A London home in a block where Mussolini's ambassador  once arranged for parades of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts to celebrate the Italian dictator's birthday has gone on sale for £4.25million. The luxury property has just become one of the most expensive two-bedroom houses in history when it went on sale for 24 times the price it was sold for in 1985. Built in 1908 by Joseph Sawyer under the auspices of Eustace Balfour, the Chief Architect and Surveyor for the Grosvenor Estate, it is based in one of Mayfair's most historic gated mews. This stunning home, which is spread over three floors which a large living room, in located in a historic, gated  mews in Mayfair, London . Three Kings Yard mews, near Claridges in Mayfair, has a long and fascinating history. During the 1930s, one of houses in Three Kings Yard mews was turned into the Chancery of the Italian Embassy. In the run-up to the Second World War, Dino Grandi, a Fascist Minister and a huge supporter of Benito Mussolini, was appointed as Italian ambassador to London. He took huge pleasure in organising parades of the Blackshirts in the mews courtyard to celebrate events such as Mussolini's birthday and Italian National Day. The luxury property has just become one of the most expensive two-bedroom houses in history when it went on sale for 24 times the price it was sold for in 1985 . Built in 1908 by Joseph Sawyer under the auspices of Eustace Balfour, the Chief Architect and Surveyor for the Grosvenor Estate, it offers 1,398 sq/ft of space . The house is located Three Kings Yard mews which was the base of the Chancery of the Italian Embassy during the 1930s in the run up to the Second World War . Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Blackshirts which later became known as the British Union of Fascists, was a regular visitor during this time. But the Blackshirts' visits outraged residents in Mayfair, and the gates would regularly be closed after being besieged by protesters and members of the press. Despite its chequered past, the mews' luxury homes have become highly sought after by London based business people, families and overseas purchasers wanting a London pied-a-terre in the very centre of the capital. The home, two doors down from where the Italian ambassador lived and spread over three floors, has now been put on the market with Wetherell Estates for £4.25 million. While Dino Grandi was based at the mews, he took huge pleasure in organising parades of the Blackshirts in the courtyard to celebrate events such as Mussolini's birthday and Italian National Day . The Blackshirts' visits outraged residents in Mayfair, and the gates would regularly be closed after being besieged by protesters and members of the press . Despite its chequered past, the mews' luxury homes have become highly sought after by London house-hunters wanting a pied-a-terre in the centre of the capital . Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Blackshirts which later became known as the British Union of Fascists, was also a regular visitor during this time . The first ever copy of the Wetherell Mayfair Times, from 1985, shows how it was sold in less than a week for just £175,000. With 1,398 sq/ft of space along with a sought-after courtyard parking space, the house has a spacious entry hall, kitchen, dining room and cloakroom. The first floor has a large reception room with two Juliet balconies while the remainder of the home has two double bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms. There is only currently one, two-bedroom house for sale for more than 10 Three Kings Yard. The property is currently the only two-bedroom house which is up for sale within the historic, gated Three Kings Yard mews . The first floor of the home has a large reception room with two  balconies while the remainder of the home has two double bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms . The spacious Number 10 has now been put on the market with Wetherell Estates for the staggering sum of £4.25 million . The newly refurbished home, finished to a high quality specification, also offers Juliet balconies for extra outdoor space . Peter Wetherell, chief executive of Wetherell, said: 'This historic and private mews enclave is one of the most exclusive and sought after addresses in Mayfair. 'Newly refurbished and finished to a high quality specification, the mews house provides the perfect pied-a-terre for a discerning buyer wanting a stylish home in a heart of the capital and historic Mayfair.' Mews properties, which are located at the rear of large townhouses and mansions, have historically been used as stables, houses for servants, garages and businesses. But they have experienced a surge in popularity and value in recent times. Mews properties, which are located at the rear of large townhouses and mansions, have historically been used as stables, houses for servants, garages and businesses . In recent times, mews homes have experienced a surge in popularity and value with families, and business people looking for central London properties . The first ever copy of the Wetherell Mayfair Times, from 1985, shows the house was sold in less than a week for just £175,000 . The rather grand looking entrance to Number 10 Three Kings Yard where house-hunters can buy a slice of history but for a hefty price . Between 1932 and 1939, Dino Grandi (left) a Fascist Minister and a huge supporter of Benito Mussolini (right) was appointed as Italian ambassador to London . Founder of the British Union of Fascists, Sir Oswald Mosley . Before he founded the British Union . of Fascists, BUF, Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley was the MP for Harrow from 1918 to . 1924 being elected for the Conservatives before becoming independent . and then joining the Labour Party. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Ramsay Macdonald's Labour administration. He . resigned from the government in protest at their unemployment policies, . which he had tried to reform but found himself blocked by the party . hierarchy. He formed the . New Party which amalgamated with the BUF in 1932. Mosley allied himself with Nazi Germany. In October 1936, Mosley and . his supporters decided to march through Cable Street in the East End, . the home of a thriving Jewish community, to celebrate the fourth . anniversary of the founding of the party. By . 1pm on the day, around 2,000 of Mosley's Blackshirts had gathered around Cable . Street while around 500 Jews and anti-fascists congregated at Gardiner's . Corner. They ran to Cable Street where they armed themselves with sticks and formed a . barricade by overturning a lorry. At 3.30pm, Cable Street was the scene . of some of the worse street fighting seen in England and Mosley's . Bentley drove into Dock Street where it was pelted with bricks. Mosley's supporters began chanting his name while the anti-fascists . retaliated with the Internationale. Mosley then gave a Hitler salute and . was advised by the police to drive back through the City of London . rather than press ahead. Mosley gave a brief speech in which he accused . the government of surrendering to 'red violence and Jewish corruption'. At 4pm, the remaining fascists dispersed allowing the local to claim . victory. Mosley, father of ex-Formula One boss Max, was interned in 1940 and the BUF proscribed. He was . released in 1943, and, politically disillusioned in Britain, he moved . abroad in 1951, spending most of the remainder of his life in France. He died in 1980.

Summary:
The Mayfair property is based in the historic Three Kings Yard mews which was once the Italian Embassy Chancery .
During the 1930s it was used by Italian ambassador and huge supporter of dictator Benito Mussolini, Dino Grandi .
He used the mews to arrange parades of the Blackshirts to celebrate Mussolini's birthday and Italian National Days .
The home, two doors down from where the Italian ambassador lived, is now one of most expensive two-beds in history after going on sale for £4.25m- 25 times its cost in 1985 .


It's been a long journey from Australia to Bradford City and the brink of the FA Cup semi-finals for James Meredith. At one point, during a break between his seven English – and one Irish – clubs, the defender found himself training alone in a park in Derby ‘like Rocky Balboa’. Amazingly, Meredith will be looking forward to his fifth Wembley appearance if League One giantkillers Bradford can deliver another knockout blow to Reading in Saturday’s quarter-final tie at Valley Parade. James Meredith holds of then-Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah during their FA Cup clash in west London . Jon Stead scores in a remarkable performance as the Bantams beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge . The 26-year-old Aussie played at the national stadium three times with York City – twice in the FA Trophy final and once in the Conference Play-off final – as well as Bradford’s 2013 League Two Play-off final win over Northampton Town in 2013. But reaching Wembley in the FA Cup after beating Chelsea and Sunderland in the earlier rounds would top the lot. ‘I’ve been to Wembley six times now and played in four of them and they’re all fantastic occasions, but this would be even more special because it is the FA Cup,’ said Meredith. ‘We don’t get the coverage in Australia like you do over here obviously, but everyone follows the FA Cup. Everyone knows it’s the biggest domestic cup in the world and the great stories that came out of it, my favourite being the Crazy Gang. ‘Now it’s the quarter-finals, people are starting to get excited. I think it’s being shown on Setanta. I know all my family and friends are going to watch it, they’ve worked out a way to stream it. They’re excited about the game and they’ re all getting together to have some food and drinks. Meredith, who has played for seven different English sides since moving from Australia, against Sunderland . ‘One of my best mates flew over for the Chelsea game and it was fantastic because when we scored that fourth goal, somehow I managed to spot him in the away fans and we were cheering really hard at each other. ‘My dad said if we get to the semi-finals, he’ll fly over. It’ll probably just be my dad and my brother or sister. The plane tickets aren’t cheap.’ Meredith left his family home in Australia where he lived with his parents, two younger brothers and sister, to travel to England at the age of 16 and sign as an apprentice at Derby County after being spotted at the club’s academy in Melbourne. After loan spells at Cambridge United and Chesterfield, it didn’t work out at Derby and he went on to have brief spells at Sligo Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and Telford United before joining York. ‘I signed pro at Derby but then I was released,’ Meredith recalled. ‘At that time I really struggled to get a club, like a lot of players do when they have no experience as a professional. The 26-year-old has been to Wembley Stadium six times and played on four of those occasions . Meredith holds off Lukas Podolski during Bradford's win against Arsenal in the 2012 Capital One Cup . ‘I was in the country on my own. At one point I was without a club for six months. I was running in a park in Derby every day on my own like Rocky Balboa. ‘I found it really difficult and I was faced with the decision: do I go back home to Australia or do I really give it a good go and try to make something of myself? ‘I decided to give it a good go and I ended up going all the way down to the Conference North. From there, I’ve had to work as hard as I can to build my career to get to a notable league to do the best I can for myself.’ Meredith is not the only one among a Bradford squad that has exceeded all expectations under manager Phil Parkinson. He added: ‘It’s the whole ethos of the club. It’s what is bred into us by the management staff. They are tough and hard and they want workers. We’re in a working-class city. We have to work hard, do the right thing and look after ourselves properly. That’s what has built this team spirit and enthusiasm. ‘There are no Big-time Charlies at the club, we all work hard for each other.’

Summary:
Bradford City face Reading in the FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday .
If the Bantams win they will be heading to Wembley Stadium for the semis .
Bradford defender James Meredith has already played there four times .
The Australian has played for seven English (and one Irish) clubs .
Meredith said next visit would be 'more special' as it's the FA Cup .


