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crystal palace manager neil warnock has been fined # 9,000 by the football association following post-match comments about referee craig pawson after the 2-1 home barclays premier league defeat by chelsea on october 18 . the eagles boss , 65 , had said referee craig pawson was ` influenced ' by chelsea players in the decision to send off damien delaney for a second yellow card . warnock denied the charge and had requested a personal hearing , which was held on wednesday . crystal palace boss neil warnock has received a # 9,000 fine and warned about his future conduct . warnock was left fuming with premier league official craig pawson after the chelsea match . referee pawson was criticised by warnock for sending off palace centre back damien delaney . a statement from the fa read : ` following an independent regulatory commission hearing today -lsb- wednesday 5 november 2014 -rsb- , crystal palace manager neil warnock has been find # 9,000 for misconduct in relation to post-match media comments . ` warnock was charged following media comments he made after the game against chelsea on 18 october 2014 which the fa alleged implied the match referee was motivated by bias ; and/or brought the game into disrepute . ` the charge , which warnock denied at a personal hearing , was found proven and he was also warned as to his future conduct . ' referee pawson -lrb- second right -rrb- showed delaney a red card during palace 's home match against chelsea . speaking ahead of palace 's match against sunderland , warnock accepted he would have to change the way he handled himself in the media . ' i do n't think i can change the way things are . i have to change myself , ' said warnock , who would go on to lament some decisions he felt went against his side in the subsequent defeat by the black cats on monday night . ` at the moment i have to change to adhere to instructions that are currently with the premier league . whether that is detrimental to the press or not , i do n't know , but i have to change - they are not going to change for me . '<doc-sep>neil warnock needs to learn when to keep his mouth shut is the message from crystal palace co-owner steve parish . the eagles manager was fined # 9,000 earlier this month after claiming that referee craig pawson had been influenced by chelsea players during the home defeat against the premier league leaders in october . pawson had sent off damien delaney at selhurst park , with warnock inferring that there were double standards at play after john terry did n't receive similar treatment . and , while warnock admitted to his faults three weeks ago , parish has reiterated that he must bite his tongue more in future . crystal palace boss neil warnock has been warned to keep quiet about referees by steve parish .<doc-sep>neil warnock plans to be more boring in the future to avoid any further football association raps . the crystal palace boss was fined # 9,000 for comments he made about referee craig pawson following his side 's defeat at chelsea last month . the 65-year-old had a personal hearing on wednesday after denying the charges after saying that pawson had been ` influenced ' by chelsea players to send off damien delaney shortly after the blues had seen cesar azpilicueta dismissed . neil warnock -lrb- right -rrb- was fined # 9000 on wednesday for his comments about a referee . warnock has said he will be ` boring ' when he speaks to the media after a game from now on . warnock , who has not seen his side win since a 2-0 victory over leicester on september 27 , was also warned as to his future conduct and intends to steer clear of saying anything of note any time soon . `` i 'm going to be boring from now on , '' he said . '' -lrb- i will -rrb- give you nothing to write about . i know journalists appreciate my comments , but they are not the ones who pay the fines . `` the media is part of my job and i have a lot of acquaintances who are journalists and i know how hard they work , so i will always come out and do press conferences . `` you just have to learn about the timing of things with the tv . twenty minutes after a game is very soon so you have to get your thoughts together . '' warnock 's comments were made after crystal palace 's 2-1 defeat to chelsea in october . warnock could have fallen foul of the fa for questioning decisions in the two matches either side of the chelsea defeat , with the loss at hull and a 2-2 draw at west brom also seeing him question certain decisions . he then saw palace lose 3-1 at home to sunderland on monday night in a game where the eagles were denied at least one clear penalty . the former sheffield united and leeds boss reined in his comments following the defeat as he struggles to work out what would constitute an fa charge , having seen swansea 's garry monk avoid a fine for his remarks after a soft penalty was awarded in their game at stoke . `` you have to watch what you say otherwise you are going to get fined , '' he added . `` what i said , i could have changed maybe two or three words and i would n't have got charged . `` my wife , for example , saw the garry monk thing and said , ` do n't you ever do anything like that or i will be mad at you ' . i told her this week , ` but he did n't get charged , darling ! '' ' warnock takes palace to old trafford on saturday looking to move away from the relegation zone with a victory against a manchester united side that is also in desperate need of points .<doc-sep>by . press association reporter . neil warnock 's appointment as the new manager of crystal palace may have one player in the dressing room sweating more than most . jason puncheon found himself # 15,000 poorer and with a football association warning over his future conduct after a furious twitter tirade against his former boss .<doc-sep>parish , pictured with mark bright , does n't believe warnock 's complaints help the club with matches . ` i do n't think neil should complain about referees , ' parish told the evening standard . ` i 've told him that . i do n't think it helps us with matches . ` i do n't think a manager should do anything other than try to help his club . ' while warnock 's conduct has been an important recent issue , so too have performances under his stewardship .

<t> crystal palace boss neil warnock was unhappy with referee craig pawson after his side 's 2-1 defeat against chelsea in october . </t> <t> warnock felt chelsea players had say in damien delaney 's sending off . </t> <t> the 65-year-old has accepted he has to change in order to avoid disciplinary action . </t>

neil warnock receives ⁇ 9,000 fine and warned about future conduct<T>

wales manager chris coleman feels his players have ` grown up ' after going top of their european championship qualifying group . coleman 's side held talented bosnia and herzegovina to a goalless draw at the cardiff city stadium on friday night to make it four points from two games as belgium and israel won their first games elsewhere in group b. wales now welcome cyprus to cardiff on monday night and coleman says it will have been a productive camp if they win that game and make it seven points from nine . wales manager chris coleman reacts from the sidelines at the cardiff city stadium . wales forward gareth bale races past bosnia 's miralem pjanic at cardiff city stadium . ` these players have grown up , ' coleman said about a team missing influential midfielders aaron ramsey and joe allen through injury but who almost grabbed a winner through gareth bale in the final seconds . ` they 're not scared of it , they 've accepted the compliment of being called the ` golden generation ' . ` that 's a huge compliment , i 've told them they 've got to earn it and they knew the pressure going into the game . ` there was a big crowd for a reason but they did n't disappoint . if we beat cyprus i think it will have been a productive camp . '<doc-sep>over 30,000 turned up on the night as fans appeared to fall in love with their team again after several years where apathy has reigned in welsh football . they saw wales having to hold on for long periods as the bosnians dominated midfield and goalkeeper wayne hennessey was forced to produce several outstanding saves to prevent the hosts from falling behind . but wales rallied at the end and bale - who was brilliantly denied by stoke 's bosnian goalkeeper asmir begovic - hal robson-kanu and ashley williams all had late chances to score . ` gareth 's chance was scotland all over again , when he scored that fantastic late winner , ' coleman said , recalling a world cup qualifier two years ago . wales ' simon church -lrb- centre -rrb- and bosnia and herzegovina 's toni sunjic -lrb- left -rrb- battle for the ball . wales goalkeeper wayne hennessey dives to make a save from bosnia and herzegovina 's haris medunjanin . ' i thought he would get a chance but i did n't expect it to be from the same place , but it was a great save . ` we had other chances and it was a good point and a great performance . ` we had to ride our luck a little bit because they 're a good team .<doc-sep>` you know against teams like that you have to do that because they have enough quality when they 're on their game to hurt anybody . ` we had to stand up to the challenge and we matched them . wayne pulled off some great saves and we had some chances at their end . ` they kicked us , we kicked them and it was a good old-fashioned international match . ` we never played our best football but we dug deep . in terms of putting it on the line , i felt our players did n't have anything more to give . ' coleman felt bosnia midfielder miralem pjanic was fortunate to stay on the field after picking up a first-half booking for felling jonathan williams . moments later pjanic fouled williams again but he escaped with only a lecture from the russian referee vladislav bezborodov . ` we thought he could have been sent off , ' coleman said . ` on another day maybe , because he kicked him again seconds after the first challenge .<doc-sep>bosnia and herzegovina 's striker edin dzeko -lrb- r -rrb- runs with the ball during the euro 2016 qualifier . wales defender ashley williams -lrb- 2nd left -rrb- went close with a header in the second half . ` it was a shame because he 's a fantastic player , when you look at him from afar he 's good but when you see him close he 's even better . ' bosnia coach safet susic said he was not disappointed with a point and insisted everything was all to play for in the group . ` the game was as i expected . it was a difficult game , ' susic said . ` we came here to get three points and we took some risks . ` the score is not bad for either team because they are our direct opponents for second place . ` but i think the best players on the pitch were the two goalkeepers . '<doc-sep>gareth bale has been put through his paces as chris coleman 's depleted wales squad prepare for a crucial home double header in their 2016 european championship qualifying campaign . real madrid 's forward trained with the wales team , who have not reached a major tournament since the world cup finals in 1958 , ahead of hosting bosnia-herzegovina on friday night and cyprus on monday . the former spurs forward has said he believes qualifying for euro 2016 with wales would rank alongside the achievement of winning the champions league with real madrid last season . gareth bale looked relaxed in training for wales ahead of their european championship qualifying matches . welsh fans will be relieved to see their talisman bale in training for the national side on thursday . bale will hope to guide wales to qualification having been handed a favourable group that includes bosnia , belgium , israel , cyprus and andorra , with a top-three finish in group b giving them a realistic chance of reaching the finals . the top two in each group qualify automatically along with the best third-place finisher , while the remaining eight third-place teams will head into a playoff . meanwhile wales boss chris coleman is now without 10 senior players for the crucial tie in cardiff on friday . wales manager chris coleman -lrb- right -rrb- talks with his coaching staff in cardiff ahead of hosting bosnia . swansea defender ashley williams , wales ' captain , jokes around in training as the squad prepare in cardiff .<doc-sep>wales manager chris coleman has backed gareth bale to make an impact against cyprus on monday after firing a blank during friday 's game with bosnia-herzegovina . despite going close with a brilliant strike late on during the 0-0 draw at the cardiff city stadium , bale failed to get on the scoresheet for wales , but coleman is confident the real madrid man will respond against cyprus . he said : ` we say to the lads : you keep a clean sheet and he will have an impact . he will nearly score or he will score in any game . even if he 's not on the top of his game he will get something . ' gareth bale was in buoyant mood as wales trained at the cardiff city stadium on sunday ahead of their euro 2016 qualifier . bale stretches out his arms alongside joe ledley and danny gabbidon during the training session on sunday . bale and his team-mates look in positive mood as they look to build on their goalless draw with bosnia-hercegovina . coleman has admitted wales are down to the ` bare bones ' for the visit of the cypriots on monday night after jonny williams was forced out through an ankle injury . the crystal palace midfielder , on loan at ipswich , performed well in place of aaron ramsey against bosnia but suffered a number of heavy challenges and was wearing strapping around his left lower leg on sunday . coleman was already short of options in that part of the pitch , with ramsey joined on the sidelines by joe allen , david vaughan , andrew crofts and lee evans .<doc-sep>wales will be without midfielders aaron ramsey and joe allen for their upcoming euro 2016 qualifiers against bosnia-herzegovina and cyprus in cardiff . manager chris coleman confirmed on wednesday the barclays premier league pair would be absent for the games against the bosnians on october 10 and cyprus three days later . arsenal playmaker ramsey damaged a hamstring against tottenham last weekend and has been ruled out of action for the next four weeks . aaron ramsey did not make the wales squad after picking up a hamstring injury in the north london derby . liverpool midfielder joe allen will also miss the matches against bosnia-herzegovina and cyprus . liverpool midfielder allen has not played since wales ' opening euro 2016 victory in andorra on september 9 after undergoing a hernia operation .<doc-sep>chris coleman has told his wales team it is time to deliver where he and others failed and live up to a reputation for being the country 's golden generation . the national manager was in buoyant mood ahead of bosnia 's visit to what should be a near-capacity cardiff city stadium on friday night , and did not play down the magnitude of this opportunity for wales to reach their first major tournament since 1958 . coleman was part of a glittering era himself , when the likes of neville southall , mark hughes , ian rush , and ryan giggs could appear in the same line-up -- but never made it past qualifying rounds for world cups or european championships . chris coleman speaks to the media ahead of wales ' fixture against bosnia on friday night . wales manager chris coleman -lrb- right -rrb- talks with his coaching staff in cardiff ahead of hosting bosnia . gareth bale looked relaxed in training for wales ahead of their european championship qualifying matches .

<t> wales drew 0-0 with bosnia in european championship qualifying tie . </t> <t> ashley williams frustrated after wasting one of his side 's best chances . </t> <t> gareth bale 's shot was brilliantly saved by asmir begovic at the end . </t> <t> manager chris coleman pleased with the development of his player . </t>

chris coleman salutes emerging squad after bosnia draw leaves wales on top<T>

even after 30 years in the industry , madonna is still in hot demand . indeed , versace has snapped up the 56-year-old to be the face of its ss15 campaign . the iconic pop star replaces lady gaga , 28 , to front the brand and was chosen because designer donatella versace believes she is a ` true icon ' . the images , which were photographed in new york city by industry heavyweights mert alas & marcus piggott , aim to focus on madonna 's ` unique and iconic image ' . scroll down for video . madonna has been unveiled as the face of versace 's ss15 and she was hand-picked by donatella . the campaign was shot to capture the unapologetic and timeless power of madonna today , according to the luxury fashion house . of course , madonna is dressed head-to-toe in pieces from the ss15 versace collection and showcases her toned body in the imagery . speaking about her new role , madonna said : ` it 's always exciting to be dressed head-to-toe in versace and experience first-hand donatella 's vivid imagination and passion that she has created for this collection . legends unite : the images were photographed by industry heavyweights mert alas & marcus piggott . this is the fourth time that madonna has appeared in versace 's advertising campaigns ; her first in 1995 . designer donatella added : ` madonna is one of the true icons of versace . i am thrilled to have my friend and the most powerful and directional artist as the face of versace for spring 2015 . ' this is the fourth time that madonna has appeared in versace 's advertising campaigns ; her first was back in 1995 . the singer has been causing quite a stir this week after posing topless in a cut-out corset for a magazine shoot . the interview cover shoot shows the mother-of-four at her raunchiest as she models a series of cut-away outfits while reclining on a bed . the shoot caused an uproar on social media with many users insinuating that her breasts appeared too plastic . old friends : madonna , left , donatella versace , centre , and cher pose together at a fundraising in 1997 . madonna has used her fame and fortune to carry out many humanitarian projects and was recently in malawi .<doc-sep>she is an unlikely member of the fashion elite , but former call girl zahia dehar certainly looked the part as she attended the atelier versace show as part of paris fashion week . arriving at the haute couture spring / summer 2014 collection the 21-year-old , who is now a celebrated lingerie designer , wore a low-cut , fitted black dress . as well as showing off her significant curves , the dress featured a leather panel with an intricate beaded design , which was complemented by zahia 's gold strappy sandals . zahia posed for photographers outside the atelier versace haute couture ss 2014 show in paris . the 21-year-old wore an extremely tight black dress with a daring decolletage which showed off her impressive cleavage . she paired her embellished dress with gold strappy stiletto heels and a simple clutch bag . she completed the sexy but sophisticated look with a simple black clutch bag . the show was attended by a host of celebrity names including lady gaga , who is the face of the spring 2014 versace campaign , acclaimed fashion photographer mario testino , as well as donatella versace herself . zahia , who admits she takes three hours getting ready for work each morning , has managed to launch a successful design business from a scandalous start . zahia has gained acclaim for her lingerie designs , which she launched at paris fashion week in 2012 , from the fashion world . zahia took her place to watch the prestigious versace couture show amongst the well-heeled ladies of paris . zahia has managed to turn her notoriety into a business venture , establishing herself in the paris fashion world . lady gaga , left , and donatella versace arrive also attended the show last night , both chosing to wear sweeping black designs . the former underage call girl hit the headlines when she became embroiled in a sex scandal in france involving three of the country 's best known footballers . however , rather than being destroyed by the incident , zahir used her notoriety to launch her own fashion line . the risqué collection , aimed at ` helping women who want to have fun with their bodies ' was launched at paris couture week in january 2012 and was greeted with enthusiasm by fashion critics . karl lagerfeld even weighed in , describing the savvy entrepreneur as ` very french courtesan , like liane de pougy or the belle otéro ' .<doc-sep>' i call it the duke and duchess of cambridge effect , ' she said . the designer said she would love for the duchess to wear one of the sleek grecian draped dresses from her summer collection . ` she can wear anything because she has a fantastic body . ' elegant : lady gaga was unveiled as the face of the spring 2014 versace campaign .<doc-sep>the same rules . did not apply elsewhere , however , and shoppers in dubai and beijing . reported queuing for nearly 24 hours ahead of the collection 's release . but still being disappointed when the first few through the doors . cleaned the shelves . a . disappointed shopper who had queued outside the dubai store told . mailonline that a ten minute , invite-only vip preview meant that by the . time regular shoppers were allowed in , most of the best items were gone . with no limits in . place , the rest of the items were cleared from the rails in multiples by . the first swathe of shoppers - many of which were clearly to be sold on . later - leaving the shelves bare in under an hour . it . is the latest in a long line of collaborations that has seen h&m . partner with lanvin , madonna and jimmy choo , and has been heavily . promoted since it was announced this autumn . the . collection , which starts at # 19.99 for jewellery going up to # 199.99 . for a leather jacket , was launched in a glittering fashion show held in . new york 's meatpacking district last week , and saw lady gaga , blake . lively , jessica alba and prince attend , all clad in items from the label . shoppers pictured in the early hours of the morning camping outside h&m in high street kensington as versace 's cut-price collection hits the high street today . shoppers queue in the rain before the launch of the versace for h&m collection outside an h&m store in beijing . ` for the collaboration we 've brought .<doc-sep>from karl lagerfeld and anna wintour to valentino and alexander mcqueen , fashion 's most famous faces have been recreated in knitted form and come complete with scars and imperfections , which is ludovica 's way of expressing ` the humanity of the fashion world 's most elusive leaders ' . fashion 's famous faces : the likes of anna wintour and karl lagerfeld have been spun into doll creations . hand crafted : the dolls , which include beyonce and donatella versace , have been hand knitted in a small town in bali . but it is n't just fashionable figures on offer , jay z , beyonce and lady gaga have also been crafted out of yarn and with lady gaga 's peroxide hair and jay z 's trademark flat cap , the dolls bear an uncanny resemblance to their pop star counterparts . priced at # 85 each , ludovica has ventured to milan , paris and new york to present her creations on the best stages and it seems the fashion world has taken notice with karl lagerfeld even buying his own doll .

<t> photographed in new york city by mert alas & marcus piggott . </t> <t> aims to focus on madonna 's ` unique and iconic image ' </t> <t> this is the hung up singer 's fourth campaign for the brand . </t>

madonna replaces lady gaga as face of versace 's new fashion campaign<T>

for at least two years , apple deleted songs from ipods that had been bought from rival music stores , according to accusations made in court . each time an apple user with non-itunes music tried to sync their devices , between 2007 and 2009 , the tech firm urged them to restore the players to factory settings . and lawyers claim this was a deliberate move to wipe the rival files , and cause the users ' music libraries to ` blow up . ' lawyers have claimed that each time a user with non-itunes music tried to sync their phones and ipods , between 2007 and 2009 -lrb- steve jobs is pictured launching the 2009 ipod nano -rrb- , the tech firm urged them to restore their devices to factory settings . this is said to have been a deliberate move to wipe the rival files . apple has been taken to court by individuals and businesses who accuse it of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market . the suit is being heard in a us district court in california , and is specifically looking into whether apple tried to bolster its ipod and itunes market between 2007 and 2009 . the plaintiffs are seeking $ 350 million -lrb- # 223 million -rrb- in damages , claiming that apple 's behaviour forced them to pay more for songs and hardware . and under antitrust laws in the us , if the case is successful , these damages could rise to as much as $ 1 billion -lrb- # 638 million -rrb- . this is n't the first time apple has been in trouble for controlling music on devices . earlier this year , the firm automatically added u2 's songs of innocence album to millions of ios devices without permission . in total , the album was added to itunes store customers in 119 countries .<doc-sep>users took to twitter and facebook to express outrage at the plans and many moaned the album was difficult to remove from their devices . in response , the tech giant now created a dedicated page that lets users remove the album by signing in with their apple id . reports claim apple paid the band $ 100 million as part of the deal . the lawyers argue apple set up a campaign to make sure its ipods only included music bought directly from the firm 's proprietary store . attorney patrick coughlin said : ` you guys decided to give them the worst possible experience and blow up ' a user 's music library . ' but apple insisted that the move was a legitimate security measure . security director augustin farrugia said in court that his company was protecting users from hackers and malware by removing mp3s downloaded from outside of itunes . he continued that the warning message , which instructed users about the factory reset , was kept ` vague ' to prevent confusion . and any updates that wiped libraries were only intended to keep the devices clean and safe . apple is also accused of inflating the prices of its ipods by almost $ 350 million -lrb- # 223 million -rrb- .<doc-sep>apple declined to comment on legal proceedings . later this week , apple executives including eddy cue and phil schiller will testify in the case , in addition to a video testimony recorded by co-founder steve jobs before he died in 2011 . mr jobs once referred to music pirates as ` someone breaking into our house ' . apple has been taken to court by individuals and businesses who accuse the it of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market . they are seeking $ 350 million in damages , claiming that apple , and co-founder steve jobs ' -lrb- pictured -rrb- behaviour forced them to pay more for songs and hardware . this is n't the first time apple has been in trouble for controlling music on devices . earlier this year , the firm automatically added u2 's songs of innocence album to millions of ios devices without permission . it was then forced to create a dedicated page -lrb- pictured -rrb- that made it easy for disgruntled users to remove the files . this is n't the first time apple has been in trouble with users for controlling music on devices . earlier this year , the firm automatically added u2 's songs of innocence album to millions of ios devices without permission . in total , the album was added to itunes store customers in 119 countries . users took to twitter and facebook to express outrage at the plans , and many moaned the album was difficult to remove from their devices . in response , the tech giant created a dedicated page that lets users remove the album by signing in with their apple id .<doc-sep>a multi billion-dollar lawsuit , which has been ten years in the making , could be in jeopardy . apple is accused of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market , and only earlier this week lawyers claimed the firm had deliberately deleted rivals ' songs from ipods . but , the tech giant has launched an eleventh-hour challenge after presenting new evidence suggesting the women named as claimants may not have bought models covered by the suit - making the claims invalid . apple is accused of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market . earlier this week , lawyers claimed it had deliberately deleted rivals ' song from ipods from 2007 to 2009 . but , the tech giant has challenged the suit after presenting evidence suggesting the plaintiffs ' models of ipod may be invalid . if true , this could derail the long-running , class-action case over the tech giant 's use of restrictive software that kept ipods from playing digital music sold by competitors to its itunes store . the case went to trial in california this week , after being filed a decade ago . on wednesday , the prosecution told the court that for at least two years , apple deleted songs from ipods that had been bought from rival music stores . each time an apple user with non-itunes music tried to sync their devices , between 2007 and 2009 , the tech firm urged them to restore the players to factory settings . apple is accused of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market , and only earlier this week lawyers claimed the firm deliberately deleted rivals ' song from ipods . the case went to trial in california this week , after being filed a decade ago . plaintiffs are claiming that apple 's restrictive software froze out competitors and allowed apple to sell ipods at inflated prices . they are seeking $ 350 million -lrb- # 224m -rrb- in damages , which could be tripled if the jury finds apple broke federal anti-trust law . apple stopped using the particular software in question in 2009 , which means the lawsuit only covers ipod models bought between september 2006 and march 2009 . on wednesday , the prosecution told the court that apple deleted songs from ipods that had been bought from rival music stores . each time an apple user with non-itunes music tried to sync their devices , between 2007 and 2009 , the tech firm urged them to restore the players to factory settings . and the lawyers claimed this was a deliberate move to wipe the rival files , and cause the users ' music libraries to ` blow up . ' but apple insisted the move was a legitimate security measure .<doc-sep>as apple 's antitrust case enters its final stages , a former engineer has revealed the firm deliberately blocked rivals ' music from its ipods -lrb- pictured -rrb- . as apple 's billion-dollar antitrust case enters its final stages , a former engineer has revealed the tech giant deliberately blocked rivals ' music from its ipods . rod schultz , who worked as a senior software engineer at apple between 2006 and 2008 , said he worked on a project ` intended to block 100 per cent of non-itunes clients . ' the project was also set up to ` keep out third-party players ' that competed with apple 's ipod , according to the wall street journal . mr schultz was subpoenaed by the prosecution to prove apple restricted rival music on its ipods , which ultimately pushed up the prices of the devices . apple is accused of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market , and only earlier this month lawyers claimed the firm deliberately deleted rivals ' song from ipods . the case went to trial in california last month , after being filed a decade ago . plaintiffs are claiming apple 's restrictive software froze out competitors and allowed it to sell ipods at inflated prices . they are seeking $ 350 million -lrb- # 224m -rrb- in damages , which could be tripled if the jury finds apple broke federal anti-trust law . apple stopped using the particular software in question in 2009 , which means the lawsuit only covers ipod models bought between september 2006 and march 2009 . mr schultz , who worked on digital rights management -lrb- drm -rrb- , security and data encryption for itunes and ipods during this time at the firm , said he was an ` unwilling witness ' and was not happy about discussing his work , codenamed candy . apple , and mr schultz , claimed the aim of the project was to improve itunes and protect its users from malware and other threats caused by downloading non-itunes music . they added it was not the firm 's intention to stifle competition . earlier in the trial , the prosecution told the court that apple deleted songs from ipods that had been bought from rival music stores . each time an apple user with non-itunes music tried to sync their devices , between 2007 and 2009 , the tech firm urged them to restore the players to factory settings . apple is accused of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market , and only earlier this week lawyers claimed the firm deliberately deleted rivals ' song from ipods . the case went to trial in california last month , after being filed a decade ago . plaintiffs claim apple 's restrictive software froze out competitors and allowed to sell ipods at inflated prices . apple stopped using the particular software in question in 2009 , which means the lawsuit only covers ipod models bought between september 2006 and march 2009 . a timeline of apple releases is pictured . apple is accused of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market , and only earlier this week lawyers claimed the firm deliberately deleted rivals ' song from ipods . the case went to trial in california this month , after being filed a decade ago . plaintiffs are claiming that apple 's restrictive software froze out competitors and allowed apple to sell ipods at inflated prices . they are seeking $ 350 million -lrb- # 224m -rrb- in damages , which could be tripled if the jury finds apple broke federal anti-trust law . apple stopped using the particular software in question in 2009 , which means the lawsuit only covers ipod models bought between september 2006 and march 2009 . earlier in the trial , the prosecution told the court that apple deleted songs from ipods that had been bought from rival music stores . each time an apple user with non-itunes music tried to sync their devices , between 2007 and 2009 , the tech firm urged them to restore the players to factory settings . and the lawyers claimed this was a deliberate move to wipe the rival files , and cause the users ' music libraries to ` blow up . ' but apple insisted the move was a legitimate security measure . and the lawyers claimed this was a deliberate move to wipe the rival files , and cause the users ' music libraries to ` blow up . ' but apple insisted the move was a legitimate security measure . the court case was almost dismissed earlier this month when the judge disqualified one of the claimants because her ipod was n't bought during the time period detailed in the case . the other claimant withdrew her claims . but 65-year-old massachusetts business consultant barbara bennet read about the floundering case online and volunteered to represent consumers in the suit . us district judge yvonne gonzalez rogers has repeatedly shown impatience with the attorneys for not doing a better job of vetting the original named claimant in the case , who are supposed to represent the ` class of affected consumers ' . ` we should n't have been here in the first place , ' rogers said as attorneys on both sides debated how to proceed tuesday morning . a video testimony of late apple boss steve jobs was played earlier in the trial , filmed six months before his death in 2011 . in the testimony , mr jobs defended the software and said : ` we were very scared ' of the prospect that hackers could break apple 's security system . he added that this might jeopardise apple 's contracts with music recording companies that did n't want their songs to be pirated . ` we would get nasty emails from the labels , ' he added . judge rogers said she plans to send the case to the jury for deliberations early next week . a video testimony of late apple boss steve jobs -lrb- pictured -rrb- was played earlier in the trial . in the testimony , mr jobs defended the software and said : ` we were very scared ' of the prospect hackers could break apple 's security system because it might jeopardise apple 's contracts with music recording companies .<doc-sep>a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against apple is expected to continue after a 65-year-old massachusetts business consultant read about the plaintiffs ' floundering case online and volunteered to represent consumers in the suit . a federal judge said she was tentatively satisfied with a proposal to add barbara bennett the new named plaintiff in the lawsuit over apple 's itunes software and the price of its ipods . the case actually started with three plaintiffs suing apple nearly 10 years ago , but two of them withdrew and the judge disqualified the last one , marianna rosen , on monday amid indications that rosen did n't herself purchase any of the affected ipods during the time frame covered by the suit . ` we were very scared ' : video testimony from steve jobs recorded months before his death was today shown in court as apple is accused of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market . earlier this week , lawyers claimed it had deliberately deleted rivals ' song from ipods from 2007 to 2009 . but , the tech giant has challenged the suit after presenting evidence suggesting the plaintiffs ' models of ipod may be invalid . apple is accused of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market , and only earlier this week lawyers claimed the firm deliberately deleted rivals ' song from ipods . the case went to trial in california this month , after being filed a decade ago . plaintiffs are claiming that apple 's restrictive software froze out competitors and allowed apple to sell ipods at inflated prices . they are seeking $ 350 million -lrb- # 224m -rrb- in damages , which could be tripled if the jury finds apple broke federal anti-trust law . apple stopped using the particular software in question in 2009 , which means the lawsuit only covers ipod models bought between september 2006 and march 2009 . earlier in the trial , the prosecution told the court that apple deleted songs from ipods that had been bought from rival music stores . each time an apple user with non-itunes music tried to sync their devices , between 2007 and 2009 , the tech firm urged them to restore the players to factory settings . and the lawyers claimed this was a deliberate move to wipe the rival files , and cause the users ' music libraries to ` blow up . ' but apple insisted the move was a legitimate security measure . now , apple has said new evidence shows the two women named as plaintiffs may not have bought ipod models covered by the lawsuit . bennett , who sometimes used her ipod to listen to music while ice skating , boarded a plane early tuesday and flew to california at the request of lawyers who are suing apple inc. on behalf of an estimated 8 million consumers who purchased ipods between 2006 and 2009 in the latest twist in the trial . bennett , who said she bought a special-edition ipod nano in 2006 because she liked its striking red case , contacted the lawyers and offered to help after reading an online news account that said the case was close to collapsing for lack of a named plaintiff . attorneys suing apple have alleged that its use of restrictive software , which kept ipods from playing music purchased from competitors of apple 's itunes store , effectively blocked rivals from the market and allowed the cupertino , california company to sell ipods at inflated prices . apple says the software was necessary to prevent unauthorized copying . the plaintiffs are seeking $ 350 million in damages , which could be tripled if the jury finds violations of federal antitrust law . u.s. district judge yvonne gonzalez rogers has repeatedly shown impatience with the plaintiffs ' attorneys for not doing a better job of vetting the original named plaintiffs in the case , who are supposed to represent the class of affected consumers .<doc-sep>as apple 's antitrust case enters its final stages , a former engineer has revealed the firm deliberately blocked rivals ' music from its ipods -lrb- pictured -rrb- . after just a few hours of deliberation , a jury in california has found in favour of apple in a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit over the price of its ipod music players . the eight-member jury in u.s. district court rejected a claim by attorneys for consumers and ipod resellers , who argued that apple 's use of restrictive software froze out competing makers of portable music players . apple had argued that the software provided necessary security protection . however , the jury said apple 's itunes 7.0 , released in the fall of 2006 , was a ` genuine product improvement , ' meaning that new features were good for consumers . attorneys for the plaintiffs said they plan to appeal . ` we 're glad we got this to the jury , ' said attorney bonny sweeney , who had argued on behalf of the estimated 8 million consumers who purchased ipods from 2006 to 2009 . but she asserted that a ruling by judge yvonne gonzalez rogers in oakland , california , kept the jury from considering the full effect of the itunes software update that was the focus of the trial . the case was filed nearly ten years ago and dates to a time when apple used anti-piracy software that prevented its ipods from playing songs that were downloaded from online outlets that competed with apple 's itunes stores . ` we thank the jury for their service and we applaud their verdict , ' apple said in a statement . ` we created ipod and itunes to give our customers the world 's best way to listen to music . ` every time we 've updated those products -- and every apple product over the years -- we 've done it to make the user experience even better . ' as apple 's billion-dollar antitrust case entered its final stages , a former engineer earlier this week claimed the tech giant deliberately blocked rivals ' music from its ipods . rod schultz , who worked as a senior software engineer at apple between 2006 and 2008 , said he worked on a project ` intended to block 100 per cent of non-itunes clients . ' the project was also set up to ` keep out third-party players ' that competed with apple 's ipod , according to the wall street journal . mr schultz was subpoenaed by the prosecution to prove apple restricted rival music on its ipods , which ultimately pushed up the prices of the devices . apple is accused of abusing its monopoly position in the digital music player market , and only earlier this month lawyers claimed the firm deliberately deleted rivals ' song from ipods . the case went to trial in california last month , after being filed a decade ago . plaintiffs are claiming apple 's restrictive software froze out competitors and allowed it to sell ipods at inflated prices . they are seeking $ 350 million -lrb- # 224m -rrb- in damages , which could be tripled if the jury finds apple broke federal anti-trust law . apple stopped using the particular software in question in 2009 , which means the lawsuit only covers ipod models bought between september 2006 and march 2009 . mr schultz , who worked on digital rights management -lrb- drm -rrb- , security and data encryption for itunes and ipods during this time at the firm , said he was an ` unwilling witness ' and was not happy about discussing his work , codenamed candy . apple , and mr schultz , claimed the aim of the project was to improve itunes and protect its users from malware and other threats caused by downloading non-itunes music . they added it was not the firm 's intention to stifle competition . earlier in the trial , the prosecution told the court that apple deleted songs from ipods that had been bought from rival music stores .

<t> apple is accused of deleting ipod songs that were bought from rival stores . </t> <t> between 2007 and 2009 , each time a user with non-itunes music tried to sync their devices they were shown a warning message . </t> <t> message told users they would need to restore devices to factory settings . </t> <t> this ultimately wiped files on the ipods , according to lawyers in california . </t> <t> lawsuit claims apple abused its digital music market monopoly position . </t> <t> plaintiffs are seeking $ 350 million -lrb- # 223 million -rrb- in damages , which could be tripled under antitrust laws . </t>

apple deliberately deleted rivals ' music from ipods for years , claim lawyers<T>

will.i.am led the charge of celebrities supporting then-senator barack obama on his run for the white house in 2008 . seven years later , it appears the black eyed peas singer is reconsidering whether his efforts were worth it . in an interview with larry king , previewed in a clip shared with buzzfeed , will.i.am said he is ` disappointed ' with the current administration and the sentiment is reflected in his despondent facial expressions . scroll down for video . not happy : black eyed peas singer will.i.am said he was disappointed in president barack obama , in a preview of his interview with larry king . how do you feel ? when larry king -lrb- left -rrb- asked the singer -lrb- right -rrb- to assess mr obama 's time in the white house , he said : ` it would have been hard for anyone ' more to be revealed : larry king 's full interview with will.i.am will air december 11 at 5pm on ora.tv . during the interview , which will air in full on december 11 , larry king points out all the work the musician did on both of mr obama 's campaigns and then asks him to assess his presidency . will.i.am pauses several seconds before saying : ` it would have been hard for anyone ' . when asked directly if he is disappointed , will.i.am at first struggles to answer the question but eventually settles and admits that he is let down by mr obama .<doc-sep>like many presidents before him , barack obama is facing exceptionally low approval ratings as he enters his final year in the white house . he even admitted that americans are ` ready to trade him in ' for a candidate with a ` new car smell ' in an interview with abc news last month . but will.i.am 's disenchantment shows that mr obama is losing the support of even his biggest fans . will.i.am produced several songs in support of mr obama when he was running for the white house in 2008 . the two pictured above following an event at ohio state university in october 2012 . will.i.am 's video for the song ` yes we can ' featured several celebrities and went on to be viewed more than four million times on youtube . pictured above with the president in the oval office in february 2010 . will.i.am was one of mr obama 's secret weapons in capturing the youth vote for his 2008 campaign , volunteering to produce an album in support of the candidate called change is now : renewing america 's promise . the first single off the album , yes we can , featured mr obama 's speech following the new hampshire presidential primary election and appearances by a slew of celebrities including scarlett johansson , john legend and nick cannon . the song went on to garner over four million views on youtube and win a daytime emmy award . another single featured another array of celebrities changing ` o-ba-ma ' . will.i.am is best known as a founding member of the hip-hop group black eyed peas , but lately he has been focusing on his own music , releasing a new song last july . he is also set to be a coach when the voice singing competition show starts in australia this year .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- it 's a cliche of american presidential politics -- the president we elect is always a reaction to what came before . as in : nixonian shenanigans eventually gave rise to jimmy carter 's self-righteousness . clintonesque parsing gave way to george w. bush 's plain speaking . bush 's plain speaking begat barack obama 's lofty speechifying . oversimplified ? yes . but true nonetheless . and so we head into 2016 -lrb- yes , already -rrb- and chris christie 's ready-made narrative : if obama is lofty , christie is down to earth . if obama was n't tough enough , he 's hard-hitting . if obama could n't run his complex health care rollout , he 's a strong manager . if obama was partisan , he 's worked across party lines . in sum : christie can lead in the precise ways that obama disappointed . until a traffic jam on the george washington bridge . then came another stark contrast : the vindictive -- and more important , petty -- christie culture as opposed to the stature the presidency demands .<doc-sep>by . toni jones . published : . 12:15 est , 25 april 2013 . | . updated : . 13:39 est , 25 april 2013 . lewis bojang , 37 , says staff in shops and restaurants are all ready to give him the vip treatment - until they realise there are no paparazzi or bodyguards . he is a dead ringer for will.i.am , and is frequently mistaken for the hip hop black eyed peas star . lewis , a dispatch controller , is the same height as the black eyed peas musician and the voice judge and their birth dates are just days apart . ' i am always getting noticed , and in the street i can often hear people saying i look like will.i.am , ` said lewis , who moved to tottington , bury , greater manchester , five years ago from the gambia . lewis bojang is a dead ringer for will.i.am , and is frequently mistaken for the hip hop black eyed peas star . ` people in shops , restaurants clubs and bars have asked me to have a picture taken with them . ' it was his wife karen , 38 , an office manager , who first spotted the resemblance as the couple watched the voice . ' i looked at will.i.am on the television and then looked across at lewis and something suddenly clicked , ' she said . lewis 's wife karen bevins noticed the likeness while the couple were watching an episode of the voice . ' i ca n't believe we did n't notice it sooner but we never really followed will.i.am or were interested in his music . ` for about a year now people have commented wherever we go and give lewis a second look and even the vip treatment . ` people do double takes or ask if he is related and his friends even call him will now . ` we 've had shop staff scurrying round and holding open doors for us before they realise there are no paparazzi or bodyguards . ' the couple are to attend the live show of the voice this summer and hope to meet will.i.am backstage . ' ' i have always dressed similar to will.i.am 's style anyway but now i have i started buying more similar clothes , ' said lewis . ` it is hard to find the same styles though , because he wears handmade designer garments . ' lewis has now signed up to lookalike agency fake faces and has been told he could earn between # 100 and # 400 an hour . he is also set to take acting classes to help him perfect will.i.am 's mannerisms and american accent . ` because will.i.am is in the uk and on . our screens a lot at the moment it has definitely emphasised how much . my husband looks like him , or maybe the other way around ! ' said karen . ` lewis ca n't sing or rap though , so maybe it 's there the resemblance ends . ` then again will.i.am has admitted he is n't the best singer either so maybe lewis is his perfect doppelganger . ' will.i.am -lrb- right -rrb- is a judge on talent show the voice along with -lrb- l-r -rrb- tom jones , danny o'donoghue and jessie j .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- sen. barack obama said he was `` deeply disappointed '' by a sermon at his church this week that mocked sen. hillary clinton . a video making the rounds on youtube shows the rev. michael pfleger mocking clinton for becoming teary-eyed before the new hampshire primary in january . in the video , pfleger wipes his eyes with a handkerchief and suggests clinton wept because she thought that as a white person and the wife of a former president , she was entitled to the presidency . `` and then , out of nowhere , came ` hey , i 'm barack obama , ' '' pfleger said during a sermon sunday at trinity united church of christ in chicago , illinois . `` and -lsb- clinton -rsb- said , ` oh damn , where did you come from ? i 'm white ! i 'm entitled ! there 's a black man stealing my show ! ' '' watch pfleger mock clinton '' the video shows the congregation laughing and cheering . pfleger is a catholic priest at st. sabina roman catholic church on chicago 's southwest side . he is also a friend of trinity 's former pastor , the rev. jeremiah wright , from whom obama distanced himself in april . at the time , obama said he was `` outraged '' by wright 's remarks suggesting the u.s. government might be responsible for the spread of aids in the black community and equating some american wartime efforts with terrorism . obama has known pfleger for more than 20 years .<doc-sep>of obama 's runs for the presidency , taddeo says , `` the first time it was historic ; this time it 's personal because the attacks have been so personal -- frankly , below the belt -- throughout his presidency . it 's unacceptable . `` obamacare was n't good enough even though it 's the same as romneycare just because it came from his mouth . '' dooley , who stresses fiscal conservatism over social issues , says tea party get-out-the-vote efforts are focused on senate , congressional and local contests . `` if we get people out for those races , those people are going to vote for romney , '' she says . `` we feel georgia is a red state so the tea party patriots and atlanta tea party are sending people to florida , maybe virginia , some of the other battleground states , to help there . '' holland , the cnn pollster , says it all gets down to the grassroots . `` the republican conventional wisdom is the obama coalition from 2008 was a coalition of people who are known for not voting , '' he said . `` so they believe if they motivate their base and obama tries to mobilize his base , he will fall short . '' brewer , the michigan democratic chairman , disagrees with that scenario . `` i think there really is respect and affection for the president for all the things he 's done under the circumstances , '' he said . `` and then we look at the alternative -- romney and the tea party republicans and all the things they would roll back , overturn and repeal . ''

<t> the black eyed peas singer worked on both of mr obama 's presidential campaigns . </t> <t> when asked to assess the mr obama 's time in the white house , will.i.am said : ` it would have been hard for anyone ' </t> <t> full interview with larry king will air december 11 on ora.tv . </t>

will.i.am says he 's ` disappointed ' with obama 's presidency<T>

neil warnock has revealed he failed in a bid to bring tottenham striker harry kane to crystal palace at the start of the season . the eagles boss takes his side to white hart lane on saturday to face a spurs team buoyed by the goals of kane so far this campaign . the england under 21 international has struck 11 goals for mauricio pochettino 's men but has only established himself in tottenham 's premier league side in the last month . harry kane -lrb- left -rrb- in action against chelsea was a loan target for crystal palace last summer . until then he was used sparingly as a substitute and restricted to playing a key role in the europa league group stages - the main reason warnock felt a loan move for kane never got off the ground .<doc-sep>' i tried to get him a few times when i came here , ' the 66-year-old said . ` he is a good lad and you know what you are going to get with him . he is an exciting player . his first thought when he gets the ball is positive and i like players like that , who commit defenders . he obviously enjoys it , you can tell by the smile on his face . he is a good asset . eagles boss neil warnock was disappointed to miss out on england under 21 international kane . ` at the time , he was not involved and we felt there was a chance of getting him on loan . but unfortunately they were in that horrible cup on a thursday night . ' kane came close to breaking the deadlock as spurs lost 3-0 at league leaders chelsea on wednesday night and is likely to retain his place for the visit of palace , who also go into the contest on the back of a defeat having lost 1-0 at home to aston villa .<doc-sep>midfielder joe ledley missed that game with a hip problem and is a doubt for the trip to tottenham - as is defender damien delaney . kane -lrb- left -rrb- , pictured tussling with john terry , has now established himself in tottenham 's first-team . warnock admitted he has already drawn up a list of january transfer targets and , having missed out on kane , it is a forward - with andy johnson and kevin doyle injured and dwight gayle replaced at half-time against villa through illness - that he hopes to bring in . ' i think we know we have n't got enough fire-power , ' he added . ` when you look at the other teams they have all got main strikers to select from . i think the lads are doing as well as they can . we do need improvement in that area and we are looking to address that in january . '<doc-sep>vertonghen is expected to keep his place in tottenham 's defence for their london derby at home with crystal palace on saturday . harry kane is likely to lead the spurs attack after eagles boss neil warnock revealed he looked into signing the england under 21 star on loan in the summer . tim sherwood was in charge of spurs for six months last season and branded vertonghen a poor defender following the premier league defeat at stamford bridge .<doc-sep>the versatile defender has been told he can leave the etihad stadium this summer , but his # 8million asking price has proved prohibitive . but richards ' representatives are working on finding him a move away in the next 24 hours . he knows his chances of first team football at city are minimal with pablo zabaleta and bacary sagna ahead of him in the right-back pecking order . and he is keen to leave in order to reinvigorate his career . wantaway defender : micah richards has become disillusioned with life at the etihad stadium . crystal palace have made the capture of a new left-back a top priority , with tottenham 's zeki fryers and qpr 's armand traore under consideration . having already taken wilfried zaha on loan neil warnock will be busy ahead of monday night 's transfer deadline . warnock is also interested in norwich striker gary hooper , who is open to leaving norwich . top priority : crystal palace boss neil warnock wants to add a recognised left-back to his ranks .<doc-sep>there 's no place like home , as alan pardew will testify . it 's two games , two wins for crystal palace 's new manager and his decision to quit newcastle and return to the club where he spent five years as a player is looking an astute one . having secured palace 's first win in nine matches in beating dover , he maintained his 100 per cent start to life at selhurst park with this victory over tottenham . having fallen behind to harry kane 's strike , palace turned the game around . if pardew 's eagles are n't quite soaring , their wings are finally flapping . and that is more than could be said for the side under former boss neil warnock . alan pardew celebrates with fans after winning his first premier league match in charge of crystal palace . harry kane was on target yet again to give tottenham the lead at selhurst park on saturday evening . alan pardew has won 13 points from losing positions this season , more than any other premier league boss . there is an inescapable sense that these players want to perform for their manager -- to give him the homecoming he dreamed about . we wo n't see the fruits of pardew 's work on the training field for a few weeks , though keeping possession seems to be a key objective . pardew said following the fa cup win at dover that his side would be taking risks on the ball . that was certainly the case on saturday . one passage of play in the 14th minute , which saw palace 's defenders pass their way out of trouble , drew applause from the supporters . players were often satisfied just to clear their lines under warnock . if saturday is anything to go by , those days are gone . the reintroduction of barry bannan is an indication of the passing style pardew wants to implement . the scot was a peripheral figure under warnock and tony pulis but has started both games under pardew . bannan is n't one to hoof the ball -- he saw plenty of possession before being subbed at half-time having picked up a yellow card . palace boss pardew has brought barry bannan in from the cold at crystal palace to start the last two games . dwight gayle shoots to score his penalty against tottenham on saturday evening for crystal palace . bringing back bannan suggests palace will play with a technically gifted midfield pivot . whether bannan is that man long-term remains to be seen . he needs to cool his temper first . a clearer idea of how bannan fits into pardew 's plans will emerge once captain mile jedinak is back from asia cup duty with australia . indeed , the pending returns of jedinak and yannick bolasie , who is at the africa cup of nations with congo , will provide pardew with a massive boost in the coming weeks . bolasie , in particular , will add a fresh attacking dimension -- not that palace looked short of ideas against tottenham . there was a tendency under warnock to overuse the flanks , relying on the pace of bolasie , wilfried zaha , jason puncheon and dwight gayle to get in behind the opposition . that remained a fruitful avenue on saturday as second-half goal-scorers puncheon and gayle caused a host of problems . gayle celebrates his equaliser for the eagles against the north london side in the 69th minute . jason puncheon made it 2-1 against tottenham as crystal palace continue to fight relegation . likewise , zaha 's blistering 20-minute cameo will raise hope the forward , on loan from manchester united , can recapture the form that made him the most sought after youngster in the country two years ago . pardew , though , is determined to strengthen his squad . palace have been rebuffed in a loan move for liverpool striker rickie lambert , though the club may revisit that deal later in the window . wilfried zaha made a positive impact from the bench for crystal palace on saturday . bafetimbi gomis of swansea is in the frame , but jermain defoe is likely to be out of palace 's price range . arsenal 's yaya sanogo is expected to arrive this week . pardew said : ` this result does n't change my mind about the transfer window . we still need one or two . that is progressing well and we hope to have some news this week . ` i had a chat with brendan rodgers but rickie is n't going anywhere . i know jermain from my west ham days and i know what he can do . '<doc-sep>all the action from transfer deadline day . crystal palace have signed kevin doyle on loan from wolves and sent glenn murray on loan to reading in a double striker move on transfer deadline day . ireland international doyle moves to selhurst park until january as neil warnock moves to bolster his attacking options . doyle became the third deadline day signing for palace after they brought in zeki fryers from tottenham and james mcarthur from wigan . arrival : crystal palace have drafted in kevin doyle on loan until january . exit : glenn murray has left selhurst park to join reading on loan until january . murray , meanwhile , leaves the premier league club and moves to the madejski on a loan deal until january 1 . murray tweeted : ` sad to say i have left crystal palace but happy to announce i have joined reading on loan with a view to permanent . ' the 31-year-old murray moved to palace in 2011 on a free transfer from brighton and his goals helped them to premier league promotion in 2013 .

<t> crystal palace attempted to sign harry kane on loan in august . </t> <t> but tottenham were unwilling to let the striker leave for selhurst park . </t> <t> kane has since established himself in mauricio pochettino 's first-team . </t>

crystal palace failed with a summer loan bid for tottenham striker harry kane , reveals neil warnock<T>

the manchester city squad wrapped up warm for a thursday afternoon recovery session following their 4-1 win against sunderland on wednesday night . frank lampard and co ensured they were layered up before heading outside at city 's carrington training ground and gathering around boss manuel pellegrini . the players involved in city 's stadium of light victory swapped boots for trainers as the likes of sergio aguero and joe hart looked to warm down ahead of the game against everton on saturday . frank lampard -lrb- right -rrb- and gael clichy prepare for manchester city 's training session on thursday .<doc-sep>city goalkeeper joe hart ensured he wrapped up warm for the recovery session . sergio aguero scored twice to help city to a 4-1 win against sunderland on wednesday night . pellegrini received a double boost after watching his side come from behind to slay sunderland on wednesday night after revealing injured captain vincent kompany is close to a return . kompany missed the sunderland clash with a hamstring strain and is also out of the weekend 's game against everton , but pellegrini now hopes he could be back for next week 's crucial champions league clash with roma .<doc-sep>` vincent is improving and maybe it is not such a serious injury as we thought at the beginning - but he needs to see the whole week and we will see what happens with him , ' the chilean said . joe hart and co prepare to enter the cold outside ahead of the city training session . bacary sagna seemed in high spirits despite being an unused substitute on wednesday night .<doc-sep>aleksandar kolarov straps on a heart-rate monitor before heading out . martin demichelis -lrb- left -rrb- wraps up warm while striker edin dzeko gets his boots on . manuel pellegrini gathered his side for a talk before beginning the thursday afternoon session .<doc-sep>by . pa reporter . louis van gaal 's manchester united travel to sunderland looking to pick up their first points of the season after an opening-day defeat to swansea at old trafford . but sunderland wo n't roll over easily . gus poyet 's men pulled off the great escape last year , winning four of their final five games , including a historic 1-0 victory at united . ahead of sunday 's premier league action , sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture , with team news , provisional squads , betting odds and opta stats ... here is all the information you need for sunderland 's home clash with manchester united ... sunderland vs manchester united -lrb- the stadium of light -rrb- . kick-off : sunday 4pm - sky sports 1 . odds -lrb- subject to change -rrb- : . sunderland 7/2 . draw 11/4 . manchester united 8/11 . referee : martin atkinson . managers : gus poyet -lrb- sunderland -rrb- , louis van gaal -lrb- manchester united -rrb- . head-to-head league record : sunderland wins 38 , draws 28 , manchester united wins 56 . team news . sunderland . sunderland head coach gus poyet will welcome defenders billy jones and santiago vergini back into his squad for sunday 's barclays premier league visit of manchester united . jones missed the 2-2 draw with former club west brom last weekend because of a troublesome hamstring , while vergini is understood to have sat out because of an administrative problem - but both will be available this weekend . back in control : billy jones -lrb- left -rrb- could make his sunderland debut following a hamstring complaint . that means poyet 's only significant absentee will be italian midfielder emanuele giaccherini , who continues his recovery from a groin injury . provisional squad : mannone , pantilimon , jones , van aanholt , brown , o'shea , vergini , roberge , cattermole , bridcutt , rodwell , gomez , larsson , johnson , buckley , mavrias , wickham , fletcher , altidore , graham . manchester united . striker robin van persie is fully fit and available for manchester united 's game at sunderland on sunday . midfielders michael carrick , marouane fellaini and ander herrera -lrb- all ankle -rrb- are out , as is utility man jesse lingard , who has a knee injury , but antonio valencia has recovered from the leg problem that kept him out of the defeat to swansea . van 's the man ? robin van persie is ready to return and boost manchester united 's attack . defenders jonny evans -lrb- leg -rrb- , luke shaw -lrb- hamstring -rrb- and marcos rojo -lrb- awaiting work permit -rrb- are unavailable while doubts remain over right-back rafael -lrb- groin -rrb- and striker danny welbeck -lrb- knee -rrb- , who has also been told he can leave the club . provisional squad : de gea , lindegaard , amos , rafael , valencia , smalling , jones , m keane , blackett , james , fletcher , cleverley , anderson , young , mata , kagawa , zaha , januzaj , van persie , rooney , welbeck , hernandez , powell , w keane . key match stats -lrb- supplied by opta -rrb- . sunderland 's win at old trafford in may ended a run of 23 premier league games against manchester united without a win . manchester united have conceded just two goals in their last seven trips to the stadium of light in the premier league . wayne rooney has scored 81 premier league away goals , only six short of alan shearer 's all-time record . manchester united ended the 2013-14 season with exactly the same away record as chelsea and manchester city -lrb- w10 d4 l5 -rrb- . new kid on the block : adnan januzaj -lrb- left -rrb- scored twice as manchester united came from behind to win 2-1 at sunderland in their premier league clash at the stadium of light last october . after assisting a goal in each of his opening three premier league appearances for manchester united , juan mata has assisted only one more in 13 games for them . sunderland have scored at least once in 10 of their last 11 premier league games . the black cats have won four of their last six league games , including victories against chelsea and manchester united . manchester united have lost 13 premier league games since september 1 last year . adnan januzaj has assisted only one goal in his last 14 premier league appearances . sebastian larsson 's goal on the opening day equalled his haul in both 2013-14 and 2012-13 . he scored seven times in his first season for sunderland .<doc-sep>ahead of the boxing day premier league action , sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture , with team news , provisional squads , betting odds and opta stats . here is all the information you need for sunderland 's home clash with hull ... sunderland vs hull city -lrb- stadium of light -rrb- . team news . sunderland . full-back anthony reveillere is out of sunderland 's boxing day clash with hull and will not play again until the new year . sunderland head coach gus poyet faces a decision on whether to field skipper john o'shea . the frenchman suffered a calf injury in the warm-up before sunday 's 1-0 derby victory at newcastle and will be sidelined for up to four weeks . head coach gus poyet faces a decision on whether to field skipper john o'shea in his place , as he did at st james ' park , or turn to fit-again specialist billy jones , who has recovered from a hamstring problem , while midfielder emanuele giaccherini is also in contention following his return from an ankle injury . striker connor wickham serves a one-match ban for an accumulation of bookings . provisional squad : pantilimon , mannone , jones , brown , o'shea , vergini , coates , cattermole , rodwell , bridcutt , gomez , larsson , johnson , buckley , alvarez , mavrias , giaccherini , fletcher , altidore . hull . hull are stretched to the limit for their trip to sunderland on boxing day . midfielders jake livermore and tom huddlestone are suspended , mohamed diame is out with a knee problem and centre-half michael dawson has a torn hamstring . paul mcshane and hatem ben arfa are both exiled from the squad and captain curtis davies -lrb- calf -rrb- is a doubt but tom ince and maynor figueroa have been recalled from loan spells . provisional squad : mcgregor , jakupovic , davies , rosenior , mcshane , figueroa , robertson , chester , bruce , elmohamady , meyler , ince , brady , aluko , quinn , ramirez , hernandez , aluko , jelavic , sagbo . midfielders jake livermore and tom huddlestone are suspended while mohamed diame is also out for hull . kick-off : boxing day , 3pm . odds -lrb- subject to change -rrb- : . sunderland evs . draw 9/4 . hull 10/3 . referee : andre marriner . managers : gus poyet -lrb- sunderland -rrb- , steve bruce -lrb- hull -rrb- . head-to-head league record : sunderland wins 15 , draws 5 , hull wins 12 . key match stats -lrb- supplied by opta -rrb- . sunderland have lost just one of their last six premier league boxing day fixtures -lrb- w2 d3 l1 -rrb- . hull city have lost their two previous boxing day pl games -lrb- 1-5 to man city and 2-3 to man utd -rrb- . there have been just eight goals scored in the black cats ' last six boxing day games in the premier league . current hull boss steve bruce was manager of sunderland between june 2009 and november 2011 winning 28 per cent of his 89 premier league games in charge . there have been six red cards in six premier league meetings between these two sides , including five in the last three games alone . wes brown was sent off in just the fourth minute following his foul on hull 's shane long , who went on to score for the tigers in their 2-0 premier league win at the stadium of light back in february . sunderland won the first four premier league matches with hull city but have lost the last two . steve bruce was the winning manager in the last four , twice for sunderland the last two times as hull coach . mohamed diame has scored three goals against sunderland , more than against any other opponent in his premier league career . costel pantilimon has tasted defeat in only two of his 15 premier league appearances -lrb- for sunderland and man city -rrb- . of goalkeepers to have played seven or more games this season , the romanian stopper has the best save percentage -lrb- 82.1 per cent -rrb- . only manchester united -lrb- 31 -rrb- have used more players this season than steve bruce 's hull city side -lrb- 27 -rrb- .<doc-sep>ahead of this weekend 's premier league action , sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture , with team news , provisional squads , betting odds and opta stats . here is all the information you need for liverpool 's home clash with sunderland ... liverpool vs sunderland -lrb- anfield -rrb- . team news . liverpool . liverpool captain steven gerrard could find himself rested again for the visit of sunderland on saturday . with tuesday 's must-win champions league encounter at home to basle followed by a trip to manchester united manager brendan rodgers may choose to give the 34-year-old another break . steven gerrard could be rested against sunderland having scored for liverpool in their win at leicester . midfielder philippe coutinho has recovered from the knee problem which troubled him midweek , left-back jose enrique could come back in as his game time is also being managed after a knee operation . provisional squad : mignolet , johnson , toure , skrtel , enrique , lucas , henderson , allen , lallana , sterling , lambert , jones , manquillo , lovren , moreno , gerrard , can , coutinho , markovic , borini . sunderland . adam johnson and wes brown are both set to return to sunderland 's starting line-up for saturday 's barclays premier league trip to liverpool . both men missed wednesday night 's 4-1 defeat by manchester city with minor knocks but will come straight back into the side as boss gus poyet looks to freshen up his team . adam johnson is expected to come back into the sunderland side having recovered from a knock . on-loan defender sebastian coates is ineligible to face his parent club while steven fletcher is in the squad but doubtful thanks to the back injury he suffered in the loss to city . provisional squad : pantilimon , mannone , reveillere , brown , o'shea , vergini , cattermole , rodwell , bridcutt , gomez , larsson , johnson , buckley , alvarez , mavrias , fletcher , wickham , altidore . kick-off : saturday 3pm . odds -lrb- subject to change -rrb- : . liverpool 1/2 .<doc-sep>ahead of this weekend 's premier league action , sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture , with team news , provisional squads , betting odds and opta stats . here is all the information you need for tottenham 's home clash with sunderland ... tottenham vs sunderland -lrb- white hart lane -rrb- . team news . tottenham . tottenham head coach mauricio pochettino is likely to welcome back a host of first-team regulars for saturday 's visit of sunderland . spurs made seven changes for their fa cup third-round replay win over burnley on wednesday night and the likes of harry kane , federico fazio , christian eriksen and hugo lloris should all return against the black cats . pochettino also confirmed emmanuel adebayor will be in his squad having not played since november whilst erik lamela -lrb- calf -rrb- and ryan mason -lrb- hamstring -rrb- are doubtful with nabil bentaleb away on international duty with algeria . provisional squad : lloris , vorm , friedel , walker , naughton , rose , davies , dier , fazio , kaboul , yedlin , vertonghen , chiriches , stambouli , dembele , paulinho , capoue , eriksen , chadli , lennon , townsend , soldado , adebayor , kane . harry kane was yet again on target for tottenham as the north london side lost against crystal palace . sunderland . jermain defoe could be handed a sunderland debut at former club tottenham on saturday after completing his move from toronto . the 32-year-old england international is included in the squad after signing a three-and-a-half year deal with jozy altidore heading in the opposite direction , and will be joined by fit-again frontman steven fletcher following his recovery from a groin problem . however , central midfielder liam bridcutt is suspended after his sending-off against liverpool last weekend and natural replacement lee cattermole is still out with a groin injury , as is full-back anthony reveillere , who needs another week to shake off an achilles problem . provisional squad : pantilimon , mannone , jones , van aanholt , o'shea , brown , vergini , coates , rodwell , gomez , larsson , johnson , buckley , alvarez , mavrias , giaccherini , wickham , fletcher , defoe . liam bridcutt saw red in sunderland 's narrow defeat against liverpool at home last saturday . kick-off : saturday 3pm . odds -lrb- subject to change -rrb- . tottenham 8/13 . draw 14/5 . sunderland 5/1 . referee : chris foy . managers : mauricio pochettino -lrb- tottenham -rrb- gus poyet -lrb- sunderland -rrb- . key match stats -lrb- supplied by opta -rrb- . christian eriksen has netted in both of his barclays premier league appearances against sunderland . sunderland managed to net two goals despite only having one shot on target in the reverse fixture at the stadium of light earlier this season against the londoners . tottenham are unbeaten in their last nine premier league games against the black cats -lrb- w6 d3 -rrb- . defeat last time out against manchester city -lrb- 2-3 -rrb- ended a run of five on the road without loss for the black cats in the premier league -lrb- w3 d2 -rrb- . it also ended a run of four consecutive clean sheets away from home . jermain defoe is all smiles during his first training session as a sunderland player . spurs are unbeaten in their last five premier league home games -lrb- w3 d2 -rrb- . tottenham hotspur have recovered 12 points from losing positions in the premier league this season , the most in the top flight . harry kane has scored six goals in his last six premier league games for spurs . nacer chadli has provided an assist in four of his last five league appearances for tottenham . spurs have given away six penalties in the premier league ; two more than any other side in the division . sunderland have scored a higher proportion of their goals in the final 15 minutes of barclays premier league games than any other side -lrb- 33 % -rrb- .

<t> manchester city stars train after 4-1 win against sunderland . </t> <t> city squad wrap up before starting carrington training session . </t> <t> frank lampard and co look in high spirits following fourth successive win . </t>

manchester city squad wrap up before heading out to training following 4-1 premier league win against sunderland<T>

after successfully racing the tube , james heptonstall and noel carroll are back and ready to amaze us with their next stunt . on november 3 , 2014 at 10:08 am , the two men decided to #racetheboat - from the london eye to bankside pier . the 1.3-mile -lrb- 2.2 km -rrb- journey included five bridges and countless pedestrians to dodge as the athletic pair ran along the south bank of the river thames in london . on your mark , get set , go ! james heptonstall and noel carroll attempt to race a boat along the river thames . the two men raced from the london eye to bankside pier in just over 8 minutes . in order to successfully beat the river boat , the men had to run the length of the path in eight minutes and 30 seconds . james is a 30-year-old england touch-rugby player and noel is a strength and conditioning coach at arsenal academy . the duo recorded their race the tube video in september of this year . noel recorded the video while james raced the circle line train from the mansion house stop to cannon street , successfully completing the 415-yard platform to platform sprint in 1min 18secs . the 2.2 km journey on foot included five bridges and countless pedestrians to contend with . earlier this year , the pair successfully completed the race the tube challenge on the circle line route . two for two ! james and noel also succeeded in beating the river boat - on their first attempt , no less !<doc-sep>anyone who 's ever been stuck on a train must have thought this at least once : maybe it would be quicker on foot . james heptonstall did more than just wonder -- he got up and ran like the clappers . in a daredevil challenge of man versus machine , the 30-year-old england touch-rugby player burst out through the train 's open doors , sprinted fearlessly up flights of steps and belted through city streets in an attempt to beat it to the next stop . scroll down for video . ready , set , go ! as soon as the doors open , mr heptonstall is captured charging out of the doors -lrb- left -rrb- by his friend noel carroll . footage from the gopro camera on his head shows him running up the station 's stairs . the race is on : gopro footage shows mr heptonstall running through the streets towards cannon street tube station , where he makes it to the carriage -lrb- pictured right -rrb- just moments before the doors close . somewhere beneath him , the london underground train he had just abandoned at mansion house had already begun to clatter and trundle its way eastwards on the circle line , unhindered , and running perfectly on schedule . had this been a superman movie , our hero would have been billed as ` faster than a speeding train ... ' mr heptonstall , however , had yet to cross the finish line . but what 's this ? above ground at cannon street , a panting young environmental consultant from hampstead , dressed in shorts and running gear , comes skidding through the ticket barrier at high speed . he swipes his oyster card to get through . he leaps down the steps so fast he almost tumbles into the wall . in the carriage he vacated one stop earlier , all eyes are now on the platform entrance as the train doors are about to close . waiting : mr heptonstall is seen standing behind closed doors as the tube carriage leaves blackfriars station . first obstacle : footage taken on a gopro camera shows him rushing through the first set of ticket barriers .<doc-sep>leaving the station : before he bounds up the stairs that lead from mansion house station to the street . sprint : a map shows the route mr heptonstall took between mansion house and cannon street stations . and then he appears ! with a dramatic , triumphant lunge , he hurls himself back into the carriage -- cheered and applauded by the same passengers who had watched him depart . mission accomplished ... with less than two seconds to spare . now his race the tube video , filmed on a miniature camera strapped to his head , is becoming a favourite on youtube and a talking point among weary underground travellers across the network . mr heptonstall completed the 415-yard , platform to platform sprint in 1min 18secs . he clocked up an average speed approaching 11mph , on a route that included having to negotiate two ticket barriers and scale or descend 75 steps . the train took 1min 20secs to travel along 339 yards of track , timed from the moment its doors closed at mansion house and opened at cannon street . footage inside the carriage was taken on a second camera operated by his friend noel carroll . video from epic challenges . on the street : another friend films mr heptonstall as he sprints between the two stations in the city of london . clock is ticking : mr heptonstall races down one street before setting his sights on the tube station . last leg : with the station just feet in front of him , mr heptonstall keeps up the pace as he continues the sprint .<doc-sep>oxford 's winning cox oskar zorilla is thrown into the river thames by his victorious team . oxford 's cox oskar zorrilla -lrb- pictured here being launched into the thames -rrb- could be heard shouting ` relentless , relentless ' to spur on his team to their win . the bbc was forced to apologise on air after a crew member , believed to be oxford 's oskar zorilla , could be clearly heard swearing during the race . the 25-year-old american cox said ` it was fun , tough , but that was what we expected ' boat race executive director david searle said : ` we are taking additional measures this year and have reviewed all of our actions last year in detail . ` the boat race course is four and a quarter miles long so we have eight and a half miles of riverbank to manage and monitor . ` what i would say to anybody thinking of disrupting the race is that it 's unbelievably dangerous . you risk injuring yourself , the crews and the other people following the race . ` nobody wants that to happen . this is just a sporting event . ' oxford emerged as clear . favourites to win the race after more than 70 per cent of bets were . placed on the dark blues , according to bookmaker william hill . the oxford crew leads from cambridge during the bny mellon 159th oxford versus cambridge . the dark blues , who won the toss and opted for the surrey station , made a strong start and finally broke a spirited cambridge . an oxford crew -lrb- right -rrb- featuring olympic champion constantine louloudis stormed the final stretch in a race which lasted 17 minutes 27 seconds . crowds gather along the river thames as excitement builds ahead of the 159th boat race . spectators gather along the four and a quarter mile long route to watch the crews , including olympic medal winners . the cambridge crew , who won last year after a 40-minute delay , ready themselves for the race . members of the favourites oxford university boat crew carry their boat to the water . george nash -lrb- right -rrb- , president of cambridge stands with alex davidson , president of oxford and bbc presenter clare balding prior to the race . commandos armed with . thermal-imaging equipment were pictured bringing the coveted trophy . ashore and patrolling the water ahead of the 159th boat race . oldfield , 36 , was released from prison in december after he served seven weeks of a six-month sentence after being found guilty of causing a public nuisance . he has since been contacted by the metropolitan police by letter and on twitter to establish whether he was planning any action this year , saying they were ` keen to facilitate any peaceful protest ' . in a statement , the police stressed they were not offering to organise a protest but to afford him the opportunity to exercise his ` lawful rights without causing disruption or danger to themselves or others ' . however , oldfield told the spectator he would ` probably have a ramble across the cotswolds instead ' . royal marines are patrolling the river thames today as part of extra security precautions to ensure there is no repeat disruption of the oxford-cambridge boat race . a soldier of the british royal marines brings the trophy ashore ahead of the start of the annual oxford university against cambridge university boat race on the river thames . royal marines reservists ride inflatable dinghies on the river thames as they deliver the oxford versus cambridge boat race trophy to the starting line at putney . royal marines will be providing extra security at this year 's race after last year 's event was interrupted by a swimming protester . a police boat patrols the river ahead of the start of the race . offivers have also been monitoring twitter for mention of potential disruption . royal marines go through security preparation on the river thames as rowers pass by .<doc-sep>by . emily davies . published : . 04:49 est , 30 march 2013 . | . updated : . 13:04 est , 30 march 2013 . plans for traditional easter egg hunts and family walks will have to be put on hold tomorrow as the uk prepares itself for yet another chilly day . the elusive spring weather will once again be eclipsed by low temperatures , although forecasters predict that the sun will make an appearance . after what is thought to be the coldest march in decades , the bank holiday weekend will also be accompanied by temperatures up to four degrees lower than the seasonal average . scroll down for video . water cascading down summerhill force , county durham formed icicles today as the coldest march since 1963 draws to a close . a walker stepped under an impressive icicle covered cliffside in county durham in freezing conditions today . the thames burst its banks between barnes and putney pier ahead of the easter sunday oxford and cambridge boat race . forecasters predict that . temperatures across temperatures will fall to between -2 c and -5 c . overnight , resulting in a cool start to the day . and despite the promise of widespread . easter sunday sunshine , temperatures will only climb to between 4c - . 7c , significantly below the 10c - 11c normally expected at this time of . year . meanwhile , spectators . hoping to watch the easter sunday boat race between oxford and . cambridge might be wise to bring their wellies after the thames burst . its banks . the towpath along the putney embankment , which is . usually a popular vantage point for those hoping to watch the race , was yesterday flooded with water . streets . along the riverside were affected by high tides and members of the . public were left stranded after the river overflowed between barnes and . putney pier . pub gardens were under water and cars parked along the banks were submerged by the higher water levels along the stretch of river in south west london . forecasters have predicted dry and sunny weather with cool temperatures over the easter weekend . spectators will have to take a paddle if they want to watch the boat race from this stretch of the river thames . members of the public were left stranded on railings after the thames burst its banks and flooded streets alongside . spring tides and melting snow have caused flooding of the thames between barnes and putney pier . the environment agency has released an . amber flood alert warning that floods are possible . between putney embankment and teddington lock . flooding is also possible in the south east of the city near trowlock island , according to an environment agency amber warning . the high water levels are caused by . spring tides , which are especially strong tides occurring when the moon . is full or new and aligned with the earth and the sun . spring tides are not affected by the season of spring but by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun combined . no floods caused by rain are expected . over easter , with the met office predicting the weather to be mostly . dry . the wheels of parked cars along the riverside were submerged in water after the thames burst its banks in south west london . water levels were much higher than usual in putney and the path along the riverside became impassable on foot . temperatures dropped to -11 c in the . scottish highlands last night and the weather will continue to be colder . than normal for spring . forecaster greg dewhurst said : ` there has been sleet and snow showers in eastern areas like middlesbrough and down towards the south today but the snow has been scattered and light . ` these showers have been coming in from the east and may just about reach the east of wales . ` for easter sunday it 's looking dry across most of the uk with long sunny spells . temperatures over the bank holiday could drop to -2 c and could fall further to -10 c in the north of scotland overnight . ` tomorrow we could see wintry showers in the afternoon in areas such as bournemouth , southampton and brighton but any snow will be more like sleet , and should n't stick or cause any travel problems . ` for the university boat race there will be a dry cold start to the day , with isolated wintry showers in the afternoon . most of the uk will avoid snowy conditions over easter but striding edge , helvellyn in the lake district will remain covered . hill walkers enjoyed snowy conditions in the lake district today while elsewhere in the uk sunny spells are expected over the easter weekend . in cambridge tourists got in the boating spirit and braved the snowy weather on the river cam . snow flurries did not deter these tourists from enjoying themselves on the river cam in cambridge . a pub garden in south west london was left underwater ahead of sunday 's oxford cambridge boat race . the river burst its banks and cars parked in the streets adjacent had their wheels submerged in water . ` we can expect lighter winds through tomorrow . it wo n't feel too cold but will still be below average for this time of year . ' the floods along the thames are likely to affect those hoping to watch the easter sunday boat race if the high water levels continue . tomorrow 's . clash between the oxford and cambridge rowing teams will see the two . elite universities go head to head in the 159th university boat race . as oxford and cambridge rowing teams prepared for sunday 's race the cambridge team 's car became submerged on the river bank . the cars of the cambridge team were left under water as they trained for the easter sunday boat race on the thames . the cambridge crew parked up on the river bank but their cars were left soggy when the thames reached high tide . every . year crowds line the four-and-a-quarter mile course from putney to . mortlake to support the two teams in a race which tends to last just . over 15 minutes . earlier . this week the cambridge team were caught out by the thames tides after . their vehicles parked up nearby were submerged in water from the . flooding river . both teams have had to take care to . avoid large pieces of debris coming down the river in high tides as they . prepared for sunday 's contest . university boat race spokesperson maria o'connor said : ` as the race is just over four miles long that gives the crowds eight miles of riverside to watch from . ` so while there are areas that may flood , other parts of the stretch will be fine to watch from . ` as high tide is just after 6pm and the race starts at 4.30 pm so the race does n't take place when the tide is at its highest . ' last year 's boat race was interrupted . when 36-year-old anti-elitist protester trenton oldfield swam in front . of the rowers . he was handed a six-month prison sentence . the oxford crew departed from the slipway as they went out on a training outing on the river thames today . malcolm howard of oxford throws his wellies to the shore as they prepare for the 159th university boat race . since the university boat race began in 1829 , the oxford rowing team have won 76 races to cambridge ¿ s 81 . the two teams will go head to head on easter sunday in the boat race from putney to mortlake . last year 's race was interrupted when anti-elitist protester 36-year-old trent oldfield swam in front of the rowers . it might not just be the rowers getting their feet wet at tomorrow 's race if the tides are as high as they were yesterday . royal marines will be drafted in to . patrol the boat race tomorrow as security is beefed up to ensure the . event is not disrupted by another protester . last year 's race had to be halted when trenton oldfield swam into the . path of the oxford and cambridge university crews , narrowly avoiding . being struck by an oar . organisers have warned against a repeat of anyone taking to the water . for the 159th race , with the marines set to patrol eight miles of the . river thames in inflatable boats . boat race executive director david searle said : ` we are taking . additional measures this year and have reviewed all of our actions last . year in detail . ` the boat race course is four and a quarter miles long so we have eight and a half miles of riverbank to manage and monitor . ` what i would say to anybody thinking of disrupting the race is that . it 's unbelievably dangerous . you risk injuring yourself , the crews and . the other people following the race . ` nobody wants that to happen . this is just a sporting event . ' oldfield , 36 , was released from prison in december having served seven . weeks of a six-month sentence after being found guilty of causing a . public nuisance . he has since been contacted by the metropolitan police by letter and on . twitter to establish whether he was planning any action this year , . saying they were ` keen to facilitate any peaceful protest ' . in a statement , the police stressed they were not offering to organise a . protest but to afford him the opportunity to exercise his ` lawful . rights without causing disruption or danger to themselves or others ' . however , oldfield told the spectator he would ` probably have a ramble across the cotswolds instead ' . oxford have emerged as clear favourites to win the race after more than . 70 per cent of bets were placed on the dark blues , according to bookmaker . william hill . spokesman joe crilly said : ` oxford are certainly the best backed crew as . of yet , although that was very much the case at this stage of . proceedings last year . ` last year , however , we took nearly # 40,000 on the day of the race and . cambridge became best backed by the time the race started . maybe history . will repeat itself this time around . ' there have been calls for supporters to boycott the cambridge team over . claims that it plans to build a new boat house which will threaten . wildlife . mark avery , the former head of conservation at the rspb and cambridge . student , told the daily telegraph that the building project is in danger . of wiping out otters and bitterns on the great ouse river . ` i hope that the cambridge boat sinks in sunday 's university boat race , ' he said . ` why ? because the cambridge university boat club is planning to build a . new boathouse -lrb- although it is far more than just a boathouse -rrb- on one of . the best sites for otters in cambridgeshire , and its impact on local . wildlife will be severe . ' but project ely , the group working to provide the new facility , have . stressed the boat house would be built sensitively to protect its . natural surroundings , the paper reported .

<t> the duo ran 2.2 km along the south bank of the thames river on nov 3 . </t> <t> to beat the river boat , the pair had to reach bankside pier in 8 min , 30 secs . </t> <t> the path included 5 bridges and countless pedestrians to contend with . </t>

james heptonstall and noel carroll attempt to race the boat along the river thames<T>

measuring 26 inches by 26 inches and standing proud at 1.5 ft tall , this intricately carved and exquisitely detailed world war one battle scene is made entirely out of pastry margarine . the creation is the brainchild of chef vipula athukorale , from leicester , who won a gold medal for his work at the international culinary world cup 2014 . taking three weeks to complete , the poignant sculpture was made out of a whopping 53lb of the butter substitute . scroll down for video . the sculpture is the brainchild of chef vipula athukorale from leicester . the artist won a gold medal at the international culinary world cup for his creation which is made from 53lb of margarine .<doc-sep>the 51-year-old 's ww1 culinary creation is his second gong . he won his first gold medal the 2010 international culinary world cup , in luxembourg , in 2010 with a victorian street scene . mr athukorale said : ' i wanted to choose a relevant theme to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war . ` it is also a tribute to my father henry who is a retired lt general in the sri lankan army . he was a cadet at sandhurst in the 1950s . ` the characters show pain , compassion , frustration and anger . '<doc-sep>mr athukorale -lrb- pictured -rrb- wanted to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war . the butter artist 's characters show ` pain , compassion , frustration and anger ' mr athukorale 's creation is also a tribute to his father who was a cadet at sandhurst in the 1950s . mr athukorale was one of only 14 international competitors to be awarded the gold standard in his butter sculpture class in luxembourg .<doc-sep>the sri lankan-born chef left school at 18 to train to be a hotel manager but said his real passion is butter sculpting . he said : ' i was always better at this ; it comes from my love of art at school . i am so pleased to won a gold medal for the british team . ' the butter artist will be chasing more gold in the culinary olympics to be held in erfurt in germany in 2016 . ' i won two bronze medals there last time in 2012 . i aim to do better in two years ' time , ' he said .<doc-sep>with these charming sculptures made of butter , it 's easy to see why artist vipular athukorale 's reputation is spreading fast . but be careful not to warm to them too much , or they 'll be toast . the sculptures measure up to two feet long and take months at a time to make . they include a vintage rolls-royce and a scene from little red riding hood . a soft touch : talented artist - and former chef - vipular athukorale spends months at a time carefully crafting the slippery sculptures , including this one showing a scene from little red riding hood . the latter last week won the food art award at the culinary olympics , an international cuisine competition held every four years in germany , although presumably it was a knife-edge decision . mr athukorale , 49 , needs a smooth touch when painstakingly crafting the scenes using tiny scalpels . he said : ` i started making butter sculptures nearly 30 years ago when i was working as a chef . ` i 'd always been into art , and loved studying sculpture at college , when i heard about someone modelling scenes out of butter . i thought it sounded like fun . ' talented : artist and former chef vipular athukorale spends months at a time carefully crafting the slippery sculptures . the father-of-one from belgrave , . leicester , begins by creating a basic structure out of stainless steel , .<doc-sep>before covering the wire in butter and moulding it into shape . as . long as he keeps the artworks out of direct sunlight , and away from . radiators , they can last for years -- although they have to be stored in . plastic cases to keep the dust off . he said : ` once i start sculpting , i am totally absorbed in it . butter-sketch : vipular athukorale 's creations , such as this vintage rolls-royce , can last for years if they are kept out of direct sunlight . enough to melt the heart : the sculptures are amazingly finely detailed . ' i have a little room in our house dedicated to sculpting , and once i 'm in there , my family know not to even try to get my attention until i 've finished . ` my wife is very patient and understanding . ' he added : ` i 'm pleased the competition went well , and that i 'll have some time off before i start my next sculpture . ` i might stick to jam on my toast for a while though -- i 'm a bit sick of butter . '<doc-sep>a pair of danish artists have created a magical chandelier that turns a room into a forest using a trick of the light . vast leafy shadows are thrown onto the . walls as light shines through the mirrored sculpture , while different . types of woodland can be created by turning the dimmer switch up and . down . thyra hilden and pio diaz are the creative brains behind the forms in nature light sculpture , which was inspired by the drawings of german naturalist , ernst haeckel . scroll down for video . spectacular : hilden & diaz ' forms in nature sculpture creates a virtual forest on the walls of a room . magical : the artwork creates a network of shadowy roots and gnarled trees using light .<doc-sep>by . ian drury . published : . 19:11 est , 6 march 2014 . | . updated : . 05:20 est , 7 march 2014 . clutching a razor-sharp bayonet , the british infantryman peered nervously over the parapet of the first world war trench and into no man 's land . less than 100 yards away was the enemy frontline - conjuring up terrifying images of the hearing the sergeant 's shrill whistle , going ` over the top ' , and risking death charging headlong into a hail of murderous german machine gun fire . but rifleman stuart gray , 35 , serving with the 4th battalion the rifles , was not preparing to make the ultimate sacrifice , and this was not the great war . history : stuart gray , of 4th battalion the rifles , inspects the front line trench of a newly discovered practice ww1 battlefield in gosport , hampshire . historians say it is the best-preserved of its kind ever found . instead , a century after the start of the bloody 1914-18 conflict , historians have discovered an entire mock battlefield used to train tens of thousands of troops about to deploy to the western front .

