{"id": "05e4681beb5718c7a17f0c4e49b4a07a83e3fb56", "text": "An 11-year-old boy has been charged with homicide after a gun he was allegedly playing with went off and killed his 15-year-old friend. The victim, DaVontae Ziegler, was outside on his front porch in Nashville with the 11-year-old and another 14-year-old boy during a school snow day on Friday. Ziegler ran to get help at a neighbor's house after he was shot, but died from his injuries at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. An 11-year-old boy has been charged with homicide after a gun he was allegedly playing with went off and killed his 15-year-old friend DaVonte Ziegler . The 11-year-old told investigators that the gun, which he said he found, fired accidentally while he was playing with it, according to police. Metro police spokesman Don Aaron said witnesses saw the 11-year-old check on his friend after the gun went off, but fled the scene before police arrived. The 11-year-old told police he disposed of the gun. It has not yet been found, according to Aaron. DaVontae's aunt and uncle have been left devastated, both for the loss of the teenager they have raised since he was six weeks old and for the boy who could now face jail time. Glenn Griswould said the 11-year-old often came by the house to play video games with DaVontae. 'They were friends. I just know the little boy didn't do it on purpose,' he told the Tennessean. Ziegler was outside on his front porch (pictured) in Nashville with the 11-year-old and another 14-year-old boy during a school snow day on Friday when the shooting occurred . Glenn and Amelia Griswould, DaVontae's aunt and uncle, have been left devastated - both for the loss of the teenager they have raised since he was six weeks old and for the boy who could now face jail time . Amelia Griswould said she hopes the child doesn't receive a life sentence in prison for something that was 'an accident'. 'That's two children whose life is gone,' she told KCTV5. 'He's going to suffer just knowing that he killed his friend, and that's enough punishment for that child.' Mrs Griswould said she didn't want to feel anger towards the family, but that she 'can't feel sympathy for them right now'. 'They gone took my child,' she told the Tennessean. 'All I know is my child is not coming home. I'm not going to have him wake up on Saturday mornings wanting pancakes.' Mrs Griswould also questioned why the 11-year-old's parents were unaware he had a gun. She told families to watch 'what your children are doing and getting into'. 'So many gangs, so many adults just giving children guns for no apparent reason,' she told WKRN-TV. 'And it's killing our children.' Mrs Griswould said she hopes the child doesn't receive a life sentence in prison. 'He's going to suffer just knowing that he killed his friend, and that's enough punishment for that child,' she said .", "summary": "Victim DaVontae Ziegler was shot on the front porch of his Nashville home .\nHe was playing with the boy and a 14-year-old during school snow day .\nWitnesses said 11-year-old checked on his friend and then fled scene .\nHe told police he had found the gun he was playing with ."}
{"id": "c454983ec00e3c7840e5aa2270247a2b73f75d4c", "text": "They may still be five games away from lifting a fifth European Cup but Barcelona's win against Manchester City on Wednesday evening did ensure the Catalan giants broke a record. Luis Enrique's side became the first team to reach eight consecutive Champions League quarter-finals after seeing off the Premier League champions 1-0 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate. Ivan Rakitic's first-half strike made for a relatively comfortable evening for the La Liga leaders, particularly after Sergio Aguero fluffed a penalty in the 77th minute. Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic (left) lifts the ball over Joe Hart to give his side the lead against Manchester City . Rakitic is congratulated by his team-mates Lionel Messi (left) and Luis Suarez as Dani Alves runs to join them . Barca boss Luis Enrique has led the club to their eighth consecutive Champions League quarter-final . 2007-08 - Semi-finals . 2008-09 - Winners . 2009-10 - Semi-finals . 2010-11 - Winners . 2011-12 - Semi-finals . 2012-13 - Semi-finals . 2013-14 - Quarter-finals . 2014-15 - ? Before the game Barca were level on seven consecutive Champions League quarter-finals with rivals Real Madrid and Manchester United. Los Blancos, who are also in the last eight after squeezing past Schalke last week, made seven quarter-finals in succession between 1998 and 2004, while United managed the same feat between 1997 and 2003. Barcelona have consistently made it through to the latter stages of the competition since 2008, winning finals against United in both 2009 and 2011. The Nou Camp outfit also lifted the famous trophy in 2006 when they beat Arsenal in Paris, although they were eliminated by Liverpool at the last 16 stage the following season. Messi and team-mates including Carles Puyol and Xavi pose after winning the Champions League in 2009 . Barcelona's stars and backroom staff celebrate after beating Manchester United in the 2011 final at Wembley . Real were even more impressive during their run as they won the competition in 1998, 2000 and 2002, seeing off Juventus, Valencia and Bayer Leverkusen in each of respective finals. Sir Alex Ferguson could only manage one final during United's seven-season streak but the Red Devils did emerge victorious against Bayern Munich in 1999 to complete the treble. With the Copa del Rey and La Liga also in their sights, Lionel Messi and Co will be hoping to do the same this season.", "summary": "Barcelona completed a 3-1 aggregate win over Man City on Wednesday .\nLuis Enrique's men have reached the last eight of the Champions League .\nThis is the eighth consecutive season that Barca have managed that feat .\nReal Madrid and Man United tied second on seven quarter-finals in a row .\nREAD: Barcelona boss Luis Enrique admits a winter break is an advantage ."}
{"id": "c5d931c52a609aa2803ec2da03e314d65a4857f4", "text": "(CNN)CNN has learned that the manufacturer of the endoscope involved in two superbug deaths at UCLA never obtained permission to sell the device, according to an official at the Food and Drug Administration. Olympus started selling its TJF-Q180V duodenoscope in 2010, but the FDA didn't notice until late 2013 or early 2014 that the company had never asked for clearance to put it on the market, according to Karen Riley, deputy director of strategy for the FDA's Office of External Affairs. \"Why didn't we notice it? I don't know,\" Riley said. \"Can you imagine a prescription drug getting out on the market that didn't go through the approval process?\" asked Dr. Steven Nissen, the chief of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, who's testified to Congress about device safety problems. \"Devices need to be regulated more vigorously. This is really disturbing.\" In a statement, Olympus said it didn't think needed the FDA's permission to sell the device, but now at the request of the agency, it has applied for that permission. That application is still pending. Seven hospital patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center were infected with the deadly superbug CRE -- also known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae -- from October to January, according to hospital officials. Two of those patients died. The patients caught CRE after routine endoscopic treatments. Hospital officials believe two medical scopes that still carried the deadly bacteria even after disinfection guidelines were followed were the cause of the superbug outbreak. The medical center has contacted 179 others who had endoscopic procedures between October and January and is offering them home tests to screen for the bacteria. Four other patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have also been infected with  the superbug linked to a contaminated  duodenoscope, according to a statement released by the hospital. The medical scope was used in all four patients, between August and January 2015. Sixty-four other patients who had a duodenoscope procedure with that particular scope are being informed by mail, \"out of an abundance of caution.\" According to FDA rules, a manufacturer must seek clearance for a new model if it includes changes that \"could significantly affect the safety or effectiveness of the device.\" The TJF-Q180V duodenoscope, used to check out ducts in the gastrointestinal system, includes a modification to the exact part of the device that's been implicated in the superbug outbreaks. With this new model, Olympus sealed up that part of the device, known as the elevator channel, hoping to make it more impervious to infection. \"The company clearly made these modifications to make the device safer, but it seems to be that it wasn't safer,\" Riley said. Last year, at the FDA's request, Olympus applied for permission to sell the scope. That application is still pending. Riley emphasized that duodenoscope procedures can be lifesaving, so the agency doesn't want to take them off the market. \"More than 500,000 of these procedures are done every year in the U.S., and the risk of bacterial transmission is actually really very, very low,\" she said. \"We believe the benefits outweigh the risks.\" In its statement, Olympus wrote: \"The emergence of drug-resistant microorganisms is a challenge to the entire health care community.  Olympus is working with relevant medical societies and our customers in research of this emerging issue and the development of additional safeguards to prevent infection associated with [duodenoscope procedures].\" Riley noted that the other two duodenoscope manufacturers, Pentax and Fujifilm, did apply for and were granted clearance to market models similar to Olympus' TJF-Q180V. Now the FDA is asking all three companies to submit evidence that the scopes can be thoroughly cleaned -- and so far it's not going well. Riley said twice the companies have submitted data that failed to show that cleaning could get rid of 99.9999% of all microbes on the scope -- the FDA's standard for disinfection. \"We're still working with them to get good data,\" she said. Riley said she doesn't know if the FDA will penalize Olympus for selling the device without permission. Diana Zuckerman, a device safety expert, said they should. \"It's like with kids. How do you teach your children to behave if there are no consequences when they misbehave?\" she said.", "summary": "FDA official says Olympus never got permission to sell its endoscope .\nMedical device is connected to CRE outbreak in California that's left two people dead ."}
{"id": "ee323f535d247d2811534abe666fe83232dc7c99", "text": "Tony Irish, the boss of the international players’ union, has criticised the ICC over their decision to cut the 2019 World Cup in England to 10 teams, saying: ‘The global game needs a global view.’ With the likes of Ireland and Afghanistan – two of the more engaging sides in this year’s tournament – in danger of missing out on qualification in four years’ time, the ICC have faced tough questions over their commitment to spreading the game beyond its 10 Test-playing Full Members. But Irish’s comments, part of a wide-ranging interview with Sportsmail about some of the major issues faced by international cricket, carry particular significance: FICA, the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations of which he is chief executive, represents the players unions in England, Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies. Tony Irish, the South African boss of the international players’ union, says cricket needs a global view and not a 10-game World Cup that the ICC has planned for 2019 that will exclude the likes of Ireland (above) Fans of Afghanistan, who haven't been disgraced in their first World Cup in Australia and New Zealand . In other words, he is speaking on behalf of the majority of the world’s top cricketers. ‘FICA takes a global view on the game,’ said Irish. ‘One of the objectives must be to try to grow the global game. The opportunity for other countries to participate in the World Cup, the pinnacle tournament, is important. ‘However, we do accept the challenge relating to the length of the event. We think we should look at reformatting the event, perhaps into four pools, or having a pre-qualifier.’ Irish, whose push for FICA to play a greater role in determining the game’s future has not been helped by India’s refusal to form their own players’ union, said the format of future World Cups should not be influenced by the TV-driven desire to guarantee as many group matches as possible for the Indians. Afghan and New Zealand playes come together after their World Cup  pool A match in Napier . ‘One can understand that from a commercial point of view, and from the point of view of satisfying the biggest cricket market,’ he said. ‘But you’ve got to balance against that the fact that a sporting event is a sporting event, and if a team performs poorly in a particular format, then that’s how the results go. The growth of the game is equally important. ‘The ICC has 105 members – 10 Full Members, and a number of competitive Associate members. The important thing is that the body that administers the global game needs to have a global view.’ Irish, who also heads up the South African players’ association, questioned how Associate nations were supposed to get exposure against the Full Members when the international schedule is already full to bursting. India haven't got a players' union which hinders the international union's powers to push for an inclusive game . He said: ‘There’s very little framework any more to the Future Tours Programme. It’s not being governed by a set of principles which allows… cricket to have a greater context. It’s a lot of individual agreements between countries, which are just plugged into a matrix. ‘It’s a pity the world Test championship has been shelved. The team rankings give some sort of context, but they’re extremely difficult to understand.’ And Irish is concerned that the takeover of the ICC by the Indian, English and Australian boards last year will result in an increasingly unlevel playing field at international level. Though the ICC have promised more funds to all Full Members and the best six Associate teams as a result of their latest broadcasting deal, many are worried that the Big Three will pull away from the Small Seven because they will simply schedule more lucrative series against between themselves. Under the old FTP, teams were obliged to play each other home and away every four years in series of at least two Tests and three one-day internationals. Now, the fixture list is drawn up on the basis of individual agreements between teams. ‘The fear is that the stronger countries will just play each other more and more, and the weaker countries will have less opportunity to play the stronger countries,’ said Irish. ‘The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.’ For a full transcript of the interview, click here .", "summary": "The ICC has cut the 2019 World Cup to be held in England to 10 teams .\nPlayers unions from the top Test playing nations call move short-sighted .\nUnion boss Tony Irish said 'the global game of cricket needs a global view'\nRather than less teams, they say the Cup's format should be revisited .\nA 10-team Cup almost certainly means the likes of Ireland won't be there .\nFICA represents players' unions from most Test-playing nations, not India ."}
{"id": "223f2d2ff1fa774a816c9dbd0253e8d158b6bc7d", "text": "(CNN)Real Madrid fell to a lacklustre 1-0 defeat at the hands of Athletic Bilbao Saturday, potentially handing the La Liga advantage to arch rival Barcelona. A stunning header from Aritz Aduriz shortly before half time was enough to win the day for an organized and impressive Bilbao. Real piled on the pressure for much of the second half but couldn't find a way past a staunch opponent despite finishing the match with four strikers on the park. Gareth Bale struck a post with an extraordinary shot from close to the halfway line as full time approached while Arduriz almost doubled Bilbao's lead with another headed chance late on. The result means second placed Barca can now take top spot should it win at home to mid-table Rayo Vallecano Sunday. Of more immediate concern to Real boss Carlo Ancelotti after the game, however, was his side's lack of cutting edge. \"I think the problem we are having at the moment is quite clear,\" Ancelotti told reporters. \"We are not finding a way through like we did in the games before. We've only scored one goal, from a penalty, in two games. \"That is the problem we have to fix. We lack efficiency up front.\" Real are now without a win in two league games while the 4-0 February hammering at the hands of city rivals Atletico Madrid, the clubs biggest derby defeat since 1947, is still fresh in the memory. With the second El Classico fixture of the season against Barcelona only a fortnight away, Ancelotti is looking for a quick fix to his side's attacking inhibitions. However, such worries are of little concern to a Bilbao side celebrating its first win over Real in five years. After a slow start to the season the Basques are now up to eighth position. \"We are very proud of how hard we worked,\" goalscorer Arduriz said in comments carried by the AFP news agency. \"The three points will prove a huge boost.\" \"The fans have enjoyed it a lot and they deserved that after the poor performances at San Mames earlier in the season.\" Bayern Munich continued its seemingly inexorable march to a third consecutive Bundesliga title with a come from behind 3-1 victory away to Hannover. Hiroshi Kiyotake gave the hosts a surprise lead after 25 minutes but Xabi Alonso levelled shortly after. A second half brace from Thomas Muller ensured the Bavarians would increase their league at the top of the Bundesliga to 11 points as second place Wolfsburg fell to a 1-0 defeat at Augsburg. Elsewhere Saturday, Borussia Dortmund's winning streak came to an end with as Jurgen Klopp's revitalized side were held to a 0-0 draw with Hamburg. Paris Saint Germain returned to the top of the Ligue 1 table, for 24 hours at least, with a convincing 4-1 win over Lens at the Parc de Princes. David Luiz opened the scoring as the first half came to a close before Zlatan Ibrahimovic doubled the Parisian's advantage from the penalty spot on the hour mark. Substitutes Blaise Matuidi and Javier Pastore secured the win after Yoann Touzghar had pulled one back deficit for Lens. Lyon will return to the Ligue 1 summit should it dispose of Montpelier Sunday. Read: .", "summary": "Real Madrid slump to defeat against Athletic Bilbao .\nSolitary goal from Aritz Aduriz enough to give the Basques victory .\nBayern Munich continue Bundesliga domination ."}
{"id": "9a094044219a472560259b2dea68775e4daf56e7", "text": "Thierry Henry has spoken about former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi's ego and insists it is only natural for someone so talented to know he is that good. Messi put on a masterclass against Manchester City as he nutmegged James Milner and Fernandinho, and was only denied his ninth goal of the tournament by the brilliant Joe Hart. Messi is often described as humble  when compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, but Henry feels the Argentina captain having an ego is far from 'a bad thing'. Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has spoken about former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi's ego . Messi put on a masterclass against Manchester City on Wednesday night and only Joe Hart denied him . Messi was outstanding against City at the Nou Camp as he proved up there as the world's best footballer . 'I'm sad for him, and upset because people doubt him sometimes,' said Sky Sports pundit Henry. 'They doubt him. How can you doubt a guy like that? 'He put himself on a level where it's impossible for me to hear people doubting this man. What he has done we should all enjoy the guy, like we did tonight. It is a pleasure. 'He has an ego. Of course he has an ego. Do you think you do that without having an ego? It's not a bad thing. Having an ego is not a bad thing. Knowing that you are good. You need that. 'Let's all be honest. You need that. He just plays. If you ask him to play with you now just outside the dressing room, he will just want to have fun, perform and be the best out there.' Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Henry was speaking on Sky Sports as a pundit for the match . Lineker feels Messi having an ego is 'not a bad thing' as the Barca star should know how good he is . Messi might well be priceless as the Barcelona maestro yet again demonstrated his skills at the Nou Camp . It was an assist from Messi that created the game's only goal against City as Ivan Rakitic was found in space to lob goalkeeper Hart in the 31st minute. Messi's nutmegs left Milner on his backside, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola covering his face, Gary Neville labelling it 'barbaric' and Twitter reacting to the maestro's masterclass. Among those was Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, who went one further than just settling the debate about who is better between Messi and Real Madrid's Ronaldo. 'Messi is indisputably the greatest player ever to don a pair of football boots,' former England striker Lineker tweeted. 'Don't even attempt to argue the point. 'A measure of Messi's greatness is that he makes world class players like [Sergio] Aguero and [Luis] Suarez look distinctly ordinary by comparison.' England legend Gary Lineker settled the argument of who's better between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . Match of the Day presenter Lineker added more about Messi's greatness following his masterclass . James Milner approaches Barcelona star Lionel Messi during their Champions League tie on Wednesday . Milner slides as Messi nutmegs him and ends up on his backside as the Barca star showed off his skills . Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola reacts to the nutmeg in the stands at the Nou Camp . Bayern Munich manager Guardiola reacts to the ridiculous skill from Messi during the Barca match . Manchester United's Ashley Young was among those admiring the Barcelona star and wrote: 'Messi WOW' Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin wrote that Guardiola's reaction said it all about Messi's skills . Liverpool defender Jose Enrique wrote Messi could play against City on his own and 'still win the game' Matt Le Tissier tweeted about how he was sitting back and watching Messi work his magic in Barcelona . Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland echoed Gary Neville by 'watching the game with my legs closed' Dutch manager Ruud Gullit took to Twitter and added: 'OMG. Messi made Milner famous' Former Chelsea player Andre Schurrle wrote about Messi's nutmegs: 'Again and again and again...' Darts player Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis wrote on Twitter that 'Messi could nutmeg a mermaid' Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward simply used the hashtag #Messi with prayer emoticons . Former Manchester United and now-Leicester City forward Tom Lawrence added: 'Messi is a joke' Yannick Bolasie tweeted 'Messi is something else' as Barcelona gave Manchester City a masterclass . Bolton's on-loan midfielder Barry Bannan wrote Messi 'ain't human' after his ridiculous skills . VIDEO Enrique hails 'special night' for Barca .", "summary": "Barcelona beat Manchester 1-0 (agg 3-1) in the Champions League .\nLionel Messi was outstanding for Barca as they knocked City out .\nMessi nutmegged James Milner, leaving the midfielder on his backside .\nThierry Henry insists it is only natural for someone so good to have an ego .\nGary Lineker took to Twitter to label Messi the 'greatest player ever'"}
{"id": "b3c26534ce1eeaef87b931ccb0c5a7f284858c60", "text": "This is the dramatic moment rescuers freed an 18-month-old baby girl who was left dangling upside down next to her dead mother for a staggering 14 hours after their car plunged into a frigid river. The newly-released footage, filmed on an officer's body camera, shows emergency crews battling to rescue Lily Groesbeck from her mother Lynn's Dodge sedan at a  river in Spanish Fork, Utah. First responders are captured running toward the overturned vehicle, before straining to turn it on its side. One can be heard yelling, 'Let's go guys, come on!' as they struggle to lift the heavy sedan. Seconds later, the officers successfully lift the partially-submerged car out of the water and discover Lily hanging upside down in her car seat. The infant was unconscious, but miraculously alive. The brave officers said that as they approached the car they could clearly hear a woman's voice coming from the car shouting for help, but in the bodycam video, parts of the audio are silent. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Shocking scene: A dramatic new video, filmed on an officer's body camera, shows emergency crews battling to rescue 18-month-old Lily Groesbeck from her mother Lynn's Dodge sedan at a river in Spanish Fork, Utah . Partially submerged: First responders are captured dashing over to the overturned red vehicle (pictured) Struggle: The officers strain as they try to turn the heavy sedan on its side (above). One can be heard yelling, 'Let's go guys, come on!' However, seconds later, the officers successfully lift the vehicle out of the icy water . Life-saving rescue: The first responders were shocked to discover Lily hanging upside down in her car seat. They quickly freed the infant from the seat, before passing her cold body from one person to another (above) Tragic: Following the rescue, Lily (pictured, right, this week), was rushed in a critical condition to hospital. She has since been released. Tragically, her mother, Lynn Groesbeck (left, with Lily), aged 25, died at the scene . During the rescue the men are filmed quickly freeing Lily from the car seat, before passing her cold body from one person to another. Once on the shore, the baby was lifted into an ambulance and given CPR. The video, which was released by Spanish Fork Police Department and obtained by NBC, shows several concerned bystanders watching the scene from the top of the river bank last Saturday. Following the rescue, Lily, whose face was apparently just inches away from the icy water, was rushed in a critical condition to Mountain View Hospital, where she was treated for hypothermia. She was later flown to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, from which she was released on Wednesday. Three police officers and four firefighters were also treated for hypothermia. Tragically, Ms Groesbeck,  who is not depicted in the video, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 25-year-old mother and her daughter were driving home to Springville, a suburb of Provo, at around 10.30pm on the fateful day when their red-colored sedan crashed into the frigid river below. Unconscious: The video, which was released by Spanish Fork Police Department, shows several concerned bystanders watching the scene from the top of the river bank last Saturday. Above, Lily is lifted out the car . Speedy: Ms Groesbeck and her daughter (pictured being passed between first responders) were driving home to Springville, a suburb of Provo, at around 10.30pm  when their sedan crashed into the frigid river below . Heroes: First responders are seen dashing across the rocky terrain next to the river with Lily in their arms . Transfer: The officer's body camera captures the waiting ambulance that the 18-month-old girl is lifted into . On Wednesday, police said the car had apparently struck a cement barrier on the bridge above the river before plunging into the water. However, they said the cause of the crash remains unclear. Ms Groesbeck's partially-submerged car was discovered by a fisherman, who subsequently alerted the authorities shortly after noon on Saturday. The sedan was resting face-down in the water. According to the Deseret News, the angler called a non-emergency line and said: 'Are you guys aware there's a car in the river on the south end of Spanish Fork, Main Street, over the bridge? 'I didn't see anybody when I came in here and I can't see in the car.' Only four minutes later, the same caller dialed 911 directly and said: 'There's a car in the river. It's upside down off of Main Street and there is a person inside. I can see a hand.' A paramedic is seen laying Lily down on a table in the ambulance, before performing CPR on her cold body . Family: Earlier this week, Lily's father, Deven Trafny (center with Ms Groesback, left, and Lily, before the tragic accident, which occurred last week), revealed his daughter's incredible progress in a video taken in hospital . A mystery voice: Emergency responders have said they  heard desperate pleas from Ms Groesbeck inside the Dodge sedan when they approached the car (pictured after the rescue), even though she likely died on impact . Recovery: Officer Tyler Beddoes, who was involved in the rescue, said: 'For two nights I've laid awake trying to figure out exactly what it could be. All I know is it was there, we all heard it. It was extra motivation' Earlier this week, emergency responders said they had heard desperate pleas from Ms Groesbeck inside the car when they approached the car, even though she had likely been killed on impact. They reported hearing cries of: 'Help me! Help me!'. However, the mother was certainly not alive at the time of their arrival. Rescuers are now trying to figure out how they  heard Ms Groesbeck's voice. Officer Tyler Beddoes, who was involved in the rescue, said: 'For two nights I've laid awake trying to figure out exactly what it could be. All I know is it was there, we all heard it. It was extra motivation.' It is still unclear how Lily managed to survive with no food or water, but a doctor told CNN that when someone suffers from hypothermia, their metabolism slows and their oxygen intake reduces. Police at the scene: It is still unclear how Lily managed to survive with no food or water, but a doctor told CNN that when someone suffers from hypothermia, their metabolism slows and their oxygen intake reduces . Safe: Dad Deven Trafny smiles as he looks at his daughter, Lily Groesbeck, in a video taken in hospital and released by the family. Lily has now left the hospital after surviving for 14 hours in a car wreck . On the mend: Mr Trafny is seen playing with his daughter, who is back to her normal self, he has said . This results in a 'neuro-protective' condition, the doctor said. Also this week, Lily's father, Deven Trafny, revealed his daughter's incredible progress in a video taken from hospital, which shows the infant bouncing around and waving shyly at the camera. 'I'm blessed,' Mr Trafny, told KUTV on Wednesday. 'I'm counting all my blessings right now... She should be gone. She shouldn't be here right now. I'm overwhelmed with joy right now.' Mr Trafny said Lily has been watching cartoons and laughing with family members despite it being only a week since the deadly crash. She also remembers everything she knew before the crash. 'Lily came into the hospital on Saturday in critical condition, and today she's in great condition - she's happy, playing, talking, and even reciting her nursery rhymes,' the devoted father said. Emotional: The father said he is overjoyed and shocked that Lily survived the crash. However, he is also mourning 'the love of my life' - Lily's mother and his fiancee Lynn Groesbeck, who was found dead in the car . Survivor: Lt Johnson said an investigator had found a small bag of marijuana in Ms Groesbeck's purse at the scene, along with an unused, packaged syringe and a bottle of Tramadol, a pain killer. Above, little Lily . 'Except for a few bruises, she has made a remarkable recovery.' But while caring for little Lily, Mr Trafny is trying to comprehend losing his beloved fiancée Lynn. 'That's kind of a hard situation for me right now,' he said. 'I haven't really wrapped my head around that. She was the love of my life and I'm going to miss her a lot. I still have to deal with that.' According to police lieutenant Matt Johnson, toxicology results are pending in the case. Lt Johnson said an investigator had found a small bag of marijuana in Ms Groesbeck's purse at the scene, along with an unused, packaged syringe and a bottle of Tramadol, a pain killer. However, he could not say if any of those items were a factor in the accident. The items were taken to the state medical examiner's office in Salt Lake City, he said.", "summary": "Newly-released footage was filmed on an officer's body camera at scene .\nShows first responders running toward Lynn Groesbeck's Dodge sedan .\nOfficers seen straining to turn partially submerged car in cold Utah river .\nSeconds later, they lift it out of water and find tiny Lily Groesbeck inside .\nVideo captures officers passing infant to each other, then to ambulance .\nLily, who was trapped in sedan for 14 hours, now released from hospital .\nTragically, her mother, 25, was declared dead at scene in Spanish Fork .\nEmergency responders have since said they heard her calling for help ."}
{"id": "939e378eadf43d7f37f7ed8b73fd15b2b5d4f131", "text": "Thousands of JetBlue passengers faced lengthy delays following 'a widespread system outage' on Monday. Lines snaked around airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Logan International in Boston and airports in Tampa and Orlando, following the early-morning outage. The issue meant passengers were unable to check in their bags and some had to wait for  handwritten boarding passes, NBC News reported. The company says it has now resolved the problem but that there will be residual delays throughout the morning. Frustrating: JetBlue customers shared photos of the massive queues at airports across the East Coast on Monday morning after the company suffered a massive system outage . Anger: One passenger tweeted her annoyance at the delays at LaGuardia Airport in New York City . Apologies: The airline told passengers about the problem over Twitter but has now resolved the issue . It had revealed the issue on Twitter after customers complained about the delayed flights. 'We apologize,' JetBlue tweeted. 'There is a system outage. We're working to get everything up and running as quickly as we can.' The issue was resolved around 6.15am, the company said. 'It looks like our system is coming back,' it tweeted to one customer shortly before 6.30am. 'We should have you on your way shortly.' It said that no flights would be canceled but that some would be held so that passengers would make their planes. WBZ reported that some people had reported missing their flights because of long security lines. Matt Cleinman, who was supposed to take off from Boston at 6.20am for Pittsburgh, was still waiting to check in at 7am. Stuck: Another customer traveling from Boston shared his ordeal online before the system was fixed . Bad start to the week: Customers waited in lines for as long as 90 minutes to get boarding passes . Delays: The system has now been fixed but delays remain at airports, including in Boston and New York . 'I'd expect major delays to ripple through their day,' he told NBC, saying lines were 'crazy'. Others took to Twitter to share images of the lines and to express their annoyance. '#JetBlue manually checking in passengers at DCA,' said Ryan Ludick, who was waiting at Reagan National Airport in Virginia. 'Over an hour standing on line with no progress.' 'All @JetBlue systems down. No check in possible. at kiosk, on phone, or at desk. Not boarding any flights systemwide, either. Ouch,' another traveler in Boston tweeted. 'Lines wrap around Logan airport due to Jet Blues computer problems,' Susie Steimle of WBZ in Boston tweeted at 7am. 'Most of these people have been waiting 1.5 hrs.' Charlie Field, also in Boston, said the terminal was 'jammed' but noted that the airline's employees were 'keeping people calm and informed'.", "summary": "The airline suffered a system failure early on Monday morning .\nPassengers were unable to check in their luggage and had to wait for handwritten boarding passes .\nCaused massive lines at airports in New York, Boston, DC and Florida .\nCompany said issue has now been resolved but delays would remain ."}
{"id": "897c354120d7a5419223233f743ad910d8b68da5", "text": "Suburbs with higher percentages of younger residents will experience a bigger growth in value from having railway constructions, a new study has found. Onthehouse Research found the suburbs where the median age of residents was below the national average of 37 years showed a stronger relationship between train stations and price growth. The study picked seven suburbs to keep an eye on based on impending railway constructions that will likely transform their value, reports Property Observer. A new study has found Suburbs with higher percentages of younger residents will experience a bigger growth in value from having railway constructions . The study picked seven suburbs to keep an eye on based on impending railway constructions that will likely transform their value . The new stations will allow younger residents to access Sydney CBD, therein generating thousands of jobs. The seven suburbs to watch out for are Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Bella Vista, Baulkam Hills, Paddington, Randwick and Kingsford. 'In Kellyville, the building and maintenance of the station, increased dwelling construction and new commercial establishments are expected to create over 3,000 jobs in the area, said Eliza Owen, Onthehouse market analyst. 'Whereas in Kingsford, where one third of the residents fall between 20-29 years old, the light rail is expected to be popular with young people and students travelling to the city for entertainment and work outside of study hours.' Properties in Kellyville (L) and Rouse Hill (R), the top two suburbs set to have their value transformed after impending railway constructions . Properties in Bella Vista (L) and Baulkam Hills (R) are both set to have new railway infrastructure. The new stations will allow younger residents to access Sydney CBD, therein generating thousands of jobs . A three bedroom Kellyville house sold for $920,000 earlier this month, less than two years after it sold for $580,000 in September 2012, marking a 58.6% price growth. Globally, Sydney is considered the third most expensive property market behind only Hong Kong and Vancouver . It comes after a downtrodden home in south Sydney sold for a colossal $6 million last Saturday.73 Vista Street in San Souci captured a crowd of 250, despite its run down, red brick exterior . Properties in Paddinton (L), Randwick (C) and Kingsford (R) will also experience a transformation in value .", "summary": "The impact of railway infrastructure on property prices is augmented by having percentages of younger residents .\nA new study picked seven suburbs to keep an eye on based on impending railway constructions that will likely transform their value .\nThe seven suburbs to watch out for are Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Bella Vista, Baulkam Hills, Paddington, Randwick and Kingsford ."}
{"id": "3ff48240fb9e7dd50b78fa501e3e7f60cd3c9b9e", "text": "This is the hilarious moment a man experienced the full force of a slingshot ride. The unnamed man retches seven times during the one-minute ride in a Malaysian theme park. As the woman next to him dissolves into laughter he begins to scream and even waggles his tongue around. A hilarious video shows the moment an unnamed man retches seven times during a one-minute ride in a Malaysian theme park . The whole astounding episode is captured by the ride's camera. At the start of the clip the couple are seen being strapped into their seats and look decidedly nervous. At first it is the unnamed woman who is scared and she laughs as she tells the man she does not want to look. But as the attendant completes a five-second countdown the man loses his smile - and his dignity. At the start of the clip the couple are seen being strapped into their seats and look decidedly nervous . As the woman laughs the man can be seen clutching his head. At one point he even starts  screaming: 'I regret this' As the pair are catapulted around 150 metres in the air he begins to clutch at the seat's metal bars and squeezes his eyes closed. He then wildly looks around before retching and waving his arms about. At one point he even starts hitting his head and screaming: 'I regret this.' His companion does her best to distract him and shouts: 'It's already going down. Relax.' When this does not work she tells him to close his eyes - before dissolving into laughter. The clip ends with the woman cackling as the man sits hunched in his seat. It is thought that slingshot rides can travel at speeds of 100 miles per hour. He wildly looks around before retching and waving his arms everywhere. It is thought that slingshot rides can travel at speeds of 100 miles per hour .", "summary": "Unidentified rider retches multiple times during one-minute ride in Malaysia .\nAlso screams, hits his head with his hands and waggles his tongue around .\nFemale companion dissolves into laughter and tells man to relax ."}
{"id": "d83332b67ad10eebe60beba30160869dc942f8ff", "text": "(CNN)When I was a child, a pale specter used to call our house most evenings, eager to chat with my doctor father about her myriad medical concerns. We called her the \"White Bread Lady,\" a moniker she earned for one particularly inane call in which she panicked to my father after consuming white bread. She wasn't breaking out in hives or having any adverse effects to the bread. No, she was just concerned that some future illness could befall her given that one particular dietary decision. Although we all laughed at the time, it was with a bit of shifty-eyed shame. Because most of us (including if not particularly the illustrious Ehrlich family) have lurking within us our very own \"White Bread Lady,\" ready to convince us that each cough, sniffle and less-than-nutritious meal might be a detriment to our health. And, naturally, that White Bread Lady looms even larger when we can type our worries into a search bar and unlock a bevy of potentially distressing information. Yup, so quoth Google, we all have cancer. According to the Pew Research Center, 80% of Internet users have looked up health information online. While that practice can be beneficial in some respects, the abundance of (variably valid) information online can turn us into e-hypochondriacs. (Or, worse, can lead us to neglect getting the care we need.) Read on for five mistakes -- courtesy of a selection of health care professionals -- that people make when diagnosing themselves online. Searching blind . Your eye is twitching like an overly caffeinated college student sitting behind a pretty girl in lecture hall, twirling his pencil and hoping to catch a whiff of her lovely shining hair. You type \"eye twitch\" into Google and come up with a really rad website that explains that this newfound spasm is actually an indication that your third eye is fixing to open, revealing to you wonders untold. You are the chosen one. Too bad that this trove of \"medical information\" is actually some dude's fan-fiction site. Sure, the above is an extreme example, but, as Dr. Kevin Pho of KevinMD.com pointed out, \"There's a lot of bad information on the Web and information that can be dangerous.\" Especially if you're not considering who put up that information in the first place. Pho urges users to favor Web addresses ending in .org and .edu when looking for reputable health-care info, and to check who is funding the collection of that information. \"There's so much information from organizations trying to sell products or push their agenda on the Web,\" he said. He suggests turning to sites like Mayo Clinic as well as troves of information curated by doctors (like Pho's own website) when trolling the web for info. And, of course, if a site mentions trolls and third eyes, one should definitely press on. Flailing in forums . If there's one thing people like to do online, it's talk about their problems -- especially mundane things like coughs and headaches and their babies' various and sundry discharges. That's all well and good; sharing experiences with others is enriching! Unless the people you're sharing with are idiots. \"You can easily fall into that rabbit hole and find some forum that really isn't relevant but maybe sounds kind of close,\" warned Craig Monsen, co-founder of symptom-checker app SymCat. On the other hand, \"sometimes you'll stumble on exactly the right forum where someone has your same exact problem, and their solution does help.\" \"Health care forums are definitely another tool that individuals can use in order to crowdsource a diagnosis based on their symptoms,\" added Dr. Natasha Burgert of KC Kids Doc. \"I think that these can be a really powerful tool not only for discussing potential diagnosis or symptom relief but also finding a forum of individuals in which you can discuss emotional and psychological parts of an illness and develop a wonderful online support community.\" The trick is to be wary about the issues being discussed in forums and how germane they are to you. And, you know, if people start talking about homemade remedies fashioned from bleach, maybe click off and see a doc. Getting emotional . You know that game \"6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon\"? There should seriously be a version of that called \"6 Degrees of Cancer\" -- as in, when looking up your symptoms online, how long does it take to deduce that you have a life-threatening disease instead of, say, a simple cold? According to Burgert, the root of this whole \"worst-case scenario\" thing is getting too emotional. \"For most intents and purposes, when you're looking for online health information, it's about yourself or a family member,\" she said. \"When you're looking through that lens, it's very hard to keep emotional distance. So you can read about a diagnosis that either makes you very scared or calms your fears -- and that's the path you'll continue down, whether it's correct or not.\" Burgert suggested using online symptom checkers simply to \"understand possible diagnoses, find some initial steps for relieving the symptoms and determine if this is something that needs further evaluation or that can be managed at home.\" SymCat and Mayo Clinic's symptom checker let you type in what you're experiencing and unearth a spectrum of diagnoses and suggestions for when to seek a doctor's aid. Your doctor's website might also have such a tool. Voila, you just increased your separation from cancer by at least a couple of degrees. Keeping mum around MDs . \"I think, traditionally, many physicians are a little apprehensive when that stereotypical patient comes to their office with big stacks of printouts from the Internet,\" Pho said. \"But I think more and more doctors are accepting it. Personally, I think that transparency of information is helpful in a way.\" Translation: Help your doctor help you. If you're worried about a particular medical situation and did some research to help narrow down what's ailing you, share that info with your physician. \"I really appreciate when patients bring in information that they found online, because it allows me to guide my instruction and plan based on their true concerns,\" Burgert said. \"People get scared when they get sick and hurt, and they want to use multiple sources of information to help themselves. The Internet adds to that physician's expertise in order to do that.\" Remember, though, knowing how to use the Internet doesn't make you a doctor. Google doesn't count as a second opinion. If you're unhappy with your doc's diagnosis, go get one the traditional way. Putting off the inevitable . If your ailment isn't going away, all the symptom-checking and Mayo Clinic-ing in the world isn't going to help you. Make a doctor's appointment. Like, right now. Sites like ZocDoc make it super easy (and free; doctors pay to be listed) to set up an appointment ASAP, so no whining that you'll have to wait two weeks to see a doc and maybe by then \"it\" will have gone away. Unless, of course, \"it\" is that white bread you just ate. In that case, please stop calling my dad.", "summary": "According to a Pew report, 80% of Internet users have looked up health info online .\nSites like Mayo Clinic and others curated by doctors are safer than online forums ."}
{"id": "0efdfece4a6d8bc64ae1fce27dcde6a170790afe", "text": "West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has again criticised referee Mike Dean for his handling of Saturday's London derby defeat by Crystal Palace. The Hammers, currently in ninth place in the Premier League, were beaten 3-1 by the Eagles at the weekend in a contentious contest. Allardyce felt that Palace striker Glenn Murray, scorer of two goals at Upton Park, before being sent off in the 69th minute, should have been dismissed by Dean in the first half for persistent fouling. Glenn Murray was sent off for Crystal Palace during the 3-1 win against West Ham on Saturday . Sam Allardyce was frustrated that Murray was not sent off earlier in the game . Allardyce said: 'The biggest problem for me was that Glenn Murray shouldn't have been on the field, not only because of persistent fouling but the level of his fouling. 'Mike Dean, whom I have a lot of respect for, is a very good referee, but he was too lenient with Murray by telling him 'that's your last chance' after the first booking. 'In that particular instance, Palace have been let off. Mike Dean has a massive responsibility on the fact that (Murray) was one of the main reasons why Crystal Palace won. 'And for me that is something disappointing. The fact a referee warns a player for a tackle he has just made, which normally gets a yellow card, and yet he is only warned because he has just had a yellow card. And that is frustrating.' Murray climbed highest to open the scoring for the visitors in the first half with a header . Murray got his second and Palace's third when he glanced a header past Adrian . Palace captain Mile Jedinak was caught on Sky Sports TV cameras apparently elbowing Diafra Sakho as they both challenged for the ball in the closing stages. Though the incident was not seen at the time by the match officials, the Football Association have since charged the player with violent conduct – and Palace have until Tuesday evening to appeal against that decision. Allardyce has welcomed any retrospective punishment, saying that the Australian midfielder deserves a ban for acting in a dangerous manner against the Senegal striker. He added: 'Jedinak was clearly in a position where Mike Dean couldn't see it. I think about how dangerous it was. It was a very dangerous thing he did. He could have seriously injured Sakho. And he will have to take the punishment – because I think he deserves it.' Mile Jedinak has been charged by the FA with violent conduct after catching Diafra Sakho with his elbow . The incident went unpunished during the game but Jedinak was retrospectively charged . Elsewhere, in his pre-match press conference, ahead of the visit of Chelsea to East London tomorrow night, Allardyce spoke about the chats he enjoyed with Dave Mackay, the former Tottenham, Derby, Hearts and Scotland enforcer, who died aged 80. Allardyce said: 'I knew Dave. He lived in around Nottingham, when I was at Notts County for three years (1997-1999). I spent many a good night with him talking away about his time in football, about management. 'It's a sad day. He was a terrific guy not just a terrific a footballer. In life, you take a lot of things from a lot of people. 'If you want to get better, you don't just read a book or do a Masters' degree at university; you learn a lot from listening to the experiences of people who have been great in their own careers.'", "summary": "West Ham were beaten 3-1 by Crystal Palace at Upton Park on Saturday .\nGlenn Murray scored twice for the Visitors before being sent off .\nSam Allardyce is still angry that Murray was not dismissed earlier .\nMile Jedinak elbowed Diafra Sakho and it went unpunished during game .\nMidfielder has since been charged by the FA for violent conduct .\nAllardyce said it was dangerous and Murray deserves punishment ."}
{"id": "bf98f31d146c7713a81fdf2ad3f7e70ee63b1a54", "text": "Frank Lampard has been admiring the scenery of New York during the international break as he prepares for his highly anticipated move to the city's football team and Major League Soccer on July 1. The attacking midfielder will  join up with New York City after Manchester City's Premier League season finishes and he has been taking time to get used to his new home city while the club season pauses for Euro 2016 qualifiers and international friendlies. Lampard uploaded a picture to his Facebook account posing with the city providing a spectacular backdrop after going for a jog alongside fiancee Christine Bleakley. Frank Lampard (left) uploaded a picture to his Facebook page with fiancee Christine Bleakley in New York . Lampard has been in New York to prepare for his move to play for New York City as of July 1 . Lampard went to see his new team in action in the MLS but they lost 1-0 at home to Sporting Kansas City . Lampard (left) greets a supporter in New York as he visits the city during the international break . Former Chelsea man Lampard had the chance to see his team in action for the first time when New York played Sporting Kansas City on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. But his side could not give him an early welcome present. In the absence of striker David Villa, who was injured, New York fell to a 1-0 home defeat, their first loss of the season. Lampard will return to Premier League action when Manuel Pellegrini's side head to Selhurst Park to play Crystal Palace on April 6.", "summary": "Frank Lampard has been visiting New York during the international break .\nLampard is preparing for his move to New York City on July 1 .\nLampard saw his new side in action but they lost to Sporting Kansas City ."}
{"id": "48b57017a649d15eedf0bebaf6262f97c54b12f7", "text": "The celebrity hairstylist behind Karlie Kloss' trademark bob has found himself in the midst of a financial scandal after reports emerged that it was alleged tax delinquency which led to the closure of his high-end namesake salon at New York City's Sherry-Netherland hotel last January. Garren, who goes by his first name only, has trimmed the tresses of hundreds of celebrity clients; earlier this year, he styled Karlie and Taylor Swift's hair for the March cover of Vogue, and worked backstage at New York Fashion Week working with the likes of Gigi Hadid and Anna Ewers. However, despite achieving something of a celebrity status among his fans, the stylist is believed to $504,387.42 in back taxes, according to  Page Six, and is also thought to owe several of his former employees several months’ worth of wages. Close client: Garren posed backstage with Karlie Kloss at the Anna Sui fall 2013 show. The legendary hairstylist is responsible for giving the model her trademark bob . Selfie time: Garren and the 22-year-old model took a minute to take a snapshot during New York Fashion Week in 2014 . Other former stylists who worked at his salon claim that they were never informed the business would be shutting down for good, and were left without any information after simply being told not to come into work. One staffer told Page Six that Garren even claimed the salon was closed on New Year's Day because of 'electrical problems'. Although many of his former employees are angry over the surprise closure, the legendary hairstylist remains popular with high-powered Manhattanites, who are now requesting him to make house calls. 'No matter what happens, no one is going to take away his one thousand Vogue covers,' a staffer told the publication. Day of primping: One of Garren's clients can be seen reading a magazine at his former New York City salon, which suddenly shuttered last January . Sleek design: Garren's former employees sat behind the counter at his namesake salon . The source continued: 'There are clients that said: \"I would never see him again\" [but] who now hire him to cut their hair in their kitchens. They are just so happy to have him [doing house calls].' And even though the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance reports that Garren owes a half a million dollars as of February 18, 2015, his talent is still in high demand. Garren, who has yet to comment about the allegations, is reportedly going to be featured in upcoming W magazine’s May issue. When the news of his salon's closure first broke last January, a spokesperson for his hair care product line told Page Six that he had closed the shop because he had plans to expand his product line and that he also had plans to open a salon in Miami in 2016. Dynamic duo: Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss had their hair styled by Garren for this March cover of Vogue . Iconic star: Garren styled Madonna's hair for the cover of her latest album Rebel Heart . And while the reason he closed the doors of his salon remain unknown, the demise of his business hasn’t prevented the stylist from working on the luscious locks of many A-list stars in the past few months. In addition to Karlie and Taylor's Vogue cover, Garren has also done Madonna's hair for her Rebel Heart album cover, Kendall Jenner's spread in Vogue and Gigi Hadid's hair at the Anna Sui fall/winter 2015 show during New York Fashion Week. Garren, who launched his career and in the 1970s, had a salon in Henri Bendel before he moved to his most recent Sherry-Netherland location. He also co-founded the hair-care line R+Co with fellow hairstylists Thom Priano and Howard McLaren. Blonde ambition: Gigi Hadid can be seen walking the runway at Anna Sui's fall/winter 2015 show after Garren did her hair during New York Fashion Week . Master at work: Garren can be seen styling a model's hair backstage at the Anna Sui fall/ winter 2014 show .", "summary": "Garren, who is known only by his first name, has worked with the likes of Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner and Madonna .\nThe stylist abruptly shut down his salon without warning in January and reportedly owes his former employees several months' worth of wages .\nPrivate clients are believed to be paying him to cut their hair at their homes ."}
{"id": "70a052a0b043f442eb3f866c31d50c97d49422ed", "text": "Banks including Lloyds and RBS have come under fire for their treatment of small businesses . Banks including RBS and Lloyds have again come under fire over their treatment of small businesses. It has emerged many put firms into high-interest fixed-rate loans then charged them huge fees to switch when interest rates plummeted. MPs are stepping up pressure on high street lenders, urging them to review their sales of the loans, which have trapped thousands of businesses in poor deals. Members of the Treasury Committee are said to be 'furious' the City watchdog failed to protect these small firms. Banks have already paid £1.8billion in compensation for mis-sold 'interest rate swaps', meant to protect firms if interest rates rose. When rates fell to record lows many companies were hit with huge 'breakage' penalties if they wanted to switch deals. More than 14,000 small businesses received compensation. But fixed-rate loans and tailored business loans – the centre of the latest row – are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, meaning customers mis-sold them are not eligible for compensation. The FCA says such loans can also saddle businesses with huge switching fees. Some have an interest rate swap buried in the contract, but even the more basic loans can come with huge unpredictable break penalties. According to the Treasury Committee, fixed-rate loans and tailored business loans can be just as dangerous as interest rate swaps. It has emerged 60,000 firms were sold these loans – about half by Lloyds, around 11,000 from RBS, and 11,272 by Clydesdale Bank. In a damning report earlier this month into the treatment of small firms by banks, the Treasury Committee said it had received evidence Clydesdale Bank mis-sold tailored business loans. It said the lender engineered the products so the interest rate swap was buried in the loan – meaning it fell outside the FCA's remit. Firms were hit with penalties of up to 40 per cent of the value of the loan if they wanted to terminate their contract. Last night Mark Garnier, a Conservative member of the Treasury Committee, said: 'We are furious with the regulator for not picking this up. The FCA is walking away from its moral responsibility, if not its legal duty, to protect consumers.' He added: 'Banks need to demonstrate they have changed – and voluntarily resolving this issue would help to resolve that.' RBS said it is trawling through its sales of fixed-rate loans. Lloyds said its fixed-rate loans were 'fundamentally different' to the tailored business loans sold by Clydesdale Bank, with lower break costs.", "summary": "Banks including Lloyds and RBS under fire for treatment of  businesses .\nMany found to be putting small firms into high-interest fixed-rate loans .\nThey charged them huge fees to switch when interest rates plummeted ."}
{"id": "53b2106e6e3dd16788375b3f193e8e78f7e664cc", "text": "A giant semi-fossilised egg that is almost 100 times larger than a chicken's egg and still has the tiny skeleton of a bird inside is to go on sale for more than £50,000. The rare egg, which is 12 inches long and more than eight inches in diametre, belonged to the now extinct elephant bird that lived on Madagascar. The flightless birds, which stood nearly 10 feet (three metres) tall and weighted half a tonne, died out in the 17th century after heavy hunting. Scroll down for video . This 12 inch long elephant bird egg - just one of 25 known to remain intact around the world - is going on sale . There are thought to be just 25 preserved intact elephant bird eggs left in existence, with most in museums. Now one owned by a German marine biologist Professor Hubert Caspers, who worked at the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science before his death in 1998, is to go on sale in Bruges, Belgium. Genetic material has been extracted from the shells of ancient elephant bird eggs. It has raised hopes that it may be possible to use cloning techniques to resurrect the extinct species. By injecting the genetic material into the unfertilised eggs of other large flightless birds like the ostrich, it may be possible to recreate the elephant bird. However, scientists face significant challenges that need to be overcome before this is possible. Cloning birds is considered to be particularly challenging. Extracting enough DNA from eggshells is also thought to be another limiting factor. Finally much of the habitat the the elephant birds once inhabited has now changed, so there may be few places where such a large species could now live. Scans taken of the egg, which is at least 400 years old, have also revealed the tiny bones of an embryo that had started to grow inside along with dehydrated organic material. Scientists were recently able to extract DNA from a similar egg, raising hopes that it may be possible to bring the elephant bird back to life using cloning techniques. Auctioneers Rob Michiels, who is selling the egg along with other items from Dr Caspers collection, said the egg appeared to be older than other eggs that have been sold recently. He said: 'The eggs of elephant birds are extremely rare - there are probably 25 of them in the world. 'This once comes from the collection of Dr Caspers and we have been asked to sell it by his children who thought it was a dinosaur egg. 'The children didn't know a lot about their father's collection. 'I was invited to Hamburg to look at a collection of antique tiles that he owned and I spotted the egg. It was just sat in a box. 'We have had a CT scan of the egg and it showed there is still organic, dehydrated material inside in the form of fetal bones. 'Technically, you could extract DNA from it and if you have a very large ostrich you could re-create a form of an elephant bird. 'The mother either ran away from the nest or was killed.' A CT scan of the elephant bird egg revealed dehydrated organic matter, shown as pink in the image above, and fragments of fetal bone still preserved inside the egg, shown by the small white mark in the pink material . The egg that has come up for sale (left) is one of the largest in the world and was laid by the now extinct elephant bird (right) which grew to around ten feet tall and lived in Madagascar until the 17th Century . The elephant bird, or Aepyornis maximus, was one of the largest birds to have ever lived. They are thought to have been common in Madagascar until they wre hunted into extinction during the 17th century. Fossilised egg fragments can still be found on the ground in some parts of Madagascar. David Attenborough, the natural history broadcaster, owns an almost complete eggshell that he pieced together from fragments collected by locals while he filmed Zoo Quest to Madagasar in 1961. The CT scans took slices through the egg and revealed dehydrated organic material and bone fragments inside . Another elephant bird egg was sold in 2013 for £66,675 - more than twice its expected value. Douglas G. D. Russell, senior curator of birds, eggs and nests at the Natural History Museum in London, said the elephant bird eggs were now very rare. He said: 'The export of their eggs from Madagascar is now strictly forbidden by the country’s legislation and complete eggs are relatively rare. 'As a rare, complete egg of an extinct species with some, albeit minimal, foetal bone it is noteworthy and all additional information on this enormous enigmatic bird is exciting.' Broadcaster David Attenborough is one of the few people to won a giant elephant bird egg after he pieced one together from fragments brought to him by locals while he was filming in Madagascar for the BBC in 1961 . This fossilised elephant bird egg, shown next to a hen's egg, sold for £66,000 during an auction in 2013 .", "summary": "The egg, which belonged to a German biologist, has an eight inch diametre .\nCT scans have revealed dried organic material and bone fragments inside .\nIt is thought to be one of only 25 intact elephant bird eggs left in the world .\nThe egg is expected to sell for more than £50,000 at an auction in Belgium .\nElephant birds died out during the 17th century after being heavily hunted ."}
{"id": "63ae043ecc8ee421ab0513cb0adb6c70909e5256", "text": "Most people won't do 400 pull-ups during their lifetime. Mark Jordan of Corpus Christi, Texas, did more than 4,000 in 24 hours. Jordan, 54, did 4,321 pull-ups over the course of two days to become the new Guinness World Record holder. Scroll down for video . Mark Jordan of Corpus Christi, Texas, did 4,321 pull-ups in November of 2014 to break the world record . Even though he broke the record last year, Guinness made it official and awarded Jordan a certificate last week . He broke the record in 24 hours on November 3 and 4 in 2014 during a fundraiser for a charity called HELP, the Hammonds Education Leadership Program. The previous record was 4,210, according to WFAA. After breaking the record in November, Jordan wrote on Facebook: 'To all of my friends, new-found, long-standing and true, for all of your posts of encouragement, love and support, I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart! 'What you have done and continue to do for this endeavor goes beyond words! 'Some of our most noted accomplishments as individuals never really occur completely by ourselves, even if it is started by us as individuals.' Jordan, 54, performed the record-breaking feat during a fundraiser for a charity group called HELP . The record was made official on Wednesday when he received his certificate at the Corpus Christi Crossfit gym, KRIS TV reported. Jordan said he hopes his record will inspire others to take care of their health 'no matter what age you are'. He settled on 4,321 because he was tired and for another reason. Jordan said: 'It was a combination of things. 'One, I was looking to pass the previous record that was set. 'And then upon passing that record, I had a little bit of energy left and so as we got closer to getting very tired, I saw 4-3-2-1 as something that was really easy to remember and something that I was shooting for.' A man who tried to break the record in July was forced to stop after the muscles in his arm started to tear and he had to be briefly hospitalized .", "summary": "Mark Jordan of Corpus Christi, Texas, did the pull-ups in November of 2014 .\nHe broke the world record during a fundraiser for a charity called HELP .\nJordan hopes performance will inspire others to take care of their health .\nGuinness officially recognized Jordan's record last week with a certificate ."}
{"id": "e3435b27c184f03dd4f464e8f49377af94b05bc7", "text": "Daniel Sturridge has always been deemed a fairly cool sort of chap, hasn't he? Well it turns out we were all wrong, and the England international posted the picture on social media to prove it. The Liverpool striker, famed for his perfect fades and crazy celebration, lost all street cred when he posted a picture of himself with Louis Tomlinson. Daniel Sturridge takes to social media to post a picture of himself with One Direction's Louis Tomlinson . Liverpool's English striker  Sturridge celebrates in his usual spectacular fashion after scoring a goal . One Direction's Louis Tomlinson had a brief spell playing for Doncaster Rovers and tried to buy the club . Tomlinson is in the band One Direction by the way, just in case you are anything other than a 12-year-old girl. He also had a brief spell with Doncaster Rovers as a player, he also tried to buy the club, and in his tweet Sturridge joked that both would be strike partners in the summer. It appeared the duo were out in London's swanky Libertine club as Sturridge continues to show the world he has lots of friends in music. The 25-year-old striker is also believed to be pals with rappers Drake and Tinie Tempah with the latter supporting the band The Script just last week at the Echo arena. The duo enjoyed 'tea and toast' at Liverpool's Leaf Cafe on Bold Street on that occasion. Sturridge enjoys tea and toast with Tinie Tempah at Liverpool's Leaf Cafe on Bold Street .", "summary": "Daniel Sturridge has been out on the town with Louis Tomlinson .\nThe England striker and One Direction star partied in London on Monday .\nDuo Sturridge and Tomlinson were in the swanky Libertine Club .\nLiverpool forward joked the pair would be strike partners in the summer .\nCLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news ."}
{"id": "a402b7b2f3342100091ce10823dce3b060d4a4ae", "text": "Manny Pacquiao has splashed out £8.4million on a luxury new mansion in Beverly Hills, but it was four tickets to the fight against Floyd Mayweather that sealed the deal. The Filipino boxer acquired the 10,000 square-foot, seven-bedroom property in an exclusive community in California just over a month away from his showdown with the unbeaten American. Manny Pacquiao has paid $12.5million for a luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills, California . The Filipino boxer acquired the property just over a month out from his fight against Floyd Mayweather . Pacquiao also threw in four tickets to his fight against Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2 . A video on You Tube showed the plush interior of the £12.5million property . As well as the offer of US$12.5m, it was four tickets to one of the biggest fights in boxing history at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2 that struck him the deal. 'No doubt it helped,' Pacquiao's estate agent Elsa Nelson told USA Today Sports. 'The sellers are great fans of boxing and of Manny, so it was a big deal.' A YouTube video of the property shows the plush interior design as well as the stunning views of the city from the garden, which also features a swimming pool. The 10,000 square-foot mansion features seven bedrooms as well as a swimming pool . The garden of the property in an exclusive neighbourhood offers spectacular views of the city . Pacquiao's estate agent was quoted as saying that the four fight tickets helped make the deal . Pacquiao has been preparing for his battle with the unbeaten Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 . According to USA Today Sports, Pacquiao purchased the property on the provision that it came fully furnished and ready to move in. Pacquiao has been training at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles for his upcoming mega fight against Mayweather in Las Vegas. And it looks like the 36-year-old has already started to spend some of the money he is expected to earn from the $300million battle at the MGM Grand.", "summary": "Manny Pacquiao bought a huge mansion in Beverly Hills, California .\nThe boxer paid $12.5million (£8.4m) for the 10,000 square-foot property .\nPacquiao also offered four tickets to fight with Floyd Mayweather .\nThe 36-year-old takes on the American in Las Vegas on May 2 ."}
{"id": "349c6b7a4b032bb755ade698203b0c4ec5c5afba", "text": "After three months of closure, the Lindt Chocolate Café at the centre of the Sydney Siege is set to reopen in a matter of days. Workers at the scene of one of Australia's most infamous terror attacks  told The Daily Telegraph the Sydney CBD cafe will reopen by the end of the week. The café made headlines around the world in December when gunman Man Haron Monis held staff and patrons hostage there for about 17 hours. Scroll down for video . The Lindt cafe at Martin Place will reopen by the end of the week, with a memorial to honour the bravery of the hostages and the two victims who died in the Sydney siege . Lindt Cafe manager Tori Johnson (left, pictured opening the Martin Place cafe in 2013) and barrister Katrina Dawson were both killed during the siege . Lawyer and mother Katrina Dawson, manager Tori Johnson and Monis died when police stormed the building on December 16. The sudden opening comes only one month after Lindt's chief executive Stephen Loane announced plans to recommence business. Mr Loane revealed in a statement that a key feature of the new store would be a memorial to the siege victims. 'We have taken this decision after careful consideration of a number of ­factors, the most important of which was consultation with our staff,' he said. Repairs are currently being completed at the Martin Place cafe after it was damaged during the siege . The sudden opening comes only one month after Lindt's chief executive Stephen Loane announced plans to recommence business . Some of the hostages who were held alongside Mr Johnson and Ms Dawson shared the agony and fear they felt in televised interviews on 60 Minutes and Seven News this week. They told of how Monis forced them to call emergency services to tell them his demands, and how the gunman became more frustrated as night fell. Louisa Hope, 52, who suffers from multiple sclerosis and needs a walking stick to move around, was one of the hostages that failed to get away and told 60 Minutes how she saw Mr Johnson die. Hostage Marcia Mikhael, 43, said Monis, who had a history of violence and extremism, told her he had a 'plan' to die in the standoff. A total of 18 people were taken hostage and were forced by captor Man Haron Monis to hold an Islamic flag up to the windows during the siege . Louisa Hope (pictured) who suffers from multiple sclerosis and needs a walking stick to move around, was one of the hostages that failed to get away and told 60 Minutes how she saw Mr Johnson die . People run with there hands up from the Lindt Cafe, Martin Place during a hostage standoff on December 16 . In their store reopening announcement, Lindt encouraged people to visit the charity page set up in Mr Johnson's honour. 'Tori was someone who had a very positive approach to life and this page was set up in Tori's memory after the event to raise funds for beyondblue, a charity chosen by his family,' the spokesman said. 'We know that all concerned, including Tori's family, are deeply grateful for the donations being made.' Thousands of messages and flowers were laid outside the Lindt cafe in the weeks following the siege .", "summary": "Lindt will reopen their Martin Place cafe by the end of the week .\nIt was damaged during the infamous 17-hour Sydney siege on December 16 .\nHostages Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson died when police stormed the building .\nThe cafe will include a memorial to honour the 'bravery' of the two victims ."}
{"id": "70fef159bc783ee7e1b860dd53399961c63e7d0c", "text": "A Turkish Airlines flight has been forced into an emergency landing after a note with the word 'bomb' was reportedly found in the toilet. The flight from Istanbul scheduled for Sao Paulo, Brazil touched down in Casablanca, Morocco after declaring an emergency over North Africa. The airline confirmed the Boeing 777 with the flight number TK15 was carrying 256 people and made a diversion due to a 'bomb threat'. A Turkish Airlines flight has been forced into an emergency landing following a bomb scare . The action on board was reported by Istanbul-based journalist Erdem Arda Güneş . Istanbul-based journalist Erdem Arda Güneş claimed on Twitter that the diversion was due to a bomb scare after a note was discovered in the plane's toilet. The airline has not yet confirmed the bomb threat was made using a note in the toilet. However, Turkish Airlines said it is standard procedure to make an emergency landing if a threat is issued. The Boeing 777 was forced into a diversion and landed safely at Casablanca Airport . All fights in and out of Casablanca Airport were put on hold to allow the plane to land. The flight is reported to have landed safely at Casablanca and investigations are being carried out. MailOnline Travel has contacted Turkish Airlines for further comment and is awaiting a response. No further information was immediately available. It is the second incident in two days where a Turkish Airlines flight out of Istanbul has been the subject of a bomb threat. Yesterday flight TK-52 from Istanbul to Tokyo was forced to land at Ataturk Airport after the words 'C4-Cargo' were discovered written in the toilet. The words relate to the plastic explosive C-4. BGN News reported that the words were discovered by the cabin crew. They alerted the pilot who sent out a signal to make an emergency landing. After the passengers were evacuated after landing, a full sweep took place involving mobile technology, but no threat was discovered.", "summary": "Plane scheduled for Sao Paulo, Brazil, diverted to Casablanca, Morocco .\nTurkish media reporting emergency declared after bomb threat .\nPlane believed to have landed safely and investigations begin ."}
{"id": "6af3bb1273a71e8f3e0f666d628878945905d517", "text": "Much of the goodwill Hillary Clinton built up as serving as secretary of state has dissipated, a new poll shows, just as she prepares for a second bid for the presidency. And her popularity has taken an especially hard hit since the public became aware that she operated a private email system while serving in President Barack Obama's cabinet. A CNN/ORC International survey taken last weekend, after Clinton held a press conference at which she tried to explain away her secret server, found that Clinton's high approval ratings as an Obama administration official had entirely eroded. Scroll down for video . Hillary is currently disliked by as many Americans, 44 percent, as she was in June of 2008 when she officially ended her presidential campaign and endorsed her future employer, President Barack Obama . She is currently disliked by as many Americans, 44 percent, as she was in June of 2008 when she officially ended her presidential campaign and endorsed her future employer. That's a six-point drop from CNN's last poll, taken in November, when 38 percent of respondents said they weren't fond of Clinton. Likewise, a slim majority, 53 percent, said they view Clinton positively, down from 59 percent a few months ago, and 69 percent at her career peak in the State Department in September of 2011. Throughout her time as the country's chief diplomat Clinton generally enjoyed favorability ratings in the '60s. It was after she tendered her resignation in early 2013 that the public's adoration of her began to slide, dipping to 55 percent after she claimed last spring that she and husband bill were 'dead broke' when they moved out of the White House. After a quick bounce back up to 59 percent late last fall, Clinton's likability now teeters above the majority water mark. This as the Democratic politician is expected to formally launch her presidential campaign as early as the first week in April. Clinton's last known paid speech, to the American Camp Association, will take place on Thursday, suggesting an announcement will come within weeks. A handful of Democratic operatives are also rumored to be leaving their posts at the White House and elsewhere soon for top spots in Clinton's campaign network. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raises her glass during a toast at a ceremony to induct her into the Irish America Hall of Fame on Monday in New York City. This as the Democratic politician is expected to formally launch her presidential campaign as early as the first week in April. Her last known paid speech is this week . A total of 51 percent of respondents to CNN's poll said they believe the email system revelations to be either very or somewhat serious in nature compared the combined 48 percent who said the controversy was not too serious or 'not a problem at all.' The same amount, 51 percent, said Clinton needed to better explain her motives and that they believed she'd done something 'wrong.' The split indicates that while the public haranguing of Clinton over her use of a personal email address to conduct government business has mostly ended the subject could prove as an effective attack line for Clinton's Republican opponent in the general election next year. Still, 52 percent said Clinton's actions don't disqualify her from serving as commander in chief, and 57 percent said they'd be 'proud' to have her in the Oval Office - up from 50 percent the last time CNN's pollsters asked potential voters the same question in March of 2014.", "summary": "The high approval rating Clinton enjoyed as an Obama administration official has entirely eroded .\nShe's currently disliked by as many Americans, 44 percent, as she was in June of 2008 when she ended her presidential bid and endorsed Obama .\nThat's a six-point drop from CNN's last poll, taken in November, when 38 percent of respondents said they weren't fond of Clinton .\nStill, 52 percent said her secret server isn't relavent to her abilitiy to be president; 57 percent said they'd be 'proud' to have her in the Oval Office ."}
{"id": "0a90d13ff7619a3979adb7056e54caac1c0c1a71", "text": "This is the touch-and-go moment a lost dog is rescued by a team of thick-skinned firemen after getting trapped in the middle of a frozen river. Video footage shows emergency workers swimming out to Cooper the Goldendoodle as he sits shivering  on a sheet of ice on the Charles River in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He is then grabbed by his collar and hauled back to shore in a sleigh before being wrapped up warm in a blanket. At the end of the clip Cooper's owner, Jared Bartels, is seen bounding up to give the eight-year-old pooch a big hug. 'Thank you, guys, I appreciate it,' the father-of-three tells the animal's rescuers. The recovery mission took place on Sunday morning with temperatures around freezing. It's not known how long Cooper was on the ice for but he went missing around 4pm on Saturday after he got spooked and ran off during a walk. Help me: This is the touch-and-go moment a lost dog is rescued by a team of thick-skinned firemen after getting trapped in the middle of a frozen river . Icy cold: Video footage shows emergency workers swimming out to Cooper the Goldendoodle as he sits shivering on a sheet of ice on the Charles River in Wellesley, Massachusetts . In safe hands: He is then grabbed by his collar and hauled back to shore in a sleigh before being wrapped up warm in a blanket . All in a day's work: The recovery mission took place on Sunday morning with temperatures around freezing . The Bartels family were distraught by the pet's disappearance  and swiftly made flyers. One of the first people to see the flyers said they saw Cooper on the ice and called authorities. Police said Cooper was found soaked and stranded in a tree. He was unable to get to shore due to the flowing river and thin ice. Firefighters donned cold water ice rescue suits before they plunged into the river to save the canine. It is apparently the third time a dog has fallen through the ice on the Charles River over the past year. Luckily Cooper was saved in the nick of time and vets later gave him the all-clear after being evaluated for exposure. Ruff night: It's not known how long Cooper was on the ice for but he went missing around 4pm on Saturday after he got spooked and ran off during a walk . Scary experience: Police said Cooper was found soaked and stranded in a tree. He was unable to get to shore due to the flowing river and thin ice . Dressed for the occasion: Firefighters donned cold water ice rescue suits before they plunged into the river to save the canine . Happy return: At the end of the clip Cooper's owner, Jared Bartels, is seen bounding up to give the eight-year-old pooch a big hug .", "summary": "Video footage shows emergency workers swimming out to the hound as he sits shivering on a sheet of ice on the Charles River in Massachusetts .\nThe recovery mission took place on Sunday morning with temperatures around freezing ."}
{"id": "cc44f83f493213398bb3760161429bbe478154e4", "text": "With the average cost of a wedding hitting £25,000, thrifty brides are always on the hunt for ways to budget when it comes to planning the big day. And now, George at Asda is hoping to help - by launching a wedding collection for bridesmaids and pageboys starting from just £7. Dubbed 'the most affordable range anywhere on the high street', the supermarket claim that it's half the price of rivals such as Debenhams and Next and is a 'saviour for cash-strapped brides-to-be'. George at Asda has launched a Wedding Collection of bridesmaid and pageboy outfits starting from £7 . The new range is designed for children aged 9 months up to 14 years, with girls' bridesmaid and flowergirl dresses start at £12, boys' formal shirts at £7 and suit trousers at £10. A complete outfit for a flowergirl will cost from £28, whilst pageboys can look sharp in a shirt, tie, waistcoat, suit and  shoes for £51. Girls' bridesmaid and flowergirl dresses start at £12 and there will be 14 options in total . Pageboys can be kitted out in a shirt, tie, waistcoat, suit and shoes for £51 form the supermarket's new range . The new launch comes on the back of research by the store revealing that the average number of bridesmaids at a UK wedding is now four, with two-thirds of brides coughing up in excess of £500 to kit out bridesmaids, flowergirls and pageboys. Kate Moss sparked the 'more is more' trend with 14 flowergirls and two page boys at her wedding to Jamie Hince in 2011. But Poppy Delevingne went one (or rather, three) better with an impressive 17 bridesmaids and two pageboys when she said 'I Do' in May last year. To kit out Poppy's entourage in the new collection from Asda would come in at £578. Asda decided to venture into bridesmaid and pageboy outfits after research revealed that two-thirds of brides cough up in excess of £500 to kit out their entourage . The Duchess of Cambridge's  flowergirls were kitted out in Nicki Macfarlane designs and with prices starting at a minimum of £210 per frock, Asda say the royal flowergirls' dresses were 90 per cent more expensive than  the highest priced dress  at George, which would set you back £20. A spokesperson for the supermarket said: 'George was the first supermarket retailer to offer wedding clothing for adults in 2008 and it was a huge success. 'We want brides and grooms to have a perfect day to remember that doesn't break the bank, and now they can have as many supporting cast as they need!'. A spokesperson for the supermarket explained that the new launch comes after George made history as the first supermarket retailer to offer wedding clothing for adults in 2008 . The new range, which lands today, also includes tights, accessories and shoes .", "summary": "George at Asda's Wedding Collection lands today .\nBridesmaid dress, cover-up and shoes for a four-year-old will cost £28 .\nKate Moss could kit out all 14 flowergirls and 2 page boys for under £500 ."}
{"id": "e49f70e8b04d3ccd0088f9ab157995f7770e939e", "text": "If this was the last-chance saloon then Rafael was the life and soul of the party with a standout performance as Manchester United's Under 21s drew 1-1 with Tottenham. The Brazilian right back, 24, is said to be fighting for his future at Old Trafford after struggling to impress manager Louis van Gaal. He has made just nine appearances this term and was an unused substitute for the 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal on Monday after being left out of the squad altogether for the previous two matches against Sunderland and Newcastle - despite overcoming injury. Rafael impressed for Manchester United's U21s against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Tuesday . Rafael was an unused substitute during United's FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Arsenal on Monday . Rafael was United's star performer in their 1-1 draw against Tottenham's U21s at Old Trafford . Rafael is congratulated by United team-mate Tom Thorpe after scoring the eqauliser on Tuesday . But he showed no sign of rustiness in the kind of all-action display that has seen him become a cult hero at Old Trafford. In a first-half in which he, unlike fellow senior Radamel Falcao, rarely put a foot wrong Rafael brought the house down with a delightful goal. With United trailing to Kenny McEvoy's neat opener, the defender intercepted a throw from Spurs keeper Luke McGee, chesting it down before clipping a delightful lob over the same man from 30 yards with his left foot. It brought a youthful house down - and was a timely reminder of his attacking talents in front of a watching assistant manager Ryan Giggs. United assistant manager Ryan Giggs (second left) and U21 Nicky Butt (third left) watched on in the stands . Antonio Valencia's misplaced back pass on Monday night saw United crash out of the FA Cup . United are understood to be open to offers for Rafael with a number of clubs in his homeland said to be leading the charge. But pressure will be growing on current incumbent Antonio Valencia after his poor performance in Monday's 2-1 home FA Cup quarter final defeat to Arsenal. Rafael will have done his cause no harm, although remaining on the field for 90 minutes would not appear to be a good omen. If nothing else, he may well have earned himself a stay of execution as Van Gaal's search for a winning formula rumbles on.", "summary": "Brazilian defender played 90 minutes against Tottenham U21s on Tuesday .\nRafael was unused substitute against Arsenal in FA Cup on Monday .\nUnited remain open to offers for 24-year-old right-back .\nRadamel Falcao also played in 1-1 draw at Old Trafford ."}
{"id": "f80aac565689eb9cba5c187b872d8fcf1a081ecd", "text": "West Brom boss Tony Pulis admits he takes great pride in Stoke's success under Mark Hughes because his successor is reaping the benefits of his own work at the Britannia Stadium. Pulis welcomes his former club to the Black Country on Saturday hoping to break Stoke's 100 per cent winning record at The Hawthorns. While the Baggies head into the match on the back of two frustrating defeats to local rivals Aston Villa in league and cup action, Stoke are looking for a fourth successive win and sit eighth in the Barclays Premier League. Tony Pulis admits he takes pride in seeing Stoke's success in the Premier League this season . While Pulis stopped short of claiming the credit for Stoke's current success, the Welshman was happy to point out his influence in their squad. 'The great thing for me about the club is that you leave it in a condition where it can grow and grow and get better,' he said. 'Look at the players who are there, the backbone of that football club, like Glenn Whelan, Ryan Shawcross, Asmir Begovic, Steven N'Nonzi, Peter Crouch, Jon Walters, just a few to mention. 'Marc Wilson, Geoff Cameron, wonderful people and wonderful professionals, and it's really nice when you take over a club with all good professionals like that.' He added: 'How many players has Mark brought in? 'I don't know but the majority of the lads who were there before still seem to be picked week-in week-out, that's testament to them as individuals to win over a new manager. Pulis takes credit for the 'backbone' of the Stoke side, which includes Ryan Shawcross (above) 'Glenn Whelan and Ryan Shawcross are the only ones who were there when we got promoted from the Championship. 'They've been brilliant. And they've been brilliant for the football club.' Albion have doubts over strikers Saido Berahino, Brown Ideye and Victor Anichebe for the clash. Berahino and Ideye have been playing through the pain barrier recently while Anichebe has a groin problem. Winger Callum McManaman has a foot injury which boss Tony Pulis has decided to rest for a few weeks. Saido Berahino (centre) is a doubt for West Brom's Premier League clash against Stoke .", "summary": "Tony Pulis takes some credit for Stoke's Premier League success .\nPulis is proud of the players he produced while at the Britannia .\nWest Brom face Premier League clash against  on Sunday ."}
{"id": "59d85872c0649cc425ae34dfcf35e4a0044575b3", "text": "Laurence Fishburne is a multimillionaire actor with roles on hit shows on both ABC and NBC and a part in the upcoming 'Superman v. Batman: Dawn of Justice.' His 80-year-old mother, meanwhile, is broke and facing eviction - and her successful son refuses to call her, she told the New York Post. 'He's gone Hollywood.  For 20 years, I funded my son’s career. He promised me he would take care of me. ... To this day, I have not got a Christmas present or a \"Thank you, Mama\" present. He hasn’t given me a penny,' Hattie Crawford Fishburne told the newspaper. Hattie Crawford Fishburn, 80, holds up her eviction notice as she claims she's being kicked out of her Los Angeles apartment - and that her son can't be bothered to pick up the phone . Laurence Fishburne's mother Hattie, pictured with her son on the red carpet in 1999, says she is facing eviction and hasn't heard from her son in over a year . She says she's living on $3,000 a month from social security and her pension from years of teaching in public schools in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Mrs Fisburne says she's struggling to pay her medical expenses from her arthritis, underactive thyroid, high cholesterol and injuries she sustained in a massive car crash. Montana Fishburne's father reportedly stopped speaking with her she made two porn videos . She's now so far behind on the $1,500-a-month rent on her Los Angeles apartment that she's be evicted on Tuesday, she told the Post. Despite her attempts to reach her son Laurence, she hasn't spoken to him in more than a year, she says. A call to Fishburne's publicist by Daily Mail Online was not immediately returned. Fishburne, who played the iconic character of Morpheus on the 'Matrix' trilogy, is worth an estimated $20million and earns $175,000 per episode of the NBC show 'Hannibal,' according to CelebrityNetWorth.com. In addition to 'Hannibal,' the 53-year-old actor also stars in and produces ABC's 'Black-ish' and is reprising his role of Daily Planet editor Perry White in the new 'Superman v. Batman' role. In 1994, Mrs Fishburne went to the press with reports she was being evicted from her home in Brooklyn, where she had raised her son as a single mother. Laurence was a child star, appearing on state at age 10 and in soap operas by 12. At age 14, he lied his way into a role in 'Apocalypse Now' by claiming he was 18. The father-of-three has had other estrangements from his family, according to the Post. His daughter Montana says he stopped speaking to her when it emerged she was appearing in porn videos. She was last reported to be working as a stripper in Texas.", "summary": "Hattie Crawford Fishburne says she will be evicted from her Los Angeles apartment on Tuesday .\nSays she hasn't heard from son Laurence in more than a year .\nLaurence, famous for playing Morpheus in the 'Matrix,' is worth an estimated $20million .\nHe's starring in two network TV shows and has a rule in an upcoming film 'Superman v. Batman: Dawn of Justice'"}
