling in with her first husband Jose Sanchez came under fire from gunmen in the town of El Limone . The attack claimed his life but Gorrostieta lived . She battled back from her injuries in the face of overwhelming tragedy , but she was not destined to know peace . The next attempt on her life was just three months later , when an masked group carrying assault rifles ambushed her on the road between Michoacan and Guerreo state . The van she was traveling in was peppered by 30 bullets . Three hit her . This time her wounds were more severe , leaving multiple scars and forcing her to wear a colostomy bag . She was left in constant pain . But with unimaginable courage -- and despite being a marked woman -- she remained defiant to the very end . Murder : The corpse of Dr Gorrostieta , found by farm workers from San Juan Tararameo . She had been burned , beaten and stabbed . Scene of the crime : Cuitzeo Township , close to where her corpse was discovered and Morelia , where she was kidnapped . When some doubted that she had been shot , Gorrostieta bared the scars that riddled her flesh and swore she would never give in . In a statement to the public made at the time , the devout Catholic said : ` At another stage in my life , perhaps I would have resigned from what I have , my position , my responsibilities as the leader of my Tiquicheo . ` But today , no . It is not possible for me to surrender when I have three children , whom I have to educate by setting an example , and also because of the memory of the man of my life , the father of my three little ones , the one who was able to teach me the value of things and to fight for them . ` Although he is no longer with us , he continues to be the light that guides my decisions . ' She added : ' I struggle day to day to erase from my mind the images of the horror I lived , and that others who did not deserve or expect it also suffered . Grim discovery : Residents of the community of San Juan Tararameo found her body as they went to work in the fields . ' I wanted to show them my wounded , mutilated , humiliated body , because I 'm not ashamed of it , because it is the product of the great misfortunes that have scarred my life , that of my children and my family . ' ` Despite my own safety and that of my family , what occupies my mind is my responsibility towards my people , the children , the women , the elderly and the men who break their souls every day without rest to find a piece of bread for their children . ` Freedom brings with it responsibilities and I do n't dare fall behind . My long road is not yet finished - the footprint that we leave behind in our country depends on the battle that we lose and the loyalty we put into it . ' After her ordeal she remarried and ran for a seat in Mexico 's Congress of the Union , but failed to gain the backing she needed . She remarried and dropped out of the public eye . But it was still almost inevitable that she would eventually pay for her bravery with her life . Mexico has been torn apart by murderous drug gangs since President Felipe Calderon launched his drug offensive in 2006 . More than 50,000 people have been killed in clashes between rival drug cartels and security forces and about two dozen mayors have been murdered . The cartels have ruled the streets with fear for years , enforcing their authority with murders , bribery and torture . But after decades of using force to combat the gangs , it is U.S. lawmakers who are the criminals ' biggest problem . Legalisation of marijuana , as recently voted for by Colorado and Washington states , may wipe billions of dollars from the cartels ' annual profits . And it has left politicians in Mexico with a tough question : How can they continue to justify spending money -- and lives -- fighting drug distribution to America when it will be legal in some states from next month ? Sickening : Dr Gorrostieta shows the wounds she sustained from the ambushers ' gunfire and the subsequent car crash . Wounds : The ex-mayor was lucky to survive the second attack . She was left in constant pain and was forced to use a colostomy bag . Mexico presidential advisor Luis . Videgaray said in a radio interview last week : ` Obviously , we ca n't . handle a product that is illegal in Mexico , trying to stop its transfer . to the United States , when in the United States , at least in part of the . United States , it now has a different status ' From January to September last year , . 12,903 people were killed in the country in drug-related crime , ranging . from gang members , Mexican military and innocent victims caught up in . gun battles . The Mexican government claim they are winning the war on drugs , but few outside -- or inside -- the country believe that . So corrupt are their police that they . are rarely employed in combating the cartels . Instead , the country . relies on its army to tackle the gangs while it attempts to rebuild its . police forces . Public support for the drug war continues to fall as the death toll rises and the cartels ' profits rise . The business of trafficking drugs . from Mexico into the U.S. is estimated to be a business worth between . $ 13billion -LRB- # 8billion -RRB- and $ 49billion -LRB- # 30billion -RRB- , with 90 per cent of . all cocaine used in America originating from the country , according to a . U.S. state report . Icon : Maria was described by a prominent Mexican journalist as ' a heroine of the 21st century ' Casualty of war : Dr Gorrostieta is the latest official murdered by cartels in Mexico 's bloody battle over drugs . The U.S. Justice Department considers . the cartels as America 's greatest organised crime threat , while . conceding that it is U.S. dollars that fund the crime ravaging Mexico . In 2009 a military assessment . predicted that if the drugs war continued for another 25 years , Mexico 's . government was at serious risk of collapse and the conflict would . spread into America . A year earlier , the U.S. Joint Forces . Command suggested a similar time-scale of collapse in Mexico and warned . American intervention may be necessary due to the implications for . homeland security . The problem of strengthening the . Mexico/U . S. border even prompted President Barack Obama to deploy 1,200 . National Guard troops in 2010 . The two major cartels in Mexico are now the Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas . The Sinaloa Cartel was formed when several gangs agreed to join forces in 2006 and is now led by Joaquin ` El Chapo ' Guzman . He is Mexico 's most wanted drug . trafficker and is believed to be worth $ 1billion . Forbes magazing even . declared him the 55th most powerful man in the world in 2009 . Los Zetas were originally a mercenary outfit of former elite members of the Mexican army by the Gulf Cartel . Consisting of Airmobile Special . Forces Group and Amphibian Group of Special Forces members , they helped . control parts of Mexico for the Gulf Cartel until its leader , Osiel . Cardenas Guillen , was arrested . Los Zetas took the opportunity to . seize power for themselves and are now a 300-strong independent drugs . and arms trafficking gang under the leadership of Heriberto Lazcano . Gorrostieta was born in 1976 and graduated in medicine from a university in the city of Morelia . She was elected mayor of Tiquicheo in 2008 and served until 2011 . During that time she defected from the Institutional Revolutionary party to the left-wing Democratic Revolution party . In January 2009 her husband Jose Sanchez Chavez was set upon by an armed group but escaped . In October that year Maria was attacked while she was with her husband as they drove along in El Limone . Jose died that day from gunshot wounds . Maria survived but was taken to a hospital in Morelia , the state capital . On January 23 , 2010 , she was attacked by men with machine guns in Ciudad Altamirano Guerrero , on her way to an event at the City Hall . She was severely injured after being hit by three bullets , as well as receiving wounds in the crash after the shooting , and had to use a colostomy bag . She said her wounds left her in constant pain . On Saturday November 17 her body was found by farm workers from San Juan Tararameo , Cuitzeo Township , who were heading to work . She was discovered on the property known as El Chupadero . The next day she was identified by members of her family . | Maria Santos Gorrostieta had been stabbed , beaten and burned . She defied Mexico 's powerful drug gangs , who twice tried to gun her down . She was kidnapped in broad daylight in front of her terrified daughter . 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New York city police say a uniformed officer shot and killed an 86-year-old man after he refused to drop his gun . They say the gunman , later identified as Jack Calvello , may have shot a woman before police arrived at the scene at 31-28 38th Street in Astoria , Queens today . Police say a 911 call came in at 11:16 a.m. , and the caller said he had shot his daughter . Jack Calvello , 86 , was shot dead by police late this morning after he allegedly shot his daughter and his dog at his Astoria home -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Officers found a man armed with a gun and the man refused an order to drop his weapon , then pointed his gun at the officers ; one of the officers then shot him . The 86-year-old gunman Calvello , who was also deaf , was pronounced dead at a hospital . Witnesses Bryan Garcia and Eric Soto were playing basketball across the street and saw the bloody crime unveil before their eyes . ' -LRB- Cops -RRB- were yelling ` Get out , get out ! ' and then he comes out with a gun , pointing at them . They said ` Drop it , drop it ! ' loud , and he does n't , so then we heard two shots , and he falls back into the doorway , '' Garcia said . ` It looked like they hit him in the chest , he fell straight back , ` he told The New York Daily News . Garcia also said that the gun appeared to be a double barreled shotgun . Soto , 15 , said he and Garcia were just 10 feet away from the shooting and close enough to see the bright flash from the cops ' gun blasts . ` When they shot him , it made us shake , ' Soto said . ` At that point we covered our heads and ran , we were terrified . ' ` That was the first time we 've seen someone die , so it was terrifying , ' Garcia added . Officers from the 114th Precinct responded to a family dispute with a firearm at 31-28 38th Street -LRB- pictured here -RRB- in Astoria . A 65-year-old woman was found inside the house with a gunshot wound at her head . She is in critical condition at another hospital . Neighbors identified that gunman as Jack Cavello , a deaf man who wore a hearing aid and lived on the block for years . A police source told the New York Daily News that the dog was a brown Yorkshire terrier . It suffered a laceration to the neck but is expected to live . A man who owns a business in the neighborhood where Calvello lived said that Calvello shared the two story home and scene of the crime with his wife and his daughter . ' I did n't know of any problems he had with his family . If he did , he never said anything to me , the man who wished not to be named said of Calvello . ` He told me a while ago that he had a gun , but he did n't talk about it much . He tried to sell the gun to a pawn shop about a year ago . ' Dean Rocco , 29 , who works at Astoria Home Reality close to the incident said that Calvello seemed normal . ' I know the guy , everyone in the neighborhood knows him ... He seemed like a normal guy , I see him going to the supermarket . ' The female victim 's name has not yet been released . | Police say the gunman who allegedly shot his daughter and dog , later identified as Jack Calvello , refused to drop his gun . Neighbors describe Calvello as a ` normal guy ' and ` the kind of guy you would see at the supermarket ' Calvello is dead but both the 65-year-old victim and the dog are still alive and in critical condition . | [[0, 20], [54, 114], [115, 170], [372, 385], [388, 390], [393, 509], [527, 576], [569, 612], [2709, 2724], [2783, 2817], [2837, 2907]] |
Tragic : David Silva , pictured , was allegedly beaten to death by sheriff 's deputies on Wednesday . A shocking video has captured the moment a father-of-four was savagely beaten to death by a group of sheriff 's deputies who found him passed out in a Bakersfield , California , street . The explosive footage comes as the Kern County sheriff 's department is accused of trying to cover up the alleged murder of David Silva , 33 , apparently seizing cell phones of witnesses who filmed the horrifying incident . Family members are n't sure why Silva came to be intoxicated , sleeping in the road opposite Kern Medical Center last Tuesday night , though he had told his mother earlier that evening he was having ` personal issues . ' A . statement from the sheriff 's department said a deputy and K9 were sent . to the area . after someone reported a possibly intoxicated man . The deputy called for backup and another seven officers plus two members of the California Highway Patrol showed up . The statement said Silva resisted when the . deputies tried to restrain him , forcing them to use their batons on him . However , multiple witnesses , many of whom filmed the violent scene unfolding , claim the attack was completely unprovoked . Sulina Quair , 34 , called 911 and can be heard saying : ` There 's a man laying on the floor , and your police officers beat the **** out of him and killed him ... ' I got it all on video camera and I 'm sending it to the news . These cops have no reason to do this to this man . You 've got 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 sheriffs . The guy was laying on the floor and eight sheriffs ran up and started beating him up with sticks . The man is dead , laying here right here , right now . ' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOS . Beatings : The dark footage , captured left and right , shows the man laying on the street being beaten repeatedly with batons . Injustice : The explosive footage comes as the Kern County sheriff 's department is accused of trying to cover up the alleged murder of David Silva , 33 , pictured with tree of his children . Another witness , Ruben Ceballos , 19 , . said in a Monday interview he was woken up by the sounds of police . batons cracking Silva 's head . ' I saw two sheriff 's deputies on top of this guy , just beating him , ' Ceballos told the LA Times . ` He was screaming in pain ... asking for help . He was incapable of . fighting back -- he was outnumbered , on the ground . They just beat him . up . ' Sheriff 's . investigators later seized cellphones from witnesses and in two cases . witnesses were detained for hours until they agreed to hand over their . phones , according to David Cohn , a lawyer for Silva 's devastated family . ` It makes it look like a coverup , ' Cohn told the Times . ` What we 're all concerned about is , `` Are these . videos going to be altered ? Are they going to be deleted ? '' ' The . latest footage was supplied to 23 ABC News on the condition of . anonymity . It is grainy and dark but shows the outline of men using . batons to brutally beat another man laying in the street . Sheriff Donny Youngblood told the newspaper it was too early to reach any conclusions about Silva 's death . But he said the deputies ' decision to confiscate the phones was the right thing to do . Crime scene : Silva was beaten by police on a street in Bakersfield , pictured . ` We still have to secure the . evidence , especially when the evidence can tell us whether we did it . right or wrong , ' Youngblood said . A . statement from the sheriff 's department said a deputy and K9 were sent . to an area across from the Kent Medical Center at 11:55 p.m. on Tuesday . on reports of a possibly intoxicated man . They . said Silva resisted when the . deputies tried to restrain him , forcing them to use their batons on him . The statement said Silva stopped breathing and was taken to the . hospital , where he was pronounced dead . The police department identified seven deputies involved in Silva 's arrest as Sgt. Douglas Sword , Deputy Ryan Greer , Deputy Tanner Miller , Deputy Jeffrey Kelly , Deputy Luis Almanza , Deputy Brian Brock , and Deputy David Stephens . Two California Highway Patrol officers also responded , though they have n't been identified . All officers are still working , something which has outraged Silva 's family . On Monday , CHP spokesman Robert Rodriguez told KBAK/KBFX Eyewitness News that the car that arrived on the scene got dashboard camera video of the incident but he said he was unable to reveal what that video captured . Rodriguez said the footage has been turned over to the sheriff 's department . Silva 's brother Chris Silva said it ` hurt his head ' to watch the disturbing video , given to him by the witness who captured it . Family man : David Silva , pictured with his family , was pronounced dead just after midnight after the alleged attack . Unprovoked : Witnesses said the man , pictured right , was laying on the ground and at no point provoked officers . ` Constant bashing , this is constant bashing , ' Chris Silva told Eyewitness News . ` You can count , you know -- I ca n't keep track . And it hurts my heart looking at this . ' The incident took place across the road from Kern Medical Center . Chris Silva told Eyewitness News . that it was n't clear why David Silva was at KMC , but they . believe he went there because he needed help . The victim 's brother said Silva was . at their mother 's house at around 5 p.m on Wednesday at which time he . told her he was dealing with some ` personal issues . ' Chris Silva told the news station his . brother gave their mother a hug then left , and that was the last time . any of them saw him alive . Silva 's uncle , Ralph Silva , identified his nephews body and told KGET what he saw . ' -LRB- He had a -RRB- bruised up face , chin , ear , busted lip , broken nose , black eye , all marks all over his face , ' he said . Cohn has six months to file a civil lawsuit against the Kern County Sheriff 's Department in Fresno federal court . Chris Silva said the family want to know why . an ambulance was n't called to help his brother as he was laying on the . street , rather than police . ` Instead of calling police on a man . that 's on the ground , why was n't an ambulance called ? ' Chris Silva said . ` Why was n't there assistance given ? ' While the video is dark and captured at a distance , Chris Silva has labeled it a ` gift ' and hopes it will help get the truth out about what happened to his brother . ` Are we rushing to conclusions or judgment ? ' he said . ` No , we 're just trying to get the truth told . I just want people to ask why ? 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A Saudi man convicted of paralysing his best friend in a knife attack is being threatened with having his spinal cord cut in a tit-for-tat punishment . The ultra-conservative desert Kingdom enforces Islamic law and on rare occasions issues punishments based on the ancient code of an ` eye-for-an-eye ' . Ali Al-Khawahir was 14 years old when he stabbed his friend in the backbone and has been imprisoned for 10 years . Despite the rash of ultra-modern buildings Saudi Arabia remains a deeply traditional country . The desert Kingdom follows Islamic law and some sentences still follow the ancient code of an ` eye-for-an-eye ' He has been told that he will be sentenced to being fully paralysed himself unless he pays the victim blood money in a form of compensation , reported the Saudi Gazette . Originally the victim requested 2 million Saudi Riyal - more than half a million U.S. dollars - but it was later reduced to 1 million . His mother has begged people to contribute money to the fund . ` Ten years have passed with hundreds of sleepless nights . My hair has become grey at a young age because of my son 's problem . ' I have been frightened to death whenever I think about my son 's fate and that he will have to be paralyzed , ' she said . Saudi . Arabia enforces strict Islamic law and occasionally doles out . punishments based on the ancient legal code of an eye for an eye . Punishment : Ali Al-Khawahir was 14-years-old when he stabbed his friend in the backbone and has been imprisoned for 10 years . In 2010 , Abdul-Aziz al-Mutairi , 22 , was left paralysed and subsequently lost a foot after a fight more than two years ago . He asked a judge in north-western Tabuk province to impose an equivalent punishment on his attacker , his brother Khaled al-Mutairi told The Associated Press . Such ` eye for eye ' punishments are rarely carried out in Saudi Arabia , and Saudi reformists are infuriated when such sentences are passed . Seven years ago a Saudi court pardoned an Indian man , Abdul Lateef Noushad , whose eye was to be gouged out . He had blinded another man in a fight over money . The victim eventually pardoned the Indian after the case threatened to cause a diplomatic row . The reprieve came a day before Saudi 's King Abdullah arrived in India on a state visit . But 13 years ago , an Egyptian worker had an eye surgically removed in a Saudi hospital as punishment for disfiguring a compatriot in an acid attack six years earlier . That was said to be the first time in 40 years that a Saudi court had applied literally the principle of ` an eye for an eye ' , local media said at the time . King Abdullah , the Saudi monarch , insists he has been trying to clamp down on extremist ideology . The Egyptian 's victim had refused a blood money offer of # 87,000 . In 2008 , an Iranian court sentenced a man to be blinded with acid after he did the same to a woman he was stalking . It is not clear if the punishment was carried out . Human rights groups invariably describe such ` eye for an eye ' punishments as ` abhorrent ' . They also say that trials in Saudi Arabia fall far below international standards . Trials usually take place behind closed doors and without adequate legal representation . The Kingdom has one of the highest execution rates in the world after China and Iran . The most common method of execution in Saudi Arabia is beheading . The sentences are usually carried out in public . But King Abdullah , the Saudi monarch , insists he has been trying to clamp down on extremist ideology and improve the country 's forbidding image . Last week Saudi authorities beheaded a murderer and crucified his body after he killed and raped a Pakistani national . The kingdom 's interior ministry announced the execution , stating that the man had murdered and sodomised another male . Both actions are punishable by death . ` The Yemeni citizen Mohammed Rashad Khairi Hussain killed a Pakistani , Pashteh Sayed Khan , after he committed sodomy with him , ' said a statement carried by state news agency SPA . Hussain was also convicted of robbery and carrying out a series of attacks . The execution , in the southern city of Jizan , was followed by crucifixion , a punishment used by the ultra-conservative country for serious crimes . Saudi Arabia have been criticised in the international community for its harsh punishments , including executions by beheading and firing squad . There have been 28 people beheaded in Saudi Arabia this year . In 2012 , they executed 76 people , according to an AFP tally based on official figures , while the US-based Human Rights Watch put the number at 69 . | Ali Al-Khawahir was aged 14 when he stabbed his friend in the backbone . Ali has been imprisoned for 10 years , but must now pay ` blood money ' | [[0, 117], [0, 69], [90, 151], [305, 380], [1405, 1480], [343, 345], [372, 419], [628, 767], [1443, 1445], [1472, 1519]] |
An off-duty police officer who allegedly hit and killed a teenager while driving drunk was initially worried about the damage to his car , according to tapes of him talking to himself in his squad car . After Richard Bolling was stopped having apparently fled the scene of the accident in Chicago , he initially exclaimed : ` Look at my car . Oh man , look at my car . ' But when he was told that 13-year-old Trenton Booker had died , he howled , ` No , no , no , no , no ! ' The recordings were played yesterday at his trial , where he denies aggravated DUI , reckless homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident . Trial : Off-duty police officer Richard Bolling , left , is accused of killing 13-year-old Trenton Booker , right , while driving drunk . Bolling , 42 , was driving home from a bar in May 2009 when he ran over Booker , who was cycling with a friend . He was stopped by his police colleagues driving down the wrong side of the road a few blocks away from the scene and found to have an open bottle of beer in his car , according to police reports . The audio recordings made by a microphone in the car and played at Bolling 's trial show what was going through his mind after he was stopped . ` Oh Lord , Richard , what is wrong with you man ? ' he said to himself before expressing concern at the state of his car , whose windshield was cracked and spattered with blood . He then jokingly pretended to worry about cops eating his fast food , saying : ` Do n't you eat my White Castles up . Do n't you do that - I 'm hungry . ' But his tone suddenly changed when the officers who had arrested him told him that Booker was dead . ` Oh no ! Please do n't tell me that man , ' he cried . ` Oh my God . No , no , no , no , no ! ' Booker 's parents walked out of court while the recordings of their son 's alleged killer were being played . Crash : Bolling allegedly ran over Booker 's bike with his squad car in May 2009 . Destruction : Booker 's mangled bike after the accident in Chicago . The trial also heard testimony yesterday from Milton Kinnison , the rookie officer who arrested Bolling . ` My opinion is that he was under the influence of alcohol , ' said Mr Kinnison - even though at the time he determined that Bolling was sober after he asked him to walk nine steps then pivot and turn . He now says that the suspect walked ten steps , could not turn properly and had to use his arms for balance . Bolling twice refused to take a breathalyser test , acording to Mr Kinnison , and when he did take a test four and a half hours after the accident he was just under the legal driving limit . Prosecutors have hinted that Bolling was given special treatment after his arrest . He was driven to a gas station and allowed to use the bathroom before taking a sobriety test , which Mr Kinnison confirmed yesterday was not normal procedure . And a superior officer allegedly told Bolling he would ` try to help you out as much as possible ' . The trial continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | ` No , no , no , no , no ! ' Richard Bolling cried when told 13-year-old he hit was dead . | [[203, 296], [299, 321], [380, 471], [375, 432], [435, 444], [447, 451], [1696, 1706]] |
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has asked Andy Carroll to curb his ` fearless ' approach as the England striker hopes to return from long-term injury on Saturday . The 25-year-old could be on the bench for the home tie with Aston Villa and see what would be his first competitive action since injuring ankle ligaments on a pre-season tour of New Zealand . Allardyce said : ` Maybe Andy could think about modifying his game a touch . He is so brave and I fear some of the injuries come from that . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Sportsmail 's Premier League Preview : West Ham vs Aston Villa . Andy Carroll could be on the bench for West Ham 's home clash with Aston Villa on Saturday . ` Sometimes he goes into areas with no fear and that can be a bit dangerous in terms of injuries . ` He is a whole-hearted , committed player . I can not tell him to pull out of challenges . But with experience , you know what you can win and what you definitely ca n't . ` And that might steer him clear of an injury or two . ' Sam Allardyce admits Carroll may have to do adapt his ` fearless ' approach to the game . Carroll has recently become engaged to former The Only Way Is Essex star Billi Mucklow . Blonde bombshell Mucklow shows off her ring after getting engaged to Carroll recently . Finally deciding to settle down off the pitch can only help Carroll 's mindset when he is fully fit and returns to the West Ham attack , according to Allardyce . The Irons boss believes Carroll is now ready to put his well-documented off-field problems firmly behind him , having recently become engaged to former The Only Way Is Essex star Billi Mucklow . ` Andy has now got a different life . He is not a single man in London and has now got his fiancee , ' said Allardyce , who encouraged Carroll 's gym sessions with his then girlfriend during rehabiliation from an injury sustained on a pre-season tour of New Zealand . ` The romance has blossomed to the point where he feels that she feels that they want a long-term relationship , and I always think that can be very good for a footballer when they settle down more off the field . ` London can be a very lonely city if you are sat in your apartment on your own every single night - maybe you stay out that little bit too late . ` But when you have a relationship , you start building on that relationship by the fondness you have for each other and I think that can only be good for Andy and his football . ' | Carroll has not played a competitive game since last season due to injury . Hammer could make his comeback against Aston Villa at the weekend . Allardyce admits striker may have to adapt his combative style . Irons boss says settling down with girlfriend Billie Mucklow can help Carroll 's mindset when he returns to fitness . | [[91, 162], [0, 162], [355, 369], [374, 431], [372, 431], [1010, 1099], [1031, 1099], [1100, 1120], [1136, 1188], [1100, 1178], [1277, 1411], [1672, 1674], [1709, 1732]] |
After serving in the battlegrounds of Afghanistan , hardened soldier Hannah Winterbourne has revealed herself as the British Army 's first transgender officer . As a captain in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers , she is the Army 's most highly ranked transgender soldier and the only one to become an officer . The 27-year-old was born a boy and spent her first few years in the Army as a man , before deciding to undergo a sex-change operation while on a tour of duty at Camp Bastion . British Army officer Hannah Winterbourne -LRB- left -RRB- was born a boy and spent time in the Army as a man -LRB- right -RRB- . The 27-year-old decided while on duty in Afghanistan that she wanted to undergo a sex-change operation . The officer -- who has chosen not to reveal her original name because it 's a ` label ' from her past - is now one year off her full transformation after beginning hormone therapy , having some surgery and a beard removed . She said sharing a tent in the desert with seven men ` living on top of each other ' made her realise how little time she spent being herself . ` In Afghanistan I was living an act , I was acting for everyone around me , ' she said . ` There was no let-up where I could stop the act . Previously , I relished my own time where I could be honest with myself . ` In Afghanistan I could n't do that so that was a nudge which eventually ended up with me coming out and changing myself and my way of life . ' The officer -- who has chosen not to reveal her original name because it 's a ` label ' from her past -- said she faced a battle with herself from an early age . She told The Sun : ` As early as I can remember there were feelings that were not what you expect . ` But as a very young person I could not pinpoint the fact that I felt that I was a girl . ` Society says to you that young boys play with trucks and wear blue and I just never really fell into that category ... As I got older those feelings became more solidified , then around the age of puberty you begin to understand a little more about gender . ` That 's when ... I thought `` this is wrong for me , I 'm actually female '' . ' She said sharing a tent in the desert with seven men ` living on top of each other ' made her realise how little time she spent being herself and said she was ` living an act ' . She had the operation upon her return to the UK . She said her parents and colleagues have been ` tremendously supportive ' of her sex-change transformation . She had feared her decision to become a woman might end her Army career , but said it was ` actually very forward thinking ' . She began living openly as a woman after arriving at a new posting in North Yorkshire . Despite this , she was still desperate for an Army career . At 15 , she joined a college for Armed Forces careers , before being sponsored by the Army to study electronic engineering at Newcastle University . Sandhurst soon followed . The soldier was later posted to Germany , where she asked doctors to begin her transition process . She was terrified what others might say , and at one point felt she could n't carry on living . But after finishing a tour of Afghanistan , she decided her life must change . When she arrived at a new posting in Catterick Garrison , North Yorkshire , she was living openly as a woman -- and is now a year from the full transformation after beginning hormone therapy , having some surgery and her beard removed . She said : ` You do n't know how the world is going to react . The fear sits on top of you and buries you . It is hard to claw your way out of it . ` By going through hormone therapy and some surgery they have allowed me to change my body to an extent where I can feel happy enough to walk down the street as a female . ` People see a female and they interact with me as a female . It has given me self-confidence . ' As a captain in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers , Captain Winterbourne - who started her career as a man - is the most highly ranked transgender soldier in the Army and the only one to become an officer . The soldier decided her life had to change after completing a tour of duty at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan . Captain Winterbourne said her parents had been ` tremendously supportive ' and added : ` They found it difficult . ' I do n't think any parent would n't find it difficult . They were worried for me , worried I would n't be able to live a normal life . But now they have seen me come through the process they are proud . ' She had feared her decision to become a woman might end her Army career , but said she discovered it has had an employment policy for transgender men and women since 1999 . ` Despite being perceived as a very masculine old school organisation , the army is actually very forward thinking ' , she added . | Hannah Winterbourne was born a boy and spent time in Army as a man . British Army officer decided to become a woman while on a tour of duty . Said she was ` living an act ' while on tour at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan . 27-year-old underwent sex-change operation on return to North Yorkshire . 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The Queen will have to pay the mansion tax on her homes worth more than # 2million . The Royals will not be excluded from the ` mansion tax ' on homes worth more than # 2million , Ed Balls revealed today . The Shadow Chancellor said the party 's proposed levy on expensive homes would ` rightly ' apply to the Queen as much as anyone else . Labour sources insisted the tax would not hit homes which were open to the public -- meaning Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle would be exempt . But the Queen 's private Balmoral and Sandringham estates would not escape the levy . Under proposals backed by Labour and the Lib Dems , new council tax bands would be introduced to hit homes worth more than # 2million . A Labour source said people will have to declare if they are liable for the tax - like companies which own properties have to now . He said : ` The Royal family pay council tax like everyone else . ' Mr Balls said the tax -- which will be used to fund extra doctors and nurses in the NHS -- could not be applied to some people but not to others . Speaking to Sky News ' Murnaghan programme this morning , Mr Balls said : ` There has always been a cross-party consensus that we have fair and tough rules for the financing of the Royal Household but members of the Royal Household pay taxes just like everybody else and rightly so . ` There are n't different rules for anybody . That 's the nature of our society . ' He also confirmed that home owners would have to own up to the value of their homes . Mr Balls ' remarks came after Nick Clegg -- speaking in Glasgow at the Lib Dem conference -- said he would increase taxes if the party was still in government after the next election . Asked if the Lib Dems would raise taxes , he said : ` Yes , of course . We must raise taxes . ' The Queen 's private Sandringham estate in Norfolk will not be exempt from the tax , because it is not open to the public . The Royals face paying tens of thousands of pounds in tax each year on its Aberdeenshire Balmoral estate . Buckingham Palace , the Queen 's official residence , would be exempt from the mansion tax because it is open to the public . Mr Clegg said the proposed ` mansion tax ' was among a series of tax reforms proposed by the Lib Dems that would help fill the deficit black hole . In an interview on BBC1 's Andrew Marr Show he accused the Conservatives of announcing with ` almost undisguised relish ' that they would not ask the wealthiest to pay a ` single penny towards completing the deficit reduction effort ' . The Lib Dem leader said that trying to clear the deficit without raising taxes was ` economically extreme ' . | Mr Balls said party 's proposed levy would ` rightly ' apply to the Royal Family . Labour wants to introduce new council tax bands on home worth over # 2m . Levy would not apply to palaces that are open to the general public . Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle would be exempt from the new tax . But the Queen 's private estates of Balmoral or Sandringham would be hit . | [[206, 340], [233, 278], [575, 590], [625, 710], [365, 422], [426, 488], [2024, 2041], [2078, 2149], [426, 488], [493, 574], [1793, 1875], [1878, 1916]] |
We 're still a month away from new year , but the annual barrage of DVDs promising you a toned body in 2015 are already hitting shelves . The latest offering to waltz onto the scene comes courtesy of the professional dancers from hit BBC1 show , Strictly Come Dancing . Dance Yourself Fit stars Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite , who have devised a fitness workout called FitSteps , which promises to help you burn up to 700 calories in 40 minutes . Scroll down for video . Dance your way to fitness : Strictly Come Dancing 's professionals , Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite , as well as swimmer and former competitor Mark Foster , right , are the stars of the show 's new workout DVD . The duo say that FitSteps is an ` energetic , upbeat dance class designed to achieve real , measurable , fitness results ' by mixing the graceful steps of Ballroom and the up-tempo steps of Latin dances . FitSteps came to life in 2013 when the BBC show 's ballroom dancers collaborated with swimmer Mark Foster to devise a fun and effective way to stay fit using dynamic dance steps . The DVD features 10 of the most popular Latin and Ballroom dances seen on the show , including Jive , Cha-Cha , Waltz and Quickstep . Follow their lead : The trio came up with the Fitsteps concept on the show last year . Moves like jagger : FitSteps mixes the graceful steps of Ballroom and the up-tempo steps of Latin dances . New concept : The programme is based around twelve of the most popular Latin and Ballroom dances seen on the show . The duo say the DVD , which hits shelves on December 26 , is ideal for all ages and abilities . Six-time world champion swimmer Foster is also on hand to offer professional fitness advice on how to get the most out of your workout . Speaking about the DVD , Natalie said : ` You 'll get fit , boost your confidence and have a great time doing so ' . The Dance Yourself fit DVD will go head-to-head against competitors such as Made In Chelsea 's offering , MIC : FIT . Benefits : Speaking about the DVD , Natalie said : ` You 'll get fit , boost your confidence and have a great time doing so ' - so confident are they in the routine that they 're launching it into gyms next February . Work it : If home workouts are n't your style , the official Fitsteps class will be landing in certain gyms in February 2015 . | Dance Yourself Fit stars Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite . Swimmer Mark Foster also makes an appearance . Unveil FitSteps concept , which promises to burn hundreds of calories . Trio devised fitness regime on 2013 's show . | [[270, 321], [537, 618], [629, 675], [537, 618], [629, 675], [881, 986], [1601, 1655], [308, 323], [328, 408], [341, 358], [366, 374], [383, 443], [881, 986], [1215, 1281]] |
When a five-month-old baby stopped breathing while being driven along a Florida highway on Thursday there was plenty of help at hand . As Pamela Rauseo pulled over and screamed for someone to help her nephew , Sebastian , a police officer and two firefighters who were stuck in traffic rushed to her aid . In a twist of fate , award-winning photojournalist Al Diaz was also in the traffic hold up , and captured a series of dramatic pictures showing the emergency crews saving the baby 's life . Heroes : Police officer Amauris Bastidas holds baby Sebastian close , as driver Lucila Godoy , right , comforts the baby 's aunt , Pamela Rauseo . Quick thinking : Pamela Rauseo performs CPR on her nephew , Sebastian de la Cruz , aged only five months , with Lucila Godoy to her right . Emergency : Pamela Rauseo performs CPR on her baby nephew after he stopped breathing in her car . Sebastian , who suffers from respiratory problems after being born prematurely , had started to turn blue as Ms Rauseo drove along a highway at 2.30 pm . She quickly pulled over and lifted him from the car , screaming for help . Diaz , who works for the Miami Herald , said he heard a woman ` screaming that the baby ca n't breathe ' . The photographer then took a series of dramatic pictures showing fellow motorists and emergency workers who were on their way to work rushing to save the baby . One of the first on the scene was Lucila Godoy . Leaving her three-year-old son in her car , Godoy rushed to help as Rauseo performed CPR on her nephew . Rescue team : Police officer Amauris Bastidas , left , and two emergency workers lean in as the baby starts to breathe . Relief : Alvaro Tonanez of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue checks the baby 's airway is clear . Comforting : Officer Bastidas holds baby Sebastian close as he watches paramedics arrive . As the women tried to resuscitate baby Sebastian , Diaz ran through the stopped traffic to try to search for more help . Diaz alerted police officer Amauris Bastidas , who rushed in to take over performing CPR . ` He started breathing and crying . Then he started not breathing again , ' Bastidas said . Just as the baby started to breathe again , more help arrived after Anthony Trim and Alvaro Tonanez from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue heard the emergency call while stuck in traffic . The rescue workers were able to keep Sebastian breathing until paramedics arrived . The baby is said to be in stable condition in hospital . In safe hands : A paramedic carries Sebastian into an emergency vehicle so he can be taken to hospital . | Five-month-old Sebastian stopped breathing while in aunt 's car . Police officer and fire crew stuck in traffic rushed to help perform CPR . Baby Sebastian is now recovering in hospital . | [[5, 99], [0, 44], [70, 99], [106, 134], [795, 880], [138, 151], [168, 259], [239, 259], [264, 285], [210, 219], [222, 259], [286, 305], [1972, 1996], [2003, 2042], [2203, 2312]] |
The Duchess of Cambridge appeared to be through the worst of her antenatal sickness as she attended her third official engagement in as many days tonight . Kate , 32 , who is around 13 weeks pregnant with her second child , glowed with good health at an Autumn Gala Evening dinner and reception at L'Anima Restaurant on behalf of the charity , Action on Addiction . Wearing a rather daring new black cocktail dress featuring slashed nude panels by Temperley London , with her long hair curled and flowing , she walked along a pink carpet as she entered the award-winning restaurant . Scroll down for video . The Duchess of Cambridge attended the Action on Addiction charity gala in east London this evening in a # 595 Temperley London dress , which accentuated her growing bump , and a pair of black suede stilettos . During a pre-dinner reception the Duchess met charity supporters and heard a speech by Action on Addiction Chairman John Lloyd , followed by a performance by comedian Rory Bremner . She will also stay for dinner at the award-winning Italian restaurant in the City of London . As soon as Kate arrived at the restaurant she was ushered towards a group of charity supporters including Swedish multi millionaire Hans Rausing . The 51-year-old was convicted in 2012 of preventing the lawful and decent burial of his wife Eva 's body by keeping it in the house for two months after she died from a drug overdose . His new wife Julia said last night : ` It 's wonderful to be here this evening and wonderful to chat to her -LRB- the Duchess -RRB- . ' Kate also spoke to charity supporter Christopher Holder and kept mum about the gender of her new baby . He said afterwards : ` She 's a fabulous woman , she does so much for charity . ` She said she 's loving being here . ' I think there was talk of her heels and there was talk about the baby and I think someone asked the question `` what is it going to be ? '' but she did n't answer . ' At 13 weeks on it is thought to be too early for Kate and William to find out the gender of their second child . The Duchess chose a pair of elegant diamond earrings to style her outfit . Her chestnut hair had been loosely curled for the occasion . The Duchess looked in good spirits as she chatted with supporters of the charity this evening in east London . It is her third public appearance this week after reportedly retreating to her parents ' home to recover from morning sickness . One guest reportedly asked the Duchess about the sex of her second baby though she politely did not answer . It is not known if they will do so eventually but they chose not to find out George was a boy before he was born in July last year . On Tuesday the Duchess joined her husband , Prince William , as they represented the Queen to greet the President of Singapore , who is currently on a State Visit to the UK . It was the first time that she had been seen in public since news of her pregnancy was officially announced by Kensington Palace at the beginning of September , several weeks earlier than planned . Details were revealed as the Duchess had begun to suffer from the same chronic pregnancy-related sickness , Hyperemesis Gravidarum , that saw her hospitalised when she was expecting her son , Prince George , now 15 months . As a result of the condition , which can leave sufferers vomiting up to 30 times a day , she was forced to cancel a string of public visits , including her first solo foreign tour abroad . Palace official say that while the Duchess has n't entirely recovered , she is feeling well enough to take on a limited number of engagements on a ` case by case basis ' . It is the third time the Duchess has been seen in public since revealing she was suffering with the condition which saw her seeking hospital treatment during her first pregnancy with Prince George . It is the Duchess 's third appearance this week after getting over the worst of her morning sickness . Kate was forced to cancel a number of engagements as a result of the illness which brought on severe vomiting . The Duchess of Cambridge wore her hair in loose curls and accessorised with drop earrings and a black , beaded evening bag at the event . After Tuesday 's engagement with the sovereign , which also included riding with her husband in a state carriage to Buckingham Palace , Kate also attended the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards at the Natural History Museum . The charity she is supporting tonight , Action and Addiction , is the only one in the UK to be working across the fields of research , prevention , treatment , professional education and family support . It also runs two residential treatment centres , Clouds House in Wiltshire and Hope House , a women only centre , in Clapham , south London . The charity also offers programs to help the families of substance misusers including the M - PACT programme - Moving Parents And Children Together - which supports young people living with addicted parents . The Duchess has a particular interest in providing early support to children living with parental addiction and launched M-PACT Plus in 2013 , which is run in partnership with another of the charities she supports , Place2Be . She has been patron of Action on Addiction since January 2012 . All wrapped up : A small , neat bow on her Temperley dress accentuated Kate 's new bump . Guests at the dinner excitedly asked the Duchess about the sex of the baby but she did not reveal anything . The Duchess of Cambridge heard a speech given by Action on Addiction supporters at the restaurant this evening . Pictured with the charity 's Fundraising Director , Tristan Millington-Drake , the Duchess looked elegant in the flattering dress which highlighted her bump with a neat black bow . At around 10pm the Duchess was seen leaving the event , carrying a small posy of bright pink flowers . The bright bouquet was in keeping with the event 's colour scheme , with a fuchsia carpet rolled out in front of the restaurant . As she entered her car the Duchess held the bouquet protectively in front of her growing bump . Earlier this week the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made their first public appearance in weeks at a ceremony welcoming the President of Singapore and his wife . Later that day the Duchess attended an awards ceremony at the Natural History Museum without the Duke of Cambridge . Dressed in a baby blue Jenny Packham gown , the Duchess 's bump was less visible on Tuesday evening . | The Duchess of Cambridge attended an Action on Addiction gala dinner . It is her third public appearance since recovering from morning sickness . The 32-year-old is around 13 weeks pregnant with second child , due in April . 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Liverpool could face Sao Paulo in a January 2015 friendly for Brazilian goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni 's testimonial . The Premier League club and Brasileirao outfit met in the 2005 final of the Club World Cup , where Ceni captained Sao Paulo to a 1-0 win against Liverpool in Japan . Plans are being made for the farewell of the 41-year-old club idol who takes free kicks and penalties , and has scored 120 goals during his 22-year career with Sao Paulo . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Sao Paulo goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni score his 120th goal . Plans are being made for the farewell of 41-year-old club idol Rogerio Ceni who takes free kicks and penalties . Sao Paulo captain and goalkeeper Ceni -LRB- left -RRB- shakes hands with Liverpool 's Steven Gerrard in 2005 . Ronaldhino and Brazil goalkeeper Ceni celebrate victory during the 2006 World Cup in Germany . Born : Sao Paulo , January 22 1973 -LRB- age 41 -RRB- . 1987-1990 : Sinop -LRB- youth -RRB- . 1990-1993 : Sao Paulo -LRB- youth -RRB- . 1992-NOW : Sao Paulo -LRB- 1132 apps , 120 gls -RRB- . 1997-2006 : Brazil -LRB- 16 , 0 -RRB- . Ceni announced his retirement in April and , should Liverpool decline , AC Milan remain second choice for the friendly , according to Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo . Liverpool 's January fixtures include Premier League clashes with Leicester City , Sunderland , Aston Villa and West Ham . They follow a busy December that sees Brendan Rodgers ' men play seven games , including a Champions League tie at home with Basle . Sao Paulo are keen to organise the testimonial with the approval of Ceni , who has been with the club since joining the youth ranks in 1990 . Gerrard and Co could be part of a January 2015 friendly for legendary Sao Paolo goalkeeper Ceni 's testimonial . Should Liverpool decline , AC Milan reportedly remain the Brazilian club 's second choice for the friendly . December 2 : Leicester City -LRB- away , Premier League -RRB- . December 6 : Sunderland -LRB- home , Premier League -RRB- . December 9 : Basle -LRB- home , Champions League -RRB- . December 14 : Manchester United -LRB- away , Premier League -RRB- . December 21 : Arsenal -LRB- home , Premier League -RRB- . December 26 : Burnley -LRB- away , Premier League -RRB- . December 29 : Swansea City -LRB- home , Premier League -RRB- . January 1 : Leicester City -LRB- home , Premier League -RRB- . January 10 : Sunderland -LRB- away , Premier League -RRB- . January 17 : Aston Villa -LRB- away , Premier League -RRB- . January 31 : West Ham -LRB- home , Premier League -RRB- . | Liverpool and Sao Paulo met in the 2005 Club World Cup final in Japan . Brazilian goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni captained Sao Paulo to 1-0 win that day . Sao Paulo are keen to arrange a January 2015 testimonial for the club idol . Liverpool face Leicester , Sunderland , Aston Villa and West Ham in January . If Liverpool decline , Italian Serie A club AC Milan remain second choice . | [[113, 203], [212, 278], [279, 345], [535, 597], [1516, 1588], [1658, 1770], [1260, 1382], [1157, 1203], [1798, 1879]] |