<t> chef vipula athukorale from leicester crafted the wartime masterpiece in three weeks . </t> <t> margarine creation a tribute to the chef 's father , a cadet at sandhurst in the 1950s . </t> <t> sri lankan born chef created sculpture to mark 100th anniversary of first world war . </t>

leicester chef vipula athukorale creates ww1 battlefield sculpture out of margarine<T>

sergio aguero is not just top of this season 's premier league scoring charts . the argentine , having now played 101 times in the english top flight , has far and away the lowest minutes per goal ratio in premier league history . aguero hits the net on average once every 108 minutes , 13 minutes quicker than arsenal legend thierry henry . he is arguably in the greatest form of his career , with 14 goals already this term , and bagged a double in manchester city 's 4-1 win at sunderland on wednesday night . sergio aguero scored twice for manchester city against sunderland on wednesday night . aguero has a goal every 108 minutes in the premier league , quicker than any other player . with as many goals as games this season , aguero is on course to beat cristiano ronaldo 's record -lrb- in a 38-game season -rrb- of 31 goals in the 2007-08 season .<doc-sep>the full table , shown below , charts striker 's records who have played over 100 games in the top flight , with aguero miles ahead of the pack after a century of appearances . in 7126 minutes he has 66 goals , ahead of henry and 20 minutes quicker than former manchester united hit man ruud van nistelrooy . aguero drives home manchester city 's first goal to equalise at the stadium of light in their 4-1 win . thierry henry scored 175 goals in 258 games during his two stints at arsenal . luis suarez , who left liverpool in the summer , scored 69 goals in 110 appearances . javier hernandez played just one game more than aguero , but nearly 2,500 less minutes at manchester united . his 37 goals , mainly as a substitute , puts him fourth in the list with a goal every 129.6 minutes .<doc-sep>elsewhere on the list is robin van persie -lrb- 138.3 -rrb- , edin dzeko -lrb- 138.7 -rrb- and luis suarez -lrb- 138.8 -rrb- . aguero has scored 45 per cent of manchester city 's goals in the premier league this season , and has directly won nine points for the club through his contributions with goals and assists . and with the argentine on fire , manuel pellegrini believes city are back on title-winning form . robin van persie has scored a goal roughly every 138 minutes in the premier league . ruud van nistelrooy is third on the list , posting a goal every 128.2 minutes in the top flight . edin dzeko , not always first-choice striker at manchester city , has a healthy minutes per goal ratio .<doc-sep>another super sub , javier hernandez , has 37 goals in 102 games for manchester united . he said after wednesday evening 's win at the stadium of light : ' i think we are returning to the performances we had last season . i think if we continue playing this way of course we will fight for the title , but i think three or four other teams will also be there . ' -lsb- aguero -rsb- is an important player but it is not just sergio aguero - we play in a way that it is very useful for him to score but it is important for him not just to think about scoring but to play for the team . ` there are a lot of good strikers but i said before the last game that i am sure he is one of the best five players in the world because he is not just scoring , he is playing very well . ' aguero is on course to beat cristiano ronaldo 's 38-game record of 31 goals in a premier league season .<doc-sep>if aguero can carry on at the scoring rate , there 's no doubt that he 'll beat his goalscoring record of the 2013/14 premier league season which saw the diminutive striker score 15 goals in 23 league appearance for city . aguero knocked arsenal legend thierry henry off the top of the list as his record pips the frenchman 's stunning return of 175 goals every 122 premier league minutes . gunner : arsenal legend thierry henry has been knocked of the top of the scoring rate charts . talisman : ruud van nistelrooy scored 95 goals every 128 minutes for manchester united . former manchester united striker ruud van nistelrooy sits in third place with 95 goals every 128 minutes before eventually reaching 150 goals in total for his club . liverpool forward daniel sturridge could soon trouble aguero for top spot in the best scoring rate charts with a current tally of 58 goals every 138 minutes . city can boast two names in the top eight of the premier league strikers with the best minutes-per-goal record as bosnian forward edin dzeko also claims a place with 46 goals every 137 minutes on the field . red : liverpool forward daniel sturridge can boast 58 goals every 138 premier league minutes .<doc-sep>as sergio aguero fired manchester city into a 3-0 lead against liverpool on monday , the argentine striker achieved the record for the best scoring rate for a player with a minimum of 15 goals in premier league history . aguero had only been on the field for 23 seconds before he sprinted onto a through ball from jesus navas to score his second goal in as many premier league games . the 26-year-old now tops an impressive list of some of the premier league 's finest ever strikers with 54 goals every 113 minutes on the pitch . record : sergio aguero has the best scoring rate amongst players with more than 15 goals in the history of the premier league . slotted home : sergio aguero took just 23 seconds to score against liverpool on monday night . immediate impact : aguero celebrates in front of the jubilant manchester city fans after scoring their third goal . player goals mins per goal . sergio aguero 54 113 . thierry henry 175 122 .<doc-sep>there is a real danger of sergio aguero becoming the premier league 's greatest striker of all-time if he manages to maintain a freak minutes-per-goal record which even tops thierry henry . the manchester city man scored the only goal in sunday 's derby win against rivals united -- meaning he now notches once every 109 minutes . it was aguero 's 62nd in the league for city -- and 10th this season -- and puts him ahead of henry , ruud van nistelrooy and alan shearer . manchester city striker sergio aguero has netted 62 premier league goals in 6783 minutes in england . sergio aguero converts gael clichy 's low cross from the left to put manchester city 1-0 ahead in the derby . aguero -lrb- second from left -rrb- is mobbed by his team-mates after giving the hosts the lead against man united . thierry henry is widely-regarded as one of the best strikers to have ever graced the premier league . not only that , the 26-year-old is comfortably in front of every other frontman to have lit up the top flight since 1992 . henry -- arsenal 's main man for eight years -- netted 175 times in 237 premier league games . widely-regarded as a revolutionary in the modern era , henry 's capability of scoring 20-a-season in double-quick time put him on a pedestal as the best there had been . even superior to shearer , who ended his career with more , 260 , but took longer in between strikes to find the net . van nistelrooy 's trailblazing four campaigns at manchester united -- ignoring the injury-ravaged first -- garnered 95 goals at a rate of one every 128 minutes . robin van persie 's strike rate is healthy at 137 minutes per goal , while the year spent in england by samuel eto'o had proved profitable -- his 12 goals coming in 1609 minutes . manchester united skipper wayne rooney , on the other hand , has taken 168 minutes for each of his 176 in the premier league . that is n't a record to be sniffed at . it comes in at better than a goal every other game if purely using minutes . aguero 's 109 minutes for every strike -- which is half-an-hour more impressive than luis suarez and edin dzeko -- makes him the most lethal marksman to have graced english football . henry comfortably finishes past bolton wanderers goalkeeper jussi jaaskelainen in an fa cup tie . aguero has a better minutes-per-goal ratio than ex-liverpool talisman luis suarez -lrb- celebrating at norwich -rrb- . alan shearer 's goals were crucial in blackburn winning the 1995 premier league title -lrb- chris sutton right -rrb- . detractors may point to the city striker 's injury record -- he always struggles to get through a full campaign without tweaking something -- as reason enough to suggest he can never be named no 1 . but even last year , when aguero spent two months on the sidelines , he was up there with suarez and daniel sturridge . his manager manuel pellegrini said last december that this season 's top scorer was a better player than the uruguayan . ` suarez is a very important striker , but i think sergio participates more in the game , ' pellegrini claimed . ` he has always been a top player and he has always scored goals , but i think at this moment , he has added working for the team without the ball , which is also important for him . ' shearer scored 260 premier league goals , most marked with his trademark celebration . the bustling centre forward often notched from the penalty spot but got plenty from open play . wayne rooney is in the top 25 but his record is worse than the likes of robin van persie and javier hernandez . the chilean certainly is n't wrong -- aguero contributes so much more -- but it is for his goalscoring that he will be remembered most fondly for . there was never any danger of gael clichy 's centre not ending up nestled beyond david de gea at the etihad stadium this weekend . it is that sort of clinical finishing that sets him apart . he rarely needs more than one chance . while aguero offers much more across the width of a pitch and in behind defenders , there are a number of players who have merely relied on their prowess in front of goal to retain a spot in the upper echelons of this all-time premier league list . javier hernandez , now at real madrid , was renowned for doing very little in united games before a ball broke inside the opposition penalty area , while adam le fondre -- whose record is only topped by henry and aguero -- has forever been an impact substitute . ivan klasnic 's goalscoring record while at bolton puts him among the premier league 's elite . tony yeboah -lrb- pictured scoring for leeds against liverpool in 1995 -rrb- scored picture-book goals . reading used adam le fondre as a super sub - but his minutes-per-goal ratio was exemplary . ole gunnar solskjaer often saved manchester united late on in games after being called from the bench . shearer was chief penalty taker wherever he played , while ivan klasnic 's 20 bolton goals tended to come in gluts -lrb- and often from the bench -rrb- before owen coyle sent him packing . unsurprisingly , both ole gunnar solskjaer and michael owen feature , although their records of a goal every 150 minutes might have been better if the pair did n't spend so much time coming back from injuries . derby 's branko strupar makes the list , but his four years at pride park from 1999 actually only brought about 15 goals , with tony yeboah 's record slightly more impressive . of the current crop to surprise , andre schurrle and wilfried bony both make the top 25 . whether aguero 's record can be beaten remains to be seen , but it looks doubtful .<doc-sep>manchester city . assists 1 . chances created 37 . ac milan . assists 6 . chances created 52 . just one assist in 54 premier league appearances for manchester city . arriving as a 19-year-old with quite an ego , it was clear from the start that roberto mancini would struggle to handle his former inter milan protege in england . not one for team spirit , balotelli was credited with just one spirit during his stay at the etihad stadium . mind you , it could n't have been more crucial . the striker 's through ball found sergio aguero in 2012 against qpr , with the argentine firing home in stoppage time to secure the premier league title . some time to get that assist : balotelli set up sergio aguero 's crucial winner against qpr in 2012 . balotelli at manchester city 150 . balotelli in italy 146.8 . premier league ... minimum 45 goals . 1 -rrb- sergio aguero 120 . 2 -rrb- thierry henry 122 . 6 -rrb- alan shearer 146.9 . balotelli 's minutes-per-goal ratio in italy is up there with the very best . aguero 's goal in city 's 3-1 win against liverpool on monday night put him at the top of the charts for impact in the premier league . among those on the list of minutes-per-goals was alan shearer , the league 's record goalscorer , with 147 minutes per goal . credit to mario , his ratio in italy is 146.7 . there 's no doubting he makes an impression .

<t> sergio aguero tops the premier league minutes-per-goal table . </t> <t> his two goals at sunderland put him on 14 for the season so far . </t> <t> aguero 's record puts him ahead of thierry henry and ruud van nistelrooy . </t> <t> the likes of javier hernandez , robin van persie and edin dzeko make the upper reaches of the chart . </t> <t> with 14 in 14 , aguero is on course to beat cristiano ronaldo 's 38-game record of 31 goals in a premier league season . </t>

sergio aguero does n't just top scoring charts ... man city man has a premier league goal every 108 minutes<T>

real madrid manager carlo ancelotti has admitted the dressing room was divided under his predecessor jose mourinho at the santiago bernabeu . mourinho , back at chelsea for a second spell , was involved in several public spats during his reign in madrid as tensions flared with the likes of iker casillas , sergio ramos and talisman cristiano ronaldo . ancelotti has now revealed he inherited ` lots of problems ' at real madrid , but insists there has been nothing but calm since his arrival in 2013 . current real madrid manager carlo ancelotti has claimed the dressing room was divided under mourinho .<doc-sep>jose mourinho talks to cristiano ronaldo during their turbulent time together at real madrid . ` before i arrived i was aware that there were lots of problems in the dressing room -- problems between some players and mourinho , ' ancelotti told so foot . ` everything that happened in private would end up in the papers the next day . but when i took charge , everything had returned to calm . i did n't inherit any tensions . ` was i responsible for returning peace to the dressing room ? no , no . when i arrived there was already a lot of serenity .<doc-sep>` ever since i arrived , there has n't been one fight in the dressing room . i have never had an unmotivated player or any confrontations with players who have n't played as much as they 'd want to . ' mourinho celebrates winning the la liga title together with the real madrid squad in 2012 . the outspoken manager is now back at chelsea , making an impressive start to the premier league season .<doc-sep>iker casillas has lifted the lid on the deterioration of his relationship with former spain team-mate xabi alonso , and told jose mourinho -- carlo ancelotti is a better coach than you . casillas and alonso founds themselves on different sides of a divided dressing room under mourinho with alonso a staunch defender of his manager and casillas never hiding his disapproval for the current chelsea coach 's methods . when he joined bayern this summer there was little love lost between alonso and casillas and the cold war continued when the midfielder said that manuel neuer was ` by far the best goalkeeper ' he had ever played with . iker casillas wants to prove xabi alonso wrong and become best in the world again at real madrid . the spanish goalkeeper also added that carlo ancelotti was a better coach than jose mourinho .<doc-sep>jose mourinho claims he was approached to take over as paris saint-germain manager twice - including being the ` first choice ' for the job ahead of carlo ancelotti in december 2011 . the chelsea boss revealed he rejected the chance to leave the spanish capital for the french equivalent during the season he went on to lift the la liga title with real madrid . and mourinho also expects psg to win the champions league at some point soon , stating a final between the french champions and his current side chelsea would be ` fantastic ' . video scroll down to watch raphael varane control a long pass with a brilliant backheel . jose mourinho reveals he was approached twice to take over as manager of paris saint-germain . the portuguese says he was approached as ` first choice ' ahead of carlo ancelotti in december 2011 . the 51-year-old told telefoot on sunday : ' i knew about the project -lrb- at psg -rrb- even before it began . i was leonardo 's first choice -lrb- ahead of ancelotti -rrb- . ` and when carlo left -lrb- in 2013 -rrb- , they made me another offer . i have rejected them twice . ' i thought a lot about it . but the first time , there was real madrid and the second time there was chelsea . ` the club has an enormous amount of quality , laurent blanc is a good manager , al-khelaifi a good president . they are in good hands . in the champions league , they have gained some experience - they can win it . ' mourinho believes psg will win the champions league soon as they have world-class players like edinson cavani -lrb- left -rrb- and zlatan ibrahimovic -lrb- right -rrb- . ancelotti -lrb- right -rrb- replaced mourinho as real boss in 2013 and lifted the champions league title last season . interestingly , since he was approached for the psg job mourinho has returned to chelsea and ancelotti has replaced the portuguese as real boss . and mourinho has revealed his admiration for french centre-back raphael varane , although he does not expect the 21-year-old to leave spain any time soon . ` everybody is talking about varane coming to chelsea because they know he is a player i like a lot but everybody knows that he will stay at real madrid , ' he added . raphael varane -lrb- left -rrb- is a player who mourinho admires but he expects the frenchman to stay in madrid . mourinho was also full of praise for his fellow countryman cristiano ronaldo , who he compared favourably with french great zinedine zidane . he explained : ` ronaldo is like for you -lrb- france -rrb- with zidane - there will not be any more -lrb- like them -rrb- . ` he is an incredible player , a real goal machine . ' mourinho was full of praise for his former player cristiano ronaldo -lrb- right -rrb- , who he coached at real madrid . the portuguese compared ronaldo as an all-time great alongside former french midfielder zinedine zidane . in terms of where he can see himself coaching in the future , mourinho was coy on the possibility of taking his own national job . he said : ` become portugal coach ? the country is waiting ... ` everyone has the right to think he 's special . ' mourinho would not be drawn on whether or not he would take the portugal job at some point in the future .<doc-sep>mourinho has also renewed his interest in real madrid defender raphael . varane , who is seeking assurances that he will become a regular starter . at real . carlo ancelotti does not want to sell but chelsea are willing to offer more than # 30million if they sense a deal can be done . meanwhile , . besiktas have denied agreeing a deal to sign demba ba and marik marin . on loan from chelsea despite reports on turkish tv . talks : real madrid defender raphael varane wants to speak with carlo ancelotti according to reports . understudy : varane is reportedly unhappy with his lack of playing time at real last season . wanted : real madrid 's varane is a target of chelsea manager jose mourinho . video chelsea finally confirm costa deal .<doc-sep>speaking on spanish radio perez suggested sir alex ferguson only chose david moyes after ancelotti told him he was replacing jose mourinho at real madrid . perez said : ` ferguson called him -lrb- ancelotti -rrb- to be his successor but he told him he had already promised to come here with us . ' wanted man : manchester united were keen to appoint carlo ancelotti as sir alex ferguson 's replacement last summer according to real madrid president florentino perez . popular : ancelotti is thrown into the air by his real players after victory against atletico madrid in lisbon .

<t> jose mourinho left real madrid in 2013 after three turbulent seasons . </t> <t> current manager carlo ancelotti reveals dressing room was divided . </t> <t> mourinho , back at chelsea , fell out with stars such as cristiano ronaldo . </t>

real madrid was divided under jose mourinho reveals carlo ancelotti<T>

pro-life campaigners are often criticised for harassing women seen going into abortion clinics . but the tables were turned when a heavily pregnant lady hit back at anti-termination protesters demonstrating outside a london health centre - leaving them lost for words . the verbal dressing-down came as a worker for blackfriars medical practice , a gp surgery offering abortion services in southwark , confronted abort67 members and asked them to stop filming to protect patient confidentiality . a pregnant woman criticises anti-abortion group abort67 outside blackfriars medical practice in southwark . abort67 members denied specifically filming patients going into the surgery and claimed that they were using the cameras to provide evidence against those who accuse them of bullying tactics . a pregnant passer-by can then be seen approaching the group as they argue about the use of cameras , in footage uploaded toyoutube by journalist sunny hundal on wednesday . she tells the protesters : ` you are wrong in what you 're doing . ` you do n't know why people are doing what they 're doing , but you want to be out here judging and then filming . ' when one of the female protesters tries to fight back by claiming that she had an abortion in the past , the lady labels her a hypocrite . she said : ` you had an abortion but because you 're not happy with what you 're doing , you 're standing out here making other people feel guilty . when you had an abortion , that was your choice . the pregnant woman tells the protesters that women should have choice . ` many people have been abused , you do n't know what their reasons are for , so i think this is so wrong on so many levels . ' referring to a recent incident in which a newborn baby was found dead in a wheelie bin in north yorkshire , she adds : ` there was a baby on the news that got found in the bin . ` maybe if their mum did n't feel that way because of people like you , that baby would n't have died . as the lady walks away , the protesters are left speechless by her words and are unable to argue back . ` you think it 's better for them to get rid of it at ten weeks -lrb- in the womb -rrb- or to actually go through with the birth and then kill the child ? ' the unnamed woman goes on to tell the group they should have researched about the local area before protesting as the clinic is near to kids company , a charity providing support to vulnerable inner-city children . many of the children who go to the charity for help have been sexually abused or forced into sex work . the woman said : ` there 's kids company round there , where we 're helping thousands and thousands of kids while you 're out here . ` you are in the wrong place , especially when we have our people that are going through their s *** , they 're going to kids company where we 're meant to help them , then they see this . ' she adds : ` to be standing out here and making other people feel guilty is so wrong . ' as the woman walks away , the protesters are left speechless and are unable to argue back . since the footage was uploaded , hundreds of people have taken to twitter to applaud the woman for her ` inspiring speech ' . thousands of pounds have also been given to the kids company ` give a vulnerable child the gift of christmas ' campaign since the video was uploaded earlier today too . to donate to kids company the campaign , click here . the anti-abortion group abort67 , which was started in 2008 , has been confronting women going into the clinic with posters and leaflets showing pictures of foetuses . a spokesman told mailonline : ` the youtube video by sunny hundal which reveals the gentle nature by which we hold our displays serves to emphasise that abortion is indefensible . ` pro-aborts like sunny ca n't defend killing small human beings so he tries -lrb- in vain -rrb- to shame our volunteers for trying to defend the unborn child . ' - do you know the woman in the footage ? if so please contact the mailonline newdesk on editorial@mailonline.co.uk or call 020 7938 6000 and ask for the mailonline newsdesk .<doc-sep>` shaman ' : juliette d'souza persuaded a woman to have an abortion by claiming the unborn child was evil and seriously deformed , a fraud trial has heard . a witch doctor persuaded a woman to have an abortion by claiming the unborn child was evil and seriously deformed , a fraud trial has heard . juliette d'souza pretended to be a shaman who could cure terminal illnesses and help women conceive babies , it was said . the phoney faith healer tricked the woman into parting with # 170,000 after she became increasingly desperate to fall pregnant , the jury was told . the victim , who can not be named for legal reasons , told blackfriars crown court in london yesterday that she had been unable to conceive for three years . she was introduced to d'souza in 2005 . the witch doctor told the woman she had to start paying money to her to stop ` terrible things ' from happening and to help her become pregnant . but when the woman unexpectedly became pregnant , d'souza allegedly told her to have an abortion at a marie stopes clinic because ` the baby was evil ' and ` he would be in real trouble ' if she gave birth .<doc-sep>bellevue , nebraska -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a woman walked slowly toward the door of the abortion clinic when a nearby protester screamed , `` do n't kill your baby ! '' about 100 women 's rights supporters were on hand saturday outside an abortion clinic in bellevue , nebraska . but the shouts on this day were drowned out by women 's rights groups who gathered at the abortion & contraception clinic of nebraska in bellevue , just south of omaha . `` welcome ! welcome ! this clinic stays open , '' abortion supporters chanted in unison , their voices rising every time anti-abortion activists tried to shout at patients arriving at the clinic . anti-abortion groups , led by operation rescue , and supporters of abortion rights rallied saturday outside the clinic operated by leroy carhart , one of the nation 's few remaining doctors who perform late-term abortions . carhart was best friends with george tiller , one of the world 's most well-known doctors performing abortions . tiller was shot in the head at point-blank range on may 31 as services began at reformation lutheran church in wichita , kansas . scott roeder , a 51-year-old anti-abortion activist , is charged in tiller 's killing . he has pleaded not guilty . the rally in bellevue came nearly three months to the day after tiller 's killing . a massive police presence , including heavily armed rapid-response teams , monitored the demonstrators . streets were blocked off , and police kept both sides separated with buffer zones in between . abortion rights supporters outnumbered their opponents nearly 2 to 1 . operation rescue drove in two of their so-called truth trucks , delivery trucks with giant billboards of dismembered fetuses on the sides . the vehicles parked in a designated area outside the clinic to gasps from the women 's rights groups . police used sniffer dogs to make sure the vehicles did not have any explosives before allowing them to park . megan belleavia called the trucks abortion `` pornography '' that should n't be allowed . `` you ca n't stand out in the street corner and show pictures of a bare-breasted woman without getting in trouble , so why should they be able to show that ? '' she said . about 50 anti-abortion demonstrators prayed near the trucks , asking god to forgive what was happening inside the clinic . one woman held a sign that said , '' i like to listen to my mommy 's voice . '' about 10 people stood with red tape over their mouths , with the word `` life '' written across it . mike whitaker said the tape symbolized `` the silent cry that the babies have when they 're actually being killed in there . '' as he spoke , about a dozen abortion-rights supporters stood on the clinic property , their backs to those who oppose abortions . `` a woman has a right to choose , '' they sang .<doc-sep>defendant travelled to afghanistan in january this year to be with his . wife and it was then that ms santos told him over skype that she was . pregnant . ` he had previously . made it clear to ms santos that the prospect of having a child in these . circumstances was something he did not want . ` when . she became pregnant he wanted her to have an abortion and when she . refused to do that he took matters into his own had to end the pregnancy . against her wishes . ` in . february he had tried to take ms santos to an abortion clinic and booked . an appointment for her but she refused to go through with it . ` he told her that he would wait until she was seven months pregnant then , in his words , `` punch it out of her '' . ' after receiving news of his lover 's pregnancy , raofi returned from afghanistan to attack ms santos , telling her he would ` punch it out of her , ' blackfriars crown court heard .<doc-sep>harassed : campaigner justyna pasek . pro-life campaigners have been threatened with arrest under a draconian ` riot law ' for holding prayer vigils outside an abortion clinic . police used legislation which is commonly used to disperse rioters and football hooligans to force three campaigners to move away from the clinic on two separate occasions over the past six weeks . officers issued the group , who try to persuade women to keep their unborn babies , with section 14 public order act notices . the strongly worded notice , which was used on both occasions , read : ` i believe the intention of the organisers is the intimidation of others with a view to compelling them not to do any act they have a right to do . ' the scotland yard inspectors said they thought the group posed a ` serious risk of disruption to the life of the community ' . the group was then ordered by police to continue its vigil on the other side of the road , which meant protesters were unable to talk to any of the patients at the british pregnancy advisory service clinic . staff at the bpas clinic have called the police on several occasions to complain about the ` intimidating behaviour ' of the campaigners . they say the catholic group is harassing pregnant patients by showing them large photographs of embryos at various stages of pregnancy . however the pro-life campaigners , from the good counsel network -lrb- gcn -rrb- , claim they are acting within the law and only speak to women who are willing to talk . last night the metropolitan police admitted its officers had made a mistake and said the ` riot law ' should not have been used . but justyna pasek , 33 , a pregnancy adviser for gcn , said she felt like a criminal when her small team was stopped by the police . ` we hand out leaflets to pregnant women and speak to women who want to speak to us , ' she said , adding : ` we do n't chase after women , we do n't stop anyone from going into the clinic and we never block the gates . ` we just pray all the time and hand out leaflets . but we were made to feel like criminals when the police forced us to move away from the clinic . the officers were very aggressive and i felt very harassed and mistreated by them . ` i thought this was a free country , but this reminds me of the communist rule i used to live under when i was a little girl in poland . ' miss pasek , who is originally from wrocław in west poland , and her colleagues have been holding daily vigils between 8am and 2pm outside the bpas abortion clinic in twickenham , west london , since september last year . the gcn also campaigns at two other . clinics in london , and was the first group founded in england to hold . us-style demonstrations outside abortion clinics . but the police have been called on various occasions after staff at the clinic , patients and local residents complained . clare mccullough , a director at gcn , said : ` i think the clinic instigated a lot of these complaints . gcn campaigners have been holding daily vigils between 8am and 2pm outside the bpas abortion clinic in twickenham , west london , pictured , since september last year . ` they hate us being there because we see girls coming out and being sick on the pavement and we have seen girls being marched in by parents and boyfriends . ` the girls sometimes tell us that they do n't want the abortions but they are being forced into them . the clinic just does n't like us seeing what they 're doing . ' however last night the pro-life group faced criticism over its tactics . a neighbour of the twickenham clinic , who asked not to be named , said : ` i find their behaviour deeply worrying . they are pestering women who are at a difficult time in their lives . ` what these women need is support -- not harassment . i 'm pleased the police tried to intervene . ' and bpas spokesman clare murphy said : ` it is very disappointing that these protesters continue to stand outside clinics . ` women tell us that the protesters make them feel intimidated and upset on what is already a very difficult day for them . ` these vigils are not about helping women , they are about stopping women 's access to abortion . ' she added : ` bpas respects the right to protest but asks that protesters respect the rights of women to access legal healthcare services free from harassment . we regularly receive calls from residents who are concerned about the vigils . ` everyone , whether they are clinic staff , local residents or pregnant women has the right to contact the police if they feel frightened or intimidated by strangers . ' and she went on to say : ` women take the decision to end a pregnancy extremely seriously , and most will talk it over with their partner , a relative or a close friend . ` they do not want to discuss it with a line of ideologically motivated activists as they are entering a clinic . ' a scotland yard spokesman said : ` we have acknowledged the concerns raised by those affected by our actions . following a review of the decisions taken on those days , we now acknowledge that the implementation of section 14 notices under the public order act 1986 was incorrect . ` the metropolitan police service respects the right to lawful assembly and freedom of speech . ` but we will take action , where it is appropriate to do so in accordance with legislation , so that we can protect the rights of others not to be intimidated . '

<t> pregnant lady criticises anti-abortion group abort67 for harassing women . </t> <t> in the video , she shoots down the protesters ' arguments for pro-life . </t> <t> her ` inspiring words ' attract thousands of comments on social media . </t>

pregnant woman confronts anti-abortion campaigners outside blackfriars clinic<T>

alexis sanchez has been a ` breath of fresh air ' at arsenal , with alex oxlade-chamberlain praising his team-mate for bringing a winning mentality back to the club . a big-money summer arrival from barcelona , the 25-year-old has hit the ground running in north london with a remarkable return of 14 goals from 22 appearances . those displays have helped spare arsenal 's blushes on several occasions , including wednesday 's barclays premier league encounter at home to surprise package southampton . alexis sanchez netted a late winner for arsenal in wednesday 's game with southamton . it took a last-gasp sanchez strike to see off the well-drilled visitors 1-0 , after which oxlade-chamberlain heaped praise on the game-changing chile forward . ` there is no rest for him , ' the england midfielder told bt sport . ` on recovery days he wants to be playing and he is not happy if he is not allowed to play the game at the end . ` in training , he wants to win . he has brought that winning mentality to the side and i think it definitely rubs off on a lot of players . ` it has been an eye-opener for me . to make it to the top and to be able perform like he does week in , week out you have got to be an absolute winner and you never want to lose at all . sanchez fires home the winner as arsenal claim all three points against southampton . ` he is not happy when he does n't score . if i scored as many goals as he has at this stage , i 'd be over the moon . ` he has been brilliant for us and a breath of fresh air , so hopefully he can stay in the form that he is in and we can help him out to keep producing goals like he has been . ' as good as sanchez is , though , oxlade-chamberlain - like anyone else in attendance at the emirates stadium - will be aware arsenal need to improve and quick . this was a far from convincing display from arsene wenger 's men and one which left saints defender toby alderweireld cursing his luck . a first-half injury to jack cork saw the belgian moved from centre-back to holding midfield for the second match in a row - a role he impressed in until a hamstring injury forced him off with less than 10 minutes remaining . saints had already used their full complement of substitutions by that point and sanchez capitalised on the fact saints had to end the game a man light . ` it 's really s *** , ' alderweireld said . ' i think everybody knows when it happens with your hamstring you ca n't run any more , so with pain in my heart i had to go off . sanchez shows off his skills by looking one way and playing a long pass in the other direction . ` that was really s *** and , unfortunately , we let a goal in . ` on thursday i will have a scan and i hope it 's not too serious , but for sure a hamstring is always bad , so we 'll see . ` i 'm hoping to recover very soon , very fast . i will do everything to be back very quickly on the field , but that 's for the future and i ca n't tell . ' injuries to alderweireld , cork and dusan tadic made this a costly defeat for saints - hardly the ideal preparation for monday 's match against manchester united . it is a game they not only approach low on numbers but fresh from back-to-back losses for the first time this season . alex oxlade-chamberlain has hailed the impact of sanchez since he joined arsenal . saints have only been beaten four times in all competitions during their remarkable start , yet those reverses have come against liverpool , tottenham , manchester city and arsenal . the latest defeat will only fuel the doubters ' suggestions that saints are only third in the standings due to a kind fixture list , but such talk angered alderweireld . ` maybe last week we were not that good , but today we played very good against a good team , especially here , where it 's very difficult to play , ' he said . ' i think we played very good and i think we deserved a point at least . ` they have to watch the game . maybe after sunday , city -lrb- 3-0 home defeat -rrb- , we did n't play that good , but today we played very good , so we 're still there and we will work very hard to get the points again , so we will do our best . '<doc-sep>arsenal midfielder alex oxlade-chamberlain is relishing playing alongside new recruit alexis sanchez , and says he is learning a lot from the chile international . sanchez , a # 30million summer signing from barcelona , is arsenal 's top scorer in the premier league this season with seven goals including two in yesterday 's 3-0 win over burnley . and the forward 's technical ability and work rate have left an instant impression on his young english team-mate . alexis sanchez celebrates his two goals in arsenal 's 3-0 win in the premier league on saturday . alex oxlade-chamberlain says that he is relishing playing alongside the former barcelona star .<doc-sep>however , walcott 's international team-mates jack wilshere and alex oxlade-chamberlain are set to be included in the travelling party - as is spain international santi cazorla . alexis sanchez , the club 's # 30million capture , will commence pre-season with his new team-mates next week . us-bound : england internationals alex oxlade-chamberlain -lrb- left -rrb- and jack wilshere -lrb- right -rrb- should travel . on board : spain midfielder santi cazorla is likely to be on the tour as well after spain 's early world cup exit . big money : arsenal 's # 30million summer signing alexis sanchez will join up with the squad next week . video wenger with unfinished transfer business .<doc-sep>arsenal midfielder alex oxlade-chamberlain believes team-mate alexis sanchez deserves all the plaudits after his double helped the gunners on their way to a 3-0 win over stoke . sanchez 's first was a brilliant solo effort in the 33rd minute , having earlier set up laurent koscielny for the opener , before netting a deflected free-kick at the start of the second half . the chile forward , signed for # 30million in the summer from barcelona , took his tally in an impressive debut campaign to 18 and oxlade-chamberlain has no doubts he is a game-changer for arsenal . alexis sanchez continued his run of brilliant form with an assist and a goal during the first 45 minutes . the england midfielder told sky sports : ` he is amazing . he shows it week in , week out and i think that 's the most important thing . ` for the top players it 's about consistency and not just about being good one week but every week . and i think alexis has done that all the way through this season . ` he was brilliant again against stoke , got two good goals and set laurent 's goal up as well . hopefully it continues for him because he 's having a great season and his confidence is brimming and that helps the team as well . england international alex oxlade-chamberlain attempts to keep possession against stoke on sunday . the arsenal players join star man sanchez in celebration of his second goal of the afternoon against stoke . ` there were a lot of good performances out there but with his two goals and the assist he 's the star . ' oxlade-chamberlain added : ` we knew we had to start well on sunday . ` it was important who got the first goal and we knew if we could get that we 'd put the pressure on from there . ` in the first half we did well , managed to get a good goal and then the game went really well for us - not just for the boys up front , but also the boys at the back defended really well and gave us the base to go and push on . ' alexis sanchez was in sensational form throughout arsenal 's win over stoke , and found the net twice .<doc-sep>gunners forward alexis sanchez -lrb- right -rrb- controls possession as jack colback watches on . alexis sanchez 7.5 . the usual powerball performance . strong and dangerous out wide or through the centre . delivered the cross for giroud 's first goal . alex oxlade-chamberlain 7 . terrific energy and changes of pace . this formation gives arsenal so much in attack but little help for flamini shielding defence . santi cazorla 7.5 . not everything came off for him on his 30th birthday but scored with a delicious chip from a tight angle and added the fourth with a panenka penalty . santi cazorla bagged a brace for the gunners including a superbly taken late penalty at the emirates . danny welbeck 7 . effective and threatened goal , even from wide on left . had one harshly disallowed and volleyed another just wide . olivier giroud 8 . majestic header to open scoring and his link-up play was excellent . also won important headers in his own box . subs on : podolski -lrb- for giroud 73 -rrb- , coquelin -lrb- sanchez 87 -rrb- , maitland-niles -lrb- oxlade-chamberlain 90 -rrb- . subs : martinez , ajayi , campbell , sanogo . bookings : bellerin , oxlade-chamberlain . manager : arsene wenger 7.5 . head here to like our arsenal facebook page .

<t> alexis sanchez scored a late winner for arsenal against southampton . </t> <t> sanchez has scored 14 goals in 22 appearances for arsenal . </t> <t> sanchez joined arsenal from barcelona in the summer . </t> <t> arsenal would be hovering above the relegation zone without sanchez . </t>

alexis sanchez a breath of fresh air at arsenal , says alex oxlade-chamberlain<T>

19 kids and counting stars jessa and jill duggar are reported to be in the midst of a bitter fight , after it was revealed that mother-to-be jill , 23 , had unfollowed her younger sister - and her new husband ben seewald - on twitter . according to the inquisitr , jill , who is expecting her first child , a son , with husband derick dillard in march , is linked with all of her other twitter-using family members , however jessa and ben 's accounts are noticeably absent from her 16-strong follow list , which also includes walmart and fox news . it seems the resentment might not be mutual however ; newly-wed jessa follows both jill and derick , who is also listed as one of her followers . scroll down for video . squabbling sisters ? rumors have surfaced of a rift between the duggar siblings after jill -lrb- r -rrb- unfollowed jessa -lrb- l -rrb- on twitter . happy families : both sisters , pictured here with their parents jim bob and michelle -lrb- center -rrb- and their respective partners , were married earlier this year . the reports will no doubt come as a shock to fans of the duggar 's hit reality series , who are used to seeing the siblings getting on incredibly well - particularly while helping each other to prepare for their respective wedding ceremonies , which both took place this year . while the reason behind the feud is not known , it is thought that the feud could have something to do with the girls ' respective engagements and wedding ceremonies being so close together - and it has been speculated that jessa felt her courtship with ben was slightly overshadowed by the announcement of jill 's pregnancy . and it is not the first time that rumors of tension between jessa and her siblings have surfaced .<doc-sep>earlier this year , eldest duggar daughter jana , 24 , revealed in the family 's tell-all biography growing up duggar : it 's all about relationships that she and jessa regularly fought throughout much of their childhood . according to jana , her parents jim bob and michelle tried to end the sisters ' constant fighting by making them share a bunk bed , which only resulted in jessa continuing to torment her sibling by kicking her bunk every night and then laughing when she became upset . twitter spat : jessa 's twitter account is noticeably absent from her sister 's 16-strong follow list . wedded bliss : jessa married ben seewald -lrb- pictured toghether , right -rrb- on november 1 , while jill and derick -lrb- pictured together , left -rrb- wed in june . but while jessa and and jana seem to have repaired their relationship , it remains to be seen whether the same will be said of jessa and jill and their husbands , both of whom were welcomed into the family fold by patriarch jim bob earlier this year . in june , jill married 25-year-old accountant derick , sharing her first kiss with her new husband in front of 1,000 of their closest friends and family members during the ceremony , which was later broadcast in a special episode of 19 kids and counting . ` it was so cute - i thought jill almost dove right into the moment , ' the duggar matriarch michelle later said of the couple 's first kiss . ' i was really surprised , but on the other hand , i 'm not . i just think jill is quite the enthusiastic person . ' interestingly , jessa , who wed 19-year-old ben on november 1 , chose to wait until after the ceremony before enjoying her first kiss with her new husband so the couple could share the moment in private .<doc-sep>` they wanted their very first kiss ever to be in private , ' pastor mike schadt told people . ` it was important to the both of them . ' smiling sisters : the duggar siblings are thought to be incredibly close . big brood : jim bob and michelle duggar have 19 children and have admitted they would be open to having more in the future . when it came to preparing for their special days , mother michelle revealed on her blog that both sisters received huge amounts of support from their siblings . ` jill had so much help from her siblings to make the transition , helping her pack up her stuff at our house , moving and unpacking at her new home , ' she wrote . ` they have their schedule already - they get up and off to work or jill works on her studies . ' in an earlier post , the mother-of-19 also discussed the difficulties involved in saying farewell to two of her children within such a short space of time . ` change can be difficult for all of us , but it is such a good reason to have change . it 's a joyful time , ' she explained . ' -lsb- jim bob -rsb- is so excited , too , for derick and jill , and for ben and jessa . ` when he talks about the girls getting married , he gets a little teary-eyed ; it 's a big deal for a dad to let go of his girls . he 's handing them over , but he 's handing them over to some really great guys . '<doc-sep>19 kids and counting star anna duggar , who is expecting her fourth child with her husband josh duggar , has been showing off her growing baby bump . the 26-year-old mom flaunted her expanding stomach in a red empire waist dress on friday at an event attended by her husband 's parents jim bob and michelle duggar , as well as janet huckabee , wife of republican former presidential candidate mike huckabee . josh , 26 , who is the eldest of jim bob and michelle 's 19 children , shared photos of his wife and family on instagram the following day , captioning one picture : ` great to be with friends & family this weekend . ' baby on board : josh -lrb- right -rrb- and anna -lrb- center -rrb- duggar posed for a photo with mike huckabee 's wife janet -lrb- left -rrb- on friday night . anna , who is expecting her fourth child , showed off her baby bump in a red empire waist dress . growing family : josh , who is the eldest child of jim bob and michelle duggar -lrb- left -rrb- , shared photos of his wife and family on instagram the following day . another snapshot shows josh and anna posing with mrs huckabee . ` always great to see our friend #janethuckabee , ' he wrote . last month , mrs huckabee 's husband expressed his support for the duggars during an interview with people , in which he described the family as ` wholesome and wonderful ' . josh and anna , who married in september 2008 , announced that they are expecting on her twitter page last december . best kept secret : josh and anna shared their happy news in a video released by tlc . they admitted that they had waited until after josh 's sister jessa 's wedding to ben seewald to tell their family . proud parents : the couple are parents to a five-year-old daughter mackynzie and sons michael , 3 , and marcus , 1 . ` we are so excited to announce ... we 're pregnant ! # 4andcounting #blessingfromthelord @joshduggar # 19kids , ' anna wrote . the couple already have three young children , a daughter , mackynzie renée , 5 , and two sons , michael james , 3 , and marcus anthony , 1 . in a video released by tlc , the couple revealed that they had waited until after josh 's sister jessa 's november wedding to ben seewald to share the news with their family . anna , who is due early june , will welcome her fourth child just a few months after josh 's sister jill is expecting her first baby with husband derick dillard . ` this time of the year , there 's so many things we 're thankful for , ' josh said in the video . ` from my sisters getting proposed to and married , to all the fans who are watching at home . ' future cousins : jill duggar and her sister-in-law anna compare their expanding stomachs . jill 's first child with husband derick dillard is due in march . anna soon announced that she was expecting , and despite her bout with morning sickness , she could n't be happier . ` after ben and jessa 's wedding , we were still visiting with the family in arkansas , ' she said , ` and that was really exciting to get to share with the family the exciting news . ' josh moved his family from arkansas to washington d.c. in 2013 after he accepted the position of executive director of frc action , a legislative arm of the family research council , which aims to educate the public about ` traditional american values ' . the ninth season of 19 kids and counting premieres february 17 . in the first episode , jill and derick find out that they are expecting their first child after only 30 days of marriage and happily announce the news to their ever-growing family .<doc-sep>47-year-old matriarch , michelle . ` it has been fun to watch them and both of our phones are going off back and forth , ping , ping , ping . ' in the new season of 19 kids & counting viewers will be able . to watch the duggar boys put ben to the test , making sure that he 's . ready to take care of their sister . later , the tables are turned when . jessa visits ben 's hometown and gets hit with some serious questions . during a double date with ben 's parents . plus , the whole family reflects . on what it means that a duggar daughter may soon be leaving the nest . ` all . the girls are excited for jessa ! ' howard books will publish a book . penned by jessa and her three sisters - jinger , jill , and jana - next month . howard books will publish a book penned by jessa and her three sisters - jana , jill , and jinger - next month . the tome will detail the duggar daughters ' televised journey , relationships , and thoughts about dating and marriage . ` all the girls are excited for jessa , ' said three-time grandfather jim bob . ` all of our family is involved in this relationship . it is an exciting time . ' ` all of our family is involved in this relationship . it is an exciting time . it appears like a match made in heaven ' the duggars first entered the . spotlight in 2008 on tlc 's show 17 and counting - a series which . followed the life of michelle and jim bob and their then 17 - now 19 - . children . the family is . conservative christian and has strong beliefs about issues such as . contraception , home-schooling , and spending very little time on the . internet or watching tv . they . are considered representative of the quiverfull movement which ` teaches . that children are god 's blessing and that husbands and wives should . happily welcome every child they are given . ' addressing . their critics , mr duggar once said : ` people think we are overpopulating . the world -lsb- but -rsb- we are following our convictions . ' the eighth season of 19 kids & counting premieres on tuesday april 1 on tlc .<doc-sep>after saving their first kiss until after their wedding , it seems as though newlyweds jessa duggar and ben seewald are eager to make up for lost time . jessa , 22 , shared a candid photo of her husband ben , 19 , gently kissing her cheek on her instagram account on friday afternoon , just a few days after posting a picture of the duo sharing a much more passionate embrace . the devout christian couple , whose strictly-governed courtship has been documented on the hit tlc series 19 kids and counting , married in front of more than 1,000 guests and the first baptist church in bentonville , arkansas on saturday . newlyweds : ben seewald plants a kiss on the cheek of his wife , jessa duggar , less than a week after the pair were married . up until the ceremony , the pair had only been allowed to see each other while in the presence of a chaperone -- while any physical contact between them was limited to sideways hugging and hand holding . ben and jessa waited until they were alone to kiss for the first time - unlike jessa 's older sister jill and her husband , derick dillard , who puckered up in front of family and friends during their wedding ceremony in june . the sweet photo has already garnered more than 50,000 likes from the 19 kids and counting stars ' fans . on wednesday , jessa shared another snapshot that showed her and ben locking lips , with the caption ` it 's great living life with your best friend ! ' married life : two days earlier , jessa shared another snapshot that showed her and ben locking lips , with the caption ` it 's great living life with your best friend ! ' while the young couple clearly believe that patience is a virtue , rumors have emerged that they consummated their marriage mere hours after tying the knot . according to an alleged wedding guest by the name of ` mary b ' , jessa and ben were busted by sister jinger , 20 , in a closed room , in the act of ` lust ' at the reception in the arkansas church where they had just been married . ` multiple people were discussing that when jinger opened the door to get jess for the reception , she immediately closed the door with a look of shock on her face , ' mary b wrote on the christian fundamentalist blog , my life as a stay at home wife and mom . holding hands : jessa and ben tied the knot in bentonville , arkansas , on saturday . worth the wait : ben and jessa kissed for the first time when they were alone at the reception . whether or not ` mary b ' actually attended the wedding , or whether the blog post is a hoax is unclear , but she did mention that her daughter ` knows the girls from journey to the heart ' - a local religious event . pastor mike schadt , who performed the wedding ceremony , told people that it was important to both jessa and ben for their first kiss ever to be in private . ` it was their desire they would share this unique and precious time intimately alone , so just respect that , ' pastor schadt reportedly told the crowd , when ben and jessa left the altar . the location : the couple said their vows in front of more than a thousand guests at the first baptist church in arkansas . short engagement : ben proposed to jessa on august 14 , after 11 months of dating , and the pair married on november 1 . ` it is very untraditional not to kiss onstage , but i can tell you they are smooching now . the fact they want to do it alone is very precious , ' he added . ben reportedly wiped away a tear upon seeing jessa in her blush-colored wedding gown , from tesori bridal in fayetteville , arkansas . ben proposed to jessa on august 14 , after 11 months of dating . shortly after , she changed her instagram handle to jessa seewald , taking ben 's last name . their courtship was arranged by jessa 's father , jim bob duggar . fans will be able to watch the pair 's wedding on the next season of tlc 's 19 kids and counting .<doc-sep>new previously unseen photos have emerged of jessa duggar and ben seewald 's wedding day , including a snap of one of their very first kisses . the photos , obtained by daily mail online from ben 's cousin , photographer mark kurowski , offer a unique glimpse into the ceremony , which took place on november 1 at the first baptist church in bentonville , arkansas ; and captures the exchanging of vows , the newly married couple 's exit from the church , as well as a post-wedding smooch . jessa , 22 , and ben , 19 - both stars of tlc 's 19 kids and counting - famously waited until after the ceremony , which had an audience of almost 2,000 guests , to share their first kiss in private , before joining their family and friends at the reception . scroll down for video . finally ! ben seewald and jessa duggar famously waited until after the ceremony to share their first kiss in private , but hours later at the reception -lrb- pictured -rrb- they were happy to take things public . in one set of photos from the album , the blushing bride appears to preparing for the big moment with her father jim bob duggar , 49 , who would later walk her down the aisle . jessa can be seen nervously arranging her veil in front of the mirror . other photos see the couple reading out their vows at the alter , clutching the paper on which they were written . according to people 's report of the ceremony , ben and jessa wrote their own . the couple were flanked by a large cast of family members as bridesmaids and groomsmen . vows : the new photos were obtained by daily mail online from the groom 's cousin , photographer mark kurowski , and offer a glimpse into the couple 's touching wedding ceremony -lrb- pictured -rrb- . as it happened : the ceremony took place november 1 at the first baptist church in bentonville , arkansas , and the big day was witnessed by more than 2,000 guests in total . magic moment : the couple were flanked by a large cast of family members as bridesmaids and groomsmen , including jessa 's older sister jill duggar , pictured just behind ben . bridesmaids were decked out in matching orange dresses and clutched small color coordinated bouquets , while the groomsmen were decked out in gray shirts , suspenders and orange bow-ties . jessa wore a $ 1598 pale blush gown from tesori bridal in fayetteville , arkansas , with a fully beaded bodice of swarovski crystals and pearls . she 'd had some of the tulle in the dress removed so it would fall exactly the way she wanted it to .

<t> both sisters married their respective partners earlier this year . </t> <t> in the family 's biography , jana duggar , 24 , admitted to regularly fighting with jessa when they were children . </t>

rumors of a duggar rift after jill unfollows jessa on twitter<T>

rugby star alesana tuilagi has escaped a jail term after pleading guilty to a drink-fuelled attack on a reveller outside a dublin nightclub three years ago . the samoan winger , who is the brother of england star manu , paid the victim around # 30,000 several months ago . tuilagi had been out drinking after his then club leicester tigers lost to leinster in a european cup quarter-final and punched the man in what his defence lawyer described as a ` pent-up lapse of judgement . ' alesana tuilagi has escaped a one-year jail sentence for an assault in dublin back in april 2011 .<doc-sep>tuilagi was playing for leicester tigers at the time and was drinking after a defeat to leinster in april 2011 . the 33-year-old , who now plays for newcastle falcons , pleaded guilty at dublin district court to assault causing harm following the incident on harcourt street on april 4 , 2011 . judge anthony halpin struck the case out , saying tuilagi could face trouble travelling if convicted . he noted that the victim suffered no lasting damage from the punch and ` was more than generously compensated . ' his verdict spared tuilagi a possible one-year jail sentence and a criminal record .<doc-sep>they could have charged admission fees to watch the street rugby in the samoan village of fatausi-fogapoa during the summer . the tuilagi clan were all back home together -- playing for fun . for alesana tuilagi , it was the only way of keeping his skills sharp during the best part of six months in limbo . having hoped to join newcastle in march , after finishing a two-year stint in japan , the 33-year-old wing was hampered by a visa problem which delayed his arrival on tyneside . facing a lack of competitive action , he settled for a resumption of sibling rivalry with his brothers including manu , who had recently been in england colours taking on the all blacks , before returning to the island of savai'i to catch up with his family . alesana tuilagi tells of how the family play rugby in the street when they are all in samoa together . ` back home , they 're always playing rugby , ' said alesana , ahead of his first start for newcastle against champions northampton at kingston park . ` we were playing touch rugby in the street , not contact . ` i was just having fun with the family . manu was there because he came home after england 's tour of new zealand . all of the brothers were there together -- we 're not all together very often like that . it was very nice . we had a few weeks together in samoa then all went off to start the new season . ' while alesana and three of his brothers , freddie , henry and andy -lrb- anitelea -rrb- -- who has also joined newcastle -- have represented the land of their birth , manu chose to play for england , where he honed his game as a teenager . the rest of the tuilagi family are proud of what he has achieved but alesana was not about to show too much respect when they played in their village , just as he does n't when they collide professionally . newcastle falcons alesana tuilagi runs at the london irish defence during the aviva premiership .<doc-sep>` the standard there is good ; they play a fast game and there are good players going there so the rugby is developing but it is a different environment . the rugby is going very well but the rules are different ; they only allow two foreigners on the pitch and two on the bench , so i was playing for 40 minutes , then coming off . i have to get used to playing 80 minutes again . ' having belatedly resolved his visa issues in order to return to the aviva premiership with the falcons , alesana has been playing catch-up with his fitness work after missing much of pre-season . in a quirk of the fixture list , his first competitive outing took him back to welford road , where the tigers supporters accorded him the rousing reception he deserved , given his exploits for leicester over so many seasons . samoa 's tuilagi breaks the scotland defense while on his way to scoring a try in 2013 . tuilagi is set to come up against george north when newcastle face northampton . there was a time when that east midlands city was home from home for a large contingent of the tuilagis , who lived in two houses five minutes apart . but now the focus has shifted to the north east , with alesana and andy hunting for a house that can provide enough space for them and their families . ` the family is getting bigger and bigger , ' said alesana . ` of course they will grow up loving rugby and representing us as another tuilagi generation in the game . they were born here and went to school here . they developed their rugby here so you never know . if they get a chance to play for samoa , they will take it . if they get a chance to play for england , they will take it . the family are quite happy either way . ' having been called into the starting xv by dean richards , he will go toe-to-toe with george north . ` he is a big , strong man , ' said alesana . ` he is a great runner , scores tries and defends well . i will look forward to facing him . i just need to be in front of him all the time and not give him space . '<doc-sep>the tuilagi clan are proud of what manu has achieved playing for england . ` manu 's just the same , ' he said . ` he stays with some old friends and they go outside playing touch rugby together . we were playing touch rugby together in our village at home . the other people there do n't watch us , it 's just full of kids playing . it 's good fun . ` he does n't scare me ! if we 're playing a game , we have to be physical with each other . we do n't back down or we will get injured . we just play the game normally when we play each other . ' from 2004 to 2012 , alesana was a stalwart at leicester , the club where manu remains as the last link to the tuilagi dynasty . two years ago , he left for a new challenge in japan with ntt shining arcs and he embraced the chance to immerse himself in a different culture . alesana tuilagi was a stalwart for leicester tigers between 2004 and 2012 . manu tuilagi , embracing former teammate thomas waldron , has taken over his brother 's mantle at leicester . ` i was surprised when i went there , ' he said . ` i lived 15 minutes from tokyo and it 's a crazy place . there 's no diet there , the japanese eat rice for breakfast , lunch and dinner ! the rugby is different , the way they train is different ; it was a different experience . they do n't have home or away games , they select stadiums around the country and you play everywhere . you play one game down south , another up north , but most are in tokyo .<doc-sep>calgary police were notified of a similar case investigated last year in dublin which led to azzopardi 's identification . australian woman samantha azzopardi , who duped irish authorities last year into thinking she was an eastern european child sex slave , has allegedly attempted a similar story in canada . azzopardi , 26 , from sydney , walked into a calgary health centre on september 16 alleging she was a 14-year-old who was the victim of an abduction and prolonged sexual assault , canadian authorities said on monday . azzopardi , using the alias aurora hepburn , allegedly told investigators she 'd endured years of violent sexual abuse and torture . it was not until last thursday that the calgary police service was notified of a similar , world headline-making case investigated last year in dublin . canadian police released images of australian woman samantha azzopardi -lrb- pictured -rrb- after charging her with public mischief to mislead a peace officer . after liaising with irish authorities , it was determined the woman in calgary was azzopardi . azzopardi is charged with public mischief to mislead a peace officer and faces up to five years ' jail . due to her multiple aliases , calgary police have released a photo of azzopardi in the hope the public can provide information about her movements in calgary . irish authorities last year also took the rare step of releasing her photo after she was found wandering dublin streets and led irish police to believe that she was a teenage sex-trafficking victim . the 26-year-old walked into a calgary health centre in canada on september 16 alleging she was a 14-year-old who was the victim of an abduction and prolonged sexual assault . azzopardi drew pictures apparently showing herself being raped , forcing irish police to release the photo of her in a bid to find her identity . azzopardi was subsequently sent back to australia , where she had a history of fraud-related charges . the australian federal police declined to comment on the case , saying it was a matter for canadian authorities . in novemeber last year , azzopardi was found wandering ireland in a dazed state and unable to communicate . calgary police were notified of a similar case investigated last year in dublin which led to azzopardi 's identification . initially it was feared that she was a teenage victim of human traffickers as she had drawn pictures of being brought to ireland on a plane and of her lying on a bed with men , leading police to believe she was forced into prostitution .

<t> tuilagi pleaded guilty to attacking a reveller outside a dublin nightclub . </t> <t> incident happened after his then club leicester lost to leinster in 2011 . </t> <t> the samoan winger punched a man in the face in ` lapse of judgement ' </t> <t> judge anthony halpin struck case out at dublin district court . </t> <t> tuilagi had earlier paid the victim around # 30,000 in a settlement . </t>

alesana tuilagi escapes jail term for dublin assault after ⁇ 30k settlement with victim<T>

norway starlet martin odegaard enjoyed a training session with liverpool 's first-team on thursday as brendan rodgers continues to plot a move for the talented 15-year-old . the stromsgodset midfielder , who has already spent time with real madrid and manchester united - although united hope to see him again - landed on merseyside to take a look at liverpool 's ground and facilities on wednesday . but his trip turned into a trial of sorts when he was given the opportunity to impress rodgers and his potential team-mates during the session at melwood . video scroll down for 15-year-old norwegian wonder kid martin odegaard highlights . stromsgodset starlet martin odegaard enjoyed a training session with liverpool 's first-team on thursday . the 15-year-old was the youngest player to feature in a euro qualifier after making his debut against bulgaria . age : 15 -lrb- d.o.b. 17/12/98 -rrb- .<doc-sep>born : drammen , norway . position : attacking midfielder . club : stromsgodset -lrb- 2014 - -rrb- . appearances : 24 . goals : 5 . international appearances : 3 . international goals : 0 .<doc-sep>liverpool 's first team squad and staff were given the day off on wednesday but midfielder odegaard , supposedly a fan of the anfield club , and his father took the opportunity to look around the stadium , melwood and liverpool city centre . after the training session , reds defender kolo toure told norway 's tv2 how impressed he was with the youngster . he said : ' i met him -lrb- odegaard -rrb- today and he is a very good player . ` he was good in training . ' and when he was asked whether he wanted the norwegian to join him at anfield , he laughed and said : ' i do n't know . ' odegaard already has three international caps after becoming the youngest player ever to play in a european championship qualifier when he made his debut for norway against bulgaria at the age of 15 years and 300 days .<doc-sep>he turns 16 on december 17 . most of europe 's top sides have made approaches to stromsgodset although chelsea coach jose mourinho has ruled his side out of the race . mourinho said : ' i have heard from him and he can go to 25 clubs . i want to know what club it is going to be , but we will not go into battle with all these clubs . ' liverpool keeper simon mignolet punches the ball clear with jose enrique in attendance . javier manquillo -lrb- left -rrb- and teenager jerome sinclair get to grips with each other during the session . seyi ojo -lrb- left -rrb- , mamadou sakho and sinclair tussle for the ball .<doc-sep>gareth bale -lrb- right -rrb- trains ahead of real madrid 's champions league clash with basle . they have agreed a deal for ajax forward mink peeters , 16 , they are signing one-time west ham target marco asensio from real mallorca and are confident of beating manchester united and liverpool to norway 's ! 5-year-old martin odegaard of stromsgodset . spaniard chirivella though is their next target and liverpool will do well to resist what bids arrive in the coming weeks .<doc-sep>norway midfielder martin odegaard has travelled to spain ahead of talks with real madrid . the 16-year-old has undertaken a whistle stop tour of europe 's elite clubs and is poised to make a decision on who he will join from stromsgodset . odegaard has attracted interest from bayern munich , liverpool , barcelona , manchester united and manchester city . video scroll down to watch the highlights of norwegian wonderkid martin odegaard . martin odegaard has travelled to spain for advanced talks with real madrid .<doc-sep>real madrid are waiting for ` yes ' from norwegian wonderkid martin odegaard , according to marca . the talented youngster is wanted by a host of clubs across europe including bayern munich , manchester united and liverpool . however , the spanish sports paper claims real are waiting on an answer from odegaard having reported on friday that the 15-year-old has the option of signing a five-year deal with the last season 's champions league winners when he turns 16 . video scroll down to see martin odegaard in goal scoring action . real madrid are waiting for a ` yes ' from norwegian wonderkid martin odegaard , according to marca . marca reported on real madrid 's talent hunt while as reported on cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi 's goals .<doc-sep>read sportsmail 's matt barlow on the rise of teen sensation martin odegaard . martin odegaard visited arsenal on tuesday as he continued his tour of europe 's biggest clubs - but bayern munich remain confident they will land his signature . bayern were hoping they could announce the norwegian wonderkid 's signing as early as wednesday , the date of odegaard 's 16th birthday , but the gunners ' late interest may have thrown a spanner in the works . odegaard , who will also move on to visit manchester united before making another trip to liverpool while in england . has trained at bayern and liverpool in recent weeks with real madrid , barcelona , manchester united and manchester city also registering an interest . wonderkid martin odegaard , 15 , visited arsenal 's training ground on tuesday . bayern munich boss pep guardiola -lrb- above -rrb- looks set to sign odegaard , who is wanted by europe 's top clubs . celtic , managed by odegaard 's former boss at stromsgodset , ronny deila , are keen to bring the teenager to glasgow but they are outsiders for his signature . stromsgodset will be due a compensation package should odegaard opt to leave his homeland .

<t> talented youngster martin odegaard trained with liverpool on thursday . </t> <t> the 15-year-old has attracted manchester united and real madrid . </t> <t> odegaard was also given a tour of anfield , melwood and the city centre . </t> <t> the stromsgodset starlet was the youngest player to play in a european championship qualifier after making his norway debut against bulgaria . </t> <t> kolo toure labelled odegaard a ` very good player ' after training with him . </t>

martin odegaard trains with liverpool as they look to beat real madrid and manchester united to transfer<T>

when 24-year-old alex hopwood received a terminal cancer diagnosis two months ago , she was determined not to let it stop her enjoying her life . in fact , the childcare worker from hinckley , leicestershire , created a glamorous bucket list fit for an a-lister and has been working her way through it ever since . alex has travelled to three continents and seen some of the world 's most famous sites , in a bid to make some treasured memories with her beloved friends and family . jetsetter alex hopwood , pictured before she was diagnosed with terminal cancer . alex , pictured in hospital with her mother , left , was first diagnosed with cancer in september 2013 . since her diagnosis alex has travelled to dubai with her mum -lrb- left -rrb- and taken a trip to las vegas -lrb- right -rrb- . and despite her hectic schedule , alex , who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2013 , has even found the time to set up a charity to help others in her position . as well as having tea at the ritz in london and visiting disneyland paris , alex has also watched britney spears perform in las vegas - flying out with her friends and family . she has visited dubai , iceland , and rented out a cottage with her friends , had a pretend christmas day , and visited country houses around her home county of leicestershire . alex said : ` as soon as i was told the news that there was no more treatment available to me , i came home and a friend encouraged me to write a list of things i wanted to do . ` all the trips and days out that i was hoping to do once i 'd got better , i decided to do them now . i 've flown over the grand canyon in a helicopter , and watched the northern lights in iceland . alex and her friends took a helicopter ride in las vegas as part of her bucket list . alex 's brother dane donated bone marrow to his sister twice but alex 's cancer came back . ` i 've had tea at the ritz and taken my little niece to disneyland - it 's all been incredible . ` i 'm lucky enough to have some amazing friends and family , so i just want to spend as much time with them as possible . i 'm just so grateful for every single day . ' alex was first diagnosed with the disease after noticing unusual bruises appearing on her body in september 2013 . after a bone marrow transplant from her brother , dane , she was told she was in remission just four months later . she said : ` when i was told the cancer was gone , it was such a relief . my brother had been amazing to donate his bone marrow and i was so excited to get back on with my life .<doc-sep>but she was given the devastating news when a routine scan earlier this year revealed the cancer was back . alex said : ' i was going for routine scans and everything was positive until about may when the scans had come back . alex -lrb- second from the left , top -rrb- and her friends enjoyed a silent disco at a cottage in the cotswolds . alex -lrb- left -rrb- has used her spare time to set up a charity to help other people in her position . ` it was such a shock but i just threw myself back into chemo again - i had every treatment possible and my brother donated his bone marrow again . ` once again we thought everything was going well , and i had to wait 100 days until after the transplant to have a biopsy to check it had worked . ' i was hoping for the best , but in the middle of october this year the doctors explained that it had n't worked , and there was nothing more that they could do . alex was then faced with having to tell her friends and family that she did n't have long left to live . ' i had sort of prepared myself for bad news , but it was just devastating - i hated that i was going to have to tell all the people i loved the bad news - i did n't want to upset them , ' she said . alex having a glass of champagne with her pals in las vegas as part of her a-list bucket list . after returning home from hospital , a friend suggested alex write a list of things she wanted to do . alex said : ` it was n't a set list of things i definitely had to tick off , but more a list of wishes . ` it included big things like vegas , dubai and iceland , but also smaller things like staying in the cotswolds with my friends and going on days out with my family . ` as soon as i 'd done it , i messaged my friends asking if they wanted to come to vegas - i could n't believe it when so many people replied saying they wanted to come with me . ` thirty-one of us - including my mum , jacky , flew out all together and it was just incredible . ` we flew over the grand canyon in a helicopter , watched britney spears perform , visited the famous vegas sign , and sped around the city in a limo . alex , centre , pictured outside the ritz in london where she went for tea with her friend and mum , right . ` it was one of the best experiences of my life . '<doc-sep>she added : ' a lot of people ca n't get over the news that they are very ill , but i just thought that there was no point in dwelling on it . i did n't want this cancer to stop me from doing anything . ' i know i 'm lucky to have so many amazing people in my life , so i just want to spend lots of time with them . ' however , it is not always easy going : ' i do feel more poorly now since i first went away , but i just want to keep going for as long as possible . ' alex has also set up a charity to support other young people in her position . all wrapped up in iceland in front of a glacier , alex has made sure to snap pictures as she enjoys her travels . alex said it was important to involve her family in her journey , including on this trip to disneyland paris . she said : ' i set up a charity throughout my ongoing battle as it gave me a lift helping others - i was inspired to create something positive out of something so negative . ` it gave me a purpose in life when i was going through treatment . it was really important to me to raise awareness and reach out to other people , so i created a charity called a gift to lift . ` it 's a charity to create memorable experiences for blood cancer patients , and i aim to raise enough funds to have a special holiday lodge for patients and their families to spend quality time at . ' i gave my first experience to a girl who was treated in the same hospital as me and it was just incredible . ' i also make accessories for the charity to raise funds . i 've organised a fundraising night where we raised over # 8,000 . ' alex and her pals looked glamorous at a themed night for her a gift to lift charity where she raised # 8000 . before she was diagnosed with cancer alex had long hair -lrb- left -rrb- , now she wears a similar-coloured wig -lrb- right -rrb- . and despite her terminal prognosis , alex continues to live every day to its fullest . she said : ' i never asked how much time i have left as i do n't want to know , but more recently some of the doctors and nurses have been talking to me about arranging somewhere i 'd want to be when i might pass away . ` whatever happens now , i know i 've experienced some of the most incredible things , and i 'll always be grateful for that . ` it 's my friends and family , especially my mum , that have kept me going and supported me . life is for living - i 'm determined to keep smiling , and appreciate every single day . ' to donate to alex 's charity , visit a gift to lift .<doc-sep>by . lydia warren . a terminally-ill cancer patient has entered rehab to kick his secret addiction to painkillers so that he can die drug free . john eggers , a 48-year-old former attorney who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor last year , admitted to ktla that he had been struggling with the addiction after originally taking opiates for a sore back . ` i 'm in an extremely dark place , a place where you can never imagine being , ' he told the channel , which has documented his attempts to complete a bucket list as he battles the disease . scroll down for video . coming clean : john eggers , a former attorney with terminal cancer , has revealed he checked into rehab so he could kick an addiction to painkillers and die drug free - the latest item on his bucket list . he explained that the stress of the diagnosis had led him to rely on the pills .<doc-sep>a teenager with cancer who touched the hearts of many in the united kingdom with his tireless fundraising efforts died wednesday at age 19 , his mother said via facebook . it is news that will sadden many supporters won over by stephen sutton 's mix of determination , generosity and good humor in the face of his terminal illness . while he lost the battle to stay alive , he achieved a remarkable feat : having set himself the challenge of raising some $ 17,000 for a teenage cancer charity , he ultimately inspired over $ 5.4 million in donations . on his website , stephen 's story , he tells how he was first diagnosed with cancer in 2010 , at age 15 . `` in a weird way , i see my first cancer diagnosis as a good thing . it was a huge kick up the backside . it gave me a lot of motivation for life . '' he created a `` bucket list '' on facebook of 46 things he wanted to do before he ran out of time . `` some things on my bucket list include sky diving . crowd surfing in a rubber dinghy . playing drums in front of a huge crowd . i ended up doing it live at wembley . hug an animal bigger than me . '' but , he says , as he checked off each item , something else happened . `` since starting the bucket list , i 've had people come up to me and offer to raise funds for me . to go on holiday or tick off a new item on my bucket list . but i 've actually refused . and decided to give the money to charity instead . '' that decision led to a stupendous fundraising effort that won him the backing of celebrities and the general public , despite doctors telling him in november 2012 that his illness was terminal .<doc-sep>by . emma innes . published : . 11:49 est , 24 june 2013 . | . updated : . 23:02 est , 24 june 2013 . a young cancer patient has drawn up a bucket list of things to do before she dies -- including going on the orient express and being a bridesmaid . ann-marie noble , 31 , had a promising career in the raf , having progressed to the rank of flight lieutenant . however , in april she was diagnosed with terminal cancer and doctors told her there was nothing more they could do for her . ann-marie noble , 31 , was diagnosed with cervical cancer in march last year . after chemotherapy and radiotherapy she was given in the all-clear in october . however , in april she was told the cancer had returned . but ms noble , from hartlepool , says she is refusing to give up , and is determined to live her life to the full in the time she has left . she said : ` there 's no point getting angry and asking `` why me ? '' - that 's not going to get you anywhere . ' ms noble has compiled a bucket list , with wishes including eating a meal prepared by raymond blanc , driving a super-fast car , and meeting terry wogan for a drink . she said : ` i do n't feel any different . you 've just got to have a positive attitude . but having terminal cancer has made me realise how much good there is in the world - people have been so supportive . i just want to enjoy my life - enjoy every minute . ' the former durham university student has been in the raf for five years and is currently based at raf marham in norfolk . she was initially diagnosed with cervical cancer in march last year after an annual smear test . ms noble is still having chemotherapy to prolong her life but doctors have said there is nothing more they can do to save her . despite various treatments , including laser treatment and a radical trachelectomy to remove part of her cervix , no tumours were found . but cancer was found in some of her lymph nodes so she had to endure gruelling chemotherapy and radiotherapy .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . last updated at 10:35 pm on 22nd february 2012 . a 12-year-old boy with terminal cancer has given up his fight and decided he would rather spend what remains of his life at home with his family . alex rodriguez , 12 , from bedford county , nashville , was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer - rhabdomysarcoma - when he was seven after he started suffering from a terrible backache . rhabdomyosarcoma is a cancerous tumor of the muscles that are attached to the bones . it can occur in many places in the body and is very rare in children . scroll down for video . cancer patient : alex rodriguez , 12 , was diagnosed with rhabdomysarcoma when he was just seven-years-old . it is now terminal . although the cancer went away once , it has since returned and after grueling treatments - including chemotherapy , radiotherapy and even spinal surgery - he made the grown-up decision that no boy his age should have to .

<t> alex hopwood was diagnosed with terminal cancer two months ago . </t> <t> has now travelled to dubai , las vegas and iceland as part of her bucket list . </t> <t> has said she does not want to be told how long she has left to live . </t> <t> 24-year-old has also set up a charity to help people in a similar position . </t>

terminal cancer patient alex hopwood embarks on bucket list and sets up a gift to lift<T>

ronald koeman has revealed he wants to make ryan bertrand 's loan deal at the club permanent . the 25-year-old is currently on his seventh loan spell from parent club chelsea , but appears to have finally found his rhythm and has been impressing southampton 's manager . bertrand was brought in as a replacement for luke shaw , who moved to manchester united in the summer for # 31.5 million . but while shaw has struggled to make an impact at his new club , bertrand is playing arguably the best football of his career . ryan bertrand has impressed during his loan spell at southampton , and his deal could become permanent . 2006 : bournemouth . 2007-08 : oldham athletic . 2008-09 : norwich city . 2009-10 : reading . 2010-11 : nottingham forest .<doc-sep>2014 : aston villa . 2014-15 : southampton . when asked whether he was interested in signing bertrand on a permanent basis , koeman told the southern daily echo : ` if we have the money , yes . if its up to me , yes . ` maybe it 's too early to talk about that , but i am very happy until now with the performance of ryan . ' bertrand won both the champions league and europa league with chelsea , but his career stagnated in the years that followed . now , koeman believes regular football is helping him to develop once more . he said : ` ryan got the opportunity -lrb- at southampton -rrb- to play every weekend what he missed in chelsea , he 's still a young player and the best way to develop yourself is playing every weekend . ' southampton manager ronald koeman -lrb- right -rrb- said he would like to sign the left-back on a permanent deal . bertrand won the champions league with chelsea in 2012 , but his career has stagnated since then .<doc-sep>ronald koeman needs to know sooner rather than later whether toby alderweireld , ryan bertrand and nathaniel clyne will commit their future to southampton . saints know all too well what can happen when a club their size flourish , having experienced an unparalleled talent drain last summer . champions league qualification would surely avoid such a scenario this time around , although koeman has highlighted the importance of tying down their key assets before the end of the campaign . ronald koeman wants to know what his key players are intending to do for next season . toby alderweireld -lrb- centre -rrb- is on loan at southampton from atletico madrid and has been impressive . right-back nathaniel clyne has been a revelation and has reportedly been interesting manchester united . bertrand and alderweireld have been tremendous since joining on season-long loan deals from chelsea and atletico madrid , respectively , and saints have the option to make both moves permanent .<doc-sep>ryan bertrand is not sure what more he can do to earn an england recall . the 25-year-old left chelsea in search of regular first-team football in the summer , joining southampton on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent move . ryan bertrand has helped southampton make a sensational start to the season . it has proved an excellent decision , with bertrand 's fine form key to saints confounding the doubters with an extraordinary start to the campaign . ronald koeman 's side have the best defensive record in english football and sit second in the premier league heading into the international break - a period the left-back will spend at the club 's new forest training base .<doc-sep>ryan bertrand and fraser forster have lifted the lid on life with the premier league 's surprise package , southampton . both summer signings in the wake of an exodus from st. mary 's , the england duo joined the club ahead of a season in which many predicted them to struggle . but new boss ronald koeman has confounded critics to lead the saints to second in the premier league , for which forster and bertrand give their boss full credit . southampton 's ryan bertrand -lrb- left -rrb- and stoke 's jonathan walters chase the loose ball on saturday . southampton goalkeeper fraser forster kept a clean sheet in the saints ' 1-0 win at st mary 's against stoke . southampton manager ronald koeman -lrb- right -rrb- greets stoke city counterpart mark hughes before the match . ` he is a great man manager . he speaks to each player and gives them a clear vision of what he wants from them and there is no doubt he has an aura about him , ' forster told espnfc.com . ` the boss had a fantastic career as a player and when he speaks , people want to listen and learn from his experience . ` whether it was because so many people were writing us off and we wanted to prove them wrong i do n't know , but the manager has helped the process .<doc-sep>ryan bertrand can develop the goal threat to break back into the england squad , according to southampton team-mate jose fonte . the on-loan chelsea full-back blasted his first saints goal as ronald koeman 's men saw off qpr 2-1 at st mary 's on saturday . bertrand has two england caps and a champions league winners ' medal , but his season-long switch to southampton is his ninth loan stint away from chelsea . ryan bertrand smashes in his first southampton goal past qpr goalkeeper rob green . the on-loan chelsea left-back celebrates victory over qpr with his southampton team-mates . captain fonte believes southampton can now help 25-year-old bertrand force his way back into roy hodgson 's england plans . ` i 've been telling him a lot he needs to get forward , that he needs to start scoring goals to get in the england squad , ' said fonte . ` he has the ability for that . he 's a great player and he 's been great for us so far . ` he came and he gelled very well . also , we want to keep pushing him so he can be better and better . an animated ronald koeman shouts instructions to his saints players from the touchline . ryan bertrand also put his defensive abilities to good use , clearing off the line from wilfried bony . graziano pelle wins the game for southampton with an amazing acrobatic effort . and the italian striker wheeled away to celebrate with his delirious team-mates .

<t> ryan bertrand is on loan at southampton from chelsea . </t> <t> the champions league winner has impressed ronald koeman . </t> <t> the dutch manager said he is interested in making the deal permanent . </t> <t> saints are currently third in the premier league . </t>

southampton boss ronald koeman wants to make ryan bertrand 's loan deal permanent<T>

a married software executive dramatically changed his plea to guilty in a houston court on wednesday and admitted drugging and sexually assaulting one of his female employees . in doing so , henri morris , 67 , spared as many as half a dozen women having to testify that he would take them on business trips , spike their drinks , abuse them and take naked pictures of them . shaking as he admitted his guilt , morris now faces up to 10 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine and will have to register for the rest of his life as a sex offender . in exchange for changing his plea , prosecutors agreed to drop the other sexual abuse charges against him and thereby spare his accusers of being cross examined in the witness box . guilty : sixty-seven-year-old henri morris admitted to one count of taking a person across state lines to commit a sex crime on wednesday . the former head of edible software faces up to 10 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine . he will have to register as a sex offender . us district judge melinda harmon told morris that she would have him back in her courtroom in february for sentencing and reminded him he tried to cut a deal last year that would have seen him serve only one year in prison . ` the truth comes out , ' said one of the women to the houston chronicle . ` he got away with it for a long time and now everybody knows who he truly is . ' morris , who was the president of edible software solutions was characterized as a ` calculated and choreographed ' sexual predator who would take female employees on business trips and use his ` rape kit ' to drug them . prosecutor sherri zack said that one of his victims approached the fbi in 2012 that she believed morris had drugged and abused her while away for work . company : prosecutors say morris was a calculating sexual predator who brought rape drugs on business trips to use on employees . they say he physically abused and photographed them . she said they had gone for a drink and then she woke up , nude and confused under a hotel room desk to see morris taking pictures of her . officers began an investigation and discovered other women at edible software had similar stories . so , in 2012 , the victim who first approached the fbi worked with them to set up morris for an arrest at bush continental airport . when he was taken into custody , agents discovered a ` rape kit ' in his possession which contained date rape drugs and viagra . morris ' defense team had previously tried to argue that the women willingly drank to excess with their client but that no abuse had ever occurred . the former executive admitted adultery but until wednesday refuted any claims he was a date rapist .<doc-sep>prosecutors have offered plea deals to the crew of new york city strippers accused of drugging wealthy men and taking them to strip clubs , where they would rack up racking up huge tabs on their credit cards . a banker , a lawyer . a doctor and a real estate attorney were among the four unidentified victims plied with ecstasy , cocaine and prescription drugs and then taken to scores in manhattan and the roadhhouse nyc gentleman 's club in queens . the four women -- samantha barbash , roselyn keo , karina pacsucci and marsi rosen -- were arrested in june on charges of grand larceny , assault and forgery after allegedly making a whopping $ 200,000 . busted : samantha barbash is allegedly part of a crew of new york city strippers who scammed wealthy men by drugging them and running up extravagant bills at topless clubs while they were in a daze . charged : karina pascucci arrives in court in june after being charged in connection with a scam involving exotic dancers in new york city . barbash , the group 's alleged leader , has been offered between two and three years in prison if she pleads guilty to grand larceny , conspiracy and assault , sources told the new york post . pascuci and rosen have been offered six months in jail and another six months in probation if they enter guilty pleas to attempted grand larceny and conspiracy , the post reported . and carmine vitolo , a manager at roadhouse , would get probation if she pleads guilty to conspiracy , grand larceny and tampering with evidence , according to the newspaper . the women would enter their pleas at their next appearance in manhattan supreme court on december 5 . it is unclear if keo has been offered a deal , the post reported . prosecutors say the strippers would prowl bars in manhattan and long island for their victims over a four month period beginning in september 2013 . they allegedly drugged the victims with molly , a powerful powder form of ecstasy after arranging to meet them on ` dates ' . then the women would take the men to the clubs and bring them to private rooms for dances , where they would steal their cards and racked up huge charges , court records show . the strippers falsely authorized tens of thousands of dollars to the victims ' cards by forging their signatures and making them believe they were being charged for a lower amount . ` these individuals targeted and isolated victims in order to illegally obtain access to their credit cards and thousands of dollars of credit , ' said police commissioner bill bratton . ` thanks to the hard work of the investigators and prosecutors in this case , these individuals will no longer be in a position to profit from this type of fraudulent activity . ' prosecutors say samantha barbash led the extortion ring and threatened to blackmail some of her clients with photographs of them in compromising sexual positions from the night before . this is scores gentlemen 's club in manhattan -- one of the destination for the women after they allegedly drugged their victims .<doc-sep>by . sam webb . these photographs show how an ex-motorbike world champion transformed his bedroom into a # 100,000 business selling fake designer goods on ebay under celebrity names . shaun morris - a former junior world champion in trial motorcycling - started a shoe empire selling ugg boots as well as nike and timberland to ` occupy his time ' after sustaining a 2007 eye injury threatened his sight and ended his career . the images show his bedroom piled high with boxes of knock-off footwear and computers that he used to sell them to his unsuspecting customers . scroll down for video . fakes : shaun morris , an ex-motorbike world champion , transformed his bedroom into a # 100,000 business selling counterfeit designer shoes on ebay under celebrity names . piled high : morris sold imitation timberland boots , uggs and nike and puma trainers using 10 ebay accounts . morris ' trial motorcycling career was ended in 2007 when an eye injury threatened his sight . he is a former junior world champion . morris , 30 , of charnock richard , lancashire , was sentenced to 14 months in prison in february last year after selling more than # 100,000 of imitation ugg boots , timberland boots , as well as nike and puma trainers through 10 separate ebay accounts in celebrity names including actor john malkovich . but now , after serving his sentence , a confiscation order was made for him to pay back # 56,000 plus # 9,200 in costs , at preston crown court . morris , whose titles include world junior champion in 2003 , european champion in 2005 and australian champion in 2005 , recruited his mother and sister to act as bankers for his illicit business . the pair allowed cash to be transferred through their bank and paypal account . together they all ran the counterfeit shoe trading empire from the family home in the lancashire village . the fake designer footwear is seen here ready to be dispatched to unsuspecting customers . the crimes came to light after a trading standards officers conducted a test purchase of a pair of timberland boots . trading standards officers seized 76 pairs of timberland boots , 53 pairs of ugg boots , nine pairs of nike trainers and nine pairs of puma trainers . morris , who masterminded the operation , had pleaded guilty to five counts of possessing counterfeit goods and two of money laundering . his sister jane morris , who was found guilty of two counts of concealing criminal property , and their mother celia morris , 60 , guilty of one count , were handed 40 weeks in prison suspended for two years , with 200 hours unpaid work . preston crown court heard that morris ' money was invested in company shares and a property . he could be jailed for nine months if the cash is not repaid in 18 months . his mother celia was ordered to pay # 12,500 and costs of # 11,500 within two months . as well as competing at the british championships morris also rode at major events overseas . at his sentencing last year morris ' counsel said that after the accident he was looking for ways to occupy his time . the crimes came to light after a trading standards officers conducted a test purchase of a pair of timberland boots . but after being sent to timberland itself , the brand confirmed they were counterfeit . search warrants were obtained for the addresses which had been linked to the various ebay accounts . trading standards officers seized 76 pairs of timberland boots , 53 pairs of ugg boots , nine pairs of nike trainers and nine pairs of puma trainers . sentencing , judge heather lloyd said : ` shaun morris and celia morris were convicted in december 2012 and january 2013 . by virtue of their convictions a proceeds of crime application has been made by the crown who has provided me with information in relation to both shaun and celia morris . ` shaun morris , i agree that from the benefit of criminal conduct is # 56,000 , there will be a confiscation order of # 56,000 and costs # 9,200 , 18 months default . ` celia morris , a confiscation order of # 12,500 and costs # 11,500 . a default of nine months . ' at his sentencing last year morris ' counsel said that after the accident he was looking for ways to occupy his time . as well as competing at the british championships morris also rode at major events overseas .<doc-sep>came to international attention in november of last year for her outrageous police mugshot showing her enhanced backside . born a man but living as a woman , oneal morris denies all charges of practicing medicine without a license . by . daily mail reporter . published : . 00:38 est , 6 april 2012 . | . updated : . 01:25 est , 6 april 2012 . the transgender ` fake doctor ' at the centre of the ` toxic tush ' botched cosmetic surgery cases in florida has pleaded not guilty to the latest round of charges brought against her . thirty-two-year-old oneal morris denied three counts of practicing medicine without a license in a written plea to a broward , florida judge . prosecutors say that morris injected a substance consisting of cement , fix-a-flat , mineral oil and superglue into her two of her ` patients ' in a dania beach motel room in 2009 . toxic tush : oneal morris , 32 , has pleaded not guilty to the latest charges brought against her for illegally practicing medicine . born a man but living as a woman , morris is accused of charging hundreds of dollars to administer the potentially lethal shots , which several of her male and female customers allege left them with life-threatening injuries . coming to national attention after her arresting mugshots showed her with an disproportionately outsized backside , morris allegedly performed similar procedures on three other women in two florida counties . infamous mugshot : the notorious mugshot of oneal morris taken following her arrest in november of 2011 . the latest charges relate to lournise linton , 41 , of tampa , pheilia parker , 36 , of vero beach and tiffany kennedy of lauderhill . miss linton and miss parker say that they traveled to meet morris in a motel six in dania beach in may of 2009 . the pair claim that morris presented herself as a bone-fide medical professional and was wearing a nurses uniform and was carrying a photo id . however , both women claim the equipment he used to produce the desired ` junk in the trunk ' backside implants was not of medical grade and that they almost died as a result of the injections . one of the ladies says she was pumped full of a substance that morris was carrying in a pedialyte oral re-hydration bottle .<doc-sep>margaret jean was jailed for two years and six months after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation . the couple , who have since divorced , ran mjl group ltd from enterprise house at navigation park in abercynon , south wales . mjl group provided professional services to other small firms . it operated by setting up agreements with a credit company for firms needing cash to complete deals . these small firms then arranged for the credit company to pay mjl in full and would pay the money back to the credit company in installments with interest . but mjl conned the credit company by creating a series of bogus business contracts to claim extra money . not only did the credit company suffer a loss up to # 750,000 , but the employees of mjl also lost their jobs as money was stolen from company accounts to pay for the lavish lifestyles . accountant wayne pulman , 63 , from swansea , was also part of the company scam and used his knowledge to hide the fraudulent activity . he was jailed for three years and six months for conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation , fraudulent trading and conspiracy to steal . andrew wallace was given a 20 month jail term , suspended for two years , for conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation . fraud : margaret murray-shelley took winter ski breaks to the alps and went on expensive shopping trips to harrods , pictured , funded by company cash swindled during the complex financial con . detective sergeant jamie holcombe , of south wales police 's economic crime unit , said outside court : ` during the investigation company director jean murray-shelley was found to be living in a large manor house in brecon , valued at # 1.6 m , driving a porsche 911 , sending her children to public school and keeping several horses . ` at the same time mjl employees were being told they were being made redundant with no payment , mrs murray shelley was on a skiing holiday paid for by funds taken out of the company . ` they continued to trade as a company whilst knowing their company was in serious financial difficulty , giving no notice to their employees of its foreseen closure . ' he added : ` following a three year investigation all four people were brought before the courts -- such was the weight of evidence against them that andrew wallace and philip murray shelley entered guilty pleas . ` mrs murray-shelley and wayne pullman were subsequently found guilty by a jury at cardiff crown court . ' ` this case shows that crime is not only reserved to within streets or homes , but also within the business community by persons who portray a substantial level of professional credibility . '

<t> henri morris changed his plea to guilty at the last minute in houston . </t> <t> spared his victims the ordeal of testifying and cross-examination . </t> <t> arrested carrying a ` rape kit ' with strong sedatives and viagra . </t>

henri morris pleads guilty to drugging female employees on business trips<T>

there are n't many marriage proposals that can be seen from space , but for this traveller , an epic journey through japan was also a unique marriage proposal . japanese artist yasushi takahashi -- a.k.a yassan - left his job to travel through japan , covering more than 4,349 miles -lrb- 7,000 kilometres -rrb- in six months , mostly on foot and sometimes by car , ferry or bicycle . gps technology tracked his every step as he journeyed from hokkaido island to hyodo cliff on kyushu island where the trek ended . the final stage of yassan 's romantic journey included an arrow struck heart after the giant proposal . at the end of his journey , the gps records of his travels around the country spelled out the phrase ` marry me ' - with an arrow through the heart sign added afterwards for good measure . each location was carefully planned so that the gps tracking would spell out his romantic chosen phrase clearly . ' i wanted to write the world 's biggest proposal , and i found gps drawing was the way to do it , ' yassan said of his feat . yasushi takahashi also made a video of his entire trek to show his girlfriend afterwards . at the start of his record breaking journey he straps on his gps tracking equipment , above . seen from above , the gps tracking leaves a trail wherever yassa walks . yassan quit his job to go on the trek of his home country , visiting locations the length and breadth of japan . the heartwarming expedition has been chosen to appear in a new documentary about how walking can lead to extraordinary things . the ` walkumentary series ' is an online project produced by amsterdam-based agency this that + the other for the brand hi-tec , which aims to show how inspiring walking can be . yassan , then 31 , quit his job in 2008 and planned a journey through japan , taking with him a gps device and a map . he documents many steps of his epic journey with a video capturing some of his favourite moments . some of his journey was taken by car but in this episode he films the aftermath of leaving the road -lrb- unhurt -rrb- . give me an 'm ' : yassan starts the first letter of his carefully planned proposal .<doc-sep>gps stands for global positioning system , and is a worldwide radio-navigation system which automatically sends information to a central tracking portal . it is used in a range of situations to monitor the location of things and people in real-time , using the global navigation satellite system -lrb- gnss -rrb- network . microwave signals are transmitted to gps devices to give information on location , speed of travel , time and direction . a gps tracking system can give real-time and historic navigation data on any kind of journey . his purpose was two-fold : to experience japan fully , and also to draw a special message for his girlfriend using gps tracking technology . as a part of his unique marriage proposal , yassan also created a seven-minute video describing his epic journey through the country . the video is split into seven ` chapters ' and shows various stages of his trek , starting at hokkaido island . video footage of his experiences include him walking along on dificult roads , climbing mount fuji and visiting hot springs . yassan 's legwork is officially the world 's largest marriage proposal , and also holds the guinness record for the world 's biggest gps drawing , covering 7,164 kilometers . yasushi takahashi split his video into seven ` chapters ' documenting his journey . yassan journeyed from hokkaido island to hyodo cliff on kyushu island where his trek ended . not only a record breaking trek but a particularly romantic use of gps . all lit up at night , the giant proposal is the only one in the world which can be seen from space . and was it a happy ending ? luckily , yes , despite the fact that it took six months . ` it was n't a waste of time . after i explained , she said yes . it is a sweet memory , ' says yassan at the end of the documentary .<doc-sep>by . louise cheer . a serial rapist broke into a celebratory dance after he was released from a west australian prison , despite a judge saying he was at high risk of re-offending . patrick alfred dennis comeagain is now a free man and could not contain his joy while pushing a trolley of his belongings through the automatic doors of casuarina prison with a smile plastered across his face . on thursday , justice ralph simmons approved the 41-year-old 's released into the community , but imposed a strict 10-year supervision order on the man - requiring him to wear a gps tracker , comply to a strict curfew and not to have contact with a child under the age of 16 . scroll down for video .<doc-sep>by . kieran corcoran . published : . 16:14 est , 30 december 2013 . | . updated : . 03:24 est , 31 december 2013 . it was , perhaps , a christmas miracle . while melony gallagher , a cat owner from plymouth , slept soundly in bed on christmas eve , her beloved pet suki was , she believes , out enjoying a magical ride . for , according to the readings from her high-tech gps collar , she managed to travel 12 miles directly across the rooftops of plymouth in a matter of minutes - logging a top speed of 183mph . journey : suki , pictured , was found on christmas day with her g-paws tracker hinting at a magical ride .<doc-sep>the loss of a sydney man 's cat spurred him to make sure other pet owners never went through the same pain he felt when his feline ` best friend ' , rango , went missing . for the past year , sebastian langton , 33 , has been developing a gps pet tracker that is believed to be the smallest , lightest and fully waterproof in the world . the pod , which is a size of a cork and weighs just 29 grams , is cylindrical and can be strapped onto a pet to track its movements . scroll down for video . the loss of sebastian langton 's cat spurred him to create a gps tracker for other pet owners . the pod is no larger than a wine cork and weighs only 29 grams to ensure it can be comfortably attached to a pet 's collar . to help fund the project , mr langton and his partner , damien cantelo , started a crowdfunding campaign on the indiegogo website , which has raised more than $ 100,000 - double what they had set out to raise - at the time of this article 's publication . the idea for the pod came about when mr langton , from kirribilli , lost his tabby cat and best friend , rango , in 2013 .<doc-sep>`` we think the top priority for now is for japan to stop all provocative actions it has been doing as sending ships and flights into diaoyu islands sea and air space , '' chinese foreign ministry spokesman hua chunying said , referring to the disputed islands . `` we hope japan can take actions to show sincerity and willingness to work with china through talks and negotiations to control and manage the current situation . '' the japanese call the uninhabited islands the senkakus . near them are important shipping lanes , rich fishing grounds and possible oil deposits . asia 's disputed islands -- who claims what ? disagreement over who owns them strained relations between japan and china during the latter half of 2012 , and the dispute shows no signs of waning . in another show of force , china 's navy conducted drills in the south china sea over the weekend , the state-run xinhua news agency reported . the drill included a scenario in which a helicopter crew identified a target and prepared to fire a missile , and another in which crews responded to a fire on a ship . protests flared across china in september , soon after japan announced it had bought several of the disputed islands from private japanese owners . the deal was struck in part to prevent the islands from being bought by tokyo governor shintaro ishihara , who had called for donations for a public fund to buy them .