You would be excused for assuming there is only one possibly ending when a lone baby deer is met in the wild by a hungry tigress. But this series of heartwarming pictures by photographer Souvik Kundu shows a tiger sparing the deer's life and, instead of making it an easy snack, deciding to play with it and treat it like one of its own. The moment occurred at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in India with the confused tiger snapped jumping next to the tiny deer, nuzzling with it, and even carrying it gently in its mouth like a cub. Photographer Souvik Kundu snapped pictures of a tiger playing with a fawn at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in India . Crowds at the Maharashtra reserve gasped as they predicted the spotted deer fawn would face a swift and gruesome death at the paws of the giant feline. Instead, the unlikely two appear to become the best of friends, with the gentle tigress tenderly playing with it, before leaving the deer unharmed to live another day. Photographer Souvik said: 'When she slowly emerged from cover we were astonished to find she was playing with a hapless spotted deer fawn. 'The tigress seemed to be in a playful mood, jumping around in excitement.' The adorable encounter lasted for about 15 minutes, before the big cat retreated and allowed the small deer to rest in the grass. Photographer Souvik Kundu, 35, from Mumbai witnessed the tigress nuzzling the spotted deer fawn like one of her cubs . The joyful cat was seen jumping next to the deer, patting it and even carrying it in her mouth like a cub . The expectation among the crowd was that the feline would swiftly kill the deer and devour it . Souvik, 35, from Mumbai entitled photographs of the event, The Benevolent Queen, due to the tiger's gentle nature. He added: 'I'm still not sure why the tigress did not prey on the little deer when the chance presented and acted so unnaturally. 'One probable explanation is the tigress was in search for a mate and her urge for motherhood temporarily overcame predatory instinct. Play with me! The tigress instead just wants to play with the baby deer and kept patting it with its paws . Souvik said it was possible the tigress confused the fawn with her own offspring . 'As a result she had confused the fawn for her own offspring.' The Tadoba Andhari Reserve is the largest national park in Maharashtra, covering a total area of 241 square miles. The area was home to 43 tigers when a census was conducted in 2010. The photographs form a series entitled, The Benevolent Queen, due to the tiger's gentle nature . The tiger left the deer resting in the grass, as the new friends went on with their days .

Summary:
The astonishing encounter occurred in front of visitors at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in India .
Onlookers gasped as they assumed the spotted deer fawn would face a swift death .
Photographer Souvik Kundu, 35, witnessed the tigress nuzzling the fawn and carrying it gently in its mouth .


Leeds United have been hit with more bad news as the Championship outfit's chief operating officer Matt Child has quit his role at the club with immediate effect. Child, who is a lifelong Leeds fan, took control of the day-to-day running of the club after president Massimo Cellino was banned by the Football League from having any involvement. However Child decided to resign from his post at Elland Road on Monday morning, leaving the club to look for a new chief operating officer. Leeds United chief operating officer Matt Child has left his role at the Championship outfit . Child took control of the day-to-day running of the Elland Road club following Massimo Cellino's ban . Leeds have yet to make an official comment on the reason behind his surprise departure. The Whites go into their last seven league games in 13th position. Neil Redfearn's side drew 1-1 with Championship strugglers Blackpool on Saturday. Leeds United drew 1-1 with Championship strugglers Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday .

Summary:
Leeds chief operating officer Matt Child has left role with immediate effect .
The lifelong Leeds fan took control of club following Massimo Cellino's ban .
Leeds are 13th in the Championship with seven games left to play .


A mother has made a YouTube video telling a boy to stop asking her daughter out. Dr Lindsey Doe, a blogger under the name 'Doe Eyes' who specializes in sexual harassment, dedicated her latest clip to the teenager who has approached her daughter at school, on the bus, and with poems - despite multiple rejections. In a post titled Dear Boy Who Likes My Daughter, that has amassed more than 250,000 views, Doe explains that pursuing somebody without consent is harassment. Instead, she advises, he should write about his feelings in a diary. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . 'Leave her alone': Dr Lindsey Doe directed a message to the boy who keeps asking out her daughter . Doe, who used to work for the University of Montana, says: 'I don’t like how you treat [my daughter.] Are you confused? You probably picked up messages from society about how when you want something, you have to "try harder, go at it, do whatever you can to get it. Don’t give up!" 'Maybe it’s for this reason that you repeatedly ask my daughter out. In the halls, on the bus, and you write her poems.' For his own understanding, she explains the appropriate way to act after asking a girl out. If she says 'I don't know', give her space. 'Maybe' prompts a conversation about her feelings of uncertainty. Only in the instance that she says 'ask me again later' should he ask again - but much later. Doe, who blogs on YouTube as 'Doe Eyes', explains that he is harassing her daughter with his requests . If he wants to express his feelings, she explains, he should write a diary or speak to a trusted friend . But her daughter, she says, has simply responded: 'no thanks', 'stop asking me', and 'no, no go away'. 'Person Who Likes My Daughter, this goes for all aspects of your life,' Doe says. 'If someone tells you "no" in any way and you ask again, it's not cool, it's not attractive, it's not respectful, it's harassment. 'My daughter has the right to change her mind and the ability to let you know if she does. 'Until then I expect that you do not ask her out, do not suggest a relationship, do not talk to her about her discomfort with you pursuing her. Leave her alone.'

Summary:
Dr Lindsey Doe speaks directly to boy who keeps approaching daughter .
She explains that pursuing her is harassment and he should stop .
Instead, he could write a diary about his feelings or talk to a friend .
Video uploaded to YouTube has amassed more than 250,000 views .


The body of a British holidaymaker has been found floating in the sea off a paradise party island in Thailand. Sebastian Palin, 31, was discovered by a tour boat  in the water near Coral Island, off the coast of Phuket. The charity fundraiser was due to leave the coral atoll on the day his body was recovered. Seb Palin, pictured on a Phuket beach, drowned after a night out on the holiday island last month . Mr Palin, pictured, was planning to run the Plymouth half-marathon next month for two charities . A speed boat was sent to the island at 1.30pm on February 23 and his body has been flown home for burial. Thai police said there was no suspicion of foul play and Sebastian, known to friends as Seb, had been dead for at least 12 hours when found. Lieutenant Wuttiwat Leangboonjinda said Mr Palin was believed to have drowned after drinking late into the night at a beach bar. Local reports said he had got 'very drunk' at a hotel bar and staff had tried to escort him back to his room before he told them he wanted to continue drinking. A bar worker told police: 'He drank until the bar closed and seemed stressed.' After the bar closed no one saw Mr Palin again until they were notified of the body floating in the sea around midday the following day. Mr Palin was born in Liverpool but grew up in Tenby, West Wales, and completed a media degree at Swansea University before settling in Plymouth with his wife of three years Victoria. He was a committed fundraiser for the charity MIND - and had pledged to run 10 marathons this year. He said he wanted to run for the Plymouth branch of the mental health charity who helped him though 'a very troubled year'. He was also planning to raise money for St Luke's Hospice in the city who helped his father-in-law during his illness. His friends have paid tribute to a man who had 'the biggest heart' and always had time to help others. Friend Ross Helmich said: 'In memory of my our best friend we have decided to carry on his legacy by running the Plymouth half marathon for him and carry on his selfless fund raising efforts. In Seb's own words, "donate or don't, but be nice, be happy and keep laughing!"' Seb Palin, pictured here on his wedding day to Victoria Louise, got married in June 2012 . Seb, pictured here with Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics, was going to run for Mind Plymouth who helped him through 'a very troubled year' and St Luke's Hospice who 'did so much' for his father-in-law Nic . In a tribute paid to him on his marathon fundraising page, they said: 'For any of you that had the absolute pleasure of meeting this little guy, you will know what an amazing guy he was and how he always had time to help others out, putting himself second. 'He may have been little but he had the biggest heart out there. If there was anyone in the world who deserved to live a full, happy life it was Seb!' The page carries the last message Seb wrote on the fundraising page in which he tells friends 'life is not serious, it's not worth the worry'. His final message reads: 'Please help raise some well deserved money to help St Luke's hospice Plymouth who did so much for Nic [his father-in-law] towards the end and also Mind Plymouth who have helped me through a very troubled year, to which I am pleased to say is now well on track to being super Seb again. 'Donate or don't but be nice, be happy and keep laughing, life is not serious, its not worth the worry. Thanks in advance.' His sisters Olivia and Charlene are planning to run the Plymouth half marathon next month in Mr Palin's memory - for which he was due to raise money for St. Luke's Hospice and MIND.

Summary:
Sebastian Palin, 31, drowned while on holiday in Thailand last month .
Mr Palin was seen 'drinking heavily' in a beach bar before going missing .
Staff told police they tried to help him home but he wanted to stay drinking .
Mr Palin, who lived in Plymouth with his wife Victoria, died on February 23 .
He was planning to run 10 marathons this year for a mental health charity .
Mr Palin's sisters will run the Plymouth half-marathon in his memory .


A married New Jersey English teacher was indicted Wednesday on charges that she engaged in improper relationships with three of her male students, including having an alleged sexual relationship with one of them. Nicole McDonough, 32, of Mount Olive, was arrested December 30 on suspicion of having sex with an 18-year-old student while employed as a teacher at Mendham High School. However a subsequent investigation now sees her facing three charges of official misconduct, with prosecutors saying McDonough engaged in improper 'communication' and 'fraternization' with two other male students, who were also 18. Prosecutors did not elaborate on the kind of fraternizing the mother-of-two allegedly took part in. Indicted: High school English teacher Nicole McDonough - seen here at her first court appearance in January - was indicted Wednesday on charges of engaging in improper relationships with three her male students, all 18, including having an alleged sexual relationship with one of them . According to The Daily Record, the alleged sexual relationship occurred in April, May, and June of 2013. The relationships with the other two students then allegedly occurred in April, May, and June of 2014. Additionally, NJ.com have reported that McDonough does not face any sex charges because all three alleged victims were 18. The prosecution made it clear they believe she was only sexual with one of the boys. The indictment outlined that McDonough committed second-degree official misconduct because she 'did commit acts relating to her office, but constitutionally unauthorized exercises of her official functions'. Charged: Nicole McDonough (above) was arrested in December after reportedly having sex with an 18-year-old student. An investigation found she had 'improper relations' with two others, police say . McDonough did so 'with the purpose to obtain a benefit for herself, specifically emotional, mental and/or physical sexual gratification', the indictment said. Timothy Smith, McDonough's attorney, said Friday he would seek to have the indictment dismissed and called it a 'rogue prosecution' that incorrectly applies official misconduct laws. Official misconduct is punishable upon conviction by up to 10 years in prison with a minimum of five years to be served before parole consideration. Scene: McDonough, a married mother of two, worked as an English teacher at West Morris Mendham High School in Morristown, New Jersey . According to NJ.com, McDonough 'teaches honors and International Baccalaureate-level English courses at the high school' and 'holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the College of St. Elizabeth.' Describing herself on the school's website she writes; 'Although teaching is one of my many passions, I am also a mom, a personal trainer, and a cross-fitter. I am a mother of two amazing girls. We also have a puggle named Tegan.' She closes by saying; 'The classroom is one of my many loves and I am excited to return to start a full year of school!' Authorities have not released any of the student's names.