{"id": "a530d11f4c2137db14b1f027ff826b0152f025fd", "text": "We've divided the Premier League into teams from the north and south of England - with Welsh side Swansea included in the south. Rob Draper had the choice to pick any players from the south teams, in any formation, with no limit on the number of players from each club. Here's how we split the clubs: . South . Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, QPR, Southampton, Swansea City, Spurs, West Brom, West Ham United . North . Burnley, Everton, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Stoke City, Sunderland . North vs South. It is perhaps the fiercest argument between the people of England. But without dipping into the political allegiances, property prices and weather, we're sticking to the ultimate debating point – football. This week we are starting a new North vs South debate - who would you pick and who would win? In the NBA, each season they stage an All-Star match that pits the best from the West against the cream of the East. And wouldn't it be fascinating if the Premier League adopted a similar event? Kicking off today, Rob Draper selects his South XI - plus seven subs. A full explanation of the criteria is below. Tomorrow, Joe Bernstein will reveal his North XI. Then on Wednesday, we'll reveal who would win the match thanks to our friends at Football Manager. And, as always, we want you to tell us who you would have picked in your team... Chelsea are top of the Premier League, and they provide the back-bone of our south XI to face the north . Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) Not much to say – either him or David de Gea as goalkeeper of the season, so he’s a natural for the southern No 1 slot. Right back: Nathaniel Clyne  (Southampton) You can wrestle this one back and forth with Branislav Ivanovic who has been superb. But I want a little more pace from my full backs and also am looking to the future by giving Clyne the nod. Centre back: Jose Fonte (Southampton) Everyone thought Dejan Lovren was the mainstay of the Southampton defence – but quietly getting on with his job and holding together the best back four in the country has been Fonte. Thibaut Courtois has proven himself to be a genuine Premier League star in his first season in England . Nathaniel Clyne (left) has earned himself an England spot, and keeps Branislav Ivanovic out of our side . Despite losing his centre back partner last summer, Jose Fonte has marshalled the best defence in the league . Centre back: John Terry (Captain) (Chelsea) Would be ridiculous not to pick him – the best defender in the Premier League at present. Left back: Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea) Outstanding. Unfussy and consistently good. Best left back in the Premier League. Defensive midfield: Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) For months he has been the pivotal player for Chelsea in providing balance – in the mould of Patrick Vieira and there is no higher praise. Defensive midfield: Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton) The steadying influence in Southampton’s rise, all the more remarkable given his disaffection at the start of the season. John Terry - still the best defender in the Premier League - will captain our south XI, as he does Chelsea . Morgan Schneiderlin has bounced back from his uncertain summer to be a mainstay for Southampton . Nemanja Matic, Eden Hazard and Terry have been at the heart of Chelsea's table-topping form this season . Right wing: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) Better on the left but nevertheless we need to find room for him in this team. The Sanchez-Cazorla-Hazard axis would terrify any team. Attacking midfield: Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) Appears to be at the absolute peak of his career. Previously you wondered if he had the authority and character to dominate games - now, in his favoured central role, he is showing that. Left wing: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) Potential player of the year. Impish, quick and delightfully skilful. A pleasure to watch – and a much more mature player now after two years in the Premier League. Alexis Sanchez has been superb since signing for Arsenal, and is on the right wing for this side . Hazard's goals have helped take Chelsea top of the league, and he is a player of the season contender . Santi Cazorla has shown his best form since returning to a central role, and will operate behind the striker . Striker: Harry Kane (Tottenham) The easiest pick of all. The south is blessed with the best strikers, so much so that maybe we’ll go 4-4-2 later in the game to get Diego Costa or Olivier Giroud on. But there’s no doubt as to who is in best form at present. Subs . Rob Green (QPR) Petr Cech is probably the next best goalkeeper in the south; but we need a keeper who is sharp and playing regularly and Green has been superb. Harry Kane has emerged this season as one of the Premier League's leading strikers, and is a must-pick . Branislav Ivanovic is unlucky to miss out on a starting spot, but stays on the bench for our south XI . Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) Very hard to leave him out. He has been a monster this season, rarely dipping below a 7/10 performance. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) I’m a little worried that pace may be an issue for my centre halves – if it is we have Koscielny to cover. Excellent defender as well, despite Arsenal’s frequent debacles. Fabien Delph (Aston Villa) No doubt he will be outraged at being in a southern team – but we had to draw the line somewhere. Just a really good, solid midfielder now. Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace) Has come on enormously this season and the Africa Cup of Nations break doesn't appear to have affected him at all – causes problems to every team he plays against. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) Unfashionably good. His strike rate has been superb and his physicality and ability to hold the ball up is now perhaps the best in the Premier League, alongside... (4-2-3-1): Courtois, Clyne,  Fonte, Terry, Azpilicueta; Matic, Schneiderlin; Sanchez, Cazorla, Hazard; Kane. Subs: Green, Ivanovic, Koscielny, Delph, Bolasie, Costa, Giroud . Diego Costa (Chelsea) The season has ebbed and flowed at times but through it all he has remained the striker you want to have on your side. Edged out by Kane at present but he’ll play a part in this game. Honourable mentions to Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea) and Charlie Austin (QPR) who have both been excellent and who will be on the stand-by list. Fabian Delph - though not particularly southern - has done enough this season to earn a spot on the bench . Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie has caused problems for every defender he has faced this season . Olivier Giroud, underrated but efficient, celebrates yet another Premier League goal for Arsenal .", "summary": "No place for Diego Costa or Olivier Giroud as Harry Kane leads the line .\nSouthampton and Chelsea - the Premier League's meanest defences - make up the entire back seven of our Southern XI .\nEden Hazard and Alexis Sanchez will play with Santi Cazorla behind Kane .\nWe'll test who is better with help from Football Manager ."}
{"id": "1c104849c38045bbada315a9522814fca64e21f6", "text": "A father was found slumped over his steering wheel unconscious after overdosing on heroin while driving his two young children and wife on a highway. Larry Messer, 39, of Harrison, Ohio admitted to injecting himself with heroin before driving onto Interstate 74 on Saturday with his two kids, aged seven months and two, who were seated in the back seat. After he passed out, his wife, who has not been named, had to grab the steering wheel bringing the car to a stop on the side of the road, according to court documents. During an inventory search of the car, police found  numerous meth pipes, a spoon, hypodermic needles and a loaded syringe filled with heroin as identified by Messer, according to WCPO. Larry Messer (above), 39, admitted to injecting himself with heroin before driving onto Interstate 74 on Saturday with his two kids, aged seven months and two, who were seated in the back seat . When officers approached the car, they said they saw a woman who appeared visibly upset standing outside of it and Messer passed out in the driver seat. After they realized he appeared to have overdosed on heroin, they contacted paramedics who gave him Narcan, which is an antidote for opiate overdoses, which helped revive him, according to WSMV. Messer has been charged with two counts of child endangering, possessing drug abuse instruments and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia. He is currently being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center and is set to appear in court on Monday. After Messer injected himself with heroin and lost consciousness on the interstate, his wife, who has not been named, had to grab the steering wheel bringing the car to a stop on the side of the road (above Interstate 74 where the incident occurred on Saturday)", "summary": "Larry Messer, 39, of Ohio admitted to injecting himself with heroin before driving on the highway with two kids, aged seven months and two .\nHis wife had to grab the steering wheel and bring the car to a stop on the side of the road .\nPolice found numerous meth pipes, a spoon, hypodermic needles and a loaded syringe, which was reportedly filled with heroin, in the car .\nMesser has been charged with two counts of child endangering, possessing drug abuse instruments and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia ."}
{"id": "af3e2e53f402357f68b1b98564a25485cee4b32b", "text": "When the US President visits the Queen, you’d expect only the finest wines to be served. But President Obama had to endure a vin very ordinaire at Buckingham Palace, as guests at the occasion of his state banquet were given a wine civil servants had secretly judged to be ‘soapy’ and ‘harshly acidic’. Officials in charge of the Government’s wine cellar, which is managed by the Foreign Office, provided bottles of 2004 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, despite the batch having been found wanting according to the Government hospitality stock report. Royal toast: The Queen and President Barack Obama during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in May 2011 . Listing the drinks to be served to visiting dignitaries, the 60-page document has been obtained by this newspaper under Freedom Of Information laws. The Queen’s banquet for Mr Obama at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011, was the culmination of his first state visit to Britain. The 170 guests included Prince Charles, David Cameron and film stars Kevin Spacey and Tom Hanks. On the menu were dishes of sole, Windsor lamb and charlotte a la vanille mousse for dessert. The guests were given a selection of wines and ports, including the Chablis. Robert Alexander OBE, head of Government Hospitality, inspects a bottle inside the Government's Wine Cellar . The stock report grades wines with a rating of A1, A, B, or C and records what officials think of them after tastings. Bottles of 2004 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos were served to President Obama despite the batch having been found wanting . The Burgundy is rated B and in October 2008 was described as being ‘slightly soapy’. A tasting in February 2011 noted the wine, which can sell for up to £100 a bottle, had a ‘harsh acidity’. But despite these concerns, it was served up at the banquet three months later. Shortly after the meal, the following note was added to the file: ‘Used on US State Visit. Feedback from the Palace.’ There is no explanation of what that feedback might have been, although a comment added a month later suggests it might not have been positive. An official wrote: ‘Bottle variation, drink by 2013.’ MoS Event magazine wine expert Olly Smith said: ‘The notes seem to suggest there might have been issues with “bottle variation” which occurs as a wine ages. 'Individual bottles can be affected in different ways, depending on the amount of oxygen which has interacted with the wine.’ The Foreign Office said: ‘All wines for use on state visits are carefully selected… the Palace regularly offers informal feedback on wines supplied for state visits.’ Bottles of Chassagne Montrachet Cru Virondot 2002 lined up in the Government's wine cellar .", "summary": "Barack Obama was served Chablis at a Buckingham Palace state banquet .\nCivil servants had already found 2004 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos wanting .\nIt was rated B and described as being ‘slightly soapy with a ‘harsh acidity’"}
{"id": "537490e60243de580bc8fed7a58c552d978ba504", "text": "Borussia Dortmund's mini renaissance which had seen them win four Bundesliga games in succession came to a halt, as they were held to a frustrating goalless draw at Hamburg. The tight contest saw the visitors dominate possession, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus typically at the heart of Dortmund's attacks, but try as they might, they could not circumvent a well-drilled Hamburg defence. Despite an early injury to captain Johan Djourou, the hosts were able to weather the storm from Jurgen Klopp's men. Borussia Dortmund playmaker Marco Reus (top) is brought down by Hamburg's Nicolai Mueller (bottom) Hamburg's Cleber Reis (right) shields the ball from Dortmund striker Patrick Emerick Aubameyang (left) Hamuburg's Mohamed Gouaida (right) surges forward with the ball ahead of Dortmund's Oliver Kirch (left) The result will benefit neither team much at all. For Dortmund, it is a blow to their aspirations of qualifying for continental football next season, while relegation-threatened Hamburg remain without a win in their last four league outings. Dortmund had started the game strongly with Reus, passed fit after an injury scare earlier in the week, finding Aubameyang with a free-kick only for Hamburg's Djourou to make a timely intervention. Hamburg striker Nicolai Muller fired wide a few minutes later, but chances otherwise came at a premium during the first-half. Djourou, following a head collision with a Dortmund player, was substituted in the 18th minute. Hamburg head coach Josef Zinnbauer is incensed after a refereeing decision goes against his side . Cleber Reis (right) tussles for the ball with Dortmund's midfielder Ilkay Gundogan (left) Dortmund introduced Kevin Kampl to the game after the restart and the Sloveninan nearly made an instant impact on 55 minutes, but blasted his shot just wide from the edge of the box, before Reus squandered a similar chance a few moments later. It was a routine that seemed to repeat, with every Dortmund effort finding itself wide, blocked through the final pass. Oliver Kirch (left) cuts across Hamburg winger Mohamed Gouaida (right) during the Bundesliga match . Dortmund's attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa kneels on the ground frustrated after missing scoring chance . Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (left) competes with Hamburg's Cleber Reis (right) Cleber Reis (centre) plays a through ball for Hamburg as Dortmund's Kagawa (left) and Gundogan give chase . Hamburg's Mohamed Gouaida (right) lines up a shot, as Dortmund midfielder Oliver Kirch attempts to block .", "summary": "Borussia Dortmund were held 0-0 by relegation battlers Hamburg .\nThe result ends Dortmund's recent four-game winning streak .\nIt deals a blow to their continental qualification hopes ."}
{"id": "ab098be63c899e03b71a29bf481e86a4ba9527c0", "text": "Kolo Toure always knew that Liverpool would turn things around after a difficult start to their Premier League campaign and has cited manager Brendan Rodgers as the reason. Despite coming within two points of winning the title last season, the Reds initially struggled this term after losing Luis Suarez and bringing in a raft of new signings - losing four of their opening five league games. However, Liverpool have been the form team of 2015, winning seven and drawing two of their league games to challenge for a Champions League place while reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Kolo Toure (left) trains ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup quarter-final clash with Blackburn on Sunday . The defender insists he always knew Brendan Rodgers would come good for Liverpool this season . Toure has hailed 'intelligent' Rodgers for making Liverpool the Premier League form team of 2015 . Speaking to The Independent, Toure said: I'm not surprised by the turn around because the manager is great, really intelligent in working out problems. 'He pays attention to every detail, tries different things, pushes players so you don't get lazy. We had a lot of new players coming in, especially young ones from abroad who had to settle in. 'I moved to England when I was 21 so i know it takes time to fit in, to learn. I knew that eventually it would all come together, and that is what the boss kept telling us as well.' Liverpool face Blackburn Rovers on Sunday for a chance of boosting their season even further by reaching the FA Cup semi-finals . Toure, who has returned from winning the Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast, could become the first player in history to win the FA Cup with three different clubs, having already collected the trophy with Arsenal (2003, 2005) and Manchester City (2011). Toure could become the first player to win the FA Cup with three clubs, having won it with Arsenal (above) and Manchester City previously . The 33-year-old celebrates winning the Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast in February . Although the 33-year-old has been used as a substitute in Liverpool's last two games, he understands that he is not guaranteed playing time at Anfield. 'When you're with a big team like Liverpool, you can't expect to start every game, especially because I was a way with the Ivory Coast for almost a month. 'But I am always ready to contribute whether it is on the pitch or in the dressing room. We have a team that's hungry for success, with exciting young players that I help guide with experience. The winning mentality is really, really strong.'", "summary": "Liverpool face Blackburn in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday .\nReds have turned their Premier League season around after a difficult start .\nKolo Toure has credited 'intelligent' manager Brendan Rodgers ."}
{"id": "d5745f4cc120ec2ad42284c3c06cf3ed50a30ce5", "text": "A mother-of-one has argued that parents should be doing more to teach their children about sex following the news that pupils as young as 11 will be taught the difference between rape and consensual sex in schools. Education secretary Nicky Morgan said the proposed lessons (which schools and parents can choose to opt in to) will better prepare pupils for life in modern Britain. The question over whether such lessons are appropriate led to a heated debate on today's This Morning as two women appeared to share their opposing views. Scroll down for video . Mother-of-one Sonia Poulton shared her views on modern parenting on today's This Morning, pictured . Mother-of-one Sonia Poulton, 50, a journalist from London, argued that the onus should not be on schools to teach children such issues around sex education. Rather, she believes parents should be taking much more responsibility. She said: 'I think it's entirely inappropriate the kind of conversations we are allowing strangers to have with our children. If anybody needs to be having sex education lessons it's parents. 'Children are becoming sexualised earlier and there is plenty a parent can do. First of all, start parenting again. Parents have handed their children over to computers and smart phones to raise them. They have taken their foot off the pedal and that is the issue. 'Children are seeing \"pop porn\" from Rihanna and Nicki Minaj and we need to be telling children in schools - if anything at all about sex education - that's it's about relationships and respecting yourself. Anna Williamson, 33, a Childline counsellor, believes it's never too early for children to talk about sex . 'We are thrusting them into this sexualised world when we don't need to.' She added on the issue of teaching the difference between rape and consensual sex in schools: 'We should not be normalising this for children. I am an open-minded mum and I sexually educated my daughter because I am the safest person to do it.' However, TV presenter Anna Williamson, 33, from London, who is a Childline counsellor, said she believes it's never too early for children to talk about sex education. She said: 'The key word about this is age appropriate. It's not about storming into a classroom and giving children a barrage of information that as adults we find difficult to take in. 'It's gently starting that conversation and getting schools on board and parents taking responsibility too so it's a three way conversation. 'We know at Childline that there is a deficit (in sex education) between the ages of six and 11 so these children don't have the tools and the know how - or where to ask for help - or to know what is wrong.' She said that having a proper syllabus is vital to keep children safe and to stop them being misinformed and then spreading myths about sex in the playground. Under Morgan's proposal, pupils are to be taught from the age of 11 about the difference between rape and consensual sex. The two women debated the issue raised by education secretary Nicky Morgan with TV presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden . The lessons, which could come in as soon as after the Easter holidays, will be based on a series of resources being developed by the PSHE Association. Writing in The Sunday Times to mark International Women's Day, the Conservative MP said: 'We have to face the fact that many pressures girls face today were unimaginable to my generation and it's our duty to ensure that our daughters leave school able to navigate the challenges and choices they'll face in adulthood. 'Our commitment to supporting women should start long before they take home their first wage. We have to ensure that the education girls receive not only allows them to reach their academic potential, but also prepares them for life in modern Britain.' The recommended materials, which she has stressed will be age appropriate, are aimed at giving teachers more confidence and better guidance to teach difficult subjects. The sex education lessons will be based on a series of resources being developed by the PSHE Association . Nicky Morgan has said 'it's our duty to ensure that our daughters leave school able to navigate the challenges and choices they'll face in adulthood' Thousands of This Morning viewers took to the show's Facebook page to join in the debate. Carla Pointing said she agreed with Anna's points and welcomes the move to change sex education in schools. She wrote: 'Think that's a great idea. In an ideal world it wouldn't have to happen at all but it's good to educate children on the difference and make them aware in an age appropriate way. 'I'd be more than happy for my child to be taught about this at school.' Toni Greenacre also believes it's a good idea. She said: 'They should be taught that anything under the age of 16 is wrong too. If they don't know, then how will they speak out about it?' But Samantha Roythorne thinks 11 is too young for children to be taught about rape. She said: '11-year-olds should not know what sex is. You can protect your children from horrible people without going into detail. 'I would be mortified if my daughter found out what sex was at that age! Sex is for adults not children!' Leanne Marie Christie agreed saying she thinks the proposal takes away childhood innocence. She said: 'How can an 11-year-old process the feelings and emotions that go along with this conversation, we moan about the state our country is in yet we give children responsibilities and emotions they can't deal with and wonder why they are stressed, self harming and having mental health problems it's ridiculous! They are only children for a short time lets let them be innocent!'", "summary": "Education secretary Nicky Morgan has new plans for sex education .\nPupils as young as 11 will be taught about rape .\nMother-of-one Sonia Poulton says it's not appropriate .\nShe thinks it should be parents educating their children about sex .\nTV presenter Anna Williamson has welcomed the new lessons .\nThinks it will keep children safe and well-informed ."}
{"id": "1ed2df6d7ba6c1bb982aa4e1b85c174842b10a2c", "text": "It brings new meaning to the phrase 'shark attack'. While most people will be familiar with images of seals being violently smashed out of the water snatched in the jaws of a shark, it appears some are exacting their revenge on the ocean predators. Scientists have reported multiple cases of cape fur seals attacking blue sharks off the coast of South Africa. Scroll down for video . Scientists have reported multiple cases of cape fur seals attacking blue sharks and eating their guts off the coast of South Africa. Diver Chris Fallows captured this image. The behaviour has left marine biologists baffled as to why the seals have turned to attacking the torpedo-shaped sharks . The seals, which are normally prey for great white sharks, have been seen attacking and killing medium-sized blue sharks, devouring their guts before leaving the rest of the carcass. Divers also report seeing the fur seals attacking other species of shark and rays. The behaviour has left marine biologists baffled as to why the seals, which normally hunt smaller fish, have turned to attacking the torpedo-shaped sharks. The blue sharks are around the same size as the seals and it is thought to be the first time a seal has been seen preying on such a large predator. It was first observed by marine photographer Chris Fallows, who runs a dive boat operation from Cape Town in South Africa. Dr Neil Hammerschlaf, a marine biologist at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Astmospheric Science who was involved in the study, said the seals appear to be eating the guts of the sharks as they contain the most energy. The blue sharks are around the same size as the seals and it is thought to be the first time a seal has been seen preying on such a large predator. An expert said there are relatively few reports of pinnipeds, or seals, preying on sharks in general, and in all cases these involved smaller sharks . Blue sharks, like the one above, are one of the ocean's top predators with a sleek body and mouth full of teeth. Dr Neil Hammerschlaf, a marine biologist at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Astmospheric Science said the seals appear to be eating the guts of these sharks as they contain the most energy . He said this behaviour may have serious implications for blue sharks, as their numbers are already in decline due to over fishing. 'Seals are generally considered prey of larger sharks,and blue sharks have been observed pursuing juvenile and adult male Cape fur seals, though no kills have been witnessed,' he continued. 'There are relatively few reports of pinnipeds (seals) preying on sharks in general and in all cases these involved smaller sharks. Cape fur seals, like the one pictured, normally use their manoeuverability to prey upon smaller fish and squid. Scientists believe that the seals could also be attacking the sharks partly to remove competition for the fish they normally eat . 'The consumption of large sharks by a Cape fur seal is a departure from the prevalent view of this species’ diet, which is generally reported to consist of a diverse diet of small fish species, cephalopods and birds. 'The prevalence of the behaviour reported here is unknown - it could reflect opportunistic predation by a generalist predator or it might be a common tactic. 'These observations are important not just for understanding the interactions between these two species but more broadly for their implications in understanding the trophic ecology of pinnipeds - many populations of which have increased while numerous shark populations have declined.' Length: Males typically grow up to 7.5ft (2.3 metres) Weight: Males weigh 440 to 660lbs (200 to 300kg) Weapons: Large canine teeth, powerful jaws and claws . Normal prey: Mainly fish but also about a fifth of their diet is squid and sometimes crabs . Behaviour: They can live up to 30 years and then to gather in small groups but will often swim alone. They can dive as deep as 200 metres (650 feet) and stay underwater for seven minutes. They are commonly attacked by great white sharks, which attack them from below, and killer whales which hunt them in packs. Length: Females grow between 6 to 9.3ft (1.82 to 2.82 metres) Weight: Females weigh 205 to 401lbs (93 to 182kg) Weapons: Multiple rows of triangular serrated teeth . Normal prey: Bony fish,  cuttlefish, octopus, shrimp and crabs . Behaviour: Their sleek body shape makes them fast and efficient swimmers, allowing them to snatch their prey out of the water. Blue sharks live for up to 20 years, are known as an open water species, and often migrate long distances. They are preyed upon by  larger sharks like the great white and tiger shark. Fur seals have been known to mob great white sharks in large numbers but this is thought to be a defensive tactic to scare them away from breeding colonies. In this case the fur seals have been observed attacking the blue sharks, which are open ocean predators that can grow to be about 9ft long (2.82 metres), on their own. Mr Fallows, who runs Apex Expeditions, first noticed the behaviour in 2004 while on a dive off Cape Town. Fur seals are common prey for great white sharks, which snatch them in their jaws from below (above). Fur seals will often group together and mob these sharks, but this is thought to be a defensive tactic . In 2012 he again saw a large Cape fur seal attack five blue sharks from a shoal of ten over a two hour period. The sharks were estimated to measure between 3.6ft (1.1 metres) and 4.5ft (1.4 metres) in length. Mr Fallows said: 'They swim up to them and grab them. There is no protracted chase. 'It is almost as though the sharks are not expecting this to happen and do not overly react to the seals advances. 'We have seen them feeding on three other small species of sharks. We have also observed them feeding on rays. 'I would think it is possibly a learned behaviour based on limited normal food availability.' A study on the behaviour is now published in the African Journal of Marine Science. Scientists believe the seals could be attacking the sharks partly to remove competition for the fish they normally eat. Dominic Tollit, a marine mammal consultant with the Sea Mammal Research Unit in Canada, told New Scientist that attacking such a large and heavily armed predator is a high risk strategy if simply looking for food. He said: 'Would you attack a lion if you're hungry, or would you go for something smaller?'", "summary": "Scientists report cape fur seals have been attacking and killing blue sharks .\nThe unusual behaviour was spotted by divers off the coast of South Africa .\nThe seals themselves are usually hunted and killed by great white sharks .\nBlue sharks are about the same size as fur seals but mainly eat smaller fish .\nThe seals were seen to pounce on the sharks and then eat only their guts .\nThis is thought to be the most energy dense part of the shark for the seal ."}
{"id": "66691014d2a2c83d7652cde8f237d9e2583e4ae2", "text": "A handcuffed man stole a police SUV in Southern California and sped away, forcing officers to commandeer a tow-truck and pursue him at high speed for 10 miles, authorities have said. The suspect crashed the California Highway Patrol (CHP) cruiser in the woods in the Fallbrook area and hid 'in a bush' for an hour-and-a-half before being recaptured, Channel 10 News reported. When Aaron Teruya, 25, was found, he was still wearing handcuffs. He faces charges driving under the influence, stealing a vehicle and resisting arrest. Scroll down for video . Busted: Aaron Teruya, 25, told reporters, 'I was just being stupid and I didn't want to go to jail' You're nicked: the police SUV was found in the woods. Teruya was found in a bush, an hour-and-a-half later . CHP Officer Jim Bettencourt told U-T San Diego that police were first alerted when Teruya, of San Diego, was spotted driving his 2000 Ford Focus 'at high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic' on Interstate 15 south of Temecula. Teruya hit a truck towing a trailer and was apprehended by police. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The suspect was handcuffed and put in the front seat of a police SUV, while a tow-truck was called to remove his 2000 Ford Focus. While the officer was talking to the tow-truck's driver, Teruya pulled the handcuffs up around his legs, got behind the wheel of the patrol car and sped away, Bettencourt said. The arresting officer got into the tow truck and  chased his own patrol car for 10 miles along the freeway. Teruya steered the police SUV onto westbound state Route 76, then turned off onto a dirt road near Gird Road. He then crashed into a large rock, left the vehicle and and ran into the woods where he hid for an hour-and-a-half. According to U-T San Diego, additional deputies from Riverside and San Diego counties and canine units were scrambled to join the manhunt. Eventually, Teruya was located and taken back into custody. He was transferred to the Southwest Detention Center in Riverside County, where he faces charges including driving under the influence, stealing a vehicle and resisting arrest. 'I put the cuffs in front of me, and I got in front, put it in gear, and the next thing I knew I was driving,' Teruya told Channel 10 News as he was being led away. 'I was just being stupid and I didn't want to go to jail, that's pretty much it.' When asked how he felt while hiding in the bush, Teruya said: 'I was scared.' Brazen: on Facebook, Teruya suggested that people should 'live life knowing you truely (sic) have no regrets' Scene of the crime: the section of Interstate 15 south of Temecula, California, where the chase unfolded . The journalist who interviewed him on camera, Dan Haggerty of Channel 10, expressed his amazement that Teruya 'spilled his guts' to the media while being led to jail. 'To say I was surprised that this guy stopped and spilled his guts for our camera while being taken to jail would be an understatement,' he said. 'Then again, he did steal a CHP cruiser, crash it in these woods in Fallbrook, and hide in a bush for an hour-and-a-half before being re-arrested. 'Clearly he wasn't having a day of good decision making.'", "summary": "Aaron Teruya of San Diego was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, but jumped into the front seat of a police car and sped away .\nOfficers were forced to commandeer a tow-truck and chase him for 10 miles at high speed along Interstate 15 south of Temecula, California .\nHe crashed the patrol car in some woods and hid for over an hour in a bush .\nEventually he was re-captured, still wearing handcuffs ."}
{"id": "2ac6d4864dce60b45506a8fff44aa855479baa91", "text": "A Labour MP who served in the Special Forces has seen his odds slashed on becoming the party's next leader after facing down a mugger who threatened to kill him. Ex Para Dan Jarvis, who completed tours of Iraq and Afghanistan before entering Parliament in 2011, is now the third favourite to replace Ed Miliband following a surge of bets on the MP of Barnsley Central. It comes after he revealed how he was threatened by a violent thug who threatened to smash a glass bottle over his head. But Mr Jarvis replied 'that's not going to happen' before walking off. Scroll down for video . Ex Para Dan Jarvis, who completed tours of Iraq and Afghanistan before entering Parliament in 2011, is now the third favourite to replace Ed Miliband following a surge of bets on the MP of Barnsley Central . Mr Jarvis said he feared that he would have to fight the mugger. He said: 'This guy came up to me with a bottle and tried to kill me. I walked into the Tube and the man, who was clearly very drunk and aggressive, came over and said if I didn't give him my wallet he would break the bottle over my head. 'I said 'that's not going to happen' and we stood and faced each other off for what seemed like quite a long time. 'I had visions of us rolling around on the platform, but thankfully it didn't come to that.' Speaking to the Sun, he added: 'I walked away thinking 'he's going to hit me from behind' but he didn't and I went and reported it to the police.' Mr Jarvis won his seat in Barnsley Central in 2011 after becoming the first person since the Second World War to resign a military commission to contest a by-election. Less than a year earlier, in July 2010, his wife Caroline died from cancer at the age of 43 – leaving him to bring up his two children. The Labour MP has since remarried and now has a third child. Dan Jarvis (centre), celebrating his 2011 by-election victory with MPs Andy Burnham (left) and John Healey (second right) The father of three became the first serving MP to be honoured for his military service after being awarded an MBE in 2011. He received the honour for his discovery of a new method of detecting roadside bombs. In 2007, he led a company of 150 men on a six-month mission into Helmand Province in Afghanistan in 2007. Full details of Mr Jarvis's task remain classified, but it involved recruiting and training local volunteers to serve in the Afghan Territorial Force, an elite unit charged with taking on the Taliban. Mr Jarvis was only 34 at the time, but highly experienced having already served in Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Sierra Leone and completed multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "summary": "Ex Para Dan Jarvis has seen odds slashed on becoming party's next leader .\nBarnsley MP third favourite to replace Ed Miliband following a surge of bets .\nHe has revealed how he was threatened by a violent thug trying to mug him .\nThe attacker threatened to glass him if he didn't hand over his wallet .\nBut Mr Jarvis replied 'that's not going to happen' before walking off ."}
{"id": "5e090b4e4b6eacc955c22becbb42349f6c03e95c", "text": "An Australian woman who contracted a life-threatening infection after a breast implant procedure at a Thai hospital, later requiring a partial double mastectomy, said she was 'butchered' by cosmetic surgeons. Ms O'Keefe chose a $7,500 cosmetic surgery tourism package  as a reward to herself after losing 35kg and her breasts appearing 'like pancakes'. She said she was told she was going to have 'the best time of her life'. But Ms O'Keefe said she was shocked at the result of the operation. 'I've been absolutely butchered,' she said. Scroll down for video . Ordeal: Courtney O'Keefe (pictured) contracted a life-threatening infection after a breast implant procedure at a Thai hospital, later requiring a double mastectomy, said she was 'butchered' by cosmetic surgeons. With implants: Courtney O'Keefe is pictured here, with her implants, after spending more than six months in hospital for a deadly infection. Ms O'Keefe has since had the implants removed and a double mastectomy, but still has a long path of reconstructive surgery ahead . After they were taken out: This picture shows Ms O'Keefe's breasts after her implants were extracted from her body. She will receive re-constructive surgery from the Cosmetic Institute in Sydney, who have stumped up to assist her . Ms O'Keefe is pictured here following her double mastectomy, holding both of her implants in each hand. The implants were removed on December 17. Ms O'Keefe has not worked since she was struck down by the infection . Ms O'Keefe said she was in 'agony' upon returning to Australia and her mother whisked her to hospital shortly after she arrived back home in Perth. 'We went straight to Armidale Emergency,' she said. 'I was there for 5 minutes and she admitted me up to a room. 'I was in an isolation room becaues they didnt have any clue what I had... They swabbed, and it took four days to figure out what it was.' It was the beginning of a six month ordeal, with Ms O'Keefe spending time at both Armidale and Fremantle hospitals. She was diagnosed with the rare bacterium pseudomonas aeruginosa, which the Centre for Disease Control said is often contracted by patients in hospital, particularly those with wounds from surgery or hooked up to medical devices. Ms O'Keefe is pictured here after her stay in hospital, when she still had implants . Her condition worsened. 'It was also turning septic and was starting to shut down my liver, my kidneys, my heart, my brain,' she said. 'Mum and Dad had to come and say goodbye to me twice,' said Ms O'Keefe. Doctors called in respected specialists to treat the condition, and they concocted a special substance to fight it. A PIC (peripherally inserted central catheter) was installed inside her so she could receive a constant stream of antibiotics. On December 17, 2014, nearly a year after her ordeal, surgeons removed her implants because the infection had returned. Because the infection had spread to her surrounding tissue, both her breasts were also removed. 'I will never be able to life a normal life': Ms O'Keefe is pictured following the surgery to remove both of her breasts . But her ordeal is not completely over. Ms O'Keefe has suffered kidney and liver problems because of the medication required to treat her infection. She told Daily Mail Australia she had coughed up blood and that doctors said she may require surgery if she does not improve. She lost her job and has not worked since the ordeal began. She had to move back in with her mother. And she's devastated. 'I'm never going to live a normal life,' she said. Ms O'Keefe urged Australians examining plastic surgery overseas to reconsider. 'Someone said it to me a couple of weeks ago. If you wouldn't drink the water there why the hell would you have surgery there. That's so true. So true.' Ms O'Keefe will undergo reconstructive surgery at the Cosmetic Institute in Sydney.", "summary": "Courtney O'Keefe from Perth, Australia, travelled to Thailand for boob job .\nShe booked the $7,500 trip as a reward to herself for losing 35kg .\nMs O'Keefe felt like she had a 'pancake chest' after losing so much weight .\nAfter waking up in hospital her first thought was she had been 'butchered'\nWhen she returned to Australia the scarring on her chest became infected .\nShe was forced to have partial double mastectomy and implants removed .\n'I'm never going to live a normal life,' she tearfully told Daily Mail Australia ."}
{"id": "d2ab3d84ac2d0f82101eb2be586837a903e096b3", "text": "When the Republic of Ireland team sheet for Martin O’Neill’s first competitive game against Georgia was released an hour or so before kick-off, one name stood out: Stephen Quinn. This was last September and the beginning of the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. It was the start of a new, bright, vibrant era under the inspirational Derry man. Hull City’s midfield dynamo felt like a peculiar addition. He had been around the block since his debut against the same opponents in 2013 but never started a match with points at stake. Midfielder Stephen Quinn is in the reckoning to line up against Poland on Sunday . This was O’Neill making his point and giving a player previously overlooked a chance to make his own point, too. Quinn provided energy and forward thinking alongside Glenn Whelan and James McCarthy in a three-man midfield. Being left-footed, he also brought balance to the centre of the park.  He was given the ultimate compliment by the manager when he was rested for the 7-0 stroll at home to Gibraltar in October so he would be ready to help stifle Germany a few days later. When he failed to start any of the four Hull games between the 1-1 draw in Gelsenkirchen and the November date with Scotland, it was no surprise Quinn was left on the bench at Celtic Park before being introduced in the second half. And while his last start in the Premier League came on January 18, circumstances may dictate that he is in the reckoning to line out against Poland on Sunday. Jeff Hendrick has been unable to join up with the squad at all through injury while Darron Gibson returned to Everton on Wednesday because of his groin complaint. Quinn, though, isn’t feeling as if he’s a shoo-in to step back into the starting XI. ‘I don’t think you can ever [think like that], there are lads who have been here a long time and you can never rest on your laurels. You have to come back and show the manager you’re willing and able, and are still working hard for a place,’ he insisted. Quinn made his last start in the Premier League on January 18 . ‘No one is guaranteed a starting spot, the squad is stronger than ever with some great additions and the manager will have some headaches.’ Poland may be the group leaders having set the cat amongst the pigeons by beating Germany, but the Dubliner maintains Ireland must be the ones to set the tempo and impose themselves on the visitors. ‘Every game is a must-win game, you want to win all these games and try to get as good a lead as possible. But it doesn’t work like that with such a tough and strong group,’ said Quinn. ‘It is a big game, we know how big it is, there’s no point in beating around the bush. But we’ll go out and do our best. ‘We’ll leave no stone unturned and do all our tactics, and then we’ll go out and do our job. There’s no point in just talking about it and looking at the videos, we’ve got to get on the ball and bring the game to them,’ the 28-year-old continued. ‘I think everyone is a little bit surprised with Germany, they’ve had a sluggish start and it’s a bit of a hangover from last summer. In European football at the minute, any team can beat anyone but you’ve just got to be the best team on the day and hopefully that will come good for us on Sunday.’ Scotland and Germany are both highly likely to win this weekend against Gibraltar and Georgia respectively, so there is little room for error with Ireland level on seven points with them both. ‘I think we can see that, it doesn’t take a scientist to work that out,’ Quinn added. ‘But maybe it’s the team that just limits the mistakes and capitalise on their home form that will progress.’", "summary": "Republic of Ireland midfielder Stephen Quinn set to line up against Poland .\nJeff Hendrick and Darron Gibson have been ruled out of tie by injury .\nIreland level on seven points with Scotland and Germany in Group D ."}
{"id": "673196ac9ec92357d7c7b63fee21b0041cc4d989", "text": "Roger Goodell has hinted that London could be set for more NFL games in the near future. With three International Series games scheduled for the second season in succession, 2016 may see a further increase, according to the 56-year-old NFL Commissioner. Speaking to Peter King of TheMMQB.com on the eve of the league's owners meeting in Pheonix, Goodell said: 'Yeah, we’re looking at more games.' The NFL wanted to host more games in England this year, but were hampered by the rugby World Cup, which sees Pennyhill Park - a favourite haunt of visiting NFL teams - booked up by  England and Wembley hosting two games during rugby union's showpiece event. Roger Goodell wants England to host further NFL games going into the 2016 season . Julio Jones is tackled by Glover Quin during the Detroit Lions' 22-21 win over Atlanta at Wembley last year . Week Four . New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins . Sunday, October 4, 2:30pm ko . Week Seven . Buffalo Bills vs Jacksonville Jaguars . Sunday, October 25, 1:30pm ko . Week Eight . Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs . Sunday, November 1, 2:30pm ko . 'I think every year we’ve learned something from our experience, which is the objective. First and foremost is the passion of the fans—they want more. … What we’re getting from authorities is that, “We’d love to have a permanent presence here.” Stadiums are another big part of it,' Goodell to King. Goodell also spoke about the Deflategate saga, saying the saga is rumbling to a close two months after the NFL began their investigation. The NFL is investigating the New England Patriots after 11 of 12 game balls they used in their 45-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC title game were found to be underinflated. And Goodell said he expects to get the final report 'soon' from independent investigator Ted Wells. 'I think that if you’re going to be thorough, it takes time. You’re having to meet with a lot of people. I guess it’s always too long, because you want to get to that issue and deal with it. It’s important not to exert any pressure to short-circuit or do anything other than be fair and transparent,' he said.", "summary": "For the second year in succession, Wembley is hosting three NFL games .\nBut Commissioner Goodell says the league are looking to increase that .\n'Yeah, we’re looking at more games,' he said ."}
{"id": "6aed9f9c72c5c11c507fafefd1b709d7fe2178cc", "text": "The embattled former First Lady of Oregon has compared herself to Monica Lewisnky in a Facebook post in which she blasted the media for turning 'public humiliation into a commodity and shame into an industry.' Cylvia Hayes' fiancé John Kitzhaber was forced to resign as governor in February over allegations that he helped steer business to her environmental consulting firm and then cover up the activity. The couple are now facing federal corruption investigations from both the FBI and IRS - though no charges have been levied. Cylvia Hayes' fiancé John Kitzhaber was forced to resign over allegations that he helped steer business to her environmental consulting firm . Hayes compared her own public humiliation with that of Monic Lewinsky, who spoke out about having her life laid bare following revelations of her affair with President Bill Clinton . On Tuesday, Hayes posted a link to a TED Talk by Lewinsky called 'The Price of Shame' in which the infamous former White House intern says criticizes the 'rush to judgement' in the media over revelations of her affair with President Bill Clinton. 'Overnight I went from being a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one worldwide,' Lewinsky says. Hayes shared the link with the comment: 'I am so appreciative of her for taking this on. 'This is a powerful statement about how our click-for-cash media business model has turned public humiliation into a commodity and shame into an industry.' It was Hayes' first time speaking out since her fiancé's resignation on on February. She also tweeted out a link to an apology written by a Politico reporter who accused two Secret Service agents of crashing into a barricade while drunk outside the White House. The details of that incident remain unclear. This is the latest example of Hayes and Kitzhaber blaming the media for being forced out of the governor's office. When he resigned Kitzhaber, who has just won a fourth term as governor, blasted the press - saying, 'it is deeply troubling to me to realize that we have come to a place in the history of this great state of ours where a person can be charged, tried, convicted and sentenced by the media with no due process and no independent verification of the allegations involved.'", "summary": "Cylvia Hayes blasted news media for turning 'public humanization into a commodity and shame into an industry'\nSided with Monica Lewinsky who said she was publicly humiliated for affair with President Bill Clinton .\nHer fiancé John Kitzhaber was forced to resign as governor over claims he helped steer business to her consulting firm and didn't report it .\nHayes and Hitzhaber are facing criminal investigations by the FBI and IRS ."}
{"id": "63931355e11b9bdb9a24b599ad9ae481fa0802e1", "text": "Pakistan boosted their chances of reaching the Cricket World Cup quarter-finals by defeating the United Arab Emirates by 129 runs in Napier. A second-wicket partnership of 160 between Ahmed Shehzad (93) and Haris Sohail (70) and a quick-fire 65 from captain Misbah-ul-Haq helped Pakistan amass 339 for six in their 50 overs, and although the UAE lost only eight wickets in their reply, they made just 210, leaving them well short of their target. Victory at McLean Park moved Pakistan up to fourth in Pool B at the expense of Ireland, with the two sides going head to head in Adelaide on March 15. Pakistan's Ahmed Shehzad hits out during his innings of 93 in their World Cup victory over the UAE . Shehzad anchored the Pakistan innings with 93 as his team posted a total of 339 for six in Napier . Haris Sohail also made 70 runs as Pakistan set a large total in Napier, ultimately winning by 129 runs . Pakistan captain Misbah Ul Haq chipped in with a quickfire 65 as the runs racked up . Pakistan's total would have been challenging for an established nation, let alone an associate, although they did not get off to the best of starts. The match was only 3.3 overs old when Nasir Jamshed went looking to pull and succeeded only in skying Manjula Guruge's short delivery to mid-on to depart for four. Sohail joined Shehzad at the crease and it was not long before the scoreboard began to tick over, with the Pakistan total passing 100 in the 23rd over. Shehzad, dropped in the seventh and eighth overs, lifted Amjad Javed over the ropes for the first six of the match at the end of the 16th over and was raising his bat to celebrate fifty - his 11th in ODIs - in the 24th over. Sohail joined his batting partner in passing the half-century mark in the very next over off Mohammad Tauqir - which also pushed their partnership past the 100-run mark. Pakistan celebrate at the end of their 129-run victory in Napier, which boosts their quarter-final chances . Pakistan moved up to fourth in Pool B ahead of Ireland, whom they play in Adelaide on March 15 . Misbah-ul-Haq pulls the ball away for four during Pakistan's innings as the UAE were batted out of the match . Sohail clubbed Krishna Chandran to the mid-wicket boundary as the partnership passed 150 at the start of the 32nd over but his time at the crease came to an end in the next over as he mis-hit Mohammad Naveed to mid-on to depart for 70 from 83 balls. Shehzad was run out for 93, from 105 balls, shorty afterwards but with captain Misbah joining Sohaib Maqsood in the middle, Pakistan were well set on 176 for three with 15.5 overs to play. Misbah and Maqsood put on 75 runs in 8.5 overs for the fourth wicket, but their quick-fire partnership ended in the 43rd over with Pakistan on 251 as Maqsood, having made 45 from 31 deliveries, clubbed to backward point where Rohan Mustafa juggled repeatedly before taking the catch. Misbah continued to score freely after Maqsood's departure and brought up his 41st ODI fifty at the end of the 46th over before he and Umar Akmal (19) fell to Guruge in the penultimate over. UAE opener Andri Berenger walks off after being dismissed by Sohail Khan for two runs . Sohail Khan celebrates after taking one of his two wickets as the UAE were reduced to 210 for eight . Pakistan's Rahat Ali (left) celebrates with his team-mates after removing Amjad Ali for 14 runs . Shahid Afridi clubbed 21 runs from seven balls in the closing stages to pass 8,000 runs in ODI cricket as Pakistan set UAE an unlikely target of 340 to win the match. Rahat Ali drew first blood for Pakistan in the seventh over of UAE's innings when Amjad Ali (14) chopped on to his own stumps to leave the associate nation on 19 for one. The score had not changed when Sohail Khan tricked Andri Berenger into edging behind five balls later to leave UAE two down and facing an uphill battle. Their challenge became even more difficult when Krishna Chandran offered a leading edge to give Khan his second wicket and leave UAE struggling on 25 for three after 10 overs. Shehzad's innings came to an end when he was run out by Shaiman Anwar . The UAE players celebrate after taking the wicket of Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood . But Khurram Khan and Shaiman Anwar posted 83 to steady the ship, before the former was caught at backward square leg off Maqsood, going for 43. Anwar progressed for a third ODI 50 off 75 balls, but when he holed out to Afridi for 62, the score was left on 140 for five and the game was close to being up. Rohan Mustafa did not help matters, caught at short fine leg off Afridi for a second-ball duck, but a 68-stand between Amjad Javed and Swapnil Patil at least added some credibility. Javed (40) took on one shot too many and was caught at long on off Wahab Riaz, while Patil was cleaned up by the same bowler for 36, leaving the UAE out of time and hope.", "summary": "Pakistan posted a total of 339 for six from their 50 overs in Napier .\nAhmed Shehzad (93) and Haris Sohail (70) put on 160 for second wicket .\nCaptain Misbah-ul-Haq contributed a quickfire 65 .\nThe United Arab Emirates then reached 210 for eight from their 50 overs .\nWin puts Pakistan above Ireland into fourth in Pool B ."}
{"id": "84becd3d7e783a706e85cc5f078a3bae2a0ac93d", "text": "Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, appearing this morning in his first nationally-broadcast interview since announcing yesterday that he would run for president, attempted to shed his conservative hardliner image. Cruz said social liberals were 'absolutely' welcome in his version of the Republican Party and that he's willing to compromise - as long as those concessions move the country forward. 'I have never said I won't compromise,' Cruz told Today's Matt Lauer after the ABC News host asked if he'd bring the same brand of 'no compromise' politics to the White House that he's brought to the Senate. Scroll down for videos . Republican Sen. Ted Cruz appeared this morning in his first nationally-broadcast interview since announcing yesterday that he would run for president . Cruz, accompanied by his wife Heidi for the interview, attempted to shed his conservative hardliner image. 'I have never said I won't compromise,' he told Today's Matt Lauer after the ABC News host asked if he'd bring the same brand of 'no compromise' politics to the White House that he's brought to the Senate . The 44-year-old Texas senator contended that from day one he has said he'd compromise the way that revered Republican president Ronald Reagan did. 'What do you do if they offer you half a loaf? Answer: you take it,' he said, 'and then come back.' Confronted with a past statement in which he said, 'I don't think Washington needs is more compromise,' Cruz suggested to Lauer that his words had been misinterpreted. 'What Washington does often is it compromises going backwards,' he said. 'I'm perfectly happy to work with anyone, Democrat, independent, libertarian, Republican, if they are shrinking the size and power of the federal government, if they are turning around the debt, if they're expanding liberty.' Cruz said that lawmakers in the nation's capitol often makes deals that are 'not a good compromise' thought because they don't fix the problem at hand. A freshman senator, Cruz said he's sought 'more than anything else' during his time in the federal government is to 'tell the truth' and 'do what I said I would do.' Though voters may not always agree with his principles, the conservative lawmaker said he believes they can respect that he stays true to his word. With his run for the White House Cruz said he hopes to rebuild the coalition that elected Reagan and attract more women, Hispanics and young people to the Republican Party. Presidential candidate-in-waiting Rand Paul suggested in an interview Monday night on Fox News that his Senate colleague panders too much to conservatives to grow the GOP, however. Acknowledging that he and Cruz have 'very, very similar voting records,' Paul said 'what makes us different is probably our approach as to how we would make the party bigger.' 'And I’m a big believer that you should stand on principle, and be true to your principles. But I also think that we should take those principles and try to bring in new people with them,' he asserted. Paul pointed out that as part of his preparations for a national run, he's traveled to areas that Republicans don't traditionally campaign in and spoken to groups such as the NAACP that Republicans haven't historically engaged with. 'And maybe not just throwing out red meat, but actually throwing out something intellectually enticing to people who haven’t been listening to our message before.' Continuing he said, 'So, it isn’t just about rousing the base, it’s about exciting the base by being for the principles of liberty, but it’s then taking those principles of liberty, not diluting them, and taking them to new people and bringing them into the party. 'That’s the way you win general elections.' The 52-year-old freshman lawmaker argued that his approach makes him more viable in a general election that other conservatives vying for the nomination - including Cruz. 'There will be a lot of conservatives. Ted Cruz is a conservative, but it also goes to winnability, and people will have to make a decision which is the Republican that can not only excite the base, but can also bring new people into the party without giving up principles,' he said, noting that he fares better in polls against presumed Democratic presidential candidate, and nominee, Hillary Clinton. Heidi said a trait that drew her to her husband was that he is 'a person of conviction.' She said, 'Ted Cruz is someone who tells the truth. He knows what he believes' Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul speaks with diners at Beantowne Coffee House & Cafe on Saturday in Hampstead, New Hampshire. Paul said in an interview Monday that he'd be a better general election candidate than Cruz or any of the other conservatives running because he appeals to groups that are not  traditionally Republican . Joining Cruz for his interview Tuesday morning was his wife, Heidi. A trait that drew her to her husband, the the senator's wife said, is that he is 'a person of conviction.' 'Ted Cruz is someone who tells the truth. He knows what he believes.' He's also very 'agile' in fragile situations, she said, repeating phrasing Lauer used in a question to her. Lauer had noted Cruz's kindly response to a little girl at one of his recent speeches who became frightened when he claimed that the 'world is on fire.' Heidi said he takes the same care when addressing his six-year-old, Caroline. Recently, Caroline came home from school, she said, upset that everyone was talking about her father rather than her. 'And Ted said, \"Wow,\" he said,\" the same is true for me. I spend my day talking about you!\"= . Mrs. Cruz, who has not made herself available in the past for major media interviews quite like her talkative husband, commented that it may not be possible to ever 'feel fully prepared' for a journey like the one she and her family are taking, 'but we have a very strong marriage, an incredibly strong family, and are guided by our faith. 'I think we are ready to see change in this country,' she added. 'We're honored to have a voice in that.'", "summary": "The 44-year-old Texas Republican and his wife, Heidi, sat down with Today's Matt Lauer .\nCruz suggested  his past statements had been misinterpreted when it comes to compromise  and said he wants to grow the GOP .\nHeidi said she was drawn to her husband because he is 'a person of conviction'\nPresidential candidate in waiting Rand Paul suggested that Cruz panders too much to conservatives and has a winnability problem ."}
{"id": "e7059f9dcbc0ce31dad66ad0541f1fd5da89685d", "text": "From the modesty of bloomers to the seductiveness of lacy corsets, a new exhibition gives us a rare glimpse into the most intimate and private parts of history. The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney have unveiled their 'Undressed: 350 Years of Underwear in Fashion' collection, which features undergarments from the 17th-century to  more modern garments worn by celebrities such as Emma Watson, Cindy Crawford and even Queen Victoria. The exhibition features 81 pieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and includes a  section devoted to the fetish corsets and fur-trimmed designs of racy Australian dominatrix Madame Lash. Scroll down for video . A highlight of the exhibition is this hot pink corset from the 18th century . Apart from a brief stint in Bendigo and Perth, the collection has never been seen by any members of the public before and lead curator Edwina Ehrman believes people will be both shocked and intrigued by what's on display. 'The exhibition focuses on how important underwear has been since the 17th century right through to the present day,' Ms Ehrman told Daily Mail Australia. 'It looks at the way women have used underwear and garments to constrict their body. 'For instance when it was desirable to have a slim waist or broaden their hips.' The collection also takes a look at the more practical aspects of underwear, such as hygiene and keeping women warm in the Winter or cool in the Summer. In the 18th century, proprietary was measured by the type of clothes you wore and while this is very much a fashion exhibition, it also delves into the social aspects of underwear and its status in society. A special section of the exhibition has been dedicated to famous dominatrix Madame Lash . 77 mannequins will showcase over 81 garments at the exhibition. The V&A house over 100,000 items and the collection is particularly strong from the 18th century onwards. The vast majority of the garments come from the museum's own archives however some garments were borrowed from designers to showcase their work. The exhibition is ordered chronologically. The first section covers the practical side of underwear while the second section looks at how underwear was used to fit the body and seduce men. It looks at corsets, targeting in the 18th century and how women's shapes have changed. The bra is then introduced with the girdle and the collection shows how important technology has been in the advancement of undergarments. There is a section which looks at the Victorian period and very closely at the fashions from the 20th century and particularly the 1990s. 'Some of the garments on display have been worn in adverts or fashion magazines to promote underwear and the fashionable body image,' Ms Ehrman said. The key image from the exhibition is that of a hot pink corset with delicate black lace detailing. 77 mannequins will showcase 81 designs from the 17th century onwards, including racy, seductive and functional underwear . It was considered quite racy in the 1890s and was an extremely unexpected colour from that era. 'It was a very high end corset,' Ms Ehrman said. 'It’s covered with silk satin - not cotton or linen - and the brighter the colour in general the more expensive the corset was. It’s quite racy and it’s very much a piece that would have been revealed as a woman undresses. It’s a star item.' A garment that is sure to shock people is the maternity corset from the 18th century. 'People grew up wearing corsets and there were no bras at this time so people would have felt undressed and they would lose their self esteem if they didn't wear a corset,' Ms Ehrman said. 'But it’s very cleverly designed. I love the technology and invention that’s gone into creating the undergarments.' The exhibition has dedicated a whole section to Australian artist and famous dominatrix Madame Lash (Gretel Pinniger). The 70-year-old became famous in the 70's when she opened Sydney's first retail S&M emporium on Oxford Steet called Game Birds. She was a pioneer of her generation and spent years designing and creating intricate corsets and controversial S&M gear. Even now, Ms Pinniger lives and breaths the underworld life and at the opening of the exhibition even decided to wear a white corset adorned with a crown of flowers and a sacred heart which lit up. Some of the garments are sure to shock people but most open up a conversation about the role undergarments play in society . The corset had actually been designed for Pinniger for the Sydney Mardi Gras parade, where she was a celebrant and married three same-sex couples. However she told Daily Mail Australia that she is extremely honoured to be included in the collection and is proud of her work, which she conducted 34-years-ago. 'They have included an exhibition of my work they've had for so long which is a great honour for me,' Ms Pinniger said. 'They were things I made 34 years ago and they've included the painted ones. I did the painting on those garments in the first two weeks of my son’s life.' Ms Pinniger was inspired to venture down the seductive S&M road over 35-years-ago. 'For my own interests - and for others who I hoped would be interested - I was making corsets and corset dresses. Ms Pinniger said she became 'fascinated' with corsetry while on a trip to London with her fiancée at the time. This blue silk corset is a typical style that would have been worn by Queen Victoria  in the 1860s . He took her to a place called Madame Medeq, a famous corset-maker's shop in London. 'It was a very discreet establishment that made purportedly medical corsets but but she ordered out for her clientèle,' Ms Pinniger said. 'I got measured up for two very tight and restrictive corsets and when she finished with me she turned to my fiancée and said ‘and for you sir?’ Ms Pinniger said she was 'completely thrilled' with the whole thing and took her interest back to Sydney where she opened up her own business. 'I took great pain over each garment,' she said. 'I made my clothes in fantasy fabrics and I measured everybody for those garments. I had ideas on the rack but really the business depended on me because they would order from me and I’d design for them.' 'So I made garments for brides,men, Madame Lash and anyone who wanted to live the fantasy life. 'I've always liked people who were different and who wanted to be taken out of their usual selves when they were in my clothing and I succeeded there. A range of garments from such designers as Calvin Klein, Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier will be on display . When she eventually sold her business in 1986 to become a full-time artist, she had a garage sale and each item was snapped up. Now Ms Pinniger says she is extremely grateful that her designs are being honoured at the exhibition. Included in the Madame Lash's collection is a brasserie and g-string and a ruffled white and pink corset designed in 1981. A white leather corset with scalped detail and metal reinforcements is also on display along with women's bloomers and leather cuffs. 'Back then Sydney was not mono-cultural but it certainly wasn't multicultural,' Ms Pinniger said. 'Now in Sydney I see dresses that I would kill to be able to go into a shop to buy. Back then I had to pour ink into nail polish just to get a colour.' 'Everything's very accessible now but the workmanship that goes into real corsets and what I used to put into corsets is what I’d like to see again.' Undressed's core themes include modesty and practicality, decoration and seduction and control and corsetry . Ms Pinniger said people are more adventurous with their undergarments now and believes that her shop would have thrived in the modern world. 'My collection was done 35 years ago and some people have said that they can remember my shop but they were too scared to go in. Now there’s quite a taste for it,' she said. 'I think the things I did back then would definitely work to a much bigger clientèle than I attracted. 'I was there for the love of it, you couldn't say it was majorly profitable. Very often I had to pawn my rings to pay my workers. It was always a bit touch and go.' Undressed: 350 Years of Underwear in Fashion opens at the Powerhouse Museum on March 28 and runs until 12 July  2015. Tickets can be bought here.", "summary": "A new collection at the Powerhouse Museum will showcase 350 years of underwear .\nFrom bloomers to corsets, nothing is out of bounds and it is set to shock and intrigue visitors .\nFamous designers such as Calvin Klein and Vivienne Westwood feature in the exhibition .\nA special section will be dedicated to Australian dominatrix Madame Lash ."}
{"id": "0e98307187c025d3ea8a4b170bc1430e7087734f", "text": "Former Newcastle United striker Faustino Asprilla handed an aircraft pilot a bottle so he would not have to leave his co-pilot alone if he needed to go to the toilet mid flight. The Colombian-born football star was after boarding a flight in Moscow when he approached the flight deck. He told his 102,000 followers on Instagram that he expressed his fears to the pilot as a result of the recent Germanwings tragedy where pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed his jet into the Alps. Faustino Asprilla, left, told his 100,000 instagram followers that he warned an airline pilot against taking a mid-flight toilet break during his recent flight. The former Newcastle United player gave the pilot a bottle . Sitting on an aircraft, Asprilla told his followers: 'I went to the pilot's cabin. I strictly forbid the pilot to get out and urinate because if that other lunatic locks the door in, it will happen what happened in that other flight. Everyone knows. 'If he wants to urinate, I have him an empty bottle of water.' Asprilla played for Newcastle United between 1996 and 1998, although manager Kenny Dalglish had problems with the Colombian's playboy lifestyle. Earlier, Asprilla Tweeted a photograph of himself looking nervous in an airport departure lounge with an aircraft over his shoulder. Asprilla joined Newcastle from Italian club Parma and returned after his two-year stay on Tyneside. However, the club is facing serious problems, having been officially declared bankrupt while their chairman Giampietro Maneti was arrested for money laundering. The club faces debts of £60 million. Earlier Asprilla, pictured, posted a photograph on Twitter looking nervous before boarding the flight .", "summary": "Faustino Asprilla earlier posed looking nervous in the departure lounge .\nHe told his Instagram followers that he warned the pilot about toilet breaks .\nAsprilla claimed he gave the pilot an empty water bottle for emergencies .\nHe said he did not want the 'other lunatic' to lock the door and crash ."}
{"id": "c997e4f7ad63d4f6a8aba152dd5db50c296e787d", "text": "The Golden Bear got a gold medal - and apparently caused House Speaker  John Boehner to tear up. Congress on Tuesday awarded its highest civilian honor to golfing great Jack Nicklaus, who accepted the gold medal with a few tears, humility and humor. In a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, the House and Senate leadership bestowed the award on Nicklaus, winner of 18 major championships, including six Masters titles, five PGA championships and four U.S. Opens. John Boehner, an avid golfer who is also known for crying publicly, was photographed misty-eyed at the event while sitting next to Nicklaus. Scroll down for video . Shedding tears: Congress on Tuesday awarded its highest civilian honor to golfing great Jack Nicklaus (seen next to Speaker John Boehner), who accepted the gold medal with a few tears, humility and humor . Not the only one: John Boehner, an avid golfer who is also known for crying publicly, got misty-eyed at the event . Honored: The 75-year-old Nicklaus recalled the hard work of his parents, praised his family and paid tribute to his wife, Barbara . Speech: An emotional Nicklaus told his family that his whole life he wanted to make them proud of him, and 'hopefully I have' Support: Barbara Nicklaus, center, and her son Jack Nicklaus II, right, sit in the audience on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, as Jack Nicklaus speaks . 'Few transcend their sport to achieve that kind of moment, or this kind of honor,' said Boehner, who grew emotional at times during the ceremony. He continued 'With Arnie (Palmer), it was how he brought an audience to the game - an army. With Jack, it's how he gave the game a gold standard - a ladder to climb.' The 75-year-old Nicklaus, dubbed the Golden Bear, recalled the hard work of his parents, praised his family and paid tribute to his wife, Barbara. Nicklaus was quoted by Devil Ball Golf as saying 'She is responsible for 15 of my major championships. I'll give myself three of them.' He recalled that when his son Jack was six, he was asked what his father did for a living. The younger Nicklaus said, 'nothing, he just plays golf.' An emotional Nicklaus told his family that his whole life he wanted to make them proud of him, and 'hopefully I have.' Politicians: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are seen with Nicklaus . Guests: Donald Trump and his spouse Melania Knauss-Trump were also present at the Tuesday ceremony (left), as was Arnold Palmer (right) Celebration: The Ohio State marching band performed for the Ohio-born Nicklaus on Tuesday . The speakers, from congressional leaders to Nicklaus' son, recalled the drama of the golfer's 1986 win at the Masters. They praised Nicklaus' charitable work, including the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation, which recently pledged $60 million to the Miami Children's Health System. The Washington Post quoted Jim Nantz, an announcer for the PGA Tour, as saying 'He has been an American treasure and our gift to the world.' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Nicklaus had a brush with polio as a teenager. McConnell said that as a fellow survivor of polio he appreciated Nicklaus' perseverance. The Washington Post reported that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and Donald Trump were among the guests. Attending the ceremony for Nicklaus was golfing legend Arnold Palmer. The Ohio State marching band performed for the Ohio-born Nicklaus.", "summary": "Congress awarded its highest civilian honor to golfing great Jack Nicklaus, who accepted the gold medal with a few tears, humility and humor .\nThe House and Senate leadership bestowed the award on Nicklaus, winner of 18 major championships .\nAn emotional Nicklaus told his family that his whole life he wanted to make them proud of him, and 'hopefully I have'"}
{"id": "03e10fea56097d3f2b75334efac3535adabce68f", "text": "This is the touching moment  a doting dad dances with his daughter at home. But  the dance party for Eliza, 5, was arranged by her dad, Glenn O' Neil, 42, at their South Carolina home because she has the AAV9 virus and the family are under a self-imposed quarantine. The five-year-old suffers from a rare and ultimately fatal genetic condition called Sanfilippo Syndrome and has to avoid interacting with people's germs or it could kill her. Scroll down for video . Dance: Glenn O' Neil, 42, dances with his little girl Eliza, 5, who has Sanfilippo Syndrome and the family has chosen self-imposed quarantine to increase her chances of getting life-saving treatment . Family bond: Mom Cara, dad Glenn and brother Beckham, 8, stay at home with Eliza 24 hours a day and seven days a week to protect her from germs . The family are under a self-imposed quarantine, so that Eliza does not contract and build up immunity to one particular virus, AAV9. If she built up immunity to this virus she would likely not qualify for a clinical trial, as AAV9 will deliver the medicine in the body. This is her only chance at life. Her family have put themselves under a voluntary quarantine  for the past nine months in a bid to avoid interacting with other people. The family has chosen to avoid interacting with people and anything people have touched. It means mom Cara, dad Glenn and brother Beckham, 8, stay at home with her 24 hours a day and seven days a week to protect her. Her mom, Cara quit her job as a pediatrician while Glenn works remotely as a consultant at Symantec and Beckham can no longer attend his school, instead doing his schoolwork remotely. The family get their groceries delivered and on the rare occasion they do have to interact with people, they wear masks and gloves. They only leave their house once a week to go to an empty beach or field, where the kids can run free. Since Eliza was diagnosed with the illness in July 2013, the family have raised $2.2 million with a GoFundMe page and other traditional fundraising efforts in the hope to help her survive. Her father Glenn told People: 'We heard that there was a clinical trial that might cure Eliza of this disease. So of course we knew that we had to raise every dollar that they needed for it.' But since reaching their goal in December 2014, they have experienced delays with the trials due to difficulties in drug production. And even when the medicine is ready, they don't know if Eliza will be picked for the trial. 'This is our only chance,' Glenn says. 'Not only for Eliza, but other children with Sanfilippo.' Support: Mom Cara, right, dances with her husband, Glenn as their daughter Eliza, left, reads a book . Quarantine: Little Eliza's daddy/daughter dance came after she missed a Frozen-themed dance at her school . Isolated: Her mom, Cara, left, quit her job as a pediatrician while dad Glenn works remotely as a consultant at Symantec . Little Eliza's daddy/daughter dance came after she missed a Frozen-themed dance at her school. It took a lot of planning because the family needed to make sure that Eliza did not catch any incoming diseases. Her father writes in a Youtube video: 'Every little girl deserves to go to a special dance.' The disorder means that the pretty girl with blonde pigtails will slowly lose her ability to speak and by the age of six will most likely not be able to talk at all, according to People. By the time she turns ten-years-old, she is expected to be in a wheelchair and need constant care. The family are choosing to stay under quarantine because other parents who have children with Sanfilippo warn that if children get sick it could accelerate their Sanfilippo symptoms. Glenn said: 'This is a personal decision that we made. Doctors understand why we're doing this but they didn't tell us we had to.' 'I can't say if looking back one day I would regret anything we have done for Eliza and Beckham. We constantly make sure we both still agree that this is the right move.' For more information on the family’s non-profit foundation visit: www.CureSFF.org .", "summary": "Eliza suffers from rare  genetic condition called Sanfilippo Syndrome .\nHer family put themselves under quarantine for the past nine months .\nThe family get their groceries delivered and stay inside 24/7 .\nOn the rare occasion they  interact with people they wear masks and gloves .\nThe family has raised $2.2 million for a drugs trial with a GoFundMe page ."}
{"id": "9c0ed290d544a6c9b74aa57305b0065f5af90202", "text": "They have been at the heart of Manchester United's recent return to form but England defensive duo Phil Jones and Chris Smalling could soon be on their way out of Old Trafford. Both men will see their contracts with the club expire at the end of next season and Sportsmail understands that talks on new deals are yet to be opened with either. United are thought to be relaxed about the situation but will be reluctant to lose the pair for nothing. Both Phil Jones and Chris Smalling are out of contract at Manchester United at the end of next season . Phil Jones celebrates Manchester United's victory over Liverpool - but could be heading for the exit door . Both Jones and Smalling have seen their Manchester United careers hampered by injuries . The lack of activity on their behalf may come as a surprise given recent form. Jones, 23, and Smalling, 25, formed a resolute centre-back pairing in United's 3-0 home victory over Tottenham and 2-1 defeat of Liverpool at Anfield - regarded as the club's best performances under Louis van Gaal. Their confident outings alongside each other have reignited long-held hopes that they could form a long-term partnership at the heart of United's defence for years to come. But it would appear the club is in no rush to tie up their futures. The pair are two of a number of high-profile players whose contracts expire at the same time including goalkeeper David de Gea, converted wingback Ashley Young and striker Robin van Persie. Both Jones and Smalling were billed as being the centre back pairing for club and country for years to come . Chris Smalling has attracted interest from Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger . Smalling, who cost United £10m when he signed from Fulham in 2010, is a long-term target of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The Frenchman tried to sign the Greenwich-born centre-half when he left Craven Cottage and repeated his attempts last summer. Should United be willing to listen to offers this summer Smalling may well find himself heading back to the capital. Jones, for whom United paid Blackburn Rovers £17m in 2011, was hailed as a future great by Sir Alex Ferguson who added that he could become one of the best players in the club's history. Smalling is part of the England team preparing to face Lithuania and Italy . Jones is also part of the England squad for the international double header . Like Smalling, his cause has not been helped by injuries and inconsistency. The pair have started five games together for United as a centre-half combination and the club have won all five matches, conceding just two goals. United have been extensively linked with Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, however Sportsmail understands some at the club harbour concerns over the Germany international's apparent lack of pace. Hummels, 26, is likely to cost around £36m however, Van Gaal has been promised significant funds to again strengthen his squad. United are also trailing Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte. The 20-year-old Frenchman fits the bill, although the Basque club will demand a release fee of £30m.", "summary": "Phil Jones and Chris Smailling's contracts expire next summer .\nManchester United are yet to open talks with either player over new deals .\nUnited will not be keen for either player to leave for nothing .\nCLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news ."}
{"id": "b2eeb57b43f802ec4f4af5c1cc82beba5f512adf", "text": "(CNN)If you feel a ripple in the Force today, it may be the news that the official Star Wars universe is getting its first gay character. According to the sci-fi website Big Shiny Robot, the upcoming novel \"Lords of the Sith\" will feature a capable but flawed Imperial official named Moff Mors who \"also happens to be a lesbian.\" The character is the first gay figure in the official Star Wars universe -- the movies, television shows, comics and books approved by Star Wars franchise owner Disney -- according to Shelly Shapiro, editor of \"Star Wars\" books at Random House imprint Del Rey Books.", "summary": "Official \"Star Wars\" universe gets its first gay character, a lesbian governor .\nThe character appears in the upcoming novel \"Lords of the Sith\"\nCharacters in \"Star Wars\" movies have gradually become more diverse ."}
{"id": "f1bde9acfbdfaba3e41bf02c8f9d0ae7ec2b5a50", "text": "A behavioral checklist that the Transportation Security Administration uses to help identify airport travelers they believe could be potential terrorists  has been revealed. The Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques system, nicknamed SPOT, breaks down body language and demeanor the TSA believes indicates either 'stress' or 'deception'. Mannerisms are assigned points based on their severity and are assessed by trained 'Behavior Detection Officers', who observe passengers as they go through the security checkpoint. Behaviors are given points based on their perceived severity. If you walk through security with a 'face pale from recent shaving of beard' or happen to be yawning or whistling, you can be assigned one point. Scroll down for video . It has been revealed that the Transportation Security Administration uses a behavioral checklist, nicknamed SPOT, to help identify potential terrorists among airport travelers (file photo) A strong body odor, sweaty palms and a bobbing Adam's apple can also get you one point, according to the checklist obtained by The Intercept. Having 'widely open eyes' will get you two points, as will showing 'unusual' interest in a security officer's work routine or having 'identical luggage or dress' to an individual who does not seem related to you. Appearing to be in disguise will get you three points. But you can also get points shaved off. If you appear to be a member of a family or part of a married couple, you get two points deducted from your score. Being a female over 55, or a male over 65, gets you a one point reduction. The checklist includes a list of items and behaviors to look out for if a passenger is pulled aside for  inspection. 'Suspicious' items range from blueprints to liquids 'in excess of 3.4oz'. Further signs of deception include excessive yawning or perspiration and lacking details about the purpose of one's trip. The SPOT program, which has cost more than $800million since its inception in 2007, was deemed ineffective by both the Department of Homeland Security and the Government Accountability Office last year. SPOT breaks down body language the TSA believes indicates 'stress' or 'deception', including sweaty palms, a strong body odor, widely opened eyes or a bobbing Adam's apple (file photo) The GAO found that there was no scientific evidence to support the SPOT's claim that terrorists can be picked out via 'behavioral indicators', and said the human's ability to 'accurately identify' suspicious behavior is 'slightly better than chance'. The Department of Homeland Security report said that the TSA had not assessed the effectiveness of the SPOT program or designed a 'comprehensive training program' for it. It concluded that the TSA could not 'ensure that passengers at United States airports are screened objectively' with SPOT and did not believe the administration could 'justify the program's expansion'. TSA was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union last week for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request regarding the SPOT program. The ACLU is alleging that the program leads to racial profiling. A spokesperson with the TSA told the Intercept that 'behavior detection' was just 'one element' of the administration's efforts to 'mitigate threats against the traveling public'. 'No single behavior alone will cause a traveler to be referred to additional screening or will result in a call or a law enforcement officer.' 'Officers are trained and audited to ensure referrals for additional screening are based only on observable behaviors and not race or ethnicity'.", "summary": "The Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques system breaks down body language the TSA believes indicates 'stress' or 'deception'\nMannerisms are assigned points based on their severity and are assessed by trained 'Behavior Detection Officers'\nOther traits the TSA watch for include a 'face pale from recent shaving of beard,' yawning or whistling, a strong body odor and 'widely opened eyes'\nPoints are shaved off if you are married, a member of a family, a woman over 55 years of age, or a man over 65 .\nBoth the Department of Homeland Security and the Government Accountability Office have found the program to be ineffective ."}
{"id": "4248a0533561d2e8fca2eb8b34aa85840756b59e", "text": "Arsene Wenger insisted that Arsenal can defy history and overturn a two-goal deficit to knock out Monaco at the Stade Louis II on Tuesday night. No team has ever lost by two goals in the home leg and gone on to win the tie in the Champions League era. But Wenger insisted that Arsenal were capable of producing the mother of all comebacks against the club he managed for seven years of his career, from 1987-1994. Arsene Wenger was in bullish mood ahead of Champions League showdown in Monaco . Arsenal boss Wenger walks on the pitch at the Stade Louis II on Monday night . Arsenal stars appeared relaxed as they headed to France on Monday for their Champions League tie . Wenger said: ‘It doesn’t matter that the statistics are against us, the result is against us. We’re conscious of that. But no matter how big percentage is against us, we have to give everything to make the statistics lie and that’s our belief: that we can do it. ‘We’re here for that. Monaco are in very strong position. We have experience, we have the desire and we have the belief that we can do it. You can expect us to show different side to miss. 'We totally missed the first leg, which was pretty surprising as we’ve won 12 of our last 14. Of course we didn’t play well but in life, if you miss a chance, sometimes you don’t have a second chance. But here we have a second chance.’ Olivier Giroud (left) and Mathieu Flamini prepare to board Arsenal's flight to France on Monday afternoon . Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez poses for the cameras before boarding the flight from Luton airport . Wenger may have to gamble on attack in the last-16 tie on Tuesday but he admitted he was not a regular at the world-famous casino in the principality. ‘I didn’t visit the casino when I was here,’ said Wenger. ‘As in England, I stayed a lot on football pitches. I don’t think people saw me there . ‘We need to perform well tomorrow and have a great performance. Before the game what we want is to give everything. If we didn’t believe, we wouldn’t be here. ‘Ideally you want score early but I believe we have to play with full power but not forget organisation and structure in the team and when the goal comes, the goal will come. No-one can predict when that will be. Mesut Ozil (right) believes it will be 'very important' that Arsenal score an early goal against Monaco . Keeper Wojciech Szczesny (centre) may have to settle for a place on the bench on Tuesday night . 'Football is not predictable but I can predict that desire and belief will be there. We’re in the Champions League last 16 and anything can happen on a positive front as long as we believe we can do it.’ Wenger does have concerns about the pitch at the Stade Louis II, with Monaco engulfed by rain showers at present. ‘It is a little bit of a problem if it rains a lot,’ said Wenger. ‘There were two problems when I was manager and one was that the pitch quality was not fantastic. 'But I just went out on the pitch and it’s good very good. And the second problem was when it rains in south of France, it really rains. They’ve had to postpone a match here recently – but that forecast is not for heavy rain.’ All of Arsenal's stars will have to shine if they are to reverse the 3-1 deficit to reach the quarter-finals . (L-R) Gabriel Paulista, Tomas Rosicky, Mertesacker, Santi Cazorla, Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil .", "summary": "Arsenal must overturn two-goal deficit to knock out Monaco on Tuesday .\nNo team has ever lost by two goals in home leg and gone on to win the tie .\nArsene Wenger is up against the French club he managed for seven years ."}