<t> japanese artist yasushi takahashi quit his job to make the trek . </t> <t> he used gps tracking technology to spell out his proposal to his girlfriend . </t> <t> the heartwarming story is highlighted in a new documentary . </t>

artist treks through japan with gps tracker to spell out ` marry me ' across islands<T>

scientists have developed a male birth control pill which they claim is 99 per cent effective and has few side effects . the pill , derived from an indonesian shrub , apparently allows men to produce sperm that can not get women pregnant . it is made from the gendarussa plant , which has long been used by tribesmen on the island of papua to prevent their wives from conceiving . scientists have developed a pill , derived from an indonesian shrub , which they claim will render sperm incapable of getting a woman pregnant - with a 99 per cent efficacy rate . professor bambang prajogo , of airlangga university , developed the pill after hearing rumours of these effects , and bringing the gendarussa plant to his lab for study in 1985 . he has carried out 30 years of research , isolating the active ingredient , putting it into a tablet form , and carrying out clinical trials to prove its contraceptive effects , global post reports . he says the plant 's active ingredient disrupts three key enzymes in sperm , weakening them and making them unable to penetrate the eggs during the fertilization process . this would not interfere with the quantity or quality of sperm produced because it only targets the enzymes , he told the jakarta post . professor prajogo is currently working on the dosage , but hopes to create a formula meaning men would take the pill an hour before sex . small clinical trials , the largest studying 350 men , found it to be 99 per cent effective .<doc-sep>they also found male fertility returned to normal within a month of taking the pill . however some men gained weight on the pill , professor prajogo told the global post . the gendarussa plant , is a small branched shrub found in china , malaysia , india , the phillipines and indonesia . in 1985 , indonesian researchers began to look into its effect as a contraceptive . they heard anecdotal evidence that men belonging to a certain tribe in papua were using it as a contraceptive , coconuts jakarta reports . the tribesmen would boil the leaves in water and then drink the water 30 minutes before having sex . it is said to have been a ` godsend ' for the tribesmen . in their culture , they were not allowed to get their wives pregnant until after they had fully paid off their dowries . professor prajogo , of airlangga university , has been studying the contraceptive effects of gendarussa for nearly three decades . he says the plant 's active ingredient disrupts three key enzymes in sperm , making them unable to penetrate the eggs during the fertilization process .<doc-sep>and at least one participant saw an increase in two enzymes that indicate poor heart or liver functioning , although it was unclear whether this was due to the pill or another health issue , he said . but overall , researchers found no obvious side effects , and ` certainly none that rival those associated with female hormone-based contraceptive pills ' . hormonal birth control has been linked with a raised risk of heart attack , strokes and blood clots , as well as nausea and bleeding . however previous research has found one of the biggest barriers to a male birth control pill comes from the attitudes of women -- who do n't trust their partners with the responsibility of taking it . in 2011 , a survey by anglia ruskin university found that half of women would not rely on a male pill as contraception -- because they did not trust their partners to remember to take it . now , the indonesian medicines regulatory body wants a bigger trial to verify the findings . indeed , such a trial would need to be carried out for the pill to be marketed in europe or the u.s. . but global pharmaceutical companies are already showing an interest in the pill . professor bambang said he has already turned down an offer of billions of funding from a major u.s. pharmaceutical firm , who wanted to buy his patent , which is owned by the university .<doc-sep>now , he says the pill will hit the shelves by 2016 , although regulations mean it may take up to a decade longer to be sold in europe and the u.s. . the news comes after the parsemus foundation , a not-for-profit organisation based in the u.s. , announced its trials of a new birth control injection were proving promising . the injection , called vasalgel , is injected into the vas deferens - the tube that sperm passes through on the way to the penis . the gel acts to block sperm , thus preventing pregnancy . developers hope it will be cheap , reversible and long-lasting , and hope to make it available within three years . similarly , last year australian researchers said they had made a scientific breakthrough that could make a male contraceptive pill reality . their technique worked like a temporary vasectomy , stopping sperm leaving the body during sex . this works by blocking two proteins involved in the ejaculation process . the pill works by weakening enzymes in sperm , making them unable to penetrate the eggs during the fertilization process .<doc-sep>by . ben spencer . published : . 15:02 est , 2 december 2013 . | . updated : . 20:43 est , 2 december 2013 . a scientific breakthrough could finally make a male contraceptive pill reality , researchers said last night . previous attempts to develop a pill have tried either to alter a man 's hormones or to make his sperm ineffective . the new technique works like a . temporary vasectomy , stopping sperm leaving the body during sex -- which . scientists say will reassure men concerned that other approaches could . affect their long-term virility and libido . male pill ? a temporary vasectomy , which stops sperm in its tracks without the need for surgery , is finally on the cards after years of research . it . is also likely to appeal to women uneasy about the female pill 's . potential to raise the risk of heart attacks , strokes and blood clots . but . some women may not welcome the news . in 2011 a survey by anglia ruskin . university found that half of women would not rely on a male pill as . contraception -- because they did not trust their partners to remember to . take it . dr sabatino ventura , whose team at the monash university in . australia published their findings last night , said the technique works . by blocking two proteins involved in the ejaculation process . using . medication to target the mechanism by which sperm leaves the body , . rather than trying to alter a man 's hormones or kill his sperm , meant . the potential side-effects would be vastly reduced , he said . significantly , . the technique would not affect a man 's sex drive , and fertility could . be switched back on simply by not taking the pill . dr ventura said : . ` most of the previous strategies to make a male contraceptive have . either been hormonal strategies , which would produce a lot of sexual .<doc-sep>09:57 est , 28 december 2013 . feeling down : men feel less attractive if their partner takes the oral contraceptive , a study claims . it has been blamed for altering women 's moods -- but it seems the pill also has an impact on their male partners . men feel less attractive if their wife or girlfriend takes the oral contraceptive , a study claims . british and dutch researchers studied 14 women who were on the pill , then stopped taking it . they were asked how attractive they felt -- and their partners were asked how they saw them .<doc-sep>a . at the outset you have a check-up usually three months after the pill is initiated . after that you should be monitored at between six and 12 monthly appointments . the gp should be checking your blood pressure , asking you about side effects and making sure you are taking the medicine correctly . they should also be checking to make sure you have not developed new risk factors . for instance , if a sibling developed a spontaneous blood clot , this increases your own likelihood of developing one on the pill . i do know some women decline their checks as they think they 're fine , but in my practice we would n't issue the pill to them . q . what other kinds of side effects should i be watching out for ? a. contraceptive pills are generally very well tolerated but they can cause weight gain , nausea , breast tenderness , mood swings and erratic bleeding . this usually settles down in the first few months , but if it does n't there are many different types available and women tend to find one that will suit them . q. can i just stop - or do i need to gradually reduce my dose ? a . if you are advised to stop , this would normally be done at the end of the month or cycle so as not to cause any disruption with your bleeding pattern . if you are suddenly deemed to be very high-risk , you can stop taking the pill immediately : this would have no significant adverse effect . q . what are the alternatives ? a . as well as the commonly prescribed contraceptive pills , there are also low-dose pills that contain less oestrogen as well as mini-pills -lrb- or progesterone-only pill -rrb- which contain no oestrogen . there are a whole range of non-pill options known as larcs - the long-acting reversible contraceptives that have the advantage of not relying on remembering to take a pill , and no oestrogen , so no clot risk . these include the implant , the contraceptive injection and coils .<doc-sep>at the moment , that figure is around five million . but the professor cast doubt on the possibility of a male contraceptive pill , claiming it would take too long to test whether the product would have an impact on sperm quality . the professor , who has now retired from scientific work , has just penned his new autobiography , in retrospect : from the pill to the pen . the 91-year-old predicts the pill could become redundant as soon as 2050 , as more people are steralised .

<t> pill said to weakens enzymes in sperm so a woman ca n't become pregnant . </t> <t> small clinical trials have shown it is 99 % effective and has few side effects . </t> <t> male fertility returned to normal within month of taking the pill , say doctors . </t> <t> pills is made from the gendarussa plant , an indonesian shrub . </t> <t> for years , tribesmen in papua have boiled the plant in tea as birth control . </t>

would you trust your partner to take the male contraceptive pill ?<T>

just about recovered from the ice bucket challenge ? prepare yourself to take on the latest charity challenge that 's sweeping social media . the after eight challenge sees participants attempt to slide a chocolate down their face and into their mouth without the use of their hands in the quickest time possible . they are then encouraged to donate money to charity and nominate three more people to try to beat their time . the concept is the brainchild of liverpool legend , kenny dalglish , who has been using his connections in the sporting world to get stars to undertake the charity challenge . scroll down for video . jack whitehall , left , and jamie redknapp , right , have both taken part in the after eight challenge . he is asking participants to donate money to the marina dalglish appeal - a cause he set up in his wife 's honour after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 . as of thursday , ex-westlife singer nicky byrne has smashed the record after he managed to get the chocolate from his forehead into his mouth in just 2.88 seconds . kenny himself held the crown until monday , with a time of 5.44 seconds , but was also beaten by coleen rooney and jamie redknapp with 3.0 seconds and 3.5 seconds respectively . footballing heroes matt le tissier , alan hansen and ian ayre -lrb- ceo of lfc -rrb- are also showing their support to kenny and marina by participating and donating to the appeal . and it looks set to spread even further afield after footballers adam lallana , gary lineker , alan shearer and brendan rogers were nominated . david beckham has even been nominated by his ex-england teammate from the 90s , matt le tissier .<doc-sep>a blurred coleen rooney , left , and matt le tissier , who nominated david beckham , also tried the challenge . are these two next ? david beckham has been nominated - so will he take part and nominate his wife victoria ? speaking about the appeal , kenny said : ` it 's fantastic to see the support from all these stars spreading . nicky byrne has done a great job of stealing the current challenge crown . ` the challenge is really fun and the appeal is so important for helping women affected by breast cancer . do n't forget to donate when you take part . ' marina dalglish added : ` it is fantastic to see people are getting behind the charity and having such a lot of fun doing it . but we must n't forget the real reason for this challenge , to raise money for those affected by breast cancer . the contribution is incredibly important to those affected , so please donate generously . ' the couple , whose services to charity have been recognised with many awards , have raised # 1.5 m for a chemotherapy centre at aintree and fazekerley hospital , # 3.1 m towards a radiotherapy centre at aintree and # 500,000 towards a new chemotherapy centre at southport and formby hospital . their new challenge is to raise # 2m for an mri scanner to treat brain tumours . charitable : marina dalglish , right , the wife of liverpool legend kenny dalglish , left , received an mbe for services to breast cancer patients in merseyside . she was given the all clear from the disease but fundraises tirelessly for the cause . have a go : these tips advise participants on how to nail the challenge . upload yours with the hashtag #after8challenge . to make a donation to the marina dalglish appeal please visit www.justgiving.com/marinadalglish or text mint08 # and the amount you would like to donate to 70070 .<doc-sep>wayne rooney has been getting in the spirit of the ` ice bucket challenge ' craze - by soaking wife coleen . the manchester united striker 's wife was nominated by rooney 's former england team-mate shaun wright-phillips for the challenge , and after being drenched called upon piers morgan and sheree murphy - harry kewell 's wife - to step up next . after a short introductory message from his wife , rooney lefts up the bucket of freezing water and tips it over coleen , who let out a high-pitched scream . freezing : wayne rooney delights in soaking his wife coleen with a bucket of ice cold water . coleen 's fun did n't stop there , however , with wayne completely letting go of the bucket which came crashing down on her head . the ice bucket challenge , social media 's latest craze , is designed to raise money and awareness for the neurodegenerative illness als - better known as lou gehrig 's disease . anyone taking on the challenge has to nominate someone else to do the same - who then must take it on within 24 hours . some of football 's top players - including neymar , lionel messi and john terry have already taken on the freezing feat . the als association has seen a huge raise in donations - # 9.4 million compared with # 30,000 in the same period last year - since the campaign went viral . wow , that 's cold ! chelsea captain john terry screams after taking on the ice bucket challenge . no going back now : terry drenches himself as part of the challenge , which is taking social media by storm . rooney was n't the only old trafford star to make an appearance in an ice bucket challenge video on wednesday . out-of-favour midfielder anderson got soaked at the club 's carrington training ground - and nominated legendary former boss sir alex ferguson to be next up . united 's mexican striker javier hernandez has also got in on the act , and he nominated team-mate juan mata and espanyol 's hector moreno . over in holland , the whole ajax team took part in the challenge together , including the red devils ' target daley blind .<doc-sep>meanwhile , . with the exception of coleen rooney , the wags of the unfortunate . england team decided not to bother visiting brazil to watch their other . halves take part . maybe they knew something the fans did n't . coleen , . 28 , did her best to represent the english ladies , dressing her two sons . with england striker wayne in patriotic colours even after the team . struck out . but . even the sight of four-year-old kai and his 13-month-old brother watching from the stands could n't put a smile on the english crowd 's . faces and mrs rooney ended up returning home much sooner than we all hoped for . . the final countdown : coleen rooney pictured with son kai at the minerao stadium for the match against costa rica . excess baggage : coleen rooney arrived back at manchester airport with a load of suitcases after england was knocked out of the world cup . short trip : coleen had packed for a long stay but she need n't have bothered .<doc-sep>by . chris waugh . our first fantasy football # 1,000 weekly winner is revealed -lrb- he 's an exeter fan who got lucky with two hull defenders -rrb- ... and here 's his team . it is the craze that seems to have taken over the world - and sports stars in particular seem to have embraced the ice bucket challenge . names including cristiano ronaldo , lionel messi and david beckham have been doused with freezing water in order to raise money for charity . the ice bucket challenge craze originated in the united states with the intention of raising money for the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -lrb- als -rrb- association . als , also known as motor neurone disease , attacks the spinal cord and can lead to speech difficulties , muscle spasms and paralysis . it affects around 30,000 people in the us and 5,000 in the uk . here , we show you the best sporting ice bucket challenges ... cristiano ronaldo . ronaldo stripped down to his boxers to accept former manchester united team-mate darren fletcher 's ice bucket challenge nomination - and then called on musicians jennifer lopez , beyonce and lil wayne to join in . the real madrid forward was soaked by his compatriot fabio coentrao while sat on a chair wearing just a pair of purple boxer shorts at the club 's training ground at valdebebas . what a friend : real madrid team-mate fabio coentrao soaks cristiano ronaldo for ice bucket challenge . neymar . barcelona forward neymar was dared to undertake the freezing challenge by real madrid defender marcelo . the 22-year-old nominated his ` idol ' robinho , one direction 's niall horan and juan camilo zuniga , the colombian defender that ruled neymar out of the latter stages of the world cup with a horror challenge . chilly : neymar takes on the ice bucket challenge after being nominated by brazil team-mate marcelo . lionel messi . the barcelona forward was nominated for it by his team-mate dani alves , and he then went on to put forward his international colleagues sergio aguero and ezequiel lavezzi to step forward next . ice bucket challenge : lionel messi has also felt the cool chill of freezing water being thrown over his back . david beckham . beckham , was nominated by us presenter ryan seacrest . and he went on to name former nba stars michael jordan , magic johnson and actor leonardo dicaprio to have a go . john terry . the blues captain managed to thank ashley cole and stiliyan ` stan ' petrov for nominating him before tipping a bucket of freezing water over his head and letting out a scream that would scare a banshee . and then the veteran defender nominated frank lampard , john obi mikel ... and rafa benitez . wet wet wet : john terry takes the ice bucket challenge after chelsea 's 3-1 win over burnley at turf moor . tiger woods and rory mcilroy double team . the two biggest names in golf dumped ice over one another on the tonight show with jimmy fallon . ian poulter nominated woods , who coaxed mcilroy into joining him . four-time major winner mcilroy nominated former us president george w bush , wayne rooney and model meghan markle , whereas woods challenged phil knight and rafa nadal . revenge : tiger woods strikes back , dumping water on rory mcilroy 's head after the irishman had doused him . coleen rooney -lrb- thrown over by wayne rooney -rrb- . wayne rooney got into the spirit of the ` ice bucket challenge ' craze - by soaking wife coleen . the manchester united striker 's wife was nominated by rooney 's former england team-mate shaun wright-phillips for the challenge , and after being drenched called upon piers morgan and sheree murphy - harry kewell 's wife - to step up next . harsh : wayne rooney douses his wife coleen rooney with water during the ice bucket challenge . robin van persie . van persie was soaked by his kids as he sat next to a pool . the manchester united forward nominated patrick kluivert and patrick vieira to take up the challenge next . george w bush .<doc-sep>jack whitehall looking enthusiastic as he takes on the final sporting challenge with a stuffed horse . he was joined in taking it on by olympic and world 400m champion christine ohurougu . ohurougu was a guest on the show alongside whitehall and the rest of the regulars . legendary jockey willie carson -lrb- right -rrb- joins host james cordon as part of the challenge .

<t> involves sliding chocolate down face into mouth without using hands . </t> <t> have to do it in quickest time possible , donate money and nominate others . </t> <t> nicky byrne of westlife fame holds the record - just 2.88 seconds . </t> <t> david beckham , gary lineker and alan shearer nominated . </t> <t> started by kenny dalglish and wife to raise funds for breast cancer care . </t>

jack whitehall and coleen rooney take part in after eight challenge<T>

house republicans took a symbolic vote today to impede president barack obama from using executive actions to ` exempt ' categories of illegal immigrants from deportation . the house voted 219-197 to approve the legislation authored by florida rep. ted yoho . at a press conference before the vote , house speaker john boehner said the lower chamber would pass the bill to make it clear to obama it was ` rejecting his unilateral actions . ' while it 's success was assured in the gop-run chamber , it has no chance of seeing daylight in the democratically-controlled senate . house gop leadership offered the vote as a consolation prize to their right-wing counterparts in congress who want to use a critical spending bill as a cudgel against the democratic president . scroll down for video . ` this course of action is based on numerous conversations with our members , ' house speaker john boehner said today of the gop 's current strategy to take on the president while funding the government , adding that he too thinks it 's the best plan . as soon as the votes were tallied this afternoon senate majority leader harry reid said , as predicted , that he would not take up the house 's bill to restrict obama 's actions . ` unfortunately for anyone who wants to see congress fix our broken immigration system , the republican approach is being dictated by the most extreme voices in their party , ' reid said in a statement . ` republicans ' knee-jerk resistance to working with democrats to fix this problem left the president with no option but to take action to protect families from being separated . ' reid encouraged republicans to ` put aside their partisan political games ' and instead ` focus their efforts on passing a permanent , common-sense solution to fix our broken immigration . ' with just four work days left until congress lets out until early january , and a dec. 11 deadline to extend government funding or shut its doors , comprehensive immigration reform is nowhere near the top of republicans ' year-end to-do list . fearing a government shutdown just as the current legislative session comes to a close ahead of the holidays , establishment republicans are asking conservatives to wait until after the party takes control of the senate next year to brawl with the president . instead , they plan to proceed with a continuing resolution to fund the entire government except the department of homeland security through the end of the current fiscal year . the immigration management agency would only be funded through the first quarter of 2015 . at that time , republicans would have the opportunity to push through an appropriations bill with more teeth . on capitol hill the legislation is creatively being referred to as the cromnibus - a combination of cr , the shortened version of continuing resolution , and omnibus , a term to describe an overarching spending bill . boehner said today that the the spending bill would allow the gop to keep the government open while ` keeping our leverage ' so that when they get ` reinforcements ' in the senate in january they can take on obama . ` this course of action was based on numerous conversations with our members , and i frankly think it gives us the best chance for success , ' boehner told reporters . ` we think this is the most practical way to fight the president 's action , ' he said minutes later , noting again that leadership had extensive talks with members of it 's caucus before going down this path . ` we listened to some members who were frankly griping the most , ' he said . ` this was their idea of how to proceed . ' but conservatives in congress have vocally argued that by march of next year , when funding for dhs would run out under the current plan , the president will have already begun to issue work permits and green cards to as many as 5 million immigrants . therefore , prohibitive legislation must be passed as soon as possible , they say , preferably just after the new congress convenes in january . ` the president is already printing work permits as we speak . why do we want to give him another 2-3 months ? we could vote on this the day we get back , ' louisiana rep. john fleming told breitbart news earlier this week . alabama sen. jeff sessions , the ranking member on the senate budget committee , exploded on house leadership on tuesday evening in a statement , arguing that they were reneging on republican national committee chairman reince priebus ' promise that the party would do ` everything we can ' to stop obama 's directives from taking effect . ` unfortunately , the plan now being circulated in the house fails to meet that test , ' sessions said .<doc-sep>` the executive amnesty language is substantially weaker than the language the house adopted this summer , and does not reject the central tenets of the president 's plan : work permits , social security , and medicare to 5 million illegal immigrants -- reducing wages , jobs , and benefits for americans , ' he added . sessions claimed that obama is demanding that ` congress fund his imperial decree and declare its own irrelevance . ' ` that is why congress must respond to the president 's unlawful action by funding the government but not funding illegal amnesty , ' he said . ` such a plan would put the focus where it belongs : on senate democrats . they are the ones who should be made to choose sides -- save obama 's amnesty or save americans ' jobs and borders . ' in a statement sent out the same night louisiana sen. david vitter blasted his colleagues in the house for caving to reid before they even took a vote on conservatives ' preferred legislation . ` make no mistake , sending a bill to the senate without first making an attempt to include defund language is telling the american people that you support obama 's executive amnesty , ' he said . ` that would be a slap in the face to the voters who sent a message last month by electing republican majorities in congress . ' retiring congresswoman michele bachmann of minnesota made a similar point on wednesday during a press conference with iowa rep. steve king and texas sen. ted cruz . ` will we be a people who decide that we are going to go with the freight train of what washington , d.c. , wants or will we listen and harken to the voice of the american people that was stated unmistakingly on nov. 4 ? ' bachmann said , according to the national journal . cruz told republicans who ran on their opposition to unilateral immigration in their recent campaigns ` do what you said you would do . ' ` doing what you promise does n't mean , as it so often does in washington , sending a really stern letter and having a meaningless show vote . why do you think people are so frustrated with washington ? because they recognize there are a whole lot of politicians who say one thing at home and do something different here , ' cruz said . senator ted cruz speaks to the press about the need ` to defund the president 's executive , unconstitutional amnesty ' on capitol hill in washington on wednesday with reps. steve king , left , and michele bachmann , right . cruz told republicans who ran for reelection on their opposition to unilateral immigration in their recent campaigns ` do what you said you would do ' the probable 2016 presidential candidate warned that ` the same folks who are saying , `` gosh , we can not do anything now , '' are the same folks who in january are going to say , `` gosh , we do n't have 60 votes in the senate . '' ' ` it 's like charlie brown and lucy where consistently the same voices pull the football aside and say , `` you know what , you can never ever ever do anything to stop a lawless president , '' ' he contended . even after republicans ascend to the majority in the senate , they will still be at least six votes shy of being able to overcome a democratic filibuster on prized legislation , unless incoming majority leader mitch mcconnell decides to adopt the so-called ` nuclear option ' of governing that allows bills to advance with a simple majority of votes . when reid introduced the nuclear option , mcconnell and other republican legislators railed against it . but now that it 's their turn in the driver 's seat , they 're considering making it part of their lawmaking practices , as well . in the meantime , conservative hardliners are hoping they can still convince their caucus to vote down the plan currently under consideration by the house , paving the way for one that funds dhs for a shorter time period to come to the floor . ` i 'm probably leaning no -lsb- on the current house plan -rsb- , ' north carolina rep. mark meadows told politico on tuesday night . ' i think in terms of the cr omnibus , without a limitation language , there are not enough votes . i 'm not on the whip team but listening to a number of my colleagues , there is more than enough concern . ' if the short-term legislation funding homeland security through march does pass in the house , reid has committed to bringing it for a vote in the upper chamber , calling the potential deal a ` big accomplishment ' on tuesday . ` the american people certainly will not want to face another year being governed by crisis , ' reid said . ` no one wants the kind of cliffhanger fights we 've had again and again in recent years . ' boehner told reporters today , ' i expect that we 'll have bipartisan support to pass the omnimbus spending bill . ' yoho said this week he was satisfied , for now , that his own legislation to reign in the president 's authority would be given its day in the house . ` my hat 's off to the leadership , ' yoho , an ally of conservative lawmakers , told the national journal . ' i commend leadership for saying , ` you know what , this sounds like a commonsense bill . '<doc-sep>the white house repeatedly declined on tuesday to offer legal justification for president barack obama 's forthcoming executive order calling off deportations for certain classes of illegal immigrants . repeating a statement from the president over the weekend , white house press secretary josh earnest told reporters today that the executive branch would offer an explanation for its actions after obama had made his announcement . obama himself had suggested multiple times that he could not go around congress to freeze deportations because the president is not a ` king '' or an 'em peror ' - remarks his spokesman was reminded of today by abc news ' jon karl . the obama administration official would n't say if obama stood by that statement yet indicated in his response that since the president said that , the departments of justice and homeland security had reviewed the law and come to the conclusion that there are unilateral actions the president can take . scroll down for video . white house press secretary josh earnest told reporters today that the executive branch would offer an explanation for its unilateral immigration actions after president barack obama had made a formal announcement . he would not reveal the results of that review to reporters , fearing that it would tip them off to the contents of the president 's upcoming declaration . according to reports , obama 's executive order , which could come as early as friday , will cover roughly 5 million illegal immigrants who were either brought to the u.s. as children or have young children living in the u.s. . the anticipated measures are seemingly outside the legal boundaries that president obama , who is a constitutional lawyer by trade , set for himself in remarks on multiple occasions in the past . during a february 2013 google hangout an immigration activist asked him what authority he had to keep families from being ` broken apart ' until congress passed immigration reforms . obama told him : ` this is something that i have struggled with throughout my presidency . the problem is , is that i 'm the president of the united states , i 'm not the emperor of the united states . my job is to execute laws that are passed . ' in 2010 he explained at a univision town hall , ' i am president , i am not king , ' and therefore he could not personally issue a stay of deportation for 8 million immigrants who would be eligible to stay in the u.s. if comprehensive immigration reforms were enacted by congress . ' i ca n't do these things just by myself , ' he said to the chagrin of immigration activists . in september of last year , obama told then-univision host jose diaz-balart that he could n't expand his deferred action for childhood arrivals to the parents of illegal immigrants because that would fall into a gray area legally . ` if we start broadening that , then essentially i 'll be ignoring the law in a way that i think would be very difficult to defend legally , ' obama said . ` so that 's not an option . ' but that 's exactly what the president is gearing up to do now , sources familiar with a 10-point plan obama is considering told fox news last week . he may also enlarge daca to include illegal immigrants of any age who were under 16 when they were brought to the u.s. currently the executive order requires them to have lived in the u.s. since june 2007 and be under be under the age of 31 . the aggrandized rule would allegedly bump the cut-off date up to january 2010 . president obama is pictured here during a meeting with his national security and public health teams today at the white house . seated to obama 's far left is jeh johnson , secretary of homeland security , one of obama 's top immigration advisers . the white house said today that a review conducted by johnson and attorney general eric holder found that obama has the authority to make some changes to the immigration system . earnest today refused to comment on the rumors and suggested that the president may not have even received dhs ' recommendations for action yet . the president was so busy during his trip to asia last week , earnest said , that he did n't really have time to think about immigration reform . grilled by karl about what had changed since obama asserted that the did n't have the authority to shield additional groups of illegal immigrants from mandatory removal proceedings , earnest said that not only had the attorney general and secretary of homeland security assured the president of his authority , the political climate had shifted . at the time obama made those claims , comprehensive immigration reform was still being debated by congress , earnest explained . the senate passed that legislation in 2013 but the house did not , he noted , and now there 's little to no chance that republicans in the lower chamber will take up immigration legislation in the near future , creating an opening for obama to issue his own measures . confronted with the argument that republican leadership in the house was refusing to allow a vote on the president 's preferred immigration reform legislation long before obama 's comments last fall , earnest again pointed to the recent of the law by administration officials whose departments handle immigration . the dodge came after the president himself refused over the weekend to share the legal rationale for his actions . obama was asked about the perceived flip-flop during a press conference in brisbane , australia on sunday . the president claimed at that time that his ` position has n't changed ' since his 2010 remarks . ` when i was talking to the advocates , their interest was in me , through executive action , duplicating the legislation that was stalled in congress , ' he stated , referencing the univision town hall . ` and getting a comprehensive deal of the sort that is in the senate legislation , for example , does extend beyond my legal authorities . there are certain things i can not do . there are certain limits to what falls within the realm of prosecutorial discretion in terms of how we apply existing immigration laws . ' obama said the white house had been working with the office of legal counsel to determine what he could in fact do and has been advised that it is within his administration 's authority to take such actions such as ` reallocating resources and reprioritizing since we ca n't do everything . ' ` and it 's on that basis that i 'll be making a decision about any executive actions that i might take , ' obama stated , before claiming as he has many times before that this entire debate would cease if congress would ` pass a bill i can sign on this issue . ' that law would should include a solution that ` solves our border problems , improves our legal immigration system , and provides a pathway for the 11 million people who are here working in our kitchens , working in farms , making beds in hotels . ` everybody knows they 're there , we 're not going to deport all of them , ' he pointed out . ` we 'd like to see them being able , out in the open , to pay their taxes , pay a penalty , get right with the law . ` give me a bill that addresses those issues -- i 'll be the first one to sign it and , metaphorically , i 'll crumple up whatever executive actions that we take and we 'll toss them in the wastebasket , because we will now have a law that addresses these issues . ' in reviewing obama 's previous remarks , the washington post 's fact-checking division ruled that the president had in fact changed his position on executive authority to act on immigration over the years , despite claiming that he had n't . the misleading statement earned him a mild slap on the wrist and one of the publication 's upside down pinocchios .<doc-sep>although migrants who are released into the u.s. are given instructions to report back to authorities later , many do not . as of early september , only 319 of more than 59,000 immigrants who were caught traveling with their families had been returned to central america . two weeks ago , u.s. president barack obama reversed course and delayed taking executive action on immigration reform until after november congressional elections , bowing to concerns it could cost his fellow democrats control of the u.s. senate . having fun : two weeks ago , u.s. president barack obama reversed course and delayed taking executive action on immigration reform until after november congressional elections , bowing to concerns it could cost his fellow democrats control of the u.s. senate . above , migrant boys play soccer at the shelter yesterday . making do : mr obama said the surge of nearly 63,000 children from central america crossing the border to the united states in the past year had made americans wary of new immigration measures . above , a honduran migrant repairs his backpack at the shelter for undocumented immigrants . getting his bearings : a honduran immigrant inspects map of mexico showing train routes leading north at a shelter for undocumented immigrants in tenosique , mexico . mr obama had promised in a high-profile white house appearance in june to announce unilateral measures by the end of summer if congress did not enact immigration reform legislation . but he said the surge of nearly 63,000 children from central america crossing the border to the united states in the past year had made americans wary of new immigration measures . ` the truth of the matter is that the politics did shift midsummer because of that problem , ' mr obama said in an interview with nbc 's ` meet the press ' . mr obama said he plans to act later this year after making more of a public case for his actions , which are expected to remove the threat of deportation for some of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the united states .<doc-sep>by . michael zennie . published : . 15:26 est , 29 january 2013 . | . updated : . 04:00 est , 30 january 2013 . president barack obama managed to provoke the ire of republicans before he even unveiled his immigration reform plan this afternoon . the president is refusing to tie tougher border enforcement to his proposal that would allow 11million illegal immigrants to become american citizens . obama , who campaigned on giving undocumented immigrants ' a pathway to citizenship , ' laid out his plan this afternoon , claiming it is similar to the one proposed on monday by a bipartisan group in the u.s. senate . his proposal includes stepped up enforcement - like a new program to that would help businesses verify the immigration status of applicants before hiring them . the lynchpin , though , is a provision that would give illegal immigrants legal status if they register with the government , pay a fine and back taxes and learn english . scroll down for video . three points : president barack obama 's speech at del sol high school in las vegas , nevada , laid out stepped up enforcement measures , a pathway to citizenship and loosening restrictions on legal immigration . push : obama said he would do everything in his power to make congress act quickly on immigration reform .<doc-sep>with little fanfare to mark a rare bipartisan achievement , president barack obama on tuesday signed a massive , $ 1.1 trillion spending bill that keeps the government operating over the next nine months . the legislation was a compromise that angered liberals and conservatives alike but avoided a government shutdown and put off partisan clashes over immigration to next year . it was one of the last acts of congress under the current republican house and democratic-controlled senate . in january , the new congress will return with republicans in charge of both chambers . spending bill : u.s. president barack obama addresses an audience of armed forces on monday at joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst , new jersey a day before passing his $ 1.1 trillion spending bill . the measure retains cuts negotiated in previous budget battles and rolls back some banking regulations . but it also retains spending for obama 's health care law and pays for the administration 's fight against ebola . the department of homeland security , however , will only receive its money through feb. 27 , a condition demanded by republican leaders to appease critics of obama 's immigration measures . the department oversees the nation 's immigration enforcement . the agreement , negotiated mainly by senate democratic leader harry reid and house and senate republican leaders , was the result of a determined effort by house speaker john boehner and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell to avoid a government shutdown like the partial one in 2013 that damaged the gop 's standing with the public .

<t> legislation impedes president barack obama from using executive actions to ` exempt ' categories of illegal immigrants from deportation . </t> <t> it passed 219-197 in the house but has no chance of seeing daylight in the democratically-controlled senate . </t> <t> house gop leadership offered up the vote as a consolation prize to tea party members who want to attach stronger language to a spending bill . </t> <t> republicans now plan to pass a bill funding the government - except immigration agencies - through the end of the fiscal year . </t> <t> department of homeland security would only receive money through march - giving conservatives another shot at stopping obama . </t>

house poised to give barack obama slap on the wrist for immigration measures<T>

a man committed suicide in west dallas on wednesday by decapitating himself in front of horrified motorists . hugo rodriguez , 35 , tied a rope to a fire hydrant before wrapping the other end around his neck in texas , before accelerating . before the horrific act , the man scribbled a message on the side of the vehicle . the first two words appear to say ` no code ' while the second part ` codbo ' could be a reference to the video game call of duty : black ops . scroll down for video . horrific : a man killed himself in west dallas by decapitating himself in his van . before the horrific act he wrote a message believed to be in spanish on the side of the vehicle . witnesses described how he then got into his van and pressed on the throttle . his body was thrown out of the vehicle and was seen lying on the street by stunned drivers . according to cbs dfw the van eventually came to a stop without running into any cars or pedestrians . witnesses described on social media how the body was still in the road hours later as police cleaned up the scene . the message the man wrote on the side of his van could be related to computer game call of duty black ops . the van was eventually taken away while a cordon of patrol cars surrounded mr rodriguez 's body . police are now investigating the incident but revealed that no one else was hurt .<doc-sep>in the aftermath , shocked witnesses posted images online purportedly showing the victim still on the road . call of duty black ops is a version of the computer game franchise that releases a new edition almost every year . it is a first-person shooter that was developed in 2010 and is set in the second world war and the cold war . gamers are armed with machine guns , rifles , pistols and grenades and play a fast-paced game of kill or be killed . last year , a coroner in britain stated that four teenage suicides were partly to blame on versions of the game . a spokesman for the dallas police department told mail online : ` witnesses observed the victim , hugo rodriguez a latin male tie a rope around a fire hydrant and then around his neck . ` he got into his van and accelerated , causing the rope to tighten around his neck and decapitated himself . a suicide offense was documented . ' according to records he had been arrested a number of times for driving while intoxicated . a telephone listed at his address had been disconnected . to speak to a skilled , trained counselor , call the national suicide prevention lifeline on 1800 273 8255 . investigation ; police would not reveal the details of the death , however witnesses described how the man 's head became detached from his body as it was thrown out of the vehicle .<doc-sep>shocking : patrol cars surrounded the van at the side of the road while the victim 's body lay in the street . scene : witnesses described how the man attached one end of the rope to a fire hydrant and the other to his neck before getting in his van and pressing the throttle . gamers are armed with machine guns , rifles , pistols and grenades and play a fast-paced game of kill or be killed . call of duty allows players to inhabit the role of a blood-thirsty soldier in a variety of grusome scenarios . gamers are armed with machine guns , rifles , pistols and grenades and play a fast-paced game of kill or be killed . norwegian mass killer anders breivik claimed he had ` trained himself ' to kill his 77 victims by playing call of duty . french terrorist mohammed merah also played call of duty before killing three soldiers and four civilians -- including a rabbi and three children -- in toulouse in march 2012 . the violence in call of duty has been criticised by the london jewish forum , the british muslim forum and church of england ministers . call of duty 3 shows soldiers running through london while bombs explode and buildings crash to the ground . in one controversial scene a soldier causes a tube train to derail and explode . other graphic scenes show aerial attacks on new york and grenades exploding in paris and berlin . when news of the certificate 18 game 's content was revealed it was panned by mediawatch uk as being in ` incredibly poor taste ' . call of duty 2 also caused outrage when it was revealed players could kill ` civilians ' . there are currently at least 40million active players across all of the call of duty titles .<doc-sep>in the aftermath , shocked witnesses posted images online purportedly showing the victim still on the road . call of duty black ops is a version of the computer game franchise that releases a new edition almost every year . it is a first-person shooter that was developed in 2010 and is set in the second world war and the cold war . gamers are armed with machine guns , rifles , pistols and grenades and play a fast-paced game of kill or be killed . last year , a coroner in britain stated that four teenage suicides were partly to blame on versions of the game . a spokesman for the dallas police department told mailonline : ` witnesses observed the victim , hugo rodriguez a latin male tie a rope around a fire hydrant and then around his neck . ` he got into his van and accelerated , causing the rope to tighten around his neck and decapitated himself . a suicide offense was documented . ' according to records he had been arrested a number of times for driving while intoxicated . a telephone listed at his address had been disconnected . to speak to a skilled , trained counselor , call the national suicide prevention lifeline on 1800 273 8255 . investigation ; police would not reveal the details of the death , however witnesses described how the man 's head became detached from his body as it was thrown out of the vehicle .<doc-sep>a dallas man committed suicide wednesday by decapitating himself after writing a message on the side of a van possibly referring to the violent first-person shooter video game call of duty : black ops . hugo rodriguez , 35 , tied a rope to a fire hydrant and wrapped the other end around his neck before getting behind the wheel of the van and pressing the gas pedal . before ending his life in such a grisly manner , the man scribbled a cryptic message on the side of the vehicle . the first two words appear to say ` no code ' in spanish , while the second part ` codbo ' could be a reference to the first-person shooter game call of duty : black ops . horrific : a man killed himself in west dallas by decapitating himself in his van . before the horrific act he wrote a message believed to be in spanish on the side of the vehicle . witnesses described how he then got into his van and put it in drive at the intersection of singleton boulevard and vilbig road . . his body was thrown out of the vehicle and was seen lying on the street by passing drivers . according to cbs dfw , the defaced van eventually came to a stop without running into any cars or pedestrians . witnesses described on social media how the headless body was still in the road hours later as police cleaned up the gruesome scene . the message the man wrote on the side of his van could be related to computer game call of duty black ops . the van was eventually taken away while a cordon of patrol cars surrounded mr rodriguez 's body . police are now investigating the incident but revealed that no one else was hurt .<doc-sep>shocking : patrol cars surrounded the van at the side of the road while the victim 's body lay in the street . scene : witnesses described how the man attached one end of the rope to a fire hydrant and the other to his neck before getting in his van and pressing the throttle . gamers are armed with machine guns , rifles , pistols and grenades and play a fast-paced game of kill or be killed . call of duty allows players to inhabit the role of a blood-thirsty soldier in a variety of grusome scenarios . gamers are armed with machine guns , rifles , pistols and grenades and play a fast-paced game of kill or be killed . norwegian mass killer anders breivik claimed he had ` trained himself ' to kill his 77 victims by playing call of duty . french terrorist mohammed merah also played call of duty before killing three soldiers and four civilians -- including a rabbi and three children -- in toulouse in march 2012 . the violence in call of duty has been criticised by the london jewish forum , the british muslim forum and church of england ministers . call of duty 3 shows soldiers running through london while bombs explode and buildings crash to the ground . in one controversial scene a soldier causes a tube train to derail and explode . other graphic scenes show aerial attacks on new york and grenades exploding in paris and berlin . when news of the certificate 18 game 's content was revealed it was panned by mediawatch uk as being in ` incredibly poor taste ' . call of duty 2 also caused outrage when it was revealed players could kill ` civilians ' . there are currently at least 40million active players across all of the call of duty titles .<doc-sep>police fear a mounting number of thrill-seekers are risking death by copying videos of trained climbers and swinging from enormous cliffs . the dangerous stunt , known as rope swinging , sees typically young people attaching a rope to their feet before plummeting off the edge and swinging across the cliff face . while accessing the spot is illegal , police say daredevils are deliberately climbing over barriers in order to access the cliff . authorities visited a cliff known as the fear in manly looking for anchor points on wednesday , but all they found was a rope attached to a rock , reports manly daily . a man hangs off north head n manly , suspended by nothing but a rope tied to a rock . police fear a mounting number of thrill-seekers are rope swinging , which involves attaching a rope to your feet before swinging across the cliff face . police say it is the amateur copycats of professional climbers that are the real concern . videos are surfacing on social media of experienced climbers taking the plunge , but police say it is the amateur copycats that are the real concern . while accessing the spot is illegal , police say the thrill-seekers are deliberately climbing over fences and barriers in order to access the cliff . superintendent dave darcy ` people seeing that on social media , especially young males , will think it 's achievable but wo n't have the expertise , knowledge or specific equipment , ' supt darcy said .

<t> body of hugo rodriguez , 35 , was found in west dallas on wednesday . </t> <t> he wrote a message in spanish on the vehicle before the horrific act . </t> <t> first part of scribbling could be ` no codigo ' or ` no code ' </t> <t> the second word could be read as codbo - which is sometimes used to refer to call of duty : black ops . </t> <t> police are investigating and are unsure of his motive . </t>

dallas man decapitates himself by attaching rope to fire hydrant and driving off in van<T>

premier league target sami khedira says he is ` curious ' to see where he will be playing next season as uncertainty continues to surround the real madrid midfielder 's future . the world cup winner 's contract expires at the end of the season while a host of european clubs including chelsea , arsenal and bayern munich have been linked with his signature . however , the germany international insisted that no clubs have been in contact with him and even hinted that he could sign a contract extension at the bernabeu - despite having to compete with the likes of luka modric , toni kroos and asier illarramendi for a place . real madrid midfielder sami khedira is not sure where he will be playing next season . the world cup-winner has been linked with clubs including arsenal , chelsea and bayern munich . speaking to reporters in stuttgart , he said : ` it is a known fact that my contract expires . -lsb- the club and i -rsb- are always in good contact . ' i feel very comfortable in madrid . i am not averse to staying . there are no talks with other clubs . i am curious myself to see where i will end up . ' the 27-year-old also admits he was not sure if he was going to make the world cup finals in brazil - and said that the three-way tussle for the ballon d'or between lionel messi , cristiano ronaldo and manuel neuer is too close to call . khedira -lrb- left -rrb- says real team-mate cristiano ronaldo -lrb- centre -rrb- is a frontrunner for the ballon d'or . ` it was a year full of events for me . i did not know whether i would be fit for the champions league final and the world cup again , ' he said . ` the three nominees embody world class and are great personalities . for me , there are two favourites : cristiano ronaldo and manuel neuer . both raised the level of their positions to a new dimension . ' i am glad i do not have to vote . if i were -lsb- fifa president -rsb- sepp blatter , i 'd hand out golden balls . '<doc-sep>chelsea and arsenal 's hopes of signing sami khedira suffered a blow after carlo ancelotti insisted the german midfielder would not be leaving real madrid this season . despite the world cup winner 's contract expiring at the end of the season , ancelotti is desperate to keep khedira at the bernabeu - although the champions league holders are reportedly willing to listen to offers of # 10million . both london clubs have been linked with moves for the 27-year-old , with chelsea understood to be willing to offer him a lucrative pre-contract before signing him on a free transfer next summer - while arsenal could prepare another bid in january . sami khedira -lrb- l -rrb- trains with real madrid teammates as he continues to recover from a knee injury .<doc-sep>by . charles martland . world cup winning midfielder sami khedira was given a hero 's welcome on a return to his boyhood club yesterday . the 27-year-old 's success was celebrated by tv oeffingen , the side khedira represented as a youth player before he joined nearby stuttgart in 1995 . the real madrid man pulled was also pictured pulling on a club shirt , which carried the slogan , ` once an oeffinger , always an oeffinger , ' as he met fans at fellbach city hall before flying to the club 's stadium . all smiles : sami khedira received a hero 's welcome at boyhood club tv oeffingen after his world cup triumph . star man : tv oeffingen have renamed their stadium in honour of khedira 's -lrb- left -rrb- displays for germany . sealed with a kiss : khedira celebrates winning the world cup at the maracana stadium . the club . also honoured khedira in another way . their sports ground will be . renamed as the ` sami khedira stadium , ' in recognition of his success on . the world stage . the . german , still on holiday after the world cup , has been linked strongly . with a pre-season move away from real madrid . the arrival of germany . team-mate toni kroos at the santiago bernabeu for # 24million may hinder . khedira 's chances of regular first-team football next season . arsenal . are the club most likely to pounce should he become available . the . gunners have been looking to secure a deal for the midfielder 's . services , despite concerns over wage demands , with khedira reportedly . earning in the region of # 75,000 per week . the . likelihood of any transfer remains doubtful , however with khedira seemingly keen on fighting for his place at real madrid . he told the stuttgart . zeitung ' i now have my holiday until the 5th august , when i will return . for the first training session in madrid . ' staying put ? khedira -lrb- right -rrb- has strongly been linked with a move away from real madrid this summer .<doc-sep>attacking midfielder suso , 20 , has only made 21 appearances for liverpool since his debut in 2012 . sami khedira -lrb- left -rrb- trains with his real madrid team-mates as he continues to recover from a knee injury . the german world cup winner has rejected two offers of a new deal to stay at the bernabeu after this season .<doc-sep>real madrid are lining up cruzeiro central midfielder lucas silva to step into sami khedira 's boots , should the german leave the santiago bernabeu . according to marca , arsenal and chelsea target khedira 's future remains uncertain in madrid with his contract ending this summer and carlo ancelotti 's side are hoping to replace the world cup winner with one of brazil 's top young talents . the 21-year-old , who marca believe would cost in the region of $ 15 million , has already played over 60 matches for brazilian league leaders cruziero but has yet to break into the senior national squad . video scroll down to watch neymar score four for brazil in friendly win over japan . with sami khedira 's future at real madrid uncertain , marca claims lucas silva could be his replacement . the youngster has been a regular in brazil 's national youth teams and impressed as the driving force behind their victory in the prestigious u-20 toulon tournament this summer . meanwhile bayern munich midfielder xabi alonso has defended his former real madrid team-mate iker casillas . alonso told as spain 's under-fire captain ` will continue to be important for madrid and the national team , ' despite a series of mistakes for club and country in recent matches . spanish paper mundo deportivo has hailed barcelona 's free-scoring attack ahead of the el clasico . mundo deportivo has highlighted barcelona 's luxury attacking trident ` s scoring exploits in the recent international fixtures , with the season 's first el clasico just 10 days away .

<t> sami khedira 's real madrid contract expires at the end of the season . </t> <t> germany star has been linked with chelsea , arsenal and bayern munich . </t> <t> world cup winner has even hinted that he could extend bernabeu contract . </t>

sami khedira ` curious ' to see where he will play next season as uncertainty continues to surround real madrid midfielder 's future<T>

a kindhearted waiter who found a wallet with $ 4,000 inside has been commended for chasing down its owner to hand it back . wilber palicios was working at hom restaurant in bayshore , wisconsin on friday night when he was clearing away a table and found the bulging wallet hidden beneath napkins . by then , its owner had already left the restaurant - but palicios did n't hesitate . he ran out from the restaurant and saw the man climbing into his car across the parking lot . scroll down for video . doing the right thing : wilber palicios , pictured , discovered the wallet while working a shift on friday and raced outside to give it back to its rightful owner - despite the $ 4,000 inside . ' i saw him way over there , so i ran over there , and he was getting into his car , ' the man , who is originally from mexico , told wisn . ' i just waved at him , just show him the wallet . ' the relieved customer , who has asked not to be identified , gave the waiter an undisclosed amount as a ` thank you ' .<doc-sep>' i just thought it was the right thing to do , ' palicios said . for his honesty , his employers have also given him $ 250 . ` and we 've bought him dinner just about every night since he did it , too , ' omar shaikh , president of surg restaurant group , which owns hom , told wisn . scene : palicios ' bosses at hom gave him a $ 250 bonus that he said he would send to his mother in mexico . when the channel asked palicios what the extra cash meant to him , he became emotional and struggled to speak . ` well , i really appreciate it , so i can send it to my mom for christmas , ' he said , explaining that she and his sisters live back in mexico . ` she really needs it . ' customers also passed on their praise to palicios for his noble decision . ` wilber 's mother should be very proud of him and hom restaurant is very lucky to have such an honest employee , ' one wrote on facebook . ` bless him ! '<doc-sep>by . anthony bond . published : . 08:28 est , 31 august 2012 . | . updated : . 08:35 est , 31 august 2012 . a good samaritan has been knocked down and killed after he sprinted across a road to hand back a dropped wallet with # 400 inside . teacher li xiaopeng had run up debts of # 6,000 financing his own primary school in lanqiao , shaanxi province , western china , and was in dire financial difficulties . despite this , the 41-year-old desperately attempted to return the wallet to its owner before he was hit by a vehicle . friends said it was typical of him to do the decent thing and try to return the money . hero : teacher li xiaopeng was knocked down and killed after sprinting across a road to hand back a dropped wallet with # 400 inside . he built and ran a school in his village and is pictured with a pupil . married xiaopeng , who has a daughter , 7 , was regarded as a local hero for all he did for the local community , and now the village is in mourning following his death . le sing , a worker at his kindergarten , said : ` xiaopeng was such a kind-hearted man . he always put everyone else before himself . he was not a rich man . but he would always find a way of helping people . ` although he had little money he loved children and wanted them to have the best possible start in life .<doc-sep>by . rob cooper . published : . 07:59 est , 5 april 2013 . | . updated : . 12:53 est , 5 april 2013 . two builders were stunned to discover this battered wallet 35 years after it was lost with its contents perfectly preserved . richard thompson , 26 , and tony noi , 34 , found the purse tucked inside a brick wall cavity while refurbishing a leisure centre in st ives , cambridgeshire . inside they found a gym membership card which expired on march 31 , 1978 , a driving licence for a mr richard lane and a trade union membership . lost : the brown leather wallet belonging to a mr richard lane which was found after 35 years inside a wall cavity in st ives , cambridgeshire . the original owner has not been located . lost in time : a membership card for the leisure centre belonging to a ` mr r m lane ' which expired in march 1978 that was found in the wallet . discovered : the out of date member card says on the back of it ` if found , returned -lrb- sic -rrb- to reception ' the wallet appears to have been lost in the wall in early 1978 . they also found a payment plan for a new television , with a final installment of # 1 still due . despite an extensive search the builders have not been able to trace the original owner . find : builder david tweed , 45 , with the wallet at the spot where workmen found it while working on a # 4million redevelopment of the leisure centre .<doc-sep>building site : the leisure centre in st ives where the wallet was found as it undergoes a # 4million redevelopment . wallet : a paper driving licence belonging to richard lane which was found inside the wallet . despite being in the wall for 35 years , it is still valid and contains details of a # 20 fine for an offence committed on august 8 , 1975 . purchases : an invoice for items bought in dixons in july 1977 for a total of # 22.22 . invoice : a series of cash payments made for goods in 1976 and 1977 . the payments stop in september 1977 , which is presumably around the time the wallet was lost . find : documents discovered inside the wallet which was hidden within the cavity wall . payment received : another one of the documents found . despite the builders ' best efforts , they have been unable to trace the owner of the wallet . mr noi said : ` they are altering the roof up there and we were just up doing some wiring . ' a brick was taken out to thread some wire through and then we saw the wallet stuffed in there . ' i was surprised to find it in the wall to be honest , i do n't know why somebody would put it down there . ` there was no money in it for anything , just a gym membership and a driving licence that expired before i was even born . ` there was a payment plan in there as well for a tv and i think the last payment was just a quid . that was probably a lot of money in those days though . ' mr thompson said : ` we hope that the owner can be reunited with their wallet as it contains personal belongings . ' a spokesman for huntingdonshire district council , which runs the leisure centre , said that they were unable to find mr lane on their system . lost : a library card for huntingdon and peterborough which was hidden inside the wallet . paperwork : a trade union membership card belonging to mr lane for the society of graphical and allied trades . union : membership of the society of graphical and allied trades which is no longer in existence . discovery : the leisure centre where the missing wallet was discovered 35 years after the owner must have lost it .<doc-sep>by . david mccormack . published : . 11:50 est , 5 august 2013 . | . updated : . 14:23 est , 5 august 2013 . a man has been reunited with his old wallet , and a host of memories , some 24 years after he lost it whilst water-skiing as a teenager . burton maugans , 44 , lost the wallet - which included his first driver 's licence and atm card - when he was a 19-year-old staying with his grandparents near holden 's beach in north carolina . last week he was driving home from work in hiram , georgia , when he got a phone call out of the blue . burton maugans has been reunited with his wallet , and a host of old memories , some 24 years after he lost it whilst water skiing as a teenager . class of 87 : inside the wallet was a host of cards belonging to maugans including his high school id from 1987 . the voice on the other end of the phone . asked for his name and said , ` my name is jim parker and you do n't know . me but i know your name , birthday , height , weight and address . ' despite being slightly freaked out by the strange introduction , maugans did n't immediately put the phone down and decided to hear the man out . ` i was at holden 's beach in north carolina on vacation and i think i found your wallet , ' said parker . maugans was initially thrown by the remark as he had his wallet in his pocket , but then he remembered back to years before - when he was 20 -- and he lost a wallet . maugans ' old atm card : he had forgotten to take his wallet out of his trunks before going water-skiing . when parker found the wallet it was very dirty and extremely soggy . good samaritan : jim parker found the wallet whilst walking on holden 's beach in north carolina . ` my grandparents -lrb- and now my parents as . well -rrb- live near holden 's beach and one summer we had gone to visit them . for our annual vacation at the beach , ' explained maugans , who first . posted about the usual experience on reddit . ` i often water-skied in the intracoastal waterway and one fateful day i had ridden down with my wallet in my swim trunks and had forgotten to take it out before going skiing , ' he reminisced . the soggy package was found by jim parker , 49 , he was walking along holden beech with his wife when he noticed the dirty-looking velcro wallet washed up on the shore . after giving it a good wash with fresh water , parker noticed that there were several plastic id cards inside . he was shocked when the information on the cards revealed that they were from more than 20 years ago . ` i had thought that maybe it might have been a week or two old , but no way did i think it would be 24 years old , ' he told mailonline . park , who lives 80 miles away from the beach in lumberton , north carolina , typed the mans ' name and home town into an internet search engine and quickly found contact details for maugans . the wallet featured a numbers of plastic cards belonging to maugans including his first driver 's license . georgia driver 's license : maugans ' first ever driver 's license was found inside the soggy wallet . after the pair spoke , ryan posted the wallet and all its content back to their rightful owner . when maugans , who works as a councilor with people suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues , received the package he found the wallet and its contents to be remarkably well-preserved despite having spent more than two decades lost at sea . a host of memories came flooding back as he looked again at photos of his teenage self on his first driver 's license and id 's for college and high school . an old atm card and library card were also inside . ` it was the one and only wallet i 've ever lost in my entire life , and i assumed it was gone forever , ' recalls maugans . maugans ' student id from when he attended kennesaw college in margetta , georgia , remarkably the cards featured student 's social security numbers . maugans ' library card did survive as well as some of his other cards .

<t> a diner left his wallet on a table at the wisconsin restaurant where wilber palicios works but the honest waiter did n't hesitate to give it back to him . </t> <t> he chased him down and handed it to the man . </t> <t> he was rewarded with cash from the man and the restaurant 's bosses and became emotional when he said he would send it to his mother in mexico . </t>

wisconsin waiter finds wallet with $ 4,000 inside and chases owner to hand it back<T>

it can be the cause of a fair amount of agitation - the passenger next to you on the aeroplane has commandeered the whole of the arm rest . with a response of casually edging you elbow in , or uncomfortably sliding your arm down the side of your seat , it 's not an ideal situation to find yourself in . but one company may have found an answer to the conundrum - and all it involves is setting up is a plastic divider . courtesy of soarigami .<doc-sep>the design , obviously in the shape of a plane , could end the arguments over armrests . transforming the armrest evenly for two people will be pleasing news for many . soarigami is a clip-on , origami-style armrest divider that looks like a paper airplane and frees up twice the space of a regular armrest . the invention also folds easily back into your bag , not taking up valuable space in your cabin luggage allowance .<doc-sep>however , the solution to an everyday problem is not quite there yet - it is still being tested and is not expected to be released until early 2015 . how the soarigami will be modelled ; the paper divider is set to be available early 2015 . grace chang writes on the soarigami blog : ` soarigami was designed to elevate the travel space by getting rid of the fight for armrests . ` sick of fighting for armrests , our co-founder sketched the first idea onto a cocktail napkin during a particularly unpleasant flight .<doc-sep>` sora means sky in japanese , and gami means graceful . with the product being origami-inspired and meant to be used in flight , the name soarigami was born , aiming to soar the skies with grace . ` the sorigami is a portable , lightweight travel product that ends the fight for elbows . ' the divider is expected to retail at around # 20 -lrb- $ 30 -rrb- .<doc-sep>from the lack of leg room to annoying reclining seats , the frustrations for plane passengers travelling long-haul in economy class seats have been well documented . so one award-winning designer is taking it into his own hands to encourage airlines to improve comfort for travellers . james lee , who has won accolades for his forward-thinking concepts , has revealed his plans for new long-haul seats with hong kong-based company paperclip design . scroll down for video . the new-look plane seats would have reclining backrests - that do n't bump into the passenger sitting behind . multi-function : the new tray table would double-up as a tablet holder , large enough to fit an ipad . future concept : james lee 's designs would see economy planes equipped with dual-use armrests . and those travelling on a budget will welcome the new-look , as it 's designed with economy passengers in mind . as well as seats with a reclining backrest and a tray with a tablet stand , holidaymakers will also be able to relax on flights with a footrest under the chair in front of them . potentially spelling the end to elbow wars among travellers sitting next to each other , lee 's meerkat seat concept also includes a dual-use armrest . end of elbow wars ? the new-look seats would have a dual-use armrest which passengers could share . comfort : james lee 's meerkat concept includes a footrest for passengers travelling economy class . the design allows both passengers to use it - with a raised front so that space is n't restricted and that neighbours ' arms do n't touch . the sleeper backrest seats offer an alternative to traditional recliner mode to allow passengers to relax - and could mean the end to passengers ' knees being crushed . the lower portion of the backrest cushion detaches , pushing the traveller forward in a ` deep recline ' position , allowing them to stretch their legs out in front . and the tablet stand works when the tray is locked in a half-open position , with enough room to support an ipad or tablet on the grooves in the edge of the stand . future design : the cup holder on planes would be separate to the tray , meaning tables could be stowed away . seats would have compartments for sunglasses and water bottles - taking away the full-width seat pocket . entertainment : the dual-use armrest would feature a hook for headphones - making them easier to stow away . lee 's design plans also include a fixed cup holder - meaning the tray could be stowed away - a personal cabinet below the table , replacing the seat pocket , and a box footrest - in which airlines could store electronics . the designer , who has won various prices in the travel industry , said he also sought to address airline 's cost concerns when compiling the concept . explaining the design , the website said : ` the meerkat is a concept design for long haul economy class seating that enhances passenger experience while minimising weight and maintenance costs . adaptable : paperclip design 's caterpillar convertible seat can work in both the economy and business cabins . ` passengers today are far more focused on comfort . ` however , airlines need to balance costs with fancy facilities . weight reduction is especially critical since it has a direct bearing on the amount of fuel consumed particularly on long flights . ` the meerkat seeks to satisfy both sides . ` it introduces a number of innovative features with minimal weight and complexity . the meerkat is a seat for passengers as well as a seat for airlines . ' elbow room : the paperclip design means that both passengers can use the armrest . versatile : james lee hopes that his design will be incorporated into both aircraft and trains . other designs by lee were unveiled at this year 's influential aircraft interiors expo , held in hamburg in northern germany . the imaginative ` caterpillar convertible ' seat -- which has already won awards thanks to its versatility - was also mooted . futuristic and flexible , the caterpillar can be both a cheaper seating option in the economy cabin -- or can be reconfigured as something rather more exclusive in business class , with the capacity to spread out as a flat bed . and lee has won awards for his two-teared armrest and now , after patenting the product in the uk and us , he is hoping the idea will catch on for planes , trains and even cinemas .<doc-sep>european-based planemaker airbus have opened up the doors of its new # 1.9 bn airliner . the a350 aircraft was exhibited at a hanger in tokyo earlier today . the new model is a long-range , twin-engine airliner , powered by two very quiet rolls royce trent xwb engines . scroll down for video . european-based planemaker airbus have opened up the doors of its new # 1.9 bn a350 xwb airliner . it 's also the first of its kind to have both fuselage and wing structures made up of 53 per cent carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer , which helps its fuel efficiency . the revolutionary planes will be able to carry 250 to 350 passengers in a three-class seating layout . it has been created to provide direct competition to boeing 's 787 dreamliner . the jet is currently on a demonstration tour of five asian countries which includes visits to seoul gimpo , tokyo haneda , hanoi , bangkok and kuala lumpur . with a cross-section of 220 inches from armrest to armrest , the a350 's cabin provides the widest seats in its category . the revolutionary planes will be able to carry 250 to 350 passengers in a three-class seating layout . a view inside the business class section of the new airbus a350 xwb during an exhibition in japan . earlier this year , the same aircraft visited australia , hong kong and singapore on a route proving certification exercise .<doc-sep>the caterpillar can be configured as a roomy premium economy seat , or converted into a business class seat with a lie-flat bed and direct aisle access . `` the core aim is to allow airlines to adjust their cabin capacity based on demand , '' says lee . `` flights from london to new york might have a big need for business class , for example , but if you use the same plane to fly to phuket , the demand for lie-flat seats could be a lot less . this design allows the airline to adapt , '' he adds . the armrest of the future ? this is not the first year paperclip has scooped up an award for its designs . the trademark paperclip armrest -- a dual-level version that grants both parties access -- has picked up several accolades over the years . unfortunately , there has n't been a lot of demand for the innovation , and its potential for a more democratic approach to elbow room . `` i 've showed the design to a lot of manufactures , and they 'll say , ` oh , that 's nice , ' but there has n't been a lot of need for it . the issue is cost , '' he says . though the concept may not catch on on planes , it could become a feature of seating on the ground . `` it 's more likely to one day see -lrb- the armrest -rrb- in theaters and cinemas . there are fewer regulations on the ground than in the air , so there 's less resistance to new products , '' he says . apparently this matters : airplane armrest for two . turned around . zodiac aerospace has also been experimenting with an alternate seating layout that could provide passengers with substantially more legroom -lrb- a 31-inch pitch instead of the more standard 27-inch -rrb- . the hd 31 concept would feature two forward-facing seats sandwiching a single backward-facing seat . according to pierre-antony vastra , an executive vice president at zodiac , the layout has , `` raised a lot of interest . '' `` it provides a larger space for the shoulders while enabling the airline to board the same number of passengers , '' he says .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 10:46 est , 15 october 2013 . | . updated : . 12:01 est , 15 october 2013 . passengers on u.s. planes are finding themselves in a tighter squeeze as airlines install new slimline seats that take up less space from front to back , allowing for five or six more seats on each plane . the changes , covering some of the most common planes flown on domestic and international routes , give the airlines more paying passengers and a smaller fuel bill because the seats are slightly lighter - although that may be cancelled out by the extra passengers . some passengers seem to mind the tighter squeeze more than others . the new seats generally have thinner padding . and new layouts on some planes have made the aisles slightly narrower . uggh : frequent fliers say air cabins are tight enough already but united , southwest and alaska airlines are now fitting slimmer seats to squeeze in more passengers . whether the new seats are really closer together depends on how they are measured . by the usual standard , called ` pitch ' , the new ones are generally an inch closer together from front to back as measured at the armrest . airlines say passengers will not notice . the seats going onto southwest 's 737s have thinner back magazine pockets .

<t> soarigami is a clip-on , origami-style divider that looks like a paper airplane . </t> <t> will take away the need to fight for the armrest with the person next to you . </t> <t> however still being tested , and not available until early 2015 . </t> <t> is expected to retail at around # 20 and can fold into your bag . </t>

soarigami : the end of armrest wars on planes ?<T>

it is a stag do that will put a weekend in prague to shame , but you 'll need wealthy friends if you want to book it . a travel company is launching a ` million pound stag party ' aimed at premier league footballers , investment bankers and lottery winners . the once in a lifetime celebration includes travel in private jets and first class flights to several of the world 's most lavish and decadent cities , as well as a trip in a # 4million superyacht to a private caribbean island . monaco or bust ! stagweb describes its million pound package as ` the trip of a lifetime ' the new holiday is being offered by stagweb , a company which was formed 12 years ago to offer ` stag dos of legendary proportions ' for those looking for something a bit special . billed as ` the finest pre-wedding shindig known to stag-kind ' the worldwide jaunt will whisk ten men from scotland to las vegas , miami , barcelona and the caribbean , and includes a stay in a 16th-century castle and on a luxury private island . priced at # 1 million for the package , for # 100,000 each , the stags will be welcomed into the world 's most exclusive night clubs and casinos and have their every whim catered for by private waiting staff . rare whisky -lrb- a # 5,000 18 year old malt whisky -rrb- and the best vodka , rum and champagne are offered along with fine dining experiences at the world 's most exclusive restaurants . activities on the exclusive pre-marital celebration include driving supercars in monaco , going big game fishing in the caribbean , courtside nba basketball seats , diving with sharks , nascar racing , a private box for barcelona vs real madrid in spain and to top it all , the stags will be made bona fide lords in scotland . the pre-wedding party ` for stags who demand a little more luxury ' includes private jet travel across the globe . your own private island in the caribbean is the location for two days on this whistlestop tour . managing director of stagweb , steve roddy , explains , ` stag dos have become increasingly lavish in recent years so we wanted to create the most decadent and extreme package imaginable ... this is a quite remarkable pre-wedding party for stags who demand a little more luxury . ' what 's on the itinerary ? day one . trip begins at st andrews in scotland with a round of golf , two bottles of 18 year old malt whisky , and a stay in your own private castle . each stag will become a titled lord . day two . a champagne limo will transport the newly titled ` lords ' from their scottish retreat to gatwick and a first class flight to las vegas . once at the hugh heffner sky villa suite at the palms casino resort a private butler will remain at their service throughout the evening . stay in 16th century private castle complete with personal chef , # 5,000 18 year old malt whisky and a round of golf at st andrews . oh , and you 'll become a bona fide lord as well . bright lights , big city : from scotland to las vegas . forget about jetlag , there 's gambling to be done . day three . still in vegas , the stags will get behind the wheel of a fully specced , race ready nascar , go on a shark dive at the mandalay bay aquarium and spend the evening gaming , dining and drinking ace of spades gold champagne -lrb- # 15,000 a bottle -rrb- . day four . board a gulfstream jet to miami for some fine dining and swarovski crystal vodka . an evening getting up close and personal with miami heat courtesy of courtside seats at an nba game . day five . a luxury # 4,000,000 yacht whisks the men to a private caribbean island for a fishing expedition , complete with private chef preparing your catch . from vegas to miami , with courtside seats at an nba game , some fine dining - and swarovski crystal vodka . fancy watching the game ? the best seats in the house in barcelona for a spot of footy are included . barcelona is the location for some fine dining and the all important late night partying as well . day six . a ` rest day ' : use of all facilities on the exclusive island paradise including a tennis court , gym , infinity pool , boat dock and private airstrip . day seven . from the caribbean to barcelona , and the barcelonato opium mar nightclub via dinner at the eixample restaurant . day eight . a private box watching fc barcelona play real madrid , vip entry to pacha and a night of dining and dancing . a ` superyacht ' whisks the stags off to their own caribbean island for a couple of days ` downtime ' what better way to round off your trip than the world 's most expensive burger ? the ` glamburger ' is made of kobe wagyu beef , black truffle brie , lobster , caviar and ... gold leaf . day nine . arrive in monaco after a road trip in some of the world 's finest supercars . with another sporty credit limit at the gaming tables the 10 stags will be rubbing shoulders with monaco 's high-rollers at the casino de monte-carlo and a lavish closing party at jimmy ' z nightclub . day ten . arrive back at london heathrow for the world 's most expensive burger -lrb- # 1,100 -rrb- at chelsea 's honky tonk restaurant . the decadent `` glamburger '' weighs in with a massive 2,618 calories and consists of kobe wagyu beef , black truffle brie , lobster , caviar and gold leaf . perfect to settle the stomach after a big night out . and then home .<doc-sep>he is the world 's best-paid athlete and floyd mayweather certainly knows how to spend his hard-earned wealth . the pound-for-pound boxing king , who earned # 66.1 million according to forbes magazine last year , posted a tantalising picture of what you can buy when money is no object . mayweather posted a snap online of himself in front of a fleet of luxury cars , as well as his own private jet , and wrote : ` welcome to my toy world ! who wants to come out and play ? ' video scroll down to watch floyd mayweather flaunts # 35m of sports cars and private jet . boxer floyd mayweather was again up to his old tricks by flaunting his wealth - posing in front of a fleet of luxury cars and a private jet . from left to right : ferrari 599 gtb fiorano , porsche 911 turbo s , lamborghini aventador , ferrari 458 spider , ferrari 458 spider . bugatti grand sport , bugatti veyron , bugatti veyron ... and a private jet worth a staggering # 30m in the background of mayweather 's picture . ferrari 599 gtb fiorano - cost : # 200,000 , top speed : 208mph porsche 911 turbo s - cost : # 150,000 , top speed : 198mph . lamborghini aventador - cost : # 300,000 , top speed : 217mph ferrari 458 spider - cost : # 200,000 , top speed : 202mph . ferrari 458 spider - cost : # 200,000 , top speed : 202mph bugatti grand sport - cost : # 1.5 m , top speed : 254mph . bugatti veyron - cost : # 1.5 m , top speed : 267mph bugatti veyron - cost : # 1.5 m , top speed : 267mph . the pound-for-pound boxing king , who earned # 66.1 million according to forbes magazine last year , shakes hands with kobe bryant . the 37-year-old boxer shares a joke with a friend while watching bryant and the los angeles lakers take on the indiana pacers . the collection included two different bugatti veyrons , a bugatti veyron grand sport , two ferrari 458 spiders , a lamborghini aventador , a porsche 911 turbo s and a ferrari 599 gtb fiorano . the fastest car on show was the bugatti veyron , which has a top speed of 267mph . the bugatti cars are also the most expensive , coming in at around # 1.5 m each , while the cheapest is the porshe 911 -- a bargain at # 150,000 .<doc-sep>by . daniel martin . last updated at 9:50 pm on 22nd december 2011 . a tory mp potentially faces six months in prison or a large fine after attending a nazi-themed stag night in the french alps . prosecutors have launched a criminal inquiry after receiving a complaint that aidan burley and 12 of his friends had ` incited racial hatred and glorified crimes against humanity ' . the 32-year-old mp for cannock chase in staffordshire was celebrating with the group in the resort of val thorens earlier this month . nasty party : groom mark fournier attended his stag party dressed as a member of the infamous ss , while other guests saluted hitler . during the stag party , accountant mark fournier , a 34-year-old oxford graduate , wore a replica ss uniform . another guest , sitting next to the mp in a restaurant , was filmed raising a toast to ` the ideology and thought process of the third reich ' . later , after moving on to a british-themed pub , some of the group chanted : ` mein fuhrer ! mein fuhrer ! mein fuhrer ! ' , ` himmler ! himmler ! himmler ! ' and ` eichmann ! eichmann ! eichmann ! ' heinrich himmler founded the ss , while he and adolf eichmann were responsible for the holocaust . sacked : mp aidan burley was dismissed from his post as parliamentary private secretary . a spokesman for albertville prosecutors said a preliminary inquiry had been opened , and that those involved could receive up to six months in prison and large fines if convicted . julien andrez , counsel for la foundue restaurant , where the stag night started , said they had filed a criminal complaint , as had hamdy boussouiba , director of french pressure group sos racism . calling for mr burley to be fired , mr boussoiba said : ` the hotel management should have made a complaint straight away , but better late than never . ' mr burley , who has since been sacked from his post as a parliamentary private secretary , has apologised for his ` crass and insensitive ' behaviour and the ` terrible offence ' he caused . he strenuously denies that he took part in toasts to the third reich , and has distanced himself from the ` inexcusable behaviour ' of other guests at the party . but mr burley would not directly address claims that he hired the ss uniform for the stag night . the conservative party said it was launching an investigation into mr burley 's behaviour . under the french penal code , it is a crime , unless required for a film , play or historical exhibition , to exhibit in public a uniform or insignia reminiscent of those worn by the nazis . strongly condemned : mp aiden burley -lrb- right -rrb- with mark fournier and other guests during their alpine stag night . complaint : owners of restaurant la fondue filed a complaint against members of the stag party . mr burley said last night : ` i have not been contacted by the french authorities and i have repeatedly apologised for what was clearly inappropriate behaviour which caused offence to others . ` being involved in a stag party where an ss uniform was worn was wrong and offensive . it was the wrong decision on my part , crass and insensitive . ' i am deeply sorry , and want to take this opportunity to offer the people of cannock chase an unreserved , wholehearted and full apology for the terrible offence this incident has undoubtedly caused . ' tasteless : mark fournier 's brother , john , gave the ` third reich ' toast .<doc-sep>chosun ilbo reported , it emerged from that air base visit that kim and . ri were accompanied by hwang pyong-so , the new military politburo chief , . and choe ryong-hae , hwang 's predecsssor , who was in civilian clothes . this has added to speculation that while choe has not lost much actual status , he has been demoted to party secretary . the . dictator 's new travel arrangement show the popularity of private planes . it comes after it was revealed that tony . blair appeared to be footing the bill for the use of a # 30million . private plane . tony blair has reportedly been using a # 7,000-an-hour private jet for international travel . he is pictured here on a flight back to london after campaigning in the scottish elections in glasgow in 2007 . the former prime minister has been regularly renting the bombardier global express for intercontinental flights . the luxurious cabin of the bombardier global express xrs business jet tony blair has been privately renting . the former prime minister has been seen leaving a # 7,000-an-hour . bespoke aircraft complete with stateroom , lounge , kitchen and bed . mr . blair , 60 , is reported to have regularly chartered the top-of-the-range . bombardier global express private jet as he travels the world in his . new roles as business consultant and public speaker , according to the . sunday telegraph . plans for a presidential-style ` blair force one ' were rejected as too expensive during his time at downing street .<doc-sep>at $ 60 million -lrb- # 39 million -rrb- to send a satellite to orbit , one of the biggest challenges facing space exploration is cost . but the us military believes it has a solution ; use fighter jets instead of rockets to get satellites and probes off the ground . it says this will bring cost of launch down to just $ 1 million -lrb- # 650,000 -rrb- , while cutting launch times from a few months to just a few hours . scroll down for video . the us defence advanced research projects agency -lrb- darpa -rrb- is working on a new way to launch low-orbit satellites , uses us fighter jets instead of expensive rockets . the us defence advanced research projects agency -lrb- darpa -rrb- has now released created a concept video of how the process would work . it shows how the fighter jet will begin a vertical ascension , holding onto the mini-rocket in what has been named the airborne launch assist space access -lrb- alasa -rrb- program . once it hits a certain height , the mini-rocket disconnects from the fighter jet , and begins to push to low-orbit with its payload . in the video , the first stage ignites , and eventual separates . the second stage then ignites and the payload fairing falls away burning up in earth 's atmosphere . the airborne launch assist space access program will see rockets strapped to fighter jets on runways . the video shows how the fighter jet will begin a vertical ascension , holding onto the mini-rocket and payload . after taking off from the runway , the fighter jet will begin a vertical ascension , holding onto the mini-rocket . once it hits a certain height , the mini-rocket disconnects from the fighter jet , and begins to push to low-orbit with its payload . the first stage ignites , and eventual separates . the second stage then ignites and the payload fairing falls away burning up in earth 's atmosphere . the second stage then continues on its journey to low-earth orbit where , once it gets into position , the payload deploys . the second stage then continues on its journey to low-earth orbit where , once it gets into position , the payload deploys . ` we 've made good progress so far toward alasa 's ambitious goal of propelling 100-pound satellites into low earth orbit within 24 hours of call-up , all for less than $ 1 million per launch , ' said bradford tousley , director of darpa 's tactical technology office . ` we 're moving ahead with rigorous testing of new technologies that we hope one day could enable revolutionary satellite launch systems that provide more affordable , routine and reliable access to space . ' darpa is currently favouring the use of f-15 planes that do not require modifications to carry out launches . launches of satellites by governments requires scheduling years in advance for the few available slots at the nation 's limited number of launch locations . in the animation , the rocket disconnects from the fighter jet , and begins to push to low-orbit with its payload . the second stage ignites and the payload fairing falls away burning up in earth 's atmosphere . the goal is to get a 100-pound satellites into low earth orbit within 24 hours . second stage ignites and the fairing falls away -lrb- artist 's impression pictured -rrb- burning up in earth 's atmosphere . this slow , expensive process is causing a bottleneck in placing essential space assets in orbit . the current alasa design envisions launching a low-cost , expendable launch vehicle from conventional aircraft . serving as a reusable first stage , the plane would fly to high altitude and release the launch vehicle , which would carry the payload to the desired location . ` alasa seeks to overcome the limitations of current launch systems by streamlining design and manufacturing and leveraging the flexibility and re-usability of an air-launched system , ' said mitchell burnside clapp , program manager . ` we envision an alternative to ride-sharing for satellites that enables satellite owners to launch payloads from any location into orbits of their choosing , on schedules of their choosing , on a launch vehicle designed specifically for small payloads . ' this artist 's concept shows the payload fairing falling away . the current alasa design envisions launching a low-cost , expendable launch vehicle from conventional aircraft . darpa says it is currently favouring the f-15 . perhaps the most daring technology alasa is attempted to create is a new high-energy monopropellant , which aims to combine fuel and oxidiser into a single liquid . darpa is now working on designing commercial-grade avionics and composite structures . perhaps the most daring technology alasa is attempted to create is a new high-energy monopropellant , which aims to combine fuel and oxidiser into a single liquid . if successful , the monopropellant would allow simpler designs and reduced manufacturing and operation costs . alasa also aims to reduce infrastructure costs by using runways instead of fixed vertical launch sites , automating operations and avoiding unnecessary services . ` small satellites in the alasa payload class represent the fastest-growing segment of the space launch market , ' burnside clapp said . ` darpa expects this growth trend to continue as small satellites become increasingly more capable . ' current plans call for the first alasa launch late this year , with a total of 12 alasa launches planned through mid-2016 . alasa also aims to reduce infrastructure costs by using runways instead of fixed vertical launch sites . pictured is an artist 's impression of the second stage reaching low earth orbit . ` small satellites in the alasa payload class represent the fastest-growing segment of the space launch market , ' burnside clapp said . pictured is an artist 's impression .

<t> the trip includes first class travel on luxury yachts and planes on trip from scotland to the caribbean . </t> <t> stags will stay in a scottish castle , party in las vegas and drive supercars in monaco . </t> <t> exclusive nightclubs and front row sporting events are included in the # 100,000-per-person tour . </t>

` million pound stag party ' launches complete with private jet<T>

a brooklyn man was electrocuted to death after urinating on the third rail early monday morning.matthew zeno , 30 , had earlier been to a few bars with a friend before making the fateful decision that ended his life just after 3am monday morning.authorities told mail online they are n't sure what led zeno to walk along the g train tracks , which are underground at union avenue and broadway , where the incident occurred . dead : matthew zeno was electrocuted and killed relieving himself on the third rail in brooklyn this morning , sources said . out : zeno checked-in to multiple bars in the neighborhood before meeting his untimely end . what is clear is that zeno relieving himself on the subway 's third rail killed him by electrocution , authorities said . his friend was also electrocuted trying to save him and is listed in stable condition at a local hospital . despite being shocked , zeno 's friend managed to get the attention of mta workers who called for help , according to the new york post . active : zeno appeared to love the outdoors , competing in rugged maniac races and using a longboard to get around . relaxing : zeno was enjoying a day off from his workout routine by having drinks with at least one friend , who tried in vein to save his life . beer : zeno seems to have loved a good beer , pictured pouring one here and having been to two beer bars hours before his death . check-ins on his facebook page showed zeno had been to a few area bars earlier in the evening , visiting both the bed-vyne brew , a local craft beer bar and wine shop , and gotham city lounge , a local dive bar popular for a $ 3 shot and a beer special.zeno was a fitness fanatic who competed in rugged maniac races .<doc-sep>traffic : the tragic incident occurred just before rush hour and caused a commuter headache into the late afternoon . dangerous : subway deaths are on the rise in 2013 . mta officials have ramped up education efforts aimed at warning riders never to jump to the track to retrieve dropped items , as monday 's victim reportedly did . the incident occurred at rush hour and caused several reroutings and delays for manhattan commuters into late afternoon . though relatively rare , electrocutions do occur in new york city 's vast system of rail tunnels . and 2013 is shaping up to be a memorable year for subway deaths . this past february , nine subway injuries occurred over the course of just six days , three of which were fatal . most subway deaths are ruled suicides and occur as a result of a victim being hit by an oncoming train . few of the deaths are caused by electrocution . calamity : just this month , brooklyn man matthew zeno , 30 , -lrb- pictured -rrb- was fatally electrocuted as he urinated on a third rail . but just this month , a brooklyn man was fatally electrocuted when he urinated on the third rail after a night out to a few bars . matthew zeno , 30 , decided to walk along the tracks in the early morning hours of july 8 . when he relieved himself on the electrified rail , he was killed . a friend who came to zeno 's aid was also electrocuted but was merely injured . the ` third rail , ' aka contact rail , operates on 625 volts , easily enough to kill a grown man . the metropolitan transportation authority has ramped up education efforts in 2013 aimed at cutting down on subway deaths . audio announcements and signs throughout the system warn riders never to try retrieving items dropped on the tracks . powerful : though subway deaths are rare , they are on the rise in 2013 . most do not occur from electrocution , but the mta warns riders of the dangers of jumping to the tracks near the deadly 625-volt third rail .<doc-sep>rump-shaking craze has exploded since pop star miley cyrus performed . the energetic dance with robin thicke at the vma awards earlier this year . videos have flooded the internet of twerkers performing in some curious places , including libraries , car bonnets , church and even - in one case - on the grave of the performer 's grandmother . the video has been passed to the nypd , who are investigating . one viewer on youtube suggested it could also have been shot at fordham road station in the bronx . it is on the d line , which also runs all night with trains as often as every six minutes . it comes after high-profile deaths involving the lethal live rail on new york 's subway over the summer . matthew zeno , 30 , drunkenly urinated on the 600-volt rail in brooklyn and was killed by the current passing through the stream . a friend who tried to help him was also injured . another man was fatally electrocuted two weeks later when he dropped his cellphone on the tracks in greenwich village and jumped down to find it . in february , new york recorded nine subway injuries - three of which were fatal - over just six days . the third rail is used to power trains and usually carries a standard 625 volts . it becomes fatal when people or animals connect it to the ground . if part of a person is touching the ground and part is touching the live rail , the current will take the shortest route to earth , handing its victim a lethal dose of electricity .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 19:57 est , 15 july 2013 . | . updated : . 00:00 est , 16 july 2013 . a man waiting for a new york city subway lost his cell phone on the tracks monday afternoon and then lost his life trying to get it back . the straphanger was reportedly waiting for a train at manhattan 's christopher street stop when he dropped his phone and jumped down onto the tracks to retrieve it . when the man made contact with the electrified ` third rail ' he was killed . killed : a man at the greenwich village subway stop in manhattan died monday when he was electrocuted by the ` third rail ' while trying to retrieve a cell phone . this , according to a dnainfo.com report that puts the time of the greenwich village incident , and thus the man 's death , at around 3:30 pm on july 15 . ` apparently a customer went onto the roadbed and came into contact with the third rail , ' a spokesperson for the mta and the fdny said . reached for comment , an nypd spokesperson declined to say if the unnamed victim had been identified by authorities monday evening .<doc-sep>new york -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- lions may be kings of the jungle , but for nearly two hours , two kittens ruled the concrete jungle as officials halted new york subway service thursday . the fearless felines risked all nine lives meandering the subway thursday , causing part of it to be shut down for 90 minutes as personnel cut the power to begin their search . the metropolitan transportation authority suspended subway service on the b and q lines between the kings highway and dekalb avenue stops in brooklyn -- about 6 miles of track -- to search for two cats that were reported seen at about 11 a.m. , mta spokesman kevin ortiz said . mta had to cut the power to the third rail , which carries 600 volts of electricity . `` if you touch that third rail , you 're not going to make it -- people and especially cats , anything that moves , '' ortiz said .