A plane spotter has captured the nerve-wracking moment an easyJet flight was forced to abort its landing as strong winds battered Amsterdam 's Schiphol Airport . In the 90-second video , the Airbus A319 appears to be fine as it rapidly approaches the runway but at the last second it suddenly tilts sharply to the right . The aircraft 's rear right wheels briefly touch down as the plane is whipped by powerful wind gusts . An easyJet flight 's aborted landing was captured on camera by a plane spotter at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport . The aircraft 's rear right wheels briefly touch down on the runway as the plane is rocky by strong winds . That 's when the plane suddenly pulls up and soars back into the dark skies over the airport to attempt another landing . The video shows the Airbus A319 landing safely on its second attempt several minutes later . The clip has had over 30,000 views since it was uploaded to YouTube over the weekend by a plane spotter known online as Schipholhotspot . He wrote : ` This second approach is still difficult because the conditions have not changed much in the time it took the plane to go around . ' easyJet says it was ' a routine go-around procedure ' and passengers and crew were not in danger . The Airbus A319 approaches the runway a second time after the first attempt was scrapped . The 90-second video shows the plane landing safely on its second attempt several minutes later . An easyJet spokeswoman said the landing was aborted as a precautionary measure . She said : ` easyJet can confirm that this aircraft is performing a routine go-around procedure -- at no point was the safety of the passengers and crew compromised . ` Our pilots are highly trained to perform `` go arounds '' as a precaution and in line with our procedures . ` The safety of its passengers and crew is the airline 's highest priority . ' The spokeswoman for the Luton-based airline said she was unaware of the flight 's origin and the number of passengers and crew on board because go arounds are a routine procedure and are not required to be recorded . | Rear right wheels touch down as plane is whipped by strong winds . Aircraft suddenly lifts and soars back into the dark skies over the airport . Plane landed safety on its second attempt several minutes later . easyJet spokeswoman says it was ' a routine go-around procedure ' Airline says safety of passengers and crew was not compromised . | [[322, 387], [375, 423], [535, 641], [605, 641], [642, 734], [764, 856], [1330, 1426], [1356, 1426], [1140, 1238], [1153, 1159], [1162, 1217], [1508, 1516], [1519, 1674], [1677, 1687], [1707, 1784], [1140, 1238], [1198, 1238], [1508, 1516], [1519, 1674]] |
The family of a British hostage who has been threatened with beheading by the terror group Islamic State -LRB- IS -RRB- have pleaded to the militants to contact them in an effort to save his life . David Haines has been held prisoner for more than a year in Syria , but it was only earlier this month that the world learned of his captivity when he was seen in a video released by IS . The same video appeared to show the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff . Then in the final seconds , a gaunt and hollow-eyed Mr Haines is seen being clutched by the collar of his orange robe by a masked man with a British accent , who warned that further air strikes will lead to the British aid worker 's death . Fears are growing for aid worker David Haines after he appeared on his knees in a jihadi video . His family revealed last night that they have tried to contact the group holding him but have had no reply . The family of David Haines , the British father-of-two being held captive by Islamic State terrorists in Syria , have urged the group to contact them after he was threatened with execution . Mr Haines ' second wife , Dragana Prodanovic Haines -LRB- pictured -RRB- , has previously said she cries for her husband ` every day ' but refuses to tell their four-year-old daughter of his capture . Last month the same masked man -- dubbed ` Jihadi John ' -- was seen in a video showing the apparent killing of US journalist James Foley , 41 . Before his death , Foley spoke to the camera saying that the US air raids had signed his ` death certificate ' . Mr Haines 's family have made several attempts to contact IS , which now controls large swathes of northern Syria and Iraq , but so far without any response . In a statement released through the Foreign Office , the family said : ` We are the family of David Haines . We have sent messages to you to which we have not received a reply . We are asking those holding David to make contact with us . ' Mr Haines , from Perth , has a 17-year-old daughter , from a previous marriage , in Scotland . He also has a four-year-old daughter in Croatia with his current wife , Dragana Prodanovic Haines . Mrs Haines revealed last week that she ` cries every day ' for her husband , and has not yet told her daughter of his capture . Mr Haines has been a lifelong aid worker in war-torn regions such as Libya and South Sudan . He was working for Acted , a French aid agency , at Atmeh in Idlib province , northern Syria , when he was kidnapped at gunpoint in March 2013 . The US has not stopped bombing IS targets in Iraq since the Sotloff video came out , and last week President Obama said he may expand the bombings to target the terror group in Syria . David Cameron reaffirmed the British Government 's policy of refusing to pay ransoms to terrorists . Father-of-two Mr Haines , 44 , was taken while working for relief agency Acted in Syria in March 2013 . The IS terrorist known as ` Jihadi John ' has already executed two U.S. journalists , James Foley -LRB- pictured -RRB- and Steven Sotloff , and threatened that Mr Haines will be next . IS did not say when Mr Haines would be executed if their demands were not met , but on jihadi social media accounts it is rumoured the video of his execution will be released by Saturday . Although the Foreign Office refused to say what steps it is taking to have Mr Haines released , it reiterated the Government 's stance that it does not pay ransom . A spokesman said : ` Our policy is longstanding and clear . We do not make substantive concessions . But we will talk to groups and individuals who we feel might be able to help save lives . ' Federico Motka , an Italian aid worker , was also kidnapped with Mr Haines . Motka , 31 , was freed in May after his government apparently paid millions of pounds to IS to secure his release . Last week , The Mail on Sunday revealed that Mr Haines was tortured in captivity with Tasers , and was singled out by his captors for brutal treatment because he was British . He developed severe vomiting and diarrhoea , and his health became so dire that his captors called a doctor . He was held hostage along with Foley and Sotloff and other Westerners by a group of British IS members known as ` the Beatles ' , with one believed to be Jihadi John . Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said the Foreign Office will be doing ` everything ' they can to protect Mr Haines . The relief agency Acted has previously said that the threats made to the Scotsman 's life were ` intolerable ' . In a statement , it said : ` Acted strongly condemns the violence and threats against David . A man 's life should never be threatened on account of his humanitarian commitment . ' Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is doing ` everything it can ' in order to protect Mr Haines -LRB- file pic -RRB- . Mr Haines was seized shortly after leaving the Atmeh refugee camp -LRB- pictured -RRB- in Syria . He had been in the country for just ten days and was within sight of the Turkish border . | Father-of-two David Haines abducted by militants in Syria last year . He was shown on knees in jihadi video of US journalist being beheaded . His family have now revealed they have tried to contact extremists . They released a statement saying they have ` not received a reply ' | [[948, 1009], [2815, 2838], [2841, 2918], [386, 471], [386, 400], [410, 471], [713, 809], [765, 809], [1383, 1448], [0, 31], [99, 178], [810, 894], [919, 945], [1024, 1109], [1569, 1629], [810, 820], [846, 850], [891, 894], [899, 918], [1731, 1778], [1837, 1905], [1875, 1905]] |
If you 've ever wondered how close London 's landmarks came to being blown up in the Blitz , a new interactive map has the answer . The Bomb Sight project allows people to zoom in on a map of the capital to see the damage inflicted during the heaviest period of bombing by German planes . It was created by a collaboration . between Dr Catherine Jones of the University of Portsmouth and the The . National Archives , and funded by the charity JISC . Try the interactive map below . The site can tell people exactly when their area was hit , and even show photos from the period . ` The Bomb Sight project is mapping the London WW2 bomb census between 7/10/1940 and 06/06/1941 , ' the team say on their site . ` Previously available only by viewing in the Reading Room at The . National Archives , Bomb Sight is making the maps available to citizen . researchers , academics and students wanting to explore where the bombs . fell and to discover memories and photographs from the period . The project has scanned original 1940s bomb census maps , geo-referenced the maps to add their exact location . The . team then digitally captured the geographical locations of all the . falling bombs recorded on the original map , and created an easy to use . website and app to display it . ` We have combined the location of each of the falling bombs over an 8 . month period of the London Blitz together with geo-located photographs . from the Imperial War Museum and Geo-located Memories from the BBC WW2 . People 's war archive . The Bomb Sight is using the Bomb Census Map . The maps are part of an extensive array . of material collected during the Bomb Census Survey 1940 to 1945 , . organised by the Ministry of Home Security , and are held in The National . Archive . Users can manipulate the statistics and see different data , ranging from the entire census to only those bombs dropped . ` You can explore statistics for different areas and see how many bombs fell in different wards and boroughs in London as well as read memories of Londoners contributed to the BBC WW2 People 's War and images from the Imperial War Museum to allow you to visualise what it was like in London at such a difficult time . ' The team has also created an augmented reality version for Android mobile phones that uses GPS to pinpoint the user . Tourists can simply point their phone at an area to see if it was bombed , and if it was , find out more . The team has also created a mobile phone version that overlays bomb information onto a live video feed taken from the phone 's camera , and using GPS to pinpoint the location . ` The augmented reality view shows you markers hovering over where bombs fell , scaled to show closer locations with larger markers and smaller ones for those further away , ' the developers say . ` For some more contextual information , where we can , we add a label with the name of the street it fell on . If you click on the marker , you 'll get a bit more information about the bomb and how far away from your location it fell . ' St Paul 's Cathedral miraculously escaped WWII air raids . The Blitz -LRB- from the German word , ` lightning ' -RRB- was the most intense bombing campaign Britain has ever seen . Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941 there were major raids with more than 100 tonnes of high explosives were dropped on 16 British cities . London , was attacked 71 times and bombed by the Luftwaffe for 57 . consecutive nights . More than one million London houses were . destroyed or damaged , and more than 40,000 civilians were killed , almost . half of them in London . Birmingham , Liverpool and Plymouth were also hit eight times , Bristol six , Glasgow five , Southampton four , Portsmouth three , and there was also at least one large raid on another eight cities . Deeply-buried shelters provided the most protection against a direct hit , although the government in 1939 refused to allow tube stations to be used as shelters so as not to interfere with commuter and troop travel . However , by the second week of heavy bombing the government relented and ordered the stations to be opened . Each day orderly lines of people queued until 4 pm , when they were allowed to enter the stations , and by mid-September 1939 about 150,000 a night slept in the Underground . Despite the blanket bombing of the capital , some landmarks remained intact - such as St Pauls Cathedral -LRB- right -RRB- , which was virtually unharmed , despite many buildings around it being reduced to rubble during the 57 nights of raid . The site give an astonishing view of every bomb records during the Second World War , and allows users to zoom in . Viewers can zoom in to see the areas worst hit , with each red dot representing a bomb . The astonishing sight reveals the blanketing of bombs German forces dropped on Britain 's capital during the Second World War . Once an individual bomb has been located , the site shows details of it , and pictures and other information from the surrounding area . | New site uses data from the National Archive previously only available to visitors to the Reading Room . Allows Londoners to search for their home and see if it was bombed . 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Sam Allardyce collected the Barclays Manager of the Month accolade on Friday and then advised rival Paul Lambert to take a holiday during next week 's international break . The West Ham boss , who faces Aston Villa 's Lambert at Upton Park on Saturday , shared one of the secrets of his success : ` Get out of the country in an international break . Re-focus your mind and body so you 're ready for the next phase . ' In a double boost for West Ham , Allardyce 's achievement was matched by Senegal striker Diafra Sakho , who scooped the Player of the Month prize . Sam Allardyce picked up the manager of the Month award after guiding his team to fifth in the Premier League . Hammers boss has advised Paul Lambert -LRB- C -RRB- to refocus on holiday during the international break . The award for Allardyce , 60 , represents a remarkable turnaround for the manager who was booed and jeered by many West Ham fans last season for what they took as unimaginative boring football , and an uninspired final 13th place finish in the table . West Ham have been a different side this season playing with an attractive attacking style and verve often associated with the club in the past -- but not for many years . West Ham new boy Diafra Sakho has been in brilliant form since signing for the club in the summer . Sakho and Allardyce pose after picking up their respective awards for their performances in October . Allardyce told Sky Sports : ` The most pleasing thing of all is that we have managed to pull all the new players together and fitted them into a team that is playing very well at the moment and enjoying their football and getting some exceptionally good results . ' West Ham are currently fifth in the standings and beat Queens Park Rangers , Burnley and champions Manchester City during October before coming from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw at Stoke City last weekend . | Sam Allardyce has collected the Barclays Manager of the Month award . Hammers boss advised Paul Lambert to holiday over international break . Diafra Sakho made it a double by picking up the Player of the Month award . | [[0, 76], [566, 676], [0, 13], [81, 172], [173, 185], [297, 349], [677, 783], [702, 783], [418, 448], [451, 519], [491, 519], [526, 565]] |
A 27-year-old mother of two has been fatally shot by an off-duty sheriff 's deputy after he suspected her of shoplifting at a Houston Walmart . Harris County Sheriff 's deputies have said that victim Shelly Frey , Tisa Andrews and Yolanda Craig were stealing when they were confronted by Louis Campbell a 26-year veteran of the force who works as a security guard at the store . According to Campbell the women ran to their car and when he rushed to open the door , they accelerated away - at which point he fired the deadly shot into the car which hit Frey in the neck . Scroll Down for Video . Shelly Frey -LRB- left and right -RRB- was shot in the neck and died after failing to stop for an off-duty sheriff 's deputy in Houston , Texas . Security at the store on the 14000 block of the North Freeway had noticed the three women ` stuffing items inside their purses ' and notified Campbell , who was working an extra job that evening . Investigators with Harris County said the three women even attempted to pay for some small items to act as a cover for the shoplifted ones . After chasing Frey and the other two women to their car , Campbell opened the door and commanded Frey to get out . But she refused , officials said . Andrews began to drive away while the deputy was standing between the open door and the driver 's seat . ` She threw it in reverse and tried to run over the deputy , ' said Harris County Sheriff 's Office spokesperson Deputy Thomas Gilliland . ` He confronted the suspects at exit of the store before they left . One female would n't stop , struck the deputy with her purse , ran off . ' ' I think it knocked him off balance and , in fear of his life and being ran over , he discharged his weapon at that point . ' Tiasa Andrews , Yolanda Craig were arrested at 1300 block of Greens Parkway where their friend Shelly Frey had died from her gunshot wounds . The Walmart store at 14000 block of the North Freeway in Houston where the alleged robbery occurred . Inside the car as it was speeding away were two small children - investigators have said that they were not Frey 's children . Gilliland said it was clear that the deputy was law enforcement . ` He was clearly marked in uniform as a Harris County deputy . And identified himself as the suspects were leaving the establishment , ' said Gilliland to KHOU.Com . Despite the shooting , the women fled but eventually they stopped at The Worthington at the Beltway apartments in the 1300 block of Greens Parkway . Paramedics from the Houston Fire Department arrived to try and save Frey , but she was pronounced dead at the scene . ` Shelly was the perfect mom , perfect friend , perfect daughter , ' said her father , Shelton Frey to KHOU . He said that his daughter had moved to Houston after Hurricane Katrina to start a new life , but the amount of work she could do was limited by her two-year-old who has sickle cell anemia . The deceased 's mother Sharon Wilkerson was devastated that the deputy fired into a car with two small children inside and killed her daughter . ` Why could n't you just shoot the tire , shoot the window ? ' said her mother Sharon Wilkerson . ` Was it that serious ? ' She added that even if her daughter had committed a crime , she did not deserve to die and she worries now for her two young grandchildren . ` How do I tell these children she 's not coming back , ' said Sharon to KHOU . ` To me , it should never -LRB- have -RRB- happened . I wish the officer did n't shoot her . I wish he shot her tires just to slow her down . That 's a mother you know . And now they have to figure out what to do with the kids , ' said Angel Gaines , a neighbor . Kesha Sapp , a woman who knew Frey , agreed . ` What that look like with him shooting with the darn kids in the car ? There were kids in the car with them . Why is he shooting at the car ? Come on now , that makes him look bad . That do n't even look right , ' said Sapp . Both Andrews and Craig , the two other women allegedly involved , have been charged with shoplifting according to KHOU . Tragically , Frey was n't even supposed to be at a Walmart that evening . Earlier in the year she pleaded guilty to stealing shirts and a package of meat from another Walmart and as part of her plea arrangement she agreed to never enter Walmart stores again . Deputy Campbell is on three days paid leave as is standard protocol . He 's been with the Harris County Sheriff 's Office for 26 years . The . Harris County Sheriff 's Homicide Unit , Office of the Inspector General . and the Harris County District Attorney 's Office will investigate this . incident . The case will be turned over to a grand jury . Walmart offered the following statement : ` This is a tragic . situation and we recognize this is a difficult time for all parties . involved . We 're committed to working with law enforcement and providing . any information we have as they determine the facts of the case . Because . this is an active investigation , any specific details of the incident . should come from law enforcement . ` We hire off duty officers to . provide security to some of our stores . While we have policies in place . for our associates to disengage from situations that might put them or . others in harm 's way , off-duty officers working at a WM store are . authorized to act in accordance with their department 's code of . conduct . ' | Shelly Frey was shot dead attempting to drive away from off-duty sheriff deputy Louis Campbell who suspected her of shoplifting . He fired when Frey and her two alleged accomplices accelerated when he opened the car door . 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A secret Bible in which Jesus is believed to predict the coming of the Prophet Muhammad to Earth has sparked serious interest from the Vatican . Pope Benedict XVI is claimed to want to see the 1,500-year-old book , which many say is the Gospel of Barnabas , that has been hidden by the Turkish state for the last 12 years . The # 14million handwritten gold lettered tome , penned in Jesus ' native Aramaic language , is said to contain his early teachings and a prediction of the Prophet 's coming . Secret Bible : The 1,500-year-old tome was is said to contain Jesus ' early teachings and his prediction of the Prophet 's coming . Ancient : The leather-bound text , written on animal hide , was discovered by Turkish police during an anti-smuggling operation in 2000 . The leather-bound text , written on animal hide , was discovered by Turkish police during an anti-smuggling operation in 2000 . It was closely guarded until 2010 , when it was finally handed over to the Ankara Ethnography Museum , and will soon be put back on public display following a minor restoration . A photocopy of a single page from the handwritten ancient manuscript is thought to be worth # 1.5 million . Turkish culture and tourism minister Ertugrul Gunay said the book could be an authentic version of the Gospel , which was suppressed by the Christian Church for its strong parallels with the Islamic view of Jesus . He also said the Vatican had made an official request to see the scripture - a controversial text which Muslims claim is an addition to the original gospels of Mark , Matthew , Luke and John . In line with Islamic belief , the Gospel treats Jesus as a human being and not a God . Serious interest : The Vatican , under Pope Benedict XVI , is said to want to see the recently re-discovered Bible . Historic : The # 14million handwritten gold lettered tome is penned in Jesus ' native Aramaic language . It rejects the ideas of the Holy Trinity and the Crucifixion and reveals that Jesus predicted the coming of the Prophet Muhammad . In one version of the gospel , he is said to have told a priest : ` How shall the Messiah be called ? Muhammad is his blessed name ' . Born in Cyprus as Joseph , Barnabas was an Early Christian later named an apostle . His story appears in the Acts of the Apostles , and Paul mentions him in some of his epistles . The date , place , and circumstances of his death are historically unverifiable . But Christian tradition states that he was martyred at Salamis , Cyprus . He is traditionally identified as the founder of the Cypriot Church , with his feast day on June 11 . And in another Jesus denied being the Messiah , claiming that he or she would be Ishmaelite , the term used for an Arab . Despite the interest in the newly re-discovered book , some believe it is a fake and only dates back to the 16th century . The oldest copies of the book date back to that time , and are written in Spanish and Italian . Protestant pastor İhsan Özbek said it was unlikely to be authentic . This is because St Barnabas lived in the first century and was one of the Apostles of Jesus , in contrast to this version which is said to come from the fifth or sixth century . He told the Today Zaman newspaper : ` The copy in Ankara might have been written by one of the followers of St Barnabas . ` Since there is around 500 years in between St Barnabas and the writing of the Bible copy , Muslims may be disappointed to see that this copy does not include things they would like to see . ` It might have no relation with the content of the Gospel of Barnabas . ' Theology professor Ömer Faruk Harman said a scientific scan of the bible may be the only way to reveal how old it really is . | Vatican ` wants to see ' 1,500-year-old ancient script . Has been hidden by Turkish state for 12 years . Handwritten in gold-lettered Aramaic . | [[0, 144], [145, 212], [145, 162], [174, 255], [1400, 1402], [1408, 1453], [1408, 1497], [1434, 1592], [230, 323], [324, 370], [352, 370], [373, 414], [1808, 1901]] |
Too soon : Pop singer Simone Battle has died at the age of 25 . Her death is still under investigation . Pictured above in New York on August 20 . Pop singer Simone Battle died Friday morning , at her home in Los Angeles , MailOnline has confirmed . The 25-year-old G.R.L. group singer and former X Factor contestant was found dead around 8am , her father Anthony E Battle told MailOnline . ` She will be greatly missed and loved , ' Mr Battle said . ` She was an exuberant person and a very loved person . ' He says the death is still under investigation , but law enforcement sources told TMZ it was an apparent suicide . Today , Battle 's record company and management issued a joint statement on her passing . ` We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Simone Battle of G.R.L. ' the statement from Reign Deer Entertainment , Kemosabe Records , RCA Records and Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin reads . ` Simone was an exceptional young talent and human being , and we are all devastated to learn of her passing . Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and loved ones at this time . ' Friend and fellow-musician Derek Butler initially broke the news overnight on Instagram . Butler posted a picture of Battle and wrote : ` I 'm , still in shock and in disbelief to have confirmed the death of my childhood friend . ` Her heart was pure gold and her star power limitless . Rest in sweet peace Angel . ' At the time of her death , Battle was singing in the girl group G.R.L. which was initially organized as a re-boot of The Pussycat Dolls group . Scroll down for video . Star : Battle , pictured center , was a member of the girl group G.R.L. From left : Lauren Bennett , Natasha Slayton , Battle , Emmalyn Estrada and Paula von Oppen at the Maxim Hot 100 event in California last June . Battle posted this picture of herself in Florida two months ago . However , the group decided to go by a different name and launch as a second-generation of the band . The remaining members issued a statement about her death on Saturday via Twitter . ` Words can not express the depth of our loss . Simone 's incredible talent was only surpassed by the size of her heart . ` We will carry her memory with us in everything we do . ' Battle first started singing professionally after her breakout on the U.S. version of the X Factor in 2011 . She made it to the top 17 and was mentored by judge Simon Cowell . Calls to the Los Angeles Police Department were not immediately returned Saturday morning . Competitor : Simone Battle was found dead around 8am Friday morning in Los Angeles . Pictured above during her run on the American-version of X Factor in 2011 . G.R.L. was organized as a reboot of the Pussycat Dolls , but the group eventually decided to go by a different name . From left : Lauren Bennett , Natasha Slayton , Simone Battle , Emmalyn Estrada and Paula von Oppen . Radio play : The group were on the verge of breakout at the time of Battle 's death . Family : Battle -LRB- center -RRB- pictured with her mother Donna Morgan -LRB- left -RRB- and father Anthony Battle -LRB- right -RRB- at Wango Tango is Los Angeles this past May . • For confidential help , call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or click here . • For confidential support on suicide matters in the UK , call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local Samaritans branch or click here . | TMZ reports that the death is under investigation as a suicide . Battle was found dead early Friday morning in Los Angeles , around 8am . Battle was a member of the girl-group G.R.L. and once competed on the U.S. X Factor . | [[562, 623], [147, 157], [172, 191], [250, 342], [2514, 2585]] |
Sharon Kerwin always hoped she 'd have a little girl to make her family complete - and her dream came true when her daughter Rebecca was born . But at the age of 10 , Rebecca started acting and dressing as a boy and by 16 , she revealed she was transgender and changed her name to Blake . Sharon , from Wigan , accepted her son 's decision yet the pair were beset by bullying and abuse that led Blake , now 17 , to self harm and even attempt suicide . Born Rebecca -LRB- left -RRB- , Blake Kerwin -LRB- right -RRB- felt different as a small child and began living as a boy from age 10 . Blake and his supportive mother Sharon appeared on ITV 's This Morning to talk about his journey . Sharon noticed her daughter was different at the age of six , when she became fascinated by her brother 's toys and games . She said : ` it started quite young , playing with boy 's toys and -LSB- being -RSB- interested in boys stuff . He used to copy his brother all the time , taking his stuff and following and copying everything he used to do . ' As well as emulating his brother , as Rebecca , Blake also flew into uncontrollable rages . These fits became so bad and so frequent Sharon even took him to the doctor to seek advice . ` We thought it was ADHD at first and he was tested and they could n't find anything . nothing at all was wrong . ' Blake explains that he could n't put his finger on what he was feeling for years . He said : ' I knew when I was very young that something was n't right . I used to have these tantrums and be exploding all the time . Both Blake and Sharon received abuse over his decision to live as a man with his mother 's complete support . ' I came out as bisexual at 12 but I was n't , I just thought I would be more accepted . ' Sharon decided to be entirely accepting of what her then daughter was telling her , but suspected there was something more underneath it . Blake is is using his experience to help others struggling with gender identity issues . ` It was very important that I listened and understood what was making him unhappy . ' I just went along with it . I wanted to see Blake happy instead of so stressed over his gender at the time . ' I had an idea there was something more but I did n't want to question him too much . ' I had a conversation with someone who was gay and they said not to push him , just to wait until Blake told me in his own time . ' Sharon 's intuition turned out to be right and Blake eventually realised that he was not bisexual , but transgender . At the age of 16 , Blake came out to his mother as transgender and formally changed his name by deed poll . While Sharon accepted Blake at every step of his journey , others were not so understanding and both Blake and Sharon suffered at the hands of bullies . Some people accused Sharon of somehow encouraging Blake and the abuse became so bad at one point that he began self-harming and he even attempted suicide . But his transformation into a male body has , Blake says , helped him move on from these dark times and he now feels hopeful about his future . He said : ` I 'm actually progressing more because of the transitioning . It 's hurrying along so I 've got more hope in myself . ' While the support he 's had from his mother and grandmother has been ` brilliant ' . For her part , Sharon says she does n't miss having a daughter . ' I do n't miss it at all . He is still Blake and I am so so proud of him and the way that he has come out . Blake will begin taking hormones soon but will have to wait until he turns 18 before beginning his full physical transformation . He now is using his experience to help others struggling with gender identity issues through a transgender support group . See the full interview on ITV 's This Morning . | Sharon Kerwin 's daughter Rebecca , now Blake , was different to other girls . Teen , from Wigan , told his mother at 16 , that he was in fact transsexual . She is ` so proud ' of Blake and he said his mother 's acceptance is ` brilliant ' | [[2518, 2534], [2537, 2580]] |
Cannabis smokers in their 30s have lungs so badly damaged that they look like an 80 year old 's , doctors have warned . They say that young adults who have smoked cannabis for less than a decade are turning up at A&E with a severe , rapid and advanced form of the lung disease emphysema . Some are in their 30s and in some cases their lungs are so badly damaged that they are put on long-term oxygen therapy . Scroll down for video . Smokers of the drug in their 30s have lungs so badly damaged they are put on long-term oxygen therapy while one man is awaiting a lung transplant , a study of users in a rural region of north Wales concluded . One patient , studied in Ysbyty Gwynedd , a hospital in Bangor , north Wales , is waiting for a lung transplant , a British Thoracic Society conference heard . Emphysema , in which the millions of tiny air sacs in the lungs are gradually damaged , is normally caused by tobacco and usually occurs late in life . It is thought the cannabis-tobacco mixture found in joints is more damaging because they are often smoked without a filter . Cannabis smokers also tend to inhale for longer and much of the cannabis on sale today is much stronger than in the past . Dr Damian Mckeon , a consultant in respiratory medicine at Ysbyty Gwynedd , who studied eight patients who had smoked at least five joints a day , said : ` We are seeing young people on the wards with the lungs of 80 year olds after less than a decade of smoking cannabis and tobacco . Young adults who have smoked cannabis for less than a decade are turning up at A&E with a severe , rapid and advanced form of the lung disease emphysema -LRB- pictured -RRB- . ` Our study was in a rural region of North Wales but we believe these cases may represent the tip of the iceberg . ` Cannabis is far stronger these days and we are seeing the emergence of a new severe form of emphysema -- which could lead to people struggling for breath for the rest of their life . ` We urgently need a detailed study across the UK which analyses the national picture of cannabis-use and lung disease . ' Dr Bernard Higgins , of the British Thoracic Society , said : ` This study is yet another small but persuasive piece of a jigsaw pointing to a real danger of regularly smoking joints . ` The Government should monitor this emerging evidence carefully and take it into account when considering future drugs and smoking policy . ' | Many , who are just in their 30s , are in need of long-term oxygen therapy . One patient in Bangor , north Wales , is now awaiting a lung transplant . Cannabis-tobacco mix damaging because often smoked without filter . Emphysema normally caused by tobacco and usually occurs late in life . | [[315, 322], [329, 409], [434, 466], [481, 549], [542, 579], [644, 683], [723, 755], [970, 998], [1015, 1080], [804, 813], [825, 867], [892, 921], [825, 867], [926, 955]] |
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has highlighted Liverpool 's striker Divock Origi as the biggest threat facing his side in Lille on Thursday night in a match the Spaniard describes as ' a little final ' along the road to Europa League knockout qualification . Origi , 19 , signed for Liverpool from Lille in a # 10million deal last summer following a speactacular World Cup but was immediately loaned back to his French club , where he has scored four goals this season . Martinez said of the pacy striker : ` He is a well-known player in England already , because of his play at the World Cup and because he signed for our big rivals Liverpool . Everton manager Roberto Martinez sees the club 's trip to Lille as a ` mini final ' in their Europa League group . Liverpool loanee Divock Origi has been identified by Martinez as Lille 's main threat to Everton . ` We know in years to come he will have a big say in the Premier League . ' Everton top their group with four points from two matches while Lille have drawn both their opening games . With only two to qualify from a four-team group that also features Krasnodar and Wolfsburg , Martinez regards their game in northern France as key . Martinez says Thursday 's game is the most important of the group campaign for both clubs . Dangerman Origi starred at the World Cup with Belgium before sealing a move to Liverpool this summer . ` Lille might see this as the most important game of their campaign and it is the same for us . It could be a little-final . I must admit I admired the way they played last season . ` Maybe now they are waiting to click this season and that is our worry . We need to concentrate , we do n't want them to click on Thursday . ' Everton have taken a strong squad to Lille including 20-year-old Ross Barkley , who made his first appearance of the season against Aston Villa on Saturday after recovering from a knee ligament injury . Ross Barkley made his return to the Everton side after his injury in the 3-0 win over Aston Villa . Barkley could play some part in the ` little final ' in France and Martinez looks to guide Everton through . Barkley is expected to make his European debut cheered on by nearly 7,000 travelling Everton fans . Leon Osman and Steven Naismith have been kept on Merseyside to rest after an intense run of matches while Bryan Oviedo , Kevin Mirallas and Arouna Kone miss out through injury . But 36-year-old Sylvain Distin has travelled after missing the last four games . ` It is an exciting game from our point of view . We have been looking forward to this fixture , ' said Martinez . ` We have a phenomenal support and could have sold a lot more seats . We know our fans are going to travel in big big numbers and we want to make them proud . ' Around 7,000 Everton fans are expected to be in Lille for the game , with a number travelling without tickets . | Liverpool loanee Divock Origi comes up against Everton on Thursday . And Roberto Martinez says he will be a tough man to deal with . Ross Barkley could feature in what Martinez calls a ` little final ' Everton will be backed by 7,000 travelling supporters in France . | [[151, 152], [159, 260], [648, 762], [2019, 2069], [2156, 2227], [2680, 2727], [2763, 2829]] |
If you have cash to spare , and are bored with free sites such as Facebook and Twitter , there 's a new social network designed specifically for the rich . Called Netropolitan , the network costs $ 9,000 -LRB- # 5,500 -RRB- to join , which includes a $ 6,000 -LRB- # 3,600 -RRB- initiation fee , plus a $ 3,000 -LRB- # 1,800 -RRB- annual fee . Perks include unlimited cloud storage and no advertising -- but the rest of the features are similar to those seen on free sites such as Facebook . Netropolitan -LRB- pictured -RRB- was set up by Manhattan-based composer James Touchi-Peters . For $ 9,000 , -LRB- # 5,500 -RRB- users get unlimited cloud storage , and can share files with other users , as well as no advertising . However , the rest of the site resembles Facebook , meaning users can update statuses , add photos and find friends . It is available on desktop and mobile browsers , and there are also smartphone and tablet apps for iOS and Android . Netropolitan was set up by Manhattan-based composer James Touchi-Peters . Netropolitan costs $ 9,000 -LRB- # 5,500 -RRB- to join , which includes a $ 6,000 -LRB- # 3,600 -RRB- initiation fee , plus a $ 3,000 -LRB- # 1,800 -RRB- annual fee . Perks include unlimited cloud storage and no advertising - but the rest of the features are similar to those seen on free sites such as Facebook . It is available on desktop and mobile browsers , and there are also smartphone and tablet apps for iOS and Android . To use the site , members must be over 21 and must register using their real names . Moderators monitor the site and check for abuse , trolling and misuse . ` Netropolitan includes many features you have come to expect from a modern online social network - and a few that you may not , ' explained Mr Touchi-Peters . ` Once you are a Netropolitan member , you have access to status updates and discussion rooms with all other members . ` You can create groups , have conversations about everything from fine wines to classic cars to vacation destination recommendations . ' To use the site , members must be over 21 and must register using their real names . Moderators monitor the site and check for abuse , trolling and misuse . Although the site does n't feature any advertising , users can post classified ads and sell items to other members directly . For security and privacy reasons , Mr Touchi-Peters added that the site is n't indexed on Google , does n't have any features for non-members , and will never release member names , numbers or other details . And Mr Touchi-Peters added : ` Netropolitan is not a concierge service . Netropolitan is an alternative to free sites , but also for rich people who are n't considered celebrities , meaning they ca n't use Facebook Mentions -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Facebook Mentions launched in July and is exclusive to ` public figures ' . The firm hopes the app will mean celebrities are more likely to interact with their fans . ` Our Member Service Associates will not book you a charter jet , or find you tickets to a sold-out Broadway show . ` They exist solely to help members technically navigate and find their way around the social club . ' Netropolitan is an alternative to free sites , but also for rich people who are n't considered celebrities , meaning they ca n't use Facebook Mentions . Facebook Mentions launched in July and is exclusive to ` public figures ' . The firm hopes the app will mean celebrities are more likely to interact with their fans , and do n't have to use the traditional site . It also makes it simple to hold online chats - and Facebook shows Mariah Carey chatting with fans as one example . | Netropolitan was set up by composer James Touchi-Peters . It costs $ 9,000 -LRB- # 5,500 -RRB- to join , which includes a $ 3,000 -LRB- # 1,800 -RRB- annual fee . Perks include unlimited cloud storage and no advertising . However , the rest of the site resembles free sites such as Facebook . | [[492, 586], [959, 1032], [178, 233], [240, 337], [587, 598], [601, 654], [1033, 1089], [1096, 1193], [344, 400], [587, 598], [601, 654], [601, 626], [661, 723], [1200, 1287], [2204, 2245], [408, 453], [448, 491], [734, 773], [1263, 1308], [1303, 1346]] |
A PR representative for Valentino issued a press release crowing over A-list actress Amy Adams carrying a bag made by the designer label while attending the funeral of Philip Seymour Hoffman . The Valentino public relations executive Upasna Khosla emailed out a press release that read : ` We are pleased to announce Amy Adams carrying the Valentino Garavani Rockstud Duble bag from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection on Feb. 6 in New York . ' It was accompanied by two pictures of a grieving Adams with her head down , wearing sunglasses and a sombre expression . Solemn occasion : Amy Adams , her Valentino bag and her husband Darren Le Gallo attend the wake for Philip Seymour Hoffman in Manhattan Friday . Adams , who recently broke down in tears while speaking to students on Inside the Actors Studio about working with Hoffman , is disgusted by the PR stunt . The actress ' representative called the tasteless ploy ` truly appalling . ' ` Amy Adams is not a paid spokesperson for Valentino and the suggestion she would use this moment to participate in a promotion is truly appalling , ' the spokesperson told Page Six . Adams wore a red halterneck Valentino gown to this year 's Golden Globes , where she picked up the award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy but it now seems unlikely she 'll choose the designer for the upcoming Academy Awards . Friends and colleagues ; Adams pictured with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman at the premiere of their film Doubt in 2008 . Adams , who is nominated in this year 's awards for best actress for her role in American Hustle , co-starred with Hoffman in the 2012 Oscar-nominated film The Master , 2008 's Doubt and Charlie Wilson 's War in 2007 . Hoffman was due to direct Adams in Ezekiel Moss , a period piece , sometime this year . The company issued an apology for the press release late Friday afternoon . ` We sincerely regret releasing a photo to the media this morning of Amy Adams with a Valentino bag , ' said Valentino spokeswoman Mona Swanson . ` We were not aware the photograph was taken while she was attending the wake of Philip Seymour Hoffman . It was an innocent mistake and we apologize to Ms. Adams who was not aware , or a part of , our PR efforts . ' Write caption here . Close : Adams and Hoffman in the 2008 film Doubt , for which they both received Oscar nominations . The untimely death of Philip Seymour Hoffman has seen some of Hollywood 's biggest stars descend on New York City to pay their respects . Today 's memorial service saw the likes of Cate Blanchett , Diane Keaton , Joaquin Phoenix , Meryl Streep , Michelle Williams , Jake Gyllenhaal , Ethan Hawke , Marisa Tomei and many more in attendance . Page Six reports that Valentino was n't the only fashion company to try to cash in on the celebrity gathering.Page Six reports that Valentino was n't the only fashion company to try to cash in on the celebrity gathering . Ugg Australia sent their signature woolly boots to friends of Hoffman , in the hopes they 'd be photographed wearing them around New York . ` They did gifting in the hopes that that would happen , ' an Ugg associate told Page Six . ` Since they knew a ton of celebs were in New York City and the weather sucks . ' | Valentino sent a press release to media bragging that Amy Adams carried a Valentino handbag in New York City . The actress was photographed with the bag as she attended the wake of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman . Adams ' representative branded the stunt ` appalling ' The company has apologized for the press release , which was accompanied by pictures of a grieving Adams . In a statement , a Valentino spokesperson said the company was not aware of Adams ' attendance at the memorial when the release was emailed . Adams worked with Hoffman on three films and broke down on Inside the Actors Studio when speaking of him . She wore a Valentino gown to this year 's Golden Globes . | [[0, 84], [41, 94], [70, 136], [193, 326], [260, 275], [281, 285], [288, 440], [1867, 1964], [104, 192], [582, 627], [644, 708], [2031, 2116], [865, 939], [901, 939], [1070, 1088], [1093, 1109], [443, 516], [1789, 1864], [1867, 1964], [709, 714], [721, 786], [1126, 1198]] |
An MIT-educated neuroscientist terrorist known as ` Lady al Qaeda ' was named on a ` laundry list ' of demands from ISIS captors holding James Foley named , it was revealed today . Petite mother-of-three Aafia Siddiqui is currently serving 86 years in a Texas jail after being arrested with plans for a ` mass casualty attack ' in the US , including infecting people with Ebola and a dirty bomb . But President Barack Obama 's administration point blank refused to consider releasing Siddiqui , or handing over a $ 132 million ransom , according to the New York Times . Scroll down for video . Lady Al Qeada : Aafia Siddiqui is currently serving 86 years in a Texas jail after being arrested with plans for a ` mass casualty attack ' in the US , including infecting people with Ebola and a dirty bomb . She was named by Foley 's captors on a ` laundry list ' as the person they wanted in a prisoner swap . Hunted : Mother-of-three Siddiqui , who is 5 ft. 4 in . and weighs just 90 lb , was on the FBI 's Most Wanted Terrorist list after 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed mentioned her name during his 2003 interrogation . Karachi-born Siddiqui , 42 , attended two New England universities . She gained a PhD from Brandeis and then trained as a neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . She founded the Institute of Islamic Research and Teaching while living in the U.S. Mother-of-three Siddiqui , who is 5 ft. 4 in . and weighs just 90 lb , was on the FBI 's Most Wanted Terrorist list after 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed mentioned her name during his 2003 interrogation . Siddiqui , who is divorced from her first husband is now married to Ammar al-Baluchi , one of the 9/11 masterminds , who is currently being held in Guantanamo . He is the nephew of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . Burqa-clad Siddiqui was arrested in Ghanzi , Afghanistan in 2008 after a local saw her poring over a map . He became suspicious as most women in that country are illiterate . When she was held she had detailed plans on how to kill by spreading Ebola , making a dirty bomb and even a theoretical chemical weapon that somehow spared children while killing adults . She also had two pounds of highly toxic sodium cyanide hidden in her bag and documents detailing potential New York targets for attack including Wall Street , the Empire State Building , the Brooklyn Bridge , the Statue of Liberty and the subway system . The documents also showed the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Long Island Sound , New York - which was used for biological weapons testing during the Cold War - as another potential target . During interrogation the day after her arrest she grabbed a rifle that had been left on a table and started shooting at her questioners . She failed to hit them but she was shot in the stomach as they returned fire . Author Deborah Scroggins , who wrote a book about Siddiqui , calls her the ` poster child for jihadists around the world . ' ' I does n't surprise me that ISIS should call for her release , even though she is associated with al-Qaeda , because they want to take over al-Qaeda 's mantle , ' she told MailOnline . ` What better way to establish your bona fides than to exchange a prisoner for the jihadist 's icon ? ' Scroggins , whose book , Wanted Women : Faith , Lies , and the War on Terror was published in 2012 , points out that Siddiqui received an 86-year jail sentence despite never harming anyone , and it has never been fully explained whether her plans were realistic or just in her head . Demands : Obama refused to negotiate with the terrorists over Foley 's release - in stark contrast to suspected deserter Bowe Bergdahl who was released to huge controversy in exchange for five Taliban prisoners . Siddiqui was only charged with two counts of attempted murder , assault with a deadly weapon and three counts of assault . She was brought to the U.S. for trial which lasted for 14 days in January and February 2010 . ` She was only tried for firing a gun at U.S. personnel overseas and Congress had just passed a law , going back to the attacks on the embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam , that said anyone trying to kill U.S. personnel would get special strict sentencing , ' said Scroggins . During her trial she said she loved both the United States and Islam . Her lawyers pleaded for leniency due to mental issues , but she said : ' I am not paranoid . I do not agree with that . ' ' I do not want any bloodshed . I do not want any misunderstanding . I really want to make peace and end the wars , ' she said during her trial . Siddiqui - prisoner number 90279-054 - is currently held in the Federal Medical Center in Carswell , Texas , which specializes in treating inmates with mental health issues . She is not due for release until August 8 , 2083 . Scroggins added : ` She is definitely closely involved with the highest levels of al-Qaeda , but the fact is she has never been convicted of killing or injuring anyone , but she has become a cause celebre in the jihadist movement . ' Her 86-year sentence , imposed by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman , led to violent protests in her home country of Pakistan . Thousands of protestors burned tires in Lahore , and police had to fire teargas to quell riots in her hometown of Karachi . Failed rescue : Obama authorized instead a daring mission to snatch back Foley and his fellow captives on July 4 . But after a firefight , special forces realized the hostages were not there . Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called Siddiqui ` the daughter of the nation ' and begged U.S. authorities to release her . While Obama did swap five Taliban prisoners in exchange for suspected deserter Bowe Bergdahl , who was freed on May 31 to huge controversy , Obama authorized a daring rescue mission over the July 4 weekend that failed in the Syrian desert . At least five ISIS militants were killed and one American soldier was wounded as the raid failed because the terrorists had moved Foley and other hostages including Miami journalist Steven Sotloff away from the base in Syria 's northern Raqqa province . Scroggins said the question of whether Siddiqui 's release would be a real threat is doubtful . ` But exchanging her would have been a PR disaster for the Obama administration . ' She pointed out that the prisoners released in exchange for Bergdahl had not been convicted and tried in a U.S. court as Siddiqui was . Her release would certainly have been perceived as a tremendous victory for the jihadist forces , ' said Scroggins . | ISIS sent ` laundry list ' of demands for release of James Foley . Before ransom rose to $ 132m , ISIS wanted release of Afia Siddiqui among other prisoners . Mother-of-three was jailed after she was caught with plans for ` mass casualty attack ' and details of New York landmarks . Author describes her as a ` poster girl for jihadists ' and her release would have been PR disaster for Obama . In her handbag was found details for a dirty bomb , Ebola , and a theoretical chemical weapon that did not kill children , her New York trial was told . 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He was a leading figure in one of the biggest climate change marches to date . But it seems Robert F Kennedy Jr was not so forthcoming when it came to questions about his own carbon footprint . Confronted by a reporter asking if he would give up his phone and car , the environmental lawyer became visibly irate before grabbing the microphone and accusing her of ` destroying democracy ' as a member of the press . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Loses his cool : Robert F Kennedy Jr grabbed the microphone from a reporter and pointed at her aggressively after she probed him on his own use of a phone and a car at a climate change march in New York yesterday . Irate : The multi-millionaire environmental lawyer branded Michelle Fields ' questions ` inane ' The interview in New York yesterday afternoon started with a conversation about the number of flyers produced for the event , which Kennedy Jr claimed was necessary to garner ` people power ' . PJ Media reporter Michelle Fields then asked the 60-year-old if he has an iPhone or an Android . Kennedy Jr stuttered : ' ... I have a cell phone . ' ` Are you concerned about the damage that the cell phone and electricity generation causes to the environment ? ' He exclaimed : ` Are you joking about this ! ' ` No , I want to know if you 're willing to give up your iPhone , ' she asks . ` No . ' ` Why not ? Does n't it start with people like you ? ' ` No . ' Points : The campaigner repeatedly points in Fields ' face while refusing to give up his phone for the cause . Fields laughs as Kennedy Jr accuses the media of ` destroying democracy ' and refuses to give up his phone . Forward : He then tells Fields to give up her own car before saying nobody should have to forfeit anything . Reaction : Fields tweeted about Kennedy being ` handsy ' , Twitter users responded attacking Kennedy 's actions . The conversation then fell into confusion . Fields asked : ` So will you lead by example ? ' Kennedy Jr interrupted : ` No no ... I do lead by example . ' ` Are you going to give up your cell phone ? ' she said . ` No , ' he responded . ` Are you going to give up your car ? ' Visibly aggravated , Kennedy Jr pointed his finger in the reporter 's face and barked : ` Are you going to give up your car ? ' She calmly responds : ` I 'm not the one who 's here talking about the environment ' . The multi-millionaire then declared he will not stop using a phone or a car because he does not believe that quality of life should be sacrificed for the environment . March : Kennedy was marching alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in New York yesterday ahead of a UN summit . All-star : Mark Ruffalo also joined the crowds as tens of thousands came out against the Koch brothers . Major event : 550 busloads had arrived for the rally , which also took place in the UK , France and Afghanistan . Finally , Kennedy Jr launched a direct attack at the young woman in which he grabbed the microphone and called her questions ` inane ' . Pointing in her face , he says : ` One of the biggest canards that the press if falling for is blaming individuals for their own choices . That 's not the issue , the issue is what 's happening on Capitol Hill and that 's the thing you guys are n't paying attention to . ` You 're letting these people you 're letting the Koch brothers run our country , subvert our democracy , corrupt our politicians , capture the - ' Fields tries to ask a question but Kennedy Jr grabs the mic aggressively and continues : ' ... capture the agencies that are protecting us from pollution , and destroying local democracy on every level . ` And that 's what you ought to be paying attention to rather than asking trivial and inane questions about what kind of car somebody drives or whether or not they use cell phones . ' His outburst came as tens of thousands pounded the streets of New York for the People 's Climate March in midtown Manhattan , ahead of Tuesday 's United Nations hosted summit in the city to discuss reducing carbon emissions that threaten the environment . Organizers said some 550 busloads had arrived for the rally , which followed similar events in 166 countries including Britain , France , Afghanistan and Bulgaria . | Environmental lawyer was a leader in New York climate change march . Reporter asked him if he would ` lead by example ' and give up his phone . Kennedy Jr became visibly irate , grabbed microphone , called her ` inane ' Outburst came during protest which tens of thousands attended . | [[0, 68], [194, 218], [208, 263], [945, 1005], [1263, 1319], [1895, 1907], [1912, 1941], [2006, 2050], [266, 414], [456, 514], [456, 475], [519, 653], [654, 659], [662, 740], [2128, 2146], [2149, 2159], [2881, 2896], [2906, 2931], [3424, 3448], [2613, 2621], [2642, 2717], [3777, 3815], [3798, 3900]] |