{"id": "3ed31be6cdd307e7bdf521fe80d529ac7c8d4d71", "text": "Aaron Ramsey has dedicated his opening goal in Wales' impressive 3-0 win over Israel to the memory of his grandmother, who died recently. The Arsenal midfielder opened the scoring in Haifa just before half-time as the Welsh moved top of European Championship qualifying Group B ahead of Belgium, Israel and Bosnia and Herzegovina who are all ranked above them. And Ramsey used his post-match comments to pay tribute to his grandmother after he ended what he described as a 'tough week' on a huge high. Aaron Ramsey celebrates his goal in Israel by pointing to the sky in memory of his deceased grandmother . The Arsenal midfielder opened the goalscoring just before half-time to set Wales on their way to victory . The 24-year-old pointed to the sky during his celebrations, and he has now clarified that the gesture was in memory of his nan. 'My nan passed away on the weekend, that's why it's been quite tough,' Ramsey said. 'My goal was for her. I'm just really proud I could score the goal for her. I know she's looking down on me and I was glad I could score. Ramsey wheels away after giving Wales the lead on the stroke of half-time at the Sammy Ofer Stadium . Ramsey points to the sky as the Welsh players are led back to the halfway line on Saturday afternoon . 'I shut my eyes, got my head on it and thankfully it went in. It was a great performance and Ginge (James Collins) said in the dressing room that's maybe the best performance away from home he has been involved in. 'We looked quite comfortable and played with a lot of belief. It was a great performance from the boys, we came here believing we could get a result and we managed to do it.' Gareth Bale added two further goals for Wales, who now look to have a great chance of qualifying for Euro 2016 in France next summer. Gareth Bale scored twice in the second half to seal a convincing win with Wales moving up to top the group .", "summary": "Wales won 3-0 in Israel on Saturday with Aaron Ramsey scoring their first .\nArsenal midfielder dedicated goal to his recently deceased grandmother .\nJames Collins ranked the win in Haifa as his best away performance ever ."}
{"id": "0be9aa0356e6d378b4676e0413a99e7a85bff986", "text": "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 .\nBusiness are cashing in by selling items connected to king's reinterment .\nVisitor centre selling raft of goods including t-shirts, pencils and tote bags .\nLocal gelataria is selling Richard III rose blossom-flavoured ice cream .\nRichard III discovery and reburial expected to bring £50m into Leicester ."}
{"id": "f97151cd8922953761f97115179240a9fcbf63b9", "text": "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 .\nSaid in a statement she plans to go back to her 'roots' and join the faculty of a medical school .\nSnyderman stirred controversy when she violated a voluntary 21-day quarantine by getting takeout food upon her return from Africa .\nShe apologized for her mistake in Today Show appearance in December ."}
{"id": "0a4b35853ede31c67b16def8f39453bce8460721", "text": "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 .\nDebris has blocked underwater vents, causing a rise in the spring temperature .\nOver three million people visit the park, and due to the rubbish and coins, it is now nicknamed Fading Glory ."}
{"id": "ce4321b7e12f150d6056f22aad4c4f908c1e03b5", "text": "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 .\nTV challenge saw them experience post-war rationing and nouvelle cuisine .\nArrival of fridges and other kitchen gadgets changed the lives of families .\nA typical breakfast in the 1950s might have included bread and dripping .\nBy the nineties, families were starting to kick back against processed food ."}
{"id": "4cd840c3b6362bbd13f46aa527dd159351b511af", "text": "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 .\nTheir first wedding ceremony was held in Colombia, before jetting to Spain, Ireland, Morocco and Egypt .\nTo save money, the pair will wear the same outfit for each ceremony and have been ordained to officiate ."}
{"id": "89f7a70964ab73717b94aa7aa121c6ea8d16828b", "text": "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 .\n'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'"}
{"id": "011cb1004fcac4f8cb8df17fd352fb7bfb2fcf92", "text": "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 .\nPolice say he was jumping rope near the tracks but underestimated the width of an oncoming train .\nA friend who was shooting Williams' workout video was knocked off his feet by impact .\nWilliams ran Team Fitness workout camp and had a large following on social media ."}
{"id": "50901576b7593787b8e3b7ec0b3b8de7eac82229", "text": "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 .\nMarried mother of two broke down in tears at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court .\nJudge told the Jehovah's Witness she could face prison for the offence .\nTeenager's mother found out what happened and Richards was arrested .\nShe was granted conditional bail and will be sentenced later this month ."}
{"id": "c6194efec4ac21c5557afb13594b6b5f3cbbf1ed", "text": "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 .\nHe 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 .\nThe fight occurred in Thomson's Clive, Iowa front yard. The men were transported in separate ambulances to a Des Moines area hospital ."}
{"id": "789dcb8252aaa534177d854f1f62d59daa1f33b2", "text": "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 .\nMinnesota United expected to be followed by Miami franchise .\nMLS had said it would stop at 24, but now reconsidering further expansion ."}
{"id": "525ef9977fc8f645318a3f7ac7f34a701e6ad398", "text": "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 .\nCoach Peter Moores said he would have 'to look at the data' after the defeat .\nComments attracted criticism and appeared to sum up England's approach .\nBut Paul Farbrace has insisted England are not obsessed with statistics .\nEngland face Afghanistan on Friday in their final game of the tournament ."}
{"id": "ccf1bb1d4a25092675a46a610a4246e692ed32c8", "text": "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 .\nReplaced by John Lewis, Lego, Virgin Atlantic and Häagen-Dazs .\nCadbury was last year No 11 but does not even feature this year ."}
{"id": "12c8d761e5fa1f501d3a046a48e70b215707d77e", "text": "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 .\nIn The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, Homer Simpson becomes an inventor .\nDr Singh says The Simpsons contains more maths than any other TV show .\nHe 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 .\nJokes about calculus, pi and Fermat's last theorem appear in the cartoon .\nMany of the script writers for the cartoon are known to be mathematicians ."}
{"id": "43016c9e44dd36122b6ed14d83df1fd7d9a8ff03", "text": "(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 .\nDaniel Treisman: He was courageous, talented but had had little support in Russia since '90s ."}
{"id": "6e58ba066c2bd6f75118101934bfe09151173012", "text": "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 .\nBlues host French giants in Champions League last-16 second leg .\nLaurent Blanc also claims Chelsea have 'dirty tricks' with Diego Costa .\nChelsea have committed more fouls than PSG in the competition so far .\nDavid Luiz proved he had a ruthless streak in him in last leg in Paris .\nThiago Silva, Marco Verratti and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are other danger men .\nCLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news ."}
{"id": "9e8f5b63a4154d18fa29a22a9a73aae97427ca47", "text": "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'\nThe Leader of the Democratic People's Republic had a weakness for films .\nKim Jong-Il wanted to bring a thriving film industry to North Korea .\nIn 1978 he abducted a South Korean filmmaker and his wife ."}
{"id": "294a5989315d8dc374d30f784cffb21ea4af4e43", "text": "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 .\nOthers depict them preparing breakfast in bed for a delighted Queen .\nThe Queen is shown in a fetching green nightie and tucked up in bed .\nImages are really the work of spoof specialist Alison Jackson ."}
{"id": "71a53c8f080a359bcbce13e41e9eab98cfc234c7", "text": "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 .\nThe other firehouse feline is Carlow of Yorkville’s Tower Ladder 13 .\nInstagram accounts for the cats have more than 25,000 followers combined .\nA firefighter at another Manhattan firehouse also picked up a cat recently ."}
{"id": "9bfc12a7a64e9a8de4362f913266d2017f09465f", "text": "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 .\nFellow motorist Grzegorz Musial drove into him following minor collision .\nMusial, 28, clipped driver's wing mirror but admitted having no insurance .\nOffered cash but Mr Turner was unhappy and said he would call police .\nMusial was jailed for 14 months and banned from driving for 18 months ."}
{"id": "bd3e8e5e83f19a6a88cef4b45284db6cccffbd58", "text": "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 .\nHe spent five-and-a-half months zigzagging his way from Mexico to Canada .\nDuring his journey he lost 50lbs as he walked his way through five pairs of shoes .\nHe also spotted one wolf, five black bears, dozens of rattlesnakes and countless other creepy crawlies ."}
{"id": "4984c050b8e961bcc0d9a3425ab7770536897b8d", "text": "Thanks to missions like Nasa's Curiosity rover, we know Mars once had water - but until now we didn't know how much. Scientists have provided the best estimates yet, claiming it once had more water than the Arctic Ocean - and the planet kept these oceans for more than 1.5 billion years. The findings suggest there was ample time and water for life on Mars to thrive, but  over the last 3.7 billion years the red planet has lost 87 per cent of its water - leaving it barren and dry. Nasa scientists in Maryland have calculated how much water was once on Mars. They found that 3.7 billion years ago it had more than the Arctic Ocean. Most of this would have been in the northern hemisphere of the planet (illustrated). Since then, 87% of the water has been lost to space, with the rest stored in ice at the poles . The study by scientists at Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is the first to determine just how much water Mars had in its past. During its wet Noachian period - 4.1 to 3.7 billion years ago - it is estimated that it had enough water to cover the entire surface in a liquid layer 450 feet (137 metres) deep. However, it’s likely that most of the water formed an ocean that occupied the northern hemisphere of Mars, which would have been as deep as one mile (1.6km) in places - comparable to the Mediterranean Sea on Earth. Published in the journal Science, the research estimates that, in total, what is now the planet’s arid northern plains would have contained at least 12.4 million cubic miles (20 million cubic kilometres) of water. Microsoft’s ‘HoloLens' headset, which allows wearers to see 3D images superimposed over their vision, may look like it belongs in a sci-fi film. And now Nasa has revealed the prototype technology will be used to enable its scientists to work virtually on Mars. The headset will work with OnSight software to give scientists a means to plan experiments on the red planet, with the help of the Curiosity rover. The software was developed jointly by the two companies, including a team at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. ‘Our study provides a solid estimate of how much water Mars once had, by determining how much water was lost to space,’ said Dr Geronimo Villanueva, first author of the paper and a scientist at Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Center. ‘With this work, we can better understand the history of water on Mars.’ It is thought that while 87 per cent of the water has since been lost to space, owing largely to the planet losing its atmosphere, the remaining 13 per cent resides in the ice caps. But in the past, the ocean would have covered about 20 per cent of the planet’s surface area. The most interesting conclusion, though, is that Mars stayed wet for longer than previously thought, which means it was habitable for longer. ‘We now know that Mars was wet for a much longer time than we thought before,’ said Dr Michael Mumma, co-author of the study and Senior Scientist at Nasa Goddard. ‘Curiosity shows it was wet for 1.5 billion years, already much longer than the period of time needed for life to develop on Earth. ‘And now we see that Mars must have been wet for a period even longer.’ During its wet Noachian period, 4.1 to 3.7 billion years ago, it is estimated that Mars had enough water to cover the entire surface in a liquid layer 450 feet (137 metres) deep. However, it’s likely that most of the water formed an ocean that occupied the northern hemisphere of Mars (illustrated) as deep as one mile in places . It is thought that while 87% of the water has since been lost to space (illustrated), owing largely to the planet losing its atmosphere, the remaining 13% resides in the ice caps. But in the past, the ocean would have covered about 20 per cent of the planet’s surface area . The research was carried out using two telescopes at the Keck Observatory on Hawaii and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. To make the discovery, the scientists produced maps showing the distribution of normal water in the Martian atmosphere and 'heavy' water containing deuterium, a more massive form of hydrogen. By analysing the ratio of 'heavy' to regular water they showed that Mars must have lost a volume of water 6.5 times larger than the amount trapped in the present day polar ice caps. An ancient ocean containing the lost water would have covered 19 per cent of the planet’s surface. It would have had a greater volume than the Arctic Ocean, which contains 18,750,000 cubic kilometres (11.7 million cubic miles) of water. By comparison, the Atlantic Ocean covers 17 per cent of the surface of the Earth and contains more than 310 million cubic kilometres (192.6 million cubic miles). It is possible that Mars once had even more water, some of which may have been deposited below the surface. Because the new maps reveal microclimates and changes in the atmospheric water content over time, they may also prove to be useful in the search for underground water. An ancient ocean on Mars containing the lost water would have covered 19 per cent of the planet’s surface. It would have had a greater volume than the Arctic Ocean (shown), which contains 18,750,000 cubic kilometres (11.7 million cubic miles) of water . Missions like the Curiosity rover (illustrated) have shown that Mars was once wet for 1.5 billion years, but the scientists now think it had water for even longer. This is longer than the time it took life on Earth to arise, providing tantalising hints that Mars might once have been habitable .", "summary": "Nasa Goddard scientists in Maryland studied past water on Mars .\nThey found that 3.7 billion years ago it had more than the Arctic Ocean .\nMost of this would have been in the northern hemisphere of the planet .\nSince then, 87% has been lost to space and the rest is in ice at the poles .\nBut the scientists now know Mars was wet for more than 1.5 billion years .\nThis is 'longer than the period of time needed for life to develop on Earth'"}
{"id": "ae17dfe0f5698a76b1c3a05db7d67a26acc83753", "text": "A Spanish court says the former president and two other former board members of football club Osasuna were arrested on Friday as part of an investigation into financial irregularities that authorities think may be linked to match fixing. The regional court of northern Navarra says ex-president Patxi Izco, former vice president Juan Pascual and former director Diego Maquirriain were brought in to give testimony before judge Fermin Otamendi. Another former president and two other former board members were arrested Thursday and also gave evidence before Otamendi. Patxi Izco, ex-president of Spanish club Osasuna, appeared before a judge in connection with match fixing . Former president Juan Pascual also appeared to give a testimony in the regional court in Narvarra . The arrests came as Otamendi investigates the disappearance of at least 2.4million euros (£1.7m) from the club's coffers between November 2013 and June 2014. Current club director Pedro Baile Osasuna has acknowledged a government sports council audit last year uncovered an unaccounted-for payment made by the club.", "summary": "The Spanish match-fixing scandal continues with a probe into Osasuna .\nRegional court in Navarra, northern Spain, reported arrests of three men .\nThe suspects in question are former Osasuna board members Patxi Izco, Juan Pascual and Diego Maquirriain ."}
{"id": "b644d9b49ed497ef781af6917334a2e4cef24c36", "text": "Downing Street has given a 'final offer' over the proposed election TV debates, involving seven party leaders, including David Cameron . A ‘final offer’ has been given to broadcasters for David Cameron to take part in one, seven-way TV election debate. Downing Street has accused the BBC and other networks of causing ‘chaos’ by attempting to dictate the terms of debates and repeatedly altering their proposals. It said broadcasters had ignored Mr Cameron’s long-held position that televised clashes between leaders were over-dominant in the 2010 election campaign and should start earlier. Number Ten is proposing a debate involving Mr Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage, Green leader Natalie Bennett, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood at the end of this month. ‘This is our final offer, and to be clear, given the fact this has been a deeply unsatisfactory process and we are within a month of the short campaign, the Prime Minister will not be participating in more than one debate,’ the Prime Minister’s director of communications Craig Oliver wrote to the BBC. The Tories’ ultimatum is unlikely to be agreed by other parties, or broadcasters who each want to hold one debate, prompting doubts about whether any will now take place. Mr Miliband has accused Mr Cameron of deliberately sabotaging negotiations over the debates and ‘running scared’. He said last night he would ‘do it anytime, any place, anywhere’, adding: ‘David Cameron must now name the day.’ Labour is suggesting a proposed head-to-head clash between Mr Miliband and the Prime Minister also goes ahead featuring just the Labour leader, leaving him debating a studio audience. However, sources at the main broadcasters concede it would be difficult to proceed if Mr Cameron does not agree to participate. Scroll down for video . The 2010 election was the first to feature American-style TV debates between political leaders. In that campaign, there were three debates between the three main party leaders over three weeks. X Factor-style push-button polling of viewers was used to declare a ‘winner’ in each case, with Mr Clegg’s initial success prompting so-called ‘Cleggmania’. Tory strategists believe that if the debates had not taken place, the Lib Dems would have fared worse and Mr Cameron would have won a majority. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon (left) and Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood (right) would be two of the seven candidates in the televised debate, if broadcasters agree with Number Ten's suggestion . They would be joined by the Green Party's Natalie Bennett, who the Tories always argued should be included . Under plans unveiled by the BBC, ITV, Sky News and Channel 4 last year, for this election, Ukip’s Mr Farage would have been invited to take part in one debate also featuring Mr Cameron, Mr Miliband and Mr Clegg. The Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem leaders were then to take part in a three-way discussion, before Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband went head-to-head in a final televised clash. The Tories complained that the Green Party, which has been ahead of the Lib Dems in several polls, should be included. Earlier this year, the broadcasters suggested an alternative format, which would have seen two clashes involving seven parties, including the Greens, Plaid Cymru and the Scottish Nationalists but excluding the DUP, followed by one head-to-head between Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband on April 30. The latest proposals have angered senior Lib Dems, who complained that as a party of government they should not be reduced to minority party status. The 2010 election was the first to feature the debates, leading to so-called 'Cleggmania' following the success of the Lib Dem leader (right). If they are to go ahead, it will be the first televised debate for Ed Miliband (left) Under plans unveiled by the BBC, ITV, Sky News and Channel 4 last year, Ukip’s Nigel Farage (pictured) would have been invited to take part in one debate alongside Miliband, Clegg and Cameron . Ukip, meanwhile, was angry that its position was diluted, while some Labour figures doubted the wisdom of taking part in two debates with the Greens and the SNP, both eating into their party’s vote. In a letter to the BBC’s Sue Inglish, chair of the broadcasters’ leaders’ debates committee, Mr Oliver said he had ‘serious concerns about the way in which this has been handled from the start’. ‘Despite the Prime Minister having been clear about his concern around holding debates in the short campaign, you did not consult us before issuing a press release last October outlining your plans for three debates during that period,’ he said. ‘Had you consulted us, we could have also told you that we also did not think it was appropriate to exclude the Green Party from the process. Tory strategists believe that if the debates had not taken place in 2010, the Lib Dems would have fared worse and Mr Cameron would have won a majority . ‘Despite all of this, we then entered into negotiations in good faith, during which I made the case for a more representative debates structure, including the Greens. It is fair to say that the desire to exclude the Greens was clear from all other parties present. ‘Three months later – and again without consultation – you surprised us again by proposing a new seven-party structure, this time not only inviting the Greens, but Plaid Cymru and the SNP as well. Again, this was a flawed proposal that has resulted in the DUP initiating what appears to be legitimate legal action. ‘Since this proposal has been suggested, there has been chaos. In recent weeks, you have avoided letting the parties sit in a room to hammer out proposals, making progress impossible.’ To ‘cut through this chaotic situation’, he said the Prime Minister would take part in one, 90-minute debate with the leaders of the Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, SNP and UKIP, to take place in the week of March 23. A Labour source said: ‘Behind the scenes, Cameron’s team are doing everything they can to scupper the negotiations and sink the debates.’", "summary": "Downing Street said broadcasters caused 'chaos' with debate proposals .\nBranded it 'deeply unsatisfactory' and said they should have started earlier .\nUltimatum said single debate must feature Greens, SNP and Plaid Cymru .\nThey would debate alongside Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage .\nOther parties unlikely to agree, raising doubts over whether debates will happen ."}
{"id": "88e78b62e31032bef10635fe9d14f92b27a1066c", "text": "Melissa Brittle, 38, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for failing to report the abuse of her grandson . A Maryland woman who stood by while her husband horrifically whipped, shook and kicked his grandson to death has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors say Melissa Dawn Brittle, 38, of Thurmont, Maryland, encouraged husband Raymond Brittle to punish two-year-old Robert Dean Watkins - who was staying with the Brittles and their three children at the time. Robert died in a Washington, DC, hospital on September 8, 2013 following injuries that State's Attorney Charlie Smith called the most horrific he has ever seen, according to the Frederick News-Post. Mrs Brittle waited until the next day to take the unconscious boy to the hospital. She told police that Robert had fallen down the stairs. Mrs Brittle's lawyer argued that she was terrified of her emotionally abusive husband and intimidated into covering up his violence against little Robert. Defense attorney Mary Drawbaugh told Daily Mail Online that Brittle had no job, no high school diploma and no driver's license. 'We adamantly denied that she encouraged the child in any way,' Mrs Drawbaugh said. Raymond Brittle has admitted to horrifically beating two-year-old Robert Dean Watkins to death in September 2013. The Brittles were looking after the boy for his mother . 'She did come clean and cooperated with police and did facilitate a call to her husband in which he confessed to the crime.' Drawbaugh asked for a 12-year sentence, the lowest end of the sentencing spectrum for the case, arguing that Mrs Brittle helped bring about her husband's guilty plea and had been prepared to testify against him. Mrs Brittle faced up to 40 years in prison under a state law that says failing to report child abuse also constitutes child abuse. A judge on Wednesday ordered her held for 20 years, with 20 years suspended. Robert Dean Watkins was the step-grandson of Raymond Brittle. Raymond and Melissa has agreed to take care of the child for his mother . Raymond Brittle has also pleaded guilty in the child abuse case and faces 55 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced next week. Prosecutors say he routinely beat and battered Robert while he was caring for his grandchild. On September 5, he became enraged at the boy when he wouldn't eat dinner. He whipped the children with a belt and kicked him. Investigators say he also lifted the boy by his head and shook him. An autopsy found that most of the boy's body was covered with bruises. He also had a fracture that covered three quarter of his skull and the injuries caused his brain to shift.", "summary": "Melissa Brittle was sentenced under Maryland law that says failing to report child abuse also constitutes child abuse .\nHer husband Raymond Brittle whipped, kicked, shook and beat two-year-old Robert Watkins to death in September 2013 .\nHer lawyer says she is uneducated, was abused by her husband and terrified of him ."}
{"id": "aa862512f089416f623b0b953e47fd55366794fb", "text": "After leading Barcelona to Champions League victory against Manchester City at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night Lionel Messi hit back at those that criticised him earlier in the season before celebrating Spanish Father's Day with his family. The Argentina international's girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo posted a picture to her Instagram account on Thursday morning wishing him 'Happy Father's Day'. Roccuzzo and two-year-old son Thiago each planted a kiss on Messi's cheek as the trio posed for a family selfie to mark the occasion. Lionel Messi poses for a family selfie on Thursday to celebrate Spanish Father's Day . Messi taunts the Man City defence on the edge of the penalty area during a classy performance . The night before Messi had produced another stunning performance and brilliantly set up Ivan Rakitic to score the only goal of the game as Barca reached the Champions League quarter-final for a record eighth consecutive season. Earlier in the season, however, Messi was subjected to intense scrutiny as he and Barcelona struggled for form. He was beaten to the Ballon d'Or trophy by Cristiano Ronaldo as rumours of transfer surfaced. But any concerns that Messi's star was fading have well and truly been dispelled since the turn of the year and, after the City game, he was quick to remind his detractors of the criticism he received. Messi joins in the celebrations with Rakitic and Luis Suarez of Barcelona's first-half goal at the Nou Camp . Messi tries to take the ball around the onrushing Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart who makes the save . 'A short while ago I was supposed to be a disaster, it's tricky to go from being a disaster to the best form of ones career,' Messi told Canal+ after the game. During Wednesday's last-16 second leg, although Messi ran the City defence ragged, he met his match against Joe Hart. The England No 1 produced one of the great Champions League goalkeeping performances to thwart Messi with several fine stops. Had it not been for Hart's heroics it could have been a humiliating defeat for Manuel Pellegrini's side and Messi, in typically sporting fashion, was quick to congratulate him. Hart thwarts Messi again as the Manchester City goalkeeper kept his side in the game . Argentina international Messi and Hart acknowledge each other's performances with a hand shake . 'He saved everything. We did all we could to score more goals but the keeper played fantastically well and I’d like to congratulate him. The most important thing was to make it through.' Barcelona now turn their attention to the small matter of the Clasico on Sunday with a chance to open up a four-point lead over Real Madrid in La Liga, but Messi is expecting a tough match. 'One has to respect them and their current form makes them more dangerous. I wouldn’t say that they’re not in good shape or lacking form. On an individual basis they have great players. We’ll just try and play our game.'", "summary": "Barcelona beat Manchester City 1-0 to progress in Champions League .\nLionel Messi stole the show with a mesmerising performance at Nou Camp .\nMessi was subjected to criticism for his performances earlier in the season .\nThe forward hit back at his critics after turning his form around in 2015 .\nMessi then celebrated Spanish Father's Day with his son and girlfriend .\nREAD: Is Messi the greatest player you've ever seen?\nREAD: Messi nutmegs James Milner (and leaves him on his backside)"}
{"id": "e7a7b7057d1d290376a58f08a0450db105a33a5d", "text": "The sell off of memorabilia from Barry Island's Pleasure Park would surely cause Nessa to question what was occurring. Everything from the slot machines to the tuppenny donkey derby rides are up for grabs for a 'tidy' sum in a special clear-out of attractions from the park featured in the popular BBC comedy series. Gavin and Stacey written  by Ruth Jones and James Corden was filmed in and around Barry Island, which was home to main character Stacey Shipman and her bestfriend Vanessa 'Nessa' Jenkins. Scroll down for video . Lush: Rides from Barry Island's pleasure park, that featured in Gavin and Stacey, are being sold off . The pleasure park featured in the award winning comedy series written by Ruth Jones and James Corden . Tidy: Current co-owner Ian Rogers said: 'Everything must go,' in the sale and he was open to offers . Current co-owner pictured on the tea cup ride that is up for sales as part of the sell off . It told the story of the romance between Stacey, Joanna Page and Essex boy Gavin, Matthew Horne. Nessa, played by Ruth Jones, worked in an amusement arcade keeping watch on the slot machines near the fair. The show also starred Corden, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb. The fair has been an attraction in Glamorgan, South Wales, since 1920 and had 400,000 visitors over a bank holiday at its peak in 1934. It struggled after the nearby Butlins holiday camp closed 18 years ago. 'It is a very sad day indeed,' said the iconic pleasure park co-owner Ian Rogers. 'I have been at Barry Island since I was 16 years old and was here when my father, Ken Rogers, bought the pleasure park in 1995. 'It was my dream to put the pleasure park under cover, but that was not to be. Now we are where we are. 'I think after this I'll take a year off to consider what I'll do with my life.' It is not only the rides, including a 'tea cups and saucers'  and a small merry-go-round, that are up for sale but also various small toys and other goods from the shop and arcades. Mr Rogers, 52, said: 'Everything must go. People can come here and make an offer. The fair has been an attraction since 1920 and had 400,000 visitors over a bank holiday at its peak in 1934 . It struggled after the nearby Butlins holiday camp closed 18 years ago, despite being featured in the BBC sitcom . As well as the rides people can also buy goods that were due to be sold in the Pleasure Parks shops . 'There is no price tag. Anyway, how can you put a price on such great memories?' Gaming machines in the arcades, which cost between £600 and £1,000, will  be sold for between £50 and £100. 'My favourite machine is the Derby Ride,' said Mr Rogers. 'It is the end of an era.' The 4.5-acre pleasure park is set to be taken over and redeveloped by fairground veteran Henry Danter, provided agreement can be reached on a housing scheme planned  at the park's entrance. To visit the park and take a closer look at the items for sale, contact Mr Rogers via email on ianrogers62@gmail.com . The 4.5-acre pleasure park is set to be taken over and redeveloped by fairground veteran Henry Danter . Gaming machines in the arcades, which cost between £600 and £1,000 will probably be sold for between £50 and £100 . End of an era: The park has been in Mr Roger's family since 1995, when it was bought by his father .", "summary": "Barry Island's Pleasure Park is selling off memorabilia as part of clear out .\nAttraction featured in hit BBC comedy series Gavin and Stacey .\nBeen an attraction since 1920 and in its heyday had up to 400,000 .\nCo-owner Ian Rogers describes it as a 'very sad day indeed'"}
{"id": "87ea8b25b19148f7415b1ed28421ae40ae71fadc", "text": "Guests at a wedding service saw triple when three identical sisters tied the knot together at the same ceremony. Triplets Rafaela, Rochele and Tagiane Bini share the same birthday, the same looks and tastes, and now - after marrying men who look strikingly similar - the same wedding anniversary too. The 29-year-old sisters, from Passo Fundo, southern Brazil, even wore the same wedding dress, as well as hair style and make up, for their big day on Saturday. Scroll down for video . Triplets Rafaela, Rochele and Tagiane Bini share the same looks and now the same wedding anniversary after getting married on the same day . The triplets, pictured with their new husbands Rafael, Gabriel and Eduardo, wore the exact same wedding dress, as well as hair style and make up, for their big day on Saturday . A different colour of bouquet was the only clue to help bewildered friends and family distinguish one bride from the other. Even the grooms - Rafael, Gabriel and Eduardo - admitted they had worried they might mix up their wives-to-be when it came to exchanging vows. Rafael, who married Rafaela, told how the girls sometimes deliberately confused their fiances. He remembered: 'There was a time when we were all in the kitchen making dinner. So Rochele, who is Gabriel's, was doing stuff at the sink, and Rafaela was at the stove. 'We were there chatting and they changed places. I went behind to hug her, and said \"oops\" when I realised I'd got the wrong girl.' On the day, though, the men insisted they didn't have a problem recognising the loves of their lives. 'Oh yes, I knew which one was mine, for sure. I knew as soon as she entered the church, she was the most beautiful,' said Eduardo, who married Tagiane. The sisters told how, like other identical siblings, they have always been close and shared the same tastes and interests since they were babies. Bond: Like many identical siblings, the sisters told how they have always been close and shared the same tastes and interests since they were babies . Together: It was parents Pedro and Salete who suggested the girls all get married together after Tagiane also got engaged to Eduardo . Their parents, Pedro and Salete, already had one daughter, Liziele, when they decided to increase the family - but never imagined three more girls would come at once. Mother Salete fainted when she was told she was expecting triplets, according to the girls. Rafaela was the first to find her future husband, Rafael, ten years ago while studying at university. A year later, Rochele got together with Gabriel. It was parents Pedro and Salete who suggested the girls all get married together after Tagiane also got engaged to Eduardo. The only dilemma for Pedro, a farmer, was how he would walk all three daughters down the aisle at once. He said: 'We decided that we would all walk down the aisle until half way down the church. From there, I would take one at a time.' The pews at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida catholic cathedral in Passo Fundo were moved apart to allow more space for the three brides to walk down the aisle together. They were followed by 18 bridesmaids and page boys, each using the chosen colour of the bride they were representing, yellow for Rafaela, blue for Rochele and red for Tagiane. The first to be taken to the altar by their father was Tagiane, who was the first to be born. She remembered: 'I tried to hold back my emotion, but I couldn't. To see my dad there, at that moment, was a feeling I can't explain.' Event: The pews at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida catholic cathedral in Passo Fundo were moved apart to allow more space for the three brides to walk down the aisle together . Lookalike: The girls explained how they all went together to get their hair and make-up done with the intention of looking different - but they all ended up liking the same style . The girls explained how they all went together to get their hair and make-up done with the intention of looking different. But, said Rochele, 'We tried a number of styles, but we all liked the same one. It's not even worth trying, it always ends up like that.' After the ceremony, the fact that there were three bouquets to be caught was not lost on the female guests, according to the sisters. And for Eduardo, the fact that triplets run in their wives family hasn't put the husbands off. He said: 'We're going to think about starting our family. If we have triplets, it won't be easy, but they will be a blessing and we'lll raise them with love.'", "summary": "Rafaela, Rochele and Tagiane Bini from Brazil all got married on same day .\nThe 29-year-old sisters wore same wedding dress, hair style and make up .\nGrooms  feared mixing up future wives when it came to exchanging vows ."}
{"id": "ec219c8d0d7e4f85b9ecd5cb518bcd5e22b255fd", "text": "Penalty: Top lawyer Romie Tager QC faces a fine of £1.2million for failing to pay inheritance tax on his father's estate . A leading barrister has been ordered to pay a £1.2million penalty after he failed to pay his father's inheritance tax bill for 10 years after his death. Romie Tager QC, one of the country's top experts in commercial and property law, repeatedly refused to reveal how much his father's estate was worth and did not respond to requests to pay inheritance tax. A judge criticised his 'wholly unacceptable' and 'disgraceful' behaviour towards the tax authorities, adding that he was not 'open and candid about his affairs'. The barrister resigned as head of his chambers for 'personal reasons' shortly before the tax tribunal judgment was made earlier this month. Mr Tager, 67, has practised as a barrister for 45 years, and became a QC in 1995. Until his recent resignation, he was head of Selborne Chambers, based near the Middle Temple in central London. He recently defeated Gordon Ramsay in a High Court dispute over one of the celebrity chef's pubs, and has represented high-profile figures including David Mellor. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs took him to a tribunal last year after it emerged that he had run up enormous bills for unpaid income and inheritance tax. Mr Tager's father Osias died in March 2005 without making a will, the tribunal heard, but an assessment of the size of his estate was not given to HMRC until four years later. Tax officials disputed Mr Tager's estimate of his father's wealth, which was largely contained in shares, and sent Mr Tager a string of letters demanding further information. Despite being hit with non-compliance penalties of more than £30,000, Mr Tager did not give HMRC the information they needed and was taken to the Upper Tribunal in May last year. At that hearing he blamed 'a lack of organisation' for his failure to respond properly, and although Judge Colin Bishopp said the barrister 'commanded little sympathy' he agreed to give him five weeks to comply with HMRC's demands, which he described as a 'last chance' to get his affairs in order. At a second tribunal hearing held in London in October, the judge was told that Mr Tager had still not sent the necessary information to HMRC. Judge Bishopp said that the information he had provided was 'wholly inadequate', adding: 'I have not doubt that Mr Tager must have been aware that it was inadequate.' In his evidence, Mr Tager said that he had earned 'very substantial fees' during his career, added that though he had often filed tax returns late he was keen to fulfil his liabilities. He also said it was difficult to work out the size of his father's estate, as Osias Tager was 'secretive' about money and had much of his wealth tied up in a variety of shareholdings. Work: Mr Tager has recently stepped down as head of Selborne Chambers, pictured, in central London . But the judge said in his ruling that it was 'difficult if not impossible' to understand why Mr Tager did not entrust his tax affairs to an accountant, given that he was 'unwillng or insufficiently skilled' to take care of them himself. He added: 'I regret to say that I am not satisfied that Mr Tager is as keen to be open and candid about his affairs as he would have me believe.' Judge Bishopp also cast doubt on whether the lawyer 'truly was attempting to be co-operative', continuing: 'I am unconvinced that Mr Tager has been as candid as he should be about his late father's affairs'. The judge resolved to impose a penalty on Mr Tager under the terms of the Finance Act 2008, which allows tribunals to impose financial penalties taking into account unpaid tax bills. Mr Tager claimed that the amount of inheritance tax he owed was no more than £75,000, but Judge Bishopp agreed with HMRC that the true figure was at least £1,171,020. The judge ruled that Mr Tager should pay a penalty totalling the entire amount of unpaid inheritance tax, along with a separate penalty for unpaid income tax, meaning that the final figure the lawyer owes is £1,246,020. Cases: Mr Tager recently defeated Gordon Ramsay, left, at the High Court, and he has also represented David Mellor, right, in a legal dispute . In a scathing judgment delivered earlier this month, he said that Mr Tager had done 'too little too late' to resolve the case, and had 'repeatedly and persistently fobbed HMRC off'. He added: 'His earlier conduct as I have described it was, not to mince words, disgraceful.' The judge concluded: 'His conduct... can only be regarded as contemptuous; and his reckless offer of undertakings to this tribunal, followed by his, as I perceive it, insouciant attitude to his non-compliance, are of a similar character.' Judge Bishopp also remarked that 'if all taxpayers behaved as Mr Tager has done the administration of tax would become impossible.' The barrister plans to appeal against the ruling, but in the meantime he must pay the £1.25million penalty within a few weeks. If HMRC succeeds in obtaining a full record of his late father's estate, Mr Tager could face a further hefty tax bill, as the penalty imposed by the tribunal does not cancel out tax liabilities. The total size of his father's estate is not known, but if the inheritance tax assessment of £1.17million is correct then it is likely to be worth at least £3.4million. Charity: David Cameron opened the Tager Centre, an autism treatment centre in Berkshire funded by Mr Tager's family, in June 2009 . Mr Tager admitted that he had not acted with 'alacrity and attention' in his personal tax affairs, but denied deliberately hiding information from the authorities. He told MailOnline: 'Throughout my 44 years at the bar I have conducted myself with utter professionalism, commitment and attention to detail. The decision of the tribunal, concerning as it does wholly uncharacteristic behaviour, is therefore a matter of deep personal regret to me. 'I did not act in my tax affairs with the same alacrity and attention as I have conducted myself professionally and I accept that regretfully, I did not comply with the relevant notices in a timely fashion or with the undertaking to the tribunal. 'While I accept that there were delays in providing information to HMRC, there was never any deliberate concealment or intentional withholding of information, and my evidence to HMRC and to the tribunal was honest and truthful. 'I have always been anxious to pay the correct amount of tax, erring on the side of caution in calculating potential tax due and consciously making overpayments if in doubt as to the amount payable.' In February Selborne Chambers announced that Mr Tager was to stand down as head of chambers 'for personal reasons'. It is not known whether or not this decision was related to his tax affairs. Mr Tager recently won a High Court case against Gordon Ramsay on behalf of film director Gary Love, after the celebrity chef claimed his signature had been forged on the lease for the York & Albany pub in north London, which is owned by Mr Love. He also represented ex-MP David Mellor in a dispute over a £1.3million deal to buy an antiques company, and is acting for billionaire tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz in a £2.2billion claim against a group of accountants who allegedly embroiled the businessman in a Serious Fraud Office investigation. A residential home for autistic people which was funded by and named after Mr Tager's family was opened by David Cameron in 2009 in the grounds of the Ravenswood community in Berkshire.", "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Romie Tager QC failed to tell authorities the size of father's estate and has not paid inheritance tax 10 years after his father died .\nTribunal judge ordered him to pay a penalty of more than £1.2million for failing to provide HMRC with information they requested .\nBarrister's behaviour was described as 'unacceptable' and 'disgraceful'\nHe resigned as head of his chambers for 'personal reasons' last month .\nDenies any wrongdoing and insists he has fulfilled all his tax liabilities .\nTager recently defeated Gordon Ramsay in a High Court battle ."}
{"id": "41ab3dacb9b8effef7fc21b982bb15504beee2b7", "text": "A mortgage broker who gave up her high-flying job to chase her dream of becoming a professional surfer says she's never been happier. Jessie Tuckman, originally from Macclesfield, Cheshire, was living in a luxury city centre flat and working as a loan and mortgage broker in Manchester. But, in 2012, the adrenaline junkie gave up the lot and moved more than 300 miles away to Cornwall with just £150 to her name to chase her dream of becoming a top flight surfer. Scroll down for video . Jessie Tuckman was working as a loan and mortgage broker but gave up the lot and moved more than 300 miles away to Cornwall with just £150 to her name to chase her dream of becoming a surfer . And the 26-year-old - who hadn't even touched a surf board until she was 20 - now spends up to eight hours every day surfing off the coast of Newquay. Speaking about making the change, Jessie said: 'It got to the point where I was still working my nine to five job - but I was spending a lot of money to travel to different parts of the UK every weekend so I could surf. The 26-year-old hadn't even touched a surf board until she was 20 but she now spends up to eight hours every day surfing off the coast of Newquay and is competing in top competitions . Jessie, pictured before she swapped the city for the surf, said it got to the point where she was still working a nine to five job but was spending a lot of money to travel to different parts of the UK every weekend so she could surf . Jessie says that a lot of the girls on the surf scene have been surfing since they were just six or seven years old and they have earned their reputation . Now, Jessie has her sights set on breaking into the top 10 when the season starts in May . Jessie said that moving down South was a bit of a shock to the system at first but, she says, life isn't all about money and she's happier now . 'I was improving and becoming more dedicated and I knew that if I wanted to do it properly I needed to be in the sea everyday. 'When I told my family they did think I was a bit mad but they just wanted me to be happy and were really supportive. 'People think I just gave up my really well paid job to lie on the beach and work as a cleaner - they think I'm crazy - but they don't realise how hard I work. 'When I first moved down I lived in a hostel - I had left my city centre flat and was living in a room with six bunk beds and eating pot noodles using the hot tap and no kettle. 'It was a bit of a shock to the system at first - but life isn't all about money and I know I will probably never be rich, but I am happy.' When she told her family about her decision to move they did think she was a bit mad but they just wanted her to be happy and were really supportive . The competition season runs from May to November and Jessie competes at least once a month . Jessie might have only been surfing for six years but she has already risen through the ranks and came in at 13th in the UK last year. But the surfer - who lives with fiance Tom - has her sights set on breaking into the top 10 when the season starts in May. And Jessie has picked up a part-time cleaning job with her sponsor The Stable, which means she is finished by 9am every morning and has the entire day to ride the waves. She said: 'I surf every day and I have a personal trainer who trains me in the gym to make sure I am fit. 'The competition season runs from May to November and I compete at least once a month, as often as I possibly can. Speaking about her favourite pasttime, Jessie says the sport gives her an adrenaline rush . 'A lot of the girls on the surf scene have been surfing since they were just six or seven years old and they have earned their reputation. 'But when I started competing in 2012 I was 23, which made me quite old. 'Sometimes I have to remember the others have been doing it much longer - but I think it shows how hard I work. 'I have taken a judging course to help me better understand the scoring system and it is something I might like to pursue in the future. 'I definitely couldn't go back to sitting at a desk in an office now - I love surfing. It is definitely an adrenaline rush, but it can also be quite calming and relaxing.' She surfs every day and also has a personal trainer who trains her in the gym to make sure she is fit . Jessie has picked up a part-time cleaning job and is finished by 9am every morning so has the entire day to ride the waves . The surfer says she definitely couldn't go back to sitting at a desk in an office now .", "summary": "Jessie Tuckman was living in a luxury city centre flat .\nIn 2012, gave it all up to move to Newquay to follow her dreams as a surfer .\nHas only been surfing for six years but is already 13th in the UK ."}
{"id": "abaee3d11d426b2520057fb2b5c00f92ee75051f", "text": "Hillary Clinton, pictured in 2012. The presumptive presidential candidate for the Democrats, used a personal email account when Secretary of State, rather than a government-issued email address . The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Clinton's emails - on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was Secretary of State - traced back to an Internet service-registered to her family's home in Chappaqua, New York, according to records reviewed. The highly unusual practice of a Cabinet-level official physically running her own email would have given Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, impressive control over limiting access to her message archives. It also would distinguish Clinton's secretive email practices as far more sophisticated than some politicians, including Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin, who were caught conducting official business using free email services operated by Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. Most Internet users rely on professional outside companies, such as Google Inc. or their own employers, for the behind-the-scenes complexities of managing their email communications. Government employees generally use servers run by federal agencies where they work. In most cases, individuals who operate their own email servers are technical experts or users so concerned about issues of privacy and surveillance they take matters into their own hands. Clinton has not described her motivation for using a private email account - hdr22@clintonemail.com - which traced back to her own private email server registered under an apparent pseudonym - for official State Department business. Operating her own server would have afforded Clinton additional legal opportunities to block government or private subpoenas in criminal, administrative or civil cases because her lawyers could object in court before being forced to turn over any emails. And since the Secret Service was guarding Clinton's home, an email server there would have been well protected from theft or a physical hacking. But homebrew email servers are generally not as reliable, secure from hackers or protected from fires or floods as those in commercial data centers. Those professional facilities provide monitoring for viruses or hacking attempts, regulated temperatures, off-site backups, generators in case of power outages, fire-suppression systems and redundant communications lines. Scroll down for video . The Clintons' home in Chappaqua, upstate New York.  Hillary Clinton's emails - on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was Secretary of State - traced back to an Internet service-registered to the family's home . A spokesman for Clinton did not respond to requests seeking comment on Tuesday. Clinton ignored the issue during a speech on Tuesday night at the 30th anniversary gala of EMILY's List, which works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights. It was unclear whom Clinton hired to set up or maintain her private email server, which the AP traced to a mysterious identity, Eric Hoteham. That name does not appear in public records databases, campaign contribution records or Internet background searches. Hoteham was listed as the customer at Clinton's $1.7 million home on Old House Lane in Chappaqua in records registering the Internet address for her email server since August 2010. The Hoteham personality also is associated with a separate email server, presidentclinton.com, and a non-functioning website, wjcoffice.com, all linked to the same residential Internet account as Mrs. Clinton's email server. The former president's full name is William Jefferson Clinton. In November 2012, without explanation, Clinton's private email account was reconfigured to use Google's servers as a backup in case her own personal email server failed, according to Internet records. That is significant because Clinton publicly supported Google's accusations in June 2011 that China's government had tried to break into the Google mail accounts of senior U.S. government officials. It was one of the first instances of a major American corporation openly accusing a foreign government of hacking. Then, in July 2013, five months after she resigned as Secretary of State, Clinton's private email server was reconfigured again to use a Denver-based commercial email provider, MX Logic, which is now owned by McAfee Inc., a top Internet security company. The New York Times reported on Monday that Clinton exclusively used a personal email account it did not specify to conduct State Department business. The disclosure raised questions about whether she took actions to preserve copies of her old work-related emails, as required by the Federal Records Act. A Clinton spokesman, Nick Merrill, told the newspaper that Clinton complied with the letter and spirit of the law because her advisers reviewed tens of thousands of pages of her personal emails to decide which ones to turn over to the State Department after the agency asked for them. In theory but not in practice, Clinton's official emails would be accessible to anyone who requested copies under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. Under the law, citizens and foreigners can compel the government to turn over copies of federal records for zero or little cost. Since Clinton effectively retained control over emails in her private account even after she resigned in 2013, the government would have to negotiate with Clinton to turn over messages it can't already retrieve from the inboxes of federal employees she emailed. The AP has waited more than a year under the open records law for the State Department to turn over some emails covering Clinton's tenure as the nation's top diplomat, although the agency has never suggested that it didn't possess all her emails. Clinton's private email account surfaced publicly in March 2013 after a convicted Romanian hacker known as Guccifer published emails stolen from former White House adviser Sidney Blumenthal. The Internet domain was registered around the time of her secretary of state nomination. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., chairman of the special House committee investigating the Benghazi attacks, said the committee learned last summer - when agency documents were turned over to the committee - that Clinton had used a private email account while secretary of state. More recently the committee learned that she used private email accounts exclusively and had more than one, Gowdy said. President Obama signed a bill last year that bans the use of private email accounts by government officials unless they retain copies of messages in their official account or forward copies to their government accounts within 20 days. The bill did not become law until more than one year after Clinton left the State Department.", "summary": "The  unusual practice of a Cabinet-level official physically running her own email would have given Clinton control over limiting access to her archives .\nIn most cases, individuals who operate their own email servers are users so concerned about  privacy  they take matters into their own hands ."}
{"id": "bc92f08cb6ec54303296d2de7108e189235a4330", "text": "(CNN)What's your company doing this year for March Madness?  If your workplace is like most, the answer is a big fat nothing. Instead of leveraging the NCAA's annual tournament and turning it into a genuine bonding experience between colleagues, most organizations pretend it isn't happening. On the surface, ignoring a sporting event that takes place during regular work hours might appear like sound business practice. After all, companies need to generate profit, and it's hard to generate profit when your employees are huddled around a television, right? Wrong. What this perspective overlooks is that productivity isn't simply a function of how many hours we spend at the office. It also depends on the quality of our workplace experience. And one critical feature of that experience is how closely connected we feel to our colleagues. Research has consistently demonstrated that we are more effective at our jobs when we feel attached to the people around us. How do strong colleague relationships elevate our performance? For one thing, they make us more motivated. When you and your colleagues are close, failing to perform your duties generates more than a dissatisfied customer or an unhappy manager -- it means letting down your friends. The social pressure to achieve results can serve as a stronger motivator than anything a boss can say. Closer connections also foster a sense of trust and more candid dialogue. Studies comparing the collaboration patterns of friends to mere acquaintances indicate that friends are more willing to ask for help and more comfortable speaking up when a colleague is off on the wrong track. Performance aside, workplace friendships benefit organizations for another reason: Employees with richer friendships tend to stay on with their company for longer periods of time. Despite these considerable benefits, at most companies, friendships are an afterthought. To motivate employees, managers tend to rely on bonuses, promotions, and salary increases, ignoring the fact that as humans, we all have a basic psychological need for meaningful relationships. Yet the research is clear: When we feel valued and respected by those around us, we're not only more motivated -- we're also happier, healthier, and more productive. For too many organizations, investing in quality employee relationships means one thing: team-building exercises. Think ice breakers, trust falls and scavenger hunts. Every year, corporations spend millions on off-site retreats and weekend getaways packed with cringeworthy activities that purportedly foster better communication. But here's the truth: While awkward collaborations may spark brief experiences of closeness, they rarely translate into lasting friendships. So what does? Studies suggest three factors are essential to the development of authentic, meaningful friendships: familiarity (being around the same colleague often), similarity (finding commonalities in your background), and self-disclosure (revealing personal information about yourself every now and then, and having your co-worker do the same). Few activities include all three of these elements. This explains why close relationships usually take years to develop. But interestingly, office game-viewing parties come close. They present opportunities for colleagues to mingle with those from other departments and connect over shared interests. For many, the NCAA basketball tournament is associated with their experience at college, which leads them to share stories about their past, prompting co-workers to do the same. Unlike team-building experiences that compel employees to engage with one another, game-viewing parties position people to connect voluntarily. And that feature can make all the difference. In recent years, a number of forward-thinking workplaces have begun leveraging March Madness in intelligent ways. Ogilvy & Mather, for example, an international marketing agency based in New York, invites employees to watch tournament games on projection screens in conference rooms and the office cafeteria. To address the fact that not everyone has the time to follow college basketball, a Virginia financial services firm called The Motley Fool offers a free \"Bracketology\" class, where nonenthusiasts can get caught up on this year's favorites and collect advice before filling out their brackets. A number of organizations, including office furniture manufacturer Turnstone, even serve game-day snacks, such as pizza, popcorn, and chicken wings, to simulate the viewing experience of a sports bar, minus the alcohol. In addition to organizing a vibrant workplace gathering, there are also opportunities for making better use of the office tournament pool. Here's one idea: Instead of having employees pay an entry fee (which discourages nonfans from joining in), sponsor prizes so that everyone participates. Then, go beyond recognizing individual contestants and reward the team or department with the highest average score. This way, employees have reason to root for one another, fostering a sense of collaboration. Another approach worth considering: using the office pool as a motivational tool. Some years ago, NetTel Partners, a sales organization in Philadelphia, launched a competition among its salespeople in the weeks before the NCAA tournament. The more appointments a salesperson secured with potential clients, the sooner he or she could select a team in the office draft. The results were astonishing. Total cost to NetTel for furnishing prizes: $300, plus the price of a personalized basketball jersey. Total impact on the business: a 35% jump in appointments, not to mention a boost in office morale. As the NCAA tournament tips off this month, organizational leaders would be wise to re-examine their approach to March Madness. Instead of treating the tournament as a nuisance that prevents employees from working, perhaps it's time we considered embracing it for what it is: an inexpensive opportunity for bringing our work teams closer together. Without the trust falls.", "summary": "Friedman: Companies should encourage their employees to bond over NCAA tournament games .\nResearch shows the value of cultivating friendships among co-workers ."}
{"id": "242f51249dcde6f695ac9ea1160d8df26d808bad", "text": "BBC 1 drama The Ark will not include the iconic scene of animals entering the Ark two-by-two. It stars Shameless actor David Threlfall as Noah . It is one of the strongest biblical images learned in childhood – the animals entering Noah’s Ark two-by-two. But BBC 1 drama The Ark, to be shown over Easter, will not include the iconic scene – because writer Tony Jordan doesn’t want it to feel ‘like Peppa Pig’. Jordan, best known for his work on EastEnders, said: ‘What we have done with Noah in the past is to change it into a children’s story. It’s like a version of Peppa Pig. ‘Every time someone makes a film, they have the ramp and then the two crocodiles followed by two ducks. It’s all rubbish.’ The Ark, which stars Shameless actor David Threlfall as Noah, also ignores the scene where a dove carries an olive leaf to Noah to let him know the flood is receding. But the changes do not please traditionalists. Theologian Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali said: ‘The animals are an integral part of the story because it is about the whole of creation, not just human beings. 'Then the dove coming back with the olive leaf, that is about calmness and the return to order.’ The gritty depiction of Noah may also surprise traditionalists. In one scene he headbutts a thief and in another his sons talk about the impossibility of making love to their wives in such cramped conditions. Jordan said his irreverent approach to the original material was about revealing the wider truth in the story, adding: ‘The characters are supposed to be human beings.’ The writer said he chose not to include the scene because he doesn’t want it to feel ‘like Peppa Pig’ (pictured)", "summary": "BBC drama which will be shown over Easter will not feature iconic scene .\nAnimals entering Ark two-by-two is one of the most famous biblical images .\nThe Ark writer Tony Jordan said he does not want it to feel 'like Peppa Pig'\nChange not been welcomed by traditionalists who see scene as integral ."}
{"id": "f4be8fa101acb74a566e900fecb7c1de69be5d7c", "text": "This is the husband who allegedly burst into a busy pediatric clinic in California and shot dead his estranged wife, before killing himself, in a murder-suicide sparked by a bitter custody dispute. Neng Moua, 43, stormed a medical office  near Mariposa and S Street in Downtown Fresno on Tuesday morning and starting arguing with a 33-year-old female employee, Fresno police said. Armed with a 'large shotgun', he then apparently shot the woman - believed to be his estranged spouse with whom he had five children - several times, causing other terrified workers to flee. SWAT officers surrounded the building and ordered people to evacuate to a nearby church. A short search of the building led police to the body of the woman, a receptionist at Sang Pediatrics. Scroll down for video . 'Murder-suicide': Neng Moua (pictured in a previous mug shot), 43,allegedly burst into a busy pediatric clinic and shot dead his estranged wife, before killing himself, in a murder-suicide sparked by a custody dispute . Crime scene: Moua, 43, stormed into the door of a medical office (pictured) near Mariposa and S Street in Downtown Fresno on Tuesday morning and starting arguing with a 33-year-old female employee, police said. The victim - who had another two children from a previous relationship - was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers also discovered Moua had killed himself, leaving the couple's five children orphans. On Tuesday afternoon, Fresno Police Lt Joe Gomez confirmed the shooting and said no other injuries had been reported. Police are not searching for other suspects in relation to the incident. According to a witness, Moua was armed with a large shotgun when he entered the building just before 11am Pacific Time and opened fire after having a verbal dispute with his wife. Officers arriving on the scene heard one gunshot, followed by more shots as they began to enter the premises to conduct a sweep and an evacuation, Fresno Police Deputy Chief Pat Farmer said. There were eight staffers and eight patients at the office at the time of the shooting. Some of them hid in bathrooms, while others were seen climbing out of first-floor windows, ABC reported. Frantic messages: A woman who works at the office texted her husband, David, telling him she had witnessed the gunman shoot his wife in the chest . Bloody morning: Officers arriving on the scene heard one gunshot, followed by more shots as they began to enter the premises to conduct a sweep . Police broke at least one window to help workers trapped inside the office escape, Gomez said, adding about half the building had been searched as of about 12.30pm local time. It has since emerged that the couple at the center of the deadly incident had been locked in a custody battle over their five children. The feuding husband and wife had a pending court date in May, and the victim's co-workers believed it may have prompted the shooting Tuesday, Deputy Farmer told reporters this afternoon. Moua had a criminal history, which included an arrest on a domestic violence charge 11 years ago. SWAT officers surrounded the building near Mariposa and S Street in downtown Fresno and ordered people to evacuate . Nearby St John's Cathedral had to be evacuated during what police initially described as a hostage situation . Images on local ABC30-TV showed a large police presence at the downtown office building and the station reported that witnesses heard several gunshots there. The news channel tweeted text messages sent by an office worker to her husband saying she had witnessed the gunman shoot his wife in the chest at close range. According to ABC30, a cathedral down the street 'from a hostage situation' was being evacuated, and a helicopter flying overhead was making announcements asking anyone who had seen a man wearing a white overcoat to call 911.", "summary": "Neng Moua stormed medical office in Fresno, California, Tuesday morning .\nHe then 'started arguing with his estranged wife, 33, who worked at clinic'\nSeconds later, he apparently shot her dead, before turning gun on himself .\nWitness texted her husband saying the gunman shot his wife in the chest .\nEstranged couple, who had five children together, had a court date in May .\nSWAT officers surrounded clinic and ordered evacuation of nearby church .\n43-year-old Moua was arrested on domestic violence charges 11 years ago ."}
{"id": "b3c782ae2d9b6d3290de6ba58fc9c01c84daf4ac", "text": "Jailed: Nicole Richess, 20, of Bournemouth, Dorset, had sex with the two servicemen  after a night out . A young woman was today jailed for more than two years after falsely accusing two soldiers of trying to rape her because she was ashamed about a drunken cocaine-fuelled threesome. Nicole Richess, 20, of Bournemouth, Dorset, had sex with the two servicemen at a friend’s house and then her own home after a night out. The following day her boyfriend heard rumours that she had been unfaithful and confronted her. Richess ‘panicked’ and made up the false claim that the two innocent men, aged 23 and 24, had forced themselves on her - because she was too ashamed to tell her boyfriend of three years, Alex Ganter, she had cheated on him. Mr Ganter made her go to the police to report the ‘attack’, and Richess even gave a ‘tearful’ account of the apparent crime to officers and ‘illicitly gained their empathy’. Her ‘deceitful web of lies’ saw the two soldiers arrested, leaving them ‘distraught and petrified’. However, officers began to realise Richess was lying when they gathered the accounts of the soldiers and her friends - and she was charged with perverting the course of justice. Richess was today jailed for two and a half years by a judge who said that her lies had an ‘insidious and corrosive’ effect on public confidence and the justice system. Judge Jonathan Fuller QC said: ‘You made a determined and prolonged attempt to weave a picture of deceit to further your ends and you were prepared to make wholly false allegations of attempted rape against these innocent young men. Victims: Richess made up the false claim that the two innocent men (above, left and right) had forced themselves on her - because she was too ashamed to tell her boyfriend  she had cheated on him . ‘You told a web of lies and even cried to evoke sympathy. The impact on these victims cannot be understated and false allegations of rape and attempted rape can have dreadful consequences. ‘Every occasion of a proved false allegation has an insidious effect on public confidence, sometimes allowing doubts to creep into when one shouldn’t exist. Your offence has a corrosive effect on criminal justice.’ Fern Russell, prosecuting, told Bournemouth Crown Court how Richess and her friend Laura Hillwood met a group of four soldiers at Taboo nightclub in the town on November 9, 2012. The women went back to Ms Hillwood’s home in Bournemouth with the men where two of them had sex with Richess in a bedroom. Ms Hillwood walked in on them to find Richess wearing just a bra and the two soldiers in a ‘state of undress’. Ms Hillwood ordered the trio to leave and they went to Richess’s home in Bournemouth where they continued to have sex. The following morning Richess drove the soldiers to their barracks at Blandford Army Camp in Dorset. Ms Russell said: ‘Ms Hillwood then told her mutual friends she had walked in on a threesome. That was fed to Nicole’s boyfriend and he became angry about the situation and wanted to know what was going on.’ Night out: Richess and her friend Laura Hillwood met a group of four soldiers at Taboo nightclub (pictured) in Bournemouth on November 9, 2012 . Richess denied to her friends and her Mr Ganter that the sex was consensual and claimed she was raped. She alleged that the soldiers walked into the bedroom while she was changing her clothes where they attempted to rape her. She said: ‘The males had asked me for a threesome and they tried grabbing me. They started stripping off and I was shouting and trying to move but one of them kept bending me over trying to get me. ‘I was getting angry and I couldn’t get out but eventually my friend came in and I managed to get out, get in my car and go home.’ She recalled to officers her false story in ‘great detail’ in a 65-minute recorded interview, the court heard. Ms Russell said: ‘She was tearful and illicitly gained the empathy of the police as she was struggling to give out what she said was her truthful account.’ The soldiers, who were absent from today’s hearing, were told they would face no charges two weeks after the incident. In total, Richess’s claims wasted 296 hours of police time. She had denied a charge of perverting the course of justice but changed her plea to guilty on the eve of a trial more than two years later. In a victim impact statement the 23-year-old serviceman said he was worried about his future as a soldier, adding he was proud of representing the country. Lift: The following morning Richess drove the soldiers to their barracks at Blandford Army Camp (pictured) He said: ‘I was extremely worried about what would due to not know what would happen next. This incident has had a profound effect on my job. ‘Because I had been arrested I was seen to be bringing the Army into disrepute. It’s had a long lasting effect which has changed the way I have interacted with females. ‘The lasting effect of this case will follow me for many years and perhaps the rest of my life.’ The 24-year-old said: ‘I was petrified and couldn’t believe this was happening to me. It changed me as a person and I have become a lot quieter and less confident. My family were distraught about the allegations and the worry has been the biggest thing for me.’ Tony Ventham, defending, said Richess - who is seven and a half months pregnant by her current partner - said she felt pressured in to reporting the false claims because her former boyfriend was ‘violent’ and ‘controlling’. Richess had also taken cocaine for the first time that night. Mr Ventham said: ‘She called the police because she was in a panic and because she’s stupid and immature.’ He added: ‘In December the following month she tried to commit suicide and had been struggling with depression ever since.’  Richess will start her sentence in a young offenders’ institution.", "summary": "Nicole Richess had sex with two men at friend’s house and then her own .\nBoyfriend confronted her over rumours she had been unfaithful next day .\nShe 'panicked' and made up claim that men forced themselves on her .\nGave 'tearful' account of 'crime' to officers and 'illicitly gained empathy'"}
{"id": "6ebf68f15c6284277bb0cfb175f20a5e6112b4c4", "text": "Two men will appear in court after allegations of racist chanting at St Pancras station following Chelsea's Champions League clash in Paris. Transport police issued photographs of seven men as part of their probe into the incident which is said to have taken place at around 8pm on February 18. Witnesses claimed a group of fans marched through the station hurling racist abuse and making racist chants. A group of men were at St Pancras International station when they reportedly engaged in racist chanting . Chelsea drew 1-1 with PSG when they met in Paris and PSG progressed on away goals after the second leg . This was the day after an incident on the Paris Metro before Chelsea's match with Paris St Germain when a black man was subjected to alleged racist abuse as he unsuccessfully tried to board a carriage. The two men identified in connection with the St Pancras allegations will appear before Westminster Magistrates in May. A spokesman for British Transport Police (BTP) said: 'Following a thorough investigation we have reported two 21-year-old men for summons in relation to offences of racially aggravated harassment. 'The men, who are from Mitcham and Worcester Park, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 11 May.' BTP say they are still investigating a separate incident in which a group of Chelsea supporters are alleged to have made racist chants on a train service from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly following their side's Capital One Cup Final victory over Tottenham Hotspur on March 1. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.", "summary": "Two men to appear in court after allegations of racist chanting .\nIncident said to have taken place at 8pm on February 18 .\nChelsea and PSG drew the game in Paris 1-1 ."}
{"id": "4cb147cbe3d31ab4b61bcee97719f8d175d2f617", "text": "Roy Hodgson has revealed that Arsene Wenger rang him for advice before signing Danny Welbeck for £16m on transfer deadline day - and that he is delighted that his strong recommendation paid off for both Arsenal and Welbeck. Wenger has since said that he only appreciated quite how good a player Welbeck was after seeing him close up every day in training - and Hodgson says he gave similar feedback to the Arsenal manager when Wenger was weighing up whether to buy Welbeck or not last August. Hodgson said: 'Arsene and I speak more often than most managers as he always comes up to the directors' box at Arsenal and I speak to him very often. And we spoke of course before he signed Danny. I was singing Danny's praise so I'm delighted that Arsene has seen that my judgement wasn't wrong and that he shares that judgement. Danny Welbeck joined Arsenal from Manchester United for £16m on transfer deadline day . Welbeck scores the winning goal for Arsenal against his former club in the FA Cup quarter-final . 'We like Danny very much. We've always shown faith in Danny. Many times he's been selected by me and my staff when he was not actually playing for Manchester United. Sometimes he's not even been on the bench and yet still we' ve selected him because we think he has the qualities required. 'And what Danny really needs is the faith of his manager, which he obviously has from Arsene, to get more games. And then I think we'll see more and more performances from him that we've been lucky enough to see with England and Arsenal were lucky enough to see the other night when he played at Monaco. I thought he was really, really good.' Welbeck is likely to start for England in their Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania next Friday. He made 24 starts for Manchester United last season and since moving to Arsenal on transfer deadline day has already started 25 times with at least eleven games remaining, which Hodgson believes is benefitting the England player. Arsene Wenger and Roy Hodgson in the director's box at the Emirates Stadium . 'Arsene has used him and he's played quite a lot of games if you compare it to the games he played for Man United. With us he's always done what I think is a very, very good job for the team. There aren't many times when he's played for England where I've been disappointed in him or in his work rate or desire. But of course it would be great if he gets himself as one of the first names on the Arsenal team sheet and play for them every week, that would be a bonus certainly for him and it won't do us any harm. 'I'm pretty sure he must have benefitted (from Wenger's confidence in him). But it's not something that has struck me like a bolt of lightning, that's for sure. When he's come with us he's not lacked confidence ever. He knows what we want from him. And he knows that he can deliver what we want from him. He knows that we believe in him. I've never felt he's ever come to us with a massive lack of confidence.'", "summary": "Danny Welbeck joined Arsenal from Manchester United in the summer .\nStriker moved to north London for a £16m fee on transfer deadline day .\nRoy Hodgson said Arsene Wenger phoned for advice before the signing ."}
{"id": "acdf5c179770ff6de7eedefae41d4aaf9620a725", "text": "A Swedish football team has told of how they narrowly escaped death after a last-minute decision against booking their players on Germanwings Flight 4U9525. Four Lufthansa subsidiary flights left Barcelona around the same time this morning, Division 1 team Dalkurd FF, from Borlänge, central Sweden, had players on three of them. The team had initially planned to travel on Flight 4U9525 to Düsseldorf, but instead split the team over the three remaining flights from Barcelona, via Germany. Scroll down for video . Lucky escape: Swedish Division 1 team Dalkurd FF had initially planned to travel on Flight 4U9525 to Düsseldorf, but instead split the team over the three remaining flights from Barcelona this morning . When the Dalkurd FF delegation of 29 players and staff landed, they found out that the fourth flight had crashed, and the passengers next to them at check in a few hours earlier had died. All 144 passengers, including two babies and 16 teenagers from a German high school, and six crew members lost their lives when Germanwings Flight 4U9525 crashed this morning. The Airbus A320 ploughed into the mountainside in a remote region of the French Alps en route from Spain to Germany at more than 400mph. 'We were supposed to have been on that flight. We checked in with all of the passengers. It's surreal,' Dalkurd FF's sports chief Adil Kizil told Aftonbladet. 'When we got to the airport in Barcelona there were four  flights leaving that time, flying north over the alps. All 144 passengers, including two babies and 16 teenagers from a German high school, and six crew members lost their lives when Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed near Seyne les Alpes, French Alps . Video from the scene of the crash shows debris of the Germanwings Airbus A320 at the crash site in the French Alps above the southeastern town of Seyne . Destroyed: Crews in the first helicopter to reach the site said they had seen no survivors and reported finding chunks of plane the size of a car . 'Four flights and we had players on three of them. Let's just say we were very lucky.' Dalkurd FF, formed in 2004 by Kurdish immigrants, play in Sweden's Division 1, the third level in the league system of Swedish football. The team had been on a week-long training camp in Barcelona and were flying home this morning, and were supposed to have been on Flight 9525. Mr Kizil told the newspaper how they had tried to fit the entire team on the Germanwings flight, but that the connection time in Düsseldorf to continue their journey home to Sweden was too long. Instead they split the team onto the three other  flights, with one group flying via München and two others via Zürich. Mr Kizil said the players are still shocked, and that their thoughts are with the families of the victims. 'All the people on that plane were at the same check-in as us. We also flew with a subsidiary to Lufthansa, so everyone went to the same gates.' Others have today spoken of narrowly escaping death after missing Flight 4U 9525. The Airbus A320 ploughed into the mountainside in a remote region of the French Alps en route from Spain to Germany at more than 400mph . One woman, whose husband has been named by Spanish media as one of the 150 victims, was refused boarding as she was deemed 'too pregnant' to fly. News website La Voz de Galicia claims Marta Carceller had to stay behind in Barcelona while her husband Josep Sabat Casellas boarded the Germanwings flight, The Mirror reports. A man named Manuel Blasco also spoken of his lucky escape, as he was convinced by his wife not to change his flights last minute. Mr Blasco had intended to swap a Monday flight for the ill-fated Airbus A320 today after waking up with a cold. He told Spanish newspaper El Mundo: 'I woke up with a cold and a bit of a temperature. 'I was going to change the flight and fly today with the plane that crashed. 'My wife made me change my mind. I still asked at the Lufthansa desk when I got to Barcelona airport if I could change the flight but they said the plane that ended up crashing was very full and I'd have to pay a lot of money to reserve a seat. 'As I saw it was going to cost quite a lot, I ended up sticking to my original plan and going on Monday.'", "summary": "Dalkurd FF from Sweden were supposed to have travelled on Flight 9525 .\nConnection time in Dusseldorf was too long, so the team split up .\nFour Lufthansa flights left around same time, Dalkurd were on three .\nThe fourth flight crashed into the Alps, killing all 150 on board .\nTeam has spoken of shock as they 'checked in next to the victims'\nSpanish woman whose husband died on flight was 'too pregnant' to fly ."}
{"id": "3b90b79b0c1320743853e44ac946d760d6d66127", "text": "Families face a high street Easter egg hunt following evidence some supermarket websites have run out of supplies. The Tesco website carries a red letter warning stating: ‘Sorry this product is currently not available’ on the vast majority of popular big brand eggs. Similarly, the Morrisons website is listing many top brands as ‘out of stock’, while Asda’s web store also has only a limited range left. Scroll down for video . Families face a high street Easter egg hunt following evidence some supermarket websites have run out of supplies . The Tesco website carries a red letter warning stating: ‘Sorry this product is currently not available’ on the vast majority of popular big brand eggs . Easter eggs listed as unavailable at Tesco include a host under the Cadbury brand, including the Dairy Milk giant egg, Roses, Caramel, Milk Buttons, Oreo, Flake, Twirl, Heroes and Wispa. Other branded eggs that are apparently sold out include Rolo, Galaxy Indulgent, Kitkat Chunky, Toffee Crisp, Terrys Chocolate Orange and Ferrero Rocher. The evidence suggests that the supermarkets have miscalculated demand for the eggs, which have been at the centre of a price war give-away as part of a wider battle to tempt shoppers through the door. Industry research suggests the average price of an Easter Egg is down by 9.7per cent this year following a series of special promotions. Morrisons triggered the Easter Egg crunch by slashing the price of many medium versions of the big brands, such as Smarties, Rolo and Maltesers to just £1. Tesco responded by offering Galaxy and Minstrel eggs on sale at a half-price £3 each with more pricey Thornton Premium eggs for sale with £2 off. Asda and Sainsbury’s have been offering their own deals. Similarly, the Morrisons website (pictured) is listing many top brands as ‘out of stock’, while Asda’s web store also has only a limited range left . Shoppers reported that Tesco stopped selling many big brand Easter eggs on its website before the weekend and more popular products were added to the list by this morning. All four big brand giant eggs are unavailable, as are six out of eight large eggs and seven out of nine medium eggs. The firm’s website is still offering some more expensive luxury eggs and its own label creations. Despite the evidence from Tesco’s own website, a spokesman said: ‘We have a fantastic range of Easter eggs available in stores and online, all at great prices and offering some amazing deals for customers.’", "summary": "Tesco site shows majority of big brands eggs are 'currently not available’\nMorrisons lists many brands as out of stock and Asda only has small range .\nEvidence suggests supermarkets have miscalculated demand for the eggs .\nThey have been at the centre of price war give-away with prices down 9.7% ."}
{"id": "9762488af8db82630339473686176f92467acbff", "text": "Millions of patients will have access to a full range of hospital services seven days a week by 2020, David Cameron will pledge today . Millions of patients will have access to a full range of hospital services seven days a week by 2020, David Cameron will pledge today. Consultant-level care and scans will be offered every day to end the scandal of poor out-of-hours treatment. The Prime Minister will admit that Britons are ‘more likely to die’ if they turn up at weekends and outline plans to use £2billion to fund the move in England. His announcement ensures that the two main parties will now go head-to-head on the NHS at the start of the general election campaign. But Labour said the Conservatives had promised a seven-day NHS before the last election and failed to deliver it. And there were doubts about whether the commitment could be met without injecting billions of pounds or higher bills for agency staff and locums. The Prime Minister will insist that maintaining funding for public services is only possible with a strong economy, urging voters to stick to the Tories’ ‘long-term economic plan’. His reforms would be rolled out step by step, starting with emergency and urgent care and support services such as scans. Some hospitals are already providing services at the weekend. Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, rated outstanding by watchdogs, offers consultant-led emergency care from 8am to midnight, seven days a week. Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trust offers services such as CT scans on weekday evenings and from 9am to 5pm at the weekend. At Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, an increase in consultants on weekend duty saw a 34 per cent rise in patients being discharged the same or the following day. In his speech at the Conservative spring conference in Manchester today, the Prime Minister will say: ‘For years it’s been too hard to access the NHS out of hours. ‘But illness doesn’t respect working hours. Heart attacks, major accidents, babies – these things don’t just come from 9 to 5. ‘And the truth is that you are actually more likely to die if you turn up at the hospital at the weekend. Some of the resources are not up and running. The key decision-makers aren’t always there. ‘With a future Conservative government, we would have a truly seven-day NHS.’ Scroll down for video . Consultant-level care and scans will be offered every day to end the scandal of poor out-of-hours treatment . Experts say weekend services are vital to cope with an ageing society. Studies also show that death rates among patients admitted on a Sunday are 16 per cent higher than for those admitted on a Wednesday. Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, the NHS Medical Director, said it was ‘inefficient’ for diagnostic machines and pathology laboratories to lie dormant at weekends while access is ‘dogged by waiting lists’. Professor Sir Norman Williams, former president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said the planned reform could ‘transform the quality of care’ at the weekend. But Labour health spokesman Andy Burnham said Mr Cameron was making the same promise he did five years ago. ‘It is typical of the brass neck of a man who thinks he can take the public for mugs,’ he added. And Dr Mark Porter, of the British Medical Association, called it ‘shameless political game-playing’ ahead of the election. He added: ‘It will, for example, take much longer than five years to train the extra doctors needed, and without a considerable increase in staff and resources, weekday services might face being scaled back, affecting patient care.’ Ed Miliband yesterday pledged to cap the profits of private firms providing NHS care. Kicking off his election campaign at the site of the 2012 London Olympics, he said Labour would halt what he called a ‘tide of privatisation’ in the NHS. Firms brought in to provide free treatment to patients would be hit with a five per cent profit cap, he said. But last night a former Labour health minister accused his party leadership of scaremongering and risking patient care. Ed Miliband yesterday pledged to cap the profits of private firms providing NHS care, bringing in a five per cent profit cap . Mr Miliband said yesterday that another five years of Conservative government would mean ‘the disintegration of our public services’. ‘We’ll scrap David Cameron’s market framework for the NHS and stop the tide of privatisation,’ he said. ‘The NHS will be the preferred provider. No company working with the NHS will be able to profit by cherry-picking: rejecting patients with the more complex and expensive needs. ‘We will cap the profits that private health companies can make from our NHS. ‘The standard rule will be a five per cent cap. The money we pay for our health care should be invested for patient care, not for excess profits for private firms.’ Labour said the profit cap would apply to all NHS contracts worth £500,000 or more. Any company that made more than five per cent from the contract would be forced to reimburse the NHS for any returns above that level. Local NHS commissioners would have the power to allow higher profits in exceptional circumstances and the cap would not apply to GPs, pharmacies or dentists. Critics accuse Labour of hypocrisy, since expenditure on NHS services provided free of charge by private providers has risen at a slower rate since 2010 than in the four years before, when the party was in power. Lord Warner, a Labour health minister between 2003 and 2007, said the NHS could not survive without private sector providers, particularly during spikes in demand, which occur most winters. He warned that Mr Miliband’s profit cap ran the risk of being a pre-election promise ‘which doesn’t stand up when confronted with the reality of government’. ‘It’s far from clear how you would implement it,’ he said. ‘A lot of the private sector is currently providing services to the NHS at standard NHS tariffs. Is that a profit? ‘If you want to scare people, you can scare people. But all the work that was done in the Blair government on choice and competition showed that people didn’t have concerns on whether work was done by the private or public sector. What they were concerned with was whether they would have to pay and was their care safe.’ Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: ‘We all know Labour want to “weaponise” the NHS but this is another policy from Ed Miliband that looks ill-thought through.’ Score of viewers complained of bias against Ed Miliband in Thursday’s TV election interviews. Regulator Ofcom received 250 gripes about his treatment at the hands of hosts Kay Burley and Jeremy Paxman. Channel 4, which hosted the show with Sky, said it received around 300 complaints, while Labour insiders said Miss Burley was too ‘aggressive’.", "summary": "Hospital services will be available seven days a week under new plans .\nDavid Cameron will admit that patients are 'more likely to die' at weekends .\nConsultant-level care and scans will be offered every day of the week .\nThe Prime Minister will today pledge £2billion to fund the move in England ."}