<t> zeno was walking along the underground subway tracks during his last moments . </t> <t> had been to multiple bars within hours of his death . </t> <t> a friend electrocuted trying to save him is expected to live . </t>

matthew zeno : man dies from electrocution while urinating on subway 's third rail<T>

a quick thinking bus driver proved a real hero on wednesday when her vehicle caught fire and she managed to get all 38 middle school students on board to safety before the bus became engulfed in flames . kristina behrman , 31 , was driving her bus along interstate 4 in polk county , florida , at about 7:25 a.m. when it began to experience mechanical problems and smoke started emitting from the back . remaining calm under pressure , behrman - who is a math teacher and substitute bus driver - pulled her vehicle over to the shoulder of the interstate and quickly mobilized her students to exit the bus in a quick and orderly fashion . scroll down for video . a quick thinking bus driver proved a real hero on wednesday when her vehicle caught fire and she managed to get all 38 middle school students on board to safety before the bus became engulfed in flames . behrman was driving her vehicle along interstate 4 in polk county , florida , at about 7:25 am on wednesday when it began to experience mechanical problems and smoke started emitting from the back . ` i was driving down the interstate and all of a sudden my bus started smoking and now my bus is in flames , ' she told emergency services after calling 911 .<doc-sep>on the same call she can also be heard giving her students strict instructions to ensure everyone 's safety . behrman pulled over just in time as the entire vehicle then caught fire . ` there were still three kids on the bus when flames started coming , ' she told wtsp . one driver passing the scene managed to capture footage of the fire on a cell phone . the video shows the flames shooting into the sky and barrels of smoke filling the air . the heavy smoke was so bad it forced florida highway patrol to close the highway in both directions causing traffic back-ups for hours . on her 911 call behrman can also be heard giving her students strict instructions to ensure everyone 's safety . one driver passing the scene managed to capture footage of the fire on a cell phone . the video shows the flames shooting into the sky and barrels of smoke filling the air . ` this could have been pretty bad . we could have had a tragic situation , but the bus driver was instrumental in pulling over . once she started to smell gas and smoke , with that combination , she did a fabulous job , ' sgt. mary godino of the florida highway patrol told wesh .<doc-sep>but behrman was more modest about her achievement . ` i did n't do anything any other , i hope , bus driver or teacher would do . we go to work every day and we 're there to educate and protect . that 's what we do that 's what we live for , ' she said . a replacement bus allowed the students to resume their trip to discovery academy , a technology charter school in lake alfred . a tow truck also arrived to remove the burnt-out shell of behrman 's bus . she has had to get a new driver 's license after hers burned on the bus . a tow truck also arrived to remove the burnt-out shell of behrman 's bus . she has had to get a new driver 's license after hers burned on the bus . florida highway patrol trooper godino said behrman was instrumental in saving all the children on-board the bus . the heavy smoke was so bad it forced florida highway patrol to close the highway in both directions causing traffic back-ups for hours .<doc-sep>this is the dramatic moment a school bus burst into a ball of flames just minutes before the driver was due to pick up children for their first day back . miraculously , no-one was injured in the blaze after the quick-thinking female driver pulled over and fled from the empty vehicle when she smelt smoke and saw sparks coming from the underside . within three minutes the 51-seater bus was engulfed by a fire which spread to a nearby hedge and melted parts of the guttering of a nearby house . this is the dramatic moment a school bus burst into a ball of flames just minutes before the driver was due to pick up children for their first day back . firefighters battled the blaze - feared caused by an electrical fault - but it completely destroyed the coach which was just a quarter of a mile from picking up 12 pupils . the youngsters were about to be taken to crispin school in street , somerset when the bus caught fire at chilton polden near bridgwater around 8.15 am on monday . it is the second time in three months that a bus taking children to the same secondary school has erupted in flames .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . two quick-thinking sisters have been hailed as heroes after getting 26 people , including students , off a smoking school bus moments before it burst into flames . bettye windom , 24 , and beth insley , 29 , were at a red light on a mississippi highway last week when they saw clouds of smoke rising from the bus . fearing for the safety of the passengers , the georgetown sisters jumped into action . they followed the bus for a mile down highway 28 in copiah county , honking and screaming , before stopping their car in front it and forcing the driver to stop . within minutes of the women evacuating the 22 students , three chaperones and driver , the bus went up in flames . ` we knew we had to . stop the bus , and the driver did n't see us , ' windom told the good news blog . ` it took three minutes after we got everyone out for the bus to . burn down . ' scroll down for video . heroes : sisters bettye windom -lrb- right -rrb- and beth insley -lrb- left -rrb- saved the lives of 22 students after flagging down and evacuating a smoking bus on a mississippi highway last week .<doc-sep>a school bus driver and 10 children were pulled to safety on thursday after the vehicle went off a bridge and into a fast-moving creek in kansas . the children , ages 13 and younger , clambered through a roof hatch to await rescue after the bus landed half-submerged on its side in the water . the 60-year-old driver called 911 to report the accident in rural butler county , sheriff kelly herzet said . scroll down for video . bus crash : a school bus driver and 10 children were pulled to safety on thursday after the vehicle , pictured , went off a bridge and into a fast-moving creek in kansas . dramatic : the driver and children were trapped in the bus after it was swept away near douglas , kansas . safe : heather roteamel hugs her son corey gustafson who was one of the children that in the school bus .<doc-sep>by . reuters . an investigation into the northern california crash between a fedex truck and bus that killed 10 people last week has turned up ` no evidence ' of a pre-collision fire , contrary to a witness report . authorities said on sunday they were , however , looking into driver fatigue as a possible cause of the collision . a witness in a car the truck clipped before crashing into the bus reported flames shooting from underneath the truck 's cab before the fatal collision . further investigation found no evidence of that , said mark rosekind , a national transportation safety board member . authorities said saturday that they had found no evidence of a pre-impact fire at the site of a northern california bus crash . a national transportation safety board investigative team views remaining wreckage of a fedex truck that collided last week with a school bus , killing 10 people . ` there is no evidence of pre-impact fire . located at the accident scene , on the median or on the highway , ' rosekind told a news conference . `` this is all preliminary , factual .

<t> kristina behrman , 31 , was driving her bus along interstate 4 in polk county , florida , on wednesday morning when it started emitting smoke . </t> <t> remaining calm under pressure , she pulled her vehicle over and quickly mobilized her students to exit in a quick and orderly fashion . </t> <t> behrman pulled over just in time as the entire vehicle caught fire . </t> <t> the driver has been called a hero after she managed to get all 38 middle school students to safety before the bus was engulfed in flames . </t>

florida bus driver shepherds school children to safety as bus bursts into flames<T>

burnley boss sean dyche will not risk the club 's future by embarking on a lavish spending spree in january despite their lowly position . the clarets are bottom of the premier league with four points from 10 games and still without a win this season , with their last match a 3-0 defeat at arsenal . dyche said splashing out # 30million on new signings in the transfer window would ` probably ruin the club ' because of the pressure that would put on the wage bill , and insists he is unconcerned by the spectre of unwanted records , not least the 11 points derby only managed to secure in the entire 2007-8 season . sean dyche said burley will not break the bank in january despite their lowly position in the premier league . dyche said arsene wenger had a wry smile on his face when he learned burnley 's wage bill .<doc-sep>the burnley manager said : ' i spent half-an-hour with arsene wenger and steve bould after the match last week and he had a wry smile when i told him our wage bill compared to his own . ` if we had # 30million to spend it would probably ruin the club because you have to find the wages to support that level of signings . in my view i am not only a manager but i am also a custodian of a club that has been here since 1882 . ` players at the top end of the championship are now earning unbelievable money and as soon as you go into the premier league clubs are asking astronomical fees - you are not talking about adding a million or two but an extra # 10million . ' alexis sanchez scored twice when burnley were beaten 3-0 by arsenal on saturday . burnley 's most recent accounts showed their 2012-13 wage bill was # 15.4 million , by far the lowest in the top flight . arsenal 's most recent accounts show their wage bill is more than 10 times that figure , # 166.4 million while top payers manchester city 's was # 233.1 million .<doc-sep>burnley 's next attempt to find that elusive win comes on saturday when hull visit turf moor and dyche said tigers boss steve bruce had told him it is becoming ever more difficult for championship clubs to bridge the gap in the top flight . the three promoted clubs are currently propping up the bottom of the table . sanchez celebrates his second and arsenal 's third goal in the 90th minute as gunners ran out easy winners . dyche added : ` many managers i 've spoken to including steve bruce believe it 's getting harder for teams promoted from the championship . they tell me the gap is getting wider and look at what even teams like hull have spent recently . ' burnley do at least have one positive piece of injury news with steven reid is expected to be fit for saturday .<doc-sep>by . joe bernstein . having slogged his way around the lower leagues for 25 years , sean dyche has suddenly become popular and fashionable after taking burnley into the promised land of the premier league . he has been granted the flattering nickname ` ginger mourinho ' , while agents have been bombarding him all summer with phone calls , faxes and emails because he has money to burn . or at least that 's what they think . the reality is a little different as dyche is keen to point out in a typically forthright way . ginger mourinho : burnley manager sean dyche is determined to succeed in the premier league . on the up : dyche led burnley to promotion to the premier league against all the odds last season . ` one agent sent a message to tell me his player was available at $ 15million and wanted # 45,000-a-week salary , net , ' he says . ` my reply was two words : `` wrong club . '' ` i was thinking , at least do your homework . it 's not going to happen at that level at burnley . i 'm not stupid and i know we 've got to be competitive but would i do that and rip the heart out of the club ? no , it 's not my style . ' it 's neat symmetry that 24 hours after premier league superstars like sergio aguero and mesut ozil do battle in tonight 's world cup final , dyche will take his assortment of youngsters , journeymen and cut-price signings to austria for a pre-season training camp he hopes will get them ready for the toughest challenge of their lives . whereas arsenal bought alexis sanchez for # 35m this week , dyche 's five summer signings so far have cost # 2m : michael kightly -lrb- # 1.5 m -rrb- , marvin sordell -lrb- # 500,000 -rrb- and freebies matt taylor , matt gilks and steven reid . survival looks impossible until you start listening to dyche . firstly , he tells you burnley were sixth-favourites to be relegated from the championship last season and had only 18 outfield players to choose from . they won automatic promotion . joy : michael kightly celebrates scoring the goal which ensured promotion for burnley last season . signings : dyche has only spent # 2m on the signings of marvin sordell -lrb- left -rrb- , matt gilks -lrb- centre -rrb- , matt taylor -lrb- right -rrb- as well as steven reid and michael kightly . secondly , tony pulis and crystal palace showed that , with the right attitude and spirit , anything is possible . palace were written off like burnley and finished 11th in last season 's premier league . most importantly , dyche wo n't allow his squad - whose crown jewels are england under-21 striker danny ings and # 5million-rated defender kieran trippier - to feel any fear . ` we are leaving burnley-world and going into the reality of premier league-world but it 's not scary , ' he insists . ` i know if you catch some of those top boys like aguero and sanchez when they are on a hot day , you can get badly hurt . but without being disrespectful , they are still human . they have ups and downs , no player no matter how valuable can be a magician every single week . ` we are built on a real group mentality rather than individuals . if we bought one big star you 'd get this weird thing in the camp . you 'd have baggage of all the players who have done well for you whose contracts are nowhere near that of the signing you 've just made . ` it would hurt us so , if my chairman came to me and said `` look , we will buy that # 20m player '' , i would say i do n't think it is appropriate for this club at this time . it would harm the group and unquestionably we have talent here already . ' big money : arsenal have just spent # 35m on alexis sanchez but dyche will not spend beyond burnley 's means .<doc-sep>by . carl markham , press association . burnley defender ben mee has signed a new three-year contract ahead of the club 's return to the premier league . the 24-year-old , who had 12 months remaining on his existing deal , was a key figure in the team 's promotion success last season which saw them keep 19 clean sheets . ` it was an easy decision to make , i 've enjoyed my time here , particularly under sean -lrb- dyche -rrb- and it 's been a great time since i joined , ' he said . new deal : burnley defender ben mee has signed a new three-year contract with the club . ` i 've enjoyed my time so far and hopefully we can have many more seasons like the last one and achieve more things . ` it -lrb- promotion -rrb- was definitely the highlight of my career . ` it 's always been a dream of mine to play in the premier league and hopefully that will be realised this season . ` last season was a fantastic season for all the lads and we need to go on , push on and top that now which would be really nice . ' positive influence : mee said he has enjoyed his time at burnley , particularly under manager sean dyche .<doc-sep>burnley boss sean dyche believes his side 's victory over hull can act as a calling card for their barclays premier league credentials . the clarets ' top-flight return went without a win for the first 10 games of the season but , just as questions were being asked about whether it might stay that way until may , they turned over the tigers before the international break . dyche is too pragmatic a coach to get carried away , especially with his side still propping up the rest of the division , but he is content that the 1-0 success shows burnley are not out of their depth among the elite . burnley boss sean dyche said the club set down a marker with their first premier league win of the season . ` one win is n't like we 've won the world cup , one win is us laying a marker down and now we 're looking to move it forward , ' he said . ` you get that first win and everybody feels a bit better about life .<doc-sep>by . eleanor crooks , press association . burnley boss sean dyche hopes the experience of earning promotion against the odds can stand his players in good stead for the tests to come in the premier league . the clarets have no chance to ease themselves into the top flight with likely title challengers chelsea the first visitors to turf moor on monday evening . much has been made of the considerable differences between the two clubs , but dyche expects his players to meet the challenge head on . looking back to the 2-0 win over wigan in april that clinched promotion for burnley , the manager said : ` there were some big games last year , people forget that . prepared : sean dyche said big games during their promotion have prepared them for the premier league . ` we played wigan and delivered a fantastic performance , and that 's probably the biggest game these players have played in a long time , because that one clinches what you 're trying to do , and that means a lot to the club , a lot financially , a lot to the area , and of course the kudos of getting promoted . ` it 's fair to say the first one against chelsea , massive club , coming to turf moor under the lights with the tv cameras , that 's a big game in itself . ` so it 's how the players respond . we work hard on the training pitch to allow them the chance to deliver when that moment comes . ' dyche knows they must make the most of turf moor to give themselves the best possible chance of survival . celebration : dyche and his burnley players after their match against wigan which got them promoted . in their only previous season in the premier league , in 2009/10 , burnley picked up 26 points at home , but only four away and were relegated . ' i got the feeling last season that there was a true belief with the fans and the player connection , ' said dyche . ' i think they really felt they had a group who were totally motivated towards the shirt and the club and the cause . they 've come to really understand that and the positivity around that . ` they certainly will know we need that because the task has gone up again . we want the fans to stay with us of course and they did do last season , even when we had a couple of testing times at home . ` we 'd go a goal down and there was a calmness to the stadium , a belief that the group would keep going . opener : sean dyche 's first premier league game will be against jose mourinho 's chelsea . ` we 're renowned for that , we are relentless in the way that we work and the way we approach games and deliver . we 're looking to make sure that 's still intact . ' if chelsea fans expect to ease to three points on monday , they would do well to remember the fate that befell manchester united in august 2009 . the red devils were the first team to visit turf moor that season and were beaten 1-0 , robbie blake scoring the only goal , while brian jensen saved a penalty . dyche has clearly heard the story many times since joining the club in 2012 , but is not about to promise a repeat . friendlies : burnley have only lost one of their pre-season games over the summer . ` we ca n't guarantee that , ' he said . ` the size of some of the clubs we 're coming across , some of the players , no guarantees from us . ` but what we are looking to guarantee is that we 're ready , we 're able , we 're certainly mentally and physically motivated to go and deliver performances . where that takes us we 'll only know once the season gets off and running . ` there 's always confidence because you believe in how you work , your staff work and your players work . that 's what coaching and management is about . ` but you can only get to that point when you 're ready . when that whistle blows , it really is down to players and how they perform . that 's the magic moment . ` we 're obviously looking to show we can at least be competitive , give good performances and see where that takes us . 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<t> burnley are currently bottom of the premier league with just four points . </t> <t> dyche said spending # 30million in january would probably ruin the club . </t> <t> adding the club could not afford the wages to accompany new signings . </t> <t> burnley 's wage bill is the lowest in the premier league at # 15.4 m . </t> <t> arsene wenger gave a wry smile after learning size of burnley 's budget . </t>

sean dyche will not break the bank to keep burnley in the premier league : ` if we had ⁇ 30million to spend it would ruin the club '<T>

chinese hackers stole classified information from malaysian officials involved in the search for mh370 a day after the plane disappeared , it was claimed today . government departments were sent e-mails containing a virus disguised as a hoax news report saying the malaysian airlines jet had been found . when the attachment was opened , the virus - known as malware - began extracting sensitive data and sending it to a computer in china . the attack came at a time when malaysian . officials in charge of the search were being heavily criticised - . particularly by the chinese - for not releasing crucial information .<doc-sep>scroll down for video . ` targeted ' : chinese hackers have been accused of stealing classified information from malaysian officials involved in the search for missing malaysian airlines flight mh370 a day after it disappeared on march 8 . were these men hacked ? malaysian airlines chief ahmad jauhari yahya -lrb- second l -rrb- and department of civil aviation boss datuk azharuddin abdul rahman -lrb- second r -rrb- address the media after mh370 disappeared . it was spotted by cybersecurity malaysia -- a ministry of science , technology and innovation agency - which blocked the transmissions and shut down the infected machines . but by then around 30 computers in the department of civil aviation , the national security council and malaysia airlines had been infected and an unknown amount of information stolen , a source said . cybersecurity malaysia chief executive dr amirudin abdul wahab told nicholas cheng from the malaysia star : ` we received reports from the administrators of the agencies telling us that their network was congested with e-mail going out of their servers .<doc-sep>` those e-mails contained confidential data from the officials ' computers , including the minutes of meetings and classified documents . some of these were related to the mh370 investigation . ` this was well-crafted malware that anti-virus programs could n't detect . it was a very sophisticated attack . ' desperate for information : malaysia airlines commercial director hugh dunleavy -lrb- centre -rrb- speaks to journalists in china . the cyber attack came at a time when officials were criticised for their handling of the search . the breach was traced to an ip address - a unique number assigned to each computer on a network - in china , but no further details have been given . interpol are reportedly working with the agencies with the investigation . flight mh370 vanished inexplicably en route from kuala lumpur to beijing on march 8 , and there has been no sign since of the aircraft or the 239 people onboard .<doc-sep>reports of the hack come as australian prime minister tony abbott said a new underwater hunt for missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 had a ` reasonable chance ' of finding the plane . it is believed to have crashed into the southern indian ocean far off the west coast of australia , but a massive air and sea search failed to find any wreckage while an underwater probe gave no answers . experts have now used technical data to finalise the most likely resting place of the plane deep on the ocean seabed and are preparing for a more intense underwater search to find it . ` they are now going to search the entire probable impact zone which is , from memory , something like 60,000 square kilometres -lrb- 23,000 square miles -rrb- of the ocean floor , off the coast of western australia , ' abbott told the australian broadcasting corporation . ` if the plane is down there - and the best expert advice is that it did go into the water somewhere in this arc off the coast of western australia - if the plane is down there , there is a reasonable chance that we 'll find it because we are using the best possible technology . '<doc-sep>` in moving forward , it is imperative for us to provide helpful information to the next of kin and general public , which will include the data communication logs as well as relevant explanation to enable the reader to understand the data provided , ' the statement said . it stressed the data was just one of many elements in the investigation but did n't say when or how it will be released . zaharie ahmad shah , pictured here with his wife faisa , was not angry with her when he was piloting the mh370 , his brother-in-law says . malaysia has been criticized for its handling of the crisis , especially by relatives of chinese passengers who make up the majority on board the plane . earlier this month , family members urged malaysia , china and australia to review inmarsat data for its accuracy . in a letter to the countries ' leaders , which is also posted on their facebook page , the relatives said the data did not ` support a definitive conclusion that no other flight path was possible ' . ` we feel that it is necessary that the data be subject to independent third-party review . it is our hope that with out of box thinking , the whole world can help to look for the plane , ' the letter said . the search has moved into a new phase , with a chinese navy survey ship to start mapping the seabed off the west australian coast this week . meanwhile , it was also revealed yesterday that the audio recordings of the ` ping ' signals believed to . have come from the black box of flight mh370 will now not be released as doubt grows over whether they are connected with the missing plane . the joint agency coordination centre -lrb- jacc -rrb- headed by angus houston told the herald sun that the search group 's original confidence the four accoustic ` ping ' signals were from the plane had waned and the recordings would not be made public . ` the recordings of the detections will not be released at this point in time , ' the jacc said . ` we continue to pursue this lead to either discount or confirm the area of the detections as the final resting place of mh370 . ' asuad khan , brother of the mh370 pilot captain zaharie said the accusations that his brother-in-law had crashed the plane on purpose were unjustified .<doc-sep>the boeing 777 carrying 239 people vanished without a trace on march 8 en route from kuala lumpur to beijing , leaving stunned relatives , the aviation industry , and ordinary travellers around the world hanging on the mystery . could this be part of mh370 ? a picture taken on board a royal new zealand p-3 orion shows a piece of unknown debris floating just under the water during the search for the missing plane in the indian ocean . mystery : a picture taken off a computer monitor shows a piece of the debris which has not yet been identified . the image has been sent off for analysis . drawing a blank : a chinese aircraft returns to perth international airport after searching for the missing jet . families of chinese passengers have angrily attacked malaysia , alleging incompetence and deceit in what even malaysian officials call the ` unprecedented ' loss of a jumbo jet . more than a dozen chinese relatives - part of a group of nearly 30 who arrived on the weekend to press for answers - kept up the pressure after a prayer session monday at a kuala lumpur buddhist temple . ` we will never forgive those who hurt our families and do n't tell the truth and delay the rescue mission , ' a spokesman for the group , jiang hui , told reporters , reiterating suspicions toward malaysia voiced by many relatives of the 153 chinese aboard . the australian vessel ocean shield , fitted with the pinger locator and an underwater drone designed to home in on the black box 's signal , was to conduct sea trials off perth on monday before heading to the search area . no time limit for the search : australia 's prime minister tony abbott addresses members of the international forces currently based in perth searching for malaysia airlines flight mh370 . hope has been lost : tony abbott defended the malaysian prime minister 's announcement that there was no hope for all on board the missing flight , saying all the evidence pointed to the plane going down in the southern indian ocean . mr abbott said his main reason for visiting the raaf base was to thank the personnel who have come to help with the search . he is pictured here shaking hands with china 's air force senior colonel liu dianjun , head of china 's effort to locate the missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 . a black box signal usually lasts only about 30 days . fears are mounting that time will run out - ocean shield will not reach the search zone , now the size of norway , until thursday , hishammuddin said , roughly 26 days after the plane went missing . if floating mh370 debris is found , authorities plan to analyse recent weather patterns and ocean currents to determine where the plane went down . malaysia believes mh370 was deliberately diverted by someone on board and that satellite data indicates it crashed in the remote indian ocean . monday 's search saw ten planes take to the skies , with ten ships already at sea . australia , china , japan , new zealand , malaysia , south korea and the us are taking part . malaysia remains officially in charge , but australia has assumed increasing responsibility , appointing retired air chief marshal angus houston to head a new coordination centre in perth . many chinese relatives , still holding out slim hopes , have taken issue with najib 's march 24 announcement that the plane was lost at sea , despite the lack of firm evidence . hishammuddin said ` high-level ' malaysian officials and experts involved in an investigation into mh370 would brief families simultaneously in kuala lumpur and beijing ` soon ' in a bid to explain malaysia 's stance . malaysia insists it is being transparent , but is yet to release any details of its investigation into what happened , which has included probing the backgrounds of everyone on the flight , including its crew . chinese aircraft spotted three new objects floating off the western coast of australia , as they scoured the new search area today . the items were said to be red , orange and white - similar to the colours of a malaysia airlines jet . this picture shows a suspected item of debris highlighted . several objects have been spotted from search planes . this map shows the planned search area for monday . in testy exchanges with foreign journalists monday , hishammuddin said : ` we are not hiding anything , we are just following the procedure that has been set . ' malaysia also has come under fire from china 's state media , while beijing has pressed for more transparency in the investigation . authorities there allowed angry relatives to stage a rare protest last week at malaysia 's embassy . but a commentary in the government-controlled china daily struck a more measured tone monday , urging relatives to accept their losses . ` although the malaysian government 's handling of the crisis has been quite clumsy , we need to understand this is perhaps the most bizarre incident in asian civil aviation history , ' it said .<doc-sep>maldives and were determined to be untrue . the anger of the chinese group reflected . the fury of other relatives in beijing who have threatened to go on a . hunger strike unless more details about the search for the flight were . immediately released . during the press conference hishammuddin said he ` fully understands ' the frustration of the relatives of the missing passengers and said a high-level delegation was being sent to beijing to speak to the families . he later ordered an inquiry into the incident where security guards carried out the distraught mother of one of the passengers . chinese family members of missing malaysia airlines mh370 passengers are escorted away from the media outside the media conference area at a hotel near kuala lumpur international airport . hishammuddin hussein -lrb- centre -rrb- told a news conference he ` fully understands ' the frustration of the relatives of the missing passengers and said a high-level delegation was being sent to beijing . hishammuddin also told the news conference malaysia had received radar data from other countries . he . said : ' i can confirm that we have received some radar data , but we are . not at liberty to release information from other countries . ' other developments and new theories surrounding the ongoing mystery of the missing plane today included : . it has also been reported today that a source close to the investigation said investigators believe the plane most likely flew into the southern indian ocean . no wreckage has been found from flight mh370 , which vanished from air traffic control screens off malaysia 's east coast at 1:21 a.m. local time on march 8 , less than an hour after taking off from kuala lumpur bound for beijing . sky news presenter kay burley talks to the camera as the two women are escorted . burley -lrb- right -rrb- climbs the escalator as members of the media pursue the two chinese relatives . burley -lrb- circled -rrb- appears to stumble as she reaches the top of the escalator . an unprecedented search for the boeing . 777-200er is under way involving 26 nations in two vast search . ` corridors ' : one arcing north overland from laos towards the caspian . sea , the other curving south across the indian ocean from west of .<doc-sep>the full statement delivered by malaysian prime minister najib razak concerning malaysia airlines mh370 monday : . `` this evening i was briefed by representatives from the uk air accidents investigation branch -- or aaib . they informed me that inmarsat , the uk company that provided the satellite data which indicated the northern and southern corridors , has been performing further calculations on the data . using a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort , they have been able to shed more light on mh370 's flight path . `` based on their new analysis , inmarsat and the aaib have concluded that mh370 flew along the southern corridor , and that its last position was in the middle of the indian ocean , west of perth . this is a remote location , far from any possible landing sites .

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chinese hackers ` stole classified data from malaysia 's mh370 investigation<T>

jihadists are encouraging attacks on australian teachers working in australia and abroad , the department of foreign affairs and trade has advised . teachers at the east hills boys school in sydney have been asked to monitor their students after ` isis r coming ' was sprayed across the school building in graffiti paint . fayaz kanaan , also know as the ginger jihadist , attended the school before leaving to join the islamic state . scroll down for video . abu khaled from australia , thought to be abdullah elmir , speaks flanked by other isis fighters in an isis propaganda video . he has since returned to australia , after his father intercepted him in turkey . according to the daily telegraph , teachers at the school have been asked by the afp to monitor all students for radical tendencies following the incident . ` the afp and its partners are spending significant time in schools and the community to encounter extremist narratives , ' a spokesperson told the newspaper . students at the school have been counselled over the war in iraq and syria . they have been told to notify their teachers should they be apprached by recruiters of a terrorist group . dfat on friday night updated its terror threat advice in light of an online forum post , which urged attacks against teachers at international schools around the world . however , dfat says it 's not aware of any specific information to suggest an attack is being planned . jihadists are encouraging attacks on australian teachers working abroad , the department of foreign affairs and trade has advised expatriates . `` a recent posting on a jihadist forum website encouraged attacks against teachers , including australian teachers , at international schools around the world , '' the advice said . `` the post does not represent planning for an attack , nor are we aware of any specific information to suggest an attack is being planned . `` we encourage australians involved with international schools , who may have concerns , to engage with the school to ensure it is aware of the threat and that appropriate security arrangements are in place . '' dfat on friday night updated its terror threat advice in light of an online forum post , which urged attacks against teachers at international schools around the world . dfat says it 's not aware of any specific information to suggest an attack is being planned . the jihadist post notes the presence of international schools in saudi arabia , united arab emirates , qatar , egypt , jordan , turkey , bahrain , oman , kuwait , sudan , tunisia , nigeria , morocco , malaysia , india , bangladesh and indonesia . it makes specific mention of two schools - in jeddah , saudi arabia and the suburb of ma'adi , in cairo , egypt - where numbers of teachers at international schools reside , dfat says . the new advice follows the federal government last month raising the domestic terror alert level to high . the jihadist post notes the presence of international schools in saudi arabia , united arab emirates , qatar , egypt , jordan , turkey , bahrain , oman , kuwait , sudan , tunisia , nigeria , morocco , malaysia , india , bangladesh and indonesia . dfat reminded australians that even where attacks may not specifically target australian interests , australians could be harmed . `` in the past decade , australians have been killed and injured in terrorist attacks in nairobi , mumbai , jakarta , london and bali . '' travel advisories for australians are available on the smartraveller.gov.au website and are reviewed and reissued regularly . dfat reminded australians that even where attacks may not specifically target australian interests , australians could be harmed . jakarta international school , which has australian teachers and students , says its parents and employees have been informed of the dfat advice . jakarta international school , which has australian teachers and students , says its parents and employees have been informed of the dfat advice . the school , which was founded by the australian , us , and british embassies , says it will now review its plans for security upgrades . `` jis has a robust security posture that is evaluated on a systematic basis and in light of developments such as those referenced in the dfat bulletin , '' it said in a statement . the news comes after a senior us congressman provided chilling details about an islamic state terror plot to kidnap and behead an australian . `` we will be reviewing the timing and scope of planned security upgrades . '' the news comes after a senior us congressman provided chilling details about an islamic state terror plot to kidnap and behead an australian . the chairman of the us house intelligence committee , mike rogers , told fox news 14 australian is recruits were ` ready to go to syria ' at the time and ` further their radicalisation ' . mohammad ali baryalei was ringleader of the beheading plot , it has been alleged . mike rogers provided chilling purported details about an isis terror plot to kidnap and behead australians . but rogers said the recruits were told to stay in australia . he said they received a note from is which said : ` no , no . what we want you to do , stay in australia . we want you to randomly kidnap people off the street , behead them , videotape it , send it to us for further propaganda . ' speaking to daily mail australia terrorism expert professor greg barton said the remarks were likely a reference to the dawn terror raids on september 18 , the largest the nation has witnessed . omarjan azari , 22 , was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit a terrorist offence during last month 's counter-terrorism raids . the operation , which involved over 800 police , saw omarjan azari , 22 , arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit a terrorist act . prof barton said it was unclear what briefings rogers had received on the matter , and whether his remarks about australians intending to flee to syria were accurate . ` he seems to be speaking with some confidence on these -lrb- issues -rrb- ' , prof barton , from monash university 's global terrorism research centre , told daily mail australia .<doc-sep>new travel advice has been issued for australians travelling to indonesia urging them to exercise caution due to the high threat of terrorist attacks . the department of foreign affairs and trade last updated travel advice for all areas of indonesia , including the tourist hub of bali , on monday . australian tourists are being urged to exercise a high degree of caution while on holidays with the government continuing to receive information that indicates terrorists may be planning attacks . scroll down for video . the department of foreign affairs and trade last updated travel advice for all areas of indonesia , including the tourist hub of bali , on monday . ` terrorists have previously attacked or planned to attack such places , including nightclubs , bars , restaurants , international hotels , airports and places of worship in bali , jakarta and elsewhere in indonesia , ' dfat said . ` these types of venues could be attacked again . ' the terrorist bombings on a bali nightclub in 2002 killed 202 people , including 88 australians . ` you should take particular care to avoid places known to be terrorist targets , ' dfat said . dfat say terrorists have previously attacked nightclubs in indonesia , like the bali bombings in 2002 -lrb- pictured -rrb- , and has warned these venues could be targeted again . the terrorist bombings on a bali nightclub in 2002 killed 202 people , including 88 australians . ` tourist areas and attractions throughout indonesia and tourists travelling to or from these places , including those in tour groups or tour buses , could be targeted . ' it comes as the us government warned of a potential threat against us-associated hotels and bank in surabaya , north west of bali . ` terrorist groups remain active throughout indonesia despite police disruptions , ' dfat said . ` police continue to conduct operations against these groups and have stated publicly that terrorist suspects remaining at large may seek to attack western targets . ` in planning your activities , consider the kind of places known to be terrorist targets and the level of security provided at venues . ' for more information on travel advice , visit smart traveller . australian tourists are being urged to exercise a high degree of caution while on holidays with the government continuing to receive information that indicates terrorists may be planning attacks .<doc-sep>by . lucy thackray for daily mail australia . and louise cheer for daily mail australia . an australian couple have allegedly left thailand with their newborn twins , born last month via surrogate , according to abc newsradio . the report says that the same-sex couple are already in singapore with their babies . the news come after couples from the us and australia , who were flying out with surrogate babies , have been barred from travel by immigration officials in thailand , as its local government continues its crackdown on surrogacy laws . a spokesperson for the department of foreign affairs -lrb- dfat -rrb- tells daily mail australia , ` the australian embassy in bangkok is currently assisting australians with children born by surrogacy in thailand who have been prevented from departing the country in recent days . dfat warns that the new protocols in place by the thai authorities will affect all australians travelling to thailand . ` the australian government 's smarttraveller travel advice for thailand was updated on 14 august to advise that thai authorities are enforcing strict documentation requirements upon exit of the country when they suspect a child has been born by surrogracy in thailand , ' said a dfat spokesperson . scroll down for video . the alleged abandonment of baby gammy - a child carried by surrogate mother pattaramon chanbua -lrb- pictured with the seven-month-old - sparked a surrogacy crackdown in thailand . it is believed the couples , including the australia were leaving from bangkok international airport when they were stopped on thursday afternoon , according to the abc . one of the couples was with a surrogate mother . this discovery came after two american couples were also stopped for the same thing in the past 24 hours . an australian couple were also sent home from bangkok on sunday when they tried to leave the country with a baby born via a surrogate mother , fairfax media reported . unless a court order directs otherwise , immigration officials have the authority to stop surrogate babies leaving the country . ` while regulation of surrogacy is a matter for thailand , we continue to encourage thai authorities to adopt transitional arrangements for any new measures they may introduce , so concerned australians are not unduly affected , ' said the spokesperson for dfat . consular assistance is available to australians affected in thailand by contacting the australian embassy in bangkok or dfat 's consular emergency centre . thailand 's new government looks to push through legislation looking at halting commercial surrogacy . two australian couples were stopped at bangkok international airport on thursday while trying to travel out of the country with surrogate babies . wendy and david farnell , from western australia , were accused of abandoning gammy and taking only his twin sister , pipah , when they found out he had down syndrome . members of the thai parliament are from the militia and its army general is trying to prevent thailand from becoming a surrogacy hotbed for overseas couples by criminalising it . the country 's sudden crackdown on the industry was sparked by an australian couple who caused international outcry when they were accused of leaving behind a thai-born baby named gammy when they found out he had down syndrome , instead taking his twin sister home with them . gammy 's surrogate mother , pattaramon chanbua , was the one who levelled the accusations at western australian couple david and wendy farnell . in another twist in the story , it emerged david farnell had been convicted of 22 child sex offences - including a victim aged just seven - in his 20s . the couple appeared on 60 minutes on sunday to hit back at the claims made by ms pattaramon , 21 . farnell was sentenced to three years jail in 1997 for sexually molesting two girls in ` secretive meetings ' in his shed or house , in 1982 and 1983 , when the girls were aged seven and 10 . the couple hid their home for a week while media was camped outside and western australian government officials from the department of child protection sought them out for a meeting after the news of farnell 's past surfaced . david and wendy farnell appeared on channel nine 's 60 minutes on sunday to hit back at reports circulating they had abandoned gammy . ` it 's been very stressing . we miss our little boy . i come home from work some days and wendy has dressed our little girl -lrb- gammy 's twin sister pipah -rrb- all in blue because she wants to remember the little boy , ' farnell told the news program . ` we said we want both babies to be born and we will think about this . '<doc-sep>a . month ago , islamic state spokesman abu mohammad al-adnani urged his . followers to murder people of a number of nationalities , including . australians . ` smash . his head with a rock , or slaughter him with a knife , or run him over . with your car , or throw him down from a high place , or choke him , ' al-adnani said . in this photo a member loyal to the islamic state in iraq and the levant -lrb- isil -rrb- waves an isil flag in raqqa . ten days ago , the islamic state 's official magazine , dabiq , also singled out australians . ` at this point of the crusade against the islamic state , it is very important that attacks take place in every country that has entered into the alliance against the islamic state , especially the us , uk , france , australia and germany , ' it said . prime . minister tony abbott explained on wednesday that 200 members of the . australian special forces had been waiting in the united arab emirates . since mid-september to take on isis because baghdad had not offered them . formal legal protections . and . australia launched their first air strikes against islamic state . targets inside the country earlier this month as part of the u.s.-led . coalition . there . are thought to be over 100 australians fighting with isis in the middle . east , including sydney-born friends khaled sharrouf and mohamed elomar . a . man holds up a knife as he rides on the back of a motorcycle touring . the streets of tabqa city with others in celebration after islamic state . militants took over tabqa air base , in nearby raqqa city . sharrouf and elomar have repeatedly taunted the authorities on social media with photos of alleged beheadings of syrian soldiers . and on october 10 , a young australian named abu ousama , working as a combat medic for a terror group in syria , said he is still a ` true blue aussie ' despite condoning the brutal beheadings by isis . ousama is living among rebel fighters for jund al-aqsa . he took part in an interview broadcast on 7news by british photojournalist tam hussain who lived with the 1000 strong islamic battalion group , which is independent of isis but supports their ideology . ` isis have taken this role of protecting the innocent muslims of this country , of this land . ` so , they have to do what they need to do to make their state , ' he said . daily mail australia has contacted the attorney general 's office , the prime minister and dfat for comment on the latest video .<doc-sep>a month ago , islamic state spokesman abu mohammad al-adnani urged his followers to murder people of a number of nationalities , including australians . ` smash his head with a rock , or slaughter him with a knife , or run him over with your car , or throw him down from a high place , or choke him , ' al-adnani said . ten days ago , the islamic state 's official magazine , dabiq , also singled out australians . ` at this point of the crusade against the islamic state , it is very important that attacks take place in every country that has entered into the alliance against the islamic state , especially the us , uk , france , australia and germany , ' it said . on october 10 , a young australian named abu ousama , working as a combat medic for a terror group in syria , said he is still a ` true blue aussie ' despite condoning the brutal beheadings by isis . in this photo a member loyal to the islamic state in iraq and the levant -lrb- isil -rrb- waves an isil flag in raqqa . prime minister tony abbott explained on wednesday that 200 members of the australian special forces had been waiting in the united arab emirates since mid-september to take on isis because baghdad had not offered them formal legal protections . and australia launched their first air strikes against islamic state targets inside the country earlier this month as part of the u.s.-led coalition . there are thought to be over 100 australians fighting with isis in the middle east , including sydney-born friends khaled sharrouf and mohamed elomar . sharrouf and elomar have repeatedly taunted the authorities on social media with photos of alleged beheadings of syrian soldiers . and on october 10 , a young australian named abu ousama , working as a combat medic for a terror group in syria , said he is still a ` true blue aussie ' despite condoning the brutal beheadings by isis . ousama is living among rebel fighters for jund al-aqsa . he took part in an interview broadcast on 7news by british photojournalist tam hussain who lived with the 1000 strong islamic battalion group , which is independent of isis but supports their ideology . ` isis have taken this role of protecting the innocent muslims of this country , of this land . ` so , they have to do what they need to do to make their state , ' he said . daily mail australia has contacted the attorney general 's office , the prime minister and dfat for comment on the latest video . a man holds up a knife as he rides on the back of a motorcycle touring the streets of tabqa city with others in celebration after islamic state militants took over tabqa air base , in nearby raqqa city .

<t> terrorists are encouraging attacks on australian teachers at home and abroad . </t> <t> the east hills boys high school , which was attended by the ginger jihadist , has been singled out after extremist graffiti was sprayed across the school . </t> <t> teachers at the school are on high alert and are monitoring students for extremist tendancies . </t> <t> the department of foreign affairs has updated its terror threat to high . </t> <t> however the dfat is not aware of any planned attacks . </t> <t> the jihadists also note international schools such in such countries as saudi arabia , united arab emirates and qatar . </t> <t> they specifically mention two school in jeddah and cairo . </t> <t> the news comes after a senior us congressman provided details about an is terror plot to kidnap and behead an australian . </t> <t> he said they received a note from is which said : ` no , no . what we want you to do , stay in australia . we want you to randomly kidnap people off the street , behead them , videotape it , send it to us for further propaganda ' </t>

dfat warns australians teachers could be attacked by isis<T>

whether it 's being used as a swanky party venue , floating showroom or private vessel , the xhibitionist is certainly a boat designed to turn heads . the 75 metre long vessel is an extravagant , multipurpose yacht which even comes with its own supercar . designed by swedish-based car designer eduard gray , the slick ship 's interior is decked out in art nouveau decor , with classic touches like a steinway piano , a dual staircase , and fine crystal baccarat lighting . but you 'll need bruce wayne 's bank account if you want to buy one . the lead-in price is 2 million euros -lrb- # 16million -rrb- for a ` basic ' model . keeping with its automotive theme , the xhibitionist has space for a car showroom and ` engine room ' , complete with exposed engines displayed behind glass walls . solar panels fold out from under a sleek car-hood-like deck to power the ship , and the panels double up as a concert space or helipad with space for three helicopters . the fly deck even features a jacuzzi , and by night , the superyacht glows in the dark thanks to oceanled lighting .<doc-sep>as for the xhibitionist 's price ? ` as far as investments go , the 75 m luxury yacht xhibitionist concept resembles more of a real estate and marketing venture than a yacht . ' if you have to ask , you know you ca n't afford it . scroll down for video . is it a boat , is it a car ? no , it 's a megayacht . the supercar designer 's megaboat costs more than # 16 million . the 229ft-wide xhibitionist is an extravagant , multipurpose yacht designed by swedish supercar designer eduard gray . holy moley ! a good sized helipad on deck ensures a-listers can be flown in if needed . shiny shiny : believe it or not this is actually the inside of the boat . it feels as large as an airplane hangar , but with an art nouvea vibe .<doc-sep>can we make it a car showroom ? apparently so , this boat is big enough to take an entire fleet of bentleys . opulence : sofa space for chilling out , tick . but where 's the television ? and where better to chill out and watch the sunset than atop the deck ... hang on , is that a band playing up there ? it may look like a deep sea creature from the abyssal plains but this is just the megayacht with its lights on after dark . and of course every megayacht needs a megacar for those all important onshore errands . right , have we run out of champagne again ? slimline : solar panels fold out from under a sleek car-bonnet-like deck to power the ship . and so to bed : by night , the superyacht glows in the dark thanks to oceanled lighting .<doc-sep>the wazuma v8f , which costs # 160,000 , bears striking similar to the batmobile driven by christian bale in the dark knight rises . the four-wheeler boasts a 3-litre v8 engine which was sourced from a 1970s ferrari 308 sports car . scroll down for video . ` masterpiece ' : the french designed quad bike has been hailed as a design triumph by engineers lazareth . star quality : the # 160,000 machine looks like the batmobile driven by christian bale in the dark knight films . the wazuma 's manufacturer 's , lazareth , say the quad bike develops 250bhp in a vehicle weighing just 650kg . this gives the machine a power-to-weight ratio of 384bhp per tonne , the same as a ferrari 458 spider , and the potential to reach 150mph . but with a standard quad bike from the likes of honda typically costing around # 8,000 , only a select few will be able to afford the wazuma 's huge price tag .<doc-sep>after a life-long love of batman , 29-year-old sydney man zac mihajlovic spent two years building a batmobile in his backyard . the superhero enthusiast made a 6.2 metre batmobile modelled in accurate detail on the one used by batman in the 1989 movie - the only one in the world with full street registration . with a passion for the winged comic character , in 2009 mr mihajlovic bought a few spare parts from the actual batmobile used in the movie and put them away . ` i 'm a car and bike guy so i love all that sort of stuff , ' he said . ` it does n't get much better , if you can build anything what would you build ? for me it was a batmobile , ' he told mailonline . scroll down for video . zac mihajlovic , 29 from sydney , built a replica batmobile in his backyard after a life of loving the batman franchise . the 6.2 metre vehicle is the only batmobile in the world that has full street registration . it took zac mihajlovic several years to complete the car . mr mihajlovic let the parts sit around while he built a batbike and it was not until 2010 that he got in touch warner brothers australia to see if there were any licensing issues for building a batmobile . getting the all clear , mr mihajlovic started working on the batmobile with his grandfather john greene , a retired mechanical engineer and scott cox . ' i could see at that point why nobody else had done it before , ' he said . mr mihajlovic , who lives with his grandparents and has no formal mechanical training built the batmobile at home and at mr cox 's workshop . ` about 30 per cent is made from the parts used in the film and the rest was moulded and made , ' he said . ` it started with my grandfather who said `` any fantasy can become a reality '' , so we took that to the next level . ' mr mihajlovic first built a bat chopper -lrb- motorbike -rrb- before he enlisted the help of his grandfather , a former mechanic , to help him build the batmobile , a much more challenging project . mr mihajlovic dresses up like batman and uses his car and bike to support charities like make a wish foundation . the vehicle was finished at the end of 2011 and sat in mr mihajlovic 's garage for one-year until he decided what he wanted to do with at the end of 2012 . at this point mr mihajlovic wanted to get batmobile registered , but with movie cars not designed for safety , he said it took about a full year to get it passed as roadworthy . as part of this process , mr mihajlovic took the car to queensland to work on it with an engineer for nearly three months to make changes needed to get the car registered . the batmobile was finally registered in december 2013 and mr mihajlovic said it was a moment of validation . ` before it had plates people thought it was just a plastic prop , ' he said . the car does not feature machine guns , grappling hooks , or oil slick dispensers like batman 's , but it does have a working front turbine and afterburner . the car does not have some of the features of the movie batmobile , such as machine guns , grappling hooks , and oil slick dispensers , but it does have a working front turbine and afterburner . mr mihajlovic bought a few spare parts from the actual batmobile used in the movie in 2009 and stored them away in the hope of one day expanding his fleet of batman inspired vehicles . ` i 've always been a movie fan . batman has the coolest vehicle and he 's the only one without super powers , ' he said . mr mihajlovic lives in cobbitty in south west sydney and has seen his life change since finishing and getting the vehicle registered in december last year . ` there are between 10 and 12 in the world and this is the only one in australia , besides a prop at movie world , ' he said . ` as far as i know , it 's the only one in the world with full street registration , ' he said . ` some have conditions to parades and that sort of thing . ` when the roads and traffic authority came to the house to inspect it and they were impressed with the quality . ' work in progress : mr mihajlovic built the car with his grandfather over several years . it has now been approved for use by the rms .<doc-sep>`` splatoon '' will be available in 2015 for the nintendo wii u. ` super smash bros. ' pac-man joins an all-star cast in the new competitive fighting game , `` super smash bros. '' like others in the series , players can choose from iconic video game characters to do battle in 4 versus 4 action . two versions of the game are planned for release , one for the wii u and one for the handheld 3ds console . there are exclusive features for each , but the addition of new characters and mii fighters -lrb- nintendo avatars that represent the player themselves -rrb- should give fans and newcomers many hours of entertainment . the 3ds version is schedule for release in october , while the wii u version will come out during the 2014 holiday season . ` batman : arkham knight ' the dark knight returns to gaming consoles and has a new tool in his war on crime in gotham city . a revamped and upgraded batmobile offers players new ways to take down bad guys , travel the city and generally strike a new kind of fear in the hearts of criminals . more than just a means of transportation , the batmobile feels like a separate character helping batman during hand-to-hand combat , taking on larger opponents or acting as a distraction to allow the caped crusader access to new areas . while still perpetually dark , gotham looks more inviting this time around and opens up new gameplay choices and style options as the adventure progresses . `` batman : arkham knight '' is scheduled for release in 2015 for the ps4 , xb1 and pc . ok , gamers . we know we did n't include everything . which games were you excited to see at e3 , and which of the ones on our list are you looking forward to playing ? let us know in the comments below .<doc-sep>the best thing it 's road worthy with adjustable suspension and a working afterburner . zac started building the batmobile -lrb- pictured -rrb- four years ago . the batmobile -lrb- pictured -rrb- gets quite a reaction anywhere it goes . businessmen from across the world , including a sheik in dubai , have offered zac big bucks for the batmobile - and he has also seen his share of bizarre requests . ` i 've had a couple ring me up and say ' i know this is gon na sound weird but we want to ` christen ' the car ' , so to speak , ' zac said . ' i sort of said ` i 'm not interested ' and they said ` we 'll pay you what you want -- and we 'll bring plastic sheets ' and i 'm like ` you 've just made that worse , so no thanks ' . ' and rather than cash-in on his dream machine , the batman fanatic decided to use his powers for good by teaming up with the make-a-wish foundation , who make dream 's come true for terminally-ill children . ` it 's a brilliant , brilliant charity because it gives kids , sadly , their dying wish . ' zac -lrb- pictured -rrb- says he is n't interested in selling his home made batmobile -lrb- pictured -rrb- because he wants to continue helping sick kids . the batmobile -lrb- pictured -rrb- is a version of the famous car from the 1989 film starring michael keaton and jack nicholson took two years to build . thanks to grandfather john greene -lrb- pictured right -rrb- zac -lrb- pictured left -rrb- was able to build the iconic car which is actually street legal .

<t> megayacht called the xhibitionist and has a jacuzzi , helipad and steinway piano . </t> <t> solar panels fold out from under the deck to power the boat . </t> <t> the price of the 229 foot wide vessel is ` on application only ' </t>

inside xhibitionist megayacht that looks like the batmobile<T>

a police union chief slammed new york mayor bill de blasio on thursday for his failure to support city cops following the grand jury decision in the chokehold death of eric garner . new york city patrolmen 's benevolent association president patrick lynch criticized de blasio , saying : ` unequivocally , police officers feel like they have been thrown under the bus . ' lynch also defended white officer daniel pantaleo 's role in the death of unarmed , black father-of-six mr garner - even as protesters planned a new round of demonstrations tonight . the union chief said pantaleo had acted properly in restraining eric garner during an arrest attempt in the borough of staten island on july 17 . ` he 's a model of what we want a police officer to be , ' lynch said . scroll down for video . new york city patrolmen 's benevolent association president patrick lynch -lrb- center -rrb- said on thursday that ` police officers feel like they have been thrown under the bus ' after mayor bill de blasio failed to support city cops following the grand jury decision in the chokehold death of eric garner . new york city mayor bill de blasio and nypd commissioner bill bratton on thursday review new police guidelines that will be taught to officers at the police academy in queens , new york . the police spokesman 's staunch remarks came hours after commenters on a popular police blog angrily hit back at the widespread public protests and condemnation by political figures over the decision not to indict . the backlash on site , policeone , came from some claiming police backgrounds and other law-enforcement supporters . the anonymous comments attacked outraged protesters , new york mayor bill de blasio , president obama , attorney-general eric holder and the media for their opposition to the grand jury decision . one post from von1 read : ` have you heard the mayor of ny press release . wow ! 35,000 cops just got b **** slapped . ' another comment read : ` stay safe , brothers . you 're in for another set of riots . ' the blog policeone , which is dedicated to law enforcement , had a barrage of comments in support of the grand jury decision not to indict officer daniel pantaleo . black lives matter : more protests were arranged for thursday as outrage swept across the country following the lack of indictment for new york cop daniel pantaleo . pictured today are students protesting at emory . new york city erupted in protests on wednesday after a grand jury decision not to indict officer daniel pantaleo , 29 , who grabbed mr garner and put him in a chokehold which led to his death on july 17 in staten island . in a direct and sometimes passionate speech from staten island on wednesday , mayor bill de blasio made his dismay clear about a jury 's decision not to charge officer daniel pantaleo . de blasio was among several prominent political figures to address the decision . president obama himself went so far as to concede police racial bias does exist . obama also revealed he 'd spoken with attorney general eric holder about the case . holder on wednesday evening announced the department of justice 's civil rights wing had launched an investigation into the death of 43-year-old father-of-six . protesters in minneapolis shut down the northbound lanes of i-35w amid more demonstrations on thursday following the failure to indict the cop who put eric garner in a chokehold shortly before he died . protesters rally against police brutality and racism by marching and laying down in the streets in downtown pittsburgh on thursday . an emotional de blasio said the decision of a grand jury not to indict the officer who who put eric garner into a fatal chokehold was ' a very painful day for so many new yorkers ' . on the policeone blog , which primarily covers law enforcement issues , the comments came thick and fast beneath an article which reported there would be no indictment for officer pantaleo . the comments came from police supporters or those claiming to be employed in law enforcement . esu5 wrote : ` every now and then we win one . horrible situation , man lost his life , but like in the ferguson case he controlled his own destiny . ' office1149 posted : ` if you can shout '' i ca n't breath '' -lsb- sic -rsb- you can probably breath -lsb- sic -rsb- ! ' the comment referred to the numerous times that 43-year-old mr garner cried out that he could n't breathe as officers pinned him to the ground during the video-taped attack before he lost consciousness . other comments specifically attacked mayor de blasio . wasafuzz wrote : ` new york city mayor and the entire new york city council sided with criminal of 31 prior arrests eric gardner . ' another anonymous comment from , 1661 , said : ` is n't it great how the press minimizes what the criminal did , and vilifies the evil `` white nyc police officer '' portraying him killing a harmless `` unarmed black man . '' here comes eric holder with an nypd consent decree ! ' a protester faces off with a nypd officer in new york cityduring a protest against the grand jury decision in the eric garner case . garner 's death was officially ruled a homicide by the medical examiner 's office in august . the 43-year-old is pictured here with four of his six children .<doc-sep>sapdmas wrote : ` people are sick and tired of thugs . certain people better wake the hell up and stop supporting the thugs . 2 years 1 month before the head thug gets thrown out and hopefully a real potus gets elected . ' rbpd1176 simply put it : ` damn glad i 'm retired . ' in a deeply personal and heartfelt address , mayor de blasion , whose wife chirlane mccray is african american , said that when he spoke to eric garner 's bereaved father : ' i could n't help but immediately think of what it would mean to me to lose -lrb- his son -rrb- dante . ' with barely a word of support for the nypd or their cleared officer , de blasio 's used his own son to explain that he knows the struggle and frustration that black people feel when dealing with police in new york city . ` we 've had to talk to dante for years about dangers he may face , ' said de blasio about the infamous ` talk ' many parents of african american or mixed-race children have nationwide . ` i 've had to worry over the years . . is my child safe ? and not just from harsh realities ... crimes and violence ... are they safe from the people they want to have faith in -lrb- cops -rrb- ? ' calling it a ` national moment of pain ' , the mayor said that racial profiling and distrust between african americans and the police is ' a problem for all new yorkers , it is a problem for all americans . it 's all our problem . ' the mayor also said that he had spoken with nypd commissioner bratton about retraining the entire police force . ` it should be self-evident , -lrb- but -rrb- our history requires us to say ` black lives matter ' . the short address at times felt like a line in the sand being drawn by de blasio , especially when he quoted his commissioner , bill bratton on weeding out those who do not belong in law enforcement . ` the department will act aggressively to ensure that any officer who is not meant to be in this work no longer is . ' indeed , he left the air hanging with the question of whether officer pantaleo will remain with the nypd . earlier , the widow of eric garner had exclaimed ` oh my god , are you serious ? ' when she discovered the verdict , while de blasio issued an earlier , equally emotional statement and declared that ` today 's outcome is one that many in our city did not want . ' president obama broke off from a planned speech to address the verdict saying , ` police brutality is an american problem . ' new york city mayor bill de blasio speaks to the media during a news conference in staten island after a grand jury decided not to charge white police officer daniel pantaleo who killed unarmed black man eric garner with a chokehol . after the decision was released it was announced the nypd was recalling all officers from non-essential court business in anticipation of potential city-wide disturbances . staten island district attorney daniel donovan said the grand jury found ` no reasonable cause ' to bring charges against garner , who was selling loose , un-taxed cigarettes . in the neighborhood where father-of-six garner died , people reacted with shouts , chants of ` eric garner ' and expressions of angry disbelief . garner 's father , benjamin carr , urged calm and said the ruling made no sense . the grand jury could have considered a range of charges , from murder to a lesser offense such as reckless endangerment . ' i am actually astonished based on the evidence of the videotape , and the medical examiner , that this grand jury at this time would n't indict for anything , ' said a lawyer for garner 's family , jonathan moore . the decision , which comes nine days after the ferguson grand jury declined to indict officer darren wilson , threatens to increase already fraught racial tensions nationwide and lead to more protests . the death of the father-of-six sparked national outrage just weeks before the fatal shooting of michael brown amid accusations of police brutality against african americans . the decision by the grand jury panel means that a majority of them did not think there was probable cause a crime was committed by pantaleo , who was the only nypd officer facing indictment . two other officers at the scene were offered immunity if they testified before the grand jury . the medical examiner 's office ruled his death a homicide but police union members have always denied pantaleo used a chokehold . the medical examiner concluded the chokehold was the cause of death . officer pantaleo issued a statement following the announcement of the grand jury decision to say he felt ` very bad . ' ' i became a police officer to help people and to protect those who ca n't protect themselves , ' said pantaleo . ` it is never my intention to harm anyone and i feel very bad about the death of mr. garner . ` my family and i include him and his family in our prayers and i hope that they will accept my personal condolences for their loss . ' cuffed : througout his physical distress eric garner was kept in handcuffs and it is possible to see them in this screen grab -lrb- left -rrb- from cellphone video shot at the scene .<doc-sep>a day after he was heckled by new new york police department officers at an academy graduation ceremony , the city 's mayor sat down with union heads in a bid to clear the air between the two sides . mayor bill de blasio was joined by police commissioner william bratton on tuesday afternoon at the police academy in queens for the private meeting with union heads . de blasio had requested the meeting with the heads of all five police unions following several displays of disrespect against him by officers in the wake of the shooting deaths of officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu . scroll down for video . a day after he was heckled by new new york police department officers at an academy graduation ceremony , mayor de blasio sat down with union heads in a bid to clear the air between the two sides . a rift between de blasio and much of the nypd 's rank and file has widened recently following the two murders on december 20 and city hall 's response to protests over police conduct . union leaders have blamed the mayor for fostering an anti-nypd atmosphere and said it contributed to the officers ' deaths . present was one of the mayor 's harshest critics patrolmen 's benevolent association chief pat lynch whose son , kevin , graduated from the academy on monday . he has accused de blasio of having ` blood on his hands ' over the two deaths at the hands of ismaaiyl brinsley . the democratic mayor was elected last year on promises of keeping crime low while reforming the nypd . meanwhile , police unions have been seeking new contracts . another union leader , captains endowment association president roy richter , has informed officers not to turn their backs on the mayor at the upcoming funeral of officer liu . among the nypd union leaders that de blasio met with on tuesday was patrolmen 's benevolent association chief pat lynch , left , and captains endowment association president roy richter , right . ` in this forum the appropriate protest is not a sign or turning away from mourners , or people the family has asked to speak , but rather cold , steely silence , ' he wrote in a memo to his membership on tuesday . three days ago , dozens of police officers showed their disdain for de blasio byturning their backs to a video monitor as the mayor spoke at the funeral of liu 's partner , rafael ramos . richter says there can be no repeat of this at liu 's wake and funeral this weekend , reports the new york daily news . ` in the coming days and weeks you will be looked upon by many for guidance , leadership and advice at a time when many of our peers and officers under our care are deeply angry , ' he wrote . ` unfortunately , but understandably , this anger provided visual displays of back-turning at the funeral of police officer ramos that caused pain for his loved ones . ' nypd officers are letting minor crimes slide in the wake of the murder of two cops shot while on duty in brooklyn just over a week ago , claim sources within the department . de blasio angered police by expressing sympathy for protesters demonstrating against a staten island grand jury 's decision not to prosecute a white cop for killing eric garner with a chokehold . nypd officers are letting minor crimes slide in the wake of the murder of two cops shot while on duty in brooklyn just over a week ago , claim sources within the department . an unnamed supervisor told the new york post on monday that his officers are writing significantly fewer summonses and ` probably only making arrests when they have to - like when a store catches a shoplifter . '<doc-sep>meet the mouth of the nypd 's police union . as tense protests gripped new york streets before a gunman fatally shot two officers in cold blood , patrick lynch , the 51-year-old head of the patrolmen 's benevolent association , the nypd 's largest union , has been swift to assign blame . ` there 's blood on many hands , ' lynch boomed the night that officers wen jian liu and rafael ramos were killed by a man who referenced eric garner and michael brown in an instagram post before the killing . mouth : patrick lynch , the 51-year-old head of the patrolmen 's benevolent association pictured at a speech in 2011 , said there was ` blood on the hands ' of the mayor after the killing of two police officers . ` that blood on the hands starts at city hall in the office of the mayor , ' lynch said just after bill de blasio held a press conference where some nypd officers literally turned their backs on him . it was n't the first time lynch has refused to let a good crisis go to waste for his union . after the mayor gave a speech about telling his teenage son , who is black , of ` dangers he may face ' from police following the grand jury decision not to indict the officer accused of killing eric garner with a chokehold , lynch said de blasio was ` throwing them under the bus . ' ` that they were out there doing a difficult job in the middle of the night , protecting the rights of those to protest , protecting our sons and daughter , ' he said , according to cbs . lynch has n't been shy about flogging mayors in public over pay or disciplinary disputes . the associated press reports lynch said past mayors have critiqued police or been tightfisted with officer pay , but never both like de blasio . pba members held a 1 a.m. protest at the home of then-mayor michael bloomberg in 2004 seeking to sweeten pay , and lynch later accused the mayor of ` stealing ' pensions when he tried to curtail them in 2011 . union : lynch joined the nypd in 1984 and became the youngest officer to be president when he was first elected in 1999 . memorial : lynch laid flowers at a memorial for the two fallen officers , whose death he blamed on the mayor and on protesters .<doc-sep>new york mayor bill de blasio -lrb- left -rrb- , charlie hebdo staff member patrick pelloux and paris mayor anne hidalgo visit the magazine 's offices in downtown paris . mr de blasio and mrs hidalgo walk on the place de la republique after paying tribute to the victims of the terror attack . mr de blasio and mrs hidalgo hold a book of drawings by slain cartoonist jean ` cabu ' cabut . john kerry takes the hand of french president francois hollande during his late visit to france last week . de blasio , meanwhile , remains under pressure at home with tensions between city hall and new york police officers at their highest in decades . the head of the nypd 's largest police union has said de blasio has ` blood on his hands ' for the deaths of rafael ramos and wenjian liu , after they were gunned down by a madman who was upset about alleged police brutality cases .<doc-sep>booed : new york mayor bill de blasio was heckled and booed as he spoke at the nypd academy graduation ceremony at madison square garden . mayor de blasio ignored the boos and thanked the new recruits for their service to the city of new york . the incident shows that mistrust has taken hold even among the nypd 's newest officers . on saturday , hundreds of cops turned their backs on de blasio as he spoke at the funeral for officer rafael ramos , one of two nypd cops gunned down by a fanatic who was enraged about recent police brutality cases - including the death of staten island resident eric garner . the mayor has come in for sharp criticism from the police union after expressing sympathy for protesters who took to the streets in the wake of a grand jury 's failure to indict the nypd cop who allegedly put garner in a chokehold .

<t> nyc patrolmen 's benevolent association president said : ` unequivocally , police officers feel like they have been thrown under the bus ' </t> <t> president patrick lynch also described officer daniel pantaleo as ' a model of what we want a police officer to be ' </t> <t> de blasio gave emotional speech on wednesday in which he did not back officer pantaleo and called garner 's death a ` national moment of pain ' </t> <t> dozens of comment on popular law enforcement website , policeone , backed nypd officer daniel pantaleo and criticized public anger . </t> <t> unarmed eric garner died on july 17 after arrest by nypd officers on staten island where pantaleo placed him in a chokehold . </t>

nypd union chief says mayor de blasio ` threw police under the bus '<T>

not content with backflips or somersaults , this experienced slackliner strips off in mid-air . while balancing on a rope with no safety net - and often no harness , jaan roose , from estonia , rips off his shirt and pulls down his trousers to reveal his chiselled physique and underwear . roose , 22 , has been a slackliner for four years , and travels the world capturing his daredevil stunts in photographs and videos . the sport requires intense concentration to remain balanced on an unstable line that is anchored between two points . most participants attempt to cross the line without losing their balance , but jaan likes to take things a step further . the thrillseerker hurls himself into the air , twists and turns , and lands back on the rope - and even he jumps from one slackline to the other . but his most impressive trick is surely the strip act he performs in which he kicks off his trainers , whips off his shirt and pulls his trousers down . jaan said : ` my first clothes off trick was in 2011 , when i did it for the videos and then in competition . the trick was taking my shirt off . ` years later i came back to this idea with the question , ` what other tricks can i do with clothes ? ' ' i had the idea for a long time to take clothes off while slacklining because nobody was doing it this way . and i was bored creating just high-level crazy tricks , most slackliners go this way , they try to make the craziest stuff . ' i wanted to keep doing crazy stunts , but not as dangerous or typical . i wanted to be more creative . ` people 's reaction to this video was wonderful . the slackline community liked it as it was something new and fresh . people were saying . ` if jaan roose keeps being creative we 'll have to censor the next video . impressive stunts : estonian daredevil jaan roose , 22 , hurls himself into the air , as he performs on itacoatiara beach , in niteroi , brazil . mr roose on a slackline in rio de janeiro . the sport requires intense concentration to balance on a slack rope anchored between two points .<doc-sep>time for a quick flash : the adrenalin fan removes his trousers while performing in rummu , estonia . roose walks across a line above a beach covered in rubbish in rio de janeiro . he has been a slackliner for four years . high above a valley in moab , utah . roose said the idea of stripping midair was part of his bid to make his performance more creative . roose on a slackline over water in rummu , estonia . most participants try to cross the line without losing their balance - but jaan takes further . as part of his routine , roose twists and turns in the air and lands back on the rope . pictured here in rummu , estonia . comforable in his skin : roose performs shirtless in the woods near his home in matsuri , estonia . daredevil stunts : roose performs at the freakwave festival on september , 2013 in bregenz , austria , right . left , practice makes perfect . slacklining requires intense concentration to remain balanced on an unstable line that is anchored between two points . keeping his clothes on : the daredeveil keeps his balance while practising in berlin . slackliner jaan roose in action in friedrichshafen , germany , left , and infront of a madonna poster , right . young adventurer : roose poses on the rooftop of bklyn beast , a parkour gym in brooklyn in new york . mr roose performing and posing for the camera on july , 2014 in stuttgart , germany . right with a fellow slack liner in brazil . the thrillseeker attends the freakwave festival in september , 2011 . right , posing in front of mt fuji in honshu island , japan .<doc-sep>to which henry shouted , ` my god , you callow , insensitive republican ! do n't you know what we need to do ? we need to create jobs . ' past and current neophytes include former new york mayor michael bloomberg and members of the wealthy rockefeller family . the fraternity was started in 1929 by ` four c + william and mary students ' and its crest is described as depicting a ` macho right hand in a proper savile row suit and a turnbull and asser shirtsleeve . ' the clandestine groups motto is ` dum vivamus edimus et biberimus ' , or latin for ` while we live , we eat and drink . ' the current head of kappa beta phi , or grand swipe , is wilbur ross , 76 , known for restructuring failed companies in hard industries and who is conservatively estimated to be worth $ 1.9 billion . other members include aig ceo bob benmosche , alan ` ace ' greenberg , the former chairman of bear stearns and president obama donor marc lasry . roose describes that membership is not just for the successful in banking . there are also wildly unsuccessful members such as former lehman brothers ceo dick fuld and former bear stearns ceo jimmy cayne . exalted company : alan `` ace '' greenberg , former bear stearns chairman and ceo in 2008 - was still attending kappa beta phi , a secret society for elite wall street financiers in 2012 as was marc lasry - who has donated to president barack obama . describing the consummate ease with which he entered the party , roose details how he witnessed ross induct 21 new members in january 2012 . ` good evening , exalted high council , former grand swipes , grand swipes-in-waiting , fellow wall street kappas , kappas from the spring street and montgomery street chapters , and worthless neophytes ! ' ross exclaimed at the beginning of his introductory remarks . the first outside to infiltrate kappa beta phi in its eight decade life-span , roose calls the fraternity so exclusive it is akin to a one-percenter 's club . sneaking in as part of his research for his book , ` young money ' , roose was interested to see why so many eager young men work ridiculously long hours when they start banking - but seem to have a drastic personality changes as they age and become so successful . staying long enough to record skits and speeches given by new inductees and to take a few pictures , roose was exposed when he tried to video a parody version of ' i believe ' , the big number from musical , the book of mormon - for which the neophytes had dressed as missionaries . indeed , the lyrics were changed to include the line , ' i believe that god has a plan for all of us . i believe my plan involves a seven-figure bonus . ' busted : michael novogratz , -lrb- left -rrb- principal of fortress investment group llc , and co-chief investment officer of the fortress macro fund caught kevin roose in the act while ted virtue -lrb- right -rrb- told some off-color jokes as he was inducted . billionaire investor michael novogratz , a former army helicopter pilot , rumbled roose and tried to take his phone off him . roose described novogratz as having the impression of having consumed alcohol that evening . the fight attracted the attention of wilbur ross and a former grand swipe called alexandra lebenthal who ran over and escorted roose outside with his pictures and audio recording intact . roose alleges that ross tried to bribe him to keep quiet with the lure of exclusive stories , saying , ` i 'll pick up the phone anytime , get you any help you need . ' ` yeah , the people in this group could be very helpful , ' lebenthal chimed in . ` if you could just keep their privacy in mind . ' however , roose was not swayed and printed his story in new york magazine as part of the promotion for his new book . he drew the conclusion that ` the upper ranks of finance are composed of people who have completely divorced themselves from reality . ` no self-aware and socially conscious wall street executive would have agreed to be part of a group whose tacit mission is to make light of the financial sector 's foibles . ` not when those foibles had resulted in real harm to millions of people in the form of foreclosures , wrecked 401 -lrb- k -rrb- s , and a devastating unemployment crisis . '<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- when kiteboarding was given the olympic seal of approval earlier this year , the brightest stars in the sport were faced with some life-changing decisions . would they continue as semi-professionals who sail for fun , or quit their day jobs and focus all their time and energy to qualify for the 2016 olympics in rio -- with a good shot at winning gold ? for the current world number one male and female kiteboard racers -- johnny heineken and katja roose -- the news that the international sailing federation -lrb- isaf -rrb- had made their sport of choice an olympic event was met with both celebration and contemplation . roose , from the netherlands , has been kiteboarding -- or kitesurfing as it 's also known -- for over ten years . for her , the decision to try and go pro after the olympic announcement was easy . she was part of the team that went to spain to convince isaf that kiteboarding was a worthy olympic contender , and she has her heart set on making the dutch national team in four years time . `` my first goal is to qualify , and then i want to go to the olympics and win a medal . it would be the most beautiful thing , '' said the 31-year-old , who became the highest-ranking female kiteboard racer last year , according to the international kiteboarding association -lrb- ika -rrb- . since completing university , roose has been working a full time job for an internet provider in amsterdam -- training in the evenings and during the weekends . she even started putting in overtime every week to save enough time off to travel to the best and biggest ranking kireboarding tournaments around the world . but juggling a career and a competitive sport at the toughest international level is not an easy task , which is why roose has decided to quit her job this month . `` if you want to be able to continue to be number one and win the olympics , you have to dedicate more time to the sport . i might keep working one day a week to keep developing my career -- but i know this is what i have to do to have a chance to go to rio , and i do n't want to miss that chance , '' she said .<doc-sep>leader : this is billionaire financier , wilbur ross and his wife hilary geary - ross is the grand swipe or chief of kappa beta phi , a secret society for elite wall street bankers . a journalist who gate-crashed a secret fraternity of billionaire bankers has laid bare the booze fueled , cross dressing antics of its members as they openly mocked the 99 percent and made light of the enormous government bailouts of 2009 . sneaking into the swanky st regis hotel ballroom in january 2012 , where he was assumed to be a waiter , kevin roose became the first outsider to witness the monty-python-esque induction ceremony for kappa beta phi . new members , known as neophytes , traipsed around other masters of the universe dressed in leotards and gold-sequined skirts and wigs - to then perform vaudeville-style acts that included homophobic and sexist jokes and even a parody of abba 's ` dancing queen ' , called ` bailout king ' . over 200 multi-millionaire and billionaire bankers and financiers were in attendance at the annual event so chock-full of power and money that roose felt that ` if you had dropped a bomb on the roof , global finance as we know it might have ceased to exist ' . older hands at the fraternity , which has existed since the end of the great depression , walk around the well-lubricated dinner wearing ` purple velvet moccasins embroidered with the fraternity 's greek letters ' . lavish : this is the ballroom of the st. . regis hotel in manhattan - where kappa beta phi met in january 2012 and were infiltrated by reporter kevin roose . served up a luxury meal of lamb and foie gras , executives from ` nearly every too-big-to-fail bank , private equity megafirm , and major hedge fund ' were in attendance at the prestigious and secretive event . each new member , who has to cross-dress at the start of the evening , is required to perform for the benefit of the other guests in their costume wigs - believing they are safe under the mantra of ` what happens in the regis , stays in the regis . ' written up for a piece in new york magazine , roose describes how millionaire , paul queally , who works with welsh , carson , anderson & stowe performed a skit with ted virtue , who works with midocean partners . roose heard them reel off a particularly unfunny joke about a former first lady : ` q : ` what 's the biggest difference between hillary clinton and a catfish ? ' a : ` one has whiskers and stinks , and the other is a fish ' the rich pair even threw in a homophobic jibe for good measure : ` q : ` what 's the biggest difference between barney frank and a fenway frank ? ' a : ` barney frank comes in different-size buns ' some of the performances seemed to skirt the edge of taste , as warren stephens , an investment banking ceo , went on stage in a confederate flag hat and sang a song referencing the financial crisis , to the tune of ` dixie ' . club : former new york mayor michael bloomberg is listed as a member of kappa beta phi - although roose did not witness him at the january 2012 induction of new members . the lyrics included , ` in wall street land we 'll take our stand , said morgan and goldman . but first we better get some loans , so quick , get to the fed , man . ' wilbur ross : grand swipe - american investor estimated by forbes in 2011 to be worth $ 1.9 billion . alexandra lebenthal : grand swipe from 2003 - 2004 - president and ceo of the municipal bond franchise lebenthal & company . peter kellogg : grand swipe from 1999-200 : businessman and philanthropist with a net worth estimated by forbes at around $ 2.3 billion . michael r. bloomberg : former mayor of new york city and business magnate worth who is the 13th richest man in the world with a fortune of $ 31 billion . laurence fink : chairman and chief executive officer of blackrock - the largest money-management firm in the world with assets of $ 3.5 trillion . paul tudor jones : the founder of tudor investment corporation estimated to have a net worth of usd 3.6 billion . another two financiers , bill mulrow , who is an executive at the blackstone group and emil henry , who is a hedge fund manager with tiger infrastructure partners and former assistant secretary of the treasury did a two man comedy sketch . in it , mulrow played the role of a liberal radical while henry played the part of a wealthy baron . roose said that it looked like a debate between the 99 percent and the 1 percent . at one point , henry said , ` bill , look at you ! you 're pathetic , you liberal ! you need a bath ! '<doc-sep>`` there is that saying : ` the quickest way of killing a class is to make it an olympic class ' -- and that 's definitely not what we want , '' he said . the quest to make the olympics games more exhilarating to a younger audience -- while ensuring that new sports are not altered too much -- is a challenge . however , both heineken and roose believe kiteboarding has enough of a `` cool-factor '' to pull in the younger crowds without too much tinkering . `` kiteboarding has always been cool and it 's a fast growing sport , '' said roose . `` incorporating expression sports like snowboarding and kiteboarding definitely helps change the image of the olympics , '' she said . watch : investing in a winning team . indeed , the sport was developed in the 1990s and has rocketed in popularity over the last few years . ika executive secretary markus schwendtner estimates there are more than 1.5 million participants globally -- with 100,000 new learners joining every year . according to the ika , there are currently five categories of kiteboarding : wave , freestyle , slalom , speed and course racing . both roose and hainekken compete in `` course racing '' , which was the category selected by isaf as an olympic sport . `` course racing '' is very similar to sailing 's `` fleet racing '' and during a regatta it is common to have 60 or more kiteboarders cluster around a course at dramatic speeds .

<t> adventurous jaan roose , 22 , from estonia , balances on a rope with no safety net and rips off his clothes . </t> <t> slacklining requires intense concentration to remain balanced on an instable line anchored between two points . </t> <t> roose ' most impressive trick is kicking off his trainers , whipping off his shirt and pulling his trousers down . </t>

jaan roose travels the world and strips while slacklining<T>

for many people , a pet can be their most loyal companion - a trusted soul-mate with whom they experience the highs and lows of life . now , photographer elena shumilova has captured the inseparable bond that exists between pets and their owners in a heart-warming selection of pictures . they capture children and their pets at various moments in every-day life in moscow and andreapol , russia . children are pictured playfully chasing their pets in a woodland , gazing out of a frosty , steamed up window before bed and finally snuggling up with their pets as they doze off . scroll down for video . photographer elena shumilova captures a young boy gazing out on to a lake with his arm wrapped around his pet dog . a young boy rests his head against his loyal companion as they snuggle up together on a cosy rug . a boy and his cat collect leaves in one of the pictures taken by ms shumilova to demonstrate the unique bond between pets and owners . a young girl is chased by her dog as she charges through a woodland - the photographer said ` pets are members of our family ' the photographer shows the moving moment a girl cuddles her cat - the pictures were taken in moscow and andreapol , in russia . the pictures are taken by elena shumilova , a mother-of-two . she said : ' i felt so inspired when i was creating these images . pets are members of our family and there 's nothing more natural and more important than the desire to care for someone you love . ` the children in the photos are from moscow and andreapol , and they are photographed with their own pets . ' she added : ` children and animals - that 's my life . ' i am mum to two boys and we spend a lot of time on the farm . i shoot my boys , my dog , rabbits , ducks and sometimes my friends and their children . ` and i always photograph my kids and friends when we go for a walk . ' a girl shelters under the lashing rain on a rock with her spaniel and cat also jostling for a dry spot under her umbrella . a boy and his cat create drawings on a misty window in the selection of pictures that show the powerful bond owners have with their pets . a child drifts off to sleep while cuddling her puppy - the photographer said she felt ` inspired ' while capturing the moving moments . rural settings , natural phenomena and the changing seasons seem to be the greatest stimuli in her works . ` when shooting i prefer to use natural light -- both inside and outside . i love all sorts of light conditions -- street lights , candle light , fog , smoke , rain and snow -- everything that gives visual and emotional depth to the image , ' the photographer said . the work was commissioned by petcurean pet nutrition . jaimie turkington , from petcurean , said : ` the images elena has contributed to our nourish for life campaign fully express the depth of the human and pet bond in a way that words alone never could . ` she captures something pure , yet powerful about our relationships with our pets that will connect with all kinds of pet parents , anywhere in the world . '<doc-sep>if your canine displays attention-seeking behaviour -lrb- pictured -rrb- , you may have a better bond with them than owners with well-mannered pooches . badly behaved dogs can be a source of embarrassment for their owners . but if your canine companion displays attention-seeking behaviour , you may have a better bond with them than owners with perfectly-mannered pooches , a new study claims . the research looked at human-animal attachment among 60 dog-owning families , including parents and children . it is the first study to examine attachment in children in this way . participants completed questionnaires to provide details about their attachment to their pet dogs , how responsible they feel towards them , and how often they feed and walk their canines . they were also asked to rate their dogs on behavioural characteristics such as excitability , trainability , stranger fear and aggression , separation problems and attention-seeking behaviour . christy hoffman , assistant professor of animal behaviour at canisius college in buffalo , new york , said that people who care for their dogs well and take more responsibility for them are more attached to their pets than those who have a more hands-off approach . while this is not surprising , her study also found that the more dogs act out and try to catch their owners ' attention , the more their owners are likely to love them . interestingly , children were not affected by this behaviour . ` children 's attitudes and levels of attachment toward their pets remained high , even when dogs showed low levels of attention-seeking behaviour , ' dr hoffman said . christy hoffman , assistant professor of animal behaviour at canisius college in buffalo , new york , said that people who care for their dogs well and take more responsibility for them -lrb- stock image -rrb- are more attached to their pets than those who have a more hands-off approach . adults tend to be more selective than . children in the types of dogs with which they bond ` due to work-related . and parental responsibilities that already demand their attention . ` thus , adults may only form emotional attachments with dogs that seek out their attention , ' she explained . dr hoffman also discovered that owners have a better bond with their pets if their animal is well trained , but misses them when they are not around . if a dog likes socialising with humans , then the bond between canine and owner is greater still . the study did not identify any differences between men and women . and found that they are typically drawn to the same dog characteristics and are equally attached to their pets . growing numbers of people are being kept awake at night by their pets , doctors have warned . the respected mayo clinic in the u.s. says that while many people sleep peacefully with their pet curled up beside them , some are left so exhausted that they seek specialist help . snoring dogs , squawking parrots , wandering kittens , sick pets and animals with weak bladders are all disturbing vital shut-eye . pampered pooches may be a problem , as well as more people owning more than one pet . some 10 per cent of pet-owners who attended the clinic 's sleep centre in 2013 partly blamed their animals for their problems . the study 's author , dr lois krahn , a psychiatrist , said : ` the study determined that while the majority of patients did not view their pets intolerably disturbing their sleep , a higher percentage of patients experienced irritation . dogs , cats and birds were the most popular pets and kept their owners awake by snoring , whimpering and wandering .<doc-sep>a lesbian couple were legally wed in russia on friday , despite the country 's ban on same-sex marriages . irina shumilova and alyona fursova were able to exploit a legal loophole because , despite living as a gay woman , irina is a transsexual and listed as male on her passport . bride irina explained that she categorically does not identify as a man . ` yes , in my passport it says ` male ' , ' she said . scroll down for video . gay couple irina shumilova -lrb- left -rrb- and alyona fursova -lrb- right -rrb- have become the first lesbian couple to legally wed in russia . here they are pictured signing the register after marrying in st petersburg . the couple both chose to wear lace wedding gowns as they tied the knot in front of family and friends . according to her : ` transgender is a term to describe discrepancies between social and biological sex . i am transsexual , meaning that despite i have xy-genome -lrb- sic -rrb- , psychologically i am a woman . ' the couple married at a registry office in st petersburg , with both choosing to wear traditional white wedding dresses for the day . they were surrounded by their friends and family who could be seen clapping and smiling as the two brides entered the building .<doc-sep>one image shows a pair of teenagers who were forced to go to the air raid shelter in the middle of a pamper session - one of them is wearing a face-mask while the other is dressed in just a towel . lots of the photos in the group show israeli 's with their pets which they have taken into the shelter . as well as posting photos users have shared tips on how to keep children entertained during the long hours in the shelters as well as jewish people from across the the world posting messages of support . the group has hundreds of photos taken from across the state during the past fortnight - many of them showing israeli citizens smiling and laughing as they pose for the photos . people cram into a photo which was posted on the facebook group . a girl looks somber as she takes a selfie in a basement - most of the photos show smiling israeli citizens . a pair of women smile for the camera after taking cover during an air-raid siren . the photos were taken in safe rooms , bomb shelters , and stairwells across israel .<doc-sep>from the american civil war to modern day afghanistan , these heartwarming pictures reveal the enduring bond between soldiers and their dogs over the centuries . many of the images capture cherished pets providing fleeting moments of respite for battle-weary troops during times of war . they show a common theme across the globe , with soldiers from the uk and u.s. to russia and china all pictured with faithful dogs in tow . soldier 's best friend : a member of the irish guards with an irish wolfhound in 1987 . the handsome breed has been the regiment 's mascot since 1902 . one picture shows famous second world war officer general george patton playing with his favourite bull terrier , while others show allied troops accompanied by pet dogs while on patrol in iraq and afghanistan . the use of dogs in warfare dates back to ancient times .