This summer 's World Cup might have added a fourth star to Germany 's shirts , but it also lost them some of their more experienced stars . Captain Philipp Lahm , Arsenal 's Per Mertesacker and World Cup record goalscorer Miroslav Klose all went out on the ultimate high into international retirement , taking with them the know-how that comes with 354 caps between them . With injuries adding up too , Joachim Low gave the chance to some of the next generation of German stars . Here 's Sportsmail 's verdict on how they got on : . Sebastian Rudy . Age : 24 . Position : Midfielder -LRB- played at right back against Scotland -RRB- . Club : Hoffenheim . Minutes played : 90 . Rudy might not initially be considered ` young ' , but he 's pretty new to the German national side and this was just his third cap - his second since the World Cup . Scotland 's mainly defensive outlook , particularly down the flanks allowed the Hoffenheim man to push forward into the positions he normally occupies in midfield - and it paid off for Thomas Muller 's opener . Drifting in a cross from deep , Rudy found Muller to head past David Marshall and give the home side the lead . And that was typical of his first-half performance , finding pockets of space out on the right and sending balls in to the box with Germany seemingly comfortable with dominating the wide areas . On the charge : Sebastian Rudy took the opportunity to get down the right flank and attacked Scotland . Resolute : Rudy slides in on Scotland 's Ikechi Anya as the visitors try to launch a counter attack in Dortmund . His passing was perfect - 30 came in total during that dominant first period - and with a 100 % completion rate . He even managed a shot on goal but his drive from 20 yards was well saved by Marshall on the half-hour mark . The second half though was a bit of a different story though - he found himself ripped to shreds by Scotland 's suddenly more potent counter-attacking game - and it was Rudy left miles out of position when Ikechi Anya steamed through down the left to equalise . He constantly found himself troubled as the visitors got more into the game and his lack of familiarity with the position perhaps showed as Anya grew into the game . Defensive duties : Rudy is used to being further up the pitch but did well at the back at times . Whoops ! Anya hares away from Rudy as he is caught out with his positioning in an unfamiliar role . Erik Durm . Age : 22 . Position : Left back . Club : Borussia Dortmund . Minutes played : 90 . Durm was another who benefited from Scotland 's withdrawn positioning down the flanks - constantly pressing Barry Bannan back , restricting his creative skills and giving Germany a platform to attack . He took his opportunities to go forward and was already setting up Muller for a chance just eight minutes into the game with a brilliant right-footed cross . Comfortable : Durm makes sure Charlie Mulgrew ca n't get a clean shot at goal during the first half . And he was able to mix it up too - with a 20-yard strike troubling Marshall as Scotland held firm . He cynically brought down Steven Naismith as Scotland went in search of a second equaliser and was lucky not to see red - that aside it was a solid performance down the left from the Borussia Dortmund defender . Easy does it : And Durm guides the same man away from the penalty area on another Scotland counter . Seeing them off : Barry Bannan could n't do anything to get away from Durm on this occasion . Christoph Kramer . Age : 23 . Position : Midfielder . Club : Bayer Leverkusen -LRB- on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach -RRB- . Minutes played : 90 . A solid partner to Toni Kroos in midfield , Kramer proved an able deputy for German skipper Bastian Schweinsteiger and Real Madrid 's Sami Khedira . He made his first-ever competitive start in the World Cup final but that ended in injury - on this occasion he was able to play a more active role - sitting deep and sweeping up anything that evaded Kroos as he advanced through the middle . Getting forward : Christoph Kramer played alongside Toni Kroos but still got opportunities going forward . Good touch : Kramer takes control and moves away from Mulgrew as he performs in the German midfield pair . Kramer has been linked with Manchester United this week and his performance , adding steel to the German midfield , might just have impressed Louis van Gaal who is lookign for similar characteristics in the centre of the park . Defensively he was n't too frequently tested but he managed to see off a few Scottish attacks early on , nipping in to keep the pressure on the visitors in Dortmund . Careful : Kramer wins this duel to keep the pressure on Scotland as they tried to break away . Defensive duties : Kramer wins the ball above Darren Fletcher in the air as he won the midfield battle . VIDEO Injuries present challenges for Germany . | Germany started with Sebastian Rudy , Erik Durm and Christoph Kramer . Philipp Lahm , Per Mertesacker and Miroslav Klose have all retired . Joachim Low tried out some younger players in wake of injuries . Sportsmail looks at some of the lesser known members of their side . Rudy set up Germany 's opener but was at fault for equaliser . Durm could have seen red for a challenge on Steven Naismith . Kramer looked neat and tidy in midfield after Manchester United talk . | [[140, 210], [303, 372], [403, 479], [1087, 1091], [1137, 1166]] |
Crazed : The gunman has been identified as 42-year-old Pedro Vargas . A grazed gunman stalked from apartment to apartment , systematically killing his neighbors at a South Florida apartment complex before a police SWAT team shot him dead early Saturday . Police described how Pedro Vargas methodically executed the managers of his building and a family that lived nearby - before firing randomly into the street and killing a man who was parking his car . Police say he kicked his way into a third-floor apartment , where he shot to death Patricio Simono , 54 ; his wife Merly Niebles , 51 ; and their 17-year-old daughter Priscilla Perez . The Miami Herald reports that he hunted down Perez as she hid in the bathtub and shot her dead . Family members said Simono worked at a car wash and Niebles cleaned hotel rooms . Their daughter wanted to be a nurse . Marcela Chavarri , director of the American Christian School , said the Perez was about to enter her senior year . ` She was a lovely girl , ' Chavarri said through tears . ` She was always happy and helping her classmates . ' Scroll down for video . Shamira Piscioti cries on the phone after her parents Italo Piscioti , 78 , and Samira Piscioti , 68 , were shot to death at an apartment building in Hialeah , Florida . Two of the gunman 's victims where 78-year-old Italo Pisciotti , left , and 68-year-old Samira , left , who were property managers at the apartment complex . Detectives were investigating whether Vargas had any ongoing disputes with the building manager , as some residents believed . Vargas lived in the fourth-floor apartment with his mother . She was not home at the time of the shootings . ` He was a good son , ' said Ester Lazcano , who lived on the same floor as Vargas and his mother . ` He 'd take her in the morning to run errands ' and to doctor appointments . Miriam Valdes , 70 , was in a friend 's apartment two doors down . She said she heard officers trying to convince Vargas to surrender . She said the gunman first asked for his girlfriend and then his mother but refused to cooperate . Valdes said Vargas was also known as a difficult person who sometimes got into fights and yelled at his mother . ` He was a very abusive person , ' she said . ` He did n't have any friends there . ' Police got a call around 6:30 p.m. on . Friday that shots had been fired in a complex which houses 95 apartments . in Hialeah , just a few miles north of Miami . Police fill the street at the scene of a shooting which left seven people dead , including the gunman , at an apartment building in Hialeah , Florida . The . ordeal lasted eight hours , with Vargas running through the building , . firing at random and eluding officers for part of it , police said . The . situation started after Vargas set the fourth floor apartment , that he . shared with his mother , on fire with a combustible liquid by setting . ablaze a pile of cash . When property managers 68-year-old Samira and 78-year-old Italo . Pisciotti ran towards the apartment to see what was happening he shot them both . Vargas . then ran back into his burning apartment and fired 10 to 20 shots into . the street from a balcony , killing a third victim Carlos Javier . Gavilanes . The 33-year-old . father , who was at the apartment building across the street , had just . arrived home from work and was standing in the parking lot next to his . car when he was killed . Vargas then proceeded to run through the building , firing at random with a 9 mm pistol and eluding police . ` He kept running from us as he fired at us , and we fired at him , ' said police spokesperson Carl Zogby . Police said he forced his way into an apartment and took two people hostage at gunpoint . A crisis team was able to briefly establish communication with Vargas . Sgt. Eddie Rodriguez said negotiators and a SWAT team tried talking with him from the other side of the door of the unit where he held the hostages . Miriam Valdes , 70 , who lives on the building 's top floor said she heard about eight officers talking with him as she stayed holed up at the neighboring apartment . She said officers told him to ` let these people out . ' ` We 're going to help you , ' she said they told him . She said the gunman first asked for his girlfriend and then his mother but refused to cooperate.Rodriguez said the talks eventually ` just fell apart . ' Officers stormed the building , fatally shooting the gunman in an exchange of gunfire . Victim : At just 17 years old , Priscilla Perez was the youngest victim of the shooting rampage . Victim : Patricio Simono , 64 , and his wife and daughter were three of the six victims of today 's rampage shooting . Victim : Merly Niebles and her family lived below the gunman who fatally shot her , her husband and the couple 's 17-year-old daughter . The building across the street where Carlos Javier Gavilanes was shot is called Casa Royal , or Royal House in English . ` They made the decision to go in there and save and rescue the hostages , ' Rodriguez said . Both hostages survived . Neighbors said the shooter lived in the building with his mother . ` He was a good son , ' said Ester Lazcano , who lived two doors down from the shooter . ` He 'd take her in the morning to run errands ' and took her to doctor appointments . But Valdes said he was known as a difficult person who sometimes got into fights and yelled at his mother . ` He was a very abusive person , ' she said . ` He did n't have any friends there . ' Both hostages survived when officers stormed the building , fatally shooting the gunman during an exchange of gunfire . ` They made the decision to go in there and save and rescue the hostages , ' said Sgt. Eddie Rodriguez . Gunman Pedro Vargas started a fire in the apartment he shared with his mom on the fourth floor before he killed six innocent people . They were identified by their daughter Shamira Pisciotti , who told NBC6 that she heard shots and ran over to her parents ' building , where she found her mom dead and her father clinging to life . ` My mom was dead the moment that she was shot and my dad still had a pulse when I got to him , ' she said . Shamira Pisciotti said she believed that there had been a complaint about the shooter and that he confronted her parents about it , and that he then shot them . ` They got complaints from some neighbor that a situation was going on they went upstairs to do their duty as property managers , ' Pisciotti 's fiancée , who did not want to be identified , told CBS Miami . Other witnesses describe hearing between 10 and 12 shots . Patricio was a handyman at the apartment complex and worked with the building managers . American Christian School principal Sergio Chavarri said Perez was a student at his school and would have gone into 11th grade this year . Perez , who wanted to be a nurse , never missed one day of class in the four years that she attended the school which takes pre-K through high school students , he said . ` She was a very nice person , ' Chavarri said . ` We ca n't believe that such a nice person should be , you know , something like that . ' Vargas lived in the building with his mother , police are still investigating his motive for the shooting spree . The shootings took place at this apartment complex in Hialeah , Florida on Friday evening and the early hours of Saturday morning . In Hialeah - a suburb of about 230,000 residents , about three-quarters of whom are Cuban or Cuban-American - the street in the quiet , apartment-building-lined neighborhood was still blocked by tape Saturday afternoon . The building where the standoff occurred is an aging , beige structure with an open terrace in the middle . The apartment where neighbors said the shooting started was charred , the door and ceiling immediately outside burned black . Rodriguez said police are still investigating the motive . ` Investigators are talking with families of the victims , neighbors , people that were present when all this began , ' he said . ` That way we can start to piece together this huge puzzle that we 're working with . ' The fire was contained to Vargas ' apartment and his mom , who was n't home at the time , is currently staying with relatives . Zogby called the whole building a crime scene . ` He probably fired dozens of shots during the whole incident , ' he said . ` It could have been a much , much more dangerous situation . ' Hialeah is a Florida suburb of about 230,000 residents , about three-quarters of whom are Cuban or Cuban-American . Police tape blocks the street to an apartment building after a shooting incident which began Friday evening left seven people dead in Hialeah , Florida . | Police stormed an apartment block in Hialeah in the early hours of Saturday morning , killing a gunman who had shot six people . Authorities say the gunman set more than $ 10,000 in cash on fire . The dead gunman is 43-year-old Pedro Vargas . He set his apartment on fire and then shot property managers Samira and Italo Pisciotti when they ran to see what was going on . His next victim was a man on the opposite side of the street , Carlos Gavilanes , who had just returned home from work . He then broke down the door of another apartment and killed Merly Sophia Niebles , her husband Patricio and her teenage daughter Priscila Perez . 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In record numbers , they 're struggling to find work , shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad , delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock - if they 're becoming parents at all . Young adults are the recession 's lost generation in the U.S. . The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War Two , and they risk living in poverty more than others - nearly one in five . There are missed opportunities and dim . prospects for a generation of mostly 20-somethings and 30-somethings . coming of age in a prolonged period of joblessness . ` Lost generation ' : The unemployment rate for young adults is the highest since World War Two -LRB- file picture -RRB- . New 2010 census data released on Thursday showed the wrenching impact of a recession that officially ended in mid-2009 . ` We have a monster jobs problem , and young people are the biggest losers , ' said Andrew Sum , an economist and director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University . He noted for recent college graduates getting by on waitressing , bartending and odd jobs , they will have to compete with new graduates for entry-level career positions when the job market improves . ` Their really high levels of underemployment and unemployment will haunt young people for at least another decade , ' Mr Sum said . Harvard University economist Richard Freeman said young people ` will be scarred and they will be called the `` lost generation '' . ` Their careers would not be the same way if we had avoided this economic disaster . ' The latest figures also show a rebound in the foreign-born population to 40 million , or 12.9 per cent , the highest share since 1920 . The 1.4 million increase from 2009 was the biggest since the mid-decade housing boom and could fuel debate in this election season about immigration strategy . Car plants : Young males who lacked a college degree were most likely to lose jobs due to reduced demand for blue-collar jobs in construction , manufacturing and transportation during the downturn . Most immigrants continue to be low-skilled workers from Latin America , with growing numbers from Asia also arriving . An estimated 11.2 million people are in the U.S. illegally . People age 65 and older tended to return to or stay in their jobs , accounting for the few employment gains in recent months . ` We have a monster jobs problem , and young people are the biggest losers . Their really high levels of underemployment and unemployment will haunt young people for at least another decade ' Andrew SumNortheastern University . About 1 in 6 older people is now in the labour force . That 's the highest level since the 1960s , before more generous Social Security and Medicare benefits made it more attractive to retire . Employment among young adults 16-29 was 55.3 per cent , compared with 67.3 per cent in 2000 . It 's the lowest since the end of World War Two . Young males who lacked a college degree were most likely to lose jobs due to reduced demand for blue-collar jobs in construction , manufacturing and transportation during the downturn . Among teenagers , employment was less than 30 per cent . The employment-to-population ratio for all age groups from 2007-2010 dropped faster than for any similar period since the government began tracking the data in 1948 . In the past year , 43 of the 50 largest . metropolitan areas continued to post declines in employment : Charlotte , . North Carolina ; Jacksonville , Florida ; Las Vegas , Phoenix , Los Angeles . and Detroit . Tough times ahead : For recent graduates getting by on waitressing , bartending and odd jobs , they will have to compete with new graduates for entry-level career positions when the job market improves -LRB- file picture -RRB- . Each experienced a severe housing bust , budget deficit or meltdown in industries such as banking or manufacturing . Without work , young adults are n't starting careers and lives in new cities . Among adults 18-34 , the share of . long-distance moves across state lines fell last year to roughly 3.2 . million people , or 4.4 per cent , the lowest level since World War Two . ` Are people just delaying births , or does this represent a real loss of babies that wo n't be replaced ? During the Great Depression , there was a permanent loss of births - they were never made up ' Kenneth Johnson University of New Hampshire . For college graduates , who historically are more likely to relocate out of state , long-distance moves dipped to 2.4 per cent . Opting to stay put , roughly 5.9 million Americans aged 25-34 last year lived with their parents , an increase of 25 per cent from before the recession . Driven by a record one in five young men who doubled up in households , men are now nearly twice as likely as women to live with their parents . Marriages fell to a record low last year of just 51.4 per cent among adults 18 and over , compared with 57 per cent in 2000 . Among young adults 25-34 , marriage was at 44.2 per cent , also a new low . Broken down by race and ethnicity , 31 per cent of young black men lived in their parents ' homes , compared with 21 per cent of young Latino men and 15 per cent of young white men . At the state level , New York had the highest share of young men living with their parents at 21 per cent , followed by New Jersey and Hawaii - all states with higher costs of living . Pregnancy research : Births declined 6 per cent among 20-34 year-olds last year even though the number of women in this group increased by more than 1 million -LRB- file picture -RRB- . Most of the cities with low percentages of young adults living at home were in the Midwest . Meanwhile , younger women from race and ethnic groups had fewer children compared with 2008 . About 1 in 4 families with children is headed by single . mothers , a record . Among young families with a head of household younger than . 30 , the poverty rate jumped from 30 per cent in 2007 to 37 per cent . In . contrast , poverty remained at a low 5.7 per cent for families with a head of . household 65 or older . The number of households receiving food stamps swelled by 2 . million to 13.6 million , meaning that nearly one in eight receives the government . aid . Among households receiving food stamps , more than half have children . Births declined 6 per cent among 20-34 year-olds last year even though the number of women in this group increased by more than 1 million , according to an analysis of census data by Kenneth Johnson . Mr Johnson is a sociology professor and senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire . Never before has such a drop in births occurred when the population of young adults increased in at least 15 years . ` Are people just delaying births , or does this represent a real loss of babies that wo n't be replaced ? During the Great Depression , there was a permanent loss of births - they were never made up , ' he said . Homeownership declined for a fourth consecutive year , to 65.4 per cent , following a peak of 67.3 per cent in 2006 . ` Many young adults are essentially postponing adulthood and all of the family responsibilities and extra costs that go along with it , ' said Mark Mather , of the private Population Reference Bureau . Not leaving : At the state level , New York had the highest share of young men living with their parents at 21 per cent , followed by New Jersey and Hawaii - all states with higher costs of living -LRB- file picture -RRB- . He described a shift toward a new U.S. norm , one that 's commonly seen in Europe , in which more people wait . until their 30s to leave the parental nest . ` Some of these changes started before the recession but now they are accelerating , with effects on families that could be long term , ' Mr Mather said . The District of Columbia plus 14 states . had the largest ratios of college graduates to high-school dropouts - . more than three to one . ` Many young adults are essentially postponing adulthood and all of the family responsibilities and extra costs that go along with it . Some of these changes started before the recession but now they are accelerating , with effects on families that could be long term ' Mark MatherPopulation Reference Bureau . Several of these places , including the District of Columbia and states with larger immigrant populations , had the widest income gaps between rich and poor . The number of Hispanic children in poverty rose by half a million to 6.1 million last year , making up a majority of the increase in total child poverty . Hispanics now comprise 37 per cent of children in poverty , compared with 30 per cent for whites and 27 per cent for blacks . ` We are really at a crossroads , ' said William H. Frey , a demographer at the Brookings Institution . ` These new young immigrants and their children need a pathway to the middle class - good educations , affordable housing and jobs - at the same time federal and state budgets are strapped for funds . ` While we face tough choices , the quality of our future labour force depends on meeting their needs . ' The 2010 numbers are from the American Community Survey , which queries 3 million households . In some cases the Current Population Survey was also used to establish historical trends . | Unemployment rate for young adults at highest level since World War Two . Young males without college degree suffering due to less blue-collar demand . Housing bust , budget deficit and meltdown in manufacturing partly to blame . | [[265, 330], [592, 692], [1868, 2053], [3776, 3892]] |
MK Dons ' 18-year-old midfielder Dele Alli will have the chance to show why the Premier league 's big boys are after him against Manchester United on Tuesday night . Alli has taken League One by storm since establishing himself as one of the Dons ' key men at a tender age . The highly-rated midfielder made his debut in 2012 in an FA Cup first round match against Cambridge City at the age of 16 and his first goal for the club came in the replay at stadium : mk . VIDEO Scroll down to watch MK Dons prepare for United Cup clash with back heel keepy ups . Talent : 18-year-old midfielder Dele Alli will come up against Manchester United on Tuesday night . Alli was strongly linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer , having been monitored by the Anfield giants throughout the year . Liverpool were hopeful of completing a # 3.5 million summer swoop for Alli and the Anfield club had opened talks with the League One club over a move for the 18-year-old midfielder . MK Dons manager Karl Robinson raves about him , saying earlier this year : ` He is one of the most gifted 17-year-olds this country has ever seen . ` I 've said from the word go , he 's as good as it gets and he 's the best young player I 've ever worked with . ' Although he made his debut in 2012 , it was last season where he became an important figure in the Dons ' starting XI , making a total of 37 appearances , scoring seven goals . The Milton Keynes-born star is known for his intelligence and maturity on the ball , a trait seldom seen in someone so young -LRB- he was born in 1996 , do n't forget -RRB- . Robinson 's young prodigy also managed to net his first professional hat-trick last season in a 3-1 victory over Notts County . Youth : The MK Dons youngster made his debut at the age of 16 in an FA Cup match against Cambridge City . It is obvious Alli has an eye for goal as in his last season for the under 18s , he finished as the top scorer with 17 , leading him to sign a three-year professional contract . He has started this season in a similar fashion , already netting his first goal of the season in the 3-2 loss at Peterborough United . Alli has made nine and two appearances for the England Under 17s and 18s respectively but is yet to get on the scoresheet at international level . Having shown so much promise , if Alli is able to continue his progress it 's hard to see him remaining an MK Dons player for much longer , especially if he impresses against Premier League opponents . Indeed , the side he 's facing on Tuesday night could well be his future destination . On the move ? Alli was strongly linked to a move to Liverpool this summer as the club monitored his progress . Like our dedicated Manchester United Facebook page here . Backing : MK Dons boss Karl Robinson believes Alli is one of the most gifted youngsters in the country . Ian McLoughlin -- signed for MK Dons in July 2011 after being released by Ipswich has since made 14 appearances for the Dons , with four coming in the League Cup . George Baldock -- academy player , joined club at age of ten and made his full first team debut as a 17 year old in a 2-1 win over Oldham Athletic in the 2010/11 season . Antony Kay -- signed from Huddersfield Town in 2012 , Kay made his debut in the League Cup against Cheltenham Town , converting the fourth spot kick of a 5-3 penalty shootout win after a 1-1 draw . Kyle McFadzean -- signed from Crawley Town last month for an undisclosed fee , has so started in all five of the Dons ' games this season . Dean Lewington -- the club captain passed the 500 game mark for his side last season and is the only player to have remained on MK Dons ' books since the club was formed in 2004 . Darren Potter -- joined the Dons in July 2011 and was named the side 's Player of the Year in his first season . Formerly of Liverpool . Samir Carruthers -- signed permanently for the Dons last month after spending last year on loan from Aston Villa at the Stadium MK . Made his Premier League debut for the West Midlands side in 1-1 draw against Liverpool in the 2011/12 season . Ben Reeves -- the ex-Southampton man made a wonderful start to his MK Dons career last season , winning four awards including Player of the Year and Player 's Player of the Year . Daniel Powell -- the academy graduate made a blistering start to his career , scoring in first team debut against Hartlepool United in 2008 , aged just 17 years and 248 days . Will Grigg -- on a season-long loan from Brentford , Grigg has so far scored one goal in four appearances for Karl Robinson 's side . | Dele Alli looks set to feature for MK Dons against Manchester United . 18-year-old midfielder has been linked with move to Liverpool . MK Dons boss Karl Robinson believes Alli is ` as good as it gets ' for his age . Alli made his MK Dons debut in 2012 aged 16 . Robinson 's side take on United in the Capital One Cup second round . | [[0, 165], [557, 563], [566, 656], [657, 720], [864, 971], [2586, 2645], [972, 1017], [972, 1001], [1020, 1044], [2751, 2845], [275, 344], [1245, 1270], [1724, 1821]] |
West Ham striker Andy Carroll announced fiance Billi Mucklow 's pregnancy on Twitter on Christmas Day . Carroll tweeted using baby and bottle emoticons , and attached an Instagram photo of the pair as Mucklow wore a jumper that read : ` Making my little pudding . ' The former TOWIE star then uploaded her own photo on Boxing Day , writing : ` Me , AC and Bump . ' Andy Carroll posted this with fiance Billi Mucklow and ` my little pudding ' with baby emoticons attached . West Ham striker Carroll and fiance Mucklow the former TOWIE star 's pregnancy . Mucklow uploaded this snap on Boxing Day of her and Carroll and the ` Bump ' It was after the England international gave his fiance her very own secret beauty salon as a Christmas present , which see apparently had no idea was in her new home . Mucklow took to Instagram to show off the parlour called ` Billutifuls ' , and wrote : ` Biggest shock of my life . Secret key , lead to a secret room to my new house ! ` My very own salon called `` Billutifuls '' . I love you so much @andytcarroll I 'm one lucky girl #mirrormirroronthewall . ' With a snap of the pair sat on their pink sofa , she added : ` Our first Christmas in our new home . ' It is the latest hair-raising experience for Mucklow , after Carroll showed off his flowing locks by striking a pose with his fiance underneath the pair 's mirrored ceiling . The 25-year-old centre forward captioned that snap : ` Good morning from our new home !! #crazyhair #dirtymirror . ' West Ham striker Carroll and fiance Mucklow pose in their new home on Christmas day . Former TOWIE star Mucklow took to Instagram to show off the secret parlour called ` Billutifuls ' West Ham striker Carroll poses for a ` crazy hair ' picture with fiance Mucklow in their new home . Carroll got his fiance a rather unique gift for Christmas ahead of West Ham 's visit to Chelsea on Friday . | West Ham striker Andy Carroll tweeted using baby and bottle emoticons . Carroll attached a photo of the pair with fiance Billi Mucklow wearing a jumper that read : ` Making my little pudding ' It came after Carroll surprised his fiance with a secret beauty salon . | [[0, 29], [104, 151], [447, 472], [104, 119], [158, 222], [201, 263], [365, 415], [644, 741]] |
Shocking video footage of the moment a federal ranger shot dead a man on a lonely Nevada desert highway has been dubbed ` redneck justice ' . Two horrified men watched in their car on Friday as the unsettling scene unfolded near the Red Rock Canyon Conservation area as a Bureau of Land Management ranger shot and killed D'Andre Berghardt Jr. , 20 . Giving a running commentary to their cellphone footage , the men exclaim , ` Oh my God , they just shot him ' as the observe an unarmed Berghardt refuse to yield to officers and attempting to flee the scene - only to be killed as more than eight rounds are emptied into him . Scroll Down for Video : . Put your hands up : The two men who filmed the shocking episode initially stopped and saw D'Andre Berghardt being held at gunpoint on state Route 159 near Calico Basin , Nevada . The video , obtained by the Las Vegas Review Journal is shot from a car parked on the road while the rangers deal with Berghardt . He had been hailing cyclists as he walked along state Route 159 near Calico Basin , more than 20 miles from Las Vegas . Two cyclists reported the man and rangers responded . Refusing to obey officers holding him at gunpoint , the two men began to film as the situation quickly became farcical . Indeed , several minutes into the stand-off , one ranger pepper sprays Berghardt , causing the 20-year-old to stumble and grab his face . However , the rangers do not seem in the video to attempt to cuff him . ` It 's really interesting that they have n't just kind of grabbed him . I guess they really want him to be compliant before they -LRB- arrest him -RRB- , ' says the man filming . The other man replies , ` Yeah , it does n't look like he 's being very erratic . They should have just grabbed him . ' Uncooperative : D'Andre Berghardt has still not complied with the rangers and one of them kicks out at him - but fails to follow it up with a cuffing . Following this , Berghardt rips off his shirt and turns his back on the officers and then suddenly is kicked in the back of the knee . Berghardt responds by throwing a punch at which point a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper arrives as he dashes behind a truck and out of the camera 's view . The video resumes with two rangers on top of Berghardt and the trooper standing to one side . At no point does it seem they attempt to cuff him . However , unruly Berghardt manages to escape their grasp and makes towards the trooper 's patrol vehicle . ` Why do n't they just cuff him and be done with it ? ' one of the men in the video asks . ` You 'd think , ' the other replies . ` They keep letting him get up and run away . ' Events take a tragic turn as Berghardt opens the door to the trooper 's SUV and and climbs inside while the trooper closes the door on him . ` Dude , this guy 's going to end up getting shot , ' one says as suddenly one of the rangers opens fire and appears to fire eight or nine shots inside the car . ` Dude , they just shot him . They just killed the dude . Holy -LRB- expletive -RRB- . They just killed him . ` You know what 's ridiculous about this is , they never grabbed him . They could have grabbed him . They kept letting him get up . ' Fleeing : D'Andre Berghardt makes to run away and is seen trying to get inside the troopers SUV . Law enforcement in Nevada have not commented on the case - however , the Las Vegas Review Journal reports that authorities claim Berghardt was attempting to grab the trooper 's AR-15 . Indeed , one of the men in the car does acknowledge the risk the officers were taking allowing the man to be in the SUV . ` They had him on the ground , ' the other says . ' I do n't know why they did n't just jump on him and pin him ! ` You know , unless they thought he had something on him , but it did n't look like it to me . ` It 's redneck justice . ' Trooper Loy Hixson , a Highway Patrol spokesman , said Friday the officers ` felt their lives were in danger . ' David Reed , 61 , said he was in a truck close to the action and spoke to the Las Vegas Review Journal . Shots : More than eight shots can he heard ringing out as a ranger fires into the trooper 's SUV after D'Andre Berghardt had managed to get inside . ` They tried and tried , ' he said . ' I thought he was on drugs or something . He was that strong ; he was throwing them around . ' Berghardt is reported to have left his home in California to come to Las Vegas after an argument with his mother . Highway patrol officials have not yet responded to messages . The Clark County coroner said Mr Berghardt died of multiple gunshot wounds . The death was ruled a homicide . Bicyclists and joggers told reporters that Mr Berghardt had been seen walking on the paved shoulder of the highway with a rolling suitcase , a backpack and a bedroll . Shocking : A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper , not pictured , was filmed shooting dead a man officers were trying to arrest . | D'Andre Berghardt Jr was killed during confrontation on Nevada road . Witnesses filmed as Berghardt appeared to run away from officers before trying to open car door . | [[475, 563], [475, 495], [528, 602], [2364, 2460], [3196, 3231], [3186, 3193], [3196, 3213], [3236, 3283]] |
The pop star girlfriend of Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has moved out of their home amid claims he flirted with a teammate 's lover , according to reports . Singer Mandy Capristo had been living with the # 42million player in west London and is a judge on the X Factor-style reality show ` Germany 's Search for a Superstar ' . However , last week , the World Cup winner was accused of ` muscling in ' on the relationship of German teammate Christian Lell and his former girlfriend Melanie Rickinger . Pictures emerged today showing workers hauling boxes into a German moving van outside Ozil 's London home . Scroll down for video . Moving out : Workers were seen filling a removals van with possessions outside Mesut Ozil 's home . Mesul Ozil pictured with his girlfriend Mandy Capristo leaving a London restaurant last year . It has been reported she has moved out of their home after claims he sent flirty messages to a teammate 's then girlfriend . The Kreativ Design removals van , from the German city of Cologne , had German number plates . The four men , wearing white shirts , carried boxes out of the house and placed them in the large van . The four men worked together to lift some of the heavier items , believed to be owned by Mandy Capristo . The haulage workers appeared to be moving a white piano , likely to be owned by singer Miss Capristo . Miss Capristo is moving out because of claims that Ozil flirted with a team mate 's lover , reports suggested . It has been reported that Ozil exchanged intimate messages with the model on the messaging service WhatsApp . Both Ozil and Miss Capristo have refused to comment on the allegations . However , according to The Sun , the singer 's belongings were seen being taken into a removal van and she has reportedly told friends her relationship with the 26-year-old is over after being left devastated . The newspaper quotes a friend as saying : ` Mandy had a break from filming so came back to London to get her stuff . ' The allegations first came to light last week when Lell , who plays for Levante in Spain , gave an interview with German newspaper Bild and explained his ex Miss Rickinger had exchanged messages with Ozil and described her as a ` snake ' . The newspaper quotes Mr Lell as saying : ` Mesut exploited his fame , and muscled in on our relationship . That is n't OK ' . Miss Capristo had been living with the player in west London and is a judge on the X Factor-style reality show ` Germany 's Search for a Superstar ' Relationship over ? Ozil was accused of ` muscling in ' on the relationship of German teammate Christian Lell with his former girlfriend Melanie Rickinger . The singer 's belongings were seen being taken into a removal van on Wednesday and she has reportedly told friends her relationship with the 26-year-old is over . The Sun reported that Miss Capristo had a break from filming so came back to the house to collect her things . Heading to Germany ? It is not known where Miss Capristo was moving her belongings to , but the van appeared to have travelled to London from Germany . World Cup winner Ozil was called ' a snake ' by Lell after he made the claims in an interview with a football magazine . Miss Capristo has told friends she is devastated by the claims , according to reports . Ozil himself has refused to comment on the situation but his agent Rolan Eitel said : ` We are not commenting on this . We will keep an eye on the situation and take legal action if necessary . ' Mr Lell 's ex-girlfriend Rickinger has said her former boyfriend is ` crazy ' . She has not denied the accusations , but did insist that Lell had accessed her messages without her permission . ' I deleted everything on my phone . He must have gone on himself and backed everything up , ' she said . ` He 's completely crazy . Miss Capristo had been living with the Arsenal star , # 42million in west London . However , the singer 's belongings were seen been taken into a removal van . Christian Lell , pictured with Melanie Rickinger last month , accused Ozil of sending his girlfriend intimate WhatsApp messages . Miss Capristo is a German pop star and is currently a judge on X Factor style show ` Germany 's Search for a Superstar ' Meanwhile , Miss Capristo is about to release a new album , and has previously insisted that she does not accept the idea of being merely a WAG . She said : ` You 'd never say to the partner of a tennis player that they 're only this or that , that 's a lack of respect . ` So when people say I 'm just a WAG , I do n't care . I have too much respect for myself and my own work to even bother thinking about these people . ' MailOnline has contacted Ozil 's publicist for comment . Mesut Ozil , in action for Arsenal , has refused to comment on the situation as has his agent Rolan Eitel . | Singer Mandy Capristo is said to have moved out of home of the Arsenal star . Pictures show removals workers hauling a white piano into a van . # 42million striker accused of sending flirty messages to teammate 's lover . German newspaper says Christian Lell alleged Ozil ` muscled in ' on his relationship with ex Melanie Rickinger . Another report says Miss Capristo has told friends she is devastated by the claims . 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A 23-year-old Fairefield , Ohio resident was shot and killed on Saturday by a police officer called to regulate a fight between the 23-year-old and his father . Authorities say that the father and son scuffle started when Caleb Surface broke into his father Jeff Surface 's house at the 2000 block of Spyglass Hill Court a little before 8pm . The pair began fighting physically and that 's when Jeff called the police . WCPO reported that When police arrived , Caleb Surface ran out the back door and an officer met up with Caleb close by at the 2000 block of Saint Andrews Court . Caleb was shot by a police officer on Saturday just a week after he turned 23 years old . Caleb broke into his father 's house at the 2000 block of Spyglass Hill Court just a little before 8 p.m. . According to police , that 's where an officer , whose name has not been released , fired two shots . Caleb died at the scene -- exactly one week after his 23rd birthday on January 11 . Surfaces body was n't carried away from the scene by the Butler County Coroner 's Office until 4:30 a.m. , nine hours after the father called 911 . Fairfied officer Doug Day said that Caleb Surface did not fire a shot at officer and is unsure as to what pushed his fellow officer to shoot the young man . It 's unclear as to whether Caleb was armed or not but officer Day said that pointing a gun at an officer is enough to warrant shooting back . ` You display a weapon , you refuse our commands , you tell us you have a weapon , you make a furtive movement that makes us believe you 're pulling a weapon at us , we will likely fire shots , ' he said . WCPO reports that both Surface 's father and his cousin Ed Kathman both believe that their son was unarmed the evening of the shooting . This a photo taken just two days before Caleb was shot dead by a police officer near his father 's home . ` To the best of his father 's knowledge , his son was unarmed , and that 's what he told police , ' Kathman said . He also said Surface ` did n't take any weapons out of the house . ' Surface 's family say that he was ' a good kid ' but that he struggled with drug addiction and was emotionally troubled . Status updates on Surface 's facebook page indicate that he was struggling emotionally with feeling of helplessness and boredom . ` Some one save me from me please I just wan na blow my heqdnoff so bored ! ' wrote Caleb on January 16 . He also wrote , ` What glimmers is sure to fade . ' On the actual day of the shooting on January 18 . Caleb wrote a prophetic poost reading , ` last words ? ' Chilling Prophecy : Caleb wrote ` Last Words ? ' on the same day that he died . Calebs friends and family say he was ` kind hearted ' but that he struggled with drug addiction and depression . Even though Caleb wrote this on his facebook page he was believed to be unarmed during the time of the shooting . He even wrote , ` beer and a gun hmmm what to do . ' Whether or not Caleb was armed is still not public knowledge . The immediate family said they will not comment on the shooting until the investigation is complete . ` The family expects a full and accurate accounting of what transpired from the time that Caleb left his father 's home until his death a short time later , ' the family 's lawyer said . Caleb 's cousin Ed Kathman said , ` It 's just an ongoing struggle with chemical dependency , ' Kathman said . ` He was a good kid . He just struggled with drugs . ' ` He was a good kid with a huge heart , ' said Angie Kelley , Surface 's . aunt . ` He struggled with depression and he was unhappy . Life has n't been . easy on him lately , ' she told the Dayton Daily News . The family has said that Caleb was ` kind hearted ' and that his drug addiction overcame him . ` Will I sleep tonight that is the question , ' Caleb wrote on his facebook on January 16 in an eerie foreshadowing . He turned 23 just a week before his death and seemed to be at a all time low . ` Drinking byyourself on your bday really is n't all that , believe it or not ' The police department is investigating the shooting and the officer who shot the boy , a 10-year veteran of the department , has been put on administrative leave while the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations and the Fairfield Police Department investigate . Caleb struggled with drinking and drug addiction but was loved by family and considered a ` good kid ' | Caleb Surface broke into his father Jeff Surface 's home where the two got into a fight and Jeff called the police . When police arrived , Caleb ran from the house down the block where an officer fatally shot him dead . Caleb 's father believes his son was unarmed when he was shot . Caleb was dead on the road for 8 hours before his body was taken away . Caleb was described as a ` good kid ' who had been depressed and had problems with drugs . | [[76, 160], [161, 257], [382, 419], [27, 40], [54, 92], [420, 581], [439, 458], [461, 496], [582, 671], [816, 826], [864, 881], [1797, 1862], [3166, 3169], [3180, 3244], [4081, 4092], [4097, 4109], [1620, 1756], [1638, 1675], [1692, 1756], [1906, 1925], [2808, 2810], [2824, 2871], [3166, 3169], [3180, 3244], [2048, 2169], [2106, 2138], [2645, 2757], [2708, 2757], [3390, 3409], [3410, 3440], [3527, 3555], [3653, 3747], [4286, 4334], [4286, 4291], [4363, 4386]] |
At least 50 people were injured when two trains crashed into each other in Switzerland today - with a passenger claiming one had jumped a red light . The crash happened in Rafz , north of Zurich , during the early morning rush-hour . A high-speed train from Zurich collided with an RER suburban one , causing it to derail . ` The accident happened at 6.45 am , ' said a Zurich police spokesman . ` It 's serious . ' Scroll down for video . Derailed carriages are seen at a station in Rafz , Switzerland , after two trains collided , injuring 50 passengers . Investigation : One of the passengers claimed one of the trains had jumped a red light . Carnage : A high-speed train from Zurich collided with an RER suburban one , causing it to derail . Ambulances and a helicopter rushed to the crash site , as all services on the line between Bulach and Schaffhausen were suspended . An 18-year-old passenger on the RER train told local media that he thought his train , which had just left Ratz in the direction of Schaffhausen had ` passed through a red light ' . He added : ' A fast train from Zurich came up behind us and brushed against the side of our RER . ` The Intercity service derailed . ' Lars Fehr , 20 , meanwhile told the Blick daily he had been sitting in the Rafz station waiting room when the crash occurred . Firefighters inspect the site of the train crash at Rafz station , a town 20 miles north of Zurich . Ambulances and police helicopters rushed to the scene and service on the train line between the towns of Bulach and Schaffhouse has been suspended . ` Suddenly there was a loud bang , ' he told the paper , adding that both the trains had been heading in the same direction . Fehr said a woman had called the police and some people had headed out to the derailed train to help . ` The conductor got out of the locomotive , put on a safety vest and helped passengers out of the train , ' he said . The Swiss are Europe 's top rail users , and their network is normally envied abroad for safety and quality . | Crash happened early today at Rafz train station 20 miles north of Zurich . 18-year-old passenger claims he thought one of the trains jumped a light . | [[150, 176], [197, 233], [440, 502], [1323, 1387], [95, 149], [574, 621], [604, 646], [879, 963], [943, 1056]] |
