Prompt: A seven-year-old girl was subjected to months of violent punishment by her 'strict' churchgoing aunt before a 'vicious and sustained' beating finally killed her, a court heard today. Shanay Walker's death was the culmination of 'repeated acts of cruelty' at the hands of Seventh-day Adventist Kay-Ann Morris that included having food shoved in her mouth and being struck on the hands with a hairbrush, a jury was told. The youngster, who had 50 separate bruises across her body at the time of her death, was found cold and rigid in her bed by paramedics called to the family home in Bestwood, Nottingham, last July. Shanay Walker, found cold and stiff in her bed in Nottingham last July. Her aunt is currently on trial for her murder. The prosecution claim Shanay was subject to repeated acts of cruelty at the hands of her aunt and grandmother, Juanila Smikle, until she was eventually killed by a 'vicious and sustained attack' last July . Morris told police officers Shanay, who she was the legal guardian for, had fallen down the stairs. But the 23-year-old, who was an aspiring police officer in her teens, was later arrested and charged with murder. Nottingham Crown Court heard how Shanay went to live with her aunt as a five-year-old in 2012 after her natural mother - Morris' sister-in-law - struggled to care for her. However, Richard Pratt QC said she soon became the victim of regular punishments by Morris, and her mother, Juanila Smikle - Shanay's grandmother. She was disciplined for tiny misdemeanours such as failing to eat quickly enough or 'fighting' while brushing her teeth. Jurors were told the schoolgirl faced a range of abuse including being placed in the bath and having water thrown over her, being forced to stand on a landing for 20 minutes, and having the palms of her outstretched hands 'whacked' with a hairbrush. Mr Pratt said that on one occasion, neighbours saw Morris refuse to let a desperate Shanay go to the toilet, and instead taunted her with the ditty: 'I know a song that will get on your nerves'. He added that witnesses questioned by police following Shanay's death described Morris as a 'very strict' parent who frequently made her niece cry by shouting at her. Others told how Shanay was 'hysterical' at times, had 'lost her sparkle' after moving in with 'stern looking' Morris, and went from being a 'bubbly' child when her aunt wasn't around to 'introverted and anxious' when she was nearby. Kay-Ann Morris, who is on trial at Nottingham Crown Court charged with the murder of her niece, seven-year-old Shanay Walker, last July . The court heard teachers at Shanay's primary school had noticed injuries to her which were recorded in Safeguarding Referral forms and then shown to a social worker. But Morris gave explanations for the marks, telling staff a burn mark on the youngster's thigh was because she had stood too close to a radiator. Mr Pratt said she also claimed Shanay 'hurt herself'. He described how in the hours before her death, Shanay was seen running from Smikle's home in Top Valley, Nottingham, barefoot and in her pyjamas. When asked by two schoolgirls playing nearby if she was alright, the youngster replied she wasn't because 'her nana and her auntie were being horrible to her'. She then sought refuge in a local convenience store, where she was collected by the pair - with Smikle allegedly saying 'I don't care if it hurts' when she grabbed her granddaughter by the arm. That was the last time Shanay was seen alive by anyone outside her family. Police were alerted to Shanay's death by Morris' twin sister Kerry-Ann Morris, a serving soldier in the Royal Artillery, who was stationed in Germany. Morris had called her sibling in the early hours of July 31 last year to say her niece had been badly hurt after she fell down a flight of stairs. However, the court heard that after the call was cut off, Kerry-Ann told military police in Germany, who then contacted officers in Nottingham. Mr Pratt said that when police went to the family home, a council flat, they were met by a 'distressed and erratic' Morris who told them: 'Baby not asleep. Baby is dead.' She claimed Shanay had fallen down the stairs and hurt her neck, but that she had been 'alright' and had gone to bed. However, Morris said she later checked on the youngster, and was unable to wake her. Mr Pratt said a 'highly emotional' Smikle arrived at the house a short time later, as did paramedics who noticed straight away that Shanay was cold and stiff. The prosecutor added they also spotted blood staining to her head and extensive bruising on her legs. He said: 'These injuries did not look to him (the paramedic) like they had been sustained during an accidental fall down the staircase. 'He reported his finding to the police officers, more senior officers attended and in due course Kay-Ann Morris was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Shanay Walker. 'Shanay's body revealed the presence of 50 single or groups of fresh blunt force injury. The vast majority of these were bruises which were distributed across the face, torso, arms and legs. 'The most confluent areas of bruising (bruising that runs together) were on the hands, feet, and the buttocks.' The jury heard a post-mortem examination revealed Shanay had suffered a subdural haemorrhage in her brain, which ultimately led to her death. Mr Pratt added: 'We say that Kay-Ann Morris was lying when she told the police officers at the scene that Shanay had accidentally fallen down the stairs. 'It was lie told to try to cover up the truth that she had subjected her niece, a child in her care, to a sustained, vicious and brutal beating. 'Shanay had not simply fallen down the stairs - she had been the victim of sustained violence which caused her death. 'In the days that followed the investigation into the death of Shanay Walker broadened and revealed sadly the infliction of violence and cruelty that night, although obviously more serious that night, was by no means an isolated incident. 'In short, the investigation revealed that during her short life, Shanay had been subjected to repeated acts of cruelty by Kay-Ann Morris and Juanila Smikle.' The court heard that in police interviews after her arrest, Morris made no comment. She denies murder and child cruelty against Shanay and one other child, who can't be named for legal reasons. Smikle denies child cruelty against Shanay and four other youngsters, none of whom can be named. 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A seven-year-old girl was subjected to months of violent punishment by her 'strict' churchgoing aunt before a 'vicious and sustained' beating finally killed her, a court heard today. Shanay Walker's death was the culmination of 'repeated acts of cruelty' at the hands of Seventh-day Adventist Kay-Ann Morris that included having food shoved in her mouth and being struck on the hands with a hairbrush, a jury was told. The youngster, who had 50 separate bruises across her body at the time of her death, was found cold and rigid in her bed by paramedics called to the family home in Bestwood, Nottingham, last July. Shanay Walker, found cold and stiff in her bed in Nottingham last July. Her aunt is currently on trial for her murder. The prosecution claim Shanay was subject to repeated acts of cruelty at the hands of her aunt and grandmother, Juanila Smikle, until she was eventually killed by a 'vicious and sustained attack' last July . Morris told police officers Shanay, who she was the legal guardian for, had fallen down the stairs. But the 23-year-old, who was an aspiring police officer in her teens, was later arrested and charged with murder. Nottingham Crown Court heard how Shanay went to live with her aunt as a five-year-old in 2012 after her natural mother - Morris' sister-in-law - struggled to care for her. However, Richard Pratt QC said she soon became the victim of regular punishments by Morris, and her mother, Juanila Smikle - Shanay's grandmother. She was disciplined for tiny misdemeanours such as failing to eat quickly enough or 'fighting' while brushing her teeth. Jurors were told the schoolgirl faced a range of abuse including being placed in the bath and having water thrown over her, being forced to stand on a landing for 20 minutes, and having the palms of her outstretched hands 'whacked' with a hairbrush. Mr Pratt said that on one occasion, neighbours saw Morris refuse to let a desperate Shanay go to the toilet, and instead taunted her with the ditty: 'I know a song that will get on your nerves'. He added that witnesses questioned by police following Shanay's death described Morris as a 'very strict' parent who frequently made her niece cry by shouting at her. Others told how Shanay was 'hysterical' at times, had 'lost her sparkle' after moving in with 'stern looking' Morris, and went from being a 'bubbly' child when her aunt wasn't around to 'introverted and anxious' when she was nearby. Kay-Ann Morris, who is on trial at Nottingham Crown Court charged with the murder of her niece, seven-year-old Shanay Walker, last July . The court heard teachers at Shanay's primary school had noticed injuries to her which were recorded in Safeguarding Referral forms and then shown to a social worker. But Morris gave explanations for the marks, telling staff a burn mark on the youngster's thigh was because she had stood too close to a radiator. Mr Pratt said she also claimed Shanay 'hurt herself'. He described how in the hours before her death, Shanay was seen running from Smikle's home in Top Valley, Nottingham, barefoot and in her pyjamas. When asked by two schoolgirls playing nearby if she was alright, the youngster replied she wasn't because 'her nana and her auntie were being horrible to her'. She then sought refuge in a local convenience store, where she was collected by the pair - with Smikle allegedly saying 'I don't care if it hurts' when she grabbed her granddaughter by the arm. That was the last time Shanay was seen alive by anyone outside her family. Police were alerted to Shanay's death by Morris' twin sister Kerry-Ann Morris, a serving soldier in the Royal Artillery, who was stationed in Germany. Morris had called her sibling in the early hours of July 31 last year to say her niece had been badly hurt after she fell down a flight of stairs. However, the court heard that after the call was cut off, Kerry-Ann told military police in Germany, who then contacted officers in Nottingham. Mr Pratt said that when police went to the family home, a council flat, they were met by a 'distressed and erratic' Morris who told them: 'Baby not asleep. Baby is dead.' She claimed Shanay had fallen down the stairs and hurt her neck, but that she had been 'alright' and had gone to bed. However, Morris said she later checked on the youngster, and was unable to wake her. Mr Pratt said a 'highly emotional' Smikle arrived at the house a short time later, as did paramedics who noticed straight away that Shanay was cold and stiff. The prosecutor added they also spotted blood staining to her head and extensive bruising on her legs. He said: 'These injuries did not look to him (the paramedic) like they had been sustained during an accidental fall down the staircase. 'He reported his finding to the police officers, more senior officers attended and in due course Kay-Ann Morris was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Shanay Walker. 'Shanay's body revealed the presence of 50 single or groups of fresh blunt force injury. The vast majority of these were bruises which were distributed across the face, torso, arms and legs. 'The most confluent areas of bruising (bruising that runs together) were on the hands, feet, and the buttocks.' The jury heard a post-mortem examination revealed Shanay had suffered a subdural haemorrhage in her brain, which ultimately led to her death. Mr Pratt added: 'We say that Kay-Ann Morris was lying when she told the police officers at the scene that Shanay had accidentally fallen down the stairs. 'It was lie told to try to cover up the truth that she had subjected her niece, a child in her care, to a sustained, vicious and brutal beating. 'Shanay had not simply fallen down the stairs - she had been the victim of sustained violence which caused her death. 'In the days that followed the investigation into the death of Shanay Walker broadened and revealed sadly the infliction of violence and cruelty that night, although obviously more serious that night, was by no means an isolated incident. 'In short, the investigation revealed that during her short life, Shanay had been subjected to repeated acts of cruelty by Kay-Ann Morris and Juanila Smikle.' The court heard that in police interviews after her arrest, Morris made no comment. She denies murder and child cruelty against Shanay and one other child, who can't be named for legal reasons. Smikle denies child cruelty against Shanay and four other youngsters, none of whom can be named. 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Guardian Kay-Ann Morris is on trial for murdering her niece Shanay, 7 .
Paramedics found Shanay lying cold and stiff in bed at Nottingham home .
Morris and mother, Juanila Smikle, claim she had fallen down the stairs .
Paramedics later found 50 bruises on girl's face, torso, arms and legs .
Prosecution say death was due to 'sustained, vicious and brutal beating'


