As thousands queued up outside Leicester Cathedral yesterday to catch a glimpse of Richard III's coffin, businesses in the city also appeared to be doing their utmost to get into the commemorative spirit. With the city centre swamped by visitors from as far and wide as the U.S and Russia, shopkeepers in Leicester have been selling off a raft of merchandise - including t-shirts, ice creams and even haircuts - in an apparent bid to cash in on the historic five-day event. From fridge magnets emblazoned with the king's signature, to a £14.95 Richard III-embossed silk ties, the souvenir frenzy has been led by the official visitor centre, a former school located next to the spot where the former monarch's remains were found in 2012. Scroll down for videos . Cashing in: A raft of memorabilia connected to Richard III's reburial is on sale at the official visitor centre, including t-shirts (pictured left) and tote bags (right) Souvenirs: Mugs with an image of the medieval king (pictured) are also available to buy from the centre . Among the souvenirs being sold for the reinterment are notepads, keyrings, mugs, t-shirts (pictured) But alongside the usual mugs, pencils and keyrings, visitors can also buy themselves glasses 'fit for a king' from a nearby optician - and can even opt for a £25 Richard III-inspired bowl haircut, being marketed at Ungaro Hair Studios. Gelato Village, an Italian ice-cream shop which has extended opening hours until 11pm for the reinterment, has also made a special Richard III rose blossom and fruits of the forest-flavoured ice cream, a move which yesterday prompted the business's 'busiest day ever'. The apparent commercialism of the event is sure to prompt outcry from those who have already criticised the king's reburial. Louise Hollingsworth, who was part of a campaign group which had argued that he should have been buried in York, has already called the event an 'undignified, money-grabbing pantomime', while one Twitter user wrote: '#richardIII no dignity in death, no dignity in burial, and after being hawked around like the FA cup on a bus, no dignity in reburial either.' Another person used Twitter to mock the hullabaloo, tweeting: 'Is there a #RichardIII Christmas decoration on sale? I can't find it.' But with the increased footfall in Leicester since the discovery in 2012 expected to bring £50m into the city's coffers, it's no surprise that businesses - and indeed residents - have been attempting to make the most of this week's event. With the increased footfall in Leicester since the discovery in 2012 expected to bring £50m into the city's coffers, it's no surprise that businesses have been attempting to make the most of the one-off event . Sarah Harrison, the council official in charge of tourism, told The Times that the council were working to ensure no merchandise was being sold on the black market . A fridge magnet, emblazoned with Richard III's signature, can also be bought by visitors to the city . Despite being given out for free as part of the newspaper, the Leicester Mercury's souvenir supplement has already made it onto eBay. Bids on one listing have already reached £20, while customers also have the option to 'buy it now' for £15. Ice cream: £2.50/£3.50/£4.50 Gelato Village . Haircut: £25 Ungaro Hair Studios . Mug: £950 Harriman & Co . Leicester Mercury souvenir supplement: £15 eBay . Silk tie: £14.95 Visitor Centre . Fridge magnet with signature: £3.75 Visitor Centre . Order of service: £17 eBay . Meanwhile, an order of service from Sunday's ceremony is also being sold on the auction site, with a current bid of £17. There is also an official King Richard III 'traffic marshal pass badge', which has an asking price of £2.50. Sarah Harrison, the council official in charge of tourism, told The Times that the council were working to ensure no merchandise was being sold on the black market. She said: 'He belongs to everybody, but we want to make sure that the way he is perceived and is treated is actually befitting the last Plantagenet king.' The former chief executive of the local chamber of commerce, Martin Traynor, estimated more than £45m will be brought into the city as a result of the so-called 'Richard III effect'. He is now the chairman of trustees of the visitor centre, which is a charitable trust. Yesterday, more than 5,000 queued outside the cathedral to visit the coffin as it lies in repose head of Thursday's reburial. The sheer volume of guests forced the cathedral - which had previously warned visitors to stay away due to over-demand - to stay open into the evening. Thousands more are expected to line up again today. By 8.30am, the queue was already one-hour long, forcing the cathedral to start admitting people into the viewing area during morning prayer. Gelato Village, an Italian ice-cream shop, has also made a special Richard III rose blossom and fruits of the forest-flavoured ice cream, a move which yesterday prompted the business's 'busiest day ever' The Leicester Mercury's souvenir supplement, produced alongside the newspaper, has already made it onto eBay. Bids on one post have already reached £20, while customers also have the option to 'buy it now' for £15 . Meanwhile, an order of service from Sunday's ceremony is also being sold on the auction site, with a current of £17, alongside an official King Richard III 'traffic marshal pass badge', which has an asking price of £2.50 . Some of those in the queue had flown to Leicester for the occasion from Vancouver, Moscow and other parts of Europe. The king's remains, will stay under the watchful eye of an honour guard of ex-Forces veterans at Leicester Cathedral until Thursday, when the 15th century ruler will finally be lowered into a purpose-built tomb made of Yorkshire Swaledale stone. The ceremony will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. On Friday, more than 8,000 flickering flames will illuminate the streets around Leicester Cathedral in a commemoration of the reinterment. The free event – entitled Leicester Glows – will see a trail of the thousands of small flames being lit in small containers which will be placed on the ground to line routes in the area surrounding the cathedral. The increased footfall in Leicester since the discovery in 2012 expected to bring £50m into the city's coffers . More than 5,000 people queued outside the cathedral yesterday (pictured), while a two-hour long queue has already formed outside the building today . The crook-backed monarch, the last English king to have died in battle, was most famously depicted as the Shakespearean hunchback in Richard III, whose brief reign is marked by the allegation that he murdered his own nephews. But the pivot for the change in public opinion - which sparked a huge debate over the whereabouts of his reinterment - was in 2012, when the monarch's bones were discovered beneath a social services parking bay in central Leicester. When DNA tests, bone analysis and other scientific scrutiny established that the skeleton belonged to the king, archaeologists revealed that he had been given a hasty burial, with a grave so short the king's head was propped up against its side. Visitors will be able to visit the coffin between 9am and 12.30pm today, and then between 2pm and 5pm and 7.15pm and 9pm. Tomorrow, viewing will take place between 9am and 12.30pm.

Summary:
Thousands have flocked to see Richard III's coffin in Leicester Cathedral .
Business are cashing in by selling items connected to king's reinterment .
Visitor centre selling raft of goods including t-shirts, pencils and tote bags .
Local gelataria is selling Richard III rose blossom-flavoured ice cream .
Richard III discovery and reburial expected to bring £50m into Leicester .


NBC News' veteran chief medical correspondent Dr Nancy Snyderman announced her departure Thursday, months after she sparked a controversy by violating a quarantine upon her return from covering the Ebola epidemic in Africa. In a statement released this morning, Snyderman, 62, said that her decision to leave NBC was partially informed by her desire to return to her medical ‘roots.’ However, she noted that the Ebola scandal also played a role in her resignation. Scroll down for video . Out: Dr Nancy Snyderman, the chief medical editor at NBC News, announced her resignation Thurasday after nine years with NBC . Scandal: Dr Snyderman agreed to a voluntary quarantine for Ebola after covering the outbreak in Liberia for NBC last fall, pictured - but she was seen getting takeout in New Jersey just a few days later . Contrite: Snyderman, pictured working in Africa, returned to Today Show in December and apologized for violating the terms of her quarantine . Rumor mill: On February 22, Snyderman appeared in a Nightly News segment about peanut allergies, in which she seemed disoriented and was tripping over her words. 'I stepped out of the OR a few years ago and it is now time for me to return to my roots, so I am stepping down from my position as Chief Medical Editor at NBC News. ‘Covering the Ebola epidemic last fall in Liberia, and then becoming part of the story upon my return to the U.S., contributed to my decision that now is the time to return to academic medicine,’ Snyderman stated. ‘I will be shortly taking up a faculty position at a major U.S. medical school. More needs to be done to communicate medicine and science to our viewers and citizens, especially in times of crisis, and with my experiences in the field and on air, that is going to be a priority for me.’ 'I stepped out of the OR a few years ago and it is now time for me to return to my roots, so I am stepping down from my position as Chief Medical Editor at NBC News. Covering the Ebola epidemic last fall in Liberia, and then becoming part of the story upon my return to the U.S., contributed to my decision that now is the time to return to academic medicine. I will be shortly taking up a faculty position at a major U.S. medical school. More needs to be done to communicate medicine and science to our viewers and citizens, especially in times of crisis, and with my experiences in the field and on air, that is going to be a priority for me. “I have loved my nine years at NBC and I am proud of the work my team has done. Very few people get the chance to combine two professions and I have appreciated the chance to inform the public about medical updates and the plight of so many in other countries. Every moment has been an honor.' In conclusion of her parting note, Snyderman said she has loved her nine years at the network and was proud of the work her team has done informing the public about the plight of people around the world. ‘Every moment has been an honor,’ she summed it up. NBC also released an anodyne statement Thursday commenting on Dr Snyderman’s abrupt departure from NBC News. ‘Throughout her career with NBC News, Dr. Nancy Snyderman has provided her expertise on countless health and medical topics that are vitally important to our audience,’ a spokesperson for the network wrote. ‘She’s been a valuable voice both on air and in our newsroom, and we wish her all the best.’ Nancy Snyderman had been reporting on the Ebola outbreak in Liberia for NBC in October at the time a cameraman who briefly worked with her, Ashoka Mukpo, came down with the deadly virus. Mukpo was transferred back to the U.S. for treatment at a Nebraska medical facility and has since recovered. Snyderman and the rest of the NBC team were urged to voluntarily quarantine themselves for a 21-day period upon their return to the United States. But during the midst of that quarantine, Snyderman and her crew were spotted getting takeout food from a New Jersey restaurant, prompting New Jersey officials to make her quarantine mandatory. Neither she nor anyone else from the network came down with Ebola. Her takeout foray angered her bosses and unleashed a bitter response online, with some viewers saying that they would have a hard time trusting her again after the mistake in judgment. NBC News President Deborah Turness told Dr Snyderman to take some time off. In early December, after spending more than a month off air, Snyderman appeared on the Today Show to apologize profusely for her blunder. Heir apparent: There is no word on who will replace Snyderman, but one possible contender could be NBC medical contributor Dr Roshini Raj, who presented a Today Show segment on Thursday . Medicine woman: Raj is a Harvard-educated gastroenterologist and internist with a medical degree from New York University School of Medicine . 'I'm very sorry for not only scaring my community and the country but adding to the confusion of the terms that came as fast and furious as the news about Ebola did,' she told Matt Lauer. 'We had already been taking our temperatures... and we knew our risks in our heads... but we did not really appreciate and - frankly were not sensitive to - how absolutely scared Americans were.' On February 22, Snyderman appeared in a Nightly News segment about peanut allergies, in which she seemed disoriented and was tripping over her words. Some NBC viewers quickly took to Twitter, wondering whether the veteran medical reporter was drunk on air. Snyderman, a surgeon and former executive at Johnson & Johnson, has been at NBC News since 2006 after spending 17 years as a medical correspondent for ABC News. There is no word at this time on who will replace Snyderman in the position of chief medical editor at NBC News, but there are a several possible candidates. On Thursday, the day of Snyderman's announcement, NBC medical contributor Dr Roshini Raj appeared in a segment about a study that says there's a link between sleep deprivation and obesity. Contender: Another possible contender for Snyderman's old job is Dr Natalie Azar, who came on the Today Show earlier this week to talk about hormone replacement therapy . Azar, pictured left with Dr Oz,  is a Cornell Medical College graduate who specializes in rheumatology . Raj is a Harvard-educated gastroenterologist and internist with a medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She has ample media experience, having been a medical contributor at NBC News, Good Day New York, the day-time talk show Bethenny and Fox 5. She is also the medical editor of Health magazine. Another possible contender for Snyderman's old job is Dr Natalie Azar, who came on the Today Show earlier this week to talk about hormone replacement therapy. According to her biography, Azar is a Cornell Medical College graduate who specializes in rheumatology. Dr Azar also has been a NBC News medical contributor and has made appearances on MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business news and Fox 5 local news in New York.