Summary:
Nicole McDonough, of Mount Olive, New Jersey, was indicted on three counts of official misconduct Wednesday .
The 32-year-old married mother of two and English teacher at West Morris Mendham High School was arrested December 30 .
Allegedly had improper relations with three 18-year-old male students .
Had a 'physical sexual relationship' with one .
McDonough pleaded not guilty at her first court appearance in January .


(CNN)Every year, animal handlers travel throughout England and Wales to compete at agricultural shows. Jooney Woodward's "Best in Show" is a documentation of those competitions, with photos that place a spotlight on the handlers and their animals. "When you go to (the shows), they tend to be all about the animals -- people photographing the animals," Woodward said. "I just wanted to turn my attention onto the people because they're so committed to what they do. They're really devoted and hardworking." While those involved with the competitions are the focus of many press photographers, Woodward's work stands out for its distinctive portraiture style. "My work is a bit more composed. I use a medium-format camera and a tripod, so it is a bit more static in a way," she said. "I think everybody is so proud of their animals that when I said to them that, 'I'd love a portrait of you and your cow,' everyone was more than willing to give up their time and help because they're so passionate about what they do." The "Best in Show" portraits lead viewers down a winding pathway to ponder those inexplicable yet noticeable connections and bonds that exist between the handlers and their animals. Woodward's photos also contain subtle details. For example, the symbols and signs on the wall behind Wendy and her Hereford yearling heifer Mandalay Juliette are just as significant as the handler and her animal. "It's just the way (Wendy) had gone through the effort of decorating the pen (with Union Jacks) where the cows were being kept," Woodward said. "There's also a sign behind (her) ... and there's a picture of a gentleman with a cow, who is actually her husband who had died a few years ago. ... I just thought that was nice, something quite sentimental about that." There are not only sentimental subtleties within "Best in Show," but also fun and interesting ones as well. This is especially evident in the photo of the traditional Welsh pigs being judged, as Woodward points out there is an advertisement for sausages behind the pigs. Regardless of what elements make up Woodward's photos, the emotions and aesthetics remain particularly important. Woodward said that when photographing Jamie and his Jersey cow, his happiness and smile made her want to "share that sense of enjoyment" that handlers have when competing with their animals in the shows. What drew Woodward to Harriet and her guinea pig Gentleman Jack were the similar colors radiating from both of them. Her photo of the pair won the National Portrait Gallery's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize in 2011. "(Harriet) was like a steward, she was sort of judging the guinea pigs. And she also had her own guinea pig with her, which had red as well," Woodward said. "I just thought that was incredibly striking. I thought, 'I've got to get a shot of that.' " The dynamics of the competitions foster a community atmosphere in which everybody becomes acquainted with one another after having traveled to different shows for so many years. Woodward said this was an enjoyable aspect of her work because "you get to see lots of familiar faces." Social media . Follow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. She has learned about the pride the handlers have toward their animals, and many of her presumptions about the competitions have now changed after having worked on "Best in Show." "I think when I first started going, I was sort of thinking the shows would be more novelty, fun things for these people," she said. "But, actually, it isn't really; it's quite a serious thing, because they can make money from breeding." In addition to handlers earning significant money from breeding, they are also able to achieve recognition for their livestock. Those competing have a lot at stake when they make the decision to travel and compete, because the shows are just as much business events as they are social gatherings. The competitions are also rather family-oriented, and Woodward said that while adults compete, their sons, daughters and grandchildren are involved as well. The younger generations are likely to one day take over the responsibility of running the family farms, and everyone that participates seems to have a strong sense of pride and passion for agriculture. "I think it's something I will always document for the rest of my life, and see how things change," Woodward said. "It was challenging, insightful and fun." Jooney Woodward is a British photographer based in London. You can follow her on Instagram.

Summary:
Jooney Woodward took portraits of show animals and their handlers in the UK .
The livestock shows are just as much business events as they are social gatherings .


Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao come face-to-face in Los Angeles on Wednesday and you can watch their press conference as it happens. The meeting marks the first, and only time, the pair will square-off ahead of the weigh-in, 24 hours before their mouth-watering May 2 blockbuster bout, so it promises to be explosive. The press conference gets underway at 8.30pm (UK time), so make sure you tune-in to our live stream to catch every minute of the action… .

Summary:
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao go head-to-head for the first time on Wednesday ahead of their May 2 bout .
It is the only scheduled press conference ahead of their mouth-watering Las Vegas mega-fight later in the year .
The $300m Mayweather vs Pacquiao showdown is arguably the most eagerly anticipated in boxing history .
READ: Pacquiao claims his beating Mayweather would be 'good for boxing'
WATCH: Pacquiao shows off his shadow boxing in the street .
Visit our boxing page for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news .


A Dallas woman faces up to 20 years in federal prison for her role in the overdose death of a 19-year-old apparent first-time heroin user. Rian Lashley, whose teenage YouTube debut revealed a talented and beautiful singer rife with potential, died in March 2014 after a stripper's implausible attempt to rob her of $3,000 went terribly wrong. That stripper, Cierra Rounds, gave her disgusting account of the ill-fated plot in court on Tuesday as she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Sad: 19-year-old Rian Lashley was killed in an attempt to rob her by injecting her with heroin that went terribly wrong, prosecutors say. Dallas stripper Cierra Rounds, right, revealed in court Tuesday the calamitous chain of events that led to Lashley's demise . The trouble began when Rounds, along with some of her friends, met with the young woman at a Plano, Texas IHOP in order to sell her $100 worth of heroin. While they ate, the New York Daily News reports, Rounds and her friend Kathryn Dirks, 25, came to discover that Lashley was carrying $3,000 cash ion her purse. Rounds soon reached out to her drug dealer, identified as J.C. or Jaymo, NBCDFW reports, and the plan was hatched. 'I figured ud (sic) want me on this money,' Rounds texted J.C. The trio then drove to a home in Dallas. J.C. told Rounds via text message to keep Lashley there. 'Ima bout (sic) to shoot her up for her first time,' Rounds said. At the home, prosecutors say Rounds and Dirks, at Lashley's request, injected heroin into the teen. Tragic: The trouble began when Rounds, along with some of her friends, met with Lashley at a Plano, Texas IHOP in order to sell her $100 worth of heroin . China White: The 19-year-old had never done heroin. She was sold three bags of China White by Rounds' cohort Glen Brunton, according to prosecutors . Little girl lost: Lashley's funeral home obituary page is covered in heartfelt condolences to Lashley's family, as well as photos from her painfully innocent-looking upbringing . Later that afternoon, Lashley began to appear distressed. Rounds said Tuesday that they then put the teen in a bathtub of ice water in order to try to counteract the heroin. She appeared to go to sleep thereafter and died that afternoon. An autopsy revealed her death was due to heroin overdose. Dirks and a man to whom J.C. gave the heroin to sell to Lashley, 28-year-old Glen Brunton, were indicted on drugs charges last year, the Dallas Morning News reports. Brunton goes to trial in April. Dirks is still a fugitive. Rounds remains jailed pending sentencing and faces a $1 million fine along with her potential jail time. She returns to court in September. Rian Lashley, whose teenage YouTube debut revealed a talented and beautiful singer rife with potential, died in March 2014 after a stripper's implausible attempt to rob her of $3,000 went terribly wrong .

Summary:
Dallas stripper Cierra Rounds revealed she injected first-time heroin user Rian Lashley with 'China White'
Lashley had reportedly met Rounds and others in March 2014 at an IHOP in order to buy $100 worth of heroin .
When Rounds determined Lashley was carrying $3,000 in cash, she decided to steal it by incapacitating her with heroin .
After being injected by Rounds, Lashley fell sick and would be dead later that day .