Prompt: Defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs have stepped up their title defence preparation by taking part in an amusing music video which announced band Spuran Spuran. Kawhi Leonard, Matt Bonner, Patty Mills, Aron Baynes and official mascot The Coyote all teamed up to form the band - with the bands name in reference to English rockers Duran Duran. The video shows the four players performing debut single 'Spurs!' by taking part in a 1980s-style performance while showing off funky outfits and extravagant hairstyles. Matt Bonner was on guitar duty for Spuran Spuran as they announced debut song 'Spurs!' in hilarious video . Bonner (far left) was joined by San Antonio Spurs team-mates Kawhi Leonard, Patty Mills and Aron Baynes . Bonner and his Spurs team-mates proved they're just as entertaining off the pitch as they are on it with this amusing music video. Spurs have won their last 11 matches, including a 107-91 victory over Phoenix Suns in their last match, as they aim to defend their NBA title. Sitting in third place in the Western Conference, the champions face New Orleans Pelicans in their final match before beginning their play-off run. Spurs official mascot The Coyote also made a cameo appearance in the amusing music video . Leonard (right) helped his San Antonio Spurs side beat Phoenix Suns 107-91 in their last match . Bonner (left) and his Spurs side are keeping busy off the pitch as they prepare to defend their NBA title .

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Defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs have stepped up their title defence preparation by taking part in an amusing music video which announced band Spuran Spuran. Kawhi Leonard, Matt Bonner, Patty Mills, Aron Baynes and official mascot The Coyote all teamed up to form the band - with the bands name in reference to English rockers Duran Duran. The video shows the four players performing debut single 'Spurs!' by taking part in a 1980s-style performance while showing off funky outfits and extravagant hairstyles. Matt Bonner was on guitar duty for Spuran Spuran as they announced debut song 'Spurs!' in hilarious video . Bonner (far left) was joined by San Antonio Spurs team-mates Kawhi Leonard, Patty Mills and Aron Baynes . Bonner and his Spurs team-mates proved they're just as entertaining off the pitch as they are on it with this amusing music video. Spurs have won their last 11 matches, including a 107-91 victory over Phoenix Suns in their last match, as they aim to defend their NBA title. Sitting in third place in the Western Conference, the champions face New Orleans Pelicans in their final match before beginning their play-off run. Spurs official mascot The Coyote also made a cameo appearance in the amusing music video . Leonard (right) helped his San Antonio Spurs side beat Phoenix Suns 107-91 in their last match . Bonner (left) and his Spurs side are keeping busy off the pitch as they prepare to defend their NBA title .

San Antonio Spurs players take part in Spuran Spuran music video .
The NBA champions perform single 'Spurs!' in hilarious performance .
Kawhi Leonard, Matt Bonner, Patty Mills and Aron Baynes all teamed up .
Spurs are third in the Western Conference with the play-offs approaching .


Prompt: Juventus and Inter Milan are among clubs showing interest in Robin van Persie's situation at Old Trafford. The Manchester United striker has been out of the picture during the club's rise up the table with an ankle ligament injury ruling him out for the past six weeks. He has still managed 10 goals this season but his performances have been under par. United want to liven up their strikeforce in the summer and are looking to bring in two new forwards with Radamel Falcao expected to return to Monaco and Van Persie in danger of becoming a more peripheral figure. Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is a target for Serie A sides Juventus and Inter Milan this summer . Van Persie has been out injured for six weeks after damaging ankle ligaments against Swansea in February . The Dutchman scores United's opening goal in their win against Leicester City at Old Trafford in January . The Holland international turns 32 in August and will have one year left on his contract at the end of this season. United will talk to him in the summer but would listen to what other clubs have to offer. Juventus and Inter are admirers and know he could give them a short-term quality option. Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona are also in the market for back-up strikers of his level, although Barca remain under a transfer embargo until January. Van Persie, pictured celebrating a goal against Liverpool, has struck 10 times for United this season . Radamel Falcao is expected to leave United at the end of his loan spell after failing to make an impact . United have an interest in PSG striker Edinson Cavani, a player David Moyes tried to sign a year ago, and he was unhappy after being substituted at the weekend. PSG, though, also have doubts about the future of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and should he leave they would prefer to keep Cavani. The Uruguayan joined the French champions in a £50million deal from Napoli in the summer of 2013. United could make a move for PSG striker Edinson Cavani (right) when the transfer window reopens . Cavani, pictured celebrating a goal against Chelsea, was also a target for ex-United boss David Moyes .

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Juventus and Inter Milan are among clubs showing interest in Robin van Persie's situation at Old Trafford. The Manchester United striker has been out of the picture during the club's rise up the table with an ankle ligament injury ruling him out for the past six weeks. He has still managed 10 goals this season but his performances have been under par. United want to liven up their strikeforce in the summer and are looking to bring in two new forwards with Radamel Falcao expected to return to Monaco and Van Persie in danger of becoming a more peripheral figure. Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is a target for Serie A sides Juventus and Inter Milan this summer . Van Persie has been out injured for six weeks after damaging ankle ligaments against Swansea in February . The Dutchman scores United's opening goal in their win against Leicester City at Old Trafford in January . The Holland international turns 32 in August and will have one year left on his contract at the end of this season. United will talk to him in the summer but would listen to what other clubs have to offer. Juventus and Inter are admirers and know he could give them a short-term quality option. Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona are also in the market for back-up strikers of his level, although Barca remain under a transfer embargo until January. Van Persie, pictured celebrating a goal against Liverpool, has struck 10 times for United this season . Radamel Falcao is expected to leave United at the end of his loan spell after failing to make an impact . United have an interest in PSG striker Edinson Cavani, a player David Moyes tried to sign a year ago, and he was unhappy after being substituted at the weekend. PSG, though, also have doubts about the future of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and should he leave they would prefer to keep Cavani. The Uruguayan joined the French champions in a £50million deal from Napoli in the summer of 2013. United could make a move for PSG striker Edinson Cavani (right) when the transfer window reopens . Cavani, pictured celebrating a goal against Chelsea, was also a target for ex-United boss David Moyes .

Manchester United hope to sign two new strikers this summer .
Robin van Persie has been disappointing for much of this season .
Serie A giants Juventus and Inter Milan are both keen on the Dutchman .
United are interested in Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani .
Adrian Durham: Rooney and Carrick are the only Man Utd players with the 'football intelligence' demanded by Louis van Gaal .
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Prompt: Kelli Jo Bauer, is accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of women's clothing and selling these goods out of her nearly $1 million home . A woman has been accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of women's clothing which she then advertised on Facebook to sell from her plush mansion. Kelli Jo Bauer, 45, was arrested at her Kansas City home after undercover officers visited her and were allegedly shown dozens of clothes, many still with tags of them, that she was selling. Bauer, who lives in a $900,000 home in Overland Park had advertised more than 1,000 items of high-end women's clothing on Facebook, including dozens of fake designer handbags. She has been accused of theft, according to documents filed in Johnson County District Court. Bauer, who is on house arrest as a condition of bond, is accused of showing officers clothes — many with tags still on them — hanging on a rack and folded on a bed in an upstairs bedroom, according to the Kansas City Star. It is alleged that Bauer told undercover officers there was more merchandise downstairs, including an 'armful' of purses she showed them. Bauer told the officers that she was selling the items because she was a 'compulsive shopper' and had lost weight, the court documents said. The officers bought several items, including what Bauer said was a fake Louis Vuitton bag for $50. Scroll down for video . Detectives who began following Bauer said they saw her stealing items from several stores. After her arrest, police spent two days searching her home and were seen removing several items in large black bags. Officers are continuing to catalogue the items they seized. Bauer was allegedly selling the designer goods from her sprawling mansion in Overland Park, Kansas City . Bauer was released on a $20,000 bond and ordered to stay out of retail stores. She was placed under house arrest, monitored by GPS tracking. According to state records, Bauer operates an online retail business named My Retro Baby. The site advertises everything from a $325 diaper bag to a $38 hooded baby robe. Bower had apparently told the undercover officers she was selling the clothes because she had lost weight . During her first court appearance earlier this month, Bauer was ordered to follow mental health recommendations, including taking prescribed medication. Court records show Bauer was charged in 2007 with stealing clothing and other merchandise from three stores within 72 hours and in 2013 with stealing clothing from a retailer. In the 2007 case, she pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of misdemeanor criminal deprivation of property and was placed on probation, according to court records. As a condition of probation, she was required to serve seven days in jail and receive mental health treatment, records show. She was again placed on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge in the 2013 case.