Summary:
Snyderman, 62, will be leaving NBC News after nine years .
Said in a statement she plans to go back to her 'roots' and join the faculty of a medical school .
Snyderman stirred controversy when she violated a voluntary 21-day quarantine by getting takeout food upon her return from Africa .
She apologized for her mistake in Today Show appearance in December .


It may look like a stunning rainbow of colour, but the psychedelic hue of this hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, is a result of years of unintended vandalism by visitors. Once a brilliant shade of blue, the Morning Glory pool's appearance has altered dramatically since the 1950s, thanks to an accumulation of coins, rubbish and natural debris. The pool has been dubbed the Fading Glory, due to the transformation from its original colour to the yellowy-green hue it has today. Scroll down for video . Morning Glory in the Yellowstone National Park was once a brilliant shade of blue, but now owes its yellow tinge to debris and coins thrown in over the years . The Morning Glory hot spring in 1940. The photograph reveals a stark contrast to the fiery colours now exhibited at the tourist attraction . The popular tourist attraction sees three million visitors flock to gaze at its psychedelic waters in Wyoming, USA. The site first gained popularity in the 1940s when a million tourists would visit the site . Pool on fire! The fierce colours are influenced by how light interacts with the water’s depth, with yellow and orange colours in the shallows and green in the deep waters . The rainbow hot spring has been clogged up with debris, which block the heat vents, and affecting the water circulation in the pool . It is estimated that the destruction of the hot spring has been building up for decades. Research by Montana State University and Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany helped to create a model that could depict the hot spring's colours from over a century ago, when it was less frequented by visitors. Now nearly three million tourists flock to Yellowstone National Park, compared to the one million in the 1940s, which has led to the build-up of debris in the pool. As the underwater vents started to get clogged up, water circulation was affected, decreasing the temperature of the waters and causing a migration of the orange-coloured bacteria towards the centre. Adam Hoffman from Science Friday said: 'Pigments produced by swaths of those microbes—called microbial mats—are responsible, at least in part, for the brilliant yellows, greens, and oranges that now tinge Morning Glory and other thermal pools in Yellowstone.' Photographs from 1966 show the Upper Geyser Basin  pool's original blue colour, before the build up of coins and rubbish . The pool received its name in 1883 from Mrs McGowan, who was the wife of Assistant Park Superintendent, Charles McGowan. As a nod to its then crystal blue colour, she named it after the blue flower, Morning Glory. Although it was originally known by its Latin name, Convolutus, by 1889 it was commonly known by its current name. Over three million people enjoy the Yellowstone National Park annually, spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles, comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges . Unless some subterranean shift happens where more hot water can again flow to the surface, Morning Glory will never be fully blue again . Half of the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone National Park , fueled by Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent . The pool has warning signs around it, in an attempt to reduce further vandalism to its waters, (left). It has been dubbed Fading Glory, now bearing little resemblance to the bright blue flowers which gave it its name, (right)

Summary:
Morning Glory in Yellowstone National Park has drastically changed from crystal blue to a yellowy-green hue .
Debris has blocked underwater vents, causing a rise in the spring temperature .
Over three million people visit the park, and due to the rubbish and coins, it is now nicknamed Fading Glory .


Scroll down for video . A new BBC2 television series has challenged one British family to dine through the decades, lifting the cooking pot lid on how eating habits for UK households have changed dramatically since World War II. For two-and-a-half months last summer, the Robshaw family rolled back the years to find out exactly how they would have eaten as a family living in each of the post-war decades in the 20th century. The results, to be screened later this month on BBC2's Back in Time for Dinner programme, were fascinating - if not occasionally stomach churning. Stepping into a different dining room for each decade, the Robshaws - dad Brandon, mum Rochelle and children Miranda, 17; Rosalind, 15 and Fred 10 - lived through how menus have changed. Writing in The Independent, Brandon said the family's normal, 21st century diet was a 'fusion of the functional and the foodie' with easy-to-cook recipes dominating week days and more 'ambitious' dishes being tried at the weekend. Bread and dripping for breakfast, cow-heel pie for dinner... The Robshaw family took on a brave culinary challenge to eat as a family would have in every decade from the 1950s to the 1990s. Pictured, from left to right, Rosalind, 15, mum Rochelle, Fred, 10, dad Brandon and Miranda, 17, in the 1950s episode . Forty years later, the Robshaws found themselves eating in the Nineties, sampling such delights as homemade pasta. 'Within living memory, the way we eat has been utterly transformed, not once but several times, and is still changing,' remarked Brandon . Like most modern kids, Miranda, Rosalind and Fred are in possession of a wide-ranging palate and enjoyed dishes from a global menu, says their dad. So, what was their reaction when they were plunged into the immediate post-war period, when rationing dominated the diets of the early 1950s? Brandon says the family felt 'hungry' all of the time with ten-year-old Fred finding it particularly hard to sate his sweet tooth without the biscuits and snacks that are readily available today. Faced with an 'of-the-time' dining room for each decade; the 1960s kitchen had 'luminous sky-blue walls' and 'radioactive yellow walls', while the 1970s saw a move towards open-plan dining, something which made the kitchen much more of a social hub for families. The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers pictured with the Robshaw family as they sample the food of the Sixties . Sampling the Good Life... although the Robshaws found that food in the 1970s was more brightly coloured - but perhaps less enticing - than ever before. After all, this was the decade that gave us the Pot Noodle. The rise of the TV dinner: The Robshaw family, pictured above in their 1980s-style kitchen found the decade to be all about convenience, with gadgets aplenty helping them to make meals . The arrival of multiple television sets per household in the eighties stifled mealtime communication however, with TV dinners - effectively a meal on a tray in front of the box - becoming commonplace. 'It brought home to us all how British food has been revolutionised in an incredibly short time,' says Brandon. 'Within living memory, the way we eat has been utterly transformed, not once but several times, and is still changing.' The series looks too at how technology made a difference; a 1950s housewife would be forced to do a daily shop without the luxury of a fridge. While a stay-at-home mum in the eighties would lay out an afternoon tea that might have been made using a Magimix machine for the cake and coffee from a filter machine. The family said there were highs and lows to each decade with particularly dismal offerings including the 'national loaf' that was rationed out to families after World War II. The bread was filled out with potato starch and, according to Brandon, was a one-way ticket to indigestion. Highs included a vegan bean casserole, fresh from the seventies which was 'lipsmackingly good' and a trip to famed restaurateur Anton Mosimann's London eatery, where very eighties nouvelle cuisine and lashings of champagne were served. Here, we take a through-the-decades look at what the Bradshaws experienced. Stepping back in time for a Mary masterclass: Baking supremo Mary Berry teaches the Robshaws how to make a cake as it would have been done in the 1950s . The Fifties . Easily the starkest decade for dining in the last sixty years, the fall-out from World War II meant that families were still using ration books for almost half of the 1950s. Even cups of tea would have to be apportioned out. Bread came in the form of the 'National Loaf' and because flour was scarce, it was often padded out with potato starch, making for an indigestion-inducing crust. How a family might have started the day in the early 1950s, with bread - often the rationed 'National loaf' - and left-over roasted meat fat aka 'dripping' Snacks that modern-day children take for granted were nowhere to be seen and hunger was an all-too-familar feeling. And when mealtimes came, small portions were the order of the day. Bread and dripping (often left-over fat from the Sunday roast), now largely consigned to the history books, was a reality at breakfast time. Vegetables were often taken from community allotments. With no fridges except in the most west-heeled family homes, food was largely eaten fresh and shopping was a daily occurrence. The decade did get better though and the Sixties loomed...with the promise of the first ready-meal. On the dinnerplate: Cow-heel pie and home-grown vegetables . The Sixties . On every level, the 1960s were about liberation. Gastronomically, the country began to breathe easier with rationing a distant memory and plenty of new-fangled ideas hitting the kitchen cupboards. Packets of cereal still familiar to us today - Rice Crispies, Frosties and Corn Flakes - all found themselves on the breakfast table for the first time. The breakfast cereal, now an essential item on most UK families' dining table in the mornings made their first appearance back in the 1960s . Curry but not as we'd recognise it now: Families began to get a taste for spicier food and  Vesta introduced an early ready meal in the shape of a beef curry . The beginning of a tomato-based love affair: Spaghetti bolognese arrived in the UK from our Italian friends...and hasn't left British dining tables since . Fridges became more commonplace, introducing the weekly shop to households. The tin-opener became a big ally in the kitchen as tins of Spam and corned beef were popular dinnertime treats. The Italians gave us our first garlic-infused sample of spaghetti bolognese and we liked it. On the downside, families began to get their first taste of processed food as sugar, salt and preservatives began to enter the equation. On the dinnerplate: One of the first meals in a packet, the Vesta beef curry . The Seventies . Three layers of sweetness! The Fab ice lolly proved a huge hit with youngsters in the 1970s . Dining rooms went open plan for the first time, making them a real social hub of the household for the first time. A freezer added further longevity to food in the family home. It wasn't all sophistication though, power cuts were a frequent event and dad would be found holding a candle as mum tried to concoct dinner in the dark. In an attempt to tantalise British palates, food packaging became brighter and more exciting...and often the bright colours would extend to the products inside. Children would go to the cinema and find such icy treats as Fabs and Sky Rays sold at the half-time interval. Spice came into the cupboards too, as curries became popular. Convenience food arrived in earnest, with the Pot Noodle stocked on supermarket shelves for the first time...much to the delight of students everywhere. Even cookbooks were dominated by making life easier, with casseroles and one-pots a big foodie trend. No self-respecting dinner party host would not think of serving fondue. On the dinnerplate: Curry and chips . Rise of the Pop Tart? Put it in the toaster or just eat it plain...kids went crazy for Kellogg's easy-to-eat snack . The Eighties . This decade saw the family cook look to appliances to make favourites with a more professional finish. Bakers fell in love with the Magimix and coffee tasted better in the filter machine. Working mums would rely on the ping of the microwave to feed their family quickly. The French sent over Nouvelle Cuisine and aspiring chefs went crazy for pretty, tiny portions...fancy food was all the rage in restaurants. Takeaways became a regular family treat. The number of televisions per household rose which saw the rise of the TV dinner, sidelining the dining table in favour of a tray on your lap. In between meals, kids would reach for one of the many snacks that were heavily advertised on television: Skips, Quavers and other high-salt, low nutrition foods were devoured. A more healthier backlash was on its way though... On the dinnerplate: Takeaway pizza . Just like mama used to make: Britons in the 1990s began to try their hand at making pasta at home...cue lots of families buying pasta machines . The Nineties . Health concerns for the first time began to make people think twice when supermarket shopping. A trend towards ditching processed food in favour of organic produce saw people conscious of their 'five-a-day' for the first time. Compared to the stark rationing of the Fifties, shopping was now all about variety with 10 types of apple, 20 types of bread laid before us. Although lots of food still clocked up plenty of air miles to get to our kitchen table, there was an awareness that eating locally was important. We discovered how to make our own pasta. The biggest vice? Booze! Meals would readily be accompanied by a nice bottle of Shiraz and supermarket shelves creaked with bottles of plonk, often at cut-down prices. On the restaurant scene, the gastropub arrived, reinventing old boozers by putting a chef with ambition in the kitchen. On the dinnerplate: Home-made pasta...with a nice bottle of red . 'Back in Time for Dinner' begins on BBC2 on 17th March at 8pm .