John Terry has revealed he is still haunted by the memory of his penalty miss that cost Chelsea a first Champions League title against Manchester United in Moscow almost seven years ago. The Chelsea captain took what could have been the decisive penalty at the end of a 1-1 draw in the first ever final between two English clubs, but slipped on the run-up and hit the post to send the shoot-out into sudden death. Nicolas Anelka went on to miss Chelsea's seventh spot-kick to hand United a domestic and European double, but Terry's miss is still seen as the decisive and iconic moment at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. John Terry says he is still haunted during the night by his penalty miss in the 2008 Champions League final . The Chelsea captain slipped on what could have been the decisive penalty against Manchester United . United goalkeeper Edwin van der Saar celebrates in the Moscow rain as Terry crumples to the ground . And having cried on the pitch during the post-match ceremonies, Terry says he still wakes up at night thinking of what could have been with regular flashbacks to his slip. ‘I’ll definitely never be over it,' he said. 'I still wake up in the night now and it’s like “s***”, it’s there and then you go back to sleep. 'It’s eased over the years for sure. But I still have a few times a year when I wake up and, bang, it’s on my mind. It’ll never go. It’s one of those things, it’s disappointing, and I was gutted at the time.' Terry admits that while he has begun to get over the pain of the memory, it still comes back to him at night . Terry stands back on the half-way line with his team-mates to watch the rest of the penalties in Moscow . There was little time for Terry to get over his horror moment in May 2008, with the Chelsea centre back called up to the England squad for a friendly against the USA almost immediately after the final. Terry scored in a 2-0 win at Wembley against the Americans but still ranks the build up to the game, spent with United players Wes Brown, Owen Hargreaves, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney, as one of the worst times of his career. ‘The worst thing was, we had England the following week, we played USA at Wembley and I had to go and sit at a table with all the Man United players,' Terry told a Chelsea Pitch Owners dinner this week. Terry had to endure a week on England duty with United players including Rio Ferdinand (second left), West Brown (centre) and Owen Hargreaves (second right) who he had played against on that night in Moscow . The Chelsea and England captain scored in a 2-0 win against the USA a week on from his penalty miss . 'I was just sitting there fuming. I didn’t want to be there. It was a horrible time for me.’ Chelsea did eventually go on to be crowned European champions after beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the 2012 final, but Terry was suspended after being sent off the semi-final second leg against Barcelona. Terry lifted his knee into the back of then-Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez and was shown the red card that ruled him out of the showpiece at the Allianz Arena - but he still ranks the final as one of his best footballing moments. Despite not playing in the final, Terry was lucky enough to win the Champions League four years later . Having been sent off in the semi-final second leg, Terry had to watch on from the stands at the Allianz Arena . 'It was probably the worst 120 minutes I've sat through,' Terry said of the final. 'It is horrible because you want to do something, you want to make something happen, but for me, it's still the best night of my life with Chelsea. 'It goes back to Moscow, with that I wasn't meant to be part of that. I feel part of it, I played a lot of games before that but I think for me, not playing, it was meant to be. I wasn't meant to play, we were meant to win. That was it, as simple as that. 'And for me that was the most pleasing thing, to see Chelsea win the Champions League after what happened in Moscow ticked a box for me and definitely made those sleepless nights easier.' Didier Drogba netted the winning penalty in the 2012 shoot-out to give Chelsea the European crown .

Summary:
John Terry missed his penalty in the 2008 Champions League final .
He had the chance to win the cup for Chelsea but they eventually lost out .
Terry says he is still haunted at night by memories of the penalty miss .
Manchester United came out as European champions after Terry's slip .
Terry says his exclusion from 2012 triumph was 'just meant to be'


When Robin Rinaldi revealed the intimate details of her 5:2 marriage she drew gasps from married couples and staunch monogamists. For the author of The Wild Oats Project described how, for a year, she would spend weekdays sleeping with strangers and weekends with her husband of 17 years, Scott Mansfield. At the time, the dramatic move was a bid to save their relationship after Scott had a vasectomy, but now he's spoken out to say that he never wanted to see other people. Scroll down for video . In her new book Robin Rinaldi revealed that  she spent a year having sex with other people ultimately ending her marriage, now her husband Scott has revealed he wouldn't have ever chosen the experiment . While Robin has widely discussed their free-wheeling year, and explores it in a new book, The Wild Oats Project, Scott has kept quiet on the matter - until now, revealing that if he'd had his way the couple would never have entered into the '5:2' marriage in the first place. 'It wasn't something I wanted to do,' the brewer and wine-maker told The Times. 'I didn't like the idea of opening up our marriage. But if I didn't do it, I felt we were heading for divorce, so I thought why not take the chance and maybe we can come out the other side?' His premonition was correct a ultimately the decision led to the end of their marriage and Robin getting together with one of her lovers. Scott says that while he understood his wife's desire to experience sexual relationships with other people - he himself had enjoyed a promiscuous youth - he had always felt it might spell trouble for their marriage. And it seems the question of whether or not to have children had always been an issue for the couple with Scott  being firmly against the idea. Irretrievable: After Rinaldi's year of uninhibited encounters, she was unable to rekindle her loving marriage with Mansfield, and the two now have different partners . However, he defends himself in the new interview, revealing that he had always been honest with Robin about his desires and intentions. 'Is it cruel to not change your mind about something you believe in?' he said of fatherhood, 'I don't think Robin ever thought I was being cruel. At any point she could have left me and found somebody else to have a child with or I could have left her and found somebody who wasn't going to bother me about it.' During the course of the year-long experiment he revealed that he dated a handful of women, however, he only slept with one of them. Account: Rinaldi describes every step of the 'project' in intimate detail in her newly-released book, The Wild Oats Project . They had a six month relationship before he eventually called it off. And Scott says it was flattering to get attention from other women. He said: 'I enjoyed the feeling of being attracted to other women and getting good feedback. I had a couple of women who said to me: 'I can't believe your wife would risk losing you, you're such an awesome guy,' so when you hear that, you know, it makes you feel pretty good.' Today he's in a long term relationship with his girlfriend Renee Alexander, who he lives with and the former couple consider themselves at peace. In Robin's book she declares, 'I refuse to go to my grave with no children and only four lovers.' But during her  year of promiscuity in 2008, she made up for lost time, sleeping with ten men and two women. Appearing on ITV's This Morning yesterday, Robin opened up about her unorthodox decision, which she says was triggered by her husband's vasectomy. 'I would say before the year I was in a somewhat inhibited but satisfied, normal loving relationship. 'But when I got into my early 40s my husband got a vasectomy and I knew the discussion of having a baby was over, which kick-started this experience.' 'I looked forward to my death bed and thought. "What will I have?" I won’t have children and grandchildren. Will I at least have lived fully?"' 'If I couldn’t have one I wanted the other,' she explained. 'Like a lot of women at that age I was hitting my confidence and sexual peak and suddenly realised very dramatically that I wasn’t going to have children. It was the perfect storm. 'I have had lots of people telling me I should have travelled the world, tried painting classes or cooking – but I already know how to cook!' 'WIld oats': Robin, 50, negotiated an open marriage with her husband of 17 years, which allowed her to bed 12 strangers in 12 months - which ultimately broke her relationship . She also said having 'very little sexual variety' in her youth was a motivating factor, as the fact that she was living in San Francisco, which she described as 'a very liberal city'. 'I was also at a marital crisis and was thinking about trying a partial separation, ' she said. 'So I thought OK while we do that I need to sow some wild oats and let him do the same.' Under the terms of her new deal, Rinaldi took out an apartment, where she lived from Monday to Friday and would bed her conquests. But over the weekend she would go back to Mansfield, and the two would live as a married couple, without asking what the other had been doing while they were apart. 'The ground rules were safe sex, not to get seriously involved with anyone and to refrain from mutual acquaintances,' she explained. 'But at the end of the year, we each broke two rules.' To find willing participants in her project Robin decided not to pick up men at bars, but to be more strategic in her search. 'I was a very busy magazine editor working long hours and never in my life had I picked up a man at a bar or had a one night stand,' she explains. So I felt like going about it in a more clear-headed, conscious way.' Robin posted an online ad, entitled Good Girl Seeks Experience. In the post, she wrote: 'I'm a 44-year-old professional, educated, attractive woman in an open marriage, seeking single men age 35-50 to help me explore my sexuality.' 'I said I wanted to meet in public for dinner and drinks. I explained that if it led to sex then great, but that I couldn’t get seriously involved or see them more than a few times.' The next day, Robin had 23 offers. So would she advise it? ‘Not if you want to stay married,' she told This Morning hosts Philip Schofield and Amanda Holden. 'Read my book instead and have an armchair adventure.' 'I was well aware it would be very risky – but I didn’t think we had that much to lose. 'This 5:2 idea of weekends together and weekdays apart was to put a bit of distance between us to see each other in a new light and add some sparkle. 'That happened at first,' she said, but admitted their sexual exploits ended up pushing them apart. 'It was hard to put it all back in the box,' she explained. Robino said having 'very little sexual variety' in her youth was a motivating factor, as the fact that she was living in San Francisco, which she described as 'a very liberal city' Appearing on ITV's This Morning Robin Rinaldi, now 50, opened up about her unorthodox lifestyle . Robin, who made the life-changing decision to pursue sex with other people in 2008, has written a book about her exploits called The Wild Oats Project. In the book she describes her relationship with Mansfield as 'stuck in a rut', adding that 'our once-a-week sex life was loving, but lacked spontaneity and passion'. Recounting her exploits, Robin described her first encounter with a 40-year-old lawyer, whom she bedded in her apartment on the second date: 'We stumbled to the bed, where he turned me onto my hands and knees and took me from behind. 'We had intercourse twice and, after he left, I felt satiated.' She later moved on to much younger men, and described texting her husband goodnight from a Las Vegas hotel room moments after a 23-year-old paramour left the room. Two of her 12 encounters were with women, one of which was a threesome. Describing another encounter, she writes explicitly about taking a new-found pleasure in fellatio. Scott Mansfield has been gracious about his ex-wife, who has written about their open marriage experiment, seven years later. They are both in new relationships . However, after the raucous year, Rinaldi admitted, she could not turn back. Attempts to rekindle their marriage after the year failed - and Rinaldi began sleeping with one of the men from the past year, whom she refers to by a pseudonym. She wrote: 'The turning point was hearing from Alden. He sent me an e-mail, out of the blue, several months after the project had come to an end. 'Before long, we were having sex again. Being with him was exquisite. After reconnecting with Alden and falling deeply in love with him, there was no going back.' Scott was even happy with his ex-wife writing the book, detailing every aspect of their sex lives and her exploits with other men. Speaking to the Daily Beast about how he responded to the book, she said: 'His response was, "You have to write it. If you write it well, it won’t really be about us, it will be about lots of marriages."' Robin Rinaldi has found love again with one of the lovers she met on her year of sexual freedom .

Summary:
'Good girl' writer Robin Rinaldi, 50, was with Scott Mansfield since 1990s .
Has written a book about taking lovers during a year long 'open marriage'
Now Scott, from San Francisco says he hadn't wanted the experiment .