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Kelli Jo Bauer, is accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of women's clothing and selling these goods out of her nearly $1 million home . A woman has been accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of women's clothing which she then advertised on Facebook to sell from her plush mansion. Kelli Jo Bauer, 45, was arrested at her Kansas City home after undercover officers visited her and were allegedly shown dozens of clothes, many still with tags of them, that she was selling. Bauer, who lives in a $900,000 home in Overland Park had advertised more than 1,000 items of high-end women's clothing on Facebook, including dozens of fake designer handbags. She has been accused of theft, according to documents filed in Johnson County District Court. Bauer, who is on house arrest as a condition of bond, is accused of showing officers clothes — many with tags still on them — hanging on a rack and folded on a bed in an upstairs bedroom, according to the Kansas City Star. It is alleged that Bauer told undercover officers there was more merchandise downstairs, including an 'armful' of purses she showed them. Bauer told the officers that she was selling the items because she was a 'compulsive shopper' and had lost weight, the court documents said. The officers bought several items, including what Bauer said was a fake Louis Vuitton bag for $50. Scroll down for video . Detectives who began following Bauer said they saw her stealing items from several stores. After her arrest, police spent two days searching her home and were seen removing several items in large black bags. Officers are continuing to catalogue the items they seized. Bauer was allegedly selling the designer goods from her sprawling mansion in Overland Park, Kansas City . Bauer was released on a $20,000 bond and ordered to stay out of retail stores. She was placed under house arrest, monitored by GPS tracking. According to state records, Bauer operates an online retail business named My Retro Baby. The site advertises everything from a $325 diaper bag to a $38 hooded baby robe. Bower had apparently told the undercover officers she was selling the clothes because she had lost weight . During her first court appearance earlier this month, Bauer was ordered to follow mental health recommendations, including taking prescribed medication. Court records show Bauer was charged in 2007 with stealing clothing and other merchandise from three stores within 72 hours and in 2013 with stealing clothing from a retailer. In the 2007 case, she pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of misdemeanor criminal deprivation of property and was placed on probation, according to court records. As a condition of probation, she was required to serve seven days in jail and receive mental health treatment, records show. She was again placed on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge in the 2013 case.

Kelli Jo Bauer, 43, is accused of stealing fake designer clothes and bags .
Undercover police officers saw her advertising clothes to sell on Facebook .
They went to her $900,000 home where she allegedly tried to sell clothes and handbags .
Bauer allegedly told officers she is a shopping addict .
She said she was selling the clothes because she'd lost weight and they no longer fit .


Prompt: More than 20,000 pupils passed ten or more GCSEs with either an A or an A* grade between 2009 and 2013, Department for Education statistics reveal . The number of teenagers getting straight As at GCSE has soared by a third in just five years, new figures show. More than 20,000 children passed ten or more with either an A or an A* grade, Department for Education statistics reveal. But critics say increasing numbers of high-fliers mean not enough has been done to stop qualifications becoming too easy. The latest figures show that one in 30 pupils who sat the exams ended up with at least ten A grades. In 2009, the number of students who managed to get straight As was 15,791. This rose to 16,983 in 2010, 18,468 in 2011 and 18,829 in 2012. In 2013, the latest year for which figures are available, 20,307 received As across the board. The figures suggest Britain’s most able students are increasingly getting top marks in all subjects. GCSE grades are used by universities to decide who to admit to courses, along with personal statements and references. However, as a greater proportion of pupils is classified as excellent, it is harder for top universities such as Oxford and Cambridge to identify truly exceptional youngsters. And while British results appear to be improving for some pupils, the country is slipping behind other nations when measured using international tests. Results published just over a year ago showed British teenagers dropped out of the top 20 rankings in maths, science and reading for the first time. Tests on more than half a million pupils worldwide found those in Vietnam, Shanghai and Poland had a much better command of core subjects. Children in the Chinese city of Shanghai were three years ahead of their British counterparts by 15. Overall, the UK came 26th out of 65 countries and economic regions in the report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Christopher McGovern, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, said: ‘Sadly, grade inflation has devalued GCSEs to such an extent that any pass below a B has become little more than a certificate of incompetence. Critics say increasing numbers of high-fliers mean not enough has been done to stop qualifications becoming too easy. GCSE grades are used by universities to decide who to admit to courses (file picture) ‘International comparisons of educational attainment, very serious concerns expressed by employers and the fact that many universities now have to put on remedial catch-up courses for new undergraduates, all point to a disastrous dumbing down of standards.’ The Coalition tried to halt grade inflation by making qualifications more rigorous, but many reforms are still being implemented. A Conservative Party spokesman said: ‘Importantly, while overall results are up, the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers is closing.’ Meanwhile, it emerged yesterday that teenagers applying to university had their details wrongly passed to advertisers, the data protection watchdog ruled yesterday. The university admissions service UCAS broke the law by signing youngsters up to receive adverts about mobile phones, energy drinks and other products. The practice earned UCAS more than £12million in a year, but, the Information Commissioner’s Office found it broke marketing rules and told it to change its procedures.

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More than 20,000 pupils passed ten or more GCSEs with either an A or an A* grade between 2009 and 2013, Department for Education statistics reveal . The number of teenagers getting straight As at GCSE has soared by a third in just five years, new figures show. More than 20,000 children passed ten or more with either an A or an A* grade, Department for Education statistics reveal. But critics say increasing numbers of high-fliers mean not enough has been done to stop qualifications becoming too easy. The latest figures show that one in 30 pupils who sat the exams ended up with at least ten A grades. In 2009, the number of students who managed to get straight As was 15,791. This rose to 16,983 in 2010, 18,468 in 2011 and 18,829 in 2012. In 2013, the latest year for which figures are available, 20,307 received As across the board. The figures suggest Britain’s most able students are increasingly getting top marks in all subjects. GCSE grades are used by universities to decide who to admit to courses, along with personal statements and references. However, as a greater proportion of pupils is classified as excellent, it is harder for top universities such as Oxford and Cambridge to identify truly exceptional youngsters. And while British results appear to be improving for some pupils, the country is slipping behind other nations when measured using international tests. Results published just over a year ago showed British teenagers dropped out of the top 20 rankings in maths, science and reading for the first time. Tests on more than half a million pupils worldwide found those in Vietnam, Shanghai and Poland had a much better command of core subjects. Children in the Chinese city of Shanghai were three years ahead of their British counterparts by 15. Overall, the UK came 26th out of 65 countries and economic regions in the report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Christopher McGovern, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, said: ‘Sadly, grade inflation has devalued GCSEs to such an extent that any pass below a B has become little more than a certificate of incompetence. Critics say increasing numbers of high-fliers mean not enough has been done to stop qualifications becoming too easy. GCSE grades are used by universities to decide who to admit to courses (file picture) ‘International comparisons of educational attainment, very serious concerns expressed by employers and the fact that many universities now have to put on remedial catch-up courses for new undergraduates, all point to a disastrous dumbing down of standards.’ The Coalition tried to halt grade inflation by making qualifications more rigorous, but many reforms are still being implemented. A Conservative Party spokesman said: ‘Importantly, while overall results are up, the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers is closing.’ Meanwhile, it emerged yesterday that teenagers applying to university had their details wrongly passed to advertisers, the data protection watchdog ruled yesterday. The university admissions service UCAS broke the law by signing youngsters up to receive adverts about mobile phones, energy drinks and other products. The practice earned UCAS more than £12million in a year, but, the Information Commissioner’s Office found it broke marketing rules and told it to change its procedures.

More than 20,000 passed ten or more GCSEs with A or A* in last five years .
One in 30 children who sat the exams ended up with at least ten A grades .
Figures suggest UK's most able pupils are increasingly getting top marks .


Prompt: West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says he would have no problem with sneaking through the ‘back door’ into European football via the Fair Play League. The Hammers started the season strongly and looked a good bet for European qualification around Christmas before their form fell away, with a mid-table finish now all-but certain. But a reprieve could be granted by the Fair Play League, with Allardyce’s side topping the Barclays Premier League table for their good behaviour, just ahead of Burnley. If West Ham finish top of the pile and England’s top flight is within the top three ‘fair-playing’ leagues in Europe – which it was on last count - they will earn a Europa League place. Sam Allardyce's West Ham are top of the Premier League Fair Play table, sitting just above Burnley . The Hammers have won once in their last 10 league matches and drew 1-1 against Stoke in their last match . Where do the English teams stand? 1. West Ham . 2. Burnley . 3. Liverpool . 4. Manchester City . 5. Southampton . Qualification via Fair Play would see the Hammers enter the competition at the first qualifying round, playing their first game on July 2 and competing in up to six games before the Premier League season even starts. But Allardyce, who takes his charges to face champions Manchester City on Sunday, just wants to qualify and doesn’t care how he does it, or when the season restarts. ‘It’s a headache but you’ve got to take the opportunity if it arises,’ he said. ‘It might be seen as the back door, (but) it’s an opportunity to play in Europe. ‘I think every player wants, not come back that bit earlier, but certainly to play in Europe because this club hasn’t been in that position to play in Europe for a long time.’ Allardyce’s Upton Park future hangs in the balance with his contract expiring in the summer and a section of fans demanding he is replaced at the end of the season, but he has already been involved in meetings concerning pre-season plans. Allardyce is out of contract at West Ham in the summer which leaves his managerial future in the balance . ‘The difficulty is the fact that we don’t know when, yet, whether we’re going to finish in that spot,’ he said. ‘And so we’ve already planned for either. One in it and one out of it, and obviously if we’re in it we’re back earlier, a few days earlier. If we’re out of it (the Europa League) we come back on July 1, which is one of the smallest close seasons we’ve had in a long time. ‘And even then international players won’t be back on that date, either earlier or on the first of July because they won’t be finished international duties until the middle of June.’ Aaron Cresswell (left) and Mark Noble (right) could be playing Europa League football next season . Conceding late goals in games to drop points has been a trend for West Ham of late, topped off by Mark Arnautovic’s 95th-minute equaliser for Stoke City at Upton Park on Saturday. Allardyce hopes that run of misfortune will end at the Etihad Stadium. ‘It’s been a terrible thing for our results in terms of points to performances in general,’ he said. ‘We’ve got to make sure that we focus and if we’re in that position again (leading late on), don’t show the type of nerves we showed last week. ‘I think we got exceedingly nervous in the last few minutes and made basic mistakes which kept allowing a bit of pressure and Stoke took advantage of it.’