<t> pictures are taken by mother-of-two elena shumilova of children and their pets in moscow and andreapol , russia . </t> <t> photographer captures the inseparable bond that exists between children and their pets in the selection of images . </t>

elena shumilova 's photos show the bond between children and their pets<T>

cara , the bushy-browed supermodel has inspired a massive increase in enquiries . the ` power brow ' shows no sign of falling out of fashion thanks to cara delevingne . according to a cosmetic surgery group the bushy-browed supermodel has inspired a massive increase in the number of women looking to fill in their sparse eyebrows with a transplant . new stats from transform reveal that they have seen enquiries about eyebrow transplants - which cost about # 1,500 - increase by 45 per cent since 2010 . the average age of those enquiring is 30 , and the group report that 70 per cent of callers admit they have previously over-plucked . despite the hefty price tag more women than ever are now considering paying out for the treatment . transform believes this is in part due to many finding that the 90s trend for thin , over-plucked eyebrows has left them with sparse brows - and what it is calling ` the delevingne effect ' . cara 's coveted brows are so popular that they even have their own social media accounts , with one twitter account boasting almost 5,000 followers , reports the express . hair transplant surgeon at transform , dr mabroor bhatty , said : ` the rise in enquires for this treatment comes mainly from women who have previously over-plucked , which can permanently damage the follicle leaving them with thinning or virtually no eyebrows . ` as fashions have changed , women are looking to reverse these effects with the treatment . ` eyebrow transplant procedures are performed in the same way as a hair transplant , by taking a strip of hair from the donor site ; usually at the back of the head at the lower hair margin , where the hair is finer . ` this strip is divided into single hair follicles before each follicle is individually transplanted to incisions made in the eyebrows . ` as is the case with a standard hair transplant , it is normal to see hairs falling out for the first six weeks . however , new hair will grow on average between two to three months after the procedure , creating the desired thickening effect . ' cara delevingne walks the runway during the chanel show at paris fashion week haute-couture . but the follically challenged need not despair if their brows are more sarah harding than cara delevingne : we have entered the age of the eyebrow extension . the process , brow perfect , involves carefully gluing individual synthetic hairs onto existing fine hairs , or directly onto the skin . this latest launch from company lash perfect aims to fill in gaps , add volume and extend the brow line . eyebrow extensions can attach to existing hairs or onto skin , ideal for people with no brows or no hair at all . the salon treatment is aimed at those experiencing age-related hair loss or those who have over-plucked or waxed their brows in the past . the process gives a texture and realistic look to brows that pencils and pencils and powders ca n't attain , say lash perfect . the brow extensions are available in different shades and can be glued on to create the type of arch desired . ` we do eyebrows to suit the age and shape of each individual customer , ' explains beverly piper , owner and director of lash perfect . ` nobody 's brows are the same , ' she says . ` people find they have natural gaps , or perhaps they over plucked when they were younger . ` up until now , the only way to bride the gap was to use powder or a pencil , which gives a flat look . but now you can have depth and dimension with the eyebrow extensions . ' the beauty professional recognises fashion 's influence on modern women 's love of big brows . ` cara delevingne has amazing brows and carries them off beautifully . she has given women the license to wear their eyebrows boldly and beautifully without needing them trimmed all the time , ' says piper . ` brow perfect is all about bold and beautiful brows . fashions do change but gaps in brows will never be in . ' ideal clients are those with hair loss or those who have over-plucked or waxed their brows in the past . individual synthetic hairs are glued to the eyebrow , onto existing fine hairs , or directly onto the skin . cara has encouraged women to wear their eyebrows ` boldly and beautifully ' , says the company behind the new brow extensions . very fine individual are placed carefully across the brow line and can last between seven to 14 days.ideal clients are those with hair loss or those who have over-plucked or waxed their brows in the past . ideal clients are those with hair loss or those who have over-plucked or waxed their brows in the past . the individual synthetic brow hairs start at 4mm in length and go up to 8mm . they are applied with a transparent , water resistant flexible adhesive . perfect brow eyebrow extensions start from # 25 for 15 minutes and are available at the lash perfect lash bar in london and nationwide .<doc-sep>think bushy brows and you immediately think of cara delevinge - hers have even got their own twitter account . and now cara has been credited with a surge in eyebrow pencil sales as women try to emulate her trademark look . experts say the english supermodel - known for her thick , dark eyebrows - is the reason for a 42 per cent increase in sales over the last 12 months . scroll down for video . it 's all cara 's fault ! new research reveals that sales of eyebrow pencils are up 42 per cent and it 's all thanks to miss delevingne 's bushy brows . campaigns . such as dove 's ` natural beauty ' and the #nomakeupselfie social media . cancer awareness trend are also believed to be behind a rise in . natural-look products . an analyst .<doc-sep>has never been a better time to be ditch the tweezers in favour of the heavy power brow . and ever since 20-year-old cara caught the world 's attention walking in forty shows over london fashion week , there has been a boom in semi-permanent cosmetic eyebrow-thickening treatments . one such clinic that offers the service to emulate cara 's big-brows look has been fully-booked for the past two months , with orders for the treatment up 200 per cent on the previous year . scroll down for video . both made in chelsea : binky falstead , left , star of the hit reality tv show , has given herself a makeover to emulate the thick , power brow of model-du-jour cara delevingne , right . and with season 5 of made in chelsea . hitting our screens next monday , central character binky felstead has jumped on the power brow bandwagon in order to look her best for the show 's big comeback . the 22-year-old star has recently had the power brow treatment at debra robson ldn clinic in harley street in order to get more definition and depth after seeing cara at london fashion week . binky said : ' i love the look that cara delevingne has got and i 'm really pleased that strong brows are back in again . i 'm thrilled with the results of my power brow treatment . '<doc-sep>this rise in fat transfer enquiries is a departure from the nineties and naughties trend of high fashion slim frames , say cosmetic surgeons . the curvy look : women seeking the treatment aim to emulate the softer , more seductive silhouettes of movie stars like sophia loren , left , who was renowned for her natural breasts , slim waist and curvaceous bottom and thighs , similar to kim kardashian , right . a spokesperson for ef medispa , who offer the # 1,500 treatment and noticed the spike in enquiries , said : ` fat transfer , as well as being minimally invasive , is renowned for achieving a far more natural look than implants , which can often look obvious and harsh . ` it is the perfect combination , eradicating unwanted fat from one area and transferring it to your area of choice . ` with minimal risks , fat transfer is fast becoming a favoured alternative to cosmetic surgery for those looking to achieve the soft , curvy looks of celebrities such as those from the past and also modern muses such as beyonce , jennifer lopez , kate upton , sofia vergara and kim kardashian , who are regularly named as the body inspirations by our customers . ' is the skinny look out of fashion ? cara delevingne , left , and jourdan dunn , right , are known for their trim physiques but women are seeking fuller figures with the help of fat transfer , say surgeons .<doc-sep>before the primark trial began - compared with the same period in 2012 , . helped by price reductions on own-brand products which boosted demand . it was also helped in the uk by the coldest spring in 50 years , which discouraged shoppers from leaving their homes . asos has tapped into demand from value-seeking twenty-somethings for both branded and own-label products . the company - whose name stands for ` as . seen on screen ' - particularly targets young women aiming to emulate the . designer looks of celebrities such as nicole scherzinger and cara . delevingne . looking good : having begun a limited . trial of primark fashion items last week - marking the clothing chain 's . first foray online - business has rocketed through the asos site . copy cats : asos has been very successful in targeting young women aiming to emulate the designer looks of celebrities such as cara delevingne -lrb- left -rrb- and nicole scherzinger . and while uk sales jumped 39 per cent to # 64million , international sales were up a mighty 48 per cent to # 129million - driven by stronger growth in countries where it has dedicated websites such as the united states , france , germany and australia . it means the company now makes 67 per cent of retail sales overseas , and it has unveiled plans to build on this success with the launch of a chinese-language website in october .

<t> women seek to emulate cara delevingne 's bushy brows . </t> <t> enquiries for # 1,500 treatment have increased by 45 per cent . </t>

eyebrow transplant enquiries soar as women strive to emulate cara delevingne<T>

the decision to get a tattoo is a hard one - and finding a design you like enough to keep forever is even tougher . but people are now flocking to a tattoo artist who inks from his imagination there and then - no sketchpad in sight . the astonishing methods of aptly-named tattooist jay freestyle , who is based in amsterdam , results in stunning , soulful artworks , which last forever on the skin . his inkings appear laboriously planned buy jay 's insanely stunning designs , blends and lines are improvised . his ethereal inkings appear meticulously planned but jay 's floating shadows , thick and thin lines , accurate proportions and expert colour blending are a product of improvisation . the south african tattoo artist , 29 , makes his designs up as he goes along while he is working on his clients . inspired by traditional painting techniques such as watercolour and liquid ink , he brings in modern and graphic elements . his motto reads : ` give me a piece of your skin and i 'll give you a piece of my soul ' which sums up his way of work . people try to come to jay with extremely detailed ideas , but after . talking it through and hearing his extreme knowledge about . aesthetics , placement , colouring , size and symbolism ; almost all turn . around and say : ` go for it , i trust you blindly ' - and he never disappoints . the south african tattoo artist , 29 , makes his designs up as he goes along when he is working on clients . each tattoo he comes up with is a unique illustration from jay 's imagination . ' i prefer to combine various styles , such as geometrical shapes and pointillism , while at the same time mixing realism with abstract , ' says jay . he regularly tattoos first timers who feel no fear and fully trust in his respect and . understanding of his clients ' wishes . jay grew . up in a conservative chinese family in johannesburg and emigrated to . amsterdam more than 10 years ago where he has been living and working . ever since . he 's entirely self-taught and his techniques and style are unconventional . the spontaneity of his tattoos is what makes every single one so unique . breaking away from existing boundaries , the final artwork is always a great surprise to the client .<doc-sep>` most describe my style as watercolor , and it definitely holds elements of such , but personally it is more , ' says jay . ' i prefer to combine various styles , such as geometrical shapes and pointillism , while at the same time mixing realism with abstract , but at the end it all depends on the client . ' learning from past experiences , travelling worldwide , and fostering his skills as a painter , jay constantly exposes himself to the influence from top artists from around the world . always . eager to learn something new , he emerged as a broadly skilled tattooist . but jay is now narrowing down his focus and developing a more graphical . styleand feel to his work . he 's . building on his trademark and talent of using simple imagery and . bringing it to life through an avant-garde , abstract ink style . jay 's somewhat dark motto reads : ` give me a piece of your skin and i ¿ ll give you a piece of my soul ' ` usually from the first couple of minutes of talking to someone , i can see if they want my style , ' says jay . he 's building on his trademark of using simple imagery and bringing it to life through an avant-garde style . ` not everyone wants my style , ' he says . ` usually from the first couple of minutes of talking to someone , i can see if they want ` my style ' or if they want me to do something realistic or traditional . ` normally when i 'm abroad people ask much more for my style ; whereas here in the netherlands most know me for a variety of styles i 've developed and done over the past years ; japanese , black and grey , realism , neo-traditional - you name it . ' dare you get one of jay 's tattoos done without knowing how it would turn out ? check out his facebook page . jay is now narrowing down his focus and developing a more graphical styleand feel to his work . normally when he 's abroad people ask much more for jay 's own style . always eager to learn something new , he emerged as a broadly skilled tattooist . jay 's logo is as morbid as his slogan . his improvised designs and way with lines and colour are astounding .<doc-sep>` tattoos are lifelong markings , not some trend that you can ditch the next year when something new comes along . shame . ' amy jessica lipson added : ` style ??!! jailhouse tattoos are the antithesis of good style . -lrb- or common sense for that matter . -rrb- ' a spokesperson for the fda told mailonline that anyone wanting to try a stick and poke tattoo for themselves should first be aware of the risks involved in at-home inking . steady hand : the art of stick and poke tattooing involves puncturing the skin repeatedly with a needle that has been soaked in special ink . ` the most commonly reported problem involves microbiological contaminants , which may be introduced into bottles of ink during manufacturing or packaging , or when the inks are being prepared for injection , ' fda press officer lauren sucher said . ` injecting contaminated ink into the skin , using contaminated needles or poor site preparation may result in infections at the site of the tattoo that can spread throughout the body via the blood , a condition known as sepsis . ` these infections can be severe and require extensive treatment with antibiotics , hospitalization , or surgery . symptoms of illness after receiving a tattoo include redness , swelling , itching or blemishes in the tattoo , or pain in the tattoo that does not go away . ` once the infection has healed , the area may remain permanently scarred .<doc-sep>it is distributed by firebox in the uk and hammacher schlemmerin the us . a spokeswoman from hammacher schlemmer said : ` instead of releasing ink , this pen extrudes warm thermoplastic that hardens within seconds , allowing you to create three-dimensional freehand drawings . ` artists can download blueprints of a 6-inch -lrb- 15cm -rrb- tall eiffel tower , a napkin holder , or even istanbul 's sultan ahmed mosque . ` they can then trace the designs and mend them together with the 3d pen , creating hand-drawn three-dimensional objects . ` since the plastic hardens quickly , users can draw in the air to create a bird 's outstretched wing or connect two faces of a cube . ' the pen heats plastic to temperatures of up to 230 °c -lrb- 445 °f -rrb- to create the structures and also has a fan -lrb- seen above -rrb- to make sure that it does n't overheat when it is being held . the expelled thermoplastic hardens within seconds to form objects in mid-air .<doc-sep>but those who want them can still get face , head and neck tattoos without proper consultation and warning . in fact , some crude designs are done by nonprofessionals at home or in prison settings . `` honestly , the tattoo community used to be very tight-knit , '' she said . `` but now you can buy kits off of ebay and call yourself a tattoo artist without any apprenticeship or traditional training . '' ' i feel more like myself ' no amount of warning deterred vin los . los , a 24-year-old aspiring fashion model , spent years getting rejected from agencies because of his diminutive height . finally , he says , after a new york modeling agency told him he 'd never get hired , he decided to make some changes to his appearance . drastic changes . los has more than 30 phrases tattooed on his body , including 12 across his face . they include words like fame , play , iconic face , sex , lick , tokyo , and `` the most famous . '' he estimated that his tattoo plans were initially rejected by eight artists . `` i know i 'm intense and i live my life to the fullest , '' he said . `` but now i do n't have to tell people ` this is who i am or these are my dreams . ' '' `` now they can read it and they can see it . '' sounds like kat von d. los thrives on the media attention he receives but still has not completed his dream of signing to a modeling agency . he works as a bagger in a montreal , canada , grocery store . `` i do n't get why people judge me , '' he said . `` people look at me , but no one will say anything . a lot of people think i 'm crazy . '' people 's reactions , and los ' subsequent shock , come as no surprise to michael mantell , a san diego psychologist . `` tattoo lovers are bold , often rebellious and extremely identified with their body ink , '' he said . `` they have a strong sense of identity and they have no intention of hiding . they are not scared of public opinion and would love to let others know what they believe in . '' however , mantell , who wrote an article titled `` the psychology of tattoos '' for san diego magazine , said this boldness does not necessary translate into comfort with one 's self , especially when it comes to highly visible tattoos . `` tattoos on the upper body in a spot that 's not typically covered says someone does n't care what other people think -- but do n't mistake that for a healthy sense of individuality , '' he said . `` it 's more likely a sign of rebelliousness . '' mantell and foley urged individuals to think before they ink highly visible tattoos on the face , head , neck and hands , again citing mainstream exclusion . but los said he 's never felt more like himself . `` for 10 months , i was wearing makeup to hide the tattoos and little by little i began to show more , '' he said . `` i am an artist and have always had the need to express myself , now i 'm just doing that on my skin . '' los said he is very happy with his decision and loves the way he looks . he never felt a part of society , and now he has the face to match . do facial tattoos change your opinion of a person ? share your take in the comments section below .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- `` i am a canvas of my experiences , my story is etched in lines and shading , and you can read it on my arms , my legs , my shoulders , and my stomach . '' -- kat von d , tattoo artist . tattoos have come a long way . once lambasted as professional kryptonite and social sabotage , inked skin has now rooted itself in mainstream culture . in may , nbc news/wall street journal released a poll that found 40 % of americans have someone in their household with a tattoo , up from 21 % from 15 years ago . last year , forbes magazine said tattoos were becoming `` increasingly unproblematic across the board , '' even in the workplace . but the workplace does n't seem to be ready for tattoos in certain areas -- mainly the face , head and neck . in 2011 , 31 % of employers nationwide told job website career builder that having a visible tattoo would hinder a candidate 's likelihood of being promoted . earlier this year , army regulation 670-1 enforced new rules prohibiting soldiers from displaying tattoos on the head , face , neck , wrists , hands and fingers . `` tattoos are getting more and more accepted , '' said alivia foley , a 24-year old tattoo artist who has been inking clients full-time for six years in seattle . `` but we 're not there yet . '' `` people will start treating you differently once you become a heavily tattooed person , '' said foley , who has head and neck tattoos . potential employers , law enforcement and even landlords can look askance at facial tats , in her experience . `` i just do n't think they 're for everybody , '' she said . the accepted few . of course when foley says highly visible tattoos are not for everybody , she means everybody who wants a professional job . for years american society has openly accepted celebrities who choose to sport highly visible tattoos . boxer mike tyson , who had his face tattooed with a tribal symbol in 2003 , was an early adopter of the look . rapper gucci mane said he inked an ice cream cone on his cheek because he 's `` cool as ice '' and top-selling rap artist lil wayne has teardrops and `` fear god '' on his eyelids . neck tattoos can be seen on anyone from urban youths to international arbiters of style . rihanna and david and victoria beckham each have them . even oscar winner jamie foxx appears to have gotten a tribal symbol permanently drawn on the back of his head . `` tattooing has gone from being counterculture to being something everyone is doing , '' foley said . `` but societal repercussions are still there , especially with highly visible tattoos on the face , neck or hands . '' this is certainly true with nonfamous men and women . canadian rapper drake was irate when a young fan followed the instructions from his song , `` free spirit , '' and got a tattoo of his name on her forehead . and take jeremy meeks , the `` hot felon '' who boasts a facebook fan page with more than 228,000 likes , but has had his teardrop tattoo photoshopped out of some internet memes . the teardrop , often associated with gang culture and violence , does not fit the high-fashion aesthetic of his dreamy blue eyes . perhaps our culture is more willing to overlook a criminal history than a conspicuous blotch of ink . anyone considering a facial tattoo should be warned about the repercussions , said foley , the seattle tattooist . `` if a tattoo artist is not giving a lecture on a face tattoo , they 're not doing their job . '' foley will ink clients ' faces only if they are already heavily tattooed -- and even then she will meet with them beforehand to ensure they have a clear understanding of the societal risks .

<t> south african jay freestyle , 29 , works in amsterdam . </t> <t> tattoo artist of chinese parentage grew up in johannesburg . </t> <t> famed for stunning designs and unplanned watercolour techniques . </t> <t> mixes geometrics and pointillism , realism and abstract styles . </t> <t> charges # 325 - # 810 depending on the time invested and size of the piece . </t>

would you let someone ink you permanently - freehand ? mind-blowing tattoo designs improvised on the spot<T>

oprah winfrey photoshopped the front cover of the latest issue of her eponymous magazine , which appears to show her lounging alongside an african lion , despite telling her readers they must learn to be braver in the new year . according to the huffington post , oprah and her cover co-star beast never actually got the chance to meet due to fears over the 60-year-old 's safety . instead , the 10-year-old lion was photographed the day before the glamorous tv host and was accompanied by his caretaker , who remained on-set throughout the shoot to ensure his every need was catered for . scroll down for video . not so brave after all : oprah and her cover co-star , 10-year-old lion beast , never actually met and were instead photoshopped together . plan b : the 60-year-old tv presenter called on the services of set designer george delacy , who dressed up in a lion suit and posed alongside oprah during her shoot . eager to ensure the cover shoot was as realistic as possible however , oprah roped in the help of set designer george delacy , who gamely suited up in a full lion costume and posed alongside her so she could get her positioning just right . speaking about the cover , oprah , who has previously shared the cover of o , the oprah magazine , with the likes of michelle obama , ellen degeneres and rosie o'donnell , joked that it was one of the most bizarre shoots she has ever done . ' i can honestly say i 've never done this before , ' she joked , while reclining next to mr delacy . and while oprah managed to avoid a confrontation with the majestic animal , photographer ruven afanador was not so lucky , however he did shoot beast from inside a reinforced protective cage , to ensure his safety throughout the day .<doc-sep>thus far , oprah 's decision to photoshop her cover has been met with mixed feelings from readers , some of whom have applauded her ` sensible ' choice to respect the animal 's natural strength and aggression . discussing the cover on entertainment forum nairaland , one oprah fan said : ` good for her , ' while another added : ` think it 's better that she did n't actually pose with the lion ! ' the finished product : while the end result looks fantastic , oprah has faced criticism from some who believe her photoshop trickery contradicts the theme of the magazine . caged : photographer ruven afanador shot beast from inside a reinforced metal structure . there are some , however , who feel oprah 's photoshop trickery contradicts the overall theme of the january issue , which sees readers urged to ` tame your fears and start living your happiest year yet ' . ` although the theme of the issue is `` brave new you '' , oprah was n't actually -lsb- brave enough -rsb- when it came to posing for the cover , ' refinery 29 's lauren le vine wrote . ` see , she and beast , her 10-year-old african lion cover costar , posed separately . beast was photographed one day earlier , and his caretaker was on the site to make sure everything went smoothly . ' new york magazine 's the cut 's allison p davis added : ` because this cover is meant to inspire a `` brave new you '' who will conquer 2015 as fearlessly as oprah lounges next to a ferocious animal while wearing a sophisticated green velvet gown . ` except not . as these `` behind the scenes '' photos reveal , oprah only posed with a big stuffed animal , not a real lion at all . ` her bravery was a mere photoshop manipulation because of `` safety concerns '' and also because nothing is real and hope is dead . '<doc-sep>-lrb- people.com -rrb- -- in another oprah first , the media mogul has chosen a man to join her on the cover of her `` o '' magazine : dr. mehmet oz . why him ? why now ? `` the january issue is all about firsts . i met dr. oz in 2003 as his first guest on ` second opinion ' -- a medical series he and his wife , lisa , created for the discovery channel . now here we are , over eight years later . ... what can i say ? i adore dr. oz , '' oprah winfrey tells people exclusively . `` as we toast to a new year and encourage readers to take the first step toward a happier , healthier life , who better to help us get on the right path than my dear friend and america 's doctor , dr. oz . '' and while america 's doctor may have a great bedside manner , the cover interview reveals it 's the pillow talk with his own wife that needs some work .<doc-sep>along the way , winfrey has revealed her struggles with weight loss and as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse . from the talk show , she has created the popular oprah 's book club ; o magazine ; oprah 's angel network , a charitable foundation ; and co-founded oxygen media , a 24-hour cable channel aimed at women . check out oprah 's book club web event on cnn . in 2008 , winfrey announced that beginning in 2009 , the discovery health channel would be named own : the oprah winfrey network . the network is `` a multi-platform media company designed to entertain , inform and inspire people to live their best lives , '' according to oprah.com . harpo productions has also grown to include harpo films . winfrey 's wealth was estimated at around $ 1 billion by forbes in 2004 . last year , she topped the forbes celebrity 100 list that measures both power and money .<doc-sep>winfrey : okay , so that 's settled . back to exercise . you do treadmill ? obama : i do treadmill , i do weights . winfrey : i think anyone who saw you on the cover of vogue knows you do weights . those arms ! obama : i also do some jump rope , some kickboxing -- and i 'd like to take up pilates , if i could figure out whether there 's time . after i had malia , i began to prioritize exercise because i realized that my happiness is tied to how i feel about myself . i want my girls to see a mother who takes care of herself , even if that means i have to get up at 4:30 so i can do a workout . winfrey : when you first told me that a few years ago , i was like , `` you get up at 4:30 to work out ? '' obama : well , i just started thinking , if i had to get up to go to work , i 'd get up and go to work . if i had to get up to take care of my kids , i 'd get up to do that . but when it comes to yourself , then it 's suddenly , `` oh , i ca n't get up at 4:30 . '' so i had to change that . if i do n't exercise , i wo n't feel good . i 'll get depressed . of course , it 's easier to do it here , because i have much more support now . but i always think about women who do n't have support . that 's why work-family balance is n't just a policy conversation ; it 's about changing the expectations of who we have to be as women and parents . winfrey : what you mentioned earlier is key : we have to ask for help . you ca n't do it all . it 's impossible . obama : that 's a conversation i 'd love for us to have as a society . how do we set expectations that are attainable ? winfrey : so what do you know for sure , michelle obama ? obama : i know that all i can do is be the best me that i can . and live life with some gusto . giving back is a big part of that . how am i going to share this experience with the american people ? i 'm always thinking about that . oprah.com : read the entire exclusive interview . by oprah winfrey from o , the oprah magazine , april 2009 . subscribe to o , the oprah magazine for up to 75 % off the newsstand price . that 's like getting 18 issues free . subscribe now ! tm & © 2009 harpo productions , inc. . all rights reserved .<doc-sep>oprah : the conversation freed you in ways that you had n't been free before ? jay-z : one hundred percent . oprah : did it open the door for you to have a life with love in it ? jay-z : absolutely . oprah : so what 's your personal creed ? jay-z : be true to yourself -- and keep things simple . people complicate things . oprah : my creed is that intention creates reality . jay-z : now i 'm having an aha moment ! that 's true . oprah.com : the top 20 things oprah knows for sure . oprah : what 's the basis of your spiritual belief ? jay-z : i believe in karma : what you do to others comes back to you . oprah : but do n't you think we 're responsible only for what we know ? otherwise , you 'd be facing karma for every person you sold drugs to . jay-z : as a kid , i did n't know any better . but now , if i were to act as if what i did was n't bad , that would be irresponsible . and i 'd have to bear the weight of that . oprah : maya angelou always says , `` when you know better , you do better . '' do you still think back on that time in your life ? jay-z : all the time . when you make music , you 're constantly on the psychiatrist 's couch , so to speak . that 's an outlet for me . because i 'm not normally a talkative person . i do n't have conversations like this for no reason . oprah.com : read the entire exclusive interview from o , the oprah magazine . by oprah winfrey from o , the oprah magazine , september 2009 © 2009 harpo productions , inc. . subscribe to o , the oprah magazine for up to 75 % off the newsstand price . that 's like getting 18 issues free . subscribe now ! tm & © 2009 harpo productions , inc. . all rights reserved .

<t> the tv star appears to be posing alongside a lion on the cover of her magazine - but it was later revealed the two were shot separately and then photoshopped together for safety reasons . </t> <t> oprah asked set designer george delacy to dress up in a lion costume and pose alongside her during her shoot . </t> <t> in the january edition of o , the oprah magazine , the 60-year-old encourages readers to embrace a ` brave new you ' in 2015 . </t>

oprah winfrey photoshops o magazine cover despite telling fans to face fears<T>

is this santa and his reindeer taking their sleigh for a test flight with just three weeks to go until christmas day ? an aircraft with the call sign santa1 was spotted flying over norway and sweden on its way to the arctic circle this week . but it turns out it was n't the big man 's sleigh -- it was a british airways plane ferrying passengers to see santa claus himself in snowy lapland in northern finland . british airways uses the call sign santa1 for christmas-themed journeys . an aircraft with the call sign santa1 was spotted over norway and sweden on its way to the arctic circle .<doc-sep>the airbus a320 flew from london gatwick airport to rovaniemi on tuesday to give the lucky group a chance to meet mr and mrs claus and his elves and reindeer . the christmas charter was full of families who were paying a visit to the santa claus village amusement park . it was using a special call sign -- as opposed to a standard one starting with ` ba ' -- because it was on a christmas-themed journey . families were travelling to rovaniemi , in northern finland , to meet santa claus .<doc-sep>british airways owns the call signs santa1 and santa2 , which are used for flights with a christmas theme . a british airways spokesperson said : ` we have a scheduled timetable and sometimes there 's a chance that someone or a company has chartered an aircraft - a particular flight with a christmas theme or purpose . ` british airways own the call signs santa1 and santa2 . so we are able to name flights whenever it 's appropriate . ` it 's great that we can use these to make flights around this time of year that extra bit more special . '<doc-sep>for the second time this year , a russian military aircraft turned off its transponders to avoid commercial radar and nearly collided with a passenger jet over sweden , officials have revealed . swedish authorities yesterday said a russian military aircraft nearly collided above southern sweden with a commercial passenger jet that had taken off on friday from copenhagen . swedish defense minister peter hultqvist told a local radio station : ` this is serious . this is inappropriate . this is outright dangerous when you turn off the transponder . ' for the second time this year , a russian military aircraft turned off its transponders to avoid commercial radar and nearly collided with a passenger jet over sweden , officials have revealed ; pictured above is a russian fighter jet which was spotted off the coast of norway in 2007 . in october raf typhoon jets were scrambled to track this russian tu-95 bear h bomber , one of two which flew close to britain without filing flight plans or communicating with air traffic controllers . some 26 intercepts were made in around 24 hours . officials at russia 's ministry of defense in moscow were not immediately available to comment . sweden 's air force chief , major general micael byden , said the incident in international air space looked ` pretty serious , ' adding the southern-bound commercial flight was immediately ordered to change course . swedish fighter jets were sent up to identify the aircraft , and later confirmed it as a russian intelligence plane . media in sweden and denmark said the commercial plane was en route to poland , but the carrier and the number of passengers it has on board has not been reported . byden said this was not as serious as in march when a russian plane flying without transponders came within 300 feet of an sas plane that had taken off from copenhagen . in recent months , russia has increased its military presence in the baltic sea area , prompting some swedish officials to compare it to the cold war . in october , non-nato sweden launched its first submarine hunt since the collapse of the soviet union . swedish authorities said a small , foreign submarine had entered its waters illegally but never found it and did n't disclose its nationality . in recent months , russia has increased its military presence in the baltic sea area , prompting some swedish officials to compare it to the cold war . in october , non-nato sweden launched its first submarine hunt since the collapse of the soviet union . swedish authorities said a small , foreign submarine had entered its waters illegally but never found it and did n't disclose its nationality . nato has air patrols over the baltic sea and the continuous rotation of nato military units in and out of countries such as the baltic states and poland .<doc-sep>sweden 's military is investigating reports of ` foreign underwater activity ' in the stockholm archipelago using high-tech-equipped naval vessels , aircraft and home guard forces . chief of operations jonas wikstrom says information ` from a credible source ' sparked the operation on friday and was being investigated as part of a wider intelligence operation . wikstrom refused to give further details about the operation , except saying the purpose was to find out whether ` there had been or still is ongoing foreign underwater activity ' . scroll down for video . submarine hunt : swedish forces search the murky waters of the stockholm archipelago for the suspected foreign vessel off the stockholm coast . he also declined to say whether they had been in contact with other countries . in a statement on the local website , wikstrom was quoted as saying : ` we have support for the analysis work we are now carrying out in the area in the form of ships , planes and territorial army personnel . ` the area is heavily trafficked , which is why it 's important for us to go public with information about what we 're doing . ' the local also quoted a witness to the military operation , robert eriksson , who was fishing off the island of skarpö at around 4pm local time . ready for action : a soldier mans a machine gun on a swedish navy fast-attack craft . ` the coast guard came in over the inlet with an airplane and flew round and round for a long time , ' he said , adding that he also spotted a large military craft near the island of kanholmsfjärden . neutral sweden 's armed forces have ruled out that it could be some sort of natural phenomenon . the operation was reminiscent of the cold war , when sweden 's armed forces routinely hunted for soviet submarines in its waters . locals using the waters for sailing and fishing reported an increase in military activity on friday . the underwater activity comes in the wake of last month 's aerial interception of russian planes by uk jets . royal air force jets were deployed from scotland to intercept russian military ` bear ' aircraft that were flying too close to the airspace it guards . aircraft based at raf lossiemouth , based in moray , were sent to identify the aircraft - tu-95 russian bear h bombers - that were spotted in international airspace . a british typhoon jet , bottom , is seen intercepting one of two russian ` bear ' aircraft that were spotted flying in international airspace in september . on alert : fast-attack craft cuts through the water as day breaks in sweden 's stockholm archipelago . chief of operations jonas wikstrom speaks at a press conference after reports of foreign underwater activity in the stockholm archipelago . it was the first time a quick reaction alert had occurred since the base took on the role of defending the uk 's northern airspace . in june two typhoon jets were scrambled into action to head off four separate groups of russian aircraft that were flying near the baltic . the jets were deployed to ensure the russian planes did n't enter the airspace of estonia , lithuania or latvia . the ministry of defence said the aircraft appeared to be carrying out a ` routine training ' exercise in international airspace and were later escorted out of the area . that incident followed another where four typhoons were sent to the siauliai air base in lithuania in may to support a polish-led nato force which was operating in the region . sweden 's military is investigating reports of foreign activity in the stockholm archipelago , above , where sweden 's armed forces routinely hunted for soviet submarines during the cold war .<doc-sep>by . allan hall . published : . 10:35 est , 5 june 2012 . | . updated : . 10:35 est , 5 june 2012 . relations between norway and sweden are being strained with the publication of a new book , which details how stockholm aided the nazis during ww2 as their neighbours fought and lost a decisive battle against the german invaders . sweden stayed neutral in the war but norway was among the first conquests of hitler . now a new book shows how sweden let the germans use its efficient rail network to transport men and materials to the battle of narvik , where british troops were deployed in a bid to stave off the nazi hordes . occupation by rail : ss officers reinhard heydrich -lrb- front centre -rrb- , heinrich fehlis -lrb- front right , next to heydrich -rrb- and rolf schiedermair -lrb- behind heydrich -rrb- in oslo in 1941 . narvik-based journalist espen eidum spent three years sifting through norwegian , swedish and german archives to discover how the nazis had managed to get troops and supplies to the front lines in narvik in 1940 , enabling them to turn a losing battle into a decisive victory that led to the conquest and brutal occupation of the whole country . sweden , although neutral , had in fact gone out of its way to aid the germans , who would rely on the country for much of its iron ore during the war . after the publication of his book blodsporet - the blood track - mr eidum said : ` the germans used the swedish rail network on a large scale during the fighting . the operation was much more extensive than historians have previously realised . ' new revalation : german troops disarm norwegians at the beginning of the occupation . a new book claims neutral sweden allowed the nazis to use their railways to prensport troops and equipment to and from norway . the book details how , in october 1940 - four months after narvik had turned into a crushing defeat for both the norwegians and winston churchill , who had sent british forces there - swedish diplomats in london lied to norwegian government-in-exile representatives that it had not allowed any nazi soldiers or weaponry to use its railway network to get to the front . mr eidum said : ` the german foreign ministry had earlier summoned the swedish ambassador in berlin to inform him that adolf hitler had personally requested for the nazis to be permitted to send three trains with 30 to 40 sealed carriages through sweden to the far north of norway . ` hitler 's representatives told the swedes that the germans had a number of wounded soldiers at the front and urgently needed to send in medical officers and food . ` the germans also made no secret of the fact that winning the battle in narvik was a matter of some pride for hitler . ' blood track : sweden 's sj railway network is accused of collaborating with the nazis during the war . mr eidum said : ` this made a great deal of money for swedish rail operator sj over a three year period ' once the permission was given germany sent in combat troops disguised as medical personnel . mr eidum said : ` for every actual medical officer or orderly , the trains carried 17 infantrymen . ' a report sent by a swedish representative in berlin , who watched the officers board the train , left little doubt that the swedes knew the trains were being used for troop movements . ' in addition , according to the book , the trains carried heavy artillery , anti-aircraft guns , ammo and a plethora of communications and supply equipment . and , once the swastika flew over narvik , sweden allowed german trains to run to the port - taking swedish iron ore back to germany , where it was used to fuel the war machine . mr eidum said : ` sweden 's railway network was used extensively to aid the german occupation of norway . this included sending norwegians to germany , many of them bound for concentration camps . ` and hundreds of thousands of germans passed through sweden on their way to the eastern front . this made a great deal of money for swedish rail operator sj over a three year period . ' a letter from norway 's wartime prime minister , johan nygaardsvold - sent on new year 's eve 1940 to his stockholm-based party colleague anders frihagen and reproduced in the book - shows mr nygaardsvold asking his government 's stockholm envoy to convey his anger to the swedish prime minister per albin hansson . he writes : ` if you can arrange a private conversation with per albin hansson you can give him my greetings and tell him there are two things i want to experience , and those are : that the germans get hunted out of norway and , secondly , that i get to live long enough to give him and his entire government a proper dressing down -- maybe even his entire party . ` there is nothing , nothing , nothing i hate with such passion and wild abandon as sweden - and it is his fault . ' in all , close to 100,000 railroad cars transported 1,004,158 military personnel on leave to germany and 1,037,158 to norway through sweden by the time the transit agreement between the two nations was disbanded on august 15 , 1943 . norway lost around 10,000 people in the war , two thirds of them civilians .<doc-sep>a pair of mysterious fast-moving discs of light have been pictured in the skies over the berkshire town of bracknell . steve lambert , 42 , was making a phone call outside the town 's running horse pub when he spotted the ufos at 8pm on friday . the driving instructor from basingstoke , hampshire , said : ' i was drinking with my girlfriend and her son . ' the truth is out there : these two discs of light were spotted flying at speed above the berkshire town of bracknell by a shocked pubgoer . he added : ' i went outside to make a phone call when something caught my attention . ` it was around 8pm at night so there was a little bit of sun but it was mainly overcast . ` it was heading south west and quicker than any normal aircraft . ' i only saw it for less than five seconds . ' i have seen a lot of funny things in the sky and i have always practised trying to take a photo quickly on my mobile phone . ' i am interested to see if anyone else saw it and whether there were any other witnesses . ' i really want to know what is going on out there - there probably is life out there . ' mr lambert posted the photo to . facebook to get his friends ' perspective on the mystery and and now . wants to hear from anyone else who saw the ufos . i want to believe : mr lambert has asked other people in bracknell who may have seen the ufos to get in touch with him .

<t> aircraft with santa1 call sign was spotted over norway and sweden . </t> <t> british airways plane was flying to rovaniemi in northern finland . </t> <t> christmas charter was full of families who were visiting santa claus . </t>

ba aircraft with santa1 call sign spotted in skies over norway and sweden<T>

the job of a stunt pilot is already dangerous enough , but these thrillseekers took their job to even more extremes by performing tricks while their planes were chained together . the impressive video shows three stunt planes flying while chained wing-to-wing above an airfield near neuquen , argentina . the pilots perform incredible manoeuvres despite the heavy chains tethering them to one another . an impressive video has emerged of three stunt planes flying while chained wing-to-wing above an airfield near neuquen , argentina . the show was put on by members of the escuadrilla argentina de acrobacia aerea aerobatic team . the video begins with the planes lined up on the runway , the tethers dragging along on the ground between them .<doc-sep>but as the propeller planes take off toward the skies , the pilots fan out and extend the chains to their maximum length . flying in formation , the pilots put on a breathtaking show -- complete with steep dives and whirlwind loops . the video begins with the planes lined up on the runway , chains dragging along on the ground between them . as the propeller planes take off toward the skies , the pilots fan out and extend the tethers to their maximum . flying in formation , the pilots put on a breathtaking show -- complete with steep dives and whirlwind loops . although the video was filmed in april this year , it has just recently emerged online .<doc-sep>defying death with a series of outlandish stunts on the wings of a plane thousands of feet in the air would n't be everyone 's idea of fun - but it 's all in a day 's work for these girls . members of the world 's only aerobatic wing walking team , sarah tanner , danielle hughes and stella guilding perform a series outrageous manoeuvres while strapped to the wings of a plane , as it loops and rolls through the sky at 150mph . and there 's no denying the pretty trio of breitling wingwalkers have a head for heights as they dance , wave , perform handstands and even hang upside down from the wings of a vintage biplane . scroll down for video . brave ... or plain mad ? sarah tanner , danielle hughes and stella guilding perform a series a death-defying stunts as their breitling aircraft hurtle through the air . fearless : one of the wingwalkers clings on as she appears to pose for the camera as her plane lurches into a roll . she is one of four members of the world 's only aerobatic wing walking team . daredevils : the intrepid trio wave , dance ... and even perform handstands thousands of feet up in the air as they power through the sky with only harnesses keeping them secure . the fearless females perform up to 100 wingwalks a year as their aviation adventures take them to events across the uk , europe , china , uae and most recently australia . chief stuntwoman sarah tanner , 31 , said she 'd dreamed of being a wing lady since she watched them at a display with her family when she was a child . she said : ` wingwalking was something i 'd seen at an airshow as a child and was really inspired to see women doing it . ` i 've always loved dancing and wing walking is like dancing in the sky , but it was n't until i was 24 that i first joined .<doc-sep>riggs ' high-performance single-engine lancair 320 plane broke into pieces after hitting the lake and some parts had been recovered , including one of its two seats . the cause of the accident remains under investigation . the plane was not equipped with a `` black box '' recorder because of its small size . zhang said riggs crashed while attempting a stunt in which the wheels of his plane were to drag along the lake surface at high speed . he had just taken off in a light rain , but there was no indication he had violated any flying regulations , zhang said . other reports said chinese officials had urged riggs not to take off , but zhang said he had no information about that . riggs was a well-known hollywood stunt pilot , and the center of considerable controversy over a string of legal problems and penchant for self-promotion . fearless : mr riggs often performed dangerous stunts at very high speeds . riggs ' website touts his credentials as a holder of several aviation speed world records , but does n't mention the fact his u.s. pilot 's license had been suspended twice . the first time was after buzzing the famed santa monica pier in los angeles in his vodochody l-39 albatros jet trainer . riggs was sentenced to 60 days of community service and 60 days in jail for reckless flying . he lost his license again in november for selling rides in his plane without permission . the prosecution came after a plane piloted by a business partner crashed , killing both people on board . death machine : mr riggs crashed flying his plane while practicing stunts for an upcoming airshow . riggs had a stack of other legal problems , including convictions for bank , wire and passport fraud . he aroused such contempt among some pilots that a website - aviationcriminal.com - was devoted to chronicling his misdoings . his website describes him as ceo of california-based mach one aviation , inc. and as a ` hollywood stunt pilot , movie producer and world aviation speed record holder . ' it said his aerial performances had featured in movies and television shows including ` iron man , ' ` jarhead , ' and the james bond film ` casino royale . ' china 's official xinhua news agency said other u.s. flyers scheduled to take part in friday 's opening ceremony had pulled out of the show . pilots and aircraft from sweden , france and lithuania were due to take part in the show .<doc-sep>following these modifications taranis used a specially-designed system that allowed the aircraft to generate a full set of flight data , without the use of an external probe or boom . meanwhile , italian firm piaggio used the international air show as the opportunity to show off its p. 1hh hammerhead drone craft . it carried out successful tests in february and is designed to perform intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance missions at 45,000 ft -lrb- 13,700 metres -rrb- . taranis also used latest stealth communication systems to stay in touch with its mission commander without revealing its position to the enemy . elsewhere , aero sekur presented its latest flexible fuel tanks to trade visitors at the international air show . aero sekur is already known for is flexible structures , including mars landing bags , and its latest is a fuel tank that uses two layers of rubber and kevlar . bae also announced its unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator taranis has successfully completed a second phase of flight testing . during tests , taranis -lrb- pictured -rrb- flew in a fully ` stealthy ' configuration , making it virtually invisible to radar . taranis -lrb- graphic pictured -rrb- is named after the celtic god of thunder and designed to fly faster than the speed of sound and evade enemy radar with its single-wing stealth design . during tests , taranis also used latest stealth communications systems to stay in touch with its commander without revealing its position . this creates a fuel tank that is half the weight of existing designs . it is also self-sealing , can be morphed into complex shapes , and does n't have the wear and tear seen on metal tanks . a video earlier this week also . revealed a boeing dreamliner plane rehearsing stunts it is expected to . perform to the public this weekend at the show . from . a terrifying vertical climb after take-off to a series of dramatic . turns , pilots mike byran and randy neville were shown putting the plane through its paces . the . moves , which include a turn so tight that the plane almost seems to . stand still as it banks around , imitate tricks more associated with a . compact fighter jet . a video earlier this week also revealed a boeing dreamliner -lrb- pictured -rrb- plane rehearsing stunts it is expected to perform to the public this weekend at the show . from a terrifying vertical climb after take-off to a series of dramatic turns , pilots mike byran and randy neville are shown putting the plane through its paces . the 260ft -lrb- 80 metre -rrb- plane normally carries around 280 passengers . its super lightweight design enables the pilots to perform the stunts . and in the long term will mean airlines spend a lot less on fuel , making them more environmentally sustainable . the 260ft -lrb- 80 metre -rrb- plane normally carries around 280 passengers . its super lightweight design of the plane enables the pilots to perform the stunts , and in the long term will mean airlines spend a lot less on fuel , making them more environmentally sustainable . meanwhile , italian firm piaggio used the international air show as the opportunity to show off its p. 1hh hammerhead drone craft . it carried out successful tests in february and is designed to perform intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance -lrb- isr -rrb- missions and believed to be capable of flying up to 45,000 ft -lrb- 13,700 metres -rrb- for more than 16 hours .<doc-sep>by . dan bloom . the thought of flying a high-speed plane in close formation 500ft above the sea would fill most people with dread . but it was n't enough for a trio of british pilots - who 've thrown wing-mounted explosives into the bargain . dubbed the flying comets , oxfordshire trio twister aerobatics are believed to be europe 's first ` pyrotechnic air display team ' , dazzling crowds all over the world with the stream of sparks which burst out of their wings . scroll down for video . sparks will fly ! the thought of flying a high-speed plane in close formation 500ft above the sea would fill most people with dread , but it was n't enough for a trio of british pilots - who 've thrown wing-mounted explosives into the bargain . oxfordshire trio twister aerobatics have dazzled crowds across the world , with strict safety rules . adrenalin : the team perform their routines of loop-the-loops and nose-dives at the barcelona air festival . in built up areas they fly at 1,000 ft for safety reasons . breathtaking : the trio of british pilots who make up the twister aerobatics team perform their pyrotechnic aerial display over sanicol , belgium , last year . flashes of light : team leader peter wells said it can take some time for a pilot 's eyes to adjust when flying in close formation , rotating as they go to the awe of the crowd . skilled : the twister aerobatics team perform at the royal bahrain international air show - and this picture shows just how close the planes fly to each other . awe : a display by the team last year over salagalia , italy . the team has performed in dubai , bahrain , poland and italy among other foreign countries .

<t> aerobatic stunts filmed during an airshow near neuquen , argentina . </t> <t> in a unique twist , the propeller planes were tethered together by chains . </t> <t> still , the pilots put on an impressive show , complete with loops and dives . </t>

trio of argentinian stunt pilots perform stunts while chained together<T>

the army completed its investigation last week into sgt. bowe bergdahl 's disappearance from a base in afghanistan five years ago , but the pentagon said tuesday that it does n't know when the report will be released . ` the investigating officer has done his work , but now that work is moving through the army system , and at each stop ... there will ... be questions , requirements for clarification , ' army colonel steve warren told reporters . ` so it 's working its way through the system as would any other investigation . ' the results of the army 's probe into whether bergdahl deserted his post will most certainly be withheld from the public until after november 's elections , if it discloses its findings at all . scroll down for video . army sgt. bowe bergdahl was freed from captivity in may after obama traded him for five taliban commanders . platoon mates of bergdahl say he deserted but the army is yet to release its formal report . the pentagon 's announcement has republicans and former platoon mates of bergdahl 's wondering what 's taking so long , as the facts of the case appear fairly cut and dried on the surface . according to soldiers who served with bergdahl , the 28-year-old willingly abandoned his base several days before he was kidnapped by the taliban and taken hostage in june of 2009 . for nearly five years he was held captive by the terrorist organization until president barack obama and the pentagon negotiated his release last may . acting on his own authority , obama traded five taliban commanders who were being held in detention at guantanamo bay for the release of bergdahl , who is now living and working at a base in san antonio , texas . bergdahl has not spoken out publicly since his return to the u.s. and has reportedly refused to meet with his family in person . in june the army announced that maj. gen. kenneth dahl , a veteran of two tours in afghanistan , would lead it 's official review of bergdahl 's conduct . the two-star general , who also serves as the deputy commanding general of 1st corps at joint base lewis mcchord in washington state , interviewed bergdahl in august . if cleared of wrong doing , sgt. bergdahl stands to receive $ 200,000 in back pay and $ 150,000 compensation for his troubles . the army said on friday that it had received dahl 's report and its ` reviewing it , ' but it has no timeline for the completion of its audit . ` as we stressed at on the onset , this will be a lengthy process conducted in accordance with applicable laws , regulation and policy , ' army officials said in a statement . ` we recognize the importance of the media and the public understanding of our investigative process , and look forward to future discussions on this issue . the statement went on to say that ` the army 's priority is ensuring that our process is thorough , factually accurate , impartial , and legally correct . ' ` consequently , at this time , it would be inappropriate to speculate on the potential results or the amount of time the review process will take to complete . ' reuters says that colonel warren , the pentagon 's spokesperson , denied on tuesday that the military was postponing the release of the report until after election day in order to give the president and his his political party cover from the potentially damning details of the probe . watch the latest video at & amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; lt ; a href = `` http://video.foxnews.com '' & amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; gt ; video.foxnews.com & amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; lt ; / a & amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; gt ; watch the latest video at & amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; lt ; a href = `` http://video.foxnews.com '' & amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; gt ; video.foxnews.com & amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; lt ; / a & amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; gt ; . bergdahl 's former platoon leader , sgt. evan buetow , and army lieutenant colonel ralph peters , a frequent fox guest , joined fox news ' sean hannity to discuss the army 's announcement that it had not reached a verdict yet , even though the general conducting the investigation has finished his report . ` there 's no way that they can conclude this investigation without the truth , ' buetow told hannity . the truth , he said , is that bergdahl deserted . ` there 's not one person -lsb- from his platoon -rsb- who disagrees , ' buetow claimed . but members of bergdahl 's unit say they do n't understand why the army 's assessment is taking so long . bergdahl 's former platoon leader , sgt. evan buetow , has said on numerous occasions that after bergdahl , then a private in the army , went missing , soldiers in his unit learned from locals they were observing over the radio that an american was wandering around town , looking for someone who spoke english so that he could communicate with the taliban . ` we 've come out when he first got released , and we explained exactly what happened . he deserted his post , all on his own , and we 're now still sitting here waiting for answers , ' buetow told fox news host sean hannity on tuesday evening . buetow said he was interviewed gen. dahl and had a ` lengthy ' conversation with him about the details of bergdahl 's disappearance , including the chatter the platoon heard over the radio . ' i have a list of the people that the general spoke to during this investigation , ' buetow told hannity . ` it 's everyone from the platoon , and i know exactly what they said . ` there 's no way that they can conclude this investigation without the truth . ' the truth , buetow said , is that bergdahl deserted . ` there 's not one person -lsb- from his platoon -rsb- who disagrees , ' buetow said . another former platoon mate of bergdahl 's , sgt. jordan vaughn , said wednesday on fox and friends that he 's also suspicious of delay , given that the military had ` five years to investigate this , talk to everyone who was there , who was involved , talk to the family , check the emails , look at the facts . ' ` the only thing that was missing here , the only piece , is bergdahl himself talking to him , ' he said . vaughn suggested that part of the problem is that dahl is not qualified to conduct the probe . ' i really want to see the line of questioning presented by major general dahl given that he is not an army investigator , ' vaughn said . sgt. bowe bergdahl is pictured here in an undated photo provided to reporters by the army . if bergdahl is cleared of desertion charges , he 'll receive $ 200,000 in back pay and stands to gain another $ 150,000 in compensation for his ordeal . he later referred to dahl as a ` general that has no experience ' leading ' a line of questioning in a criminal investigation . ' ` what are gen. dahl 's credentials ? ' he asked . vaughn said if the army does n't release its finished review to the public , he and other members of bergdahl 's platoon would ` look into filing a freedom of information act ' to obtain the report . fox 's kimberly guilfoyle , who was filling in this morning for regular fox and friends host elisabeth hasselbeck , commented that it seemed ` very politically expedient ' that the army is delaying the release of its report until after the election . on tuesday night , hannity noted that ` the army says politics has nothing to do with ' the protracted wait . ` i 'm not sold , ' he said . army lieutenant colonel ralph peters , a frequent fox guest , told hannity later in the show that he , too , believes the obama administration may have asked the army to sit on the verdict of its investigation until after nov. 4 . ` when it comes to why it 's being withheld , it 's obvious . it 's got ta be withheld until after the election because no matter which way the report goes , obama loses , ' he said . ` if the white house was able to exert sufficient pressure on the chain of command in the pentagon to whitewash bergdahl 's actions , then there 's gon na be this huge outcry from those serving in uniform , from veterans from conservatives , ' he noted . on the other hand , he said , ` if it turns out that the army got some backbone and really looked at what bergdahl did , listened to people like sgt. buetow and his platoon mates , and finds that , yes , he should be charged with desertion , well then the rose garden ceremony looks like an even greater debacle . ' ` so obama has dug himself into a very deep hole , and he ca n't stop digging , ' he said , referring to a news conference the president held at the white house on the day of bergdahl 's release with the sergeant 's parents . peters claimed that he has ` nothing personal ' against sgt. bergdahl and that he 's never met him . ` this is about a much greater issue than one individual who appears to have deserted from his post and left his comrades behind in war time , ' he explained . ` the principle is this : the obama administration really despises our military , in my view . and they understand why bergdahl would desert , they just do n't understand why anybody would join the military . returning back to the topic at hand , peters said that ` if there 's a whitewash , and bergdahl walks with all his back pay and stuff , the travesty , the precedent it sets for all future wars is that , `` hey dude , it 's ok , man . you do n't like what 's going on , walk away , we 'll cover for you . '' ` that 's profoundly wrong , ' he concluded .<doc-sep>six of sgt. bowe bergdahl 's former platoon mates are shopping proposals for a book and movie manuscript that are fiercely critical of the former prisoner of war . since bergdahl 's controversial release in may , the six have appeared together in the media angered by white house attempts to paint the solider as a ` war hero ' and united in their belief that he is a deserter . there are known to be at least two versions of the book , including one which depicts bergdahl as a ` premeditated ' deserter who ` put all of our lives in danger . ' scroll down for video . six of sgt. bowe bergdahl 's former platoon mates are shopping proposals for a book and movie manuscript that are fiercely critical of the former prisoner of war . another slightly more sympathetic version acknowledges that he was ` likely tortured ' during his five years in captivity and that his fate ` haunted us daily . ' bettina sofia viviano , a hollywood agent representing the six , told yahoo news that she is pitching the proposal to studios as an ` action-adventure in the vein of lone survivor or saving private ryan . ' the situation is complicated as bergdahl remains under army investigation and if found guilty of being a deserter could be charged with violating the uniform code of military justice . the six vets are all potential key witnesses in the investigation into bergdahl 's 2009 disappearance and several have already been questioned as part of the army 's investigation . ` we did n't politicize this ' : cody full , bergdahl 's former roommate , has already been questioned as part of the army 's investigation in bergdahl 's disappearance . ' i think he should be court-martialed , ' evan buetow , bergdahl 's former team leader . the former service members say they simply want to set the record straight and they have appeared repeatedly in the media in recent months . in june the six soldiers appeared on fox news and all raised their hands when asked if they thought he was a deserter . ` i think he should be court-martialed , ' evan buetow , bergdahl 's former team leader , told yahoo news . ` what we know is he 's a deserter . ' another issue is that bergdahl 's release has become a political football with republicans highly critical of the obama administration 's handling of the affair which saw five taliban guantanamo detainees freed in return . the would-be authors insist that they are n't advancing a political agenda but want to set the record straight , as they see it , about bergdahl 's conduct and president obama 's praise for him at a rose garden ceremony in may . ` we did n't . politicize this , ' said cody full , bergdahl 's former roommate . ` they . brought his parents out at a white house rose garden ceremony and . presented him as a hero . ' ` there . was no way we were going to sit down and be quiet while obama was . calling him a war hero , ' buetow . ` we 're just trying to tell the truth . it 's not my fault this would make obama look bad . ' some publishers are hesitant to back . the project while it remains a controversial issue according to a litery . agent working on the project . ` conservatives . are all over bergdahl and using it against obama , ' sarah durand , a . senior editor at atria books wrote to one of the soldiers ' agents , . according to the report . in june the six soldiers appeared on fox news and all raised their hands when asked if they thought he was a deserter . ' -lsb- m -rsb- y concern is that this book will have to become a kind of `` swift boat veterans for truth ' '' she wrote , referencing efforts by navy veterans who served with john kerry questioning his service in vietnam . bergdahl 's . former colleagues portray him as an oddball and a ` loner ' who seemed . initially excited to fight the taliban , but then spoke about . disappearing in the mountains . they . also discuss the frantic search for bergdahl after he disappeared , . codenamed ` operation yukon recovery , ' carried out in difficult . conditions . the . account also questions whether he aided the taliban after he disappeared . from his post in afghanistan in 2009 and was captured . bergdahl was released in may , after the obama administration for him . he spent nearly five years in captivity . bettina sofia viviano , a hollywood agent representing the six , told yahoo news that she is pitching the proposal to studios as an ` action-adventure in the vein of lone survivor ' the six say they are angered by white house attempts to paint bergdahl as a ` war hero ' , such as when his parents appeared with obama in the white house rose garden .<doc-sep>the taliban was ` thrilled ' when bowe bergdahl 's father ` claimed the white house for islam ' by thanking allah in his press conference with president obama , it has been claimed . the father of the freed soldier - who former colleagues claim was a deserter - said he was speaking arabic and pashto because his son 's english was poor after five years in captivity . but commentators accused him of giving the taliban a priceless propaganda tool , with one saying extremist sources in pakistan were delighted . threats : federal authorities have confirmed that threats have been made against bob bergdahl and his wife jani following their son 's controversial release . moment of release : sgt bowe bergdahl was shown struggling to adjust his eyes to the light at the moment he was released in a video released by a taliban website . former colleagues accused him of being a deserter . mr bergdahl spoke at the white house after 28-year-old bowe - the only american prisoner of war in afghanistan - was freed in exchange for five afghan detainees held by the u.s. introduced by the president in the rose garden on saturday , he spoke mostly english with some arabic and pashto . ` i 'd like to say to bowe right now , who 's having trouble speaking english , bismillah al-rahman al-rahim , ' he said . ` i 'm your father bowe . the people of afghanistan , the same . ` to . everyone who effected this ... throughout the whole of american . government and international governments around the world , thank you so . much . ' the arabic phrase bismillah al-rahman al-rahim appears prominently in the koran and means ` in the name of allah , the most gracious , the most merciful ' . sara carter , senior washington correspondent for conservative news network theblaze , said her taliban sources were ` thrilled ' at the phrase being used .<doc-sep>the army will conduct `` a comprehensive , coordinated '' review into the case of sgt. bowe bergdahl -- the recently freed soldier whom some have deemed a hero , others a deserter -- the military branch 's civilian leader announced tuesday . secretary of the army john mchugh began a statement on bergdahl 's case by saying that `` we are grateful that an american soldier is back in american hands '' and insisting `` our first priority is ensuring sgt. bergdahl 's health and beginning his reintegration process . '' mchugh did n't address specific questions surrounding how the soldier ended up detained in afghanistan or what he did while in that situation . but he did say that the military 's review `` will include speaking with sgt. bergdahl to better learn from him the circumstances regarding his disappearance and captivity . '' `` all other decisions will be made thereafter , and in accordance with appropriate regulations , policies and practices , '' mchugh said . authorities have n't given any indication that such a decision is coming anytime soon . speaking tuesday in warsaw , poland , president barack obama said that bergdahl had not then been interrogated by u.s. officials because he is still undergoing medical care . nor had he met yet with his family , according to the president . bergdahl -- who was released by his taliban captors in exchange for five prisoners held by the united states at guantanamo bay , cuba -- is at landstuhl regional medical center in germany . the five prisoners headed to qatar as part of the exchange . bergdahl will remain at that u.s. army medical center in germany until he completes treatment , a u.s. defense official there told cnn . after that , bergdahl will return to the united states and go to a san antonio military base , the official said . in his statement tuesday , mchugh suggested bergdahl 's medical treatment will be a driving force in what happens next and when it does . `` there is no timeline for this , and we will take as long as medically necessary to aid his recovery , '' mchugh said . hillary clinton wanted tougher deal for bergdahl . hailed as hero , condemned as deserter . the release of bergdahl , the last american soldier held captive from the iraq and afghanistan conflicts , spurred celebration in many circles . but others challenged the move -- including some critical because he was let go in exchange for guantanamo detainees , plus many of those who served with bergdahl who characterized him as a deserter whose `` selfish act '' ended up costing others ' lives . according to firsthand accounts from soldiers in his platoon , bergdahl -- sometime before he was set to go on guard duty -- shed his weapons and walked off an observation post with nothing more than a compass , a knife , water , a digital camera and a diary . the team leader , evan buetow , recalled to cnn 's jake tapper that bergdahl `` did not agree with the war effort in afghanistan '' and had said various things that , in retrospect , led him to believe the soldier had `` walked away . ''<doc-sep>a charge of awol suggests that the service member left a post or did not arrive for duty when required , but intended to return . a charge of desertion is when a service member leaves and has no intention of ever returning . punishment for desertion in peacetime can range from life in prison to a dishonorable discharge . deserting a post in a warzone during a time of combat is a much more serious offense , and therefore can carry the maximum punishment of death . impending report : the pentagon has been briefed on a report into the disappearance of army sgt bowe bergdahl who was freed from captivity in may after obama traded him for five taliban commanders . any final disposition of the case will determine what type of discharge bergdahl receives -- honorable or something less than honorable -- and also whether he will get as much as $ 300,000 in back pay and other benefits , including continued health care . an initial u.s. military investigation in 2009 concluded that bergdahl deliberately walked away , based on evidence available at the time . since his release , some former soldiers who served with him have labeled him a deserter and said he should be held accountable for leaving his post . others have suggested that troops were put in danger , and even killed , as they tried to find bergdahl . but there are also those who contend that even if bergdahl deliberately walked away , his five years in captivity were more than enough punishment for the soldier .

<t> the army completed its probe into bergdahl last week , but the pentagon said tuesday it does n't know when the report will be released . </t> <t> republicans and former platoon mates of bergdahl 's are wondering what 's taking so long . </t> <t> ` we explained exactly what happened . he deserted his post ... and we 're now still sitting here waiting for answers , ' bergdahl 's former platoon leader said . </t> <t> if the army does n't release its finished review to the public , a member of bergdahl 's platoon said he may file a freedom of information act request . </t>

bowe bergdahl ` deserter ' investigation is complete - but verdict will not be determined until after november 's elections<T>

for some parents it can feel like their children are never going to leave home , but spare a thought for adult giant armadillos . new research , using automatic camera traps , has shown at these rare and elusive scaly-skinned mammals have to put up with some extremely clingy offspring . scientists had thought that young giant armadillos struck out on their own to find their own territory at six weeks old , but research shows this is closer to 17 months . scroll down for video . remotely triggered camera trap pictures showed that alex the young giant armadillo was still interacting , often in quite tender moments , with his mother more than a year after he should have become independent . the four year study of the termite-eating creatures revealed the youngsters continue sharing dens with their mothers long after they are capable of looking after themselves . the findings suggest that giant armadillos may be nature 's equivalent of human parents who suffer from so-called ` full-nest syndrome ' , where their adult children stay at home well into their thirties . dr arnaud desbiez , head of the royal zoological society of scotland 's giant armadillo project , made the discovery while studying an adult female armadillo and her baby . night time camera traps set up in the pantanal tropical wetlands of brazil captured the never seen before intimacy between the mother and her son , which scientists called alex. dr desbiez said : ` we discovered that young giant armadillos continue to interact and share dens with their mothers for much longer than previously thought . '<doc-sep>he added that although the youngster began exploring and foraging on its own after six months , it continued to share a burrow for at least year after that . giant armadillos live in burrows in wetland habitats in south america and although normally solitary , mothers seem to allow their offspring to continue living with them for at least a year after they can care for themselves . dr desbiez first captured pictures of the wild baby armadillo with his mother in 2012 and was able to watch as he grew up . while spending short amounts of time away from home foraging , alex continued to regularly interact with her and either share her burrow or stay in another close by . it is still unclear exactly what age young armadillos finally break their ties completely from their mothers as alex is continuing to cling to his patient mother . giant armadillos are ` ecosystem engineers ' that help to protect other wildlife in the brazilian wetlands from the searing tropical heat , according to previous work by dr arnaud desbiez . using camera traps in front 70 giant armadillo burrows to take pictures of animals that came to use the burrows . published in the journal of biotropica , the study found that the mounds attracted pumas , tapirs , a type of wild pig called peccaries along with insects and amphibians . the burrows are thought to provide shelter for the animals from the heat during the day , and cold at night , by providing a stable temperature below ground .<doc-sep>dr desbiez said : ` think of them like wine cellars . ' armadillos are the largest members of the xenarthra order of mammals that includes anteaters and sloths , part of a family that goes back at least 65 million years . covered in a flexible armour that consists of up to 17 bands of horn and bone , they can grow nearly five feet in length , weigh up to 110lbs and live up to 15 years . they have large powerful claws for tearing into termite mounds . however , observing these creatures in the wild is extremely difficult as they are nocturnal and spend much of their time in their burrows . giant armadillos are currently categorized as vulnerable by the iucn red list as habitat loss and hunting has reduced their numbers . dr desbiez , a french researcher who lives in pantanal , started studying giant armadillos in 2010 , using radio trackers and camera traps in an attempt to learn about their hidden lives . they found that gestation lasts five months instead of four and that they only give birth to one baby at a time , instead of two as had been believed . dr desbiez believes the animals only give birth once every two years , meaning they invest huge amounts in raising their young .<doc-sep>his findings could also have a dramatic impact on attempts to conserve the mammals , as it means their population growth rates are extremely slow . with such a low birth rate , they can easily go extinct in local areas , he warned . dr desbiez was able to follow a mother giant armadillo and her baby , named alex , from the moment of birth using specially designed night vision cameras that filmed their intimate parenting behaviour . giant armadillos are rarely seen in the wild as they are nocturnal and tend not to live closely together so most research has been carried out on captive animals that have been kept in zoos . dr desbiez said : ` we have made lots exciting discoveries about their ecology and behaviour and interactions with other species and how their burrows are used by other species . ' now he hopes his camera trap images of the giant armadillos can help to raise awareness of the secretive creatures . the pictures he has captured have been awarded a runner up prize in the new behaviour and rare species categories of the bbc wildlife magazine camera-trap photo of the year 2014 competition . dr desbiez said : ` the worldwide recognition of these rare photographs helps share the wonder and passion we feel for the mysterious giant armadillo . ` due to its low population density , nocturnal activity and secretive nature , the giant armadillo could become locally extinct without anyone noticing . '<doc-sep>their jaws to decapitate the bees . after slaughtering thousands of the much smaller creatures , the hornets will then take over the nest for themselves . the species has already spread to france and fears are growing that giant asian hornets are headed for britain . the thumb-sized insects have been attacking people and experts struggle to explain why . there are fears the insects could head to britain after spreading to france in 2004 in a delivery of pottery . the hornets use their powerful sting , jaws , and superior size to kill up to 30,000 bees an hour . the deadly species are four times the size of british honeybees and have been known to wipe out entire hives as they look to claim the nest as their own . the species is four times the size of our native honeybees which are already struggling due to a mysterious syndrome which wipes out entire nests . the dark invaders with yellow feet are thought to have arrive in france in a delivery of chinese pottery from the far east in late 2004 . the insects have colonised huge swathes of france , spreading along waterways , and with a few hornets capable of destroying 30,000 bees in a couple of hours , honey production has plummeted . it has so far colonised 39 of france 's 100 administrative departments .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 14:19 est , 23 july 2012 . | . updated : . 17:00 est , 23 july 2012 . despite being dismissed as a mostly ancient disease , the threat of leprosy still exists in the u.s. today , and it can be dangerous if ignored . commonly referred to in the bible , leprosy -lrb- also known as hansen 's disease -rrb- has long been thought to have been eliminated -- as effective treatments are available . however , the health resources and services administration has reported that there are currently about 6,500 cases of the disease in the u.s. disease : leprosy has long been thought to have been eliminated - as effective treatments are available , but that 's not the case in places like madagascar , where proper medical care is scarce . while the disease can be spread between humans through respiratory droplets , health officials warn that some americans can be at risk when in contact with armadillos . last year , a study on the armoured mammals found that them to be the only non-human creatures that can carry the bacteria that cause leprosy . armadillos are native to mostly the southern portion of the u.s. in states like texas , but can also be found in states as far east as florida . beware the armadillo : a study last year found that the mammals are the only non-human creatures that can carry the bacteria that cause leprosy . the study , conducted by dr richard w. truman and published in the new england journal of medicine , linked . 30-40 cases of leprosy in the u.s. to armadillos . hardship : in the worst cases of leprosy , fingers and toes are lost and blindness can occur . dr truman said in a statement : . ` leprosy has been feared throughout human history , and there are still . regions in several countries , including in the southern united states , . where new cases of this disease continue to occur . ' according to the cdc , about 1-2million people worldwide have been left permanently disabled by leprosy . leprosy , which mainly affects the skin , is not a killer and can easily be cured today . but in countries where proper medical care is scarce like madagascar , mozambique , tanzania and nepal , the disease can lead to damaged nerves if left untreated . contrary to popular belief , leprosy does not cause a patient 's arms and legs to fall off , but can cause hands and fingers to shrink . it typically starts as a light-coloured patch on the skin that can go unnoticed because it causes no pain . in the worst cases , fingers and toes are lost or blindness occurs . the bacteria that causes the disease multiplies very slowly , with an incubation period ranging anywhere from three to 20 years . the disease is caused by two different types of bacteria : mycobacterium leprae and mycobacterium lepromatosis .<doc-sep>preserved in the fossil is a halo of guard hairs and underfur . residue , making megaconus only the second known pre-mammalian fossil . with fur . it was also found with sparse hairs around its abdomen . on its heel , megaconus had a long spur made from a tough protein substance which was thought to have been poisonous . similar to those found on modern egg-laying mammals , . such as male platypuses , this spur is evidence that this fossil was most . likely a male member of its species . researchers have described the megaconus as being similar to modern-day squirrels , pictured . the fossil was found with sparse hairs on the animal 's abdomen and fur around the top of the creature . this makes megaconus only the second known pre-mammalian fossil to have fur . professor luo said : ` megaconus confirms that many modern mammalian . biological functions related to skin and integument had already evolved . before the rise of modern mammals . ' the biological features of megaconus are described by scientists from the university of chicago in the journal nature . a terrestrial animal about the size of a large ground squirrel , megaconus was likely an omnivore , possessing clearly mammalian dental features and jaw hinge . its molars had elaborate rows of cusps for chewing on plants , and some of its anterior teeth possessed large cusps that allowed it to eat insects and worms , perhaps even other small vertebrates . it had teeth with high crowns and fused roots similar to more modern , but unrelated , mammalian species such as rodents . its high-crowned teeth also appeared to be slow growing like modern placental mammals . the skeleton of the megaconus , and in particular its hind-leg bones and finger claws would have given the animals a gait similar to modern armadillos , pictured . a previously unknown type of movement in mammaliaforms . the skeleton of megaconus - especially its hind-leg bones and finger claws - likely gave it a gait similar to modern armadillos , a previously unknown type of movement in mammaliaforms . prof luo and his team identified clearly non-mammalian characteristics such as its primitive middle ear , still attached to the jaw , is often seen in reptiles . the megaconus ' anklebones and vertebral column are also similar to the anatomy of previously known mammal-like reptiles . professor luo said : ` we can not say that megaconus is our direct ancestor , but it certainly looks like a great-great-grand uncle 165 million years removed . ` these features are evidence of what our mammalian ancestor looked like during the triassic-jurassic transition . ` megaconus shows that many adaptations found in modern mammals were already tried by our distant , extinct relatives . ` in a sense , the three big branches of modern mammals are all accidental survivors among many other mammaliaform lineages that perished in extinction . ' the fossil is now in the collections in paleontological museum of liaoning in china .<doc-sep>the report , from the national housing federation , warns that ` empty nest syndrome ' -- the moment when parents are left alone in the family home -- is ` becoming a thing of the past ' . most of the parents said their offspring ` simply could not afford to move out ' . the office for national statistics says around three million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 do not have a place of their own -- 20 per cent more than in 1997 when the uk house price boom began . it said the increase was remarkable because the number of people in this age bracket has remained largely the same . men are more likely than women to live with their parents -- 1.8 million compared with 1.1 million . david orr , chief executive of the federation , said : ` empty nest syndrome is becoming a thing of the past . moving out and setting up a family home of your own is a normal rite of passage . yet as rents , mortgages and deposits continue to soar out of reach , it is no longer an option for many . ` we 're delaying adulthood for grown-up kids who are left stuck in their childhood bedrooms . ' the report , based on a poll of 1,176 parents with children aged 21 to 40 , found that 27 per cent lived with their offspring . and it said having an adult child at home could have an adverse effect on parents , with 23 per cent saying it has ` caused them stress ' , 18 per cent that it has triggered family arguments and eight per cent that it has caused them to fall into debt .

<t> biologists captured intimate relationship between mother giant armadillo and her baby in the pantanal tropical wetlands of brazil . </t> <t> scientists had thought young giant armadillos left the nest at six weeks old . </t> <t> but images show young male armadillo called alex sharing den with his mother more than a year after he was capable of looking after himself . </t> <t> female armadillos found to give birth to just one baby every two years . </t> <t> study turns much of the accepted science about the animals on its head . </t> <t> it also has implications for how they are protected in the wild . </t>

are giant armadillos the ultimate ` full nest syndrome ' sufferers ? young mammals stay at home 11 times longer than first thought<T>

crows use tools and can even outsmart a human child , and now scientists have found another way in which the birds are like us . in tests , the birds revealed a tendency to be either left or right beaked . researchers studying new caledonia crows discovered the clever corvids display a preference for holding a stick tool on a certain side of their beaks - and this could be to make the most of their wide field of vision . crows show a tendency to be left or right beaked by holding tools such as sticks -lrb- pictured -rrb- on the right or left side of their beaks . researchers believe the birds may be trying to keep the tip of the stick in view of the eye on the opposite side of their heads in order to use it in the most dexterous way . researchers believe the birds may be trying to keep the tip of the stick in view of the eye on the opposite side of their heads , so they can see clearly in order to use tools in the most dexterous way . lead scientist dr alejandro kacelnik , from oxford university , said : ` if you were holding a brush in your mouth and one of your eyes was better than the other at brush length , you would hold the brush so that its tip fell in view of the better eye . this is what the crows do . ' new caledonian crows have surprised experts with their ability to use sticks to extract larvae from burrows and , in captivity , retrieve food placed out of reach . the new study , published in the journal current biology , also suggests that the birds ' unusually wide field of vision actually helps them to see better with one eye . new caledonian crows -lrb- stock image -rrb- have surprised experts with their ability to use sticks to extract larvae from burrows and , in captivity , retrieve food placed out of reach . and now the new study suggests that the birds ' unusually wide field of vision actually helps them to see better with one eye . a previous experiment by the university of cambridge proved that members of the crow family are n't just among the cleverest birds , they are smarter than most mammals - and can perform tasks that three and four-year-old children have difficulty with . scientists said that , while having very different brain structures , both crows and primates use a combination of mental tools , including imagination and the anticipation of possible future events , to solve similar problems . other experiments involving the same family of birds found that caledonian crows can use up to three tools in sequence to obtain food . the university of oxford 's behavioural ecology research group said this was the first demonstration of spontaneous sequential tool use in a species other than humans . a separate study also found rooks can use stones to raise the level of water in a vessel in order to bring a floating worm into reach .<doc-sep>urban-living carrion crows have been witnessed learning to use road traffic for cracking nuts . co-author dr antone martinho , also from oxford university , said : ` we thought that their binocular fields would facilitate binocular vision , perhaps allowing the birds to judge the distance from tool tip to target . ` it turned out that , most frequently , they only see the tool tip and target with one eye at a time . ' dr kacelnik added : ` birds and humans face similar problems in tool use and many other activities . ` studying similar problems across species helps to put all of them in perspective . ' scientists at the language , culture and cognition lab at the university of auckland have been studying the intelligence of tool-making new caledonian crows for over 10 years . they have shown that crows can use tools to solve eight problems in a row . in february , dr alex taylor , a lecturer in evolutionary psychology set up an experiment in which a crow , named 007 , performed a series of tasks without seeing the difficult course beforehand . the wild crow learned to use individual props during its three months of captivity , but had to work out the order in which to use them to complete the challenge and get an inaccessible treat . the animal was later released . 007 completed the eight-stage puzzle in just two-and-a-half minutes . first , it pulled a string attached to the branch it perched on towards itself to reach a short stick dangling below . a crow , named 007 , performed a series of tasks without seeing a difficult course made up of eight problems , beforehand -lrb- illustrated -rrb- . the bird completed the eight-stage puzzle in just two-and-a-half minutes . crows have a reasoning ability rivalling that of a human seven-year-old , research has shown . scientists came to the conclusion after subjecting six wild new caledonian crows to a battery of tests designed to challenge their understanding of cause and effect .<doc-sep>the tasks were all variations of the aesop 's fable , in which a thirsty crow drops stones to raise the level of water in a pitcher . in the ` water displacement task ' , crows worked out how to catch floating food rewards by dropping heavy objects into water-filled tubes . they demonstrated an ability to drop sinking rather than floating objects , solid rather than hollow objects , to choose a high water level tube over one with low water level , and a water-filled tube over one filled with sand . the birds ' understanding of the effects of volume displacement matched that of human children aged between five and seven , scinetists from the univesrity of auckland claimed . the crow then picked up the short stick in its mouth to complete stage one . it then immediately made its way to a narrow container containing a meaty treat and tried to use the stick to reach it - but it was too short . the bird kept hold of the stick and made its way to the first of three boxes , which each contained a stone unreachable without the stick behind wooden bars . 007 then used its stick to drag a stone from the first box and picked it up in its beak to complete stage two . but then it dropped the stone , seemingly temporarily stumped as what to do with it . however , the persistent creature picked up the stick again and retrieved a stone from the second of the boxes and placed it in a separate perspex container . 007 picked up the stone it had already retrieved and posted it into the clear container too , before retrieving the final stone from the final box . when it posted the last of the stones into the perspex box , its weight pushed down a compartment , which allowed the crow to access a long stick and complete stage eight . armed with the long stick , the crow immediately used it to poke inside a narrow box treat containing a treat and dragged the morsel towards itself . the clever bird was rewarded for its hard work and mental agility in completing the series of eight challenges .<doc-sep>it 's often been said crows show a remarkably high level of intelligence - they can remember faces , use tool , and communicate in sophisticated ways . but a new study has found they are even smarter than first thought , as they can solve complex tasks previously thought possible only by humans , apes and monkeys . and most impressively , they performed the tasks spontaneously - without any prior training . scroll down for video . research led by lomonosov moscow state university in russia tested the intelligence of crows . the study found they could solve a shape-association task -lrb- shown -rrb- . it involved picking similar - but not matching - shapes to find food . two crows were found to be successful 78 per cent of the time . the research , published in current biology , was carried out by psychology professor dr ed wasserman from the university of iowa and three researchers from lomonosov moscow state university in russia . ` what the crows have done is a phenomenal feat , ' said dr wasserman . ` that 's the marvel of the results . it 's been done before with apes and monkeys , but now we 're dealing with a bird ; but not just any bird , a bird with a brain as special to birds as the brain of an apes is special to mammals . ' researchers studying new caledonian crows recently discovered the clever corvids display a preference for holding a stick tool on a certain side of their beaks - and this could be to make the most of their wide field of vision . the researchers believe the birds may be trying to keep the tip of the stick in view of the eye on the opposite side of their heads , so they can see clearly in order to use tools in the most dexterous way .<doc-sep>by . alex greig . published : . 18:20 est , 17 october 2013 . | . updated : . 02:17 est , 18 october 2013 . an extremely rare whale distinguished by its long saber-like teeth and preference for sub-arctic waters has washed ashore in venice beach between the venice pier and marina del rey . the female stejneger 's beaked whale , also known as the saber-tooth whale , washed up overnight tuesday and was taken for examination to the los angeles county natural history museum . experts are puzzling over how the species , typically found in the bering sea or the freezing waters off japan , managed to get so far south . discovery : heather doyle , director of heal the bay 's santa monica pier aquarium points out shark bites found on the beached stejneger 's beaked whale that washed ashore tuesday in the venice beach area of los angeles . ` we helped get it out of the water , ' peter wallerstein of marine animal rescue told city news service .<doc-sep>olfactory marks in their environment , and some , like koalas , have . special pectoral glands for scent marking . ` humans , . with their limited sense of smell , ca n't even gauge the complexity of . messages contained in olfactory markings , which may be as rich in . information as the visual world , ' he said . an . experiment by the university of cambridge has proved that members of . the crow family , known as corvids , are n't just among the cleverest . birds , they are smarter than most mammals and can perform tasks that . three and four-year-old children have difficulty with . scientists said that , while having very . different brain structures , both crows and primates use a combination of . mental tools , including imagination and the anticipation of possible . future events , to solve similar problems . other experiments involving the same family of birds found that caledonian crows can use up to three tools in sequence to obtain food , which the university of oxford 's behavioural . ecology research group said is the first demonstration of spontaneous . sequential tool use in a species other than humans . a study also found that rooks can use stones to raise the level of water in a vessel in order to bring a floating worm into reach . urban-living carrion crows have been witnessed learning to use road traffic for cracking nuts .<doc-sep>they may only have a brain the size of a thimble , but it appears pigeons can categorise and name objects in the same way a human children learn new words . a new study from the university of iowa has shown that the birds are capable of learning to categorise 128 different photographs into 16 basic categories . scientists taught three pigeons to attribute different breeds of dog or types of shoe , for example to a particular symbol in exchange for a reward . pigeons , like the one above , can learn to categorise objects in a similar way to young children learn words . when they were shown black and white pictures of previously unseen dogs or shoes , the birds were able to correctly attribute these to the corresponding symbols . the scientists behind the project say this is a similar approach taken by young children when they are first learning words for objects . crows are widely thought to be among the most intelligent of birds , but a recent study found they are even smarter than first thought , capable of solving complex tasks previously thought possible only by humans , apes and monkeys . most impressively , they performed the tasks spontaneously - without any prior training . two hooded crows were placed into a wire mesh cage into which a plastic tray containing three small cups was occasionally inserted . the sample cup in the middle was covered with a small card that had a colour , shape or number of items pictured on it . the other two cups were also covered with cards - one that matched the sample , and one that did n't . the cup under the matching card contained mealworms , which the crows were rewarded with if they chose the correct match . the crows were then required to conduct a similar task but with images on cards that did not precisely match . researchers were surprised that the not only could the crows correctly perform these relational matches , with a success rate of 78 per cent - 50 per cent being regarded as chance - but that they did so spontaneously , without explicit training . however , the researchers said it took their birds around 40 days to perfect the task of learning just 16 categories . professor edward wasserman , a psychologist at the university of iowa who led the work , said : ` our birds ' rate of learning appears to have been quite slow . human adults regularly learn 16 categories in the space of an hour , yet , pigeons took 45,000 trials to reach their associative limits . ` would children learn faster than pigeons ? almost certainly . however , our pigeons came to the experiment with literally no background knowledge . ` they did not understand the nature of the `` task '' , they had not encountered these categories before , and they had empty lexicons . ` children , on the other hand , bring all of these things to bear on the problem of learning words . ` thus , the more relevant comparison group may be newborn infants , who indeed take 6 -- 9 months to learn their first words . ' on each training day , the researchers presented each of the pigeons with 128 randomly ordered images . each image fitted into one of 16 categories - baby , bottle , cake , car , cracker , dog , duck , fish , flower , hat , key , pen , phone , plan , shoe , tree . the birds then had to peck on one of two different colour symbols presented to them on a touchscreen computer - one that was associated with the correct category and the other the wrong category . if the birds selected the correct symbol they were rewarded with a pellet of food . incorrect choices plunged the birds into darkness foir a new seconds . after the training , the birds were then presented with images from the categories they had not seen before to see if they could correctly attribute them . the pigeons had to select coloured symbols as in the above example were taught to associate with objects . the pigeons had to select the symbols that correctly corresponded to images they were shown on a screen . pigeons are known for their ability to find their way home , but the new study suggests they are even smarter . one of the birds reached an accuracy of 80 per cent , a second achieved 70 per cent accuracy and the third was 65 per cent accurate . writing in the journal cognition , the researchers said their experiment was a very simple mirror of the way children are taught words - by their parents pointing to pictures and asking them to name the object . they said : ` our paradigm is not a direct analog of human word learning . ` nevertheless , it does offer a unique biological model of a critical property of word learning - namely , the fact that a learner must map many exemplars to many categories . ' professor wasserman added : ` unlike prior attempts to teach words to primates , dogs , and parrots , we used neither elaborate shaping methods nor social cues . ` our pigeons were trained on all 16 categories simultaneously , a much closer analog of how children learn words and categories . ` differences between humans and animals must indeed exist - many are already known - but , they may be outnumbered by similarities . ` our research on categorization in pigeons suggests that those similarities may even extend to how children learn words . ' the scientists taught the pigeons to group images of real objects into the 16 distinct categories shown above . pigeons are known to be smarter than many birds and their homing instinct allows them to memorise their location and find their way home from hundreds of miles away . professor bob mcmurray , another psychologist who took part in the study , said the results showed that human learning is not as unique as was previously believed . he said : ` children are confronted with an immense task of learning thousands of words without a lot of background knowledge to go on . ` for a long time , people thought that such learning is special to humans . ` what this research shows is that the mechanisms by which children solve this huge problem may be mechanisms that are shared with many species . ' researchers studying new caledonian crows recently discovered the clever corvids display a preference for holding a stick tool on a certain side of their beaks - and this could be to make the most of their wide field of vision . the researchers believe the birds may be trying to keep the tip of the stick in view of the eye on the opposite side of their heads , so they can see clearly in order to use tools in the most dexterous way . lead scientist dr alejandro kacelnik , from oxford university , said : ` if you were holding a brush in your mouth and one of your eyes was better than the other at brush length , you would hold the brush so that its tip fell in view of the better eye . this is what the crows do . ' new caledonian crows surprised experts with their ability to use sticks to extract larvae from burrows and , in captivity , retrieve food placed out of reach . the study , published in the journal current biology , also suggests that the birds ' unusually wide field of vision actually helps them to see better with one eye .