Summary:
The Robshaw family spent ten weeks eating in different decades .
TV challenge saw them experience post-war rationing and nouvelle cuisine .
Arrival of fridges and other kitchen gadgets changed the lives of families .
A typical breakfast in the 1950s might have included bread and dripping .
By the nineties, families were starting to kick back against processed food .


Anyone struggling to decide on a venue for their upcoming nuptials, take note. American couple, Cheetah Platt and Rhiann Woodyard, have come up with the ultimate way to celebrate their love: by getting married in as many places around the world as they can in just under 90 days. The adventurous pair first came up with the globe-trotting plan after getting engaged last year - and finding themselves unable to come up with one specific theme or idea for the big day. Cheetah Platt (left) and Rhiann Woodyard (right), from Los Angeles, have decided to get married in 12 countries around the world . Their round the world adventure first began on February 8, when they packed two big backpacks and headed to Bogota, Colombia. During their three month journey, the couple hoped to visit 12 countries to have 38 wedding ceremonies in 83 days. Platt and Woodyard, who live in Los Angeles, admit that they did look for a traditional venue in their hometown, but nothing felt special and many they saw were simply outside of their price range. 'A lot of women spend a whole lot of time and stress and money on their one day and then it's over,' Woodyard told Buzzfeed. 'I love that I get to marry [Platt] over and over again. 'It's exciting that it's not just done in one day.' One of the couple's most recent stops? Egypt, where they tied the knot in front of an audience of camels and pyramids in the background . Platt and Woodyard first embarked on their round-the-world trip on February 8, flying to Bogota, Colombia . With the help of generous donors, Platt and Woodyard are scheduled to have 38 ceremonies in just 83 days . During their trip, the pair have decided to wear white at all times - and they will be married in the same outfits during each ceremony . One of the first few stops, the couple stopped in Spain for a beautiful ceremony amid the dramatic architecture . When they aren't officiating their stunning ceremonies, the couple takes in local experiences, like the Giraffe Center in Nairobi, Kenya . One of their favourite ceremonies took place in Mumbai, India. 'What a wonderful wedding!' Platt wrote. 'This ceremony meant so much.' With the help of honeymoon registry website, Honeyfund, the two were able to raise funds for this once in a lifetime journey. Posting the costs of the hotels they hoped to stay in and flights they hoped to take during their travels, Woodyard and Platt sourced the amounts needed to jet from the United States to Europe, Africa, Asia and everywhere in between, before returning to Los Angeles for a ceremony with friends and family in May. And forget paying for officiants in dozens of cities around the world, Woodyard and Platt were ordained online through the church of Spiritual Humanists so that they could marry each other. 'We're so excited for this once in a lifetime opportunity and we can't wait to make these dreams come true,' the pair wrote online. And the couple, who are both talented aerial performers, will also be using the experience as an opportunity to mix business with pleasure. 'We will be teaching, training and performing partner acrobatics all over the world,' they continued. 'It's such an incredible way for us to share our skills, our passion and our talents with others.' 'Wedding in front of the Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain,' Platt captioned this snap on Facebook. 'How did I get to be so lucky?!' The couple's second ceremony, also in Colombia, took place in the lush greenery for which the South American country is known . In Ireland, the pair had three ceremonies in one day! Here, they are standing in Glendalough Cathedral in the Wicklow Mountains . Passersby often snap photos of the couple, who usually take their own photographs afterwards showcasing their aerial skills . In between weddings, the pair carved out some time to take a stroll in one of Madrid's most famous parks . While in Africa, the couple got married again in a 'romantic Casablanca wedding,' which took place in the evening . The first wedding took place in Colombia. 'Many more to come,' Platt posted on Facebook. 'I have finally married the woman of my dreams!' Woodyard made her own bouquet - using dollar store flowers and old costume jewellery. 'She is amazing,' Platt captioned the photo. So far, Platt and Woodyard have visited Spain, Ireland, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco, India, and Thailand. Although they had originally hoped to be married on all seven continents, due to the cost associated with travelling to Antarctica, they opted to scrap that plan. With careful budgeting, the couple was able to to find 'round-the-world flights landing in 11 countries for less than $3,000 USD per person.' 'A lot of people say you should travel with the person you're going to marry,' Woodyard added. 'We get to learn about each other everyday more and more and I love that it's brought us close.' For those looking to follow the couple on their journey, they are posting photos and updates on Facebook.

Summary:
The couple first began their trek on February 8, flying from Los Angeles, California to Bogota, Colombia .
Their first wedding ceremony was held in Colombia, before jetting to Spain, Ireland, Morocco and Egypt .
To save money, the pair will wear the same outfit for each ceremony and have been ordained to officiate .


Jennifer Lopez has revealed how the murder of famed Latino singer Selena twenty years ago inspired her to launch her own music career. In an interview with Billboard magazine, she said that finding out about the 23-year-old star's death encouraged her to leave the chorus behind and try out as a solo pop artist in New York. Touching on her career choice, the 45-year-old continued: 'It made me realize... Life is short, and you don't know what's going to happen. Go for your dreams and don't let anyone hold you back.' Selena - nicknamed the 'Mexican Madonna' for her provocative dress sense - was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club on March 31, 1995 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Scroll down for video . Source of inspiration: Jennifer Lopez (right) has revealed how the murder of famed Latino singer Selena (left) twenty years ago inspired her to launch her own music career . Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of her death, for which Saldívar is serving life for. Lopez, who actually went on to play Selena in a 1997 biopic, added that the young artist was 'special' and 'moved the world in a different way.' She continued: 'That's why we're still talking about her 20 years later.... People like that don't come along every day. 'There is never going to be another Selena.' Just two years after playing Selena, Lopez successfully managed to convert herself from a film star to a pop star. Flashback: Selena photographed performing for the crowd during a dance following the Feria de las Flores queen's contest at Memorial Coliseum August 12, 1989, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Making an impression: Lopez, who actually went on to play Selena in a 1997 biopic (seen above), added that the young artist was 'special' and 'moved the world in a different way' Selena began performing as a child, singing in Los Dinos, a band formed by her father that featured her brother A.B. on bass and sister Suzette on drums. She went on to win a Best Mexican-American Album Grammy for Live, had several hits in the U.S. and was about to cross over to the English-language pop market when she was murdered weeks before her 24th birthday. Her posthumous album, Dreaming of You, which was mostly recorded in English, topped the Billboard 200 chart and stayed atop the Latin charts for nine months. In recognition of Selena's passing two decades ago, the Latin world will remember her with concerts, lookalike contests, dances and a massive festival. Mourning her loss: The parents of deceased Tejano singer Selena, Marcella and Abraham Quintanilla Jr. (R), seen at a press conference in Beverly Hills to mark the announcement of her biopic . Behind bars: Yolanda Saldívar (right) is serving a life sentence for the 1995 murder of Selena (left) On April 17 and 18, two days after her birthday, Selena's family are set to throw the inaugural Fiesta de la Flor in her hometown,  to celebrate her legacy. The festival will feature performances from Los Lobos and other Tejano stars as well as a screening of Selena, starring Jennifer Lopez in her breakout role. The two main Spanish-language TV networks in the U.S. will also air special Selena programming over the weekend. The late singer's father, A.B. Quintanilla, insists Selena's music has not dated, citing the hit 'Tecnocumbia.' 'If you play a Selena cumbia and compare it with any other record from today, it sounds as if it had been recorded yesterday,' he said. 'We remember our daughter every single day.'