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says he would have no problem with sneaking through the ‘back door’ into European football via the Fair Play League. The Hammers started the season strongly and looked a good bet for European qualification around Christmas before their form fell away, with a mid-table finish now all-but certain. But a reprieve could be granted by the Fair Play League, with Allardyce’s side topping the Barclays Premier League table for their good behaviour, just ahead of Burnley. If West Ham finish top of the pile and England’s top flight is within the top three ‘fair-playing’ leagues in Europe – which it was on last count - they will earn a Europa League place. Sam Allardyce's West Ham are top of the Premier League Fair Play table, sitting just above Burnley . The Hammers have won once in their last 10 league matches and drew 1-1 against Stoke in their last match . Where do the English teams stand? 1. West Ham . 2. Burnley . 3. Liverpool . 4. Manchester City . 5. Southampton . Qualification via Fair Play would see the Hammers enter the competition at the first qualifying round, playing their first game on July 2 and competing in up to six games before the Premier League season even starts. But Allardyce, who takes his charges to face champions Manchester City on Sunday, just wants to qualify and doesn’t care how he does it, or when the season restarts. ‘It’s a headache but you’ve got to take the opportunity if it arises,’ he said. ‘It might be seen as the back door, (but) it’s an opportunity to play in Europe. ‘I think every player wants, not come back that bit earlier, but certainly to play in Europe because this club hasn’t been in that position to play in Europe for a long time.’ Allardyce’s Upton Park future hangs in the balance with his contract expiring in the summer and a section of fans demanding he is replaced at the end of the season, but he has already been involved in meetings concerning pre-season plans. Allardyce is out of contract at West Ham in the summer which leaves his managerial future in the balance . ‘The difficulty is the fact that we don’t know when, yet, whether we’re going to finish in that spot,’ he said. ‘And so we’ve already planned for either. One in it and one out of it, and obviously if we’re in it we’re back earlier, a few days earlier. If we’re out of it (the Europa League) we come back on July 1, which is one of the smallest close seasons we’ve had in a long time. ‘And even then international players won’t be back on that date, either earlier or on the first of July because they won’t be finished international duties until the middle of June.’ Aaron Cresswell (left) and Mark Noble (right) could be playing Europa League football next season . Conceding late goals in games to drop points has been a trend for West Ham of late, topped off by Mark Arnautovic’s 95th-minute equaliser for Stoke City at Upton Park on Saturday. Allardyce hopes that run of misfortune will end at the Etihad Stadium. ‘It’s been a terrible thing for our results in terms of points to performances in general,’ he said. ‘We’ve got to make sure that we focus and if we’re in that position again (leading late on), don’t show the type of nerves we showed last week. ‘I think we got exceedingly nervous in the last few minutes and made basic mistakes which kept allowing a bit of pressure and Stoke took advantage of it.’

Sam Allardyce's West Ham are top of the Premier League Fair Play table .
The Upton Park outfit could be playing Europa League football next year .
Allardyce has said he's happy to sneak through the ‘back door’ into Europe .
West Ham travel to league champions Manchester City on Sunday .


Prompt: Bobby Flay is said to be offering his soon-to-be ex-wife just $5,000 a month - despite a personal worth of more than $20million. According to TMZ, the prenup between the Food Network star and the Law And Order: SVU actress provides her with the relatively meager sum for five years. The report also claims that the prenup contains a clause that allows the chef buy her out of the $8million marital home for just $1million - with an extra $50,000 to pack and move her stuff. Unhappy: Stephanie March is unhappy with the $5,000 a month she has been offered by Bobby Flay as per their prenup, according to TMZ; He filed for divorce on Friday (pictured in June 2013) Flay filed for divorce on Friday, just one day after it emerged he had separated from his wife of ten years. TMZ claimed the 50-year-old was 'heartbroken' about the split - while his wife is 'mighty unhappy' with the prenup. Also on Friday the New York Daily News claimed the actress questioned her spouse about rumours he was romantically involved with Mad Men star January Jones in 2010. 'I know Stephanie basically asked him after January Jones, "Did you f*** her?"' an insider told the site. March was said to be suspicious after her husband happened to be on the scene when single mother Jones got into a car accident in LA in 2010. The source added that he denied any romance. There was concern about this woman: The New York Daily News on Friday claimed that March asked her spouse if he had any romantic liaisons with January Jones - he allegedly said no; here Jones is pictured in March . Her love interest these days: Jones is now dating Will Forte, who she was seen with in February at the premiere of The Last Man On Earth . Jones is now dating Will Forte, who she was seen with in February at the premiere of The Last Man On Earth. Legal documents obtained by TMZ state that the marriage has 'broken down irretrievably.' It has been reported they separated three weeks ago. And because they have no children together there is no issue about child support but they are fighting over property already, it was alleged on Friday. Flay has already moved out of their New York City apartment. The couple has secured their own attorneys and are discussing the terms of divorce, according to the news site. Once so close: Flay and March, who reportedly separated three weeks ago, pictured in January 2013 . TMZ went on to report that the marriage began to unravel over the past year and a half. Sources told TMZ that the union crumbled when Stephanie's appendix burst and Bobby didn't come to the hospital until the next day. Stephanie claimed Bobby said 'he was busy with work' and instead sent his assistants to help her. Moved out: The Iron Chef Of America star - pictured in 2013 - is said to have moved out of the couple's New York City apartment . Boiling point: The marriage suffered when Stephanie's appendix burst and Bobby didn't come to the hospital until the next day because he was busy, TMZ reported; Flay was pictured with President Obama in 2009 . In February, the pair didn't celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary together. According to TMZ, Bobby attended a wine festival in Florida with his assistants instead. This will be Stephanie's first divorce and a third for Flay, whose two previous marriages both ended in divorce. In January, Flay was rumoured to be romantically involved with fellow chef Giada De Laurentiis after the 44-year-old Giada At Home star announced her split from her husband of 11 years, Todd Thompson. The Iron Chef Of America star and Giada were spotted having 'a festive dinner out together' at Cecconi's, in the private Soho Beach House, in Miami Beach on December 27, 2014, as People reported. In a statement to Gossip Cop, Giada said that any suggestion of a romance was false. Bobby has a daughter Sophie with second wife Kate Connelly, who he wed in 1995 and divorced in 1999. His first wife is Debra Ponzek, who he wed in 1991 and split from in 1993. 'Festive dinner out': Bobby and fellow chef Giada De Laurentiis (pictured 2012) enjoyed 'a festive dinner out' together in Miami Beach on December 27, sparking rumours of a romance, which Giada later denied .

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Bobby Flay is said to be offering his soon-to-be ex-wife just $5,000 a month - despite a personal worth of more than $20million. According to TMZ, the prenup between the Food Network star and the Law And Order: SVU actress provides her with the relatively meager sum for five years. The report also claims that the prenup contains a clause that allows the chef buy her out of the $8million marital home for just $1million - with an extra $50,000 to pack and move her stuff. Unhappy: Stephanie March is unhappy with the $5,000 a month she has been offered by Bobby Flay as per their prenup, according to TMZ; He filed for divorce on Friday (pictured in June 2013) Flay filed for divorce on Friday, just one day after it emerged he had separated from his wife of ten years. TMZ claimed the 50-year-old was 'heartbroken' about the split - while his wife is 'mighty unhappy' with the prenup. Also on Friday the New York Daily News claimed the actress questioned her spouse about rumours he was romantically involved with Mad Men star January Jones in 2010. 'I know Stephanie basically asked him after January Jones, "Did you f*** her?"' an insider told the site. March was said to be suspicious after her husband happened to be on the scene when single mother Jones got into a car accident in LA in 2010. The source added that he denied any romance. There was concern about this woman: The New York Daily News on Friday claimed that March asked her spouse if he had any romantic liaisons with January Jones - he allegedly said no; here Jones is pictured in March . Her love interest these days: Jones is now dating Will Forte, who she was seen with in February at the premiere of The Last Man On Earth . Jones is now dating Will Forte, who she was seen with in February at the premiere of The Last Man On Earth. Legal documents obtained by TMZ state that the marriage has 'broken down irretrievably.' It has been reported they separated three weeks ago. And because they have no children together there is no issue about child support but they are fighting over property already, it was alleged on Friday. Flay has already moved out of their New York City apartment. The couple has secured their own attorneys and are discussing the terms of divorce, according to the news site. Once so close: Flay and March, who reportedly separated three weeks ago, pictured in January 2013 . TMZ went on to report that the marriage began to unravel over the past year and a half. Sources told TMZ that the union crumbled when Stephanie's appendix burst and Bobby didn't come to the hospital until the next day. Stephanie claimed Bobby said 'he was busy with work' and instead sent his assistants to help her. Moved out: The Iron Chef Of America star - pictured in 2013 - is said to have moved out of the couple's New York City apartment . Boiling point: The marriage suffered when Stephanie's appendix burst and Bobby didn't come to the hospital until the next day because he was busy, TMZ reported; Flay was pictured with President Obama in 2009 . In February, the pair didn't celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary together. According to TMZ, Bobby attended a wine festival in Florida with his assistants instead. This will be Stephanie's first divorce and a third for Flay, whose two previous marriages both ended in divorce. In January, Flay was rumoured to be romantically involved with fellow chef Giada De Laurentiis after the 44-year-old Giada At Home star announced her split from her husband of 11 years, Todd Thompson. The Iron Chef Of America star and Giada were spotted having 'a festive dinner out together' at Cecconi's, in the private Soho Beach House, in Miami Beach on December 27, 2014, as People reported. In a statement to Gossip Cop, Giada said that any suggestion of a romance was false. Bobby has a daughter Sophie with second wife Kate Connelly, who he wed in 1995 and divorced in 1999. His first wife is Debra Ponzek, who he wed in 1991 and split from in 1993. 'Festive dinner out': Bobby and fellow chef Giada De Laurentiis (pictured 2012) enjoyed 'a festive dinner out' together in Miami Beach on December 27, sparking rumours of a romance, which Giada later denied .