The waiting is over , the World Cup is finally here . But after 84 years , how much is really new ? What can we expect that we have not seen in some form or other in football 's greatest competition ? Here , Sportsmail lists 10 things you will - or might - see at this World Cup for the first time ... Scroll down for video . Best yet ? This summer 's tournament promises to be the most colourful and intriguing World Cup in history . 1 -RRB- Signs that the Brazilians have stopped trying . There was a time , not so long ago , that a Brazilian footballer 's name carried with it mystique and meaning . Pele , Ronaldo , Ronaldinho , Socrates , Zico , Garrincha -- the Little Bird . Flair by name and deed . Step forward the class of 2014 , step forward Fred and , er , Bernard . There 's a chap named Victor on their bench as well . Truth be told , little Bernard is a real dazzler and is believed to be on the radars of Tottenham and Arsenal . If the name does n't get pulses racing , Shakhtar Donetsk 's # 30m valuation might . Ear we go : Fred is set to lead Brazil 's line when they kick off the tournament against Croatia . 2 -RRB- Shaving foam on the pitch . It 's . 1974 , Brazil have a free-kick 25 yards from Zaire 's goal . The referee 's . whistle blows and from the Zaire wall Mwepu Ilunga comes charging , . kicking away the stationary ball . Forty years later , the gently . simmering issue of encroachment might finally have been dealt with . Referees will use vanishing spray in the World Cup for the first time . this summer , drawing a foamy circle around the ball and a line 10 yards . away to keep that pesky wall at bay . We are informed the spray is . non-toxic , water-based and designed to fade from the pitch after a . minute . Making their mark : Referees will spray foam on the pitch to indicate how far defensive walls should retreat . 3 -RRB- Big Head the turtle . There 's a turtle sanctuary north of Salvador where Big Head the loggerhead is channelling the cosmos -LRB- probably -RRB- to make predictions for each game . It 's a bit like that octopus in South Africa , but a turtle . The 25-year-old is predicting the results by choosing one of three fish , with a fish representing each of the teams in a given fixture and a third fish representing a draw . Big Head initially appeared to back Brazil-Croatia to end in a draw , but slowly turned away and crawled purposefully , menacingly to the Brazilian fish , which he devoured . Confident : Big Head the turtle says Brazil are going to win the World Cup . 4 -RRB- Goal-line technology . Soon there will be nothing to gripe about or dissect and football can be at peace . This World Cup ought to signal the end of goal-line controversies . German company GoalControl has focussed seven high-speed cameras on each goalmouth from the roofs of all 12 stadiums . If a ball crosses the line , the referee 's watch will vibrate and the word ` GOAL ' will appear on his screen within a second . Within five seconds of this happening in an England match , TV pictures will cut away to Frank Lampard 's reaction . No goal : Mistakes such as the one which saw Frank Lampard 's goal against Germany in 2010 not awarded should be a thing of the past with goal-line technology introduced . 5 -RRB- England win a penalty shootout . In a world where turtles predict football results , stranger things have happened . However , the numbers actually indicate England are less likely to win a shootout in the World Cup than elsewhere , with all three of their previous attempts ending in defeat with a conversion rate of only 50 per cent -LRB- seven scored , seven missed -RRB- . If you factor in the European Championships , where England beat Spain in 1996 , England have won one of six shootouts , with a 68 per cent conversion rate -LRB- 21 scored , 10 missed -RRB- . This time , of course , they have Steve Peters strengthening the minds and training sessions where they have kicked penalties into open nets . Cue second-round pandemonium when England knock out Colombia on penalties and Joe Hart , dandruff free , holds Peters aloft , while players mimic their inner chimps in the background . Despair : Chris Waddle -LRB- right -RRB- is comforted by Lothar Matthaus after missing a penalty in England 's defeat to West Germany in 1990 . 6 -RRB- An African team reaches the semi-final . Maybe . It 's never happened before , with the quarter-finals previously claiming Cameroon -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , Senegal -LRB- 2002 -RRB- and Ghana in 2010 . The draw has not offered any glaring opportunities to do better this time , with only Ivory Coast in Group C and Nigeria in Group F holding realistic chances of progression from the first round . Nigeria might fancy their second-round chances against the winners or runners up of a modest Group E , while Ivory Coast would take on a side from England 's group . Super Eagles : Can Shola Ameobi -LRB- left -RRB- help inspire Nigeria in Brazil ? 7 -RRB- The world loves Belgium . Vincent Kompany , Thibaut Coutois , Jan Vertonghen , Daniel van Buyten , Eden Hazard etc. . Belgium are no longer only the hipster 's choice . They have an easy group but will likely face either Germany or Cristiano Ronaldo in the second round . Red alert : Belgium are the outside bet of many punters . 8 -RRB- A Wayne Rooney goal . Eight years after his first attempt , and four years after Nike 's ` Write the Future ' campaign hinted he might end up in a caravan , Rooney is yet to do at a World Cup that thing strikers are meant to do . This time , with pressure and expectation at an all-time low , can he do it ? Or is his move into a Lunar Quasar drawing closer ? Mountain to climb : Wayne Rooney has never scored a goal at the World Cup finals . 9 -RRB- The voice of reason . After England 's impressive run to the quarter-finals , the glow fades and radio debate analyses what went wrong . After some discussion on the merits of playing at least three passes in the control zone , it is quickly agreed that passion was the problem . Overpaid players do n't want it enough . Passion play : Can Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney succeed where they have failed in previous tournaments ? 10 -RRB- Rio in Rio . Rio Ferdinand has made enough forays into television for his transition into pundit to be nothing too out of the ordinary . However , unlike Rio 's World Cup Wind-Ups , it 's unlikely that he 'll be teaming up with the Policia Ferderal to ` Merk Nev ' . He tweeted on Thursday that he will be kicking off his World Cup by watching Brazil-Croatia at the home of Fabio and Rafael . On the ball : Rio Ferdinand will be on the sofa as part of the BBC punditry team . | England will win a penalty shootout . Wayne Rooney will finally score a World Cup goal . And an African team will reach the semi-finals . | [[3263, 3303], [4312, 4360]] |
Experts claim that while an SPF cream -LRB- stock image -RRB- can stop the short-term effects of sunbathing , it allows enough rays through to cause potentially fatal disease in the long term . Wearing sun cream is not a reliable way to prevent getting skin . cancer , scientists have warned . A groundbreaking study into the way UV radiation attacks the . skin has revealed that long-lasting damage is not stopped by sunscreen . While an SPF cream can stop sunburn and the short-term . effects of sunbathing , it allows enough rays through to cause potentially fatal . disease in the long term . Anyone who spends more than a short time in the sun should . make sure they are covered up and should not rely on sunscreen alone , experts . warned . Scientists at Manchester University and London 's Institute . of Cancer Research carried out the world 's first molecular study into the way . malignant melanoma , the deadliest form of skin cancer , is caused . Their paper , published in the journal . Nature , revealed that even highest grade SPF 50 suncream allows sufficient UV . radiation through to damage the DNA in the skin 's pigment cells . Dr Julie Sharp , of Cancer Research UK , which funded the . study , said : ` People tend to think they 're invincible once they 've put it on . and end up spending longer out in the sun , increasing their overall exposure to . UV rays . ` This research adds important evidence showing that . sunscreen has a role , but that you should n't just rely on this to protect your . skin . ' Malignant melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in the UK , . with more than 13,000 people diagnosed with the disease every year . The scientists found that sunscreen could not stop solar . radiation causing a mutation in the skin 's ` guardian gene ' which produces . proteins that protect against UV . The researchers insisted people should continue to wear sunscreen , because while it does not provide complete protection , it can slow the cancer-causing effect of UV . But they said nobody should rely on sunscreen alone . Instead , people should also cover up when spending time in the sun -LRB- stock image -RRB- . With the gene damaged , the skin is vulnerable to further . damage from the sun and more likely to develop a tumour . Study author Richard Marais , of Manchester University , said : . ` UV light targets the very genes protecting us from its own damaging effects , . showing how dangerous this cancer-causing agent is . ` Very importantly , this study provides proof that sunscreen . does not offer complete protection from the damaging effects of UV light . ' The research team examined the molecular effects of UV light . on the skin of 110 mice which had been genetically altered to be susceptible to . melanoma . They found that the use of SPF 50 sun cream would delay the . formation of tumours , but could not stop it altogether . Over a 15-month period they exposed the mice to weekly dose . of UV radiation similar to that a person would be receive to if they spent an . hour a week in a garden in southern England . The mice which did not have any protection each developed . tumours after an average of 5.3 months , and within seven months every single . one had the cancer . Another group of mice had their fur shaved and SPF50 . sunscreen applied . These mice developed tumours after an average of 7.5 months , . and each had grown melanoma within 15 months . Professor Marais insisted people should continue to wear . sunscreen , because while it does not provide complete protection , it can slow . the cancer-causing effect of UV . But he said nobody should rely on sunscreen alone to protect . them from skin cancer . He said : ` This work highlights the importance of combining . sunscreen with other strategies to protect our skin , including wearing hats and . loose fitting clothing , and seeking shade when the sun is at its strongest . ' Professor Marais said the crucial finding is the impact of a . ` guardian gene ' called P53 , which normally helps protect from the effects of . damage caused by UV light . He said : ` We found that sunscreen does work by limiting the . immediate effect of UV on the skin - it stops sunburn . ` But sunscreen does not protect the skin completely - enough . UV light sneaks past to cause long term damage to the DNA . ` The important thing is the impact on the P53 gene , which is . the guardian of the genome . Usually when you go out into the sun P53 activates the . release of protein which protects against UV . ` But solar radiation knocks out the guardian , it targets the . very thing that defends the skin , and sunscreen can not protect against that . ' The cosmetics industry insisted it had never . claimed sun cream could stop cancer . Dr Chris Flower , director general of the Cosmetic , Toiletry . and Perfumery Association , said : ` As cosmetic producers we never talk about . cancer in relation to the product - we can not talk about protecting against or . stopping disease . ` We never recommend that sun care products should be used to . stay out in the sun longer , only as part of ` sun safe ' behaviour , which . includes staying out of the sun during the hottest part of the day , and . covering up . ` We ca n't use the term ` sunblock ' or anything that suggest . there is 100 per cent protection . We ca n't say total protection , the strongest . term we can use is ` very high ' protection . ` The first line of defence is to avoid sun , the second is to . cover up with a sunhat , T-shirt and trousers , and the third line of defence is . to use a sunscreen . ' | Scientists from Manchester and London carried out the world 's first molecular study into the way . malignant melanoma is caused . Malignant melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer . Findings revealed SPF 50 sunscreen allows UV . radiation through to damage the DNA in the skin 's pigment cells . They advise anyone who spends time in the sun to cover up . Sunscreen alone should not be used as protection , the experts warned . | [[294, 329], [813, 890], [891, 909], [948, 959], [1001, 1007], [1010, 1081], [2541, 2615], [511, 569], [1082, 1148], [597, 603], [608, 648], [597, 657], [658, 726], [2074, 2149], [5227, 5240], [658, 726], [668, 672], [692, 738], [1468, 1523], [2014, 2063], [3608, 3666]] |
A badly ill toddler 's life was saved thanks to a replica of her heart made with a 3D printer . Two-year-old Mina Khan was born with a hole in the wall between two chambers of her heart which left her struggling to survive . Exhausted from pumping blood around the hole , which was initially feared too big to treat , she was left breathless and could n't eat - even her hair would n't grow . Thriving at last : Two-year-old Mina Khan was born with a hole in the wall between two chambers of her heart but surgeons were able to fix it thanks to a 3D facsimile of the organ printed in plastic . But after doctors at St Thomas ' Hospital in London created a precise copy of her tiny heart , including its defect , they were able to perfect the complicated procedure needed to cure Mina . It meant when surgeons finally operated on the tiny girl they knew exactly what they were looking for and what to do when they found out . ` Mina is like a normal little girl now , ' her mother Natasha Buckley , from Bury , Greater Manchester , told Sunday Times science editor Jonathan Leake . ` She is eating , has stopped being sick and is growing at last . ' Mina was born with a heart so deformed that doctors said it could not be repaired . With a hole between her ventricles , the two pumps that circulate blood to the heart and the lungs , she was left constantly tired , sickly and unable to put on weight , her mother told the Sunday Times . Her only hope was for surgeons to try to patch the hole , but toddlers ' hearts are so small that even the most experienced paedatric heart specialists find them difficult to handle , making any operation risky . But thanks to the 3D model of her heart , based on the magnetic resonance imaging -LRB- MRI -RRB- and computerised tomography scans , surgeons were able to design a bespoke patch and understand how it needed to be stitched into place . Pioneering technique : Dr Gerald Greil , who has pioneered the use of the 3D-printing technique at St Thomas ' , said the model he and colleagues created helped them tailor the Gore-Tex patch stitched into Mina 's heart . Professor David Anderson led the operating team . He told the Sunday Times Mina had a ` very complex ' hole in her heart - the kind of case that can pose a ` huge intellectual challenge ' . ` The 3D printing meant we could create a model of her heart and then see the inside of it with a replica of the hole as it looked when the heart was pumping , ' he said . ` We could go into the operation with a much better idea of what we would find . ' Dr Gerald Greil , who has pioneered the use of the 3D-printing technique at St Thomas ' , said the model he and colleagues created also helped them tailor the Gore-Tex patch stitched into Mina 's heart . The use of 3D-printed ` practice organs ' made to measure from MRI scans of patients promises to become an important surgical tool in coming years . The process has featured in America and surgeons at a New York hospital created a 3D heart that saved the life of a two-week-old baby . And in Southampton an entrepreneur with a 3D printing services company persuaded doctors to let him help them by making a model of his own kidney when he needed an operation to remove a kidney stone . Medics say having the plastic kidney slashed an hour from his two-hour kidney stone removal operation earlier this month and the hospital is now trialling the process with 21 other patients . Surgeon Bhaskar Somani , of Southampton General Hospital , said : It makes our job easier going in . ` The 3D model helps because it gives us a rough estimation of where to come from and to be more precise . ' | Mina Khan was born with a hole between two chambers of her heart . Surgeons made a precise 3D copy of the organ to work out how to fix it . It helped them understand what to do when they carried out the surgery . | [[96, 185], [412, 501], [0, 70], [506, 572], [598, 709], [712, 763], [2471, 2538]] |
Between three and four billion years ago , changes in an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter hurled a devastating barrage of space rocks at our planet . Astronomers are only now beginning to understand the scale of the bombardment - analysing the impacts from tiny ` spherules ' preserved in rocks today . Some of the asteroids were bigger than the 9-mile rock that wiped out the dinosaurs - but the 700-million-year barrage may have delivered chemicals crucial to the beginnings of life on our planet . Astronomers are only now beginning to understand the scale of the bombardment - analysing the regularity and size of the impacts from tiny ` spherules ' preserved in rocks today . Researchers are learning details about asteroid impacts going back to the Earth 's early history by using a new method for extracting precise information from tiny ` spherules ' embedded in layers of rock . ` What we have done is provide the . foundation for understanding how to interpret the layers in terms of the . size and velocity of the asteroid that made them , ' said Jay Melosh , . professor of earth and atmospheric sciences , physics and aerospace . engineering at Purdue University . ` This is the first real solid evidence that this asteroid bombardment . actually happened , ' Melosh said . ` Some of the asteroids that we infer . were about 25 miles in diameter , much larger than the one that . killed off the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago . But Melosh and his team believe that the bombardment may have delivered chemicals crucial to the evolution of life on our planet . The study also seems to show that the bombardment lasted far longer than previous estimates , which suggested the ` Late Heavy Bombardment ' lasted roughly half as long as Melosh 's team estimates . ` But when we looked at the number of impactors as a function . of size , we got a curve that showed a lot more small objects than large . ones , a pattern that matches exactly the distribution of sizes in the . asteroid belt . For the first time we have a direct connection between . the crater size distribution on the ancient Earth and the sizes of . asteroids out in space . ' Melosh and his team use ` spherules ' - tiny markings in rocks - to work out the scale of the asteroid bombardment . The spherules were created when asteroids crashed into the Earth , vaporizing rock that expanded into space as a giant vapor plume . Small droplets of molten and vaporized rock in the plume condensed and solidified , falling back to Earth as a thin layer . The round or oblong particles were preserved in layers of rock , and now researchers have analyzed them to record precise information about asteroids impacting Earth from 3.5 billion to 35 million years ago . The period of heavy asteroid bombardment - from 4.2 to 3.5 billion years ago - is thought to have been influenced by changes in the early solar system that altered the trajectory of objects in an asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter , sending them on a collision course with Earth . Meteor Crater in Northern Arizona : Some of the asteroids were bigger than the 9-mile rock that wiped out the dinosaurs - but the barrage continued for up to 700 million years , as an entire asteroid belt 'em ptied ' itself at our planetBecause craters are difficult to study directly , impact history must be inferred either by observations of asteroids that periodically pass near the Earth or by studying craters on the moon . Now , the new technique using spherules offers a far more accurate alternative to chronicle asteroid impacts on Earth , Melosh said . ` We can look at these spherules , see how thick the layer is , how big the spherules are , and we can infer the size and velocity of the asteroid , ' Melosh said . ` We can go back to the earliest era in the history of the Earth and infer the population of asteroids impacting the planet . ' For asteroids larger than about 10 kilometers in diameter , the spherules are deposited in a global layer . ` Some of these impacts were several times larger than the Chicxulub impact that killed off the dinosaurs 65 million years ago , ' Johnson said . ` The impacts may have played a large role in the history of life . The large number of impacts may have helped simple life by introducing organics and other important materials at a time when life on Earth was just taking hold . ' A 40-kilometer asteroid would have wiped out everything on the Earth 's surface , whereas the one that struck 65 million years ago killed only land animals weighing more than around 20 kilograms . ` Impact craters are the most obvious indication of asteroid impacts , but craters on Earth are quickly obscured or destroyed by surface weathering and tectonic processes , ' Johnson said . ` However , the spherule layers , if preserved in the geologic record , provide information about an impact even when the source crater can not be found . ' The Purdue researchers studied the spherules using computer models that harness mathematical equations developed originally to calculate the condensation of vapor . ` There have been some new wrinkles in vapor condensation modeling that motivated us to do this work , and we were the first to apply it to asteroid impacts , ' Melosh said . The spherules are about a millimeter in diameter . The researchers also are studying a different type of artifact similar to spherules but found only near the original impact site . Whereas the globally distributed spherules come from the condensing vaporized rock , these ` melt droplets ' are from rock that 's been melted and not completely vaporized . ` Before this work , it was not possible to distinguish between these two types of formations , ' Melosh said . ` Nobody had established criteria for discriminating between them , and we 've done that now . ' One of the authors of the Southwest Research Institute paper , David Minton , is now an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Purdue . Findings from the research may enable Melosh 's team to enhance an asteroid impact effects calculator he developed to estimate what would happen if asteroids of various sizes were to hit the Earth . The calculator , ` Impact : Earth ! ' allows anyone to calculate potential comet or asteroid damage based on the object 's mass . | Findings from analysis of tiny ` spherules ' in present-day rocks . Rocks from asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter four billion years ago . Bombardment lasted up to two times as long as previously thought . | [[156, 167], [172, 279], [263, 279], [282, 308], [641, 657], [660, 686], [687, 698], [784, 893], [2164, 2231], [0, 40], [43, 155], [2940, 2989], [1584, 1593], [1599, 1675]] |
Chelsea star midfielder Eden Hazard has been showing off his array of skills as part of the new Fifa 15 game . The Belgian international , who features on the front cover alongside Barcelona 's Lionel Messi , is seen in this video carrying out the new skill and flair moves from FIFA 15 for users to gain an advantage on their opponents . The skills include a 360 pass and standing heel volley as the midfielder 's talent is displayed in real time before being animated for the popular football game . Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard manages a standing heel volley in a skills video for FIFA 15 . The video instructs gamers how to pull off the tricks that Hazard attempts in the video . Hazard , who is on the front cover for FIFA 15 , has had his skills transformed to feature on the video game . The Belgian international is one of the most talented players across Europe , shown with these skills . 1 . Lionel Messi 93 . 2 . Cristiano Ronaldo 92 . 3 . Arjen Robben 90 . 4 . Zlatan Ibrahimovic 90 . 5 . Manuel Neuer 90 . 6 . Andres Iniesta 89 . 7 . Luis Suarez 89 . 8 . Bastian Schweinsteiger 88 . 9 . Franck Ribery 88 . 10 . Eden Hazard 88 . Hazard has featured in all four of Chelsea 's Premier League matches this season as the Blues have an unblemished record at top of the table . However Hazard was unable to guide Hazard to a Champions League win on Wednesday as Jose Mourinho 's side were left frustrated as Schalke held the West Londoners to a 1-1 draw . Hazard will hope the skills showcased in this FIFA 15 video can help Chelsea respond as they head to the Etihad to face title rivals Manchester City on Sunday . Hazard , who has become an integral part of Mourinho 's Chelsea side , also features in FIFA 15 's promotions . Hazard completes a falling heel volley on a tutorial for FIFA 15 , where he is rated the 10th best player . Eden Hazard and Lionel Messi adorn the cover of EA Sports ' latest FIFA video game for the current season . FIFA 15 is available in stores from September 26 . | The Belgian international is on the FIFA 15 cover with Lionel Messi . Eden Hazard has become an integral part of Chelsea 's midfield . The 23-year-old shows off his skills in a FIFA 15 promotional video . | [[111, 136], [143, 164], [1846, 1953], [1626, 1634], [1639, 1694], [0, 110], [502, 595], [541, 595], [1465, 1524]] |
Half of a dozen popular small cars tested for how they would stand up to a crash did not fare well , an influential road safety group found . Six of the cars tested , most of which were 2013 models , were rated ` poor ' or ` marginal . ' General Motors Co 's Chevrolet Sonic and Cruze each received marginal scores , while Kia Motors Corp 's Soul and 2014 Forte were rated ` poor ' in the results released Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety . Nissan Motor Co 's Sentra also got a poor rating , while Volkswagen AG 's Beetle was ranked ` marginal . ' Scroll down for crash test video . Smashed : Six of the 12 small cars tested by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety , most of which were 2013 models , were rated ` poor ' or ` marginal , ' among them Kia Soul -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Intense : As part of the test , small vehicles were crashed at 40 mph into a 5-foot-high barrier on the driver 's side . Worst-case scenario : In cars that did not score well , safety cages collapsed , driver airbags moved sideways and the crash dummy 's head hit the instrument panel . Two redesigned Honda Civic models , the 2-door and the 4-door , were the only small cars to get the top rating in stringent front-end crash tests performed by the insurance industry group . In the worst cases with the small cars that did not score well , safety cages collapsed , driver airbags moved sideways and the crash dummy 's head hit the instrument panel , and side curtain airbags did not deploy or provide enough protection , IIHS chief research officer David Zuby said . Of the 12 models tested , the Kia Forte fared the worst , the institute said in a press release . Its seat belt allowed too much slack , and the side curtain airbag deployed but did n't provide enough protection . The crash dummy 's head hit the windshield pillar and instrument panel . In the test of the VW Beetle , the steering column moved nearly 5 inches to the right as the test dummy 's upper body moved forward and to the left . ` The rotation meant that the dummy 's head barely contacted the front airbag , ' the institute reported . ` At the same time , the safety belt spooled out too much , allowing the dummy to move forward 13 inches and hit its head on the dashboard . The side airbag did n't deploy . ' By comparison , the Civics sustained only minimal intrusion into the occupant compartment , providing ` survival space for the dummy , ' which remained well-protected from impact . The IIHS increased the rigor of its tests last year to include crashes that involve only a front corner of a vehicle . The insurance group said nearly a fourth of U.S. front-of-vehicle crashes that result in serious injury or death involve only a single corner that strikes another vehicle or an object like a tree or utility pole . The IIHS continues to score vehicles on side , rear , rollover and front-end crashes that impact more than just a corner . Failing grade : Nissan Sentra received a ` poor ' rating based on its performance in the crash test . Biggest loser : Of the 12 models tested , Kia Forte fared the worst because its seat belt allowed too much slack , and the side curtain airbag deployed but did n't provide enough protection . ` This is a challenging new crash test and it 's not surprising that some vehicles are earning marginal and poor ratings , ' IIHS spokesman Russ Radar said of the small overlap front crash test . ` This crash scenario does n't lend itself to a Band-Aid fix so for most manufacturers the countermeasure will have to be built in when there 's a full redesign , ' he added . Vehicle manufacturers in the U.S. market often design and engineer their models to score well on IIHS safety tests and use the results in their marketing . ` It matters because in today 's world cars are so competitive that all you need is a small flaw and your competition can exploit it , ' Kelley Blue Book senior analyst Karl Brauer said . Good/acceptable ratings : Honda Civic 4-doorHonda Civic 2-doorDodge DartFord FocusHyundai ElantraScion tC -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . Marginal/poor ratings : Chevrolet SonicVolkswagen BeetleChevrolet CruzeNissan SentraKia SoulKia Forte -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . Most of the 12 small cars tested were already in production before the IIHS increased the rigor of its front crash test last year . However , Radar said IIHS alerted the companies to the work the group was doing on small overlap research in 2009 . The specifications of the test were not finalized until the last year , which is late in a car 's development process , Brauer said . All automakers will eventually redesign their cars to meet the standards to pass the new crash test , he said . In the tests , IIHS crashes a vehicle at 40 mph into a 5-foot-high barrier on the driver 's side that overlaps one-quarter of the vehicle 's width . Kia pointed out that the IIHS small overlap crash test goes well beyond federal requirements and the group has recognized numerous Kia vehicles as top safety picks . The South Korean automaker said it would evaluate the results carefully , but the company was proud of its safety record . GM said customer safety remains its highest priority and it is committed to its cars performing well in all types of crashes . ` We are aggressively working to incorporate these into our models , including our small cars like the Chevrolet Sonic and Cruze , where technically feasible , ' GM spokeswoman Sharon Basel said in an email . Nissan and VW said they were proud of their cars ' safety records in federal crash tests and other IIHS crash tests , but they would review the small overlap test results and incorporate what is learned into future designs . Top of the list : Two redesigned Honda Civic models , the 2-door and the 4-door , were the only small cars to get the top rating . Passing grade : 2013 Dodge Dart received an acceptable rating in the test . Aced it : Both the 2-door and 4-door models of Honda Civic excelled in the IIHS test . The small car segment was the fourth group of cars rated using this new test , and most of the groups have fared equally badly . Last summer , seven of 11 luxury sedans evaluated rated ` marginal ' or ` poor , ' and 12 of 15 small SUVs tested also failed to score well in results released in May . Family sedans scored the best , with only five of 18 scoring ` marginal ' or ` poor ' in results released last December . As a group , the small cars fared worse than the mid-sized family sedans , but better than the small SUVs , IIHS said . Results on the new crash test for mini-cars will be released later this year . The other six small cars tested included two - and four-door versions of Honda Motor Co Ltd 's Civic , which both received ` good ' ratings . The Civic was tested earlier this year and the results were released in March . Receiving ` acceptable ' ratings were Chrysler 's Dodge Dart , Ford Motor Co 's Focus , Hyundai Motor Co 's Elantra and Toyota Motor Corp 's 2014 Scion tC . Upping the ante : The IIHS increased the rigor of its tests last year to include crashes that involve only a front corner of a vehicle . Dangerous : In the models that did not do well on the test , side curtain airbags did not deploy or provide enough protection . The Civic -LRB- pictured -RRB- was tested earlier this year and the results were released in March . All the cars scoring well received ` Top Safety Pick + ' ratings by the insurance trade group . Vehicles earning the institute 's award have received ` good ' ratings in the four traditional tests plus ' good ' or ` acceptable ' ratings in the small overlap test . IIHS said it did not test the Toyota Corolla because the automaker plans to release a redesigned 2014 model this month . The market for small cars is one of fastest-growing in the U.S. Automakers have made the cars quieter and more refined as people who want good gas mileage turn to compacts and subcompacts . So far this year , Americans have bought more than 1.8 million new small cars , up 12 per cent over a year ago , according to Autodata Corp. . ` Manufacturers need to focus on the whole package , '' David Zuby , the Institute 's chief research officer , said in a statement . ` That means a strong occupant compartment that resists the kinds of intrusion we see in a frontal crash like this , safety belts that prevent a driver from pitching too far forward and side curtain air bags to cushion a head at risk of hitting the dashboard or window frame . ' | Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashed small vehicles at 40 mph into a 5-foot-high barrier on the driver 's side . 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A Utah woman who was the driver in a crash that killed her husband has been given the go-ahead to sue herself for negligence . The bizarre legal situation arose after Barbara Bagley , as representative of her dead husband 's estate , filed papers suing herself as the driver , in order to claim damages against the insurance company . The December 27 , 2011 , accident occurred on Interstate 80 near Battle Mountain , about 225 miles east of Reno . It was reported at the time she suffered a concussion , broken ribs , a shattered wrist and two punctured lungs , while her husband Brad Vom Baur was initially taken to hospital in critical condition before succumbing to his injuries . Barbara Bagley , seen here two months after her devastating crash in 2012 , was badly injured . Her dog Dooley spent 53 days surviving in the wilderness , living off roadkill before he was found . According to court documents , Bagley as the estate representative seeks unspecified amount of damages for medical expenses , loss of financial support and the loss of her husband 's love and companionship , The Salt Lake Tribune reported . The claim was initially denied by a district judge in January 2014 , only for it to be overruled on appeal . Lawyers representing her in her capacity as estate representative said she was suing herself because legally , she had to act to benefit the estate . But those representing her in her own capacity as the driver said : ` If this suit is allowed to continue , a jury would be asked to determine whether Barbara Bagley 's fault caused Barbara Bagley 's own harm , ' the paper reported . Bagley 's husband Brad Vom Baur -LRB- left -RRB- died in the crash . Bagley -LRB- right -RRB- is suing herself in an attempt to win compensation from her insurance company . ` The jury would be asked to determine how much money will fairly compensate Barbara Bagley for the harm she caused herself . The jury will be highly confused - it can not order a person to compensate herself . ' The accident itself made headlines in 2012 because the couple 's Shetland sheepdog Dooley - in the car at the time of the crash - escaped unscathed , but spent 53 days surviving on roadkill and water sources before being found . At the time , she said : ' I would think about Dooley constantly , ' she said . ` There were TV commercials with dogs that made me think about him and cry . He 's just the sweetest dog . ' The search for Dooley was cancelled before it began after the January 6 discovery of what appeared to be the dog 's remains along the interstate . The same day , her husband died . ` It was a horrible day for me , ' Ms Bagley recalled . ` But something inside me told me Dooley was still alive out there . I was n't 100 per cent sure , but I did n't grieve for Dooley like I did for my husband and our other dog . ' However , after several searched , a friend finally spotted Dooley and managed to coax him into his Jeep . Dog and owner were reunited after 53 days . | Barbara Bagley is suing herself as the driver of crash that killed husband . She is claiming damages as the representative of her husband 's estate . Court papers show her lawsuit claims her negligence caused his death . The claim was initially dismissed only for it to be overruled on appeal . | [[35, 42], [48, 66], [0, 42], [59, 126], [127, 154], [234, 274], [1616, 1633], [1654, 1684], [1685, 1740], [913, 1087], [0, 42], [59, 126], [882, 910], [1123, 1189], [1201, 1231]] |
It will go down in the annals of football history as the Sack of Rome . Bayern Munich 's masterclass on Tuesday night left them in seventh heaven and Roma utterly humiliated . A double from Arjen Robben , plus goals from Mario Gotze , Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller had Bayern five goals up at half-time before Franck Ribery and Xherdan Shaqiri scored late on to make the final score 7-1 . In celebration , we take a look back at 10 other occasions in the Champions League era -LRB- post-1992 -RRB- when a European heavyweight has thrashed another leading side . Bayern Munich players celebrate during their sensational 7-1 thrashing of Roma in the Stadio Olimpico . Bayern 's stars celebrate their famous victory in front of their travelling support at the final whistle . Manchester United 7 Roma 1 . Quarter-final , second leg - April 2007 . Tuesday night was not the first time Roma have suffered in Europe 's premier club competition . They were humiliated by Manchester United in the last eight back in 2007 , one of the English club 's most emphatic performances on the continental stage . Sir Alex Ferguson 's team were trailing 2-1 from the first leg in Italy but soon cancelled out that deficit with goals inside the opening 20 minutes from Michael Carrick , Alan Smith and Wayne Rooney . With Old Trafford euphoric , Cristiano Ronaldo 's double either side of half-time settled the contest before a Carrick stunner and a late Patrice Evra strike completed the rout . The Old Trafford scoreboard tells the full story on a glorious night for Manchester United against Roma in 2007 . Cristiano Ronaldo hammers home United 's fourth in their rout of the Italian side at Old Trafford . Bayern Munich 0 Real Madrid 4 . Semi-final , second leg - April 2014 . Bayern may have dealt out a footballing lesson this time but they were on the end of a hiding last season . The defending European champions only trailed Real by one goal following the first leg in Madrid and were confident of overturning the deficit on their own turf . It did n't go according to plan . Sergio Ramos scored two headers inside the opening 20 minutes to put clear daylight between the two teams before Gareth Bale set Cristiano Ronaldo racing clear to slot home the third . The Portuguese then curled a free-kick under a jumping Bayern wall to round off a sensational performance . Real would go on to end their long wait for a 10th European crown . Sergio Ramos celebrates after heading Real Madrid into a two-goal lead against Bayern Munich . Ronaldo completes the rout with a low free-kick that curled underneath the Bayern wall . Liverpool 4 Real Madrid 0 . Last 16 , second leg - March 2009 . Perhaps this glorious Anfield European night is an omen for Wednesday 's meeting . Fernando Torres produced an exhilarating display to guide Rafa Benitez 's men to a famous victory . The Spain striker had only just returned from injury but gave Liverpool the lead after 16 minutes when he turned in Dirk Kuyt 's cross . Former Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze was then penalised for handball and Steven Gerrard slotted home the penalty . The captain then fired home his second of the evening shortly after the break before Andrea Dossena rounded off a classy win late on . Fernando Torres inspired Liverpool to a 4-0 win over Real Madrid at Anfield back in 2009 . Steven Gerrard celebrates the second of his two goals to put Liverpool 3-0 up on the night . Barcelona 4 Manchester United 0 . Group stage - November 1994 . United ran into Johan Cryuff 's ` Dream Team ' at precisely the wrong time . Battered 4-0 by AC Milan in the previous season 's final -LRB- see below -RRB- , Barca had a lot to prove . The first group game at Old Trafford ended a 2-2 draw - Hughes and Lee Sharpe scoring for United , Romario and Jose Mari Bakero for Barca . In the return the following month , the wonderful forward pairing of Hristo Stoitchkov and Romario were superb on the night , ripping apart a United side robbed of goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel due to the limit on foreign players . Stoitchkov -LRB- 2 -RRB- , Romario and Albert Ferrer all found a way past Gary Walsh and his bewildered backline . Romario -LRB- left -RRB- fires his team 's second goal past Manchester United 's Steve Bruce -LRB- right -RRB- and Gary Pallister . AC Milan 4 Barcelona 0 . Final - May 1994 . The Milan coach Fabio Capello revelled in a ` perfect night ' as his team tore Cryuff 's mighty Barcelona team apart in Athens . With Romario , Stoichkov and Ronald Koeman in their ranks , Barca started as favourites but Milan were in command at half-time thanks to a double from Daniele Massaro . Further goals from Dejan Savicevic and Marcel Desailly early in the second period rounded off the largest win in a Champions League final . Capello , reflecting on that night , said : ` Everyone at the time thought Barcelona were the best team and that they were impossible to beat . This was a motivation for my players . ' Marcel Desailly celebrates scoring AC Milan 's fourth goal in their destruction of Barcelona . Borussia Dortmund 4 Real Madrid 1 . Semi-final , first leg - April 2013 . Robert Lewandowski produced a striker 's masterclass , scoring all four goals as underdogs Borussia Dortmund thrashed Real at a delirious Westfalenstadion . The Poland frontman volleyed in a Mario Gotze cross to give the Bundesliga side the lead , but Cristiano Ronaldo equalised . Lewandowski then scored twice in the space of five minutes to put Dortmund in firm control and then coverted a fourth from the spot after Marco Reus had been fouled . Real won the second leg 2-0 but it was insufficient to overturn the deficit inflicted by rampant Lewandowski . Robert Lewandowski scored all four goals as Borussia Dortmund beat Real Madrid 4-1 in 2013 . Lewandowski celebrates with Jurgen Schmelzer after scoring his team 's third goal . Inter Milan 1 Arsenal 5 . Group stage - November 2003 . Thierry Henry inspired Arsenal to a win for the ages as Arsene Wenger 's ` Invincibles ' started to click into top gear . The French maestro opened the scoring midway through the first half but Inter equalised through a deflected Christian Vieri strike . The Gunners seized control after the break , restoring their lead through Freddie Ljungberg before Henry made sure of the win with a fabulous individual effort . Edu made it four before Robert Pires rounded things off late on . ` Not in my wildest dreams could we have predicted that sort of result , ' Wenger said afterwards . Thierry Henry scored twice for Arsenal in their 5-1 romp against Inter Milan in the San Siro back in 2003 . Freddie Ljungberg -LRB- left -RRB- and Robert Pires were also on target in the stunning victory . AC Milan 4 Arsenal 0 . Last 16 , first leg - February 2012 . The Gunners returned to the San Siro nine years later for a knockout tie with AC Milan and were on the receiving end of a thrashing . They trailed to a superb goal from Kevin-Prince Boateng on 15 minutes and a double from Brazilian star Robinho put Milan firmly in command . Zlatan Ibrahimovic 's penalty with 11 minutes remaining consigned Arsenal to their heaviest European defeat . Incredibly , the Gunners nearly overturned the deficit at the Emirates . They scored three times in the first half of the return but could n't find a fourth . Kevin-Prince Boateng lashes in Milan 's opening goal in their 4-0 win over Arsenal in 2012 . Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny looks distraught as Milan celebrate their fourth by Ibrahimovic . Bayern Munich 4 Barcelona 0 . Semi-final , first leg - April 2013 . A result that signalled the shift of power from Spain to Germany - for one season at least . Jupp Heynckes ' side had just been confirmed Bundesliga champions in record time and produced a sensational performance at the Allianz Arena to take a firm grip on the tie . Thomas Muller 's goal book-ended the four-goal rout , with Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben scoring in between . Bayern underlined their superiority by winning the return in the Nou Camp 3-0 and went on to beat Borussia Dortmund in the final at Wembley . Mario Gomez finishes from close range to put Bayern Munich two goals up against Barcelona in 2013 . Arjen Robben also scored during the four-goal rout , which set Bayern on course for the final . Barcelona 4 Arsenal 1 . Quarter-final , second leg - April 2010 . Lionel Messi produced one of his finest performances for Barcelona as they came from behind to thrash Arsenal in the Nou Camp . The Gunners had hauled themselves back from two goals down in the home leg and incredibly went ahead of aggregate in Catalonia when Nicklas Bendtner scored . Magical Messi then took control , driving home an equaliser before taking in Pedro 's pass to add a second . He capped off a first-half hat-trick with a stylish lob and then scored a fourth late on with a trademark individual effort . Like MailOnline Sport 's Facebook page . Lionel Messi celebrates one of his four goals in Barcelona 's 4-1 win over Arsenal in 2010 . The Argentine produced a sublime finish to lob Manuel Almunia and put Barcelona 3-1 up against Arsenal . Liverpool hold the record for the largest margin of victory in the Champions League with their 8-0 rout of Turkish side Besiktas in 2007-2008 . If the qualifying rounds are also included , the record is HJK Helsinki 's 10-0 win over Bangor City in the 2011-2012 second qualifying round . VIDEO Liverpool host Real in European epic . | Bayern Munich thrashed Roma 7-1 in Champions League on Tuesday . Arjen Robben , Mario Gotze , Robert Lewandowski , Thomas Muller , Franck Ribery and Xherdan Shaqiri were all on target . We look back at 10 other big scorelines when heavyweights have gone head-to-head in the Champions League era . Likes of Manchester United , Real Madrid -LRB- and Bayern -RRB- were given beatings . | [[317, 395], [510, 568], [569, 672], [176, 323], [317, 395], [5151, 5169], [5206, 5273], [8220, 8232], [8238, 8270], [396, 410], [413, 545], [851, 946]] |
For any Premier League club looking to rebuild on the cheap this summer , there are a few bargains to be had . Not every close-season addition must come at club-record expense or be prised from a rival . The advent of the Bosman ruling has seen the market flooded with free agents in recent years , the temptation to bring in a new face at no cost proving an attractive proposition for would-be suitors . This summer is no different . Here , Sportsmail runs you through our free-transfer XI -LRB- formation : 4-3-3 -RRB- . Free trade : Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole could both be up for grabs this summer . Goalkeeper : Brad Friedel -LRB- Spurs -RRB- . He 's getting on -- he 'll turn 43 on Sunday -- but there are a few saves left in the American 's glovebag yet . Until the arrival of Hugo Lloris at White Hart Lane in 2012 , he had played every minute of the previous eight Premier League seasons . He only made six starts in all competitions this time around but would still make an able deputy for a top-flight club in need of an experienced head and reliable pair of hands . Right back : Bacary Sagna -LRB- Arsenal -RRB- . Named in France 's provisional World Cup squad , Sagna will be one of the most sought-after frees this summer . Manchester City , Liverpool and Chelsea are all circling and the absence of a transfer fee should see his # 100,000-per-week wage demands satisfied . Something for nothing : North London rivals Brad Friedel and Bacary Sagna are out of contract this summer . Centre back : Rio Ferdinand -LRB- Manchester United -RRB- . Unceremoniously dumped after 12 years at Old Trafford , he will have no shortage of admirers over the coming months . Former United defender Steve Bruce , now in charge of Hull , has already hinted that Ferdinand 's number is on speed-dial and the 35-year-old will want a starting role having been a spectator for much of United 's calamitous campaign . Centre back : Joleon Lescott -LRB- Manchester City -RRB- . Just five years ago Lescott was a # 22m England player on his way to the Etihad as City 's rapid rebuild gathered pace . Two Premier League winner 's medals later and he is heading for the exit door having made eight appearances this season . Lescott is still just 31 and , given he satisfies the homegrown quota , could well attract interest from a top-six club . United : Manchester defensive pair Rio Ferdinand and Joleon Lescott have been released . Left back : Ashley Cole -LRB- Chelsea -RRB- . Snubbed by England , Cole will not feel so unwanted when the scramble for his signature begins . He is perhaps the prize pick of all the players up for grabs this summer and there is an argument to say he remains one of the best left-backs in the Premier League . Left midfield : Patrice Evra -LRB- Manchester United -RRB- . After eight seasons at Old Trafford - and five Premier League titles - Evra will be moving on this summer . He 's still good enough to warrant a place in the France squad and , given his 33 league outings for United this season , there are still plenty of miles in the tank . It would n't be a surprise to see him back in the Champions League next year . Available : Left backs Ashley Cole and Patrice Evra -LRB- who is in our midfield -RRB- will have no shortage of suitors . Central midfield : Frank Lampard -LRB- Chelsea -RRB- . The 35-year-old is the only member of England 's World Cup squad who could leave on a free during the close-season and , were he to serve a reminder of his talent at the finals , it could well trigger a race for his services . He appeared 26 times for Chelsea in the league this season -- scoring six times -- and would remain a dependable presence at the heart of any midfield . Right midfield : Joe Cole -LRB- West Ham -RRB- . His return to West Ham has not , it is fair to reflect , been a success . Nonetheless , there will no doubt be one top-flight club willing to take a punt on the former England forward . In it together : Ex-West Ham , Chelsea and England stars Frank Lampard and Joe Cole face uncertain futures . Striker : Shola Ameobi -LRB- Newcastle -RRB- . He may have scored just three goals this season but Ameobi will be an attractive proposition for promoted clubs in the market for an experienced target man . He has made north of 23 league appearances in each of the last four campaigns and , should he shine at the World Cup with Nigeria , will not be short of interested parties . Striker : Nicklas Bendtner -LRB- Arsenal -RRB- . After nine years in North London -- and not a single trophy - the Dane will finally bid a not-so-fond farewell to the Gunners . He will no doubt talk of a transfer tussle between Real Madrid and Barcelona , but the likelihood is that a mid-table Premier League club could be the setting for his rehabilitation . Forward thinking : Shola Ameobi and Nicklas Bendtner could attract interest from Premier League newcomers . Striker : Samuel Eto'o -LRB- Chelsea -RRB- . Nine goals from 16 league starts is a fair return but , it appears , not fair enough for Jose Mourinho . The Cameroon striker will be released this summer and the lure of his name -- not to mention his goal threat -- should be enough to persuade one top-flight admirer to meet his wage demands . On target : Samuel Eto'o scored nine league goals for Chelsea this season . | Out-of-contract stars set to spark transfer tussle this summer . Rio Ferdinand , Patrice Evra and Bacary Sagna also among big names available on a free . Joe Cole and Joleon Lescott will cost nothing . Champions League winners and England stars on the list . | [[523, 533], [536, 606], [1176, 1240], [1415, 1498], [3508, 3555], [3364, 3393], [3398, 3443]] |