Summary:
Lopez said finding out about the 23-year-old star's death in 1995 encouraged her to leave the chorus behind and try out as a solo pop artist .
'It made me realize... Life is short, and you don't know what's going to happen. Go for your dreams and don't let anyone hold you back'


A popular personal trainer from Atlanta was struck and killed by a freight train Tuesday while making a YouTube exercise video. Authorities have named the victim of the fatal accident as 30-year-old Travis Williams, better known as Achilles. Williams was a renowned fitness guru with a large following on social media who often recorded outdoor workout routines for his YouTube channel, which has about 400 subscribers. Scroll down for video . Tragic loss: Personal trainer Travis Williams, better known as Achilles, was pronounced dead after being struck by a freight town in an Atlanta suburb Tuesday . Fitness guru: Williams (left and right) was making a workout video for his YouTube channel when he was struck . Fatal error: The 30-year-old trainer was jumping rope near the tracks in Buckhead, but he underestimated the width of an oncoming train . Accident scene: Williams was hit on the tracks over Roxboro Road near East Paces Ferry . According to police, Williams and a friend were shooting an exercise video near the train tracks in Buckhead when disaster struck. Investigators say the buff 30-year-old trainer was jumping rope while his companion was in charge of the camera, reported 11Alive. While Williams was not on the tracks over Roxboro Road near East Paces Ferry, he apparently underestimated the width of the oncoming train, which ended up sideswiping him. The videographer escaped injury but was knocked off his feet by the impact. The 30-year-old Atlanta resident is survived by his 6-year-old daughter and his girlfriend. Williams' friends and loved ones took to Twitter and Instagram to express their heartbreak. Young dad: The 30-year-old Atlanta resident is survived by his 6-year-old daughter and his girlfriend . Athletic: Achilles Williams was best known for running a private fitness camp in Atlanta called Team Fitness . Ripped and toned: The 30-year-old workout aficionado filled his various social media accounts with photos and videos showing off his impressive musculature . Cedric McCay tweeted: 'RIP Achilles Williams. You Motivated many, many of use to better health.' Dr Kelvin Brown, an Atlanta weight loss expert, tweeted: ‘RIP to a great person and awesome trainer - "The trainer's trainer"’ Achilles Williams was best known for running a private workout camp in Atlanta called Team Fitness. He also had a robust online presence, with nearly 30,000 people following him on Instagram. The 30-year-old workout aficionado filled his various social media accounts with photos and videos showing off his impressive musculature and displaying his athletic abilities. Earlier this week, Williams shared with his followers snapshots of himself snowboarding and performing a gravity-defying handstand. Another life lost: In January, Los Angeles bodybuilder Greg Plitt, 37, was killed by a train that he had tried to outrun during a videoshoot . Williams' loved ones have launched a GoFundme campaign hoping to raise $25,000 towards his final expenses and to help support his daughter. As of Thursday morning, the fundraiser was just $3,000 shy its goal. In January, Los Angeles bodybuilder Greg Plitt was killed under eerily similar circumstances. According to multiple published reports, the 37-year-old model and actor was trying to outrun a Metrolink train in Burbank during the filming of a commercial when he was struck and killed.

Summary:
Achilles Williams, 30, died after a train struck him in Atlanta suburb of Buckhead .
Police say he was jumping rope near the tracks but underestimated the width of an oncoming train .
A friend who was shooting Williams' workout video was knocked off his feet by impact .
Williams ran Team Fitness workout camp and had a large following on social media .


Kelly Jane Richards has been told she could face prison for having sex with a 15-year-old schoolboy . A married mother-of-two broke down in tears after she was told she could be sent to prison for having sex with a 15-year-old schoolboy. Kelly Jane Richards, of South Wales, admitted having sex with the teenager, who is less than half her age. The Jehovah's Witness was arrested last December after the child's mother discovered what had happened. The 36-year-old had originally denied seducing the teen, but pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual activity with a child. Richards sat in the dock at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, South Wales, and broke down in tears as the charge was read to her. Two elders from the Jehovah's Witness community were sitting at the back of the court to give her support. The court was told Richards 'did not reasonably believe that he was 16 or over' when she had penetrative sex with the schoolboy just two months before his birthday. The offence took place during term time in 2012, the court heard. A second similar charge was left to 'lie on file'. Sarah Waters, defending, told the court Richards was of 'good character'. Judge Richard Twomlow told Richards she would be sentenced later this month. He added that 'all options remain open' - which includes a custodial sentence. He told her: ' You will be sentenced later this month and I am going to ask for a report so the court knows more about you. 'The fact I am asking for a report and granting bail does not give any indication of the sentence I will pass. 'This is a serious matter. 'Obviously I will reserve the matter to myself and all sentencing options remain open to me.' She was shielded going out of the court by her husband. Richards will be sentenced on March 23. Richards was pictured with a hood covering her head arriving at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court this morning . The married mother of two was said to break down in tears after she appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court .

Summary:
Kelly Jane Richards admitted having sex with a 15-year-old schoolboy .
Married mother of two broke down in tears at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court .
Judge told the Jehovah's Witness she could face prison for the offence .
Teenager's mother found out what happened and Richards was arrested .
She was granted conditional bail and will be sentenced later this month .


A guitarist for the platinum-selling rock band Slipknot was stabbed in the head and rushed to the hospital after an early Wednesday knife fight with his brothers, according to reports. Mick Thomson engaged in the bloody brawl with his brother Andrew before bother were taken by ambulance to a Des Moines, Iowa hospital with serious injuries. The altercation broke out at 41-year-old Thomson's Clive, Iowa home after a long night of heavy drinking, according to TMZ. Brotherly brawl? Slipknot guitarist Mickeal Thomson, 41, (left) was stabbed in the back of the head in the drunken 4am brawl with his little brother Andrew Thomson (right) Lead guitarist: Mick Thomson has played lead guitar for the multi-platinum Des Moines band since 1996 . According to a report obtained by the Des Moines Register, Clive police reported that the fight, in which Mick suffered a stab wound to the back of the head, occurred in his front yard. Clive police, as of Wednesday afternoon, had not confirmed whether the Mickeal Gordon Thomson and Andrew John Thomson, 35, were the guitarist and his brother. However, the band's lead singer, Corey Taylor, did his own investigation after hearing the news and tweeted to fans Wednesday: . 'In regards to the story about Mick, I'm doing the best I can to find out if he's alright. I'll get back to you later.' Stabby: Andrew Thomson stabbed Mick in the back of the head in Mick's front yard in the reportedly drunken Wednesday morning spat, according to reports . Then, around 5pm, he wrote: . 'Mick Update: from what I've heard he's okay. We're sendig him all your thoughts. Thank you for that.' The fight occurred after 4am, the police report says. After things became especially heated, they moved the fight outside. That's when the stabbings occurred. Neither brawling brother sustained life-threatening injuries. They were transported in separate ambulances, reports the Register. The Thomsons did not suffer life-threatening injuries. They were transported to a Des Moines-area hospital in separate ambulances .

Summary:
Mickeal 'Mick' Thomson, 41, was stabbed in the back of the head in the drunken 4am brawl, according to reports .
He and the other stabber named in reports--Andrew John Thomson, which is also the name of Mick's little brother--sustained no life-threatening injuries .
The fight occurred in Thomson's Clive, Iowa front yard. The men were transported in separate ambulances to a Des Moines area hospital .


Minnesota United were officially confirmed as the next Major League Soccer expansion team on Wednesday. Minnesota, who have competed in the second-tier North American Soccer League since 2010, will make their MLS debut starting with the 2018 season. Coupled with already-announced expansion plans for Atlanta and the recreation of the team formerly known as Chivas USA in Los Angeles, Minnesota United will be the 23rd franchise in MLS. Minnesota United will be the 23rd MLS franchise, joining Kaka's new Orlando City team in the league . Kaka and David Villa have both started  for expansion franchises this season, with Villa at New York City . 'We have a plan here that we believe in,' MLS Commissioner Don Garber said during a news conference at the home of Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins. 'A plan that we believe will take the sport to a higher level.' MLS grew to 20 clubs this season with Orlando City and New York City FC both joining the league. Miami is in line to become the 24th MLS franchise but the Florida team is in doubt as the would-be owners have been unable to secure a stadium deal. Until recently, MLS had said it would stop expanding for the foreseeable future once it reached 24 teams. But last week the league said that over the course of 2015 it will evaluate further expansion beyond 24 clubs. David Beckham has been in America attempting to get his Miami franchise into the league as the 24th team . The new franchises and USA's good performance at the World Cup have sparked huge crowds in the MLS .

Summary:
League currently has 20 teams, with Chivas USA and Atlanta due to join .
Minnesota United expected to be followed by Miami franchise .
MLS had said it would stop at 24, but now reconsidering further expansion .