Bobby and Stephanie separated three weeks ago after 10 years of marriage .
On Friday the 50-year-old Food Network star filed for divorce .
His actress spouse is said to be not happy with the prenup in place .
They have no children and are 'fighting over property'
It was also claimed she questioned him about romancing January Jones .


Prompt: A. Alfred Taubman, the self-made Michigan billionaire whose philanthropy and business success — including weaving the enclosed shopping mall into American culture — was clouded by a criminal conviction late in his career, has died aged 91. Taubman,  who donated hundreds of millions of dollars to universities, hospitals and museums, died Friday night at his home of a heart attack, according to son Robert S. Taubman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers, Inc. 'This company and all that you stand for were among the greatest joys of his life,' Robert S. Taubman wrote in a message to the company's employees. Dead at 91: Real estate mogul and Michigan billionaire A. Alfred Taubman  died on Friday night   at his home after a heart attack . 'He was so proud of what this wonderful company he founded 65 years ago has accomplished.' Taubman's business success spanned from real estate and art houses to the hot dog-serving A&W restaurant chain, for which he traveled to Hungary to figure out why the country's sausage was so good. He also became a major backer of stem-cell research. But it was his rearrangement of how people shop — parking lot in front, several stores in one stop close to home — that left a mark on American culture. Taubman Centers, a subsidiary of his Taubman Co., founded in 1950, currently owns and manages 19 regional shopping centers nationwide. 'Everything that excited me that I got interested in, I did,' Taubman told The Associated Press in a 2007 interview. Born January 31, 1942, in Pontiac, Michigan, to German-Jewish immigrants, Taubman worked as a boy at a department store after school near his family's home, which was among the custom houses and commercial buildings developed in the area by his father. He was a freshman at the University of Michigan when he left to serve in World War II, around the time he stopped using his first name, Adolph. When he returned to Ann Arbor to study art and architecture, he created small on-campus businesses to cover expenses, then transferred to Lawrence Technological University near Detroit to take night classes while working at an architectural firm as a junior draftsman. Family business: Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield officially opened in 2013 in Chesterfield, Missouri a western suburb of St. Louis . Recognizing the booming post-war growth of the middle class, particularly in the Motor City, he launched his first real estate development company in 1950. His first project was a freestanding bridal shop in Detroit — but he had his eyes on something bigger. He'd noticed shoppers responding to the convenience of 'one-stop comparison shopping opportunity,' he wrote in his autobiography. So when a friend suggested a shopping plaza in Flint, Taubman's company did something radical for the time: stores were pushed to the back of the lot and parking spaces were put up front. It was a success, his young company took on larger-scale developments in Michigan, California and elsewhere in the 1950s and early '60s. A. Alfred Taubman is assisted as he leaves federal court in New York, on Monday, April 22, 2002 where Taubman was sentenced to a year in jail for fixing commissions at Sotheby's . Taubman served as chairman of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., parent company of Sotheby's art auction house, from 1983 to 2000, and was a partner in international real estate firm The Athena Group before he was tangled in a price-fixing scheme. He was convicted in 2001 of conspiring with Anthony Tennant, former chairman of Christie's International, to fix the commissions the auction giants charged. Prosecutors alleged sellers were bilked of as much as $400 million in commissions. Taubman was fined $7.5 million and spent about a year in a low-security prison in Rochester, Minnesota, but long insisted he was innocent and expressed regret for not testifying in his own defense. 'I had lost a chunk of my life, my good name and around 27 pounds,' he recalled in his book, saying he was forced to take the fall for others. Mall man: A. Alfred, Robert and William Taubman, along with Randy Benderson and other dignitaries, cut the ribbon today to open The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota, Florida in 2014 . The case cast a shadow over Taubman's accomplishments, but it diminished over the years — and his philanthropy continued unabated. He had pledged $100 million to the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute and its stem-cell research by 2011. He also financed public-policy programs at Harvard, Brown University and the University of Michigan, which received several large donations. He donated millions and spoke passionately in support of the 2008 ballot initiative in Michigan that eased restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research and enabled his namesake institute to conduct major research for diseases — including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, which claimed the life of his good friend, New York Sen. Jacob Javits, in 1986. After turning over control of Taubman Centers to his two sons, Taubman made sustaining the Detroit Institute of Art a priority. His knowledge of how shoppers negotiated malls was tapped to help reconfigure the flow of the museum, and he helped guide the DIA as president of the Detroit Arts Commission through chronic financial problems.

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A. Alfred Taubman, the self-made Michigan billionaire whose philanthropy and business success — including weaving the enclosed shopping mall into American culture — was clouded by a criminal conviction late in his career, has died aged 91. Taubman,  who donated hundreds of millions of dollars to universities, hospitals and museums, died Friday night at his home of a heart attack, according to son Robert S. Taubman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers, Inc. 'This company and all that you stand for were among the greatest joys of his life,' Robert S. Taubman wrote in a message to the company's employees. Dead at 91: Real estate mogul and Michigan billionaire A. Alfred Taubman  died on Friday night   at his home after a heart attack . 'He was so proud of what this wonderful company he founded 65 years ago has accomplished.' Taubman's business success spanned from real estate and art houses to the hot dog-serving A&W restaurant chain, for which he traveled to Hungary to figure out why the country's sausage was so good. He also became a major backer of stem-cell research. But it was his rearrangement of how people shop — parking lot in front, several stores in one stop close to home — that left a mark on American culture. Taubman Centers, a subsidiary of his Taubman Co., founded in 1950, currently owns and manages 19 regional shopping centers nationwide. 'Everything that excited me that I got interested in, I did,' Taubman told The Associated Press in a 2007 interview. Born January 31, 1942, in Pontiac, Michigan, to German-Jewish immigrants, Taubman worked as a boy at a department store after school near his family's home, which was among the custom houses and commercial buildings developed in the area by his father. He was a freshman at the University of Michigan when he left to serve in World War II, around the time he stopped using his first name, Adolph. When he returned to Ann Arbor to study art and architecture, he created small on-campus businesses to cover expenses, then transferred to Lawrence Technological University near Detroit to take night classes while working at an architectural firm as a junior draftsman. Family business: Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield officially opened in 2013 in Chesterfield, Missouri a western suburb of St. Louis . Recognizing the booming post-war growth of the middle class, particularly in the Motor City, he launched his first real estate development company in 1950. His first project was a freestanding bridal shop in Detroit — but he had his eyes on something bigger. He'd noticed shoppers responding to the convenience of 'one-stop comparison shopping opportunity,' he wrote in his autobiography. So when a friend suggested a shopping plaza in Flint, Taubman's company did something radical for the time: stores were pushed to the back of the lot and parking spaces were put up front. It was a success, his young company took on larger-scale developments in Michigan, California and elsewhere in the 1950s and early '60s. A. Alfred Taubman is assisted as he leaves federal court in New York, on Monday, April 22, 2002 where Taubman was sentenced to a year in jail for fixing commissions at Sotheby's . Taubman served as chairman of Sotheby's Holdings, Inc., parent company of Sotheby's art auction house, from 1983 to 2000, and was a partner in international real estate firm The Athena Group before he was tangled in a price-fixing scheme. He was convicted in 2001 of conspiring with Anthony Tennant, former chairman of Christie's International, to fix the commissions the auction giants charged. Prosecutors alleged sellers were bilked of as much as $400 million in commissions. Taubman was fined $7.5 million and spent about a year in a low-security prison in Rochester, Minnesota, but long insisted he was innocent and expressed regret for not testifying in his own defense. 'I had lost a chunk of my life, my good name and around 27 pounds,' he recalled in his book, saying he was forced to take the fall for others. Mall man: A. Alfred, Robert and William Taubman, along with Randy Benderson and other dignitaries, cut the ribbon today to open The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota, Florida in 2014 . The case cast a shadow over Taubman's accomplishments, but it diminished over the years — and his philanthropy continued unabated. He had pledged $100 million to the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute and its stem-cell research by 2011. He also financed public-policy programs at Harvard, Brown University and the University of Michigan, which received several large donations. He donated millions and spoke passionately in support of the 2008 ballot initiative in Michigan that eased restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research and enabled his namesake institute to conduct major research for diseases — including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, which claimed the life of his good friend, New York Sen. Jacob Javits, in 1986. After turning over control of Taubman Centers to his two sons, Taubman made sustaining the Detroit Institute of Art a priority. His knowledge of how shoppers negotiated malls was tapped to help reconfigure the flow of the museum, and he helped guide the DIA as president of the Detroit Arts Commission through chronic financial problems.