{"id": "46fe0f2e06c9a0156b54edc445dd273989fdb6a1", "text": "The roommate of Martese Johnson, the black University of Virginia student whose head was split open during an arrest, had shown officers a real ID. Speaking to ABC News, Joshua Kinlaw said 'it hit my heart' when he found out his friend had been involved in the bloody arrest outside the Trinity Irish Pub in Charlottesville early on Wednesday. 'There is nothing he could've said or done that could provoke an officer of the law to assault him in such a manner,' he said. He added that contrary to the officers' suspicions, Johnson did not have a fake ID and had presented his real identification when a bar employee asked to see it. Scroll down for videos . Defense: Joshua Kinlaw, pictured speaking to ABC News, said 'it hit my heart' when he found out his friend, Martese Johnson, had been involved in the bloody arrest early on Wednesday morning . 'So the ID that he actually showed to both the bouncer and to the ABC [Alcoholic Beverage Control] officers was his real ID,' he said. 'Now because the age on that ID shows him to be 20 years old, I think that's when dispute and discrepancies came in.' After being turned away from the bar and questioned by police, Johnson was forced to the ground and pinned down. His bloodied face, caused by a gash to his head, was captured on camera and shared across social media. The student was charged with public intoxication and or swearing and obstruction of justice for the St Patrick's Day night incident outside the Trinity Irish Pub. He was released Wednesday morning. Kinlaw said he believed the incident was race-related because so many other students on campus try to get into bars when they are underage but do not face the same sorts of assaults. On Thursday, Johnson's lawyer, Daniel Watkins, shared the same story. Hurt: Johnson can be seen on the pavement after the scuffle with officers in the early hours of Wednesday . He explained that Johnson, a junior at UVA, was standing near the Trinity Irish Pub after midnight when a bouncer approached him and asked for his ID. He asked Johnson about his zip code, and Johnson gave his mother's current zip code in Chicago, which is different from the old one listed on his current Illinois license, Watkins said. Officers then questioned Johnson about being in possession of false identification, even though the ID was his, Watkins said. 'At no point during the encounter ... did Martese present a fake ID,' Watkins said. They forced him to the ground, pinned him down and handcuffed as his head began bleeding, Watkins said. Johnson did not speak at the news conference, but Watkins read a statement on his behalf, saying: 'I trust that the scars on my face and head will heal but the trauma from what the ABC officers did will stay with me forever.' He said he planned to fight the charges. Johnson, seen here on Thursday, was charged with public intoxication and obstruction of justice. He said through his lawyer, right, that he was 'shocked that my face was slammed into the brick pavement' The student (center) reportedly said the ZIP code of the address where his mother (left center, with son Michael, left) currently lives rather than the one listed on the ID he gave to Alcoholic Beverage Control officers . 'I still believe in our community. I know this community will support me during this time,' he said in the statement. Protests erupted at the campus following the arrest. On Wednesday night, a thousand students gathered on the prestigious campus to demand justice for their classmate. Johnson, a full scholarship student who had 10 stitches across his forehead, joined the protests, although he did not refer directly to the incident on advice of his lawyer. 'Regardless of your personal opinions and the way you feel about subjects to please respect everyone up here, we're all part of one community,' he told the crowd. School President Theresa Sullivan made a brief appearance on the grassy field, but only spoke to several reporters and did not make any formal remarks to the crowd. She released a statement saying that she was 'deeply concerned' 'contacted the Governor's office to ask for an independent investigation of the incident.' On Wednesday night, hundreds of students gathered at the University of Virginia campus to demand justice for Johnson. There was also a separate march through the town . The hashtag #JusticeForMartese was posted thousands of times on Twitter and student protesters have used the phrase 'black lives matter' and said that the arrest of Johnson (second from left) was racially motivated . 'The safety and security of our students will always be my primary concern, and every member of our community should feel safe from the threat of bodily harm and other forms of violence,' the statement read. Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo is expected to attend an open dialogue with UVA students on Friday to discuss his force's relationship to them. The Virginia State Police Association said Thursday that it was launching an administrative review and criminal investigation into the incident. Police will conduct the criminal investigation along with the City of Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney. The officers involved in the incident have been put on desk duty. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe's office had released a statement Wednesday that called for state police to examine 'the use of force' by liquor control officers. ABC agents in Charlottesville have been accused of heavy-handed actions in the past. The state of Virginia reached a $212,500 settlement last year with a UVA student who was arrested after her purchase of water was mistaken for beer. Johnson, pictured left, is an honor student at the university, which has seen a string of controversies this year . Scene: The incident  occurred as Johnson stood outside Trinity Irish Pub just blocks from the campus . Elizabeth Daly fled in terror outside a Charlottesville supermarket in April 2013 when her vehicle was swarmed by state ABC agents who mistook her just-purchased carton of sparkling water for an alcoholic beverage. According to Daly's lawsuit, badges worn around the casually dressed ABC agents' necks were not clearly visible and the defendants did not verbally identify themselves as officers. Daly was charged with eluding police and assaulting a police officer after her SUV grazed two of the agents. The arrest provoked a public outcry, and the charges were dropped. Johnson is scheduled to appear in court on March 26. See below for video . Tragedy: University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, 18, pictured, was found dead in October . Murdered student Hannah Graham . University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, 18, went missing in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, after leaving a bar at 2am on September 13. The sophomore's remains were discovered buried in a shallow grave in a densely wooded area of Albemarle County, eight miles from Charlottesville, in mid-October following a month-long search. Jesse Matthew Jr.has been charged with first-degree murder. Rolling Stone fraternity rape allegations . The University of Virginia fraternity was hit with allegations of gang rape in a Rolling Stone article. A police investigation  turned up no evidence of the alleged sexual assault. Phi Kappa Psi was suspended in November, after Rolling Stone published a story featuring a UVA junior named 'Jackie' who claimed to have been brutally gang-raped by a group of men at the fraternity during her freshman year. All fraternities and sororities at the Charlottesville, Virginia campus were temporarily suspended in the wake of the controversial article, which provoked protests on campus over the school's relaxed prosecution of sexual assault reports. Loss: Peter D'Agostino, 20, pictured, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound last year . However, the article later came into question when the Washington Post highlighted several discrepancies in the story - throwing doubt on whether the incident. D'Agostino heir takes his life . Tragedy struck the already reeling University of Virginia campus in November when a 20-year-old student and heir to New York City supermarket fortune took his life. Peter D'Agostino, 20, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was the great-grandson of New York City supermarket chain founder Nicholas D'Agostino Sr.", "summary": "Martese Johnson, a junior, was arrested on Wednesday after an altercation about his ID outside a bar in Charlottesville, Virginia .\nVideo showed him bleeding from his head while being held down and he needed 10 stitches .\nHe was accused of having a fake ID after misstating his zip code, but his attorney said he gave his mom's zip code instead of the one on his license .\nHis roommate has also said Johnson does not own a fake ID .\nHe will fight public intoxication and obstruction of justice charges ."}
{"id": "1bcabcd29a58c1b2122ebaeb0ba5be678301d93a", "text": "A U.S. drone strike in Somalia on Thursday is believed to have killed a senior member of the al-Shabab extremist group who allegedly helped plan the 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, officials said. Adan Garar and two others are suspected to have been killed after their car was targeted near the town of Bardhere, the Kenyan and U.S. officials said. The senior Kenyan official, who insisted on anonymity because he wasn't authorized to give the information to the media, says Garar is also suspected of planning failed attacks on Kenya's coast and in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, last year. Scroll down for video . A U.S. drone strike in Somalia is believed to have killed a senior member of the al-Shabab extremist group behind 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairob . 67 people were killed in the 2013 attack as shoppers fled the area . The U.S official also insisted on anonymity. The 2013 attack claimed the lives of 67 people. CBS News reports the strike was carried out as Garar was traveling in a car fired on by a Predator drone. Adan Garar was killed along with two others when their car was targeted near the town of Bardhere . Anti-terror police foiled a planned attack in the coastal city of Mombasa after they intercepted a car packed with explosives in March 2014, according to Kenyan authorities. According to police, al-Shabab militants had planned simultaneous attacks on the international airport in Mombasa, the ferry crossing and a supermarket. The car laden with explosives was to be detonated on a ferry. With Garar's alleged planning, the gunmen stormed a shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 20 people in what Kenya's government said could be a terrorist attack . Al-Shabab, an Islamic extremist group, has vowed to inflict violent attacks on Kenya and Uganda because the two countries have contributed troops to the African Union force supporting the government in Somalia. Sixty-seven people were killed in the Westgate attack, which was carried out by four gunmen from al-Shabab.", "summary": "Adan Garar and two others are suspected to have been killed after their car was targeted near the town of Bardhere .\nGarar is also suspected of planning failed attacks on Kenya's coast and in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, last year .\nThe strike was carried out Thursday as Garar was traveling in a car fired on by a Predator drone."}
{"id": "973bc7a39d6777f50f68fff8b57107cd068b7db1", "text": "A schoolgirl who suffers from a rare condition which means she could die at any time has written a heart-breaking bucket list. Harlee-Jae Procter, from Bacup, Lancashire, told her mother Sasha she wants to ride an elephant, ice-skate with her favourite Frozen character and be a zoo keeper. The four-year-old has spent much of her short life in hospital due to a rare condition which means that part of a chromosome has been lost or deleted. Brave: Harlee-Jae Procter, who has a condition which means she could die at any moment, has come up with a bucket list of things she would love to do . As a result the tot has been diagnosed with biliary atresia which causes inflammation of the bile ducts, polycystic kidneys and nephrocalcinosis, a build up of calcium in the kidneys which can lead to fatal renal failure. 'Harlee-Jae is such a character and people who meet her don't think there is anything wrong with her,' said the mother-of-two. 'After we were told that she could have renal failure at any time, we decided to come up with a list of things she wants to do. 'And I think she realised she could take advantage of it a bit - so there are things on her list that are possible and some things that will never happen. 'It's really scary thinking that the worst could happen to her at any minute so we just want to make as many memories as we can. But I don't let her conditions define her or how she is treated.' And the youngster - who still wears age 12-months clothes because her growth has been stunted - has already started to tick items off. Pilot Procter: Harlee-Jae Procter (left) and sister Codiee-Lee (right) has already started to tick things off her bucket list like being a pilot . List: Harlee-Jae Procter (right) who has a serious healt condition, pictured with sister Codiee-Lee. The pair spent a day as police officers as part of the four-year-old's bucket list . She has already flown in an airplane cockpit, met Elmo, and spent the day as a police officer at Rossendale police station where they organised for her to go on a police car ride, a tour of the police station, and take part in fingerprinting and handcuffing. Sasha said: 'She came up with the bucket list after we were taken to PortAventura in Spain in August by the Make a Wish Foundation to meet Elmo from Sesame Street. 'She had a great time and even got to go in the cockpit of the plane on the flight over. 'Her list is full of things - some are achievable but some will never happen. She wants to ride an elephant, ice skate with Elsa from Frozen, be a zoo keeper and meet Danny Ings. Poorly: Harlee-Jae Procter was diagnosed with biliary atresia at just four-weeks-old after she was born severely jaundiced . Little fighter: Baby Harlee-Jae Procter in hospital. She has extremely rare diagnosis of microdeletion 17 q12 syndrome which means that genetic information has been lost or deleted . 'It's about making memories. I don't want to just sit here crying and let her condition define our lives.' The brave youngster was diagnosed with biliary atresia at just four-weeks-old after she was born severely jaundice. She was transferred to Leeds General Infirmary for a Kasai procedure which drains bile from the liver to the gut. The operation improved her liver function but Harlee will still need a liver transplant before she reaches adulthood. Frozen: One of Harlee-Jae Procter's wishes is to ice-skate with her favourite Disney character Princess Elsa . Fun loving: Harlee-Jae Procter, four, doesn't let her potentially fatal condition stop her from doing what she wants. She has come up with a bucket list of things she would like to do . The reception pupil was then diagnosed with polycystic kidneys at six-months, followed by an extremely rare diagnosis of microdeletion 17 q12 syndrome which means that genetic information has been lost or deleted. And more recently Harlee-Jae was found to have nephrocalcinosis which has to be monitored at monthly hospital visits, and could prove fatal. The brave girl has to take 15 different types of medication every day - and her condition has also made it difficult to potty train leaving her embarrassed at school. Sasha, who is also mother to six-year-old Codiee-Lee, said: 'All of this has been going on since she was born and Harlee deals with it really well. 'She doesn't think there is anything wrong with her and thinks I am lying when I tell her - she tells people the scar from her op is from falling off her bike.'", "summary": "'Riding an elephant' and 'ice-skating with Elsa from Frozen' on tragic list .\nShe has rare condition where part of a chromosome is lost or deleted .\nCondition causes  calcium build up which can lead to kidney failure ."}
{"id": "e1c4c9f9a3e90a914377de7786b1e41a7f51f43c", "text": "(CNN)A quick descent. No distress call. The pilot's actions. It will be months, or longer, before the causes behind Tuesday's crash of Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 are known, but there are initial clues that aviation experts say will be the most important to investigators. Speculation comes in the wake of any tragedy such as this, but experts say certain facts can be significant for those who want to know what happened. The most useful clues so far: . One of the plane's \"black boxes\" has been recovered, the French interior minister said. The data recorder will be the most useful in determining the cause of the crash. Its contents are still unknown, but it is a good sign that it was found just hours after the crash. France's aviation accident investigation bureau will examine the device immediately, the interior minister said. Real-time flight data available to the public tells a key part of the story. According to online flight trackers, the Germanwings plane had been flying at 38,000 feet when, about 30 minutes into the trip, it started descending. Six minutes later, it was recorded at 24,000 feet -- a drop of 14,000 feet. It continued to descend after that -- it's last recorded altitude was 11,400 feet. The rate of descent indicates that the pilot was still controlling the plane to some extent, CNN aviation analyst Mary Schiavo said. If the engines had stalled, the plane would have crashed in less time, she said. Departure: Barcelona, Spain, at 10:01 a.m. (26 minutes late) Destination: Scheduled to land in Dusseldorf, Germany, at 11:39 a.m. Passengers: 150 (144 passengers, six crew members) Airplane: Airbus A320 (twin-jet) Airline: Germanwings (budget airline owned by Lufthansa) Flight distance: 726 miles . Last known tracking data: 10:38 a.m. Last known speed: 480 mph . Last known altitude: 11,400 feet . Last known location: Near Digne-les-Bains, France, in the Alps . Sources: CNN and flightaware.com . The initial data about the plane's descent means that the pilot could have been trying to make an emergency landing, or that the plane was gliding with the pilot's guidance, Schiavo said. A scenario where the plane was gliding is potentially more dangerous because wide fields for landing would be hard to come by in the mountains, she said. Another aviation analyst, David Soucie, said the quickness of the descent shows something went wrong, but also that the plane was not out of control. The plane was descending \"faster than an elevator at that point. You're feeling it down. It's pulling you down, and you can sense that,\" Soucie said. A telling piece of data is that the plane maintained speed as it descended, he said. It could show that the pilot was aware that something was wrong and was controlling the speed as the plane went down. \"It was a controlled descent, and there was something that had gone wrong that he had no control over or he would have controlled it,\" Soucie said. The data on air traffic accidents are clear: A majority of accidents happen upon takeoff or landing. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, even though 83% of a plane's flight time is taken up with the climb, cruise and descent phases, less than 16% of accidents happen during this period. Soucie described the timing of the crash as an \"anomalous thing that happened.\" It is \"incredibly rare to happen in the middle of the flight,\" he said, meaning the pilot would have to act fast. Contrary to some early reports, the French Civil Aviation Authority told CNN that the crew of the Germanwings plane did not issue a distress call. It was air traffic controllers who sent out a distress call after radio contact with the plane was lost. The lack of an emergency call can raise a red flag to a nonpilot. Why would a pilot not alert someone that there is an emergency? Does it hint to an incursion in the cockpit or a pilot's motives? It might sound counterintuitive, but calling for help is not the first thing on a pilot's checklist when things go wrong. Soucie said the principle that a pilot follows during an emergency is this: Aviate, navigate and communicate. In other words, before turning on a distress call or transponder, the pilot's first concern is to fly the plane, and secondly, to find the safest option for a crash landing, if it comes to that. The Germanwings pilot \"was definitely aviating and navigating from what we can tell,\" Soucie said. The pilot was conceivably looking for a place to try to land, he said. A distress call -- had it happened -- could have signaled a different story. Schiavo explained that there are codes that pilots have -- certain words that if uttered by the pilot indicate to air traffic controllers that there is a hijacking. The initial reports are that there was no hijack code transmitted from the plane. A big part of determining the cause of the crash will be whether such a code was sent or not. \"I don't think you'd rule anything out at this point,\" CNN aviation analyst Miles O'Brien said. \"It's not like it appears as if it was an in-flight breakup. So what was going on in the cockpit is what we're going to be talking about in the coming days.\" O'Brien pointed out the known details of the crash -- a rapid descent, no radio call and a flight that continues into the mountains -- are not part of a \"typical emergency scenario.\" There were no reported weather issues during the plane's flight, but that does not mean you can rule these out as a possible cause, pilot and CNN aviation analyst Les Abend said. One thing Abend was looking at was a cold front progressing in the area where the plane was. It indicated some precipitation at lower altitudes. So there may not have been bad weather at the cruising altitude, but \"at lower altitudes, as they were beginning the descent, their visibility may have been obscured,\" Abend said. Reduced visibility in and of itself is not a huge issue, but the weather may have deteriorated as the plane descended and be a possible factor in the crash, he said.", "summary": "CNN aviation analyst says this is not a typical emergency incident, but all possibilities are part of probe .\nThe cause behind the crash of the Germanwings plane is unknown .\nThere are early clues, however, that will be key to investigators ."}
{"id": "36ac0ade927b5d616c381397e514d693a88291ca", "text": "Hampshire have signed former West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards for the latter half of this summer. Edwards will be registered as a Kolpak player and will arrive at the Ageas Bowl in late July. He will be available for all formats. The 33-year-old from Barbados has played 55 Tests, 50 one-day internationals and 20 Twenty20 games for the Windies, taking 241 wickets across all formats with a Test best of seven for 87 against New Zealand in 2008. Fidel Edwards, the former West Indies fast bowler, has joined Hampshire for the end of the summer . Edwards has taken three international five-wicket hauls in England, his last coming in 2009 at Lords . He has taken three five-wicket international hauls in English conditions - five for 112 at Chester-le-Street in 2007 and six for 92 at Lord's in 2009 in Tests, and five for 45 in an ODI at Lord's in 2007. Edwards said: 'I'm delighted to have signed for such an ambitious club as Hampshire. I hope I can play a part in helping to bring success to the Ageas Bowl this year. 'I'm very much looking forward to my first taste of county cricket. It's also an honour to follow other Bajans like Malcolm Marshall and Gordon Greenidge to Hampshire.' Director of cricket Giles White added: 'Fidel is a good option for us - he arrives ahead of the Royal London One Day Cup and should give our attack variety which we feel is key in the 50-over format.' The 33-year-old pace bowler will arrive at the Ageas Bowl in time for the Royal London One Day Cup .", "summary": "Former West Indies Test star Fidel Edwards will join Hampshire in July .\nEdwards has taken 241 international wickets and played 55 Tests .\nHe will arrive at the Ageas Bowl in time for Royal London One Day Cup ."}
{"id": "d0218afc258948fae2432ce0cfab8eb1fd2abb43", "text": "Getting children to welcome a new baby into the home can sometimes prove difficult - especially when it wasn't the playmate they were hoping for. Indeed, one mother from Colorado filmed the moment she told her daughter she was expecting a boy. Footage shows the toddler's smile quickly turning to a frown and then a cry 'no' as she breaks down in tears. 'I want a baby sister!' the little girl dramatically sobs. Her mother calmly explains that it isn't possible and she'll be getting a baby brother. 'That's why it's blue,' she says referencing a baby shower cupcake at home. But the girl remains vehemently opposed to the idea. The clip ends with her exclaiming: 'I want a baby sister right now!' Hopefully she eventually came around to the idea of having a little brother. Caught on camera: One mother from America filmed the moment she told her daughter she was expecting a boy - the infant wasn't too impressed . Chain reaction: The toddler's smile quickly turns to a frown and then a cry 'no' as she breaks down in tears .", "summary": "A mother from America filmed the scene play out .\nHer daughter immediately started crying when she found out she was going to get a brother ."}
{"id": "a5a8864418f72cd2935acaa9e3d17df9ca92cca9", "text": "(CNN)Ferguson's municipal judge has resigned and the city's court cases are getting moved after the U.S. Justice Department said the court discriminated against African-Americans. \"To help restore public trust and confidence in the Ferguson municipal court division, the Supreme Court of Missouri today transferred Judge Roy L. Richter of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, to the St. Louis County Circuit Court, where he will be assigned to hear all of Ferguson's pending and future municipal division cases,\" the Supreme Court said in a statement Monday. \"Extraordinary action is warranted in Ferguson, but the court also is examining reforms that are needed on a statewide basis,\" Chief Justice Mary R. Russell said in the statement. The announcement came the same day Municipal Court Judge Ronald Brockmeyer resigned as Ferguson's judge. \"Mr. Brockmeyer recognizes that the Department of Justice report, as well as recent media reports, regardless of their accuracy or validity, have diminished the public's confidence in the Ferguson Municipal Court,\" his attorney Bert Fulk said in a statement. \"Mr. Brockmeyer believes that it is paramount to begin immediately on promoting the public's confidence in the Ferguson Municipal Court. Promoting the public confidence in the Ferguson Municipal Court will help Ferguson begin its healing process.\" The Justice Department's report said Brockmeyer approved the creation of additional fees, \"many of which are widely considered abusive and may be unlawful, including several that the City has repealed during the pendency of our investigation. These include a $50 fee charged each time a person has a pending municipal arrest warrant cleared.\" Just about every branch of Ferguson government -- police, Municipal Court, City Hall -- participated in \"unlawful\" targeting of African-American residents for tickets and fines, the Justice Department concluded. The millions of dollars in fines and fees paid by black residents served an ultimate goal of satisfying \"revenue rather than public safety needs,\" the Justice Department found. Document: Justice report finds systematic discrimination by police in Ferguson . Its report detailed how Ferguson operated a vertically integrated system -- from street cop to court clerk to judge to city administration to city council -- to raise revenue for the city budget through increased ticketing and fining. The investigators also found evidence of racist jokes being sent around by Ferguson police and court officials. One November 2008 email said President Barack Obama wouldn't likely be President for long because \"what black man holds a steady job for four years.\" Another email joked that African-American women should use abortion to control crime. \"Our investigation has not revealed any indication that any officer or court clerk engaged in these communications was ever disciplined,\" the Justice Department's report said. The DOJ's probe came after public outcry over the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, who was shot by Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in August. Wilson, who was not indicted on any charges, has resigned from the police department. CNN's Michael Martinez contributed to this report.", "summary": "Ronald Brockmeyer resigns as Ferguson's Municipal Court judge .\nThe city's court cases are being transferred to another judge .\n'Extraordinary action is warranted in Ferguson,' the state's chief justice says ."}
{"id": "8b27deed4ec50d294f1b3ae6e37657ea21acc322", "text": "Patients at a hospital A&E department are being forced to parade details of their conditions on laminated signs. They are assessed by staff when they arrive, then given a red card if their illness is serious or a green one for less urgent issues, with a two or three-word summary of their ailment. These are designed to speed up staff assessments as patients wait for treatment, but the trial scheme has been described as ‘insensitive’ and like ‘a police line-up’. Elizabeth Reid, 49, has criticised a hospital after she was forced to wear a sign detailing her condition while waiting for treatment . It means those with alcohol, mental health and gynaecological problems, and others who might prefer to keep their conditions private, could be at risk of losing patient confidentiality. Elizabeth Reid, 49, said she was appalled when she went to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex, and was given a green card detailing her ankle injury after she was assessed by a nurse. ‘I didn’t mind much for me as I had hurt my ankle,’ she added. ‘But I thought it was disgusting that patients with alcohol problems or mental health issues had to carry cards that showed everyone what was wrong with them.’ The mother of five from Chelmsford has complained to hospital bosses about the scheme. She said for those ‘carrying signs saying they had alcohol problems, it just smacked of them being marked out – it was like a police line-up’. Mrs Reid added: ‘The poor man in front of me was looking after his teenage daughter, who had alcohol poisoning, and everyone could see what was wrong with her. ‘I could see why every single person in the queue was there – and we had to wait in a line that went past lots of people sitting down waiting, so they could all see what was wrong with us too. It’s really poor for patient confidentiality.’ Hospital bosses at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex, said it was designed to speed up staff assessments . She suggested it would be possible to obscure the details written on the cards, leaving the colour visible for staff, but said patients coming into A&E might be too distressed or distracted to think of doing this. ‘The people who come in are panicking or in pain,’ she added. ‘They could see anyone they know as it’s a local hospital, and they have to carry these cards showing what’s wrong with them.’ Another woman who visited the hospital said: ‘I had a laminated card and actually laughed at the insensitivity. I had a very negative experience, having just moved here from another county, and as a nurse myself was quite disheartened with the overall care I received at a sensitive time to myself and my family.’ The trust responsible for the hospital has defended the scheme, saying it will lead to quicker assessment times. The trial scheme has been described as ‘insensitive’ and like ‘a police line-up’ (picture posed by models) Dr Donald McGeachy, medical director of the Mid-Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, said: ‘We’d ask people to bear in mind that the new reception arrangements at Broomfield Hospital are part of a pilot scheme that is being developed and constantly refined. ‘We want to provide patients arriving at A&E with a rapid assessment so they can be seen by the right clinical service at the right time. At the moment, people arriving at Broomfield will be assessed by a nurse and either referred on for emergency medical help or redirected to see their own GP. ‘The new area that has been set up within the hospital entrance mirrors the main reception and pays the same regard to patient confidentiality. ‘The information patients are being asked to provide on arrival is the same as when they book into the A&E reception, with the difference that they are rapidly assessed and directed to the right service for them. ‘We are not aware of any complaints about the pilot scheme.’", "summary": "Patients at Broomfield Hospital  are given a card with summary of ailment .\nThe card is red if their illness is serious or green for less urgent issues .\nHospital bosses said it was designed to speed up staff assessments .\nBut trial scheme was described as ‘insensitive’ and like ‘a police line-up'"}
{"id": "1e35db5546d393943780774f427e02c39b2c863c", "text": "I’m starting to think Adam Lallana might actually become a better version of Steven Gerrard. He’s certainly got all the qualities that make him the perfect replacement for the Liverpool captain. I appreciate that Jordan Henderson is set to take over as skipper, but in terms of dynamism, energy and quality, Lallana looks like the perfect replacement for Gerrard the player. Have a look at Sunday’s victory over Manchester City: Lallana started the game as one of two No 10s behind Raheem Sterling (Brendan Rodgers’ innovative approach as a coach should not be underestimated). When Lazar Markovic went off, Lallana went over to the right wing, and then when Alberto Moreno was substituted, Lallana ended the game on the left wing. Adam Lallana (centre) gave an all-action display as Liverpool impressively beat Manchester City . Lallana chats with Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard during training on Monday . He is truly two-footed – for that reason alone English football should treasure him. But he is also clearly capable of playing in different positions, and he can adapt midway through a game. Those qualities are not readily available in most players and it takes me back to the Champions League final of 2005 when Gerrard ended up at right back. The very best not only play different positions, they excel in those positions as well. Lallana still has to prove he can do it, as Gerrard did, in a major final, but he proved it in a massive game on Sunday. A simple five-minute chat about Lallana with Rodgers will have him purring. The Liverpool manager will be using words and phrases like 'balance', 'clever', 'worker', 'technical ability', 'awareness', 'great character', 'looks after the ball'. Bring up the subject of Lallana and you could be there all day with Rodgers. On Sunday all the talk was of Philippe Coutinho, and understandably so. The brilliance of his goals alone in recent weeks makes him the hot topic and it’s great to see him add consistency to the undoubted quality. But Lallana’s contribution should not go unnoticed. Philippe Coutinho (2nd right) curled home Liverpool's winner late on in the Premier League clash at Anfield . Vice-captain Jordan Henderson (right, front) also scored a screamer for the Reds on Sunday . One thing you might not know about Lallana is that in Rodgers’ words, he is 'no shrinking violet'. He has bags of personality and character off the pitch as well as on it, and good leadership qualities – let’s not forget he was captain of Southampton as they returned to re-establish themselves in the Premier League. For Liverpool’s system he is perfect. He has quality on the ball – did you see his Cruyff turn in the centre circle against City? Breathtaking stuff – he creates – he scores (probably could score more) – and he presses the ball. He was injured pre-season, so it was a slow start to his Liverpool career and some supporters were too quick to judge. Rodgers knew that opponents’ approach to Liverpool would be different this season, he knew he would need players to be clever on the ball, and Lallana has that football intelligence. Lallana - who played three positions against City - shows his defensive qualities challenging Sergio Aguero . He doesn’t get talked about too much, does he? Is that because he’s English? Probably. But Rodgers told me this about Lallana: 'He’s technically as good as any European player'. Some might disagree, but it rams home the point that we don’t value his qualities highly enough in this country. In the feverish pace of the Premier League, Lallana still makes time for himself on the ball, and has that football intelligence and ability to make an impact on a game. Yet somehow, if he is only on the bench for England later this month it won’t be a surprise. And that’s a shame in my opinion. Gerrard’s departure will still hurt Liverpool fans, but I expect Lallana to grow even more when the legend leaves. He’s one of the most underrated footballers in the Premier League. Lallana slides in to have an effort on the Manchester City goal that went narrowly wide of the target .", "summary": "Liverpool beat champions Manchester City 2-1 on Sunday .\nEngland midfielder Adam Lallana excelled in three different positions .\nLiverpool captain Steven Gerrard is leaving the club at end of the season .\nLallana looks the perfect replacement for Gerrard .\nREAD: Jordan Henderson confident Liverpool can finish above Man City .\nCLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news ."}
{"id": "ab9637363336ee3e34505a13d0ef6b42fe6b2a17", "text": "Following Sunday's El Clasico spectacle that hugely intensified the run-in for the La Liga title between Barcelona and Real Madrid, Rio Ferdinand gave his stance on the age-old debate of who is better: Cristano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? Choosing to stay somewhat impartial to the discussion the former England international says we should stand back and appreciate the sheer brilliance we are witnessing in the presence of two of the world's greatest ever players. 'It's inevitable we do all this \"who's better? Blah, blah, blah\" but we should just be enjoying being around these two players and seeing it,' the QPR defender said. Rio Ferdinand (right) speaks to the camera alongside Queen's Park Rangers team-mate Bobby Zamora . Lionel Messi is La Liga's top scorer this season with 32 goals but Cristiano Ronaldo is not far behind . The Real Madrid striker's goal in El Clasico on Sunday took him to just one goal behind the Barcelona forward . 'When Ronaldo, the Brazilian one - who should have been the best if he weren't injured - was scoring 30 goals a season [everybody said]: \"Oh he's a genius, he's the best ever.\"' Messi and Ronaldo are this season's top scorers in La Liga, with 32 and 31 goals respectively with 10 games to go. Speaking from his car, kitted out with an X-Box and television screen, the former Manchester United star posted an image on Instagram of himself and Hoops team-mate Bobby Zamora. The two were taking each other on in an in-car game of FIFA whilst travelling to training at the Imperial College Sports Ground, London. The 2008 Champions League winner wrote: 'En route to training.. Winning at FIFA #shock' after beating the former Fulham striker 2-1 with Paris Saint Germain. The former England international raises his finger in victory after beating Zamora in an in-car game of FIFA .", "summary": "Rio Ferdinand played FIFA 15 and talked Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo .\nThe QPR defender said we should appreciate the talents of the magical duo .\nFerdinand spoke from his car complete with an X-Box and multiple screens ."}
{"id": "6722a5f1c9948d49e419d6656777c0a7fedf833f", "text": "The Astana cycling team have denied reports they have been stripped of their WorldTour licence by the Independent Licence Commission. Last month the UCI requested that Astana's licence be revoked by the commission following an independent audit into the team of 2014 Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali, which came after a number of anti-doping infringements by Astana and their feeder team. On Monday, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that Astana would lose their WorldTour licence and would only be allowed to apply for a Continental licence, the third tier of professional cycling, saying the decision had been made on March 20. The Astana cycling team have denied reports they have been stripped of their WorldTour licence . The Licence Commission is due to meet with Astana on Thursday, and the team said they believed that meeting would mark the start of the decision-making process, with no verdict yet in place. An Astana statement said: 'Astana Pro Team has every reason to believe that our meeting on April 2 with the Independent Licence Commission will be a properly conducted legal meeting with due process and is not a foregone conclusion. 'We aim to present evidence that Astana Pro Team is in full compliance with the ethical codes in place and is taking pro-active measures to enhance our role in the global fight against drugs in cycling.' When Astana were awarded their 2015 licence in December, conditions were attached after five riders linked to the team failed doping tests in 2014, including brothers Maxim and Valentin Iglinskiy, trainee Ilya Davidenok and two members of Astana's continental development team - Artur Fedosseyev and Victor Okishev. On Monday, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that Astana would lose their WorldTour licence . Astana was made to submit to an audit from the Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne as a condition of its licence. At the conclusion of that audit, the UCI asked for Astana's licence to be revoked, saying the reality of the team's policies and structures differed markedly from what Astana told the licence commission during a review last December. Kazakhstan-based Astana previously said they would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if their licence was revoked. There has been no suggestion of wrong-doing on the part of Tour winner Nibali. The UCI has not responded to requests for comment on Monday's report.", "summary": "Astana cycling team have denied reports they have lost WorldTour licence .\nLast month the UCI requested that Astana's licence be revoked .\nRequest came after a number of anti-doping infringements by Astana .\nLicence Commission is due to meet with Astana on Thursday for talks ."}
{"id": "1df8f5838017bde6f9982cb03144d9a6f2601651", "text": "Fifty years after the bound body of a dairy farmer was pulled from a river, a new theory has emerged in the unsolved case of his death. Prosperous but unpopular dairy farmer Orville Gibson disappeared in the wee hours of New Year's Eve 1957 in Newbury, Vermont. Searchers pulled his bound body from the river nearly three months later. The case remains officially unsolved, but it's been widely accepted for decades that a small mob of drunken townspeople incensed by rumors that Gibson had beaten his elderly hired man kidnapped him, tied him up and threw him in a car trunk, where he suffocated. They threw his body into the river. Scroll down for video . The body of Orville Gibson (pictured) was pulled from a lake three months after he went missing. He had been bound at the ankles, and with his hands behind his knees. A new book claims that he staged an elaborate sucide . The crime was deemed a 'lynching' by editorial writers from Boston to Washington to the civil rights-era South. (All the players in Vermont were white, but white supremacists in the South used the story to cry they were being unfairly singled out for the mob killings of black men.) The story spread across the globe, even earning a feature in Life magazine. Orville Gibson was a successful dairy farmer who had many enemies in the community of Newbury . 'You can go anywhere, quite a ways off, and if you say you're from Newbury they'll bring it up,' said Eleanor Placey, 72, who was related to Gibson by marriage. Two men later went on trial but were both acquitted. So what really happened? Judge Stephen Martin, who as a new lawyer in 1960 helped represent one of the accused, recently published a book in which he argues Orville Gibson killed himself, with some ingenuity and difficulty, in a largely successful attempt to get revenge on his neighbors by pinning the blame on them. In Orville's Revenge: The Anatomy of a Suicide, Martin argues that Gibson, broken by the criminal charge he was facing in the hired man's beating and by the enmity he had created among his neighbors, staged evidence at his farm, walked over a bridge to New Hampshire, climbed out on a pier, tied himself up and rolled himself into the water. 'He was very proud, quick to hold a grudge, and his whole life was crashing down upon him,' Martin said in an interview. Martin has taken his conclusions to the Vermont attorney general's office, whose investigators plan to take another look. They could reclassify the case and remove it from the list of Vermont's unsolved homicides. Not everybody buys Martin's theory. 'I don't know why a supposedly intelligent man like Judge Martin would say that,' said Doris McClintock, 75, Gibson's niece, who still believes some of her neighbors know what happened to her uncle. McClintock and the Placeys offer-point-by-point rebuttals of why they believe Martin's book is inaccurate, getting basic facts wrong and ignoring others that don't fit his thesis. They speak of threats they believe were intended to keep people quiet, including one in which a note was stuck with a knife to a tree outside the home of a potential witness. Martin's theory isn't entirely new, but the book lays it out in detail. The idea that Gibson could have tied himself up was brought up during the second trial, but investigators didn't accept it. Gibson, 47 when he died, came to Newbury with his family as a child. He purchased the farm out of foreclosure several years before his death. Over the years, he built it up to be one of the richest properties in the fertile land along the river. But he never fit in. He and his wife weren't part of the partying crowd. He drew resentment for being the early bird at the courthouse to purchase his property, beating more established townspeople who wanted it. Orville Gibson's barn following his disappearance in 1957. Evidence of a crime, including depressions in a grain bag where it appeared two men had sat, drag marks on the floor and a crushed milk pail, was found . Widow Evalyn Gibson crying as she sees photo of husband Orville in the newspaper. His body, which had been bound at the feet and with his hands behind his knees, was pulled from the river three months after his disappearance on New Year's Eve 1957 . Judge Stephen Martin demonstrates how it would be possible for someone to tie themselves up and roll themselves into the water . And then came the last straw — the story about the beating of his hired man. Gibson was charged with a crime, though some argue the man's injuries were exaggerated by the town rumor mill. The day Gibson disappeared, he had planned to visit a lawyer. Eleanor Placey's husband, David, now 71, responded the day of the disappearance to a call from Gibson's wife when her husband didn't return from the morning milking. In the barn, he saw evidence of a crime, including depressions in a grain bag where he believed two men had sat, drag marks on the floor and a crushed milk pail. 'It was pretty plain that something happened there; there was not a question in your mind,' Placey said recently. Police dragged the river but found nothing until the end of March, when troopers discovered Gibson's body miles downstream. He was wearing his farm clothes, his ankles were bound and his hands were tied behind his knees. His body was in remarkable condition. The death certificate cites 'suffocation (means unknown)'. It wasn't until fall 1958 that a doctor told investigators he had driven by Gibson's barn the morning the farmer disappeared and saw a car he recognized and two men he knew. Those two men - Robert 'Ozzie' Welch and Frank Carpenter - went on trial separately. Welch was acquitted after the judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence to convict him. A jury cleared Carpenter, represented with help from Martin. Martin, who became a judge in 1970 and retired in 1998, argues investigators never allowed themselves to consider possibilities other than a vigilante killing. He is seeking the support of the Vidocq Society, a private organization of sleuths that specializes in solving old crimes. Video from RSM Distributors . The barn where Orville Gibson disappeared on the morning of New Year's Eve 1957 sits alongside on U.S. Route 5 in Newbury, Vermont (pictured last month). Almost 60 years after he disappeared and was later found dead, a retired Vermont judge is arguing in a new book that Gibson's death was a suicide. For decades many thought Gibson's death was vigilante revenge for his beating of a hired man . Society member Peter Stephenson said he believes Martin's explanation. If vigilantes had killed Gibson, his body would have been beaten to a pulp. And by killing himself, Gibson was able to take control of a life that was spiraling down, he said. 'If you look at Orville's behavior pre-crime, you'll find that a lot of people had tried to take control of his life,' Stephenson said. By now, most of the original players are dead. Gibson's wife died in 1973. Welch died two months after the trial. Carpenter died in 1972. Despite the ugly memories it dredges up, Gibson's niece said she thinks it's good people are talking about her uncle again. 'We would just like to know the answers,' McClintock said. 'I don't think there's any purpose of trying to arrest anyone. It's way past time for that.' A bridge crosses the Connecticut River from Newbury, Vermont, into Haverhill, New Hampshire. Orville Gibson, a prosperous but unpopular dairy farmer, disappeared in the wee hours of New Year's Eve 1957 .", "summary": "Prosperous but unpopular dairy farmer Orville Gibson disappeared in the wee hours of New Year's Eve 1957 - his body was later pulled from a river .\nThe case remains unsolved - but it's been  accepted a mob tied him up and threw him in a car trunk, where he suffocated, then threw body in the river .\nMob were allegedly incensed by rumors that Gibson had beaten his elderly hired man .\nNew theory claims he killed himself, with some ingenuity and difficulty, in an attempt to get revenge on his neighbors by pinning the blame on them ."}
{"id": "c4f29f55534ab3166b867fdf41f4545c0a361532", "text": "Amazon is taking aim at Google and Roku with the launch of its Fire TV Stick in the UK. The £35 Stick is a smaller, more affordable version of Amazon's Fire TV box and can be plugged into any set with a HDMI port. It comes with apps including Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Amazon's Prime Instant Video and streams music from Spotify and YouTube among others. The £35 Fire TV Stick (pictured) is a smaller, more affordable version of Amazon's Fire TV box and can be plugged into any set with a HDMI port. It comes with apps including Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Amazon's Prime Instant Video and streams music from Spotify and YouTube among others. Amazon's Fire TV launched in the UK in October and costs more than double the price of the Stick, at £79. The Fire TV Stick isn't as powerful as the standard TV box, but many of its features are identical, including the apps available and its Fling function that lets people beam content from their phones to their TV. Inside the Stick is a dual-core processor, which Amazon said has six times the processing power of Roku Streaming Stick, and 8GB of storage. This is four times as much storage as the Chromecast and 32 times that of the Roku Stick. The Stick comes with a remote control but it can also be controlled using the free Fire TV Remote app for iOS and Android that includes voice search. Amazon's Fire TV (pictured) launched in the UK in October and costs more than double the price of the Stick, at £79. The Fire TV Stick isn't as powerful as the TV box, but many of its features are identical including the apps available and its Fling function that lets people beam content from their phones to their TV . Inside the Fire TV Stick (pictured) is a dual-core processor which Amazon said has six times the processing power of Roku Streaming Stick and 8GB of storage. This is four times as much storage as the Chromecast and 32 times that of the Roku Stick. Elsewhere it has 1GB of memory . Processor: Quad core with 'three times the processing power of Apple TV' Storage: 8GB . Weight: 281 grams . Operating system: Fire OS, based on Android . Memory:  2GB . Set-up: Box comes pre-registered and previously purchased Amazon content  will automatically be shown in a Watchlist. Voice activated: Users can say the name of a film, TV show, actor, director, genre, app or game into the remote and the results will appear in seconds. Games controller: Separate Bluetooth controller with dual analogue sticks. Games can also be beamed from Fire TV Remote app. Cost: £79 . Processor: Dual core with 'six times the processing power of the Roku Stick' Storage: 8GB . Weight: 25.1 grams . Operating system: Fire OS, based on Android . Memory: 1GB . Set-up: Box comes pre-registered and previously purchased Amazon content  will automatically be shown in a Watchlist. Voice activated: Users can say the name of a film, TV show, actor, director, genre, app or game into the remote and the results will appear in seconds. Games controller: Games can be beamed to the TV from the free Fire TV Remote app for iOS and Android. Cost: £35 . The Fire TV Stick is available to pre-order from Amazon for £35 and will ship from 15 April. After this date it will also be sold in John Lewis. And for the first two days Amazon Prime members get the Fire TV Stick for £19. 'When we launched Fire TV in the UK last September, it quickly became our fastest-selling Amazon device,' said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and boss. 'We're excited to introduce Fire TV Stick in the UK. Fire TV Stick is the most powerful streaming media stick available, with a dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, dual-band and dual-antenna Wi-Fi, included remote control, voice search with our free mobile app, and an open ecosystem. The Fire TV Stick (pictured) is available to pre-order from Amazon for £35 and will ship on 15 April. After this date it will also be sold in John Lewis, and for two days Amazon Prime members get the Fire TV Stick for £19 . 'The team has packed a huge amount of power and selection into an incredible price point - Fire TV Stick is just £35.' Other Fire TV Stick features include Whispersync that saves and synchronises  video and music libraries across devices. Google's Nexus Player is expected to go on sale in the UK on Thursday. A pre-order page appeared briefly on Amazon last week, but it has since been taken down. The device launched in the US last year and costs $99. It is likely to cost £80 in the UK. It has many of the same apps as Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV, plus a games controller from Asus that lets people play Android games on their TV. Users can additionally 'Fling' movies and TV shows from their Second Screen-enabled Fire tablet or Fire phone to Fire TV Stick. Once content has been 'flung', the phone or table can be used to control playback or volume. The Fire TV Stick will also mirror the phone or tablet display. A function called ASAP (Advanced Streaming and Prediction) will suggest films and TV shows that people will want to watch and buffers them for playback before a user hits play. And Amazon's X-Ray feature for for movies and TV shows lets people see information about cast and crew, the names of songs as they play, as well as a list of music in the movie or TV show, trivia items in context with the action on the screen, and character backstories. X-Ray is exclusive to Amazon and is powered by IMDb.", "summary": "Fire TV Stick is a smaller, more affordable version of Amazon Fire TV .\nIt is available for pre-order today and the £35 device will ship on 15 April .\nPlugs into any HDMI port on a TV and connects wirelessly to the web .\nApps include Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Prime Instant Video, Spotify and more .\nAnd content can be controlled using an app on iOS and Android ."}
{"id": "20893529c91cf39daa1150d497c085a14f5af652", "text": "Barcelona's first team stars looked like they had an extra spring in their step as they put the final touches on preparations for their crucial match against Real Madrid. Spirits appeared to be high as Lionel Messi, Neymar and Co were put through their paces by Luis Enrique, who sported a pair of black sunglasses during the training session. La Liga leaders Barcelona go into the top-of-the-table clash at the Nou Camp on the back of a 1-0 win against Manchester City. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi (right) shares a joke with his Barcelona team-mates during the training session at Joan Gamper . Luis Suarez (left), pictured with Messi (centre) and Gerard Pique (right), will be hoping to lead his side to victory against rivals Real Madrid . Barcelona boss Luis Enrique sported black sunglasses during the session as he put his players through their paces . Ivan Rakitic netted in the 31st minute to pile misery on the Barclays Premier League champions and ensure Barcelona booked a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Enrique's side would have won by a bigger scoreline if it wasn't for the outstanding Joe Hart. Messi heaped praise on Hart following his side's progression to the next round: 'He was phenomenal, he stopped everything. 'We have to congratulate him on a great game because he's a fantastic goalkeeper.' Jordi Alba was thrown in the air during the training session as he celebrated his 26th birthday on Saturday. Barcelona are just one point ahead of Real Madrid going into the second El Clasico of the season. Real defeated Barcelona 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu back in October when Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and Karim Benzema scored after Neymar's fourth-minute opener. Brazil international Neymar jokes around with Barcelona team-mate Suarez ahead of the crunch match at the Nou Camp . Enrique (right) shares a word with Barcelona defender Martin Montoya (left), who is still suffering from a fractured cheekbone . Barcelona left back Jordi Alba (centre) was thrown in the air by his team-mates as he celebrated his 26th birthday on Saturday . Sergio Busquets will be hoping to feature against Real Madrid after missing his side's last three games with an ankle injury . Neymar, who is likely to start in a three-pronged attack alongside Suarez and Messi, was all smiles during the session . Brazilian duo Neymar (left) and Dani Alves (right) joke around before taking part in the session ahead of their upcoming La Liga clash .", "summary": "La Liga leaders Barcelona go into crunch clash at the Nou Camp with one-point advantage over Real Madrid .\nLuis Enrique's side will be full of confidence following 1-0 Champions League win against Manchester City .\nBarcelona will be hoping to exact revenge against Real Madrid following 3-1 loss at the Bernabeu in October .\nREAD: Lionel Messi proved he was the best around against Manchester City, insists Jamie Carragher ."}
{"id": "5a5cf63727a8572c4c8112268d32845c95cd3634", "text": "A Portugal side missing Cristiano Ronaldo were shocked 2-0 by African islanders Cape Verde in Estoril. The Ballon d'Or winner was released from international duty ahead of this friendly meeting at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota and Portugal dearly missed his guile and killer instinct. Odair Fortes and Gege scored the Blue Sharks' goals before half-time and the dismissal of Portugal defender Andre Pinto on the hour mark made a comeback even more unlikely. It would not materialise. Cape Verde Islands defender Gege celebrates after scoring the second goal against Portugal on Tuesday . Fernando Santos (right) looks dejected as his Portuguese side were beaten 2-0 by the African nation . Jeffry Fortes competes with Adrien Silva during the international friendly in Estoril . PORTUGAL: Lopes, Cedric, Andre Pinto, Oliveira, Antunes, Adrien (Pizzi 65), Andre Gomes (A Almeida 79), Joao Mario (Ukra 46), Bernardo Silva (Danilo 61), Vieirinha, Almeida (Eder 64) Subs not used: Ventura, Marafona, Tiago Pinto, Andre Andre,  Cavaleiro, Lucas Joao, Rui Fonte . Booked: Oliveira . Sent off: Andre Pinto . CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: Vozinha, Jeffrey, Varela (Calu 71), Gege (Steven 56), Nivaldo, Nuno, Semedo, Julio (Ryan Mendes 81), Platini (Babancao 62), Odair Fortes (Garry 80), Heldon (Ricardo Gomes 81) Subs not used: Kevin, Carlitos . Booked: Semedo . Goals: Odair Fortes 38, Gege 43 . It was the first time since 1986 that Portugal had lost to an African nation, though it shouldn't come as too much a surprise with Cape Verde up at 37 in the FIFA world rankings, above the likes of Scotland and Sweden. Cape Verde made a lively start but the European side began to stamp their mark on proceedings soon after Vozinha was called into action on a number of occasions in goal, keeping out Vierinha and then Bernardo Silva. But the visitors were in front in the 38th minute, as  Fortes' cross-cum-shot looped over Lopes at the far post. Five minutes later they doubled their advantage after Heldon's free-kick fell kindly for Gege, who made his way up from defence and could hardly miss. Hugo Almeida spurned a golden chance in the second half as Fernando Santos' side tried to rally, but Portugal's hopes of mounting a comeback were dealt a major blow on the hour mark when Pinto was shown a straight red card for a reckless challenge on Heldon. Pinto's sending off did not affect Portugal's attacking ambition, but their efforts ultimately proved fruitless on a famous night for Cape Verde. Cape Verde midfielder Platini vies with Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva in Estoril . Andre Pinto holds the ball up as Julio Tavares looks to get back possession for Portugal . Hugo Almeida heads the ball on under pressure from Cape Verde defender Jeffry Fortes .", "summary": "Portugal lose game to African nation for first time since 1986 .\nCape Verde Islands are ranked 37th in the world - above likes of Scotland .\nOdair Fortes and Gege net quickfire double in first-half in Estoril .\nPortugal defender Andre Pinto was sent off after reckless challenge ."}
{"id": "4b51971263bad3e653cb31b19377426b33b83c8d", "text": "Caracas (CNN)Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday an unspecified number of Americans were arrested \"a few days ago\" for engaging in espionage and recruitment activities. The President said they included an American pilot of Latin American origin, arrested in the southwest border state of Táchira. He said the pilot was found in possession of \"all kinds of documents\" and was being interrogated by the authorities, though he did not identify him. The Venezuelan government has made many similar claims in recent years, without ever substantiating them. Maduro also announced Saturday a series of measures, including visa requirements for U.S. citizens and the downsizing of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, to counteract what he called U.S. \"interference\" in his country. Venezuela has in recent weeks accused the United States of being behind an alleged coup plot. Speaking at an \"anti-imperialist\" rally in the capital, Maduro said visas would now be required for all U.S. visitors and that the U.S. Embassy in Caracas would now need foreign ministry approval for any meetings. The Embassy, which he said had more than 100 staff, is to be reduced to a number closer to the 17 Venezuelan diplomats based in Washington. Moreover, a group of prominent U.S. officials, current and retired, will be banned from entering Venezuela because of what Maduro said was their involvement in \"bombing Iraq, Syria and Vietnam\" and other \"terrorist\" actions. The officials include George W. Bush, former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, former CIA Director George Tenet and several current members of Congress, including Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Bob Menendez and Mario Diaz-Balart. Following the Maduro's announcement Diaz-Balart reacted via Twitter, saying he has \"always wanted to travel to a corrupt country that is not a free democracy. And now Castro's lap dog won't let me!\" The move comes after the U.S. government last month approved a law under which Venezuelan officials allegedly involved in human rights violations are to have their visas revoked and their U.S. assets frozen. A relatively small, but noisy crowd, dressed mostly in revolutionary red, applauded and cheered the measures announced by the President from a platform outside the presidential palace in downtown Caracas. Four missionaries from Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Devils Lake, North Dakota  were released by Venezuelan authorities on Saturday, a church official said. Pastor Bruce Dick said the missionaries arrived in Venezuela on February 20 and were detained a few days ago. \"We love the Venezuelan people and have served alongside them for over 12 years,\" Dick said. \"We have been praying along with hundreds or thousands of others for their release and for those in Venezuela who also have been affected by this.\" It is unclear if the detention and release of these Americans is connected to Maduro's charges of espionage. Journalist Phil Gunson reported from Caracas. CNN's Juan Carlos Lopez, Florencia Trucco and Janet DiGiacomo contributed to this report.", "summary": "Four Americans missionaries were released Saturday after being detained a few days ago .\nNot clear if this is related to detained Americans mentioned by Venezuelan President Maduro .\nMaduro also banned George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, others from entering Venezuela .\nVenezuela will now require Americans to get a visa to visit ."}
{"id": "31d1482e4d4abfd5cae8b8e7def610b096376393", "text": "American Apparel is trying to nip their dirty reputation in the bud. The clothing company long been known for their racy ads featuring what critics have said are underage looking girls in barely-there outfits with their nipples and even pubic hair in full view. In an attempt to distance themselves from their ousted 'sex-obsessed' former CEO Dov Charney and their infamous adverts, the company this week has begun photoshopping out some of the models' exposed nipples and body hair making them look more like plastic mannequins. Animal reports that the changes can be seen on the company's lingerie page in the 'new' section and a brunette model in translucent lingerie who once had more showing on Thursday was edited to be much less exposed. Scroll down for video . No nipple!: This American Apparel model in a translucent black bodysuit has a belly button but as of Thursday her nipples have been air brushed off in  what may be the company's attempt to re-brand their image . Charney's replacement CEO Paula Schneider has said she is attempting to make the brand 'relevant to millennials' without it bordering on 'pornographic.' 'This is an edgy brand and it’s always going to be an edgy brand, and it’s about social commentary, it’s about gay rights, and it’s about immigration reform. It’s about the things millennials care about,' Schneider told The New York Times in January. While many may welcome the company's attempt to shave away their previous image, some activists think showing nipple is perfectly fine and empowers women in what otherwise may be a mannequin's world. Michelle Lytle, co-founder of the nipple printed bikini line TaTa Top thinks that by censoring women and making them look like mannequins or dolls, the company is actually taking power away from women who should not feel ashamed of their bodies. Lytle told Animal that American Apparel has tried to reach out to diverse audiences by coming out with t-shirts that say 'legalize gay' and 'legalize LA' but have very little to comment on women's equality. 'To see them taking a strong stance on those issues but not on women’s equality is disappointing,' said Lytle who runs the feminist clothing line with her partner Robyn. 'This is a company that is clearly trying to distance themselves from their founder,' she continued. Nip no nip: The model on the left in see through white lingerie once had her nipples and pubic hair in full display more like the model in the back lingerie on the right . 'It’s kind of laughable for them to think that removing nipples from their images of their sheer lingerie is the best way to do this considering their questionable ad choices in recent years. This is a step in the wrong direction and is contributing to the sexualisation of a woman’s body at a time where there is a large and growing movement for equality.' The clothing company has a tab on their website dedicated to political activism and they offer a stance on gay rights and immigration reform. 'As a company, we have certain resources that individual activists do not. We try to use that special ability to support political causes that need help. American Apparel regularly uses its billboards, advertisements, press contacts and even printed t-shirts to speak out about important issues. Our two biggest issues have been Immigration Reform and Gay Rights,' says their website. The company's female CEO has yet to comment on women's sexuality and empowerment and the company's choice to airbrush out nipples and pubic hair. It may be that the company needs to focus their opinion on the difference between what sexusualises women and what censors them if there is a difference at all. Will American Apparel decide to free the nipple along with their old image? Seeing change (but no nipples): This model is clearly wearing a transparent nightgown but her nipples have been airbrushed out of the advertisement . Fired: Former CEO Dov Charney was fired after he was accused of sexual harassment by former employees .", "summary": "American Apparel this week has begun photo-shopping out some of the models' exposed nipples and body hair making them look like mannequins .\nFormer CEO Dov Charney was fired after some employees claimed he had sexually harassed them .\nCharney's replacement CEO Paula Schneider is attempting to make the brand 'relevant to millennials' without it bordering on 'pornographic'"}
{"id": "be5652a89748812c88f0a1a2d991ed1d2d3bd580", "text": "Almost a year after a blaze gutted the Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Building, the architects who will lead the painstaking restoration of the library have been announced. Page\\Park Architects have been chosen from a shortlist of five firms who bid for the role earlier this month - and the design team will now begin working on a detailed plan for the restoration of the  library. And these stark pictures show the mammoth task they face to restore the much-loved building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, to its former glory. The Glasgow-based architects were chosen thanks to their extensive track record in both restoring and reinvigorating major historic buildings - as well their work on buildings designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Work is expected to begin in the spring of next year and it is hoped that students will have access to a fully-restored building from 2017 or 2018. Scroll down for video . The architects who will lead the painstaking restoration of the Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Building have been announced . The century-old library at the Glasgow School of Art designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh was gutted in May last year . Glasgow-based Page\\Park Architects have been chosen from a shortlist of five firms who bid for the role earlier this month . Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art, said the firm was chosen because of its work on Mackintosh-designed buildings . Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art, said: 'This is the beginning of an exciting journey of discovery. There will be many fascinating questions to be addressed as we undertake this complex restoration project. 'The team assembled by Page\\Park Architects impressed us not only with their deep knowledge of the building, but of the wider work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 'They also bring an understanding of the building's particular importance to Glasgow – its people and history - as well as of its status as an international design icon.' He added the firm has ongoing relationships with key crafts specialists and artists in Scotland and wider afield, and 'presented exciting proposals for expanding the legacy of the restoration by working with a new generation of creative talent'. Prof Toms added: 'We are looking forward to working in partnership with Page\\Park Architects and the design team to explore how we can best meet the needs of the GSA in the 21st century whilst remaining true to Mackintosh's astonishing vision.' The blaze began on May 23 last year after flammable spray foam for a student artwork was sucked into projector fan and caught alight . The fire started in the basement, where undergraduate students were putting the finishing touches to their final year art show . Firefighters in breathing apparatus stood shoulder to shoulder to forming a human line between the inferno and the unaffected sections . Thousands of damaged pieces of building material have been marked in the hope that experts can put them back where they were before . David Page, Head of Architecture at Page\\Park Architects, said: 'Page\\Park Architects are delighted to have won the commission to lead a team to restore the world-renowned Charles Rennie Mackintosh Glasgow School of Art. 'We have, over many years, had the privilege to work on and in the context of the Mackintosh legacy, the highlight of which will now be the opportunity to bring The Glasgow School of Art into splendid re-use for its students and staff, the people of Glasgow and the huge audience beyond the city.' The company has worked across the spectrum of Mackintosh's designs from the domestic, including the School of Art itself and the former Glasgow Herald offices, which is now The Lighthouse. The Mackintosh Building was damaged last year after a blaze sparked when canned spray foam, which a student was using for an art project, drifted into a projector fan and caught alight. The building caught fire on May 23, starting in the basement, where undergraduate students were putting the finishing touches to their final year art show. Blackened stones from the library's walls have been numbered with chalk. The building is considered by critics as Mackintosh's finest work . Firefighters were able to save irreplaceable paintings and furniture by Mackintosh after curators showed them pictures and and told them where they could be found . A student had been using highly flammable canned spray foam to fill in the gaps in a piece which involved three large sheets of thick foam, which formed three 'walls' framing a fourth blank wall, onto which a digital projector was beaming images when the spraying took place. As the fumes from the spray foam spread around the room, they were sucked into the cooling fan of the projector and caught alight as they wafted over the heat of the circuit board. The fire engulfed the basement room and spread to destroy much of the iconic building's west wing. Witnesses described firefighters in breathing apparatus standing shoulder to shoulder, forming a human line between the inferno and the unaffected sections of the art school in a bid to prevent the blaze from spreading. Other firefighters then darted in and out of the building to remove irreplaceable paintings and furniture by Mackintosh after curators showed them pictures and and told them where they could be found. Despite being insured for £50million, art school chiefs will receive much less because the east wing was almost completely untouched . The art school is continuing its efforts to raise £20million to pay for the restoration of the building and its fire-damaged contents . No one was injured in the fire, but there was extensive damage to the Grade A-listed library, the equivalent of Grade I listed in England . No one was injured in the fire, but there was extensive damage to the Grade A-listed library, the equivalent of Grade I listed in England, which was described by critics as Glasgow-born architect Mackintosh's greatest work. Thousands of damaged pieces of building material, including blackened stones from the library walls, have been removed and numbered with chalk in the hope that experts can put them back exactly where they were before. After a six-month investigation, the incident was described as a tragic accident by the art school's leaders. Despite being insured for £50million, art school chiefs will receive nowhere near that amount, because the east wing was almost completely untouched by the fire. However, they have already received £5million from the Treasury in Whitehall, £1million from fundraisers and another £1million in match funding from the Scottish Government. And the school is continuing its efforts to raise £20million to pay for the restoration of the building and its fire-damaged contents. After a six-month investigation into the fire, the incident was described as a tragic accident by the art school's leaders .", "summary": "Century-old library at Glasgow School of Art designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh was gutted in May last year .\nBlaze began after flammable spray foam for a student artwork was sucked into projector fan and caught alight .\nGlasgow-based Page\\Park Architects have been chosen from a shortlist of five firms who bid for the role .\nBuilding work is expected to begin in spring 2016 and it is hoped students will have access from 2017/18 ."}
{"id": "58a5a46eb163d280b16efba172ceedcad7d5bcb3", "text": "It is known for its famous residents, expensive shops and huge sprawling mansions. And now it appears getting a space to lay down your iPad in the posh London district of Mayfair will cost more than anywhere else in Britain. A survey of the 10 biggest cities in Britain revealed that owning less than a square foot of property in Mayfair is likely to cost you 10 times more than purchasing exactly the same size space in Birmingham. Scroll down for video . Mayfair in London is the most expensive place to own property space measuring the size of an iPad air while Birmingham is the cheapest, analysts found as they calculated how expensive property is in Britain's cities . The study took the size of an iPad Air, which measures 9.4ins by 6.7 ins, and worked out how much it would cost to own a space the size of the gadget. It found that in London's posh Mayfair this area would cost £1,430.61, while in Birmingham this is considerably cheaper at a price of £102.85. Property website OnTheMarket.com did the survey to determine where the most expensive property area in Britain is. They used an iPad, rather than the typical measures of a square foot, so that people could visualise the space. This map shows how much it costs to buy property measuring the size of an iPad in 10 cities in Britain . The analysis used the cost of two bedroom apartments in the cities to calculate the different cost of property space across the country, and found that a slice of space in Mayfair in London would cost more than £1,400 . Birmingham is the cheapest city to 'lay down your iPad', with the small space costing around £102.85 . The cost was worked out using the average price of a two bedroom apartment in each of the 10 cities to act as a control. London, Mayfair - £1,430.61 . Manchester - £195.93 . Bristol - £183.03 . Leeds - £123.48 . Sheffield - £144.61 . Newcastle - £143.41 . Liverpool - £133.21 . Glasgow - £122.60 . Nottingham - £115.84 . Birmingham -  £102.85 . Then analysts calculated how much a slice of the property - measuring the size of an iPad - would cost to give a figure. Helen Whiteley, Commercial Director at OnTheMarket.com, said: 'The point of this analysis was to provide a clear visual example of property values and by using the iPad we provide an immediate and easy reference point to visualise a space.' Mayfair was by far the most expensive area to own the area of an iPad. And even London overall topped the list at an average price of £340.16. Lewisham, seen as one of the more up and coming boroughs in the capital, came out with a price tag of £269.58 to own a slice of land, measuring less than a square foot. The next most costly area was Manchester, where an iPad sized plot would cost £195.93. This Grade II listed property in Mayfair that had an asking price of £45million was sold less than six months ago. The mansion, in Balfour Place, boasted a staggering 19 bedrooms, seven reception rooms, six kitchens, 17 bathrooms and a roof terrace. Spread over 13,000sq/ft, the property was around 15 times the size of the average newbuild in the UK. The Arts & Craft property, built in 1891, was snapped up by a wealthy millionaire. The mansion, in Balfour Place, boasted a staggering 19 bedrooms, seven reception rooms, six kitchens, 17 bathrooms and a roof terrace . The property was marketed by Wetherell and Savills estate agents, with the deal confirmed by Peter Wetherell. Due to a confidentiality agreement, Mr Wetherell would not confirm the final price paid or who had bought it. However, if it is anywhere near the £45 million asking price, it would have been among the biggest sales of 2014. The most expensive publicly listed deal of 2014 was £50 million for a flat in Knightsbridge. The property was designed by Eustace Balfour and has a five storey brick facade. It originally featured large entertaining rooms and eight family bedrooms while the fourth and fifth floors were for staff. Over the years it has had a number owners including several industrialists, a Dowager Countess and a City of London metal-trader magnate. Palatial: The mansion, in Balfour Place, Mayfair, was on the market for £45 million and sold at the end of last year .", "summary": "Property website did an analysis of the 10 biggest cities in Britain .\nThey aimed to show how expensive property is to buy in each of the cities .\nAnalysts used the size of an iPad Air to illustrate property prices .\nGadget measures 9.4ins by 6.7 ins - which is less than a square foot .\nMayfair is the most expensive place to own a piece of iPad-sized land .\nBirmingham is ten times cheaper than Mayfair, followed by Nottingham .\nOnTheMarket.com analysis used an iPad to help people visualise space ."}
{"id": "bdc04332ed953ebd4f375861eb093c7a9fed6b73", "text": "An adorable video has surfaced of a koala stopping to pose for a little boy's photo before continuing to stroll down one of the main streets of a coastal town in Victoria. Chris Kerrigan was having coffee at a café in Portland, on the south-west coast of Victoria, on Monday when she noticed the tiny marsupial walking along the footpath. Ms Kerrigan posted a video of the koala on Facebook which has received more than 180,000 views. She said that a young boy who was with his mother at the same café jumped up to take a photo of the koala, and the koala seemed to oblige. An adorable video has surfaced of a koala stopping to pose for a little boy's photo in Portland, Victoria . Chris Kerrigan was having coffee at a café in Portland, on the south-west coast of Victoria, on Monday when she noticed the tiny marsupial walking along the footpath . 'The boy had a camera in his hand and wanted to take a photo,' Ms Kerrigan told Daily Mail Australia. 'He sat down as if to say \"Righto hurry up and take your photo.\" 'It was really interesting he wasn't the least bit phased by people around him, he looked quite calm.' In the video the koala can be seen casually strolling past shops. He then stops in front of a small blonde boy who is holding a camera phone and waits for him to take a picture before continuing his walk. Ms Kerrigan said after she stopped filming the koala crossed the road  before climbing a tree. Ms Kerrigan, who has only recently moved to the area from South Australia, has heard that it was not uncommon to see koalas on the outskirts of the town. Ms Kerrigan said she had only recently moved to the area from South Australia, but she had since heard that it was not uncommon to see koalas on the outskirts of the town . Ms Kerrigan posted a video of the koala on Facebook which has received more than 180,000 views . 'There seems to be quite a large koala population because of the vegetation around Portland,' she said, . 'But it's not that common to see them walking down the footpath.' The cute video follows reports that hundreds of koalas have been killed in secret by wildlife officials in Victoria due to concerns over starvation. The Victorian government euthanised 686 koalas at Cape Otway, on the same stretch of coast but about 250km west of Portland, in 2013 and 2014 in response to overpopulation in manna gum woodlands in the area. The koalas were killed via lethal injection after being captured in trees. Animal activists are furious and have condemned the government for their 'cruel' treatment of koalas and questioned why the program was conducted in secret. Mr Kerrigan said the koala he wasn't the least bit phased by people around hi and looked 'quite calm' Ms Kerrigan said after she stopped filming the koala crossed the road by the foreshore with a group of people before climbing a tree .", "summary": "Adorable video  of a koala strolling down the street in Portland, Victoria .\nThe footage shows the marsupial stop to pose for a little boy's photo .\nChris Kerrigan posted a video of the koala on Facebook .\nThe video has received more than 180,000 views ."}
{"id": "0a9a516e8b8927d14d11243999ad581a6db9c713", "text": "Former boxing promoter Kellie Maloney enjoyed a night out with friends at a gay police ball after receiving a standing ovation for her tearful speech at the Ukip conference. Wearing a gold lamé skirt, high-necked black top and forest-green shrug she was seen arriving at the 'Fabulous Thirties' themed event at the Great Danes Hotel in Maidstone  on Saturday. Just hours earlier she had read a moving poem about a transsexual who committed suicide during her address at the annual Ukip meeting in Margate, Kent. Hundreds danced the night away at the Kent Gay Police Association Charity Ball which raised money for transgender organisation TGPals and the Bluebells Children’s Short Break Centre. Former boxing promoter Kellie Maloney was seen arriving at Kent Gay Police Association Charity Ball on Saturday with two friends . Alan Pughsley, the new Chief Constable of Kent, showed his support by attending the event which saw a cabaret performance from Lola Lasagne as well as a disco. Ms Maloney completed her look for the evening with black heels, layered gold necklace, black handbag  and understated make-up. The twice-married 61-year-old, who underwent surgery in November last year to make her face appear more feminine, is almost two years  into her transition period to change gender. As a boxing promoter she helped Lennox Lewis to become world heavyweight champion. The longtime Ukip supporter was praised by Nigel Farage on Saturday as proof that his party was 'open to everyone'. Just hours earlier she had read a moving poem about a transsexual who committed suicide during her address at the annual Ukip meeting in Margate, Kent . Ms Maloney also said she hoped to help people understand more about transsexual issues and added 'we are human beings too'. She was given a standing ovation after reading a poem from two children to their transsexual parent who had committed suicide. 'This poem I am going to read is a really personal poem for me and my family,' she said. 'Both my daughters and I met this brother and sister and my daughters feared they might have to do this at my funeral but we pulled through all our dark moments.' The audience broke into applause to show their support when Ms Maloney's voice started to crack during the reading. Wearing a gold lamé skirt, high-necked black top and forest-green shrug she was seen arriving at the 'Fabulous Thirties' themed event with friends . Ms Maloney started her speech by apologising for homophobic comments she made while standing to become London Mayor in 2004.  At the time, the high-profile promoter said she would not campaign in Camden because there were 'too many gays'. Today, Ms Maloney said: 'I have learned to say sorry and apologise if I am wrong. 'I made a terrible mistake in 2004 when I made a derogatory remark about the gay community, and to them I apologise. 'I had to come to terms with myself and accept that I was a transsexual. It is something I hid and something I fought. 'I wanted to transition very quietly, but unfortunately my transition is probably one of the most public events of 2014.' Ms Maloney (right) was close to tears as she read a poem about a transsexual and was praised by leader Nigel Farage (left with Ms Maloney) as proof that the party was 'open to everyone' Ms Maloney was warmly received by Ukip members as she said she hoped to help people understand more about transsexual issues. Above, delegates holding party signs clap during the conference .", "summary": "Kellie Maloney seen arriving at Kent Gay Police Association Charity Ball .\nShe wore gold  skirt and high-necked black top for Fabulous Thirties event .\nFormer boxing promoter gave a moving speech at Ukip conference .\nAudience clapped warmly as her voice started to crack during speech .\nPraised by Ukip leader Nigel Farage as proof the party is 'open to everyone'"}
{"id": "ab16a60e736f0ad7ae8ab931650e7ace1d1fab59", "text": "(CNN)He was proud of his son for making good grades. So Officer Robert Wilson III climbed out of his squad car in snow-bound north Philadelphia to get him a gift. While shopping for a game, he died in the line of duty. Wilson was standing at the counter across from employees at the GameStop store when two brothers, Carlton Hipps and Ramone Williams,  walked in carrying guns, police said. They allegedly stuck up the store with at least five patrons and two employees inside. \"They said they thought it was going to be an easy target,\" said police spokesman Capt. James Clark. The store is in a quiet cul-de-sac. Williams and Hipps had not seen the police car outside, where Wilson's partner Damien Stevenson sat. Nor did they notice Wilson, who was in uniform. Wilson confronted them, and a firefight broke out, police said. The officer, an eight-year veteran, stepped away from others in the store to keep them out of the crossfire, police said after watching the store's security camera footage. He was a hero and a warrior, Clark said. \"He fought until the very, very end, firing at both of them.\" Hipps and Williams ducked out of sight at times behind movie posters as they trained their fire on Wilson, Clark said. Within 30 to 40 seconds, 50 shots fell, he said. \"Officer Wilson was shot multiple times in the body and once in the head. That is the shot that ultimately killed him,\" the captain said. With Wilson down, the two men ran out of the store, where Stevenson intercepted them. The officer wounded Hipps in the leg, and Williams ran back inside the store. He stood around, trying to act like he was just another customer when they arrested him, police said. He later gave them a confession. Both brothers have been charged with Wilson's murder and with attempted murder on Stevenson. The brothers told police that it was their first robbery attempt, but it wasn't their first run-in with the law. Williams, who is 26, has been arrested twice before, and Hipps, who is 30, six times, police said. He was released from jail in 2009, Clark said. In the brothers' home, police found an AK-47. The guns used in the robbery were bought on the street, police said. They want to find out who provided them. At the GameStop, residents have started a memorial, and it's growing, CNN affiliate KYW reported. At the 22nd police district, where Wilson worked, the flag hangs at half-staff. Actor Dan Aykryod, who was in town on a promotional tour, made a donation to Wilson's family and encouraged others to do the same. Wilson was 30 years old. In addition to his son, he leaves behind a  1-year-old daughter. His son turns 10 on Monday. The game was also going to be a birthday present. CNN's Jennifer Moore and Tina Burnside contributed to this report.", "summary": "Officer Robert Wilson III was at the counter when two men allegedly stuck up a GameStop store .\nPolice: He confronted them, and a firefight broke out ."}
{"id": "e2b75177345a065d0e5e6e52dde0c40d4912eff1", "text": "He's the man who's reached the tops of Kilimanjaro, led treks to Mount Everest and completed The Kokoda Trail. Now Sydney-based Joe Bonington is training ordinary Aussies to do exactly the same and cross these expeditions off their adventure bucket list. The 47-year-old adventure trainer shares how his father, British mountaineering legend Sir Chris Bonington, helped turn his troubled life around and experience the unforgettable feeling of achieving what he once thought was impossible. Joe Bonington (right) and his father, British mountaineering legend Sir Chris Bonington (left), at Kala Patthar in the Himalayas in 2008, with Mount Everest seen in the background . The Sydney-based man is training ordinary Aussies conquer the world's toughest mountains and walking trails . Mr Bonington, who runs Joe's Basecamp in Brookvale on Sydney's Northern Beaches, says he saw the change in himself the moment he reached the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. 'I had quite a troubled childhood - my father was quite famous at the time,' Mr Bonington told Daily Mail Australia. 'I went off the rails a bit and got into a bit of trouble because I was sick of people asking me if I was going to follow in my father's footsteps. 'I guess when I was young, I kind of wanted to make my own mark and also couldn't really understand why my dad spent days away on these trips. 'I was always scared that he was going to get killed - like all his friends did. It was quite hard for a young kid to digest.' At the age of 24,  he embarked on his very first expedition with the help of his father. 'That year I decided to go on my first expedition and it absolutely changed my life,' Mr Bonington said. Joe Bonington pictured on a glacier while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 1992 . Mr Bonington pictured crossing a glacier on the mountain Danga II in Nepal in 2000 . Mr Bonington pictured walking across a snowfield high up on  Danga II in Nepal in 2000 . 'I remember being 500m from the top of Kilimanjaro and telling my dad I needed to go up there by myself. I remember seeing my dad crying his eyes out as I went off on my own. 'When I reached the top, I just burst into tears. I just stood there crying because I finally understood why my dad did what he does. 'I learnt that yes there are risks but what you get from these experiences just outweighs everything else. 'That first experience taught me that I need to get out of my comfort zone and I've been doing that ever since. I'm now teaching others to do the same.' Having completed The Kokoda Trail in 2004, climbed to Everest base camp in 2008 and 2010 - with plans to go again next year with his clients - Mr Bonington says his most memorable adventure was in 2000. Mr Bonington conducting training in the Blue Mountains for a group planning to walk to the Kokoda Trail . One of Joe's clients, Shivani Uppal (bottom right), on the Everest High Passes trek . 'That's when I went up an unclimbed peak with my dad in a remote part of Nepal,' he said. 'To stand at the top of a peak that nobody has ever stood before - and to be there with my dad - it was truly an emotional moment.' And while Mr Bonington is all about expanding people's horizons by training them for mountain climbing, desert marathons and long distance treks - he also hopes this helps others to 'get more out of life'. 'What we often forget is that we live in a stunning world and we need to get out there to see it,' he said. 'My clients are not professional athletes. They are ordinary people with extraordinary goals. Matt Crehan (right) who was trained by Joe Bonington in Sydney for The Kokoda Trail . Dr Gareth Andrews, who was trained by Joe, during his expedition in the North Pole . Tamzine Doherty and Nikki Gordon running the Safari New Zealand . 'They're bored with what they're doing every day and living controlled lives.' Mr Bonington says his clients, who vary in ages from 20 to 60, can train for three months up to two years. The personal trainer says witnessing how he can transform people's perspective on their lives is simply priceless. 'For me, I love seeing the look on people's faces when they come to understand what they're capable of achieving,' he said. 'Seeing people doing things that they never thought they could do and seeing their smile when they reach the end - it's really amazing. 'I know that from these adventures they're lives have been changed forever - like it changed mine.' The personal trainer says he trains his clients for mountain climbing, desert marathons and long distance treks . Mr Bonington says his clients, who vary in ages from 20 to 60, can train for three months up to two years .", "summary": "Joe Bonington, 47, has been training Aussies to complete expeditions .\nHe embarked on his first adventure - Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania - in 1992 .\nHe climbed the mountain with his father and British mountaineering legend Sir Chris Bonington .\nThe personal trainer says this moment changed his life forever as he had previously had a trouble childhood .\nHe says he was able to understand why his father took these risks .\nNow he's hoping to encourage others to 'get out of their comfort zone' and see the stunning world we live in ."}