<t> scientists from oxford university showed the birds display a preference for holding a stick tool on the right or left side of their beaks . </t> <t> this may be because they are trying to keep the tip of the stick in view . </t> <t> technique enables them to use tools in the most dexterous way . </t> <t> study hints bird 's wide field of vision helps them see better with one eye . </t>

crows are ` left-beaked ' or ` right-beaked ' : birds have a preference when it comes to holding tools - just like humans<T>

adorable photos of a mother elephant scooping her calf out of a pool of water have emerged from south africa . the mum and her herd came to the rescue of her baby - using only their trunks to fish him out . the photos were taken in addo national park near port elizabeth , in south africa , where around 600 elephants call home . adorable photos of an elephant and her herd scooping a baby calf out of the water have emerged . in addo national park in south africa , a sweet baby calf tumbled into a pool of water . amateur photographer adele van schalkwyk , who works as a technologist at a private pathology laboratory in vredenburg , south africa , said she could sense the emotion from the herd as she took the photos . she said : ` when i took these photographs , i was amazed to see the level of compassion and teamwork between the elephants helping the little one . ` from the moment they arrived at the dam , they were protecting the little one . when it slipped and fell in , they quickly came together and with their trunks , helped it out . ' the mum and her herd immediately sprung into action - fishing the baby out of the water with their trunks . adele van schalkwyk happened to be in the area and snapped several photos of the sweet moment . ` when i took these photographs , i was amazed to see the level of compassion and teamwork , ' she said . the 46-year-old photographer named the series together with love after one of the photos that shows four of the elephants helping the calf . miss van schalkwyk , who said she was happiest when photographing ` the gifts of nature ' , added : ` they tried to keep the calf away from the water . in one of the photos you can actually see how one uses her trunk to try and keep him away . ` but like a naughty child he did not listen and again slipped and fell . they quickly used their trunks to help him out though . ' the 46-year-old amateur photographer called the series of photos ` together with love ' though the mother did try to keep the calf away from the water , he did n't listen ` like a naughty child ' but as soon as he slipped , the four elephants quickly used their trunks to rescue him . addo national park is the third largest in south africa . the original elephant section of the park was developed in 1931 to protect the animals , when only around 11 elephants remained in the area . miss van schalkwyk said : ` so many elephants and animals are hunted to near extinction . it is important to see that these animals do have emotion and feelings and are not just something to profit by . ` in today 's world , with so many things going wrong , i think we humans can learn a lot from these animals . ' the addo national park is the third largest in south africa and home to over 600 elephants . ` it is important to see that these animals do have emotion and feelings , ' van schalkwyk explained . ' -lsb- elephants -rsb- are not something to profit by , ' she added . ' i think we humans can learn a lot from these animals '<doc-sep>by . john hall for mailonline . this is the moment a young elephant was sent flying after unwisely attempting to intimidate a huge buffalo bull . the over-confident calf was among a herd of elephants refreshing themselves at the spekboom lagoon in addo elephant national park , south africa when the mature buffalo walked towards the water to join them . while the adult elephants seemingly paid little attention to their new drinking partner , the calf was clearly put out by his presence - charging towards him in the bizarre hope that his tiny frame would somehow scare the massive buffalo into leaving the area .<doc-sep>taking a tumble : after making the unwise decision to challenge a mature buffalo more than twice his size , the self-assured elephant calf was sent flying several feet into the air by a single shove of the larger animal 's massive head . over-confident : the calf was clearly put out by the presence of the mature buffalo at the watering hole and decided to charge towards him in the bizarre hope that his tiny frame would somehow scare the huge bull into leaving the area . standoff : the small calf was among a herd of elephants refreshing themselves at the spekboom lagoon in addo elephant national park , south africa when the buffalo walked towards the water to join them . brace : while the adult elephants seemingly paid little attention to their new drinking partner , the calf decided it would be a good idea to try and intimidate the massive bull . crunch : the bull was n't intimidated at all and casually waited until the young elephant was within striking range before using his massive head to shove him away .<doc-sep>by . harriet arkell . published : . 08:04 est , 7 august 2013 . | . updated : . 08:51 est , 7 august 2013 . this is the terrifying moment an angry female elephant charged a photographer as he took pictures from an open safari jeep . jagdeep rajput was travelling through the corbett national park in india in an open safari jeep when he came within feet of a female asian elephant who saw him and decided to charge . accompanied by her calf , the elephant and her previously peaceful herd began thundering down the track towards him . this is the terrifying sight that confronted photographer jagdeep rajput when an asian elephant , accompanied by her calf , charged him in india 's corbett national park . wildlife photographer mr rajput , 52 , who lives in delhi , said : ` the charge was extremely loud and violent - she obviously did n't want any human beings around . ' his driver , whom he said was experienced in the ways of the local elephants , put his foot down and got them away safely , but not before mr rajput , who has won several photography awards , got this stunning image . mr rajput , who has studied and photographed elephants for more than 20 years , said the elephant 's behaviour was out of character . ` this particular place is normally frequented with both visitors and animals , and the elephants are usually very sociable and quite used to people being around them , ' he said . female adult asian elephants and their calves tend to move about together in groups of up to 15 , and for most of the year they are timid and unwilling to attack . however , rogue elephants , particularly those with calves , sometimes make unprovoked attacks on passers-by , taking up position near a road and making it impassable to travellers . shaken but not stirred : jagdeep rajput , 52 , has spent 22 years studying and photographing elephants , but said the female charging him was out of character .<doc-sep>this is the adorable moment a baby elephant attempts to take on a bus load of tourists with its most ferocious charge - before thinking better of it and running back to its mum . the 12-month-old calf was caught on camera running full-on at the holidaymakers , who were visiting the mfuwe lodge in south luangwa national park , zambia . it even attempts jumping up on its back legs practising its most terrifying moves . getting ready : the calf stands by the herd as the tourists film from a nearby bus .

<t> a mother elephant was snapped scooping her calf out of a pool of water with the help of the herd . </t> <t> mischievous baby slipped and fell despite mum attempting to keep him out of the water . </t> <t> amateur photographer managed to capture the entire rescue on camera at south african safari park . </t>

photographer at addo national park captures elephant herd rescuing calf<T>

biologists have proved that the gecko 's ability to climb and hang from slippery surfaces is effortless . a tokay gecko is pictured . you may think spiderman 's ability to scale vertical walls is pretty neat , but the superheroes abilities are nothing compared to a gecko 's . after years of wondering whether the lizards have to exert energy to stick to walls , biologists have proved their talent is effortless . researchers found that the adhesive power comes purely from the adhesive toe pads on the underside of gecko feet . and they came to this conclusion by sticking dead geckos to slippery surfaces . the lizards , which are found in places with warm climates , can cling to even shiny vertical surfaces with the most remarkable strength . the tests were carried out by biologists at the university of california , riverside . ` with regards to geckos , being sticky does n't require effort , ' timothy higham , an assistant professor of biology at the university said . together with william stewart , a postdoctoral researcher in his lab , assistant professor higham found that ` dead geckos maintain the ability to adhere with the same force as living animals , eliminating the idea that strong adhesion requires active control . ' ` death affects neither the motion nor the posture of clinging gecko feet . ` we found no difference in the adhesive force or the motion of clinging digits between our before - and after-death experiments . ' for years , it has been presumed that the ability to stick to surfaces has required muscle activity instigated by a gecko to push its foot and toes onto a surface to enhance adhesion . researchers proved the sticking power simply comes from the adhesive toe pads -lrb- pictured -rrb- on the underside of gecko feet , by proving that even dead geckos can stick to walls . for years , it was presumed the ability required muscle activity instigated by a gecko to push its foot and toes onto a surface to enhance adhesion . geckos climb on a wide variety of surfaces , including smooth surfaces such as glass . they have adhesive pressures of 15 to 30 pounds -lrb- 6.8 kg to 13.6 kg -rrb- per square inch for each limb , meaning a gecko can hang its entire body by one toe . a gecko 's toe consists of a microscopic hierarchical structure of stalk-like setae - 100 microns in length , 2 microns in radius . from individual setae , a bundle of hundreds of terminal tips called spatulae - approximately 200 nanometers in diameter at their widest - branch out and contact the climbing surface . these hairs create an electrostatic force known as van der waals . it causes neighbouring molecules to be attracted to each other . although very weak , the effect is multiplied by thousands of tiny hairs that cover a gecko 's toes , allowing them to stick firmly to surfaces . to test the well-held belief , the biologists used a device involving a controlled pulling system . this device applied increasing pulling forces to a gecko foot and measured ` clings ' by pulling it in a controlled manner along a vertical acrylic sheet . it also recorded adhesion with video cameras . the experiments showed that the adhesive force , or motion , of a gecko foot when pulled along a vertical surface was similarly high and variable when the gecko was alive and immediately - within 30 minutes - after death . geckos can climb a variety of surfaces , including smooth glass . their sticky toes have even inspired climbing devices , such as so-called spider-man gloves . the toe pads on the underside of gecko feet contain tiny hair-like structures called setae , which stick to surfaces through frictional forces as well as forces between molecules , called van der waals . these tiny structures are so strong that the setae on a single foot can support 20 times the gecko 's body weight . the controlled experiments are the first to show that dead animals maintain the ability to adhere with the same force as living animals . the results refute the notion that actions by a living gecko , such as muscle recruitment or neural activity , are required for gecko feet to generate forces . ` with regards to geckos , being sticky does n't require effort , ' timothy higham , an assistant professor of biology at the university said . a live tokay gecko is shown . ` the idea that adhesion can be entirely passive could apply to many different kinds of adhesion , professor higham said . ` this is clearly a cost-effective way of remaining stationary in a habitat . for example , geckos could perch on a smooth vertical surface and sleep for the night - or day - without using any energy . ' the new work suggests that the ` active ' component of gecko adhesion is actually a reduction of adhesion force when the gecko lifts its feet by curling up the tips of the digits , while the rest of the foot remains on the surface . dr stewart explained : ` we found that the dead animals were more likely to experience damage to their adhesive system , which suggests that the active control may actually prevent injury . ` in other words , when the forces become too high , the gecko likely releases the system using its muscles . ' the study , which was published in the journal biology letters , may now be used to develop new robots . a climbing system inspired by geckos has turned spider-man fiction into fact by making it possible for a human to scale vertical glass . during tests , an 11-stone -lrb- 70kg -rrb- volunteer crawled up a 12ft -lrb- 3.6 metre -rrb- pane using just sticky attachments on his hands and feet . the gadgets employ the same natural molecular forces that allow gecko lizards to scurry around on ceilings . a climbing system inspired by geckos has turned spider-man fiction into fact by making it possible for a human to scale vertical glass . during tests , an 11-stone -lrb- 70kg -rrb- volunteer crawled up a 12ft -lrb- 3.6 metre -rrb- pane using just sticky attachments on his hands and feet -lrb- pictured -rrb- . hair-like setae on a gecko 's toe pads create an electrostatic forces known as van der waals , which causes neighbouring moleules to be attracted to each other . although very weak , the effect is multiplied by thousands of tiny hairs that cover a gecko 's toes , allowing them to stick firmly to surfaces . scientists created tiny tiles called ` microwedges ' to generate van der waals forces and produce a dry adhesive even more efficient than the gecko 's . during the experiment , the volunteer testing these microwedge attachments simply peeled them on and off the glass . the us team led by dr elliot hawkes , from stanford university , wrote in the journal of the royal society interface : ` using this system , a human of mass 70 kilograms -lrb- 11 stone -rrb- successfully ascended a 3.6-metre -lrb- 11 ft -rrb- vertical glass wall with 140 square centimetres of gecko-inspired dry adhesives in each hand . ` the synthetic adhesion system creates a nearly uniform load distribution across the whole adhesive area , improving upon the adhesive-bearing structures of a gecko 's toe and enabling a human to climb vertical glass using an area of adhesive no larger than the area of a human hand . ' the demonstration was reminiscent of the way spiderman scales skyscrapers in the marvel comics and films , -lrb- illustrated left -rrb- , as well as the way tom cruise clings to the burj khalifa in dubai during mission impossible : ghost protocol -lrb- pictured right -rrb- .<doc-sep>on the plus side , had the geckos somehow become aware of their impending doom , i 'm guessing there would 've been several rounds of camera-free , super kinky , we 're - all-going-to-die lizard sex . `` hey , ladies ! look who brought whipped cream and tiny handcuffs ! '' as the russian space agency began sharing updates with the public , it quickly became a running joke online . the space sex geckos were suddenly famous to the world . but probably dead , for their clumsy end was perilously near . which sort of takes the fun out of being international lizard celebrities . nevertheless , they were stars . even comedian john oliver , on his hbo show `` last week tonight , '' latched on to the story and started the twitter hashtag #gogetthosegeckos . however , on monday , september 1st , a couple weeks short of its intended stay in space , the satellite came crashing back down to earth , where the world finally learned the fate of the space sex geckos . in a statement , roscosmos later confirmed their worst fear . something went horribly wrong .<doc-sep>by . ruth styles . published : . 14:11 est , 17 january 2013 . | . updated : . 10:27 est , 18 january 2013 . from snakes to lizards , geckos and even stick insects , the animal-loving british are n't afraid to take unlikely pets to heart . but the slimy jellyfish has confounded all attempts to domesticate it - until now that is . so delicate are the wobbly fish , . attempts to keep them as pets have ended in death for the jellyfish . thanks to the filters used in tanks for tropical fish . expensive : jellyfish art 's specially designed jellyfish aquarium comes complete with wibbly residents .<doc-sep>after russia 's space agency lost contact with the satellite later that month , a connection was re-established before the satellite landed yesterday . a journalist from the country , anatoly zak , tweeted live updates from the touch-down and revealed the fate of the animals - one of which was male and other four female . next to a photo of the satellite , he tweeted : ' #fotonm4 lands successfully ' . but he later added : ` all #geckos onboard landed #foton satellite are found dead ' a representative at the institute of biomedical problems -lrb- istc -rrb- , which was carrying out the experiment , told russian news agency itar-tass : ` it 's still too early to talk about the geckos ' cause of death . '<doc-sep>a gecko 's toe consists of a microscopic hierarchical structure of stalk-like setae - 100 microns in length , 2 microns in radius . from individual setae , a bundle of hundreds of terminal tips called spatulae - approximately 200 nanometers in diameter at their widest - branch out and contact the climbing surface . these hairs create an electrostatic force known as van der waals . it causes neighbouring molecules to be attracted to each other . although very weak , the effect is multiplied by thousands of tiny hairs that cover a gecko 's toes , allowing them to stick firmly to surfaces . adopting the same principle , scientists created tiny tiles called ` microwedges ' to generate van der waals forces and produce a dry adhesive even more efficient than the gecko 's . during the experiment , the volunteer testing these microwedge attachments simply peeled them on and off the glass . geckos climb on a wide variety of surfaces , including smooth surfaces such as glass . a gecko 's toe -lrb- pictured -rrb- consists of a microscopic stalk-like setae , 100 microns in length , 2 microns in radius . these hairs create an electrostatic force called van der waals that causes molecules to be attracted to each other .

<t> biologists examined the stickiness of live and dead geckos in a lab . </t> <t> they discovered that the sticking power of their toes is effortless - and even dead geckos can adhere to smooth surfaces . </t> <t> study proves creatures do n't have to actively use their muscles or strength to engage the sticky pads on their feet to climb walls . </t> <t> toe pads on gecko feet contain tiny hair-like structures called setae . </t> <t> they use friction caused by van der waals forces to stick to surfaces . </t>

even dead geckos stick to walls<T>

uefa 's first new ` nations league ' - the competition which is being brought in to replace a number of friendly dates - will be played between september and november 2018 . each country will play six matches in the new tournament , which will see uefa 's 52 countries split into four divisions , each with four groups of three or four teams . the winners of the four groups in division a - which will be made up the strongest teams - will play semi-finals and final in june 2019 to become the uefa nations league champions .<doc-sep>video scroll down for uefa approve new nations league tournament to replace friendlies . uefa president michel platini addresses an audience at a uefa conference in october . the tournament will replace friendly fixtures like england 's game against norway in september .<doc-sep>the four semi-finalists will also qualify automatically for the finals of euro 2020 , which is being played in 13 countries across europe with the final at london 's wembley stadium . uefa said in a statement : ` the key driver of the uefa nations league is sporting integrity , as member associations , coaches , players and supporters increasingly feel that friendly internationals are not providing adequate sporting competition .<doc-sep>` in addition , the competition will help uefa realise its stated goal of improving the quality and standing of national team football while maintaining the balance between club and international football . ` the competition will establish the uefa nations league champions every odd year while also allowing all nations to play competitively at their level . '<doc-sep>uefa launched its new nations league this week , promising to shake up the international calendar and replace pointless friendlies with meaningful competition . the inaugural tournament will take place in 2018 and 2019 , helpfully filling the gap between the world cup and european championship . but what is the nations league and how will it work ? we answer all the key questions for you . england will be one of the 54 uefa countries to take part in the nations league , to be launched in 2018 . how has this nations league come about ? uefa and its members have long wanted to find a way of spicing up those largely meaningless friendlies that fill the international calendar . you only have to look at pictures of a half-empty wembley for their september friendly with norway to understand why england and other countries are in favour of introducing more competitive matches that generate more interest and shift tickets . this idea has been on the agenda at uefa committee meetings since 2011 and , on thursday , uefa finally unveiled the finer details of the new nations league . england line up to play norway in a september friendly in front of a sparse wembley crowd . so what 's the format ? the nations league will be comprised of four divisions -lrb- a-d -rrb- . each of these is then sub-divided into four groups of either three or four teams -lrb- numbered 1-4 -rrb- . uefa 's 54 nations will be split between the four divisions , according to their position in the rankings as they stand in november 2017 . division a will include the top-ranked european nations , like germany , spain , england , france and italy . division d will contain the minnows like san marino , luxembourg and gibraltar . divisions a and b will consist of four groups of three teams . division c will comprise two groups of three teams and two groups of four teams . division d will feature four groups of four teams . the nations in each group then play each other home and away across the double-header international weeks in september , october and november 2018 . the format of the uefa nations league , which features four divisions sub-divided into four groups each . world champions germany will be one of the favourites for the nations league when it launches . the teams that finish top of the four groups within division a - the top one - then progress to a final four competition to be staged in june 2019 . they will play in a knockout format with semi-finals and then a final at neutral venues to determine the uefa nations league champions . there is also promotion and relegation between each of the divisions with four teams moving in each direction for the next running of the competition . how does this affect euro 2020 qualifying ? uefa claim the new system will make the european championship qualifying more streamlined . the qualifying tournament will take place as usual but will take less time , being held between march and november 2019 . the winners and runners-up from the 10 qualifying groups advance automatically to the finals as is the case now . the remaining four places at the finals will come from nations league play-offs . within each of the four divisions , the four group winners will advance into the play-offs , to be played in march 2020 . they will then play semi-finals and a final to determine which four nations reach the tournament . if the group winners have already booked their place at euro 2020 , their place will be allocated to the next best ranked team in their particular division .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the `` league of nations '' might sound like the next hollywood blockbuster , but uefa 's latest plan to revolutionize international football caused nothing but confusion when it was announced thursday . the game 's european governing body has stepped up its attempt to bring more prestige to friendly games , creating more opportunities for countries to qualify for the 2020 european championship finals and the 2022 world cup in qatar . but it has left journalists and fans bamboozled , with nobody seemingly able to explain just quite how the tournament will work -- even uefa admits the format `` has not been finalized . '' instead , social media was awash with doubts and more questions than answers over the new system , which was given the go-ahead at the uefa congress in astana , kazakhstan . set to commence in september 2018 , the competition will involve all 54 member nations , with four divisions of 12-14 teams divided into four smaller pools . the top-ranked teams will be in the first division , and the lowest-ranked in the last . the winner of each mini-pool will then meet at a neutral venue in june 2019 , and the overall division winner automatically qualifies for the euro 2020 finals . it would mean that one of the weaker nations from division d would be guaranteed a place at the tournament . the remaining 20 qualification places for euro 2020 will be decided through the usual qualifying process , with games played from 2019 , possibly going on as late as march 2020 . there is the possibility that a team may reach the league of nations playoff final having already made it through to either the world cup or european championship finals .<doc-sep>by . charles sale . plans are at an advanced stage for a league of nations football competition within europe to spice up the much-maligned friendly dates in the international calendar . the uefa initiative , which is expected to win support from the 54 national associations , will be further developed at the annual congress in kazakhstan next month , with a start date scheduled for 2018 after the world cup in russia . the latest developments come as the fa recognise a need for quality friendlies to fill wembley in the wake of such an uninspiring euro 2016 fixture list that practically guarantees qualification . new ideas : uefa president michel platini is supporting a new european league of nations tournament . challenge : england would face european countries in a league format before progressing to a knockout competition under the plans . big draw : facing some of europe 's top countries could help the fa avoid empty seats at wembley , like there were against moldova last year . the proposed league of nations format , to be played over a two-year period with semi-finals and final in a year without a major championship , would see the 54 countries split into various leagues offering promotion , relegation and wild card places at euro 2020 . england would expect to be in the top division of 12 countries , split into four groups of three to provide a last-four for the knockout stages . on top of that set of matches , the fa would still have occasional friendly dates on which to play showcase opponents , such as the republic of ireland or brazil . option : the fa will still be able to host top tier friendlies , like the one played against the republic of ireland in may 2013 .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- european football 's governing body , uefa has revealed that 32 of its 54 member states have declared an interest in hosting matches at the 2020 european championships . traditionally , the tournament is hosted by one or two nations , but matches in 2020 will be shared between 13 cities across europe . uefa , who announced a change in format for the tournament 's 60th anniversary last december , welcomed the enthusiastic response from the national football associations . `` we are extremely proud to see the huge interest in the bidding process , with more than half of our member associations willing to host matches at uefa euro 2020 , '' uefa president michel platini said . `` the finals will be a great celebration of football across the european continent , and the 60th anniversary edition will be truly special , by really coming to the doorstep of all football fans . '' platini initially floated the idea following the 2012 championships hosted by poland and ukraine and a decision to change the format was agreed by uefa 's executive committee last december before being confirmed in january . the format , dubbed a `` euro for europe , '' has attracted interest from reigning euro champions , spain and the other traditional powerhouses of european football -- germany , france , italy , netherlands , portugal , greece and england .

<t> the uefa nations league will be contested by international teams . </t> <t> the tournament will replace a series of friendly fixtures between september and november . </t> <t> uefa 's 52 countries will be split into four divisions with four groups in each division . </t> <t> the winners of the four groups in division a will qualify for euro 2020 . </t>

uefa nations league format confirmed with tournament to launch in 2018<T>

ladies and gents , put down your technology and have more sex . that 's the advice from a team of scientists who found people are becoming so enveloped by their phone and tablets that their love lives are being put on the back burner . so if you are one of those reading this on your smartphone in bed , a glance across the sheets is likely to reveal your partner is engrossed in theirs too . the researchers discovered 70 per cent of women said smartphones were interfering in their romantic relationship . the study said technology and the screens that consume us are creating ` technoference ' in couples . a new study has found 70 per cent of women believe smartphones are interfering with their love lives , creating ` technoference ' between couples -lrb- file picture -rrb- . that ranges from picking up the phone while partners are casually hanging out to checking facebook while in the middle of an argument . ` you see it everywhere ' , said sarah coyne , psychologist at brigham young university and an author of the study .<doc-sep>` like at a restaurant where couples have their phones , both of them , on the table , right there . i think that is so easy for them to pick it up if it buzzes . ' the study surveyed 143 married or cohabiting heterosexual women and asked them about their phone , tv , computer and tablet habits . it also asked about how their partner used technology , if there was any conflict about using technology , and about their satisfaction with their relationship and life overall . the participants said computers were the most interfering technology in their relationship , followed by mobiles . they also reported that of five scenarios presented to them , the most common interference was seeing a partner pick up his phone during ` couple leisure time ' , with 62 per cent of women reporting this happened at least once a day . experts have advised banishing smartphones and tablets from the bedroom to spice up your love life . relationships expert alison bruzek , writing on the npr website , said 40 per cent of women said their men would get distracted by the tv during a conversation at least once a day , while a third said he would take out his phone in the middle of a conversation or during a meal together . a quarter said their partner would actually send texts or emails to another person while they were having a face-to-face conversation .<doc-sep>but worse than the intrusions was the way they made the women feel ; they found , as you might expect , that conflict over technology was associated with poorer relationships , which in turn were associated with lower life satisfaction . michelle drouin , developmental psychologist at indiana university and purdue university , fort wayne , said : ` with mobile phone technology emerging on the scene as quickly as it did , we all jumped into computer-mediated interactions without really thinking much about the implications . ' however , this study involved a small group of women , and the researchers acknowledge that these correlations could be due to other factors affecting a person 's well-being . but for those feeling similarly aggravated by smartphone interrupts , the authors say the answer is n't to completely remove technology from the relationship . ` it 's not silly for couples to make rules about technology , ' said dr coyne . ` just having the discussion about what 's ok and what 's not when it comes to devices at the dinner table or in the bedroom can help . ' her own method : ` put -lsb- the phone -rsb- out of my reach , like on top of the refrigerator , just so that it releases the temptation . ' the study was published in the journal psychology of popular media culture .<doc-sep>if it 's less than 30 degrees it 's a girl , with seven out of ten claiming the technique accurately predicted their baby 's sex . more unusual methods included a twelfth who looked at the size and shape of their breasts , and a fifth who used a chinese gender calculator to guess the sex using conception date and the mother 's age . overall , one in eight couples admitted they had tried to ` sway ' the gender of their child to get their desired sex . this included more than a third making love in a specific position . over a fifth had sex at set times of the month , with making love on the day of ovulation believed to be more likely to create a boy . but if couples stop having sex three to four days before ovulation their efforts are more likely to produce a girl . one in 16 couples also timed sex to match phases of the moon . many tried a ` gender diet ' , with one in seven mothers eating a diet said to influence the sex , along with a twelfth making their partner follow suit . it is claimed a low calorie diet with lots of leafy green veg and fruit makes it more likely to have a girl , with brooding mothers-to-be skipping breakfast . one in ten mothers to be polled by parenting site netmums used the ` nub theory ' to predict their baby 's gender . they claim that if the nub - a small lump which where the genitals will develop - is pointing up by 30 degrees or more it 's a boy , if less then it 's a girl . but for a boy , they should have a high calorie diet packed with potassium rich foods such as bananas , red meat and salty food . and breakfast is a must . netmums , which polled a total of 2,227 women , found 11 per cent now get early tests to find out the sex of the baby before the 20 week scan . a further eight per cent booked a high-powered 14-week scan which is the first time the baby 's gender is usually clear . netmums managing director rimi atwal , said : ` selfies at 10 weeks gestation may seem strange but young mums use selfies at every step of their lives , so sharing scan pictures is the natural way to involve friends , families and even strangers in their pregnancy . ` the popularity of the nub theory has created a huge community online with mums-to-be sharing others joy and supporting them as they go through the special time of pregnancy . '<doc-sep>dr nikki goldstein says that our busy lives are one of the main reasons why couples end up having less sex and time together . around 90 per cent of australian couples are having less sex than when they first met , according to new research . sexologist dr nikki goldstein told daily mail australia that busy lives are one of the main reasons couples end up having less sex and time together . couples need to build up their emotional connection and because australian men are not taught to talk about their emotions it makes it difficult , she said . ` people need to have fun , you need to be able to laugh with your partner to make your sex life better . ` you do n't need to renovate your house into a dungeon into something like out of fifty shades of grey . ` couples just need to implement one thing into your behaviour to change things . ` not everyone is going to do a sex tape but it 's something different and fun and that is what sex should be about . the emotional connection will grow with communication ' she said . the survey revealed that despite 70 per cent of couples still feeling a deep attraction towards one another , they were still unable to have regular intimacy . dr goldstein said : ` it is very normal for intimacy to fall by the wayside when life gets busy . ` time seems to speed up each year with kids at school , long days at work and all of a sudden it has been days , weeks or months since you last shared some alone time with your partner . '<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 19:20 est , 18 august 2013 . | . updated : . 19:20 est , 18 august 2013 . absence really does make the heart grow fonder , as new research reveals brits who work away from home actually have more sex with their partner . couples who spend at least one night a month working away from home have a hotter sex life than those who share a bed every night , the study found . seven out of 10 couples get frisky the night before one of them leaves on business and again when they get back -lrb- 67 per cent -rrb- . romantic : having a reunion after time apart can reinvigorate relationships , a survey reveals . more than half find being torn away from their lover and then reunited a turn-on -lrb- 54 per cent -rrb- , the study of 2,007 couples reveals . eight out of 10 workers confess being away from the stresses and strains of home makes them more likely to get it on . and one in four admit they 're more likely to be in the mood because they have more energy after a night in bed alone . couples who spend one to two nights away a month have sex 110 times . that 's nearly twice as much as those who stay away separately less than 12 times per year -lrb- average 56 times -rrb- . a night away together also boosts the chances of romance , according to the report by boutique serviced apartments collection blue rainbow aparthotels . couples are nine times more likely to get intimate between the sheets when they 're away from home as they feel more relaxed , it shows -lrb- 88 per cent -rrb- . kim mcallister , 29 , a dental nurse from penicuik , scotland , said : ` my fiance is a recruitment consultant , so he spends one or two nights away every month . ` i 'm always sad to see him go , so we usually make love before he goes away . ` then i 'm so refreshed when he gets back that i 'm fired up and ready for more when he gets home . ' not so happy families : sharing a bed every night does not necessarily mean that you will have more sex with your partner . scottish lovers were the friskiest - seven out of 10 always get passionate to welcome their partner home -lrb- 76 per cent -rrb- . manchester residents are less amorous , with only a third always having sex when reunited -lrb- 33 per cent -rrb- . will hannah , managing director of blue rainbow aparthotels , said : `` we 're over the moon that the environment in our serviced apartments makes our guests feel relaxed . ` if that means the end result is they get amorous when they return home , then that 's an added bonus . ` it 's only natural for lovers to behave in this way when faced with separation , so we 're glad we 're able to help spread the love . '<doc-sep>the more couples read about others ' exciting lives on social media , the more likely they were to view their own with disappointment and disdain . reclaim your home . placing smartphones and tablets away from the bedroom and the places we eat is a big step in the right direction . people can fall into ` text ' arguments in ways they never would face-to-face . misunderstandings are all too easy when you ca n't read someone 's body language . and friendships are affected as we replace meet-ups with online communication . the more we get out of practice at being with other human beings , the scarier physical closeness becomes , chipping away at our happiness . we all need deep communication and we 're not getting it . many children now skype relatives more regularly , but visit them less . most grandparents would prefer a call and a visit . technology can be a beautiful way to keep in touch , but it should be an addition , not a replacement , to real relationships . what you can do ... reclaim your home . placing smartphones and tablets away from the bedroom and the places we eat is a big step in the right direction . use a proper alarm clock , not your phone . when you are meeting friends put your phone on ` airplane mode ' and allow at least 20 minutes of uninterrupted communication . when you text your partner saying ` i love you ' , close your eyes , picture your partner and really feel that love . when you send someone an ` x ' in a text , make sure you give them a kiss in real life when you get home . digital inferno by paul levy is published in the uk by clairview books , # 12.99 .

<t> scientists found 70 % of women said smartphones were interfering in their love lives , creating a ` technoference ' in couples . </t> <t> ranges from picking up the phone while couple are hanging out to checking facebook while in the midst of an argument . </t> <t> participants said computers were the most interfering of all technology . </t> <t> experts advise banishing smartphones and tablets from the bedroom . </t>

couples are having less sex as phones and tablets get in the way of love lives<T>

those with a fear of flying may want to look away now . lukla airport boasts the dubious honour of being known as the world 's most dangerous airport and one look at its unique airstrip will explain why . with a fall of 9,200 ft awaiting passengers at the end of the runaway , flying to or from this asian destination is not for the faint of heart . braced for impact : a plane pictured coming into land at nepal 's lukla airport - the most dangerous landing strip in the world . pressure : tenzing-hillary airport in lukla , khumbu , eastern nepal , does n't have a control tower , radar or navigation devices - meaning pilots have to rely on what they can see from their cockpit to land and takeoff . tenzing-hillary airport , also known as lukla airport , is a single landing strip in the town of lukla , in khumbu , eastern nepal , and has been named by the history channel and many seasoned travellers as being the most dangerous airport in the world . these photographs , captured by photographer wojciech zwierzynski , 34 , capture the petrifying landing . ` it was a very scary experience flying in the airship , mainly because two days before my flight , the plane from the same company had crashed and 14 people died , ' said wojciech . ` this airport in lukla does not have any radar or navigation devices ; so the pilot can only depend on what they can see from the plane 's cockpit . do n't look down : the tiny runway ends at a cliff edge with a 9,200 ft drop to the ground below . daunting : this image shows the view from the cockpit of a plane coming in to land at lukla airport . ` because the airport is on the mountain ridge , when you start descending you have to land . there is no option to stop descending and have a second try . ' with a sloped runway just 20 meters wide and 460 meters long , less than a tenth of the length of the standard 5,500 metres at international airports , this is one of the steepest approach pathways in the world .<doc-sep>since the 1970 's , lukla airport has had an astonishing amount of accidents , with the number now reaching into the double figures . the most severe accident to date being the 8th october 2008 flight , where the aircraft crashed on final approach and caught fire , killing eighteen passengers and crew . challenging : the 460 metre long runway - less than a tenth of the length of those at international airports - is also situated on a steep incline . brave travellers : a group of passengers on a plane coming into land at the most dangerous airport in the world . all aboard : a group of tourists wait to board a plane departing from lukla airport . the airport is the main route for those trying to reach the everest region . and for those looking to scale mount everest , lukla airport is the nerve rattling start of many expeditions . wojciech says : ` there are two ways to reach the everest region - fly 45min from lukla airport or hike for approximately five days . needless to say most of people chose the first option . ` tourists are the `` golden vain '' for local community . they spend money in lodges , hotels and restaurants . ` without the airstrip the number of tourists visiting the area will be significantly lower . ' a plane begins to lift off the ground just a few metres before the end of the runway and the 9,200 ft drop . easy option : many travellers use lukla airport to reach the everest region as the alternative involves a five day hike . fast link : it takes just 45 minutes to reach the everest region flying from lukla airport .<doc-sep>' i am here in nepal . again for filming ... not any more for climbing , ' he said , adding he did . reach the base camp of mount kanchenjunga during his visit . ' i am full of energy and full of enthusiasm for this country . ' everest diamond jubilee : edmund hillary and tenzing norgay reached the summit of everest on may 29 , 1953 . since then thousands of people have scaled the 29,035 ft -lrb- 8,850 m -rrb- peak . celebrations : miss hillary sits on a horse-drawn carriage during a parade through kathmandu marking the 60th anniversary of her grandfather 's conquest of mount everest with tenzing norgay . he was among many climbers who . travelled to nepal for the celebrations , who were honoured with flower . garlands and scarfs as they took part in the ceremony . as . they paraded around the nepalese capital they were followed by hundreds . of revellers who marched holding banners to mark the anniversary . the . british-funded trip to the summit of everest in 1953 changed . mountaineering forever and made new zealander hillary and nepalese guide . norgay into household names . ` we . should be proud that two great people have opened the door not just to . climbing everest but to tourism for the nepalese people , ' said tenzing 's . grandson tashi tenzing .<doc-sep>two pilots walked away red-faced but unharmed after the co-pilot forgot to lower the landing gear on approach and the plane made a belly landing at an airport in taiwan . it happened while the daily air pilots were simulating an emergency landing at the airport in taitung city on sunday . the failure to deploy the landing gear was not part of the training session , and the taiwanese airline says the forgetful co-pilot may have been too focused on the simulated emergency . scroll down for video . a crane was brought in to lift the damaged plane off the runway after it made an unexpected belly landing . it happened while the pilots were simulating a left engine failure at the airport in taitung city , taiwan . the embarrassing mistake occurred while the pilots were simulating a left engine failure and practicing take-offs and landings in the dornier do 228 aircraft , the china post reported . when it landed on its belly the plane skidded nearly 700ft before coming to a stop . the airport was shut for two hours while a crane was brought in to lift the damaged plane off the runway and place it on a flatbed lorry . the taipei-based airline says the forgetful co-pilot may have been too focused on the simulated emergency . the pilots were practicing take-offs and landings in the dornier do 228 aircraft when it landed on its belly . a farmer who lives nearby told the china post he heard a loud rumbling sound at the airport and when he arrived he saw a plane lying flat on the runway and the two pilots climbing out of the aircraft . the plane is capable of holding nearly 20 passengers , but no one else was on board . taiwan 's aviation safety council sent a team to taitung airport to investigate the belly landing and assess the damage to the aircraft and runway . the taipei-based airline operates flights between the mainland and taiwanese islands .<doc-sep>gatwick airport was forced to close its only runway for 20 minutes on sunday while an air china flight performed an emergency landing . planes arriving and departing from the west sussex airport were delayed after pilots discovered a fault with the plane 's landing gear on board flight ca852 shortly after take-off . the plane , owned of china 's biggest airline , sent out a ` squawk ' code 7700 , which is the international signal for an unspecified emergency . scroll down for video . an air china airbus a330 similar to the plane that made an emergency landing at gatwick airport . data from flightradar showed the airbus a330 - flying from london to beijing - circling over sussex and the english channel at 8,000 ft before finally returning to the airport . it took off as scheduled at 1.30 pm but landed almost two hours later after reportedly dumping fuel , which is usually done to lighten the aircraft or reduce the risk of fire . passengers claim that the captain announced the gear could not be retracted after take-off , requiring them to return to london . an observer on the ground reported the wheels at the front of the aircraft had been lifted up , but the main landing gear towards the read of the plane appeared to still be down when the aircraft climbed out of gatwick . the runway at gatwick airport was closed for 20 minutes before the plane was towed to a stand . a spokesperson at gatwick said the runway was closed shortly after 3.20 pm but was re-opened around 20 minutes later before the plane towed to a stand . he added : ` due to a technical issue , an air china aircraft had to make a return journey to gatwick airport . ` it landed safely with no injury to passengers . the runway was temporarily closed while the aircraft was safely taxiied to a stand . ` the runway was reopened within 20 minutes and as a result there were some minor delays to outbound aircraft . ' the flight landed safely and no injuries were reported on board .<doc-sep>by . wills robinson . published : . 13:47 est , 17 february 2014 . | . updated : . 15:23 est , 17 february 2014 . an easyjet plane had to abort its landing just seconds before it touched down because it was caught in a huge gust of wind . the a320 aircraft was in the final moments of its approach into luton airport when the pilot was forced to bring the wheels up . he had already attempted to land in the high winds , but had to pull up after overshooting the runway . steady : the easyjet a320 had straightened up after being swayed by the winds as it headed towards the runway . final moments : the wheels were almost touching the runway at luton airport as it reached the last stages of the approach . gust : the wind then jolted the aircraft to the right , forcing the wing towards the ground . as it came down for the second approach , the plane was swayed side to side by the wind . it was only a few feet from the ground when the pilot had to pull up for a second time . the photographer said he thought the wings were going to hit the runway . trevor nash , 52 , from hemel hempstead was out walking his dog when he saw the plane making an initial approach . he told mail online : ` one plane overshot the runway , and then came back 20 minutes later . ` it looked a bit odd as it was coming in . i could barely stand up the wind was so strong . ` but i just started taking photographs . abort : the nose of the plane then lifts up as the pilot chooses to abandon the landing . ` suddenly , the plane flipped to the left , then straightened . just as it was about to land , it suddenly tipped to the right and had to abandon the landing . ' i thought the wing was going to hit the floor , it could not have been more than four or five feet off the ground . ' i would not have wanted to be on that plane . ' a spokesman for the airline said : ` easyjet can confirm that an empty positioning flight from stansted to luton performed a `` go around '' at luton and returned to stansted due to the windy conditions at luton . ` although the pictures may appear dramatic the winds were within operating limits and there were no passengers onboard the flight . easyjet 's pilots are highly trained in order to manage these kind of situations . the aircraft landed routinely at luton later the same day . ` an internal safety report was filed in accordance with the airline 's procedures . safety is the airline 's highest priority . '

<t> tenzing-hillary airport does n't have a control tower , radar or navigation . </t> <t> pilots are forced to rely on the view from their cockpit to land and takeoff . </t> <t> the 460 metre long runway - a tenth of standard length - is also on a slope . </t> <t> if a pilot misjudges landing or takeoff , they face a 9,200 ft fall off a cliff edge . </t>

photographer captures plane landing on clifftop nepalese runway at tenzing-hillary airport<T>

for the first time , evidence of frankincense being used in the elaborate burials of roman britain 's elite has been discovered . archaeologists have been able to prove that the religious resin was used by wealthy romans , who settled in areas of the country , including london and york , more than 1,700 years ago . the sweet smelling substance , which was more valuable than gold for millennia , was found on skeletal remains and plaster body casings dating back to the 3rd and 4th centuries . frankincense -lrb- pictured -rrb- , one of the gifts carried by the three kings in the christmas story , was used in elaborate burials in roman britain more than 1,700 years ago , according to new research . the discovery shows that even while the roman empire was in decline , the precious resin was being transported to its furthest northern outpost for use in funerals of high ranking individuals . until now , evidence for the use of resins in ancient funerary rites has rarely come to light outside of egypt . the discovery was made by carrying out molecular analysis of materials previously thought to be of little interest -- debris inside burial containers and residues on bones - which looked like mere dust . chemical analysis carried out on 49 burials in dorset , wiltshire , london and york revealed traces of the southern arabian sap from the boswellia sacra tree , on four of them . another 10 contained evidence of other resins from the mediterranean and northern europe . it 's the first time archaeologists have been able to prove that frankincense was used by romans who settled in britain . traces of the resin were found inside the coffin of a wealthy roman woman who was buried in the fourth century ad in london , or londonium as it was known . her silt-filled coffin is shown left and bust , right . frankincense comes from the resinous sap from a unique family of boswelia trees .<doc-sep>only one , boswelia sacra , produces the highest grade of frankincense , also known as ` true ' or ` commercial ' incense . careful incisions are made in the tree at key times of year , and the sap slowly pours out . once the sap dries and hardens it is ready to be used . to release its scent the frankincense is either burned or smouldered over hot coals . classical texts claim that the aromatic , antimicrobial substances were used as a practical measure to mask the smell of decay , or slow decomposition during the often lengthy funeral rites of the roman elite . but it was frankincense 's ritual importance that justified its transportation from one end of the empire to the other . seen both as gifts from the gods and to the gods , resins were thought to purify the dead and help them negotiate the final rite of passage to the afterlife . rhea brettell , a student at the university of bradford , explained : ` archaeologists have relied on finding visible resin fragments to substantiate the descriptions of burial rites in classical texts , but these rarely survive . ` our alternative approach of analysing grave deposits to find the molecular signatures of the resins - which fortunately are very distinctive - has enabled us to carry out the first systematic study across a whole province . ' the resins were only recovered from burials of higher status individuals , identified from the type of container used , the clothing they were wearing , and items buried with them .<doc-sep>professor carl heron from the university said : ` it is remarkable the first evidence for the use of frankincense in britain should come from such seemingly unpromising samples , yet our analysis demonstrates that traces of these exotic resins can survive for over 1,700 years in what others would reject as dirt . ' classical texts mention these aromatic , antimicrobial substances as being used as a practical measure to mask the smell of decay or slow decomposition during the often lengthy funeral rites of the roman elite . the resin was also presented to the baby jesus by the magi -lrb- illustrated -rrb- . one of the frankincense-impregnated coffins contained the remains of a noble woman , who was laid to rest with expensive jewellery . the rich young lady was buried in a sarcophagus in the fourth century and her remains were discovered near spitalfields market in the city of london in 1999 . dr rebecca redfern , of the museum of london , which is home to the remains , said : ` this eye-opening study has provided us with new and amazing insights into the funerary rituals of late roman britain . the research , published in the journal of archaeological science , mentions resins from three different plant families , including pistacia from the mediterranean or the levant , pinaceae from northern europe and boswellia -lrb- frankincense -rrb- from southern arabia and eastern africa . the romans , greeks , egyptians and israelites all used frankincense as part of their religious ceremonies . it was extensively used in burial rituals as an embalming material , an offering to the departed , and a means to cover the odour of the dead body . the roman emperor , nero , burned an entire year 's harvest at the funeral of his favourite mistress and the resin of course featured in the christmas story , which is where many westerners recognise it from . frankincense comes from the resinous sap from the boswelia sacra tree -lrb- pictured -rrb- and the sap is extracted by making careful incisions in the tree 's bark .<doc-sep>it is known to most people as one of the three gifts borne by the wise men when they visited the newborn jesus . but now frankincense - an aromatic resin - is being hailed as a medical marvel . for scientists have discovered that it could be used to treat ovarian cancer . in tests , leicester university researchers found that a chemical in frankincense killed cells from hard-to-treat tumours . healing : the aromatic substances is being hailed as a medical marvel that could help treat tumours . ovarian cancer is symptomless in the earliest stages and usually not diagnosed until it is too late , making it the deadliest gynaecological cancer . there are more than 7,000 cases a year in britain and 4,300 of these women will die from the disease - around 12 a day . frankincense , the resin of the boswellia sacra -- a small tree found in oman , yemen and somalia -- is known for its anti-inflammatory properties and has long been used in folk medicine , along with resin from other types of boswellia . it is being studied as a treatment for several cancers . the leicester university researchers said : ` frankincense is taken by many people with no known side-effects . ` this finding has enormous potential to be taken to clinical trial in the future and developed into an additional treatment for ovarian cancer . '<doc-sep>by . sarah griffiths . humans have been decorating graves with flowers for almost 14,000 years , say archeologists . the first evidence the tradition of floral tributes has been dug up in israel where sage , mint and other plants were used in ceremonial burials . in modern times the tradition is used as a sign of respect or remembrance , but it is believed to have started thousands of years ago to disguise the stench of the rotting corpse . it was also hoped the scent of the plants would stop animals being attracted to the grave to dig up the body . the earliest evidence of humans burying their dead with flowers , 13,700 years ago , was discovered in the same location at mount carmel last summer . researchers found sage , mint -lrb- pictured -rrb- and other plants buried with the skeletons . the latest findings suggest this ritual may have been more complex than first thought . the ancient romans often laid out the ground of the tomb as a garden so the spirit could enjoy itself as it wandered . the latest discovery was unearthed at the bottom of 13,700 to 11,700 year-old graves at a scenic prehistoric burial spot known as raqefet cave overlooking the mediterranean coast .<doc-sep>by . victoria woollaston . potholes are the bug bane of every driver , but it seems that they 're not a modern affliction . archaeologists have discovered that as far back as the roman empire , drivers were forced to deal with faulty and uneven road surfaces . wheel ruts found in a newly excavated road surface in devon are thought to be similar to those at pompeii , and were caused by carts being driven over them . a roman road discovered on an archaeological dig has repairs to the road surface , proving pot holes are nothing new . small pieces of clay and rocks -lrb- pictured -rrb- were found that had been laid after the original rocks had been placed , suggesting the romans attempted to fill these ruts and make the road smoother . clay and rocks found in these ruts , that appear to have been laid after the original rocks had been placed , suggest the romans attempted to fill them to make the road smoother . archaeologist danielle wootton , the devon finds liaison officer for the portable antiquities scheme said : ` the road must have been extensively used , it 's intriguing to think what the horse-drawn carts may have been carrying and who was driving them . ` this is a fantastic opportunity to see a snapshot of life 2,000 years ago . ' the excavation at ipplepen began following the discovery of a complex series of archaeological features thought to be part of the largest romano-british settlement in devon outside of exeter . in roman times , people travelled on land on horseback , in carts pulled by oxen , or walking on roads they created , known as viae . floor mosaics of the frigidarium of the cisiarii baths in ancient ostia show a typical roman cart being pulled by horses -lrb- pictured -rrb- . during roman times , people travelled on . land on horseback , in carts pulled by oxen , or walking on roads they . created , known as viae . before the . romans arrived , the region had no proper roads and while the majority they . built were straight and designed to be the shortest route possible , roads . were known to zigzag to make going uphill easier . straight roads also saved construction time and material costs . when . they built a road across boggy ground , for example , roman engineers . placed sticks and sheepskins as foundations , to stop the road sinking . the . romans then built their roads on foundations of clay , chalk and gravel , .<doc-sep>did not think it was worth the effort of digging , but he persevered , . and the rest is history . he followed the required . procedure in reporting the discovery under the portable antiquities . scheme , which encourages the voluntary recording of archaeological . objects found by members of the public in england and wales . the local finds liaison officer realised its significance immediately . although its financial value is low -- just a few hundred pounds - the hoard is historically very important . exciting discovery : two of the roman coins found by mr hemmings , 41 . these show the head of tiberius . pot luck : mr hemmings made the amazing discovery just weeks after he bought a metal detector from a friend for # 300 . the piece on the left shows the bare head of claudius i . impressive haul : in total , mr hemmings came across 15 coins - thought to have been dropped by a soldier some 2,000 years ago . the coin on the left features the head of janus , the god of beginnings and transitions . eleanor . ghey , a british museum expert , said the moeny is likely to have been . dropped by a soldier at the time romans first came to the country . ` these . coins are likely to be close in date to the conquest of britain in ad . 43 . they almost pinpoint the time when the romans were first in britain .

<t> experts at the university of bradford analysed roman coffins and bones . </t> <t> they found traces of frankincense on four of the 4th century caskets . </t> <t> it 's the first time archaeologists have been able to prove that the religious resin was used by wealthy romans who lived and died in the uk . </t> <t> study shows resin was transported during declining of the roman empire . </t> <t> ritual importance and practical burial properties justified the long journey . </t>

frankincense found in the graves of wealthy romans buried across the uk - and the discovery shows how far the resin travelled<T>

zlatan ibrahimovic will be forced to nurse his recent heel injury for the rest of the ligue 1 season , claims paris saint-germain club doctor eric rolland . the swedish striker has been sidelined for the majority of the 2014-15 campaign with the complaint and has made just 11 appearances for the french club so far . ibrahimovic looks set to miss psg 's forthcoming match against nantes on saturday in order to be fit enough to face barcelona in the champions league next week .<doc-sep>psg club doctor eric rolland believes zlatan ibrahimovic will be struggling with a heel injury all season . club doctor rolland told rmc sport : ` he still has pain in his heel . it 's pain that can change in intensity . '<doc-sep>` recently it has n't got worse but it will be present until the end of the season . zlatan will not play every game . ` he just wanted to look after himself ahead of the trip to barcelona . '<doc-sep>the swedish star has missed large chunks of psg 's season with the heel complaint . ibrahimovic will hope to be fit for his side 's champions league match against barcelona next week .<doc-sep>zlatan ibrahimovic will miss the match because a left heel injury that is taking longer to heal than expected , psg coach laurent blanc hopes the swedish international could be back for the match against bitter rivals marseille on sunday . ` he is feeling much better , but he is not yet able to train with the rest , ' blanc said . ` he 's not in pain anymore and that 's a good sign . ' ibrahimovic 's injury has had less impact than expected as the parisian club remains unbeaten this season in all competitions . uruguayan striker edinson cavani warms up at the camp-des-loges in saint-germain-en-laye . psg coach laurent blanc -lrb- left -rrb- hopes zlatan ibrahimovich will return to action soon .<doc-sep>zlatan ibrahimovic will miss paris saint-germain 's champions league showdown with barcelona on tuesday because of a heel injury . the french champions announced in a statement that the sweden star , who has missed the last two ligue 1 games , has not fully recovered from the left heel problem and is out of the clash with his former club . psg examined the striker 's foot on monday morning but were not satisfied he was fit enough to face barca . zlatan ibrahimovic has been ruled out of psg 's champions league match with barcelona with a heel injury . the swedish striker has already missed two matches and is n't fit enough tor return against barcelona . ibrahimovic last played for psg on september 21 in their 1-1 home draw with lyon and has since missed the 2-0 win at caen and the 1-1 draw with toulouse .<doc-sep>zlatan ibrahimovic has blamed old boss pep guardiola for failing to win the champions league at barcelona in 2010 . the 32-year-old paris saint-germain striker will miss tuesday 's european clash with his old club due to a heel injury . and ibrahimovic reflected on a missed opportunity to win the competition four years ago when barcelona were knocked out of the semi-finals by inter milan . zlatan ibrahimovic will miss tuesday 's champions league match between psg and his old club barcelona . ibrahimovic -lrb- right -rrb- challengers inter 's lucio for the ball during the champions league semi-final in 2010 . the swedish striker was replaced after 63 minutes of the second leg at the nou camp - and it clearly still rankles . ibrahimovic told canal + : ` we had the best team in the world but we failed to win the champions league because of bad decisions from someone . ` but it 's like that . it 's nothing to complain about today . you have to forget it because i had great moments at barcelona . ' pep guardiola , now in charge at bayern munich , was manager of barcelona when ibrahimovic played there .<doc-sep>lyon coach hubert fournier has criticized the behavior of paris saint-germain striker zlatan ibrahimovic , saying he has a nasty habit of insulting referees in english or italian . french league leader lyon hosts second-place psg on sunday , and the french champions will climb into first if they win . the well-traveled ibrahimovic , who has played in italy , spain , the netherlands , and his native sweden , is returning to form after recovering from a nagging heel injury . zlatan ibrahimovic in action against lille in the french league cup on tuesday night .

<t> zlatan ibrahimovic has been struggling with heel injury all season . </t> <t> psg club doctor reveals the problem will not be solved quickly . </t> <t> striker hoping to be fit for champions league clash against barcelona . </t>

zlatan ibrahimovic will suffer with heel injury all season , claims psg club doctor<T>

behind the scenes the discreet marina granovskaia has long been one of the most powerful women in football . but now the russian is set to become even more influential as she is tipped to take over as chelsea 's chief executive at the age of just 39 , following the surprise resignation of previous ceo ron gourlay . her glamorous good looks will inevitably draw comparisons with the outspoken , perfectly groomed ` first lady of football ' and apprentice star karren brady . but anyone ready to dismiss ms granovskaia as merely a pretty face should be aware of a core of steel behind the megawatt smile . marina granovskaia has long been one of the most powerful women in football . now that chelsea 's chief executive ron gourlay is leaving the club , she is hotly tipped to be named incoming ceo . the canadian and russian national has been hotly tipped to be named incoming chelsea ceo in a move which will come as little surprise to those who have been following her breathtaking ascent from humble pa to the ` voice of roman abramovich ' . she has been the most trusted member of the oligarch 's inner circle for 17 years and is already often described as ` chief executive in everything but title ' , his 'em inence grise ' . born in russia , at school there was little indication of her future as a powerhouse in the footballing world with one former teacher describing her as a ` grey mouse ' . ' i remember teaching her , but do n't recall anything outstanding about marina , ' said the teacher . ` it 's interesting how she has made such a successful career in sport in london . ' she studied at a moscow school which specialised in music and dance , in which there were compulsory lessons , but at the time offered pupils no sport . she graduated six months after the collapse of the soviet union , and studied in the foreign languages faculty of moscow state university before leaving with honours in 1997 , and starting her career at sibneft , the oil company which was then owned by abramovich , . since she moved from the russian capital to london when he bought chelsea football club in 2003 , the billionaire is said to have grown to trust her implicitly . indeed , her position at his right hand is so secure that she often takes his place at meetings , delivers his messages and is said to have the speediest access to him . she is known to be charming and polite , but ruthlessly firm by those who have met her . just ask chelsea captain john terry - who was told in no uncertain terms to ` take it or f ****** leave it ' when trying to renegotiate his contract with 39-year-old granovskaia . granovskaia pictured with chairman bruce buck and ron gourlay as they watch jose mourinho field media questions on his return to manage chelsea . she was said to be integral to the decision . her biggest coup so far has been engineering the return to the club of jose mourinho , the portuguese manager who was dubbed ` the special one ' during his first spell as chelsea manager between 2004 and 2007 . despite his success , he was sacked after falling out with abramovich - but ms granovskaia apparently kept in constant touch with him , and last year was crucial in sealing the deal to bring him back from real madrid . the manoeuvre was typical of her understated style , being just one of a string of delicate negotiations which she has carried out behind the scenes . a source at the club told the evening standard : ` she is basically the power at chelsea . roman trusts her implicitly . she 's not interested in being a celebrity but there is no doubt who 's in charge and who call the shots . ` it is symbolic of her role that she was crucial in getting jose -lrb- mourinho -rrb- back . he had fallen out with roman in very acrimonious and public circumstances and received a massive pay-off .<doc-sep>` it would have been very egg on face for roman to bring him back even though the fans and players were calling for it . she was the one who said ` let 's bring him back ' and was the driving force behind the move . and it 's paid off big time . while she was key to mourinho 's return it is ms granovskaia who is often said to be abramovich 's true ` special one ' , engineering big-money transfers such as diego costa 's # 32million move from atletico madrid and driving meetings at the bridge or at the club 's training ground in surrey . she seems happy to pose with players in the rare pictures which can be found of her online . it is perhaps the fact that little is known of ms granovskaia that so endears her to the private abramovich . sports websites in her native russia call her ` an absolutely non-public person ' , adding ` in that sense , she 's similar to abramovich . ' chelsea player didier drogba with granovskaia during the fa cup final after party at frankies restaurant in knightsbridge in 2010 . she seems happy to pose with players in the rare pictures found of her online . while outspoken west ham united vice-chairman karren brady proudly touts herself as sporting executive , television broadcaster , newspaper columnist , author and novelist , search for granovskaia on social media , and all you will find is a fiercely locked down facebook account , set up in 2007 . it tells us that she studied at a moscow school called 1113 , a well regarded establishment dedicated to the arts . she also lists her association with millhouse capital , a british holding company set up in 2001 to manage abramovich 's assets . the page also shows that she is a fan of annual organic & natural beauty show and the restaurant sumosan - which caters for the vip boxes at chelsea . janina wolkow and head chef bubker belkhit , told the daily telegraph last year : ` she 's an amazing person . she 's so professional , she knows what she wants . granovskaia has been the most trusted member of the oligarch 's inner circle for 17 years and is already often described as ` chief executive in everything but title ' , his 'em inence grise ' on the ground . her biggest coup so far has been engineering the return to the club of jose mourinho , the portuguese manager who was dubbed ` the special one ' during his first spell as chelsea manager between 2004 and 2007 . ` she 's on top of any small thing to the biggest thing . any small problem i contact her with , she deals with it on top of everything else she has on her shoulders . ' she is fluent in english and speaks several other european languages , and is said to be one of the primary architects behind chelsea 's youth scheme - by taking young talent and sending them on loan to develop . and while mr gourlay turned his attention towards the commercial end of the business , ms granovskaia became the pivotal figure in transfer and contract negotiations - a far more familiar face around stamford bridge . agents heading to the bridge or the club 's training ground in surrey were often met by < s granovskaia , driving the meetings , increasingly active and influential at the heart of the club with a good relationship with technical director michael emenalo . karren brady . before becoming vice-chairman of west ham united , the london-born businesswoman worked as an advertising account executive for the london broadcasting company , where she met current hammers joint-chairman david sullivan . karren brady has played a key role at birmingham city and west ham . sullivan later employed brady as managing director at birmingham city after he bought the club , and the pair were arrested then released on bail as part of the investigation into allegations of corruption in english football in 2006 .<doc-sep>sullivan and david gold subsequently sold the club before purchasing west ham and making brady vice-chairman in 2010 . brady was responsible for negotiating west ham 's move to the olympic stadium , and has also held executive positions at channel four , kerrang ! magazine and sport england . heather rabbatts . rabbatts became the first woman to be appointed as an fa director in 2011 , and notably criticised the fa 's commission to improve the national team as being ` all white , all male ' . after posts at the bbc , channel four and the charity malaria no more uk , rabbatt 's first football role came in the form of the executive deputy chair at millwall in 2006 . heather rabbatt was appointed executive deputy chair at league one side millwall in 2006 . gabby logan . gabby logan became the first female presenter of a live football match in the uk and saturday night institution match of the day . gabby logan became the first female presenter of a live football match in the uk . the daughter of former welsh international footballer terry yorath , logan was a promising gymnast in her teens but was forced to retire early due to neurological condition sciatica . after a spell on local radio in newcastle after university , she worked for sky sports and itv before moving to the bbc in 2007 . amy fearn . in 2010 , fearn became the first female to referee in the football league during coventry 's 1-0 win over nottingham forest in the championship . amy fearn became the first female to referee in the football league . fearn always wanted to play football as a child , but after growing tired at the lack of playing opportunities , turned her hand to refereeing . she became fully qualified by the age of 14 , and after plying her trade in the midland football alliance , gained promotion to the conference aged 26 , despite balancing her officiating duties with her full-time job as an accountant . elena pianigiani . pianigiani , aged 25 , is vice-president of italian fourth division side poggibonsi . pianigiani got involved with football at an early age due to her father 's involvement with serie b side siena - as a 10-year-old she became the mascot of the tuscan side . elena pianigiani was appointed vice-president of poggibonsi at the age of 21 by her father . pianigiani was appointed vice-president of poggibonsi at the age of 21 in 2010 by her father , antonello pianigiani , after he purchased 51 per cent of the club two years earlier . elena said of her father 's decision : ` it was unusual because i was only 21 . when you 're that age , it 's usual for a father to give his daughter a new bag , not a football team . '<doc-sep>the russian-canadian has been employed by abramovich for 17 years , and will now become one of the most highly-placed women working in english football . she started out working for his sibneft oil company after graduating from moscow state university in 1997 and will now join chairman bruce buck , ceo ron gourlay , and director eugene tenenbaum . scroll down to watch video . powerful position : marina granovskaia will be the main point of contact for other board members when roman abramovich , pictured , is unavailable . trophy haul : granovskaia and drogba with salomon kalou and technical director michel emenalo , and -lrb- below -rrb- roman abramovich . granovskaia 's appointment to the board . has long been in the pipeline and has not occurred sooner because of the . arrival of the new chelsea manager . she was involved in the deals to bring david luiz and fernando torres to the club in january 2011 . along with tenenbaum , another russian-canadian , granovskaia has the speediest access to abramovich . this means that when abramovich is not easy to contact for other board members - i.e. when away on other business - she will still be able to pass on messages from them . marina granovskaia today joins the minuscule number of women holding powerful positions within the world of football , including : . karren brady . west .<doc-sep>the breathtaking rise to prominence of marina granovskaia appears set to continue after chelsea 's chief executive ron gourlay left the club on wednesday . gourlay has agreed to move on amicable terms after a decade at stamford bridge , including serving the last five years as chief executive . he has been focused almost entirely on the commercial aspects of the role in the recent past and the quest to meet uefa 's financial fair play targets , cut losses and improve the club 's image on a global scale . marina granovskaia with didier drogba in 2010 and the premier league trophy , fa cup and community shield . granovskaia -lrb- left -rrb- with drogba -lrb- and his son isaac -rrb- , salomon kalou -lrb- second right -rrb- and michael emenalo . a smiling granovskaia , roman abramovich 's former pa who is set to hold much more power at chelsea . ` chelsea football club announces that ron gourlay , after 10 successful years at the club including five as chief executive , is leaving chelsea in order to pursue new business opportunities . ` the club , and in particular the owner -lrb- roman abramovich -rrb- and directors , wish to thank ron for his many years of service to chelsea and support his desire to seek new challenges . ` ron 's efforts have helped the club to achieve its position as one of the leading football clubs in the world . ` pending additional appointments , chairman bruce buck and director marina granovskaia will assume additional executive responsibilities . ' during this time granovskaia , 39 , a canadian and russian national , has gradually emerged as the most influential figure in the executive tier of the club and the voice of owner roman abramovich on the ground .<doc-sep>by . rik sharma and suzannah hills . published : . 10:21 est , 14 june 2013 . | . updated : . 11:41 est , 14 june 2013 . influence : former chelsea striker didier drogba pictured with marina granovskaia who has become the latest member of chelsea 's executive board . roman abramovich 's right-hand woman today became the only ever female to be appointed to chelsea 's executive board . marina granovskaia took up the influential role today after years of being a key player behind the scenes . granovskaia is now in the top five of a small select group of women who hold powerful positions within the world of football - joining the likes of karren brady and carolyn radford . her role at the club has been expanding in recent years and she has been attending board meetings in an unofficial capacity since 2010 , as well as acting as a transfer broker . she has also been spotted at the training ground and speaks to senior players to canvass their opinion on key issues . her appointment to the chelsea board will not change the way things operate at stamford bridge , merely formalise the structure . granovskaia has been playing a de facto chief of staff role to abramovich across many of his business interests . she was once described as arguably the most powerful presence at the club .<doc-sep>the process , which fifa intend to terminate at the end of this season , has the support of the fa , premier league , football league and other leagues around europe , as well as fifa 's administrators and their players status committee . sepp blatter is being accused of trying to derail the emergency loan system in the football league . but it was still rejected by the executive at their last meeting in marrakesh with blatter , who is perceived to have an anti-english stance , seen as the main opponent , supposedly on the grounds of competition integrity . the move affects the english game far more than anywhere else and the football league will discuss their next move at forthcoming club and board meetings . no wonder the fa are committed to uefa 's three-horse strategy , with luis figo , prince ali bin al-hussein and michael van praag all on the same ` change needed ' message that ` anyone but blatter ' should be the next fifa president . home comforts . west ham are already gaining the benefit of renting the olympic stadium on very favourable terms from the 2016-17 season . the new three-and-a-half-year shirt sponsorship deal with online gaming platform betway , which will take in the first two seasons in stratford , is understood to be worth # 6m a year . that is three times the value of their previous agreement with alpari and the biggest commercial deal in the club 's history . west ham will be moving into the olympic stadium for the 2016-17 season . granovskaia the top dog . chelsea director marina granovskaia , who represents roman abramovich on the board , must now rank above west ham vice-chairman karren brady as the most powerful woman in english football .

<t> marina granovskaia set to be one of the most powerful women in football . </t> <t> canadian and russian national tipped to be named incoming chelsea ceo . </t> <t> but little is known about the discreet and private ms granovskaia , 39 . </t> <t> has worked for abramovich since leaving moscow state university in 1997 . </t> <t> she has since been at his right-hand , and is now ` his voice on ground ' </t>

how russian marina granovskaia has risen to become roman abramovich 's closest adviser<T>

dani alves ' fashion sense has always been suspect , but the barcelona star has pleased fans of the old fashioned american rock 'n' roll with a throwback to pop legend elvis presley . the brazilian right-back posted a picture on instagram dressed with a studded leather jacket and sunglasses on thursday . it 's not the first time alves has attempted to impress his followers .<doc-sep>barcelona star dani alves posted this picture of him dressed like elvis presley on thursday . last month alves showed potential barclays premier league suitors that he is fighting fit .<doc-sep>the 31-year-old posted a video of himself lifting weights in the gym during the international break and left some words of wisdom for his fans . alves , wanted by liverpool and both manchester clubs , wrote ` in life there are those who think they want something ... but do not fight for what they want ' .<doc-sep>alves tackles valencia 's rodrigo moreno during barcelona 's 1-0 win at the mestalla on sunday . alves posted a video of himself lifting weights in the gym with some words of wisdom .<doc-sep>dani alves has defended his barcelona reputation by insisting he has created more goals for lionel messi than any other player . alves has come under fire for the perceived inaccuracy of his crossing in recent weeks , but insists he is still the master creator . the brazil full back is out of contract at the end of this season and although barcelona have opened negotiations with messi 's chief supplier , his future at the club is far from certain . video scroll down to watch dani alves and lionel messi trying to hit a dustbin in training . dani alves celebrates with lionel messi after yet another assist from the brazilian to the argentine . alves , who claims to have created more goals for messi than anyone else , trains with the barcelona star . ` i 've set up more goals for messi than anyone at barcelona , ' alves told la vanguardia . ` that 's a fact .<doc-sep>barcelona defender dani alves is already looking for his next club after the catalan giants failed to offer him a new contract . the brazilian 's current deal finishes at the end of this season , which means he is free to negotiate with clubs outside of spain ahead of a free transfer this summer . alves ' agent , dinorah santana , believes barca 's failure to offer a new contract means the 31-year-old 's time at the nou camp is up . barcelona defender dani alves looks set to leave the club this summer after not being offered a new contract . former sevilla star alves poses for the cameras on tuesday during barcelona fashion week . ` they have n't contacted us , ' santana told spanish radio station cadena ser . ' i interpret that silence to mean they do n't want dani alves , so we will begin searching for a new club . ' alves has made 16 appearances in la liga this season and another five in the champions league but still appears surplus to requirements under luis enrique . manchester united have shown an interest in alves , who joined barca for # 23million back in 2008 . alves , pictured in action against villarreal , can begin negotiations with clubs outside of spain already . atletico madrid 's saul niguez -lrb- left -rrb- tussles with alves at the vicente calderon in a copa del rey clash . manchester united have shown an interest in the former sevilla star , who joined barcelona for # 23million back in 2008 . ` we wo n't wait for barcelona , they have to take the plunge , ' added santana . ` alves has spent seven years here and he has behaved like a professional at all times . ` barcelona have not had a sporting director for a month and alves is free to negotiate with any club . -lrb- former director of football -rrb- andoni zubizarreta did n't tell us anything . '<doc-sep>by . beci wood . brazilian right back dani alves is proof that money ca n't buy good taste . the barcelona star wore this hideous t-shirt , which resembles an electrician 's workshop , at a fashion bash in rio de janiero . posing alongside his stunning girlfriend , the actress thaissa carvalho , he completed the dodgy look with a brown bowler hat and giant silver studs . bad taste : dani alves poses in dodgy gear alongside his girlfriend thaissa carvalho . alves is likely to come in for some stick from his team-mates for checking out women 's dresses at the karamello store event . it 's certainly an interesting way to spend his downtime before the world cup . the defender is set to leave the nou camp this summer to join french giants paris saint-germain . brazil . kick off the world cup against croatia on june 12 in sao paulo and then .<doc-sep>david luiz became the first player to score against barcelona this season as paris saint-germain beat luis enrique 's side 3-2 in paris . the french champions have not been beaten at home in the champions league since 2004 and their record continued in a five-goal thriller . psg took the lead on 11 minutes and it was luiz -- a player linked with a move to barcelona before he finally left chelsea for paris in the summer -- who got the goal . dani alves was penalized for handball and lucas moura 's free-kick dropped to luiz who swept it past marc-andre ter stegen . david luiz wheels away in celebration after scoring paris saint-germain 's opening goal in the 3-2 victory over barcelona . looking every bit a rock star , luiz executes the perfect celebratory power slide after scoring the opener in paris saint-germain 's win over barcelona . psg : sirigu , van der wiel , marquinhos , luiz , maxwell , verratti -lrb- cabaye 71 ' -rrb- , thiago motta , matuidi , lucas moura -lrb- bahebeck 91 ' -rrb- , cavani , pastore -lrb- chantome 86 ' -rrb- . subs not used : douchez , bahebeck , aurier , digne . goals : luiz , verratti , matuidi . booked : van der wiel , verratti , matuidi . barcelona : ter stegen , dani alves -lrb- sandro ramírez 83 ' -rrb- , mascherano , mathieu , jordi alba , rakitic -lrb- xavi 69 ' -rrb- , busquets , iniesta , messi , neymar , pedro -lrb- el haddadi 62 ' -rrb- . subs not used : bravo , pique , sergi roberto , adriano . goals : messi , neymar . booked : dani alves . referee : nicola rizzoli -lrb- italy -rrb- . barcelona had made enquiries to sign luiz in the past and made a more concerted effort to sign marquinhos . they were facing both players and it was luiz who had put paid to perfect defensive record .

<t> dani alves dresses up in studded leather jacket and sunglasses . </t> <t> barcelona star is a throwback to rock 'n' roll star elvis presley . </t> <t> alves ' barcelona currently two points behind real madrid in la liga . </t>

dani alves turns into dani elvis ... barcelona star dresses up like the king of rock 'n' roll<T>

liverpool have sent striker daniel sturridge to los angeles to continue his rehabilitation from the thigh injury which has sidelined him for most of the season . the 25-year-old has not played for the club since august 31 after he initially strained a thigh on international duty with england . on the eve of his comeback he pulled a calf muscle in his first full training session back with the first team and just when he appeared to have got over that he sustained another , different , thigh injury which has ruled him out until the new year . 25-year-old daniel sturridge has not played for liverpool since august and will be out until next year . the striker first injured his thigh while on international duty with england earlier this season . ankle ligaments - england v republic of ireland may 2013 , returned for pre-season . ankle ligaments - december 2013 . missed nine games . thigh - during england training , september 2014 . missed six weeks . calf - during liverpool training , october 2014 . missed three weeks . thigh - during liverpool training , november 2014 . out for six weeks .<doc-sep>reds manager brendan rodgers said last month that the club may have to look even deeper into the root of sturridge 's problems , of which this is the ninth separate but similar injury has had in his career , with the player suggesting the issue may be hereditary as his father , a trainee at birmingham , and two uncles dean and simon - both professional footballers - also suffered the same problems . it is understood the striker has travelled to america to undergo warm-weather training and rehabilitation to help with his recovery for a fortnight . he has not gone to the united states to have any medical treatment or procedure . sturridge scores for liverpool during their 2-1 victory over southampton on the first day of the season . ` he has gone away to get some specific work in with some of our staff and he is coming along well , ' said rodgers . sturridge 's absence has been compounded by the failure of # 16million summer signing mario balotelli to pick up the slack having yet to score a premier league goal . he too came back injured from the last international break and has not been available since because of a groin problem , forcing rodgers to pick rickie lambert who has responded with two goals in his first two matches leading the line and has put in good performances in the two games since then . with balotelli facing a possible football association charge for posting an apparently anti-semetic and racist graphic on social media - for which he has until 6pm on friday to give his explanation to the fa - the spotlight has only intensified on the troubled italy international . rodgers insists , however , that until the 24-year-old is available to play he can not waste much time thinking about him . mario balotelli is facing a possible fa charge for posting an allegedly anti-semitic graphic on instagram . ` he is a very much a liverpool player but he is injured at the moment and there is not much more to add from me , ' he said .<doc-sep>` he is not fit to play , my concentration at this moment is on players who are fit and available to play and that is my only thinking at the moment . ` he is working with the medical team on a daily basis and i trust the team of people here to look after injuries . ` at this moment in time the team is doing well and whenever he is back fit then we will see where he is at . ` hopefully he will be available sooner rather than later . ' balotelli , laughing in the stands , has struggled to fill the void left by sturridge 's injury . while the debate continues over steven gerrard 's future in light of the club 's contract offer , which he has not yet accepted , rodgers has to concern himself with the more immediate issue associated with the midfielder . having previously admitted the 34-year-old can not play three matches in a week , effectively the reds boss has to decide whether to retain his captain in the starting line-up to face sunderland on saturday or hold him back for tuesday 's must-win champions league tie at home to basle , which is followed by a trip to manchester united the following sunday . ` the only focus is our next game but of course you are having to plan forward and look at one or two teams down the line , ' said rodgers , who this week had to quash reports there had been a disagreement between him and gerrard . ` if you rest someone they are rotated , if they are rotated they are dropped , if he is dropped he is left out so you ca n't win as a manager . ` i 'll always pick a team which i think can win the game . '<doc-sep>liverpool have been handed a boost after daniel sturridge returned to light training at melwood as he continues his recovery from a thigh injury . the england striker had been expected to miss three weeks after suffering the injury while away on international duty but it seems his comeback could come sooner than expected . sturridge looked comfortable jogging , turning and running with the ball as he trained alone on wednesday morning . daniel sturridge was back on the training ground on wednesday as he continues his recovery from injury . daniel sturridge took part in a light training session at melwood as he steps up his recovery .<doc-sep>injured liverpool striker daniel sturridge continued his rehabilitation from a thigh complaint on monday as the 25-year-old underwent a session in the boston red sox gym . sturridge has not featured for liverpool since august following a series of muscular injuries , the first of which he suffered while on international duty with england . the former chelsea man has been training in the united states as he bids to hand manager brendan rodgers a fitness boost in the new year . liverpool striker daniel sturridge gives the thumbs-up as he trains in the boston red sox gym . daniel sturridge has been out injured since the end of august and is spending christmas in america . ankle ligaments - england v republic of ireland may 2013 , returned for pre-season .<doc-sep>liverpool would have beaten basle if daniel sturridge had been playing , according to sportsmail columnist jamie redknapp . liverpool were eliminated from the champions league by the swiss champions on tuesday night after a 1-1 draw at anfield . basle progressed to the knockout stages at the expense of brendan rodgers ' side , who finished third in group b after managing just a single win in six champions league matches . daniel sturridge is currently in la as he recovers from the thigh injury that will keep him out until the new year . steven gerrard looks forlorn after the final whistle as liverpool are knocked out of the champions league . gerrard curls home a sublime free-kick to give liverpool a lifeline with around 10 minutes left on the clock . gerrard celebrates after his free-kick left liverpool needing one more goal to qualify with 10 minutes left . raheem sterling cuts a frustrated figure in the rain as liverpool struggle to get a foothold in the match . fabian frei fires in a shot from the edge of the box that gave basle the lead early in the first half . but former liverpool midfielder redknapp believes the reds would have got the win they needed to advance had crocked striker sturridge , who is currently recovering from a thigh injury in the united states , been fit . ` where i do have sympathy for them is daniel sturridge . if daniel sturridge plays , liverpool win that , ' redknapp said on sky sports . and 41-year-old redknapp said liverpool 's struggles this season are simply highlighting just how good former striker luis suarez is . raheem sterling -lrb- right -rrb- ca n't believe his eyes as frei wheels away to celebrate his sweetly struck strike . a glum sterling watches on as frei 's team-mates rush to celebrate the goal which put basle in the driving seat . ` the suarez exit shows just how good that fella is , because he transcended that whole team and the club , and the players around him . ` when you look at them now , you think they 're decent players , but with suarez , they looked like world beaters . i think that 's been the difference for them , they 've lost him and sturridge . ` but the players who have come in have to do a lot better . '<doc-sep>by . thomas jacobs . liverpool striker daniel sturridge took to social media to play down concerns about his injury on monday afternoon . the england striker missed the euro 2016 qualifier in switzerland after picking up a thigh problem in training on friday following the friendly win over norway 48 hours earlier . sturridge has been sent for more scans to assess the full extent of the damage , but is a major doubt for saturday 's premier league clash with aston villa . crocked : daniel sturridge suffered a thigh injury in training on friday .

<t> daniel sturridge has not played for liverpool since the end of august . </t> <t> the striker initially injured his thigh on international duty . </t> <t> before injuring his other thigh , ruling him out for the rest of the year . </t> <t> it is understood sturridge will undergo warm weather training and rehabilitation in los angeles . </t>

daniel sturridge sent to la in bid to boost fitness as striker recovers from thigh injury<T>

stuart lancaster believes england 's latest injury setback will not damage his side 's prospects of toppling the southern hemisphere superpowers this autumn . second row joe launchbury has been ruled out of all four qbe internationals at twickenham , including saturday 's opener against new zealand , because of a neck problem . it is the latest blow to have struck england with geoff parling , alex corbisiero , mako vunipola , tom youngs , dan cole , ed slater , tom croft and manu tuilagi also ruled out of the entire series . stuart lancaster is confident england will overcome the loss of joe launchbury for the autumn series . the england team warm up during a training session at pennyhill ahead of their match against new zealand . saracens star owen farrell practices his kicking during an england training session on monday . dave attwood of bath is set to start in launchbury 's place - lancaster , who put his players through their paces at pennyhill park on monday , described his form for bath this season as ` exceptional ' - as england attempt to end a four-match losing sequence against the all blacks . ` we 're in a better position now than we were in the last test against new zealand in november , ' lancaster said . ` the players who are here have trained very well . they had a great week last week . ` they 'll have another good week of learning this week . we 're very confident with the players we have . ` there are a lot of players who are playing well and who will be ready on saturday . ' launchbury 's work rate and athleticism have seen him start england 's last 20 tests and his loss is a savage blow to hopes of defeating new zealand , south africa , samoa and australia this autumn . the 23-year-old requires six to eight weeks of rest and rehabilitation to heal an irritated nerve that has troubled him for over a year . bath lock dave attwood issues instructions to his england team-mate ahead of his side 's opener on saturday . attwood leads the line in the warm up sprints during the england training session held at pennyhill park .<doc-sep>wasps lock launchbury requires six to eight weeks of rest and rehabilitation to heal an irritated nerve . bath lock dave attwood looks set to deputise for the injured launchbury against the all blacks . november 8th : england v new zealand . november 15th : england v south africa . november : 22nd : england v samoa . november 29th : england v australia . ` we 're desperately disappointed to lose joe for the series . he felt underpowered and weak so we did n't want him to take the risk , ' lancaster said . ` we want to give him the best chance to get himself right for wasps and the six nations . once he 'd seen the specialist it was an easy decision . ` he originally did it in argentina in 2012 , but then it settled down with rest . ` over the course of the last year it has come back and then settled down again . props joe marler -lrb- left -rrb- and david wilson have been passed fit to face at the all blacks at twickenham . ` it 's got to the point now where he feels it 's inhibiting his performances , so the decision is the right decision . ` everyone is confident that with the right treatment and rest , he 'll back in six to eight weeks . ' lancaster revealed that injury concerns over props david wilson and joe marler and centre kyle eastmond have eased and the trio are available for selection . video lancaster : england will be ready for rugby world cup .<doc-sep>owen farrell starts his first game in more than a month on friday as the saracens and england fly-half attempts to prove his fitness ahead of the autumn internationals . the 23-year-old was named by saracens director of rugby mark mccall on wednesday for the tough european champions cup clash with munster in limerick as they look to build on last week 's opening pool one victory over french giants clermont at allianz park . england coach stuart lancaster has indicated that -- fitness permitting -- farrell will be his starting fly-half against the all blacks at twickenham on november 8 , but any recurrence of the quad injury which has seen him play just four minutes in the past month would be a major setback . owen farrell has not started a match for more than a month but will do so for saracens on friday . sarries travel to munster and farrell will want to prove his fitness ahead of england 's autumn internationals .<doc-sep>the all blacks have taunted england by claiming their twickenham performance was a backward step and stuart lancaster 's men must play a more attacking game to be world beaters . england lost 24-21 to the world champions , making it four successive defeats following last summer 's 3-0 whitewash , and the final scoreline flattered the hosts . jonny may 's stunning try raised hopes of an england win but they ran out of steam badly in the second half . england players look dejected during the demoralising defeat against new zealand at twickenham . england manager stuart lancaster looks on as england were beaten at home to new zealand . video england 21-24 new zealand highlights . new zealand no 8 kieran read , the world player of the year , said : ` they took us on up front but they did n't show as much as they did in june -lrb- when england lost the series 3-0 -rrb- . ` they started well , then maybe went away from their strength . they scored a great try by passing the ball but later on they closed up a bit . they will learn a lot from this game . ' read 's team-mate , fly half aaron cruden , agreed that england -- who will consider starting george ford at no 10 against south africa on saturday with owen farrell at inside centre -- went into their shells in the second half . danny care of england is stopped by aaron cruden ... and the kiwi had more to say after the game . new zealand no 8 kieran read , the world player of the year , said he saw more from england in june . ` at the start of the second half we felt we got a bit of dominance and england went away from using the ball a bit , ' cruden said . ` they reverted a lot to kicking and trying to put pressure on us that way . in the first half they were chancing their arm a bit . they turned down a shot at goal and kicked to the corner . ` in the second half they reverted to being forward-orientated and kicking the ball . we were expecting them to use the ball more , but we adapted well . ' england went in at half time with the lead but ultimately lost out to an impressive new zealand team . lancaster has several selection dilemmas -- including the make-up of the back row -- ahead of the springboks , who were surprise losers to ireland in dublin . but despite the latest setback the head coach is adamant his injury-hit side is on track 11 games away from the start of next year 's world cup . ` i do n't think in any games we 've played we 've felt we 've been dominated , ' lancaster said . ` the first half of the third test -lsb- in new zealand -rsb- is probably the only time . we do n't think the gap is very big at all . ' chris robshaw suffers in the twickenham rain as england fall to defeat against new zealand .<doc-sep>stuart lancaster will watch on anxiously this week as england 's stars enter an eight-week passage of the season which players ' union chiefs argue will be more physically and emotionally demanding than the world cup itself . tom croft 's latest bout of knee surgery is the more recent blow and , with the european champions cup -lrb- epc -rrb- kicking off on friday , when harlequins face castres , and with saracens , sale , northampton , leicester and wasps all in action on back-to-back weekends ahead of a four-test international series against the all blacks and co , lancaster faces an anxious fortnight . leicester and england flanker croft , 28 , had surgery on thursday to remove a screw in his knee and is the ninth potential member of lancaster 's elite player squad for the november qbe internationals to be ruled out through injury . tom croft has had surgery on his knee and could be the ninth player to be sidelined from england 's squad . england head coach stuart lancaster will be watching nervously as stars enter an intense eight-week period . with a further two epc matches following clashes with new zealand , south africa , samoa and australia , there is growing concern demands on members of england 's elite player squad -- to be announced on october 22 -- are too great . ` the way the game is evolving , it is only getting more physical and more intense , more competitive , more running , more everything , ' said england and northampton prop alex corbisiero , before he suffered a shoulder injury that meant another lengthy spell on the sidelines . ` the number of games we play is definitely something that could be looked at , especially those guys who you want to go and play however many internationals a year . ` you have to be careful what you say as well as a player . you sign the deals in the premiership to play the amount of games you play . but going forward , bigger picture , long term , there is definitely room to at least look at that topic . '<doc-sep>england are confident ben youngs can thrive on a return to the starting xv at eden park on saturday after first-choice scrum half danny care was ruled out . care was named in the tourists ' original line-up for the first test against the all blacks , but a fitness test on a shoulder injury confirmed he would miss the series opener . youngs is promoted from the bench . it has not been a vintage season for youngs , but stuart lancaster claimed he is returning to peak form in time for this daunting clash with the world champions . stepping in : ben youngs -lrb- right -rrb- will take danny care 's place in the england starting xv . on the ball : youngs looks for a pass as england trained at the takapuna rugby club near auckland on thursday . speaking before care was definitively . ruled out , england 's head coach said : ` losing danny would be a big blow . but that would be lessened by ben , whose form picked up at the end of . the season . if you go back to the game in 2012 when he started against .