A. Alfred Taubman, the self-made Michigan billionaire died on Friday night at his home of a heart attack .
Taubman's business success spanned from real estate and art houses to the hot dog-serving A&W restaurant chain .
Waubman was convicted in 2001 of conspiring with the former chairman of Christie's to fix the commissions the auction giants charged at Sotheby's .
Taubman was fined $7.5 million and spent about a year in a low-security prison in Rochester, Minnesota, but long insisted he was innocent .


Prompt: A two-year-old girl who died from a brain tumour has been frozen - in the hope she will one day be revived by advances in science. Matheryn Naovaratpong, from Thailand, is thought to be the youngest person ever cryogenically preserved. The toddler was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer last April after she failed to wake up one morning, Motherboard's Brian Merchant reports . After being admitted to a Bangkok hospital, tests revealed she had a 11cm tumour in the left side of her brain. Scroll down for video . Matheryn Naovaratpong, from Thailand, is thought to be the youngest person ever cryogenically preserved . Doctors diagnosed her with ependymoblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer that afflicts the very young. The outlook was bleak from the start - the disease has a five-year survival rate of 30 per cent. To make matters worse, Matheryn - known to her family as Einz - had fallen into a coma. After a months of intensive treatment, including 12 rounds of brain surgery, 20 chemotherapy treatments, and 20 radiation therapy sessions, it became clear there was little more doctors could do. She died on January 8th this year after her parents switched off her life support machine. By the time she passed away, she had lost 80 per cent of the left side of her brain - essentially paralysing the right side of her body. But determined for some good to come from her death, her family have had her body cryogenically preserved - by one of the biggest  providers of this service in the world. Matheryn is currently at the Arizona-based Alcor, her brain and body frozen separately at 196C. Her family's main - although many would argue, far fetched - hope is that one day, science will have progressed enough to restore life to her. Alternatively, her parents want the cells from her brain and other parts of her body to be saved, so the disease that killed her can be studied in the future. Aside from the huge number of 'what ifs', there is the cost. 'Membership' to Alcor costs $770 a year - plus a rather more hefty $80,000 for a 'neuro' (the procedure Matheryn had) or £200,000 to have a full body frozen. Alcor is also where the bodies of famous baseball player Ted Williams, as well as his son John Henry Williams, are stored. 'It [the freezing] provides the opportunity for Matheryn to breathe again when the technology is provided and appropriate for her disease,'  said her father, who found out about the cryopreservation firm on the internet. The procedure involves moving the patient onto an ice bed, coating them in freezing materials and artificially restarting the heart with a “heart-lung-resuscitator". Over a dozen different medications are administered before blood is drained from the body and replaced with medical-grade antifreeze,. The chest cavity is then opened to attach the major blood vessels to a machine that flushes out all remaining blood, then slowly lowering the body’s temperature, at a rate of 1˚ Celsius every hour. After two weeks, the body reaches deep cryofreeze at -196˚ C. But as a family of doctors, they are hopeful, rather than unrealistically optimistic. And as Matheryn's doctor pointed out: 'Her life was made possible by modern science in the first place - she was carried by a surrogate because her mother had lost her uterus birthing a son.' The family also feels there are 'still considerable frontiers left to be examined when it comes to medicine and human physiology. 'They didn't want their daughter's life to end in vain,' Aaron Drake, Alcor's medical response director told Motherboard. 'They're hoping that by preserving the tissue cells of this particular cancer, they can come up with a better treatment plan, and maybe even eventually cure it. If you look at the global picture of what they're trying to accomplish, it's very altruistic.' But the process of cryogenically freezing the toddler wasn't just an emotional rollercoaster, but a logistical one, too. In an ideal world, she would have been flown to Arizona. But Matheryn's health was so poor and when she ended up on a ventilator, air travel became impossible. Instead, a doctor from Alcor flew to Thailand and, as soon as she was pronounced dead - at 6.18pm on that January evening - preservation of her body began. Matheryn is currently at the Arizona-based Alcor, her brain and body frozen separately.Her family's main - although many would argue, far fetched - hope is that one day, science will have progressed enough to restore life to her . Usually, the brain would be removed from the body and then frozen. But customs and repatriation issues to the US meant it was easier, according to Mr Drake, to undertake cryoprotective perfusion of Matheryn’s brain in Thailand. 'The team decided to do so without separating her brain from the rest of the body,' he said. The procedure 'involves moving the patient onto an ice bed, coating her in freezing materials and artificially restarting the heart with a “heart-lung-resuscitator". Over a dozen different medications are administered before blood is drained from the body and replaced with medical-grade antifreeze,. Alcor's mission, according to the company website, is as follows... 'The preservation of individual lives, to be sought through the following prioritized list of fundamentals: . Maintain the current patients in biostasis. Place current and future members into biostasis (when and if needed). Eventually restore to health and reintegrate into society all patients in Alcor's care. Fund research into developing more cost effective and reliable means for 1-3 above. Provide public education as a means of fostering growth to support the goals of 1, 2, 3, 4 above.' So far, the company has performed over 130 cryopreservations. The chest cavity is then opened to attach the major blood vessels to a machine that flushes out all remaining blood, then slowly lowering the body’s temperature, at a rate of 1˚ Celsius every hour. After two weeks, the body reaches deep cryofreeze at -196˚ C. Matheryn underwent a procedure called a 'neuro'. This is where the the brain is removed and stored, rather than the whole body. It is now sitting in a stainless steel, vacuum-insulated container in Arizona filled with liquid nitrogen at -196˚C. But the question still remains as to how - if science did eventually progress enough - any frozen body would actually be revived. 'We know we can regenerate a small organ, and grow a new heart,' said Mr Drake. 'We know we can 3-dimensionally print cells and hearts. So at some point we would need to regenerate her entire body, or at least her organs, and put it all together. 'Then we’d need to transplant that brain into a new body.' However a growing number of people are showing interest in the pioneering technology. 'Our market is growing,' Mr Drake told Motherboard's Brian Merchant. 'The younger generation is more accustomed to seeing changes in technology. Any thing you can come up with, six months later, there’s an app for it. 'The younger generation sees this and thinks ‘sure why not’? - they can figure everything else out, so why not this? They feel this is kind of an inevitable thing.' And for Matheryn's family, it provides peace of mind and gives them some solace from the tragedy of her death. 'At least, we devoted her life and body for the progress and development of science,' said her mother, Nareerat. 'This is also another treat for our family, we know that she's alive although we have been separated.'