Gareth Bale rammed some of the ridiculous criticism he has received in recent weeks from Real Madrid supporters back down their throats with a first half double and the perfect goal celebration. The former Tottenham forward who scored 22 goals in 44 games in his first season at the club including strikes that won the Copa del Rey and Champions League final has had to put up with whistles in his own stadium and a fan poll that had 40 per cent of supporters calling for him to be dropped in recent weeks. When he put Real Madrid ahead on 18 minutes in the 2-0 win over Levante on Sunday night he made sure he left off some steam, covering his ears as he ran to the corner to give the flag a celebratory kick. Read back over Sportsmail's live coverage here. Host commentator . Thanks for following Sportsmail's live coverage of Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Levante. Big week of football coming up, starting with Swansea vs Liverpool - stick with MailOnline for all the updates. A drab second half is brought to the end by the referee. If only Karim Benzema had netted that ridiculous flick, eh? Anyway, Gareth Bale's seven-game run without scoring is over and he looks ready for next week's El Clasico, even if Cristiano Ronaldo was a bit out of sorts. Real Madrid move to within a point of Barcelona, and they are nine goals behind the Catalan club in terms of goal difference. Yeah, he's not scoring today. Marcelo puts in a cross, Bale slicks it on and Ronaldo shins the ball wide. Three minutes added on. Ronaldo elects to allow someone else to take a free-kick. This time it's Marcelo, he whips it in and it finds Hernandez but he wastes a header wide of the post. Oh, and Hernandez was just one of four Real players offside - the linesman spots it. Seconds later Nabil El Zhar flashes a shot well over the bar from the edge of the area, not that that statement will surprise Liverpool fans. Sergio Ramos pulls back Victor Casadesus. It's a yellow card for the Spaniard. Ronaldo still looking for that elusive goal, he cuts in from the left along the edge of the area, past two markers and fires in the shot but it's straight at goalkeeper Marino. Another change, Benzema gets a bit of a rest towards the end - with most people still gutted not to see his wondergoal effort go it - and is replaced by Javier Hernandez. Give the maestro a rest before El Clasico next week... Luka Modric comes off after completing 77 minutes and is replaced by Illarramendi. He might be the best player in the world but Ronaldo is taking a bit of a liberty here. First the lack of respect to Bale in the first half, and now he's running around demanding the ball. He gets it from Jese and then just loses the ball on the edge of the box. Obviously frustrated and not one for defensive responsibility, he stands with his hands on his hips. Kalu Uche off, Victor Casadesus on. Benzema plays in Bale and he fires at goal. Marino saves well but it escapes his grasp and Jese almost reaches it to tap in but the goalkeeper eventually gathers. There's four forwards for Real Madrid on the pitch now - looks like they're going to go with Ronaldo and Benzema up front as a pair, Jese on the left and Bale on the right as an extremely attacking front through. Ancelotti mixing things up. Wow! How do you describe that? Cristiano Ronaldo crosses from the right and Karim Benzema is completely unmarked. With the ball coming slightly behind him and around his midriff, he lifts his right heel and directs the ball on to the angle of post and crossbar. So close to a crazy goal. Absolute class and so, so ridiculous. Hopefully that will wake up this otherwise drab half. Nabir El Zhar (yes, the ex-Liverpool one) and Ruben Garcia replace Jose Luis Morales and Jordi Xumetra for Levante. Not much going on so far but Benzema fires over a half-volley seven minutes after the break. Real could do with a few more, they're nine goals behind Barcelona on the goal difference tally. Can Cristiano Ronaldo get himself a goal? And will Gareth Bale get his hat-trick? We'll find out in the next 45 minutes at the Bernabeu. Off we go. The Bernabeu crowd might be a bit more pleased with Bale, but team-mate Ronaldo certainly isn't. The Portuguese forward effectively set up the Welshman for both goals, albeit unintentionally, and was not best pleased. First, his acrobatic volley was cleared and Bale smashed in the rebound, with Ronaldo raising his arm in frustration even as Bale netted. Second, Bale deflected in Ronaldo's shot, which was heading wide, to make it 2-0, and the Ballon d'Or looked far from pleased, and it's not something that's gone unnoticed. Good start for Real Madrid. Two Gareth Bale goals - the second to the frustration of Cristiano Ronaldo - and they're 2-0 up. Keylor Navas has been a spectator in goal. That's Real sure of the win. A quick free-kick by Luka Modric plays Dani Carvajal in down the right, he cuts back to Cristiano Ronaldo who fires a shot across goal. It - decisively - deflects in off Gareth Bale and Real are 2-0 up. Ronaldo celebrates the strike but we're crediting that one to Bale. He's on a hat-trick now, unless the Ballon d'Or winner has a word at half-time. Well, of sorts. Morales cuts in from the left and tries to fire in a shot but it's blocked at close range. Real break but Benzema makes a wrong pas and the Bernabeu begins to boo. No pleasing these guys is there? They've done next to nothing so far but Levante are trying to play a bit, but there's just no intensity to their play Jose Luis Morales does well down the left but he can't get past his man and Real recover and are free to build up again. Moments later they look close to finding a gap in the Real defence but Pepe does well to clear away. Gareth Bale cuts back in from the right wing and it hits the chest of Simao to deflect on to the crossbar - not sure if the Welshman was aiming for a shot or cross but he's come close nonetheless. Bale also gets to the subsequent corner first but heads over. It's Real's 10th shot of the game (Levante have had none) and Cristiano Ronaldo almost makes it 2-0 to his side. He looks set for a tap-in in front of goal after Bale plays the ball across the six-yard line but Tono manages to get in with a last-ditch block to save Levante. Bale might have had the chance to silence his critics but Iker Casillas isn't quite so lucky as he sits on the bench. The Real captain got a less-than-warm reception from the crowd when his name was announced pre-match, as you can hear here: . Gareth Bale runs towards the Bernabeu crowd with his hands to his ears. Where are the boos now? After Cristiano Ronaldo's acrobatic volley was headed off the line, Bale slams in with a right-footed volley. It's 1-0 and Bale has his goal. Marino's having to be everywhere right now, although he probably knew it would be a busy night. This time it's Bale with the effort, he gets up to head Modric's corner goal-wards but the keeper makes a stunning diving save to keep it goalless. Karim Benzema has the ball in the net after he latches on to Marino's save from Lukas Modric's long shot, but the Frenchman is ruled offside by the linesman. Still 0-0. Cristiano Ronaldo is brought down 25 yards out and wins a free-kick. Six player wall...can he test Marino? No....it's hit the six-man wall. Here we go with another long-winded Real attack. Real not really breaking through their opponents in the last couple of minutes but they are well in control. Levante are effectively an eight-man defence and as soon as they break into the opposition half they give the ball away. Lovely flick from Gareth Bale over to Karim Benzema who cuts back to Ronaldo inside the box and he toe-pokes it towards the corner... but it hits the base of Diego Marino's post. A goal isn't far away. First chance for Gareth Bale to show what he can do. Decent early chance as he turns and volleys towards goal which arrows just wide of the top corner. We're underway at the Santiago Bernabeu. Before kick-off, a moment's reflection for former Real Madrid player Antonio Betancort who passed away today aged 78. It's bad enough having to play away against Real Madrid, but Levante have a dreadful record here and will likely just be hoping not to be on the end of a rout. The reverse fixture back in October ended 5-0 to Real, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice, and their past record at the Bernabeu makes grim reading too, looking from now back to 2008 their form here reads: 3-0, 5-1, 4-2, 2-0, 8-0 (yes, EIGHT), 5-2. Gareth Bale has no goals in his last nine games, so tonight is a big for him to change the fans' perceptions. Remember, we're only one week away from the big one: El Clasico. It's vital Real stay in touch. All the action here in 10 minutes. The big news for Real is that their famous front three of Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale all start - while Toni Kroos is rested. Oh, and of course Iker Casillas is dropped for Jesus Navas - although that seemed to be hinted by Carlo Ancelotti on Saturday. Here's the rest of their line-up plus the Levante XI: . Real Madrid (4-3-3): Navas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Modric, Silva, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. Levante (4-2-3-1): Marino; Lopez, Navarro, Ramis, Tono; Camarasa, Simao; Xumetra, Barral, Morales; Uche.

Summary:
Real Madrid face Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night .
Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema all start .
Bale was defended from criticism this week by Florentino Perez .
Levante manager Lucas Alcaraz has played down talk of an upset .


Andy Murray goes into his next match at the Miami Open against Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo on Sunday, but his Great Britain Davis Cup colleague James Ward has had to fly home to rest a sore knee. Ward, the British No 2, has paid a high price for his heroic win over John Isner in Glasgow earlier this month, having lost three first rounds subsequently, and now finds himself out of action for two weeks. He was due to play in Guadeloupe next week but instead has gone back to London, where he eventually hopes to be able to begin preparation for next month’s clay court events, once his knee has settled down. Andy Murray is gearing up for a Miami Open clash with Colombia's Santiago Giraldo on Sunday . James Ward has had to return to England to rest his sore knee, and won't play in Guadeloupe as planned . Giraldo, Murray's Miami Open opponent on Sunday, is number 31 in the world rankings . Murray, who plays Colombia’s world No 31 Giraldo in the third round on Sunday, expects to team up with Ward this summer at Queen’s Club for the Davis Cup quarter-final against France. With the newly-extended three-week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon, it will mean six weeks of high profile grass court tennis in the UK, and Murray feels the longer run-in after Paris will help him. ‘I think it’s better for me if there are more weeks on grass,’ he said. ‘A lot of the players will go and spend a week at home after Roland Garros whereas for me I can easily practise on grass, for a lot of the players it’s not easy to get on grass courts.’

Summary:
Andy Murray will play Colombia's Santiago Giraldo at the Miami Open .
As he prepares for the match, countryman James Ward has flown home .
Ward was preparing for a tournament, but has to rest his sore knee .
Murray has been boosted by a newly-extended three week gap in the tennis calendar, allowing him six weeks of grass court tennis in the UK .