{"id": "42d8d07bac945e177118fc7830a4f513751b176b", "text": "A leading liberal clergyman has come under fire from traditionalist Anglicans after allowing a full Muslim prayer service in his church. Reverend Giles Goddard, vicar of St John’s in Waterloo, central London, joined in the event by reading a passage from the Bible at the ‘Inclusive Mosque’ event. He then asked the congregation to praise ‘the god that we love, Allah’, it was reported last night. Reverend Giles Goddard, vicar of St John’s in London, held an 'inclusive mosque' event during which a full Muslim service was hosted inside his church (pictured, painting a cross on the church for Ash Wednesday) It is thought to be the first time an entire Islamic service has been held by the Church of England and has sparked criticism from evangelical clerics. Orthodox clergyman said the event was against canon law, which prohibits any divergence from the official liturgy. They argued that it could be ‘offensive’ to Christians who are persecuted for their faith. Rev Goddard defended his decision to hold the event, describing it as a ‘very moving’ service. He said his intention was simply to offer people a ‘place to pray’. He told the Christian Today website that everything his church did was legal and within bishops’ guidelines. Mr Goddard said he was simply offering the Muslims a place to pray, adding that the religions share 'the same God' (pictured, St John's) He added: ‘It is very much about St John’s being a place of welcome. We understand God as a generous God, a God who celebrates love and celebrates life. ‘We try and make sure we live that out. In that sense we feel very properly Anglican.’ The ‘Inclusive Jummah’ was held in partnership with the Inclusive Mosque Initiative. It was organised to coincide with the run-up to International Women’s Day last weekend. The service was arranged by Dr Amina Wadud, a campaigner for gender justice in Islam. Rev Goddard said the service had not put off Christian churchgoers and his congregation is growing. He told the Daily Telegraph: ‘We are offering a place for people to pray so it made absolutely perfect sense. We should be offering [a place] to party, we are the Church of England. ‘They could have gone to a community centre, I suppose, but they loved being in a church, they were just really pleased and delighted to have the welcome and it was very moving, really. It is the same God, we share the same tradition.’ At the end of the service, the vicar read a section of Psalm 139 and said: ‘This is from the Hebrew scripture – we all share these great traditions, so let us celebrate our shared traditions, by giving thanks to the God that we love, Allah.’ Rev Stephen Kuhrt, vicar of Christ Church, New Malden, said: ‘I am appalled by islamophobia and when people whip up anti-Muslim frenzy, but the vicar of St John’s Waterloo has done something that is completely illegal, which is to allow an Islamic service to be held in his church, and then he has participated as well.’ Critics say Rev Goddard has overstepped his bounds by introducing other faiths. Rev Robin Weekes, the minister of Wimbledon’s Emmanuel Church, said: ‘The issue is not primarily that canon law has been broken, which it has, but that it is offensive to Christians who believe that there is only one God.’", "summary": "Giles Goddard, vicar of St John's, Waterloo, held 'inclusive mosque' event .\nDuring service asked congregation to praise 'the God that we love, Allah'\nFellow clergymen call service 'offensive' and say it is against church law ."}
{"id": "43cb4f653f3753ad24c1e50b4732e61f9583c515", "text": "Pippa Middleton was positively glowing in a tailored plum dress at a Spectator party at Belgraves Hotel in London, on Tuesday night. The 31-year-old, who is a regular columnist for the weekly cultural and political magazine appeared relaxed and happy at the event. And just weeks away from the birth of a new niece or nephew, she looked demure in the purple number by with a coral belt and matching high heels, which served to showcase her slim physique. Scroll down for video . Plum dream: Pippa looked happy and relaxed in the purple dress at Spectator Life's third birthday party at Belgraves Hotel in London . Pippa's plum pencil dress . Click to shop Tabitha Webb's current collection! Visit site . We do love to see Kate and Pippa out and about. We've been treated this past week to many royal engagements, which means a lot of spying on Kate's maternity fashion. And now it's all been topped off with an appearance by Pippa at a party in London. We are so spoilt! Pippa stunned in a simple pencil dress by one of her favorite designers, Tabitha Webb. The cute plum number suited Pippa's tanned skin to a tee and she topped it all off with a studded clutch by Hoss Intropia, which brought out the color of both her ribbon waistband and pointed courts. Sadly, neither the dress or the bag are up for grabs, but if you click to the right, you'll head to Tabitha Webb's website where you can shop the current collection. The brand hasn't been around long. It launched its first bespoke collection in 2013 with its aim to make English elegance accessible. And it's a job well done as she's now gained a huge celebrity following. If you're loving Pippa's plum style, see our edit of exciting options in this rare hue below. Cameo Play with Fire Strapless Dress at NastyGal (Now $117.60) Visit site . KAMALIKULTURE by Norma Kamali Sleeveless Shirred Waist Dress . Visit site . Badgley Mischka Collection Neck-Twist Day Dress at Neiman Marcus (Now $198) Visit site . Halston Heritage Side-Twist Pleated Dress at Neiman Marcus (Now $225) Visit site . The flattering knee-length frock by Tabitha Webb had stylish cap sleeves and featured boxy pockets - and she kept her legs bare, all the better to show off her tan. She completed the sophisticated look with subtle accessories including a small embossed box clutch from Hoss Intropia, a gold watch, simple gold chain necklace and earrings. The brunette, who wore her hair in loose, glossy curls, even kept her make-up subtle. The Spectator was first launched in 1828, making it the oldest published magazine in the English language. Spectator Life is the lifestyle supplement from the main magazine and the Duchess of Cambridge's sister has contributed columns about food, truffle hunting and wine tasting since December 2012. Pippa joined other celebrity guests to celebrate the supplement's third birthday at the swanky Belgravia venue. The Duchess of Cambridge's sister (pictured right) was seen in company of Andrew Neil (pictured left) who is the Chairman of the Press Holdings Group - which owns The Spectator . Familiar faces at the bash included  Guy Pelly, an old school friend of Princes William and Harry, who is also godfather to her nephew Prince George. The nightclub owner was escorted by his wife Elizabeth, who teamed her crisp white shirt with an acid lemon skirt. Pippa talked and posed for pictures with Andrew Neil, the Chairman of the media group that owns The Spectator. The brunette matched her accessories accordingly with her belt and clutch bag all in a similar nude shade . Royal BFF: Guy Pelly (pictured right) is close friends with the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and attended the party with wife, Elizabeth Pelly . This is only Pippa's second outing since returning from the US where she was in talks with the NBC network about a presenting role. A keen sportswoman, who's currently in training for the 50-mile London to Brighton Bike Ride, she recently stunned in an ice-blue floor length gown at the Disability SnowSport UK Ball. She met Heather Mills McCartney at the event and gave a speech in which she called for there to be more winter sports opportunities for disabled athletes. Windswept in plum! Pippa was all smiles as she entered Belgraves hotel for the party, wearing a mulberry wrap coat over her Tabitha Webb frock .", "summary": "The Duchess of Cambridge's sister attended the party at Belgraves Hotel .\nShe wore a Tabitha Webb dress and Hoss Intropia clutch .\nThe 31-year-old is a columnist for main magazine, The Spectator .\nTOWIE's Lucy Mecklenburgh and royal chum Guy Pelly also attended ."}
{"id": "1106fb623de9a846c68e9620657c513b5a229840", "text": "Jordan Henderson has insisted the vast majority of England youngsters will want to play in the European Under-21 championship this summer – but that pressure from club managers can make it difficult. Henderson says that his time with the Under-21 was a huge learning curve, even though when he played in Under-21 Euro 2013 as captain, England lost all three games in a deeply disappointing tournament. Henderson also played in the 2011 European Under 21 championship, in which England also failed to win. England midfielder Jordan Henderson played in Under-21 Euro 2013 as captain . But with a club versus country row already developing over the availability of Harry Kane this summer, Henderson has urged the current generation to take their chance to play if they can . Henderson said: ‘I would tell any of those young lads to go out there and play in tournament football for their country at any level. ‘I thought I gained a lot of experience doing that. It wasn’t all good as I had two Under-21 tournaments and we didn’t do that well in either. We could have done a lot better with the team we had – but I learnt a lot from playing in those games. Club versus country row already developing over the availability of Harry Kane . ‘There was never any doubt for me. All I wanted to do was go and play. Obviously people get injuries, which you can't help, but if you're fit, I wanted to go. You've got to manage it with the club managers, who think about the best interest of the player. And you've got to understand that. But for me personally I want to play every game for club and country and if I'm fit I'll want to play at a tournament whatever the level. Henderson says that most of the players do want to play – but that pressure from clubs is the reason why sometimes are withdrawn from age-group squads. ‘I'm not sure it's players needing convincing,’ said Henderson. ‘If you asked all the lads they'd want to play. But managers of clubs have to manage the player the best they can and their best interest is the player. ‘If they feel the player is playing a lot of games and are afraid they'll burn out, that's an issue. But for me I just wanted to play as much football as I could, whenever for, and though the tournaments didn't turn out how we wanted, I gained a lot of experience.’", "summary": "Club managers could make it difficult for young players this summer .\nClub versus country row already developing over striker Harry Kane ."}
{"id": "07c5ab05f697c07040e395c796bd5b5eaf61ab5c", "text": "A self-confessed makeup addict who spends thousands of pounds on beauty products every year has vowed to go bare-faced for 12 months to raise money for charity. Rebecca Mead, 25, says she never leaves the house without wearing foundation, powder, blusher, mascara, lipstick, eyeshadow and eyeliner - which takes her an hour every morning to apply. In her lifetime, Becca, who lives in Hadley, Suffolk, claims she has spent more than 5,000 hours applying makeup to her face - and is now going cold turkey  – to prove women do not need 'a mask' and to raise money for Special Effects, which helps disabled people. ecca with her new bare-faced look as she vows to go a year without wearing any makeup . Becca, pictured left as a brunette and, right, as a blonde, estimates she spends 5,000 hours a year applying makeup - but has vowed to quit to raise money for charity . Becca, who will also stop dyeing her hair every month and wearing fake nails, said: 'Considering I have worn a full face of makeup everyday for 16 years and refused to leave the house without a full layer of foundation it's quite scary.' So far, the beauty obsessive, who spends hundreds of pounds a year on beauty products, says people's reactions have been mixed. 'Some people have said nothing but other people said I looked tired, which isn't great,' she said. The supermarket worker started applying hair dye at 12 and wearing makeup at 14, spending hours before school carefully applying cosmetics to her face. Becca (pictured left and right with makeup) never left the house without makeup before taking on the challenge . Becca (pictured with makeup) spent at least an hour each morning layering on foundation, powder, blusher, mascara, lipstick, eyeshadow and eyeliner . She would spend at least an hour each morning layering on foundation, powder, blusher, mascara, lipstick, eyeshadow and eyeliner and even put on false eyelashes. 'I'd get up at least an hour earlier each morning so I looked my best,' Miss Mead admitted. 'I had special tricks like applying extra powder to my eyebrows to make them look thicker. 'I would carefully apply nail varnish and had boxes of cosmetics which I ordered off the internet. 'I spent a lot of money on makeup and loved it.' But Becca is now out to prove a point: 'I think women have become too reliant on makeup and I want to prove they don't need to be. Becca, pictures with makeup,  revealed that she will be going fresh-faced for a year to to raise money for a charity called Special Effects which helps disabled people . Becca admitted hair dye was one of her biggest problems, and she changes her colour every month . 'There was a time when I would change my hair colour every month – now I realise that was not necessary. 'I can't believe I used to be too scared to leave the house without makeup. I wouldn't even pop to the shops without applying slap which seems ridiculous.' 'I don't know what my natural hair colour is,' she admitted. 'Possibly brown. When it came to make up, Becca admits she used to would wear 'the whole shebang'. 'I even put power on my eyebrows to thicken them,' she said. 'This was to give them more shape. Becca also admitted hair dye was one of her biggest problems. 'I probably changed my hair colour every month,' she said. 'I became addicted - most colour I used was quite unnatural.' Becca who decided to quit her addiction earlier this month said she received great encouragement from friends. 'I asked a few of my friends what they thought and decided to go for it. 'I can't believe I've thrown the makeup out.' Donate at to Becca's on Just Giving .", "summary": "Rebecca Mead, 25, of Suffolk, never leaves the house without makeup .\nSupermarket worker spends 5,000 hours a year applying products .\nNow Becca is going cold turkey to prove women do not need 'a mask'\nAlso raising money for charity Special Effects, which helps disabled people ."}
{"id": "6ba3bd65100eceead0c52c0a85c984175a692245", "text": "Militants fighting for the Islamic State have now turned their savagery on the dead, tearing down graves and smashing tombs at a cemetery in Syria. Not content with the rape and massacre of the estimated four million brutally oppressed people living under the terror group's control in  Syria and Iraq, ISIS jihadis are now victimising the dead. Claiming gravestones and tombs are a form of veneration of the dead and only distract from the worship of Allah, the heavily-armed, camouflage-wearing militants are seen happily reducing the hilltop cemetery to large piles of rubble as they pull town and smash the stone monuments. Scroll down for video . Turning on the dead: Having parked their motorcycles at the gates of the graveyard, several militants are seen inside pulling over tombstones . Smashed: Claiming gravestones and tombs are a form of veneration of the dead and only serve distract from the worship of Allah, the heavily-armed militants reduce the hilltop cemetery to large piles of rubble . All generations: As some of the elder militants take a break, a group of tracksuit-wearing teenagers take over the destruction, using a spade to scrape away the edges of a tomb while young children look on . The chilling images are believed to have been taken in the Syrian province of Raqqa and shows a hilltop cemetery overlooking what appears to be farmland. Having parked their motorcycles at the gates of the graveyard, several militants are seen inside pulling over tombstones while sympathisers stand alongside them taking photographs. One image shows the men reducing the graves to rubble as they pull them over and use what appears to be an iron bar to smash the stones into tiny pieces. As some of the elder militants take a break, a group of tracksuit-wearing teenagers take over the destruction, using a spade to scrape away the edges of a tomb while young children look on. A final image appears to show the militants gathering some of the debris from the site - ostensibly to be taken away and used as building material in Raqqa - the capital of the province and the de facto capital of the terrorists' self-declared caliphate. Location: The chilling images are believed to have been taken in the Syrian province of Raqqa and shows a hilltop cemetery overlooking what appears to be farmland . Two camouflage-wearing militants are seen pulling over gravestones at the cemetery in Raqqa province . The chilling images emerged as thousands of Syrians fled Idlib province over the weekend, fearing government reprisals a day after opposition fighters and a powerful local Al Qaeda affiliate captured the northwestern town, activists said. Idlib, with a population of around 165,000 people, is the second provincial capital to fall to the opposition after Raqqa, which is now a stronghold of the Islamic State group. Its capture by several factions led by the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front underscores the growing power of extremist groups in Syria, who now control about half the country. The Nusra Front and Syrian rebels have controlled the countryside and towns across Idlib province since 2012, but Assad's forces had maintained their grip on Idlib city, near the border with Turkey, throughout the conflict. Now that the city is in the hands of rebels, who stormed government buildings and tore down posters of Assad, many residents fear that troops will retaliate harshly. Teamwork: A man wearing a traditional red and white Arabic headdress destroys a gravestone while another militant carrying a large AK47 assault rifle looks on . A final image appears to show the militants gathering some of the debris from the site - ostensibly to be taken away and used as building material in Raqqa - the  de facto capital of the terrorists' self-declared caliphate . Muayad Zurayk, an activist based in Idlib province, said via Skype that 'residents are fleeing the city to nearby villages and towns.' He added that the situation was relatively quiet in the city yesterday despite some government shelling. Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, confirmed some people were fleeing the city. Also in Idlib, activists said members of a Syrian security agency killed more than a dozen detainees before withdrawing from a detention center in the city. The activists said the killings were conducted shortly before rebels took the so-called security compound in Idlib on Saturday. The Idlib Media Center showed a video of what it said were at least 12 bloodied bodies inside a room at the Military Intelligence Directorate. The Observatory said 15 men were found shot dead inside the compound. The group said 53 other detainees, including two women, were freed by the rebels in the compound. More than 220,000 people have been killed in Syria's conflict, which began with an Arab Spring uprising in March 2011 and turned into an insurgency following a brutal military crackdown.", "summary": "Militants parked motorcycles at gates before destroying hilltop cemetery .\nISIS claims gravestones and tombs are a form of veneration of the dead .\nThey say graves distract from the worship of Allah and must be destroyed .\nRaqqa graveyard was reduced to huge piles of rubble by the militants ."}
{"id": "01cad8667ef646e23c947e63c812501a2fb10446", "text": "A Kurdish peshmerga looks at the body of what they say is an Islamic State militant on the outskirts of Tel Ward, west of the city of Kirkuk after attacking jihadist positions around the oil-rich city . Kurdish forces drove Islamic State militants back from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Monday, in an attack which was backed by heavy air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Speaking to a local TV channel near the frontline, Kirkuk governor Najmaldin Karim said the purpose of the offensive was to secure the city, which the Kurds have held since last summer. Peshmerga fighters began shelling Islamic State positions at dawn before advancing along a 20-mile front southwest of the city, seizing several villages and gaining around three miles in places. Monday's gains bring the Peshmerga closer to the ISIS stronghold of Hawijah, where black-clad militants have paraded the bodies of what they said were 20 Shi'ite militiamen they had executed. Speaking by telephone from the frontline near Tel Ward, Major-General Omar Saleh Hassan said: 'This morning we launched an attack on three axes. Our advances are continuing.' He said his forces faced little resistance from Islamic State militants who are also fighting to hold the city of Tikrit around 110 km southwest of Kirkuk, as Iraqi forces close in. Just north of Tikrit, home city of executed Sunni former president Saddam Hussein, Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite militia fighters began an offensive to regain control over the town of al-Alam. Military commanders said some of the attacking force were ferried across from the west bank of the Tigris river, while others were approaching from other directions. 'We have confirmed information from inside Al-Alam that a few Daesh (ISIS) fighters are still inside, mostly suiciders. 'This is why we attacked them from multiple directions in order not to give them time to catch their breath,' Al-Alam mayor Laith al-Jubouri said, referring to the fighters by their Arabic acronym. Jubouri, who has spent time with the attacking forces outside Al-Alam, said clashes were continuing in the south, west and north of the town. In the Kirkuk offensive, elite Kurdish counter-terrorism units were taking part and one official said they had managed to detonate four vehicles rigged with explosives by firing on them from a distance. Scroll down for video . Kurdish Peshmerga forces gather as they look at bodies whom they say are Islamic State militants . Kurdish forces drove Islamic State militants back from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Monday in an attack which was backed by heavy air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition . The Kurds took full control of Kirkuk last August as the Iraqi army collapsed in the north and Islamic State militants overran almost a third of the country. But the city has remained vulnerable, with the frontline no more than 20 kilometres away in some places and only an irrigation canal separating the two sides. In late January, Islamic State briefly overran Kurdish defences around Kirkuk. Revenge is sweet: Kurdish Peshmerga fighters pose for a photo holding an Islamic State flag in the village of Sultan Mari west of the city of Kirkuk after they  re-took the area from the terror group . Kurdish Peshmerga forces walk past a destroyed building belonging to the Islamic State militants, on the outskirts of Tel Ward, west of the city of Kirkuk . Meanwhile, officials said the jihadist group executed 20 people who wanted to fight against them in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. The killings of the men, who wanted to join anti-ISIS paramilitary forces known as Popular Mobilisation units, took place in the town of Hawijah, a police intelligence officer and two local officials said. The executions could not be independently confirmed, but a gruesome series of photos posted online and shared on social media are evidence that they took place. Kirkuk governor Najim Al-deen Omar visits the Peshmerga forces on the border city which has been recaptured from ISIS . Kirkuk has remained vulnerable to attack, with the frontline no more than 20 kilometres away in some places and only an irrigation canal separating the two sides . The photos show the bodies of more than a dozen different men strung by their feet from light poles, what appears to be a communications or electricity tower, and under a massive sign featuring the ISIS flag and name. Captions under the photos said the men were members of the Popular Mobilisation units and used a derogatory term that could either refer to the units' Shi'ite leadership, or indicate that the men were believed to be Shi'ites. ISIS spearheaded a sweeping offensive last June that overran large parts of the country north and west of Baghdad, including in Kirkuk province. Peshmerga forces take up positions in a town west of Kirkuk city after they regained the area from ISIS militants . Monday's gains bring the Peshmerga, pictured, closer to the ISIS stronghold of Hawijah, where militants have paraded bodies through the streets . Security forces backed by militia are battling to regain ground, with support from a US-led coalition and Iran. The Popular Mobilisation units -- which are dominated by Shi'ite militia but include other volunteers, including Sunnis - have played a key role in the  fight, shoring up the government's flagging troops. But Shi'ite militiamen have also been accused of carrying out atrocities targeting Sunni Arabs in areas retaken from ISIS.", "summary": "Kurds launch massive offensive backed by strikes from U.S.-led coalition .\nGained swathes of land southwest of the city after seizing several villages .\nBrings them near ISIS stronghold of Hawijah where jihadis killed 20 militia .\nMen reportedly strung by their feet from light poles under Islamic State flag ."}
{"id": "07a00c483cdfc515117db810a51d8301b6956f4f", "text": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has an army of professional trolls flooding the internet with pro-Russian propaganda . Vladimir Putin has an army of professional trolls running thousand of fake Twitter and Facebook accounts to flood social media with pro-Russia propaganda. Hundreds of workers are paid £500 a month to work exhausting 12-hour shifts bombarding the internet with comments placing Putin in a more favourable light. The trolls work under strict condition which see them banned from talking and even forging friendships with one another. One former worker at the Internet Research Centre - dubbed the Troll Factory - has lifted the lid on how employees must write more than 130 online posts a shift or face the sack. Marat Burkhard explained how the operation, based in modern building in St Petersburg, is opened 24 hours a day and employees often work in teams of three. 'One of us would be the 'villain,' the person who disagrees with the forum and criticizes the authorities, in order to bring a feeling of authenticity to what we're doing, he told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 'The other two enter into a debate with him -- \"No, you're not right; everything here is totally correct.\" 'We create the illusion of actual activity on these forums.' Mr Burkhard revealed  how he and his fellow trolls got to work after a story broke about US President Barack Obama spitting his chewing gum out in India. ''You need to write 135 comments about this, and don't be shy about how you express yourself,' Mr Burkhard, reportedly said he was told. ''Write whatever you want, just stick the word Obama in there a lot and then cover it over with profanities.\" On another occasion he was told to repeatedly post on websites that the majority of German's supported Putin and his policies and were unhappy with Merkel. Inside the factory the trolls are not just targeting Russian sites but those around the world, including the UK. The trolls are often given five key words which they must make sure each of their posts are littered with. He claimed workers faced sanctions from manager if they were missing from their comments. The comments must make Putin appear in a more favourable light compared with his western counterparts . Mr Burkhard, who now works as a blogger, quit after two months slaving away at his keyboard. 'I decided  I can't engage in absurd work,' he said, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 'To keep going didn't make any sense - it's all absurd. He compared his time at the Troll factory to the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984. 'You work in the Ministry of Truth, which is the Ministry of Lies, and everyone kind of believes in this truth.' Mr Burkhard compared his time at Russia's troll factory to the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 .", "summary": "Army of professional trolls running fake accounts for Vladimir Putin .\nWorkers are reportedly paid £500 a month for exhausting 12-hour shifts .\nTold they must bombard sites with more than 130 comments a day .\nStaff not allowed to talk to each other or form friendships ."}
{"id": "2d04d77f3d6f31c33d665cba111df0011c9cc9e4", "text": "A vitriolic letter written by the future King Edward VIII in which he branded the French Canadians 'rotten' and 'the completest passengers' during a tour of the country has emerged 96 years later. The Prince of Wales - the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary - could not hide his resentment towards the French Canadians in the private letter he penned on a visit to Quebec. In the letter written a few months after World War One to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward, the 25-year-old Edward expresses his disgust at their reluctance to support the British Empire. Resentment: The Prince of Wales, pictured in November 1919 during his tour of Canada, criticised the French Canadians in a private letter calling them 'shirkers in everything particularly in war' Contempt: The future King Edward VIII scoffed at the French Canadians during his royal tour (pictured here) Stinging: In the letters, Edward describes the French Canadians as 'mostly a rotten priest-ridden community' In the recently unearthed letter, he says: ''These bloody French Canadians. 'The whole thing is a very delicate, imperial and political question which I don't attempt to understand though I do know they are mostly a rotten priest-ridden community, who are the completest passengers and who won't do their bit in anything and of course the war!!' After catching a train for Toronto he wrote of how he was relieved to be leaving the French Canadians. He added: 'They really aren't worth all the trouble I've taken to be out of the way polite to them, as they are shirkers in everything particularly in war as they all voted against conscription.' The First World War divided Canada, with the French-speaking population accused of not doing enough to fight against the Germans. Later on in the letter to the married socialite, the Prince of Wales derided the attractiveness of the local women. He described one of his hostesses as 'pompous and interfering'. Detailing a formal dinner he had attended, he quipped: 'Few of the women are worth dancing with and far less are in any way attractive.' At another party at a yacht club, he complained how there were '100 very plain women' there. Disgust: Edward said the French Canadians 'really aren't worth all the trouble' as they are 'shirkers, particularly war as they all voted against conscription' - he is pictured here in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1919 . French Canadians are a major North American ethnic group and Canadian citizens derived from the descendants of colonists from France who arrived in New France (Canada) in the 17th and 18th centuries. When war was declared in 1914, Canada automatically entered as it was part of the British Empire. But by 1917 French Canadians only made up 21,000 out of 432,000 men, despite making up one third of the Canadian population. The French Canadians opposed conscription as they felt that they had no real loyalty to either Britain or France. The six-page letter was written by the future King to married mother-of-two Mrs Dudley Ward, years before he gave up the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Then 23, the socialite was married to Liberal MP William Dudley Ward, who apparently turned a blind eye to the affair. The letter is due to be sold tomorrow by International Autograph Auctions (IAA) at Nottingham Racecourse. It is expected to fetch £1,200 when it goes under the hammer. Richard Davie, of IAA, said: 'The Prince of Wales was a very patriotic gentleman and was known for wearing his heart on his sleeve. 'He obviously would have attended lots of dinners and events in Canada and gave very polite and diplomatic speeches but this letter to someone he trusted very much reveals his real innermost thoughts. 'He still clearly felt troubled by the role played by the French Canadians in the Great War, feeling they shirked their responsibilities. 'I am quite sure he intended these thoughts to remain private and never expected them to become public at any time.' Edward abdicated in 1936 (pictured addressing the nation) so he could marry American Wallis Simpson . Edward was an army officer during the First World War. Although as heir to the throne he was prevented from fighting, he made a number of moral-boosting trips to the Western Front and was very popular with the troops. Edward was the Prince of Wales from 1911 until 1936 when he became King, a reign that only lasted 11 months when he abdicated so he could marry American  Wallis Simpson. The Prime Minster and many others opposed the union because Wallis had already been divorced once and was in the process of divorcing her second husband, so the King chose to abdicate instead of giving up his lover. His younger brother George, who served in the Royal Navy during the war, succeeded Edward as King in 1936, the details of which are popularised in the film 'The King's Speech' starring Colin Firth.", "summary": "Future King Edward VIII called French Canadians 'rotten' in private letter .\nDerided them for being 'shirkers' in not supporting British Empire in WW1 .\nWW1 divided Canada, with French-speakers accused of not doing enough .\nLetter was written by Edward to mother-of-two Freda Dudley Ward, 23 .\nThe married socialite was the future King's lover between 1918 to 1923 .\nHe became king in 1936 but reign lasted only 11 months as he abdicated .\nGave up the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson ."}
{"id": "e54acb0d12af1c5923f6d265e8b51894bd01748a", "text": "This is the hair-raising moment two motorcyclists narrowly avoid a road accident mid-ride. A body camera attached to one of the bikers shows them winding through the California hills. But all of a sudden as they turn a blind corner, they come across a stationary BMW car. The duo are forced to swerve out of the way to avoid hitting the parked vehicle. One ventures over to the wrong side of the road while the other veers into the hard shoulder with a steep drop just inches away. Luckily the two cyclists manage to navigate the BMW safely. After the near-crash the motorbiker wearing the camera is seen pulling over into the driveway of a house. Lookout ahead: This is the hair-raising moment two motorcyclists narrowly avoid a road accident mid-ride . Sunny ride: A body camera attached to one of the bikers shows them winding through the California hills . Road hazard: But all of a sudden as they turn a blind corner, they come across a stationary BMW car . Despite avoiding collision, he still appears to be furious. 'Are you f***ing stupid?' he shouts back to the driver of the BMW. The bikers uploaded the clip online to serve as a warning to other road users. To date it has been watched more than 90,000 times.", "summary": "A body camera attached to one of the bikers shows them winding through the California hills .\nBut all of a sudden as they turn a blind corner, they come across a stationary BMW car .\nThe bikers uploaded the clip online to serve as a warning to others .\nTo date it has been watched more than 90,000 times ."}
{"id": "348b55d7c554704b673dc736e42c14a670fa323a", "text": "Dave Chisnall’s sensational 7-2 win over World Champion Gary Anderson sent him a point clear at the top of the Betway Premier League table in Exeter on Thursday night. The 2014 Grand Slam of Darts runner-up continued his unbeaten start to the season as he picked up his fourth win in five matches in front of the 4,500 sell-out crowd at the Westpoint Arena. Chisnall nailed six 180s and finished seven doubled from 12 attempts as he stormed to victory over Scottish star Anderson to go a point clear of Michael van Gerwen. Dave Chisnall celebrates his victory over Gary Anderson during The Betway Premier League Darts . Anderson fell to Chisnall during Thursday night's Premier League Darts matches at the Westpoint Arena . Raymond van Barneveld 5-7 Kim Huybrechts . James Wade 5-7 Phil Taylor . Adrian Lewis 3-7 Stephen Bunting . Peter Wright 6-6 Michael van Gerwen . Dave Chisnall 7-2 Gary Anderson . Van Gerwen is also unbeaten so far, but had to settle for his second draw in succession as he was held by Peter Wright. The Dutchman took out an early 120 finish to break and lead 2-1, only for Wright to reply with checkouts of 101 and 158 as he held a slender lead - but van Gerwen finished 145 in the tenth leg before sharing the final two to take a point. A 7-5 comeback win against James Wade insured Phil Taylor extended his unbeaten run to four matches to go third in the league with seven points. Wade opened up a 3-0 lead, but Taylor hit top gear to turn the game around as he won five successive legs to take a 6-4 lead against his opponent. Michael van Gerwen  had to settle for his second draw in succession as he was held by Peter Wright . Raymond van Barneveld was stunned by Premier League debutant Kim Huybrechts who claimed his first win in a 7-5 victory over the Dutchman with a stunning 170 checkout in the game’s final leg. There was also a debut win for Stephen Bunting who defeated Adrian Lewis 7-3 having lost his previous three games in the league. Bunting lost the opening leg against Lewis, but returned with five wins in a row to put himself into a commanding lead before being pegged back to 5-3. However, Bunting ensured he was to pick up the points as he landed 180s in the next two. Raymond van Barneveld was stunned by Premier League debutant Kim Huybrechts who claimed his first win . Stephen Bunting defeated Adrian Lewis 7-3 having lost his previous three games in the league .", "summary": "David Chisnall beat Gary Anderson to go clear at the top of the league .\nChisnall continued his unbeaten start to the season on Thursday night .\nMichael van Gerwen drew with Peter Wright to also remain unbeaten .\nKim Huybrechts and Stephen Bunting claimed Premier League debut wins ."}
{"id": "2111b82214b787689e1784169ec3b9f9ebcdd3b2", "text": "A million women were raped by Allied soldiers in Germany in the immediate aftermath of World War II, a new books claims. ‘When The Soldiers Came,’ by historian Miriam Gebhardt, is hailed as the definitive account of the treatment meted out to the defeated women of Nazi Germany which they remained silent about for decades out of shame and humiliaton. 'At the very least 860,000 women and girls - and also men and young boys - were raped by the occupying Allied soldiers and their helpers. It happened everywhere,' begins the book. A new book claims Allied troops raped German women during the Second World War by manipulating them with gifts of chocolate and cigarettes. Above, a soldier takes a photograph of a German woman . Until now it was widely thought that only the Red Army, which advanced on Germany with rape as a weapon sanctioned by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, committed the mass rapes upon tens of thousands of women, many of whom committed suicide. 'Soldiers of the western Allies were also guilty,' said Mrs. Gebhardt, a renowned historian in Germany who tracked down some victims to interview them about their ordeal at the hands of Briish and American soldiers. 'I researched the book for over a year and-a-half,' she said.  'I wanted to tell the story of what 'happened from the perspective of the victims. I wanted to reconstruct the crimes as gently as I could.' She said the 'terrible crimes' did not only take place in the Soviet zones of occupation - long chronicled and well-known about - but also in French, British and American sectors. A familiar slogan of the times was: 'It took six years for the Americans to struggle against the German armies but it only took a day and a slab of chocolate for them to conquer German women.' But not all collaboration in the bedroom was voluntary, writes Gebhardt. German author Miriam Gebhardt made the claims in a new book . She said the false impression grew up after the war that German women gave themselves to western soldiers because they brought with them things they desperately needed - nylons, food, cigarettes, coffee. 'The impression grew that there was no rape in the west but rather a kind of prostitution grew up,' said the author. But in fact countless women were raped, she said, with soldiers believing they could treat the as they wanted after bearing coveted gifts. 'Post-war society was hardly ready to differentiate between voluntary and forced sexual contact. 'Between women who prostituted themselves out of emergency needs and those who had become victims of rape.' Added to the trauma of the western victims was the shame suffered by the children they bore from their attackers. 'Their fathers were, mostly, unknown, and the women received no financial help at all,' said Gebhardt. She said in parts of southern Germany, occupied by American troops, there were often 'free nights' where soldiers were encouraged to abuse women at will for up to 48 hours at a time. The alleged victims are 'relieved' their hardship is coming to light, she added.", "summary": "'When The Soldiers Came' claims Allied troops raped one million women .\nChildren, men and young boys were also abused by soldiers, it claims .\nUntil now it was thought only the Stalin's Red Army raped German women .\nBut author insists she has spoken to some who can attest to the abuse .\nThere was a misconception all women traded sex for coveted goods .\nBut western soldiers took advantage of power to rape, says the author ."}
{"id": "65979cd18b9e8f54df6334a8ab6f7cfaf3adaff2", "text": "This bronze statue put up in memory of murdered Sarah Payne was stolen this morning from Burhill County Primary School in Hersham, Surrey . A bronze statue erected in memory of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne was stolen from her school this morning. The 2ft tall statue was presented to Burhill County Primary School in Hersham, Surrey, to commemorate Sarah, who was murdered by Roy Whiting in 2000. Three people are believed to have been involved in the 'reprehensible' theft, with a van spotted leaving the area at around 1am. Her mother, Sara, said today: 'I implore the public to help me and the police bring my Sarah's memorial statue back where it belongs.' She fears the statue could end up at a scrapyard and melted down and appealed for such businesses to look out for it. She said: 'Monetary-wise it's not worth that much. It's worth far more to the school. The residents feel sick and I feel sick about it.' Eight-year-old Sarah was abducted by paedophile Roy Whiting as she played with older brothers Luke and Lee and younger sister Charlotte  in a field outside her grandparents' rural home in Kingston Gorse, West Sussex in July 2000. Michael Payne and his then wife Sara made a series of heart-rending appeals for her safe return, but her body was discovered 16 days later in a shallow grave just a few miles away. Whiting was sentenced to life behind bars in January 2001, and is held at HMP Wakefield, dubbed the Monster Mansion due to the number of high risk sex offenders imprisoned there. Her mother, Sara, said today: 'I implore the the public to help me and the police bring my Sarah's memorial statue back where it belongs' Eight-year-old Sarah was abducted by paedophile Roy Whiting as she played  in a field outside her grandparents' rural home in West Sussex in 2000 . It later emerged that Whiting was already on the Sex Offenders Register after abducting and sexually attacking another eight-year-old. Her brutal death remains one of Britain's highest profile child murders and led to the introduction of Sarah's Law following a lengthy campaign by her mother. The rule allows concerned parents or grandparents to contact police to find out if a new boyfriend, or a neighbour, who has contact with a child, has a history of child sex offending. Sarah's father, Michael, died aged 45 last October after a long battle with alcoholism. Her mother was awarded an MBE in 2008 for her campaign work. Following the theft of the statue today, Elmbridge neighbourhood sergeant Marc Nettleingham said: 'We are carrying out a number of enquiries to identify the offenders responsible for this theft, which is particularly reprehensible given that it was presented to the school in memory of Sarah Payne. 'I am appealing to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at the time of the offence, or with any other information, to come forward straight away.'", "summary": "Statue presented to Burhill Primary School, Hersham, stolen this morning .\nThree people believed to have been involved in the 'reprehensible' theft .\nSarah's mother, Sara, 'implores' public to help bring back memorial statue .\nEight-year-old Sarah abducted by paedophile Roy Whiting in July 2000 .\nThe brutal death remains one of Britain's highest profile child murders ."}
{"id": "82400ec26e7eaaa5e3f4d7e17750960cbe631d03", "text": "Former Republic of Ireland striker David Connolly has announced his retirement from football with immediate effect. The 37-year-old made over 400 senior club appearances during his career, with Watford, Feyenoord, Sunderland, Leicester and Southampton among a host of clubs he played for, while he won 41 international caps. Connolly joined Sky Bet League Two side Wimbledon in January after his contract with Portsmouth was cancelled by mutual consent but, after managing one goal in eight appearances, he has decided to hang up his boots following discussions with his manager and former team-mate Neal Ardley. Former Republic of Ireland striker David Connolly scores his side's third goal against Cyrpus back in 2001 . Connolly told the Dons' official website: 'I pulled Neal aside for a heart-to-heart chat and I felt that now was the time to call it a day. 'As time has gone on I felt that starting games was difficult and so too was travelling up and down the country to come off the bench for 10 minutes or so. Neal needed a striker that could play off (Adebayo) Akinfenwa and start games and that wasn't me.' Ardley told Dons Player: 'I tried to talk him around, but his mind was made up. I have invited David to come back and do coaching at the club whenever he is ready.' Connolly played for a whole host of English clubs, including Sunderland (pictured here in 2007)", "summary": "Former Republic of Ireland striker David Connolly has retired from football .\nConnolly won 41 international caps for his country .\nHis former clubs include Watford, Sunderland, Leicester and Southampton .\nMost recently, Connolly played for League Two side Wimbledon ."}
{"id": "9812e9bd7e75c8fc26a1123082c3e84f0b7f13db", "text": "A Scout leader who was found with boys' underwear under his bed and a cache of child pornography has walked free from court with just a community order after a judge said it was the best way to protect him from the public. Eliot Easterby, a former parish councillor and the author of 'teenage' books, had hundreds of indecent images of underage boys stored in a hard drive and three memory sticks at his house. The 44-year-old from Hamble, Hampshire, also had a collection of child pornography DVDs showing young boys in paddling pools and a hidden stash of underwear left behind when he took young boys in Scouts trips. Eliot Easterby, 44, was convicted of a string of child pornography offences after police discovered more than 600 indecent images and a haul of boys' underwear at his home in Hamble, Hampshire . Following a major international operation which involved Canadian police Easterby was charged with a number of offences including the making of and possession of child pornography. Despite being convicted of 13 charges relating to boys aged eight to 15 he walked free from court with a community order. Sentencing at Southampton Crown Court, where jurors took less than an hour to convict Easterby of the charges brought against him, Judge Peter Henry said he felt it was the best way to both punish the man and protect the public from him. The former teacher and author walked free from court (above) with a community order . During an investigation which began with a tip off from Canadian police, officers discovered more than 600 indecent images at Easterby's home. Around 300 had been viewed and deleted with another 374 downloaded and stored on memory sticks and a hard drive. A stash of child pornography was also found. Easterby, who denied all the charges, claimed the images were not of an indecent nature, a claim Judge Henry later rejected. 'You say you have no sexual attraction to boys. That is a matter of some concern because all the images of the boys linger on the area of genitalia,' he said. 'These boys are victims, filmed for the sexual gratification of you and others. 'It is not a victimless crime.' But with no evidence Easterby had had any sexual contact with the children he was spared jail. Instead he was sentenced to a community order, the 'best way' of punishing him and protecting the public, the judge added. He was given a ten year prevention order restricting his use of the internet and was banned from having contact with boys aged under 16 without their parents or guardians' permission. He was also placed on the sex offenders register for seven years and ordered to attend a sex offender treatment course. Easterby has written several books aimed at teenagers based on the ghosthunting adventures of two adolescent boys. He also taught at Sholing Technology College in Southampton. Another teacher from the college last month admitted owning child and animal porn. Jurors took just one hour to convict Easterby of 13 charges relating to child pornography at Southampton Crown Court (above)", "summary": "Eliot Easterby was convicted of 13 offences relating to child pornography .\nThe 44-year-old is a former Scout leader from Hamble in Hampshire .\nInvestigators found a stash of more than 600 indecent images at his home .\nHe had  hidden boys' underwear left behind from Scout trips under his bed .\nJudge Peter Henry rejected his claim he had no sexual attraction to boys .\nBut he walked free with a community order and told to attend a course ."}
{"id": "af6906508fabf3679772797d297e3ea313ed2dc0", "text": "Gareth Bale should be given a free role for Wales in their huge Euro 2016 qualifying match in Israel as Sam Vokes has been called up by Chris Coleman for the first time since his serious knee injury. The Burnley striker ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in March 2014 and did not play again until Boxing Day – but has emerged unscathed in recent months and played a significant role in the victory over Manchester City. Vokes last appeared for Wales in the friendly with Iceland 12 months ago – scoring in the 3-1 win – and Bale has been utilised as a striker in his absence. Gareth Bale, pictured after scoring against Andorra, has led Wales' forward line in the absence of Sam Vokes . Burnley striker Vokes has earned a call up to the Wales squad after impressing in the Premier League . The Real Madrid star is likely to be afforded an opportunity to roam though, should Coleman select Vokes as his centre-forward for the clash in Haifa between Group B’s top two sides. Liverpool’s Joe Allen and Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey are in the squad, alongside captain Ashley Williams. Hull defender James Chester misses out through his shoulder injury with Blackburn’s uncapped Adam Henley called up. Bale is congratulated by Luka Modric after the first of his two goals in Real Madrid's win over Levante . Vokes (right) scored on his second appearance back from injury during his side's 1-1 draw with Tottenham . Wales boss Chris Coleman is hoping Vokes' return will allow Bale to return to a more natural role for him .", "summary": "Sam Vokes has been called into Chris Coleman's latest Wales squad .\nBurnley striker ruptured a ligament but is back after 12 months out .\nHis presence will allow Bale to be given room to roam across the attack .\nReal Madrid star had previously been forced to play in a striking role .\nREAD: Bale ends his goal drought with double ."}
{"id": "9bd838280e802b5390617c5dd6d1108528d6ed08", "text": "A teenager who survived the brutal axe murders of his parents and brother stands to inherit a share of at least ten million pounds from their deaths, it was reported today. Henri van Breda suffered what police sources reportedly said was ‘self-inflicted’ wounds following the bloodbath at his family home in Stellenbosch - 50 kilometres east of Cape Town. His sister Marli, 16, was the only other survivor of the horrific attack, but is still in no fit state to talk about the slaughter which left her with a slashed jugular vein and severe head injuries. Scroll down for video . Henri van Breda (back left) and his sister Marli , 16, (front left) stand to inherit a slice of their parents' reported £10million fortune after their father Martin, 55 (back right), mother Teresa, 54 (front right), and brother Rudi, 22 (back centre) were killed in an axe attack in their home that left Marli with severe head and throat injuries . According to South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, both surviving children have lawyers representing them in the division of their parents’ fortune. Henri, who has been cared for by relatives since the attack, has a legal team led by Pieter Botha, who successfully fought to have his client Shrien Dewani cleared of the murder of his new bride, Anni. A lawyer has also been appointed for Marli, who is under police guard while she recovers at an exclusive rehabilitation unit. The attack, which took place in the early hours of the morning in the family’s upstairs bedrooms seven weeks ago, claimed the lives of the children’s mother Teresa, 54, father Martin, 55, and older brother Rudi, 22 . Forensic evidence gathered at the scene, including the murder weapon, bloodied footprints and handprints is already with state prosecutors who believe they have sufficient material to make an arrest, even without Marli’s eye witness account. Mr van Breda was a successful businessman who had enterprises in South Africa and Australia, where the family lived in Perth for seven years before returning to Cape Town last year. The van Breda family lived on the estate of the De Zalze Golf Club (pictured) about 50km east of Cape Town . The home where the attack took place, on De Zalze secure golf estate in the winelands outside Cape Town, is among the assets to be sold off. Neighbours expressed shock that a killer unknown to the family could have entered and left the highly-guarded compound undetected by security guards and cameras. Physics student Henri, who called for help more than three hours after the brutal attack, claimed a man wielding an axe had set upon his loved ones while he was in a bathroom. When he emerged from the bathroom he killer hurled the murder weapon at him and knocked him unconscious. A recording of the call was leaked to the media. In it, Henri is heard to giggle as he is quizzed by the operator about the details of the attack. Henri van Breda, 20, was left with minor injuries following the slaying of his parents and older brother . The attackers left Marli (pictured) with a cut throat and 'severe' head injuries on the balcony of her home . When asked if his family were unconscious, he replied, ‘yes and bleeding from the head’ before what sounds like a quiet laugh can be heard. According to South Africa’s YOU magazine, Henri has returned once to the scene of the killing, to collect some clothes and other belongings. However, he has not been allowed to see his sister since the incident, and she has been informed that her parents and brother Rudi are dead. A teenager living in a shack near the family’s home also told the Sunday Times how he had been paid by Henri as a drug runner – and regularly delivered crystal meth to him, or ‘tik’ as it is known in South Africa. According to some reports, Henri had spent some time in an exclusive rehabilitation clinic, and had had his allowance cut by his parents shortly before the murders. A close family friend described the van Breda's as 'like a perfect family', they had previously lived in Perth . Mrs van Breda’s brother, Andre du Toit is the guardian to both surviving children and Henri is being cared for by him and his wife at their home. A spokesman for the family, Ben Rootman, confirmed that, ‘a joint Will drawn up in South Africa determines that a trust and the children born from the marriage inherit the South African estate. The family also had assets in Australia and these have been left to the South African families and to the trustees of the trust. These assets have not yet been fully determined.’ According to South African law, the process of settling an estate is halted if an heir is arrested on a charge of murder and will only resume after court proceedings have been finalized. An heir is disqualified from inheriting if found guilty of murder.", "summary": "Henri van Breda suffered 'self inflicted wounds' following attack on family .\nParents and brother were killed and sister suffered severe head injuries .\nFamily were attacked in upstairs bedrooms of their Cape Town home .\nHenri called for help three hours after attack and said he was in bathroom .\nClaimed the killer hurled the axe at him and knocked him unconscious .\nSister survived the attack and both are set to inherit parents' £10m fortune .\nIt has been claimed that police have enough information to make an arrest ."}
{"id": "fc9b9e2a038072cb4e292e908260221bed1d0bd9", "text": "Fresh from being crowned World Cup champions, Australia have announced their 17-man squad to face England in the Ashes this summer. Alastair Cook and Co face a daunting prospect in trying to reclaim the urn they surrendered with such a whimper last year, especially with pace men Mitchell Starc and last year's danger man Mitchell Johnson in their prospective bowling line-up. Here, Sportsmail's cricket expert Lawrence Booth assesses the intimidating Australian squad man-by-man. Michael Clarke (capt) Age 33 . Caps 108 . Verdict Age has not diminished his class, as he proved in the World Cup final. But his dodgy back could be an issue in a five-Test series. Should out-captain Alastair Cook once more. David Warner . Age 28 . Caps 36 . Verdict Could win a Test or two by himself if he bats for a couple of sessions. Moeen Ali’s off-breaks will be crucial in pinning him down. Likes to say a word or two. Shane Watson . Age 33 . Caps 56 . Verdict Has a decent record in Ashes cricket, but has never reached the stage where he frightens England. But his medium-pace balances Australia’s team in a way Cook can only envy. Shaun Marsh . Age 31 . Caps 12 . Verdict A gritty left-hander, and son of former Test opener Geoff. Began Test career with 141 in Sri Lanka in 2011, but success has been sporadic since then. CV includes six ducks. Mitchell Johnson . Age 33 . Caps 64 . Verdict If England haven’t got over the trauma of the 2013-14 series, when Johnson took 37 wickets at 13 apiece, the Ashes will stay with Australia. Josh Hazlewood . Age 24 . Caps 3 . Verdict One of a batch of promising Australian fast bowlers, he proved economical beyond his years during the successful World Cup campaign. A flawless action bodes well. James Faulkner . Age 24 . Caps 1 . Verdict Played his only Test to date at The Oval in 2013, where he got up England’s noses by accusing them of boring batting. A left-arm seam-bowling all-rounder, he can give the ball an almighty whack. James Pattinson . Age 24 . Caps 13 . Verdict Injuries have limited him since he burst on to the scene in 2011-12, but the talent is undeniable: tall, aggressive and fast, he should trouble England more than his brother, Darren, when playing for England in a single Test against South Africa in 2008. Peter Siddle . Age 30 . Caps 56 . Verdict The banana-loving seamer is a veteran of two Ashes tours, and could provide relentless accuracy while the quicker bowlers fire around him. Kevin Pietersen, for one, found him almost impossible to score off in 2013-14. Brad Haddin (wkt) Age 37 . Caps 63 . Verdict Australia’s second-most important cog in their 5-0 Ashes wheel in 2013-14, after Mitchell Johnson. His sledging from behind the stumps is considered the heartbeat of the team. Chris Rogers . Age 37 . Caps 20 . Verdict This will be his last hurrah in a late-blooming Test career. Calm, compact and the perfect foil for the exuberance of his opening partner Warner. Steve Smith (vice captain) Age 25 . Caps 26 . Verdict One of world cricket’s rising stars, he scored four tons in Australia’s recent home series against India. Will captain the side full-time after Clarke retires, and can burgle the odd wicket with his leg-spin. Nathan Lyon . Age 27 . Caps 39 . Verdict A steady off-spinner who troubled England’s right-handers  during whitewash. But, really, they should have nothing to fear. Mitchell Starc . Age 25 . Caps 15 . Verdict Another left-arm seamer, and Man of the Tournament at the World Cup. His yorkers are as dangerous in Tests as they are in ODIs, and  accuracy and pace have improved. Ryan Harris . Age 35 . Caps 27 . Verdict If he can drag his injury-laden body through one final series, Australia will be thrilled. He was an unsung star during their 3-0 defeat here two years ago, and produced the ball of the series to bowl Cook in Perth. Josh Hazlewood . Age 24 . Caps 3 . Verdict One of a batch of promising Australian fast bowlers, he proved economical beyond his years during the successful World Cup campaign. A flawless action bodes well. Fawad Ahmed . Age 33 . Caps 20 . Verdict The Pakistan-born leg-spinner has played only three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games for Australia, so would represent a risk. But Australian leggies have done well in England before… . Michael Clarke (capt) Age 33 . Caps 108 . Verdict Age has not diminished his class, as he proved in the World Cup final. But his dodgy back could be an issue in a five-Test series. Should out-captain Alastair Cook once more. David Warner . Age 28 . Caps 36 . Verdict Could win a Test or two by himself if he bats for a couple of sessions. Moeen Ali’s off-breaks will be crucial in pinning him down. Likes to say a word or two. Shane Watson . Age 33 . Caps 56 . Verdict Has a decent record in Ashes cricket, but has never reached the stage where he frightens England. But his medium-pace balances Australia’s team in a way Cook can only envy. Shaun Marsh . Age 31 . Caps 12 . Verdict A gritty left-hander, and son of former Test opener Geoff. Began Test career with 141 in Sri Lanka in 2011, but success has been sporadic since then. CV includes six ducks. Mitchell Johnson . Age 33 . Caps 64 . Verdict: If England haven’t got over the trauma of the 2013-14 series, when Johnson took 37 wickets at 13 apiece, the Ashes will stay with Australia. Peter Siddle . Age 30 . Caps 56 . Verdict The banana-loving seamer is a veteran of two Ashes tours, and could provide relentless accuracy while the quicker bowlers fire around him. Kevin Pietersen, for one, found him almost impossible to score off in 2013-14. Mitchell Marsh . Age 23 . Caps 4 . Verdict A rangy all-rounder and younger brother of Shaun, Marsh stunned England during the World Cup with figures of 5 for 33 at Melbourne – despite having taken only six ODI wickets until then. His batting is the stronger suit. Peter Nevill . Age 29 . Caps 0 . Verdict Peter who? Nevill has been chosen as the reserve wicketkeeper behind his New South Wales team-mate Haddin, although he has also played as a specialist batsman for his state team. Unlikely to get a game unless Haddin breaks a finger. Adam Voges . Age 35 . Caps 0 . Verdict An outsider for a Test debut, but he knows English conditions well – Voges has spent time with Hampshire, Middlesex and Nottinghamshire – and bowls left-arm spin to complement his middle-order hitting.", "summary": "England welcome Australia for the Ashes on home turf this summer .\nCricket World Cup winners have announced their 17-man squad .\nPace bowlers including Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson are included ."}
{"id": "b0633b7ab477d0d7b00c2ac94956b628cabd5009", "text": "A public memorial will be held on Friday for popular Australian blogger  the 'Wellness Warrior', who died of cancer at the age of 30 after seven years of sharing her battle with the disease. Jessica Ainscough, 30, passed away last week after a long battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer called epithelioid sarcoma, which she chose to fight with natural and often controversial methods. When Ms Ainscough was diagnosed at the age of 22, she tried conventional treatments but when her cancer resurfaced she opted instead for a natural treatment called Gerson Therapy which involves drinking raw juices and coffee enemas. Ms Ainscough's family spoke out about online backlash she faced as a result of her views on alternative medicine in a statement published in the Queensland Times - saying that when her cancer returned in 2014 she again tried conventional treatment but it did not help. Scroll down for video . Popular Australian blogger Jessica Ainscough, the 'Wellness Warrior', has died of cancer at the age of 30 . 'It has been speculated by people who have never met or treated Jess that, had she chosen to amputate her arm or undergo further conventional treatment, her chances of survival would have increased,' they said. 'Her treating oncologists do not agree with this uninformed view.' Ms Ainscough was cremated in a private ceremony on Monday, and her public memorial will be held Lifepointe Baptist Church, at Buderim on the Sunshine Coast, at 10am on Friday. Her family have requested donations be made to animal rescue group Edgar's Mission in lieu of flowers. Ms Ainscough's father Col Ainscough said the family was deeply appreciative of the love and support coming in from around the world. 'I'm so proud of my beautiful daughter for her achievements, style, grace, sincerity and affection. I'm devastated although comforted to know that she is now reunited with my wife, Sharyn,' Mr Ainscough said. Her partner Tallon Pamenter said his heart was broken. 'But I feel incredibly blessed to have experienced a love and connection few are lucky enough to have,' Mr Pamenter said. 'Jess and I shared the highest of highs and lowest of lows, and because of this we developed a love so deep that I will forever be grateful for.' Ms Ainscough adopted a strict vegan diet, and additional supplements to 'heal' her body without chemotherapy. Ms Ainscough's mother was diagnosed with cancer, and after embracing Gerson therapy, died in 2013 . Ms Ainscough detailed her journey with the method on her popular blog, 'The Wellness Warrior' 'I didn't chop off my arm. I didn't go into aggressive, full-body chemotherapy. I didn't accept that my doctor's 'solution' was the only course of action,' she wrote on her Wellness Warrior blog. 'I decided that I would do everything in my power to thrive in life, in spite of the looming expiration date I'd been given. I learned how to treat myself with absolute kindness & self-respect. I radicalised my diet. I systematically detoxified my body — and mind.' Ms Ainscough's approach has no scientific support but has garnered enthusiastic adoption from a small proportion of cancer sufferers around the world. 'Somewhere along the way, I realised that I was more than a 'cancer story' — I was a leader, a role model, an educator, and a champion,' she wrote on her blog. 'Part of an empowering wellness revolution, sweeping the planet. Someone who could change lives & provide HOPE — simply by showing up, and telling my story.' Ms Ainscough detailed her journey with the method on her popular blog, attracting thousands of followers on social media and publishing a book called 'Make Peace with Your Plate'. When Ms Ainscough was diagnosed at the age of 22, she refused conventional treatment . Her unusual approach to fighting cancer attracted significant criticism from the public, and bodies such as the Cancer Council. 'The data that are available are not sufficient to warrant claims that the Gerson therapy is effective as an adjuvant to other cancer therapies or as a cure,' a page on the Cancer Council's website says. 'At this time, the use of the Gerson therapy in the treatment of cancer patients cannot be recommended outside the context of well-designed clinical trials.' Her mother was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, and, inspired by Ms Ainscough's success, also adopted the Gerson Therapy method. The alternative treatment did not work, and her mother passed away in 2013, an event which Ms Ainscough said brought her to her knees. 'I've been challenged, frightened, and cracked open in ways I never had before. After my mum died at the end of last year, my heart was shattered and it's still in a million pieces,' she wrote on her blog in December last year. 'I had no idea how to function without her, and it turns out my body didn't either. For the first time in my almost seven year journey with cancer, this year I've been really unwell,' she wrote. 'I've been challenged, frightened, and cracked open in ways I never had before,' said Ms Ainscough on her blog . Ms Ainscough wrote in her last blog post that she expected to be writing again in January . 'I've lived with cancer since 2008 and for most of those years my condition was totally stable. When my mum became really ill, my cancer started to become aggressive again. After she died, things really started flaring up.' Ms Ainscough reportedly began pursuing conventional treatments after she suffered through ten months of constant bleeding from the tumours in her arm and shoulder. 'This has been a game-changer for me and also very strange. Some weeks I've felt nothing but overwhelming sadness, others I've been really bitter and angry,' she wrote. 'I've also spent my time doing lots of research into treatment options. I've been speaking to doctors, healers, and specialists and I've been completely opening myself up to attracting the right people who will help me heal – whether they are from the natural medicine world or conventional,' 'My beliefs have been completely shaken up and I've had to drop any remnants of fear and ego that were preventing me from exploring these options sooner.' Ms Ainscough wrote in her last blog post that she expected to be writing again in January. Her website now features a photograph of Ms Ainscough, with the memorium 'On February 26th, 2015, the world lost one of its brightest sparks'. 'After 30 years, seven of which were spent thriving with cancer, Jess Ainscough peacefully passed away.' To read Cancer Australia's information on complementary and alternative therapies, please visit their website.", "summary": "Jessica Ainscough, The Wellness Warrior, was a popular Aussie blogger .\nShe died of a rare and agressive form of cancer, epithelioid sarcoma .\nMs Ainscough was diagnosed at 22 and embraced the alternative Gerson Therapy method to rid toxins in body .\nShe died on Thursday after a seven-year battle with the cancer .\nMs Ainscough will be remembered at a public memorial on Friday ."}
{"id": "f9ea4b3703462d041c601623cb7eefe561e51952", "text": "Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is facing calls to apologise to the family of a man who was shot three times in an IRA punishment attack . Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is facing calls to apologise to the family of a man who bled to death after being shot three times in an IRA punishment attack. Andrew Kearney, 33, was abducted from his West Belfast flat and shot by masked raiders in July 1998 weeks after allegedly punching a senior IRA member during a bar brawl. His sister Eleanor King said Mr Adams privately apologised for the killing of the father-of-one but has refused to do so publicly. Speaking as part of an RTÉ documentary about paramilitary 'punishment attacks', she said: 'He should have come forward and told the IRA what to do. 'As in to come forward and admit it publicly. And, yes, give a public apology. 'And in my opinion, if he had done that, even if he didn't call for anybody to be arrested or anything, but just even the public apology and the public acceptance, it would have caused the family a lot less heartache over the years.' King said her family had been republicans their whole lives and that her mother Maureen welcomed Gerry Adams 'with open arms' after her son had been killed. 'The first thing he told us was that he was extending an apology from the top of the republican movement,' she said. Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey told the programme that Adams acknowledges meeting the family but is unaware of what was said. The documentary also features Thomas Marley, whose son Gerard took his own life in 1997 after he was the victim of two punishment attacks. Mr Marley said: '(The IRA) kept on doing it, killing people with their shotguns blowing legs off, using bars. They thought it was fun, it was the right thing. But it wasn't.' Punishment attacks by paramilitaries were common during The Troubles and were often supported by local communities. They increased after the 1994 ceasefires. They began in majority republican communities but loyalist paramilitaries soon began carrying out their own punishment attacks. In 1998, Andrew Peden was packing up his car for a trip to the seaside with his young family when he was abducted by the Ulster Volunteer Force. Andrew Kearney, 33, (right) was shot three times  in an IRA punishment attack and his sister Eleanor King (left) is now calling for an apology from Mr Adams . They beat him for 12 hours before shooting him in both legs with a shotgun. He spent several months in hospital. Both of his legs were amputated above the knee. The attack happened just three weeks after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and its promise of a bright future for the people of Northern Ireland. During the Troubles, most of the attacks took place in North and West Belfast. What began in republican areas was copied by loyalists who went on to carry out more punishment beatings and shootings than republicans. Former UVF prisoner Tom Winstone, director of a restorative justice programme on Belfast's Shankill Road, told the documentary: 'It might just surprise you how much mistrust there was in loyalist communities towards the police. 'When you are talking about punishment violence, I think everyone understands and knows that it's wrong but unfortunately a lot of people didn't bat an eyelid about that.' Above The Law, a Below The Radar TV production in association with the RTE Investigation Unit, will be broadcast tomorrow on RTE ONE at 9.35pm. Mr Kearney's mother Maureen (left) met with politicians and journalists to plead with all sides involved in last-ditch negotiations in Northern Ireland to do all they could to save the peace process .", "summary": "Andrew Kearney, 33, was shot and bled to death in IRA punishment attack .\nHis sister Eleanor King has called for a public apology from Gerry Adams .\nShe was speaking as part of a documentary about paramilitary attacks .\nProgramme also features man whose son took his own life after IRA attack ."}
{"id": "d2afdf81941a3a7228e1bdf617c8b3772e9b5156", "text": "A Philadelphia folk musician and environmental engineer was killed by a falling tree while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maryland this weekend. The National Park Service says 36-year-old Jason Parish died Sunday morning when high winds brought down a dead tree near an overnight shelter in Maryland. The park service says Parish and two companions began hiking north from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Friday. Recording studio owner Ernest Tokay says Parish was a talented member of Philadelphia's folk music scene who released his debut album, A Mountain and a Hill, in January. Tragic: Jason Parish (left and right), a folk musician from Philadelphia, died Sunday when a tree fell on him on the Appalachian Trail near Brunswick, Maryland . Freak accident: High winds brought down a dead tree near an overnight shelter in Maryland, killing the hiker . Tokay says Parish often went camping, even in the winter, sometimes at a moment's notice. ‘It was his thing,’ Tokay said. ‘He seemed to enjoy what the rest of us would call very torturous conditions.’ According to the park service, the call about the deadly accident came in just after 9am Sunday. The accident took place along Yourtee Road off of Route 67 in Washington County between Yarrowsburg Road and Brownsville Road, on a steep and rocky section of the trail near the Ed Garvey shelter. Agency spokeswoman Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles says an off-duty park ranger who was nearby performed CPR on Parish, but to no avail. Wanderlust: Parish, 36, is pictured here on a beach along the Pacific Ocean in 2009 with his dog Kodiak . Parish was an environmental engineer who enjoyed making music and traveling in his free time . The 36-year-old hiker was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders with Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Company. Seasoned outdoorsman: A friend said Parish often went camping, even in the winter, sometimes at a moment's notice . Parish's Facebook page includes several breathtaking photos from his travels, including one of him sitting on a bluff overlooking George Washington National Forest in West Virginia. Parish is survived by his parents, a brother and a sister.", "summary": "Jason Parish, 36, was fatally injured when high winds knocks down a dead tree near overnight shelter near Brunswick, Maryland .\nAn off-duty park ranger who was nearby performed CPR on Parish, but it was too late .\nVictim worked as an environmental engineer and was active member of Philadelphia's folk music scene ."}
{"id": "127e0b11bec11a9413924dee91d024220df392c7", "text": "Simon Hennessey, 50, was back behind bars tonight after 15 years on the run in Australia . A convicted killer who went on the run in Australia for 15 years evaded capture by using the identity of a brain damaged man, was tonight back behind bars in the UK. Fugitive Simon Hennessey, 50, mutilated his elderly aunt in a frenzied attack. Hennessey was just 14 when he was convicted of knifing Mary Webber, 72, to death after stabbing her more than 70 times in her Plymouth home. At the time, he became the youngest person in British legal history to be sentenced to life in a secure mental health unit. He had served 20 years of a life sentence for manslaughter, when he walked out of Leyhill Open Prison in south Gloucestershire just before Christmas in 1998. For years officers tried to trace the wanted man without success, until he was arrested in Australia as part of a probe into a credit card scam. Hennessey was detained  in Queensland in summer 2013,  but for weeks officers did not realise that he was a wanted killer in Britain. Unbeknownst to them he had stolen the identity of Robert Jeffery from New Zealand who had been left brain damaged in a car accident a decade earlier. Robert Jeffery, 44, was in a head-on collision with a vehicle in 2005 and thrown from the flat-bed truck he was driving. He has been in permanent care ever since and struggles to retain information. He has never held a passport. Hennessey was jailed for five and a half years for fraud after the scam unraveled. As soon as he was eligible for parole, the Australian authorities deported him back to the UK. He was arrested on his return and charged with evading lawful custody. Hennessey, who has changed his name from Simon to Robert, pleaded guilty to the charge and was jailed for 16 months by a judge at Bristol Crown Court. Hennessey had been using the identity of Robert Jeffrey from Hawkes Bay in New Zealand, pictured . Detective Constable Stuart Brooks, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: 'Robert Hennessey was arrested on suspicion of fraud offences in the Queensland area of Australia in 2013. 'Since then we've been working closely with the Australian authorities to ensure he was returned to the UK to serve the rest of his sentence and to face justice for the unlawful absconsion. 'With the assistance of Devon and Cornwall Police, the victim's family have been kept updated on Hennessey's deportation and subsequent court appearances in the UK.'", "summary": "Killer Simon Hennessey jailed after 15 years on the run in Australia .\nServing life sentence for manslaughter when walked out of open prison .\n50-year-old arrested 15 years later by officers probing credit card fraud .\nHennessey was using stolen identity of man left brain damaged in smash .\nAfter serving five-and-a-half years in jail in Australia deported back to UK .\nJudge jails Hennessey for a further 16 months for evading lawful custody ."}
{"id": "4bfef9df615ce7b0096b4a1881fce50844283a7e", "text": "Police say there is little that can be done against a man who made a Nazi salute while urinating on a memorial in a former concentration camp. Photos of Zdenek Appl, 24, urinating next to the Star of David at the Theresienstad concentration, were handed to Czech police by a disgusted former friend. But the force investigated have admitted it may be difficult to take legal action against Appl, as promoting Nazi ideology is not illegal in the Czech Republic like it is in neighbouring Germany or Austria. Disgusting: Zdenek Appl was said to be drunk when he was photographed urinating on a memorial in a concentration camp in the Czech Republic. He has since denied being a Nazi to Czech media . The pictures were taken when Appl was visiting the former camp, situated in the north of the Czech Republic close to the German border with Jiri Larva, 25. Jiri said he decided to hand the evidence over to the police after he was appalled by his former friend's action, who was allegedly drunk at the time. 'I knew that he had some questionable ideas but when he started urinating alongside star David and then stood on the wall making a Nazi salute I just felt it was going too far, as I handed the photos in to the police', he said. 'I haven't had anything to do with him since but I reckon he should be punished for what he was up to.' Czech media has reported that Appl has a Nazi tattoo on his arm with the words 'Arbeit macht frel' - meaning 'work makes you free', the same chilling saying that was put above the entrance to Auschwitz and other concentration camps. They also state that Appl runs a Facebook page full of arguments promoting Nazi ideology - he but later denied he believed in the far-right views. Salute: Appl's former friend Jiri Lava handed the photographs to police. saying he thought he had gone 'too far'. The pair were visiting the Theresienstadt monument in the north of the Czech Republic, the site where thousands of people died at the hands of SS offices . After speaking with the media by telephone, Appl added that he is not a Naxi and said his tattoo had been removed since the pictures were taken. Thousands of people died at the hands of the SS officers and from malnutrition while being held at the Theresienstad concentration camp, which was open between November 1941 and May 1945. As well as being a labour site for German, Austrian and Czech Jews, it served as a 'holding pen' for Czech Jews before they were sent to other concentration camps to be killed. More than 150,000 people, including tens of thousands of children, were held in the camp for either months or years before being sent to their deaths at Treblinka and Auschwitz. The manager of the Theresienstadt monument and head of Prague Jewish Community Jan Munk said he found the images despicable. He said: 'It is disgusting. We are reporting it to police as well and we will see. 'I really doubt that somebody would not decry the pictures.'", "summary": "Disgusted former friend handed pictures of Zdenek Appl to Czech police .\nAppl, 24, was 'drunk' when he urinated on memorial and made Nazi salute .\nThousands of Jews murdered by Nazi officers at Theresienstad camp .\nBut Czech police say taking legal action against Appl 'may be difficult'"}
{"id": "59fb81ae226bcde26ca686ce9b08c3d9c9066e58", "text": "It is one of the most important rules of the road, always stop and look before pulling out at a junction. But this motorcyclist cut it a little too close as his bike crept out onto a main road, straight into the path of a speeding lorry. The terrifying footage, captured by a dashboard camera in Khabarovsk, Russia, shows the moment the man's bike is swept away under the wheels of the lorry – but the rider miraculously escapes with his life. The moped rider looks tentative from the start of the clip as he eventually makes his way to the front of the queue of cars . Captured at the start of the clip, the man on the moped appears to attempt braking as he reaches the junction but seems to lose control and move forward further than expected. The car, recording the footage from behind the bike, shows the moment it jumps forward, straight into the path of the oncoming lorry. Hitting the lorry’s back wheels, the bike is pulled away from underneath its rider as his head is thrown back violently by the impact. Suddenly the moped rider appears to lose control and speeds up, crashing into the side of the moving lorry . The moped’s top box is also hurled down the road by the lorry and more worryingly so is the man’s helmet, which becomes detached during the crash. As the bike lands mangled in front of the first car waiting at the junction, fuel begins leaking from it and onto the road. Remarkably however the man almost immediately appears from the wreckage and jogs back to the side road. The impact from the crash with the lorry forces the man's head backwards and throws the moped down the road . His t-shirt appears to be ripped and he throws himself down onto the floor as a pedestrian approaches him to see if he is okay. The filmmaker reverses his car and the man – who writhes on the floor, seemingly more in shock than pain – comes back into the shot. According to the video uploaded online, the man was lucky to escape the accident with only scratches. The man's head is thrown back violently by the impact of the crash and his helmet later becomes detached . The top box on the back of the moped is thrown down the road along with the bike itself after it collides with the lorry .", "summary": "The moped rider appears tentative at the start of the clip .\nAccidentally pulls into the path of a lorry moving at speed .\nBike is thrown down the road along with the rider's helmet .\nRemarkably the man gets up from the wreckage unharmed .\nThe terrifying video was captured in Khabarovsk, Russia ."}
{"id": "101ebf601dab3dbc87b977a7e99aa80403917e6d", "text": "The Russian owner of Crufts' Best in Show has dismissed the outrage surrounding the way her handler picked up the Scottish terrier as 'pure trolling'. Marina Khenkina, 48, spoke out after finding herself at the centre of an animal cruelty storm, sparked by the way her American handler Rebecca Cross picked up her Scottish terrier Knopa by its neck and tail at the world-famous dog show. So far, almost 190,000 people have signed online petitions calling for Ms Cross to be stripped of her prestigious title, while Crufts has also issued an apology. Scroll down for video. Anger: American handler Rebecca Cross picked up her Scottish terrier Knopa by the tail - sparking outrage and calls for her to be stripped of the Best in Show title . Legitimate: Marina Khenkina, the Russian owner of Crufts' Best in Show is adamant it can be legitimate to grab terriers by their tails . Marina Khenkina (right) has spoken out after finding herself at the centre of an animal cruelty storm, sparked by the way her American handler Rebecca Cross (left) picked up her Scottish terrier Knopa by its neck and tail . Ms Cross, who was captured on camera picking Knopa up in the unconventional manner on Sunday, has apologised - but said it was usual to handle the terrier in this way in the States. 'It's just one of those things,' Ms Cross said afterwards. 'It happened and I tried to really think about it and not do it, but it's habit.' Mrs Khenkina, who was at Crufts watching over her prize-winning canines, has now waded into the scandal - nicknamed 'Tailgate' - backing Knopa's handler. The Moscow dog breeder is adamant it can be legitimate to grab terriers by their tails. 'I saw those rumours about cruel behaviour of my handler and I would call it pure trolling,' she told MailOnline. 'Those who say such things have no idea about terriers. Terriers are hunting dogs designed for dragging animals out of holes. 'And the only way the hunter can take the dog out of the hole is to grab its tail.' Mrs Khenkina also praised the strong bond between Ms Cross and the black Scottish terrier. 'I know Rebecca, the handler, for a long time. She loves Knopa,' she said. 'Hurting her is the last thing in this world she would do. This is just trolling.' Tailgate: Marina Khenkina (pictured) said handler Rebecca Cross loves Knopa and 'hurting her is the last thing in this world she would do' Murdered: Knopa's owner said the shocking poisoning of the highly rated setter at Crufts was 'terrible news' Marina Khenkinais adamant it can be legitimate to grab terriers by their tails: 'Terriers are hunting dogs designed for dragging animals out of holes. And the only way the hunter can take the dog out of the hole is to grab its tail' But Tailgate was not the only scandal at this year's Crufts: as many as six of the competing dogs may have been poisoned, while three-year-old Irish Setter Jagger was 'murdered' after eating cubes of beef laced with poison, including slug pellets. Mrs Khenkina, speaking from Poland, said the shocking poisoning of the highly rated setter at Crufts was 'terrible news'. 'I did not know about it when I was in England, I only read in the news on my way back to Moscow - I am driving from England to Russia now,' she said. 'It's not for me to say who might have done this.' However, others online joked Knopa may be a Russian spy, and President Vladimir Putin, desperate to win the sought-after title of Best in Show, could be behind the death - noting the Russians apparently have form with poisoning on British soil. In particular, the tweets cite the death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned in 2006 after meeting with Russian associates in a top London hotel. 'The winning dog was from Russia, so it wouldn't be a surprise if the poison turned out to be polonium [the radioactive substance used to kill Litvinenko],' Carl Maxim (@carlmaxim) tweeted. Paddy Power has even offered odds of 12/1 on Putin being behind the dog's death. Trolling: Marina Khenkina, the Russian owner of Crufts' Best in Show, has dismissed the outrage surrounding the way her handler picked up the Scottish terrier as 'pure trolling' Veteran: Facebook page shows Rebecca Cross, who has a baby daughter, previously served in the military . Nearly 100,000 people have now signed an online petition, calling for Ms Cross to be stripped of her prestigious title . But Mrs Khenkina was contemptuous of any idle jokes - and quick to make clear she had nothing to do with Jagger's death. She said: 'If anyone is comparing this to the story with Alexander Litvinenko, this is rubbish. 'These two things have nothing in common. The dog world is a completely different place and people don't do things from a political motive here.' Mrs Khenkina said she was watching another ring show the day Jagger was allegedly poisoned, adding she did not care about setters because 'it is not my breed at all'. She insisted: 'Our victory was a fair and clear one. We are sure in ourselves and in our victory, although we did not expect it at all. It happened so suddenly.' Light-hearted: Some Twitter users have joked Russia, desperate to come out on top at Crufts, may be behind the killing of Jagger . Scandal: Jagger, who is co-owned by Belgian Aleksandra Lauwers and Leicester-based breeder Dee Milligan-Bott, died in his owner's arms on Friday, after returning home to Belgium from the world famous show . Disgrace: Mrs Khenkina said the poisoning was a 'disgrace' - and emphasised the world of canine competitions was completely separate from the political arena. Pictured: A Crufts competitor . In fact, Mrs Khenkina revealed she is always prepared to go and help, should another animals become sick. 'Real Russian dog owners are special people, they care for their dogs and puppies, they raise them with love,' she explained. 'We prefer to save somebody else's dog. I always carry a full vet kit with me, maybe breaking the laws of other countries, crossing the borders with it but I need to have it with me and I glad to say that I did save dogs in my life and I did not care what country they belonged to.' She added: 'I have been breeding and exhibiting dogs for many years and I know that dogs can be poisoned at shows. 'In the turbulent 1990s such a case took place in Russia. There was also an incident in Poland and in other countries, but I have not heard about such cases in England before. 'It is an ugly and nasty thing to do, and it must be so hard for the owners. It is a disgrace for the breeders.' Apology: Ms Cross (pictured in the arena) apologised, saying she ‘didn’t do it on purpose, it was just habit' Celebrations: Mrs Khenkina - whose moment of glory was almost ruined when an animal protester stepped out into the right - is determined to enjoy her victory, and not let anything overshadow it . But Mrs Khenkinka is determined not to let any of this get the way of celebrating her beloved dog's victory. '[My friends] are all so happy about out victory - that a Russian dog, bred in America but Russian-owned, won the first prize. And think how politically beautiful it is, both for Russia and for America,' she said. 'And the dog's full name is To Russia With Love, after all.' It is far from the first victory for the five-year-old Knopa, who was born in America. 'Knopa has won many titles before Crufts,' Mrs Khenkina said, proudly. 'She was the junior World Champion, Junior European Champion, Interchampion and many other titles, and I was handling her myself two years ago when we got a title at Crufts too.'", "summary": "Owner Marina Khenkina has defended American handler Rebecca Cross .\nThe handler picked up Scottish terrier Knopa by its neck and tail at Crufts .\nAlmost 200,000 outraged animal-lovers called for Cross to lose her title .\nBut Moscow breeder Khenkina said it's legitimate to grab a terrier by its tail .\nShe claims those who sign the petition know nothing about the dog breed .\nKhenkina also dismissed jokes that Russia was involved in dog poisoning ."}