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A two-year-old girl who died from a brain tumour has been frozen - in the hope she will one day be revived by advances in science. Matheryn Naovaratpong, from Thailand, is thought to be the youngest person ever cryogenically preserved. The toddler was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer last April after she failed to wake up one morning, Motherboard's Brian Merchant reports . After being admitted to a Bangkok hospital, tests revealed she had a 11cm tumour in the left side of her brain. Scroll down for video . Matheryn Naovaratpong, from Thailand, is thought to be the youngest person ever cryogenically preserved . Doctors diagnosed her with ependymoblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer that afflicts the very young. The outlook was bleak from the start - the disease has a five-year survival rate of 30 per cent. To make matters worse, Matheryn - known to her family as Einz - had fallen into a coma. After a months of intensive treatment, including 12 rounds of brain surgery, 20 chemotherapy treatments, and 20 radiation therapy sessions, it became clear there was little more doctors could do. She died on January 8th this year after her parents switched off her life support machine. By the time she passed away, she had lost 80 per cent of the left side of her brain - essentially paralysing the right side of her body. But determined for some good to come from her death, her family have had her body cryogenically preserved - by one of the biggest  providers of this service in the world. Matheryn is currently at the Arizona-based Alcor, her brain and body frozen separately at 196C. Her family's main - although many would argue, far fetched - hope is that one day, science will have progressed enough to restore life to her. Alternatively, her parents want the cells from her brain and other parts of her body to be saved, so the disease that killed her can be studied in the future. Aside from the huge number of 'what ifs', there is the cost. 'Membership' to Alcor costs $770 a year - plus a rather more hefty $80,000 for a 'neuro' (the procedure Matheryn had) or £200,000 to have a full body frozen. Alcor is also where the bodies of famous baseball player Ted Williams, as well as his son John Henry Williams, are stored. 'It [the freezing] provides the opportunity for Matheryn to breathe again when the technology is provided and appropriate for her disease,'  said her father, who found out about the cryopreservation firm on the internet. The procedure involves moving the patient onto an ice bed, coating them in freezing materials and artificially restarting the heart with a “heart-lung-resuscitator". Over a dozen different medications are administered before blood is drained from the body and replaced with medical-grade antifreeze,. The chest cavity is then opened to attach the major blood vessels to a machine that flushes out all remaining blood, then slowly lowering the body’s temperature, at a rate of 1˚ Celsius every hour. After two weeks, the body reaches deep cryofreeze at -196˚ C. But as a family of doctors, they are hopeful, rather than unrealistically optimistic. And as Matheryn's doctor pointed out: 'Her life was made possible by modern science in the first place - she was carried by a surrogate because her mother had lost her uterus birthing a son.' The family also feels there are 'still considerable frontiers left to be examined when it comes to medicine and human physiology. 'They didn't want their daughter's life to end in vain,' Aaron Drake, Alcor's medical response director told Motherboard. 'They're hoping that by preserving the tissue cells of this particular cancer, they can come up with a better treatment plan, and maybe even eventually cure it. If you look at the global picture of what they're trying to accomplish, it's very altruistic.' But the process of cryogenically freezing the toddler wasn't just an emotional rollercoaster, but a logistical one, too. In an ideal world, she would have been flown to Arizona. But Matheryn's health was so poor and when she ended up on a ventilator, air travel became impossible. Instead, a doctor from Alcor flew to Thailand and, as soon as she was pronounced dead - at 6.18pm on that January evening - preservation of her body began. Matheryn is currently at the Arizona-based Alcor, her brain and body frozen separately.Her family's main - although many would argue, far fetched - hope is that one day, science will have progressed enough to restore life to her . Usually, the brain would be removed from the body and then frozen. But customs and repatriation issues to the US meant it was easier, according to Mr Drake, to undertake cryoprotective perfusion of Matheryn’s brain in Thailand. 'The team decided to do so without separating her brain from the rest of the body,' he said. The procedure 'involves moving the patient onto an ice bed, coating her in freezing materials and artificially restarting the heart with a “heart-lung-resuscitator". Over a dozen different medications are administered before blood is drained from the body and replaced with medical-grade antifreeze,. Alcor's mission, according to the company website, is as follows... 'The preservation of individual lives, to be sought through the following prioritized list of fundamentals: . Maintain the current patients in biostasis. Place current and future members into biostasis (when and if needed). Eventually restore to health and reintegrate into society all patients in Alcor's care. Fund research into developing more cost effective and reliable means for 1-3 above. Provide public education as a means of fostering growth to support the goals of 1, 2, 3, 4 above.' So far, the company has performed over 130 cryopreservations. The chest cavity is then opened to attach the major blood vessels to a machine that flushes out all remaining blood, then slowly lowering the body’s temperature, at a rate of 1˚ Celsius every hour. After two weeks, the body reaches deep cryofreeze at -196˚ C. Matheryn underwent a procedure called a 'neuro'. This is where the the brain is removed and stored, rather than the whole body. It is now sitting in a stainless steel, vacuum-insulated container in Arizona filled with liquid nitrogen at -196˚C. But the question still remains as to how - if science did eventually progress enough - any frozen body would actually be revived. 'We know we can regenerate a small organ, and grow a new heart,' said Mr Drake. 'We know we can 3-dimensionally print cells and hearts. So at some point we would need to regenerate her entire body, or at least her organs, and put it all together. 'Then we’d need to transplant that brain into a new body.' However a growing number of people are showing interest in the pioneering technology. 'Our market is growing,' Mr Drake told Motherboard's Brian Merchant. 'The younger generation is more accustomed to seeing changes in technology. Any thing you can come up with, six months later, there’s an app for it. 'The younger generation sees this and thinks ‘sure why not’? - they can figure everything else out, so why not this? They feel this is kind of an inevitable thing.' And for Matheryn's family, it provides peace of mind and gives them some solace from the tragedy of her death. 'At least, we devoted her life and body for the progress and development of science,' said her mother, Nareerat. 'This is also another treat for our family, we know that she's alive although we have been separated.'

Two-year-old Matheryn Naovaratpong, from Thailand, died in January .
Had battled a very rare brain cancer that affects very young children .
Her brain and body have been frozen by Arizona-based firm Alcor .
Family hopes body can be used for research - or she can one day live again .


Prompt: Wimbledon semi-finalist Milos Raonic and 19-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios will make their debuts at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club this summer. Canada's Raonic, ranked No 6 in the world, lost to Roger Federer in last year's Wimbledon semi-final while Kyrgios burst onto the scene with a shock fourth-round victory over two-time champion Rafael Nadal. The duo will join Nadal, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic and defending champion Grigor Dimitrov at Queen's, which begins on June 15. Croatia's Milos Raonic in action during his run to the Wimbledon semi-finals last summer . Nick Kyrgios was responsible for the biggest upset at SW19 last year when he beat Rafael Nadal .

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Wimbledon semi-finalist Milos Raonic and 19-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios will make their debuts at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club this summer. Canada's Raonic, ranked No 6 in the world, lost to Roger Federer in last year's Wimbledon semi-final while Kyrgios burst onto the scene with a shock fourth-round victory over two-time champion Rafael Nadal. The duo will join Nadal, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic and defending champion Grigor Dimitrov at Queen's, which begins on June 15. Croatia's Milos Raonic in action during his run to the Wimbledon semi-finals last summer . Nick Kyrgios was responsible for the biggest upset at SW19 last year when he beat Rafael Nadal .

Milos Raonic, last year's Wimbledon semi-finalist, will play at Queen's Club .
Australian Nick Kyrgios will also make his debut in west London .
Kyrgios knocked Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon in a huge shock last year .


Prompt: (CNN)The United States is urging China to release five young feminists who face years in prison over their campaign for gender equality. Authorities detained the women in three cities -- Beijing, Guangzhou and Hangzhou -- a few days ahead of events planned for International Women's Day on March 8. "Each and every one of us has the right to speak out against sexual harassment and the many other injustices that millions of women and girls suffer around the world," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Friday. "We strongly support the efforts of these activists to make progress on these challenging issues, and we believe that Chinese authorities should also support them, not silence them." The detention of Wei Tingting, along with Wu Rongrong, Li Tingting, Wang Man and Zheng Churan has drawn harsh criticism from the international community. Protesters in several cities have called for their release and taken to social media with the phrase "free the five" as a hashtag. Wang Qiushi, the lawyer for Wei, said police recommended Monday that prosecutors press charges of "assembling a crowd to disturb public order." Prosecutors have seven days -- until Monday --  to decide whether to pursue the charges, according to the lawyer. "We can do nothing but wait," Wang said. The five were initially held on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble." Wang said he didn't know why the charge against the women changed. "Neither should constitute a crime," he said. Campaign group Amnesty International said the new charge was less serious but still carried a maximum prison term of five years. "The women were doing nothing wrong, nothing illegal. They were simply calling for an end to sexual harassment," said William Nee, China researcher at Amnesty International. Wang said that Wei was subjected to lengthy cross examinations during her detention. Two of the women are said to be in poor health. He added that the charges relate both to the activities the women planned for International Women's Day and earlier campaigns against domestic violence. The five are members of China's Women's Rights Action Group. They had planned to hand out stickers with slogans saying "stop sexual harassment, let us stay safe" and "go police, go arrest those who committed sexual harassment!" on International Women's Day. This week, Kerry's predecessor, Hillary Clinton, tweeted that the activists' detention was "inexcusable." Chinese authorities rebuked her comment, saying public figures should respect the nation's sovereignty and independence. CNN's Katie Hunt and Shen Lu contributed to this report .

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(CNN)The United States is urging China to release five young feminists who face years in prison over their campaign for gender equality. Authorities detained the women in three cities -- Beijing, Guangzhou and Hangzhou -- a few days ahead of events planned for International Women's Day on March 8. "Each and every one of us has the right to speak out against sexual harassment and the many other injustices that millions of women and girls suffer around the world," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Friday. "We strongly support the efforts of these activists to make progress on these challenging issues, and we believe that Chinese authorities should also support them, not silence them." The detention of Wei Tingting, along with Wu Rongrong, Li Tingting, Wang Man and Zheng Churan has drawn harsh criticism from the international community. Protesters in several cities have called for their release and taken to social media with the phrase "free the five" as a hashtag. Wang Qiushi, the lawyer for Wei, said police recommended Monday that prosecutors press charges of "assembling a crowd to disturb public order." Prosecutors have seven days -- until Monday --  to decide whether to pursue the charges, according to the lawyer. "We can do nothing but wait," Wang said. The five were initially held on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble." Wang said he didn't know why the charge against the women changed. "Neither should constitute a crime," he said. Campaign group Amnesty International said the new charge was less serious but still carried a maximum prison term of five years. "The women were doing nothing wrong, nothing illegal. They were simply calling for an end to sexual harassment," said William Nee, China researcher at Amnesty International. Wang said that Wei was subjected to lengthy cross examinations during her detention. Two of the women are said to be in poor health. He added that the charges relate both to the activities the women planned for International Women's Day and earlier campaigns against domestic violence. The five are members of China's Women's Rights Action Group. They had planned to hand out stickers with slogans saying "stop sexual harassment, let us stay safe" and "go police, go arrest those who committed sexual harassment!" on International Women's Day. This week, Kerry's predecessor, Hillary Clinton, tweeted that the activists' detention was "inexcusable." Chinese authorities rebuked her comment, saying public figures should respect the nation's sovereignty and independence. CNN's Katie Hunt and Shen Lu contributed to this report .

The international community is calling for the release of the five women .
Chinese authorities detained them last month over their campaign for gender equality .