A 'dedicated' teacher who has been missing for five days posted a smiling image of herself posing in front of a sunrise on the morning she disappeared. Sharon Edwards, 54, was last seen between 10pm and 11pm on Saturday in Grafton, on the New South Wales north coast. Police and family say they hold 'grave concerns' for her welfare as it is extremely out of character. She has no known medical conditions and has not made contact with relatives. Sharon Edwards, 54, posted a smiling image of herself in front of a sunrise on the morning she disappeared . The teacher was last seen between late on Saturday in Grafton, on the New South Wales north coast . On Saturday morning, Ms Edwards posted a pictured to her Facebook page in which she can be seen posing near the ocean in front of a sunrise. It was first noticed Ms Edwards was missing when she failed to show up for a class she was supposed to teach. Ms Edwards lives with her husband of 30 years and has two adult children. She is described as being of Caucasian, with a fair complexion, short blond hair and medium build. Strike Force Burrow will investigate the circumstances of her disappearance, comprising of detectives from the Coffs/Clarence Local Area Command and Northern Region. Police will also address the media on Thursday afternoon. Investigators are appealing for community assistance to find her and anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to contact Grafton Police Station on 02 6642 0222 or Crime Stoppers. It was first noticed Ms Edwards was missing when she failed to show up for a class she was due to teach .

Summary:
Sharon Edwards, 54, was last seen between  on Saturday in Grafton, NSW .
Police and family say they hold 'grave concerns' for her welfare .
The teacher who has been missing for five days posted a smiling image of herself posing in front of a sunrise on the morning she disappeared .


Thieves who target wealthy department stores should get lighter sentences than if they steal from a corner shop, a senior Labour MP claims today. David Lammy, an ex-Government minister and barrister, said the likes of luxury goods shop Fortnum and Mason could more easily absorb the loss. The London mayoral candidate wants the law to be changed so the seriousness of shoplifting is decided by the impact on the victim – rather than the monetary value of the item stolen. But Tory London Mayor Boris Johnson today condemned the 'absurd' idea, insisting it was wrong to 'minimise shoplifting from swish, posh shops'. London Mayoral hopeful David Lammy says thieves who target wealthy department stores should get lighter sentences than if they steal from a corner shop . Experts also warned it would make shoplifters more likely to target supermarkets. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: ‘Labour’s justice policies are pretty thin on the ground at the best of times, but this latest contribution hardly seems a sensible one. ‘All forms of stealing are wrong – and suggesting that some people are better able to afford being the victim of it sends all the wrong sorts of messages.’ Mr Johnson branded Mr Lammy's comments ‘absurd’. He told LBC radio: 'If he is seriously saying that we should discount or minimise shoplifting from swish, posh shops then I think he is totally wrong because it is a crime wherever it is committed. 'It’s important to crack down on it. Tesco’s have got oodles of money – or actually slightly less than they used to – but it doesn’t mean it’s right to nick stuff from anywhere. 'That’s why we are cracking down on burglary and shoplifting.' Currently, the law decides what constitutes a ‘serious’ shoplifting offence on the basis of an item’s value. In a pamphlet for the Policy Exchange think-tank, Tottenham MP Mr Lammy says: ‘The impact of a £150 theft, for example, would be far greater on an independent corner shop than on Fortnum & Mason, yet this is not reflected under the current Act. ‘It is self-evident that the impact of a £200 theft to a large retailer is much smaller that it would be to a small, independent retailer. 'Many rightly argue that the seriousness of shoplifting should not be based on the value, but on the impact to the victim.’ Less impact: The London mayoral candidate believes thieves should receive more lenient punishments for stealing from stores such as Fortnum & Mason than from corner shops . Tory London Mayor Boris Johnson today condemned the 'absurd' idea, insisting it was wrong to 'minimise shoplifting from swish, posh shops'. The idea will prove hugely controversial as, for the first time, it would make the wealth of the victim a factor in deciding sentencing. Critics warn it is a slippery slope which might lead to other crimes – such as burglary – being added to the list. But Mr Lammy, whose constituency was hit by rioting in 2011, insists: ‘As with most types of property crime, the social costs of shoplifting are regressive – they hit poorest communities hardest. Mr Lammy's idea will prove hugely controversial as, for the first time, it would make the wealth of the victim a factor in deciding sentencing . ‘Small local businesses in more deprived areas, operating on small profit/loss margins, are least able to absorb the costs of theft and are obliged to pass these costs on to their customers through increased prices.’ David Green, a criminologist and director of the Civitas think-tank, said: ‘What any sensible legal system is doing is weighing up the degree of moral responsibility of the person who perpetrated the act. ‘It is completely wrong to punish someone more severely because they stole from a poor person than if they stole from a supermarket. ‘It would encourage people to steal from supermarkets rather than elsewhere because they would know they would get a lighter sentence.’ Mr Lammy’s Policy Exchange report, which will be launched at a speech in London today, warns the police and the courts are turning a blind eye to property crime. Some one in three burglaries and nine in ten shoplifting incidents are not reported to the police because the victims have no faith the case will be properly dealt with. John Munroe, of the British Retail Consortium, said: ‘Any suggestion a crime against a retailer or staff should be treated any differently because of the type of store, or the place it’s in, is absolutely nonsensical. ‘Retailers are at the heart of every community, whether that’s a high-end shop in Knightsbridge or one in David Lammy’s constituency of Tottenham. ‘Crimes against them are not victimless, they have a direct impact on the local community. Wherever the crime takes place, shoplifters should be persecuted as they normally would be.’ Shoplifting has been repeatedly downgraded in seriousness by the authorities over the past decade. The process began when Labour announced that, where the items stolen were worth less than £200, the offender could escape with an £80 on-the-spot fine instead of going to court. In many cases, the offenders simply don’t bother to pay.

Summary:
David Lammy believes law should be changed to consider impact of theft .
London mayoral candidate puts this ahead of monetary value of item stolen .
Boris Johnson says it is 'absurd' to ever suggest it is OK to steal .
Currently seriousness of shoplifting is decided on stolen product's value .


A woman claiming to be the wife of an Australian Islamic State terrorist has posted a photo of his bloodied dead body on Twitter, announcing that he has been killed while fighting in Syria. Melbourne man Suhan Rahman's twisted wife said: ‘May Allah accept my husband, Abu Jihad al Australi.’ ‘Promised Allah and fought in the front lines until he obtained shahadah,’ she added. Rahman, who had been fighting under the name Abu Jihad al Australi, previously threatened a terrorist attack on Australia claiming he would 'bring the war home' to the west in January. ‘Spill blood young Aussies,’ he wrote on Twitter. His last known location was Raqqa, an Islamic State stronghold in Syria. The woman, named Zumarul Jannah, who claimed to be his wife said: ‘Alhamdulillahi rabbil alimeen, I'm the most content I have ever been in my life ♡.’ A woman claiming to be Suhan Rahman's wife posted a bloodied photo of her dead husband on Twitter. A rifle was placed on his body . Melbourne man Suhan Rahman has reportedly been killed while fighting with the Islamic State terrorists in Syria . The woman who claimed to be Rahman's wife said: 'I'm the most content I have ever been in my life.' ‘And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead,’ she added. She also posted a photo of a man that looks like Rahman praying. The 23-year-old was pictured with Sydney terrorist Mohamed Elomar earlier this year and was also friends with playboy Melbourne jihadi Mahmoud Abdullatif. Rahman and Abdullatif regularly conversed via Twitter before Abdullatif was reported dead in January. In November Rahman confessed to Abdullatif it was his ‘first time using twitter its tripping out bruv [sic]’. Abdullatif replied: ‘Lol I know I still don’t how to use it.’ The woman asked for Allah to 'accept' her husband, who she called Abu Jihad al Australi . A researcher at the London based terrorist research centre ICSR posted this photo of Rahman on Twitter . The 23-year-old (left) was pictured with Sydney terrorist Mohamed Elomar (right) earlier this year . ‘Ye how do I retweet to others and what duz dat mean.’ Rahman asked. ‘I’ll explain when I come home insha Allah,’ Abdullatif responded. Along with his recent postings on Twitter, Rahman also uploaded one photograph of himself wielding a high-powered silver rifle AK47. Referencing the terrorist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hedbo in January, where two Islamist gunmen killed editor Stéphane Charbonnier and 11 other people, Rahman wrote: 'May allah accept the french brothers who terrorised france. Allahu akbar. Day by day we will bring the war home to you.’ His previous posts painted a keen young reveller at Melbourne nightclubs who enjoyed partying with his mates, rap music and fast cars but in recent months, he has taken an eerie turn. Rahman's family made a desperate plea for him to return home in January after his father Lutfur Rahman alerted authorities that he was fighting with IS, The Daily Telegraph reports. A woman claiming to be Rahman's wife posted this photo of a man that looks like him praying . Abdullatif and Rahman chatted about how they didn't know how to use Twitter back in November 2014 . Australian-born jihadist Mahmoud Abdullatif, who was reported dead in January, was friends with Rahman . Mr Rahman was told by the Australian Federal Police Counter-Terrorism Squad that they were monitoring his son's every movement overseas. His father has been left distraught after learning his son's decision when he slipped out of the country with three other men to go to Syria. 'We hoped that he would never get into this type of thing,' his father has told the Daily Telegraph. 'Everything was OK then suddenly he just left the country.' Rahman's death comes after Abdulllatif's widow shared a series of propaganda pictures she says shows her 'five star jihad' lifestyle - and says she and other female jihadists are 'thirsty' for the blood of her former countrymen. In photographs posted to a Twitter account believed to belong to former Melbourne woman Zehra Duman, several women are pictured standing under an Islamic State flag, reclining against a clean white BMW M5, wielding machine guns and dressed from head to toe in black Islamic dress. In one tweet, Duman said: 'US + Australia, how does it feel that all 5 of us were born n raised in your lands, & now here thirsty for ur blood?' Another image of five women standing under an Islamic State flag is captioned: 'Can't mess with my clique. From the land down under, to the land of Khilafah. Thats the Aussie spirit.' A Twitter account understood to belong to Zehra Duman posted a series of photographs of jihadist women 'from Australia and the US' posing with a BMW M5, which they said originated in France . In another image, the women are pictured posing in head-to-toe black dress under an Islamic State flag . Alarming: Zehra Duman posted this photograph to social media with the caption: '5 star jihad. M5 (the BMW) in the land of sham (Syria) he he ' Vile caption: The former Melbourne woman sprayed a series of hateful messages on social media on . Vanished: Zehra Duman, pictured, left behind a distraught family when she fled for the Middle East late in 2014. She later posted that she had married jihadist fighter Mahmoud Abdullatif, married . Duman's account follows the similar naming conventions as previous social media accounts. It also featured pictures of her late reported partner, Abdullatif, as her 'beautiful husband'. Daily Mail Australia reported in January that Duman congratulated her late partner for his death after he was reportedly killed. 'You won the race!' she tweeted, describing him as a 'green bird' - the term used to describe a so-called martyr. Duman congratulated her husband on his death in January, saying: 'You won the race!' The identities of the jihadist women in Ms Duman's pictures are unclear. However, the BMW bears resemblance to the same vehicle Australian jihadist and former underworld figure Mohammed Elomar was pictured smirking and wielding a Glock next to in September 2014. Same car? Notorious Australian jihadist Mohamed Elomar was pictured in front of a white BMW which was reportedly from France . Defensive: Zehra Duman justified boasting about her 'five star jihad' lifestyle - but was then forced to defend the posts, telling her followers to 'chill n stop jujjing' Shortly after boasting about the expensive vehicle, Duman became defensive on social media and said 'no one is trying to be flashy' 'The m5 was driven here from france (sic) and is meant to be sold here. Chill n stop (judging). No one is trying to be flashy in sham (Syria).' Duman fled Australia late last year, leaving behind a distraught family, who told reporters she had been 'brainwashed'. The tweets, pictured here, have since been deleted . The Herald Sun quoted her father, Duvat Duman, saying: 'She’s been brainwashed, she wasn’t like this three or four months ago.' Khaled Sharrouf's wife Tara Nettleton is among the Australian females who have joined the Islamic State. Australian teenager Jake Bilardi was reported dead in a suicide bombing in Ramadi, Iraq, last week.