<t> wasps second row joe launchbury has been ruled out of all four qbe internationals at twickenham with a neck problem . </t> <t> england coach stuart lancaster backs ` exceptional ' bath lock dave attwood to fill launchbury 's boots . </t> <t> england have already lost geoff parling , alex corbisiero , mako vunipola , tom youngs , dan cole , ed slater , tom croft and manu tuilagi for the gruelling four-test series . </t> <t> david wilson , joe marler and centre kyle eastmond have all been passed fit for selection . </t>

stuart lancaster staying positive despite latest injury setback as england look to end four-game losing streak against all blacks<T>

scotland 's mountain resorts have more snow than parts of the alps and sochi , but skiers are being advised not to take on the slopes because of the risk of avalanches . the ski club of great britain has reported depths of 285cm at glencoe mountain , 250cm at cairngorm mountain and 200cm at nevis range . this comes after they reported a depth of only 128cm at whistler in canada , the host of the 2010 winter olympics , a few days ago . avalanche risk : staff at glencoe mountain resort worked in sub-zero temperatures to clear the 14ft snow drifts . depth : the huge amounts o snow virtually engulfed lifts on the slopes . mountain rescue have said there is an extremely high risk of avalanches .<doc-sep>massive snow drifts in the scottish mountains have also caused more avalanches already than the the entirety of last winter . the sportscotland avalanche information service said the risk in lochaber was ` high ' while the other four mountain areas the threat was ` considerable . ' a spokesman from lochaber sais said : ` further deposits of fresh unstable windslab will continue to build on the existing deep accumulations lying in sheltered areas , mainly on north through east to south-east aspects above 850 metres where avalanches will occur . ` unstable windslab will also be present on other aspects . cornices will be unstable and prone to collapse . the avalanche hazard will be high . ' the huge snowfalls have led to safety warnings being imposed by mountain rescue .<doc-sep>covered : the slopes in scotland had more snow than some european and north american ski resorts , and boasted bigger depths than the runs in sochi . taking advantage : some skiers and snowboarders ignored the avalanche warnings at glenshee ski centre . scots keen to take advantage of the conditions queue up for the lifts in glenshee . there have been 159 avalanches in the scottish mountains so far this winter - 80 in the last month alone - and 30 more than last season , with many more weeks of the season left . the number of fatalities caused by avalanches during the 2012-13 season was the highest in years.in all , eight people were killed in avalanches on scottish mountains last winter .<doc-sep>nineteen of the 129 avalanches recorded last winter were triggered by human activity . heavy snowfalls , freezing temperatures and powerful winds have also created spectacular , and some potentially dangerous , conditions on scottish hills and mountains . cornices , edges of snow overhanging high crags , are a common feature - and risk - of most winters . however , this season 's frequent strong winds coupled with big dumps of snow have seen some larger than usual cornices in ranges such as the northern cairngorms . a path dug by one of the workers shows how the ski lift system was buried under the blanket of snow .<doc-sep>` heavy new snow , freezing temperatures and the hurricane we are talking about high risk . the avalanche risk across tirol is high and it will rise . ' ` it 's been 128 years since reno did n't have snow in december , ' said scott hickey , owner of a retail golf shop in reno . ` not only have we not had snow , but it 's been mild so you can play golf . ' he said he thinks snow will arrive in time to satisfy skiers . and what 's good for skiers , he added , will be good for golfers in the end . ` we need the snow to water the golf courses , ' he said . the ski industry is also having a tough time in new england . ski resorts have a core of skiers and boarders who are season ticket holders or have slope-side condos . those folks are going to go ski because they 've invested ; what 's lacking are the thousands of additional skiers -- the weekend warriors -- who are less likely to spend their dollars unless conditions are great . in maine , up to 100 people would be skiing on 12 miles of trails on a good day at carter 's cross-country ski center , but the center has yet to open because there 's no snow on the ground . worse , with no snow , no one is buying skiing gear from the store , said manager jesse hill . it 's discouraging , he said , given high hopes that accompanied the early snowfall in october and november . ` it was just a big tease , ' he said . fresh snow , said matt siekman , a skier from portland , plays a psychological factor in motivating ` weekend warriors . ' he admits to a bit of angst . ` it 's mostly anxiety , but i try to remember it 's going to happen , ' he said . ` it 's just a matter of time . ' in new hampshire , there 's no snow to slow down republicans as they zoom across the state to make their last push before next week 's primary vote . but the lack of snow means the state is missing its snowy backdrop as bundled-up journalists provide the latest political reports . and candidates have been unable to plunk campaign signs down in snow drifts to provide a showy backdrop for public appearances . ` it 's an iconic part of the primary , ' said dean spiliotes , political science professor at southern new hampshire university . ` it 's part of the ambiance -- the mill shots in manchester , the snow-covered town squares , watching candidates shuffle through the snow . '<doc-sep>the warning covers the eastern coastline of the highlands , including caithness , sutherland , easter ross , inverness and nairnshire . however , there are ` fantastic conditions ' waiting for those who did made it to a number of ski resorts north of the border . the big chill is expected to last until thursday , causing the met office to issue a yellow ` be aware ' warning . around 1,600 skiers and snowboarders are thought to have made it to glencoe at the weekend , although numbers at glenshee were slightly lower than expected due to the access problems . elsewhere , around 4,000 people made it to the cairngorm ski area , with perfect conditions reported on sunday , and it 's thought that the nevis range , near ben nevis , welcomed more than 3,000 visitors . enthusiastic skiers and boarders took to twitter to express their delight at the premium conditions . guy daynes @guydaynes , wrote : ` no wind , blues skies , snow and sub-zero temperatures . just what the dr ordered after last weeks gales . #glencoe ' , while ed smith -lrb- @edsmith -rrb- claimed it was the ` best conditions you could ask for ! ' around 1,600 skiers and snowboarders are thought to have made it glencoe at the weekend , although numbers at glenshee were slightly lower than expected due to the access problems . the dumpload of snow at the weekend also coincided with world snow day - a féderation internationale du ski initiative to encourage people onto the slopes . scotland 's ski usually suffer unsettled weather in january , this weekend 's snowfall was an unexpected boost to the country 's wintersports industry , which is worth around # 30million annually to the economy . chair of ski scotland heather negus said : ` as world snow day timing is never ideal for scotland , we are also planning our own celebratory ski scotland snowfest in march , when the scottish mountains weather is more likely to play ball . '<doc-sep>skiers and snowboarders in scotland were rewarded with heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures at the weekend , tempting thousands of snowsports fans to head for the hills - literally . and with fresh snow on the way , scottish resorts are expecting a rush of skiers hitting the slopes . but while conditions were described as ` excellent ' over the weekend , the rush to get to the highlands caused chaos on the roads , with many motorists leaving their cars parked on the roadside . as many resorts in europe struggle with poor weather , dumploads of snow in scotland created ideal skiing and snowboarding conditions at the weekend . police were called to deal with gridlocked traffic on the a82 - the main road linking fort william and glasgow - after abandoned cars left the road impassable in places , while the icy conditions meant other roads were closed entirely . an accident - which killed one pedestrian - left one of the main roads to the scottish ski centre at glenshee closed for most of sunday , and another access road to the resort was impassable due to heavy snow and ice . it was a similar situation at the lecht ski centre , prompting police to ask both resorts to evacuate and close early over fears for safety . temperatures in some parts of scotland plunged to -15 c tonight , making it the coldest night of the year so far . but while conditions on the slopes were described as ` excellent ' , the rush to get to the highlands caused chaos on the roads , with many motorists leaving their cars parked on the roadside . the big chill is expected to last until thursday , causing the met office to issue a yellow ` be aware ' warning for snow and ice .<doc-sep>al morgan , information manager from the ski club of great britain said skiers should look to glacier resorts to be guaranteed snow but there are some non-glacial locations across europe where you can still ski . he said : ` there is good news for european ski resorts as snow is forecast for this weekend and next week . ` the heaviest snowfall is expected to fall at the western european resorts , but resorts in the east should receive fresh snow too . ` around 40cm of new snow could fall over the next nine days in parts of france and switzerland . the fresh snow should dramatically improve the overall snow cover across the alps . ` even without the fresh snow , many european resorts are hoping to open for the winter season this coming weekend thanks to the great efforts of grooming and snow making teams . ` it has been snowing in scotland this week too and if the snowfall continues , as it is forecast to , then the scottish resorts should be able to open in the not too distant future . ' the met office said that a cold front was expected over mainland europe by the end of this week , starting tomorrow . its report said : ' a glorious week of bright sunshine and clear skies is expected over the majority of our featured european resorts . far too green : these snowless slopes on the rosshuette mountain in the western austrian village of seefeld were pictured last week . depressing : a virtually snow-free patscherkofel mountain in the western austrian city of innsbruck , pictured last week . ` however , on friday 2nd december a . drop in temperature is expected , snow is therefore forecast to fall , . although this may only be across higher areas up . '

<t> the ski club of great britain said there 's depths of 285cm at glencoe . </t> <t> a few days ago , there was only 128cm at whistler in canada . </t> <t> scottish avalanche information . </t> <t> service said the risk in lochaber was ` high ' </t> <t> there have already been 159 avalanches in scotland this winter . </t>

scottish ski resorts have had more snow than sochi - and skiers are warned over avalanche risk<T>

five deputies with the montgomery county sheriff 's office in ohio are under investigation for allegedly sending racist text messages . two officers , capt. thomas flanders and detective michael sollenberger , have been placed on paid administrative leave while the other three -- who are as yet unnamed -- remain on the job while the investigation continues . the accusations came to light after an anonymous source passed on hundreds of pages of the messages to the dayton unit of the naacp . scroll down for video . capt. thomas flanders , left , and detective michael sollenberger , right , have been placed on paid administrative leave from the montgomery county sheriff 's office in ohio during the investigation . the texts , which contain a barrage of racist slurs and insensitive jokes aimed at african-americans , were exchanged between november 2011 and january 2013 on personal cell phones . after conducted a three-month-long investigation to ensure their authenticity , derrick forward - the civil rights organization 's local president - turned the messages over to sheriff phil plumber last week . the texts were exchanged between november 2011 and january 2013 on personal cell phones between the employees during working hours . they contain a barrage of racist slurs and insensitive jokes aimed at african-americans .<doc-sep>one text said , ' i hate n ****** . that is all . ' one deputy ` joked ' to another : ` what do apples and black people have in common ? they both hang from trees . ' another read : ` we stopped at a walmart in birmingham , there are a lot of black people in alabama . it 's all martin luther kings fault . ' derrick forward , the president of the dayton unit of the naacp , was handed records of the texts by an anonymous source and he forwarded them to sheriff phil plumber last week . ` these text messages , while some of them may be some joking going on back and forth , some of them are flat out rude and racist , ' foward told wbtn . he wants the deputies to be sacked immediately if the sheriff 's investigation finds that they sent the messages . sheriff plumber said the deputies had ` tarnished the office ' by sending the text messages . ` these five individuals have taken this organization three steps backward and will be held accountable , ' he said . ' i will not tolerate racism in this department . ' plummer said his investigation is in its early stages , but it was important to public safety that both flanders and sollenberger be put on leave .<doc-sep>two african-american deputies were mentioned in the texts , he said . the deputies were in shock they were caught , ` but did not apologize , ' plummer said . the two suspended officers have both been recently promoted . flanders was a sergeant at the time of the text messages and sollenberger was a detective under flanders ' supervision . flanders had most recently been working as a jail administrator and sollenberger in internal affairs . captain tom flanders , who has been with the office for 19 years , told 2 news that the allegations are completely false . he denied being racist and said he looked forward to clearing his name . the naacp is requesting that an outside agency perform an investigation also . the naacp has called for an outside agency to perform an investigation and for the deputies to be sacked immediately if they are found responsible .<doc-sep>matt lawton : malky mackay and iain moody investigated by fa over ` sexist , racist and homophobic ' text messages during time at cardiff . malky mackay was appointed wigan athletic manager on wednesday - less than three months after sportsmail 's matt lawton exclusively revealed the awful text messages and e-mails he had been exchanging with cardiff city 's former head of recruitment iain moody . the texts and emails included messages of a racist , homophobic , sexist and anti-semitic nature and are still the subject of an ongoing football association investigation . here , sportsmail looks through a timeline of how the textgate saga unfolded . dave whelan -lrb- right -rrb- appointed malky mackay as wigan athletic 's new manager on wednesday . december 27 , 2013 . malky mackay is sacked by cardiff - begins legal proceedings against the club . may 9 , 2014 . mackay and iain moody , also released by cardiff , drop their claims . mackay reveals a settlement has been agreed .<doc-sep>by . louise boyle . published : . 18:32 est , 10 september 2013 . | . updated : . 19:41 est , 10 september 2013 . two guards have been placed on leave during . investigations into the suicide of cleveland kidnapper and rapist ariel . castro , officials said today . department of rehabilitation and correction spokeswoman joellen smith . says the two guards caleb ackley , 26 , and 27-year-old ryan murphy were on duty in the orient , ohio prison unit where castro hanged . himself on september 3 . the two are on paid administrative leave until . internal investigations by the department and a criminal investigation . by the state highway patrol are completed . suicide : the two corrections officers who were guarding cleveland kidnapper ariel castro have been placed on administrative leave following his death on their watch at the ohio prison . the end : castro acknowledged in court last month that he would die in prison . mr ackley and mr murphy both joined the agency in 2007 and neither has ever been disciplined . the officers have n't been found guilty of . any wrong doing but are on leave pending the review board 's decision , . according to 19 action news .<doc-sep>hull manager steve bruce has defended under-fire wigan chairman dave whelan , insisting he is not a racist . whelan has been accused of making anti-semitic comments as well as claiming there was ` nothing bad ' in calling a chinese person a ` chink ' during an interview with the guardian . that comes on the back of his controversial appointment of malky mackay as latics manager at a time when the former cardiff boss is under investigation by the football association for allegedly exchanging discriminatory texts with then colleague iain moody . malky mackay was appointed wigan boss this week , despite the text and email scandal . whelan has come under fire and has faced accusations of being racist in some quarters . whelan , 77 , has since apologised for causing offence and bruce , who managed wigan on two occasions under whelan 's watch , is willing to stand as a character witness . ` maybe sitting on the fence might be the easiest thing to do but i 've worked under dave whelan twice - i know him very , very well , ' said bruce . ` there 's no racism in him at all . sometimes words can be said which can be misplaced , they can be out there in the public domain , but certainly when i 've worked with him there 's been no sign of racism . but hull boss steve bruce has defended whelan and insisted that he is not a racist . ` he is without question one of the best chairmen i 've worked for . what you see is what you get . ' bruce also described appointing mackay as uwe rosler 's replacement prior to the fa verdict as a ` brave ' call . ` it 's a big brave decision by him , ' added bruce . ` but he thinks that 's the best thing for his football club . being dave he 'll be single-minded enough to see that through . '<doc-sep>although martinez 's relationship maloney would make everton firm favourites to seal a deal , the player would be likely to attract several offers from home and abroad if wigan agreed to let him go in january . mls club chicago fire have reportedly shown an interest while other premier league clubs are monitoring the situation . maloney bent a wonderful free-kick beyond the middlesbrough wall at the dw stadium at the weekend . wigan 's new boss malky mackay would be reluctant to lose maloney so soon into his tenure at the dw stadium but would hope to re-invest any transfer fee in new players . the club have endured a torrid week off the field following the controversial appointment of mackay while he is still under an fa investigation for exchanging allegedly racist and sexist texts . owner dave whelan could also face charges after giving an interview in which he he reportedly made remarks that were offensive to the jewish and chinese communities .

<t> five deputies with the montgomery county sheriff 's office in ohio are under investigation for allegedly sending racist text messages . </t> <t> two officers , capt. thomas flanders and detective michael sollenberger , have been placed on paid administrative leave . </t> <t> anonymous source passed on hundreds of pages of the messages to the dayton unit of the naacp . </t> <t> exchanged between november 2011 and january 2013 , the texts contain a barrage of racist slurs and insensitive jokes aimed at african-americans . </t>

ohio police officers caught ` exchanging racist texts ' placed on leave during investigation<T>

chinese hackers have accessed designs for more than two dozen u.s. weapons systems and stolen the blueprints for australia 's new spy headquarters which has n't even been opened yet . these latest strikes come after months of numerous computer security breaches involving chinese hackers as the ongoing cyber war between china and the west intensifies . hackers have now ` compromised ' u.s. designs for combat aircraft and ships , as well as missile defenses vital for europe , asia and the gulf , it has emerged . scroll down for video . security risk : chinese hackers have ` compromised ' u.s. designs for its weapon systems and stolen the floorplans of australia security intelligence organisation 's new hq . the washington post learned of the breach from a pentagon report prepared for the defense department by the defense science board . among the weapons listed in the report were the advanced patriot missile system , the navy 's aegis ballistic missile defense systems , the f/a -18 fighter jet , the v-22 osprey , the black hawk helicopter and the f-35 joint strike fighter . the report did not specify the extent or time of the cyber-thefts or indicate if they involved computer networks of the u.s. government , contractors or subcontractors . but the espionage would give china knowledge that could be exploited in a conflict , such as knocking out communications and corrupting data , the post said . it also could speed beijing 's development of chinese defense technology . chinese hackers stole plans for confidential united states weapons systems including the f-35 joint strike fighter pictured here . in a report to congress earlier this month , the pentagon said china was using espionage to modernize its military and that its hacking was a serious concern . it said the u.s. government had been the target of hacking that appeared to be ` attributable directly to the chinese government and military ' . china has dismissed as groundless . both the pentagon report and a february report by the u.s. computer . security company mandiant , which said a secretive chinese military unit . was probably behind a series of hacking attacks targeting the united . states that had stolen data from 100 companies . meanwhile , news reports in australia . claim hackers linked to china stole the floorplans of the $ 630 million . headquarters for the australia security intelligence organisation , the . country 's domestic spy agency . ` compromised ' : a v-22 osprey pictured here is among the aircrafts for which plans were stolen . the attack through the computers of a construction contractor exposed not only building layouts , but also the location of communication and computer networks . australia security analyst des ball told the abc in the report that such information made the yet to be completed spy headquarters vulnerable to future cyber attacks . ` you can start constructing your own wiring diagrams , where the linkages are through telephone connections , through wi-fi connections , which rooms are likely to be the ones that are used for sensitive conversations , how to surreptitiously put devices into the walls of those rooms , ' said ball . the building is designed to be part of a global electronic intelligence gathering network which includes the united states and the uk , but its construction has been plagued by delays and cost blowouts , with some builders blaming late design changes on cyber attacks . the abc report said the chinese . hacking was part of a growing wave of cyber attacks against business and . military targets in the close u.s. ally . it . said the hackers also stole confidential information from the . department of foreign affairs and trade , which houses the overseas spy . agency the australian secret intelligence service and had targeted local . companies , including steel-manufacturer bluescope steel , and military . and civilian communications manufacturer codan ltd. . chinese hackers allegedly associated with the country 's government stole united states missile plans for weapons such as patriot missile batteries -lrb- pictured here -rrb- . the influential greens party said the hacking was a ` security blunder of epic proportions ' and called for an inquiry , but the government refused to confirm the breach . prime minister julia gillard said the reports were ` inaccurate ' , but declined to say how . australian officials , like those in the united states and other western nations , have made cyber attacks a security priority following a growing number of attacks of the resource rich country , mostly blamed on china . despite being one of beijing 's major trade partners , the country is seen by china as the southern fulcrum of the u.s. military pivot to the asia-pacific and in 2011 agreed to host thousands of u.s. marines in near-permanent rotation . australia is a major buyer for u.s. weapons systems and is one of the largest overseas customers for the . lockheed martin manufactured f-35 , as well as for boeing 's f/a -18 super . hornet and associated weapons systems . chinese . telecommunications giant huawei was last year barred from bidding for . construction contracts on a new australian high-speed broadband network . amid fears of cyber espionage . hacked : the new york times office in manhattan . the newspaper has reported that its computer system was breached by chinese hackers . the reserve bank of australia said in march that it had been targeted by cyber attacks , but no data had been lost or systems compromised amid reports the hackers had tried to access intelligence on group of 20 wealthy nations negotiations . china has dismissed the allegations by australian media that chinese hackers have stolen the blueprints for the new australian spy headquarters . foreign ministry spokesman hong lei said : ` china pays high attention to cybersecurity issues , and is firmly apposed to all forms of hacker attacks . groundless accusations will not help solve this issue . ' the risk of cyber hacking came to the forefront of the news agenda after chinese hackers were accused of being responsible for hacking the washington post and the new york times earlier this year . and . just last month , hacking attacks on the servers of south korean . broadcasters and banks originated from an ip address based in china . but . china says it is impossible to tell the true origin of cyber-attacks , . and accuses hostile forces of blaming it out of prejudice or a desire to . put beijing on the defensive . under attack : the washington post spent most of 2012 trying to deal with chinese hackers who infiltrated their computer network .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- hackers using a server in china stole the blueprints for the new headquarters of australia 's main spy agency `` some time ago , '' an opposition senator said wednesday , contradicting comments by the country 's prime minister . the controversy stems from a tv report this week alleging that a cyberattack swiped the blueprints to the new headquarters of the asio , australia 's top intelligence organization , including details on the building 's security and communications systems , its floor plan and the locations of its servers . `` these events did take place some time ago ; they were dealt with by asio , '' said george brandis , the deputy leader of the opposition in the senate who is responsible for national security issues . `` i 'm reassured by the director general about the way in which they were dealt with by asio . '' he was speaking in an interview with cnn affiliate sky news australia following a private briefing with david irvine , the director-general of the spy agency . prime minister julia gillard on tuesday described the report , by the australian broadcasting corporation 's investigative program four corners , as `` inaccurate . '' the program also reported that hackers , thought to be from china , had breached government agencies including the prime minister 's office and cabinet , as well as the departments of foreign affairs and defense . `` there were a number of unsubstantiated allegations of hacking in the four corners report as the attorney general has stated , '' gillard said in parliament . `` neither he or the director general of asio intend to comment further on these inaccurate reports . '' but brandis disputed gillard 's statement . `` the prime minister in question time yesterday just dismissed the report entirely as being inaccurate , and that claim by the prime minister is false , '' he said . gillard 's office did n't immediately respond to a request for comment on brandis 's remarks . brandis 's office did n't immediately make him available for further comment on the matter . australia the ` lucky country ' for a better life : survey . at a foreign ministry news conference tuesday , a chinese government official called the report a `` baseless accusation . '' `` since the attacks are technically untraceable , it 's difficult to find the origin of these attacks , '' said foreign ministry spokesman hong lei . `` i do n't know where does the evidence come from for media to make such reports . '' hong added that cybersecurity is an issue internationally and it calls for a `` calm and thorough discussion . '' `` making baseless accusation will not help to improve the current situation , '' he said . earlier this month , the united states accused china of trying to extract sensitive information from u.s. government computers . a pentagon report said china was carrying out the attacks in an effort to extract information from `` diplomatic , economic and defense industrial base sectors that support u.s. national defense programs . '' at the time , the chinese foreign ministry said china was `` firmly against any forms of cyberattacks . '' beijing has in the past insisted that china is the victim of cyberattacks , most originating in the united states . watch where you click : international cyber attacks on the rise . cnn 's dayu zhang contributed to this report .<doc-sep>by . steve nolan . published : . 04:55 est , 31 january 2013 . | . updated : . 02:31 est , 1 february 2013 . investigation : hackers were trying to find files on an investigation into chinese premier wen jiabao 's $ 2 billion fortune . chinese hackers attacked the new york times ' computer system and stole every employee 's password after its investigation into premier wen jiabao 's $ 2 billion fortune , it was claimed today . the gang reportedly side-stepped the newspaper 's security systems over several months in a bid to track down files relating to prime minister mr wen and his family 's impressive wealth . the new york times said that experts hired to deal with the security breaches found that the hackers routed the attacks through computers at u.s. universities , installed a strain of malicious software associated with chinese hackers and initiated the attacks from university computers previously used to attack u.s. military contractors . security breaches began in september , the same time that the paper began its investigation . hackers managed to steal passwords of every times employee and 53 computers were hacked into , according to foxnews.com . their attempt to access the files was unsuccessful however as the times confirmed that all of the investigation folders had remained protected . experts are unsure how the hackers initially managed to infiltrate the newspaper 's systems . executive editor jill abramson said : ` computer security experts found no evidence that sensitive e-mails or files from the reporting of our articles about the wen family were accessed , downloaded or copied . ' but when approached by the paper , the chinese defence ministry warned that allegations of hacking against the country without solid proof is ` unprofessional and baseless . ' the times is not the first to claim hacking by the chinese . the u.s government along with several other foreign nations and computer experts have all accused chinese hackers of launching widespread cyper-spying campaigns in a bid to uncover sources and to stop negative stories about the country . hacked : the new york times office in manhattan . the newspaper has reported that its computer system was breached by chinese hackers . greg walton , a cyber-security researcher who has tracked chinese hacking campaigns , said : ` attacks on journalists based in china are increasingly aggressive , disruptive and sophisticated . ' executives had become concerned about security when chinese officials warned them of unspecified consequences before they published their investigation into wen jiabao on october 25 . the company that monitors its computer systems then confirmed activity consistent with hacking . the chinese premier is thought to have been very embarrassed by the new york times story regarding his wealth back in october . the article described how the prime minister 's mother , siblings and children amassed their affluence and prompted the powers-that-be in the communist state to block the newspaper 's website both in english and chinese . searches for the publication 's site as well as the names of mr wen 's family members were also barred on the country 's main microblog service with the chinese government describing the feature as a ` smear ' . the article stated that the family of mr wen , 70 , known for his humble background - his mother was a teacher and his father tended pigs - had accumulated most of their assets since wen was named vice premier in 1998 before his promotion to prime minister nine years ago . the estimate of his family 's wealth was made according to a review of corporate and regulatory records from 1992 to 2012 . new york times reporter chris buckley was forced to leave the country following the article after authorities failed to renew his medical documentation .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- prime minister julia gillard of australia has described as `` inaccurate '' a tv report alleging that several government institutions including the country 's main spy agency fell victim to foreign cyberattacks . the australian broadcasting corporation 's investigative program four corners reported that hackers , thought to be from china , had breached government agencies including the prime minister 's office and cabinet , as well as the departments of foreign affairs and defense . the most striking element in the report was the allegation that a cyberattack from a server in china stole the blueprints to the new headquarters of the asio , australia 's top intelligence organization , including details on the building 's security and communications systems , its floor plan and the locations of its servers . but gillard sought to play down the tv program 's claims . australia the ` lucky country ' for a better life : survey . `` there were a number of unsubstantiated allegations of hacking in the four corners report as the attorney general has stated , '' she said , according to cnn affiliate network seven . `` neither he or the director general of asio intend to comment further on these inaccurate reports . '' at a foreign ministry news conference tuesday , chinese officials called the report a `` baseless accusation . '' `` since the attacks are technically untraceable , it 's difficult to find the origin of these attacks , '' said foreign ministry spokesman hong lei . `` i do n't know where does the evidence come from for media to make such reports . '' hong added that cybersecurity is an issue internationally and it calls for a `` calm and thorough discussion . '' `` making baseless accusation will not help to improve the current situation , '' he said . earlier this month , the united states accused china of trying to extract sensitive information from u.s. government computers . a pentagon report said china was carrying out the attacks in an effort to extract information from `` diplomatic , economic and defense industrial base sectors that support u.s. national defense programs . '' at the time , the chinese foreign ministry said china was `` firmly against any forms of cyberattacks . '' beijing has in the past insisted that china is the victim of cyberattacks , most originating in the united states . watch where you click : international cyber attacks on the rise .<doc-sep>as many as a quarter of a million twitter users may have had their personal details stolen by hackers , after the social media giant became the latest victim in a string of high-profile cyber attacks . twitter , which has over 200 million active users worldwide , admitted in a blog posting earlier this week it had detected attempts to gain access to its user data . while the site shut down one attack moments after it was detected , it discovered the ` extremely sophisticated ' hackers may have managed to access user names , e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords belonging to 250,000 users . hacked : twitter said friday that it had become the latest victim in a number of high-profile cyber-attacks against media companies , saying that hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users . twitter reset the pilfered passwords and has said all affected users would receive an e-mail notifying them that they need to create a new password . twitter is not the only media company frantically reassessing its information security ; u.s. firms including the new york times , the wall street journal and the washington post have also fallen victim to hackers . the american publications say their computer systems were targeted by hackers in china . the new york times revealed its computer systems were infiltrated over a period of four months , during which time its reporters were investigating the huge fortune of chinese premier wen jibao . the newspaper believes the hackers were trying to monitor its coverage of the premier - a claim denied by the chinese government . meanwhile the wall street journal announced it had carried out a complete overhaul of its systems after discovering it too had been the target of china-based cyber attacks .

<t> hackers have ` compromised ' u.s. </t> <t> designs for combat aircraft and ships . </t> <t> they also accessed missile defenses vital . </t> <t> for europe , asia and the gulf . </t> <t> floorplans of australia security intelligence organisation 's new $ 630m headquarters have also been stolen - before it has even been opened . </t> <t> china has dismissed claims it is connected to the latest cyber attacks . </t>

chinese hackers access u.s. weapon systems and steal blueprints to australia 's new spy hq months before it has even opened<T>

england will seek to generate try-scoring potency against the all blacks on saturday by unleashing another scratch combination out wide -- jonny may and semesa rokoduguni . gloucester wing may will return to the starting xv despite appearing to fall from favour on the summer tour of new zealand and being unable to score in seven test appearances to date . his recall on the left flank comes as marland yarde of harlequins continues to recover from a minor injury which prevented him from training last week . stuart lancaster , england 's head coach , has had to deal with a series of injuries in the build-up to the qbe series at twickenham , with the loss of wasps lock joe launchbury being the latest grim development . semesa rokoduguni and jonny may are expected to start on the wings against new zealand . stuart lancaster chose to omit chris ashton from his side in order to give rokoduguni a chance to impress . but he and his assistants chose to omit chris ashton from the national squad and in his absence , rokoduguni will start on the right as the in-form winger in the aviva premiership this season . when the line-up is officially confirmed on thursday the fijian-born flier will be at no 14 to continue his astonishing career progression . the 27-year-old joined bath only two years ago and is still a serving soldier in the british army having seen action in afghanistan 's helmand province as a tank driver with the famous ` desert rats ' armoured brigade . rokoduguni will become the first serving soldier to win an international cap for england since tim rodber 15 years ago . his test debut will complete an epic journey from his fijian village , naselai , where he could n't break into the rugby team because his uncle was a better winger . having already lost manu tuilagi to a recurring groin injury , the coaches were forced to rule northampton centre luther burrell out of the autumn opener against the world champions because of a hand problem . it will mean that england do not have established try-scoring clout behind the scrum . among the backs who will start against new zealand , scrum-half danny care has the highest tally , with seven . mike brown has touched down five times , owen farrell twice and centres kyle eastmond and brad barritt once . in contrast , the all blacks come to twickenham armed with the most predatory finisher in the world . julian savea has 29 tries from 30 test appearances . ashton had a decent record of 19 tries in 39 matches , but he has fallen out of favour due to perceived flaws in his game . explaining the thinking in terms of wing selection , lancaster said : ` a lot of the players now -- a jack nowell , anthony watson or jonny may -- are comfortable on either wing . the decision will be based on who we think are the best guys to deliver that balance in the back line -- the ability to punch and get through the line , have the physicality and also have the back-field and defensive understanding that we 'll need . ' the england team warm up during a training session at pennyhill ahead of their match against new zealand . saracens star owen farrell practices his kicking during an england training session on monday . referring to dealing with new zealand 's kicking game , he added : ` that reading of body language is key . that 's one thing jonny and jack did well in the six nations , particularly against ireland -- jonny sexton has a very accurate and intelligent kicking game . it 's about being up in the line and also reading the body language to have the back-field covered . ' after having to contend with a stream of bad news relating to players ' fitness , lancaster had some brighter bulletins to savour on monday . his leading available props , joe marler and david wilson , were able to return to full training and billy vunipola has recovered from concussion sufficiently to reclaim his starting place at no 8 . farrell appeared to be labouring on his most recent appearance for saracens , after a month out with a quad injury , but lancaster said : ` there 's no residue of injury whatsoever . in terms of the way he 's making his decisions and leading the group , he 's exactly where he left off with us in the second test -lrb- in june -rrb- . ' eastmond was another who was struggling last week , as he recovered from a rib injury . but he has been backed to line up at inside centre and make light of his first-half horror in hamilton during england 's last test , five months ago . ` kyle has come back to bath , he 's been defensively excellent , a great attacking threat and he looks confident , ' said lancaster . england 's front-five options have been slashed by early - season injuries but lancaster has no qualms about promoting dave attwood to partner courtney lawes in the second row in place of launchbury . ` they are quite similar players , ' he said . ` dave is probably a stronger right-hand lock . he is a very good scrummaging second row . ` he has changed his game this season -- he 's lost a bit of weight and played exceptionally well for bath . it was dave 's decision . he felt he could maintain his power but become more mobile around the field . but he 's still a big fella and he will bring a physicality to our game because of his power . '<doc-sep>when : saturday november 8 , 2.30 pm . where : twickenham stadium , london . what : qbe series opener . semesa rokoduguni trained with his england team-mates on thursday morning as stuart lancaster put his players through their paces ahead of saturday 's qbe series opener against new zealand . stuart lancaster is backing the uncapped wing and new father dave attwood to rise to the challenge of tackling world champions new zealand at twickenham on saturday . england have named rokoduguni on the right wing for the qbe series opener and his bath team-mate attwood takes his place at lock after his fiancee gave birth to their first child on tuesday . semesa rokoduguni breaks with the ball during the england training session held at pennyhill park on thursday . rokoduguni will make his england debut as england face new zealand in the qbe series opener on saturday . kyle eastmond , wearing a pair of black running tights , runs with the ball during england 's thursday morning training session . england : m brown -lrb- harlequins -rrb- ; s rokoduguni -lrb- bath -rrb- , b barritt -lrb- saracens -rrb- , k eastmond -lrb- bath -rrb- , j may -lrb- gloucester -rrb- ; o farrell -lrb- saracens -rrb- , d care -lrb- harlequins -rrb- ; j marler -lrb- harlequins -rrb- , d hartley -lrb- northampton -rrb- , d wilson -lrb- bath -rrb- , d attwood -lrb- bath -rrb- , c lawes -lrb- northampton -rrb- , t wood -lrb- northampton -rrb- , c robshaw -lrb- harlequins , capt -rrb- , b vunipola -lrb- saracens -rrb- . replacements : r webber -lrb- bath -rrb- , m mullan -lrb- wasps -rrb- , k brookes -lrb- newcastle -rrb- , g kruis -lrb- saracens -rrb- , b morgan -lrb- gloucester -rrb- , b youngs -lrb- leicester -rrb- , g ford -lrb- bath -rrb- , a watson -lrb- bath -rrb- . new zealand : i dagg ; b smith , c smith , s b williams , j savea ; a cruden , a smith ; w crockett , d coles , o franks , b retallick , s whitelock , j kaino , r mccaw -lrb- capt -rrb- , k read .<doc-sep>semesa rokoduguni is a lance corporal in the royal scots dragoon guard . read chris foy 's interview with england 's new man from back in may here . england have named fijian-born solider semesa rokoduguni in their elite player squad along with uncapped saracens lock george kruis ahead of the upcoming qbe series . head coach stuart lancaster on wednesday unveiled his core 33-man squad ahead of the four test series with the uncapped rokoduguni included ahead of the vastly more chris ashton . as revealed in sportsmail , rokoduguni 's selection is reward for some sensational form in only his second full season as a professional rugby player while ashton 's omission is a serious blow to his hopes of featuring in next year 's world cup . video scroll down to watch lancaster : england will be ready for rugby world cup . bath wing semesa rokoduguni has earned an england call-up after scoring six tries in seven matches . rokoduguni is a serving solder with the scots dragoon guards and has served the army in afghanistan . chris ashton -lrb- centre -rrb- has been dropped by england in favour of rokoduguni . head coach -lrb- centre -rrb- named his 33-man england elite player squad on wednesday . england will be aiming to win the hilary shield -lrb- left -rrb- and the cook cup vs new zealand and australia . lancaster -lrb- left -rrb- will bring seven more players into his squad on sunday ahead of their qbe autumn series . backs : brad barritt -lrb- saracens -rrb- mike brown -lrb- harlequins -rrb- , luther burrell -lrb- northampton -rrb- , danny care -lrb- harlequins -rrb- , lee dickson -lrb- northampton -rrb- , kyle eastmond -lrb- bath -rrb- , owen farrell -lrb- saracens -rrb- , george ford -lrb- bath -rrb- , alex goode -lrb- saracens -rrb- , jonathan joseph -lrb- bath -rrb- , jonny may -lrb- gloucester -rrb- , stephen myler -lrb- northampton -rrb- , jack nowell -lrb- exeter -rrb- , semesa rokoduguni -lrb- bath -rrb- , billy twelvetrees -lrb- gloucester -rrb- , marland yarde -lrb- harlequins -rrb- , ben youngs -lrb- leicester -rrb- .<doc-sep>when : saturday november 8 , 2.30 pm . where : twickenham stadium , london . what : qbe series opener . england have named semesa rokoduguni on the right wing for saturday 's qbe series opener against new zealand at twickenham . the uncapped rokoduguni , a serving soldier in the british army with the royal scots dragoon guards who has seen action in afghanistan 's helmand province as a tank driver , has been rewarded for an outstanding start to the season at bath . rokoduguni will become the first serving soldier to win an international cap for england since tim rodber 15 years ago . his test debut will complete an epic journey from his fijian village , naselai , where he could n't break into the rugby team because his uncle was a better winger . uncapped wing semesa rokoduguni will start for england against new zealand at twickenham on saturday . rokoduguni is a serving soldier in the british army and has seen action in afghanistan 's helmand province . the 27-year-old will become the first serving soldier to win an international cap for england since tim rodber . rokoduguni was born in fiji and struggled to get a game for his village team as his uncle was a better player . bath wing rokoduguni , pictured here in action against wasps at adams park , has been in excellent form . rokoduguni , pictured in action against leicester tigers at the recreation ground , joined bath two years ago . tim rodber -lrb- right -rrb- , pictured in action against ireland , was the last solider to win an england cap 15 years ago .<doc-sep>england have been putting together their final preparations during the captain 's run at twickenham as they ready themselves to face the might of the all blacks on saturday . the entire squad were in action in training on friday , among them owen farrell and debutant semesa rokoduguni , as boss stuart lancaster laid his final plans for their clash against the best side in the world . and lancaster will be hoping to avenge the series whitewash england suffered when they toured new zealand in june , losing all three tests and conceding 94 points . video scroll down to watch kyle eastmond dwarfed by teammates in england training . england 's squad are put through their paces at twickenham with a sprinting drill during the captain 's run on friday . semesa rokoduguni looks to catch the ball as the 27-year-old prepares for his england debut against new zealand . fly half owen farrell -lrb- right -rrb- passes the ball as his side prepare to face the mighty new zealand on saturday in london . semesa rokoduguni -lrb- left -rrb- offloads the ball under pressure from team-mates on the famous twickenham turf . the squad do their stretches as they continue their build-up to face the fierce test of the all blacks at the famous stadium on saturday . kyle eastmond looks to pass the ball while under pressure from some of his team-mates during a session . farrell is all smiles as he prepares for the massive clash at twickenham against the all blacks on saturday afternoon . winger jonny may catches the ball before heading off on a run during the session as his team-mates watch on . anthony watson passes the ball during the england captain 's run at twickenham on friday as they prepare for the clash . fly half farrell gets his shooting boots on as he practices his kicking ahead of the face off with new zealand . england players do some running drills during training as they step up their late preparations .

<t> gloucester wing jonny may will return to the starting xv . </t> <t> semesa rokoduguni is expected to start on the right against the all blacks . </t> <t> rokoduguni will become the first serving soldier to win an international cap for england since tim rodber 15 years ago . </t>

england to unleash wingers jonny may and semesa rokoduguni in new zealand opener<T>

the fukushima site , the scene of the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl , has become a tourist attraction . local government tour guides are now escorting buses of people through the area , explaining what has become of the disaster zone . back in 2011 , three of the fukushima nuclear plant 's six reactors blew up following a tsunami , releasing radioactive gases that meant the whole area had to be evacuated . fukushima prefecture has been abandoned since the nuclear blow-up back in 2011 . locals hope opening the area up as a tourist attraction can stimulate a mass rebuild . however , with contamination levels said to be ` low ' , people are being permitted on whistle-stop tours to view the desolate and abandoned place . although there were no fatalities from radiation exposure , 300,000 residents were moved from a 20-mile radius of the nuclear plant . in total there were nearly 16,000 deaths reported from the natural disaster and subsequent devastation . three of the six reactors blew up when a tsunami measuring 9 on the richter scale hit the region . clean-up expected to take decades , and cost more than # 18 billion . an investigation panel deduced the disaster had major elements of being ` man-made , ' and there was a '' culture of complacency about nuclear safety and poor crisis management . ' when asked what people say when they see the area for the first time , tour organiser yusuke kato told cnn : ` at first , they say unbelievable . '<doc-sep>with soil and water contaminated , nobody can live there yet , and it is unknown when the clean-up mission will be completed . former residents like kenichi bamba are optimistic that fukushima prefecture can be rebuilt , but the pain of what happened is still raw . ` actually i 've come here several times but still ... i can not say anything . just sad . just sad . ' the nuclear plant is still being taken apart , and it is estimated it will take decades to make the area safe , as well as cost billions of pounds . surveys show only a fifth of former residents want to return to living in the area . however , tour guides hope by educating tourists and sharing their experiences of what fukushima once was , people can be inspired and help rebuild the prefecture . kato added : ` we want to encourage local people for the revitilisation of fukushima . ' contamination levels are low , which means people can , for a limited time , view the destruction site . a tsunami led to a terrible chain of events that still sees fukushima uninhabitable to this day . the plant has six reactors , three of which were offline when disaster struck on march 11 , 2011 . a magnitude-9 .0 earthquake triggered a huge tsunami which swept into the plant and knocked out its backup power and cooling systems , leading to meltdowns at the three active reactors . decommissioning and dismantling all six reactors is a delicate , time-consuming process that includes removing the melted fuel from a highly radioactive environment , as well as all the extra fuel rods , which sit in cooling pools at the top of the reactor buildings . workers , who wear protective suits when dismantling the plant , must determine the exact condition of the melted fuel debris and develop remote-controlled and radiation-resistant robotics to deal with it . the process is expected to take at least 40 years .<doc-sep>salvaged : crew members on the russian training ship sts pallada spotted the debris almost 2,000 miles from japan , including a fishing boat from fukushima . find : russian ship sts pallada 's crew spotted the items last month soon after passing the midway islands , where the debris is expected to reach in winter . japan was badly hit by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami on march 11 , which left 20,000 people dead or missing . ` we do n't want to create a panic , but it 's good to know it 's coming ' jan hafneruniversity of hawaii researcher . the quake damaged cooling systems at the fukushima plant , which resulted in the worst atomic disaster in the world since chernobyl in 1986 . japan is struggling in part because tourists are worried about visiting , so the country 's tourist board is giving away 10,000 free flights . scientists are eager to track where the debris is heading because it can threaten small ships as well as coastlines , reported livescience .<doc-sep>earlier this year he also reported that the whales breathed more heavily in the presence of a boat trip -- just like they do when they are stressed and encounter a predator . david lusseau of the university of aberdeen showed that minke whales swimming in faxaflói bay in iceland sped away from whale-watching boats . minke whales off the coast of iceland have been observed upping their speed and breathing heavily when boats came near - indicating stress . a stock image of the whales in antarctica is pictured . many people may think -- why not stop eco-tourism boat trips all together ? but they offer jobs to locals who may traditionally have hunted the animals . such trips also spread an important message of conservation . by attracting tourists , they also become a valuable commodity to be kept safe . the number of people taking eco-tourism boat trips is thought to be around 13 million across 119 countries . the 2008 figure shows a massive rise in popularity compared with 1991 , when four million people in 31 countries took the trips . in 2008 , the international fund for animal welfare , estimated the eco-tourism industry was worth a staggering $ 2.1 billion -lrb- # 1.3 bn -rrb- . while a new study will note that numbers of whales have not been affected by boat trips in the area , dr lusseau has shown that similar trips have led to depleted bottlenose dolphin populations in doubtful sound , new zealand . he fears the animals could become extinct in a matter of decades , as they appear to be driven away from feeding grounds by the tourist boats .<doc-sep>if you 've always dreamed of seeing the world 's southernmost continent but ca n't bear the cold , then perhaps these day trips are for you . an airline is offering 12-hour tours over the expanses of antarctica so passengers can enjoy the view , but there will be no venturing out in the snow because the planes do n't land . for a truly unique extravagant experience , the company antarctica sightseeing flights even offers a special new year 's eve party flight , where guests will be treated to a live jazz band and arguably the ` coolest ' party experience in the world . antartica sightseeing flights offer once in a lifetime day trips to see the southernmost continent from the sky . currently , the tour company offers flights from five major australian cities , including sydney and brisbane . operating out of australia on a private qantas 747 plane , the unusual tour flies from five australian cities : sydney , melbourne , perth , adelaide and brisbane . but you 'll need deep pockets . prices start from aus$ 1,000 -lrb- # 535 -rrb- , but that is for an aisle seat . for a spot next to the window you 'll be parting with $ 1,999 -lrb- # 1,069 -rrb- .<doc-sep>for the adventure seekers among us , going on specialised tours can really make it a holiday to remember . but some experiences around the world are more extreme than others , even putting holidaymakers at risk of arrest . from bolivia 's so-called death road - a mountain-side route that tourists tackle on bikes - to the experience of being ` arrested ' by soviet secret police in lithuania , here are some of the most extreme tours that holidaymakers pay for around the world . memories of the horrific nuclear blast remain for tourists to see on the fukushima tour . contamination levels are now low enough for coach tours to visit the fukushima power plant . the fukushima nuclear reactor tour - japan . the fukushima site , the scene of the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl , has become a tourist attraction . local government tour guides are now escorting buses of people through the area , explaining what has become of the disaster zone . back in 2011 , three of the fukushima nuclear plant 's six reactors blew up following a tsunami , releasing radioactive gases that meant the whole area had to be evacuated . however , with contamination levels said to be ` low ' , people are being permitted on whistle-stop tours to view the desolate and abandoned place . tourists who visit lithuania get the chance to experience the terrors of a soviet bunker . holidaymakers must sign a waiver before agreeing to sign up for the soviet bunker tour . the soviet bunker experience - lithuania .

<t> fukushima prefecture decimated by nuclear disaster back in 2011 . </t> <t> government tour guides now educate tourists about the disaster . </t> <t> locals hope one day the prefecture can be inhabitable and rebuilt . </t>

japan locals offer sightseeing trips to fukushima as tourist attarction<T>

omar al-shishani , one of hundreds of chechens who have been among the toughest jihadi fighters in syria , has emerged as the face of the islamic state of iraq and the levant , appearing frequently in its online videos . a young , red bearded chechen who has rapidly become one of the most prominent commanders of isis may have risen to become the extremist group 's overall military chief , it has been claimed . omar al-shishani , one of hundreds of chechens who have been among the toughest jihadi fighters in syria , has emerged as the face of the islamic state of iraq and the levant , appearing frequently in its online videos . his appearances in the videos are in contrast to the group 's iraqi leader , abu bakr al-baghdadi , who remains deep in hiding and has hardly ever been photographed . al-shishani has been the group 's military . commander in syria , leading it on an offensive to take over a broad . stretch of territory leading to the iraq border . but he may have risen to become the . group 's overall military chief , a post that has been vacant after the . iraqi militant who once held it - known as abu abdul-rahman al-bilawi . al-anbari - was killed in the iraqi city of mosul in early june . in a video released by the group over the weekend , al-shishani is shown standing next to the group 's spokesman among a group of fighters as they declare the elimination of the border between iraq and syria . the video was released just hours before the extremist group announced the creation of a caliphate - or islamic state - in the areas it controls . ` our aim is clear and everyone knows why we are fighting . our path is toward the caliphate , ' the 28-year-old al-shishani declares . ` we will bring back the caliphate , and if god does not make it our fate to restore the caliphate , then we ask him to grant us martyrdom . ' the video is consistent with other associated press reporting on al-shishani . the video identified al-shishani as ` the military commander ' without specifying its syria branch , suggesting he had been elevated to overall commander . the group however has not formally announced such a promotion . in a video released by the group over the weekend , al-shishani is shown standing next to the group 's spokesman among a group of fighters as they declare the elimination of the border between iraq and syria . al-shishani , whose real name is tarkhan batirashvili , is an ethnic chechen from the caucasus nation of georgia . charles lister , visiting fellow with the brookings doha centre , told associated press that as the militant group 's operations in . iraq and syria grow ` more and more inter-dependent by the day , it is .<doc-sep>more than possible that someone like -lrb- al-shishani -rrb- could assume overall . military leadership . ' two days after the group unilaterally declared the establishment of a caliphate , the group 's leader , al-baghdadi , appeared on a 19-minute audiotape calling on muslims to come to the territory his group has seized to help build an islamic state . in the audio , posted yesterday on militant websites which have been used by the group before , the leader makes a special call to those with practical skills - such as scholars , judges , doctors , engineers and people with military and administrative expertise - to come ` answer the dire need of the muslims for them ' . he also calls on jihadi fighters to increase fighting in the holy month of ramadan , which began on sunday . he said : ` in this virtuous month or in any other month , there is no deed better than jihad in the path of allah , so take advantage of this opportunity and walk the path of you righteous predecessors . ` so to arms , to arms , soldiers of the islamic , fight , fight . ' the extremist group began as al-qaida 's branch in iraq , and many of its top leaders are iraqi . abu bakr al-baghdadi , head of the islamic state or iraq and the levant , yesterday appeared on a 19-minute audiotape calling on muslims to come to the territory his group has seized to help build an islamic state . it drew hundreds of foreign fighters to its operations in syria however after it intervened in syria 's civil war last year . the two branches are now swapping fighters , equipment and weapons to an even greater extent than before , becoming a more integrated organization . its declaration of the caliphate - aspiring to be a state for all muslims - could mean an even greater internationalization of its ranks . alexei malashenko , an expert with the carnegie endowment 's moscow office , said ethnicity is not a major factor in jihadi movements , only dedication to jihad . al-shishani ` is a fanatic of islam with war experience , and he obviously has had a strong track record -lrb- among fellow fighters -rrb- , ' he said . announcement : isis militants celebrate the establishment of a caliphate , or islamic state , in the vast stretches of the middle east that have fallen under its control . militant islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of syria 's northern raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an islamic ` caliphate ' after the group captured territory in neighbouring iraq . syria 's civil war , in its fourth year , has attracted militants from around the world . some estimates run as high as 10,000 foreign fighters in the country . but the chechens - hardened from years of wars with russia in the caucasus region - are considered some of the best fighters . alexander bortnikov , the head of russia 's federal security service , the main kgb successor agency known under its russian acronym fsb , said last october that about 500 militants from russia and hundreds more from other ex-soviet nations are fighting in syria . al-shishani , whose real name is tarkhan batirashvili , is an ethnic chechen from the caucasus nation of georgia , specifically from the pankisi valley , a centre of georgia 's chechen community and once a stronghold for militants . he carried out military service in the georgian army but was discharged after an unspecified illness , said one of his former neighbours , who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals .<doc-sep>a gun-brandishing islamist loyal to isis celebrates the formation of the caliphate by waving a jihadist flag in the syrian city of raqqa on sunday . at one point , he was arrested by georgian police for illegal possession of arms , the neighbour told associated press . as soon as he was released in 2010 , batirashvili left for turkey . georgian police refused to comment . he later surfaced in syria in 2013 with his nom de guerre , which means ` omar the chechen ' in arabic , leading an al-qaida-inspired group called ` the army of emigrants and partisans , ' which included a large number of fighters from the former soviet union . a meeting was soon organized with al-baghdadi in which al-shishani pledged loyalty to him , according to lebanon 's al-akhbar newspaper , which follows jihadi groups . as the militant group 's operations in . iraq and syria grow ` more and more inter-dependent by the day , it is . more than possible that someone like -lrb- al-shishani -rrb- could assume overall . military leadership ' - charles lister , visiting fellow with the brookings doha centre . in august 2013 his fighters proved pivotal in taking the syrian military 's managh air base in the north of the country . rebels had been trying for months to take the base , but it fell soon after al-shishani joined the battle , said an activist from the region , abu al-hassan maraee . the islamic state of iraq and the levant entered the syria conflict in 2013 , and initially it was welcomed by other rebels . but rebel groups - including other islamic militant factions - turned against it , alienated by its brutal methods and kidnappings and killings of rivals , and accusing it of trying to take over the opposition movement for its own ambitions of creating a transnational islamic enclave . rebel factions have been fighting against the group since last year in battles that have left thousands dead . al-qaida 's central command ejected the extremist group from the network . for the past two months , al-shishani has led an offensive in syria 's eastern deir el-zour province against rival rebels , seeking to solidify his hold on a stretch of territory connected to neighboring iraq . in may , some arab media organizations reported that al-shishani was killed in the fighting . an activist in iraq in contact with members of the islamic state of iraq and the levant said al-shishani suffered wounds in his right arm and was taken into iraq where he underwent treatment before returning to syria . he spoke on condition of anonymity for security concerns . caliphate : a map purportedly showing the areas isis plans to have under its control within five years has been widely shared online . as well as the middle east , north africa and large areas of asia , it also reveals isis ' ambition to extend into europe . spain , which was muslim-ruled until the late 15th century , would form part of the caliphate , as would the balkan states and eastern europe , up to and including austria . since then , al-shishani has appeared multiple times in photos and videos put out by the group . the photos and videos are consistent with the ap 's reporting from activists on the ground . in a recent photograph , the young , round-faced al-shishani , wearing a black cap and beige gown , is seen with a big smile as he examines a humvee said to have been captured in iraq and brought into syria . hussein nasser , spokesman for the islamic front coalition group of rebels , said chechens are among the most feared fighters in syria . ' a chechen comes and has no idea about anything -lrb- in the country -rrb- and does whatever his leader tells him , ' nasser said . ` even if his emir tells him to kill a child , he would do it . '<doc-sep>explosion : seconds later the truck 's explosives detonate , killing abdul waheed majeed . abu omar al-shishani is a nom de-guerre which refers to his chechen origins . his real name is tarkhan batirashvili , 28 , and he is a former sergeant in the georgian army . he was born to an orthodox christian father and muslim mother and brought up in the pankisi gorge , an ethnically chechen area of north east georgia , where he worked as a shepherd before joining the army when he left school . he fought in the brief conflict between russia and georgia in 2008 and became a jihadist after being discharged from the georgian military on health grounds after contracting tuberculosis . after recuperating and being refused reenlistment , he was arrested for stockpiling weapons and jailed in september 2010 . following his release , he travelled to istanbul in turkey in march 2012 , to join chechen rebels in the syrian conflict . he became the commander of a group of hardened chechen fighters known as katibat al-muhajireen -lsb- emigrants brigade -rsb- which was initially aligned with al-qaeda 's jabhat al-nusra . the group merged with other jihadists in march 2013 to form jaish al-muhajireen wal-ansar -lsb- army of emigrants and supporters -rsb- , a larger and more structured group with a religious council . terror : abu omar al-shishani 's warning comes after jihadi john -lrb- pictured -rrb- warned barack obama : ` the islamic state will soon , like your puppet david cameron said , begin to slaughter your people in your streets ' sick : abu omar al-shishani 's image is not the first time isis has taunted the west by threatening to attack a landmark . a chilling threat was posted on twitter on june 20 purportedly from someone with a connection to the extremist group . the images were taken outside the white house and chicago 's old republic building . in may 2013 , shishani switched to supporting the islamic state of iraq and syria and was named commander of the northern sector of syria , around aleppo . units under his command have participated in major assaults on syrian military bases in and around aleppo , including the capture of menagh airbase in august 2013 . raffaello pantucci , of the royal united services institute think tank , said : ` omar al-shishani is the most prominent of the caucasian fighters alongside isis and is seen as the leader of the foreign fighter brigades . ` he has a long history of conflict which has given him a prominent role amongst the isis foreign fighter brigades . ` we have seen how brits and other europeans have often been marshalled under his wing and the result is that he is elevated to be a figure of great significance in the mythology around the group and what it is doing , in particular in the imagery and videos they release . ` while his skills and abilities have been called into question by others , he has undeniably become the most prominent of the so-called chechen fighters in syria . '<doc-sep>against a backdrop of a tumbling big ben and houses of parliament , a grinning isis commander has been taunting britain with his plans to launch an attack on the west . abu omar al-shishani , one of the most feared military commanders of the islamic state of syria and iraq , has issued the image as part of a campaign to intimidate britain . it features two bearded fighters with their hands shading their eyes , looking at london as it burns in a ball of computer generated flames . the warning comes as the isis executioner known as ` jihadi john ' warned barack obama : ` the islamic state will soon , like your puppet david cameron said , begin to slaughter your people in your streets . ' threat : abu omar al-shishani 's image features militants -lrb- top left -rrb- with their hands shading their eyes as they watch london burn in a ball of computer generated flames . al-shishani also appears grinning in the image . militant : al-shishani is considered one of the most influential military leaders of the syrian opposition forces and has been referred to as ` the military commander ' suggesting he is in overall command of the isis armies . international : abu omar al-shishani heads up one of the largest groups of foreign fighters in syria and is known to count british recruits among his band which has had both facebook and twitter pages in english . isis followers are known to have planned attacks in britain and europe , although the degree to which they are directed by the high command has been unclear . the language used in the latest video , which shows the head of us aid worker peter kassig , suggests they are planning attacks outside their borders . the new imagery , posted on the internet by chechen fighters serving with isis and entitled `` omar shishani in london , '' reinforces the idea that the group now has global ambitions similar to al-qaeda . al-shishani , a red-bearded ethnic chechen , is pictured grinning in the bottom right of the image . he heads up one of the largest groups of foreign fighters in syria and is known to count british recruits among his band which has had both facebook and twitter pages in english . ramzan kadyrov , the russian-backed hardline leader of the chechen republic , announced that shishani had been killed by posting a picture on instagram last thursday , although the death remains unconfirmed and he gave no location . shishani is considered one of the most influential military leaders of the syrian opposition forces and has been referred to as ` the military commander ' suggesting he is in overall command of the isis armies . he is believed to have recruited abdul waheed majeed , 41 , a british father of three from crawley , west sussex , who died when he drove a dumper truck packed full of explosives into aleppo prison in a suicide attack in february . his other followers included ibrahim al-mazwagi , from north london , who was 21 when he was killed in syria in february last year . a graduate from hertfordshire university , he was of libyan origin , and had fought in that conflict in 2011 before moving on to syria where he told his family he was doing charity work . recruit : al-shishani is believed to have recruited abdul waheed majeed -lrb- pictured left and right -rrb- a father of three from crawley , west sussex , who died when he truck packed full of explosives into aleppo prison . suicide bomber : the video shows abdul waheed majeed driving at high speed towards aleppo prison .<doc-sep>anthony cordesman , a former director of intelligence at the pentagon who now works for washington think-tank csis , told the financial times that members of the group had ` learnt ' since the insurgency in iraq in 2006 . he said : ` they have far more dispersed authority . they make sure they have two commanders on the scene at all times ; they have a lack of a centralised control . leaders set policy but they do n't attempt to plan every operation one by one . ' last week , another of the group 's leaders was named in a resolution adopted by the un security council that sought to weaken militants in the region by cutting off the flow of foreign fighters and its financing capabilities . the resolution named six fighters accused of funnelling funds and helping foreign fighters travel to the frontline , including islamic state spokesman abu mohamed al-adnani . in june , al-adnani apparently appeared in a video which featured extremists urging followers to ` march to baghdad - we have a score to settle ' , as isis fighters made their way across northern iraq . despite the group 's notoriety across the globe following its formation last year , its workings and structure has been difficult to pin down . a voice said to be that of al-adnani is heard in the video saying : ` continue your march as the battle is not yet raging . ` it will rage in baghdad and karbala . so be ready for it . put on your belts and get ready . ' elsewhere , omar al-shishani has been identified as one of the group 's most prominent commanders and may even have risen to become its overall military chief , it has been claimed . the young , red-bearded chechen is one of the suspected leaders who has appeared frequently in its online videos , unlike other leaders such as al-baghdadi . al-shishani has been the group 's military commander in syria , leading it on an offensive to take over a broad stretch of territory leading to the iraq border . but he may have risen to become the group 's overall military chief , a post that has been vacant after the iraqi militant who once held it - known as abu abdul-rahman al-bilawi al-anbari - was killed in the iraqi city of mosul in early june . islamic state militants embrace in celebration after taking over tabqa air base near raqqa city on sunday . in a video released by the group early in july , al-shishani is shown standing next to the group 's spokesman among a group of fighters as they declare the elimination of the border between iraq and syria . the video identified al-shishani as ` the military commander ' without specifying its syria branch , suggesting he had been elevated to overall commander .<doc-sep>targeted : abu abdulrahman al-bilawi -lrb- left -rrb- - who had been the head of baghdadi 's four man military council - was killed by a coalition warplane last year . another militant reportedly killed in an airstrike was abu hajar al-sufi -lrb- right -rrb- who had been one of baghdadi 's most trusted advisers on the shura council . despite the serious damage done to isis ' leadership by the airstrikes , scores of prominent militants remain alive , including the terror group 's british executioner in chief , jihadi john . among the isis leadership figures killed in airstrikes in recent months is abu musa al-alwani , according to the sun . another former member of saddam hussein 's army , abu musa - real name waleed jassem al-alwani - had been a prominent member of isis ' military council before his death . also killed by coalition airstrikes last year was abu abdulrahman al-bilawi - who had been the head of baghdadi 's four man military council , having previously served on the terror leader 's religious and strategic advisory body , known as the shura council . another militant reportedly killed by the first wave of coalition airstrikes in september was abu hajar al-sufi , also known as abu hajar al-assafi , who had been one of baghdadi 's most trusted advisers on the shura council . his death came two months before that of abu jurnas . real name rathwan talib hussein ismail al-hamdani , whose official title was believed to have been governor of ` border provinces ' . abu jurnas ' role was to ensure isis ' barbaric interpretation of sharia law was enforced along the syria-iraq crossing , and to ensure that the nations ' respective armies are unable to reestablish the border that was effectively wiped out by the terror group 's lightning advance last summer . other well-known militants still alive and operational include abu wahib , the terror group 's 28-year-old leader in iraq 's anbar province -lrb- right -rrb- , abu omar al-shishani , another 28-year-old , who is understood to be responsible for isis ' military operations within syria . abu wahib 's distinctive thick black beard has ensured he has been used prominently in isis propaganda . while many local tribal leaders are in favour of a sunni muslim caliphate , their allegiances remain largely tribal and they are not seen as entrenched supporters of isis -lrb- pictured -rrb- . baghdadi is likely to have replaced abu jurnas with another of his trusted lieutenants , but in less strategically important regions he is understood to have been forced to appoint local warlords to the role of senior commander as his inner circle of loyalists dwindles .

<t> omar al-shishani has emerged as face of isis after appearing in online videos . </t> <t> he has been the group 's military commander in syria , leading it on an offensive to take over a broad stretch of territory leading to iraq border . </t> <t> he may have risen to become the group 's overall military chief . </t>

omar al-shishani has become the most recognisable commander of isis terror group<T>

my initial impression of sri lanka ? hot . i first visited in 1982 -- when england played their first test match against sri lanka in colombo . then we went and played in kandy , in the central province , and it has become one of my favourite places in the whole country . it 's home to the temple of the tooth relic -lrb- sri dalada maligawa -rrb- , and is the most important spot for sri lanka 's buddhist community . the whole town is steeped in history . it 's always been one of the country 's major trading places , and there are beautiful temples and tea plantations . it must be part of your itinerary . a family favourite : ian botham has spent time with his grandchildren in sri lanka - and has long found kandy -lrb- right -rrb- , where the temple of the tooth relic is an important buddhist landmark - to be one of its greatest cities . i only really started to fall in love with the country on coming back to commentate . as a player we were never in one place long enough . i visited the south at the start of 2004 , just after the tsunami . it was horrendous , with bodies still being pulled from the rubble . since then , laureus sport for good foundation -lrb- i 'm an ambassador for the organisation -rrb- has worked with the sri lanka-based foundation of goodness and built the southern project in seenigama , an area which was devastated by the huge wave . there 's a brand new school , a cricket oval and an olympic-sized pool . the pool was paid for by rock singer bryan adams , who offered to help fund the sports complex after reading about the destruction wreaked by the tsunami , and locals have named it the bryan adams pool in his honour . it 's hard to believe that when i first visited , the railway line - and a train - were 400 yards away in a coconut tree . it was this project which inspired me to undertake last year 's sponsored walk . i managed 160 miles , from the north to the south of the island , in eight days . the aim was to raise money and mirror what 's been done in the south - because the north was devastated by the civil war and has suffered terribly . the north has so much to offer - it 's sri lanka 's next booming tourism centre . the main draw are the beaches -- they 're sensational . there are new hotels and railways being built and the airport at jaffna , the capital city of the northern province , is being renovated . it should establish itself within five years . anuradhapura - the capital of the north central province - and mihintale , which is the birthplace of buddhism in sri lanka , have beautiful stupas and temples which put angkor wat to shame - well , almost . they are within what 's known as sri lanka 's cultural triangle .<doc-sep>splendid : the south coast of sri lanka has glorious beaches - and has recovered from the tsunami of 2004 . this area 's most spectacular landmark is the sigiriya rock fortress - an enormous , 200-metre-high lump of stone . in 480 ad , a sri lankan king built his castle atop the rock . it 's a unesco world heritage site and sri lankans call it the eighth wonder of the world . i climbed it on my first cricket tour and was amazed . so much that , while taking a photo , i accidentally knocked over the bottle of water i 'd diligently carried to the top . i remember watching in horror as it rolled over the edge and tumbled out of sight . i 've visited sri lanka with my family several times . some of the most memorable trips have been with my wife and the grandchildren . it 's incredibly child-friendly - as child-friendly as destinations like spain or the caribbean . we wanted to show the grandchildren that life is n't easy , that terrible things happen but you have to pick yourself up , dust yourself off and carry on . the sri lankans are the best example of this - they 're always smiling and there 's no bitterness about the unfair hand they 've been dealt , with the civil war and tsunami . they are the reason my wife kath and i keep returning . we 've spent a lot of time in the capital , colombo , which is a fantastic , progressive city , with great hotels and restaurants . we like lagoon , the restaurant at the cinnamon grand hotel , where you choose your seafood from a huge display and the chefs cook it however you want . the grandchildren loved it - they would compete to find the biggest fish . other great restaurants in the capital are the ministry of crab , which is owned by sri lankan cricketers kumar sangakkara and mahela jayawardene , and the park street mews restaurant , which blends sri lankan and european cuisine . i 've probably spent most time in the south , in coastal towns like galle and weligama . in weligama , we rented a villa and just chill out - i love watching the stilt fishermen balancing on their poles . inviting : kandy , at the very heart of this tropical island , is sri lanka at its most intriguing . i 've spent hours walking around galle fort , which is a walled city . the locals have incredible stories to tell about the day the tsunami hit - how they could see the wave coming and ran inside the fort , emerging hours later to find the rest of the city in ruins .<doc-sep>the fort was built by the portuguese in the 14th century and it split the wave and saved thousands of lives . nobody inside died - you can walk around inside and see these old shops and restaurants which were n't even affected . the grandchildren also adored weligama , where they fished , rode in tuk-tuks , played on the beaches and spotted turtles . one day was spent just fishing on the beach . one of my grandchildren , james , is extremely competitive - he simply has to beat his younger sister at everything . james had spent all day waiting for a bite . he put down the rod while he nipped to the loo and his sister imani-jayne picked up the rod and caught a fish within seconds . james was livid . my advice for anyone considering a visit to sri lanka ? do it . it is all there to be explored . tourism on the south coast is well-established . the east and west coasts are becoming more established , and the north will soon be the next big tourism destination . what 's more , you do n't have to walk everywhere - like i did . sri lankan airlines -lrb- www.srilankan.com , 020 8538 2000 -rrb- flies daily -lrb- apart from . saturdays and sundays , when there are two flights a day -rrb- to colombo from . london heathrow . prices from # 613 . find more about the work of . laureus sport for good foundation at www.laureus.com .<doc-sep>by . lawrence booth . follow @@ the_topspin . sportsmail cricket writer and wisden cricketers ' almanack editor lawrence booth looks at why history is against sri lanka as they chase an unlikely win on day five at lord 's , how overs are disappearing into the ether and jimmy anderson 's latest achievement . alastair cook and angelo mathews have been spoken to by match referee andy pycroft about the abysmal over-rates so far in this test . hurry up : captains angelo mathews -lrb- left -rrb- and alastair cook -lrb- right -rrb- are responsible for slow over rates . spectators were deprived of six overs on both friday and saturday , while sunday was n't much better , with four more overs disappearing into the ether . the subject of over-rates is known to greatly concern icc chief executive dave richardson - yet umpires continually fail to hurry the players along . wrong room : ukip 's nigel farage . a surprise visitor in the media centre was ukip leader nigel farage , who to general puzzlement settled down at a table in the refreshment area . it turned out he should not have been there at all . uninvited by either mcc or the ecb , he had jumped in a lift with a tv crew following what a lord 's spokesman described as a ` misunderstanding ' with stewards . when jimmy anderson yorked rangana herath in the seventh over of the day , it was his 64th test wicket at lord 's , taking him one clear of fred trueman . only ian botham , with 69 , now has more . one to go : james anderson is now only behind ian botham for most wickets taken at lord 's . yorked : anderson passed fred trueman when he skittled rangana herath for 64th wicket at cricket 's home . this is angelo mathews ' eighth test as captain of sri lanka and he is wearing the burden of leadership lightly . his superb 102 took his average while in charge to a monumental 82 - compared to 39 when he was in the ranks . loves leading : as captain , angelo mathews ' batting average dwarfs his figures before he took the helm . only one team have ever made more than england 's 575 for nine declared in the first innings of a test and gone on to lose . and that was way back in 1894-95 at sydney , where australia contrived to be beaten by england having racked up 586 . england followed on , before nicking the game by 10 runs . if sri lanka are to pull off an unlikely victory , they need to make history . the highest total to win a test here was the 344 for one by west indies in 1984 , gordon greenidge hammering 214 not out .<doc-sep>in the final column of the season , the world of cricket hands out its annual awards for the good , the bad and the ridiculous ... best newcomer . a difficult category with moeen ali , jos buttler and chris jordan all highly commended but it has to be gary ballance . it was graham gooch who first enthusiastically advocated him but early evidence in australia left the jury out . then peter moores decided , surprisingly , that he should bat at three for the first test of the summer and the rest ... an average of 60 after his first eight tests , the first five of them without a victory , with three hundreds and another three half centuries is bradmanesque and the biggest tribute you can pay to ballance is that jonathan trott has not been missed . excellent catcher , too . just has to make sure he leaves his shirt on when visiting nottingham bars . fitting in seamlessly : gary ballance celebrates one of his three hundreds this summer , against sri lanka . put your shirt on him : ballance has been superb at no 3 - now he just has to watch himself in nightclubs . best performer in a leading role . no problem for the judges this time . has to be jimmy anderson . what a season for a man who became man of the series against sri lanka despite not being at his very best and ending it in tears after just failing to hang on for a draw at headingley . life was just as eventful for jimmy against india , first when he batted for nearly four hours at trent bridge , clashed with ravindra jadeja , wasted perfect conditions at lord 's and then gloriously set new standards in the last three tests . he stands just three wickets away from sir ian botham 's test record and is a national treasure . master of his art : james anderson set new standards with his seam bowling against india . video root and anderson thrilled with win .<doc-sep>but botham and co were beaten by imran khan -lrb- pictured -rrb- and his pakistan team in the melbourne showpiece . there is no doubting anderson 's enthusiasm . the man who stands on the brink of his 100th test and sir ian botham 's wicket-taking record is fit , raring to go , and keen to point out that limited-overs matches mean just as much to him as the ultimate game . ` one-day cricket is really significant for me , ' said anderson as he prepares to go to australia for the triangular series that precedes the world cup . ` i made my england debut in one-day cricket and i 've always enjoyed that form . i 've still got a drive to play one-day cricket so until that stops i will carry on . my record in 50-over games is probably better than tests if you look at the stats . it will be great to have these months of one-day cricket . ' but surely this is his last chance to make a real impact in a world cup ? the premier one-day tournament is usually a watershed . alastair cook has gone and it looks certain england will rip up their one-day blueprint and start again after this world cup with younger , more dynamic players . anderson appeals in england 's super eights clash against sri lanka during the 2007 cricket world cup . the england bowler dives for the ball during england 's 2011 campaign - he was jaded after his ashes heroics . anderson jumps for joy after dismissing sir lanka 's tillakaratne dilshan at old trafford in may . ` i do n't want to say this is my last world cup , ' anderson insisted . ` it 's probably unlikely i 'll play in the next one because i 'll be 36 by then but it 's not impossible . i want to concentrate on this one first . ' england will need him at his best . as nasser hussain identified in these pages after the series defeat in sri lanka , england 's bowling is an even bigger one-day problem than the batting , which is often too cautious .<doc-sep>difference of 43 % . sri lanka : coral sands hotel , hikkaduwa . book between december 6-7 : # 830.00 . book between december 20-23 : # 1,448.00 . difference of 43 % . thailand : patong beach lodge , phuket . book between december 6-7 : # 798.00 . book between december 20-23 : # 1,562.00 . difference of 49 % . cost comparison of a seven-night b&b flight-inclusive package for one with resort meals/drinks . the post office travel money holiday entitlement report reveals that 31 per cent of those whose current holiday year ends in december plan to use some or all of their entitlement on holidays before then . although people with paid leave to take before the end of december set a generous average holiday budget of # 638 per person -- rising to # 1,000 or more for one in five -lrb- 22 per cent -rrb- , separate post office travel money research found that people would be better off to travel early in december rather than over the festive season . a week away over christmas and boxing day to four destinations rated among the cheapest in the post office 's recent winter sunshine report was found to cost 43-52 per cent more than it would earlier in the month . a seven-night b&b flight-inclusive package for one with resort meals/drinks to the four-star interpalace hotel at puerto de la cruz , tenerife would cost # 383,000 departing december 6-7 , but would be # 805 departing december 20-23 , a 52 per cent price hike . andrew brown of post office travel money said : ` the message for people who have only a short time left in which to use up this year 's holiday entitlement is clear : do your homework on the timing of your trip and pick a destination where package costs are reasonable and resort prices low to ensure you get the best possible value . ` early december is always a cheaper time to travel and our latest research has found that tenerife and cyprus are great value in europe while those old favourites , thailand and sri lanka , are good choices further afield . ` keep an eye on exchange rate movements to ensure you get the most travel cash for your pounds . calculate how much you are likely to spend while abroad and change enough cash to see you through , remembering that there are improved rates for higher value transactions . 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<t> england 's leading wicket taker first visited sri lanka to play cricket in 1982 . </t> <t> this time , he took his grandchildren for a sunshine holiday of beach fishing . </t> <t> he has a particular fondness for kandy , with its famous buddhist temple . </t>

ian botham reveals why sri lanka is a perfect holiday destination<T>

the buildings of a resort designed to the boost morale of hardworking nazis are to go on sale at cut price . the construction , known as prora , on rügen , germany 's largest island , was part of a programme introduced by hitler , called kraft durch freude - meaning ` strength through joy ' . as part of the programme , the nazi leader organized activities such as skiing and cruises - and intended to build a collection of seaside resorts on rügen . a promotional poster hangs on the buildings of the former seaside resort in prora on the island of rügen .<doc-sep>iinitial construction started in 1936 , but had to be halted at the onslaught of world war ii . over the next three years , a total of 10,000 rooms were built . the resort was designed to include eight identical buildings , offering entertainment , catered meals and organised fun based around nazi propaganda and won an award in 1937 for its bauhaus design . once war broke out in 1939 , the nazis used the buildings to house workers and provide shelter to refugees , and post-war , they were used to house soviet and east german military . but over time they fell into disrepair and were only saved from demolition thanks to being given a landmark status .<doc-sep>the sombre grey block was seen as an example of third reich architecture , along with the nazi party rally grounds in nuremberg and berlin 's olympic stadium . a sign points to the showroom at the construction . eight bed houses with a total of 10,000 rooms were built from 1935 to 1939 . after the property was sold to private investors , the first apartments , condos and apartments were built . the property was sold to private investors and is finally set to realise its purpose as a mega resort , renting and selling holidays homes and condos .<doc-sep>estate agent , iris gerd , who are redeveloping prora 's building block i , is offering some ` new prora ' units at prices between 200,000 and 250,000 euros - around # 160k and # 200k . investors believe that despite its history , with the property market on a steep incline in germany , the holiday homes will sell . one estate agent , kathrin lange , told german press , the buildings are for ` risk-tolerant investors ' .<doc-sep>a huge chunk of the largest holiday camp ever constructed by the nazis has been sold for # 2.2 million . block one of the colossus of prora - built by hitler in the 1930s along the lines of butlins in the uk - will be converted into a 400-bed luxury hotel and 400 apartments . the building , the single-biggest sold in post-war germany , had a reserve price of # 700,000 , but telephone bidding at a berlin auction on saturday sent the price soaring . vast : a section of the colossus of prora , which spans nearly three miles along the coast of the baltic island of ruegen , has sold for # 2.2 million at an auction in berlin . derelict : the camp was intended to provide entertainment for 20,000 nazi holidaymakers at any one time , but no-one ever stayed there and it fell into serious disrepair . prora was constructed on the baltic island of ruegen by the stormtroopers of the nazi ` strength through joy ' leisure organisation over a six-year period and occupies nearly three miles of beachfront . it was meant to provide holiday entertainment for 20,000 of hitler 's hordes at any one time . but not a single nazi ever got to stay there . the last rooms of the ` butlins-of-the-dark-side ' were finished just as world war two began in 1939 and prora was left empty , the greatest white elephant of all time . it was occupied after 1945 by the red army and became a top-secret soviet base . white elephant : the colossus of prora was built in the same vein as butlins -lrb- above -rrb- in the uk , but it did n't even get off the ground as the outbreak of world war two and subsequent defeat of hitler left it empty . after german reunification , all the buildings were given listed status and a very few have been transformed into holiday flats . monitored enjoyment : hitler viewed leisure as yet another aspect of human activity to be governed by the nazis .<doc-sep>after the auction on saturday , it is . hoped that investment in the remaining miles of accommodation will rise . until all are given a makeover . initial fears that neo-nazis would buy into the blocks have proved unfounded . so far , there are a few luxury flats and a youth hostel in the buildings at the site 120 miles from berlin . block one is nearly 1,200 ft long and auctioneer mark karhausen juggled bids from least ten developers . nearly # 5million has to date been raised for the government in sales of parts of the prora complex . after the war , the soviets considered blowing it up , but discovered they did n't have enough dynamite for the job . instead they turned it into a massive tank-and-artillery base for the peoples ' army of east germany and it vanished from all maps . a museum at the site chronicles the history of prora which , aside from the building of the atlantic wall of coastal fortifications stretching from norway to the border of spain - intended to thwart any allied landings in occupied europe - was hitler 's biggest building project . the nazis viewed leisure as just one more aspect of human activity to be governed by the party . prora was destined to be the forerunner of a string of such giant camps whose plans were mothballed due to the war he unleashed on the world .<doc-sep>short of a quid for your next holiday ? maybe you 're forgetting something . while we have no problem changing our pounds into the currency of our holiday destinations , a study has found more than # 550 million in foreign cash is laying about in british homes waiting to be converted back . money saving website vouchercodespro.co.uk claims up to two fifths of brits have un-exchanged cash leftover from their getaways . the survery of 2,748 people from around the uk aged over 18 found 61 per cent of them had gone on a holiday overseas in the past year which required them to get foreign currency .<doc-sep>by . harriet arkell . sensational breakthrough : police are looking for a man who sexually abused young british girls in the resort where madeleine mccann went missing in 2007 . police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann are looking for a prolific paedophile who sexually abused five girls at holiday homes in the algarve before the british toddler went missing . british detectives announced their astonishing breakthrough today as it emerged three of the reports linked to the same man were only reported to them after they launched a fresh appeal for information last october . the tanned , dark-haired man is suspected of breaking into holiday properties where british families were staying and sexually abusing five white british girls aged between seven and 10 , detective chief inspector andy redwood said today . the sex attacks took place between 2004-2006 , shortly before madeleine vanished in 2007 , and are among a series of 12 break-ins to holiday homes in the algarve that police believe were committed by the same man . in six of the break-ins , the man sat on or got into bed with young girls . on one occasion , he abused two young girls in the same villa . two of the attacks were in the resort of praia da luz , where madeleine was staying in a holiday apartment with her family when she was taken . there were also four in carvoeiro and six in the vale da parra , praia da gale district . most of the attacks took place in low season , police said . they had previously been discounted by portuguese investigators because they are spread over a wide geographical area and there were no apparent attempts at abduction . nine of the 12 incidents were reported to portuguese police at the time they happened , and details of three of those became known to british investigators only after they made televised appeals last autumn .

<t> resort designed to boost nazi morale to offer holiday rentals and condos . </t> <t> a total of 10,000 rooms were built from 1935 to 1939 but were never used . </t> <t> units are now on sale at prices between around # 160k and # 200k . </t>

former nazi resort prora in germany converted into holiday homes<T>

france is the most popular ski destination for brits this winter accounting for a staggering 87 per cent of all enquiries . austria and switzerland remain popular , although demand for both is down on last year while andorra has seen a significant hike in popularity with enquiries up 32 per cent on last season . morzine is the number one choice for brits and demand for this resort is up 16 per cent on last year , in research by owners direct . morzine in france will be the most popular ski resort for brits when booking a winter trip . val thorens , meribel and la plagne have also experienced a big leap in demand versus last season , whereas chamonix has seen demand fall by 23 per cent and it has dropped from position four to position nine in the ` top 10 ' . ` france is the clear winner among british skiers this season , ' says erica chang , senior regional director , owners direct . ` demand for ski accommodation in france has risen year-on-year and our top ten ski resorts are all french . ' most popular countries for a ski holiday based on no . of enquiries between january and october 2014 for travel between december 2014 and march 2015 . top 10 most popular ski resorts , based on number of enquiries received between january and october 2014 for travel between december 2014 and march 2015 , compared with the same period in the previous year . figures from the holiday home specialist and currency provider , caxton fx , have revealed that demand for ski holidays is climbing high , reporting that the volume of currency purchased for ski-related trips is up 59 per cent on last year . ` british skiers are opting for the more affordable eurozone resorts , over the us and switzerland , with the number of us dollars purchased for ski this year down on 2013 , ' said james hickman , managing director of caxton fx . figures for us dollars are reportedly down 73 per cent on last year and the number of swiss francs bought this year is down 58 per cent since 2012 . ` in contrast , the volume of euros purchased for ski-related trips is up 64 per cent , year on year . brits really are making the most of being closer to home where the pound has significantly strengthened against the euro , adds mr hickman . ' chamonix has fallen from position four to nine and a 23 per cent drop in bookings for 2015 . owners direct is putting the heightened demand for snowy escapes down to the balmy temperatures that the uk has enjoyed this year , particularly during the hazy autumn , which has made holidaymakers crave the crisp chill of the slopes even more than usual . its figures have also revealed that december is the most popular month for travellers to take a ski holiday , accounting for almost half of the total enquiries for the 2014/15 season , followed by february4 , with many opting to take their ski break during the school holidays . ` holiday homes are particularly appealing for families , whose travel dates are often restricted to the christmas and february half-term school holidays , because they offer a more affordable way to enjoy a ski holiday than a hotel or catered chalet and allow the whole family to stay together , ' added ms chang . owners direct has more than 3,400 ski properties to rent this season , spanning france , austria , switzerland , bulgaria , andorra , italy and finland .<doc-sep>even if there is a blizzard tonight , the damage has already been done to bookings for next december . memories are short and people will base their plans for 2015 on what happened in 2014 , not all those bumper years which preceded it . where do we go from here ? there are occasional patches of snow in morzine - but nothing very useful . ` bookings are up by 10 per cent on last year but we have had the worst start in 40 years , ' sighs julie merie at the tourist office in les arcs . over in the austrian resort of lech , much favoured by european royalty , just 13 out of 47 lifts are open . spokeswoman pia herbst describes this as the worst start to a season since 1999 . ` but then , when the snow finally came , it did n't stop and we were snowed in for two weeks ! ' she adds . so how bad is it really ? old hands can recall pretty miserable decembers back in the eighties and nineties . but the main difference between then and now is that , today , most resorts also have expensive snowmaking cannons to take up the slack . yet these are no use unless the temperature is below freezing , and the alps have experienced a prolonged period of unseasonal warm weather . other parts of europe are fine . the snow is looking good in the pyrenees , for example . but it is the french alps which are feeling particularly neglected by the snow gods . although there have been fresh falls during my stay this week , they have not been followed by a decent cold spell . below 2,000 metres , most of this week 's snow was followed by rain , which soon turned it to slush . staying hopeful : students michaela chapman -lrb- left -rrb- and hannah mccoosh have been in les arcs for the week . my alpine odyssey begins in the town of les gets , a family-friendly french town not far from the swiss border . it is a relatively low-lying ski resort and would never expect a rich carpet of snow at this time of year . but when i pass through , i find rolling green fields with the occasional splurge of white where a snow cannon has done its best . it looks a bit like the yorkshire dales . a spokeswoman for the resort says that ` fingers are crossed ' for snow and that , in the meantime , families can look forward to an exciting series of father christmas-themed events . rain is falling by the time i get to morzine , another relatively low ski town . the tourist office could not be more welcoming . nadine chevalier tells me that the town is doing everything it can , including laying on extra buses to get people up to the higher neighbouring resort of avoriaz . ` we just do n't want to think of christmas without snow , ' she says . but , for now , all of morzine 's pistes are closed . up by the pleney cable car station , however , i notice a small patch of snow , about the size of a tennis court . seized by a spirit of solidarity - and so that i can claim to be morzine 's first skier of the season - i walk to the top , stick on some skis and ` bend ze knees ' . i must be hitting at least five miles an hour as i grind to a halt in the mud a few seconds later . morzine is at the heart of one of the world 's largest ski areas , a chunk of alp known as les portes du soleil . today , the only skiing in its entire 250-mile piste network is to be found half an hour away in avoriaz . visibility is poor , the snow is slushy at the bottom - but it is better than nothing .<doc-sep>around six-and-a-half feet of snow was reported to have fallen in andorra last week , with ski resorts expecting the conditions to attract a raft of tourists over the holidays . once the falling snow ceases , visibility will improve which mean andorra could be the place to go this ski season . koko sarkari , from the international currency exchange -lrb- ice -rrb- told mailonline travel : ` when looking at the cost of a ski pass to compare relative costs in popular ski destinations across europe , those travelling to andorra will be paying around 45 euros for an adult compared to 49 euros in courcheval in france or 50 euros in val d'isere . ` eating out is n't too expensive - in andorra a meal for two in a mid-range restaurant can be had for around 35 euros , whereas it 's a little cheaper in val d'sere and courcheval at around 30 euros ** . ` so while ski pass costs are slightly cheaper and meals slightly more expensive than neighbouring ski destinations in france , the real cost benefit of going to andorra right now is that skiers can capitalise on the weakness of the euro , which is accepted widely in the country . ` last february , # 1 bought 1.17 euros , this year it 's around 1.30 offering a saving of around # 4 on a ski pass . ' and france , while generally being at the other end of the cost scale to andorra , is also likely to be a popular destination , with five feet of snow falling in avoriaz and chamonix . val d'isère has been the big winner in france , with the tarentaise valley ski resort recording a depth of 5ft 7ins of snow on the upper pistes .<doc-sep>snow has finally arrived in the alps ! and with the heavy flakes comes some very good news for skiers : prices are also falling in 19 of the 21 top european resorts , according to a new survey . according to the latest post office travel money ski resort report , the more substantial the downfall , the larger the savings , with soldeu in andorra offering some of the best value . with snow having finally arrived , some of the best value skiing can be found in soldeu , andorra -lrb- pictured -rrb- . the cost of a six-day ski vacation at bansko tallies # 261 , while slovenia 's kranjska gora comes in at # 300 . soldeu , which also benefited from early snow , currently comes in at just # 331 for a six-day ski vacation , including rental equipment , lift passes , ski school , meals and drinks . andorra 's top ski resort saw the biggest fall in price overall , according a new report compiled from resort research by ski-holiday operator crystal ski holidays . but the best value is offered in the bulgarian resort of bansko - charging just # 261 for a six-day trip . other good value ski destinations - where both snow and prices have fallen - include some of europe 's most fashionable resorts such as italy 's sestriere and courchevel in france . prices have fallen 16 per cent in courchevel -lrb- # 503 -rrb- and 13 per cent in sestriere -lrb- # 354 -rrb- , which makes it the best value resort in this category for the second year in a row . but savings are n't to be found everywhere . in the swiss resorts of zermatt and saas fee , despite recent snowfalls , prices have risen substantially . post office travel money analysed the top ski resorts in europe and worldwide for savings this season . when it comes to economical vacations , bansko in bulgaria offers the best deal for a family of four .<doc-sep>andorra may be one of the cheapest places to go skiing , and ahead of the half-term holidays it may just be the best . heavy snowfall around the pyrenees has left skiing conditions in the european country being described as ` amazing , ' and the forecast does n't look likely to change over the next few days . in-resort costs have dropped as much as 23 per cent on last year in andorra , with soldeu providing the cheapest option for a ski trip , according to the latest stats from post office travel money . heavy snowfall across the pyrenees will be music to the ears of those planning a ski trip to the region . with much of europe under a deluge of snow , this opens up some tricky decisions as to which ski resort will offer the best overall deal . it may be good news for skiers , but heavy snow on the pyrenees has not being met with similar enthusiasm by townsfolk . the andorran ski resort of soldeu has seen the biggest slide with a 23 per cent price reduction at resort . this takes into account costs such as equipment , six-day passes , lessons and food and drink .