England have denied that their worst ever World Cup has been the result of them being tied up in knots by an obsession with statistics and analysis. The lack of freedom in their batting and their apparent reluctant to think on their feet while bowling has been the biggest problem for England in a World Cup where they have failed to live up to even the most modest of expectations. And Peter Moores appeared to sum up their whole constipated approach when he said in the aftermath of England’s humiliating defeat by Bangladesh that he would have to ‘look at the data’ to see what went wrong. Paul Farbrace speaks to the assembled media ahead of England's dead rubber against Afghanistan on Friday . Ian Bell is pictured arriving at Sydney Airport following England's embarrassing defeat against Bangladesh . James Taylor reacts after he loses his wicket en route to a humiliating defeat against Bangladesh . Yet Paul Farbrace, the man who led Sri Lanka to the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20 titles last year before throwing in his lot with England, says that whatever has led to England’s shortcomings here, it is not statistics. ‘There has been a lot said about stats and team meetings,’ said assistant coach Farbrace. ‘But when I was with Sri Lanka we had a lot more meetings and looked at stats a lot more than England do. There’s no question about that. ‘We had a team of six people working with Sri Lanka during the World Twenty20 who provided us with data straight after a game and the next day. Our preparation from fantastic statistics helped us win the final.’ It is Moores who is accused of being driven by the numbers. ‘It’s tough on him but he accepts the criticism and knows it comes with the territory,’ said Farbrace. ‘It’s unfair that Peter is the one in the spotlight. We’re all in this together and we’re all responsible for what has happened.’ The theory that England have been stifled by outdated plans has been given credence by the fact that captain Eoin Morgan, who was expected to be a free spirit here, has repeatedly brought up statistics in press conferences. ‘I can’t answer for them. I can’t say why they said that,’ said Farbrace of Moores and Morgan. ‘All I know is we’re not spending hours talking about statistics and numbers. We don’t do that. Bangladesh celebrate their shock victory over England in the World Cup earlier this week . Eoin Morgan was expected to be a free spirit at the World Cup but has been bogged down by statistics . ‘What we do is allow people to look at footage. Everybody has analysis of the opposition downloaded onto their iPads and it’s up to them if they want to look at it or not. There are lots of different ways that people like to learn. ‘For instance, Ian Bell is someone who is very well planned and methodical. He wants to know how many net bowlers we have, whether there’s a left-arm seamer, how many right-handers there are. And he probably studies the footage in detail. But Moeen Ali will come up to me and say ‘listen Farb, I’m not interested in what’s on my iPad, I just want to go and bat. And he has had praise for his approach. You have to cater for everybody.’ Farbrace has created an excellent impression around the England team amid the wreckage of this tour and, with his experience of leading Sri Lanka to limited-overs success, it would not be a surprise if he takes greater responsibility for the ‘new era’ of one-day cricket they have to produce. ‘There will be a lot of discussion and debate about how we move forward and what the next step is,’ said Farbrace. ‘We have the Caribbean series where there will be a few changes and Alastair Cook and others will come back. ‘We made good progress in Test cricket with the Indian series last year and we have to keep building on that. One-day cricket is a completely different story and we have to make sure that by the time we play New Zealand in 50-over cricket this summer we have clear direction. ‘There’s a fantastic opportunity now for players in county cricket to stick their hands up and say ‘there are spaces in that England team and I’m going to take my chance’. There has never been a better time for people to do that to be honest.’

Summary:
England were knocked out of the World Cup after they lost to Bangladesh .
Coach Peter Moores said he would have 'to look at the data' after the defeat .
Comments attracted criticism and appeared to sum up England's approach .
But Paul Farbrace has insisted England are not obsessed with statistics .
England face Afghanistan on Friday in their final game of the tournament .


FOR decades their names have been at the heart of British life but Cadbury, Heinz and Marks & Spencer have now dropped off the list of our favourite ‘superbrands’. Instead, John Lewis, Lego and Häagen-Dazs are seen as integral parts of the country’s fabric. Dyson and Virgin Atlantic are also new entries in the top 20 most popular big brands – an annual survey of 2,500 shoppers by market analysts at the Centre for Brand Analysis. Love lost: Cadbury, Heinz and Marks & Spencer have now dropped off the list of Britain's top 20 favourite ‘superbrands’, having been replaced by John Lewis, Lego, Virgin Atlantic and Häagen-Dazs . Topping the chart for the second year running is British Airways, followed by Rolex, which was founded in London in 1905. Cadbury was last year No 11 but does not even feature this year – following a string of controversies since it was taken over by American company Kraft in 2010. The most recent public backlash came a few weeks ago when it changed the recipe of Creme Eggs and shrank the size of their multipacks. Heinz – famed for its baked beans, tomato ketchup and tinned soups – has also slipped off the list after appearing at No 5 last year. It is not known why the company, which has always been US-owned, is falling out of favour with Britons. What's not to love: Ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs is new on the top-20 superbrands list . But our increasing curiosity in more exotic flavours and dishes could be one reason. However, the demise of M & S, which was No 18 in 2014, will be particularly painful for its bosses, especially as rival John Lewis has leapt into the chart at No 6. Marks & Spencer has endured three difficult years, fuelled by poor sales of its womenswear and teething troubles with its new website. Virgin Atlantic makes its first appearance at No 20 but has some way to go before catching up with winner BA. Just last week, BA’s parent company IAG said it expected profits to surge 20 per cent to around £1.6billion this year. The firm’s share price hit an all-time high as a result. Stephen Cheliotis, chief executive of the Centre for Brands Analysis, said: ‘British Airways retaining the No 1 spot is a great example of a much-loved traditional brand that has also refreshed, refocused on innovation and invested to remain attractive and relevant. ‘It is winning out, while newer innovators, such as Google, go in reverse, as the shine comes off.’ The internet giant has slipped from No 7 to 18, while Apple – the richest company in the world and best-known for its computers and mobile phones – is at a relatively lowly 10. Both have suffered a backlash over accusations they have failed to pay a fair share of their taxes in the UK.

Summary:
Heinz and Marks & Spencer no longer on Britain's favourite brands list .
Replaced by John Lewis, Lego, Virgin Atlantic and Häagen-Dazs .
Cadbury was last year No 11 but does not even feature this year .


He is better known as the hapless, doughnut-obsessed safety officer at Springfield nuclear power plant, but it appears that Homer Simpson may have outwitted some of the brightest minds on the planet. The author of a book looking at the maths hidden within episodes of the Simpsons has discovered that Homer may have predicted the mass of the Higgs boson 14 years before physicists discovered the particle at the Large Hadron Collider in Cern. Dr Simon Singh, a physicist and author, found the solution written on a blackboard in front of Homer during a 1998 episode of the long running cartoon. Scroll down for video . The formula written on Homer's blackboard above is said to correctly predict the mass of the Higgs boson . In 'The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace', Homer becomes an inventor in an attempt to follow in the footsteps of Thomas Edison. Speaking to the Independent, Dr Singh said: 'That equation predicts the mass of the Higgs boson. The 'God Particle', also known as the Higgs boson, was a missing piece in the jigsaw for physicists in trying to understand how the universe works. Scientists believe that a fraction of a second after the Big Bang that gave birth to the universe, an invisible energy field, called the Higgs field, formed. This has been described as a kind of 'cosmic treacle' across the universe. As particles passed through it, they picked up mass, giving them size and shape and allowing them to form the atoms that make up you, everything around you and everything in the universe. This was the theory proposed in 1964 by former grammar school boy Professor Higgs that has now been confirmed. Without the Higgs field particles would simply whizz around space in the same way as light does. A boson is a type of sub-atomic particle. Every energy field has a specific particle that governs its interaction with what's around it. To try to pin it down, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva smashed together beams of protons – the 'hearts of atoms' – at close to the speed of light, recreating conditions that existed a fraction of a second after the Big Bang. Although they would rapidly decay, they should have left a recognisable footprint. This footprint was found in 2012. 'If you work it out you get the mass of a Higgs boson that's only a bit larger than the nano-mass of a Higgs boson actually is. 'It's kind of amazing as Homer makes this prediction 14 years before it was discovered.' He added: 'One of the equations relates to Fermat's Last Theorem, and my first book was about all about this notorious equations, so leapt out of the screen. 'My PhD is in particle physics, so I was similarly shocked by Homer's equation predicting the mass of the Higgs boson.' The existence of the Higgs boson - sometimes nicknamed the God Particle - was first predicted by Professor Peter Higgs, a theoretical physicist at the University of Edinburgh, and five other physicists in 1964. The elementary particle is required to explain why other fundamental particles in the universe have mass. The theory said that all subatomic particles interact within an energy field known as the Higgs field, giving them mass. Like electromagnetic radiation, which can exist as both an energetic wave and a particle simultaneously, the Higg's field also has a corresponding particle - the Higgs boson. Proof that the particle existed, however, did not appear until March 2013 when scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider - the worlds biggest atom smasher - announced they had discovered a particle that matched predictions of the Higgs boson would be like. In an experiment costing £8.6 billion ($13.25 billion), they were able to prove the existence of a new particle with a mass of 125Gev/c2. The physicists at Cern who worked on the discovery, along with Higgs and his colleagues were awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics for their contribution. However, it appears that the writers of the Simpsons had already successfully predicted the outcome 14 years earlier. Dr Singh claims the formula written by Homer while he is attempting to come up with a series of madcap inventions, including an electric hammer and make-up gun, gives close to the same answer. The Simpsons contains many mathematical jokes like the one above from an early episode in the series . This equation above is said to concern the density of the universe but after a minor implosion in his basement Homer adjust the equation in an attempt to adjust the balance and prevent further accidents . Simon Singh has written a book on the maths hidden within the cartoon series The Simpsons . In fact one of the script writers for the episode, David X. Cohen, was responsible for sneaking in the mathematical equations onto the blackboard. He contacted one of his high school friends, David Schiminovich, who is an astronomer at Columbia University. The first equation on the blackboard was largely based on his work predicting the mass of the Higgs boson - denoted by H0. The pair cooked up the equation to give the best answer on the data available at the time. Dr Singh said: 'The equation is a playful combination of various fundamental parameters, namely the Planck constant, the gravitational constant, and the speed of light. 'If you look up these numbers and plug them into the equation, it predicts a mass of 775 giga-electron-volts (GeV), which is not unreasonably higher than the 125 GeV estimate that emerged when the Higgs boson was discovered in 2012. 'Indeed, 775 GeV was not a bad guess bearing in mind that Homer is an amateur inventor and he performed this calculation fourteen years before the physicists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, tracked down the elusive particle.' It is not the only piece of science hidden within the long running cartoon series. The second line on the blackboard contains an equation that some have claimed is the solution to Fermat's last theorem - although in truth the calculation falls just short. Perhaps typically Homer also appears to have been thinking with his stomach with a formula that suggests eating half a doughnut makes a whole. Or is it just a hole? Elsewhere in the series there are numerous jokes about perfect numbers and mersenne primes and the first ever full episode had a joke about calculus. Dr Singh, who has written a book called The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets, claims that the Simpsons is the most mathematical TV shows on prime time television. This may be because many of the writers of the show were mathematicians themselves. Mr Cohen, who wrote scripts for the Simpsons for five years, was a gifted mathematician from a young age and studied physics at Harvard University. He is known to often smuggle mathematics into the TV series. Dr Singh said he hoped the maths in the cartoon might even help persuade more people to take an interest in the subject. He said: 'The Simpsons has many mathematicians on its writing team, including Al Jean, who worked on the very first series and who pretty much runs the show today. 'He was such a brilliant young mathematician that he went to Harvard University when he was only sixteen years old. 'If a nerdy teenager spots the maths in The Simpsons, I hope that he or she will think that maths is rightly cool. 'The Simpsons is cool, the writers of The Simpsons are cool, and if they like maths then maths must be cool. I think the show gives a big endorsement of nerd culture.'