Summary:
Melbourne man Suhan Rahman has reportedly been killed in Syria .
Rahman had been fighting under the name Abu Jihad al Australi .
In January he threatened to 'bring the war home' to Australia .
A woman claiming to be his wife posted a photo of his dead body .
'May Allah accept my husband, Abu Jihad al Australi,' she wrote .
Rahman was friends with playboy Melbourne jihadi Mahmoud Abdullatif .
He was also pictured with Sydney terrorist Mohamed Elomar .


Footage showing murderer Jodi Arias pleading for her life in a secret testimony has been released, in which she says she regrets stabbing her boyfriend to death, and calls her attempts to cover it up 'revolting'. Arias spoke before jurors in Phoenix, Arizona, last year - but only after demanding that journalists and film crews be barred from the court. She escaped the death penalty after jurors failed to reach a verdict in a sentencing retrial last week - because one member of the jury held out against executing her as punishment for killing Travis Alexander in 2008. At one point she said that seeing Alexander's family speak of their grief in court made her 'wish so badly that I could just take that away from them, and that I could reverse what I did.' Scroll down for video, and a full transcript of Arias's testimony . 'It was horrific': Jodi Arias watches the jury enter the courtroom for her sentencing phase retrial in Phoenix on Thursday morning . Secret testimony: Footage of Jodi Arias speaking before a jury has been released by an Arizona court. Arias, shown above on different days of the testimony, spoke on condition of media not being allowed to film - but a legal challenge forced the court to hand over records . The footage, recorded in October and November of last year, was only released after media organizations challenged the decision to allow the secret testimony, and asked for full records. Authorities at the Maricopa County Superior Court have now released video footage of Arias, in which she is questioned by defense attorneys. ABC News ran portions of the film on Friday. The questioning began with Arias openly admitting the murder - but saying she did not admit her guilt to anybody until 2010 because she was so shocked at herself. When asked why she did not confess immediately, she said: 'Because what I did was so horrific that I couldn't have - I could never have imagined myself doing that to another human being.' Alexander, 30, was found dead in a shower in his Phoenix-area home in 2008. He had been stabbed more than 20 times, his throat was cut almost from ear to ear, and he had been shot in the face. Together: The secret testimony included questions about Arias' time with Alexander, whom she repeatedly stabbed, then shot . She was then asked for her reaction to hearing of the grief of Alexander's family - and said that it made her wish she could undo the killing, which she claims was an act of self-defense. She said: ' I wish so badly that I could just take that away from them, and that I could reverse what I did, and that I could take away what all these people are feeling that I have hurt, including Travis. She also admitted lying to a detective, whom she called of her own volition, about the murder. When confronted with footage of interviews she gave, Arias branded herself 'revolting'. She said: 'It was something that I was years from being able to even come around to admitting to myself that I did something that horrible. '[Lying to police about the murder] is revolting. I look at that [footage], I just think about how stupid I was. 'I was lost - I think of what just those lies put so many people through, and I just wish I could - there are a lot of things I wish I could do over again, but that is just one of them.' When asked to recall photographs of Alexander's mutilated body, she said: 'I caused that pain, and those were his last moments; and it makes me sick and I wish so badly that I could just so that whole day over again'. 'I caused that pain': Arias reacted to gruesome pictures of Alexander's body, which had some 30 stab wounds. The above image of the shower where his corpse was found is among the publishable ones . Most of the rest of the testimony focuses on Arias's childhood and her past relationships, and also the time she first met Alexander, at a convention in Las Vegas. She described having sex with him for the first time, and how he started suggesting that she join the Mormon church. The line of questioning was never completed,  because Arias refused to continue her testimony after the promise of secrecy was removed. The jury, eight men and four women, ultimately failed to reach a verdict after one of the women voted against the death penalty. After the trial, fellow jurors said the holdout juror was biased. Many said Arias did not genuinely feel remorse, and was trying to manipulate them. The judge in the retrial will decide on April 13 whether Arias will spend the rest of her life in prison or if she will be eligible for release after serving 25 years. Since going back to prison, she has been punished for breaking jailhouse rules - and will not be able to buy items such as candy, has had 10 visitors banned, and will not be able to make phone calls unless they are to do with her legal case.

Summary:
Convicted killer spoke in sentencing retrial where she dodged execution .
She had hoped her testimony would be secret - but video was released .
Tells jurors in Phoenix, Arizona courtroom that she regrets her crime .
Also recalls her lies to detectives while trying to cover up 2008 murder .


AirAsia passengers were left stranded on the tarmac for about an hour with vomiting travellers on-board after they had to make an unscheduled landing in Melbourne. One of the passengers, known only as Amanda, called 2GB radio station on Tuesday claiming to be on Flight D7 223, which was on its way to Kuala Lumpur to Sydney. The caller said the plane had been diverted to Melbourne after its 11.55am departure and did not know had they ended up there. Scroll down for video . The caller said the plane had been diverted to Melbourne after its 11.55am departure on Tuesday and did not know had they ended up there . She said people had started throwing up after the plane spent 20 minutes before landing circling the Victoria capital. 'Everyone's vomiting, everyone's sick. I have no idea what's going on... I'm pretty nervous.' Amanda said. 'What happened was when we were descending the plane took off again. 'We're not sure why. The plane circled Melbourne for a little bit, another 20 minutes, there was so much turbulence.' One of the passengers, known only as Amanda, called 2GB radio station on Tuesday claiming to be on Flight D7 223, which was on its way to Kuala Lumpur to Sydney . Passengers were stranded for a total of three hours before they took off again . Passengers were stranded for a total of three hours before they took off again. To add to their discomfort, they were not allowed to exit the aircraft even after it was switched off, causing sweltering temperatures on-board without the air-conditioning running. Amanda said other passengers who had asked crew members why they could not get off the plane were told it was because of safety reasons and it would be a hassle to get them back on again. An AirAsia X spokesman confirmed to Daily Mail Australia the flight had been diverted to Melbourne due to 'a technical issue'. 'The diversion is in compliance with all international aviation safety guidelines and [the plane] landed safely at 1400hrs in Melbourne,' he said. Despite media reporting it was an emergency landing, the spokesman clarified it was in fact a 'precautionary diversion'. 'Upon completion of all necessary safety inspection, the said aircraft departed Melbourne at 1713hrs [local time] and is expected to arrive into Kuala Lumpur at 2221hrs [local time] tonight,' he added. It has been a troubling few months for AirAsia when its safety record was questioned after Flight Q8501 crashed into the Java Sea in December, killing all 162 people on-board. Debris from the plane and bodies of the passengers are still being retrieved from the ocean.

Summary:
Flight D7 223 was on its way from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday .
It made an unscheduled landing in Melbourne after its 11.55am departure .
A passenger said fellow travellers had started vomiting on stranded plane .
They spent the next three hours stranded on tarmac at Melbourne airport .
An AirAsia spokesman said the plane stopped over for 'technical reasons'
He said a safety inspection was completed and the flight took off again .


Harry Redknapp has advised Liverpool contract rebel Raheem Sterling to sign a new deal at Anfield and bide his time before raking in the inevitable rewards. The young England international is still stalling on an improved contract, reported to be in the region of £100,000-per-week, and will not make any decision until the summer, Reds manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed. 'Not between now and the end of the season,' said Rodgers. 'It has been made clear by Raheem's agent. I repeat that this is the best place for his development and it is clear.' Raheem Sterling, pictured training with England, is yet to sign a new deal to stay at Liverpool . The England winger has reportedly been offered £100,000-per-week to stay at Anfield . Former QPR boss Harry Redknapp has advised Sterling to sign and develop his game first . However, Redknapp insists the 20-year-old is 'lucky' to be at a club like Liverpool and should stay to remain there to develop his game. Speaking on talkSPORT's Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, Redknapp's advice to the talented winger was: 'Sign your contract. You are at a great club, you are playing regularly, you have become an England international, you're learning the game. Reds manager Brendan Rodgers insists Liverpool is the best place for Sterling to develop his game . The 20-year-old has become one of the most sought-after young players in Europe . Sterling was called up for England's World Cup squad on the back of his Liverpool performances . 'Have another two or three years of playing as you are now, keep taking your game on and you will get the rewards. 'The money is there anyway, but you will be up there with the top earners in the world in another two or three years if you keep progressing. 'You are at a fantastic club, one of the best football clubs in the world. You are lucky to be playing at a club like Liverpool. Get your nut down, do your job, and the rewards will keep coming.'