This week marks the 70th anniversary since the first U.S. air force officer was killed in Europe after America entered World War Two . Just a scattering of plaques are all that remain of the headquarters of the U.S. Army Air Force in Bushy Park , west London , built in 1942 . There is no memorial to Lieutenant Colonel Townsend Griffiss , who became the first of 30,000 U.S. air force personnel to die in the European theatre . Footnote : Lieutenant Colonel Townsend Griffiss was killed on February 15 , 1942 , after his B-24 Liberator was shot down over the English Channel . Historic : A plaque at the site of Camp Griffiss , named after Lt Col Griffiss , in Bushy Park , west London . The 41-year-old was killed on February 15 , 1942 , after he was shot down by friendly fighters in a B-24 Liberator which failed to identify itself as it flew over the English Channel , an article in the BBC 's online magazine has revealed . A high-flying officer , Lt Col Griffiss was flying back to Britain from Cairo , Egypt , but despite getting Air Ministry approval for the flight after an operation initially in Moscow , Russia , there were conflicting responses from RAF Transport Command and the British Overseas Airways Company which owned the unarmed B-24 . As the aircraft passed over St Malo , northern France , it appeared on British radar screens and two Spitfires were sent to intercept it . Investigations into what happened revealed one pilot saw a bright flash from one of the B-24 's turrets and he reported that the aircraft began to dive into cloud . Tributes : The USAF memorial in Bushy Park . Now a royal park , it was the location of the U.S. Air Force headquarters in Britain in 1942 . War : The former blocks of Camp Griffiss were demolished in the 1960s . Comrades : The dedication stone at the memorial . Lt Col Griffiss was shot down by friendly forces after his Liberator failed to identify itself as it flew over the Channel . Both Spitfires , from a Polish Air Force squadron based in Exeter , opened fire and the Liberator 's right engine was hit as it began to go down . The pilots reported a large patch of oil and disturbed water and searched later found bags of diplomatic mail and a leather bag belonging to Griffiss . The investigation failed to discover why the aircraft was not identified as friendly , but the B-24 Liberator was relatively unknown at the time and one of the pilots admitted he had mistaken the plane for a German Focke-Wulf 200 . Lt Col Griffiss , originally from the Coronado suburb of San Diego , California , was an expert on war observation who was sent to Europe during the Spanish civil war in the 1930s . In May 1941 , he was sent to London as part of a special observer group -LRB- Spobs -RRB- as the U.S. began to consider its involvement in World War Two . But in November that year , he was sent to Moscow to negotiate with the Soviet government for the opening of a Siberian supply route . Final journey : The B-24 Liberator had set off from Cairo to Britain and was unarmed , but confusion over the flight meant a Spitfire fighter squadron had not been told it was expected . Investigation : The Liberator was shot down and crashed into the English Channel , with a leather bag belonging to Lt Col Griffiss recovered from the sea . After failing to get anywhere , he flew from Kuibyshev - the temporary wartime capital after German forces reached Moscow - to Tehran , then to Cairo and it was on his flight to Britain that he was killed . Air traffic controllers who knew the Liberator would be arriving from northern France on Febuary 15 were reprimanded for not informing the Exeter fighter sector . The two pilots , Stanislaw Brzeski and Jan Malinowski , were blamed and recommended for court martial - although this was later dropped because of insufficient evidence . The court of inquiry said : ` In view of the important personages carried in civil aircraft , more attention should be paid to the identification of civil aircraft . ' America entered World War Two after Japan launched its infamous strike on Pearl Harbour on December 7 , 1941 . Camp Griffiss , named after Lt Col Griffiss , is now the location of a royal park and none of the original blocks still stands . The air force officer also had an air base in the U.S. named in his honour , now Griffiss International Airport in Rome , New York State . To read the full article , got to the BBC online magazine . | Lt Col Townsend Griffiss shot down by British fighters over English Channel . 41-year-old was in B-24 Liberator bomber that failed to identify itself as friendly . Camp Griffiss , headquarters of U.S. Air Force in Britain , named after officer in now Bushy Park , west London . | [[438, 509], [512, 577], [689, 737], [740, 803], [1823, 1917], [787, 803], [810, 841], [787, 803], [817, 871], [1823, 1917], [1878, 1923], [613, 626], [629, 656], [4114, 4127], [4130, 4157]] |
Arsenal go into their Champions League clash with Anderlecht facing a goalkeeping crisis with untested Emiliano Martinez set to be thrown in at the deep end . The Gunners are without first choice keeper Wojciech Szczesny due to suspension following his red card against Galatasaray and second choice David Ospina is out with a thigh injury . Third choice Martinez trained with the rest of his teammates ahead of the trip to Belgium alongside three other untried keepers . VIDEO Scroll down to watch team-mates pile on Joel Campbell after he ruins keep-ups . Emiliano Martinez makes a diving save during Arsenal training before travelling to Belgium . Martinez -LRB- left -RRB- is set to start for Arsenal in their game with Anderlecht as Josh Vickers also trained . Young keeper Matt Macey -LRB- left -RRB- also trained alongside Ryan Huddart -LRB- right -RRB- . Wojciech Szczesny is suspended for the clash with Anderlecht after his sending off against Galatasaray . Argentine Martinez , 22 , is a product of Arsenal 's youth system , he has played just twice for the club - his last appearance came in the kamikaze 7-5 Capital One Cup win over Reading two years ago . Martinez spent a period on loan at Sheffield Wednesday last year . He played 15 times for the Owls but the Champions League tie in Anderlecht will be the biggest match he has been involved in since his arrival in England . Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger warms up before training . Alexis Sanchez is challenged by Lukas Podolski ahead of the Champions League game against Anderlecht . Danny Welbeck trains at London Colney ahead of the Champions League game in Belgium . Jack Wilshere looks in good spirits as he trains with his teammates ahead of the Anderlecht game . Pat Jennings . The Nothern Irish international played for both Arsenal and Spurs during his career . He helped the Gunners to the FA Cup win in 1979 . Bob Wilson . Wilson was a one-club man joining the club in 1963 and was a key member of the Double winning side in the 1970-71 season . David Seaman . The England No 1 played over 400 times for the Gunners winning the league three times and the FA Cup four times . He also helped the club win the League Cup and Cup Winners ' Cup . Ryan Huddart , Josh Vickers , Matt Macey all trained with the first team as Arsene Wenger prepares for the Gunners third group game . Huddart was the Arsenal youth team goalkeeper last season and now features for the Under 21s on a frequent basis . He signed for Arsenal from Charlton and has England honours at schoolboy level and is expected to get the nod to start on the bench . Vickers has spent the last two campaigns in Arsenal 's youth team squad and finished 2013-14 on loan at Ryman Premier League side Canvey Island . He was able to participate in Arsenal 's run to the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup last season , where they were knocked out by eventual winners Chelsea . And Macey went straight into the Under 21 squad following a successful trial about a year ago that persuaded the Gunners to sign him from Bristol Rovers . He started 15 games for the U21 side and travelled with the first team squad for their pre-season training camp in Austria over the summer . So far in the Champions League Arsenal have beaten Galatasaray but lost to Borussia Dortmund and have three points from a possible six . There was some good news for Wenger as Aaron Ramsey trained with the squad as he prepares to make his first start in a month . The Welsh international came off the bench during the draw with Hull at the weekend and is in line to start on Wednesday night . Aaron Ramsey was all smiles as he joked with team-mates during training . Theo Walcott returns to training after missing the last nine months through injury . There was further good news for Arsenal as Theo Walcott trained with the first team as he steps up his return from nine months out after rupturing knee ligaments against Tottenham Hotspur in January . He played 45 minutes for the reserves on Friday night , but is not expected to feature against Anderlecht . VIDEO Wenger to search for defensive cover . | Arsenal face Anderlecht on Wednesday night in UEFA Champions League . Wojciech Szczesny misses game against Anderlecht through suspension . Emiliano Martinez set to start in goal for Arsenal in Belgium . Young keepers Ryan Huddart , Josh Vickers , Matt Macey also train . Huddart , 17 , expected to be named on the bench at Anderlecht . | [[0, 60], [1450, 1552], [159, 238], [863, 967], [651, 737], [3466, 3489], [3565, 3594], [738, 750], [756, 765], [2221, 2233], [2251, 2261], [2266, 2310], [2470, 2472], [2553, 2603], [3955, 3957], [4015, 4062]] |
Jihadi fighters have been told to remove metadata from their tweets and stop posting names , locations and identifiable photographs to stay one step ahead of Western spies . Radical group , Isis , has had a prolific social media output , but leaders are concerned that fighters have been inadvertently leaking data through their online activities . Pictures of jihadis brandishing severed heads and taunting their enemies have provided a wealth of valuable information to Western intelligence agencies such as the US NSA or Britain 's GCHQ . Metadata is information generated as you use technology , which could include the date and time you last tweeted as well as where you sent it from . Scroll down for video . Isis terrorists have led a prolific social media campaign , releasing several videos which purport to show beheadings . Alan Henning is shown being paraded in front of camera -LRB- above -RRB- . British muslims have been recuited using propaganda videos , such as this one featuring Abu Muthanna al-Yemeni , who grew up in Cardiff . Now Isis is taking steps to deal with the leaks and it has handed out an Arabic language manual among Isis fighters which gives detailed instructions on how to remove this data . ' A number of security gaps have appeared that have benefited the enemy and have helped expose the identities of some brothers or identify some sites used by the mujahideen with ease , ' it says . The document then goes on to explain what those gaps are and the way they expose ` data that could turn your hair gray ' , according to the Financial Times . ` We know this issue is not only tied to pictures , but to PDF files , word files and video files , ' it adds . Jihadi fighters have been told to remove metadata from their tweets and stop revealing names , locations and identifiable photographs . Arabic language manual handed out among Isis fighters gives detailed instructions on how to remove metadata . The Isis ` media restraint ' campaign also stresses the importance of avoiding identifiable pictures of individuals . One Isis account tweeted in support of the measures , referring to the group 's victories in Iraq 's Anbar province in the face of US air strikes in recent days : ` Your abstention from posting details and your brothers ' movements during -LSB- the -RSB- Hit camp blessed battle two days ago was the reason God granted you victory . ' Darien Kindlund , director of threat research at FireEye , a US cyber security company said metadata -- latent information in digital files -- can be extremely valuable to intelligence agencies . He said : ' -LSB- It -RSB- can contain information about the identity of the author , when the content was created/modified , and potentially reveal location information around where the content was authored . ' Metadata is information generated as you use technology , and its use has been the subject of controversy since the NSA 's secret surveillance program was revealed . Examples include the date and time you called somebody or the location from which you last accessed your email . The data collected generally does not contain personal or content-specific details , but rather transactional information about the user , the device and activities taking place . In some cases you can limit the information that is collected -- by turning off location services on your cell phone for instance -- but many times you can not . A still from the newly-released video of British Hostage John Cantlie . The photojournalist has been a captive of ISIS for two years . In Raqqa , Isis 's nominal ` capital ' in Syria , the group has also grown increasingly paranoid about the use of WiFi and WiFi ` boosters ' used to extend internet coverage in the city . Patrick Skinner , a former CIA official and now counter terrorism expert at the Soufan Group , said : ` You do n't see any of Isis 's most important figures on Twitter and you see even less now of the more minor ones too ... the people who make big speeches are the ones that end up dead . ' Islamic State terrorists recently released another propaganda video featuring British hostage John Cantlie , who warns of an impending third war in the Gulf . In a video clip posted online , the abducted photojournalist , who describes himself as the ` British citizen abandoned by my government ' , accuses the western media of being complicit with America and its allies in trying to drum up support for a ground war against ISIS . A former director of public prosecutions said any attempt to charge British jihadists with treason would be seen as a badge of honour by them . Lord Macdonald of River Glaven , QC , said they should be treated as straightforward criminals , rather than using the archaic legislation . He said : ` The worst thing you could do is attach some spurious glamour to them by attaching a title like traitor or a crime like treason . ` They ought to be treated like straightforward criminals . We have plenty of laws to deal with what they are doing . ` Britons who join Islamic State want to be treated as ideological and political foes of its allies rather than ordinary criminals . We should n't treat them as something different . We should treat them as criminals . ' Mr Macdonald made the comments after Philip Hammond , the foreign secretary , raised the possibility of the Treason Act being used against British jihadists . It was last used to prosecute the Nazi propagandist William Joyce . | Jihadi fighters told to stop tweeting names , locations and identifiable photos . Isis leaders also want them to remove metadata from their tweets . 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The long hours spent cooped up in hotels has long been a chief moan for players on England duty , and it looks like Joe Hart has been sent nuts . The Three Lions goalkeeper was spotted hanging around on his hotel balcony in Basle on Sunday night , looking a little bored . But the Manchester City keeper soon found a way to amuse himself - flicking what looked like nuts at unknown targets below . VIDEO Scroll down for Joe Hart having a giggle with team-mates during England training . Sight seeing : Joe Hart was pictured looking out over Basle from his hotel balcony on Sunday . Something to chew over : The England goalkeeper was spotted tucking into a small snack . Cheeky : But the Manchester City star was then pictured flicking the snacks off the balcony . Cheeky : But the Manchester City star was then pictured flicking the snacks off the balcony . England take on Switzerland at St-Jakob Park on Monday night in their opening qualifying match for Euro 2016 . And while the clock ticked down towards the big day , Hart , 27 , was pictured tucking into a few of the snacks on his balcony . Heads up : Hart was also seen dropping what looked like a nut onto an unknown target below . Nice flick : Hart looked to be fully concentrating on his game ahead of England 's Euro 2016 qualifying clash . Soon , however , the cheeky keeper moved on to flicking the food in several different directions . His face was a picture of concentration and the technique of his distribution looked spot on . Let 's hope that is also the case against Switzerland in what could be the toughest task Roy Hodgson 's men face on the road to Euro 2016 . Glove affair : Hart warms up for Switzerland during an England training session at St-Jakob Park . VIDEO Rooney looking to right wrongs . | England face Switzerland in Euro 2016 qualifier in Basle on Monday night . Joe Hart pictured relaxing on his balcony ahead of the clash . Goalkeeper was spotted flicking what looked like nuts at unknown targets . | [[859, 969], [1205, 1303], [146, 239], [146, 172], [185, 245], [502, 581], [277, 389], [315, 316], [321, 397], [684, 717], [727, 764], [684, 708], [713, 764], [778, 811], [821, 858], [778, 802], [807, 858], [1110, 1191], [1304, 1308], [1321, 1402]] |
Archaeologists with the Army Corps of Engineers are searching for what may be the sole photograph of Civil War-era ironclad CSS Georgia as they salvage its remains from the Savannah River . So far , the only person able to verify details about the photo is the man who found it at a yard sale in Georgia in the 1980s - John Potter . Potter said he was looking through a collection of antiques at a home in Waycross when he stumbled upon a picture frame that caught his eye . Scroll down for video . Recovery : The Army Corps of Engineers hope to locate the photograph that purports to be of the CSS Georgia , seen in this picture taken by John Potter of the original . In the frame was a photograph with a silhouetted individual in a coat and hat positioned in the foreground of the hulking frame of a boxy object . Potter described the photo itself as blurred and stained by damage from water or chemicals , but said an inscription on the back of the frame that read ` CSS Georgia ' may accurately identify its subject . ' I knew exactly what it was , ' said Potter , who now lives in North Carolina . ' I thought , `` This belongs in a museum . '' ' Potter did not have the $ 175 that the seller wanted for the photo , though he snapped a picture of it , a copy of which was later sent to the Georgia Historical Society . ` The photo is just as much a mystery as the CSS Georgia , because nobody has seen it in years , ' said archaeologist Julie Morgan of the Army Corps of Engineers . The Corps is currently working on a $ 14million project to recover the wreckage of the ironclad from the bottom of the Savannah River . YouTube.com . Illustrated history : No blueprints or photographs have yet been verified , meaning the only visual record of the CSS Georgia is made up of illustrations , whose details vary between images . Undertaking : The Army Corps of Engineers , with a group of archaeologists and divers , is working to salvage the wreck of the CSS Georgia from the bottom of the Savannah River . With no photographs or blueprints to confirm the boat 's original structure , researchers have only a handful of illustrations to go on . The armored warship CSS Georgia was part of an ironclad-building craze during the Civil War though it did nothing to aid the Confederacy 's war efforts . The Ladies Gunboat Association of Savannah raised $ 115,000 in funds to build the CSS Georgia as a way to protect the city . The ship 's engines were too weak to fight the Savannah River 's currents , and the 1,200-ton ship was left floating off Fort Jackson as a gun battery . It finished the war without ever firing a shot , scuttled by its Confederate crew in December 1864 as General William Tecumseh Sherman captured the city of Savannah . The former curator of the National Civil War Naval Museum , Robert Holcolmbe , says the copy of the photograph made by Potter all but confirmed the original was of the CSS Georgia . Holcombe said the shape in the photo conforms to the unique 45-degree angles of the CSS Georgia 's armor casement that covers its deck . ` If it 's an original , it 's certainly the Georgia , just by process of elimination , ' Holcombe explained . That or ` it 's an awfully good fake . ' | James Potter , a Savannah native , saw what he claims to be a photo of the CSS Georgia at a yard sale in the 1980s . The Army Corps of Engineers is currently working to salvage the ironclad from the Savannah River . The Corps posted on social media and asked for anyone with information pointing to the owner of the photograph or its current whereabouts . | [[199, 332], [1522, 1623], [1844, 1915], [1918, 2008], [510, 606]] |
Nasa 's Curiosity rover has discovered a mysterious metal object emerging from rock on the surface of Mars . These images were captured by a camera on Curiosity , and reveal the bizarre finger-like structure protruding from the Martian surface and casting a shadow on to the rock below . Science buffs have suggested the small , shiny-looking object , which makes for an incongruous sight amid the rocks , could be composed of material less susceptible to erosion than its surroundings . Robotic finger ? An image captured by Nasa 's Curiosity rover shows the strange metallic object protruding from the surface of the rock . Incongruous : The unidentified object is seen nestled on the rocky surface . A report on Universe Today said the structure was likely to measure just 0.5 cm or less . It was spotted in the picture beamed back from Mars , which was taken on January 30 . Pictures of the mysterious object emerged after Curiosity drilled its first hole in the surface of Mars , to generate dust it can analyse to detect any traces of life which may once have existed on the planet . Pictures beamed back from the Martian surface showed a small hole surrounded by a pile of pulverised rock dust , which Nasa hopes to use in sample-collection tests . In a statement the space agency said Curiosity used both percussion and rotation to bore about 0.8 in into the Mars rock as a test in advance of a later full drilling to collect samples . Searching : Curiosity rover has discovered what looks like a door handle on Mars . Pulverised : Nasa 's Curiosity rover drilled this 0.8 in deep hole on the surface of Mars as a test in advance of more drilling to collect samples for analysis to see if it could ever have harboured life . Completion of this ` mini drill ' test was confirmed in data from Mars received late Wednesday at NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena , California . Mission scientists will now assess the drill cuttings around the fresh half-inch diameter hole to determine whether they are suitable for processing by the rover 's on-board lab . If they pass muster , the rover team plans to proceed with commanding the first full drilling in the coming days , Nasa said . The test was performed on a patch of flat , vein-bearing rock called ` John Klein ' , which observations suggested had once been weathered by water erosion . ` Pre-drilling observations of this rock yielded indications of one or more episodes of wet environmental conditions , ' Nasa said . ` The team plans to use Curiosity 's laboratory instruments to analyse sample powder from inside the rock to learn more about the site 's environmental history . ' Drilling for life : Completion of the ` mini drill ' test was confirmed in data from Mars received late Wednesday at NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena , California . The drill is just one of 10 scientific instruments on-board Curiosity which Nasa scientists hope to use to analyse the surface of Mars more closely than they have ever been able to before . The one-ton rover has been studying the area around the Gale Crater on Mars to see whether it could have ever been habitable by microbial life . The drilling comes after scientists last month said they believe the discovery of minerals below the Red Planet 's surface is the ` strongest evidence yet ' it may have supported life . A new study led by the Natural History Museum , with the University of Aberdeen , found that all the ingredients for life were present just below the planet 's surface for much of its history . When meteorites strike the surface of Mars , they act like natural probes , bringing up rocks from far beneath the crust . It 's continuing mission ... . The one-ton Curiosity rover has been studying the area around the Gale Crater on Mars to see whether it could have ever been habitable by microbial life . Looking at data from NASA 's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and ESA 's Mars Express spacecrafts , they analysed rocks and found they contain clays and minerals whose chemical make-up has been altered by water . With up to half of life on Earth consisting of simple microorganisms that live in below the surface , scientists have suggested that the same may have been true for Mars . Dr Joseph Michalski , lead author and planetary geologist at the Natural History Museum said : ` All the ingredients were there for life , but only small single-cell organisms could have survived in those conditions . ` But I would now be more surprised if there was never any life on Mars , than I would be if we did one day discover that simple life lived in that environment . ` And if life existed then , there is a chance it could still exist now . ' | Images show bizarre shiny object protruding from the surface . Metallic object likely to measure just 0.5 cm or less . Pictures beamed back from Mars show small hole surrounded by dust . Mission scientists to assess dust to see whether it can be analysed . 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Click HERE to check out all the key statistics as West Ham secured back-to-back wins at Turf Moor on Saturday . Sam Allardyce is usually a white wine man but , on the eve of his 60th birthday , the West Ham manager wo n't mind knocking back these Clarets . Allardyce certainly has plenty to celebrate after this win . Not only are his team flying high in the Premier League table after a fourth Premier League win in eight games , they have reached those heights playing a brand of football not readily associated with him during his time in charge at Bolton and Blackburn down the road from Turf Moor . Victory here did not come easily in a hugely entertaining game , however . Burnley raised hopes of their first win of the season during a first half in which Kieran Trippier and George Boyd were outstanding . VIDEOS Scroll down to watch ... Diafra Sakho rises highest to give the Hammers the lead against Burnley at Turf Moor . Sakho , who scored his sixth goal in as many games at Turf Moor , wheels away after giving West Ham the lead . Mark Noble celebrates wildly with Sakho after the Senegal forward gave West Ham the lead . Aaron Cresswell is understandably delighted after seeing West Ham make it 1-0 at Burnley courtesy of Sakho . Adrian rejoices after seeing West Ham take the lead after the interval at Turf Moor . Burnley : Heaton 5.5 ; Trippier 7.5 , Duff 5 , Shackell 5 , Mee 6 ; Kightly 6.5 -LRB- Chalobar 83 -RRB- , Arfield 5.5 , Jones 6 , Boyd 7.5 ; Jutkiewicz 6 -LRB- Barnes 65 , 6 -RRB- , Ings 6.5 -LRB- Sordell 83 -RRB- . Subs not used : Gilks , Long , Wallace , Ward . Scorer : Boyd 60 . West Ham : Adrian 5 ; Jenkinson 7 , Reid 6 , Collins 5.5 , Cresswell 6 ; Song 6.5 -LRB- Nolan 83 -RRB- ; Noble 6.5 , Amalfitano 6 ; Downing 7.5 ; Sakho 8 , Valencia 7 -LRB- Cole 59 , 7 -RRB- . Subs not used : Vaz Te , Jarvis , Jaaskelainen , O'Brien , Burke . Scorers : Sakho 49 , Valencia 54 , Cole 70 . Booked : Reid . Referee : Kevin Friend 7 . Star man : Diafra Sakho . But two goals in five minutes after the break from Diafra Safro -- with his sixth in as many games -- and Enner Valencia put Allardyce 's team in control . Boyd pulled one back but substitute Carlton Cole 's header made sure that Allardyce will have a very happy birthday on Sunday . He said : ` I told the players before the game , `` come on lads , I need a result because it 's my birthday and if we do n't get one it 's not going to be very pleasing even though I 'm out with my old mates tonight '' . ` We 're only eight games in and I just hope it continues . If we 're in the top half in December , we can think about maintaining that for the rest of the season . ' Burnley had last season 's 26-goal top scorer Danny Ings back after a three-game absence to liven up their goal-starved attack -- just four in eight league games now -- and it certainly appeared to have the desired effect as they twice went close to taking the lead within the first eight minutes . There were less than two minutes on the clock when Trippier 's cross took a deflection off Aaron Cresswell and looped up towards Boyd just inside the box . In one motion , the former Hull player took the ball on his chest and away from James Collins before letting fly with a first-time volley which beat goalkeeper Adrian but came back off the underside of the bar . Then Lukas Jutkiewicz thought he had scored his first goal of the season when he tapped home close-range after Ings 's jinking run and low shot had brought a one-handed save from Adrian , but the big Burnley striker was clearly a couple of yards offside and it did not count . The Clarets continued to press with Trippier a constant threat down the right , and it was from another of his crosses that Jutkiewicz headed narrowly over under pressure from Collins . It was a similar story in the 29th minute when Jutkiewicz headed over after great work on the right by Boyd , but this time he had Michael Kightly arriving unmarked at the far post behind him and the winger 's frustration was plain to see . Burnley 's enterprise and energy kept West Ham pinned in their own half for long periods , but the visitors did go close twice in the space of five minutes with Stewart Downing involved on both occasions . Enner Valencia makes the perfect connection from Carl Jenkinson 's cross to double the Hammers lead . Valencia looks up to the sky after giving West Ham a 2-0 lead at Burnley with his second goal for the club . Follow the sequence of West Ham 's opener as Sakho scored his sixth goal in as many games at Burnley . Click HERE to see more in our extensive match zone section ! George Boyd drills the ball home from close range as Burnley reduce the deficit against West Ham . Boyd quickly picks up the ball in order to resume play as quickly as possible and try and find an equaliser . MINS PLD KM MILES . Burnley 119.3 74.1 . George Boyd 90 13.1 8.2 . Scott Arfield 90 12.4 7.7 . David Jones 90 11.6 7.2 . West Ham United 112.4 69.9 . Morgan Amalfitano 90 12.0 7.5 . Mark Noble 90 11.9 7.4 . Diafra Sakho 90 11.1 6.9 . Downing is revelling in the free role he has been given by Allardyce this season , and it was his cross from the right in the 25th minute that created a great chance for in-form Sakho but the Senegal striker somehow planted is header wide at the near post under pressure from Jason Shackell . Then Downing popped up on the other wing and stepped inside Shackell before trying his luck from a tight angle with a curling effort that clipped Tom Heaton 's far post . There was always a chance that Burnley would live to regret not taking their chances , and so it proved as West Ham struck twice in the space of five minutes after the interval . Both goals came from fantastic crosses from their fullbacks , and both were wonderfully despatched by Sakho and Valencia . Sakho 's was his sixth in as many games as he arrived ahead of Shackell to meet Cresswell 's cross from the left and power a header past Heaton in the 49th minute . ` He 's a bargain and if the transfer fee was # 4.5 million , with all the top-ups it 's still a bargain , ' said Allardyce . ` This lad has been very exciting and he 's excited the rest of the players . ' A red flare landed on the pitch in the celebrations that followed , thrown from the West Ham fans behind the goal , and the smoke had only just cleared when they were applauding a second . Alex Song made a surging run upfield and fed Carl Jenkinson , and his equally good ball from the right picked out Valencia who rose above Michael Duff to head home . That should have knocked the stuffing out of Burnley . Instead it was the trigger for a stirring fightback . Carlton Cole all but seals West Ham win as the substitute finishes clinically from close range to put West Ham 3-1 up against Burnley . Cole can not hide his delight as he celebrates in front of the rapturous West Ham faithful at Turf Moor on Saturday . David Moyes was in the crowd for Burnley 's game against West Ham at Turf Moor on Saturday . Sam Allardyce looks on from the touchline during the first half of West Ham 's game at Burnley . Kevin Nolan and Jason Shackell battle for the ball in the closing stages of the game at Turf Moor . No sooner had Tripper cleared Cole 's effort off the line than Ings broke upfield to force a corner . Kightly 's delivery was held up in the wind and Adrian made a mess of catching it under pressure from Ings , allowing Boyd to fire home in the scramble that followed . Ings was inches away from equalising moments later when he met another wonderful cross from Trippier with a header that flew wide , but West Ham finally made sure with a third goal in the 70th minute . Burnley boss Sean Dyche said : ` It 's a harsh reality in the Premier League that you have to take your chances . ' Cole 's header was not quite as impressive as the others as he got in ahead of Heaton to nod home from close-range after Sahko had turned Downing 's corner back across goal , and there was still time for substitute Ashley Barnes to hit the bar for Burnley , but Big Sam wo n't be complaining as he enjoys that glass of wine . West Ham skipper Noble is met with a strong challenge from Burnley winger Michael Kightly . In-form Hammers striker Sakho looks to take the ball past Shackell during the opening period . Stewart Downing and David Jones challenge for the ball during Burnley 's home clash with West Ham . Burnley striker Danny Ings looks to avoid the challenge of West Ham 's Morgan Amalfitano during the first half at Turf Moor . Adrian fumbles the ball under pressure from Burnley attacker Ings during the second half . Sam Allardyce punches his fist in the air as his West Ham side secured a 3-1 win against Burnley on the eve of his 60th birthday . | West Ham secured back-to-back league wins after beating Burnley 3-1 at Turf Moor on Saturday . Diafra Sakho scored his sixth goal in as many games to give the Hammers the lead shortly after the interval . Enner Valencia doubled the visitors ' lead , before George Boyd pulled a goal back for the Clarets . Substitute Carlton Cole put the game beyond doubt as he made it 3-1 with 20 minutes remaining . 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Michael Jackson tattooed his lips pink , permanently inked his eyebrows and relied on a dark tattoo to blend his hairline into his wig , according to an autopsy report given in a Los Angeles court yesterday . As the high profile trial of the singer 's tour promoter , AEG , continues , a disturbing photograph of the fallen pop star 's corpse was shown to the court on Monday by Dr Christopher Rogers . His coroner 's report described a man whose struggle to hide a skin pigmentation disease forced him to mask his true features but who would have lived a long life had he not overdosed on propofol . Face paint : A disturbing autopsy photograph of the singer , not released , was shown in court yesterday revealing that he tattooed his lips , his eyebrows and his hairline as seen here in older photos . The revelation of Jackson 's permanent . make-up comes during the trial brought by the singer 's mother . and children who claim AEG shares blame in his death for neglecting to . vet and supervise Mr Jackon 's doctor , Dr Conrad Murray . The firm , which was organising Jackson 's planned comeback concerts in London , claims it was not responsible for the star 's decision to employ Conrad Murray as his doctor . Dr Rogers confirmed from his autopsy that Jackson 's skin became lighter in the 1980s owing to ` vitiligo , a skin pigmentation disease . ' He added : ` So some areas of the skin appear light and others appear dark . ' The doctor also confirmed that an overdose of propofol killed the pop star although several other types of sedative administered by Murray the same morning contributed to his death . Expert : Medical examiner , Dr Christopher Rogers testified during Dr. Conrad Murray 's involuntary manslaughter trial in October 2011 and appeared in court again yesterday in the trial brought by the Jacksons against concert promoter AEG . Michael Koskoff , a lawyer for . Katherine Jackson , asked the deputy medical examiner for Los Angeles . County : ` Would a fit , competent doctor administer propofol for . insomnia ? ' ' I would not expect that , no , ' Dr Rogers responded . Guilty : Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced to four years for administering a fatal does of propofol to the singer to help him sleep . Los Angeles coroner 's toxicologist Dan . Anderson , also testified on Monday that the level of propofol in Jackon 's body was ` consistent with major surgery anesthesia . ' Propofol , a sedative used in operations and even executions , was allegedly taken so often by Jackson that he referred to it as ` milk ' . Mr Anderson told the court : ` It raises a red flag in my eyes . It 's very problematic to find it outside the hospital setting . ' He went on to explain how when propofol is administered to a patient , a number of staff should be on hand equipped with sophisticated medical devices to intervene if the patient stops breathing . Faced with suggestions that the singer gave himself the lethal dose of propofol , Dr Rogers countered : ' ... based on the history that was available , I do n't believe that that happened . ' Furthermore , he testified , were it not for the lethal dose of the drug , the pop star 's overall health would have promised him a normal lifespan . With no signs of addiction to street drugs , or any heart disease that some have insinuated triggered his death , ` there was no indication from the autopsy that there was anything anatomically wrong with him that would lead to premature death , ' Dr Rogers said . CNN noted the importance of Dr Rogers ' testimony in calculating Mr Jackson 's expected lifespan as it would relate to damages . If he had not passed , the fact that the pop star would have continued to make billions of dollars will affect the number the Jackson family expect . AEG continue to argue that the singer chose Dr Murray as his tour medic and the company had no way of knowing what he was giving Jackson to sleep at night . | Autopsy revealed how the singer also tattooed his lips pink and suffered from a skin pigmentation disease since the 1980s . Coroner testified that Jackson died of a fatal does of propofol but was also given seven other drugs to help him sleep . Toxicologist says he had enough of the powerful sedative in his system to undergo major surgery . Dr Christopher Rogers confirms Jackson 's health aside from the overdose would have given him a normal lifespan . | [[0, 38], [25, 38], [41, 71], [0, 15], [137, 167], [403, 491], [464, 528], [1219, 1324], [0, 15], [137, 167], [1438, 1448], [1454, 1553], [1522, 1553], [1594, 1620], [2178, 2216], [2206, 2236], [2279, 2287], [2295, 2408], [533, 565], [3145, 3221]] |
With the World Cup coming to a close , excitement in building for the new Premier League season . Here , MailSport looks at the top targets for every top-flight club : . Nice goalkeeper David Ospina is a # 4million target with Norwich 's John Ruddy an alternative . Sami Khedira 's # 23m move seems imminent , which may see a # 23m move for Leverkusen 's Lars Bender put on the backburner . Southampton right back Calum Chambers is wanted . Brazil shop window : David Ospina is fancied by Arsenal and could move for around # 4million from Nice . Paul Lambert likes Troy Deeney at Watford but they want at least # 7m . Free agent Esteban Cambiasso is a midfield option but has other interest too while Forest defender Jamaal Lascelles will cost # 6m at least . Two offers made for Deeney . Boss Sean Dyche has bid also # 1.5 m for Middlesbrough 's Lukas Jutkiewicz , while West Brom defender Craig Dawson wants to join but Albion are reluctant to sell . Jose Mourinho was confident of persuading Sami Khedira to join from Real Madrid for # 20m but the player seems to favour Arsenal . Left back Filipe Luis should join from Atletico Madrid for # 18m . Trump card could be the return of Didier Drogba on a free . World star : Chelsea liked the look of Sami Khedira but the Germany midfielder looks set for a move to Arsenal . Tony Pulis hopes to snatch Steven Caulker of Cardiff from QPR 's grasp for # 8m . Talks are ongoing with his clubmate Fraizer Campbell for # 750,000 . Pulis is a fan of Jonjo Shelvey but Swansea want at least # 9m for the midfielder . Roberto Martinez wants Romelu Lukaku to return from Chelsea but Wolfsburg are rivals . He may try for Demba Ba and Monaco 's Lacina Traore on loan again . He is in talks with Ferencvaros over midfielder Muhamed Besic . Options : Everton like the look of two Chelsea strikers , Demba Ba and recent loanee Romelu Lukaku . Steve Bruce wants a centre back but Tottenham 's Michael Dawson wants to stay in London . Bruce has bid for Dundee United 's much-coveted 20-year-old left back Andy Robertson . Chelsea 's central defender Kenneth Omeruo , 20 , is among many other options . A striker is top of Nigel Pearson 's agenda . Leicester have offered up to # 7m for Leonardo Ulloa but Brighton want # 10m . Connor Wickham , revived at Sunderland , and QPR 's Charlie Austin are alternatives . Jay Rodriguez of Southampton is fancied as Swansea 's price for Wilfried Bony is rated too high . Loic Remy of QPR is a possibility . Dejan Lovren of Southampton , Ben Davies -LRB- Swansea -RRB- and Ryan Bertrand -LRB- Chelsea -RRB- are targets . Keen : Liverpool want to add centre half Dejan Lovren to their ex-Southampton contingent . VIDEO Koeman hopefuly that Lovren will stay . Talks are ongoing with # 32m Eliaquim Mangala of Porto but he may choose Chelsea or Manchester United , so Mehdi Benatia of Roma is an option . Yaya Toure worries may spark a bid for Paul Pogba of Juventus . Louis van Gaal wants three defenders . Borussia Dortmund 's Mats Hummels and Arsenal 's Thomas Vermaelen are targets . They have signed Montpellier midfielder Remy Cabella for # 12m . Feyenoord right back Daryl Janmaat has arrived on Tyneside for a medical ahead of a # 5m move . Striker Emmanuel Riviere of Monaco will cost # 6m . En route to the Premier League : Midfielder Remy Cabella has joined Newcastle for around # 12million . Rio Ferdinand is due for more talks this week ahead of a free transfer . A bid of # 5m has been rejected by Ajax for striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson . If Steven Caulker joins Palace , QPR may try for Spurs ' Michael Dawson . Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry could form part of the deal that takes Calum Chambers to the Emirates . Ronald Koeman also likes Celtic 's Virgil van Dijk and Fraser Forster , and Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall . Bojan Krkic of Barcelona - who was on loan at Ajax last season - is the kind of marquee signing Mark Hughes is desperate to make . Norwich 's Nathan Redmond has been discussed but is expensive at # 6m while Stuttgart striker Vedad Ibisevic is a possibility . European recruitment : Mark Hughes likes the look of Bojan Krkic and has made him his top target . Gus Poyet wants Jack Rodwell but faces competition from half of the Premier League in wanting to loan the midfielder . Sunderland have asked about QPR 's Charlie Austin and bid for Marcos Alonso at Fiorentina . Swansea have asked about Troy Deeney , agreed a # 4m fee with Monarcas Morelia for Jefferson Montero and are keen to loan Nick Powell from Manchester United . Bosnian midfielder Anel Hadzic has also been discussed . Tottenham want Wilfried Bony of Swansea for # 19m after being rebuffed over Romelu Lukaku . They are also keen on Morgan Schneiderlin of Southampton , Swansea 's Ben Davies and Toulouse full back Serge Aurier . Target : Jack Rodwell is attracting the attention of a large group of clubs , including West Brom and Sunderland . Alan Irvine wants to take Jack Rodwell from Manchester City but only on loan . He has agreed to take Andre Wisdom on loan from Liverpool while , at # 3m , Bournemouth striker Matt Ritchie is a cheaper option . They want to agree a fee for Enner Valencia of Pachuca and have asked Young Boys about Michael Frey . Targets include Esteban Cambiasso , Jonathan Soriano of Red Bull Salzburg and Stuttgart 's Antonio Rudiger . World Cup talent : West Ham want to tie up a deal for Ecuador forward Enner Valencia . | All 20 top flight clubs looking to strengthen their squad . Sami Khedira reportedly set for a move to Arsenal . Chelsea want Filipe Luis and a return for Didier Drogba . Manchester City still going for Eliaquim Mangala and Mehdi Benatia . Liverpool look to spend their Luis Suarez funds on Wilfried Bony . 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An horrific image has emerged of a baby girl moments from being beheaded by IS . The picture is among several recovered by Kurdish soldiers from the mobile phones of dead fanatics in the Syrian town of Kobane . It shows the child being pinned to the floor , in clear distress as a knife is held to her throat . It is feared she may have been beheaded along with her family for being an Alevi Muslim , a branch of Islam whose followers have been targeted by IS . Horror : The harrowing image of the ` beheaded ' baby girl was found on the phone of a dead Islamic State militant . Others images showed beheadings and jihadis playing football with the severed heads of victims . Other pictures show beheadings and jihadis playing football with the severed heads of victims . They were found by Kurdish YPG fighters defending the besieged town , where more than 1,100 are thought to have been killed since last month . The photo of the girl is believed to have been taken a week last Friday . There were no shots of her decapitation and her body has not been found , leading some to hope she had a miraculous escape . The many fighters who have circulated the picture on Facebook have nicknamed her ` Melek ' , meaning angel . Blast : The picture is among several recovered by Kurdish soldiers from the mobile phones of dead fanatics in the Syrian town of Kobane , pictured this afternoon during an American airstrike . One source , Ali , who obtained the picture from YPG soldiers , told The Mail on Sunday : ` The people of Kobane are desperate for the world to see with their own eyes the atrocities inflicted by these filth . Each time I look at this picture it makes me weep . ` You can see how frightened she is . I can almost hear her scream.What kind of depraved monsters are they ? What pleasure can killing this child bring anyone ? ' Soldiers said Melek , a woman and an older child -- thought to be her mother and sister -- were witnessed being dragged out of hiding by IS around the time of an air strike . ` Some have a flicker of hope in their hearts that they might have escaped , ' added Ali . | Sickening image shows child pinned to floor with knife held to her throat . Feared she and her family may have been beheaded for being Alevi Muslims . Group have previously been targeted by Islamic State militants in Kobane . Other images of phones show jihadis playing football with severed heads . | [[0, 52], [211, 275], [276, 310], [311, 398], [579, 622], [600, 675], [676, 718], [696, 771]] |
If Manchester United 's new-look frontline is going to start firing fours and fives , there 's a still a danger the boys at the back could concede one more . While we have been salivating over the prospect of Radamel Falcao and Angel di Maria joining forces with Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney , reinforcement at the other end of the park was somewhat neglected . Yes , Marcos Rojo arrived from Sporting Lisbon , but a 24-year-old debuting in the Premier League hardly fills the void left by the exits of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand . VIDEO Scroll down to watch five reasons Louis van Gaal signed Radamel Falcao . Plenty to ponder : Louis van Gaal -LRB- centre right -RRB- has a wealth of talent going forward but is vulnerable at the back . And then there is Louis van Gaal 's preferred choice of formation : 3-5-2 . Rather than mask the shortcomings of those in defence , the system has , thus far at least , left them exposed and seemingly confused . It does not matter how an opponent attacks them -- be it land or air , centrally or wide -- panic ensues at every advancement . Two were conceded at home to Swansea and four at League One MK Dons in the League Cup , the latter seeing Jonny Evans terrorised by lower-league frontmen . Even at Sunderland -- a 1-1 draw -- United 's backline was shambolic and was spared only thanks to some errant finishing . Tough start : Manchester United are yet to win this season and are out of the League Cup . Phil Jones is on trial for club and country at present -- he 'll line up for England in Switzerland on Monday night -- while the international credentials of the injured Chris Smalling will also be under scrutiny on his return . Luke Shaw remains absent through injury and Tyler Blackett has less professional appearances -LRB- 16 -RRB- than his age -LRB- 20 -RRB- . There has even been talk of Michael Carrick -- another confined to the treatment room -- reverting from midfield to centre-back in a bid to aid their cause . Attacking talent : Manchester United signed Radamel Falcao and Angel di Maria in the transfer window . Settled it is not and Van Gaal and his backroom team will need to put in some serious hours on the training pitches of Carrington over the coming months . Here , Sportsmail takes a closer at look at who they 'll be working with ... Phil Jones . Sir Alex Ferguson once said Jones could become one of the club 's greatest-ever players . In his defence he 's still only 22 and has ample time to prove Ferguson right , but on recent evidence his former manager 's words appear folly . He is error prone and lacks the defensive cunning of a Ferdinand or Vidic . -LRB- Defensive -RRB- Rating : 6.5 / 10 . Error prone : Phil Jones is struggling to live up to the hype of his early career . Marcos Rojo . He was labelled Argentina 's weak link prior to the World Cup but played his part in the team which finished second to Germany and emerged with his reputation enhanced . But at # 16m and given the defensive woes at Old Trafford , there is already pressure on him to right their rearguard wrongs -- and that is perhaps too much expectation given his lack of experience . Rating : 7/10 . Unknown quantity : Marcos Rojo has not played for Manchester United yet following his move . Jonny Evans . He 'll be in no hurry to return to Stadium MK . But League One looked about his level during the Capital One Cup humbling and that would have done little for his confidence . He is , of course , far better than that showing but questions remain over his credentials as a United starter . Rating : 6.5 / 10 . Poor display : Jonny Evans had a nightmare evening against MK Dons in the League Cup . Chris Smalling . Smalling and Jones were supposed to be the future of United and England . Both , however , are fighting to restore damaged reputations . Smalling is yet to mature into the leader many hoped he would and , at 24 , this is a big season for the former non-league defender . Rating : 6.5 / 10 . The future ? Chris Smalling has yet to mature into the leader that many expected him to become . Luke Shaw . There has already been much debate over his fitness and physique and , before he 's even kicked a Premier League ball for the club , the 19-year-old finds himself under the spotlight . If Van Gaal is to persist with 3-5-2 then Shaw -- an orthodox left-back -- will have to learn how to adapt his game to a wing-back posting . Rating : 7.5 / 10 . Teenage kicks : Luke Shaw became the most expensive teenager in England when he joined for # 30m . Tyler Blackett . The 20-year-old has started the season in the side but is n't expected to stay there . At Sunderland , in particular , he was torn between his centre-back duty and filling the hole at left-back exposed by Ashley Young 's reluctance to defend . This backline is hardly the preferred environment to blood a promising youngster . Rating : 6/10 . Young hope : Tyler Blackett has made a number of appearances this season but could soon be replaced . Rafael . Injury means he is yet to feature this season but a wing-back role would surely be to his liking and there is little competition at right-back should Van Gaal switch to a traditional four . Rating : 7/10 . On the sidelines : Rafael has missed the start of the season due to injury . Michael Carrick . He has previously impressed at centre-back but that was in a team on the front foot . It will be a different scenario entirely were the midfielder to find himself under siege . Rating : 6/10 . Moving back : Michael Carrick is a midfielder but has impressed at centre back in the past . Daley Blind . He 's been brought to the club as a midfielder but he nonetheless appeared in defence for Holland under Van Gaal and could well find himself back there were their problems to persist . Rating : 7/10 . New boy : Untied signed Dutch utility man Daley Blind from Ajax at the end of the transfer window . VIDEO Saha salutes ` unbelievable ' United attack . | Manchester United spent the most in the transfer window this summer - but their defence is still looking vulnerable . Louis van Gaal 's side have not won this season , are 14th in the Premier League and are out of the League Cup . Manchester United have plenty of options going forward with Radamel Falcao , Angel di Maria , Wayne Rooney , Robin van Persie and Juan Mata . | [[86, 132], [640, 679], [721, 748], [1368, 1379], [1382, 1399], [1431, 1458], [158, 296], [299, 366], [640, 716], [2003, 2086]] |