{"id": "7c44cbc5e233dbde1799078f00d0387e497d56da", "text": "Mark Duggan: Linked to ten shootings and two murders before he was shot and killed by police while travelling in a minicab . Violent gangster Mark Duggan – whose death sparked the 2011 riots – was holding a gun when a police marksman opened fire, a report concluded yesterday. An exhaustive three-and-a-half year investigation by the police watchdog completely exonerated the firearms officer who shot Duggan of any wrongdoing. The 500-page report concluded that the marksman, known only as V53, used ‘reasonable and proportionate force’ and said that there is no ‘reliable evidence’ to undermine his account. And it backed V53’s version of events: that he shot Duggan because he saw a gun and thought the gangster was about to open fire. Last year an inquest ruled that Duggan was lawfully killed – but the jury concluded that he had dropped the gun some time before he was shot. However, yesterday’s report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission said the gangster was holding the gun and was ‘in the process of throwing it to his right as he was shot’. The IPCC said it based its conclusions on the evidence from the inquest and extra evidence which it obtained later. In the aftermath of Duggan’s death, supposed witnesses claimed they saw police marksmen shoot him after he had already given himself up. One claimed she saw police officers plant a gun at the scene minutes after the shooting. All of these accounts were rejected by the IPCC because the accounts were riddled with inconsistencies. The investigation also rejected claims made by Duggan’s mother Pamela and girlfriend Precious Douaihy that officers tampered with evidence and lied in their witness statements. Before his death, Duggan, 29, was considered to be one of Britain’s most violent gangsters who was linked to ten shootings and two murders. Aftermath: Duggan's body lies in the street moments after he was killed. A report today ruled that he had run from the minicab holding the gun wrapped in a sock, at which point officers opened fire . He was placed under surveillance in August 2011 after officers learnt he was about to pick up a gun from Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, an associate, in Leyton, east London. After Duggan had collected the weapon, the minicab in which he was travelling was stopped by armed police during the evening rush-hour in Tottenham, north London. The IPCC rejected wild conspiracy theories and inaccurate witness statements, which were promoted by Mark Duggan’s supporters. The father-of-four, who had taken the party drug ecstasy, then ran out of the Toyota minicab holding the gun, the report said. Duggan was shot twice by V53 after the officer saw him raise a gun wrapped in a sock towards him. One bullet hit the gangster in his right bicep and the other hit him in the chest. When stopped by police he was carrying a BBM Bruni starter pistol that had been converted into a ‘lethal’ handgun capable of firing 9mm bullets. The marksman has repeatedly said that it was his ‘honestly held belief’ that Duggan was about to shoot him and his colleagues. ‘The world just stopped in my head,’ he told the inquest. ‘It’s like a freeze frame moment. The only thing I was focusing on is the gun.’ Duggan’s death triggered four days of rioting and looting across England, leading to five deaths and £200million of damage. More than 1,400 were later jailed over the riots. The IPCC report found that Scotland Yard’s decision to place Duggan under surveillance was ‘logical and legitimate’ because he was ‘coming to prominence’ as an active member of the notorious Tottenham ManDem gang. It also said that undercover officers were right to stop Duggan when he was in the minicab. After studying more than 1,200 documents, 500 witness statements and 340 exhibits, it found ‘no indication of misconduct for any armed officer involved’. But it recommended that police forces should use audio and video equipment to record undercover operations so they can provide an ‘accurate and incontrovertible’ record of what happened. IPCC deputy chairman Rachel Cerfontyne said: ‘Our findings are based on the best available evidence, checked and cross-checked.’ Last night, the Duggan family released a statement in which they claimed the report ‘confirms their belief that the IPCC are unfit for purpose’. The family described the watchdog’s conduct as ‘a chronicle of inefficiency and incompetence’.", "summary": "Mark Duggan, 29, was shot twice during rush hour in Tottenham in 2011 .\nConflicting accounts of death laid blame on police, sparking London riots .\nBut report today by IPCC said firearms officer was justified in shooting .\nFound Duggan had run from cab holding gun in sock when he was killed .\nRejected theories of Duggan's supporters, saying they were contradictory ."}
{"id": "7cf1d1ac9c10f0c9a67e422a8457800babba34ae", "text": "Outlaw: Kelly Lynn Miller, 36, was arrested by Thai police Tuesday after spending six years on the run to avoid being deported back to the US, where she was sentenced in 2007 to prison time . An Alabama woman who fled the US after being charged in a fatal DUI crash and spent the past six years on the run was captured in Thailand this week. The Tourist Police in the Thai resort town of Phuket City announced during a press conference Wednesday that Kelly Lynn Miller, 36, will be deported back to the US, where she had been sentenced to prison in the 2004 death of 57-year-old Florida truck driver Donald Goodwin. According to investigators, Ms Miller has been living as a fugitive in Thailand ever since she escaped from Alabama in 2009. Miller, who gave birth to a baby boy while on the run, threw out her passport and spent the past six years island-hopping to avoid detection, said police officials. Miller's luck ran out Tuesday when police acting on a tip from the US Embassy caught up with her on the remote island of Koh Lanta, off the coast of Krabi province, reported the Thai publication Phuketwan. Tourist Police officials said the 36-year-old woman had been moving between Koh Lanta, Samui and Hang islands without a current visa. Investigators said Miller delivered her son two months ago in a small clinic on the island of Samui, and his birth was not registered. Thai authorities believe Miss Miller's relatives in the US had been wiring money to her to help her make ends meet. She overstayed her welcome: Miller, pictured at a news conference with police Wednesday, arrived in Bangkok in January 2009 . Not impressed: Miller (left and right) appeared bored during a police press conference as officials recounted for reporters the circumstances of her arrest . On her way out: The 36-year-old new mom is expected to be deported back to the US along with her 2-month-old son . About a month ago, police in the US somehow learned of Miller's whereabouts and have been keeping tabs on her movements. On Tuesday at around 9am Phuket time, an officer with the Tourist Police approached Miller in the parking lot of a Koh Lanta guesthouse and asked her to show her passport. When she was unable to produce the document, the officer placed her under arrest. During today's press conference with police, the 36-year-old American fugitive appeared indifferent and unconcerned by the proceedings, casually propping her chin with her hand. At one point, she was reportedly seen applying lipstick as police recounted the circumstances of her arrest in Thai. Police said Kelly Lynn Miller met the father of her baby, an American national living in Thailand legally, but the man said she never told him that she was an outlaw. Her two-month-old son is expected to be deported alongside her to the US in the near future. In 2004, Kelly Lynn Miller, then 26 years old, was driving drunk on Interstate 459 in Hoover, Alabama, when she struck and killed 57-year-old Donald Goodwin, according to Al.com. The Florida truck driver pulled over in the emergency lane and was checking the tires on his tractor-trailer when police said Miller sideswept the vehicle and then careened into Goodwin. Miller was arrested after the crash on DUI charges but was released the next day after posting $1,000 bond. Busted in paradise: Miller's luck ran out Tuesday when police acting on a tip from the US Embassy caught up with her on the remote island of Koh Lanta (pictured), off the coast of Krabi province . In 2006, a Jefferson County jury indicted Miller on a charge of vehicular homicide. She was re-arrested but again freed from jail after posting $10,000 bond. Miller was expected to go on trial in January 2007 but pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison. Before Miller was set to report to prison, she took off and was officially declared a fugitive in 2010. Following her arrest in Thailand Tuesday, the 36-year-old woman allegedly admitted to police that she flew into Bangkok in January 2009 and then spent the next six years traveling on an expired visa.", "summary": "Kelly Lynn Miller, 36, was arrested on remote island of Koh Lanta for living in Thailand on expired visa .\nPolice say she had been moving between three islands for six years to avoid detection .\nMiller arrived in Thailand in 2009, two years after she was sentenced to five years in prison in the 2004 death of truck driver Donald Goodwin .\nMiller had a baby with an American man living in Thailand and delivered the boy in a small clinic, where the birth went unregistered .\nThai authorities believe Miller's family in the US had been wiring money to her ."}
{"id": "21b10d58faa2cd8cbd9c3d770004c4b18196a1b9", "text": "It's a common practice for people to leave honest appraisals of a hotel after their stay, and they are often scathing and highly critical. However, after one too many rude guests, a hotel group has decided to start reviewing their guests and publishing their scorecard online. Art Series Hotel Group will trial a new program, 'Reverse Review' at their six hotels in Victoria and South Australia. It gives the hotel staff the opportunity to rate guests' behaviour and post their scorecard online. Scroll down for video . The six hotels that are part of the Art Series Hotel Group will trial a 'Reverse Review' system to rate the behaviour of their guests - including cleanliness and manners . The Art Series Hotel's hotels (pictured) intend the program as a fun activity for guests with a chance to reward their best guests with free accommodation . 'Think you're the perfect hotel guest?' the ad asks. 'Stay and request to be reviewed at any of our hotels from April 17 until May 31. 'Get four or five stars and get a free night to stay again. But be warned, if you misbehave, everyone will know!' Art Series Hotel Group Marketing Director Ryan Tuckerman said the program has been inspired by online review website 'TripAdvisor' and is intended as a fun activity for guests and staff alike. 'Reverse Reviews flips the process on its head and provides a way for us to recognise and reward good behaviour in a fun and light-hearted way.' 'These days everyone's a critic. The internet has enabled people to rate every film, restaurant or latte they experience, good or bad,' the hotels' website explains. 'So what would happen if we made it a two way street? 'We have many guests who fail to meet our standards but we didn't have a forum of our own - until now.' 'We have many guests who fail to meet our standards but we didn't have a forum of our own - until now,' the company says, explaining that guests are known to steal from or trash hotel rooms . The Hotel Group are curious to see if the fear of dirty laundry being aired in public affects their guests' behaviour. It comes after a study by Galaxy Research unveiled the truth about awful behaviour in Australian hotels and the filthy acts that go on behind closed doors. The number of people game enough to admit that they are guilty of trashing rooms, parading naked in front of windows and stealing proves that even grown adults run amuck when they're away from home. One in ten people steal items like bedding, irons and light globes from hotels. 'We even have guests who pilfer the batteries from our television remotes, bless them,' added Tuckerman. The number of people game enough to admit that they are guilty of trashing rooms, parading naked in front of windows and stealing proves that even grown adults run amuck when they're away from home . 400,000 people confess that they have trashed a hotel room, with the hotel remarking: 'I'm sure not all of them are rock stars'. 20 per cent of people confessed that they'd walked in front of windows naked. Also, the study found that wealthier people are more likely to misbehave and 'the poorer you are the less likely you are to take an item without paying'. According to the study, the ideal hotel guest is a woman from regional Victoria or Tasmania aged 50-plus, married with no blue-collar jobs with an income of $40 thousand or less a year. A person fitting this description has been found to be less likely of committing an anti-social act. 'We do have special guests; one who always greet us with a smile and make us want to come to work. The number of people game enough to admit that they are guilty of trashing rooms, parading naked in front of windows and stealing proves that even grown adults run amuck when they're away from home . 'We want to bring them back for an extra night, because these are the kind of guests we want at Art Series Hotel.' The hotel divulges that 60 per cent of people staying in their penthouse have been awarded an upgrades, specifically rewarded to people who have been pleasant, clean and walked around with a smile on their face. So, what does one need to do to score a five star rating? 'There are some insider tips and tricks that are simple and really make the day of the hotel team,' Tuckerman explains. 'These include exchanging day to day pleasantries, putting the sign out on the door as soon as your room is ready to be made up, opting to have your linen changed less frequently and keeping dirty towels in a pile.' Resisting the urge to steal the amenities is also looked upon fondly. Art Series Hotel Group Marketing Director Ryan Tuckerman said the program has been inspired by online review website 'TripAdvisor'", "summary": "A hotel company will start rating their guests and posting feedback online .\nThe new initiative will award well-behaved guests with free accommodation .\nIt will expose those that trash or plunder the hotel, or those that are rude .\nArt Series Hotel Group says 60 per cent of people staying in their penthouse have been upgraded due to their kind, amiable behaviour .\n400,000 Australians have reportedly confessed to trashing a hotel room .\nCustomers who opt to take part in the 'Reverse Review' trial between April 17 and May 31 will have their behaviour appraisal posted online ."}
{"id": "3ec50b5f09f1d3b742ab0df3817b32b869bd9a4c", "text": "Promotion hopefuls Ipswich and Brentford shared the points in a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw at Portman Road. Top scorer Daryl Murphy gave the hosts a ninth-minute lead but Jonathan Douglas levelled 16 minutes later and that was where the scoring ended. The result means the teams remain in the places they occupied before the match, with Brentford sixth - one point and one place better off than Mick McCarthy's men. Daryl Murphy fires home to put Ipswich 1-0 up against Brentford early on in the match . Jay Tabb congratulates Murphy after his opening goal put Ipswich in a commanding position . Richard Chaplow (left) and Murphy celebrate after the latter's goal in the opening stages of the game . Ipswich Town: Gerken, Chambers, Smith, Berra, Mings, Chaplow (Bishop 64), Skuse, Tabb, Parr, Sears (Wood 64), Murphy . Subs not used: Anderson, Varney, Connolly, Clarke, Bialkowski . Goal: Murphy 9 . Booked: Parr 82 . Brentford: Button, Odubajo, Tarkowski, Moore (Dean 71), Bidwell, Diagouraga, Douglas, Dallas, Pritchard, Judge (Jota 67), Gray (Long 75) Subs not used: McCormack, Bonham, Toral, Smith . Goal: Douglas 25 . Booked: Pritchard 37, Douglas 52, Diagouraga 81, Odubajo 84 . Referee: Scott Duncan . Attendance: 20,132 . Both sides made a bright start and it lit up even more for the home side when they took the lead in the ninth minute when Murphy got his 22nd of the season after nine minutes. Richard Chaplow's deep corner was nodded towards goal by Christophe Berra and the league's leading marksman was on hand to cleverly poke the ball home off the inside of the post. Murphy almost grabbed his second when he took advantage of dithering from Liam Moore and David Button to take the ball away from the Brentford goalkeeper - but he could only find the side-netting from a near-impossible angle. The home side were on top with Jonathan Parr narrowly missing the far post with a fierce cross-cum-shot while, at the other end, Ipswich keeper Dean Gerken did well to hold Alex Pritchard's curling effort from the edge of the area. However, Brentford were level when Gerken did brilliantly to parry Stuart Dallas' volley but Douglas was on hand to head home the rebound. Jonathan Douglas lifts a finger to the sky in celebration after levelling the match at Portman Road . Ipswich Town's Balint Bajner (centre) plays the ball out of trouble after being surrounded by Brentford men . An even final 20 minutes of the first half saw the visitors shade the chances, Alan Judge heading over from 10 yards and then Andre Gray's snapshot whistling past the post. Ipswich almost grabbed the lead just before the interval when a great breakaway saw Chaplow's shot well saved by Button, before Judge made a brave sliding block to deny Parr the rebound. The home side should have been ahead less than a minute after the restart when Parr broke into the box and perfectly crossed for Murphy who somehow slid the ball over the bar - and the gaping empty net - from five yards out. Brentford's Liam Moore reacts to a missed chance during the Championship match on Saturday afternoon . Cole Skuse (left) brings the ball forward as Ipswich search for a winner, but they were unable to find one . In a chance reminiscent of Parr's in the first half, Berra could only push a good chance wide of the far post on 54 minutes. Button remained the busier of the two keepers and he had to be alert to dive across his goal to save from Tyrone Mings. Back came Brentford with Pritchard's free-kick well held by Gerken before Murphy missed another gilt-edged chance on 65 minutes when the striker raced clear but was denied by a brilliant save from the onrushing Button. Ipswich continued to create the better chances as the second half progressed, with Murphy's shot at Button lacking power and then sub Chris Wood heading wide under pressure. Eight minutes before the end, Teddy Bishop tricked his way through the defence but his low left foot shot was brilliantly saved by man of the match Button. Alex Pritchard looks to the referee after being brought down during the tense affair in Ipswich . Brentford boss Mark Warburton, who has recently been in the headlines, gives his team instructions . Mick McCarthy, whose Ipswich side are flying high, watches on from the side of the pitch .", "summary": "Going into the game, Brentford were sixth and Ipswich were seventh .\nDaryl Murphy opened the scoring early on for Ipswich at Portman Road .\nJonathan Douglas cancelled out the opening goal to make it 1-1 .\nNeither side could grab a winner and the two sides had to settle for a point ."}
{"id": "1f9f6230822ccdf94f83b43ce2c78c27124cbc87", "text": "The Nichol family had never been on holiday to Turkey before, nor had we previously experienced an all inclusive package. So as my wife Suzie, nine-year-old daughter Sophie and I arrived at the Marti Myra resort on the Mediterranean coast, the place was facing a tough test. First impressions were good. The reception area was plush and polished, with acres of wood, glass and marble. John Nichol with his wife Suzie and nine-year-old daughter Sophie at the Marti Myra resort in Turkey . To Sophie's delight, plenty of kids were lounging around on giant sofas availing themselves of free wi-fi and watching giant TVs. As the adults sipped cocktails at the lobby bar, the hotel appeared bustling but by no means overcrowded - probably because Marti Myra is a huge, rambling resort with seemingly endless facilities. All 551 rooms were taken when we stayed, housing around 1,100 adults and 500 children. But there was never any sense we were competing for space. This may well be because the site is set in 100 acres, has seven pools, water slides, beaches, an amphitheatre, five bars and seven restaurants. Sophie quickly made friends with other British children and more or less disappeared for the fortnight. This is a resort completely geared towards family satisfaction and we were totally happy for the children to play in the pools, visit the various restaurants and go to the arcade unsupervised. That said, I suspect the amount of vegetables consumed at their private lunches was in inverse proportion to the volume of ice-cream eaten. If that was the case they were missing out, as the food was tremendous - endless buffets of fresh fish, salads, grilled meats - and 20 desserts. For a small supplement, guests can also choose from à la carte restaurants. Marti Myra is in the Kemer region, which is dominated by the towering presence of Mount Tahtali, the highest peak in southern Turkey. It demands a visit so we took the cable car to the 7,757ft summit. At €210 (around £150) for the three of us, it wasn't cheap but it was worth it to experience the glorious panorama. The pool complex at Marti Myra was a hit with the Nichols family . In true Nichol-clan style, this was our only excursion from the resort as we were more than happy to luxuriate on the beach or by the pool. The only other added extra we chose to invest in was one of the £100-a-day pavilions on the pristine beach. These private retreats came equipped with robes, sofas, sunbeds and a fridge. And if you couldn't be bothered to open the fridge door yourself, a waiter would bring over drinks and snacks. We could have taken part in all sorts of activities, from aqua-aerobics to archery, dancing and poolside It's A Knockout-style games. The beach party was a riot of noise, while the nightly entertainment included amazing Kenyan acrobats. The Kids' Club production of Grease had Suzie and I doing the full John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John routine... much to Sophie's utter horror. For a more peaceful break you can simply retreat to the calm of the rolling gardens. Marti Myra really did offer a fabulous holiday experience for the whole family. Sophie was happy - and if children are happy, contentment for all will surely follow. GETTING THERE . Thomson (thomson.co.uk, 0871 230 2555) offers seven-night holidays at the Marti Myra Resort on a half-board basis from £499pp, including return flights from Stansted and transfers.", "summary": "Marti Myra resort in Turkey is on the Mediterranean coast .\nBoats seven pools, water slides, beaches,  five bars and seven restaurants .\nMarti Myra is in the Kemer region, which is dominated by Mount Tahtali .\nThe resort completely geared towards family satisfaction .\nJohn Nichol's latest book After The Flood: What The Dambusters Did Next is published in June by Collins."}
{"id": "e893cbebb74e444d8a5529b3684df61f602a4f99", "text": "As same sex relationships become more acceptable, the more visible they are and the more we can learn about them. Or should I say learn from them, since most of the research that is emerging about gay relationships suggests they can teach us straights more than a thing or two! It’s not easy being gay and being different to the norm. But turns out there’s a huge pay off for having to fight for the right to love who you want without judgement. Gay relationships appear to work better than straight relationships in lots of key ways. Gay relationships work better than straight relationships in lots of key ways, says Tracey Cox . Here’s what we can learn from same sex couples: . 1. They’re not hung up on male or female stereotypes of who should do what in a relationship. Couples in same sex relationships don’t just slot into what’s expected. They divide up the chores and roles in their relationship on who is best at them, rather than ‘that’s the man’s job’ or ‘woman’s job’. The result is they work better as a team - and there’s less resentment over silly, sexist things like secretly thinking ‘He should be earning more than me’ or ‘She should be the one emptying the dishwasher’. 2. They fight fair . US relationships guru John Gottman, one of the world’s foremost experts on relationships, says same sex couples are far kinder and nicer to each other during arguments than straights are. They don’t personally attack each other, they’re more positive, less domineering and belligerent. Same sex couples also laugh more during a row - which is the best way to remind you both that you actually like each other, even if you don’t like what one of you did or didn’t do! Gottman found gay men and women were also more affectionate, listened more and were less defensive in arguments. The sexpert says it’s not easy being gay and being different to the norm, but that there’s a huge pay off for having to fight for the right to love who you want without judgement . Why are they so much better at it than heterosexuals? One reason is that power is equal. There’s less bullying and less blaming of problems on gender because you don’t have set expectations of each other’s roles. In society, women are expected to be the pacifiers and men the ‘fixers’. But sometimes it’s women who are good at coming up with practical solutions and men who are good at soothing. Same sex couples tend to let whoever is best at something take over. 3. They’re more experimental sexually . Male/female sex falls into a set pattern from a very early age. Usually, the guy initiates, there’s foreplay (generally more for her than him) and intercourse is very much the main event. Lesbians, on the other hand, are much less penetration orientated and orgasm orientated: they just do whatever they feel like in that particular sex session. Gay men are far more experimental with different types of sex rather than sticking rigidly to the ‘vanilla’, basic type of sex straight people in long-term relationships tend to have. 4. They’re happy to show and tell . Lots of straight women are often too embarrassed to let their partner watch them masturbate. Gay men love showing off - and watching other guys turn themselves on. They also watch carefully to see what technique they use, so they can copy it later. Lesbians often have mutual masturbation sessions and consequently know a lot more about what techniques their partner likes than the average straight couple. 5. They don’t have to deal with the in-laws . Meeting each other’s parents and seeing them regularly as a couple is pretty much standard for most straight couples. But not all gays are at the same point in the coming-out process and not all families are tolerant and open to gay relationships. This means less forced visits with relatives you might not necessarily get on with - which means less rows about the in-laws. 6. They don’t get hung up on porn . Partners watching porn is often frowned upon and seen as threatening by women in straight relationships. Gay men understand that men simply like looking at sexy things and same sex couples generally are more tolerant of each other’s differences. You'll find more advice on love and relationships at traceycox.com .", "summary": "Research says hetro couples can benefit from observing gay relationships .\nSexpert Tracey Cox suggests there are six key lessons to learn .\nSays big pay off for having to fight for the right to love who you want ."}
{"id": "1adbab0a4c83e001d36aa5998578b7ad39045893", "text": "The Northumberland Church of England Academy is the second school in the country to adopt a 'cradle to university' policy by offering childcare for newborns . An academy school is now accepting pupils from birth after launching a 'cradle to university' scheme to help youngsters get ahead. The Northumberland Church of England Academy (NCEA) in Ashington, Northumberland, is only the second school in the country to offer childcare for newborn babies. It was a government initiative first adopted by St Bede Academy in Bolton, Greater Manchester, to help tackle issues in early years, including speech and language acquisition. The scheme, known as childminder agencies (CMA) and set up by the Department for Education in September last year, also helps self-employed childminders find work. Childminders will volunteer with the school and in return receiving training and business advice, while parents are offered affordable childminding in a home environment. Headteacher at NCEA, Andrew Day, said: 'We want to be able to do the best for every single child and believe that having children from cradle to university is the best way to do this. 'Up to 50 per cent of our children starting school have speech and language acquisition issues and we hope that this will help address such issues. 'Evidence suggests that educational outcome is set from the age of two for the vast majority of children. 'We are working in partnership with our parents, we want to change the outcomes for our children.' Mr Day, who oversees a school of more than 2,400 students, added: 'Often our parents come as single parents, with jobs and are busy. We need to take the pressure and burden off them. 'It's not about patronising people, it's about giving them an extra layer of support. The Northumberland Church of England Academy (pictured) has launched the government and Ofsted-approved scheme, known as childminder agencies or CMA to help children with their transition to nursery . 'They will be cared for by childminders in a home environment, but we will work with parents and childminders to ensure that each child can be the best that they can be.' CMA is self-funded by the school, which then charges childminders a fee when they register and also to the parents who use their services. The academy, which caters for pupils up to the age of 19, has a centre for children with profound and severe learning difficulties. It also recently opened three new early years centres offering 120 free nursery places for eligible two-year-olds. Clare Lishman, the academy's director of early years, said: 'This is an exciting expansion to our early years provision. 'Research shows that it is the quality of the provision, whether it is in a nursery setting or with a childminder, that delivers the best long term benefits for a child's development. 'Rapid development takes place between the ages zero and three and investing in early years provision is vital to equip children with the skills they need to start their education. Childminders will volunteer with the school and in return receiving training and business advice, while parents are offered affordable childminding in a home environment . 'Childminders who join the agency will receive lots of support from the academy and be part of the early years provision in the school.' The Ofsted-approved scheme was first piloted in the summer 2013 with 20 organisations nationwide, including primary schools, nurseries and councils. St Bede Academy was the only school to continue the trial at the end of last year. Headteacher, Jack Hatch, said at the time: 'Achieving our goal of being the first CMA to be registered in the UK means a lot to our childcare organisation. 'It should help to provide more of our families with excellent-quality affordable childcare and give even more flexibility than we can offer at the present time.'", "summary": "Northumberland Church of England Academy offers childcare to newborns .\nIt is only second school in country to do so after St Bede Academy, Bolton .\nGovernment scheme helps tackle issues early including speech acquisition .\nIt helps childminders find work and training by volunteering at school .\nAlso offers parents affordable, flexible childcare in a home environment ."}
{"id": "86ff95282fc4b2ae5cb8124a9a083764598cd576", "text": "(CNN)Sen. Rand Paul, who is expected to announce on April 7 that he will be running for the presidency, is garnering a great deal of attention as he travels around the country promoting his brand of libertarian conservatism. The Kentucky senator's widely publicized appearance this month at the South by Southwest festival at Austin, Texas, was one opportunity he used to appeal to a tech-savvy audience. His particular blend of ideas -- a combination of libertarianism and Republican conservatism -- stands out from the rest of the pack. Younger Republicans, the much-desired millennial vote, seem attracted by what they are hearing. What accounts for his appeal? In an era when so many Americans seem frustrated with shallow, personality-based politics, there seems to be genuine interest in a candidate who is fighting for a set of ideas. For many disaffected younger Republicans, Paul offers a version of the conservative agenda that seems foreign to the modern GOP. For almost half a century, \"big government conservatism\" has ruled the party. Although conservatism is theoretically about limited government, the historical reality has been much different. On national defense, the hawks of the GOP have been victorious. Even while railing against the dangers of a big federal government, Republicans have lined up to support higher defense spending and a massive military-industrial complex. Though the GOP has little tolerance for many social safety net programs, the party has accepted sizable government support to industry, such as the financial bailout known as TARP in 2008 and subsidies for certain economic interests. Paul has been a vocal critic of the neoconservative turn that the GOP has embraced in recent decades, during which the party moved beyond support for high national security spending and toward a bolder vision of aggressive nation-building and regime change. For some Republicans, including Paul, these policies were at the heart of the failures of George W. Bush's presidency and a sharp departure from the party's principles. Similarly, Paul has been one of the few Republican voices to argue that post 9/11 surveillance policies have dangerously curtailed civil liberties. At the local level, he has criticized the militarization of police forces and the treatment of African Americans by law enforcement officers. Paul has also backed away from some tenets of social conservatism that don't sit well with a growing number of Republican voters. He has been an outspoken advocate of giving states the right to legalize marijuana. He has been attuned to the ways in which younger generations of Republicans are not on board with the evangelical fervor of the 1970s conservative movement and want to move in a different direction. While many Republicans have talked about the need for their party to tackle issues involving race and inequality in ways that are different from Democrats, most have been unwilling to offer any substantive ideas. Indeed, the recent budget blueprint from congressional Republicans exposed how thin discussions of a Republican anti-poverty program are. Their budget centers around cuts to key social safety net programs such as Medicare and regressive supply side tax cuts. But Paul, who has appeared to be supportive of a stringent budget, has also been willing to put forward bolder ideas, including criminal justice reform, that deal directly with the conditions that have devastated African American communities. Can Paul really win? That is unclear. Republican strategist Matthew Dowd told The New York Times: \"It's one thing to be interesting; it's another thing to be compelling. They've got to see him sitting in the Oval Office. And I do not think Rand has crossed that threshold yet.\" There are many skeptics who don't think that he has what it takes and that he has a controversial record. Paul's extremely critical remarks about key aspects of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 will certainly come back to bite him, as will some of his blistering attacks on the Federal Reserve. Paul is also trying to make the case for a libertarian conservatism that is not pure. Paul is still a Republican, so he will continue to fit his ideas within the broader agenda of the GOP. He is also a politician at heart and will make compromises that he believes are essential to survive. While Paul argues that he is trying to take some of the ideas that libertarians liked about his father and make them politically viable, some of his supporters smell a sellout. Arguably, we have seen this recently when he signed the controversial letter to Iran led by Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas (a neoconservative mentored by the hawkish Bill Kristol), switched his approach to the issue of same-sex marriage and gave support to an aggressive war against ISIS. \"This is more than a flip-flop. This is a backflip,\" the editor of an anti-war website told the Daily Beast. \"This was the last straw. I've put up with a lot from that guy! I've had to defend him like a Jesuit. I'm done. Let somebody else do it.\" But if Rand Paul can sell primary voters that his blend of ideas still offers something distinct from the rest of the Republican candidates, at a minimum he can help reshape the debate within the GOP by raising questions about some of the party's core positions.", "summary": "Julian Zelizer: Rand Paul, due to announce for presidency, has attracted a lot of attention .\nHe says the Kentucky senator can appeal to younger Republicans with a libertarian brand of conservatism ."}
{"id": "ff27c48a0a3da08b36af3fd42d40b43a5d6b8672", "text": "Bernie Ecclestone has suggested next year's German Grand Prix could also fall by the wayside just days after this season's race was officially dropped from the Formula One calendar. As per their contract, Hockenheim is scheduled to host the event in 2016, but at this early stage F1 supremo Ecclestone is uncertain whether it will go ahead. Asked whether he could confirm it would take place, Ecclestone, speaking to a select media group in the paddock at the Malaysian Grand Prix, replied: 'No.' Bernie Ecclestone (left) says German Grand Prix may miss out on the Formula One calendar next year . Informed that Hockenheim has a contract for 2016 and 2018, Ecclestone added: 'It doesn't make a difference. A lot of people have a contract.' Ecclestone intimated if Germany was unable to afford the race this year, then it will struggle to pay the hosting fee next season. The Nurburgring was scheduled to host the race in July, but due to numerous financial difficulties behind the scenes was ultimately forced to withdraw. Ecclestone then turned to Hockenheim to step in and fill the void, but negotiations broke down and time ran out as circuit officials believed they did not have ample time to promote and sell tickets. Hockenheim and Nurburgring have hosted the German Grand Prix for the past seven years . 'The trouble in Germany was the Nurburgring spent an awful lot of money which they borrowed,' added Ecclestone. 'They didn't need to spend what they spent, and therefore didn't need to borrow the amount they borrowed. 'They forgot to pay it back, and that caused a few ripples. It sent a bad message.' Ecclestone didn't confirm if Hockenheim would host next year's race despite having a contract in place . Historic European races are now fast falling away with France, San Marino and now Germany losing their place on the calendar in recent times. Italy is another that will struggle to pay its way beyond the expiry of its current contract in 2016 unless national government steps in to assist, or Ecclestone reduces his fees. Asked whether he was prepared to see F1's European heartland wither away, Ecclestone said: 'There are lots of things we all would like, but we don't have them because we can't afford them.' Suggested to Ecclestone 'if Monza goes, it goes', he said: 'Whatever goes, goes.' The Formula One supremo said Hockenheim having a contract in place 'doesn't make a difference' Ecclestone did concede, however, 'it would be terrible' if Europe did lose all its races, particularly as the series would no longer become a world championship. Many people believe Ecclestone's hosting fees are too steep, which in turn prompts promoters to charge extortionate ticket prices, leading to reduced numbers through the turnstiles. Hockenheim, for instance, saw its audience plummet from more than 100,000 in 2012 to just 60,000 in 2014, despite Sebastian Vettel being a four-time world champion at that stage and Mercedes dominating last year. 'Probably right,' said Ecclestone, regarding comments about over-charging. 'But the teams get 62 per cent of whatever profit the company (CVC, who run the sport) makes, so if we make less money, the teams make less money.' The German Grand Prix has alternated between Hockenheim and Nurburgring since 2007 .", "summary": "The German Grand Prix was axed from this year's Formula One calendar .\nHockenheim officials failed to agree a deal to host July's scheduled race .\nBernie Ecclestone says German Grand Prix may miss out next year too .\nItaly is also at risk when its current contract expires in 2016 ."}
{"id": "044bba2a2243bb13855622aff277c2a3e05fb4ef", "text": "The drain of talent from Super League to the NRL has spread to match officials with news that referee Tim Roby is to move down under. The 25-year-old Roby, one of six regular Super League referees, has quit the English game with immediate effect and will fly out to Sydney in the next fortnight after accepting an offer to become a match official with the NRL. 'It's always been my ambition to officiate in Australia and my partner and I are hugely excited that this opportunity has arisen,' said Roby. Tim Roby, one of six regular Super League referees, has quit the English game with immediate effect . 'I expressed an interest with the NRL some time ago and I am fortunate enough to have been offered a contract on the back of that. 'I would like to thank the RFL for the last five years. It's been a great privilege to be part of the senior match officials team and I am going to miss working with some terrific people. I wish everyone here in the British game the very best for 2015.' Roby, who has refereed over 75 Super League matches over the last five seasons and acted as a touch-judge in some of the sport's biggest games, including two Challenge Cup finals, the 2014 Super League Grand Final and the Rugby League World Cup, is following in the footsteps of Russell Smith and Ashley Klein, who made their name in Super League before moving to the NRL. Rugby Football League match officials coaching and technical director Jon Sharp said: 'This is a fantastic opportunity for Tim. I have no doubts that he will do extremely well in Australia and we wish him all the best in his new career. 'Tim is a product of our development programme and his move to Australia is an indication of the high regard in which our match officials are held around the world. 'There are some outstanding young officials emerging through that same development programme and Tim's departure gives them a chance to realise their ambitions of refereeing at the highest level.'", "summary": "Tim Roby is one of six regular Super League referees .\nThe 25-year-old official has quit the English game with immediate effect .\nRoby will fly to Sydney in the next fortnight after accepting an offer ."}
{"id": "04aef98755949feaaa584fd9c720dfd3cda1de18", "text": "Nick Gordon, the beleaguered boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, has gone into rehab following a dramatic intervention conducted by eminent psychologist, Dr Phil McGraw Daily Mail Online has learned exclusively. The highly-charged intervention will air on Dr. Phil's show next Wednesday, March 11. Amid scenes of high emotion, Gordon repeatedly broke down and ranted incoherently and threatened to kill himself if anything happened to Bobbi Kristina. Left to his own devices, Dr Phil asserted, Gordon would be dead ‘within the week.’ Dr Phil flew to Atlanta yesterday, on Bobbi Kristina’s birthday, after friends and family of Gordon begged him to intervene as the 25-year-old’s mental state spiraled out of control. Nick Gordon believed he was meeting Dr Phil to conduct an interview after feeling that he has been publicly ‘vilified.’ Instead he found his mother, Michelle, and Dr Phil united in their mission to save his life . Gordon believed he was meeting Dr Phil to conduct an interview after feeling that he has been publicly ‘vilified.’ Instead he found his mother, Michelle, and Dr Phil united in their mission to save his life. Earlier Michelle, who speaks with her son daily, told Dr Phil: ‘Nicholas is at breaking point. He cannot take too much more of not being able to see Krissi. He blames himself.' 'As we sit here right now, my son’s life hangs in the balance. When Whitney was found, he administered CPR to her and called me as he was standing in front of her saying, ‘Mom, why couldn’t I do it? I couldn’t get air into her lungs.’ During a highly emotional process Gordon repeatedly walked out, refused to co-operate, acceded to Dr Phil’s request then reneged just as quickly. In recent days Gordon’s presence on social media has been increasingly erratic. In what was the only insight into his spiraling mind. On Tuesday, the eve of Krissi’s 22nd birthday he tweeted ‘I’m so hurt I wanna do myself in, I know I have to strong [sic]’ Earlier he tweeted: ‘You all blame me but I tried my best and it wasn’t good enough sorry.’ Earlier still he tweeted the simple plea: ‘I love you soooooooo much plz wake up.’ Gordon has been out-of control since the  desperate as Bobbi Kristina's 22nd birthday approached as he tweeted 'I'm so hurt I wanna do myself in, I know I have to strong [sic].' Nick and Bobbi Kristina looked so happy together at the premier of Whitney Houston's last film Sparke. Bobbi Kristina is now in a medically induced coma and Gordon has been banned from seeing her by the Brown family . In an insight into his spiraling mental state, on Tuesday he tweeted 'You all blame me but I tried my best and it wasn't good enough sorry. ' Earlier he tweeted the simple plea to Bobbi Kristina, 'I love you soooooooo much plz wake up.' Through it all, he has not been allowed to visit with her, as tensions between Gordon and the Brown family have escalated . It is five weeks since Bobbi Kristina was found facedown and unresponsive in a bathtub at the Roswell, Georgia, home she and Gordon, 25, shared. A helping hand: Dr. Phil was concerned about Nick Gordon. He is determined to save his life . The only daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown has been in a medically induced coma ever since the horrific discovery just weeks from the third anniversary of her mother's death in eerily similar circumstances. The singer was found dead in a bathtub in her hotel near Los Angeles on 11 February 2012 just hours before she was due to attend a pre Grammy awards party. But unlike Houston's death that was ruled accidental, police are treating Bobbi Kristina's near drowning and injuries allegedly sustained by the 21-year-old as a criminal investigation. Two weeks after being admitted to Atlanta's Emory Hospital Bobbi Kristina was taken off her ventilator and had her breathing tube removed for fear of infection. Instead she was given a tracheotomy. But any hopes that this was a sign of her condition improving were dealt a devastating blow the following week when medics attempted to bring her out of her coma only for her to suffer a series of dangerous seizures. While Bobbi Kristina fights for her life a troubling picture of her relationship with Gordon, of drug use and domestic turbulence in the weeks leading up to the incident, has emerged. It was Gordon who found Bobbi Kristina and who was administering CPR when first responders arrived on the scene. But other than this, few details have emerged. There have been reports that Bobbi Kristina was under the influence of drugs and drinking heavily on the morning that she was found face down and unresponsive in the tub. In additio to this she had been using cocaine, heroin and Xanax in the months before the January 31 incident according to multiple sources who spoke to People. Just two weeks ago Gordon was forced to admit that police suspected drugs at the Bobbi Kristina and his Georgia home – a home owned by Houston until her death – as he gave up a legal battle to block law enforcement from obtaining CCTV footage from security cameras located at the Roswell residence. Lawyers for Gordon had tried to argue that the warrant issued on February 12 was an infringement of their client's privacy but they subsequently dropped the case. Meanwhile the nature of Gordon and Bobbi Kristina's union has come under intense scrutiny. Both have referred to each other as 'husband' and 'wife' in recent months but there is no evidence to support the assertion that Gordon – who was unofficially adopted into the family by Houston when he was 14 – has married the girl who he once knew as a 'sister.' In his most recent tweets Gordon who had previously called Bobbi Kristina his 'wife' refers to her as his 'fiancée.' What is clear is that, in the weeks leading up to the incident that has left Bobbi Kristina fighting for her life, her life had become increasingly chaotic. Just four days before she was found in the bathtub she was involved in a car wreck when she lost control of her silver Jeep Liberty and drove headlong into a gray Ford Taurus. The driver of the Ford and a passenger in her Jeep were injured and taken to hospital according to a report from police at Roswell, Georgia. Gordon too had been involved in crashes and speeding offenses in the past months. Police were also called to her home on January 23 after reports of a fight there. A security guard at the gated community where Bobbi Kristina lives told a dispatcher that one of her neighbors reported people 'hitting each other and swinging' outside the three-bedroom townhouse. Officers attended the scene but found no signs of an altercation. Speaking to Daily Mail Online a former boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina who remains a close friend, Zach Jafarzedeh gave an insight into the torrid pair. He said: 'Nick has a short temper and Bobbi can be difficult. 'It was a tug of war, because they are both very stubborn people. Bobbie is very sweet, giving and caring, but she wants all of you, everything. 'And Nick like space, that's where a lot of the tension between them came from.' He revealed that Gordon was 'getting a little wild.' He said: 'He was getting into car accidents. He's been in about three or four accidents over the last couple of years. He's got a need for speed. He's getting these nice cars now the trust fund money is coming in [from Bobbi, sole inheritor of Whitney's estate] and crashing them life and right. 'He had a couple of Chevrolet Camaros. He liked fast cars, BMWs, that kind of thing. He cares, but he wasn't slowing down.' Against this backdrop, hostilities between Gordon and Bobbi Kristina's father, Bobby Brown, and other family members have publicly exploded with Gordon an increasingly isolated and ostracized figure. Gordon has accused Brown of only being after his daughter's money and he himself has been accused of that very same thing in return. Bobby Kristina's aunt Marion 'Pat' Houston is the executor Whitney's estate estimated at between $12 and $20million trust She took out a restraining order against Gordon in March citing aggressive remarks and tweets he had made and claiming that he was only interested in Bobbi Kristina because of her money. According to Pat the tweets, including one that read 'Loam I got bigger guns than you. Watch them react to this,' were specifically aimed at threatening her. Pat, who was one of Whitney's managers, has made no secret of her disapproval of Bobbi Kristina and Gordon's 'sibling' relationship having turned into something romantic. In increasingly erratic tweets Gordon has raged against singer Bobby Brown accusing him of being an absent father who has barely seen his daughter in the past four or five years. He has claimed that the responsibility for looking after both Whitney, who struggled with drug abuse, and Bobbi Kristina fell on his shoulders and that, now just 25, it was too great a duty to bear.", "summary": "Dr. Phil McGraw flew to Atlanta yesterday to stage an intervention with Bobbi Kristina's troubled boyfriend Nick Gordon .\nBobbi Kristina has been in a medically induced coma since January 31 .\nGordon has not been allowed to visit with Bobbi Kristina, as tensions between Gordon and the Brown family have escalated .\nGordon's recent tweets had become increasingly desperate and erratic .\nFriends and family persuaded Dr. Phil to get Gordon the help he needs ."}
{"id": "0ee1e9529f860b132953c56aa9dc92d54bfe0c25", "text": "An extraordinary collection of photographs and mementos chronicling the affair of a German businessman and his secretary in the late 1960s and 1970s has gone on show in New York. The memorabilia was discovered in a briefcase three decades after the affair took place, abandoned in a German apartment and later sold at auction. In a dangerous move for an adulterer, businessman Günter K kept a meticulous account of his relationship with a 24-year-old woman known as Margret S who was also married. An extraordinary collection of photographs and mementos chronicling the affair of a German businessman called Günter and his secretary Margret (pictured) in the late 1960s and 1970s has gone on show in New York . The contents of the case, which are on display at the exhibition Margret: Chronicle of an Affair – May 1969 to December 1970, included hundreds of pictures of Margret in various places and poses: sitting at a typewriter at the office, travelling or in hotel rooms, undressing, changing, or getting dressed. Günter kept ticket stubs, contraceptive packets and even locks of his lover's hair. The typed notes and diary entries from the Cologne businessman, who seemed to have an eye for detail way ahead of his time, reveal that he was 39 when the affair began in May 1969. The pair started their affair while on business trips and eventually escalated to them playing husband and wife in Günter’s store building, where Margret prepares light meals and they watch television together. she also gets dressed up in the clothes her love buys for her. The memorabilia was discovered in a briefcase three decades after the affair took place, abandoned in a German apartment and later sold at auction . In a dangerous move for an adulterer businessman Günter K kept a meticulous account of his relationship with a 24-year-old woman known as Margret S. who was also married . Susanne Zander is director of  the Gallery Susanne Zander / Delmes & Zander in Cologne and Berlin, Germany, which own the Margret collection. She said: 'It seems clear that he was obsessed with the process of documenting and collecting. Presumably because he wanted to control both Margret and the situation. 'Somehow he was very 'German', writing down everything in a very correct and precise way – even if what he recorded was deeply personal and often emotional fraught. 'You get a sense of him trying not to lose control of the situation through his obsessive cataloging and archiving. The exhibition Margret: Chronicle of an Affair – May 1969 to December 1970, includes hundreds of pictures of Margret in various poses . Günter kept ticket stubs, contraceptive packets and even locks of his lover's hair . Blogger Messynessychic observed how the pictures reveal the transformation of Margret from, 'a shy, simple, mousy-haired girl to a modern, sophisticated woman with a fiery red high-maintenance beehive do.' The relationship appears to come to an end just before Christmas in 1970 when reports and photographs of Margret begin to break off. According to Günter’s notes, she tells him that 'after Christmas the f***ing will be over and you will not dance at two weddings anymore.' The letters and journals entries provide a porthole into the behaviour of men and women in the 1960s and 70s. The typed notes and diary entries from the Cologne businessman, who seemed to have an eye for detail way ahead of his time, reveal that he was 39 when the affair began in May 1969 . Over the course of the affair Margret seems to transform from a shy girl to a feisty, independent woman complete with a fiery red beehive . Ms Zander said: 'The images tell us about the fashions, styles, and culture of the times but also about the unfolding sexual revolution of the era (1969/1970): even bourgeois Gunter seems to be participating in this social revolution. 'The archive also tells us a lot about the dynamics between men and women at the time: he is older, her boss, wealthy; she is his secretary, younger, pretty, full of cliches. 'Their affair took place at the beginning of the era of women's lib etc. but its clear that the dynamics between Gunter and Margret were far from equal.' The relationship appears to come to an end just before Christmas in 1970 when reports and photographs of Margret begin to break off . According to Günter’s notes, she tells him that 'after Christmas the f***ing will be over and you will not dance at two weddings anymore. The extensive collection of several hundred images is considered to be one of the most detailed collections of memories ever to have been discovered. Ms Zander said : 'The mixture of writings, artifacts, and photographs is, I imagine, extremely rare. 'It is unlikely that another such collection exists. 'Even in our current times of social media – its seems unlikely that anyone has documented a private affair to such an obsessive degree. Which makes this collection of photographs, writings and artifacts from the late 1960s /early 1970s all the more unusual. 'The quality of the photographs is amazing, even if it’s clear that were made by an amateur, albeit evidently gifted, photographer. Both Margret and Gunter are believed to be dead. Ms Zander added: 'Margret is also beautiful and a compelling character. 'Their story is amazing and it is also a document of the time: you get a real sense of the time and place based solely on why Gunter decide to record.' ‘Margret’ is presented in parallel to the exhibition ‘System and Vision’ organized by Delmes & Zander at David Zwirner, New York. February 28 – April 18 . Günter kept ticket stubs, contraceptive packets and even locks of his lover's hair . ‘Marget’ is presented in parallel to the exhibition ‘System and Vision’ organized by Delmes & Zander at David Zwirner, New York .", "summary": "German businessman and his secretary had an affair from 1969 to 1970 .\nPictures and memorabilia found in an abandoned briefcase decades later .\nSnaps feature the flame-haired object of his affection in a variety of places .\nCollection now on display in New York art gallery ."}
{"id": "393a44a4c06e540eb7f8f96d013dc4c6aae21344", "text": "An unconscious patient secretly raped in A&E by a male nurse who filmed the attack admitted today she tried to kill herself after police revealed her ordeal. The victim, now 38, was one of two women attacked while under general anaesthetic by Andrew Hutchinson, 29, as they lay in hospital beds at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. She had no idea she had been raped until police arrived at her home and showed her images of the attack in February 2012. Sex offenders: Nurses Andrew Hutchinson and Oliver Balicao were able to rape patients at the A&E at John Radcliffe Hospital - where unconscious patients are now being treated in open areas . Crime scene: Hutchinson raped two women and Balicao raped another in the A&E department they worked in at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford (pictured) She told the Daily Mirror: 'I said, \"That’s not me\" but I had my mum round and she said, \"That is you.\" 'I cut my wrists a few weeks afterwards. I knew what I was doing but I think it must have been a cry for help. 'It could have been going on for years and there could be a hell of a lot more victims out there'. The woman, who has children, was sent to hospital after banging her head, only to be attacked by the nurse while unconscious. She had today described the fear of having to wait two weeks to discover if she had any sexually transmitted disease, which came back clear. She said she has panic attacks, suffers severe mood swings and has developed a problem with alcohol. Her partner and the father of the children said: 'I want to kill him (Hutchinson). I'm angry and I don't trust anyone these days.' It emerged today that the A&E has now been forced to treat unconscious patients in open areas after two nurses were able to rape patients there in the past decade. In 2010 nurse Oliver Balicao, 42, a married father-of-two, was jailed for nine years after he raped a 17-year-old patient in the A&E and attacked  another in her  bed while working at the same hospital. A senior hospital manager has said that Hutchinson’s crimes has led to a policy change where unconscious patients are now treated in one area with open visibility. But management today refused to explain how two staff in ten years were able to rape women in the hospital - feet away from staff and other patients. Caught on camera: This CCTV image shows Hutchinson, top, in the leisure centre where he was found to be spying on women, and his life of sexual crime was then revealed to police . A court heard yesterday how Hutchinson was 'addicted' to spying on women and children, and filmed his most serious attacks. The nurse even stole a medical camera from the hospital so he could film up a woman’s skirt as she stood by her sick friend’s bedside. Away from the hospital, Hutchinson volunteered as a paramedic at the trendy Wilderness festival in Oxfordshire where he groped two young women who had passed out in the medical tent. He also used the medical camera – which is routinely used by doctors to examine the internal organs of patients – to film girls as young as ten getting changed at his local leisure centre. The nurse was eventually caught by police after two girls at the White Horse Leisure Centre in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, saw him lurking near the women’s changing rooms and raised the alarm. Hutchinson was arrested in November 2013 by police officers outside the leisure centre. Detectives found footage of his attacks on his mobile phone, computer, a memory stick and a camera. They also found 1,786 indecent images of children on his computer and phone. Hutchinson appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday where he pleaded guilty to all 28 charges put to him. He admitted two counts of rape, four counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity, 12 counts of voyeurism, five counts of making indecent images of children, one count of outraging public decency, two counts of theft and one count of possession of a Class B drug. The court heard that police had identified ten victims – females aged from ten to 35. Police have been unable to trace one of the victims who was attacked at the hospital and they have been unable to establish the identities of a further 18 victims who were filmed by Hutchinson at the leisure centre. Caught: The nurse was found to be filming victims at the White Horse Leisure Centre in Abingdon . His rape victims were an 18-year-old woman attacked in October 2011 and a 35-year-old woman abused in February 2012. Both were under general anaesthetic at the time in the A&E department. Hutchinson, who had a girlfriend, became a nurse on the A&E wing of John Radcliffe Hospital in 2006. At some point he was promoted to the rank of senior nurse which meant he was trusted to treat patients on his own - he will be sentenced next month. Theft: The nurse stole this Nasopharyngoscope - used for inernal examinations - and used it to film up a woman's skirt as she visited a friend in hospital . Mark Power, Director of Workforce at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust said: 'The ultimate responsibility for these appalling offences must rest with Andrew Hutchinson. Our staff have been devastated by his actions and his betrayal of their trust. It is not possible to eliminate the risk of a rogue practitioner entirely. 'This does not absolve anybody from learning lessons from these terrible events and we have taken steps to eliminate the possibility of this happening again. Our emergency department is now busier than ever and patients who are unconscious are treated in one area of the department with open visibility. At the time of the offences, this group of patients were more spread out within the department.' It emerged today that it is not the first rape scandal on its A&E ward. Nurse Oliver Balicao raped a teenager in a side room after she had been rushed to hospital after an overdose in 2004. Her mother and the girl’s boyfriend did not believe her because she was hallucinating but years later she came forward and he was convicted in 2010. Balicao had even used a condom to hide DNA evidence in the premeditated attack. He was also found guilty of a sexual assault on a 22-year-old PHD student who was attacked in her hospital bed. Balicao was previously jailed in 2007 for 16 months for having sex with a 16-year-old patient in a disabled toilet at the hospital after she had overdosed on paracetamol. The girl had accused him of raping her when luring her in saying she needed to do a urine test - but a jury cleared him of rape and accepted a guilty plea of sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust.", "summary": "Andrew Hutchinson raped two women under general anaesthetic in Oxford .\nVictim, who was unconscious, attempted suicide after seeing pictures .\nIn 2010 nurse Oliver Balicao was jailed for raping a woman in same A&E .\nJohn Radcliffe Hospital now treating patients in areas with 'open visibility'"}
{"id": "4a5670795ac7e946514c857cc0fe43496fae6c91", "text": "Paul Davies was jailed for 20 months after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm to the infant . A former soldier who battered a seven-month-old baby so badly that its eyes rolled to the back of its head has been jailed. Paul Davies, 28, left the infant with life-changing injuries and then falsely claimed to the child's mother that it had suffered a seizure. The woman said she had trusted Davies to look after the seven-month-old and when she returned he claimed the baby had 'gone rigid' after having some milk and vomiting. Prosecuting, Tara Wolfe said: 'He said he started to become panicky. He said he tried to call 999 but his phone wasn't working.' The baby was 'pale and stiff' when paramedics arrived and rushed it to hospital where scans found bruising around the neck, a brain bleed and bleeding to both retinas. Experts told the court the brain injuries were most probably due to shaking, and that the full effects of the trauma may not be known for years. The victim's mother, who is also not being identified, told the court she had 'trusted' Davis with the baby. Davis, of Clevedon, Somerset, initially denied injuring the tot and implied it could have been forcefully treated by its mother or paramedics. But he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to the infant and was jailed for a 20 months at Bristol Crown Court. Judge Michael Roach told him: 'We will never know precisely how the baby came by its injuries. 'Whether through temper or loss of control, you caused devastating injuries to that small child.' Defending, Fiona Elder said: 'It was a one-off incident and a momentary loss of control.' She said Davis had been using his former partner's phone and the day before the incident she had cancelled her contract and left him unable to call 999. The court heard Davis was medically discharged from the Army and was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. At Bristol Crown Court, pictured, Judge Michael Roach said Davies had caused 'devastating' injuries to the child .", "summary": "Ex solider Paul Davies admitted causing grievous bodily harm to the infant .\n28-year-old was jailed for 20 months by judge at Bristol Crown Court .\nDavies initially said the seven-month-old baby had suffered a seizure .\nExperts said the infants brain injury was probably due to shaking .\nCourt heard the full extent of injuries will not be known for years .\nJudge said Davies had caused 'devastating' injuries to the small child ."}
{"id": "01dc71bb517791ec7ea0458c2c87a43985952682", "text": "Gorillas are considered to be highly intelligent mammals. So much so in fact that one named Koko was able to learn a subset of sign language. But one cheeky gorilla showed off a form of its own sign language while being filmed at a wildlife park – by appearing to give the middle finger. The blackback gorilla can be seen annoying its fellow ape by sticking up his middle finger . Captured at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida, US, the large silverback gorilla can be seen interacting with an older blackback. Picking up a toy, the blackback throws it at the silverback who protects itself by lifting a hand to its face. Continuing to annoy the silverback, the blackback reaches over and picks up the toy as if intending to throw it again. But before he gets the chance, the silverback casually gives it the middle finger. The video maker and the surrounding people can be heard laughing in shock at the cheeky gesture being made by the large mammal. Responding in playful fury, the blackback once again throws the toy against the silverback before picking it up a few more time and repeating the process. Writing online about the experience, the filmmaker said: ‘A very spunky blackback gorilla continues to pester the older silverback to play with him. To the surprise of the group of people behind the camera the silverback gorilla appears to give its fellow ape the middle finger . ‘His tactic was to throw a ‘KONG’ at his fellow gorilla’s head, as if that was going to coerce the old gorilla into play mode! Then this happened!’ Silverback gorillas are generally more than 12-years-old, and feature a distinctive patch of silver hair on their backs. They also have large canine teeth, and like other great apes have the ability to laugh, grieve, make and use tools and develop loving bonds with their families. The blackback responds to the gesture by throwing the toy against the silverback a few times more .", "summary": "A blackback gorilla annoys a silverback by throwing a toy at it .\nSilverback responds by appearing to  give the ape the middle finger .\nResponding in playful fury the blackback throws the toy once more .\nThe hilarious incident took place at Tampa's Busch Gardens wildlife park ."}
{"id": "9459e3ed0ecadc1729d7208f12b776abbcb371f1", "text": "Sharing a platform: Nick Clegg and Sir Richard Branson yesterday . Nick Clegg ignited a huge controversy last night by claiming that all drug users should be treated as ‘victims’. The Liberal Democrat leader said they should not be given criminal records for possessing illegal substances – even if they they are caught with ‘harder’ drugs such as heroin or crack cocaine. Meanwhile, Sir Richard Branson made the astonishing claim that smoking powerful skunk cannabis does not cause ‘any harm’ – despite evidence that a quarter of new cases of psychosis are linked to it. Announcing his party’s new drugs policy yesterday, Mr Clegg said: ‘We shouldn’t be treating the criminal “Mr Bigs” the same as the users. The latter are the victims of the former.’ But his comments were dismissed by the head of the Chatham House think tank Robin Niblett, who said: ‘Are all users victims or is there a large proportion of people who enjoy drugs and take them recreationally? It is a question of demand, rather than people who need to be treated for an addiction.’ Other experts have also questioned whether it is right to label all drug users as victims. Stuart Waiton, senior lecturer in sociology at Abertay University, said: ‘The problem we have today is that society finds it difficult to hold people to account for their actions. ‘The idea of moral responsibility is very weak because we assume that everyone’s a victim. People don’t need medical support – unless their bodies are falling to bits – they need to take responsibility for their own actions.’ The Lib Dems’ new policy would end prosecutions for people caught with small amounts of drugs for ‘personal use’. It would cover all drugs. Mr Clegg said the policy would be included in the Lib Dem manifesto. It is widely seen as a pitch to win back young voters disillusioned by the party’s betrayal over university tuition fees. The Liberal Democrat leader said drug users should not be given criminal records for possessing illegal substances – even if they they are caught with ‘harder’ drugs such as heroin or crack cocaine . Mr Clegg (bottom left) is facing opposition to his plan from David Cameron (pictured at Prime Minister's Questions this afternoon), who claims decriminalising drugs would increase their use . With neither Labour nor the Tories backing decriminalisation, it is unlikely to become government policy even if the Lib Dems remain in power after the election. Yesterday's announcement follows a controversial ‘research’ project ordered by Lib Dem Home Office ministers, which used taxpayers’ money to study drugs policy around the world. Jeremy Browne and Norman Baker jetted off to examine how other countries tackle drugs. They travelled to ten countries, including the US, Portugal and Sweden, at a cost of almost £40,000. The Lib Dems seized on parts of the report suggesting decriminalisation in countries like Portugal cut the health damage caused by drugs. But critics said they ignored evidence that the number of children using drugs had risen. Mr Clegg received a public endorsement yesterday from Sir Richard, who suggested that smoking skunk is safe. The Virgin tycoon shared a platform with the Lib Dem leader to promote the party’s pledge. He said: ‘Of people taking hash [cannabis], something like 99 per cent do not have a problem ... Take people taking skunk. ‘It’s slightly worse than alcohol. But there are a lot of people doing it for recreational purposes and they enjoy doing it and it’s not doing them any harm.’ A study last month by Kings College London found that 24 per cent of new cases of psychosis are linked to the use of skunk. The report concluded that smoking skunk trebles the risk of someone having a psychotic episode. Last night, Mr Clegg also insisted that the so-called ‘war on drugs’ was ‘not working’, although he was later forced to concede that official figures show drug use has been falling in Britain for years. Downing Street rejected Mr Clegg’s analysis and said it was not supported by David Cameron. Sir Richard Branson (pictured at an event in Knightsbridge with Martin Sheen, left, and Princess Beatrice and Holly Branson, right) made the claim that smoking powerful skunk cannabis does not cause ‘any harm’ Andy Cook, chief executive of charity Twenty Twenty, which works with disadvantaged young people, said: ‘Cannabis is ruining the life opportunities of those we work with, so the idea that society would be better off if this stuff was decriminalised is crazy. ‘Making it more easily available and more culturally acceptable will mean that more of our young people would take it. The result will be that more of our young people would fail to make the most of their potential.’ ■CANNABIS could be available on the NHS under Liberal Democrat plans. Under the proposals, doctors would be able to prescribe the drug for medicinal reasons.", "summary": "Nick Clegg said users should not be given criminal records for possession .\nHe said decriminalisation would apply to 'harder' drugs such as heroin .\nDeputy PM's announcement publicly endorsed by Virgin tycoon Branson .\nExperts condemned move, saying it will push thousands into addiction .\nNeither Labour nor the Tories are backing Clegg's decriminalisation plan ."}
{"id": "7e9b9e134b2d70e5754c329a46cab2b790a005ce", "text": "(CNN)All 11 service members aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in waters off the Florida Panhandle two days ago are believed dead, and the operation has transitioned from rescue to recovery, an Air Force official said Thursday. The military is now focused on recovering the helicopter, which searchers found at the bottom of the Santa Rosa Sound near Eglin Air Force Base, and the bodies of all seven Marines and four Louisiana Army National Guard members who were aboard, Air Force Col. Monte Cannon said. Also ahead: Trying to determine why the aircraft went down in thick fog during a training mission Tuesday, Cannon said. \"The decision to suspend is always difficult,\" said Layne Carter, search and rescue mission coordinator of the U.S. Coast Guard. \"With heavy hearts, we have decided to suspend active search and rescue operations. Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of the members involved in this tragedy.\" The bodies of at least two National Guard members were recovered Thursday, and the remains of the other two were believed to be in the underwater wreckage 25 feet below the surface, the Guard said. The troops were with 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion from Hammond, Louisiana, according to a statement from the Louisiana National Guard. The military had previously said that some remains had washed ashore Wednesday. Military officials declined to say Thursday how many bodies still were missing, and they did not release the names of the service members involved in the crash. Two Black Hawk helicopters were training near Eglin in heavy fog when one of them went down in the sound -- a narrow body of water between mainland northern Florida and a barrier island -- about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, the military has said. A couple of military boats already were in the water for safety purposes as part of the exercise, but \"nobody saw anything because of the dense fog,\" said Mark Giuliano, chief of the Eglin Air Force Base's fire department. \"People said they heard a loud bang, and that was it,\" Giuliano said Thursday. The second Black Hawk -- which, like the first, was assigned to the 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion based in Hammond, Louisiana -- safely returned to the base, some 40 miles east of Pensacola. \"Whatever the trouble was with the one aircraft, it did not involve the second helicopter that was participating in the exercise,\" Eglin spokesman Andy Bourland said earlier this week. Giuliano said his fire department, which has a unit on Santa Rosa Island near the crash site, was called to help at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, roughly 90 minutes after the crash. The military boats that were part of the mission already had been searching for survivors and wreckage, he said. Investigators from the Army and the Marines will try to determine what caused the wreck, Cannon said Thursday. Military officials have said it's too early to know whether the fog contributed to the crash. The 11 service members, all men, were involved in a seven-day training exercise of amphibious operations, said Capt. Barry Morris, a spokesman for the U.S. Marines Corps Special Operations Command. It involved small boats, and inserting and extracting Marines from the water via helicopter. Morris would not say which phase of the training the Marines were in Tuesday night. The seven Marines were with a Marine Special Operations regiment out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The initial search was hampered by dense fog, to the point that searchers on boats \"could not see,\" Giuliano said. On Wednesday morning, after searchers got a sonar hit, a diver found the bulk of the wreck at the bottom of the sound, Giuliano said. Divers then went into the water \"to start retrieving the aircrew,\" Giuliano said, without specifying how many bodies were recovered. The helicopter had broken into several pieces in a \"high-impact crash,\" he said. The Coast Guard has hired a salvage company from Mobile, Alabama, to take the wreckage from the water, but that company might not arrive until Thursday evening, and weather conditions may delay the recovery until Friday, Giuliano said. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed his condolences on Wednesday. He said the crash was \"a reminder to us that those who serve put themselves at risk, both in training and in combat.\" \"We will work with the services to ensure that ... their family members will be well cared for.\" A Marine died Wednesday when a T-59 Hawk, an aircraft operated by a civilian contractor, crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. The aircraft hit a government vehicle, killing the Marine.  The pilot and passenger of the plane were examined and released by emergency services. CNN's John Newsome, Brian Carberry, Victor Blackwell, Jamie Crawford and Brad Lendon contributed to this report.", "summary": "Guardsmen aboard were based in Louisiana .\nFour National Guard aircrew members and seven Marines were aboard the helicopter .\nCrash happened Tuesday in foggy conditions, which hampered initial search ."}
{"id": "84d03301bfc126b975e622bf62153472ade153c2", "text": "Two mothers who went on a night out have been left with matching scars after suffering horrific injuries when their heads were 'banged together' outside a city centre pub. Joanne Baker, 31, and Gayle Smart, 37, were both left with deep scars above their eyes when they became embroiled in a disturbance outside a Newcastle pub. They believe someone smashed their heads together as they stood outside the Rose and Crown on Newgate Street. Friends Gayle Smart (pictured left) and Joanne Baker (right) were both left with horrific injuries and deep scars above their eyes when they became embroiled in a disturbance outside a Newcastle pub . But police say they are satisfied no crime has been committed. The women had gone out for drinks in the city centre on Friday night with Ms Baker's boyfriend John Burton, 26, when they ended up at the Rose and Crown. 'We had been in the pub then we went outside then the next thing I remember is our heads were banged together,' said Ms Baker. Ms Smart, a waitress, added: 'As far as I can remember I was just outside having a cigarette and our heads were just smashed together.' Gayle Smart (left) and Joanne Baker (right) believe someone smashed their heads together outside the pub . The incident took place outside the Rose and Crown pub in Newcastle (pictured) Neither realised how seriously injured they were until they looked at one another's faces. Ms Baker said: 'I just saw Gayle's face and I was more concerned about her. But she was looking at me and asking me if I was OK.' Mr Burton ran to a nearby Greggs shop to get tissues to stem the women's bleeding and police and paramedics arrived at the scene. Ms Smart, who lives in Bensham, Gateshead, was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary by ambulance, while Ms Baker got a taxi back to her home in North Shields. Mother-of-two Ms Baker (pictured) said she had to tell her daughter her injury was fancy dress because the little girl was so shocked at her appearance . When she arrived home she discovered the true extent of her injuries and went to North Tyneside General Hospital. 'When I got home I was really shocked,' Ms Baker said. 'The cut was so deep I had to have internal stitches and eight external stitches.' The mother-of-two said: 'When my kids saw it they nearly passed out. I had to tell my daughter it was fancy dress because she was so shocked.' Mother-of-two Ms Smart said she now has to put up with awkward questions and curious looks from customers at the pub where she works. The pair say they believe someone deliberately banged their heads together but police say they can find no evidence of a crime being committed. Ms Baker said: 'I'm going to be scarred for life. I just can't believe all this has happened just from going to a bar. It just doesn't make sense. Ms Smart added: 'There was blood smeared across my forehead. When I saw it I was in shock. And now it's going to scar.' A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said: 'Police were informed of a disturbance in Newcastle city centre at around 8.35pm on Friday. 'Two women suffered facial injuries. Officers attended and inquiries were carried out and it was established no offences were committed. Suitable advice was given to both parties.' Both women say they have been put off nights out in Newcastle city centre and  won't be returning.", "summary": "Joanne Baker, 31, and Gayle Smart, 37, went on a night out in Newcastle .\nThey believe someone banged their heads together outside a city pub .\nMs Baker's boyfriend ran to a nearby Greggs for tissues to stem bleeding .\nThe incident left them with horrific injuries which required stitches .\nBut Northumbria Police say they are satisfied no crime was committed .\nWARNING: Graphic content ."}
{"id": "46d32c9cd276a97eca28be07eeea2434e04d307d", "text": "A seven-month-old girl was allegedly killed by her grandmother who sliced her throat with a circular saw when she wouldn't stop crying. Officers found the child, identified by family members as Rose Herrera, after being called on Monday morning to a family home on the city's West Side. Police said the 52-year-old relative used a power saw to cut the baby's throat to stop the infant from crying. Cause of death was confirmed on Tuesday by the Cook County Medical Examiner as blunt force injuries to the head and probable suffocation from a sock placed in the child's mouth. Scroll down for video . Police were called to this home in the 2800 block of South Avers Avenue in the Little Village section of Chicago, where they discovered the lifeless body of the infant with her throat cut . The death was declared a homicide, the medical examiner's office said on Tuesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said the woman is in police custody at a hospital with self-inflicted wounds. Police said both the baby and the woman were found by another relative. Illinois Department of Children and Family Services officials said the agency had no prior contact with the family. Authorities said no other children were present in the home at the time of the incident. Ben Llamas works with the child's father and drove him to the scene. Mr Llamas told the Chicago Tribune the father was upset but did not talk about what happened. His friend had moved in to that house about a year ago with a woman, Llamas said. The couple had a young child. ‘At first, he was reluctant, but when the baby came, he fell in love,’ Llamas said. ‘He shows us pictures of that baby every day.’ Neighbors said several people live in the home where the baby was found. ‘They were really good people,’ Francisco Arreola told the Chicago Tribune in Spanish. ‘I would always see them and they were very happy. I never heard them fight or anything.’ Police were called at around 9.40am to a multi-family home in the 2800 block of South Avers Avenue in the Little Village section of Chicago, where they discovered the lifeless body of the infant with 'visible trauma'. The child was pronounced dead at the scene. Sources have identified the little girl as Rosie Herrera and told ABC 7 Chicago the 52-year-old woman who allegedly cut her throat may have been her grandmother. Investigators said before the suspect took a circular saw to the child's body, she tried to quiet her down by stuffing something down her throat. Following the  killing, the 52-year-old reportedly attempted to take her own life. She was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital in a stable condition. Tragedy: Police say the child's killer tried to stuff something down the child's throat to make her stop crying before using the saw .", "summary": "The baby, identified by neighbors as Rosie Herrera, was found by police with her throat cut inside Chicago home .\nHer 52-year-old grandmother was taken to a hospital with self-inflicted injuries after she tried to take her own life .\nPolice said the woman tried to stuff something down the child's throat to make her stop crying before using the saw ."}
{"id": "3a4070d82dea00dd3befb89aab4e5b371225e639", "text": "Eating too much salt may be bad for your heart – but it can protect against skin infections, research has found. A high-salt diet causes sodium levels to build up in the skin, boosting the immune system to fight off the germs that cause bacterial skin infections, say scientists. In an experiment, German researchers discovered that mice which were fed a high-salt diet healed infections in their feet more quickly. Too much salt may be bad for your heart but it can protect against skin infections, new research found . This is because the salt had raised the activity of immune cells called macrophages, making their immune systems more responsive. The findings, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, may also highlight how salt was once effectively used to ward off infections before antibiotics were invented. Professor Jonathan Jantsch, of the University of Regensburg, said: 'Up to now, salt has been regarded as a detrimental dietary factor; it is clearly known to be detrimental for cardiovascular diseases, and recent studies have implicated a role in worsening autoimmune diseases. 'Our current study challenges this one-sided view and suggests that increasing salt accumulation at the site of infections might be an ancient strategy to ward off infections, long before antibiotics were invented.' High levels of sodium stored in the skin, especially in the elderly, can lead to high blood pressure and increase the risk for heart disease and stroke, worsen autoimmune disease and even increase the risk of stomach cancer. Professor Jens Titze from Vanderbilt University added: 'Despite the overwhelming evidence linking dietary salt to disease in humans, the potential evolutionary advantage of storing so much salt in the body has not been clear.' A high-salt diet causes sodium levels to build up in the skin, boosting the immune system to fight off the germs that cause bacterial skin infections, say scientists . The researchers found that infected areas in patients with bacterial skin infections also showed remarkably high salt accumulation. But in experiments high salt diet mice had increased immunity against microbial infections by boosting the activity of immune cells called macrophages. This meant that mice who had infections in their feet caused by a parasite called Leishmania major were able to heal more quickly. Future studies will examine how salt accumulates in the skin and triggers immune responses, and why salt accumulates in the skin of ageing adults. Professor Jantsch went on: 'A further understanding of the regulatory cascades might not only help to design drugs that specifically enhance local salt deposition and help to combat infectious diseases, but also may lead to novel strategies to mobilise sodium stores in the ageing population and prevent cardiovascular disease. 'We also think that local application of high-salt-containing wound dressings and the development of other salt-boosting antimicrobial therapies might bear therapeutic potential.' But he warned everyone should not rush off and start a high salt diet. He added: 'Due to the overwhelming clinical studies demonstrating that high dietary salt is detrimental to hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, we feel that at present our data does not justify recommendations on high dietary salt in the general population. 'Nevertheless, in situations where endogenous accumulation of salt to sites of infection is insufficient, supplementation of salt might be a therapeutic option. 'But this needs to be addressed in further studies.'", "summary": "Research has found eating salt can protect against skin infections .\nRaised sodium levels boost immune system and fight off germs .\nMice with a high-salt diet healed infections in their feet more quickly .\nFindings by German researchers published in journal of Cell Metabolism ."}
{"id": "f15a14d01661faac44aaa63ffa13a946e4f32be7", "text": "(CNN)Ferguson's police chief is gone. So is the city manager. And the top court clerk was fired for sending racist emails. But are these high-level changes enough to satisfy all residents? Absolutely not, they say. Protesters amassed in front of the Ferguson Police Department on Wednesday night, demanding the entire force be disbanded and calling for Mayor James Knowles to step down. \"Racist cops have got to go,\" some chanted. \"The people, united, will never be defeated,\" others said. Amid the protests, two officers were shot -- one in the face, the other in the shoulder. They were hospitalized in serious condition, and it's not clear who the shooter was. So what will it take to calm Ferguson? DeRay McKesson told CNN that protesters want the entire police department dissolved. McKesson was part of a group that appeared to be the largest crowd since November when a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for shooting Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. The killing was the spark that started a national wildfire of dialogue about police brutality. Many have decried rampant racism within the Ferguson Police Department. And a scathing 102-page Justice Department report backed up some of their claims -- citing widespread and systemic discrimination against blacks, including targeting them disproportionately for tickets. On Wednesday, Police Chief Thomas Jackson announced he's stepping down, effective March 19. He'll still get one year's worth of pay and insurance. CNN legal analyst Mark O'Mara said the entire department needs to be gutted. \"The Department of Justice report revealing unquestionable racist bias that permeated the entire department cannot be ignored, and the problems it reveals cannot be fixed from the inside,\" O'Mara wrote. \"If there are a few good cops in the Ferguson Police Department, they need to leave, and they need to go elsewhere to continue their proud law enforcement career without being overshadowed by their involvement in a poisoned organization.\" But city officials believe the police department can be reformed without being eliminated, the mayor told reporters. \"We continue to go through that report and talk about where the breakdown was,\" Knowles said. \"The city of Ferguson looks to become an example of how a community can move forward in the face of adversity,\" he added. \"We are committed to keeping our police department and having one that exhibits the highest degree of professionalism and fairness.\" Even if protesters get their wishes -- the resignation of Knowles and the disbanding of the police department -- they still won't get what they originally wanted: charges against Wilson. A local grand jury decided not to indict Wilson in November for the shooting death of Brown, who died August 9. The Justice Department launched its own investigation to see if there were any federal civil rights violations. \"There is no evidence upon which prosecutors can rely to disprove Wilson's stated subjective belief that he feared for his safety\" when he shot Brown, the Justice Department report said. Wilson resigned from the police department in November, citing security concerns. But he remains a controversial figure in Ferguson. When resident Sue Schmidt defended Wilson at Tuesday's City Council meeting, she heard vocal objections from the crowd. \"I'd like to say a lot of people in this room owe Darren Wilson an apology,\" Schmidt said, prompting laughter by some in the audience. \"The same Justice report that you're basing all your opinions on cleared him 100%.\" It's not clear who else may resign or get fired after the critical Justice Department report, which said Ferguson operated a vertically integrated system -- from street cop to court clerk to judge to city administration and City Council -- to raise revenue through increased ticketing and fining. Read the Department of Justice report . The investigators also found evidence of racist jokes being sent around by Ferguson police and court officials. One November 2008 email said President Barack Obama wouldn't likely be President for long because \"what black man holds a steady job for four years.\" Another email joked that African-American women should use abortion to control crime. \"Our investigation has not revealed any indication that any officer or court clerk engaged in these communications was ever disciplined,\" the Justice Department's report said. After the report came out, the city's top court clerk was fired for sending racist emails, and two others were being investigated, the mayor said. But the mayor hasn't resigned -- to the ire of many protesters Wednesday night. \"You got rid of Jackson, but we want Knowles\" gone, protester Kayla Reed said. Knowles said other reforms are already underway in an attempt to \"move this city, its residents and our entire community forward.\" But the community is clearly at odds about how to move forward.", "summary": "Two officers are shot in Ferguson overnight .\nPolice Chief Thomas Jackson's resignation is effective March 19 .\nProtesters want the entire department gutted and for the mayor to resign ."}