Summary:
Author and physicist Dr Simon Singh found a formula for the mass of the Higgs boson written on a blackboard during an episode of The Simpsons .
In The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, Homer Simpson becomes an inventor .
Dr Singh says The Simpsons contains more maths than any other TV show .
He says it is amazing that Homer appears to have predicted the mass of the Higgs boson long before the Large Hadron Collider gave us proof it existed .
Jokes about calculus, pi and Fermat's last theorem appear in the cartoon .
Many of the script writers for the cartoon are known to be mathematicians .


(CNN)Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition leader slain Friday night a stone's throw from the Kremlin, was a true original, one of the towering figures of his country's post-communist political odyssey. We do not know yet who it was who shot him four times in the back. Various theories have been floated. But by far the most plausible is that his killers wanted to silence one of the most determined and courageous Russian campaigners for personal and political freedoms. Whether Nemtsov offended by attacking the authoritarianism of Vladimir Putin's regime, the jingoistic imperialism of his Ukrainian campaign or even the massacre of journalists at Charlie Hebdo, it comes to the same thing in the end: He stood up consistently for the values of the Western Enlightenment against its motley army of enemies. Born in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Nemtsov began as an atomic physicist but rose to prominence in the early 1990s as the reformist governor of Nizhny Novgorod province. President Boris Yeltsin took a liking to him and brought him to Moscow. "What a stubborn nature," he wrote of Nemtsov. "Reminds me of myself." Nemtsov was the first person Yeltsin anointed as his political successor. (Unfortunately, he was not the last.) After Putin's election in 2000, Nemtsov hoped at first that the new President would keep his promise to restore order while preserving democracy. Soon disillusioned, Nemtsov became one of Putin's most biting critics. He was a natural politician -- emotional, gregarious, articulate. Like Yeltsin -- but unlike Putin -- he enjoyed meeting ordinary people and was energized by electoral campaigns. Some snickered at Nemtsov's extravagant personality, his hints of bravado and weakness for the fairer sex. But his determination and talent commanded respect. Yet it is also true that, by the mid-2000s, Nemtsov was widely viewed as a spent force. And when the Levada Center polled Russians in 2013, 6% approved of his actions, while 48% disapproved and 46% claimed to know nothing about him. Along with all other Russian liberals of the 1990s, he failed to forge a connection to the discontented groups outside Moscow. He titled his first book of memoirs, "The Provincial," but to true provincials he looked like the elite. As one analyst told me, when Nemtsov turned up at far-flung rallies in a sparkling, immaculately ironed, white shirt, it symbolized the class divide between him and his audience. By the wave of protests in 2011-12, his generation's day had passed. The new activists in their 30s and 40s had a different sensibility, a new cadence of speech to fit the Internet age. On the stage before the anti-Putin demonstrators, Nemtsov often bombed. He understood this. "Khvatit!" he said, in his last interview, when the host tried to tease out of him a confession of presidential ambitions. "Enough already!" But the dwindling appeal of Western-style liberalism did not stop him. Nemtsov's doggedness during the last decade -- plugging away despite public indifference or scorn -- makes it the most impressive chapter of his career. Having been chauffeured to his government office in the 1990s, Nemtsov marched in the rain among bedraggled crowds in the 2000s as police wheeled out noise-making machinery to drown out the sound of his bullhorn. He endured the eggs and ammonia hurled at him by pro-Kremlin hooligans. Not shrinking from arrest, he spent more than a few nights in holding cells. Even as the boyish charmer turned into a graying baby boomer with reading glasses that slipped down his nose, Nemtsov refused to slacken. Shut out of national politics, he ran for mayor of Sochi -- and got 13.6% of the vote. (Even had the election been fair, he would probably have lost.) Undeterred, he won a seat as deputy in the Yaroslavl Regional Council. Swallowing his pride, he battled on because he cared about Russia and because, well ... politics was what he did. The killing comes at a time when the Kremlin is clearly nervous. With the ruble and growth rate both plunging, glimmers of opposition have already appeared in unexpected corners. Five deputies in the usually subservient Duma have tabled a bill to repeal the sanctions Putin slapped on European food imports, calling them unconstitutional. If the economic slide continues, Putin's high ratings are likely to fall. In undemocratic states, the killing of a major opposition figure is sometimes the spark that lights the fuse. In the Philippines, after Ferdinand Marcos' military thugs shot Benigno Aquino on the tarmac at the Manila airport, this set off the "people's power" movement that eventually swept the dictator from office. The murder of Orlando Letelier by Augusto Pinochet's agents helped to discredit the Chilean leader. And yet Russia is in a poisonous state of division. The country's Westernized fringe may be galvanized into opposition. But as war fever bleeds into economic anxiety, a pervasive resentment and directionless aggression seem more likely in the short run than a united uprising for civil and political rights. Meanwhile, the wait for answers continues. The attack took place in an area saturated with video cameras. Within hours, one television station was showing footage of the killing -- albeit from a considerable distance. Nemtsov was almost certainly under surveillance at the time. If the Kremlin did not know before, it very likely knows by now who the killer was. Its next decision will be how to use the information for its own purposes. Whether or not the actual perpetrators are caught and punished, all know who created the climate of hatred in which liberal politicians are likened to "jackals who hang around foreign embassies" and a "fifth column" of traitors. Nemtsov in his later years was never a threat to Putin's regime. Hardly a radical revolutionary, he cooperated with the authorities to avoid violence by moving the site of the first major Moscow demonstration in December 2011, and he participated in discussions with then-President Dmitry Medvedev about reforms of the political system. Having come to symbolize for most Russians the disorder of the 1990s, he had little chance of rising to the top again. Indeed, he was the kind of liberal -- unbowed, unabashedly pro-Western, unpopular -- whom the Kremlin loved to hate. Now it will have to find somebody else.

Summary:
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down near the Kremlin .
Daniel Treisman: He was courageous, talented but had had little support in Russia since '90s .


It isn't often Paris Saint-Germain are compared to Shrewsbury Town, but that is exactly what Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho did when accusing the French side of 'aggressive tactics'. Mourinho made the comments ahead of Wednesday night's crucial Champions League last-16 clash at Stamford Bridge after a feisty 1-1 draw in the first leg. He said: 'I was surprised because a team with fantastic players was the team with a record number of fouls. Jose Mourinho says Paris Saint-Germain are the most aggressive team Chelsea have played this season . Former Blues defender David Luiz goes in hard on Cesc Fabregas during the first leg at the Parc des Princes . PSG play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a Champions League last-16 second leg on Wednesday night . Fouls committed in the Champions League this season . Chelsea 87 . PSG 83 . Nemanja Matic 17 . Blaise Matuidi* 15 . *highest ranked PSG player . 'This season we've played against sides form the Championship in the cups, against teams from League One, and Shrewsbury from League Two, but the most aggressive team was PSG.' Eden Hazard was often the victim at the Parc des Princes, though Laurent Blanc has also claimed Diego Costa is capable of 'dirty tricks' and has told the referee to watch out. It promises to be a tough night for Bjorn Kuipers. Not only with PSG, but with Chelsea - who have committed more fouls than PSG in the competition this season - and Nemanja Matic, whose foul-count is higher than any of Blanc's players. But as the two teams look to reach the quarter-finals, who are the PSG players Mourinho feels so strongly about? Are they more aggressive than those in a League two side? Visit Squawka for more Champions League stats and facts . Blaise Matuidi (left) and Marquinhos (right) double up to take down Eden Hazard during the first leg in Paris . David Luiz and Thiago Silva . Graceful, skillful, blessed with flair; those are the characteristics usually associated with Brazilian footballers... but not these two defenders. Their rugged approach against Chelsea in the first leg angered the visiting players. That was especially case with former Blues defender Luiz. The unconventional centre back was obviously eager to make a point to Mourinho, who sold him for a staggering fee of £50million in the summer. Luiz operated in midfield in Paris and clattered into Hazard and Cesc Fabregas, as well as going head-to-head with Costa. He is set to operate further back on Wednesday night, so will look to join forces with Thiago Silva and get on Costa's nerves again. Luiz and Thiago Silva (right, sporting a black eye) will be looking to dominate Diego Costa at Stamford Bridge . Luiz tugs back Fabregas (left) and squares up to Costa (right) during the first leg . Marco Verratti . In a midfield three that usually sees tough-tacklers Thiago Motta and Blaise Matuidi surround him, Verratti - who has been compared to Andrea Pirlo - is often looked at as the 'nice guy'. But the Italian youngster showed he had a bit of the Paul Scholes about him as he launched into tackles against Chelsea last month. One in particular, on Hazard once again, should have resulted in a red card for the 22-year-old. His passing range and balance on the ball is something to be admired, but Oscar, Willian and Hazard should be wary of more late lunges from Verratti and co. Marco Verratti is not known for his tackling ability but could have seen red for this challenge on Hazard . The Italian midfielder went in with his studs up and caught Hazard over the top of the ball . Zlatan Ibrahimovic . 'Even a player like Zlatan (Ibrahimovic), a typical attacking player – came back when they lost the ball and attacked Hazard from behind when we were countering,' Mourinho claimed in his press conference on Tuesday. The controversial striker may not be regarded as much of a team player and rarely defends from the front with his running, but it is evident he will do what it takes to win. The Swede has been sent off 10 times in his club career, with offences including slapping a player in the face. He has only just returned to action after serving a two-game ban after going in studs-up, over the top of the ball against Saint-Etienne. Chelsea beware. Ibrahimovic comes from behind to take down Hazard... will he be in that mood again at Stamford Bridge?