The earliest copy of Leonardo da Vinci 's masterpiece , Mona Lisa , has been found in the vaults of a Spanish museum , looking younger and more ravishing than the original . Art historians have hailed the discovery , made during conservation work at the Prado Museum , as one of the most remarkable in recent times . Museum officials said it was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci 's apprentices alongside the master himself as he did the original . Replica : Painted alongside the original -LRB- left -RRB- , historians say the copy -LRB- right -RRB- gives another insight into what the model for one of the world 's most famous paintings actually looked like . Rare discovery : Employees of Madrid 's Prado Museum stand next to the authenticated contemporary copy of Leonardo da Vinci 's Mona Lisa . It is not the Mona Lisa , but you might think of her as Mona Lisa 's sister , who - after more than five centuries - is finally having her debutante party . Painted alongside the original , historians say it gives another insight into what the model for one of the world 's most famous paintings actually looked like . The copy has been part of the Prado collection for years but officials said they did not realise its significance until a recent restoration revealed hidden layers . The artwork features the same female figure , but had been covered over with black paint and varnish . Two years ago , to get the copy ready for a da Vinci exhibition to be held in Paris this year , tests were done and restorers discovered something hidden under the black coat . When the black covering was removed , a Tuscan landscape very similar to the one in the original emerged . Unveiled : The copy has been part of the Prado collection for years but officials said they did not realise its significance until a recent restoration revealed hidden layers . The Prado painting was long thought to be one of dozens surviving replicas of the masterpiece made after Leonardo 's death but it is now believed to have been painted by one of his key pupils , Francesco Melzi , working alongside the master . Prado 's technical specialist , Ana González Mozo , said : ` It is quite possible that Leonardo 's assistant met Lisa and may even have been present when she sat for the master . ` She may also have come to the studio when finishing touches were being applied to the face in the painting . ' Different perspective : The copy gives art lovers and experts a chance ` to admire the Mona Lisa with totally different eyes ' Ms Mozo said the underdrawing of the Madrid replica was similar to that of the original , which suggests both were begun at the same time and painted next to each other , as the work evolved . The Louvre original , displayed behind glass , is obscured by cracked darkened varnish , making the woman appear middle aged . Because of its fragility , cleaning and restoration is thought to be too risky . But art historians believe the Prado 's Mona Lisa which is in the process of being painstakingly stripped of a dark over-paint reveals her as she would have looked at the time - as a radiant young woman in her early 20s . Miguel Falomir , the Prado 's director for Italian painting , said the copy gives art lovers and experts a chance ` to admire the Mona Lisa with totally different eyes . ' Besides the black background , one other difference from the original is the woman in the copy has eyebrows and the Mona Lisa in the real masterpiece does not . There are dozens of the surviving replicas of the masterpiece from the 16th and 17th centuries . The sitter is generally believed to represent Lisa Gherardini , the wife of the Florentine cloth merchant Francesco del Giocondo and is thought to have been painted between 1503 and 1506 . After five hundred years , the two versions will be reunited again later this year . The Prado plans to put it on display later this month before it travels to the Louvre for the da Vinci show , giving specialists and visitors the first chance to compare the two works . | New painting also reveals model had sculpted eyebrows . Madrid museum discovers the replica in its vaults . Officials say it was painted by Da Vinci 's apprentice - alongside the artist as he did the original . | [[3399, 3437], [0, 53], [61, 116], [317, 442], [468, 475], [478, 514], [977, 1007], [1996, 1998], [2015, 2060], [2081, 2111]] |
He was already in line for a five-figure windfall after finding a Rolex watch in a drain . Now contractor Arron Large could treble his money to # 60,000 after discovering three more expensive watches . The 28-year-old spotted the first timepiece while jet-washing a roadside drain a week ago . Finders keepers ? Street cleaner Arron Large found a # 21,000 Rolex in a drain but the owner has now stepped forward to claim it . Striking gold : Mr Large was cleaning a drain near Chalkwell train station in Essex when he saw a glimmer amongst the dirt . Three of the four watches he found turned out to be fakes . Rather than quietly pocketing it , he handed it in to police who told him he could keep it if no one claimed it within 30 days . The day after speaking to the Daily Mail about his good fortune , he found an identical watch in a drain 100 yards away . Hours later , another two watches . turned up in the same place where he made his first lucrative discovery . Experts say the four watches would cost # 60,000 to replace . Mr Large , from Rayleigh , Essex , said : ` I told my colleague , `` You 're not going to believe me but I 've found another one '' . ` He said `` Shut up '' but when I took it . out and wiped it off , I realised it was another Rolex . Then I found the . other two . It 's quite amazing . ` To be honest , it 's baffled everybody . Perhaps they were stolen and hidden there . Or maybe someone had a guilty . conscience and dumped them there . ' Britain 's most honest man ? Arron Large -LRB- left -RRB- handed in this # 21,000 Rolex he discovered in the drain . Lady luck : Mr Large was rewarded for his ` honest and integrity ' by the owner of the Rolex who did not want to be identified . Mr Large , a father of two who lives . with his partner Rachel Cozins , 25 , added : ` I 've handed them in to the . police and they are going to go through the records to see if they can . find out who they belong to or if they are stolen . ' The first watch , which was in a drain . near Chalkwell railway station in Essex , is an 18-carat gold Oyster . Perpetual Cosmograph from Rolex 's Daytona collection , worth # 21,000 . The . second Rolex was found in a drain around the corner on Wednesday . morning . All in a day 's work : Mr Large said he would not give up his job if he had ended up getting a payout because he enjoys it . Unusual finds : It 's not the first time the pair have found strange things in their line of work . Mr Large , who works for waste . management firm Cory Environmental , later returned to the first drain . with a film crew and found two more watches -- a Franck Muller and a . limited-edition Omega Seamaster with the words ` 40 years of James Bond ' engraved on the back . Essex Police have established the first Rolex was made in Singapore and bought in Hong Kong . It has not been reported stolen . A spokesman said : ` We are keeping all . lines of inquiry open , and these include the possibility that these . watches may have been hidden by a criminal looking to dispose of . stolen goods . ' | Man dubbed most honest in Britain finds three more high-value time-pieces in the SAME place as he found Rolex . | [[91, 201], [153, 201], [897, 924]] |
If you thought Fifty Shades and Harry Potter porn pushed the boundaries of good taste , then prepare to be shocked . Dinosaur erotica looks set to be the latest niche craze in the world of sexy fiction as a trio of books on the topic is released to buy for the Kindle . The naughty novels , with titles such as Running From The Raptor and Taken by the T-Rex focus on the fantasy of helpless young women being attacked and seduced by dinosaurs . I wan na T-Rex you up : The erotic titles are by two authors who also produce orc and dragon porn . Jezebel reports that the books , which are short stories of no more than 20 pages long , are the work of two authors , Christie Sims and Alara Branwen , who also write dragon , orc and weretiger erotica . The books , which are available to buy on Amazon , state in their seller description : ' Warning : This is a tale of beast sex . This story was written to unlock your darkest fantasies and innermost desires . It is not for the faint of heart and is not your mother 's erotica . ' The book covers feature a scantily dressed young woman gazing lustfully out from some wild scene , with a dinosaur lurking sinisterly - or sexily , if that 's your thing - in the background . In the Velociraptor 's Nest centers around a cave woman called Azog . The dinosaur porn imagines a world where humans and dinosaurs existed together . For the tale of In the Velociraptor 's Nest the protagonist Azog is a cavewoman , under appreciated in her tribe . The synopsis says : ` The cavemen treat her like a piece a meat . Azog can not resist unless she proves herself as a hunter . ` When she goes out in search of fresh meat , she discovers a clutch of baby velociraptors and decides to kill them and triumphantly bring them back to her tribe . ` That is , until their father shows up and blocks Azog 's way out of the cave . Azog must use all of her womanly wiles to get out of the cave , which includes doing things she had never dreamed of . ' The dinosaur stories come in the wake of a flurry of unusual porn genres , which have flourished thanks to the Kindle . The success of EL James 's Fifty Shades trilogy was put down largely to the fact that women could download the books to their e-reader , thus preventing them the embarrassment of buying the books and reading them in public . Sims and Branwen 's books are books are available to download from Amazon to the Kindle . ` Azog stood , back to the wall , clad only in damp buckskins , waiting for the beast to slash at her torso until she lay helpless and bleeding on the damp cave floor . ` She wondered if it would kill her first , or if her limbs would be sliced from her body as the beast gorged on her . ` Instead , it reached out with a clawed hand to snatch at her damp animal hide as it clung to one shoulder . ` Azog felt the kiss of sharp claws against her skin as the hide slid from her shoulder and exposed on naked , heaving breast . ` The raptor paused , curious , sniffing at her as she pressed desperately against the wall . A reptilian tongue , stiff and hot , dashed out to lick at the tender , naked flesh so suddenly exposed . Azog gasped at the touch , then gradually relaxed as her body warmed to the intoxicating sensation of the beast 's flesh against her own . ' From The Velociraptor 's Nest , available for e-readers on Amazon . | Sexy dinosaur stories are a new trend in the world of adult fiction . Authors Christie Sims and Alara Branwen write the books . Three titles including ` Taken by the T-Rex ' and ` Running from the Raptor ' Books imagine a time when humans and dinosaurs lived together . Warns of ` beast sex to unlock darkest fantasies , not for the faint of heart ' Available to buy on Amazon for Kindle . | [[117, 233], [469, 505], [545, 695], [2325, 2350], [2355, 2414], [117, 233], [205, 269], [311, 390], [270, 357], [382, 402], [422, 444], [1292, 1372], [1319, 1326], [1333, 1372], [879, 889], [902, 958], [750, 759], [768, 798]] |
Rio Ferdinand says Roy Hodgson has to find the right formula and get his England players performing at the level they do for their clubs . Hodgson 's men were largely uninspiring in Wednesday 's 1-0 international win over Norway , when just 40,181 people turned up to watch at Wembley . And QPR defender Ferdinand , who captained England seven times during a 14-year international career which saw him amass 81 caps , believes the responsibility lies with the manager to get them playing at their best . Right formula : Roy Hodgson needs to find a system that suits his players , says Rio Ferdinand . Wasted : Former England captain says previous managers did not get the best out of the ` golden generation ' Asked why the country 's best players have struggled to reproduce their club form on international duty , Ferdinand looked at the recent past . Managers such as Sven-Goran Eriksson , Fabio Capello and Steve McClaren were unable to inspire the so-called ` golden generation ' to major success on the international stage . Established internationals such as John Terry , Steven Gerrard , Frank Lampard and Ferdinand have now all retired from the international game . The 35-year-old told Football Focus on BBC1 : ` Look at the ` golden generation ' . Why did n't they succeed ? Partly it was down to us - but maybe we were n't set up the right way . ' I would n't want to play against that England squad . I 'm excited about the frontline - young , hungry talents who should flourish within a system . ' If the cap fits : Ferdinand has backed Hodgson call to name Wayne Rooney as captain . Spot on : Rooney scored the winner in lacklustre friendly against Norway with a penalty . Ferdinand believes Hodgson has done the right thing giving Wayne Rooney the captain 's armband . The Manchester United skipper netted the only goal from the penalty spot in midweek and Ferdinand continued : ` We can romanticise about how it was done before but within that squad I think he 's the right man . ` He wants to leave his mark on the game and he 's got an opportunity to do that . ' | Roy Hodgson needs to find the right formula to get England players performing in the same way they do for their clubs , says Rio Ferdinand . QPR defender claims ` golden generation ' was misused by previous bosses . England defeated Norway 1-0 in international friendly at Wembley . Three Lions face Switzerland in opening Euro 2016 qualifier . Ferdinand has backed the choice of Wayne Rooney as captain . | [[0, 88], [0, 13], [65, 112], [504, 517], [580, 600], [610, 707], [139, 228], [1528, 1597]] |
It looks unlike any other skyscraper ever designed - and appears at first glance to be wearing a giant wig . However , experts say this bizarre design could be the future of high rise buildings . The ` hairs ' are in fact thin fibres that convert movement as they are blown about into energy , taking advantage of the winds on the higher levels of the building . An artist 's impression of the ` hairy skyscraper ' planned for Stockholm . The ` hairs ' are in fact thin fibres that convert movement into energy as they are blown by the wind . The straws of the facade . consist of a composite material with piezoelectric properties that can . turn motion into electrical energy . Piezoelectricity is created when . certain crystals ' deformation is transformed into electricity . The . technique has advantages when compared to traditional wind turbines . since it is quite and does not disturb wildlife . It functions at low . wind velocity since only a light breeze is sufficient for the straws to . start swaying and generate energy . The plans have been created by Belatchew Arkitekter , who called the project ` Strawscraper ' . The new tower is designed to be built on top of a building in the centre of the city . ` Belatchew Arkitekter wants to give . Söder Torn its original proportions and at the same time explore new . techniques that could create the urban wind farm of the future , ' the . firm says . ` By using piezoelectric technology , a . large number of thin straws can produce electricity merely through small . movements generated by the wind . ` The result is a new kind of wind power plant that opens up possibilities of how buildings can produce energy . ` With the help of this technique surfaces on both old and new buildings can be transformed into energy producing entities . ' The plans also include a top floor restaurant where diners can peer out between the ` straws ' The firm says the bizarre coating can even be used as a tourist attraction . ` The constant movement of the straws creates an undulating landscape on the facades . ` What is usually considered to be the . most static of all things , the building , suddenly comes alive and the . construction gives the impression of a body that is breathing . ` The straws swaying in the wind gives . the building a constantly changing facade further reinforced at . nighttime with lighting in changing colors . ' The facade can be lit up at night using different coloured LED lights . creating huge light shows . | Building planed for Stockholm could be a blueprint for rest of the world . Covered in thin ` straws ' that produce energy as they are moved by the wind . The straws can be lit up at night . | [[222, 233], [239, 291], [465, 476], [482, 518], [511, 542], [1002, 1037], [1020, 1037], [1458, 1532], [1533, 1566], [2247, 2285], [2245, 2285]] |
Over-anxious parents make their children ` work ' for more than 54 hours a week by pushing them into too many activities , researchers warn . The figure , which is seven hours more than the average adult spends in the office , has been attributed to ambitious ` tiger parents ' who fill their offspring 's diaries with extracurricular activities and extensive educational play . Most children spend 32.5 hours a week at school from Monday to Friday , as well as seven hours and 28 minutes of homework each week . Exhausting : Extracurricular activities and ` learning through play ' mean children ` work ' 54 hours a week . But on top of this , the typical child is enrolled into at least two activities a week , such as swimming , football , dance classes or music lessons . This adds a further two hours and 26 minutes to an already gruelling timetable of events , the study by Haliborange Kid 's Vitamins found . In addition , most parents say they actively read with their children for at least 43 minutes a day - or five hours and one minute a week . And to make absolutely sure their child has the very best chance of getting ahead , the average parents also spends one hour a day , or seven hours a week , teaching their children through play . Dr Claire Halsey , parenting expert and clinical psychologist and spokeswoman for the Haliborange Kids Vitamins study of 2,000 parents said : ` This study indicates just how much parents want to do the best for their children . ` Parenthood is filled with decisions and responsibilities , and sometimes it can be hard to get it right all the time . Tutoring : Additional classes also help rack up the hours for children born to ambitious tiger parents . Controversial : Amy Chua -LRB- right -RRB- caused outrage with her tough ` traditional Chinese ' parenting style . ` It might look like many mums and dads are over-timetabling their little ones , but behind this decision is the desire to support children to achieve their very best in life . ` All any parent wants is for their child to be happy and reach their full potential . While it 's great for kids to have hobbies and explore new activities , the best thing for their mental and physical development is to spend time playing and having fun , letting them shine naturally . ' The study suggests that more parents than ever before are open to educating their children away from school with extra tuition . Indeed , one in three people polled admitted their child also attends at least one extra class a week studying either English , maths or science . As a result , a third of the nation 's children are actually working for over 55 hours a week . The poll reveals that four out of five parents feel it is right to try and educate their children as much as possible when they are not in the school environment . And it seems some parents are competitive too , with 41 per cent admitting they have always been concerned about their child 's development and worry whether they know as much as other children in their age group . At least half of parents asked have spent hours trying to teach their children how to recite their alphabet , numbers , days of the week , cities and months of the year . Catching a ball , swimming , learning how to dress and undress , understanding about healthy eating and being able to cook a little , and knowing about the solar system are among things parents think children should know by the time they go to school . However , 28 per cent of those polled admit they worry their child does too much , and 43 per cent have considered that their child should spend more time having fun . Concerned : The workload has left some parents worried that their child does n't get to play enough . When Amy Chua 's The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother was published in 2011 , it became immediately notorious . Based on Chua 's experiences of giving her two daughters a ` traditional ' strict Chinese upbringing , it spoke of calling one ` garbage ' for failing to adequately complete a task and included a controversial ` white elephant ' anectdote . The offending passage read : ' I hauled Lulu 's dollhouse to the car and told her I 'd donate it to the Salvation Army piece by piece if she did n't have The Little White Donkey ' perfect by the next day . When Lulu said , `` I thought you were going to the Salvation Army , why are you still here ? '' I threatened her with no lunch , no dinner , no Christmas or Hanukkah presents , no birthday parties for two , three , four years . When she still kept playing it wrong , I told her she was purposely working herself into a frenzy because she was secretly afraid she could n't do it . I told her to stop being lazy , cowardly , self-indulgent and pathetic . ' Although many commentators were horrified , many more applauded Chua 's efforts , while a Wall Street Journal poll found two thirds of parents were in favour of Chua 's methods . What 's more , 27 per cent of parents revealed that they have taken their child out of classes such as music , dance or languages , with 54 per cent of these claiming it was because their child looked exhausted from all the activities they were doing . A further 45 per cent were worried about the cost of the additional clubs their children were participating in , while a fifth said they were n't spending enough time together as a family . The study also shows a quarter of parents are worried their children are not getting the adequate nutrition they need because they are so busy . On at least three nights a week families do n't sit down together to eat , so four in 10 parents support their child 's diet with vitamins to boost their health . Nutritionist Dr Frankie Phillips comments : ` It can be hard to fit in three nutritious meals a day when the children are being ferried between school , clubs and extra tutoring . ` But time to eat together as a family is very important . We know from research studies that families who eat together regularly tend to be better off nutritionally speaking ; they eat a healthier diet . ` Children need good nutrition to grow and develop , and providing adequate nutrients , vitamins and minerals is an essential part of this , both immediately to get through the busy school day , and long-term for their future well-being . ` Vitamin and mineral deficiencies , as well as dehydration , can lead to fatigue and poor health ; tiredness resulting from poor nutrition can compromise concentration and consequently performance in school . ` Children are leading increasingly hectic lives , but it 's important that their diets do n't suffer . Parents can boost low nutritional levels with great tasting vitamins . ` Omega-3 may help support concentration and the right amount of iron can combat fatigue whilst B vitamins are important to help release energy . ' | In addition to school , children also have extra tutoring and homework . Pushy parents also enroll their offspring in art and music classes . The influence of ambitious ` tiger parents ' has been blamed for the workload . Tiger Mom Amy Chua 's tough parenting style has caused controversy . | [[250, 275], [282, 378], [1663, 1705], [0, 95], [142, 203], [218, 275], [1663, 1705], [1722, 1820]] |
A feminist stripper who has been working in the industry for 22 years has spoken out in defense of her controversial profession , insisting that she feels more empowered as a woman because of her time spent dancing on the pole in strip clubs . Antonia Crane , who also works as a writer and a teacher , told CNN 's Lisa Lang that she feels incredibly ` sexy ' whenever she takes to the stage and believes that stripping allows her to embrace her womanhood and her sexuality . ` Generally it 's a sexy dance and you just kind of get into the mode , ' she said . ` When the music plays you just go and you become kind of an animal . You become part of that world , like a sensual world of heat and sleaze . ' ` It 's hot and empowering ' : Antonia , 42 , believes that stripping can actually enable women to better embrace their femininity . Center stage : Antonia says that dancing on the pole makes her feel ` sexy ' ` My goal was to pay my tuition ' : Antonia initially began stripping as a means of paying her way through college . The 42-year-old is adamant that society 's perception of stripping as a degrading and shameful profession is entirely wrong . ' I think it 's hot and empowering , ' she added . ' I think that our culture tells us that it 's bad and that it 's inherently degrading but I do n't subscribe to that . ' Having entered into the industry at the age of 20 , when her friend took her along to one of ` San Francisco 's oldest , sleaziest clubs ' , Antonia has since clocked more than 10,000 hours working in a variety of strip clubs across America . ` Initially , my goal was to pay my rent and afford my exorbitant college tuition while taking down the patriarchy one lap dance at a time , ' she wrote in a piece for CNN . ' I was studying post-structural feminist theory and the civil rights movement and stripping complemented the art and literature I was exploring at that time . ' She is clear , however , that there are some drawbacks to working in what can be an incredibly dark - and sometimes even dangerous - profession and admits that there have been nights when she has been ` grabbed ' and the people have been ` awful ' . But despite her growing career in writing and teaching - Antonia has already published one memoir , Spent , about her mother 's illness and the sex industry and is currently writing a new self-help book for strippers - she admits that she has no plans to retire from the pole any time soon . Spreading the word : Antonia is currently writing a self-help book for other women working in the industry . Money matters : The writer , who has already published her memoir , Spent , insists that stripping is the most profitable profession for her to work in . ` My plan was to strip for a month or two , pay some bills and walk away unscathed with a cushion in the bank ... ` Every stripper ... I have ever met assumes they 're just going to strip for one weekend to pay a stack of parking tickets or buy a plane ticket , but that 's not what happens ... ' I hope to build a life so huge outside the strip club that I wo n't need to dance anymore because I am too busy writing and teaching ; creating other moments of joy and human connection in the classroom and on the page ; to rise so far in that field that I wo n't need to land into laps again , but until that happens , I will strip . ' | Antonia Crane has been stripping for 22 years and says she has no plans to retire . The 42-year-old is currently writing a self-help book for strippers . | [[0, 116], [140, 148], [0, 69], [130, 235], [2369, 2453], [2262, 2267], [2323, 2384], [2475, 2495], [2504, 2536], [2475, 2482], [2486, 2536]] |
The father of girl who claims she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew has apologised after claiming she met the Queen while on a trip to London with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein . Virginia Roberts ' father Sky , 58 , had boasted this weekend that his daughter , who said she had sex with the royal while under-age , was introduced to Her Majesty on a trip organised by Epstein . Buckingham Palace emphatically denied that any such meeting took place . But today Mr Roberts retracted his claim . In a statement sent to MailOnline , he said : ' I want to clear up that many years ago Virginia stated to me she was to meet the Queen 's son Prince Andrew and not the Queen herself . I 'm sorry for any misunderstanding . ' Scroll down for video . Decial : The Queen has said she did not meet Virginia Roberts after her father Sky -LRB- pictured with her aged seven -RRB- said she met the monarch on the same trip she met Prince Andrew . He added that he had not demanded that Prince Andrew be prosecuted , but said that ` any person whether it is a Prince or a pauper , if anybody has sex with a minor , they should be prosecuted . ' Mr Roberts said this weekend that his daughter told him ' a few years back ' that she had met Prince Andrew and the Queen after she had been flown to London by Epstein . The claim of a meeting with the Queen was not made by Miss Roberts herself . Responding to Mr Roberts ' claim , a Palace spokesman said : ` There is nothing to suggest that this claim is true . We have no record of such a meeting . ' Prince Andrew vehemently denies the claims made in a new legal action by Miss Roberts that he abused her as an under-age girl at an orgy where she was being used as a ` sex slave ' . The legal allegation states that Miss Roberts was ` forced ' to have sex with the royal at parties in London , New York and the Caribbean . She claims she was told to ` give the prince whatever he demanded ' by his friend Epstein -- the US paedophile who hosted the parties -- and that she was converted ` into what is commonly referred to as a sex slave ' . Sky Roberts spoke out this weekend to support his daughter , who is now 30 , and said her claims should be tested in court . Prince Andrew photographed with Virginia Roberts in 2001 . Her father said : ` I brought up my children and that includes Virginia to always tell the truth ... Why would she lie ? ' Mr Roberts , who lives on a five-acre ranch in Summerfield , near Ocala , Florida , said he had never talked to his daughter about her allegedly being kept as a sex slave by Epstein and loaned out to other rich men . But he insisted that if Prince Andrew did have sex with his daughter when she was 17 and under the legal age limit , he should be prosecuted . ` I do n't care if he is a prince or the guy who lives down the road ... it should not have happened and they must face the consequences , ' he said . ` Having under-age sex is against the law and he should be prosecuted . ' Mr Roberts , who divorced from Virginia 's mother Lynn eight years ago , said he has not spoken to his daughter in three months . Miss Roberts and husband Robert left their home in Titusville , Florida , and are now in Colorado . Her father said he never suspected she was being abused by Epstein and his friends ; adding : ` At the time we thought it was all OK . Virginia never once said anything about any sexual activity . I never asked her because I did not think that was going on . ` Mr Epstein seemed an upstanding kind of guy . She would go to his house in Palm Beach but always come home . When he started flying her all over the world we just thought what a life she was having ... All Virginia ever said was that she was hired to give massages . ' He said his daughter was never in trouble with police and avoided any involvement in drugs while growing up in California and Loxahatchee , Florida . Mr Roberts also claims his daughter -LRB- right -RRB- was introduced to the Queen . Left , Prince Andrew with former friend Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 . Prince Andrew was seen leaving Verbier ski resort in Switzerland today as he made his way back to the UK . Marriage : Miss Roberts pictured with her husband Robert on their wedding day in Thailand in 2002 . ` There was one occasion when she was taken to hospital with alcohol poisoning ... She was about 15 years old . That was the only time she had been in trouble . Growing up she had everything she wanted . It was a good family life with her brothers Sky -LSB- now 25 -RSB- and Daniel -LSB- now 35 -RSB- . ' Mr Roberts , who is retired , admitted he has not read any of the allegations made by his daughter and avoided reading her account in 2011 , when she waived her right to anonymity and talked about her time with Epstein . FRIDAY : ` This relates to long-standing and ongoing civil proceedings in the United States , to which the Duke of York is not a party . As such we would not comment on the detail . However , for the avoidance of doubt , any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue . ' SATURDAY AFTERNOON : ` A very serious allegation , of sex with a minor , was levelled at the duke in a legal document submitted to a US court . The earlier statement categorically rejected that claim ; and as was indicated at the time , we do not intend to comment further . ' SATURDAY EVENING , in response to specific claims about Andrew 's alleged conduct : ` It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts . Any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation . ' He said : ` I still do n't want to know . Virginia has never talked about it with me , as it 's not the sort of thing a father wants to hear from his daughter . I might be putting my head in the sand , but that is the way I want it ... What Virginia did back then is in the past . ' Mr Roberts said he visited her several times when she lived in Australia . She moved back to the US 18 months ago to be closer to her family . In court documents , Miss Roberts -- who is not named -- says she was ` procured for sexual activities ' for Epstein by Ghislaine Maxwell , the socialite daughter of crooked tycoon Robert Maxwell . Miss Maxwell is alleged to have facilitated the prince 's ` abuse ' of the girl . The legal documents , lodged with a Florida court , name Miss Maxwell as a ` madame ' and a ` primary co-conspirator in -LSB- Epstein 's -RSB- sexual abuse and sex trafficking scheme ' . She has previously branded all claims against her as ` untrue ' and ` obvious lies ' . The court papers name Andrew , 54 , as one of three men allegedly involved in abusing ` Jane Doe # 3 ' when she was 17 -- under-age according to Florida state law . Epstein , a long-term friend of Andrew , was jailed for 13 months in 2008 for soliciting girls for under-age prostitution . The pair remained friends and were seen together in 2011 after Epstein 's release . On Friday a Buckingham Palace spokesman said ` any suggestion of impropriety with under-age minors is categorically untrue ' . Andrew 's accuser countered the statement , saying via her lawyers that she is an ` innocent victim ' and : ` I 'm not going to be bullied back into silence . ' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . | Virginia Roberts alleges she was forced to have sex with the Duke of York . She says she was used as a ` sex slave ' at an orgy when she was under age . Her father said royal should face court if his daughter 's claims were true . The Palace denies Andrew had any sexual contact with Miss Roberts . Sky Roberts retracted claims his daughter was introduced to the Queen . Buckingham Palace maintained it had ` no record of such a meeting ' | [[14, 18], [23, 75], [263, 275], [282, 329], [1733, 1872], [1766, 1872], [6047, 6065], [6068, 6080], [6104, 6184], [14, 18], [23, 75], [1641, 1686], [1679, 1686], [1693, 1728], [2014, 2087], [6047, 6065], [6068, 6080], [6104, 6184], [6647, 6701], [6704, 6732], [2092, 2103], [2173, 2216], [395, 467], [1550, 1635], [5440, 5558], [472, 510], [395, 467], [1510, 1547]] |
Adolf Hitler faked his own suicide and fled to Argentina where he lived until a ripe old age , according to extraordinary new claims . Authors of the new book ` Grey Wolf : The Escape Of Adolf ' believe evidence of the tyrant 's suicide is flawed -- and that he actually escaped in 1945 to begin a new life with his wife , Eva Braun . But the claims have been ridiculed by leading historian Guy Walters who today branded them ` 2,000 per cent rubbish . ' ` Junk history ' : Claims that Adolf Hitler , left , and his partner Eva Braun , right , fled Germany and survived in Argentina have been branded ` utter nonsense ' by a leading historian . Hitler and Braun 's ` flight ' from . Berlin is laid out in lavish detail by British authors Gerrard Williams . and Simon Dunstan in their new book . They refute the widely accepted view . that the Fuhrer shot himself in his Berlin bunker on April 30 , 1945 , and . Braun committed suicide by taking cyanide . Instead , they claim , there is . ` overwhelming evidence ' to suggest that the couple escaped at the end of . the Second World War for a new life in a Nazi-controlled enclave in . Fascist Argentina . Mr Williams and Mr Dunstan go on to state the pair had two daughters before Hitler died in 1962 at the age of 73 . Mr Williams , a historian and journalist who has written extensively about the Second World War , told Sky News : ` We did n't . want to re-write history , but the evidence we 've discovered about the . escape of Adolf Hitler is just too overwhelming to ignore . ` There is no forensic evidence for . his , or Eva Braun 's deaths , and the stories from the eyewitnesses to . their continued survival in Argentina are compelling . ' Escape : This map shows the route that Hitler and Braun are said to have used to escape from the Fuhrerbunker in Berlin when the Russians were approaching . The book also claims American . intelligence officials were complicit in the escape , in return for . access to war technology developed by the Nazis . It also says that skull fragments . thought to be those of Hitler currently held by the Russians are . actually that of a young woman under the age of 40 . Hitler was 56 when . he died . Mr Williams said he and Mr Dunstan - an author , film-maker and photographer who specialises in military history - . carried out their research on the ground in Argentina , interviewing . eyewitnesses to Hitler 's presence there . He added : ` It 's only now that Argentina is once more a thriving democracy that the real stories are beginning to come out . ` Even so , two of our eyewitnesses received death threats from persons unknown while working with us on this book . ' The sensational claims have already . been ridiculed by historians , including Mr Walters , who has studied Nazi . Germany extensively and written a series of books about the war . He labelled the idea that Hitler . lived in South America until the 1960s as the ` worst sort of junk . history ' that relied on ` dubious secondary sources . ' He said : ` The theory that Hitler survived rubbishes decades of research by proper historians and intelligence officers . Hideaway : Decades of research has concluded that Hitler and Eva Braun died at the Fuhrerbunker in Berlin , pictured . New home : Hitler lived until the age of 73 in the foothills of the Andes mountains in Argentina , according to Grey Wolf : The Escape of Adolf Hitler . ` The two authors should be ashamed of . themselves for peddling this kind of utter nonsense . It 's simply . unbelievable that publishers would give them the time of day . ` It 's an absolute disgrace . There 's . no substance to it at all . It appeals to the deluded fantasies of . conspiracy theorists and has no place whatsoever in historical research . ` There have been thousands of . theories over the years that Hitler might have escaped but they are . nothing more than parlor games . ` The evidence that Hitler was killed in simply overwhelming . For these authors to claim otherwise is simply staggering . ' Mr Walters conceded that the authors are right in stating that the skull taken by the Russians was not that of Hitler . He said : ` There were many people in . the bunker and it takes a giant leap of the imagination to get from a . museum in Russia to him living a life in Argentina . ` The idea that everybody in the bunker was in on the plan is infeasible . It just would not have happened . ` The whole point of Hitler was that he would die after the war . It was not in his psychology to carry on living in Argentina . ' Nazis : Josef Mengele , known as ` The Doctor of Auschwitz ' , left , escaped to South America after the War , as did Otto Adolf Eichmann , right . Rochus Misch , 94 , Hitler 's former . radio operator and the last survivor of the Berlin bunker , says he saw . the bodies of ` the boss ' and Eva Braun with his own eyes . He said : ` I was in the room next door . when he shot himself . I did not hear the shot but I saw his uncovered . corpse when the door was opened . ` I saw Hitler slumped with his head on the table . ` I saw Eva Braun sitting dead in the . corner of the sofa , her head turned to Hitler , her knees pulled up to . her chest . She had a dark blue dress on and a white frill on her . collar . ' Dispelling the myths : Leading historian Guy Walters said the Hitler escape theory was ` junk ' Historians hold him up as a reliable . source and he is the author of a book , published several years ago , . called The Last Witness . Grey Wolf focuses on the crucial days in 1945 as the allies closed in on Hitler 's bunker . Mr Williams and Mr Dunstan claim a body double took Hitler 's place and an actress stood in for Eva Braun on April 27 . It was at this point that the pair . were able to flee Berlin , travelling to Tonder in Denmark before . returning to Travemunde in Germany . From here it is claimed that they . flew to a Spanish military base at Reus , south of Barcelona , before . General Franco supplied a plane to take them to Fuerteventura in the . Canary Islands . A day later the two fugitives are . said to have boarded a U-boat and the two body doubles were executed and . their bodies subsequently burned . The book points to declassified FBI . documents which contain references to Hitler having escaped Berlin to . begin a new life in South America . It also includes testimony from the . pilot who supposedly flew Hitler and Eva Braun out of Berlin to Mar Del . Plata on the Argentinian coast . Here they say he lived in a wooden chalet in a remote village where they survived on the money from looted gold and jewellery . The book quotes a number of sources , . such as cooks and doctors , who claim to have knew the Nazi leader before . he died aged 73 on February 13 , 1962 . They claim that Hitler 's . bloodline survived through two daughters he had with Braun . If Hitler had escaped to Argentina , . he would have been following in the footsteps of his henchmen , Mengele , . Eichmann and Barbie who all fled after the war to South America . A film based on the claims called Grey Wolf is currently being made and is due to be released early next year . It is not the first time that Hitler has been rumoured to have fled to Argentina . Author Abel Basti claimed the same in his 2003 book Hitler In Argentina . He said Hitler and Braun fled to Argentine shores aboard a submarine and lived for many years in the vicinity of San Carlos de Bariloche , a tourist site and ski haven some 1,000 miles southwest of Buenos Aires . In his book Bariloche Nazi-Guía Turística he reproduced documents , affidavits , photographs and blueprints aimed at steering the reader to the sites that sheltered Hitler and his top henchmen . He claimed the Incalco Ranch , located in Villa la Angostura on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi , was the refuge chosen by Argentine Nazis to hide the couple . Set amid a pine forest , it could only be reached by boat or hydroplane , and belonged to Argentine businessman Jorge Antonio , one of the most trusted friends of three-times president Juan Domingo Perón . Basti also claimed Hitler had lived at Hacienda San Ramon , six miles east of Bariloche , which belonged at the time to Schaumberg-Lippe principality . | Rumours suggest the couple fled to South America by submarine . 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One of Pope Francis ' newest cardinals has sparked outrage by claiming that homosexuality is a ` physical defect ' that can be ` cured with the proper treatment ' . Recently elected Fernando Sebastian Aguilar from Spain , 85 , who takes up his office in the Vatican in February , angered gay rights groups by likening the sexual orientation to long lasting physical aliments like his own high blood pressure . The comments are in direct contrast to Pope Francis ' recent assertion that the Catholic church should not marginalise gay people , but should instead treat them with acceptance and compassion ; comments that were immediately attacked by local politicians . Cardinal-elect Sebastian Fernando , whose outspoken views on homosexuality have been lambasted by the LGBT community as ` medieval ' and ` out of touch ' In an interview with Diario Sur , the newly elected cardinal , who lives in Malaga in Costa del Sol remained defiant against comments from LGBT groups that his words were ` medieval ' and ` out of place in this time ' . Aguilar , the only Spaniard among the 19 new cardinals , insisted the Pope 's message about gay people had been manipulated . He said : ` All he is doing is offering comprehension and compassion and showing a desire to welcome those who have gone astray . ' ` Homosexuality is a defective manner of expressing sexuality , because this has a structure and a purpose , which is procreation . ' A homosexual who ca n't achieve procreation is failing . Our bodies have many defects . I have high blood . pressure , a defect I have to try and . correct in whatever way I can . ` To say that . homosexuality is a defect is not an insult : it helps because in many . cases of homosexuality it is possible to recover and become normal with . the right treatment . ' Pope Francis giving his first Angelus Blessing from the window of his private residence on March 17 of last year . The Pope has gained popularity with his recent positivity towards homosexuality . Pope Francis smiles as he points at a rainbow which could be seen over the court of the Rome parish of the Sacro Cuore di Gesu during a pastoral visit . A view of a statue and rainbow , adopted long ago as the symbol and flag of homosexuality , as seen from the court of the Rome parish of the Sacro Cuore di Gesu during the Pope 's visit . In an interview about the . regeneration people have claimed Pope Francis is bringing to the Catholic church , . Pope Francis said : ` If a person is gay and seeks God who am I to judge ? ' The . Pope 's recent messages on accepting and giving compassion towards . homosexuals in the Catholic church earned him the award ' 2013 person of . the year in ` The Advocate ' , a U.S. gay and lesbian magazine . When reminded of the Pope 's speech last year asking for compassion towards homosexuals , he said : ` The pope is very respectful and holds all people in high esteem but he does n't betray or change the traditional teaching of the church . It is one thing to be compassionate towards homosexuals , and another thing to morally justify the practice of that homosexuality . ` You can tell a person what their weakness is but that does n't justify a decision to respect them and help them . ' People with rainbow flags chant slogans as they attend Riga Pride 2007 in Riga , Latvia . The 84-year Archbishop emeritus of . Pamplona , one of 19 new cardinals named by Pope Francis last week , . elevated archbishop to the rank of cardinal in recognition of his . life-long service to the church . However , he is not among the 16 cardinals who were given voting rights and will one day elect his successor . Maria Gamez , spokesman for the left-wing PSOE party in Malaga , spoke out against Aguilar 's anti-gay sentiments . He said : ` These are not the winds of change that appear to be blowing from the Vatican . ` Pope Francis seemed to have distanced himself from these retrograde , insulting and anti constitutional theses . ` He should be asking himself whether a cardinal like this is helping the regeneration he defends . ' | Likened homosexuality to human defects like his own high blood pressure . Comments were directly opposing Pope 's recent views on homosexuality . LGBT community calls Cardinal 's comments ` medieval ' and ` out of touch ' Cardinal claimed Pope 's message of compassion had been ` manipulated ' | [[0, 38], [59, 112], [288, 409], [410, 461], [668, 701], [729, 819], [978, 1037], [1108, 1167]] |
Statins should be given to all over-50s , regardless of their health history , because they dramatically cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes in later life , one of the UK 's leading experts has said . Currently statins are given only to high-risk patients , around eight million people , who have high cholesterol or have a risk of heart disease . But there is ` clear evidence ' that healthy people can also benefit based on their age alone , says Professor Sir Rory Collins . Statins are taken each day by eight million adults in the UK but there is ` clear evidence ' that healthy people can also benefit , it is claimed -LRB- posed by model -RRB- . He led the world 's largest study to investigate statins in the prevention of cardiovascular disease which proved that cutting levels of ` bad ' LDL cholesterol in the blood saved lives . The risk of having a major vascular event such as a heart attack is cut by one-fifth for each 1.0 mmol/L -LRB- millimoles per litre -RRB- fall in LDL , whether in high or low risk patients . But current guidelines on their use - and misguided safety fears about muscle pain and memory loss - are restricting the range of people who can take them , he said . ` At 50 you should be considering it and whether you should be taking them at an earlier age is an open question ' he said . ` If you start treatment earlier and continue for longer the benefits will be much greater , you 're not trying to unfur the arteries , you 're preventing them from furring in the first place ' he said . Prof Collins , who was giving a keynote lecture at the European Cardiology Congress in Munich , said evidence from 130,000 patients taking statins in trials show they are safe . Professor Sir Rory Collins says statins should be given to all over-50s , regardless of their health history . Yet drug safety watchdogs here and in the US have insisted on flagging up relatively minor side effects which are putting patients off the drugs , he said . These include memory loss , depression , sexual difficulties and depression , while recent research suggests cataracts and diabetes may be more common in patients taking statins . Trial data shows only one significant side effect , myopathy or muscle pain , which affects one in 10,000 patients , said Prof Collins . He said : ` We need to look properly at the safety of statins . The reality is that these drugs are remarkably safe , but the problem is that high risk patients are getting the message that these drugs have side effects . ' Prof Collins , 57 , went to his GP a fortnight ago to ask about taking statins despite a relatively low cholesterol level , and was dismayed to learn she could not get high risk patients to take them because of fears about side effects . Research earlier this year co-ordinated by the Clinical Trial Service Unit Oxford University , where Prof Collins is co-director , reviewed findings from 27 statin trials involving 175,000 people , some of whom were at low risk of heart problems . The drugs cut the risk of heart attacks , strokes and operations to unblock arteries by one third or more . The benefits were gained no matter what level of cholesterol patients started out with . Healthier people who were given statins also had lower overall death rates than those who were given a placebo . It concluded the positives greatly exceeded any side-effects from taking the drugs . More than eight million adults are already taking statins , but it is estimated that routine use by the over 50s would lead to 10,000 fewer heart attacks and strokes a year , including 2,000 fewer deaths in the UK . The small cost of the drugs - as low as # 16 a year - would be outweighed by NHS savings due to the reduced number of heart attacks and strokes . At present , statins are restricted to those with at least a 20 per cent risk of having a heart attack or stroke over the next five years . But , said Prof Collins , trial data shows very low risk groups can benefit where individuals have just a five to 10 per cent chance of heart disease , and even lower . He said there did not appear to be a threshold at which the drugs did n't work and the longer they were taken , the greater the benefit . ` We need to review the guidelines and the current thresholds should go , ' said Prof Collins , who claimed medical tests such as liver function were also unnecessary . Professor Peter Weissberg , medical director of the British Heart Foundation , said : ` The issue is where do you set the threshold between low , normal and high risk . ` The current arbitrary threshold was decided by cost but now statins are off patent -LRB- and much cheaper -RRB- it may be appropriate to see if there are benefits for more people - the threshold is a bit too high , ' he added . | Currently statins only given to around eight million high-risk patients . But Professor Sir Rory Collins says healthy people can also benefit . He said evidence from 130,000 patients taking statins shows they 're safe . | [[207, 261], [264, 291], [323, 353], [3402, 3444], [3452, 3459], [3402, 3432], [3437, 3459], [391, 405], [450, 483], [1534, 1546], [1630, 1695], [1691, 1711]] |