{"id": "c6d112640a9dcefb66d93d3dea36770d01264efa", "text": "Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen returns with his latest  column for Sportsmail. The Barnet manager admires Jose Mourinho's courage in playing Kurt Zouma against Tottenham but takes aim at the sluggish strikers currently masquerading as Manchester United stars. MOURINHO'S GOT BALLS! Chelsea manager Mourinho threw Kurt Zouma in against Tottenham to shield the back four, to stifle and stop the opposition in the League Cup final. They were rewarded with a clean sheet. How many managers would have the confidence to play a centre-back in central midfield in a cup final at Wembley? In front of 90,000 fans and millions watching across the country - across the world. It must be said, Mourinho’s game management is second-to-none. It was no surprise that their goal in that game came from a set play and their second on the counter attack. Jose Mourinho's game management is second-to-none, particularly when it matters most . He soaks up the pressure, waits for the game to open up and frustrate the opposition. He knows within his ranks he has game winners who will score. The work ethic he has drawn from those technically brilliant players is astounding. His ranting and raving about the injustices from referees puts pressure on the officials into giving Chelsea better decisions. He is the master at it and keeps all the attention and focus off his player. But above all, he’s got balls. The Chelsea manager threw youngster Kurt Zouma in to protect the back four against Tottenham . SLIPPING AT THE TOP . The pressure, the anxiety, the expectancy, not rotating enough? What is it about the top teams slipping up at this point in the season? Getting close to the finishing line, you start looking over your shoulder. We all know running a race it’s better to chase a person in front than to be looking behind you. I don’t know the answers, I wish I did. In the Championship we’ve seen Bournemouth fall from the top, Wycombe Wanderers have done in League Two, my club Barnet have fallen behind in the Conference. Even Mourinho’s Chelsea had a blip, although they are managing it well. We see it right across all sports. We see it in golf in the Masters every Sunday night at Amen’s Corner. We see it when cricketers get into the 90s and are chasing a century. We see it in darts when the players start missing doubles. Over the next two months, the teams who come out on top will be the ones with the goal-scorers, who maintain their self belief throughout it all. Eddie Howe has seen his Bournemouth side slip away from the top of the Championship recently . UNITED’S SLUGGISH STRIKE FORCE . How slow is Radamel Falcao? And Robin Van Persie has lost half a yard of pace from his days at Arsenal. You can’t fault Falcao for his work ethic and atittude. He most definitely has that. But he lacks a yard or two of explosive speed. Manchester United have crept up on to the shoulders of the Champions League places, but there is far from enough pace and athletic ability in the group to make it into the top four. Radamel Falcao has failed to hit the ground running and appeared slow in a Manchester United shirt . Robin van Persie seems to have lost half-a-yard of pace under Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford . ONE PERSON I KEEP HEARING ABOUT... DARRELL CLARKE, BRISTOL ROVERS BOSS . Darrell Clarke has grafted through the lower levels where he had success. As a player he was at Mansfield Town, Hartlepool United and Salisbury City. He’s a young manager, only 37-years-old, who has done a magnificent job galvanising Rovers after relegation from League Two. It showed how much it meant to him when he was reduced to tears after they were relegated out of the Football League for the first time in the club’s history last season. They have kept thousands of very passionate supporters this season and he has guided them to the top of the Conference table. He is a manager to look out for in the future. Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke has grafted through the lower levels and enjoyed success . ONE THING I'D CHANGE ABOUT... GOLDEN EYE . I think there should be a referee in the stand, who has the opportunity to stop play and call back decisions in exceptional circumstances. An extra set of eyes on the pitch. It is something may be to look at for the future. On big decisions in penalty boxes and major incidents there should be a referee in the stand with access to video replays to review key decisions within games. Penalties, sending offs, balls over the line, the odd elbow here and there. If the are in contact with the referee they can give him a heads up. Things happen so quickly it’s often so difficult for the officials to make the right decision. Of course the game would just carry on as normal, but if there was something missed or that the referee or the linesmen got wrong then the man in the middle can get help from Golden Eye in the stands. Something sooner or later has got to be done to help these referees who are now getting criticised left, right and centre every week by managers across the board. Roger East (sending off Sunderland's Wes Brown) would've benefited from an extra official at Old Trafford . THE BIG ISSUE... MANCHESTER CITY'S SQUAD . I must say I do like Mr Pellegrini. He is cool, he is calm and he managed to put out a lot of fires that were raging in that Manchester City dressing room after taking over from Roberto Mancini. It does make me smile when so many so-called experts totally annihilate his tactics, most of whom have never even managed at any level. Criticising him for playing two up front and getting out-numbered and out-played in midfield. Last year, he won the Premier League. So is he really, seriously tactically inept? He would have his reasons for what is going on there, but clearly it is not working. Manuel Pellegrini has struggled in the defence of his Premier League crown with Manchester City . Captain Vincent Kompany hasn't been able to continue his sterling form at the back for City . However, it it not always just about the tactics of the manager. There is clearly something missing in the DNA of the City squad. They look lacklustre and without real fire in their belly. And when you’re dropping your captain, your talisman, it is yet another big, brave decision from the man I always regard with the utmost respect. It looks to me like he needs to move a few on, to move City forward up to the next level.", "summary": "Kurt Zouma's switch to in front of the back four was a masterstroke .\nChelsea won the Capital One Cup thanks to Jose Mourinho's tinkers .\nManchester United are struggling up front with players who are too slow .\nNeighbours Manchester City are missing something in their DNA ."}
{"id": "eeb87faabd63606dc91a51df5400341971e84872", "text": "A passenger has recorded video of the terrifying moment flames shot out of a Lufthansa plane’s engine after striking a flock of birds off the coast of Lebanon. The bird strike occurred moments after the Airbus A321 took off from Beirut’s international airport en route to Frankfurt. The plane was carrying 144 passengers when it lost power in one of its two engines and was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing in Beirut. A passenger happened to be filming the plane's take-off when it struck a flock of birds near Beirut . The plane was carrying 144 passengers when it lost power in one of its two engines and turned around . Footage recorded by the passenger shows bright flashes of light outside the window as birds were sucked into the left engine over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday morning. In slow motion, the footage shows flames shooting out of the engine as it failed, illuminating the left wing as the plane ascended shortly before 5am local time. Passengers applauded and cheered when the plane landed safely about 10 minutes later. The person who recorded the footage wrote online: ‘Thirty-six seconds after take-off we were already above the sea, we heard the sound of two brutal explosions from the engine underneath. Passengers applauded and cheered when the Airbus A321 made an emergency landing in Beirut . Flight DLH1307 was forced to turn around and land at Beirut's international airport after hitting a flock of birds . ‘The aircraft started shaking and vibrating. It also smelled burning from the inside.’ A Lufthansa spokesman told MailOnline Travel: ‘The aircraft landed safe and all passengers left the aircraft over the normal stairs. ‘All passengers have been offered hotel accommodation and were rebooked on other airlines and on our scheduled daily services.’ The bird strike involving flight DLH1307 prompted a warning from Lebanese aviation authorities, who told pilots to exercise ‘extreme caution’, the Daily Star reported. Daniel al-Haiby, director general of Lebanon’s Civil Aviation Authority, told the newspaper that bird strikes are common at this time of year due to bird migration near Beirut’s international airport.", "summary": "Bird strike occurred moments after Airbus A321 took off from Beirut .\nFootage shows bright flashes as flames shoot from plane's left engine .\nPilot made an emergency landing in Beirut after engine failed .\nMost of the 144 passengers applauded and cheered as plane landed safely .\nPassengers were offered hotel rooms and rebooked on other flights ."}
{"id": "9c1848bc724d68d836c6d80c5de6545be8f849f5", "text": "The Madeira Islands Open has been reduced to 54 holes after strong winds meant no play was possible at Santo da Serra on Thursday. Gusts reached 47mph and stayed steadily above 35mph during the day, causing balls to move on the greens at the mountain-top venue. Round one is scheduled to start on Friday, with tee times for the first two rounds remaining unchanged and the cut coming after 36 holes. The Madeira Islands Open will only be played over 54 holes after the first round was delayed . European Tour meteorologist Guy Nestor (left) measures wind speeds of around 47mph . The tournament in Madeira, Spain has bee affected by weather problems in the past . Tournament director Jose Maria Zamora said: 'Despite the efforts we've made - we didn't cut the greens for the last two days because we knew about this forecast - winds have been too strong and gusty. Every time we sent our referees to check, the balls were moving on the green. 'The players have been waiting in the players' lounge now for up to eight hours, so the best option is to send them back and start fresh tomorrow.' The wind is forecast to die down overnight, although rain and possible thunderstorms could affect play on Friday. The tournament has suffered numerous weather problems down the years and was reduced to 36 holes last year due to lengthy fog delays. Max Orrin of England hits a tee shot during the pro-am event on Wednesday before the storm arrived . Peter Lawrie of Ireland takes a swing during the pro-am event at the Santo da Serra Golf Club .", "summary": "Gale force winds have delayed the start of the Madeira Islands Open .\nThe tournament has been cut back  for a second year running .\nThe first round has bee rescheduled for Friday with tee times unchanged ."}
{"id": "3cfb55f0d54521ffa3645881acebab0cec51e2fb", "text": "The first two-footed challenge went in from Jose Mourinho when he claimed Paris Saint-Germain’s kickers were a refined version of Shrewsbury Town. It was a razor-sharp comment, designed to rile the French champions and put down a marker for Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers ahead of the second leg. Sometimes this stuff bites you on the backside. Mourinho will be picking the bones out of this for days because they were beaten at their own petty game by the perseverance of this PSG team. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was dismissed for this tackle on Oscar, leaving PSG without their talisman . Chelsea players react as referee Kuipers pulls the red card from his pocket . The crestfallen Swede was shown a straight red to light the touchpaper on a tetchy European tie . There was a minor victory for Chelsea, with the foul count showing that Mourinho’s team had committed 24 to the visitors’ 17 at the end of 120 chaotic minutes here at Stamford Bridge. The reality is that they were beaten at their own game. For PSG to do it with 10 men in extra-time, after the ludicrous dismissal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 32nd minute, is an even mightier achievement. The PSG striker pointed at his battle scars as he left the pitch, well aware that the reaction of Chelsea’s players to the collision with Oscar had helped Kuipers with the decision. ‘I spoke to him and he told me he didn’t mean it,’ admitted Mourinho. The pair are close from his time at Inter. After surrounding Kuipers, Chelsea’s players called for the physio and team doctor to sprint on to tend to the stricken Oscar. Predictably, within minutes, he was back on his feet. It is to Ibrahimovic’s credit that he left the field with dignity and composure, walking towards the tunnel and ignoring the clamour from the stands for a reaction. ‘When the red card happened, the worst thing was the Chelsea players — I felt there were 11 babies around me,’ admitted an understandably aggrieved Ibrahimovic. David Luiz engaged in some gamesmanship, attempting to get Costa in trouble . Jose Mourinho chats with former charge David Luiz after Ibrahimovic's sending off as Laurent Blanc looks on . It was a brutal but fair assessment of the moment that could easily have turned this tie in Chelsea’s favour. There were feuds everywhere: David Luiz versus Diego Costa, Chelsea’s substitute keeper Petr Cech versus PSG midfielder Marco Verratti, Verratti against the world. At every turn, someone, somewhere on the field at Stamford Bridge was rowing with somebody. Costa could start a fight in an empty phone box, never mind an 18-yard box, gnawing away at everyone and everything during an ill-disciplined performance up top for Chelsea. This guy is really stewing at the minute. He has gone a season without scoring in the Champions League and will have to wait until September to get going again in this competition. Luiz got inside his head, jabbering away at him in their native Brazilian-Portuguese tongue in an attempt to destabilise the forward. Costa, as we know, has only mastered one language. The Chelsea striker should have been sent off here — several times, as it happens — for his innumerable transgressions. He really is an angry man. David Luiz feels the force of retribution from Diego Costa after the pair regularly crashed at Stamford Bridge . An outraged Costa reacts histrionically after Kuipers waved away his penalty appeal . In the same motion he could have been booked and sent off when he caught Maxwell from behind close to the touchline of the East Stand and then appeared to accept the challenge from Luiz to graze his forehead. He escaped with a yellow card. There was another escape, this time when he shoved over the excellent Marquinhos in a fit of pique. Quite how he survived is a story in itself. He lives life on the edge, claiming he had been elbowed by Luiz in a hit-and-run job. It was an off-the-ball incident, retribution by the former Chelsea defender after he had collided with the pugnacious forward earlier in the first half. He was throwing punches a few moments later, hitting the ground repeatedly after he was denied a clear penalty when Edinson Cavani took him out as he made his way into the area. These are the fine lines of European football, with every challenge, skirmish and wrangle potentially punishable with an on-the-spot sanction from these notoriously pernickity officials. John Terry battles for the ball with Edinson Cavani as the duo battle for possession at Stamford Bridge . Costa falls to the turf after a challenge from Thiago Silva during a bad-tempered affair in west London . Mourinho convinced us that Blanc had put the French champions on a diet of raw meat ahead of this second leg. This will eat away at him for months to come. ‘I need to go away and think about how this happened,’ admitted Mourinho. Perhaps next time, he should keep both feet on the floor.", "summary": "Chelsea were beaten at their own petty game by the perseverance of this PSG side .\nFor PSG to prevail with 10 men, after the ridiculous dismissal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 32nd minute, was an amazing achievement .\nThere were feuds everywhere: David Luiz versus Diego Costa; Chelsea’s substitute keeper Petr Cech versus PSG midfielder Marco Verratti ."}
{"id": "09a64771696bf8e56078f5426e72b3cdfd829a03", "text": "A 20 stone woman who worked as a cleaner in a gym has transformed her body after seeking the help of her colleagues - and is now set to start a fitness career of her own. Jade Delaney, 21 from Dublin, Ireland, shed an impressive eight stone after finding another reason to go to the gym other than work. After constantly being surrounded by healthy people, Jade started quizzing the trainers at the gym who agreed to help her with her weight loss. Scroll down for video . Jade Delaney was inspired to drop 8st when she worked as a cleaner in a gym and began quizzing the personal trainers who worked there. Pictured: Jade before weight loss . Before her weight loss Jade was known to locals as the 'chickenball' but she has since adopted a new nickname with people dubbing her the 'shredded chicken'. Pictured after losing eight stone . At her heaviest Jade was dubbed 'chickenball' by people in her local area for her 20st frame - but since losing the weight she has adopted a new nickname - 'shredded chicken'. Jade said that it was working so closely with fitness experts that inspired her to drop to the pounds. 'Being around trainers all the time at work I started asking little questions about food. Then one day one of the trainers gave me a food plan with some basic diet changes,' she said. Jade now heads to the gym at 6:30 am every morning before her cleaning shift . 'Sticking to the plan, I noticed results within a couple of months. After I had my diet sorted the next step for me was getting involved in exercise classes.' Her old lifestyle of snacking throughout the day and lie-ins everyday made Jade pile on the pounds. Sick of being surrounded by fit people Jade began her weight loss in December 2013 and less than a year later had slimmed down to 11st. But Jade has now cut down on high carbohydrate foods such as bread and potatoes and done away with junk food helping her shed the weight. Jade is enrolling in a college in September to study fitness hopes to become a personal trainer herself . As well as swapping her eating regime , she's up at 6:30am every morning in the gym before she starts her cleaning job there later in the day. Jade said she made a conscious effort to surround herself with people who would inspire her to get fit. 'I had to separate myself from certain people who would demotivate me and stick with friends and family who supported me 100% and were positive about fitness. 'Now, I never want to go back to that lifestyle. I want to help people and inspire them to do what I've done.' Rather than rely on scales throughout her weight loss Jade studied her physical appearance and mental state to judge her progress. Pictured: Jade before her weight loss (left) and Jade now (right) Jade, who is enrolling in college in September to study fitness and leisure management, never weighed herself throughout her journey. Instead, she used her physical appearance and mental state to judge how well she was doing. She has also started up her very own fitness blog where every day she posts videos and workouts to help other start their own weight loss journey. Jade said: 'People are too obsessed with checking the scales, if you're training right and eating well you shouldn't have to worry about the scales. 'This time last year I was a completely different person. I feel like I've found my calling. 'I never knew I would have lost all this weight and now I'm on the road to becoming a personal trainer.' Jade added that she wanted to prove to others that anyone can exercise and that the gym should not be avoided. 'I want to tell people there's no need to be afraid of the gym, classes are the best thing to do. It's going that is the first step and the decision to change your life is what is important.'", "summary": "Jade Delaney decided to get fit after speaking to personal trainers who worked at the gym where she had a job as a cleaner .\nShe lost 8st in less than a year after ditching her bad habits .\nShe didn't use scales and instead judged her progress by her appearance ."}
{"id": "252edd6f13d43c0f7fae4b5901095ff4f7a82d1f", "text": "A London home in a block where Mussolini's ambassador  once arranged for parades of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts to celebrate the Italian dictator's birthday has gone on sale for £4.25million. The luxury property has just become one of the most expensive two-bedroom houses in history when it went on sale for 24 times the price it was sold for in 1985. Built in 1908 by Joseph Sawyer under the auspices of Eustace Balfour, the Chief Architect and Surveyor for the Grosvenor Estate, it is based in one of Mayfair's most historic gated mews. This stunning home, which is spread over three floors which a large living room, in located in a historic, gated  mews in Mayfair, London . Three Kings Yard mews, near Claridges in Mayfair, has a long and fascinating history. During the 1930s, one of houses in Three Kings Yard mews was turned into the Chancery of the Italian Embassy. In the run-up to the Second World War, Dino Grandi, a Fascist Minister and a huge supporter of Benito Mussolini, was appointed as Italian ambassador to London. He took huge pleasure in organising parades of the Blackshirts in the mews courtyard to celebrate events such as Mussolini's birthday and Italian National Day. The luxury property has just become one of the most expensive two-bedroom houses in history when it went on sale for 24 times the price it was sold for in 1985 . Built in 1908 by Joseph Sawyer under the auspices of Eustace Balfour, the Chief Architect and Surveyor for the Grosvenor Estate, it offers 1,398 sq/ft of space . The house is located Three Kings Yard mews which was the base of the Chancery of the Italian Embassy during the 1930s in the run up to the Second World War . Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Blackshirts which later became known as the British Union of Fascists, was a regular visitor during this time. But the Blackshirts' visits outraged residents in Mayfair, and the gates would regularly be closed after being besieged by protesters and members of the press. Despite its chequered past, the mews' luxury homes have become highly sought after by London based business people, families and overseas purchasers wanting a London pied-a-terre in the very centre of the capital. The home, two doors down from where the Italian ambassador lived and spread over three floors, has now been put on the market with Wetherell Estates for £4.25 million. While Dino Grandi was based at the mews, he took huge pleasure in organising parades of the Blackshirts in the courtyard to celebrate events such as Mussolini's birthday and Italian National Day . The Blackshirts' visits outraged residents in Mayfair, and the gates would regularly be closed after being besieged by protesters and members of the press . Despite its chequered past, the mews' luxury homes have become highly sought after by London house-hunters wanting a pied-a-terre in the centre of the capital . Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Blackshirts which later became known as the British Union of Fascists, was also a regular visitor during this time . The first ever copy of the Wetherell Mayfair Times, from 1985, shows how it was sold in less than a week for just £175,000. With 1,398 sq/ft of space along with a sought-after courtyard parking space, the house has a spacious entry hall, kitchen, dining room and cloakroom. The first floor has a large reception room with two Juliet balconies while the remainder of the home has two double bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms. There is only currently one, two-bedroom house for sale for more than 10 Three Kings Yard. The property is currently the only two-bedroom house which is up for sale within the historic, gated Three Kings Yard mews . The first floor of the home has a large reception room with two  balconies while the remainder of the home has two double bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms . The spacious Number 10 has now been put on the market with Wetherell Estates for the staggering sum of £4.25 million . The newly refurbished home, finished to a high quality specification, also offers Juliet balconies for extra outdoor space . Peter Wetherell, chief executive of Wetherell, said: 'This historic and private mews enclave is one of the most exclusive and sought after addresses in Mayfair. 'Newly refurbished and finished to a high quality specification, the mews house provides the perfect pied-a-terre for a discerning buyer wanting a stylish home in a heart of the capital and historic Mayfair.' Mews properties, which are located at the rear of large townhouses and mansions, have historically been used as stables, houses for servants, garages and businesses. But they have experienced a surge in popularity and value in recent times. Mews properties, which are located at the rear of large townhouses and mansions, have historically been used as stables, houses for servants, garages and businesses . In recent times, mews homes have experienced a surge in popularity and value with families, and business people looking for central London properties . The first ever copy of the Wetherell Mayfair Times, from 1985, shows the house was sold in less than a week for just £175,000 . The rather grand looking entrance to Number 10 Three Kings Yard where house-hunters can buy a slice of history but for a hefty price . Between 1932 and 1939, Dino Grandi (left) a Fascist Minister and a huge supporter of Benito Mussolini (right) was appointed as Italian ambassador to London . Founder of the British Union of Fascists, Sir Oswald Mosley . Before he founded the British Union . of Fascists, BUF, Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley was the MP for Harrow from 1918 to . 1924 being elected for the Conservatives before becoming independent . and then joining the Labour Party. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Ramsay Macdonald's Labour administration. He . resigned from the government in protest at their unemployment policies, . which he had tried to reform but found himself blocked by the party . hierarchy. He formed the . New Party which amalgamated with the BUF in 1932. Mosley allied himself with Nazi Germany. In October 1936, Mosley and . his supporters decided to march through Cable Street in the East End, . the home of a thriving Jewish community, to celebrate the fourth . anniversary of the founding of the party. By . 1pm on the day, around 2,000 of Mosley's Blackshirts had gathered around Cable . Street while around 500 Jews and anti-fascists congregated at Gardiner's . Corner. They ran to Cable Street where they armed themselves with sticks and formed a . barricade by overturning a lorry. At 3.30pm, Cable Street was the scene . of some of the worse street fighting seen in England and Mosley's . Bentley drove into Dock Street where it was pelted with bricks. Mosley's supporters began chanting his name while the anti-fascists . retaliated with the Internationale. Mosley then gave a Hitler salute and . was advised by the police to drive back through the City of London . rather than press ahead. Mosley gave a brief speech in which he accused . the government of surrendering to 'red violence and Jewish corruption'. At 4pm, the remaining fascists dispersed allowing the local to claim . victory. Mosley, father of ex-Formula One boss Max, was interned in 1940 and the BUF proscribed. He was . released in 1943, and, politically disillusioned in Britain, he moved . abroad in 1951, spending most of the remainder of his life in France. He died in 1980.", "summary": "The Mayfair property is based in the historic Three Kings Yard mews which was once the Italian Embassy Chancery .\nDuring the 1930s it was used by Italian ambassador and huge supporter of dictator Benito Mussolini, Dino Grandi .\nHe used the mews to arrange parades of the Blackshirts to celebrate Mussolini's birthday and Italian National Days .\nThe home, two doors down from where the Italian ambassador lived, is now one of most expensive two-beds in history after going on sale for £4.25m- 25 times its cost in 1985 ."}
{"id": "45f53009c8ac898b259037d61b3cbf572e66cf5e", "text": "It's been a long journey from Australia to Bradford City and the brink of the FA Cup semi-finals for James Meredith. At one point, during a break between his seven English – and one Irish – clubs, the defender found himself training alone in a park in Derby ‘like Rocky Balboa’. Amazingly, Meredith will be looking forward to his fifth Wembley appearance if League One giantkillers Bradford can deliver another knockout blow to Reading in Saturday’s quarter-final tie at Valley Parade. James Meredith holds of then-Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah during their FA Cup clash in west London . Jon Stead scores in a remarkable performance as the Bantams beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge . The 26-year-old Aussie played at the national stadium three times with York City – twice in the FA Trophy final and once in the Conference Play-off final – as well as Bradford’s 2013 League Two Play-off final win over Northampton Town in 2013. But reaching Wembley in the FA Cup after beating Chelsea and Sunderland in the earlier rounds would top the lot. ‘I’ve been to Wembley six times now and played in four of them and they’re all fantastic occasions, but this would be even more special because it is the FA Cup,’ said Meredith. ‘We don’t get the coverage in Australia like you do over here obviously, but everyone follows the FA Cup. Everyone knows it’s the biggest domestic cup in the world and the great stories that came out of it, my favourite being the Crazy Gang. ‘Now it’s the quarter-finals, people are starting to get excited. I think it’s being shown on Setanta. I know all my family and friends are going to watch it, they’ve worked out a way to stream it. They’re excited about the game and they’ re all getting together to have some food and drinks. Meredith, who has played for seven different English sides since moving from Australia, against Sunderland . ‘One of my best mates flew over for the Chelsea game and it was fantastic because when we scored that fourth goal, somehow I managed to spot him in the away fans and we were cheering really hard at each other. ‘My dad said if we get to the semi-finals, he’ll fly over. It’ll probably just be my dad and my brother or sister. The plane tickets aren’t cheap.’ Meredith left his family home in Australia where he lived with his parents, two younger brothers and sister, to travel to England at the age of 16 and sign as an apprentice at Derby County after being spotted at the club’s academy in Melbourne. After loan spells at Cambridge United and Chesterfield, it didn’t work out at Derby and he went on to have brief spells at Sligo Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and Telford United before joining York. ‘I signed pro at Derby but then I was released,’ Meredith recalled. ‘At that time I really struggled to get a club, like a lot of players do when they have no experience as a professional. The 26-year-old has been to Wembley Stadium six times and played on four of those occasions . Meredith holds off Lukas Podolski during Bradford's win against Arsenal in the 2012 Capital One Cup . ‘I was in the country on my own. At one point I was without a club for six months. I was running in a park in Derby every day on my own like Rocky Balboa. ‘I found it really difficult and I was faced with the decision: do I go back home to Australia or do I really give it a good go and try to make something of myself? ‘I decided to give it a good go and I ended up going all the way down to the Conference North. From there, I’ve had to work as hard as I can to build my career to get to a notable league to do the best I can for myself.’ Meredith is not the only one among a Bradford squad that has exceeded all expectations under manager Phil Parkinson. He added: ‘It’s the whole ethos of the club. It’s what is bred into us by the management staff. They are tough and hard and they want workers. We’re in a working-class city. We have to work hard, do the right thing and look after ourselves properly. That’s what has built this team spirit and enthusiasm. ‘There are no Big-time Charlies at the club, we all work hard for each other.’", "summary": "Bradford City face Reading in the FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday .\nIf the Bantams win they will be heading to Wembley Stadium for the semis .\nBradford defender James Meredith has already played there four times .\nThe Australian has played for seven English (and one Irish) clubs .\nMeredith said next visit would be 'more special' as it's the FA Cup ."}
{"id": "83fea8d448110040eda5f283c02adf335f593f03", "text": "You would be excused for assuming there is only one possibly ending when a lone baby deer is met in the wild by a hungry tigress. But this series of heartwarming pictures by photographer Souvik Kundu shows a tiger sparing the deer's life and, instead of making it an easy snack, deciding to play with it and treat it like one of its own. The moment occurred at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in India with the confused tiger snapped jumping next to the tiny deer, nuzzling with it, and even carrying it gently in its mouth like a cub. Photographer Souvik Kundu snapped pictures of a tiger playing with a fawn at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in India . Crowds at the Maharashtra reserve gasped as they predicted the spotted deer fawn would face a swift and gruesome death at the paws of the giant feline. Instead, the unlikely two appear to become the best of friends, with the gentle tigress tenderly playing with it, before leaving the deer unharmed to live another day. Photographer Souvik said: 'When she slowly emerged from cover we were astonished to find she was playing with a hapless spotted deer fawn. 'The tigress seemed to be in a playful mood, jumping around in excitement.' The adorable encounter lasted for about 15 minutes, before the big cat retreated and allowed the small deer to rest in the grass. Photographer Souvik Kundu, 35, from Mumbai witnessed the tigress nuzzling the spotted deer fawn like one of her cubs . The joyful cat was seen jumping next to the deer, patting it and even carrying it in her mouth like a cub . The expectation among the crowd was that the feline would swiftly kill the deer and devour it . Souvik, 35, from Mumbai entitled photographs of the event, The Benevolent Queen, due to the tiger's gentle nature. He added: 'I'm still not sure why the tigress did not prey on the little deer when the chance presented and acted so unnaturally. 'One probable explanation is the tigress was in search for a mate and her urge for motherhood temporarily overcame predatory instinct. Play with me! The tigress instead just wants to play with the baby deer and kept patting it with its paws . Souvik said it was possible the tigress confused the fawn with her own offspring . 'As a result she had confused the fawn for her own offspring.' The Tadoba Andhari Reserve is the largest national park in Maharashtra, covering a total area of 241 square miles. The area was home to 43 tigers when a census was conducted in 2010. The photographs form a series entitled, The Benevolent Queen, due to the tiger's gentle nature . The tiger left the deer resting in the grass, as the new friends went on with their days .", "summary": "The astonishing encounter occurred in front of visitors at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in India .\nOnlookers gasped as they assumed the spotted deer fawn would face a swift death .\nPhotographer Souvik Kundu, 35, witnessed the tigress nuzzling the fawn and carrying it gently in its mouth ."}
{"id": "a11499eb5bf6bd1ed3a4d21a891ea3c12b507500", "text": "Leeds United have been hit with more bad news as the Championship outfit's chief operating officer Matt Child has quit his role at the club with immediate effect. Child, who is a lifelong Leeds fan, took control of the day-to-day running of the club after president Massimo Cellino was banned by the Football League from having any involvement. However Child decided to resign from his post at Elland Road on Monday morning, leaving the club to look for a new chief operating officer. Leeds United chief operating officer Matt Child has left his role at the Championship outfit . Child took control of the day-to-day running of the Elland Road club following Massimo Cellino's ban . Leeds have yet to make an official comment on the reason behind his surprise departure. The Whites go into their last seven league games in 13th position. Neil Redfearn's side drew 1-1 with Championship strugglers Blackpool on Saturday. Leeds United drew 1-1 with Championship strugglers Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday .", "summary": "Leeds chief operating officer Matt Child has left role with immediate effect .\nThe lifelong Leeds fan took control of club following Massimo Cellino's ban .\nLeeds are 13th in the Championship with seven games left to play ."}
{"id": "ab02e28f1a268ebc166fc0b801a7c728d4b884aa", "text": "A mother has made a YouTube video telling a boy to stop asking her daughter out. Dr Lindsey Doe, a blogger under the name 'Doe Eyes' who specializes in sexual harassment, dedicated her latest clip to the teenager who has approached her daughter at school, on the bus, and with poems - despite multiple rejections. In a post titled Dear Boy Who Likes My Daughter, that has amassed more than 250,000 views, Doe explains that pursuing somebody without consent is harassment. Instead, she advises, he should write about his feelings in a diary. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . 'Leave her alone': Dr Lindsey Doe directed a message to the boy who keeps asking out her daughter . Doe, who used to work for the University of Montana, says: 'I don’t like how you treat [my daughter.] Are you confused? You probably picked up messages from society about how when you want something, you have to \"try harder, go at it, do whatever you can to get it. Don’t give up!\" 'Maybe it’s for this reason that you repeatedly ask my daughter out. In the halls, on the bus, and you write her poems.' For his own understanding, she explains the appropriate way to act after asking a girl out. If she says 'I don't know', give her space. 'Maybe' prompts a conversation about her feelings of uncertainty. Only in the instance that she says 'ask me again later' should he ask again - but much later. Doe, who blogs on YouTube as 'Doe Eyes', explains that he is harassing her daughter with his requests . If he wants to express his feelings, she explains, he should write a diary or speak to a trusted friend . But her daughter, she says, has simply responded: 'no thanks', 'stop asking me', and 'no, no go away'. 'Person Who Likes My Daughter, this goes for all aspects of your life,' Doe says. 'If someone tells you \"no\" in any way and you ask again, it's not cool, it's not attractive, it's not respectful, it's harassment. 'My daughter has the right to change her mind and the ability to let you know if she does. 'Until then I expect that you do not ask her out, do not suggest a relationship, do not talk to her about her discomfort with you pursuing her. Leave her alone.'", "summary": "Dr Lindsey Doe speaks directly to boy who keeps approaching daughter .\nShe explains that pursuing her is harassment and he should stop .\nInstead, he could write a diary about his feelings or talk to a friend .\nVideo uploaded to YouTube has amassed more than 250,000 views ."}
{"id": "a6543c8d362173c56355e3d546ee49ba598502cc", "text": "The body of a British holidaymaker has been found floating in the sea off a paradise party island in Thailand. Sebastian Palin, 31, was discovered by a tour boat  in the water near Coral Island, off the coast of Phuket. The charity fundraiser was due to leave the coral atoll on the day his body was recovered. Seb Palin, pictured on a Phuket beach, drowned after a night out on the holiday island last month . Mr Palin, pictured, was planning to run the Plymouth half-marathon next month for two charities . A speed boat was sent to the island at 1.30pm on February 23 and his body has been flown home for burial. Thai police said there was no suspicion of foul play and Sebastian, known to friends as Seb, had been dead for at least 12 hours when found. Lieutenant Wuttiwat Leangboonjinda said Mr Palin was believed to have drowned after drinking late into the night at a beach bar. Local reports said he had got 'very drunk' at a hotel bar and staff had tried to escort him back to his room before he told them he wanted to continue drinking. A bar worker told police: 'He drank until the bar closed and seemed stressed.' After the bar closed no one saw Mr Palin again until they were notified of the body floating in the sea around midday the following day. Mr Palin was born in Liverpool but grew up in Tenby, West Wales, and completed a media degree at Swansea University before settling in Plymouth with his wife of three years Victoria. He was a committed fundraiser for the charity MIND - and had pledged to run 10 marathons this year. He said he wanted to run for the Plymouth branch of the mental health charity who helped him though 'a very troubled year'. He was also planning to raise money for St Luke's Hospice in the city who helped his father-in-law during his illness. His friends have paid tribute to a man who had 'the biggest heart' and always had time to help others. Friend Ross Helmich said: 'In memory of my our best friend we have decided to carry on his legacy by running the Plymouth half marathon for him and carry on his selfless fund raising efforts. In Seb's own words, \"donate or don't, but be nice, be happy and keep laughing!\"' Seb Palin, pictured here on his wedding day to Victoria Louise, got married in June 2012 . Seb, pictured here with Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics, was going to run for Mind Plymouth who helped him through 'a very troubled year' and St Luke's Hospice who 'did so much' for his father-in-law Nic . In a tribute paid to him on his marathon fundraising page, they said: 'For any of you that had the absolute pleasure of meeting this little guy, you will know what an amazing guy he was and how he always had time to help others out, putting himself second. 'He may have been little but he had the biggest heart out there. If there was anyone in the world who deserved to live a full, happy life it was Seb!' The page carries the last message Seb wrote on the fundraising page in which he tells friends 'life is not serious, it's not worth the worry'. His final message reads: 'Please help raise some well deserved money to help St Luke's hospice Plymouth who did so much for Nic [his father-in-law] towards the end and also Mind Plymouth who have helped me through a very troubled year, to which I am pleased to say is now well on track to being super Seb again. 'Donate or don't but be nice, be happy and keep laughing, life is not serious, its not worth the worry. Thanks in advance.' His sisters Olivia and Charlene are planning to run the Plymouth half marathon next month in Mr Palin's memory - for which he was due to raise money for St. Luke's Hospice and MIND.", "summary": "Sebastian Palin, 31, drowned while on holiday in Thailand last month .\nMr Palin was seen 'drinking heavily' in a beach bar before going missing .\nStaff told police they tried to help him home but he wanted to stay drinking .\nMr Palin, who lived in Plymouth with his wife Victoria, died on February 23 .\nHe was planning to run 10 marathons this year for a mental health charity .\nMr Palin's sisters will run the Plymouth half-marathon in his memory ."}
{"id": "fded1a7601fceb31f2a23999dedae21181c5dc69", "text": "A married New Jersey English teacher was indicted Wednesday on charges that she engaged in improper relationships with three of her male students, including having an alleged sexual relationship with one of them. Nicole McDonough, 32, of Mount Olive, was arrested December 30 on suspicion of having sex with an 18-year-old student while employed as a teacher at Mendham High School. However a subsequent investigation now sees her facing three charges of official misconduct, with prosecutors saying McDonough engaged in improper 'communication' and 'fraternization' with two other male students, who were also 18. Prosecutors did not elaborate on the kind of fraternizing the mother-of-two allegedly took part in. Indicted: High school English teacher Nicole McDonough - seen here at her first court appearance in January - was indicted Wednesday on charges of engaging in improper relationships with three her male students, all 18, including having an alleged sexual relationship with one of them . According to The Daily Record, the alleged sexual relationship occurred in April, May, and June of 2013. The relationships with the other two students then allegedly occurred in April, May, and June of 2014. Additionally, NJ.com have reported that McDonough does not face any sex charges because all three alleged victims were 18. The prosecution made it clear they believe she was only sexual with one of the boys. The indictment outlined that McDonough committed second-degree official misconduct because she 'did commit acts relating to her office, but constitutionally unauthorized exercises of her official functions'. Charged: Nicole McDonough (above) was arrested in December after reportedly having sex with an 18-year-old student. An investigation found she had 'improper relations' with two others, police say . McDonough did so 'with the purpose to obtain a benefit for herself, specifically emotional, mental and/or physical sexual gratification', the indictment said. Timothy Smith, McDonough's attorney, said Friday he would seek to have the indictment dismissed and called it a 'rogue prosecution' that incorrectly applies official misconduct laws. Official misconduct is punishable upon conviction by up to 10 years in prison with a minimum of five years to be served before parole consideration. Scene: McDonough, a married mother of two, worked as an English teacher at West Morris Mendham High School in Morristown, New Jersey . According to NJ.com, McDonough 'teaches honors and International Baccalaureate-level English courses at the high school' and 'holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the College of St. Elizabeth.' Describing herself on the school's website she writes; 'Although teaching is one of my many passions, I am also a mom, a personal trainer, and a cross-fitter. I am a mother of two amazing girls. We also have a puggle named Tegan.' She closes by saying; 'The classroom is one of my many loves and I am excited to return to start a full year of school!' Authorities have not released any of the student's names.", "summary": "Nicole McDonough, of Mount Olive, New Jersey, was indicted on three counts of official misconduct Wednesday .\nThe 32-year-old married mother of two and English teacher at West Morris Mendham High School was arrested December 30 .\nAllegedly had improper relations with three 18-year-old male students .\nHad a 'physical sexual relationship' with one .\nMcDonough pleaded not guilty at her first court appearance in January ."}
{"id": "b87bb2072aac7b64e5a00ee7ddea46bd188b3b76", "text": "(CNN)Every year, animal handlers travel throughout England and Wales to compete at agricultural shows. Jooney Woodward's \"Best in Show\" is a documentation of those competitions, with photos that place a spotlight on the handlers and their animals. \"When you go to (the shows), they tend to be all about the animals -- people photographing the animals,\" Woodward said. \"I just wanted to turn my attention onto the people because they're so committed to what they do. They're really devoted and hardworking.\" While those involved with the competitions are the focus of many press photographers, Woodward's work stands out for its distinctive portraiture style. \"My work is a bit more composed. I use a medium-format camera and a tripod, so it is a bit more static in a way,\" she said. \"I think everybody is so proud of their animals that when I said to them that, 'I'd love a portrait of you and your cow,' everyone was more than willing to give up their time and help because they're so passionate about what they do.\" The \"Best in Show\" portraits lead viewers down a winding pathway to ponder those inexplicable yet noticeable connections and bonds that exist between the handlers and their animals. Woodward's photos also contain subtle details. For example, the symbols and signs on the wall behind Wendy and her Hereford yearling heifer Mandalay Juliette are just as significant as the handler and her animal. \"It's just the way (Wendy) had gone through the effort of decorating the pen (with Union Jacks) where the cows were being kept,\" Woodward said. \"There's also a sign behind (her) ... and there's a picture of a gentleman with a cow, who is actually her husband who had died a few years ago. ... I just thought that was nice, something quite sentimental about that.\" There are not only sentimental subtleties within \"Best in Show,\" but also fun and interesting ones as well. This is especially evident in the photo of the traditional Welsh pigs being judged, as Woodward points out there is an advertisement for sausages behind the pigs. Regardless of what elements make up Woodward's photos, the emotions and aesthetics remain particularly important. Woodward said that when photographing Jamie and his Jersey cow, his happiness and smile made her want to \"share that sense of enjoyment\" that handlers have when competing with their animals in the shows. What drew Woodward to Harriet and her guinea pig Gentleman Jack were the similar colors radiating from both of them. Her photo of the pair won the National Portrait Gallery's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize in 2011. \"(Harriet) was like a steward, she was sort of judging the guinea pigs. And she also had her own guinea pig with her, which had red as well,\" Woodward said. \"I just thought that was incredibly striking. I thought, 'I've got to get a shot of that.' \" The dynamics of the competitions foster a community atmosphere in which everybody becomes acquainted with one another after having traveled to different shows for so many years. Woodward said this was an enjoyable aspect of her work because \"you get to see lots of familiar faces.\" Social media . Follow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. She has learned about the pride the handlers have toward their animals, and many of her presumptions about the competitions have now changed after having worked on \"Best in Show.\" \"I think when I first started going, I was sort of thinking the shows would be more novelty, fun things for these people,\" she said. \"But, actually, it isn't really; it's quite a serious thing, because they can make money from breeding.\" In addition to handlers earning significant money from breeding, they are also able to achieve recognition for their livestock. Those competing have a lot at stake when they make the decision to travel and compete, because the shows are just as much business events as they are social gatherings. The competitions are also rather family-oriented, and Woodward said that while adults compete, their sons, daughters and grandchildren are involved as well. The younger generations are likely to one day take over the responsibility of running the family farms, and everyone that participates seems to have a strong sense of pride and passion for agriculture. \"I think it's something I will always document for the rest of my life, and see how things change,\" Woodward said. \"It was challenging, insightful and fun.\" Jooney Woodward is a British photographer based in London. You can follow her on Instagram.", "summary": "Jooney Woodward took portraits of show animals and their handlers in the UK .\nThe livestock shows are just as much business events as they are social gatherings ."}
{"id": "deb1b0b3b8043d07e0c252e1cf3b295e4a3c412f", "text": "Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao come face-to-face in Los Angeles on Wednesday and you can watch their press conference as it happens. The meeting marks the first, and only time, the pair will square-off ahead of the weigh-in, 24 hours before their mouth-watering May 2 blockbuster bout, so it promises to be explosive. The press conference gets underway at 8.30pm (UK time), so make sure you tune-in to our live stream to catch every minute of the action… .", "summary": "Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao go head-to-head for the first time on Wednesday ahead of their May 2 bout .\nIt is the only scheduled press conference ahead of their mouth-watering Las Vegas mega-fight later in the year .\nThe $300m Mayweather vs Pacquiao showdown is arguably the most eagerly anticipated in boxing history .\nREAD: Pacquiao claims his beating Mayweather would be 'good for boxing'\nWATCH: Pacquiao shows off his shadow boxing in the street .\nVisit our boxing page for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news ."}
{"id": "2c268e911177f5092158144fc200fea35b81d22b", "text": "A Dallas woman faces up to 20 years in federal prison for her role in the overdose death of a 19-year-old apparent first-time heroin user. Rian Lashley, whose teenage YouTube debut revealed a talented and beautiful singer rife with potential, died in March 2014 after a stripper's implausible attempt to rob her of $3,000 went terribly wrong. That stripper, Cierra Rounds, gave her disgusting account of the ill-fated plot in court on Tuesday as she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Sad: 19-year-old Rian Lashley was killed in an attempt to rob her by injecting her with heroin that went terribly wrong, prosecutors say. Dallas stripper Cierra Rounds, right, revealed in court Tuesday the calamitous chain of events that led to Lashley's demise . The trouble began when Rounds, along with some of her friends, met with the young woman at a Plano, Texas IHOP in order to sell her $100 worth of heroin. While they ate, the New York Daily News reports, Rounds and her friend Kathryn Dirks, 25, came to discover that Lashley was carrying $3,000 cash ion her purse. Rounds soon reached out to her drug dealer, identified as J.C. or Jaymo, NBCDFW reports, and the plan was hatched. 'I figured ud (sic) want me on this money,' Rounds texted J.C. The trio then drove to a home in Dallas. J.C. told Rounds via text message to keep Lashley there. 'Ima bout (sic) to shoot her up for her first time,' Rounds said. At the home, prosecutors say Rounds and Dirks, at Lashley's request, injected heroin into the teen. Tragic: The trouble began when Rounds, along with some of her friends, met with Lashley at a Plano, Texas IHOP in order to sell her $100 worth of heroin . China White: The 19-year-old had never done heroin. She was sold three bags of China White by Rounds' cohort Glen Brunton, according to prosecutors . Little girl lost: Lashley's funeral home obituary page is covered in heartfelt condolences to Lashley's family, as well as photos from her painfully innocent-looking upbringing . Later that afternoon, Lashley began to appear distressed. Rounds said Tuesday that they then put the teen in a bathtub of ice water in order to try to counteract the heroin. She appeared to go to sleep thereafter and died that afternoon. An autopsy revealed her death was due to heroin overdose. Dirks and a man to whom J.C. gave the heroin to sell to Lashley, 28-year-old Glen Brunton, were indicted on drugs charges last year, the Dallas Morning News reports. Brunton goes to trial in April. Dirks is still a fugitive. Rounds remains jailed pending sentencing and faces a $1 million fine along with her potential jail time. She returns to court in September. Rian Lashley, whose teenage YouTube debut revealed a talented and beautiful singer rife with potential, died in March 2014 after a stripper's implausible attempt to rob her of $3,000 went terribly wrong .", "summary": "Dallas stripper Cierra Rounds revealed she injected first-time heroin user Rian Lashley with 'China White'\nLashley had reportedly met Rounds and others in March 2014 at an IHOP in order to buy $100 worth of heroin .\nWhen Rounds determined Lashley was carrying $3,000 in cash, she decided to steal it by incapacitating her with heroin .\nAfter being injected by Rounds, Lashley fell sick and would be dead later that day ."}
{"id": "d474c52b4e9b667df14750cce08057976bda0b59", "text": "John Terry has revealed he is still haunted by the memory of his penalty miss that cost Chelsea a first Champions League title against Manchester United in Moscow almost seven years ago. The Chelsea captain took what could have been the decisive penalty at the end of a 1-1 draw in the first ever final between two English clubs, but slipped on the run-up and hit the post to send the shoot-out into sudden death. Nicolas Anelka went on to miss Chelsea's seventh spot-kick to hand United a domestic and European double, but Terry's miss is still seen as the decisive and iconic moment at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. John Terry says he is still haunted during the night by his penalty miss in the 2008 Champions League final . The Chelsea captain slipped on what could have been the decisive penalty against Manchester United . United goalkeeper Edwin van der Saar celebrates in the Moscow rain as Terry crumples to the ground . And having cried on the pitch during the post-match ceremonies, Terry says he still wakes up at night thinking of what could have been with regular flashbacks to his slip. ‘I’ll definitely never be over it,' he said. 'I still wake up in the night now and it’s like “s***”, it’s there and then you go back to sleep. 'It’s eased over the years for sure. But I still have a few times a year when I wake up and, bang, it’s on my mind. It’ll never go. It’s one of those things, it’s disappointing, and I was gutted at the time.' Terry admits that while he has begun to get over the pain of the memory, it still comes back to him at night . Terry stands back on the half-way line with his team-mates to watch the rest of the penalties in Moscow . There was little time for Terry to get over his horror moment in May 2008, with the Chelsea centre back called up to the England squad for a friendly against the USA almost immediately after the final. Terry scored in a 2-0 win at Wembley against the Americans but still ranks the build up to the game, spent with United players Wes Brown, Owen Hargreaves, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney, as one of the worst times of his career. ‘The worst thing was, we had England the following week, we played USA at Wembley and I had to go and sit at a table with all the Man United players,' Terry told a Chelsea Pitch Owners dinner this week. Terry had to endure a week on England duty with United players including Rio Ferdinand (second left), West Brown (centre) and Owen Hargreaves (second right) who he had played against on that night in Moscow . The Chelsea and England captain scored in a 2-0 win against the USA a week on from his penalty miss . 'I was just sitting there fuming. I didn’t want to be there. It was a horrible time for me.’ Chelsea did eventually go on to be crowned European champions after beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the 2012 final, but Terry was suspended after being sent off the semi-final second leg against Barcelona. Terry lifted his knee into the back of then-Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez and was shown the red card that ruled him out of the showpiece at the Allianz Arena - but he still ranks the final as one of his best footballing moments. Despite not playing in the final, Terry was lucky enough to win the Champions League four years later . Having been sent off in the semi-final second leg, Terry had to watch on from the stands at the Allianz Arena . 'It was probably the worst 120 minutes I've sat through,' Terry said of the final. 'It is horrible because you want to do something, you want to make something happen, but for me, it's still the best night of my life with Chelsea. 'It goes back to Moscow, with that I wasn't meant to be part of that. I feel part of it, I played a lot of games before that but I think for me, not playing, it was meant to be. I wasn't meant to play, we were meant to win. That was it, as simple as that. 'And for me that was the most pleasing thing, to see Chelsea win the Champions League after what happened in Moscow ticked a box for me and definitely made those sleepless nights easier.' Didier Drogba netted the winning penalty in the 2012 shoot-out to give Chelsea the European crown .", "summary": "John Terry missed his penalty in the 2008 Champions League final .\nHe had the chance to win the cup for Chelsea but they eventually lost out .\nTerry says he is still haunted at night by memories of the penalty miss .\nManchester United came out as European champions after Terry's slip .\nTerry says his exclusion from 2012 triumph was 'just meant to be'"}
{"id": "9c2226e5a4a30e9e25a14a7a7c8ed5f1fb0a248b", "text": "When Robin Rinaldi revealed the intimate details of her 5:2 marriage she drew gasps from married couples and staunch monogamists. For the author of The Wild Oats Project described how, for a year, she would spend weekdays sleeping with strangers and weekends with her husband of 17 years, Scott Mansfield. At the time, the dramatic move was a bid to save their relationship after Scott had a vasectomy, but now he's spoken out to say that he never wanted to see other people. Scroll down for video . In her new book Robin Rinaldi revealed that  she spent a year having sex with other people ultimately ending her marriage, now her husband Scott has revealed he wouldn't have ever chosen the experiment . While Robin has widely discussed their free-wheeling year, and explores it in a new book, The Wild Oats Project, Scott has kept quiet on the matter - until now, revealing that if he'd had his way the couple would never have entered into the '5:2' marriage in the first place. 'It wasn't something I wanted to do,' the brewer and wine-maker told The Times. 'I didn't like the idea of opening up our marriage. But if I didn't do it, I felt we were heading for divorce, so I thought why not take the chance and maybe we can come out the other side?' His premonition was correct a ultimately the decision led to the end of their marriage and Robin getting together with one of her lovers. Scott says that while he understood his wife's desire to experience sexual relationships with other people - he himself had enjoyed a promiscuous youth - he had always felt it might spell trouble for their marriage. And it seems the question of whether or not to have children had always been an issue for the couple with Scott  being firmly against the idea. Irretrievable: After Rinaldi's year of uninhibited encounters, she was unable to rekindle her loving marriage with Mansfield, and the two now have different partners . However, he defends himself in the new interview, revealing that he had always been honest with Robin about his desires and intentions. 'Is it cruel to not change your mind about something you believe in?' he said of fatherhood, 'I don't think Robin ever thought I was being cruel. At any point she could have left me and found somebody else to have a child with or I could have left her and found somebody who wasn't going to bother me about it.' During the course of the year-long experiment he revealed that he dated a handful of women, however, he only slept with one of them. Account: Rinaldi describes every step of the 'project' in intimate detail in her newly-released book, The Wild Oats Project . They had a six month relationship before he eventually called it off. And Scott says it was flattering to get attention from other women. He said: 'I enjoyed the feeling of being attracted to other women and getting good feedback. I had a couple of women who said to me: 'I can't believe your wife would risk losing you, you're such an awesome guy,' so when you hear that, you know, it makes you feel pretty good.' Today he's in a long term relationship with his girlfriend Renee Alexander, who he lives with and the former couple consider themselves at peace. In Robin's book she declares, 'I refuse to go to my grave with no children and only four lovers.' But during her  year of promiscuity in 2008, she made up for lost time, sleeping with ten men and two women. Appearing on ITV's This Morning yesterday, Robin opened up about her unorthodox decision, which she says was triggered by her husband's vasectomy. 'I would say before the year I was in a somewhat inhibited but satisfied, normal loving relationship. 'But when I got into my early 40s my husband got a vasectomy and I knew the discussion of having a baby was over, which kick-started this experience.' 'I looked forward to my death bed and thought. \"What will I have?\" I won’t have children and grandchildren. Will I at least have lived fully?\"' 'If I couldn’t have one I wanted the other,' she explained. 'Like a lot of women at that age I was hitting my confidence and sexual peak and suddenly realised very dramatically that I wasn’t going to have children. It was the perfect storm. 'I have had lots of people telling me I should have travelled the world, tried painting classes or cooking – but I already know how to cook!' 'WIld oats': Robin, 50, negotiated an open marriage with her husband of 17 years, which allowed her to bed 12 strangers in 12 months - which ultimately broke her relationship . She also said having 'very little sexual variety' in her youth was a motivating factor, as the fact that she was living in San Francisco, which she described as 'a very liberal city'. 'I was also at a marital crisis and was thinking about trying a partial separation, ' she said. 'So I thought OK while we do that I need to sow some wild oats and let him do the same.' Under the terms of her new deal, Rinaldi took out an apartment, where she lived from Monday to Friday and would bed her conquests. But over the weekend she would go back to Mansfield, and the two would live as a married couple, without asking what the other had been doing while they were apart. 'The ground rules were safe sex, not to get seriously involved with anyone and to refrain from mutual acquaintances,' she explained. 'But at the end of the year, we each broke two rules.' To find willing participants in her project Robin decided not to pick up men at bars, but to be more strategic in her search. 'I was a very busy magazine editor working long hours and never in my life had I picked up a man at a bar or had a one night stand,' she explains. So I felt like going about it in a more clear-headed, conscious way.' Robin posted an online ad, entitled Good Girl Seeks Experience. In the post, she wrote: 'I'm a 44-year-old professional, educated, attractive woman in an open marriage, seeking single men age 35-50 to help me explore my sexuality.' 'I said I wanted to meet in public for dinner and drinks. I explained that if it led to sex then great, but that I couldn’t get seriously involved or see them more than a few times.' The next day, Robin had 23 offers. So would she advise it? ‘Not if you want to stay married,' she told This Morning hosts Philip Schofield and Amanda Holden. 'Read my book instead and have an armchair adventure.' 'I was well aware it would be very risky – but I didn’t think we had that much to lose. 'This 5:2 idea of weekends together and weekdays apart was to put a bit of distance between us to see each other in a new light and add some sparkle. 'That happened at first,' she said, but admitted their sexual exploits ended up pushing them apart. 'It was hard to put it all back in the box,' she explained. Robino said having 'very little sexual variety' in her youth was a motivating factor, as the fact that she was living in San Francisco, which she described as 'a very liberal city' Appearing on ITV's This Morning Robin Rinaldi, now 50, opened up about her unorthodox lifestyle . Robin, who made the life-changing decision to pursue sex with other people in 2008, has written a book about her exploits called The Wild Oats Project. In the book she describes her relationship with Mansfield as 'stuck in a rut', adding that 'our once-a-week sex life was loving, but lacked spontaneity and passion'. Recounting her exploits, Robin described her first encounter with a 40-year-old lawyer, whom she bedded in her apartment on the second date: 'We stumbled to the bed, where he turned me onto my hands and knees and took me from behind. 'We had intercourse twice and, after he left, I felt satiated.' She later moved on to much younger men, and described texting her husband goodnight from a Las Vegas hotel room moments after a 23-year-old paramour left the room. Two of her 12 encounters were with women, one of which was a threesome. Describing another encounter, she writes explicitly about taking a new-found pleasure in fellatio. Scott Mansfield has been gracious about his ex-wife, who has written about their open marriage experiment, seven years later. They are both in new relationships . However, after the raucous year, Rinaldi admitted, she could not turn back. Attempts to rekindle their marriage after the year failed - and Rinaldi began sleeping with one of the men from the past year, whom she refers to by a pseudonym. She wrote: 'The turning point was hearing from Alden. He sent me an e-mail, out of the blue, several months after the project had come to an end. 'Before long, we were having sex again. Being with him was exquisite. After reconnecting with Alden and falling deeply in love with him, there was no going back.' Scott was even happy with his ex-wife writing the book, detailing every aspect of their sex lives and her exploits with other men. Speaking to the Daily Beast about how he responded to the book, she said: 'His response was, \"You have to write it. If you write it well, it won’t really be about us, it will be about lots of marriages.\"' Robin Rinaldi has found love again with one of the lovers she met on her year of sexual freedom .", "summary": "'Good girl' writer Robin Rinaldi, 50, was with Scott Mansfield since 1990s .\nHas written a book about taking lovers during a year long 'open marriage'\nNow Scott, from San Francisco says he hadn't wanted the experiment ."}
{"id": "9b8f27dfcc2082c76d842ffc6b5fc9085c4c41c9", "text": "Gareth Bale rammed some of the ridiculous criticism he has received in recent weeks from Real Madrid supporters back down their throats with a first half double and the perfect goal celebration. The former Tottenham forward who scored 22 goals in 44 games in his first season at the club including strikes that won the Copa del Rey and Champions League final has had to put up with whistles in his own stadium and a fan poll that had 40 per cent of supporters calling for him to be dropped in recent weeks. When he put Real Madrid ahead on 18 minutes in the 2-0 win over Levante on Sunday night he made sure he left off some steam, covering his ears as he ran to the corner to give the flag a celebratory kick. Read back over Sportsmail's live coverage here. Host commentator . Thanks for following Sportsmail's live coverage of Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Levante. Big week of football coming up, starting with Swansea vs Liverpool - stick with MailOnline for all the updates. A drab second half is brought to the end by the referee. If only Karim Benzema had netted that ridiculous flick, eh? Anyway, Gareth Bale's seven-game run without scoring is over and he looks ready for next week's El Clasico, even if Cristiano Ronaldo was a bit out of sorts. Real Madrid move to within a point of Barcelona, and they are nine goals behind the Catalan club in terms of goal difference. Yeah, he's not scoring today. Marcelo puts in a cross, Bale slicks it on and Ronaldo shins the ball wide. Three minutes added on. Ronaldo elects to allow someone else to take a free-kick. This time it's Marcelo, he whips it in and it finds Hernandez but he wastes a header wide of the post. Oh, and Hernandez was just one of four Real players offside - the linesman spots it. Seconds later Nabil El Zhar flashes a shot well over the bar from the edge of the area, not that that statement will surprise Liverpool fans. Sergio Ramos pulls back Victor Casadesus. It's a yellow card for the Spaniard. Ronaldo still looking for that elusive goal, he cuts in from the left along the edge of the area, past two markers and fires in the shot but it's straight at goalkeeper Marino. Another change, Benzema gets a bit of a rest towards the end - with most people still gutted not to see his wondergoal effort go it - and is replaced by Javier Hernandez. Give the maestro a rest before El Clasico next week... Luka Modric comes off after completing 77 minutes and is replaced by Illarramendi. He might be the best player in the world but Ronaldo is taking a bit of a liberty here. First the lack of respect to Bale in the first half, and now he's running around demanding the ball. He gets it from Jese and then just loses the ball on the edge of the box. Obviously frustrated and not one for defensive responsibility, he stands with his hands on his hips. Kalu Uche off, Victor Casadesus on. Benzema plays in Bale and he fires at goal. Marino saves well but it escapes his grasp and Jese almost reaches it to tap in but the goalkeeper eventually gathers. There's four forwards for Real Madrid on the pitch now - looks like they're going to go with Ronaldo and Benzema up front as a pair, Jese on the left and Bale on the right as an extremely attacking front through. Ancelotti mixing things up. Wow! How do you describe that? Cristiano Ronaldo crosses from the right and Karim Benzema is completely unmarked. With the ball coming slightly behind him and around his midriff, he lifts his right heel and directs the ball on to the angle of post and crossbar. So close to a crazy goal. Absolute class and so, so ridiculous. Hopefully that will wake up this otherwise drab half. Nabir El Zhar (yes, the ex-Liverpool one) and Ruben Garcia replace Jose Luis Morales and Jordi Xumetra for Levante. Not much going on so far but Benzema fires over a half-volley seven minutes after the break. Real could do with a few more, they're nine goals behind Barcelona on the goal difference tally. Can Cristiano Ronaldo get himself a goal? And will Gareth Bale get his hat-trick? We'll find out in the next 45 minutes at the Bernabeu. Off we go. The Bernabeu crowd might be a bit more pleased with Bale, but team-mate Ronaldo certainly isn't. The Portuguese forward effectively set up the Welshman for both goals, albeit unintentionally, and was not best pleased. First, his acrobatic volley was cleared and Bale smashed in the rebound, with Ronaldo raising his arm in frustration even as Bale netted. Second, Bale deflected in Ronaldo's shot, which was heading wide, to make it 2-0, and the Ballon d'Or looked far from pleased, and it's not something that's gone unnoticed. Good start for Real Madrid. Two Gareth Bale goals - the second to the frustration of Cristiano Ronaldo - and they're 2-0 up. Keylor Navas has been a spectator in goal. That's Real sure of the win. A quick free-kick by Luka Modric plays Dani Carvajal in down the right, he cuts back to Cristiano Ronaldo who fires a shot across goal. It - decisively - deflects in off Gareth Bale and Real are 2-0 up. Ronaldo celebrates the strike but we're crediting that one to Bale. He's on a hat-trick now, unless the Ballon d'Or winner has a word at half-time. Well, of sorts. Morales cuts in from the left and tries to fire in a shot but it's blocked at close range. Real break but Benzema makes a wrong pas and the Bernabeu begins to boo. No pleasing these guys is there? They've done next to nothing so far but Levante are trying to play a bit, but there's just no intensity to their play Jose Luis Morales does well down the left but he can't get past his man and Real recover and are free to build up again. Moments later they look close to finding a gap in the Real defence but Pepe does well to clear away. Gareth Bale cuts back in from the right wing and it hits the chest of Simao to deflect on to the crossbar - not sure if the Welshman was aiming for a shot or cross but he's come close nonetheless. Bale also gets to the subsequent corner first but heads over. It's Real's 10th shot of the game (Levante have had none) and Cristiano Ronaldo almost makes it 2-0 to his side. He looks set for a tap-in in front of goal after Bale plays the ball across the six-yard line but Tono manages to get in with a last-ditch block to save Levante. Bale might have had the chance to silence his critics but Iker Casillas isn't quite so lucky as he sits on the bench. The Real captain got a less-than-warm reception from the crowd when his name was announced pre-match, as you can hear here: . Gareth Bale runs towards the Bernabeu crowd with his hands to his ears. Where are the boos now? After Cristiano Ronaldo's acrobatic volley was headed off the line, Bale slams in with a right-footed volley. It's 1-0 and Bale has his goal. Marino's having to be everywhere right now, although he probably knew it would be a busy night. This time it's Bale with the effort, he gets up to head Modric's corner goal-wards but the keeper makes a stunning diving save to keep it goalless. Karim Benzema has the ball in the net after he latches on to Marino's save from Lukas Modric's long shot, but the Frenchman is ruled offside by the linesman. Still 0-0. Cristiano Ronaldo is brought down 25 yards out and wins a free-kick. Six player wall...can he test Marino? No....it's hit the six-man wall. Here we go with another long-winded Real attack. Real not really breaking through their opponents in the last couple of minutes but they are well in control. Levante are effectively an eight-man defence and as soon as they break into the opposition half they give the ball away. Lovely flick from Gareth Bale over to Karim Benzema who cuts back to Ronaldo inside the box and he toe-pokes it towards the corner... but it hits the base of Diego Marino's post. A goal isn't far away. First chance for Gareth Bale to show what he can do. Decent early chance as he turns and volleys towards goal which arrows just wide of the top corner. We're underway at the Santiago Bernabeu. Before kick-off, a moment's reflection for former Real Madrid player Antonio Betancort who passed away today aged 78. It's bad enough having to play away against Real Madrid, but Levante have a dreadful record here and will likely just be hoping not to be on the end of a rout. The reverse fixture back in October ended 5-0 to Real, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice, and their past record at the Bernabeu makes grim reading too, looking from now back to 2008 their form here reads: 3-0, 5-1, 4-2, 2-0, 8-0 (yes, EIGHT), 5-2. Gareth Bale has no goals in his last nine games, so tonight is a big for him to change the fans' perceptions. Remember, we're only one week away from the big one: El Clasico. It's vital Real stay in touch. All the action here in 10 minutes. The big news for Real is that their famous front three of Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale all start - while Toni Kroos is rested. Oh, and of course Iker Casillas is dropped for Jesus Navas - although that seemed to be hinted by Carlo Ancelotti on Saturday. Here's the rest of their line-up plus the Levante XI: . Real Madrid (4-3-3): Navas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Modric, Silva, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. Levante (4-2-3-1): Marino; Lopez, Navarro, Ramis, Tono; Camarasa, Simao; Xumetra, Barral, Morales; Uche.", "summary": "Real Madrid face Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night .\nCristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema all start .\nBale was defended from criticism this week by Florentino Perez .\nLevante manager Lucas Alcaraz has played down talk of an upset ."}
{"id": "f1fd34ed01ef555f166d06057a1a8af9539c1b0f", "text": "Andy Murray goes into his next match at the Miami Open against Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo on Sunday, but his Great Britain Davis Cup colleague James Ward has had to fly home to rest a sore knee. Ward, the British No 2, has paid a high price for his heroic win over John Isner in Glasgow earlier this month, having lost three first rounds subsequently, and now finds himself out of action for two weeks. He was due to play in Guadeloupe next week but instead has gone back to London, where he eventually hopes to be able to begin preparation for next month’s clay court events, once his knee has settled down. Andy Murray is gearing up for a Miami Open clash with Colombia's Santiago Giraldo on Sunday . James Ward has had to return to England to rest his sore knee, and won't play in Guadeloupe as planned . Giraldo, Murray's Miami Open opponent on Sunday, is number 31 in the world rankings . Murray, who plays Colombia’s world No 31 Giraldo in the third round on Sunday, expects to team up with Ward this summer at Queen’s Club for the Davis Cup quarter-final against France. With the newly-extended three-week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon, it will mean six weeks of high profile grass court tennis in the UK, and Murray feels the longer run-in after Paris will help him. ‘I think it’s better for me if there are more weeks on grass,’ he said. ‘A lot of the players will go and spend a week at home after Roland Garros whereas for me I can easily practise on grass, for a lot of the players it’s not easy to get on grass courts.’", "summary": "Andy Murray will play Colombia's Santiago Giraldo at the Miami Open .\nAs he prepares for the match, countryman James Ward has flown home .\nWard was preparing for a tournament, but has to rest his sore knee .\nMurray has been boosted by a newly-extended three week gap in the tennis calendar, allowing him six weeks of grass court tennis in the UK ."}
{"id": "3d0a1b0a6d0cd2b86e37936678dbaf5b33a7a691", "text": "A 'dedicated' teacher who has been missing for five days posted a smiling image of herself posing in front of a sunrise on the morning she disappeared. Sharon Edwards, 54, was last seen between 10pm and 11pm on Saturday in Grafton, on the New South Wales north coast. Police and family say they hold 'grave concerns' for her welfare as it is extremely out of character. She has no known medical conditions and has not made contact with relatives. Sharon Edwards, 54, posted a smiling image of herself in front of a sunrise on the morning she disappeared . The teacher was last seen between late on Saturday in Grafton, on the New South Wales north coast . On Saturday morning, Ms Edwards posted a pictured to her Facebook page in which she can be seen posing near the ocean in front of a sunrise. It was first noticed Ms Edwards was missing when she failed to show up for a class she was supposed to teach. Ms Edwards lives with her husband of 30 years and has two adult children. She is described as being of Caucasian, with a fair complexion, short blond hair and medium build. Strike Force Burrow will investigate the circumstances of her disappearance, comprising of detectives from the Coffs/Clarence Local Area Command and Northern Region. Police will also address the media on Thursday afternoon. Investigators are appealing for community assistance to find her and anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to contact Grafton Police Station on 02 6642 0222 or Crime Stoppers. It was first noticed Ms Edwards was missing when she failed to show up for a class she was due to teach .", "summary": "Sharon Edwards, 54, was last seen between  on Saturday in Grafton, NSW .\nPolice and family say they hold 'grave concerns' for her welfare .\nThe teacher who has been missing for five days posted a smiling image of herself posing in front of a sunrise on the morning she disappeared ."}
{"id": "1cc082a114729e8a593f125d0e9cf50de2942025", "text": "Thieves who target wealthy department stores should get lighter sentences than if they steal from a corner shop, a senior Labour MP claims today. David Lammy, an ex-Government minister and barrister, said the likes of luxury goods shop Fortnum and Mason could more easily absorb the loss. The London mayoral candidate wants the law to be changed so the seriousness of shoplifting is decided by the impact on the victim – rather than the monetary value of the item stolen. But Tory London Mayor Boris Johnson today condemned the 'absurd' idea, insisting it was wrong to 'minimise shoplifting from swish, posh shops'. London Mayoral hopeful David Lammy says thieves who target wealthy department stores should get lighter sentences than if they steal from a corner shop . Experts also warned it would make shoplifters more likely to target supermarkets. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: ‘Labour’s justice policies are pretty thin on the ground at the best of times, but this latest contribution hardly seems a sensible one. ‘All forms of stealing are wrong – and suggesting that some people are better able to afford being the victim of it sends all the wrong sorts of messages.’ Mr Johnson branded Mr Lammy's comments ‘absurd’. He told LBC radio: 'If he is seriously saying that we should discount or minimise shoplifting from swish, posh shops then I think he is totally wrong because it is a crime wherever it is committed. 'It’s important to crack down on it. Tesco’s have got oodles of money – or actually slightly less than they used to – but it doesn’t mean it’s right to nick stuff from anywhere. 'That’s why we are cracking down on burglary and shoplifting.' Currently, the law decides what constitutes a ‘serious’ shoplifting offence on the basis of an item’s value. In a pamphlet for the Policy Exchange think-tank, Tottenham MP Mr Lammy says: ‘The impact of a £150 theft, for example, would be far greater on an independent corner shop than on Fortnum & Mason, yet this is not reflected under the current Act. ‘It is self-evident that the impact of a £200 theft to a large retailer is much smaller that it would be to a small, independent retailer. 'Many rightly argue that the seriousness of shoplifting should not be based on the value, but on the impact to the victim.’ Less impact: The London mayoral candidate believes thieves should receive more lenient punishments for stealing from stores such as Fortnum & Mason than from corner shops . Tory London Mayor Boris Johnson today condemned the 'absurd' idea, insisting it was wrong to 'minimise shoplifting from swish, posh shops'. The idea will prove hugely controversial as, for the first time, it would make the wealth of the victim a factor in deciding sentencing. Critics warn it is a slippery slope which might lead to other crimes – such as burglary – being added to the list. But Mr Lammy, whose constituency was hit by rioting in 2011, insists: ‘As with most types of property crime, the social costs of shoplifting are regressive – they hit poorest communities hardest. Mr Lammy's idea will prove hugely controversial as, for the first time, it would make the wealth of the victim a factor in deciding sentencing . ‘Small local businesses in more deprived areas, operating on small profit/loss margins, are least able to absorb the costs of theft and are obliged to pass these costs on to their customers through increased prices.’ David Green, a criminologist and director of the Civitas think-tank, said: ‘What any sensible legal system is doing is weighing up the degree of moral responsibility of the person who perpetrated the act. ‘It is completely wrong to punish someone more severely because they stole from a poor person than if they stole from a supermarket. ‘It would encourage people to steal from supermarkets rather than elsewhere because they would know they would get a lighter sentence.’ Mr Lammy’s Policy Exchange report, which will be launched at a speech in London today, warns the police and the courts are turning a blind eye to property crime. Some one in three burglaries and nine in ten shoplifting incidents are not reported to the police because the victims have no faith the case will be properly dealt with. John Munroe, of the British Retail Consortium, said: ‘Any suggestion a crime against a retailer or staff should be treated any differently because of the type of store, or the place it’s in, is absolutely nonsensical. ‘Retailers are at the heart of every community, whether that’s a high-end shop in Knightsbridge or one in David Lammy’s constituency of Tottenham. ‘Crimes against them are not victimless, they have a direct impact on the local community. Wherever the crime takes place, shoplifters should be persecuted as they normally would be.’ Shoplifting has been repeatedly downgraded in seriousness by the authorities over the past decade. The process began when Labour announced that, where the items stolen were worth less than £200, the offender could escape with an £80 on-the-spot fine instead of going to court. In many cases, the offenders simply don’t bother to pay.", "summary": "David Lammy believes law should be changed to consider impact of theft .\nLondon mayoral candidate puts this ahead of monetary value of item stolen .\nBoris Johnson says it is 'absurd' to ever suggest it is OK to steal .\nCurrently seriousness of shoplifting is decided on stolen product's value ."}
{"id": "1419b5008a1df3f5a4fddf9a55c6316bf6e6d786", "text": "A woman claiming to be the wife of an Australian Islamic State terrorist has posted a photo of his bloodied dead body on Twitter, announcing that he has been killed while fighting in Syria. Melbourne man Suhan Rahman's twisted wife said: ‘May Allah accept my husband, Abu Jihad al Australi.’ ‘Promised Allah and fought in the front lines until he obtained shahadah,’ she added. Rahman, who had been fighting under the name Abu Jihad al Australi, previously threatened a terrorist attack on Australia claiming he would 'bring the war home' to the west in January. ‘Spill blood young Aussies,’ he wrote on Twitter. His last known location was Raqqa, an Islamic State stronghold in Syria. The woman, named Zumarul Jannah, who claimed to be his wife said: ‘Alhamdulillahi rabbil alimeen, I'm the most content I have ever been in my life ♡.’ A woman claiming to be Suhan Rahman's wife posted a bloodied photo of her dead husband on Twitter. A rifle was placed on his body . Melbourne man Suhan Rahman has reportedly been killed while fighting with the Islamic State terrorists in Syria . The woman who claimed to be Rahman's wife said: 'I'm the most content I have ever been in my life.' ‘And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead,’ she added. She also posted a photo of a man that looks like Rahman praying. The 23-year-old was pictured with Sydney terrorist Mohamed Elomar earlier this year and was also friends with playboy Melbourne jihadi Mahmoud Abdullatif. Rahman and Abdullatif regularly conversed via Twitter before Abdullatif was reported dead in January. In November Rahman confessed to Abdullatif it was his ‘first time using twitter its tripping out bruv [sic]’. Abdullatif replied: ‘Lol I know I still don’t how to use it.’ The woman asked for Allah to 'accept' her husband, who she called Abu Jihad al Australi . A researcher at the London based terrorist research centre ICSR posted this photo of Rahman on Twitter . The 23-year-old (left) was pictured with Sydney terrorist Mohamed Elomar (right) earlier this year . ‘Ye how do I retweet to others and what duz dat mean.’ Rahman asked. ‘I’ll explain when I come home insha Allah,’ Abdullatif responded. Along with his recent postings on Twitter, Rahman also uploaded one photograph of himself wielding a high-powered silver rifle AK47. Referencing the terrorist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hedbo in January, where two Islamist gunmen killed editor Stéphane Charbonnier and 11 other people, Rahman wrote: 'May allah accept the french brothers who terrorised france. Allahu akbar. Day by day we will bring the war home to you.’ His previous posts painted a keen young reveller at Melbourne nightclubs who enjoyed partying with his mates, rap music and fast cars but in recent months, he has taken an eerie turn. Rahman's family made a desperate plea for him to return home in January after his father Lutfur Rahman alerted authorities that he was fighting with IS, The Daily Telegraph reports. A woman claiming to be Rahman's wife posted this photo of a man that looks like him praying . Abdullatif and Rahman chatted about how they didn't know how to use Twitter back in November 2014 . Australian-born jihadist Mahmoud Abdullatif, who was reported dead in January, was friends with Rahman . Mr Rahman was told by the Australian Federal Police Counter-Terrorism Squad that they were monitoring his son's every movement overseas. His father has been left distraught after learning his son's decision when he slipped out of the country with three other men to go to Syria. 'We hoped that he would never get into this type of thing,' his father has told the Daily Telegraph. 'Everything was OK then suddenly he just left the country.' Rahman's death comes after Abdulllatif's widow shared a series of propaganda pictures she says shows her 'five star jihad' lifestyle - and says she and other female jihadists are 'thirsty' for the blood of her former countrymen. In photographs posted to a Twitter account believed to belong to former Melbourne woman Zehra Duman, several women are pictured standing under an Islamic State flag, reclining against a clean white BMW M5, wielding machine guns and dressed from head to toe in black Islamic dress. In one tweet, Duman said: 'US + Australia, how does it feel that all 5 of us were born n raised in your lands, & now here thirsty for ur blood?' Another image of five women standing under an Islamic State flag is captioned: 'Can't mess with my clique. From the land down under, to the land of Khilafah. Thats the Aussie spirit.' A Twitter account understood to belong to Zehra Duman posted a series of photographs of jihadist women 'from Australia and the US' posing with a BMW M5, which they said originated in France . In another image, the women are pictured posing in head-to-toe black dress under an Islamic State flag . Alarming: Zehra Duman posted this photograph to social media with the caption: '5 star jihad. M5 (the BMW) in the land of sham (Syria) he he ' Vile caption: The former Melbourne woman sprayed a series of hateful messages on social media on . Vanished: Zehra Duman, pictured, left behind a distraught family when she fled for the Middle East late in 2014. She later posted that she had married jihadist fighter Mahmoud Abdullatif, married . Duman's account follows the similar naming conventions as previous social media accounts. It also featured pictures of her late reported partner, Abdullatif, as her 'beautiful husband'. Daily Mail Australia reported in January that Duman congratulated her late partner for his death after he was reportedly killed. 'You won the race!' she tweeted, describing him as a 'green bird' - the term used to describe a so-called martyr. Duman congratulated her husband on his death in January, saying: 'You won the race!' The identities of the jihadist women in Ms Duman's pictures are unclear. However, the BMW bears resemblance to the same vehicle Australian jihadist and former underworld figure Mohammed Elomar was pictured smirking and wielding a Glock next to in September 2014. Same car? Notorious Australian jihadist Mohamed Elomar was pictured in front of a white BMW which was reportedly from France . Defensive: Zehra Duman justified boasting about her 'five star jihad' lifestyle - but was then forced to defend the posts, telling her followers to 'chill n stop jujjing' Shortly after boasting about the expensive vehicle, Duman became defensive on social media and said 'no one is trying to be flashy' 'The m5 was driven here from france (sic) and is meant to be sold here. Chill n stop (judging). No one is trying to be flashy in sham (Syria).' Duman fled Australia late last year, leaving behind a distraught family, who told reporters she had been 'brainwashed'. The tweets, pictured here, have since been deleted . The Herald Sun quoted her father, Duvat Duman, saying: 'She’s been brainwashed, she wasn’t like this three or four months ago.' Khaled Sharrouf's wife Tara Nettleton is among the Australian females who have joined the Islamic State. Australian teenager Jake Bilardi was reported dead in a suicide bombing in Ramadi, Iraq, last week.", "summary": "Melbourne man Suhan Rahman has reportedly been killed in Syria .\nRahman had been fighting under the name Abu Jihad al Australi .\nIn January he threatened to 'bring the war home' to Australia .\nA woman claiming to be his wife posted a photo of his dead body .\n'May Allah accept my husband, Abu Jihad al Australi,' she wrote .\nRahman was friends with playboy Melbourne jihadi Mahmoud Abdullatif .\nHe was also pictured with Sydney terrorist Mohamed Elomar ."}