Summary:
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says Paris Saint-Germain are the most aggressive side his team have played this season .
Blues host French giants in Champions League last-16 second leg .
Laurent Blanc also claims Chelsea have 'dirty tricks' with Diego Costa .
Chelsea have committed more fouls than PSG in the competition so far .
David Luiz proved he had a ruthless streak in him in last leg in Paris .
Thiago Silva, Marco Verratti and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are other danger men .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news .


A KIM JONG-IL PRODUCTION . by Paul Fischer . (Penguin/Viking £14.99) Were it not for the fact that North Korea is despicably tragic, it would be comical in the extreme. As a nation, it is so hermetically sealed — the regime lets ‘few foreigners in and virtually no information out’ — that the population has never heard of Jesus, Santa or Elvis. They fully believe their Dear Leader, Kim Jong-Il, who died in 2011, was descended from an egg impregnated by the sun and that when he went into battle, he rode on a unicorn. At the grand age of eight weeks, Kim was walking, talking and dispensing sage military advice. He could control the weather and catch rainbows with his bare hands. The North Koreans believe that their Dear Leader, Kim Jong-Il, who died in 2011, was descended from an egg impregnated by the sun . Such was (and is) the potency of North Korea’s messianic cult, however, that dare to laugh at such claims and a prison camp — or ‘custody management centre’ or ‘enlightenment centre’ — awaits. Paul Fischer, in this gripping tale, tells us that a typical penal colony near Pyongyang, the capital city, is bigger than the entire surface area of Los Angeles, with 220,000 inmates. Criminals include painters or poets whose work is ‘too Western’. The Ministry for the Protection of State Security rounds up people who have used more than the allocated quota of electricity, or have been accused of wearing blue jeans, growing their hair too long, reading a foreign newspaper or cracking jokes about Kim’s appearance (Kim Jong-Il’s son, the latest dictator, Kim Jong-Un, is another squat little monster, ‘prone to bursts of anger and bad temper’). There are no trials — simply the whim of the current Kim. One person’s guilt implicates an entire family. ‘Children are executed in front of their mothers, wives in front of their husbands.’ Children who informed on their parents were commended for their patriotism. Husbands suspected of a political crime would beg to be able to shoot their own wives as a sign of loyalty. In this evil hell-hole in Kim Jong-Il’s time, ‘chatter, laughter and singing were forbidden’. If Kim Jong-Il himself had one weakness, however, it was for the movies. Though he had personal control over huge armies and a nuclear arsenal, Kim’s mind was filled less with totalitarian ideology than with ‘James Bond and Rambo . . . His favourite stars were Sean Connery and Elizabeth Taylor’. It must be a mightily strange person who can confuse Elizabeth Taylor with Sylvester Stallone. Nevertheless, Kim set up the Central Film Distribution Centre, which obtained prints from abroad and secretly dubbed them into Korean using professional actors. Fischer says Kramer Vs. Kramer and Mary Poppins were in the Pyongyang vaults — though only Kim was permitted to screen such incendiary foreign fare. It was Kim’s dream to establish ‘a world-class film industry’ but, unfortunately, local productions were boring in the extreme — ‘tedious stories of selfless factory workers and exemplary farm girls’. The North Korean leader (left) had a weakness for films despite the strict regulations he imposed on his country, he wished to establish a 'world-class film industry' The studios had access only to a limited stock of ‘ill-fitting uniforms, wigs and detachable facial hair’. The sets consisted of a Tyrolean chalet and a fake vineyard. Not only that, but actors and actresses often disappeared mid-scene. If they were ‘declared guilty of some obscure offence’, their performances would literally be chopped from the celluloid, ‘rendering the film unintelligible’ when shown. Nor was kissing or a love scene ever depicted — emotion had to be reserved for the Dear Leader. It was a rule that North Korea was always to be shown in rich sunshine. Scenes set abroad had to be uninvitingly dark and rain-swept. In the wider world, Spielberg, Scorsese and George Lucas were emerging so, in 1978, Kim had the idea to abduct a director and star from South Korea, whose ‘knowledge and manpower’ would stimulate his own cinematic ambitions. Shin Sang-Ok and his wife, Choi Eun-Hee, who’d produced ‘melodramas, thrillers, historical epics and martial arts films full of frantic zooms and moving cameras’, were snatched from Hong Kong harbour, drugged and bundled into a speedboat by the North Korean ‘covert operations department.’ They were kept apart and for five years were held in solitary confinement or put under strict house arrest. Kim Jong-Il abducted a South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-Ok and his wife, Choi Eun-Hee in 9178 in a bid to bring a thriving film industry to North Korea . Choi was made to memorise passages from hagiographies of Kim Jong-Il and his equally demented father Kim Il-Sung. ‘You must bear some pain for the good of the revolution,’ she was told. At gunpoint, she underwent ‘daily compulsory ideology training sessions’. No debate or voicing of doubt was allowed. Shin, having made a feeble attempt to escape, was flung into a prison cell, where he had to sit immobile in the same cross-legged position, staring straight ahead, for 16 hours a day. If he swayed or blinked, he had to thrust his hands through the bars, so that his fingers could be ‘smashed violently with the guard’s baton’. But Shin was lucky. Other prisoners had their fingers and ears melted away by the sheer intensity and duration of electric shocks. No prisoner could sit or lie down, in any event, because the cramped cells were covered with spikes. Sanitation was non-existent. Eventually, in 1983, when it was believed that Shin and Choi had been thoroughly indoctrinated, they were introduced to Kim in person — all 5 ft 2 in of him, in platform shoes and bouffant hair. The Dear Leader invited his ‘guests’ to attend regular feasts and drunken orgies thrown for elite members of the Workers’ Party Central Committee and the Propaganda and Agitation Department. Though the remainder of the country was starving and poverty stricken — subsisting on frogs and mice — Kim indulged himself with imported exotic foodstuffs. Kim Jong-Il (left) is seen her with his son, Kim Jong-Un (right) who is now the North Korean leader since his father's death . He collected motorcycles and Mercedes limousines, built luxurious villas, travelled on private trains and drank expensive Cognac — the annual budget for Hennessy VSOP was $700,000. He paid for all of this with the loans given to the country by Moscow and Beijing, the proceeds of organised crime and bogus insurance claims made against Allianz Global and Lloyd’s of London. Yet if ever a whisper of this excess or embezzlement got out, executions followed. Assuring Kim that ‘I will take part in the revolution’, Shin agreed to make a propaganda film. Here, he believed, was a way of escape. He encouraged Kim to permit a location shoot abroad in Budapest and Vienna. They had built up sufficient trust to be allowed to travel. Though surrounded by armed guards, Shin and Choi made a dash for it in Austria and hid in the American Embassy. They were flown to Virginia. In time, Shin made Ninja films for the Disney Channel and was a juror at Cannes with Clint Eastwood. He died of liver disease in 2006. Choi moved back to Seoul, South Korea, where she continues to live in obscurity, her history disbelieved by her neighbours who regard her as a defector, not a former abductee. It does all sound almost too far-fetched and, well, cinematic to be true, but Fischer assures us he has checked and double-checked the available facts. The book is a nightmarish, clammy adventure story, an absolutely brilliant page-turner.

Summary:
North Korea lets ‘few foreigners in and virtually no information out'
The Leader of the Democratic People's Republic had a weakness for films .
Kim Jong-Il wanted to bring a thriving film industry to North Korea .
In 1978 he abducted a South Korean filmmaker and his wife .


The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall chat happily as they give the corgis a bath while the Queen looks cheerful as she enjoys breakfast in bed. But while these might look like unusually candid snaps of the Royal Family, in reality, they are a clever spoof created by artist Alison Jackson. Inspired by next week's Mothering Sunday, Jackson has tried to imagine how you might treat your mother when she happens to be the Queen. Giving the corgis a bath: Charles and Camilla give the Queen's corgis a bath in a lurid pink bathroom . And according to Jackson, that means hosing down the corgis and carefully giving boiled eggs a regal makeover, complete with bearskin and crown covers. The next photo shows Charles and Camilla, who, as a mother herself will be expecting some treats of her own next Sunday, bathing the corgis in a vivid pink bathroom before drying them off with a patriotic Union Flag towel. Amusingly, the royal couple are seen following the bath up with a blow dry, with Camilla grimacing as Prince Charles accidentally blows hot air in her face. Next comes the big reveal, with the Queen looking thrilled as she is presented with her breakfast tray, a card that reads 'Keep calm and reign on' and three pots of the Body Shop's Vitamin E moisture cream. Anyone for a blowdry? Charles' poor aim leaves Camilla needing to close her eyes . A card fit for a Queen: Prince Charles is seen filling in a card that bears the slogan: 'Keep calm and reign on' Decoration: Charles is also seen giving a trio of boiled eggs a regal makeover, complete with a crown . Finally, Her Majesty is seen sharing her toast soldiers and eggs with her freshly washed - and now very happy - corgis. Jackson is no stranger to reinventing the Royal Family, having previously worked on 'photos' of all the senior royals, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Others to feature in her work include Pippa Middleton, who was the subject of her Christmas pastiche, which depicted Miss Middleton desperately attempting to wrap up a corgi for the Queen. More risqué depictions of the Royal Family include a photo of the Duchess of Cornwall on the treadmill clutching a gin and tonic and another of Camilla, this time smoking a cigarette. Doing the wrapping: A suited Charles and a dressing gowned Camilla wrap up their gifts for the Queen . Breakfast in bed: The Queen, clad in a fetching green nightie, looks delighted as she is given her breakfast . Some for you too: The freshly washed corgis are then shown getting to share Her Majesty's meal . One particularly amusing set claims to go behind the scenes of Prince George's 2013 Christening, with one photo showing the Queen looking horrified as her great grandson is sick on her. Others show a nude William and Kate in the bath with George and another in which the Duchess of Cambridge carefully changes her son's nappy. The latest set of photos were created as part of a 'Treat your Mum like a Queen' campaign being run  by the Body Shop ahead of Mothering Sunday. Campaign: The photos were taken to promote The Body Shop's 'Treat your Mum like a Queen' campaign .