Nina Pham , the first person to contract Ebola on U.S. soil , thanked the prayers she received from all over the world and a blood transfusion from Dr Kent Brantly - the American doctor who caught the disease in Liberia - as she was released from hospital on Friday , 12 days after being diagnosed with the virus . After being released from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda , Maryland , and fronting a press conference , the Dallas nurse was transported straight to the White House for a meeting with President Obama . The President warmly greeted the health worker with a hug . ' I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today , ' the 26-year-old told reporters at the press conference . ' I would first and foremost like to thank God , my family , and friends . ' I would especially like to thank Dr Kent Brantly for his selfless act of donating plasma to me . ' I believe in the power of prayer , because I know so many people all over the world have been praying for me . ' Scroll down for videos . Officially cured : President Barack Obama meets with Ebola survivor Nina Pham in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington , on Friday , October 24 , 2014 , straight after the Dallas nurse was released from hospital . Hug : President Barack Obama greeted the Dallas nurse Nina Pham with a hug on Friday afternoon . Embracing Ebola : President Obama and Nina Pham hug in the Oval Office as her mother Diana , center , and sister Cathy Pham sit nearby . All-clear : Miss Pham tested negative for Ebola on five DNA tests before she was released from hospital Friday . Freed : Nina Pham , the Dallas nurse infected with Ebola as she treated dying patient Thomas Eric Duncan , speaks at a press conference after being discharged from hospital in Bethesda , Maryland , on Friday . In the clear : Patient Nina Pham is hugged by Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , outside of National Institutes of Health Clinical Center on Friday . Support : Nina Pham , center , with her mother Diana Berry , right , and sister Cathy Pham , left , smiles as members of the NIH staff outside applaud during a news conference in Maryland on Friday . Blessed : Nina Pham told reporters she felt ` fortunate and blessed to be standing here today ' as she left the US National Institutes of Health -LRB- NIH -RRB- hospital outside Washington D.C. Quarantined : Miss Pham 's beloved dog , Bentley , has been placed on a 21-day incubation following his owners Ebola diagnosis . He is due to be released on November 1 . ` Although I no longer have Ebola , I know it may be a while before I have my strength back . ' Dr Anthony Fauci , the infectious disease chief at the NIH , was sure to reiterate at the press conference : ` -LRB- Nina -RRB- is cured of Ebola . ' Miss Pham was one of two nurses in Dallas who became infected with Ebola while treating Thomas Eric Duncan , who died of the virus October 8 . She was diagnosed on October 12 , but has since tested negative to five DNA exams . Amber Vinson , the second nurse to be diagnosed with Ebola , was cleared of the virus earlier this week , her family said . Miss Pham received a blood transfusion from Dr Kent Brantly , who was given the all-clear from Ebola after controversially being flown into the U.S. from Liberia . Those who have survived Ebola have antibodies in their blood which can help new sufferers beat the disease , doctors believe . Pham was transferred to the biocontainment unit of the NIH facility last week from Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas , where she contracted Ebola . White House press secretary Josh Earnest told The New York Times that Obama requested a meeting with Miss Pham when she heard she was about to be discharged . Earnest told the newspaper that no extra precautions were taken by having Miss Pham inside the Oval Office because a ` clean bill of health ' is precaution enough . Earnest added that the President wanted to thank Miss Pham for caring for Thomas Eric Duncan . Miss Pham was expected to leave for her home in Dallas following the White House visit . At the press conference today , Miss Pham said she was eager to be reunited with her dog , Bentley , who was quarantined following his owner 's diagnosis . Bentley will have see out a 21-day incubation , which is due to end November 1 , before his properly reunited with Miss Pham . She is expected to visit Bentley before his release . Tragic : Nina Pham , 26 , was fighting for her life after contracting Ebola from Thomas Eric Duncan earlier this month . She has now been declared virus free and was released from hospital on Friday . Treatment : Nina Pham is seen here inside Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas on Thursday October 16 , 2014 , before being flown to the National Institutes of Health outside Washington . Despite wearing protective gear that included gowns , gloves , masks and face shields while caring for Mr Duncan , Miss Pham became the first person to contract the disease on U.S. soil . Pham 's parents live in Fort Worth , where they are part of a closely-knit , deeply-religious community of Vietnamese Catholics . Dr Brantly 's blood donation is the third time the medic has helped an Ebola victim . He was found to have the same blood type as previous patient Dr Nick Sacra and NBC cameraman Ashoka Mukpo , who is still being treated . Ebola survivor Dr Kent Brantly ` selflessly ' provided blood for a transfusion for Nina Pham . Incredibly , the nurse also matched with Dr Brantly and was given a transfusion of his blood in a move that doctors believe could save her life . Brantly is believed to have traveled to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital , where Pham worked , to make the donation . Dr Kent Brantly was flown back from Liberia to the U.S. after contracting Ebola during his missionary work for Samaritan 's Purse . He survived after receiving a dose of the experimental serum Z-Mapp and round-the-clock care at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta , Georgia . On September 10 , Dr Brantly donated blood to a fellow doctor , Dr Rick Sacra , who also contracted Ebola during his work in West Africa and survived the disease . He also offered his blood to Thomas Eric Duncan but their blood types did n't match . Pham was diagnosed after admitting herself to hospital when her temperature spiked -- one of the first symptoms of the deadly virus . On Friday the Texas Department of State Health Services acknowledged the release of Miss Pham , who was moved to Maryland to recieve better care . On the mend : Miss Pham , seen here in a 2010 yearbook photo from Texas Christian University , will now return home to Dallas . ` I 'm happy that Nina Pham is now free of Ebola , and her health continues to improve , ' the department 's commissioner , Dr. David Lakey , said in a statement . ` Ms. Pham 's recovery is a testament to her perseverance in the face of the disease , the excellent care she has received and the support she had of so many here in Texas and across the nation . ` Ms. Pham is returning to Texas where she will continue to rest and regain her strength , but there is nothing medically that will prevent her from resuming a normal life . ' ` Based on all of the clinical findings and lab tests , we are completely confident that she has cleared the virus and is of no risk to transmit the virus to others . ' Her release came on the day when New York was still reeling from the diagnosis of its first Ebola sufferer . Dr Craig Spencer , a Doctors without Borders volunteer , was diagnosed as carrying the virus on Thursday night after returning to the city from Guinea where he had been helping sufferers for a month . The doctor 's fever spiked to 100.3 on Thursday which caused him to alert officials . He said he felt sluggish two days before but did n't necessarily think it was a sign of the illness . He enjoyed seven days in New York while carrying the disease and sparked terror across the affected areas . The 33-year-old went on a jog near his Harlem home , ate dinner at a restaurant and even went bowling . His fiancee is currently quarantined in New York 's Belle Vue Hospital alongside him but is showing no signs of having caught the virus . Two friends the couple spent time with are also in self-isolation and are being monitored for signs of the disease . Route : Dr Craig Spencer made several stops across New York on Wednesday night just hours before his diagnosis . September 16 : Dr Craig Spencer flew to Guinea to treat Ebola patients as a member of the French organization Doctors Without Borders -LRB- Medecins Sans Frontiers -RRB- . October 14 : Dr Spencer departed Guinea on a flight to Brussels . He reported no symptoms . October 17 : He boarded a flight to the U.S. on Brussels Airlines Flight SN0501 . Reported no symptoms . Arrived at JFK and was screened with no symptoms upon arrival . October 21 : At 7 AM , he reported fatigue and exhaustion . No fever , vomiting , diarrhea . At around 3:00 PM , Dr Spencer visited The Meatball Shop for 40 minutes . The Meatball Shop is located at 64 Greenwich Avenue . Around 4:30 PM , the he visited the High Line . Walked on High Line and stopped at the Blue Bottle Coffee stand -LRB- 10th Ave & W 16th St -RRB- . At around 5:30 PM , he got off the High Line at 34th Street and took the 1 train to the 145th Street station . October 22 : At around 1:00 PM , Dr Spencer went running along Riverside Drive and Westside Highway . Around 2:00 PM , he went to pick up Community Supported Agriculture -LRB- CSA -RRB- farm share at 143rd St and Amsterdam Avenue -LRB- Corbin Hill Farm -RRB- and picked up a box which he took to his apartment . At around 5:30 PM , Dr Spencer left for The Gutter bowling alley in Williamsburg , Brooklyn with two friends . For his arrival at Gutter , he took the A train at 145th Street and transferred at 14th Street and took the L train to Bedford Avenue . Around 8:30 PM , Dr Spencer left The Gutter . For his return trip , he used Uber as his means of transportation . October 23 : Around 10:15 AM , he first reported a fever . At this point , he called Medecins Sans Frontieres and the New York City Health Department . He was immediately taken to Bellevue by FDNY EMS . | Nina Pham , 26 , from Fort Worth , Texas , caught the Ebola virus while treating Thomas Eric Duncan , 42 , in Dallas . Duncan died on October 8 . She was diagnosed on October 12 . Miss Pham was released from NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda , Maryland , on Friday after 12 days treatment . She was transferred there last week from Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas , where she works . Outside the hospital she thanked God , friends , family and ` especially ' Dr Kent Brantly . Dr Brantly ` selflessly ' donated blood that was transfused to Miss Pham . 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Many women who juggle career and travel plans fear ` leaving it too late ' to have a baby . But one professor has dismissed the theory that once women pass 30 they will immediately begin to suffer fertility problems . Psychologist Jean Twenge has controversially claimed that there 's not really a difference between trying to get pregnant in your late twenties and your late thirties . Psychologist Jean Twenge has controversially claimed that there 's not really a difference between trying to get pregnant in your late twenties and your late thirties . The San Diego State University professor has refuted statistics that claim there is a significant difference in the odds of getting pregnant in your late twenties . Prof Twenge claims that many women are reading statistics based on outdated records , taken from a time before antibiotics , electricity and advanced medical treatment were in use and the quality of life was much lower . The professor has dismissed statistics that claim there is a significant difference in the odds of getting pregnant in your late twenties . Writing in The Atlantic , the author - who has written the book ` The Impatient Women 's Guide to Getting Pregnant ' - says that she too feared she would be left childless as she had not tried for a baby and had passed 30 . She said : ` Most books and websites I read said that one in three women ages 35 to 39 would not get pregnant within a year of starting to try . ` The first page of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 's -LRB- ASRM -RRB- 2003 guide for patients noted that women in their late 30s had a 30 per cent chance of remaining childless altogether . ` The guide also included statistics that I 'd seen repeated in many other places : a woman 's chance of pregnancy was 20 percent each month at age 30 , dwindling to five per cent by age 40 . ` Every time I read these statistics , my stomach dropped like a stone , heavy and foreboding . ' She counsels that there is a just a . marginal difference between falling pregnant at 27 and 39 - despite what . the majority of websites and books say . Instead , she says that some statistics . widely touted today are actually based on data from French birth . records from 1670 to 1830 . She also rubbishes the widely cited . statistic that one in three women ages 35 to 39 will not be pregnant . after a year of trying , which is based on a 2004 article in the Human . Reproduction journal , which used the historical record as its source . She says that women are now basing their pregnancy plans on these antiquated reports , and should focus on modern studies , that show a more encouraging outlook when it comes to getting pregnant . She rubbished the widely cited statistic that one in three women ages 35 to 39 will not be pregnant after a year of trying . She said a 2004 study in Obstetrics & Gynecology studied the chances of pregnancy among 770 European women , and found positive results . The study , led by David Dunson , discovered that of the subjects who had sex at least twice a week , 82 per cent of 35-to-39-year-old women conceived within a year , compared with 86 per cent of 27-to-34-year-olds . This showed that the fertility rates of women in their late 20s and early 30s was almost identical - which will bring considerable relief to worried women who fear that their chasing other priorities has wiped their chances of motherhood . The author seeks to calm the panic many women feel , using herself as an example - she had three children and all after the age of 35 . She says fertility problems are not solely based on a woman 's age , and points to endometriosis and blocked fallopian tubes for causing difficulties in conceiving . But her comments have been met with criticism from other experts , who insist that age does significantly affect fertility . Lord Winston , The Times reports , claims that medical data collated over 20 years shows a definite decline in fertility with age and , while warning doctors from urging women to have children at a young age , says that there is good evidence of a decline with age . The newspaper also reported that consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Valentine Akende said that generally , women 's fertility rates began to slip at 31 , dropped at age 37 and sharply fell after age 41 . But despite Prof Twenge 's reassurances , it would seem that the statistics have had a lasting impact on women 's views of motherhood . According to a new survey , nearly 70 per cent . of British women think a woman having a baby in her forties is too old - . with the most critical being the older generation . Of those surveyed , over three quarters aged 55 and over were against woman having a baby in their fifth decade . The . survey , undertaken by YouGov on behalf of First Response Early . Pregnancy test , appears to show a deep-rooted discomfort with women who . delay motherhood until their fifth decade . | Psychologist Jean Twenge claims that there is a just a ` marginal difference ' between falling pregnant at 27 and 39 . Warns that some statistics widely touted today are actually based on data from French birth records from 1670 to 1830 . | [[1986, 2053], [721, 924], [2112, 2143], [2144, 2163], [2144, 2210], [2421, 2441], [2450, 2492], [2690, 2814]] |
Amazon sold more than three million items last Monday , making it the firm 's busiest day ever . The first Monday in December has earned the nickname ` Cyber Monday ' as it is the busiest day for internet shoppers keen to ensure their order arrives in time for Christmas . Amazon 's British arm beat last year 's Cyber Monday total of 2.3 million items , as the Christmas rush finally got started . Christmas rush : Amazon took orders for more than 3million items on ` Cyber Monday ' The online retailer 's bestseller was its own Kindle e-reader , which costs # 89 . Christopher North , managing director of Amazon.co.uk , said : ` This year , Cyber Monday saw the most items ever ordered in a single day with Kindle being the stand-out product . ' Christmas web sales are expected to rise 15 per cent this year , accounting for # 7.75 billion in sales . But there was also some relief for traditional retailers as millions of shoppers hit the High Street this weekend . It comes as chains across Britain slash their prices to lure Christmas shoppers into their stores , with many starting ` panic sales ' long before Boxing Day . Boxed up : Amazon workers pack goods ready for shipping at the distribution centre in Swansea , Wales . Their takings are tipped to fall 2.1 per cent to # 55.7 billion . Top gadget : Kindle e-readers were the best-selling product that shoppers snapped up . More than 1.5 million shoppers spent # 180million in Central London on Saturday alone , according to the New West End Company , which represents around 600 traders in Oxford Street , Regent Street and Bond Street . The company said it expected a further # 100million to be spent yesterday -LRB- sun -RRB- , and said technology and winter fashion had proved to be the best sellers . Chief executive Richard Dickinson said : ` Based on past experience we were confident that despite the slow start to seasonal spending , shoppers would get the tills ringing over the next two weeks , but this weekend has exceeded expectations . ' Capital Shopping Centres , which operates 14 malls across Britain , including the Trafford Centre in Manchester and Lakeside in Thurrock , said more than eight million shoppers had visited its malls in the last week . Retail sales figures for November , out on Thursday , are expected to show that consumers have been forced to economise . High inflation has forced up the price of food , leaving shoppers with less money in their pockets . Unseasonably warm weather in October and November also meant there was low demand for winter fashion until the last two weeks . Oxford Street : More than 1.5 million shoppers spent # 180million in Central London on Saturday alone . Ongoing fears of a double dip recession and the possible collapse of the Eurozone are also expected to have hit High Street sales . Forecaster Capital Economics suggested there would be a last-minute rush for presents , but that it would probably lead to a very weak start to spending in the New Year . The success of e-readers , which can store between 1,000 and 10,000 e-books , has bucked the trend for dwindling sales figures . Kindle 's maker Amazon reported earlier this year that it was selling 105 e-books for every 100 printed books . The gadget is now facing increased competition from rivals Kobo , Sony and Apple ' s iPad . | Kindle e-readers best selling product snapped up . More than 1.5 million shoppers spent # 180million in Central London . | [[484, 545], [1301, 1311], [1331, 1387], [915, 970], [1388, 1473], [1388, 1418], [1476, 1513], [2602, 2681]] |
England 's Golden Generation could get another chance to win the World Cup , but they will have to do it in the blistering heat of Qatar in 2016 . As a test run for the real thing six years later , Qatar is set to be chosen to host the inaugural Veterans World Cup in two years time and many of the players who played for England in 2002 , 2006 and 2010 would be selectable as over-35s . Organisers of the 16-team tournament , World Sport Company , have yet to confirm Qatar as the venue but managing director Jawid Bunyadi told the Aspire Global Summit in Doha this week that the Middle East was the chosen location and Qatar appears to be the favourite within that zone . VIDEO Scroll down to watch for keeper David Seaman face a penalty from Jeff Stelling . England 's David Beckham reacts as he gets sent off for tripping Argentina captain Diego Simeone . Beckham is shown red by referee Kim Milton Nielsen and the former England star could face Simeone again . Beckham and Simeone , now Atletico Madrid 's manager , could go head-to-head at the Veterans World Cup . It will be an early test of the air conditioning in a country where soaring temperatures have created concerns over the 2022 World Cup . The age limit on the 300 players expected to compete in the 2016 event would be 50 and the games are likely to last 35 minutes each half of a 10-minute break . The tournament will be played at the end of the European season and if it passes without incident it could end all doubts over the safety of the World Cup for real due to take place six years later . Over 300 football legends will be invited to play in the World Cup and Spain , England , Argentina and Brazil are all expected to take part . Sol Campbell , at the age of 40 , is among those who would be eligible to play and represent England again . Phil Neville -LRB- left -RRB- and Gary Neville -LRB- right -RRB- would be eligible to play for England at the Veterans World Cup . Beckham is another player from England 's so-called ` Golden Generation ' who could play in 2016 . The ban on over-50s might rule out reunion between Terry Butcher and Diego Maradona but Diego Simeone could come face-to-face with David Beckham and David Seaman might have to face his 2002 nemesis Ronaldinho . Sol Campbell , Gary Neville and his brother , Phil , would also be eligible to represent England . Qatar are desperate to allay fears that they can not host a big football occasion and have already won the right to host the Italian SuperCup this December . The 2016 Veterans World Cup would will also revert to a simpler format with 16 teams in four groups of four , in stark contrast to Michel Platini 's 24-team extravaganza to be played the same summer . Ronaldinho is another who could be eligible to take part at the Veterans World Cup in Qatar in 2016 . David Seaman , England 's goalkeeper , could return and face his 2002 nemesis Ronaldinho once again . Seaman watches in disbelief as Brazil 's Ronaldinho scores during the World Cup quarter final in 2002 . The 16-team tournament in Qatar 's soaring temperatures would be a prime test for the 2022 World Cup . | Qatar is set to be chosen to host the Veterans World Cup in two years and many England players of 2002 , 2006 and 2010 would be selectable . The 16-team tournament in Qatar would be a test for the 2022 World Cup . The age limit on the 300 players expected to compete would be 50 and the games are likely to last 35 minutes each half of a 10-minute break . Spain , England , Argentina and Brazil are all expected to take part . Diego Simeone could come face-to-face with David Beckham and David Seaman might have to face his 2002 nemesis Ronaldinho . | [[198, 203], [211, 306], [295, 306], [311, 337], [1747, 1758], [1763, 1818], [1853, 1949], [2718, 2819], [2732, 2739], [2744, 2819], [3026, 3128], [1208, 1278], [1208, 1240], [1268, 1294], [1295, 1367], [1568, 1677], [1647, 1709], [966, 985], [1021, 1070], [2133, 2210], [2198, 2259], [2820, 2832], [2876, 2921]] |
Barcelona prankster-in-chief Gerard Pique has annoyed airplane staff by letting off a stink bomb on the club 's flight to Finland , according to reports in Spanish newspaper Sport . According to flight attendants , the Spain international dropped the stink bomb towards the rear of the plane - forcing furious staff to apologise to travellers . The flight landed in Helsinki as scheduled where Barcelona will play a friendly against local side HJK on Saturday . VIDEO Scroll down to see ` Pique : Louis van Gaal pushed me over and said I was n't tough ' The joker ! Gerard Pique is reported to have let off a stink bomb on board an airplane . Game for a laugh : The Spanish defender -LRB- 3R -RRB- is renowned for playing pranks in the Barcelona dressing room . Pique is renowned for his practical jokes in the dressing room . In 2010 he was turned in by Carles Puyol for pelting the team bus with sunflower seeds and in 2012 he announced the premature arrival of his baby son with pop songstress Shakira before admitting it was a joke . The 27-year-old is also reported to have teamed up with Lionel Messi to burn a moped belonging to one of the club 's staff because it was too noisy - although the pair did replace it with a brand new model the next day . Meanwhile , Barcelona have agreed a # 15million transfer fee with Arsenal to sign Thomas Vermaelen , in what will be a blow to Manchester United . The deal is now pending personal terms between Vermaelen 's agent and the Nou Camp outfit before the deal can be finalised . On Wednesday , Barcelona sent transfer negotiator Raul Sanllehi to London and he had productive talks offering a four-year contract , with the option of an extra year , worth # 80,000 a week . Pretty in pink : Gerard Pique trains at St George 's park before flying to Finland for a pre-season friendly . Sanllehi left feeling he had done enough to convince Arsenal and the player that Barcelona was his best option . They now believe the player is '99 per cent ' theirs . The news will come as a blow to Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal , as United and Arsenal hit a stalemate over the proposed # 15million purchase of Vermaelen on a three-year deal . Arsene Wenger is refusing to sell the Belgian defender to United unless a player comes in return with Chris Smalling top of his wishlist . CLICK HERE to start picking your Fantasy Football team NOW ! There 's # 60,000 in prizes including # 1,000 up for grabs EVERY WEEK ... Incoming ? Barcelona are close to completing a deal for Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen . | Gerard Pique let off a stink bomb on flight to Finland , report Spanish press . Angry Airline staff were forced to apologise to other travellers . Barcelona play pre-season friendly against HJK in Helsinki on Saturday . Spain international is renowned for playing dressing room jokes . Pique played a joke by announcing premature birth of his son with Shakira . | [[69, 129], [0, 41], [132, 181], [554, 578], [591, 628], [1741, 1753], [1782, 1834], [282, 344], [345, 461], [345, 355], [378, 461], [1741, 1753], [1782, 1834], [662, 761], [762, 826], [918, 1004]] |
A father-of-two was arrested in front of his children after a mix-up over his phone number led to him being wrongly investigated for fraud . Robert Turner was thrown into police cells for nearly three hours after a morning arrest at his home in Throop , Dorset last month . After weeks of waiting , he was told he would not face charges earlier this month . He believes the mistaken arrest was due to him being given a ` recycled ' phone number when he switched to Virgin Media last year . Robert Turner was arrested in front of his eight-year-old daughter Megan after he was investigated for fraud because of a mix-up with his ` recycled ' phone number . Mr Turner switched to the company from BT last year and was promptly given a new number by his new landline supplier . He then started receiving mysterious phone calls from debt collectors for a business completely unknown to him . He said : ` We were getting six , seven or more calls a day . There were calls from debt collectors demanding money . ' Mr Turner found his new number listed on a website for a company and tried to contact them to ask them to remove it , without success . Mr Turner believes his arrest was due to him being given a ` recycled ' number when he switched telephone companies last year . He says he called Virgin Media a number of times but there were long delays to having his number changed . He said : ` They just said nothing could be done unless the company removed the number from its website and advised me it could be identity theft . ' Describing his arrest , which took place on December 14 , he said : ' I had just done breakfast for my girls when the door went at 8.45 am . ` They told me I was under arrest for fraudulent representation . I was still in my dressing gown and my eight-year-old daughter was stood next to me . ` Then they followed me upstairs to get dressed . It was humiliating . ' Mr Turner said police told him his telephone number had been registered to a debit card which had made four fraudulent transactions . However , his name and address were not registered to the card . After weeks with the arrest hanging over him , he was told on January 7 that he would not face charges . He said he does not blame police for investigating but was angry with Virgin Media . A spokesman for Virgin Media said they do ` recycle ' phone numbers of former customers but only after a certain period of time had lapsed . The spokesman said : ' -LRB- Mr Turner -RRB- signed up to the company in May 2014 and did not register for a number change until October . ` Mr Turner 's account was in arrears when he first requested his number changed . Once paid he declined our offer to do this for several months . We supplied his account file -LRB- to him -RRB- as requested . ' Dorset Police declined to comment on the case . | Father changed phone companies and was given ` recycled ' number . He then started receiving phone calls from debt collection companies . His attempts to switch numbers were delayed by phone company . Police then turned up at his front door in the morning and arrested him . He escorted away from this two young daughters and kept in the cells . Dorset resident was finally told he would not face charges this month . | [[358, 444], [401, 489], [490, 556], [563, 655], [1144, 1222], [1185, 1271], [775, 887], [950, 987], [1272, 1368], [141, 251], [141, 251], [274, 357], [311, 357], [2094, 2198], [2166, 2198]] |
Good Samaritan : Lauren Mohr , 34 , died early Thursday after stopping to help car-crash victims on I-91 in New Haven , Connecticut . A kind-hearted waitress who stopped to help people involved in a car accident in Connecticut was killed after after falling off a highway bridge . State police say 34-year-old Lauren Mohr , of Wallingford , had just finished a shift at Barcelona Restaurant in New Haven at around 12.30 am when she witnessed a hit-and-run crash on nortbound Interstate 91 and pulled over to help the victims . She was waiting for police to arrive on the scene when she allegedly jumped over a concrete wall in an attempt to evade an oncoming car and fell 40 feet from an overpass bridge to her death . She was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital , where she was pronounced dead a short time later . A Quinnipiac University spokesman said Mohr was a temporary admissions aide at that school , where her stepmother , Joan Mohr , was the vice president of admissions . ` Lauren was courageous and optimistic , and had faced a lot of challenges in her life , which made her a caring and wise person . Friends and family would seek her advice and she will be remembered as our hero , ' Lauren 's father Lawrence Mohr , said in a statement issued by the university . One of Mohr 's co-workers at Barcelona said he was n't at all surprised that she would have pulled over to help the crash victims . Crash scene : Mohr allegedly was trying to dodge an on-coming car when she jumped over the side of a concrete wall and fell 40 feet from this overpass bridge to her death . ` She was just a kind soul and that 's just the way she lived her life , ' Bart Maldonado told WFSB . ` That 's just the way she was . ' Before working at Quinnipiac and Barcelona , Mohr served for four years in the US Air Force and was trained as a medical technician . She was also an organ donor . She recently received her associate 's degree in social work and planned to continue her studies in the field next fall at Southern Connecticut State University . None of the five people in the two cars involved in the accident was injured . One of the drivers , . Elvin Ayala , 33 , has been identified as the driver of the 2005 Infiniti G35 that plowed into the back of Elizabeth Kranz 's Mercedes-Benz on I-91 and then fled the scene , reported NBC Connecticut . The driver later turned himself in to police and was charged with operating a vehicle with a suspended license and following too closely . Police said he will not be charged in connection with Mohr 's death . Selfless : Mohr , an Air Force veteran and trained medical technician , was remembered by family and friends as a kind-hearted woman who was studying to become a social worker . Lynn Bushnell , vice president for public affairs at Quinnipiac University , said the college community was saddened to learn of Mohr 's death . ` The university would like to extend its sincerest condolences to the Mohr family and ask that you continue to keep Lauren 's family and her many friends in your thoughts and prayers , ' she said . The 34-year-old woman leaves behind her husband , Nate , her parents and stepmother , sister Arwen , as well as her beloved cat , Becky . | Lauren Mohr , 34 , was reportedly trying to dodge an oncoming car when she jumped over a concrete wall and died . Mohr had served for four years in the US Air Force and was trained as a medical technician ; she was studying to become a social worker . No other victims of the hit-and-run crash were injured . Elvin Ayala , who allegedly left after rear-ending another car , turned himself in and was charged with driving with suspended license . Ayala is not facing charges in connection to Mohr 's death . | [[281, 338], [547, 637], [627, 629], [638, 662], [1420, 1522], [1718, 1760], [1763, 1809], [1718, 1760], [1763, 1767], [1804, 1851], [2557, 2565], [2568, 2572], [2600, 2626], [2666, 2689], [2694, 2734], [2045, 2084], [2110, 2123], [2348, 2392], [2348, 2358], [2386, 2486], [2487, 2556], [2499, 2556]] |
It is the kind of talk Alejandro Sabella is trying to discourage . This almost unbreakable belief , among Argentina 's players , that not only will they create chances but that Lionel Messi will almost certainly take them . It is some position to be in at a World Cup . A source of confidence that must empower every member of the Argentina squad . But Sabella keeps stressing the need to be less reliant on their captain and inspiration and the chat among his players after securing safe passage to the last 16 , and an encounter with Switzerland in Sao Paulo next week , will do little to appease him . Fernando Gago spoke of two certainties in the life of this Argentina team . Firstly : ` That we 're going to have two or three great chances to score every game . ' And secondly : ` That we 've got the best player in the world . ' Vital : Lionel Messi has scored four goals for Argentina already at the World Cup . Side by side : Messi and Fernando Gago train for Argentina at their base just outside Belo Horizonte . Preparation : The Argentina team are put through their paces at their World Cup base . VIDEO All Star XI : Lionel Messi . The four goals Messi has already scored in this tournament , the first two securing victory in their opening two group matches , would suggest Gago has a point . And in fairness to the Boca Juniors midfielder , he also acknowledged ` the need ' for Argentina ` to improve in other areas ' . But Federico Fernandez echoed the view of his colleague on the remarkable Messi . ` Well I think he 's demonstrated it again , has n't he ? ' he said . ` Another great goal , he always pops up . ' True enough he does , with impressive frequency . But Nigeria , like Iran before them , exposed a degree of vulnerability at the opposite end of the field and Peter Odemwingie sees a fragile defence as Argentina 's ` weak link ' . ` They can definitely be opened up , ' said Stoke 's Nigerian international forward . ` No disrespect but there is not much pace in the middle and the second-half showed that . ` If you do n't let them just play slowly from the back they are in trouble . The key to success against this team is to force them to kick it long . We did that , intercepted their long balls and went fast on the counter-attacks . Off his chest : Gago addresses the media at a press conference at Argentina 's HQ . Laughing and joking : Messi , Javier Mascherano and Co are all smiles during training . Breaking the news : Team doctor Armando Daniel Martinez revealed Sergio Aguero will miss the next game . ` I think even Iran had success against Argentina by doing that . We had seven , eight , nine shots we could have scored from today . ` We also saw that when Argentina played Bosnia ; how they played , there were chances for the opposition . Defence is not the strongest part of their game . Iran could have scored a few so we went into this game knowing we could get goals . We got two and we could have had more . ' Sabella describes his side as an ` offensive team ' and Odemwingie would not disagree . ` The quality they have is all up front ' he said . ` The movement of Higuain , Aguero , Di Maria , who surprised us with long-range shots today , that is their strength . Laid back : Messi and Angel Di Maria relax on the training field in Belo Horizonte . Full stretch : Goalkeeper Mariano Andujar tests his shot stopping skills . ` But the defence , that 's their weak link . The way they play , to get their results , they have to take the game to the other half of the pitch . They know they have to do that because if they play in their own half they are going to be in trouble . They are doing the right thing , playing too their strengths . ' An interesting debate emerged from the post-match interview area at the Estadio Beira-Rio . Javier Mascherano thought there was already evidence to suggest the South American teams had an advantage because of the unique conditions in this part of the world . While Odemwingie thought the decisive factor would simply be fitness . ` It 's not easy to play in America , ' said Argentina 's Mascherano . ` I think now people are realising that . It 's different . World Cups here are more difficult . The pitches are not like they are in Europe . They 're drier , the climate is different , the time , there are lots of variables . The football is not played with the speed with which European teams are used to playing . Maybe that suits the South American teams more . Hopefully those variables will favour the South American teams because that would mean that we have a chance . Although Holland are not South American and they are playing very well . ' VIDEO Aguero set to miss Switzerland last-16 clash . Thirsty work : Former Liverpool star Maxi Rodriguez . Finger pointing : Argentine coach Alejandro Sabella . Test : Argentina play Switzerland in the last 16 in Sao Paulo next week . Odemwingie had a different view . ` Any team can surprise anyone at this World Cup , ' he said . ` My first impression from this tournament is that the fittest team will win it . If you do n't let the opposition play and you are fit , you are going to get scoring opportunities . And if you are very fit you do n't let them play . And that is the key to winning this World Cup . The second-halves are longer than you wish them to be here . ' Whoever turns out to be right , Argentina 's players accept they must show more discipline at the back . ` There 's a lot to think about , ' said Marcos Rojo , who was not at his best in defence but did manage to score Argentina 's winning goal . ` In defence we have to improve because they 've put two past us and that puts pressure on those up front . ' As for the man himself , he sounded a little more positive . ` It 's always good to win games at any level but there 's much more to come , ' said Messi . His team-mates expect nothing less . | Barcelona forward has been instrumental in Argentina 's progress . Argentina finished top of Group F after wins over Bosnia , Iran and Nigeria . Messi and Co face Switzerland in last 16 in Sao Paulo . | [[4828, 4894]] |
Author William Hanson says there is a pandemic of party rudeness that has gripped the nation . The story about the parents of a five-year-old being sent a ` no show ' invoice for # 15.95 for failing to honour their word about their son 's attendance at his friend 's ` slide and ride ' birthday party at a ski centre in Plymouth has hit the headlines . The bill senders -LRB- the birthday boy 's parents -RRB- are getting some flack for issuing the invoice in the first place -- I agree , a tad weird and certainly not the correct thing -- but I do applaud their courage . Especially given the Nash family had replied officially confirming their son Alex 's attendance but decided to go with , what will appear to the jilted hosts to be a ` better offer , ' of a family day visiting relatives . Supposedly no contact details were available for the hosts so the Nash 's could n't contact them to rescind Alex 's attendance . As bizarre as this particular scenario may be , this family in Plymouth -LRB- hardly the party-centre of the UK , I admit -RRB- is just one example of the pandemic of party rudeness that has gripped the nation . No one knows how to behave at parties anymore . Times change , I get it . But when it comes to the world of entertaining there are some areas that I feel should be sacrosanct . As a regular host I can get quite worked up when I attend the events of others to see guests behaving in a fashion , which to my eyes , feels less than courteous . Scroll down for video . Maybe attending . Hosts of any age are really asking for it when they opt to invite their chosen guests via Facebook . Although it can be helpful for getting together large numbers of friends , it has its pitfalls - namely this magic third-option for soirées that Mr Zuckerberg has invented : maybe attending . A guest is not ` maybe ' attending . You 're either going , or you 're not . If you are unsure if you can go but need to check , hold off clicking anything . It 's quite simple . Some techno-babe once told me why people often click maybe attending . She said that invited guests would feel like they 'd offend the host by saying they were n't coming . Again , as a host , I know that not everyone can come to everything , but need to know final numbers so I know how many canapés to make . What would happen if all guests clicked maybe attending ? Derek Nash was issued an invoice for # 15.95 by a fellow parent after he failed to take Alex , pictured , to his classmate 's birthday party at a ski slope in Plymouth after saying he would be attending . The pre-party . Some under 35s are now particularly guilty of initiating what we shall term a ` pre-party ' . This is where one of the guests decides to invite a select few to their house at the same time as the initial party for a ` warm up ' . Not only does it somewhat upstage the original host , but also should the stealth gathering be discovered it could seriously damage friendships . At one party I attended , the host actually commented , after 50 minutes , as to the whereabouts of the 14 other guests . Only me , the host 's partner and two others had arrived on time . Then , at 8.25 pm , the remainder of the guests list arrived en masse with no explanation as to where they had all been or why they were all arriving together . If you do n't want to find yourself on the end of an unwanted invoice follow my top tips for being the perfect party guest ... 1 . Reply . All invitations , whether through the post , online or in your child 's satchel must be replied to within 2-3 days of receiving them . Correct form is usually to reply to the invitation in the same way it was sent -- so if your friend invites you by text , a text message back with your response is acceptable . 2 . Attend . If you say you are going -- go ! Even if you get a better offer you ca n't back out . For most social parties you allow 10-15 minutes before showing up . Thus , if the invitation says 7.30 pm , you arrive at 7.40 ish . 3 . Bring something . Unless it is a very formal affair then it is now customary to bring a ` hostess gift ' -LRB- still called that if it 's a single man hosting you -RRB- . Never bring flowers that will need to be stuck in water upon arrival -- you 're just turning up with a job for your hosts . 4 . Mingle . Yes , there may well be guests you do n't find that stimulating , or ones who you could speak to all evening , but the objective at parties is to mix with as many people as possible . For dinners this is trickier as you are static for most of it , but for drinks or cocktail parties ensure you spend roughly no more than 10-12 minutes with as many guests as possible . 5 . Say thank you - . For good friends sending a text once you get home safely and to say a quick thank you is a nice touch , but is no substitute for something a little nicer and more tangible through the post . Send your thank you letter or card within 36 hours of the party 's end . Time-keeping . As we have seen , people can play fast and loose with the arrival time but so many people are oblivious to the ` 10 minutes late ' rule - where you arrive just after the stated event time to give your host a bit of breathing time . When I explain this to those who do n't understand it , they are unfailingly not hosts themselves , and therefore see no need for guests to give that safe breathing space to their hosts . A few weeks ago , 65 per cent of the guest list swanned into a housewarming a whole two hours late ! This only served in making those who had gone to the effort to arrive on cue feel like they 'd now be rude to leave . Maybe this is the new form and it 's just me ? If you say you 're going to something you go for all of it , or none at all . Mr Nash found a brown envelope containing this invoice in his son 's school bag . Snubbing . As we have seen today with the party peril in Plymouth , sometimes we do get a better invitation to something or our plans and family circumstances change . But if we have already committed , then it is tough cheese and well done to the host for being organised and getting their invitations out first . If you 've said you 're going ... guess what ... you 're going ! Only work or fatal illnesses are valid excuses in my book . And in those rare cases you send flowers and/or a hand-written missive to apologise . If two drinks parties are close by then it may be possible to attend both . Even if it is just showing your face to ` make a cameo appearance ' . An acquaintance of mine committed to a party two months ago and failed to show , with no explanation sent to our host -LRB- a mutual friend -RRB- . The morning after the night before , on Facebook , a picture of her appeared at a bar with her friends ... If you are going to be so rude as to snub , have a bit of intelligence about it . As a host , I worry about the details and how someone 's actions , whether giving or receiving the hospitality , will affect others . Clearly there is currently a rather inelegant acceptability as to what counts as ` correct form ' when it comes to modern parties . People just do n't seem to care anymore . For those who could n't care less , do n't bother inviting them . Spend the money and effort on those who ` get it ' and not those who presumptuously believe they 're such good value at balls and bashes they 'll be invited to the next one . William Hanson is author of The Bluffer 's Guide To Etiquette . | Nash family from Plymouth sent # 15.95 invoice for not attending party . Expert William Hanson says it 's a sign we should brush up on party skills . 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Having been flushed with the success of seeing Hull City reach the FA Cup final , a local bathroom maker has decided to commemorate the occasion with none other than ... a limited edition ` Steve Bruce Tigers Toilet Seat ' . Rather than being a poor excuse for toilet humour , Ideal Standard has created a toilet seat featuring the club 's tiger stripes on one side - which could still cause some fans an upset stomach after owner Assem Allam 's derided attempts to rebrand the club . But , perhaps even more concerning , is the image of Steve Bruce that greets the user once the lid has been lifted , supposedly a tribute to the first manager to lead Hull to a FA Cup final . VIDEO : Scroll down to watch Steve Bruce on Hull 's Wembley date . Toilet humour ! Ideal Standard 's toilet seat features the Tigers ' stripes and Steve Bruce under the lid ! However , should the Tigers ' attempts to upset overwhelming favourites Arsenal fail when the two sides meet at Wembley on Saturday , the aim of any disgruntled supporters after the game can not be guaranteed . Bruce 's team talk will have been made easier after an image that appeared to show Arsenal 's victory bus , emblazoned with the words ` Arsenal , The FA Cup Winners 2014 ' was leaked - while traffic notices around north London suggest making way for a victory parade on Sunday . Not to be outdone , Hull have confirmed they would be staging their own celebrations , although at least the statement was less self assured : ` Should our historic appearance in the FA Cup final next weekend result in theTigers lifting the iconic trophy , a victory parade through the streets of Hull will take place on Sunday 18 May . ` The parade will start at the KC Stadium and take in many areas of Hull including Anlaby Road , the city centre , Holderness Road , Sutton Road , Greenwood Avenue , Hall Road , County Road , Pickering Road and Hessie . ' Causing a stink ! Steve Bruce 's reward for taking Hull to their first FA Cup final is his image in a toilet seat . Parade : A picture of a bus embossed with the Arsenal badge and strap-line ` FA Cup Winners ' has emerged . Ideal Standard , the UK 's leading bathroom . manufacturer , employs around 300 people in Hull and has been making . their products there since 1936 . Keith Boad , managing director , Ideal Standard UK , said : ` We are very proud of our hometown football team , Hull City AFC and wanted to do something to mark their achievement and let them know everyone at Ideal Standard will be supporting them in the final . ` This is certainly something a little bit fun and a little bit different , but because of our heritage and our innovative designers , we understand bathrooms better than anyone else and know that people want personalised solutions for their bathrooms at home . ` Let 's just hope this WC seat lid is n't the only thing Steve Bruce will be lifting up this weekend -- and we are certainly hoping that Hull win , rather than loos ! ' Underdogs : Hull City will have to overcome favourites Arsenal in the FA Cup final at Wembley . | Hull will play Arsenal in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday . To celebrate , Ideal Standard have produced a commemorative toilet seat . The seat features the Tigers ' stripes on one side and manager Steve Bruce 's image on the other . | [[2981, 3066], [80, 187], [277, 365], [277, 365], [491, 519], [522, 549], [744, 757], [760, 849], [1901, 2016]] |
For those of a certain age with longer memories , it does n't seem like yesterday that Arsenal captains were suffering shoulder pain from lifting so much silverware and dropping Steve Morrow on his head . Arsene Wenger wo n't thank us for reminding him on the eve of Saturday 's FA Cup final against Hull City , but it is now nine years since the Gunners won a trophy , beating Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium after a penalty shootout . May 21 , 2005 . Tony Blair and Labour had just been re-elected for a third term in power , and Axel F by Crazy Frog -LRB- no pun intended , Arsene -RRB- was about to begin a four-week stay at the top of the UK charts . VIDEO Scroll down to watch A lot has changed in football since Arsenal last won the FA Cup . Drought : Arsenal have n't won a trophy since their FA Cup final victory against Manchester United in 2005 . Invincible : Arsenal won the 2003-2004 Premier League season without losing a single game . In those long years since , Arsenal have left home and moved to the Emirates Stadium while Wenger has banked approximately # 67.5 million in wages . Here are a few other changes in the world since the Frenchman won the last of his 11 trophies at the club ... His old rival Sir Alex Ferguson has retired but not before adding another five Premier League titles , one Champions League crown , a FIFA Club World Cup , three League Cups and four Community Shields since that Wembley defeat to the Gunners . Twitter has been invented , although it 's unlikely you would need more than 140 characters to list Arsenal achievements . Star : Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or four times since Arsenal have lifted a trophy . End of an era : Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson retired after 26 years in charge . Birmingham . have been relegated or promoted five times -- not to mention beating . Arsenal in the 2011 League Cup final -LRB- Hull take note -RRB- . Eastenders . has had 14 births , 24 weddings and 45 deaths -- and yet Dot battles on -- . while Footballers ' Wives and Top of the Pops have come to an end . Nine different managers have been in charge of Chelsea , including Jose Mourinho 's two stints at Stamford Bridge . Iconic : Barack Obama -LRB- left -RRB- became the first black US president and Dot Cotton is still in EastEnders . Back again : Jose Mourinho has found time to leave and return to Chelsea since Arsenal last won anything . Pope John Paul II 's 26-year term in office came to an end following his death in April 2005 , and we have since had two more -- Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis . Lionel Messi has been awarded the Ballon d'Or on no fewer than four occasions , not to mention winning the Champions League three times , six La Liga titles , two Copa del Reys , two UEFA Super Cups , two World Club Cups , and an Olympic gold medal . Some of Canada 's biggest icecaps are said to have melted by up to 5.2 per cent . Up and down : Birmingham City have been relegated or promoted five times . Changing places : Arsenal moved home and left Highbury for the Emirates -LRB- pictured -RRB- in 2006 . Jordan has been married and separated three times -- splitting from Peter Andre , Alex Reid and now Kieran Hayler . The world has stood on the brink of economic disaster . London won the vote , built the stadiums and then hosted a rather successful Olympic Games . Farwell : Thierry Henry kisses the Higbury turf as he scores the last goal at the stadium in 2006 . Sign of the times : Katie Price has been married and separated three times since Arsenal 's last trophy . The iPhone is into its sixth generation after first coming on the market in 2007 . Amir . Khan has 32 professional fights under his belt , but the 27-year-old was . still boxing in the amateurs when Arsenal last won a trophy . Since . Christopher Eccleston quit as Dr Who in June 2005 , there have been . three new Doctors -- David Tennant , Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi . Old : Amir Khan -LRB- right -RRB- was an amateur when Arsenal last won a trophy - he 's now had 32 professional fights . | Arsenal have n't won a trophy since their FA Cup victory in 2005 . Chelsea have had nine different managers in that time . Sir Alex Ferguson has finally retired as Manchester United manager . Arsenal have moved from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium . Twitter was launched and Apple released the iPhone . Barack Obama became the first black president of the United States . The Gunners could win their first piece of silverware with victory against Hull in the FA Cup final on Saturday . | [[316, 367], [731, 760], [771, 869], [3772, 3799], [2087, 2202], [1680, 1693], [1696, 1778], [962, 981], [990, 997], [1017, 1046], [3017, 3024], [3040, 3101], [2212, 2292], [205, 309]] |