{"id": "de1963abca72ca282cb15b805956f7d2bb99a4cf", "text": "Footage showing murderer Jodi Arias pleading for her life in a secret testimony has been released, in which she says she regrets stabbing her boyfriend to death, and calls her attempts to cover it up 'revolting'. Arias spoke before jurors in Phoenix, Arizona, last year - but only after demanding that journalists and film crews be barred from the court. She escaped the death penalty after jurors failed to reach a verdict in a sentencing retrial last week - because one member of the jury held out against executing her as punishment for killing Travis Alexander in 2008. At one point she said that seeing Alexander's family speak of their grief in court made her 'wish so badly that I could just take that away from them, and that I could reverse what I did.' Scroll down for video, and a full transcript of Arias's testimony . 'It was horrific': Jodi Arias watches the jury enter the courtroom for her sentencing phase retrial in Phoenix on Thursday morning . Secret testimony: Footage of Jodi Arias speaking before a jury has been released by an Arizona court. Arias, shown above on different days of the testimony, spoke on condition of media not being allowed to film - but a legal challenge forced the court to hand over records . The footage, recorded in October and November of last year, was only released after media organizations challenged the decision to allow the secret testimony, and asked for full records. Authorities at the Maricopa County Superior Court have now released video footage of Arias, in which she is questioned by defense attorneys. ABC News ran portions of the film on Friday. The questioning began with Arias openly admitting the murder - but saying she did not admit her guilt to anybody until 2010 because she was so shocked at herself. When asked why she did not confess immediately, she said: 'Because what I did was so horrific that I couldn't have - I could never have imagined myself doing that to another human being.' Alexander, 30, was found dead in a shower in his Phoenix-area home in 2008. He had been stabbed more than 20 times, his throat was cut almost from ear to ear, and he had been shot in the face. Together: The secret testimony included questions about Arias' time with Alexander, whom she repeatedly stabbed, then shot . She was then asked for her reaction to hearing of the grief of Alexander's family - and said that it made her wish she could undo the killing, which she claims was an act of self-defense. She said: ' I wish so badly that I could just take that away from them, and that I could reverse what I did, and that I could take away what all these people are feeling that I have hurt, including Travis. She also admitted lying to a detective, whom she called of her own volition, about the murder. When confronted with footage of interviews she gave, Arias branded herself 'revolting'. She said: 'It was something that I was years from being able to even come around to admitting to myself that I did something that horrible. '[Lying to police about the murder] is revolting. I look at that [footage], I just think about how stupid I was. 'I was lost - I think of what just those lies put so many people through, and I just wish I could - there are a lot of things I wish I could do over again, but that is just one of them.' When asked to recall photographs of Alexander's mutilated body, she said: 'I caused that pain, and those were his last moments; and it makes me sick and I wish so badly that I could just so that whole day over again'. 'I caused that pain': Arias reacted to gruesome pictures of Alexander's body, which had some 30 stab wounds. The above image of the shower where his corpse was found is among the publishable ones . Most of the rest of the testimony focuses on Arias's childhood and her past relationships, and also the time she first met Alexander, at a convention in Las Vegas. She described having sex with him for the first time, and how he started suggesting that she join the Mormon church. The line of questioning was never completed,  because Arias refused to continue her testimony after the promise of secrecy was removed. The jury, eight men and four women, ultimately failed to reach a verdict after one of the women voted against the death penalty. After the trial, fellow jurors said the holdout juror was biased. Many said Arias did not genuinely feel remorse, and was trying to manipulate them. The judge in the retrial will decide on April 13 whether Arias will spend the rest of her life in prison or if she will be eligible for release after serving 25 years. Since going back to prison, she has been punished for breaking jailhouse rules - and will not be able to buy items such as candy, has had 10 visitors banned, and will not be able to make phone calls unless they are to do with her legal case.", "summary": "Convicted killer spoke in sentencing retrial where she dodged execution .\nShe had hoped her testimony would be secret - but video was released .\nTells jurors in Phoenix, Arizona courtroom that she regrets her crime .\nAlso recalls her lies to detectives while trying to cover up 2008 murder ."}
{"id": "603dd415eee67814124e93bcc433e0ccdb7e6801", "text": "AirAsia passengers were left stranded on the tarmac for about an hour with vomiting travellers on-board after they had to make an unscheduled landing in Melbourne. One of the passengers, known only as Amanda, called 2GB radio station on Tuesday claiming to be on Flight D7 223, which was on its way to Kuala Lumpur to Sydney. The caller said the plane had been diverted to Melbourne after its 11.55am departure and did not know had they ended up there. Scroll down for video . The caller said the plane had been diverted to Melbourne after its 11.55am departure on Tuesday and did not know had they ended up there . She said people had started throwing up after the plane spent 20 minutes before landing circling the Victoria capital. 'Everyone's vomiting, everyone's sick. I have no idea what's going on... I'm pretty nervous.' Amanda said. 'What happened was when we were descending the plane took off again. 'We're not sure why. The plane circled Melbourne for a little bit, another 20 minutes, there was so much turbulence.' One of the passengers, known only as Amanda, called 2GB radio station on Tuesday claiming to be on Flight D7 223, which was on its way to Kuala Lumpur to Sydney . Passengers were stranded for a total of three hours before they took off again . Passengers were stranded for a total of three hours before they took off again. To add to their discomfort, they were not allowed to exit the aircraft even after it was switched off, causing sweltering temperatures on-board without the air-conditioning running. Amanda said other passengers who had asked crew members why they could not get off the plane were told it was because of safety reasons and it would be a hassle to get them back on again. An AirAsia X spokesman confirmed to Daily Mail Australia the flight had been diverted to Melbourne due to 'a technical issue'. 'The diversion is in compliance with all international aviation safety guidelines and [the plane] landed safely at 1400hrs in Melbourne,' he said. Despite media reporting it was an emergency landing, the spokesman clarified it was in fact a 'precautionary diversion'. 'Upon completion of all necessary safety inspection, the said aircraft departed Melbourne at 1713hrs [local time] and is expected to arrive into Kuala Lumpur at 2221hrs [local time] tonight,' he added. It has been a troubling few months for AirAsia when its safety record was questioned after Flight Q8501 crashed into the Java Sea in December, killing all 162 people on-board. Debris from the plane and bodies of the passengers are still being retrieved from the ocean.", "summary": "Flight D7 223 was on its way from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday .\nIt made an unscheduled landing in Melbourne after its 11.55am departure .\nA passenger said fellow travellers had started vomiting on stranded plane .\nThey spent the next three hours stranded on tarmac at Melbourne airport .\nAn AirAsia spokesman said the plane stopped over for 'technical reasons'\nHe said a safety inspection was completed and the flight took off again ."}
{"id": "0a10973e3d6e8b48f749c6f845e323041e9c6632", "text": "Harry Redknapp has advised Liverpool contract rebel Raheem Sterling to sign a new deal at Anfield and bide his time before raking in the inevitable rewards. The young England international is still stalling on an improved contract, reported to be in the region of £100,000-per-week, and will not make any decision until the summer, Reds manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed. 'Not between now and the end of the season,' said Rodgers. 'It has been made clear by Raheem's agent. I repeat that this is the best place for his development and it is clear.' Raheem Sterling, pictured training with England, is yet to sign a new deal to stay at Liverpool . The England winger has reportedly been offered £100,000-per-week to stay at Anfield . Former QPR boss Harry Redknapp has advised Sterling to sign and develop his game first . However, Redknapp insists the 20-year-old is 'lucky' to be at a club like Liverpool and should stay to remain there to develop his game. Speaking on talkSPORT's Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, Redknapp's advice to the talented winger was: 'Sign your contract. You are at a great club, you are playing regularly, you have become an England international, you're learning the game. Reds manager Brendan Rodgers insists Liverpool is the best place for Sterling to develop his game . The 20-year-old has become one of the most sought-after young players in Europe . Sterling was called up for England's World Cup squad on the back of his Liverpool performances . 'Have another two or three years of playing as you are now, keep taking your game on and you will get the rewards. 'The money is there anyway, but you will be up there with the top earners in the world in another two or three years if you keep progressing. 'You are at a fantastic club, one of the best football clubs in the world. You are lucky to be playing at a club like Liverpool. Get your nut down, do your job, and the rewards will keep coming.'", "summary": "Liverpool winger is stalling on signing a new contract at Anfield .\nRaheem Sterling is reported to have been offered £100,000-per-week .\nHarry Redknapp advises the England youngster to stay and develop his game before reaping the rewards ."}
{"id": "499c08aab6e863986f881f96069aac7c2f7a33b9", "text": "Police are searching for the owners of a collection of gold and silver bullion, coins and doubloons which were discovered under a hedge in Hertfordshire. The £50,000 find was made in London Colney last month and detectives believe the bullion may have been stolen in a burglary. The items were mostly found individually wrapped in cellophane or were held in plastic containers. Hidden treasure: This silver bullion was among a stash of valuable items handed into Hertfordshire Police . Detective Sergeant Karen Lewis, from the St Albans Local Unit, said: 'Despite several enquiries, we have so far been unable to trace the owners of these items. 'The items are very distinctive so we hope that someone might recognise them and that they can be returned.' Anyone who recognises the collection, or who has any information about where it may have come from, is asked to contact DS Lewis on 101. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. Also found in the stash, valued at £50,000, were a collection of gold and silver coins and doubloons . The box, containing the coins, doubloons and bullion, was discovered under a hedge n Hertfordshire last month .", "summary": "Stash of treasure was found underneath hedge in Hertfordshire last month .\nPolice believe the items were stolen in a burglary before being abandoned .\nSo far, officers have been unable to locate the owner of £50,000 hoard ."}
{"id": "d99917dc66055a686bd697f1ecf48e92f6f20cd5", "text": "James Rodriguez took further steps closer to a Real Madrid return on Wednesday as the Colombian joined his team-mates for a full training session. The 23-year-old, signed from Monaco for £63million last summer, has been out with a fractured metatarsal since February and first returned to the training pitch earlier this month. After taking part in some small-sided football tennis games on Tuesday, Rodriguez joined Wednesday's full session with the players left in Madrid for the two-week international break. James Rodriguez undertook a light training session away from the main squad as he steps up recovery . The Colombian fends off a challenge from Marco Llorente during a Real Madrid training session on Wednesday . Real Madrid observed a minute's silence in memory of those on Germanwings plane during training . Nacho Rodriguez (left), Asier Illarramendi, Derik and Sergio Aguza head out to training . Carlo Ancelotti's team held a moment of silence ahead of the training session in memory of the victims of the French Alps plane crash before Rodriguez and Co were put through their paces. Ancelotti will be hoping Rodriguez is available for Madrid's next La Liga fixture against Granada on April 5 as the Italian looks for a reaction from his team following the 2-1 defeat against Barcelona last Sunday. Madrid's El Clasico defeat at the Nou Camp, their third defeat in their last four outings in all competitions, left them four points behind leaders Barca in second place and heaped pressure onto Ancelotti's team. Reserve goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco in action during the session at Madrid's Valdebebas training ground . Carlo Ancelotti looks on as his second-string squad are put through their paces on Wednesday . Sergio Ramos, however, insists that his side must focus on the positives in order to finish the campaign strongly. 'A defeat is always negative but you can also draw some positive conclusions,' Ramos, one of Real's club captains, said in an interview with Spanish radio. 'We lost with our heads held high ... because Madrid played some good football,' added the Spain international. 'From my point of view the first half was extraordinary. We weren't able to kill off the game and they punished us at the end.' Rodriguez looked sharp as he took part in a game of football tennis (right) on Tuesday .", "summary": "James Rodriguez  joins Real Madrid team-mates for training .\nRodriguez has not featured for Real Madrid since February 4 .\nColombian suffered fractured metatarsal against Sevilla in 2-1 win .\nMadrid face La Liga clash against Granada on April 4 ."}
{"id": "b08bab7ef9179d339ee2c4db0f59cd611228638b", "text": "(CNN)After decades in private hands, a spaceship from the classic film \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" will go on display for the first time to the public. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that presents the Oscars, purchased the spacecraft at auction Saturday for $344,000. The academy will display the ship in its museum of movie history, scheduled to open in 2017 in Los Angeles. \"We're excited to add such an iconic piece of movie history to our collection,\" the academy told CNN in a statement. \"We look forward to sharing the '2001' Aries 1B Trans-Lunar Space Shuttle with the public once the Academy Museum opens.\" In case you're wondering, the craft is the spherical lunar lander that transports Dr. Heywood R. Floyd to the moon in \"2001.\" Sorry, it's not the Discovery One, the spaceship where mission pilot Dave Bowman later famously implored the ship's computer to \"open the pod bay doors, HAL.\" A collector and former art teacher in the UK had kept it for the past 40 years. According to the auction house, the spaceship is one of the few sets left from the 1968 film. Almost all the props, sets, models and costumes from \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" were destroyed by director Stanley Kubrick so they could not be used in other productions, the Premiere Props auction house said.", "summary": "A shuttle from \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" was purchased by the motion picture academy .\nIt will be put on display to the public for the first time .\nThe 1968 classic is considered one of the most influential science-fiction movies ever ."}
{"id": "d0cdc289b7f0ab964952b96b0a83d8456e0c6f88", "text": "A family friend, identified only as Natalia, has revealed that the home Nina Obukhov shared her family had at least one hundred guns in it belonging to husband Alexey Obukhov . A friend of the 34-year-old mother who shot and killed her two young daughters at their upscale New Hampshire home before turning the gun on herself was described by a friend as a quiet woman who never said anything bad about her family. The family friend, identified only as Natalia, told MyFoxBoston that she it was a big shock that Nina Obukhov had killed her two daughters, 8-year-old Katherine and 6-year-old Elizabeth. ‘No one ever saw her sad or mad. We learned from her, she was so optimistic and kind,’ she said. Natalia also said she didn’t like to bring her son for playdates at the Obukhov's home because she wasn't not comfortable with number of guns that Nina's gun store owner husband Alexey had lying around the home . ‘It was too dangerous to have kids and so many guns in the same place,’ she said. She estimated that there were at least one hundred guns at the property. Police have ruled the deaths as a murder-suicide and assistant attorney general Jay McCormack said police received a 911 call on Saturday regarding a deceased woman at the home in Bedford. When officers arrived, they found two more bodies. Scroll down for video . Murder-suicide: Nina Obukhov, 36, was found dead at this upscale Bedford, New Hampshire, home after killing her two young daughters, ages 6 and 8, and then herself . A makeshift memorial appears on display in front of the Obukhov residence on McAfee Farm Road . Autopsies confirmed that all three died of gunshot wounds to the head. The girls' deaths were ruled homicides. The manner of the mother's death remained undetermined, but authorities said it appeared the mother shot the girls and then committed suicide. Flowers and stuffed animals were left next to a pile of yellow police tape outside the home on Monday morning. At the school Katherine, known as 'Katy,' attended, officials were trying to provide the children with as much normalcy as possible while also making grief counselors available. Deidre Helmke's son was in the same class as Katy for both first and second grade as part of a class that stayed together for their first two years of elementary school. Helmke, who served as 'room mother' for first grade at riddle Brook Elementary School, described it as a tight-knit group. On Monday, she was flipping through school yearbooks looking at pictures of Katy, whom she remembered as a 'little peanut.' 'She was a sweet little blonde-haired girl, quiet,' Helmke said. Helmke said Nina Obukhov was quiet. While she didn't know her well, she saw Obukhov at school and occasionally bumped into her while running errands. It is believed that Alexey Obukhov and his wife Nina lived in the home with their two daughters, aged 6 and 8 . 'She didn't stand out as being any different from any other mom,' she said. 'She would chat a bit about the kids and then move on.' While school officials notified parents about the deaths on Sunday, they did not identify the victims, leaving Helmke and other parents unsure what to tell their children. Not wanting him to find out at school, she told her son that she 'heard a report that Katy passed away.' He teared up and wanted to know how. 'I told him I honestly don't know, and I gave him a hug,' she said. On Sunday, police were searching for Nina Obukhov's gun store owner husband, Alexey, but Monday's news release by the attorney general's office made no mention of the missing man. Police were searching for Russian gun store owner Alexey Obukhov after three people were found dead at an upscale New Hampshire home Saturday . Although police have said they are not looking for suspects, a 'be-on-the-lookout alert' was issued by National Emergency Alerts - New England at about 11.40pm on Saturday on Facebook. The statement announced that they were looking for Obukhov and his maroon BMW coupe with New Hampshire plates. Obukhov is the owner of a guns and ammo shop in Merrimack, which made headlines in 2013 after hanging pictures of President Barack Obama with Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong and calling Obama 'firearm salesman of the year'. He is also the owner of a company called New Vector Corporation, according to online records. He also is the president of Collectible Arms and Ammo II Corp. Obukhov had previously been arrested in August 2013 for a domestic violence assault but the charges were dismissed after his wife declined to testify, according to the Bedford Patch. National Emergency Alerts - new England, however, issued a 'be-on-the-lookout alert Saturday evening looking for a man named Alexey Obukhov . State and Bedford Police, along with a SWAT Team arrived on scene on Saturday. Police continued to investigate at the house throughout the day on Sunday . Then last year he filed a civil lawsuit against Bedford Police Chief John Bryfonski, seeking that all of his firearms and ammunition be returned to him . The lawsuit was denied, but Obukhov sued and in November, the state's highest court ordered that Obukhov's application for a pistol revolver license be granted even though Bryfonski believed that he was unsuitable to possess a concealed weapon, according to court records. New Hampshire State Police and SWAT vehicles were on the scene in Beford, blocking off the street and access to the home. The Attorney's General Office is also part of the investigation. Very few details about the case have been released, and causes of death and names of victims are being withheld pending the notification of family . Police blocked off the road in Bedford where the Obukhovs allegedly lived for the remainder of Saturday . Obukhov is the owner of a guns and ammo shop in Merrimack, which made headlines in 2013 .", "summary": "Officials ruled that Nina Obukhov, 36, shot dead her two daughters, 8-year-old Katherine and 6-year-old Elizabeth, and then herself .\nPolice were searching Sunday for Nina's husband, Alexey Obukhov after the three bodies were found at his home in Bedford, New Hampshire .\nAlexey Obukhov was previously arrested in August 2013 for a domestic violence assault but the charges were dismissed after his wife declined to testify ."}
{"id": "98b03a3df79172fe3379e7f488153c1453eec03b", "text": "A Good Samaritan van driver is fighting for life in hospital today after being dragged along a motorway by an opportunist thief he had tried to help. The 28-year-old victim stopped his VW Caddy van after seeing a lorry had overturned on the M602 motorway near Salford, Greater Manchester, at 8.30am yesterday. He got out on the hard shoulder - leaving his keys in his ignition - and walked over to see if he could help him. Good Samaritan: The driver stopped to help the driver of this overturned lorry but they then stole his van and dragged him along a motorway leaving him critically ill . Attack: The van driver is in a critical condition after the incident on the M602 motorway near Salford, pictured, . But the lorry driver then jumped in to the man's VW and drove away, prompting the stunned victim to desperately cling on to his van. Greater Manchester Police revealed the van driver is in a 'critical condition' in hospital with severe head injuries after being dragged 'some distance' down the M602 before falling off. Detectives are questioning a 43-year-old man, believed to be the lorry driver, on suspicion of attempted murder. But they are appealing for any eye-witnesses and said the white VW Caddy was driven onto the M60 towards Stockport and remains missing. A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: 'At around 8.30am on Sunday March 1  a lorry overturned on the Warrington-bound M602 slip road just outside Salford. 'The 28-year-old victim pulled his VW Caddy van over to the hard shoulder, thinking that he would be able to assist the driver of the lorry. 'He left his keys in the ignition as he went to help, only for the lorry driver to jump into his van and drive off, with the victim still clinging to the vehicle. 'The victim was dragged for some distance along the motorway before he fell off and sustained serious head injuries.' Appeal: Police are yet to find the stolen white VW Caddy, file picture, which has the registration number DY14 FPN . Detective Sergeant Julie Connor from Salford CID said: 'The injured man is in a critical condition at hospital. 'We are keen to trace anyone who witnessed this incident and to recover the stolen VW Caddy van registration number DY14 FPN'. Anyone with information is asked to call Salford CID on 0161 856 5351 quoting log number 723. Or witnesses can call 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.", "summary": "Victim, 28, is critically ill with serious head injuries after incident yesterday .\nHe had stopped when he saw an overturned van on the M602 near Salford .\nMan he stopped to help jumped into his van and he managed to cling on .\nPolice say  he was dragged considerable distance along the motorway .\nDetectives are questioning 43-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder .\nOfficers want to trace VW Caddy van with registration number DY14 FPN ."}
{"id": "337bb5617a29ea5209aea0cf91d8bffff9ac583e", "text": "Catherine McClennan, from Ainsdale, Southport, took the Trades Union Congress to court, claiming that she was stripped of her responsibilities following the birth of her third child . A TUC manager has won a payout from union bosses after it 'carved up her role and forced her out of her job' while she was away on maternity leave. Catherine McClennan, from Ainsdale, Southport, claims that she was stripped of her responsibilities at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) following the birth of her third child. The mother-of-three began working for the organisation, which fights for workers' rights, in 2006 as a senior manager in the learning and skills section at its Liverpool office. After finding out she was pregnant with her son, Allister, now three, she went on maternity leave in early 2012. But while she was away she claims many of her responsibilities had been given away to colleagues. By the time she returned to work in January 2013, she said it was as if her whole career had been taken away from her. Ms McClennan says her job was later scrapped and she was pitted against two colleagues for another position. She took redundancy in February last year and now has a new job helping to improve NHS maternity services. She argued this was discrimination and an employment tribunal in Liverpool ruled in her favour this month. Ms McClennan, 43, said: 'The TUC needs to start practising what it preaches. 'The TUC should be an exemplar employer but that couldn't be further from the truth in my case.' The TUC, which represents 54 British trade unions and campaigns for better workplace rights, denied it had discriminated against Ms McClennan. But with backing from trade union Unite, Ms McClennan took the TUC to court for maternity discrimination – leading to a five-day hearing at Liverpool Civil and Family Court this month. The mother-of-three began working for the organisation, which fights for workers' rights, in 2006 as a senior manager in the learning and skills section at its Liverpool office. By the time she returned to work in January 2013 from maternity leave, she said it was as if her whole career had been taken away from her . Ms McClennan took the TUC to court for maternity discrimination – leading to a five-day hearing at Liverpool Civil and Family Court this month . The court upheld her case and ordered the organisation to pay an undisclosed amount of compensation. She said: 'When I returned I was marginalised and sidelined. I had to fight for my responsibilities back. 'Before my maternity leave I was on an upward trajectory but when I came back it was as if my whole career had been taken off me. I continued to complain but absolutely nothing was done about it.' Ms McClennan says her job was later scrapped and she was pitted against two colleagues for another position. She took redundancy in February last year and now has a new job helping to improve NHS maternity services. Ms McClennan says her job at the Liverpool offices (pictured) was later scrapped and she was pitted against two colleagues for another position. She took redundancy in February last year and now has a new job helping to improve NHS maternity services . She said: 'I felt I was forced out. Employers should support women who come back from maternity leave but instead I was sidelined and they tried to cover this up. 'Coming back after having a child is hard enough without being subjected to discrimination. What happened is a great shame and was incredibly stressful. 'I have daughters and nieces so I felt this was a case I had to fight for the sake of future generations.' Ms McClennan's solicitor Steve Pinder, head of employment law at Liverpool-based EAD Solicitors, said: 'This case shows women who take maternity leave are still subject to difficult working conditions and still struggle to get their jobs back. 'When Catherine went back to work there was a complete absence of any plan to get her back into the workplace and she spent over a year trying to get her job back.' A TUC spokesman said: 'We vigorously contested this case but the tribunal has made an award for injury to feelings even though there was no malicious or conscious attempt to discriminate.' The TUC recently published a report called The Pregnancy Test: Ending discrimination at work for new mothers, which advised women how to cope with returning to work from maternity leave. It warned that women may face changes on their return, including having been effectively demoted while they were away, and called for an end to discrimination of working mothers. It said: 'Employers must learn lessons from pregnancy and maternity discrimination cases brought against them. 'At the moment, about half of employers fail to implement any changes following a finding of discrimination. 'Therefore, tribunals must have the power to make recommendations that an employer change their practice to protect other women from similar treatment. 'These recommendations must be enforceable against the employer.'", "summary": "Catherine McClennan was a senior manager at the union in Liverpool .\nShe went on maternity leave while pregnant with her third child in 2012 .\nWhile away, she says her responsibilities were handed out to other people .\nShe claimed discrimination and a court upheld her claim for compensation ."}
{"id": "1b28ab24edc9e6574f31e650cc95648e7ef2c6f3", "text": "A man accused of carrying out attacks on five separate public places had a crossbow and hundreds of rounds of ammunition stored at his house. Hong Young chose his targets at random with the first attack taking place at Arundel Mills mall, Maryland, on February 24, police said. The 35-year-old, from Beltsville, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with attempted murder and assault after police spotted a 1999 Lincoln Town car linked to him near the site. Scroll down for video . A man accused of firing at five public places in Maryland had a crossbow and hundreds of rounds of ammunition stored at his house . After searching his two-storey house they found ten weapons including several handguns. The mall shooting was the first of five attacks by Young in the last week. It involved a 61-year-old man who had the windows of his car shot out as he was driving through the shopping complex on February 24 around 7.30am. The following Saturday the footage of the Lincoln Town car was released, according to the Baltimore Sun. But police were notified of a second shooting at a Walmart in Laurel on Monday. That same day, cleaning crew staff reportedly heard gunshots around 5.10am at the AMC Theater in Columbia. Hong Young (left) has been charged with attempted murder and assault after the five attacks. Police searching his house (right) found ten weapons . After searching his two-storey house police also found a variety of ammunition kept in wooden drawers . One of the weapons discovered at the 35-year-old's home in Beltsville, Maryland was a large black gun . Tuesday, February 24, 7.30am: Arundel Mills shopping complex . Saturday, February 28: Footage of Lincoln Town car released . Monday, March 2, early morning: Walmart in Laurel . Monday, March 2, 5.10am: AMC Theater at The Mall in Columbia . Tuesday, March 3, 3pm: Intercounty Connector in Laurel . Tuesday, March 3, 5pm: National Security Agency in Fort Meade . On Tuesday a dump truck carrying two Nelson Tree specialist workers was travelling eastbound on the Intercounty Connector when it was struck by gunshots coming from a nearby wood. The attack, which happened just before 3pm, left both passengers with injuries. One was hurt by shattered glass and the other bruised from a bullet fragment, according to the Washington Post. Just two hours later the National Security Agency (NSA) in Fort Meade was targeted and several gunshots struck one of its office buildings. No injuries were reported, a spokesman for the NSA told the Daily Mail Online. A police spokesman said Young was being monitored at a nearby hospital under police guard. Investigators will look into whether Young is tied to all five incidents spread across three different Maryland counties (above map showing where the shootings took place) Police were searching for a grey or blue Lincoln Town car (above), which was spotted near some of the crime scenes. They believe it belongs to Young . He said: 'Clearly, he was continuing to do it until he got caught. 'This guy apparently has some other issues going on that our detectives continue to follow up on.' Young filed for divorce in September after nearly seven years of marriage, but the case was dismissed on Monday because his wife had not been served with documents in the case. Stephen Moyer, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary, said Young was a prison guard from January 2012 to May 2014. Surveillance videos captured the car (above) but did not determine the number plate or identity of the shooter . One attack involved the National Security Agency (NSA) in Fort Meade (above). There were no injuries to any staff, a spokesman said . He said: 'There was nothing significant about his employment. 'He was assigned to one of the medium security facilities in Jessup. He resigned. There was nothing remarkable about his file.' Investigators are working to determine a motive, but do not believe the shootings are terrorism related. It is a case with chilling similarities to the DC sniper attacks of 2002 when John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo killed ten people from a hidden firing spot in the back of their blue Chevrolet Sedan. But this time County Chief Timothy Altomare said everyone was 'alive and well'. He said: 'Most of us here probably, in some way, shape or form, are aware of the events 15 years ago with the DC sniper case. 'As soon as we started to hear about the possibility of this stuff being linked, we kicked every effort we had into overdrive.' The back-to-back shootings in Maryland on Tuesday sparked flashbacks to 2002 when a sniper, John Allen Muhammad (left) and his 17-year-old accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo (right), terrorized the Washington, DC area in a series of seemingly random shootings . Back-to-back shootings in Maryland on Tuesday sparked flashbacks to 2002 when a sniper terrorized the Washington, DC area in a series of seemingly random shootings. Ten people were killed and three injured in the October 14 shootings, which authorities eventually connected to two perpetrators working in tandem. John Allen Muhammad and his 17-year-old accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo started their spree in February 2002, with murders in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and Washington State. The cross-country spree resulted in the deaths of seven people and left seven injured. It was only in October that they began to target the Virginia and Maryland areas immediately surrounding DC - earning the name the Beltway sniper attacks. The attacks left DC residents afraid to leave their houses for weeks. People would be shot at random and from a distance, so were never confronted with the attacker. But Muhammad apparently grew tired of the anonymity and started leaving behind objects at the crimes scenes including a Tarot card inscribed with the phrase 'Call me God'. Muhammad and Malvo's reign of terror was finally brought to an end on October 24 when they were found sleeping in a car in Myersville, Maryland and taken into custody. The following September, Muhammad went on trial for his crimes and was sentenced to death. His accomplice Malvo testified at his trial saying the two planned to shoot six people a day for 30 days - though that plan failed. When Malvo went on trial, his attorneys painted him as being under the influence of Muhammad and therefore not as equal a partner in their crimes, which is perhaps the reason he received a lesser sentence of life in prison without parole. Muhammad was executed by lethal injection on November 10, 2009.", "summary": "Ten weapons found at Hong Young's house in Beltsville, Maryland .\n35-year-old arrested after five public places targeted in the last week .\nMost recent shooting was at National Security Agency headquarters .\nOther targets include a shopping complex, Walmart and a truck .\nMirrors Washington attacks where ten died from 'sniper' shootings in 2002 ."}
{"id": "740b6e0d2a34842daeebf32675b8ec91127b527e", "text": "(CNN)A well-heeled employer goes back to his hotel after a hard(ish) day's work and finds no hot dinner on the table. He snaps, lashing out (allegedly) at the nearest underling who could be held responsible. Within days, almost 1 million people sign a petition for him not to lose his job, while the suspension of the TV program he presents loses the BBC 4 million viewers. Why is this man so popular that he can be accused of abusing his staff (not to mention members of other ethnic groups and nationalities) and seemingly get away with it? A serial offender, Jeremy Clarkson seems to enjoy a charmed life. But, with the BBC now deliberating over his future, has his luck finally run out? Not a chance. Clarkson, like so many celebrities, sees his stock grow with every controversy. Every indiscretion seems calculated to raise his profile and boost his esteem among his fervent followers that little bit further. The \"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe\" incident, which saw the N-word slip out -- whoops, did I really hear what I think I heard? -- was designed to achieve just the right effect: offensive enough to generate howls of protest, but trivial enough for his fans to spring to his defense, crying \"over-reaction\" and \"storm in a teacup.\" The presenter later apologized, saying his efforts to obscure the offending word \"weren't quite good enough.\" On this latest occasion, was it the beleaguered producer lodging a complaint, or, like any normal person who's been punched in the face by a thug, pressing charges with the local constabulary? No, it was none other than Clarkson who willingly gave himself up to the corporation. Go on, sack me, he seemed to be saying, when he told a reporter that his dismissal \"is coming, isn't it?\" See how my adoring public likes that. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho are, like Clarkson, seasoned experts in rebranding themselves (or their team) as the victims, even when they seem to have everything going for them bar the position of the stars. They have all perfected the glum, hangdog expression that invites sympathy, begging forgiveness for each misdemeanour. It makes their success all the sweeter if they can convince us that they achieved it in the face of hostility. While waiting for the BBC to deliver its verdict, Clarkson penned an article for The Sun in which he likened himself to a \"dinosaur\" whose time is about to run out, knowing full well that his followers will protest: no, of course you're not washed up and irrelevant, Jeremy. Britain needs you to stand up to Johnny Foreigner! It is almost tempting to wonder whether there might be a political role ahead of him should the Beeb decide to give him the push for once and for all (I use the word \"political\" advisedly here). The Romans had a goddess, Fama, who fanfared both good and bad deeds for all eternity. Badly behaved celebrities have their trumpets blown by the massed forces of the media, which are of course only too pleased to have such good copy. Clarkson is already assured of immortality, if only through YouTube or its futuristic equivalent, but while waiting to shuffle off this mortal coil he -- like all celebrities -- acts as a conduit of divinity. He is the chain that binds the earthly audience to the goddess Fama, and this is why we allow him to act in such a beastly way, without complaining (too much). In the east of India, holy intermediaries called Kalasis beat devotees with canes. The devotees flinch with the mortal pain, but they receive it as a blessing. Contestants on the X Factor queue all night for the opportunity to be verbally abused by Simon Cowell. Bruises, actual and emotional, are worn with pride, whether delivered by the Kalasis cane, Cowell's tongue, or Clarkson's fist (allegedly). They are blessed that are touched by celebrity. So how about Oisin Tymon, Clarkson's hapless producer, who, according to the Daily Telegraph, had to seek hospital treatment for a cut lip following the \"fracas?\" Had he presented poor, weary Jeremy with a nice succulent steak on his arrival that evening, he would still be languishing in the realms of the unknown. And don't feel sorry for the hotel owner either: just watch bookings at Simonstone Hall, the Yorkshire hotel where the alleged incident took place, go through the roof. They may as well start engraving that blue plaque now.", "summary": "Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson allegedly lashed out a producer, prompting BBC to cancel broadcast of program .\nClarkson, like so many celebrities, sees his stock grow with every controversy, says David Giles .\nClarkson is already assured of immortality, says Giles, adding that like all celebrities -- the presenter acts as conduit of divinity ."}
{"id": "eba0ee591db0105eac62750f73f1a5506486e501", "text": "During a hectic week in San Sebastian, David Moyes is engrossed in all things Spanish. Whether it’s watching Real Sociedad’s next La Liga opponents on DVD, learning the language with his demanding tutor or sampling another tasty Basque speciality dish from the atmospheric pintxos bars, Moyes can’t escape it. But he does like to switch off now and again and turn his attention to the Scotland national team. He will watch Gordon Strachan’s side on the television this week as they play Northern Ireland and then the Euro 2016 qualifier against Gibraltar. Moyes has been a manager at the highest level for more than a decade with Manchester United, Everton and now La Real, and he understands the scrutiny and intensity fellow bosses face from boardrooms, fans and media. Real Sociedad manager David Moyes has been impressed with Scotland boss Gordon Strachan . Strachan, pictured in November, is preparing his side for their match against Northern Ireland . That is why he has nothing but admiration for the job Strachan is doing. The national team sit in a decent position in Group D, in third place with seven points from four games. The weekend’s fixture should be comfortable. Moyes hopes so and believes Strachan and his players have the determination and ability to be at the party in 2016. ‘Gordon is doing a fabulous job. He has everybody believing again but it’s good that there is a measured amount of optimism and nobody in the country has any stupid levels of expectation,’ Moyes told Sportsmail. ‘We’ve had unrealistic ambitions in years gone by and it hasn’t done us any favours. ‘There is belief, and rightly so. I think we are introducing more and more young players and they have taken to it very well. ‘The more experienced players are maturing nicely and the fact a few of them have Champions League experience certainly helps. ‘All things considered, Gordon is doing a quite brilliant job. The 1-0 win against Republic of Ireland was an important victory. Gordon will want to kick on and make sure there is a win on Sunday. Darren Fletcher (far left) impressed Moyes during their time together at Manchester United . Moyes (left) worked with Fletcher (right) during his brief stint as the manager of the Manchester United . ‘But he doesn’t have a magic wand. It’s difficult being a national manager because you can’t buy a new centre half or a new left back, you have to work with what you’ve got. That means you have to get the very best out of the players, try to improve them in order to maximise their standards when they play. ‘I’m not going to add to the pressure by saying I expect Scotland to qualify. What I will say is that I hope they do. ‘We last reached a Finals 17 years ago and I was in France to support them. I was manager of Preston and also used it as an opportunity to enhance my knowledge by taking in games and sessions. ‘If we qualify for 2016, I will be there again.’ Moyes hopes two of his former players — Darren Fletcher and Steven Naismith — continue their good work at this level. Moyes signed Naismith for Everton after Rangers went into liquidation and the player exercised his right to leave for no fee. It was a no-brainer to sign him under such circumstances. The versatile star is now valued in excess of £8million. Moyes is delighted Fletcher is back in the international fold after successfully battling a chronic bowel disease. He worked with the midfielder at Old Trafford and has huge respect for him. Moyes signed Scotland international Steven Naismith for £8million from Rangers back in July 2012 . When Moyes lost his job at United in April of last year, Fletcher was one of the first on the phone to text offering sympathy and expressing regret at the way it all worked out. ‘Darren is a superb person and a great footballer,’ Moyes said. ‘I had the pleasure of working with him and he was an even better player than I thought. He was great in the dressing room, trustworthy and had the best interests of the club at heart. ‘His health problems were well documented but he never once complained. I hold Darren in high regard. I’m delighted he is relishing the responsibility of captaining West Brom. ‘Stevie Naismith is a good lad. He really has come on leaps and bounds at Everton. ‘It was always going to be difficult for him in his first year when he came from Rangers. But he has listened and developed into an important member of the Everton team because he can play a number of different roles. ‘Gordon will be pleased to have guys such as Darren and Stevie. ‘They are excellent senior professionals and the perfect examples for the new arrivals to learn from.’ Real Sociedad boss Moyes masterminded a 1-0 win over Barcelona at the beginning of January . There is genuine feeling for the Scotland set-up from Moyes. Spending a few days in his company in San Sebastian made that clear. He and his assistant, Billy McKinlay, love nothing more than chewing the fat over issues in the game back home. They have lifted La Real into the top half of La Liga with excellent results, including a 1-0 win over Barcelona. Sunday night’s 3-1 victory against Cordoba was their third win on the bounce and only an almighty collapse in their remaining 10 games would see them relegated. The remit for Moyes when he took over in mid-November was to avoid the drop at all costs. They were fifth from bottom at that stage. He is enjoying the challenge and is contracted until the summer of 2016. He would like to return to the UK at some stage and is currently the bookies’ favourite to take over from Sam Allardyce at West Ham United, but he is in no rush to leave Spain. He said: ‘I’m enjoying life here and have really tried to make an effort to adapt to the culture. ‘It’s very pleasant and everyone has been warm and courteous. ‘Billy and I both sense that the people really want us to do well. We’re trying to make them happy. ‘This is a big club and I can improve myself as a coach by being here. ‘This job also helped me get over the disappointment of what happened at Manchester United. I felt this was as good a place as any to do just that. ‘To come to La Real and work in La Liga has absolutely been the right decision.’", "summary": "David Moyes has been impressed with Scotland manager Gordon Strachan .\nStrachan has brought belief back to the national team, says Moyes .\nMoyes is happy to see Darren Fletcher back in the national team fold ."}
{"id": "3a2074f4a7e2ede4f95755802b0af83eb4f3bff4", "text": "A video emerged today that claims to show Oscar Pistorius playing football in a prison yard with a notorious underworld criminal. The extraordinary footage appears to show a dramatically slimmer Pistorius enjoying a penalty shoot-out competition with Radovan Krejcir, who was last month charged with murder. The disgraced sprinter, who was jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has struck up an unlikely friendship with the Czech fugitive since they became neighbours on the hospital wing at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria. In the 90 second clip, South Africa's two most notorious prisoners are seen taking turns to play striker and goalkeeper in the facility's concrete yard which they seemingly have to themselves. Kickabout: A video emerged that claims to show Oscar Pistorius (white T-shirt) playing football in a prison yard with a notorious underworld criminal, seen here taking on the role of goalkeeper in a penalty shoot-out . Enjoying some freedom: The extraordinary footage appears to show a dramatically slimmer Pistorius enjoying a penalty shoot-out competition with Radovan Krejcir, who was last month charged with murder . Wide of the mark: Pistorius's shot misses the goal and hits a door instead. The double-amputee was jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013 . Incarcerated: The disgraced sprinter has struck up an unlikely friendship with Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir (right) since they became neighbours on the hospital wing at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria . The footage, shot from above on a mobile phone reportedly by a convicted robber, was published today by South Africa's Daily Sun newspaper. The pictures appear to support recent reports that the double-amputee has slimmed down dramatically since his incarceration four months ago amid fears of poisoning by other prisoners. According to jail sources, the shamed athlete is surviving on tins of baked beans, pilchards and an African vegetable dish called 'chakalaka' bought at the prison tuck shop after spurning his rations. Wearing trainers, grey shorts and a white, unbranded T-shirt that appears to swamp his lean frame, the 28-year-old's thin arms protrude from its sleeves. The images are in stark contrast to the muscle-bound track star who made history at the London Olympic games by competing against able-bodied athletes. During the day, Pistorius is required to dress in the regulation orange jump suit which is issued to all inmates at the jail. Fun and games: In the 90-second clip, South Africa's two most notorious prisoners are seen taking turns to play striker and goalkeeper in the facility's concrete yard which they seemingly have to themselves . As a prisoner on remand, heavily-built Krejcir is entitled to wear his own clothes and is dressed in a striped top and deck shoes for his knockabout game with the famous athlete . But according to a spokesman for the jail, he is entitled to dress in sports gear for his hour of daily exercise. As a prisoner on remand, heavily-built Krejcir is entitled to wear his own clothes and is dressed in a striped top and deck shoes for his knockabout game with the famous athlete. Although in the video Pistorius appears to move easily on his prostheses despite his obvious drop in weight, during his long murder trial, his doctor told the court of the pain the fallen sprinter suffers a result of wearing artificial limbs that fit poorly as a result of weight loss. The bleak yard where the men are having a kickabout shows two narrow doors, one yellow and one red, apparently used to control the exit and entry of the prison's notoriously violent large population. For the purposes of their football game, the doors provide make-shift goal posts and Pistorius shows himself to be useful in goal, deflecting the older man's attempt to score by blocking one shot with a prosthetic leg. At one point, the one-time sporting idol has to delve behind some wheelie bins to retrieve the white ball after knocking away Krejcir's strike with his hand. In apparent deference to his opponent, the Paralympic gold medalist is seen moving a concrete-weighted pole and plastic bag out of the way in order for Krejcir to have more room to take aim at the goal. The bleak yard where the men are having a kickabout shows two narrow doors, one yellow and one red, apparently used to control the exit and entry of the prison's notoriously violent large population . At one point, the one-time sporting idol has to delve behind some wheelie bins to retrieve the white ball after knocking away Krejcir's strike with his hand . When it is his own turn to take penalties, Pistorius strikes hard, but hits one of the door 'goal posts', before sprinting off to reclaim the ball – clearly relishing the short burst of speed. Prison chiefs are mindful of the threat to Pistorius's safety at the massive jail, where gangs dominate prison life and sexual and physical violence is the only means to progress up the gangs' chain of command. He spends much of his day isolated from other prisoners, but Krejcir – despite his links with violent crime – is obviously perceived to pose no danger. Last month, MailOnline exclusively revealed how Pistorius had been re-classified to a low-risk A category prisoner, entitling him to greater freedoms and privileges behind bars, including 'contact' visits, a radio and the freedom to wear jewelry. The Daily Sun newspaper, which received the footage from a prisoner inside the jail, quoted an unnamed inmate who complained that Krejcir and Pistorius were getting preferential treatment because they are both white. The paper reports that Pistorius is given mineral water, fresh fruit and tea for breakfast - treats that are not afforded to other prisoners and prepared only for him. 'We are all in prison and we must be treated the same. The colour of your skin should not be a passport to get on the sweet side of the law,' the prisoner told the paper. The noise of the prison, which houses 7,000 inmates, can be heard on the video soundtrack, drowning any exchanges between the two men. Stark: Prisoners are lined up inside the Kgosi Mumpuru 11 Management Centre during a surprise raid by prison officials checking for drugs and other contraband. Pistorius is being held in the hospital wing of jail . Grim: Prison officials search an inmate's cell. Pistorius is said to be quiet and calm in prison after an initial meltdown during his first few days when other inmates heard him sobbing himself to sleep (file picture) Krejcir, currently on trial for kidnapping, attempted murder and drug dealing, appears to enjoy the yard knockabout. The Czech fugitive is facing a long incarceration as a prisoner on remand, with a number of outstanding cases against him. Detectives said it would take years to wrap up investigations into the Czech's links with the criminal underworld including murder, drug trafficking, robbery and fraud. Krejcir currently has three court cases running against him, but as an unconvicted prisoner is entitled to greater privileges than his neighbour on the hospital wing. Krecjir's latest charge involves the murder of a Lebanese national who was shot more than 30 times when he stopped at a traffic light in Johannesburg 18 months ago. News of the unlikely friendship between the two was revealed when Krejcir wrote a letter to prison authorities complaining that a treadmill and exercise bike – that he trained on alongside Pistorius –had been removed from the corridor outside his cell. Krejcir used a false passport to move to South Africa seven years ago and has been linked to the unsolved murders of, among others, a luxury car exporter, the owner of a string of strip joints and a known drug dealer. Victim and killer: Model Reeva Steenkamp died after Pistorius fired four shots at her through a locked toilet door at his home on Valentine's Day two years ago . In 2013 he survived an attempt on his own life which involved remotely-operated guns which had been hidden - 007-style - behind the number plate of a parked car. In December, the double-amputee's brother told South Africa's YOU magazine how the athlete had hoped to begin a basketball training programme for inmates, many of whom suffer from ill health due to HIV, Aids and TB. According to Carl, Pistorius had requested a donation of basketballs from his family in order to set up the project after applying for permission from prison bosses. In October, Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide over the death of 29 year-old Mrs Steenkamp at his home on St Valentine's Day 2013. The double-amputee shot the model four times through a locked toilet door after mistaking her for an intruder. He could be released from jail in August and allowed to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest. However, the state has appealed Pistorius' acquittal on a charge of murder. The athlete's own lawyers have challenged the ruling to allow the appeal. The next hearing in the case is due to take place on Friday.", "summary": "Video appears to show the killer athlete having a kickabout in prison yard .\nEnjoys penalty shoot-out with notorious Czech 'gangster' Radovan Krejcir .\nPictures appear to support claims sprinter has dramatically slimmed down .\nHe struck up friendship with Krejcir after sharing gym on hospital wing ."}
{"id": "81f3b324acb31af8ace3c054078b461bd1f99552", "text": "A fifth student at Wesleyan University has been arrested in connection with a 'bad batch' of party drug Molly that resulted in the hospitalization of 12 people, including two in a critical condition. Abhimanyu Janamanchi, 21, was among those treated at Hartford Hospital, 20 miles north of the college's campus in Middletown, Connecticut, on February 22 after taking the popular stimulant. He surrendered to police Friday morning on a warrant for drug charges relating to the particular batch of Molly, which officials believe may have included a mix of various designer drug chemicals. Now, he has been charged with distribution of a hallucinogen, possession of a hallucinogen and possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, among other counts. Fifth suspect: Abhimanyu Janamanchi (pictured in his mug shot), 21, has been arrested in connection with a 'bad batch' of drug Molly that resulted in the hospitalization of 12 people, including two in a critical condition . Other suspects: Last month, four other students were charged in connection with the drug overdoses. They included Eric Lonergan (left), 22, of Rio de Janeiro,  and Rama Agha Al Nakib (right), 20, a Syrian national . Also detained: The other two suspects are Zachary Kramer (left), 21, of Bethesda, Maryland, who was also released last month after posting a $5,000 bond, and Andrew Olson (right), of Atascadero, California . He has also been suspended from Wesleyan. 'Given the nature of the charges, we immediately suspended this student pending a formal hearing,' college spokesman Lauren Rubenstein said. 'Wesleyan takes very seriously allegations concerning the distribution of dangerous drugs.' Janamanchi, from Rockville, Maryland, is the fifth student to be arrested over the on-campus drug overdoses, which affected ten students at the private liberal arts school, as well as two visitors. Some of the victims had attended a rave music show on the night of February 21. The calls for medical attention began the next morning. Four students were transported to Hartford Hospital. One student was found unresponsive with no vital signs and was revived by paramedics who used six defibrillator shocks and numerous chest compressions, according to court affidavits. The student and another victim were described as being in a 'critical condition'. Last week, the family of the only person who remained in the hospital said that 'against all odds', they would survive. College: All five defendants have been suspended from Wesleyan (pictured), a private liberal arts school . Court appearance: The overdoses affected ten students at Wesleyan, as well as two visitors. Above, Lonergan is pictured during his arraignment for possession of controlled substances and other charges on February 25 . Arraignment: Nakib stands during her arraignment at Middletown, Connecticut, Superior Court after her arrest . Victims who were in a less serious condition were treated at Middlesex Hospital. Following the overdoses, Wesleyan's president has urged students to 'turn in the drug dealers' via letter. Last week, four other students were charged in connection with the drug overdoses. They included Eric Lonergan, 22, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Rama Agha Al Nakib, 20, a Syrian national. Both suspects were later released after posting $50,000 bonds. The other two suspects are Zachary Kramer, 21, of Bethesda, Maryland, who posted a $5,000 bond, and Andrew Olson, of California. Like Janamanchis, all four students have been suspended. In court last Wednesday, Jennifer Zito, Kramer's lawyer, asked the public to reserve judgment. Somber: Following the overdoses, Wesleyan's president has urged students to 'turn in the drug dealers' via letter. Above, Kramer is flanked by a court official and his attorney during his arraignment on February 25 . Dangerous: Molly (file picture) is a term used to describe a refined form of Ecstasy, a synthetic drug also known as MDMA, which can drive up body temperature and cause liver, kidney or cardiovascular failure . 'These are very, very bright students, who have bright futures ahead of them and we certainly don't want to make any judgments at this time,' she said. Molly is a term used to describe a refined form of Ecstasy, a synthetic drug also known as MDMA, which can drive up body temperature and cause liver, kidney or cardiovascular failure. But experts say it often is cut with other drugs that can make the health risks unpredictable. Ms Rubenstein said Wesleyan, which has 3,200 students, would 'continue to cooperate with state and local officials to do everything we can to make our community as safe as possible'. Janamanchi's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.", "summary": "On February 22, ten Wesleyan University students and two visitors fell ill .\nThey had all taken 'bad batch' of party drug Molly, or MDMA, officials say .\nOne victim found unresponsive with no vital signs and had to be revived .\nOn Friday, fifth suspect in  overdoses surrendered to Connecticut police .\nAbhimanyu Janamanchi has now been charged on various drug counts .\nLast week, four others - three male students, one female - also arrested ."}
{"id": "c74e6515d52d315edf5c5f71bddad4943c904b6f", "text": "A Lib Dem councillor has apologised 'unreservedly' after he was caught playing Scrabble during a meeting. Martin Elengorn was snapped playing the game on his iPad by a Tory rival on Richmond Council who circulated the picture among council colleagues. Councillor Elengorn spent ten minutes playing Scrabble at the budget meeting before a party colleague passed him a note warning he had been rumbled. Martin Elengorn was snapped playing the game on his iPad by a Tory rival on Richmond Council who circulated the picture among council colleagues . And the 70-year-old  admitted the furore that followed has put him off the game. He told the MailOnline that he had 'sought solace' in the app during an opening speech by Conservative deputy council leader Geoffrey Samuel. 'Councillor Samuel was giving a speech in a bombastic and aggressive manor and, to be somewhat blunt, I'd run our of budget agendas and I unwisely sought solace in the Scrabble board,' he said. 'I admit it could be seen as (not representing those who voted for him). I do apologise unreservedly if it created the wrong impression. The councillor and keen Scrabble player said the incident had put him off playing the game for the foreseeable future . 'In fact I was listening to every word he said.' Mr Samuel, who was opening the annual budget and council tax meeting, called Mr Elengorn's behaviour 'outrageous'. 'He is paid, not an inconsiderable amount of money, to represent his residents and not play silly games. 'This is typical of his arrogant attitude and the flippant way he takes his public duties. 'If it was me, I would consider stepping down.' Conservative councillor Helen Hill, who took the photograph, said she was 'shocked' when she noticed him playing the game. Councillor Helen Hill (left) was 'shocked' to see Councillor Elengorn (right) playing Scrabble during the budget meeting and took the photograph . 'It was certainly a bit of a surprise,' she said. 'I didn't think it as a great idea to do right in he middle of a council meeting for the budget.' Councillor Hill said she decided to take the photograph as 'a comment on what he was doing when he should have been listening. 'He is just an eccentric individual,' she added. Lib-Dem leader Stephen Knight said: 'I think Martin recognises it was not the wisest thing to be doing in a council meeting. Tory MP Nigel Mills was forced to apologise after he was caught playing games on his iPad during a select committee hearing last December - as the Commons authorities launched a mole hunt for whoever caught him on camera. Photographs published by The Sun showed Nigel Mills enjoying online hit Candy Crush Saga during a Work and Pensions Committee evidence session. The Amber Valley MP, who has been issued with a tablet at the taxpayers' expense, initially told the newspaper he would merely 'try' not to be diverted by the game again. But in a statement  he said: 'I apologise unreservedly for my behaviour at the committee meeting and realise it fell short of what is expected of a Member of Parliament.' 'But I'd like to think people would be more interested in the content of the meeting than whether people were playing Scrabble.' Councillor Elengorn, who was a 'competent' Scrabble player said the whole incident had put him off wanting to play again. 'I have a routine, once a fortnight my brother and I play Scrabble- but he usually wins.' 'But I didn't look at the game again for a few days after this, I was rather put off it for a while.' John O'Connell, director of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said: 'Councillors receive a hefty allowance to represent the views of their constituents and hold the council to account — neither of which are achieved by playing Scrabble.' A spokesman for Richmond Council said they would not be commenting on the incident. It comes just weeks after Conservative councillor Eric Nicholson came underfire for spending two hours on his mobile phone during a debate at Kendal County Hall in Cumbria. The member for Cockermouth North played solitaire, checked his bank account and caught up with emails while hiding his Blackberry under the table during the meeting where a rise in council tax was being discussed. Mr Nicholson, who was elected in 1997, admitted after the meeting that he had been using his phone but insisted he was still 'concentrating'. Two months earlier, Tory MP Nigel Mills admitted having a ‘game or two’ of Candy Crush on his taxpayer-funded iPad during an important meeting in Parliament. Mr Mills, the MP for Amber Valley in Derbyshire, was supposed to be listening to experts give evidence at a meeting of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee in December. However, he spent much of the two-and-a-half-hour meeting closely studying his iPad and swiping the screen as he tried to complete levels of the popular game.", "summary": "Martin Elengorn was snapped playing Scrabble at  Richmond Council .\nTory rival Helen Hill was 'shocked' when noticed him playing the game .\nElengorn has since apologised 'unreservedly' to his local residents .\nPolitican said the incident had put him off playing forforeseeable future ."}
{"id": "536112535224c3aaea71a22c267aca5a77af8424", "text": "NHS boss Karl Perryman, 52, was warned he faces jail after being found guilty of stalking female colleague Joanne O'Neill . A senior NHS manager who bombarded a female colleague with poison pen letters after she rejected his advances is facing jail. Karl Perryman was head of complaints and legal services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in King's Lynn, Norfolk, when he sent the 'dark and spiteful' notes to junior colleague Joanne O'Neill. Posing as a Christian woman, he also wrote to her partner, mother, the hospital and human resources manager accusing her of sleeping her way to the top. Perryman recruited Miss O'Neill as his 'prodigy,' but turned on her when she began a relationship with the hospital's deputy director of ICT Michael Brown, who she has since married. The letters had a devastating effect on 39-year-old Miss O'Neill who left her family and friends as she moved more than 200 miles away to escape Perryman. He was caught when officers found part of one of the letters on his computer. Married Perryman was found guilty at King's Lynn Crown Court of one count of stalking and one count of intimidating a witness - Ms O'Neill's mother Margaret Titmarsh. Miss O'Neill was initially turned down for a job after an interview at the hospital, King's Lynn Crown Court was told. But Perryman  called her afterwards to say he was 'so impressed with her as a candidate that he would do his damnedest to get her a job'. A couple of months later she began working in his department and he promised to 'take her under his wing'. He described her as his 'prodigy' and she soon began covering his job when he was on leave. The two shared friendly 'banter' but the relationship soured when he allegedly purchased a necklace for her from jewellers Ernest Jones and she refused the gift. The first anonymous letter arrived at the hospital in December 2012 and said Mr Brown had been 'bragging' about having sex with Miss O'Neill and another female member of staff. It claimed: 'Both of these women are allowed to dress like hookers in short skirts and dresses… they are dressing like tarts. This is a hospital, not a knocking shop.' Perryman, 52, was the head of complaints and legal services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, pictured, when he turned on his 'prodigy' One said: 'She has had many promotions she does not deserve even though she has been described as next to useless by senior clinicians… one manager even said she is sleeping her way to the top.' A few days later Miss O'Neill received a letter which accused her of 'plotting and scheming' for her own advantage. It warned: 'You will reap what you sow… we will listen to your corridor conversations, when you're in the bathroom, so we can get firm evidence for your partner with what you've done.' Miss O'Neill, who is now married to Mr Brown, told the jury Perryman, who was her line manager, said he would 'destroy' her if she told anyone about his bullying. She said: 'He made me feel like he got me the job, I had to be loyal and I owed him. 'He said there were women who didn't like the way I looked, his wife wouldn't like me because I was just his type, petite and blonde. The court heard police traced the letters to Perryman and found drafts on his computer. After his arrest he allegedly approached Mrs Titmarsh and threatened 'You don't know what's coming to you' while making a 'thumb across the throat' gesture. Perryman was warned to expect jail when he returns to King's Lynn Crown Court, pictured, for sentence next month . After the guilty verdicts, Judge Nicholas Coleman adjourned sentencing until April 17, but warned Perryman to expect to be jailed. He told him: 'I'm quite sure that you will continue to deny the allegations but I am satisfied the jury are entirely right in their decisions.' He added that the only question relating to Perryman's sentence is how long he will be jailed for. Perryman, of King's Lynn, Cambs., stood emotionless in the dock as the verdict was read to him. He was released on bail with a tag and ordered to obey a night time curfew. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital refused to confirm Perryman's employment status. Director of Human Resources Gerry Dryden said: 'The Trust acknowledges the verdict of the court in respect of its employee Karl Perryman. 'The Trust will now carefully consider the verdict and take such steps as it considers appropriate in the circumstances. 'It would be inappropriate for the Trust to comment further on this case at this time.'", "summary": "Karl Perryman convicted of stalking and witness intimidation by a jury .\n52-year-old turned on Joanne O'Neill when she spurned his advances .\nPair were colleagues at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk .\nPerryman was the hospital's head of complaints and legal services .\nWrote vile letters accusing Miss O'Neill of sleeping her way to the top .\nShe was forced to move more than 200 miles away to escape him .\nJudge warned Perry to expect jail when he is sentenced next month ."}
{"id": "4455a322bd2a8d96bb59c59fc26a8d2b7aca7782", "text": "Katie Hopkins has been reported to police by Labour MP Simon Danczuk over claims she incited racial hatred in tweets linking Pakistani men to the Rochdale child sex abuse scandal . Outspoken former reality TV star Katie Hopkins has accused the Labour MP Simon Danczuk of reporting her to the police  to deflect attention from being 'caught watching porn'. Mr Danczuk said he had received death threats after asking Manchester Police Commissioner  Tony Lloyd to investigate whether Ms Hopkins had incited racial hatred in a series of tweets linking Pakistani men to the Rochdale child sex abuse scandal. Ms Hopkins sent the tweets after Mr Danczuk attended the raising of a Pakistani flag over the town hall for half an hour on March 23 to mark Pakistan's National Day. Ms Hopkins posted a series of messages to her account after the MP tweeted a picture of himself at the event. In response the controversial columnist sent a picture of eight men convicted of child exploitation offences, asking Mr Danczuk if they were his friends too. Mr Danczuk said the messages were 'inciting racial hatred'. He told LBC radio tonight that he had seen the police today and will do so again tomorrow and revealed he had received death threats as a result. Ms Hopkins sounded unconcerned and said she laughed when she heard Mr Danczuk had reported her to the police. She said she will stand up herself and 'defend the right of British people to have the Union flag flying'. She added that Mr Danczuk is 'wasting police time'. The businesswoman said Mr Danczuk was just covering up the fact that he had been 'caught watching porn' and because he has a wafer thin majority and 'needs the Pakistani vote'. It came after Mr Danczuk this weekend confessed to watching pornography but insisted voters want politicians who 'live in the real world'. The husband of selfie-loving Karen Danczuk was spotted favouriting hard-core porn on Twitter - but blamed it on a fault with his iPhone. However, the 48-year-old was unembarrassed about the gaffe. He stressed he does not use porn regularly, but insisted: 'I am a man of the world and it is part of life, many people do.' Mr Danczuk tonight dismissed Ms Hopkins' claim that he had only reported her to cover up his embarrassment. But Ms Hopkins said she stood by her comments saying: 'For me, in somewhere like Rochdale, you can't raise a Pakistani flag and talk about community cohesion in the same sentence.' 'If we look at why someone didn't call the police earlier when our white girls were being attacked by these gentlemen, if someone had called the police earlier then that would have been a good thing wouldn't it?' Hopkins is said to have started sending the tweets after Mr Danczuk attended the raising of a Pakistani flag over the town hall for half an hour on March 23 to mark Pakistan's National Day . Mr Danczuk said Rochdale has faced up to the 'heinous crime' of child grooming 'in a way that's managed to keep our communities together'. He said: 'That's why Katie Hopkins' crass comments are not helpful. They are a clear attempt to divide communities, undo three years of hard work and make an unfair and racist generalisation that anyone of Pakistani origin is a child abuser. 'To equate the Pakistan flag with child abuse, as she has done on social media over the last week, is absurd and it creates a dangerous environment where extreme intolerance becomes acceptable. 'We have already seen taxi drivers stabbed in the face in race hate attacks and I'm not prepared to allow people like Hopkins, who know nothing about our town, to stir up tensions in such a dangerously provocative way that could lead to innocent people being attacked by extremists. 'As a result of her comments last week, I have been threatened by extremists and hard right groups have pledged to march on our town. I am a strong supporter of free speech but it has to be responsible - and that's why we have laws to prevent people deliberately provoking hatred of a racial group.' Earlier this week Ms Hopkins sparked outrage after being accused of making a Holocaust joke aimed at the wife of Ed Miliband – even though his Jewish parents fled from the Nazis. 'Raising a Pakistani flag in Rochdale is not helping community cohesion,' she added in another. 'It is inflammatory. ‪@SimonDanczuk you & your party disgust me' She wrote: 'Are these your friends too ‪@SimonDanczuk? Is this why you are raising the Pakistani flag in Rochdale? 77 years inside' The controversial TV pundit faced calls for her arrest after saying the Labour leader could 'gas' his wife   Justine  in a message on Friday. She tweeted: 'Pollsters say Justine is the least popular of party wives. He might stick her head in the oven and turn on the gas.' The outspoken star was then bombarded with hundreds of furious messages condemning her 'vile' tweet, with one saying: 'You really are a deplorable and scummy piece of excrement.' She has also courted controversy this week for her comments about the Germanwings disaster. The TV pundit tweeted saying: 'Sympathy for the co-pilot is making me angry. If you are suicidal, for goodness sake top yourself in private. Attention seeking b******s.' The controversial TV pundit faced calls for her arrest after saying the Labour leader could 'gas' his wife Justine (pictured together) She followed this up with a number of tweets about depression, including: 'Most depression is just genuine sadness at a social situation. Like being caught in torrential rain with a bag from Primark.' Meanwhile, Mr Danczuk confessed yesterday to watching pornography. The husband of selfie-loving Karen Danczuk was spotted favouriting hard-core porn on Twitter - but blamed it on a fault with his iPhone. However, the 48-year-old was unembarrassed about the gaffe. He stressed he does not use porn regularly, but insisted: 'I am a man of the world and it is part of life, many people do.'", "summary": "Katie Hopkins has been reported to police by Labour MP Simon Danczuk .\nShe tweeted linking Pakistani men to the Rochdale child sex abuse scandal .\nComes after Mr Danczuk attended raising of a Pakistani flag on March 23 .\nThe  columnist sent a picture to the MP of men convicted of child abuse .\nTonight Mr Danczuk revealed he had received death threats over the row .\nBut Ms Hopkins said he was only covering up being caught watching porn ."}
{"id": "526d1002c3f326c5bfe4592b7b9b874eca5a2fd5", "text": "(CNN)Vladimir Putin lies. Blatantly. Publicly. And, apparently, without chagrin. But a year since the annexation of Crimea, what does that mean for the West's ability to deal with him regarding Ukraine? In February 2014, \"little green men\" -- the Ukrainian term for professional soldiers wearing Russian combat fatigues but no identifying insignia -- seized key installations and checkpoints around Crimea. The Russian President's website reported the following exchange at a March 4, 2014, news conference: . Question:  \"The people who were blocking the Ukrainian army units in Crimea were wearing uniforms that strongly resembled the Russian army uniform. Were those Russian soldiers, Russian military?\" Vladimir Putin:  \"Why don't you take a look at the post-Soviet states?  There are many uniforms there that are similar. You can go to a store and buy any kind of uniform.\" Question:  \"But were they Russian soldiers or not?\" Vladimir Putin:  \"Those were local self-defense units.\" Within weeks, Putin admitted they were Russian troops. At the same news conference, Putin said he saw no possibility of Crimea joining Russia and said Moscow would do nothing to \"provoke\" that. Two weeks later, he presided as the Russian parliament passed legislation annexing Crimea. In a documentary shown on Russian television last Sunday, Putin said he gave the order to take Crimea on February 23, 2014. So, it is clear that Putin can and does lie. But with that in mind, how should Western leaders who must deal with him actually do so? First of all, they should bear in mind Ronald Reagan's \"trust but verify\" dictum. Second, while Putin may play fast and loose with the truth, he appears to be a rational actor who calculates costs and benefits. The challenge for the West is to structure agreements so that it remains in his interest to observe them. Take the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which limits U.S. and Russian strategic forces to no more than 1,550 deployed strategic warheads on 700 deployed missiles and bombers. The agreement requires data exchanges, notifications and on-site inspections. The Russians might be able to cheat a little, but not in a way that would give them a militarily significant edge without the United States having time to react. And the Kremlin has incentives to observe the treaty. If Russia violated it, the United States could relatively quickly add 1,000 strategic nuclear warheads to its deployed ballistic missile force. The U.S. government concluded last summer that Russia violated a 1987 treaty by testing a banned intermediate-range ground-launched cruise missile. As far as is publicly known, Moscow has not taken the more serious step of deploying the missile. Washington now seeks to persuade Russia to come back into full compliance and has threatened a variety of costs, including possible military countermeasures -- on top of the opprobrium of Russia's European and Asian neighbors, who would be targeted by such a missile. (It could reach little, if any, of the United States.) The costs of noncompliance for Moscow could be significant. The question now topping the agenda is whether the West can trust any Russian promises regarding a settlement to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Sadly, the track record offers little encouragement. Russia effectively did nothing to implement the first Minsk ceasefire, which was agreed to last September. It did not withdraw its military equipment or secure the Ukraine-Russia border. The Minsk II ceasefire reached in February fared little better at the outset. A Kremlin spokesman dismissed the idea that Russia was a party to the agreement -- even though Russia's ambassador signed it. Russian forces backed those of the separatists attacking the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve in the first days after the ceasefire supposedly had begun. (Putin's continual denials that Russian troops are in eastern Ukraine have zero credibility after the Crimea case.) Since then, the ceasefire seems to have taken better hold, though it remains fragile at best. At the same time, concern has grown that the port city of Mariupol could be the next separatist/Russian target. What can the West do to stabilize the ceasefire?  An assault on Mariupol (or elsewhere in eastern Ukraine) would probably trigger severe costs in the form of a new round of Western economic sanctions on Russia and the provision to Ukraine of greater military assistance, including defensive arms. As Hans Binnendijk and John Herbst recently suggested in The New York Times, the United States and European Union should tell the Russians now what costs would be imposed if there is an assault on Mariupol, in order to help deter such an attack. The West may not be able to trust Putin on the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. But it can do more to raise the potential costs and affect his calculation, and hopefully dissuade him from further military action that would probably bring down the entire Minsk II agreement.", "summary": "Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014 .\nSteven Pifer: Russia did nothing to implement the first Minsk ceasefire ."}
{"id": "9856028543e7b370e60be064111f201cff927fb4", "text": "James DeGale must travel to Boston for his long-awaited world title challenge when he faces Andre Dirrell on May 23. The London super-middleweight will take on Dirrell for the IBF belt vacated by Carl Froch earlier this year. DeGale is bidding to become the first British Olympic gold medalist to win a world title, seven years after the Beijing Games. James DeGale will fight Andre Dirrell in Boston on May 23 for the IBF super-middleweight title . The 29-year-old had hoped for home advantage but his promoter Eddie Hearn lost out when the fight went to purse bids earlier this month. DeGale will, however, earn a minimum of $1.5million (£1m) from the bout. DeGale will fight for the IBF belt which was vacated by Carl Froch . Andre Dirrell has lost one professional fight in his career - to Carl Froch back in 2009 . 'Andre Dirrell is a very, very good opponent,'he told Sky Sports News. 'He's tall, a tricky southpaw and he's a bit like me. People say our styles will clash but I think we'll gell. We're both ambitious, there's a lot on the line.' Dirrell is no stranger to British fans after losing a split decision to Froch in Nottingham in 2009, his only professional defeat to date. The 31-year-old has fought just six times since, but enjoyed three routine victories last year.", "summary": "James DeGale will face Andre Dirrell on May 23 in Boston .\nThe IBF belt was vacated by Carl Froch earlier this year .\nDeGale is bidding to become the first British Olympic gold medalist to win a world title .\nCLICK HERE for all the latest news from the world of boxing ."}
{"id": "7a2cd17c7063c9dc041d9f897fb3795f7e1b6d93", "text": "Positive message: The Chancellor, pictured today in Tilbury, has portrayed Britain as ‘the comeback country’ with better times ahead . George Osborne yesterday used his final Budget before the election to help savers, low earners and homebuyers. Seizing on a run of excellent economic news, the Chancellor portrayed Britain as ‘the comeback country’ with better times ahead. He sought to blunt Labour’s lines of attack – notably on living standards – by declaring that families will be £900 better off this year than they were in 2010. By easing back his austerity plans to match the level of state spending under Tony Blair in 2000, he rubbished the Opposition’s apocalyptic warnings of a return to the 1930s. Tax cuts will be paid for in part by a £5billion double strike on the banks. Mr Osborne put thrift and home ownership at the heart of his nakedly political statement and said the ‘sun is starting to shine’. He delighted Tory MPs with a surprise announcement that 95 per cent of savers – many of them pensioners punished by years of low interest rates – are to be freed from paying tax on their life savings. A new personal savings allowance will mean they can earn up to £1,000 in interest without paying tax. With most accounts paying around 1 per cent, this would mean nest-eggs of up to £100,000 would be exempt. Other measures in Mr Osborne’s sixth Budget included: . Mr Osborne also sought to dispel perceptions that the Tories were friends of the rich by cutting pension tax relief for the best-off. With just 50 days to go to the election, he allowed himself a pat on the back for ‘historic’ jobs figures, published ahead of the Budget. There are now 30.9million people in work – an all-time high – with the coalition overseeing the creation of 1,600 jobs a day over the past year. Revealed: Mail analysis of the budget reveals how tax and National Insurance changes from April will affect your income from April . Debate: Sky News host Eamonn Holmes took the Chancellor to task in a series of post-Budget interviews given this morning . The public sector payroll is down to 5.4million, or 17 per cent of the workforce, a record low. But in a significant rebalancing of the economy, there are 2.3million more in private sector jobs than 2010. While Labour’s Ed Miliband had wanted the UK to follow the policy measures of socialist France, the British economy was now growing at seven times its rate, Mr Osborne said.Scroll down for video . And though Labour had claimed austerity measures would mean a million more unemployed, the ‘great county’ of Yorkshire had created more jobs than the whole of France on its own. ‘The sun is starting to shine – and we are fixing the roof,’ the Chancellor told MPs. ‘We took difficult decisions in the teeth of opposition and it worked. Britain is walking tall again. ‘Five years ago, our economy had suffered a collapse greater than almost any country. Today, I can confirm: in the last year we have grown faster than any other major advanced economy in the world. ‘The critical choice facing the country now is this: do we return to the chaos of the past? Or do we say to the British people, let’s work through the plan that is delivering for you? ‘We choose the future. Our goal is for Britain to become the most prosperous economy in the world.’ George Osborne, pictured holding up his Budget briefcase for the cameras outside 11 Downing Street, yesterday used his final Budget before the election to help savers, low earners and homebuyers . Labour leader Mr Miliband said Mr Osborne had ‘failed working families’ and stuck to his claim that households are on average £1,600 a year worse off . Mr Osborne hailed better than expected growth figures, which suggest the economy will expand by 2.5 per cent this year. He also announced that the Government had met its target set in 2010 to see national debt falling as a share of national income by the time of the next election. The Chancellor said the beneficial effect on the public finances of lower inflation, plus a sell-off of a chunk of mortgage debts nationalised in the financial crisis, meant he could pay down some of Britain’s vast debt pile. He also said he would end the squeeze on public spending a year earlier than planned. By 2019, public spending would be growing again in line with the economy. Acknowledging the pain of years of austerity, the Chancellor said ‘the hard work and sacrifice of the British people has paid off’. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility said public spending faces a ‘rollercoaster’ ride, with tough cuts between 2016 and 2018 followed by a surge in spending at the end of the decade. Labour leader Mr Miliband said Mr Osborne had ‘failed working families’ and stuck to his claim that households are on average £1,600 a year worse off. ‘This is a Budget that people won’t believe from a government that is not on their side,’ Mr Miliband told MPs. ‘Five years ago, what did the Chancellor say – “we will balance the books in five years”. No ifs, no buts – just like the immigration pledge. The only thing long term about his plan is that it will take twice as long to balance the books. That is the reality.’ Though the Tories have vowed to maintain protection for the NHS budget, Mr Miliband claimed they must have a ‘secret plan’ to cut it because ‘colossal’ cuts to other areas of spending would not otherwise be deliverable. The Lib Dems, who will today set out alternative plans for the years after 2016, claimed credit for the hikes in the personal income tax allowance.", "summary": "George Osborne had portrayed Britain as ‘comeback country’ with better times ahead in his sixth budget .\nChancellor has said that families will be £900 better off this year, compared to when Coalition started in 2010 .\nProposed tax cuts will be paid for in part by £5billion double strike on banks, including rise in bank levy .\nHe also pledged that 95% will be freed from paying tax on their life saving, by abolishing tax on first £1,000 .\nGovernment will add £50 to every £200 saved in new first-time buyer Isa to help people build up a deposit for a home .\nThere will be 1p off beer and an extension on longest freeze in fuel duty - the longest run for more than 20 years .\nGeorge Osborne said: ‘The sun is starting to shine – we are fixing the roof. ‘We took difficult decisions in the teeth of opposition and it worked. Britain is walking tall again'\nLabour leader Ed Miliband claimed Chancellor had 'failed working families' and said: 'This is a Budget that people won’t believe from a government that is not on their side'\nA new ‘help-to-buy Isa’ for first-time homebuyers with the Government adding £50 to every £200 saved for a deposit; .\nA rise in the income tax allowance to £10,800 next year and to £11,000 by 2017, meaning 5.4million people will have been taken out of tax; .\nRelief for those paying the 40p higher rate with the first above-inflation rise in the threshold in seven years; .\nDrinkers being given 1p off beer and drivers being granted an extension of the longest freeze in fuel duty for over 20 years. Mr Osborne said the Tories had cut £10 off a tank of fuel; .\nAn expected change in the law to give five million pensioners the right to cash in their annuities without punitive charges; .\nAn increase in a new transferable tax allowance for married couples; .\nA hike in the annual ISA savings limit to £15,240 and rights to move money in and out without penalty; .\nAnnual paper tax returns to be replaced by digital accounts; .\nA review of the business rate system blamed for damaging high streets; .\nA £1.25billion boost for mental health services on the NHS."}