Summary:
Photos show Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall cleaning corgis .
Others depict them preparing breakfast in bed for a delighted Queen .
The Queen is shown in a fetching green nightie and tucked up in bed .
Images are really the work of spoof specialist Alison Jackson .


If you needed another reason to like the members of New York's Bravest, you've got it. Some firefighters in New York City have created Instagram accounts for their firehouse cats and they have already gained more than 25,000 followers. The firehouse felines, Boogie of Ladder 24 in Midtown and Carlow of Yorkville’s Tower Ladder 13. are gaining more followers by the second. Scroll down for video . Carlow's cat colleague Boogie lives at Ladder 24 in Midtown and tries to squeeze in naps between shifts . The cats both have popular Instagram accounts and they now have more than 25,000 followers between them . FDNY firehouse feline Carlow, an orange and white tabby, calls Yorkville’s Tower Ladder 13 station home . Carlow, who was named after a pub near the firehouse, is 'really a firehouse dog trapped in a cats body' Carlow is an orange and white tabby, while Boogie is mostly black with a white face, paws and chest. Boogie's profile reads: 'Hey Meow! I'm Boogie, living in midtown meowdness right meow. 'Controlling my turf on 31st street meow with my cats in E1/L24. 'Follow Me-Ow!' Boogie, who is black with a white face, is usually 'controlling my turf on 31st street meow with my cats in E1/L24' Carlow's namesake, Carlow East, is a bar on Lexington Avenue between 84th and 85th streets . Carlow's profile is similar: 'My name is Carlow. 'I live in a firehouse in Yorkville Manhattan. 'Named after the local pub. I'm really a firehouse dog trapped in a cats body.' Carlow East is a bar on Lexington Avenue between 84th and 85th streets. A firefighter at another Manhattan firehouse also picked up a cat recently, DNAinfo reported. The pictures of both of the feisty firehouse felines give a new meaning to the idea of 'rescues cats' A firefighter at a third Manhattan firehouse picked up a cat recently so another account could be on the way .

Summary:
One of the cats is Boogie of Ladder 24 in Midtown .
The other firehouse feline is Carlow of Yorkville’s Tower Ladder 13 .
Instagram accounts for the cats have more than 25,000 followers combined .
A firefighter at another Manhattan firehouse also picked up a cat recently .


This is the moment a terrified driver desperately clung to windscreen wipers as he was carried along a busy dual carriageway on a car bonnet. Raymond Turner was forced to hang on for a mile before being thrown into the road in Camberley, Surrey, after fellow motorist Grzegorz Musial drove into him following a minor collision in a car park. Musial, 28, had clipped his wing mirror, and they exchanged details. But Musial admitted having no insurance - saying he would pay for the damage in cash - and got back into his Ford Focus estate. Scroll down for video . Shocking: Raymond Turner was forced to hang on for a mile before being thrown into the road in Camberley, Surrey, after fellow motorist Grzegorz Musial drove into him following a minor collision in a car park . However, Mr Turner was unhappy with this and said he would call police. Musial tried to drive off and hit him as attempted to call officers, leaving him prone on the bonnet and clinging to the wipers. Musial, of New Malden, south-west London, did not stop - instead embarking on a journey from near a Screwfix store in the town, along the A331 dual carriageway towards the M3 motorway. Witnesses reported seeing his car braking sharply and weaving from side to side in an attempt to throw the victim off. After Musial drove through a red light, the victim finally fell off into the road. He suffered ankle injuries, a broken nose and numerous cuts and bruises in the incident on October 14 last year. Musial drove off, but later called police to report that he feared he had hurt someone. In a statement read in court, Mr Turner said: ‘I was very frightened. I was worried that if he shook me off he would then run over me. ‘As the car was continuing to pick up speed I decided it would be a good idea to get off. As I fell I rolled up into a ball. I came to a rest on the dual carriageway next to the central reservation. Sentenced: Musial (left), of New Malden, south-west London, was jailed for 14 months. Witnesses reported seeing his car (right) braking sharply and weaving from side to side in an attempt to throw the victim off . One-mile distance: Musial embarked on a journey from near a Screwfix store in Camberley, Surrey, along the A331 dual carriageway towards the M3 motorway until he was close to a Sainsbury's . ‘The next thing I remember a lady was standing over me with an umbrella. I was badly hurt and in a great deal of pain - my face, right ankle, back and arm. All caused by the journey.’ Musial pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, dangerous driving, driving without insurance and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. He was jailed for 14 months and banned from driving for 18 months at Guildford Crown Court last week. Mrs Recorder Ann Mulligan told him: ‘You were calm, you engaged but a point came where you took off. At that point you did something completely unacceptable. ‘The reality is it’s just good fortune that matters were not even worse. Very serious injuries were sustained, including fractures.’ After the sentencing, Detective Sergeant Yahya Aslam of Surrey Police said: ‘This was a terrifying ordeal for the victim who was lucky to be alive after literally clinging on for his life through the streets of Camberley. ‘You should simply not be driving if you don’t have any insurance or a licence as you put yourself and other road users at risk. If he had sorted out insurance for himself, Musial may never have had to take the actions he did that day.’

Summary:
Raymond Turner was eventually thrown into road in Camberley, Surrey .
Fellow motorist Grzegorz Musial drove into him following minor collision .
Musial, 28, clipped driver's wing mirror but admitted having no insurance .
Offered cash but Mr Turner was unhappy and said he would call police .
Musial was jailed for 14 months and banned from driving for 18 months .


A hiker has revealed the toll a 2,650-mile trek had on his body by snapping a selfie mile-by-mile. Andy Davidhazy, 47, from Texas, embarked on the mighty Pacific Crest Trail in 2013 and spent five-and-a-half months zigzagging his way from Mexico to Canada. During his journey he lost 50lbs as he walked his way through five pairs of shoes. His complexion also got all the more rugged as he experienced undulating temperatures, weather, and terrain. This week, after compiling all of his selfies together, he released time-lapse video of his expedition with the footage offering a fascinating glimpse into the grueling challenge he embraced. Scroll down for video . Caught on camera: Andy Davidhazy, 47, from Texas, embarked on the mighty Pacific Crest Trail in 2013 and spent five-and-a-half months zigzagging his way from Mexico to Canada - he took a selfie mile-by-mile to document his transformation . Slimming down: During his journey he lost 50lbs as he walked his way through five pairs of shoes . Bearded man: His complexion also got all the more rugged as he experienced undulating temperatures, weather, and terrain . At the starting point Davidhazy appears slightly chubby-cheeked with his hair neatly cut. But as the miles go on, the stubble begins to grow and Davidhazy's face gets increasingly gaunter. At one point he appears with a full beard and in another shot he seems to have a touch of sunburn. The selfies also reveal several of Davidhazy's must-have items. In almost all of the images a water bottle appears attached to his rucksack strap. In hotter climates, the hat and sunglasses come out and in rainier climates an anorak comes into play. In some scenes other trekkers are seen lurking in the background but for the most-part Davidhazy appears alone. In a bid to keep his sanity, it appears Davidhazy listened to music as in several selfies headphones are seen plugged into his ears. Davidhazy said that he actually completed the Pacific Crest Trail in two stages as snow prevented him from doing it in one go. He stopped at mile 2,424 and took a detour leading him back around to a trailhead. Fond memories: This week, after compiling all of his selfies together, he released time-lapse video of his expedition with the footage offering a fascinating glimpse into the grueling challenge he embraced . Life-changing: As the miles go on, the stubble begins to grow and Davidhazy's face gets increasingly gaunter . Golden moments: At one point he appears with a full beard and in another shot he seems to have a touch of sunburn . Always be prepared: In almost all of the images a water bottle appears attached to his rucksack strap . Although Davidhazy found taking selfies 'distracting', he said looking back he was glad he did it. 'It provided a good conversation starter with so many hikers that I would meet along the way,' he said of his photo ritual. 'And I now love seeing so many wonderful faces popping up in pictures in unexpected places.' Davidhazy kept track of where he was using paper maps, a mobile app with GPS and a watch. After a while, he found a mile generally took him 18 to 22 minutes to hike. During his mammoth walk, Davidhazy said he encountered one wolf, five black bears, dozens of rattlesnakes and countless creepy crawlies. He now plans to make a feature film documenting his life-changing trip, called Lost or Found. Summing up the voyage he said: 'It was the hardest simple thing I could think of.' In good company: In a bid to keep his sanity, it appears Davidhazy listened to music as in several selfies headphones are seen plugged in . Unforeseen: Davidhazy said that he actually completed the Pacific Crest Trail in two stages as snow prevented him from doing it in one go . Cunning move: He stopped at mile 2,424 and took a detour leading him back around to the trail . Experiment: Although Davidhazy found taking selfies 'distracting', he said looking back he was glad he did it . 'It provided a good conversation starter with so many hikers that I would meet along the way,' the hiker said of his photo ritual . Mile-by-mile: Davidhazy kept track of where he was using paper maps, a mobile app with GPS and watching the clock . Keep your eyes peeled: During his mammoth walk, Davidhazy said he encountered one wolf, five black bears, dozens of rattlesnakes and countless other creepy crawlies . Spreading the word: He now plans to make a feature film documenting his life-changing trip, called Lost or Found . Finally there! Summing up the voyage he said: 'It was the hardest simple thing I could think of'

Summary:
Andy Davidhazy, 47, from Texas, embarked on the mighty Pacific Crest Trail in 2013 .
He spent five-and-a-half months zigzagging his way from Mexico to Canada .
During his journey he lost 50lbs as he walked his way through five pairs of shoes .
He also spotted one wolf, five black bears, dozens of rattlesnakes and countless other creepy crawlies .