Mehdi Benatia will be staying at Roma according to the Italian club 's boss Rudi Garcia . The Moroccan defender has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City or Barcelona after an impressive debut season at Roma but Garcia insists the 27-year-old will not be leaving the Stadio Olimpico . Going nowhere : Roma boss Rudi Garcia has said defender Mehdi Benatia will not be leaving the club . ' -LSB- Miralem -RSB- Pjanic 's contract renewal . is a signal . We will keep our players and reinforce , ' the former Lille . manager told L'Equipe . ` Benatia has four years left on his contract and no release clause . He will remain with us next term . ` It 's logical that clubs are interested in him , looking at the season he had . ' Benatia is valued at # 25million and is favoured by new Barcelona boss Luis Enrique as the man to bolster their backline . Strong at the back : Manchester City and Barcelona are considering a move for Roma 's Benatia -LRB- left -RRB- . City . are considering their options in light of last week 's Financial Fair . Play ruling with Stoke City 's Ryan Shawcross another possible target . because of the ` homegrown ' factor . The . Premier League champions need to boost their allocation with Joleon . Lescott , Micah Richards , Scott Sinclair , James Milner and Jack Rodwell . all expected to leave with the latter two attracting attention from . Arsenal , Liverpool and Newcastle . The . Etihad outfit have developed their interest in the centre-back after . defensive target Eliaquim Mangala has done little to endear himself to . City fans after saying he would prefer a move to Chelsea instead . The Porto defender came close to moving to Manchester in January but the clubs could not agree a fee . When asked which club he would rather . join , the France international told BeIn Sports : ` City or Chelsea ? Chelsea because it is London . ` It is true that I love the Premier League because it is a spectacular championship , ' Mangala added . Sharp shooter : Benatia is considered one of the best defenders in Italy after impressing at Udinese and Roma . ` In January , there were discussions with City but it fell through because the two clubs could not reach an agreement . ` My goal now is the World Cup . We will see what happens after that . I told -LSB- agent -RSB- Jorge Mendes that I do n't want to know anything about the transfer window until then . ` Every player wants to play in the biggest clubs . I am an ambitious player and the team that can help me win titles is the one that interests me . ' Targeted : Roma defender Benatia is favoured by Barcelona coach Luis Enrique to bolster their defence . | Medhi Benatia wo n't be leaving Roma according to boss Rudi Garcia . Barcelona and Manchester City have been linked with a move for Benatia . The Moroccan defender is valued at # 25million by Serie A side Roma . Luis Enrique is interested in bringing the 27-year-old to the Nou Camp . Eliaquim Mangala is also a defensive target for City . Stoke City 's Ryan Shawcross may be another target for the Premier League champions due to Fianancial Fair Play 's ruling . | [[0, 37], [225, 297], [314, 398], [90, 179], [883, 974], [1316, 1385], [1316, 1319], [1329, 1385], [1428, 1498], [739, 746], [776, 833], [2568, 2660], [90, 179], [1428, 1498], [1499, 1532], [1549, 1571], [1054, 1125]] |
The Duke University freshman who was outed as a porn star has shot back at her critics , saying she is 'em powered ' by her work . The student who goes by the stage name Belle Knox appeared on Piers Morgan Live Thursday night after taking a brief break from school to deal with the backlash on campus . ` I 'm not being exploited , I love what I 'm doing and I 'm safe , ' Knox , a women 's studies major , said . Scroll down for video . Empowered : Belle Knox has been doing the rounds of cable news shows and writing op-eds about porn and feminism . Financial burden : Knox says she first starting working in the adult film industry to pay her $ 47,000 in tuition . Knox made headlines last month when fellow freshman Thomas Bagley spilled her secret at a fraternity event . After that the news spread like wildfire on the North Carolina campus and Knox says it got to the point where she felt unsafe , so the university let her take a few days off classes . ` They 've been very supportive of me . We 're working really hard to make sure that I 'm safe , ' she said . In her CNN interview , Knox went into more detail about how she got into the porn industry , while also voicing some of her regrets . She says she decided to start starring in adult films when she received her financial aid package for Duke and found out she was going to need to pay about $ 47,000 a year . ` The financial aid that I was given to pay for my tuition was insufficient and just really an enormous financial burden on my family , ' she said . Revealed : The Duke University student was outed as a porn star when a fellow freshman spilled the beans at a fraternity event last month . On her side : Knox says she 's faced some hostility on campus - mostly from other girls - but that most people have been supportive . Knox , who has two other siblings , decided to start shooting adult films since the pay was good and did n't require a huge time commitment . ' I set my own schedule , ' she said , adding that she makes $ 1,200 a scene . ' I do n't have to worry about not getting sleep or not doing my work because I 'm working three jobs . ' But she also says she hid her part-time job from her parents , which is something she now regrets . ' I regret not telling my family from the get-go . I think that was a really big mistake , ' Knox said . Knox would n't go into detail about how her family has reacted to the news , but says she 's not worried her porn work will come between them . Joy : Knox previously said that her experience in porn has brought her ` unimaginable joy ' ` My family loved me six months ago when I was n't a porn star , so I do n't know what would make them not love me now , ' she said . Knox even went so far as to say that if her own future daughter wanted to go into porn , she would support her . ' I would want my daughter to make an informed decision about her career and I think it 's absolutely her choice , ' she said . But Knox admits that the news of her porn career has made life on campus difficult . Bullied : Knox says people have set up fake Twitter accounts and used them to harass her . Threats : Knox says both she and her family have received threats since her identity was revealed . She says she ca n't go out like she used to anymore because fellow students are hostile to her - especially other girls . However , . Knox says the majority of campus is on her side and supportive . She . estimated that 70 per cent of her fellow students , especially the LGBTQ . community , were behind her while the other 30 per cent of ` frat guys ' and girls seem to ` hate ' her . Also on the show , Morgan asked how Knox came up with her stage name . She . says the first name is for the princess in the Beauty and the Beast , as . well as the character Belle de Jour from British television drama . ` Secret Diary of a Call Girl ' . She . takes her last name from Amanda Knox , the infamous 26-year-old . suspected of sexually assaulting and then murdering her British roommate . while studying abroad in Italy in 2007 . ` She 's . just a really interesting person . I 'm not saying I support her or . anything ... she just seems very intelligent , ' The Duke student said . ` She 's just a really interesting person ' : Belle Knox says she found inspiration for her stage name from Amanda Knox , the American student suspected of sexually assaulting and then murdering her British roommate in 2007 -LRB- pictured above in 2009 -RRB- . | A Duke freshman was recently outed as a porn star by a fellow student . The women 's studies major , who goes by the stage name Belle Knox , first started taking porn work to pay for her $ 47,000 tuition bill . Revealed that she makes $ 1,200 a scene . In an interview with CNN 's Piers Morgan , Knox says she 's not ashamed of her work despite receiving ` hostility ' from some of her peers . She says her one regret is not telling her parents when she first started in the adult-film industry . 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Hundreds of ` lethal ' fake Frozen toys and clothes have been seized and destroyed after concerns they could burst into flames and strangle children . The dodgy Disney items , including counterfeit dolls , umbrellas , watches , backpacks and blankets , were seized at a toy shop last week . Shockingly , fancy dress costumes and pyjamas do not conform to ` flammability ' standards and are likely to catch fire . The haul comes just weeks ago Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman 's eight-year-old daughter suffered serious burns following a horrific Halloween accident . Some of the fake Frozen goods seized by Nottinghamshire County Council 's Trading Standards team which include children 's pyjamas , dolls , fancy-dress costumes , umbrellas , watches , backpacks and blankets . Matilda Thykier 's witch costume was set alight by a candle on the doorstep of a house while she was out trick or treating on Friday 31 . She was taken to hospital for treatment of severe burns and Zoe Ball stepped in to host Strictly Come Dancing for several weeks after the incident as Ms Winkleman refused to leave her daughter 's side . Meanwhile hooded tops were found to have lethal cords which were deemed a strangulation risk . Trading Standards officers from Nottinghamshire County Council seized the fake merchandise from a toy shop in Newark , Notts. , during a raid last Tuesday -LRB- 25/11 -RRB- . Councillor Alice Grice , vice-chair of the council 's community safety committee , said : ` Official Frozen merchandise is amongst this year 's ` must-have ' Christmas presents for children - but unfortunately , counterfeiters who want to cash-in on the craze are all too aware . ` With the high demand for official merchandise , many parents are struggling to find items for sale and may be tempted to buy counterfeit versions . ` However , by doing so parents might be unwittingly putting their child in serious danger . ` Many cheap toys and goods from outside the European Union are often badly-made and in many cases , dangerous . ` We would advise parents to be especially wary when buying items like this from individuals or non-reputable companies on online auction or social media sites . ' It is suspected that a number of the items do not conform to EU safety regulations , including pyjamas and fancy-dress costumes that are unlikely to meet flammability guidelines . The Trading Standards team had received a tip-off from a concerned member of the public about the counterfeit haul at a Newark toy shop . The seizure follows warnings by parents last week about counterfeit ` snap ' bracelets which were made out of measuring tape and sheets of metal and had fake Frozen branding on . Sales of Frozen toys are set to hit an all-time high , outstripping the Buzz Lightyear dolls that set a record after Toy Story was released . The storyline is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen 's fairy tale The Snow Queen and tells how a fearless princess sets off on an epic journey alongside a rugged iceman , his loyal pet reindeer and a snowman to find her sister , Anna , who has become trapped in a land of eternal winter . The film overtook Toy Story 3 to become the biggest grossing animated film of all time earlier this year with ticket sales of more than # 1billion , while the song ` Let it Go ' won an Oscar and became a social media phenomenon . The demand for Frozen merchandise is high . With the interactive Frozen Snow Glow Elsa who sings , speaks and lights up , with an official price of # 34.99 , tipped to be the most in demand toy this Christmas , stores such as Tesco , Toys r Us and Argos , are struggling to keep up . Some list the item as unavailable while any new stock is being snapped up as soon as it arrives on shelves . The demand for Frozen merchandise saw another haul of fake toys seized by trading standards officers last week . The haul of 1,960 knock off toys were seized at the Port of Dover in Kent - including 426 Frozen character dolls from the blockbuster Disney film , was the biggest ever seized . | Trading Standards seized the fake merchandise from a toy shop in Newark . Haul includes fancy dress and pyjamas not meeting flammability standards . Also seized were hooded tops with ` lethal cords ' , fake dolls and blankets . Comes after Claudia Winkleman 's daughter suffered burns while in fancy dress during an accident last Halloween . | [[151, 290], [593, 681], [1232, 1348], [2387, 2524], [3813, 3871], [291, 301], [304, 381], [291, 336], [386, 412], [2207, 2334], [2314, 2334], [2340, 2386], [0, 68], [0, 51], [73, 97], [151, 290], [1137, 1190], [1137, 1158], [1170, 1231], [443, 584]] |
A couple who escaped a fire earlier this week with nothing except the clothes on their backs have married outside their ruined home after firemen rescued their engagement ring from the ashes . With no dress , no flowers , and watched by only a small crowd of family and friends , Brian Osborne , 34 , wed fiancee Megan Hunley today on the front lawn of their scorched house in Ledyard , Conn. . The couple were forced to flee the burning building only last Monday , leaving everything behind , including an engagement ring Brian had been planning to give to Megan . A couple who fled a house fire with nothing but the clothes on their backs a week ago have married outside their burned house after firemen found their engagement ring in the ashes . Brain Osborne had been planning to propose to girlfriend Megan Hunley , and had the ring hidden in their bedroom , but was forced to flee without it when the fire started . Brian thought the ring had been burned with the rest of his possessions , but after the blaze was put out he asked a firefighter to go back in and look for it just in case . In an upstairs bedroom , underneath a pile of rubble , the fireman found a charred box and when he opened it , saw that the ring had escaped unharmed . He carried it back outside to Brian who proposed on the spot , and now , just over a week later , the couple are happily married . Wearing nothing but the clothes they escaped the blaze in , Megan and Brian married , and say they want the occasion to act as a reminder that all they need is each other . Speaking to WSFB , Megan said : ' I would n't want it any other way . All that other stuff is materialistic . I do n't think we ever imagined this , I do n't think anyone ever does . ' After the blaze was extinguished Brian asked a firefighter to go back in and look for the ring , and to his amazement , the man found it unharmed in the bedroom . When the fireman brought the ring back out Brian proposed on the spot , and the couple married outside the house as a reminder that all they need is each other . Referring to the moment the ring emerged from the fire , she added : ' I cried . It was just an amazing moment because you think , why , of everything , why did this make it ? ' The couple were joined on their front lawn by 40 guests , including Osborne 's two children who were also in the house at the time of the blaze , but managed to escape unharmed . Several members of the Gales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company were also invited . Brain said : ` It 's a great way to start over . It 's all symbolic , we look at everything we 've been through and think , why waste it , you never know what 's next . ' | Brian Osborne , 34 , was planning to propose to girlfriend Megan Hunley . He had engagement ring in bedroom , but was waiting for right moment . He was forced to flee without it after fire started in couple 's home last week . Miraculously firefighter discovered it unharmed after blaze was put out . Brian proposed and a week later couple married outside the burned house . | [[749, 818], [395, 398], [494, 528], [494, 565], [749, 762], [825, 861], [0, 8], [13, 45], [0, 192], [395, 463], [566, 574], [579, 596], [566, 748], [749, 762], [868, 897], [749, 762], [879, 921], [1151, 1162], [1207, 1247], [1737, 1831], [1857, 1899], [0, 8], [13, 45], [0, 192], [226, 367], [566, 748], [1439, 1462]] |
A common viral infection could increase a person 's risk of developing diabetes later in life - and they may not even realise they have contracted it . The Cytomegalovirus -LRB- CMV -RRB- is part of the herpes family and can be sexually-transmitted . It can also be spread via coughs and sneezes and it is estimated around half of all adults have been infected . The virus tends to remain dormant and most people do n't exhibit any symptoms , but if they do they are similar to flu . Around half of people in the UK are thought to be infected with the Cytomegalovirus . However , new research from Leiden University and the University of Tubingen in Germany suggests it is a significant risk factor for type 2 diabetes in the elderly . They found adults aged 85 and over who were infected with cytomegalovirus were about twice as likely to have type 2 diabetes compared with those not infected . The team analysed information from more than 500 elderly adults in the Netherlands . Around 80 per cent were infected with cytomegalovirus and 15 per cent had type 2 diabetes . While 17 percent of those infected with cytomegalovirus had type 2 diabetes , only 7.9 per cent of those without the virus had the condition . People with type 2 diabetes tend to have their blood glucose levels checked every two to six months . Obesity and aging are known to be associated with insulin resistance , one of the first signs of type 2 diabetes . However , only a third of these people go on to develop the condition . Those who develop type 2 diabetes usually have raised levels of biological markers for inflammation such . as larger numbers of active white blood cells . The researchers found chronic infections including CMV can ` stress ' the immune system . They suggested the virus could be acting directly on pancreatic cells or indirectly by causing the immune system to attack the pancreas . The study appears in BioMed Central 's open access journal Immunity and Ageing . | The Cytomegalovirus is part of the herpes family and tends to remain dormant . | [[152, 216], [363, 396], [363, 372], [379, 412]] |
The Duke university student who outed the freshman who pays her tuition by starring in porn films as ` Belle Knox ' is facing an online backlash . Thomas Bagley , a Phi Delta Theta pledge who is majoring in computer science and mathematics , recognized Knox after watching her performance on an X-rated website . However , Bagley has not emerged from the saga unscathed , with his predilection for hardcore pornography trumpeted far and wide and his decision to out Knox gaining him almost as many detractors as the teen pornstar . Scroll down for video . Secret sharer : Thomas Bagley says he regrets the decision to out Belle Knox to his fraternity brothers . Joy : Knox previously said that her experience in porn has brought her ` unimaginable joy ' One such person is Mike Kulich , the . head of Monarchy Distribution , a pornography distribution company . ' -LSB- If -RSB- he can shame girls for doing porn , I can shame him for watching it , ' he said recently , reports The Daily Dot . Kulich , . whose work includes such award-winning films as ` Asses for the Masses ' and ` Cray Cray Vajayjay , ' has made a habit of offering big bucks to . controversial figures , including accused murderer Amanda Knox and shamed . former PR exec Justine Sacco , whose racist tweet saw her fired from her . job . In an open letter to . Bagley , Kulich thanked him for being such a fan of the porn industry , . estimating that he must spend $ 200 a week to subscribe to the site . ` I 'm sure your parents are proud , ' he writes , before suggesting Bagley gets good grades when he is not masturbating . Kulich then offers Bagley $ 10,000 ` to live out -LRB- his -RRB- fantasies . ' ` We will make you a celebrity because it is apparent how much you love porn and attention , ' he writes . Empowered : Belle Knox has been doing the rounds of cable news shows and writing op-eds about porn and feminism . Financial burden : Knox says she first starting working in the adult film industry to pay her $ 47,000 in tuition . Bagley has disabled his Twitter account following the Belle Knox controversy . He told the Duke Chronicle that he now regrets his actions . ` She told me that I ruined her life , ' Bagley said . ' I certainly would take it back . I would take pretty much that whole night back . ' And while he is getting a taste of his own medicine , Knox has become something of a media darling , appearing on cable news shows and penning op-eds on the porn industry . Cyber attacks : Both Knox and Bagley have come in for bullying from trolls . Disengaged : Bagley has disabled his Twitter account after the media storm that came when he outed Belle Knox . On Thursday night she told CNN 's Piers Morgan that she has n't let the abuse and harassment she received after Bagley blew her cover get to her . ' I think 80 per cent of the world 's traffic on the Internet is pornography , ' she said . ` And I think that probably every single person at some point in their life has watched pornography . ` So , I think it 's extremely hypocritical that the same society that consumes me is also condemning me . ' Knox made headlines last month when Bagley spilled her secret at a fraternity event . After that the news spread like wildfire on the North Carolina campus and Knox says it got to the point where she felt unsafe , so the university let her take a few days off classes . Revealed : The Duke University student was outed as a porn star when a fellow freshman spilled the beans at a fraternity event last month . On her side : Knox says she 's faced some hostility on campus - mostly from other girls - but that most people have been supportive . ` They 've been very supportive of me . We 're working really hard to make sure that I 'm safe , ' she said . In . her CNN interview , Knox went into more detail about how she got into . the porn industry , while also voicing some of her regrets . She . says she decided to start starring in adult films when she received her . financial aid package for Duke and found out she was going to need to . pay about $ 47,000 a year . ` The . financial aid that I was given to pay for my tuition was insufficient . and just really an enormous financial burden on my family , ' she said . Knox , who has two other siblings , decided to start shooting adult films since the pay was good and did n't require a huge time commitment . ' I set my own schedule , ' she said , adding that she makes $ 1,200 a scene . ' I do n't have to worry about not getting sleep or not doing my work because I 'm working three jobs . ' But she also says she hid her part-time job from her parents , which is something she now regrets . ' I regret not telling my family from the get-go . I think that was a really big mistake , ' Knox said . Knox would n't go into detail about how her family has reacted to the news , but says she 's not worried her porn work will come between them . ` My family loved me six months ago when I was n't a porn star , so I do n't know what would make them not love me now , ' she said . Knox even went so far as to say that if her own future daughter wanted to go into porn , she would support her . ' I would want my daughter to make an informed decision about her career and I think it 's absolutely her choice , ' she said . But Knox admits that the news of her porn career has made life on campus difficult . Bullied : Knox says people have set up fake Twitter accounts and used them to harass her . Threats : Knox says both she and her family have received threats since her identity was revealed . She says she ca n't go out like she used to anymore because fellow students are hostile to her - especially other girls . However , . Knox says the majority of campus is on her side and supportive . She . estimated that 70 per cent of her fellow students , especially the LGBTQ . community , were behind her while the other 30 per cent of ` frat guys ' and girls seem to ` hate ' her . Also on the show , Morgan asked how Knox came up with her stage name . She . says the first name is for the princess in the Beauty and the Beast , as . well as the character Belle de Jour from British television drama . ` Secret Diary of a Call Girl ' . She . takes her last name from Amanda Knox , the infamous 26-year-old . suspected of sexually assaulting and then murdering her British roommate . while studying abroad in Italy in 2007 . ` She 's . just a really interesting person . I 'm not saying I support her or . anything ... she just seems very intelligent , ' the Duke student said . | Duke freshman Thomas Bagley who outed fellow student Belle Knox as a porn star has also been harassed . The maths and science major has disabled his Twitter account following the controversy . Most recently , he 's been offered a starring role in his own porn film by porn mogul Mike Kulich . Bagley reportedly recognized Knox in a film on the site FacialAbuse.com . In an open letter dripping with sarcasm , Kulich offered to ` make his dreams come true ' and praised him for his hardcore porn tastes . ` I 'm sure your parents are proud , ' he wrote . Knox , meanwhile , says she has ignored her detractors and is making the media rounds , speaking about porn and feminism . | [[0, 27], [32, 97], [0, 27], [116, 146], [2482, 2544], [3388, 3516], [163, 187], [192, 239], [2014, 2092], [2034, 2092], [2556, 2619], [147, 160], [242, 312], [1331, 1337], [1340, 1400], [1487, 1509], [1796, 1846], [1796, 1806], [1857, 1897], [2657, 2749]] |
An offshoot of the Middle East 's Islamic State insurgency has begun operating on southern Afghanistan , less than three months after British combat troops withdrew from the region . A man identified as Mullah Abdul Rauf was actively recruiting fighters for the groups , flying black flags and , according to some sources , even battling Taliban militants . Local sources said Rauf , a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner , had set up his base in Helmand province and was offering good wages to anyone willing to fight for the Islamic State . Spreading state : Kashmiri protesters hold up a flag of the Islamic State during a demonstration against Israeli killings in Gaza in this July 2014 file photo . There is now an Islamic State group operating in Afghanistan . General Mahmood Khan , the deputy commander of the Afghan army 's 215 Corps , said residents of a number of districts in Helmand have said Rauf 's representatives are fanning out to recruit people . ' A number of tribal leaders , jihadi commanders and some ulema -LRB- religious council members -RRB- and other people have contacted me to tell me that Mullah Rauf had contacted them and invited them to join him , ' Gen Khan said . But he said the Taliban , which is active across Helmand , has warned people not to contact Rauf . David Cameron has promised to lobby Barack Obama for the release of the last British resident held at Guantanamo Bay when he visits Washington this week , the detainee 's lawyer said . Shaker Aamer , a Saudi who is married to a Briton , has not been charged with any crime and was cleared for release in 2007 from the U.S. naval base in Cuba . All British nationals and citizens have been released from the detention camp . Obama has pledged to close Guantanamo , opened in 2002 to house suspected militants , but faces obstacles from Congress . According to rights group Amnesty International , Aamer moved to Britain in 1996 and was in Afghanistan doing voluntary work for an Islamic charity when he was captured by Afghan Northern Alliance forces in 2001 and handed to the U.S. military . Aamer 's lawyer , Clive Stafford Smith , said Mr Cameron had written to him in the last week to say he would raise the case with Obama . Mr Stafford Smith said that was welcome but not enough . ` He has said this before and little has come of it . Rather than just raising Shaker 's case , Mr Cameron must come back from Washington with a concrete date for Shaker 's return home to London , ' said Stafford Smith , director of the charity Reprieve . ` People are saying that he has raised black flags and even has tried to bring down white Taliban flags in some areas , ' said Saifullah Sanginwal , a tribal leader in Sangin district , where British troops once patrolled . ` There are reports that 19 or 20 people have been killed ' in fighting between the Taliban and the IS group , he added . Sulaiman Shah , who was Sangin district governor until last month , told the Times that Rauf was believed to be moving back and forth to Iraq and Syria via Iran . ` He is telling people that his leader is in Iraq and that they have some activities in some parts of Afghanistan , ' Mr Shah said . Helmand provincial council head Haji Mohammad Karim Atal told the Times that Rauf 's Islamic State cell was offering wages of $ 500 -LRB- # 330 -RRB- a month to tempt Taliban fighters to switch sides . Tensions between the established militant group and the new pretender had reportedly turned deadly on at least one occasion , including a week ago when five or six people were killed when a gunfight broke out between Rauf 's followers and those of Mullah Ahmad Shah , the Taliban commander in northern Helmand . The violence comes less than three months after the withdrawal of British combat troops from the country , where they had been waging war against the Taliban for 13 years . A total of 453 British forces personnel or MoD civilians died while serving in Afghanistan since the start of operations in October 2001 . More than 2,200 members of the U.S. military have died . Estimates of the number of Taliban fighters killed are sketchy , but range from 25,000 to 40,000 . The war also resulted in the deaths of an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 Afghan civilians . Occupation : The establishment of the Islamic State comes less than three months after the withdrawal of British combat troops from Afghanistan , where they had been waging war against the Taliban for 13 years . Rauf was a corps commander during the Taliban 's 1996-2001 rule of Afghanistan , according to Amir Mohammad Akundzada , governor of Nimroz province , who says he is related to Rauf but has not seen him for almost 20 years . Both Gen Khan and Amir Akunzada said Rauf was apprehended after the fall of the Taliban in the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan and was detained for years at Guantanamo Bay . They suggested Rauf may have fallen out with Taliban leaders after spending time in the Pakistani city of Quetta , where Afghan officials and analysts believe senior Taliban leaders are based . A video released on Saturday purports to show militants from both Afghanistan and Pakistan pledging support to Islamic State . But Amir Akundzada said the group was not likely to gain traction with ordinary Afghans . ` People who want to fight in Afghanistan just create new names - one day they are wearing white clothes -LRB- of the Taliban -RRB- and the next day they have black clothes and call themselves Da'esh , but they are the same people , ' he said , using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State . In Washington , State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said the U.S. has noted the ` rhetorical message of support ' for Islamic State by some in Afghanistan . ` We continue to watch for signs that these statements could amount to something more than just rhetorical support , ' she said . ` That does n't mean it 's unimportant . ' Analysts say most claims of allegiance to IS in Afghanistan have been motivated by opportunism and that a new jihadist outfit would find it difficult to establish a presence where there are already long-established militant groups with tribal links . The Taliban have confined their insurgency to Afghanistan , and do not espouse the pan-Islamic model of jihad embraced by the Islamic State . | New leader actively recruiting fighters and even battling Taliban militants . Tribal leaders report that recruits are offered $ 500 a month to join up . Comes after Pakistani Taliban leaders pledged allegiance to IS in video . | [[183, 289], [324, 357], [358, 371], [463, 537], [3177, 3360], [5134, 5178]] |
Losing a child is every mother 's worst nightmare but Johanna Satekge knows all too well how it feels to watch helplessly as your baby dies in your arms . Diagnosed with HIV two months into her first pregnancy , the 39-year-old , from South Africa 's Limpopo province , lost her eldest two children from complications caused by the disease . The reason ? She was too afraid to admit to having HIV and was unable to access the drugs she needed to stop the disease from passing to her children . Brave : Johanna Satekge , 39 , from South Africa 's Limpopo province , was diagnosed with HIV in 2000 . Tragedy : Johanna lost two of her babies to HIV before getting antiretroviral drugs . But six years on from the death of her second child , Johanna is a happy mother of two healthy children and is now a health worker who spends her time educating others about the risks of HIV . ' I am very healthy now , ' she explains , smilingly . ' I live a healthy lifestyle , look after myself and have been on anti-retrovirals for nearly a decade . ` My experiences are what makes me the person I am today . I have been through it all and have lived to tell the tale . ' And Johanna really has been through it all . Healthy and well throughout her childhood and teens , her life was turned upside down when she was brutally attacked and raped aged 21 . Although she did n't know it , her attacker was HIV positive and it was to be another four years before Johanna realised that she too had the virus . Growing up , she knew little about the disease beyond that it meant ` death and dying ' . ` We knew that anyone who had AIDS was a walking grave , ' she says . ` All the photos we saw on TV and in magazines were of bone thin people whom you could tell were on their deathbed . ' I did n't know anything except that it was a prostitute disease , ' she continues . ` Any woman who was HIV-positive was regarded as promiscuous . ` Even our pastors called it a punishment from God for promiscuity . ' Despite official denials , 1990s South Africa was at the centre of a growing AIDS epidemic - made worse by then president Thabo Mbeki 's refusal to admit that it existed . As a result , while new infections dropped in countries like Uganda , where the government swiftly moved to counter AIDS and educate those at risk , the number of South African infections multiplied rapidly . Among them was Johanna , although with no knowledge of the disease and no idea what symptoms to look for , it was n't until 2000 that the terrible truth was revealed . Pregnant with her first child , Johanna says she was ` so happy ' until a routine blood test two months in revealed that she was HIV positive . Overwhelmed with shame and living in a community that stigmatised those with the condition , she kept it secret . ` The stigma at that time was very high and there was very little care in the clinics . ` Everyone was scared - especially in the rural areas . ` Most people with HIV would commit suicide just so they did n't have to experience all the sickness , ' she continues . ` If our government had taken HIV seriously then , there would not have been so much death . ' Just 14 months after Johanna 's diagnosis and seven months after he was born , her son became the first person in her family to fall victim to AIDS . ` When I gave birth to a healthy baby who was not sick , I decided that I would breastfeed him myself , ' she says . ` But he started getting sick at four months . I carried on , hoping he would be fine , but my baby died in my arms at seven months . Support : Johanna , who is now an AIDS worker , with her niece Lerato at her graduation . Disbelief : Former South African president Thabo Mbeki -LRB- left -RRB- refused to believe that AIDS exists while Jacob Zuma thinks a shower will protect you . As a result , AIDS has reached epidemic levels in South Africa . Programme : One leader who did respond to the crisis was Uganda 's Yoweri Museveni . Cases of AIDS in his country are now falling rapidly . ` Judging by how sick he was , I knew it could only be AIDS . Losing my child was not easy , I nearly died of heartache . I cried so much that I thought I would follow him . ' The death of her son gave Johanna the impetus she needed to finally seek help and in 2002 , she plucked up the courage to finally tell her friends and family . ' I decided not to be silent anymore , ' she says . ` It was time for someone to do something and who else if not me . ' She threw herself into efforts to help other HIV positive women , working with AIDS charity Mothers2Mothers to help educate rural communities . But tragedy struck again two years later when Johanna became pregnant with her second child but once more , lost her to HIV shortly after birth . ' I got a single dose of Nevirapine -LSB- an anti-AIDS drug -RSB- and so did my baby but that was not enough , ' she remembers . ' I was given one pill to take during labour but it was not enough to save her . We did get the treatment but we were among the unlucky . ` My daughter Lehlogonolo was born healthy but I soon realised that she was not growing , she was not gaining weight . ' Worried , she tried to have the little girl tested but was told that the baby was too young to take a HIV test . Unwilling to give up , she asked a colleague to do a CD4 cell count - which can indicate the presence of the disease - and her worst fears were confirmed . ` She was found to be HIV positive , ' says Johanna sadly . ` But by the time she was started on antiretroviral drugs , it was already too late for her . She passed on two weeks later . ' A heartbroken Johanna was once more plunged into a morass of grief and recrimination . ` My child got infected and I blamed myself every day for that , ' she says . Tragic : Although South Africa is making progress , for many HIV sufferers , action has come too late . Speaking out : Johanna hopes that more people will now speak out and wants to banish the stigma of HIV . ' I hated that I tried to have a child again only to experience another death . I was angry and sad all the time . ' Devastated by the loss of her second child , Johanna vowed never to get pregnant again but changed her mind after finally being given access to antiretroviral drugs . Less than a year after beginning the course of medication , her viral load was so low it was virtually undetectable and later that year , her son Lefa was born - healthy and HIV negative . Four years later , a second healthy child , a daughter named Tiisetso followed and Johanna says that she could n't be happier . ' I now have two HIV negative children and I believe I am the richest woman in the world . ' Currently , 600 HIV positive babies are born every single day in sub-Saharan Africa , with many of the victims hailing from Johanna 's native South Africa . She now works as a mentor mother for charity mothers2mothers , which employs HIV positive women and sends them to work alongside doctors and nurses in understaffed health centres as members of the healthcare team . In one-on-one and group sessions , mentor mothers provide health education and psycho-social support to other HIV-positive mothers , as well as providing them with the wherewithal to protect their babies from HIV infection , and keep themselves and their families healthy . | Johanna Satekge , 39 , was diagnosed HIV positive in 2000 . She got the disease after being violently raped aged 21 . Discovered she was HIV positive two months into first pregnancy . Kept diagnosis a secret and her first child died at seven months . 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Sepp Blatter , the under-fire FIFA president , has shrugged off the increasing pressure to act over allegations of corruption around the bidding process that enabled Qatar to secure the 2022 World Cup . Despite further revelations of bribery claims surrounding the selection of Qatar -- and Russia for the 2018 tournament -- Blatter stuck to FIFA 's party line yesterday . He took to Twitter to say simply : ` Never ignoring media reports on ethics allegations in football . But let the Ethics Committee work ! ' Under fire : Blatter -LRB- right -RRB- has been criticised over the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar . This was a reference to the inquiry already being carried out by FIFA 's own investigator , New York lawyer Michael Garcia , who is set to complete his report on Monday . Against the backdrop of public statements of concern from Sony , Visa and adidas , who pay millions to sponsor the World Cup , 78-year-old Blatter will attempt to carry on regardless , particularly as the 2014 World Cup is due to begin here on Thursday and in the week when FIFA will also stage their annual congress in Sao Paulo . While Blatter will face more calls this week to order a new vote he is due to deliver his address to congress on Tuesday . The response from the three main sponsors , who are calling for a thorough investigation , follows yet more revelations in The Sunday Times , with this week 's evidence from a cache of millions of documents alleging a more direct link between the disgraced former FIFA vice-president , Mohamed bin Hammam , and the Qatar bid team . This comes after Qatar officials insisted that bin Hammam was working independently of the bid , with any payments he might have made to FIFA officials designed only to secure support in his attempt to usurp Blatter as FIFA president . Challenge : Blatter is expected to seek a fifth term as president though Michel Platini may contest the election . In Danger : Sony is one of FIFA 's key sponsors , and have called for a ` thorough investigation ' In a statement yesterday adidas followed Sony in voicing concerns . ` We are confident that the matter is being dealt with as a priority , ' said the German sportswear brand , their current sponsorship deal with FIFA due to run until 2030 . ` Adidas enjoys a long-term and successful partnership with FIFA that we are looking forward to continue . Having said that , the negative tenor of the public debate around FIFA at the moment is neither good for football nor for FIFA and its partners . ' By then Sony had already called for a ` thorough investigation ' into the bribery claims , while Visa said it was monitoring the progress of the Garcia investigation . ` We expect FIFA will take the appropriate actions to respond to the report and its recommendations , ' it said in a statement . Sony said : ` As a FIFA partner , we expect these allegations to be investigated appropriately . We continue to expect FIFA to adhere to its principles of integrity , ethics and fair play across all aspects of its operations . ' It is certainly unusual for FIFA 's sponsors to break ranks . Adidas have been a sponsor since 1970 , after all . But there are echoes of the Salt Lake City winter Olympics scandal here , given it was only when the major sponsors began to turn that the full extent of the corruption was revealed . While FIFA earned around # 800million last year alone through the sale of broadcasting rights and sponsorship , Sony , adidas and Visa are among the six sponsors who collectively paid more than # 100m in 2013 . At this stage the airline Emirates , South Korean car giant Hyundai/Kia and Coca-Cola remain silent on these allegations of corruption . But the latest allegations have certainly raised the stakes with claims that bin Hammam , already banned for life by FIFA , brokered meetings between Qatari officials and national governments to discuss bilateral trade deals . In Qatar , they insist they remain confident they will not be stripped of the 2022 World Cup . The response by the Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy came shortly after Sony spoke out . Decision time : New York lawyer Michael Garcia will finish his investigation into the World Cup bids on Monday . A statement from Qatar said : ` There is an ongoing investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid process , with which we have fully co-operated . Consistent with FIFA 's rules we have been asked to refrain from commenting on the investigation and we will comply with that request . ` Qatar has won the bid on its merits and we are confident that at the end of the appropriate process , the award of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar will stand . ' Here in Sao Paulo the only positive was the progress that is being made at the Arena de Sao Paulo . There were concerns that the 61,000-seater stadium would not be completed in time and even yesterday workmen were still racing to put the finishing touches to the ground ahead of Thursday 's opening encounter between Brazil and Croatia . But inside it looked complete and last night they hosted a junior match and ran through an opening ceremony rehearsal . That the # 180m stadium is situated so close to where people are living in abject poverty , in the favellas that dominate this area , could yet present more problems for the organisers this week . Even if a strike among the underground rail network workers appears to have been averted . Right now , though , the greater concern for FIFA surrounds the staging the two tournaments that follow this one . | Further evidence linking disgraced Mohamed bin Hammam to Qatar bid . Blatter says the matter should be left to the ethics committee . New York lawyer Michael Garcia ends his enquiry on Monday . Sponsors Sony and adidas have spoken about corruption claims . | [[1452, 1586], [479, 508], [719, 799], [4131, 4144], [4147, 4243], [2037, 2104], [2078, 2104], [4114, 4130]] |
A confident Duchess of Cornwall nearly stole the show as she arrived looking wonderful in a regal white gown and diamond tiara that echoed the Queen 's ensemble in Westminster today . Just over a year since she made her debut appearance at the State Opening of Parliament , her repeat visit today will be seen as a victory for Prince Charles who has long wanted his wife to play a greater role in royal life . And it seems his work has paid off after a radiant Camilla drew admiring glances and loud cheers from the crowds outside the Palace of Westminster as she made her way inside on her husband 's arm . Scroll down for video . Listening in : The Duchess of Cornwall and the Prince of Wales listened intently as the Queen made the traditional Queen 's speech to the House of Lords . Ceremonial : The Queen makes the traditional Queen 's speech during the State Opening of Parliament as the Duke of Edinburgh looks on . Regal : The Duchess of Cornwall wore a white dress and diamond tiara for the State Opening of Parliament , while the Queen wore the heavy Imperial State Crown . Elegant : . Camilla looked radiant in her white gown and diamond tiara as she made . her way through the packed House of Lords at the State Opening of . Parliament . The past month has been a difficult one for Camilla , who is still struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of her brother Mark Shand at the end of April . But instead of retreating to her country home , the Duchess has thrown herself into royal duties and yesterday joined the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for a garden party at Buckingham Palace . Today , glamorous in a white gown , traditional sash and a diamond tiara , the Duchess looked every inch the princess , although even she could n't eclipse the Queen , who wore the magnificent Imperial State Crown as she made her address to Parliament . With 2,868 diamonds , 273 pearls , 17 sapphires , 11 emeralds , and five rubies , the crown , which was made for the coronation of George VI in 1937 , is one of the most important of the Crown Jewels . Based on an earlier version made for Queen Victoria , the crown also boasts several famous jewels , among them King Edward 's Sapphire which was taken from a ring belonging to the Anglo-Saxon king and builder of the first Westminster Abbey , Edward the Confessor . Taking . their seats : Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall took slightly . lower seats than the Queen and Prince Phillip , while the ladies in . waiting stood . More . comfortable : The Queen removed the Imperial State Crown after making . the speech and beamed at the Earl Marshall as she left the Palace of . Westminster . Glamorous : The Duchess of Cornwall 's regal ensemble consisting of a state sash , white gown and diamond tiara echoed that of the Queen herself . Surrounded : The Queen , with the Duke of Edinburgh at her side , processed through the Royal Gallery on her way into the Palace of Westminster . Magnificent : For the State Opening of Parliament , the Queen wore a traditional ermine robe and the Imperial State Crown which has 2,868 diamonds . On her way : The Queen makes her way into the Palace of Westminster minus the Imperial State Crown which she put on after arriving at the Palace . Arrival : The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh , accompanied by ladies in waiting , are escorted through the elaborate Norman Porch at the Palace of Westminster . Escort : Yeomen of the Guard prepare to conduct the ceremonial search ahead of the Queen 's arrival at the Palace of Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament . The most important of all the Queen 's crowns , the current Imperial State Crown was made in 1937 and boasts 2,868 diamonds , 273 pearls , 17 sapphires , 11 emeralds , and five rubies . Although there has been an Imperial State Crown since the 15th century , there have been several different versions with the current one based on Queen Victoria 's . Among the jewels is the sapphire of King Edward the Confessor , the Anglo-Saxon king who founded Westminster Abbey . Joining the Queen and Camilla at the Houses of Parliament were Prince Charles , who sported a traditional military uniform , and a cheerful-looking Duke of Edinburgh . The royal party arrived after the traditional ceremonial procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster , which also saw the debut of the new Diamond Jubilee State Coach . The vehicle , which contains fragments from Henry VIII 's doomed battleship , the Mary Rose , a bullet from the Battle of Waterloo and a piece of Newton 's apple tree , boasts diamond doorhandles and a hidden ` Queen cam ' which offers a 360 degree view of the crowds . Among the other historical mementos incorporated into the coach are slivers from Scott 's Antarctic sled , a part of Hut Six , which was one of several used at codebreaking centre Bletchley Park , and a piece of Scotland 's Stone of Destiny , upon which monarchs are traditionally crowned . The state opening of Parliament marks the start of a busy few days for the Queen , who tomorrow will travel to France for a state visit . Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh , the monarch will travel to Paris by Eurostar and will be welcomed by French president François Hollande at the Arc de Triomphe . Later , the Queen will travel to the Elysée Palace for meetings with France 's socialist head of state ahead of a garden party at the British Ambassador 's residence in Paris . The following day , the Queen will join the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in Normandy for a series of visits commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings , before returning to the Elysée Palace for a state dinner . Travelling in style : The Queen travelled to the Palace of Westminster in the new Diamond Jubilee State Coach which contains parts of the Mary Rose . On the Mall : The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were followed by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in a separate state coach . Ceremonial : The Queen 's Guard of Honour makes their way out onto the Mall -LRB- left -RRB- and right , a state coach carrying the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall . Busy : The Mall was a sea of Union flags as the monarch processed from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster in the Diamond Jubilee Coach . On her way : The Queen gets her first ride in the brand new Diamond Jubilee State Coach as she is taken to Westminster Palace to deliver the traditional Queen 's speech . Quick march ! The Queen 's Guard of Honour marches out of Buckingham Palace . and heads down the Mall during the ceremonial procession to the Palace . of Westminster . Guards ! A Guard of Honour makes its way out of Buckingham Palace ahead of the Queen for the ceremonial state procession to the Palace of Westminster . Arrival : . The Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition Ed Milliband make their . way through the Members ' Lobby as they head to the State Opening of . Parliament . On their way : Home Secretary Theresa May , who recently won plaudits for her handling of the Police Federation , was elegant in an orange suit . Packed : In addition to the Lords Temporal and Spiritual , the State Opening of Parliament is attended by all MPs , the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition . Magnificent : The Queen addresses the House of Lords as she sets out the Government 's legislative programme for the next 12 months . | The Duchess of Cornwall was making her second appearance at the State Opening of Parliament . She drew admiring glances and cheers from the crowd outside Parliament as she arrived with the Prince of Wales . Her ensemble , which included the state sash and a diamond tiara , echoed the formal outfit worn by Her Majesty . The Queen looked on spritely form and wore the magnificent Imperial State Crown which boasts 2,868 diamonds . | [[410, 556], [451, 607], [0, 126], [113, 126], [132, 183], [931, 954], [974, 991], [2747, 2800], [1036, 1083], [1096, 1168], [1767, 1776], [1783, 1864], [2747, 2800], [3009, 3078], [3054, 3078], [3085, 3105], [3626, 3658], [3680, 3763]] |
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