Summary:
Liverpool winger is stalling on signing a new contract at Anfield .
Raheem Sterling is reported to have been offered £100,000-per-week .
Harry Redknapp advises the England youngster to stay and develop his game before reaping the rewards .


Police are searching for the owners of a collection of gold and silver bullion, coins and doubloons which were discovered under a hedge in Hertfordshire. The £50,000 find was made in London Colney last month and detectives believe the bullion may have been stolen in a burglary. The items were mostly found individually wrapped in cellophane or were held in plastic containers. Hidden treasure: This silver bullion was among a stash of valuable items handed into Hertfordshire Police . Detective Sergeant Karen Lewis, from the St Albans Local Unit, said: 'Despite several enquiries, we have so far been unable to trace the owners of these items. 'The items are very distinctive so we hope that someone might recognise them and that they can be returned.' Anyone who recognises the collection, or who has any information about where it may have come from, is asked to contact DS Lewis on 101. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. Also found in the stash, valued at £50,000, were a collection of gold and silver coins and doubloons . The box, containing the coins, doubloons and bullion, was discovered under a hedge n Hertfordshire last month .

Summary:
Stash of treasure was found underneath hedge in Hertfordshire last month .
Police believe the items were stolen in a burglary before being abandoned .
So far, officers have been unable to locate the owner of £50,000 hoard .


James Rodriguez took further steps closer to a Real Madrid return on Wednesday as the Colombian joined his team-mates for a full training session. The 23-year-old, signed from Monaco for £63million last summer, has been out with a fractured metatarsal since February and first returned to the training pitch earlier this month. After taking part in some small-sided football tennis games on Tuesday, Rodriguez joined Wednesday's full session with the players left in Madrid for the two-week international break. James Rodriguez undertook a light training session away from the main squad as he steps up recovery . The Colombian fends off a challenge from Marco Llorente during a Real Madrid training session on Wednesday . Real Madrid observed a minute's silence in memory of those on Germanwings plane during training . Nacho Rodriguez (left), Asier Illarramendi, Derik and Sergio Aguza head out to training . Carlo Ancelotti's team held a moment of silence ahead of the training session in memory of the victims of the French Alps plane crash before Rodriguez and Co were put through their paces. Ancelotti will be hoping Rodriguez is available for Madrid's next La Liga fixture against Granada on April 5 as the Italian looks for a reaction from his team following the 2-1 defeat against Barcelona last Sunday. Madrid's El Clasico defeat at the Nou Camp, their third defeat in their last four outings in all competitions, left them four points behind leaders Barca in second place and heaped pressure onto Ancelotti's team. Reserve goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco in action during the session at Madrid's Valdebebas training ground . Carlo Ancelotti looks on as his second-string squad are put through their paces on Wednesday . Sergio Ramos, however, insists that his side must focus on the positives in order to finish the campaign strongly. 'A defeat is always negative but you can also draw some positive conclusions,' Ramos, one of Real's club captains, said in an interview with Spanish radio. 'We lost with our heads held high ... because Madrid played some good football,' added the Spain international. 'From my point of view the first half was extraordinary. We weren't able to kill off the game and they punished us at the end.' Rodriguez looked sharp as he took part in a game of football tennis (right) on Tuesday .

Summary:
James Rodriguez  joins Real Madrid team-mates for training .
Rodriguez has not featured for Real Madrid since February 4 .
Colombian suffered fractured metatarsal against Sevilla in 2-1 win .
Madrid face La Liga clash against Granada on April 4 .


(CNN)After decades in private hands, a spaceship from the classic film "2001: A Space Odyssey" will go on display for the first time to the public. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that presents the Oscars, purchased the spacecraft at auction Saturday for $344,000. The academy will display the ship in its museum of movie history, scheduled to open in 2017 in Los Angeles. "We're excited to add such an iconic piece of movie history to our collection," the academy told CNN in a statement. "We look forward to sharing the '2001' Aries 1B Trans-Lunar Space Shuttle with the public once the Academy Museum opens." In case you're wondering, the craft is the spherical lunar lander that transports Dr. Heywood R. Floyd to the moon in "2001." Sorry, it's not the Discovery One, the spaceship where mission pilot Dave Bowman later famously implored the ship's computer to "open the pod bay doors, HAL." A collector and former art teacher in the UK had kept it for the past 40 years. According to the auction house, the spaceship is one of the few sets left from the 1968 film. Almost all the props, sets, models and costumes from "2001: A Space Odyssey" were destroyed by director Stanley Kubrick so they could not be used in other productions, the Premiere Props auction house said.

Summary:
A shuttle from "2001: A Space Odyssey" was purchased by the motion picture academy .
It will be put on display to the public for the first time .
The 1968 classic is considered one of the most influential science-fiction movies ever .


A family friend, identified only as Natalia, has revealed that the home Nina Obukhov shared her family had at least one hundred guns in it belonging to husband Alexey Obukhov . A friend of the 34-year-old mother who shot and killed her two young daughters at their upscale New Hampshire home before turning the gun on herself was described by a friend as a quiet woman who never said anything bad about her family. The family friend, identified only as Natalia, told MyFoxBoston that she it was a big shock that Nina Obukhov had killed her two daughters, 8-year-old Katherine and 6-year-old Elizabeth. ‘No one ever saw her sad or mad. We learned from her, she was so optimistic and kind,’ she said. Natalia also said she didn’t like to bring her son for playdates at the Obukhov's home because she wasn't not comfortable with number of guns that Nina's gun store owner husband Alexey had lying around the home . ‘It was too dangerous to have kids and so many guns in the same place,’ she said. She estimated that there were at least one hundred guns at the property. Police have ruled the deaths as a murder-suicide and assistant attorney general Jay McCormack said police received a 911 call on Saturday regarding a deceased woman at the home in Bedford. When officers arrived, they found two more bodies. Scroll down for video . Murder-suicide: Nina Obukhov, 36, was found dead at this upscale Bedford, New Hampshire, home after killing her two young daughters, ages 6 and 8, and then herself . A makeshift memorial appears on display in front of the Obukhov residence on McAfee Farm Road . Autopsies confirmed that all three died of gunshot wounds to the head. The girls' deaths were ruled homicides. The manner of the mother's death remained undetermined, but authorities said it appeared the mother shot the girls and then committed suicide. Flowers and stuffed animals were left next to a pile of yellow police tape outside the home on Monday morning. At the school Katherine, known as 'Katy,' attended, officials were trying to provide the children with as much normalcy as possible while also making grief counselors available. Deidre Helmke's son was in the same class as Katy for both first and second grade as part of a class that stayed together for their first two years of elementary school. Helmke, who served as 'room mother' for first grade at riddle Brook Elementary School, described it as a tight-knit group. On Monday, she was flipping through school yearbooks looking at pictures of Katy, whom she remembered as a 'little peanut.' 'She was a sweet little blonde-haired girl, quiet,' Helmke said. Helmke said Nina Obukhov was quiet. While she didn't know her well, she saw Obukhov at school and occasionally bumped into her while running errands. It is believed that Alexey Obukhov and his wife Nina lived in the home with their two daughters, aged 6 and 8 . 'She didn't stand out as being any different from any other mom,' she said. 'She would chat a bit about the kids and then move on.' While school officials notified parents about the deaths on Sunday, they did not identify the victims, leaving Helmke and other parents unsure what to tell their children. Not wanting him to find out at school, she told her son that she 'heard a report that Katy passed away.' He teared up and wanted to know how. 'I told him I honestly don't know, and I gave him a hug,' she said. On Sunday, police were searching for Nina Obukhov's gun store owner husband, Alexey, but Monday's news release by the attorney general's office made no mention of the missing man. Police were searching for Russian gun store owner Alexey Obukhov after three people were found dead at an upscale New Hampshire home Saturday . Although police have said they are not looking for suspects, a 'be-on-the-lookout alert' was issued by National Emergency Alerts - New England at about 11.40pm on Saturday on Facebook. The statement announced that they were looking for Obukhov and his maroon BMW coupe with New Hampshire plates. Obukhov is the owner of a guns and ammo shop in Merrimack, which made headlines in 2013 after hanging pictures of President Barack Obama with Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong and calling Obama 'firearm salesman of the year'. He is also the owner of a company called New Vector Corporation, according to online records. He also is the president of Collectible Arms and Ammo II Corp. Obukhov had previously been arrested in August 2013 for a domestic violence assault but the charges were dismissed after his wife declined to testify, according to the Bedford Patch. National Emergency Alerts - new England, however, issued a 'be-on-the-lookout alert Saturday evening looking for a man named Alexey Obukhov . State and Bedford Police, along with a SWAT Team arrived on scene on Saturday. Police continued to investigate at the house throughout the day on Sunday . Then last year he filed a civil lawsuit against Bedford Police Chief John Bryfonski, seeking that all of his firearms and ammunition be returned to him . The lawsuit was denied, but Obukhov sued and in November, the state's highest court ordered that Obukhov's application for a pistol revolver license be granted even though Bryfonski believed that he was unsuitable to possess a concealed weapon, according to court records. New Hampshire State Police and SWAT vehicles were on the scene in Beford, blocking off the street and access to the home. The Attorney's General Office is also part of the investigation. Very few details about the case have been released, and causes of death and names of victims are being withheld pending the notification of family . Police blocked off the road in Bedford where the Obukhovs allegedly lived for the remainder of Saturday . Obukhov is the owner of a guns and ammo shop in Merrimack, which made headlines in 2013 .

Summary:
Officials ruled that Nina Obukhov, 36, shot dead her two daughters, 8-year-old Katherine and 6-year-old Elizabeth, and then herself .
Police were searching Sunday for Nina's husband, Alexey Obukhov after the three bodies were found at his home in Bedford, New Hampshire .
Alexey Obukhov was previously arrested in August 2013 for a domestic violence assault but the charges were dismissed after his wife declined to testify .