Prompt: This little bear cub has picked a comfy place to take an afternoon nap so shouldn't be grizzly when he wakes up. The heartwarming scenes, captured by professional photographer Denis Budkov, 35, during a trip to Kuril Lake in Kamchatka, in Russia, show the animal family have bear-ly a concern in the world as they play and snooze in the sunshine. He sat and watched as the mother, who was also already lying on the banks of the lake,- became a makeshift sofa for one of her playful cubs. Time to get up: One cub wakes up while the other bear-ly stirs as they are snapped after they take a nap on banks of a lake in Russia . Protector: The massive mother bear takes a look over her shoulder as one of her cubs puts a tiny paw on her side, hopeful of a cuddle . The photographer spent hours watching the young family from a safe distance - with the normally ferocious animals appearing comfortable with his presence. 'I noticed this family - a mum with two cubs. Then after a while, I noticed something unusual, which I had never seen before - the cub climbed onto his mother like a chair,' he said. 'He looked very comfortable, and stayed there for nearly half an hour. The mother looked less impressed, but seemed so tired from looking after her energetic babies that she just stayed put.' Play time: The family of bears splash around in lake Kamchatka. One cub reaches out to the mum who lovingly looks back at her brood . Snuggle time: One bear cub takes a comfortable nap on the back of his mother as she lies by on the bank of a lake in Russia . Heartwarming: One of the cubs clambers on to the mother's back, with water from their dip in the lake clearly visible as they enjoy the sunshine . The bear family are part of a huge population found in the Kronotsky Reserve - known as the Kingdom of bears - thanks to its huge population of the animals. The bears are guarded by the state to prevent illegal poaching and hunting - meaning the bears are more friendly towards humans without the threat of violence. 'Though we should understand that bears are very dangerous animals, with them being probably one of the most unpredictable and emotionless creatures, the bears here are pretty friendly. 'They are used to people and understand that people will not do them harm. As long as you respect them and nature, they put on incredible shows of nature at its best and most raw.' Hard life: All three bears settle down for a nap after spending time playing in the calm waters of Kuril Lake in Kamchatka . You snooze, you lose: The mother seems to spy the fish swimming by as they lay on the bank while the cub seems completely oblivious . Extra padding: The baby bear makes the most of its mother's thick fur as they dry off in the spring sunshine . Dried off: One cub clatters another with its paw as they play fight in front of the mother bear on a sunny day in Russia .

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This little bear cub has picked a comfy place to take an afternoon nap so shouldn't be grizzly when he wakes up. The heartwarming scenes, captured by professional photographer Denis Budkov, 35, during a trip to Kuril Lake in Kamchatka, in Russia, show the animal family have bear-ly a concern in the world as they play and snooze in the sunshine. He sat and watched as the mother, who was also already lying on the banks of the lake,- became a makeshift sofa for one of her playful cubs. Time to get up: One cub wakes up while the other bear-ly stirs as they are snapped after they take a nap on banks of a lake in Russia . Protector: The massive mother bear takes a look over her shoulder as one of her cubs puts a tiny paw on her side, hopeful of a cuddle . The photographer spent hours watching the young family from a safe distance - with the normally ferocious animals appearing comfortable with his presence. 'I noticed this family - a mum with two cubs. Then after a while, I noticed something unusual, which I had never seen before - the cub climbed onto his mother like a chair,' he said. 'He looked very comfortable, and stayed there for nearly half an hour. The mother looked less impressed, but seemed so tired from looking after her energetic babies that she just stayed put.' Play time: The family of bears splash around in lake Kamchatka. One cub reaches out to the mum who lovingly looks back at her brood . Snuggle time: One bear cub takes a comfortable nap on the back of his mother as she lies by on the bank of a lake in Russia . Heartwarming: One of the cubs clambers on to the mother's back, with water from their dip in the lake clearly visible as they enjoy the sunshine . The bear family are part of a huge population found in the Kronotsky Reserve - known as the Kingdom of bears - thanks to its huge population of the animals. The bears are guarded by the state to prevent illegal poaching and hunting - meaning the bears are more friendly towards humans without the threat of violence. 'Though we should understand that bears are very dangerous animals, with them being probably one of the most unpredictable and emotionless creatures, the bears here are pretty friendly. 'They are used to people and understand that people will not do them harm. As long as you respect them and nature, they put on incredible shows of nature at its best and most raw.' Hard life: All three bears settle down for a nap after spending time playing in the calm waters of Kuril Lake in Kamchatka . You snooze, you lose: The mother seems to spy the fish swimming by as they lay on the bank while the cub seems completely oblivious . Extra padding: The baby bear makes the most of its mother's thick fur as they dry off in the spring sunshine . Dried off: One cub clatters another with its paw as they play fight in front of the mother bear on a sunny day in Russia .

Photographer captures the baby bear making the most of its mother's thick fur by bedding down on it for a nap .
The young family can be seeing playing in the water at Kuril Lake in Kamchatka, Russia .
Like with most babies, their exuberance leaves them exhausted so they all go for a quick afternoon snooze .


Prompt: Jonas Gutierrez was dropped after a fallout with Newcastle head coach John Carver – and is now set to be released at the end of the season. The Argentinian – who has twice beaten testicular cancer - was not even named among the substitutes for Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at home to Spurs. Afterwards, Carver said Gutierrez was left out for ‘selection reasons’ before stating that he did not want to talk about the player. Jonas Gutierrez was dropped from squad for Sunday's defeat by Tottenham following row with John Carver . The 31-year-old had earlier posted a message on Twitter saying that he was not injured. Indeed, sources close to Gutierrez say that he was axed following a heated exchange with Carver. Gutierrez was upset when he was dropped from the starting XI for last week’s 3-0 loss at Liverpool. He had been United’s best player during the Tyne-Wear derby defeat at Sunderland in the previous game and was surprised by his omission, which was explained as a tactical switch to pair Jack Colback and Mehdi Abeid in midfield. What followed was a training-ground disagreement with Carver and Gutierrez tweeted on Thursday, ‘I am tired about some things. I am Geordie. Newcastle deserves more’. Meanwhile, a source added: ‘They are treating him very badly. He does not deserve this. He just wants to play for Newcastle.’ Gutierrez’s contract is up in the summer and he will be let go after seven years at the club. The clause which meant he would be guaranteed an extension after eight starts this season cannot now be activated. However, Sportsmail also understands that Gutierrez trained with the first-team on Monday and will be in the squad for Saturday’s visit of Swansea with both Carver and the player keen to move on from their dispute. The midfielder has long since been critical of his treatment by the Magpies after they told him to find a new club when he returned to Tyneside having beaten the cancer for the first time in November, 2013. Newcastle midfielder was given a heartfelt ovation when he appeared as a substitute at Anfield . Gutierrez was eventually loaned out to Norwich City for the remainder of the season. The cancer, however, returned last summer and he underwent a course of chemotherapy in Argentina. He returned to Newcastle in December and has made five appearances, the last of which came as a second-half substitute at Anfield when he was given a heartfelt ovation by the home fans. And, in an interview last month, Gutierrez spoke of his disappointment at the manner in which Newcastle had handled his illness. 'I won't be able to forgive the way I've been treated, no,’ he said. Gutierrez will not be offered a new deal by Newcastle despite seven years at the club . 'I don't think it was the right time nor the circumstances and I think at times like that, you should look after the individual, the player. 'I returned mid-November (2013) and in December the manager said I should find myself another club, that it was best. I understand a lot of things about football that for the directors it is a business, no? 'It is clear that they look after the club's interests, but I think in a situation like that, you need to consider other things, even more as I had been playing for five years before having this problem. I was always playing. 'And I never asked for anything. I paid for it [medical treatment] because, for me, the most important thing was my health.'

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Jonas Gutierrez was dropped after a fallout with Newcastle head coach John Carver – and is now set to be released at the end of the season. The Argentinian – who has twice beaten testicular cancer - was not even named among the substitutes for Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at home to Spurs. Afterwards, Carver said Gutierrez was left out for ‘selection reasons’ before stating that he did not want to talk about the player. Jonas Gutierrez was dropped from squad for Sunday's defeat by Tottenham following row with John Carver . The 31-year-old had earlier posted a message on Twitter saying that he was not injured. Indeed, sources close to Gutierrez say that he was axed following a heated exchange with Carver. Gutierrez was upset when he was dropped from the starting XI for last week’s 3-0 loss at Liverpool. He had been United’s best player during the Tyne-Wear derby defeat at Sunderland in the previous game and was surprised by his omission, which was explained as a tactical switch to pair Jack Colback and Mehdi Abeid in midfield. What followed was a training-ground disagreement with Carver and Gutierrez tweeted on Thursday, ‘I am tired about some things. I am Geordie. Newcastle deserves more’. Meanwhile, a source added: ‘They are treating him very badly. He does not deserve this. He just wants to play for Newcastle.’ Gutierrez’s contract is up in the summer and he will be let go after seven years at the club. The clause which meant he would be guaranteed an extension after eight starts this season cannot now be activated. However, Sportsmail also understands that Gutierrez trained with the first-team on Monday and will be in the squad for Saturday’s visit of Swansea with both Carver and the player keen to move on from their dispute. The midfielder has long since been critical of his treatment by the Magpies after they told him to find a new club when he returned to Tyneside having beaten the cancer for the first time in November, 2013. Newcastle midfielder was given a heartfelt ovation when he appeared as a substitute at Anfield . Gutierrez was eventually loaned out to Norwich City for the remainder of the season. The cancer, however, returned last summer and he underwent a course of chemotherapy in Argentina. He returned to Newcastle in December and has made five appearances, the last of which came as a second-half substitute at Anfield when he was given a heartfelt ovation by the home fans. And, in an interview last month, Gutierrez spoke of his disappointment at the manner in which Newcastle had handled his illness. 'I won't be able to forgive the way I've been treated, no,’ he said. Gutierrez will not be offered a new deal by Newcastle despite seven years at the club . 'I don't think it was the right time nor the circumstances and I think at times like that, you should look after the individual, the player. 'I returned mid-November (2013) and in December the manager said I should find myself another club, that it was best. I understand a lot of things about football that for the directors it is a business, no? 'It is clear that they look after the club's interests, but I think in a situation like that, you need to consider other things, even more as I had been playing for five years before having this problem. I was always playing. 'And I never asked for anything. I paid for it [medical treatment] because, for me, the most important thing was my health.'

Jonas Gutierrez will not be offered a new deal by Newcastle in the summer .
The midfielder was dropped from squad for Sunday's match against Spurs .
The Argentine was axed following a heated argument with John Carver .