<t> staggering 87 % will book a ski trip to france this winter . </t> <t> rising charges have hit swiss and austrian bookings this year . </t> <t> morzine is the most popular singular destination - up 16 % . </t>

morzine named britons ' favourite ski resort , bookings to andorra are up 30 ⁇ <T>

david cameron told his wife she did not need to worry about him going for dinner with silvio berlusconi -- because he would get an aide to pull him out of the jacuzzi before the ` whores ' turned up . mr cameron made the quip before heading to rome for a state dinner with his italian counterpart , it was revealed today . graffiti artist ben eine was in downing street when the pm cracked the joke after being invited for tea and biscuits . italy 's former prime minister silvio berlusconi and david cameron met for dinner in 2010 . mr cameron joked to his wife that she did not need to worry about him meeting the billionaire former italian pm . earlier this year , mr berlusconi was unexpectedly cleared of paying for sex with a minor at a series of sordid ` bunga bunga ' sex parties . the court said the billionaire media tycoon had paid for sex with a 17-year-old prostitute known as ` ruby the heartstealer ' . but they said there was no proof he knew her age . mr berlusconi , now aged 78 , quit as italy 's prime minister in 2011 during a serious escalation of the euro zone crisis but remains politically active and still leads his centre-right forza italia party . he is currently banned from holding public office after being convicted of tax fraud , and has been doing community service at a care home as part of his sentence . mr eine 's painting twenty first century city was presented to barack obama in 2010 on mr cameron 's first trip to washington in 2010 . shortly after ward the artist was invited to number 10 -- just before mr cameron was due in rome for his first meeting with the then italian leader . mr cameron jokingly reassured his wife that he would not be sharing jacuzzis , mr eine told a told a conference in london .<doc-sep>the artist , a self-confessed former graffiti vandal , revealed mr cameron 's unguarded remarks during a filmed interview to mark the start of three-day conference on graffiti at london 's south bank centre . mr eine said the pm had to leave early to travel to rome . he said : ` we were sitting there chatting away and his pa or assistant came in and said : `` david , we 've got to go '' . ` and he jumped up and said `` samantha i 've got to go off to italy -- dinner with berlusconi . do n't worry i 'll get so-and-so to pull me out of the jacuzzi before the whores turn up '' . ` and then he walked out the door . and i was like , that 's great , prime ministers are n't meant to say that in front of bods like me , just in case i do this and repeat the story in front of a video camera . ` i started off tagging stuff -- i 'm not meant to be having tea and biscuits with the prime minister . ' street artist ben eines photographed in front of his work on middlesex street , in east london was invited for tea and biscuits with the camerons . mr eine 's painting was one of the official gifts given to barack obama from david cameron on his first trip to washington as prime minister in 2010 . mr eine praised the prime minister but said he would never vote for him , the guardian reported . he said : ` i have never voted in my life and i would never vote tory . ` -lsb- but -rsb- i really enjoyed talking to him . he was interesting , he was funny . he 's obviously a really smart and on the ball man . ' mr cameron 's first meeting with berlusconi came after a 38-year-old prostitute , maria teresa de nicolo , described how she and a host of other women enjoyed a meal with italy 's prime minister before she and a couple of the others joined him in bed . a no 10 spokesman said downing street never comments on private conversations .<doc-sep>since forging a friendship in 2001 , vladimir putin and silvio berlusconi have racked up thousands of miles jetting off to catch up with each other in a host of international locations . the russian president has attended parties at the italian 's infamous villa in sardinia while mr putin reciprocated with holidays at his 20-bedroom dacha on the black sea . last night it was mr berlusconi 's turn to host again , with a very late-night dinner at his milan apartment . old friends : berlusconi waves goodbye to putin as he leaves his milan home . the former italian prime minister had to persuade the judge to allow him to break the rules of his house arrest in order to meet his friend . late-night meal : vladimir putin , pictured with berlusconi , was invited for dinner at the former italian prime minister 's milan apartment . he was collected in a limousine at around 3.30 am . mr putin , who was in italy for an eu summit , arrived at the apartment of the former italian prime minister at 1.40 am , where they dined on white truffle pasta and tiramisu . the leader put in the early morning call to his long-term ally just hours after he met with david cameron and president poroshenko to discuss ending the conflict in the ukraine .<doc-sep>age gap : silvio berlusconi , at 76 , is nearly 50 years older than his 27-year-old partner francesca pascale . it comes as polls suggest berlusconi returning to power wo n't happen , despite his party 's revival from near-death last year . the most probable outcome remains a victory of the centre-left coalition led by pier luigi bersani 's democratic party -lrb- pd -rrb- in the lower house . but berlusconi and his future wife - who is nearly a third his age - looked far from worried last night . ms pascale - a member of berlusconi 's people of liberty party - can be seen whispering into the former italian prime minister 's ear and nuzzling his next . wedding bells : berlusconi announced that he got engaged to miss pascale - a member of his people of liberty party - in december . optimistic : the couple were enjoying a pre-valentine 's day meal despite berlusconi 's party being down in the polls . the couple appear to be eating a meal with friends but do n't let that stop them from performing some very public displays of affection . miss pascale , a former shop assistant from naples , served as a provincial councillor in his centre-right pdl party before stepping down in july . a founding member of a support group called ` silvio , we miss you ' , she has previously said the three most important things in her life are her family , politics and mr berlusconi . tactile : the couple appeared to be dining with friends but did n't let that stop them from making public displays of affection .<doc-sep>by . suzannah hills . published : . 11:46 est , 14 february 2013 . | . updated : . 03:03 est , 15 february 2013 . his party may be down in the polls , but silvio berlusconi still looks like the cat who got the cream as he enjoys a romantic meal with his young fiancee . the 76-year-old politician - who is seeking a return to power at the end of the month - can be seen grinning from ear to ear as his 27-year-old partner francesca pascale kisses him on the cheek . the pair - who have an age gap close to 50 years - were pictured enjoying a pre-valentine 's day meal at the exclusive capricci sicilliani restaurant in rome last night . cat that got the cream : silvio berlusconi grins from ear to ear as his young fiancee francesca pascale kisses his cheek during a romantic dinner at the capricci sicilliani restaurant in rome .<doc-sep>' i went along with the conversation for a joke . it meant nothing . we were just larking around . ' masson has filed a lawsuit against his rival for conspiracy , while grosdidier has struck back with a suit for slander , manipulation and conspiracy . had the set-up had been successful , it . would have bore similarities to italian prime minister silvio . berlusconi , who had sex with a teenage prostitute . berlusconi , 74 , has been at the centre of lurid sleaze allegations . involving moroccan belly dancer karima el mahroug .

<t> pm made quip before trip to rome for dinner with his italian counterpart . </t> <t> graffiti artist ben eine was in number 10 when the pm cracked the joke . </t> <t> first meeting with berlusconi came as italian faced prostitute allegations . </t>

david cameron 's crude joke before silvio berlusconi meal revealed<T>

two women have been charged with animal cruelty , one month after a raid on a suburban buffalo , new york , kennel . authorities found dozens of animals at the dodge boarding kennel living in deplorable conditions - and nearly as many dead ones stored in freezers at the getzville facility . maria faricellie , 53 , and sheila meli , 49 , were each charged with five counts of animal cruelty . faricellie owns the kennel and meli ran the facility . scroll down for video . authorities found dozens of animals at the dodge boarding kennel living in deplorable conditions - and nearly as many dead ones stored in freezers at the getzville facility .<doc-sep>gruesome : 72 dead animals were found in freezers - some of which were raccoons , rabbits , sugar gliders , guinea pigs and turtles - the spca said . a rescued cat is seen being led away during the raid . the five counts come from the number of animal species discovered at the time of the november 7 kennel raid : cats , dogs , reptiles , birds and small exotics . the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals -lrb- spca -rrb- said it removed 77 live animals and amphibians from the facility . the spca said it also discovered 72 dead animals in freezers , some of which were raccoons , rabbits , sugar gliders , guinea pigs and turtles . wivb reported last month that the animals were in bags with labels on them .<doc-sep>officials said many of the cats and dogs were malnourished and had matted hair . a turtle showed ` shell rot ' , and there was a ` severely underweight chinchilla , ' the spca said . the animal 's overgrown teeth may have hindered its ability to eat . the spca said the raid took place after officials earlier went to the property on october 27 , october 28 and november 4 and observed poor conditions , including the smell of urine . sickly : officials said many of the cats and dogs were malnourished and had matted hair . care : the animals rescued from the dodge boarding kennel are seen being tended to after the raid .<doc-sep>busted : the raid took place after officials earlier went to the property , where they observed poor conditions . both the amherst police department and new york 's department of environmental conservation were involved in the raid , buffalo news reported . the charges against faricellie and meli were served friday afternoon by peace officer aaron kandefer , spca spokeswoman gina browning said in a release . the two women are due in court next month , browning said . browning told buffalo news that the six live amphibians went to new york 's department of conservation since the creatures are not legally pets . the other animals stayed at the tonawanda spca .<doc-sep>rescued : the woman had almost 100 dead bodies some of which had been experimented on in freezers in her house in warsaw , poland , when they raided an acting on a tip-off from neighbours . in total animal welfare officers found 72 cats all of whom were severely malnourished and said that the conditions in the house were disgusting with animal waste in every room . a police spokesman said : ` she was banned from keeping dogs , she had become obsessed with creating a new breed of dog and when that became no longer possible she switched to experimenting with cats . ' ` there has obviously been some sort of sick experiments going on but until we get the autopsy is back on the bodies and have looked at the injuries to the life cats we wo n't know more about exactly what she was doing here . the woman faces up to two years in jail this time for animal cruelty if police confirm that the animals were abused for illegal experimentation purposes .<doc-sep>a woman who was trying to create a frankenstein dog in a series of sick experiments involving dead and live animals has been arrested . the woman had almost 100 dead animal bodies some of which had looked like they had been experimented on in the freezers of her home in warsaw , poland . officers raided the house an acting on a tip-off from neighbours who had complained about the smell and noise created from dozens of cats in the building . grim : the woman had almost 100 dead animal bodies some of which had looked like they had been experimented on in the freezers of her home in warsaw , poland . arrested : the woman who was trying to create a frankenstein dog in a series of sick experiments involving dead and live animals has been arrested .<doc-sep>by . hugo gye . published : . 09:14 est , 7 january 2013 . | . updated : . 09:15 est , 7 january 2013 . a couple have been arrested and charged with child abuse and animal cruelty after 300 different pets were found in their florida home . police were called to the home of jeffrey o'neil and jennifer kovacs yesterday when the pair reported that their 16-month-old daughter was missing . the girl was found safe - but her parents were arrested over the menagerie of snakes , lizards , rats and other animals which made the house almost uninhabitable . arrested : jeffrey o'neil , left , and jennifer kovacs , right , have been charged with child abuse and animal cruelty . o'neil , 28 , and 26-year-old kovacs called police at six o'clock on sunday morning when they woke up after a party and realised their daughter was not in the house . when police arrived at their home in oldsmar , the pair were apparently drunk , while the house had an overwhelming stench due to the animals - both dead and alive - which were being kept there . officers discovered a note from a relative who had taken the girl when she found o'neil passed out from drinking , and the child was determined to be safe and well . the 298 animals in the house were removed by tampa bay society for the prevention of cruelty to animals .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a teenager is being held on 19 counts of animal cruelty linked to a month-long killing spree of pet cats in the miami area , police said . tyler hayes weinman , 18 , was charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty in miami , florida , on monday . tyler hayes weinman , 18 , also is charged with 19 counts of improper disposal of dead animals and four counts of burglary , police said . weinman lives in cutler bay and has lived with his parents in palmetto bay , the two towns where police said 19 cats were mutilated and killed .

<t> dodge boarding kennel owner maria faricellie , 53 , and facility operator sheila meli , 49 , were each charged with five counts of animal cruelty . </t> <t> the spca said it removed 77 live animals and amphibians from the facility . </t> <t> 72 dead animals were also discovered in freezers , the group said . </t>

ny women charged with animal cruelty after authorities find dead animals in freezers<T>

napoli players made the most of the awful conditions at their training session on thursday by sliding through a huge puddle . the serie a side played 6 vs 6 in the pouring naples rain ahead of their home clash against empoli , but at the end of the session the six winners linked hands to do a jurgen klinsmann-esque dive . napoli players pose after sliding through a puddle during a very wet training session . the 6-a-side winners slide through a puddle at napoli 's training ground . the serie a side played in the pouring naples rain ahead of their home clash against empoli . napoli posted the image on their instagram , saying : ` dip in the water for 6 winners ! ' the club posted on their instagram : ` tuffo nell ` acqua per i 6 vincitori ! ' translated as ` dip in the water for 6 winners ! ' napoli boss rafael benitez kept himself dry from the puddle at least , as the former liverpool boss prepares his side for an onslaught on the top two in italy ; roma and juventus . napoli currently sit in third place , eight points behind roma and 11 behind juventus . they have drawn their last two games in the league but are unbeaten in eight games in all competitions . jurgen klinsmann dived in celebration after his first goal for spurs against sheffield wednesday in 1994 . the german was getting stick from fans and the media about his playacting antics .<doc-sep>the topless welcome to portugal 's base camp had come from brazilian former ` miss bumbum ' , beauty contest winner andressa urach , who has claimed in the past to have had an affair with ronaldo - strenuously denied by the player . six days later she was ejected from portugal 's public training session at ponte preta 's moises lucarelli stadium and told to stay away from the real madrid star . working hard : ronaldo is put through his paces during portugal 's training session in northern brazil . meanwhile , usa coach jurgen klinsmann has claimed his players must ` put cristiano ronaldo in his place ' if they are to secure qualification from group g ahead of thursday 's final group game with germany . speaking to the daily telegraph , klinsmann said : ` there 's a lot of admiration for him and for the players who play at big clubs and in the champions league , ' klinsmann said . ` but this is the moment to prove yourself , to step up , play those guys and put them in their place . we want to put cristiano in his place . ` we want to make it our game , we are ready for that , and we have been preparing for that for a long time . tough task : usa boss jurgen klinsmann claims his players must ` put ronaldo in his place ' on sunday evening . ronaldo 's presence in brazil has captured the imagination of campinas , the third largest city in sao paulo state . and waving to the 8,000 supporters packed into the brazilian second division club 's ground on wednesday , he seemed to be enjoying the attention . but he and his team-mates are less happy about the constant speculation over his fitness . asked if the portuguese players were sick of questions about ronaldo 's physical condition , striker helder postiga replied : ` yes , but if i am tired of hearing the questions every day then you can imagine how it is for him . i think the talk is too much . he has been training at maximum and that is all there is to say . '<doc-sep>football - or soccer as it is more commonly known in america - is still a growing sport in the united states . but ahead of tuesday 's last 16 world cup clash with belgium , america 's newspapers have been stocking up the fire as they show their support for jurgen klinsmann 's side . the new york post in particular sums up the tone in the states as it implores klinsmann 's side to ` go kick some ass ' . video scroll down for we 've still got a chance to win it ! obama supports u.s.a . optimistic : america 's new york post had a very patriotic front page on tuesday ahead of the belgium clash . sending a message : the new york daily news implores jurgen klinsmann 's side to put the boot into belgium . fever pitch : usa today reflect the growing mood of optimism in america on their front page . the new york daily , meanwhile , produced a 16-page special ahead of the game and declared it was time to put the boot into belgium . while usa today declare the country has hit ` fever pitch ' and that there will be ` outdoor viewing parties across the country . the press are n't the only ones getting excited , however . as elsewhere the official twitter feed of the us team sent out a patriotic message , with a picture of former president abraham lincoln , asking are you ready ? patriotic : the blue cross and blue shield building in illinois is decked in red , white and blue . national colours : a building in chicago that will screen the us 's game against belgium . tweet to glory : the official twitter feed of the us team ramps up the pressure ahead of the belgium clash . talking tactics : jurgen klinsmann -lrb- centre -rrb- addresses his players during training on monday in brazil . video team profile : usa . they also posted a video which shows jurgen klinsmann 's side training during the world cup , traveling to games and fans singing . a voice over from one of the players declares the fans ` will see a group of guys who are committed and ready to fight until the end for each other . ' while across the country , companies have been getting in the spirit by decking their buildings in the national colours of red , white and blue . they are not the only ones , though , with belgium prime minister elio di rupo challenging us president barack obama to a bet on twitter . he said : ` hey @barackobama , i am betting some . great belgian beers that our @belreddevils will make it to the quarter . final ! :--rrb- #comeonbelgium #bel ' . obama is yet to respond .<doc-sep>talking tactics : jurgen klinsmann gets his point across to his players during training earlier this week . ` the vast majority of the funds we receive from fifa for the world cup will go towards player appearances and bonuses , ' a us soccer federation spokesman confirmed . england players , including skipper steven gerrard and wayne rooney , will earn # 350,000 each if they win the tournament . if ghana or nigeria win the trophy , their players will earn just # 60,000 each .<doc-sep>it 's been a painfully slow courtship , but the united states may finally have fallen in love with the game it calls soccer . they have been coming to world cups for decades , but never has their battle cry ' i believe that we will win ! ' been so fervently sung . it has been adopted as the nation 's catchphrase as millions of fans - some new converts to soccer , others veterans - have followed the progress of jurgen klinsmann 's team with an infectious enthusiasm . scroll down for video . main man : jurgen klinsmann watches with a smile as his united states team train in the sunshine of salvador ahead of their world cup last-16 meeting with belgium . unity : the players laugh and smile as klinsmann delivers his team talk to the huddle in training at the roberto santos stadium . delight : the united states celebrate as they reach the last-16 despite a 1-0 defeat to germany in recife on thursday . with president barack obama leading the star-studded cheer squad , the american nation will again be entranced on tuesday night as the us take on belgium in their last-16 clash in salvador . for the first time , there is genuine belief that team usa can beat anyone in their path and that confidence was much in evidence as they trained on the eve of the match in the sunshine at roberto santos stadium . klinsmann , the coach who has done so much to accelerate the development of soccer in the states during his three-year tenure , stood smiling as his players whizzed around him in a blur . the mood was upbeat , energetic , confident , a squad happy to be considered the underdogs and thriving on it . they emerged from the group when few expected them to - beating ghana , coming within seconds of beating portugal and narrowly losing to germany , one of the tournament favourites . video altidore return is huge - klinsmann . watching on : klinsmann keeps a close eye on the training drills at the roberto santos stadium . he says the match with belgium is a 50-50 contest . stretch it out : alejandro bedoya warms up ahead of the training session in salvador on the eve of the last-16 clash with the hotly-tipped belgians . close control : stoke city defender geoff cameron takes down the ball on his chest during the training drills . leg up : timothy chandler -lrb- centre -rrb- and his team-mates get the joints loosened by stretching their legs out . stopper : goalkeeper tim howard practises his kicks during the training session held 24 hours before the last of the eight second round ties . things wo n't exactly get easier against belgium but klinsmann , a world cup winner with west germany in 1990 , has instilled such a self-belief that they do genuinely believe they can win . ` we made it out of a difficult group and now every game is 50-50 , ' the coach said . ` we need to be spot on , right now , give everything we have . i am confident that if every player gets to his limits tomorrow we will have a positive outcome .

<t> napoli made the most of the awful conditions at their training session . </t> <t> the serie a side played a 6 v 6 game , and the victors took a slide through a huge puddle at the training ground . </t> <t> napoli sit third in serie a , 11 points behind leaders juventus . </t>

napoli players drenched in training before recreating jurgen klinsmann dive<T>

while 70 million deaf people use sign language as their mother tongue , not everyone has knowledge of the language so communicating can still be challenging . now a team of entrepreneurs who are all deaf have come up with a tablet case called uni that can translate sign language into text that is shown on a tablet , to bridge the gap between deaf people and those who can hear . they describe it as a ` revolutionary two-way communication tool for the deaf and hearing . ' scroll down for video . a team of entrepreneurs who are all deaf have come up with a tablet case called uni that can translate sign language on a tablet into text -lrb- shown left -rrb- , to bridge the gap between deaf people and those who can hear . it can also detect speech and translate it into text to help deaf people when lip reading is difficult . ryan hait-campbell , ceo of san francisco-based start-up motionsavvy led the development of the translation software that powers the uni tablet case .<doc-sep>it 's designed to fit a dell venue 8 pro tablet , which retails for around $ 320 -lrb- # 200 -rrb- , but versions for android devices and ios devices are in the works . the case contains motion-sensing technology that reads sign language and translates it into text that appears on the tablet 's screen in real-time , allowing non-deaf people to interpret sign language and deaf people to make themselves more easily understood . uni case is designed to fit a dell venue 8 pro tablet -lrb- both pictured -rrb- which retails for around $ 320 -lrb- # 200 -rrb- , but versions for android devices and ios devices are in the works . the case uses leap motion technology togethr with a camera to sense hands and fingers . uni case is designed to fit a dell venue pro 8 tablet . it contains motion-sensing technology that reads sign language and translates it into text that appears on the tablet 's screen in real-time . uni uses leap motion 's motion-sensing technology , which enables a camera to sense hand movements up to one foot away .<doc-sep>its american sign language -lrb- asl -rrb- recognition software interprets signs and matches them with a database of signs to translate them into the correct word . uni also uses a microphone to detect speech and display it on the tablet 's screen for deaf people to read , which may be useful in situations where lip reading is difficult . it 's available to pre-order on indiegogo for $ 198 -lrb- # 124 -rrb- plus a monthly subscription and is expected to ship in september 2015 . uni uses leap motion 's motion-sensing technology , which enables a camera to sense hand movements up to one foot away . the entrepreneurs ' american sign language -lrb- asl -rrb- recognition software interprets signs and matches them with a database of signs to translate them into the correct word . every time someone signs , uni 's software remembers their movements and improves its translation . it gets smarter to learn a user 's personal signing style .<doc-sep>the tool also allows asl users to add their own signs that are saved to a dictionary . their hand movements are shown on the screen in real-time so users can see if the software is misinterpreting their signs . uni also uses a microphone to detect speech and display it on the tablet 's screen for deaf people to read , which may be useful in situations where lip reading is difficult . the entrepreneurs , from the rochester institute of technology , national technical institute for the deaf , are raising money on indiegogo to put their device into production . uni is available to pre-order for $ 198 -lrb- # 124 -rrb- . it 's expected to ship in september 2015 . a $ 20-a-month subscription is needed for software updates and crowd signing functions . the case 's american sign language -lrb- asl -rrb- recognition software interprets signs in real-time , showing what the camera sees on screen -lrb- pictured -rrb- . it matches them with a database of signs to translate them into the correct word , which is displayed on the tablet .<doc-sep>` the participants ' performance was very good both in the video and in the audio only sessions . ' he said that it is in the mismatched experiment that the effect of hand gestures became clear . ` with these stimuli the subjects were much more likely to make the wrong choice - that is , they 'd choose the meaning indicated in the gestures rather than in the speech - compared to matched or audio-only conditions . ` this means that gestures affect how meaning is interpreted and we believe this points to the existence of a common cognitive system for gestures , intonation and rhythm of spoken language . ' spontaneously moving your hands to illustrate a point can help boost a child 's language development , researchers say . gesture-plus-word combinations can make it easier for children to grasp what certain words and phrases mean - even during sign language . the findings back up previous research which found gesticulating helps youngsters develop their language , learning and cognitive skills . the study , released in august by dr susan goldin-meadow , from the university of chicago , examined how gesturing contributes to language learning in hearing and in deaf children . she concluded that gesture is a flexible way of communicating , one that can work with language to communicate or , if necessary , can itself become language .<doc-sep>by . jonathan o'callaghan for mailonline . spontaneously moving your hands to illustrate a point can help boost a child 's language development , researchers say . gesture-plus-word combinations can make it easier for children to grasp what certain words and phrases mean - even during sign language . the findings back up previous research which found gesticulating helps youngsters develop their language , learning and cognitive skills . researchers at the university of chicago say gestures help children learn -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . study says it helps kids develop their language , learning and cognitive skills . gesture is a flexible way of communicating , one that can work with language to communicate or , if necessary , can itself become language . in 2009 , dr goldin-meadow and her team found that boys and girls whose parents gesticulate a lot have bigger vocabularies when they start school . advocating that parents start talking with their hands , the researchers said that simple gestures from nodding and shaking of the head to indicate yes and no , to flapping of the arms to indicate flying , could make all the difference . the us researchers studied the actions and gestures used by 50 toddlers and their parents as they played together . the researchers said simple gestures such as pointing prompted parents to introduce children to new words . writing in the journal science , they said : ` for example , in response to a child 's point at a doll , a mother might say `` yes , that 's a doll '' , thus providing a word for the object that is the focus of the child 's attention . ' the connection could also be more direct , with gestures allowing children to use their hands practice meanings of words they have difficulty in pronouncing . encouraging parents and children to talk with their hands could prove to be a cheap and easy way of boosting youngsters ' word power and better preparing them for school . ` talk to your children more , gesture more , ' said co-researcher dr meredith rowe . the new study , by dr susan . goldin-meadow , from the university of chicago , examined how gesturing contributes to language learning in hearing and in deaf children . she concluded that gesture is a flexible way of communicating , one that can work with language to communicate or , if necessary , can itself become language . ` children who can hear use gesture along with speech to communicate as they acquire spoken language , ' dr goldin-meadow said . ` those gesture-plus-word combinations precede and predict the acquisition of word combinations that convey the same notions . ` the findings make it clear that children have an understanding of these notions before they are able to express them in speech . ' in addition to children who learned spoken languages , dr goldin-meadow studied children who learned sign language from their parents . she found that they too use gestures as they use american sign language . these gestures predict learning , just like the gestures that accompany speech . finally , dr goldin-meadow looked at deaf children whose hearing losses prevented them from learning spoken language , and whose hearing parents had not presented them with conventional sign language . these children use homemade gesture systems , called homesign , to communicate . homesign shares properties in common with natural languages but is not a full-blown language , perhaps because the children lack ' a community of communication partners , ' dr goldin-meadow writes . nevertheless , homesign can be the ` first step toward an established sign language . ' in nicaragua , individual gesture systems blossomed into a more complex , shared system when homesigners were brought together for the first time . the gesture learning technique is apparently true for both hearing children and those who sign -lrb- research image shown -rrb- . gesture-plus-word combinations can make it easier for children to understand what certain words and phrases mean , which makes it easier for them to pick up language more quickly at school . these findings provide insight into gesture 's contribution to learning . gesture plays a role in learning for signers even though sign itself is based around gestures . as a result , gesture can not aid learners simply by providing a second language . rather , gesture adds imagery to the categorical distinctions that form the core of both spoken and sign languages . dr goldin-meadow concludes that gesture can be the basis for a self-made language , assuming linguistic forms and functions when other vehicles are not available . but when a conventional spoken or sign language is present , gesture works along with language , helping to promote learning . the study will be published in philosophical transactions of the royal society .<doc-sep>tech companies make progress on ` blood phones ' android does n't come with any apps meant expressly for pen use . so samsung created some of its own , including s note , a highly capable note-taking program which lets you write and draw on simulated lined pages , graph paper and blank sheets . you can use a fine-line pen , a pencil , a paintbrush or a highlighter ; pressure sensitivity lets you vary your pen strokes or lay down a thicker coat of paint by pressing harder . s note can also convert your block-letter or cursive input into editable text . it did a surprisingly accurate job of deciphering my chicken scratchings . but as with every other device i 've ever used with handwriting recognition , the payoff did n't seem worth the effort required : you need to write words a few at a time , then pause while the tablet interprets them . except for brief notes , if you want to see your words in a crisp , legible typeface rather than your own handwriting , you 're probably best off using the on-screen keyboard . -lrb- samsung sells a case , obviously inspired by the ipad 's smart cover , which lets you angle the tablet for comfy typing . -rrb- . unlike the ipad , the galaxy note 10.1 is designed to let you rest your palm on the screen as you write or draw without getting confused by the fact that two parts of your hand are in contact with the display at once . despite this , i found myself occasionally triggering actions unintentionally as i worked .<doc-sep>in this case , the pictures apparently were n't worth a single word . the sign language interpreter at tuesday 's memorial service in johannesburg for nelson mandela may have appeared to have been translating spoken words into gestures during the four hours he appeared on television screens around the world , but he was a fake , observers said wednesday . `` the so-called ` interpreter ' ... at fnb stadium has been dubbed the ` fake interpreter ' and the deaf community is in outrage , '' said bruno druchen , national director of the deaf federation of south africa -lrb- deafsa -rrb- , in a statement . `` he is not known by the deaf community in south africa nor by the south african sign language interpreters working in the field . '' the man showed no facial expressions , which are key in south african sign language , and his hand signals were meaningless , druchen said . `` it is a total mockery of the language , '' he added . the service to commemorate the statesman , who died last week at 95 , was broadcast to millions of viewers . while dignitaries addressed the crowd at johannesburg 's fnb stadium , the unidentified , suited man produced a series of hand signals that experts said meant nothing . `` it was almost like he was doing baseball signs , '' deaf actress marlee matlin told cnn on wednesday , through a sign-language interpreter . `` i was appalled . '' though each country has its own sign language , all of them entail facial expressions , she said . she called his lack of facial expression `` a giveaway . '' `` i knew exactly right then and there that he was n't authentic at all , and it was offensive ; it was offensive to me . ''

<t> ` uni ' case uses a camera and leap motion technology to read hand signs . </t> <t> it translates gestures into text shown on a tablet in real-time . </t> <t> gadget was developed by deaf entrepreneurs based in san francisco . </t> <t> uni is available to pre-order on indiegogo for $ 198 -lrb- # 124 -rrb- . </t>

deaf entrepreneurs develop a tablet case that interprets gestures<T>

the mother of an oakland teen who was declared brain dead after having tonsil surgery in december - and then became the focus of a struggle between her family and the hospital over whether to keep her on life support - is speaking out for the first time in over a month . in the letter , sent via-facebook to ktvu channel 2 news anchor frank somerville , 13-year-old jahi mcmath 's mother , nailah winkfield , thanked those who have supported her during her struggle to keep her daughter alive . additionally , she says that her daughter is alive and not suffering - now that she 's been moved from the children 's hospital oakland to a long-term care facility . scroll down for the full text of winkfield 's letter . wedding : this photograph shows jahi mcmath -lrb- right -rrb- at the wedding of her step-father marvin winkfield -lrb- 2nd right -rrb- to her mother naliah -lrb- not pictured -rrb- - also in this photograph are mariana winkfield -lrb- left -rrb- and her grandmother sandra chatman -lrb- 2nd left -rrb- . ' i have been surrounded by the love , . support and prayers of so many kind people , ' winkfield says in the letter . ` despite what people say . about my daughter being dead and how i must be ignorant not to get that , . i can tell you that she is much better physically since she has left . children 's hospital and i see changes that give me hope . ' mcmath was declared brain dead following a tonsil surgery intended to help the girl 's sleep apnea on december 9 . following the surgery , the girl suffered tremendous blood loss and went into cardiac arrest . the poor circulation as a result of the severe blood loss caused injuries to her brain that doctors considered to be fatal . brief relief : nailah winkfield has an emotional moment monday after learning her daughter jahi mcmath will be kept on life support until january 7 . wrenching moment : nailah winkfield -lrb- right -rrb- has a . moment of relief after monday evening 's news that her daughter jahi . mcmath -lrb- right -rrb- may remain on life support until january 7 after a judge . granted a temporary halt to plans to remove the 13-year-old from life . support . it has been over a month since i have spoken about my life with jahi to anyone outside a very small circle of family and friends . so many people have asked how we are doing and if jahi is alive . this has and continues to be an unbelievably difficult time for me as a mother and for us as a family . i have withdrawn for reasons of safety and privacy and to focus on my daughter and my role as her mother . however , i have not been alone . i have been surrounded by the love , support and prayers of so many kind people . despite what people say about my daughter being dead and how i mustbe ignorant not to get that , i can tell you that she is much better physically since she has left children 's hospital and i see changes that give me hope . as i prayed today , i felt called to express to people that i am truly grateful for the amount of love and support my daughter jahi mcmath and i have received from people all over the world . we feel your prayer and support . because of your unselfish generosity i was able to do what i was afraid i would never be able to do , move my daughter from children 's hospital oakland before they removed her from her ventilator and stopped her heart . this was itself a miracle . please know that all of thesupport we received has been used towards helping jahi . if i had it my way , i would say thank you to each and every person in their native language so they could understand how much i appreciate them for all their support and , most importantly , prayers . it is my belief that faith in god , your prayers , and the incredible kindness of good hearted medical professionals , are the main reasons my daughter is alive today . i know people are concerned and i want to make sure you know that jahi is not suffering , she is surrounded by love . i will never let her suffer . on the long hard days when i 'm feeling down , i think about all the people who are praying for me and jahi and i feel so much better . i want you to know that i 'm praying for you as well . thank you to all of the people who view my daughter as the sweet , innocent , 13-year-old girl that she is and not a dead body or a corpse , i deeply appreciate that . thank you to everyone who has n't forgot how my daughter got into this situation in the first place . no one should have to go through this . i would like to thank all of the people who have reached out to me and shared their stories of their family members . some have been heartbreaking . some have given me hope . all have helped me feel that i am not the only person who has had this struggle . some of you have shared how you fought for your loved ones and they got better , some of you have shared your regret with not fighting more and some shared with me the incredibly difficult decisions you made to let go . i have prayed for you as you have for me . sadly , i can say i know how you feel .<doc-sep>i also want to thank those who felt the need to go public with their opinions about me and my daughter , positive and even negative . it is because of you that my daughter 's experience is so relevant and that people all over the world know who jahi mcmath is . what you may not know is that her name , jahi , means one who is known by many . hopefully my daughter can change some of the ways brain death is viewed in today 's society . honestly , i think she already has . finally , thank you for all the love , support and prayers you give jahi every day . i am certain that she knows you are praying for her . i feel the support from your prayer all the time . i do n't think i or jahi would be here today without you . may god bless all who have shown love and compassion as well as those who have expressed their contempt . all are deserving of god 's grace and love . for those who believe , please , keep praying for jahi . god can overcome all things and i believe that his will has yet to be fully revealed . i love jahi and where there is love , there is hope . on december 12 , doctors declared the . girl brain dead and sought a medical declaration of death for the . 13-year-old . her family , however , refused to accept the doctors ' decision to declare the girl dead - while technically brain dead , the . girl 's organs were being kept alive by machines . the disagreement led to court proceedings to determine whether the family had the right to keep mcmath on life support . the . family petitioned the alameda county superior court to step in when . doctors wanted to take mcmath off of life support . the court then . appointed paul graham fisher , the . chief of child neurology at stanford university school of medicine , to . give a second opinion on the girl 's condition . fisher . agreed with the doctors at children 's hospital , noting that mcmath had . no activity on an electroencephalogram , no blood flow to the brain and . she was unable to breathe on her own . winkfield . appealed the decision to take her daughter off of life support , and the . court gave her an extension that required the hospital to keep her on a . ventilator until january 7 . the court , however , denied a request to give mcmath a feeding tube or a tracheostomy . on january 5 , the hospital released mcmath 's body to the county coroner , which released the body to winkfield . mcmath currently is being kept alive on life support at an undisclosed location . family announcement : jahi 's uncle omari sealey -lrb- pictured -rrb- spoke to reporters monday evening just before a 5pm pacific deadline when his brain dead niece 's ventilator was due to be switched off .<doc-sep>hope : this is the new beginnings center in medway , long island , where the family of jahi mcmath hope to send her by private jet by january 7 in a bid to keep her alive . winkfield and her family are now in a renewed race against time to get their little girl transferred to a facility willing to care for a legally dead patient . ' i am just thanking god and everyone who has supported us . i am going to fight with everything i have got , ' winkfield said monday . fisher . agreed with the doctors at children 's hospital , noting that mcmath had . no activity on an electroencephalogram , no blood flow to the brain and . she was unable to breathe on her own . winkfield . appealed the decision to take her daughter off of life support , and the . court gave her an extension that required the hospital to keep her on a . ventilator until january 7 . the court , however , denied a request to give mcmath a feeding tube or a tracheostomy . on january 5 , the hospital released mcmath 's body to the county coroner , which released the body to winkfield . mcmath currently is being kept alive on life support at an undisclosed location . struggle : jahi 's family is pitted against a hospital they 've called uncaring in their struggle to keep the brain dead teen hooked to life support . here , children 's hospital of oakland spokesman sam singer updates reporters on jahi 's condition december 30 . doctors contend she has no possibility of ever waking up . precautions : officials saw to it that the door to the children 's hospital of oakland was barricaded monday in preparation for jahi 's family 's press conference . tragedy : jahi mcmath , 13 , was declared legally . brain-dead after undergoing a routine tonsil removal that dosctors . suggested as a means of eliminating her sleep apnea . last photos : mrs winkfield snapped this picture of daughter jahi the morning she took her to the hospital to undergo a tonsillectomy that ended up all but ending her life . unexpected : after coming out of surgery , jahi . started bleeding from the mouth and was eventually ruled brain-dead . the . hospital that performed the procedure no longer wants to keep the girl . on life support . dede logan , of oakland , adds red stars to a poster in support of jahi mcmath in front of children 's hospital oakland in oakland , calif. , on monday , dec. 23 , 2013 .<doc-sep>the family of brain-dead teen jahi mcmath have released videos which they say prove she 's still alive . in the two clips released on friday , the 13-year-old is seen lying in her bed at a new jersey hospital , moving on command . in one clip , her mother , nailah winkfield , asks her to move her leg and the girl 's foot jerks in reaction . in the other clip , her mother asks her to move her arm , and the girl 's hand grips an object before relaxing . mcmath 's family have been fighting with the state of california ever since december , when the girl was declared brain-dead following a routine tonsil surgery at ucsf benioff children 's hospital in oakland , california . scroll down for video . sign of life ? the family of brain-dead teen jahi mcmath claim she 's still alive , and have released video showing her moving on command . in the above screen grabs , the 13-year-old 's foot is seen moving , after her mother , nailah winkfield , asks her to move her leg . tragic : jahi mcmath , 13 , was declared brain dead last december following a routine tonsil surgery at a san francisco , california hospital . hold tight : in another video clip released by jahi 's family , the 13-year-old is seen gripping an object after being asked by her mother . at the time , three doctors agreed she was legally dead and applied to turn off her life support machine . but mcmath 's family refused to accept the prognosis and eventually won an injunction preventing the hospital from switching off the ventilator , and transferred the teen to a undisclosed facility in new jersey willing to keep her alive . now they 're petitioning the court to reverse the death certificate , using the videos as evidence of jahi 's life . ' i always knew cause i 'm her mother , and i talk to jahi , she responds so i said , `` she ca n't be brain-dead if she 's responding , '' ' her mother , winkfield , said at a friday press conference . keeping her alive : the family won an injunction preventing the hospital switching off life support and agreed a ` protocol ' with them in which the teenager could be transferred to another facility while on a ventilator . jahi 's mother nailah winkfield -lrb- right -rrb- pictured with her husband marvin outside children 's hospital in oakland in january . jahi mcmath 's relatives wants want the teen to be declared alive again so she can be moved back to her home state of california to receive treatment . the family 's attorney , christopher dolan , says experts are wiling to testify that jahi 's mri shows sign of some brain activity . ` there 's a difference between being brain-damaged and between being brain-dead , ' dolan said . the family will present their case in front of a california judge on october 9 . if they win the case , and the death certificate is reversed , jahi 's family will be able to move her back to california where her care would be provided at state taxpayer 's expense . however , dolan insisted that the latest legal maneuver is not about money . although he did acknowledge that ` she would be eligible for the same state benefits as every other person not brain dead on a ventilator , and who gets full medical care ' . still , many experts are dubious of the new video evidence that jahi is alive . david magnus , director of the stanford center for biomedical ethics and co-chair of the ethics committee for the stanford health center of stanford university , says he has n't seen the video but that it 's common for brain-dead people to have random body movements . ` there 's no evidence that patients who are brain dead can ever recover , ' magnus told abc 7 . ` there is no recovery from death . ' jahi mcmath -lrb- right -rrb- with her family at the wedding of her mother to stepfather martin winkfield -lrb- center right -rrb- . also in this photograph are mariana winkfield -lrb- left -rrb- and her grandmother sandra chatman -lrb- center left -rrb- .<doc-sep>brain dead : jahi mcmath was declared brain dead on december 12 after she went into cardiac arrest following surgery to treat sleep apnea . it is exactly a year since 13-year-old jahi mcmath fell brain dead following a minor operation and doctors signed her death certificate . but she remains hooked to a ventilator . in a case that has ignited debate over the definition of brain death , jahi 's parents remain adamant that as long as her heart is beating , she is alive . to prove that point , the family from oakland , california , released videos in october of the girl which showed her foot and hand appearing to move in response to her mother 's commands . however , numerous medics have dismissed the apparent development as involuntary muscle reflex often seen in brain-dead patients - the so-called lazarus effect . paul fisher , a stanford university pediatric neurologist , told a california judge in october that he sees no evidence that jahi mcmath is alive 10 months after a coroner signed her death certificate . jahi was declared brain dead on december 12 , 2013 , after she went into cardiac arrest following surgery to treat sleep apnea .<doc-sep>brain dead : jahi mcmath was declared brain dead on dec. 12 after she went into cardiac arrest following surgery to treat sleep apnea . the case of the 13-year-old girl declared brain dead does not seem to be coming to a close any time soon , with experts still disagreeing nearly 10 months after a coroner declared her dead . paul fisher , a stanford university pediatric neurologist , told a california judge monday that he sees no evidence that jahi mcmath is alive 10 months after a coroner signed her death certificate . jahi was declared brain dead on dec. 12 after she went into cardiac arrest following surgery to treat sleep apnea . fisher dismissed videos showing the girl moving her hands and feet at her mother 's command . her family wants alameda county superior court judge evelio grillo to issue what would be an unprecedented order declaring her to be alive after being declared brain dead . a hearing had been scheduled for thursday , but it has been postponed as the attorney representing mcmath 's mother seeks time to respond to fisher 's finding .<doc-sep>nailah winkfield does n't know what a new court-appointed independent doctor will say about her daughter , who was declared brain dead after tonsil surgery this month . but she has no doubt about one thing : her plan to keep fighting for her daughter to stay on life support . `` i 'm her mother . i 'm going to support her . it 's my job to do it . any mother would do it , '' winkfield said in an exclusive interview with cnn 's the lead on monday . `` i just want her to have more time . there are so many stories of people waking up in her situation . '' doctors at children 's hospital & research center in oakland , california , have said 13-year-old jahi mcmath is brain dead and wo n't wake up . `` we have the deepest sympathy for jahi 's mother , who wishes her daughter was alive ; but the ventilator can not reverse the brain death that has occurred and it would be wrong to give false hope that jahi will ever come back to life , '' dr. david durand , the hospital 's chief of pediatrics , said in a statement on monday . mcmath was declared brain dead december 12 , three days after the surgery . the case has drawn national attention and sparked protests from some local leaders who say the hospital should have provided better care . on monday , a judge appointed dr. paul fisher , chief of pediatric neurology at stanford children 's hospital , to evaluate mcmath .

<t> nailah winkfield has n't been heard from in over a month . </t> <t> on wednesday she sent a note to an oakland tv station thanking supporters of her daughter . </t> <t> 13-year-old jahi mcmath was declared brain dead after a tonsil surgery . </t> <t> the girl 's case set off a debate over patients ' rights . </t>

jahi mcmath 's mother says her brain-dead daughter is alive<T>

more embarrassing details about sony are coming to light a week after a group with ties to north korea hacked the production company 's internal servers and released hundreds of documents ranging from never-released movies to employee evaluations . hidden among the documents never meant to be seen by the public include the budget for upcoming film the interview , starring seth rogen and james franco as a tv producer and talk show host recruited by the cia to assassinate north korean president kim jong-un . the leaked records show rogen , who also directed and wrote the script , was paid $ 8.4 million for the film , compared to co-star james franco who made $ 6.5 million . the budget also revealed a pretty important plot point : that britney spears ' ex-husband kevin federline makes a cameo , for which he was paid $ 5,000 . scroll down for video . paydays : seth rogen took home $ 8.4 million working on the interview , compared to the $ 6.5 million his co-star james franco made -lrb- left -rrb- , according to information revealed in the recent cyber attack on sony . responsible ? sources close to the internal investigation of the hack at sony say they believe a north korean group is behind the attack . officials in north korea previously threatened action . compared to a-list actors like leonardo dicaprio , robert downey jr and jennifer lawrence , who can take home more than $ 20million per film , the salaries revealed in the hack show the rogen and franco took home relatively average to low pay . overall the film cost $ 44million for sony to make . meanwhile , michael lynton , the ceo of sony pictures entertainment and amy pascal , the co-chairman of the company were both revealed to be making a $ 3million annual salary . among the more entertaining details revealed in the budget were how much the production company paid for small items like props . millionaires : sony pictures entertainment co-chairman amy pascal -lrb- left -rrb- and sony pictures ceo michael lynton -lrb- right -rrb- both make $ 3million a year , according to the leaked documents . one part of the script calls for a ` table of weed , coke , pills and panties ' which was budgeted at $ 250 . thanks to some thrifty production assistants , the cost was brought down to $ 241 . the hackers also uploaded five yet-to-be-released films to file-sharing websites , including the brad pitt film fury , still in theaters , and annie , the much-anticipated remake set for a december 19 release . the company has been trying to take the videos off the internet with cease-and-desist orders . pay information for more than 31,000 employees at deloitte touche tohmatsu ltd , a financial firm hired by sony , were taken in the hack as well . the pay information from 2005 revealed that there are far more men than women with high-paying salaries . the list was leaked to a reporter at news and pop culture site fusion . kevin roose , reporting for fusion , who was sent a link to the data by an anonymous source , said : ` when i sorted the list by ` annual rate , ' i noticed something notable : a stark homogeneity among the people earning the most . ` based on the spreadsheet ... the employees of sony pictures with the highest annual rates appear to be nearly entirely white men . ' buzzfeed reviewed almost 40gb of leaked internal data and reported it included 'em ployee criminal background checks , salary negotiations , and doctors ' letters explaining the medical rationale for leaves of absence . ' it reported the files also included a script for an unreleased pilot written by breaking bad creator vince gilligan as well as 'em ail exchanges with employees regarding specific medical treatments they are undergoing , while one disciplinary letter details a manager 's romantic relationship and business travel history with a subordinate . ' the leaked information even includes an email about the breastfeeding diet of a senior executive . one aspect of the leak , which probably has the sony it team reeling , is the several spreadsheet and text documents where employees stored their passwords ... under the name ` password ' . and then there 's the hilarious slideshow written by sony cfo david hendler , negatively reviewing the company 's own films . in one slide , he draws attention to the movies the company put out in 2005 , the worst year in the company 's history . those films include zorro , bewitched and zathura . hendler follows that up with a slide about the movies distributed in 2010 like burlesque , how do you know and just go with it , commenting : ` not as bad as 2005 , but still not something to write home about ' . those on sony 's marketing teams devised equally entertaining slides , revealed in the breach . a few of the slides take different movies , and explain the concept , and strengths and weaknesses to highlight . for movies with a patriotic element , like white house down and captain phillips , executives warn to ` avoid american-centrism ' and focus instead on special effects and star actors . presentation : in this leaked slideshow , sony cfo david hendler calls out the movies that made for the company 's worst financial year on record . critic : he follows the 2005 slide up with the movies distributed in 2010 , commenting : ` not as bad as 2005 , but still not something to write home about ' company secrets : another leaked slideshow shows how the company tries to downplay american themes in films with a patriotic theme . the hack is thought to be carried out by those allied with the north korean regime , unhappy with the country 's portrayal in the film . in june , a north korean official appeared on the state-run news station to say the country would pursue ' a strong and merciless countermeasure ' if sony released the film . despite the threat , sony has continued to roll out promotion for the movie ahead of it 's december 25 release date . exactly one month before it was set to be released , sony confirmed that the company had been hacked , and that the mysterious group behind the cyber attack released hundreds of company documents online . the day before , an alleged warning posted to reddit read : ` this is just the beginning ' . sony has yet to officially name north korea as the source of the cyber attack , but sources close to the internal investigation spoke out on wednesday to say they believe a group known as darkseoul is to blame . cars enter sony pictures entertainment headquarters in culver city , california . the company is still conducting an internal investigation on the hack . the group associated with north korea was thought to be behind the large-scale march 2013 attack on south korean banks and broadcasters . other evidence from the hack points to the regime , including korean-language coding , in similarities to other attacks by darkseoul . the results of the internal investigation into the attack , currently being carried out by fireeye 's mandiant forensics unit , are expected to be announced later this week . earlier this week , a north korean spokesperson refused to deny claims that it was behind the move and would only say ` wait and see ' when asked if pyongyang was involved . staff at sony are growing increasingly disgruntled about the never-ending slew of adam sandler movies the company is producing . staff at sony are growing increasingly disgruntled about the never-ending slew of adam sandler movies the company is producing , according to information released following last week 's cyber attack . an un-encrypted text file titled ` sony_2012_comments ' has been released which features a long list of negative employee feedback -- and sandler 's name is a reoccurring theme . the comedian 's company , happy madison productions , has been responsible for 25 films released by sony over the past 15 years including click , i now pronounce you chuck and larry , you do n't mess with the zohan , grown ups and 50 first dates . these movies turn a profit but are shown little love from the critics and from sony staff it would appear . here are some of the comments featured in the leaked document : . other criticism from staff was equally as cutting even if the target was n't quite so specific : . sandler movies such as i now pronounce you chuck and larry regularly turn a profit for sony but rarely win over the critics or staff a leaked memo has revealed . ` the hostile forces are relating everything to the dprk -lrb- north korea -rrb- . i kindly advise you to just wait and see , ' a spokesman for north korea 's u.n. mission . north korea routinely refers to the united states and south korea as hostile forces . the u.s. federal bureau of investigation is also investigating the incident . north korea complained to the united nations in june about the interview , accusing the united states of sponsoring terrorism and committing an act of war by allowing production of the movie . the pyongyang government denounced the film as ` undisguised sponsoring of terrorism , as well as an act of war ' in a letter to u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon . ' i personally do n't care if -lrb- the movie 's -rrb- disrespectful to kim because he 's evil . but that 's not the intent , ' tweeted rogen on sunday . ` north korea has produced tons of propaganda films that portray america 's destruction . ' but cybersecurity expert hemanshu nigam has told the hollywood reporter that he finds it hard to believe that north korea is the perpetrator and instead thinks it is more probable that it was the actions of an employee or ex-employee with administrative access privileges . for the studio - which has laid off hundreds of employees over the past year in an effort to contain costs - the possibility of a disgruntled employee wreaking havoc is very real . ` if terabytes of data left the sony networks , their network detection systems would have noticed easily , ' said nigam . ` it would also take months for a hacker to figure out the topography of the sony networks to know where critical assets are stored and to have access to the decryption keys needed to open up the screeners that have been leaked . ' scary : sony workers saw a message appear on computer screens saying ` hacked by #gop ' - understood to be the initials of a group called guardians of peace which has been linked to north korea . in addition , he said , ` it is possible that north korean-sponsored hackers were working with someone on the inside . but it is more likely a ruse to shift blame , knowing the distaste the north korean regime has for sony pictures . ' sony pictures ' computer system went down last monday after the cyber attack . before . screens went dark , they displayed a red skull and the phrase . ` hacked by #gop , ' which reportedly stands for guardians of . peace . the hackers also warned they . would release ` secrets ' stolen from sony . the data released so far from the apparently leaked documents has already been damaging - it revealed all the top executives at sony pictures entertainment are white and male , raising questions about control of hollywood 's film output .<doc-sep>forget the politics : sony pictures was pretty much begging for someone to kill its ` desperately unfunny ' comedy on the fictional . assassination of north korea 's leader , kim jong-un . leaked emails reveal sony executives were concerned about the action-comedy featuring seth rogen and james franco -- even before hackers believed to be ` state sponsored ' by north korea threatened the company and forced it to shut the movie down . ` the unanimous point of view here is that this -lrb- is -rrb- another . misfire from the pairing , ' said an e-mail purportedly written by . peter taylor , of sony pictures uk . scroll down for video . in leaked emails , sony executives grumbled that ` the interview ' was a ` weak ' movie easily considered ` another misifre ' from comedy duo james franco and seth rogen . taylor added the movie was ` desperately unfunny and .<doc-sep>sony says it will release the seth rogen-james franco comedy ` the interview ' mere days after it announced the film would not in theaters for its scheduled christmas release date . sony cancelled the film 's release last week after the hackers threatened real-world attacks on cinemas screening it . ` sony only delayed this , ' said company attorney david boies on today 's nbc 's meet the press . scroll down for video . sony says it will in fact publicly release the seth rogen-james franco comedy ` the interview ' despite threats from hackers . ` sony only delayed this , ' said company attorney david boies on nbc 's meet the press . president obama later said sony had made a mistake in cancelling the movie , and that he would have intervened to make sure it went ahead . the hackers leaked embarrassing emails between sony pictures co-chair amy pascal and producer scott rudin joking in a racially insensitive manner about obama 's film tastes . ` sony has been fighting to get this picture distributed , ' he said , according to the daily beast . ` it will be distributed . ' the vast majority of cinema chains which were set to screen the movie pulled it after the threats .<doc-sep>the hotly anticipated remake of annie is one of five sony movies being illegally shared online after a cyber attack allegedly committed by north korea in revenge for a new seth rogen and james franco comedy . the attack allegedly knocked out sony pictures entertainment 's entire computer network earlier this week , with staff reduced to working off white boards because their laptops and pc were rendered useless . the hack comes just under a month before sony pictures is due to release the interview , which is a comedy about two journalists , played by rogen and franco , who are recruited by the cia to assassinate north korean leader kim jong un . scroll down for video . the interview : the movie , stars james franco -lrb- left -rrb- as a host of a tabloid television show and seth rogan -lrb- right -rrb- as the show 's producer . they are given a rare interview with the dictator but the cia tries to turn them into killers . leaked : the hotly-anticipated annie remake backed by jay z has been released online after a ` cyber attack ' the pyongyang government denounced the film as ` undisguised sponsoring of terrorism , as well as an act of war ' in a letter to u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon in june . representatives of the north korean mission to the united nations could not immediately be reached for comment about the cyber attack .<doc-sep>sony executive amy pascal has said she hopes the box office success of the interview will help save her job . the interview , which had previously been pulled by sony , made $ 15million in online rentals over the weekend , as well as $ 2.8 million from theatres . ms pascal has been under constant fire after cyber attackers breached sony 's computer network in november , releasing a slew of her email exchanges . scroll down for video . under fire : sony executive amy pascal , pictured at lax on saturday , hopes the interview will save her job . one particular email conversation between ms pascal and hollywood film producer scott rudin appeared to mock barack obama . the emails , initiated by ms pascal , suggested that the president would prefer movies such as django and 12 years a slave and films starring black actors . another set of emails released saw ms pascal call hollywood actor adam sandler an ` a ** hole ' . the sony pictures chair addressed her work situation as she touched down at los angeles international airport on saturday . when asked by photographers if the u-turn on the decision to not to release the interview would ` be enough to save your job ' , ms pascal replied : ' i hope so ' , the new york post reports . shamed : pascal spoke about about this weekend 's release of the controversial assassination comedy as she jetted into lax after her christmas vacation . digital demand : james franco and seth rogen are shown in a still from the interview that has found success with online sales and rentals of $ 15 million . the interview took $ 15million in online rentals , and also hauled in $ 2.8 million from 331 theaters since opening on christmas day with $ 1.8 million taken in over the weekend . the political comedy starring james franco and seth rogen , who also co-directed and co-wrote , was set for a wide release on christmas day on about 3,000 screens but was given a limited release in the wake of the sony pictures cyber attack .

<t> sony was the target of a large-scale communications breach last week , and it 's believed a group tied to north korea is responsible . </t> <t> north korean officials have previously threatened action if the company releases upcoming film the interview . </t> <t> the movie stars seth rogen and james franco as undercover cia operatives on a mission to assassinate north korean leader kim jong-un . </t> <t> among the documents leaked in the hack were the film 's budget , including the salaries of the stars and producers . </t> <t> sony has continued to promote the film and are expected to release the interview as scheduled on december 25 . </t>

leaked sony documents reveal seth rogen and james franco 's $ 15million for new film<T>

a mother whose spine was severed when she used her body to shield her sons from a tornado is undergoing an operation in an attempt to walk again . amy hawkins , 43 , has been in a wheelchair since the f-3 tornado ripped apart her hendersonville , north carolina , home in 2006 . as it hit the house she went down to her basement and laid down on top of her sons jair and cole , who were aged six and three at the time . but bricks rained down on the trio , leaving mrs hawkins critically injured - her vertebrae and ribs were crushed , her lungs were punctured and she received serious head wounds . hope : amy hawkins ' spine was severed when she used her body to shield her sons from a tornado . pictured : mrs hawkins with her sons at their home . tragic : mrs hawkins , 43 -lrb- seen left before the accident and right now -rrb- , has been in a wheelchair since the f-3 tornado ripped apart her hendersonville , north carolina , home in 2006 . her husband , jerrod who is a firefighter , was at work when the tornado hit and could only watch from his fire station as it completely destroyed his home , reports the tennessean . their sons were released from hospital unharmed , but mrs hawkins was left paralyzed from the waist down and is now in a wheelchair . ' i remember bricks hitting me , ' mrs hawkins told the abc show extreme makeover : home edition who made her home more accessible following the accident . ` they were n't sure how to tell me i was going to be paralyzed . ` you do n't really think about it until the time comes , ' she said of using her body to shield her sons who are now aged 12 and 14 . recovery : as it hit her home she went down to her basement and laid down on top of her sons jair and cole , who were aged six and three at the time . pictured : mrs hawkins leaves hospital after the accident in 2006 .<doc-sep>terrifying : her husband , jerrod -lrb- pictured with the family -rrb- who is a firefighter , was at work when the tornado hit and could only watch the storm from his fire station as the tornado completely destroyed his home . ` you know that you 'd put your life on the line for the kids . you do what needs to be done . ' this week she is undergoing surgery in california on her spine . it was originally scheduled for october , but after the mother-of-two contracted pneumonia it was delayed . mrs hawkins said in a phone interview with the tennessean that she is hopeful of what results the surgery will bring . family time : mrs hawkins cooks with her young son . her sons were not harmed , but mrs hawkins was left needing a wheelchair . hope : this week she is undergoing surgery in california on her spine . although paralyzed from the waist down , she does feel pain in her back and often tingling down her legs , she said . adjustment : mrs hawkins in her home which was redesigned by extreme makeover : home edition to make it more accessible for her wheelchair . she said sometimes she does feel pain in her back and often tingling down her legs which she hopes the surgery will relieve . ' i think it will make everything easier to go through the therapy that i need to be able to walk , ' she said . ' i still have the dream of walking again one day , ' mrs hawkins added .<doc-sep>a fireman paralysed from the waist down after his spinal cord was completely severed has regained the ability to walk thanks to british scientists . darek fidyka , 40 , is believed to be the first person in the world to recover from such chronic injuries , in an achievement hailed as more impressive than putting a man on the moon . mr fidyka 's spinal cord was sliced in half during a stabbing four years ago , leaving him paralysed below the waist . scroll down for video . darek fidyka has been able to walk again after receiving pioneering treatment which has repaired his severed spine . he is believed to be the first person in the world to recover from such chronic injuries . amazingly , the polish patient has now been able to resume an independent life -- walking with a frame -- thanks to a revolutionary technique pioneered at wroclaw medical university , poland , and university college london . mr fidyka suffered damage similar to that of actor christopher reeve , whose spine was severed from his skull after he fell off a horse in 1995 . while some victims of partial spinal injury have recovered , a complete break was generally assumed to be irreparable . however , scientists in poland used cells from mr fidyka 's brain cavity to re-grow nerve cells which were then inserted into his spine , fixing the broken link . this graphic shows the steps making up the procedure , which allowed mr fidyka to walk again . scientists transplanted olffactory ensheathing cells into the damaged part of the spinal chord , to grown new nerve cells . it is the first time the procedure has been shown to work on a human . professor geoffrey raisman of ucl said : ` we believe that this procedure is the breakthrough which , as it is further developed , will result in a historic change in the currently hopeless outlook for people disabled by spinal cord injury . ' he described mr fidyka 's recovery as ` more impressive than man walking on the moon ' .<doc-sep>by . alex greg for mailonline . almost three months after she lost the ability walk after an horrific atv accident left her paralyzed from the waist down , olympic swimmer any van dyken-rouen has taken her first steps on bionic legs . van dyken-rouen , 41 , severed her spine when an atv rolled on top of her after it flipped over an embankment near the home she shares with her husband , former denver broncos player tom rouen , near their home in show lo , arizona on june 6 . soon after the accident , she appeared on the today show and vowed she would walk again - and on thursday , she did . unwavering : amy van dyken-rouen stated after her accident that she was determined to walk again . standing tall : van dyken-rouen captioned this image she posted to instagram : ` standing with my hubby ' the six-time gold medalist has been working tirelessly at rehab and has documented her journey on social media . she has been unwaveringly positive about her prospects of walking again , and today she posted pictures and video of herself taking her very first post-accident steps . deadspin reports that van dyken-rouen was able to stand and walk for the first time using a powered orthosis , or exoskeleton .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- two days after the largest tornado outbreak since 2008 raked the southeast , killing at least 45 , the focus shifted monday to cleanup . `` everybody 's been coming together , '' said doug western , pastor of kendale acres free will baptist church in sanford , north carolina . along with the adjacent parsonage , the church escaped largely unscathed from the massive tornado saturday that reduced several surrounding homes to sticks . `` that 's the wonderful thing about this . we had people we did n't even know coming by wanting to help , '' said western , whose church has served as a meal center for many neighbors and a base for delivering food and water to other neighbors by golf cart . at least 97 tornadoes struck between thursday and saturday , according to national weather service records . yet more tornadoes will probably be confirmed on top of the 249 reports received during the three-day period , cnn meteorologist sean morris said . twisters hit 12 states : oklahoma , kansas , louisiana , mississippi , alabama , missouri , illinois , georgia , south carolina , north carolina , virginia and maryland . the reports are based on preliminary weather service reports that the agency warns are often revised downward after more complete information becomes available . of the 45 deaths reported , 22 were in north carolina , six in virginia , seven in arkansas , seven in alabama , one in mississippi and two in oklahoma . in north carolina , the storms destroyed more than 130 homes and damaged more than 700 , according to gov. bev perdue 's office . hardest hit was rural bertie county , where 11 of north carolina 's 22 deaths were reported . `` it ripped the houses to shreds , '' said david lafon of the north carolina division of forest resources , who helped with rescue efforts in bertie county . the storm destroyed 67 homes and severely damaged at least 15 in bertie , county manager zee lamb said . `` starting today , we go into recovery mode , '' lamb said monday on cnn 's `` american morning . '' in ammon , north carolina , 70 miles south of raleigh , a tornado lifted milton powell 's home off the ground and spun it around twice , he told cnn affiliate wway . `` it was just like a bad ride , '' he said . `` everything outside came inside , and everything inside went out . i 've got two dogs missing . i found one last night and have one missing that i think might be under the trailer . ''<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the body of a 9-year-old girl believed to have been swept into a culvert during a flash flood in west-central mississippi was recovered monday , an official told cnn . yazoo county emergency management director joey ward said the girl 's body was identified by her mother . the girl 's death came as rain pounded parts of the u.s. southeast -- storms that flooded areas in mississippi overnight and threatened more of the same in parts of alabama , georgia and florida on monday . the girl 's mother reported that floodwater had pulled the girl into a channel under a road around 8 p.m. ct sunday in yazoo city , which received 4 to 5 inches of rain in a short period , ward said . rescuers searched the area and several other rain-swollen drainage ditches , cnn affiliate wjtv reported . a 20-person search-and-rescue team from central mississippi assisted . elsewhere , a woman 's body was recovered monday in georgia after her car was swept away in a rain-swollen creek in gwinnett county , lt. colin rhoden of the gwinnett county fire department told cnn . her identity has not been released . flash flood watches or warnings were in effect monday morning for parts of southeastern mississippi , much of alabama , a large portion of georgia and the northwestern florida panhandle . in north carolina , a tornado touched down in the eastern part of the state , chief fred clingenpeel of the belhaven police department told cnn . he said the tornado struck a very rural area between the towns of belhaven and pantego , north carolina . there were no reports of any deaths . there are possible injuries , but nothing severe at this time , clingenpeel said . he added that houses were damaged and trees snapped when the tornado hit around 4:30 p.m. et on monday . another tornado touched down in covington county in south-central mississippi around 2 a.m. monday , the mississippi emergency management agency said . seven people had minor injuries , and more than 60 homes were damaged as a result of the storm in that county , the agency said . throughout the state , the agency said it had received reports of damage to more than 70 homes . the mississippi emergency management agency warned that forecasters are saying strong storms are possible again tuesday , with the main threats being hail , heavy rain and winds of up to 50 mph . cnn 's suzanne presto , kevin conlon and john branch contributed to this report .

<t> amy hawkins , 43 , has been in a wheelchair since the tornado ripped apart her north carolina home in 2006 . </t> <t> as it hit the house she went down to her basement and laid down on top of her sons jair and cole , who were aged six and three at the time . </t> <t> her vertebrae and ribs were crushed , her lungs were punctured and she received serious head wounds . </t> <t> she is to undergo surgery this week in california to ease pain in her back . </t>

north carolina mother whose spine was severed during tornado is determined to walk again<T>

the fa has given wigan chairman dave whelan an extra week to respond to his misconduct charge . the 78-year-old last month allegedly made remarks about chinese and jewish people in response to criticism of the club 's decision to appoint malky mackay as the latics ' new manager . whelan publicly apologised for the comments attributed to him in the guardian and also suggested he may have been misquoted , yet was still charged by football 's governing body . dave whelan , seen crying as wigan fans sang his name before they faced middlesbrough last saturday , has been charged by the football association for alleged racist remarks made to the press . whelan pictured in 2013 with the fa cup after wigan stunned manchester city at wembley to win the trophy . the wigan owner had until 6pm on friday to respond to the charge , but the fa has now granted him a week 's extension . the fa announced on twitter : ` following a request by dave whelan , the fa has granted him an extension to the date by which he had to reply to his misconduct charge for media comments . ` the wigan athletic chairman now has until 6pm on friday 12 december 2014 to respond to the charge . ' the guardian reported that whelan said ` jewish people do chase money more than everybody else ' and , when asked about mackay 's past indiscretions , replied by saying it was ` nothing ' to call a chinese person a ` chink ' .<doc-sep>whelan publicly apologised for the comments attributed to him in the guardian . the wigan athletic chairman -lrb- right -rrb- now has until 6pm on friday , december 12 to respond . cardiff owner vincent tan , who sacked mackay last december , branded his wigan counterpart a ` racist ' , telling the bbc that this is a case of a ` racist chairman hiring a racist manager ' . whelan has said he would resign if the fa ` even suggest i 'm guilty ' of making racist remarks . the former blackburn and crewe player bought his hometown club in february 1995 , overseeing an incredible rise from division three to win last year 's fa cup . wigan currently sit 23rd in the championship standings and have yet to win since mackay 's appointment . the fa 's investigation into mackay 's actions during his cardiff tenure is ongoing . mackay has courted controversy after a string of inappropriate text messages were exposed by sportsmail .<doc-sep>dave whelan has undermined his chances of escaping censure from the football association after managing to cause further offence to the chinese community in what appeared to be an attempt to apologise to the jewish community . the wigan chairman is already under investigation from the fa after an attempt to justify the appointment of malky mackay as his new manager -- at a time when he too is under investigation by the fa for a series of racist , sexist and homophobic messages -- by allegedly insulting both jewish and chinese people . in one interview last month he reportedly claimed that jews ` chase money ' while trying to defend mackay 's use of the word ` chink ' . this time 78-year-old whelan has referred to chinese people as ` chingalings ' in what is supposed to be an apology to the jewish community via an interview with the jewish telegraph . the fa are aware of the remarks and are also looking into them . dave whelan -lrb- centre -rrb- faces another racism row after making comments about chinese people . ` when i was growing up we used to call the chinese `` chingalings '' , ' he told the newspaper . ` we were n't being disrespected -lrb- sic -rrb- . we used to say , `` we 're going to eat in chingalings '' . ' ` the chinese were n't offended by that . that was the name everyone in wigan called it -lsb- the first chinese cafe in wigan -rsb- . ' only on thursday whelan requested a further week to respond to an fa charge for his original comments . whelan , who has said he will resign as wigan chairman if he is found guilty of a breach of fa regulations , has to either accept the charge or contest it in the disciplinary hearing that will then follow . on the subject of his allegedly stereotypical statements about jews , he told the jewish telegraph : ` i apologise profusely to anyone who has taken offence because i would never offend the jewish community under any circumstances . whelan came under fire after appointing malky mackay -lrb- right -rrb- , despite an fa investigation into the scot . the wigan chairman has until 6pm on friday , december 12 to respond to his misconduct charge . ` i have nothing but respect for them . they 're hard-working people , they 're honest people . they fight for what they believe in . ` there 's nobody could knock the jewish community . for them to accuse me of that , it hurts me a lot . ` never have i made anti-jewish comments . ` we have always , always respected what the jewish people did , especially through the war . ` we 've always respected how those jewish -lsb- people -rsb- stood up to every single thing they were put through , torture , horrendous . ` and i have nothing but the highest regard and respect for the jewish people . ' matt lawton 's exclusives in august led the way over mackay , who has returned to management at wigan . click here to read more on the cardiff racism storm , revealed by sportsmail 's chief sports reporter matt lawton . whelan gave the interview , it is claimed , after a manchester jewish charity called off a fundraising breakfast he had been due to address later this month after donors threatened to withdraw support if the event went ahead . ` please take it i have a lot of jewish friends , ' he said . ` i bet there are a dozen who have got apartments in majorca , where i am . ` and so many jewish people go to barbados at christmas . that 's when i go . i see a lot of them in the lone star , in restaurants . i play golf with a few of them . ` i do n't want to mention any particular names because i do n't want to pull their names into it . ' whelan , who made his fortune through his sports stores , also told the newspaper ` two jewish boys ' had taught him the market trading business .<doc-sep>dave whelan 's future as the chairman of wigan athletic was shrouded in uncertainty on friday night after he accepted an fa misconduct charge for his comments about the chinese and jewish communities . whelan said he would resign if found guilty by the governing body and some form of punishment for his comments is sure to follow after he submitted a detailed response ahead friday 's deadline . in trying to justify his controversial appointment of malky mackay as manager , at a time when mackay remains the subject of an fa investigation into an exchange of racist , homophobic and sexist messages , whelan is alleged to have made insulting remarks about the chinese and jews in a newspaper interview . dave whelan -lrb- centre -rrb- has accepted an fa misconduct charge after a number of inappropriate comments . the 78-year-old was quoted saying ` jewish people do chase money more than everybody else ' while also arguing there was ` nothing ' offensive about the term ` chink ' . whelan will now have to appear before an independent fa disciplinary commission , but the fact that he has admitted to the charge would leave him open to accusations of hypocrisy if he does not now stand down as chairman . last month he said he would resign , with his grandson david sharpe expected to take over . whelan said : ` if the fa look into my affairs -- and they were to find me guilty , which i hope they do n't and i do n't see anything like that happening because i 'm absolutely anti-racist , always have been , always will be -- however , if they have any questions i 'm willing to answer it and , should they even suggest i 'm guilty , i would immediately resign from my position as chairman of wigan athletic . ' whelan came under fire after appointing malky mackay -lrb- right -rrb- , despite an fa investigation into the scot .<doc-sep>dave whelan has found himself an ally in blackpool chairman karl oyston , who insists his wigan counterpart is not a racist . the 77-year-old is under investigation by the fa after remarks made when trying to defend the latics ' decision to appoint malky mackay as their new manager . whelan claimed that jewish people ` chase money ' , also referring to the chinese community as ` chinks ' . karl oyston has backed wigan athletic owner dave whelan by claiming he is no racist . whelan -lrb- left -rrb- is under investigation by the fa over remarks last week when defending malky mackay -lrb- right -rrb- . he had been trying to take the heat off his new boss by playing down the racist , sexist and homophobic texts sent and received by the scot while he was at cardiff .<doc-sep>revelations of the messages come after wigan athletic 's chairman accepted a football association misconduct charge last week for his comments about the chinese and jewish communities . also under fire : wigan chairman dave whelan -lrb- right , with new manager malky mackay -rrb- accepted a football association misconduct charge last week for his comments about the chinese and jewish communities . dave whelan allegedly used the words in trying to justify his managerial appointment of malky mackay , who remains the subject of an fa probe into racist , homophobic and sexist messages . the 78-year-old was quoted as saying ` jewish people do chase money more than everybody else ' while also arguing there was ` nothing ' offensive about the term ` chink ' . but , following the comments , mr oyston said of mr whelan : ` he says things as he sees them and is from a different generation but he 's certainly not a racist . ' blackpool manager lee clark is the seasiders ' fourth manager this calendar year , with the fylde coast club - who were in the premier league as recently as 2011 - having won just twice all season . a spokesman for blackpool did not immediately return a request for comment today , while the fa told mailonline that it was ` aware of the story ' .

<t> dave whelan has an extra week to respond to his misconduct charge . </t> <t> whelan allegedly made remarks about chinese and jewish people . </t> <t> it came in response to criticism of the club 's appointment of malky mackay . </t> <t> whelan has until wednesday , december 12 to respond to the charge . </t>

dave whelan given an extra week to respond to fa charge for alleged remarks about chinese and jewish people<T>

an iraqi soldier has revealed his incredible survival story after being lined up for execution by an isis firing squad - only for the gun-wielding jihadi to miss him by a matter of millimeters . ali hussein kadhim , a shiite iraqi soldier , was safely back home with his wife and young children in southern iraq this week after being one of hundreds abducted by the extremist sunni militants in tikrit in june . while his sunni iraqi colleagues were spared death , mr kadhim - a shiite iraqi soldier - was ordered to be executed . scroll down for video . safe return : ali hussein kadhim with his son and daughter at his family 's date orchard in diwaniya , south iraq this week . ali hussein kadhim , a shiite iraqi soldier , pictured on wednesday , was one of hundreds abducted by the extremist group in tikrit , iraq in june . playing dead : mr kadhim , 23 , has identified himself -lrb- circled in the picture from june -rrb- in this footage released by isis of their ` victims ' after abducting and murdering hundreds of shiite iraqi soldiers . incredibly , mr kadhim survived .<doc-sep>after shooting three shiite soldiers in the back of the head , the assassin turned his gun on 23-year-old mr kadhim - and missed . instinctively , the soldier fell forwards into an open grave dug for the victims of the murderous rampage . it was a decision that would save his life . speaking to the new york times on wednesday , mr kadhim , who is married with a daughter and baby son , described the sensation of the bullet breezing past his temple . mr kadhim lay still among the bodies for hours as he waited for the isis extremists to leave . he then fled the bloody scene under cover of darkness and hid out by the tigris river , a few hundred yards away . he spent three days on the run , eating plants to survive . ' i saw my daughter in my mind saying `` father , father '' , ' he told the newspaper from his home in southern iraq . ' i just pretended to be shot ' . after waiting hours for the isis fighters to leave , mr kadhim -lrb- pictured this week -rrb- spent three days on the run after escaping execution . horrific : the militant group has posted a number of slick images , like this photograph on june 14 , of them leading iraqis to their deaths .<doc-sep>rampage : islamic state fighters have killed hundreds of innocent civilians as they rampage across iraq and syria -lrb- picture published on june 14 -rrb- . after isis released sickening images of their victims lying face-down in the dirt with their hands bound behind their backs , mr kadhim managed to identify himself in the line-up . isis released the slickly-produced , disturbing footage of the siege on the islamic religious holiday of eid earlier this year . the video showed prisoners being rounded up and summarily executed , suicide bombers boasting before blowing up buildings and iraqis being gunned down in drive-by shootings . in one of the most shocking segments , terrified prisoners are piled into the back of trucks , where they hold each other and huddle in fear before being driven off to their deaths . the 36-minute film then cuts to dozens of prisoners lying face down on the ground , hands bound behind their backs , waiting to be executed .<doc-sep>' i wanted to live ' : mr kadhim , who is now reunited with his wife and young children , said he kept thinking of his family as he lay among other shiite iraqis waiting to be executed . it is in that final shot that mr kadhim saw himself , trying to act lifeless with the blood of another soldier splattered across his face . he is one of the only known survivors of the murderous rampage at the hands of islamic state militants as they claimed tikrit two months ago . the group now controls an estimated four million people . the siege in june was a key turning point in the group 's invasion into iraq from syria . mr kadhim 's chilling first-hand account of isis 's well-documented brutality came as u.s. secretary of state john kerry issued a dramatic call to arms against the extremists today , urging world leaders to join a ` core coalition ' to end their murderous rampage through iraq , but ruled out putting ` boots on the ground ' . and in what could prove not just a major turning point in the war against isis but also an unprecedented sea-change in america 's relations with iran , ayatollah khamenei today answered kerry 's call from tehran , ordering his army to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with u.s. , kurdish and iraqi forces against the extremist horde .<doc-sep>radical anti-government fighters in syria mistakenly beheaded a wounded fellow rebel soldier after assuming he was a supporter of president bashar al-assad , according to an online statement from the radical fighters ' group . a separate online video showed a gruesome display of radical fighters holding what appeared to be the victim 's head . after the beheading earlier this week , the victim was determined to be mohammed fares , an anti-government fighter wounded in clashes against the syrian army earlier , according to the syrian observatory for human rights . on thursday , an online statement from a spokesman for the al qaeda-affiliated islamic state of iraq and the levant -lrb- isis -rrb- , whose fighters apparently carried out the beheading of fares , called for forgiveness for the killers and asked for `` restraint and piety '' from anti-government supporters . `` we call on god to accept mohammed fares into his kingdom and to forgive his brothers that sought to rid us of the enemies of god and our enemies , '' omar al-qahatani said in arabic in the isis statement . fares apparently shouted the names of two revered figures in shiite islam when he arrived wounded in a makeshift hospital , prompting the overwhelmingly sunni opposition to assume he was a government fighter , al-qahatani added in the statement .<doc-sep>gruesome : radio presenter sneha kothari mashru -lrb- above -rrb- survived the kenya mall shootings by covering herself in a boy 's blood to fool gunmen into thinking she was dead . a radio presenter today told how she survived the kenyan mall massacre by smothering herself in the blood of a teenage victim to look like she was dead . sneha kothari mashru said the boy died of his injuries while they cowered from gunmen who stormed the westgate shopping centre in nairobi . she first switched his phone off to stop it ringing in case it alerted the attackers then came up with a gruesome plan to play dead . she told sky news : ' i took a lot of his blood , -lrb- as -rrb- much -lrb- as -rrb- i could and i tried to put it on myself . ' i put it on my arm , a lot of the teenager 's blood , and while i was trying to put it on my hand i just realised that he had stopped breathing at that time . ` so i put it on my arm , as much as i could , and i covered my face with my hair , because my hair was let loose even then , just to pretend that i 'm dead or probably badly injured , ' she said she would like to find out his identity . her story emerged as the search continued for bodies in the rubble left by four days of fierce fighting between kenya forces and al shabaab militia . the current death toll is 72 and is likely to climb with uncounted bodies remaining in the wreckage of the mall . another 175 people were injured , including more than 60 who remain in hospital . at least 18 foreigners were among those killed .<doc-sep>baghdad , iraq -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- as violence continues to wrack iraq , another ethnic slaughter may be in the making by sunni extremists from isis . isis fighters have besieged the ethnic turkmen shiite town of amerli in the north for two months , and its fewer than 20,000 residents are without power and running out of food , water and medical supplies . `` the situation of the people in amerli is desperate and demands immediate action to prevent the possible massacre of its citizens , '' said nickolay mladenov , the u.n. secretary-general 's special representative for iraq . he said the suffering was `` unspeakable '' and demanded that the shiite majority iraqi government `` relieve the siege '' on amerli . small town fights isis . about 5,000 families live in amerli , which has been under siege for 70 days , according to dr. ali albayati , head of the turkmen saving foundation . he told cnn the town is running without electricity , is out of medicine and can only turn to wells for water . nearly three dozen villages surrounding amerli are already under isis control , albayati said . the people of amerli are relying on the iraqi government to take them out by helicopter or support them with food drops , albayati said . in the past 10 days , he added , only one flight has delivered food . surrounded on four sides , the 17,400 residents have had to defend themselves with only the help of local police , said masrwr aswad of iraq 's human rights commission . their situation echoes the ordeal of iraq 's ethnic yazidis , whose plight after they were forced to flee into the mountains to escape militants isis triggered u.s. aid drops and the first u.s. airstrikes against isis . isis has targeted shiite , christian and other minority communities with shocking violence , as it has advanced across iraq . yazidis braced for life in exile . bombings , mosque shooting .<doc-sep>residents of the small iraqi town of amerli took to the streets in celebration today after local security forces backed by u.s. airstrikes broke a two-month siege by isis militants . about 150,000 shiite turkmen have been stranded in the town with dwindling water and supplies since june - but this morning aid finally begun flowing to the area and life slowly returned to normal . the siege was lifted after the u.s. air force carried . out limited strikes in the area for the first time , and ground forces backed by iran-allied shiite militias forced the ihadists to withdraw . the news comes as isis faces growing resistance in iraq - with kurdish peshmerga troops also forcing militants to abandon a number of areas around the city of tikrit this morning . scroll down for videos . liberated : residents of the small iraqi town of amerli take to the streets in celebration , after local security forces backed by u.s. airstrikes broke a two-month siege by isis militants . celebrations : the siege was lifted after the u.s. air force carried out limited strikes in the area around amerli , and ground forces backed by iran-allied shiite militias forced the ihadists to withdraw . jubilant security forces , shiite fighters and residents of amirli take to the streets in joy after isis withdrew . hope : an iraqi child wearing a soldier 's helmet makes a victory sign after iraqi forces liberated the northern town of amirli . the area had been under the siege of isis militants for over two months . iraq 's outgoing prime minister nouri al-maliki travelled to amerli this morning , praising its residents for fending off attacks by isis militants . jubilant . security forces , shiite fighters and residents of amirli greeted . al-maliki with hugs and shiite slogans when he arrived in the town . in . footage aired on state tv , al-maliki was shown sitting at a wooden desk . in front of a large poster of shiite leader grand ayatollah ali . al-sistsani , ordering promotions and awards for forces who took part in . ending the siege . ' i . salute you for your steadfastness and patience against those beasts and . killers , ' he told a gathering of fighters in the large hall , as they . chanted shiite religious slogans . jubilation : iraq 's outgoing prime minister nouri al-maliki -lrb- pictured centre -rrb- travelled to amerli this morning , praising its residents for fending off attacks by isis militants . force : iraqi soldiers and shiite militias join in a convoy as iraq 's prime minister nouri al-maliki arrives in amerli . an iraqi soldier stands guard in amerli next to a pro-isis sign that had been daubed on the wall by islamist militants who have since fled the area . salute : locals celebrate after iraqi forces liberate the northern town of amirli . aid is now flooding into the town , which has been besieged for the last two months . map shows the sinjar mountains , where the yazidis were trapped by isis militants last month , as well as the town of amerli , where local security forces backed by u.s. airstrikes broke a two-month siege by isis militants . ali . al-bayati , who heads the local turkmen saving foundation , said four . trucks loaded with food , medicine and fruit entered the town of amirli . this morning after militants fled the area . the . aid was sent by the iraqi government and the iraqi red crescent , he . said , adding that soldiers first started bringing food to families in . their houses last night . ` the situation is getting back to normal , but gradually , ' al-bayati said . ` some people have come out from their houses and walk in the street . shops are still closed , but people are happy to see their city secured . by iraqi security forces , ' he added . well-trained : asaib ahl al-haq shi'ite militia fighters from the south of iraq run during a successful mission to take control of sulaiman pek village from isis militants this morning . guns : kurdish peshmerga forces celebrate as they take control of sulaiman pek from isis militants . teamwork : asaib ahl al-haq shi'ite militia fighters from the south of iraq and kurdish peshmerga forces work together to take control of sulaiman pek from the jihadists . conflict : a fighter of the asaib ahl al-haq shi'ite militia from the south of iraq takes cover from sniper fire during a successful attempt to take control of the sulaiman pek village from islamist state militants this morning . since early . this year , iraq has faced a growing sunni insurgency led by the . al-qaida-breakaway group isis , who along with their allies have taken . control of territory in the country 's north and west . the crisis is iraq 's worst since the 2011 withdrawal of u.s. troops . elsewhere in iraq , kurdish peshmerga forces were pictured celebrating as they took control of sulaiman pek from isis militants in the northwest of tikrit . iraq 's human rights minister , mohammed shia ' al sudani today said islamist fighters have carried out . atrocities on ` an unimaginable scale ' since the fighting began . speaking at an emergency debate on this conflict , the un official added that isis militants ` oozing . with barbarity ' posed a serious threat to both his country and the wider world . at least 1,420 people were killed in iraq in august alone , u.n. figures showed today . returning to normal : a young yazidi girl carries water in the iraqi town of lalesh . having recently fled mount sinjar after persecution from isis militants , the yazidis are now taking shelter at a local holy temple . defence : gun-wielding yazidi men stand outside their temporary home in lalesh . the town 's usual population consists of a small number of maintenance workers for the holy shrine but has now expanded to include 400 yazidi families displaced by isis militants . sanctuary : a elderly yazidi man prays at the door of the holy temple in lalesh . displaced : yazidi refugees take shelter in an unfinished building in dohuk . thousands of yazidis have been forced to leave their homes since isis militants began massacring them in syria and iraq . the one-day session , called by iraq with . the support of allies including the united states , is expected to agree . to baghdad 's request to send un experts to investigate crimes committed . in the conflict . there is . ` strong evidence ' isis and allied groups have carried out targeted . killings , forced conversions , sexual abuse and torture in iraq , u.n. deputy high commissioner for human rights flavia pansieri said , opening . the debate in geneva . ` the . reports we have received reveal acts of inhumanity on an unimaginable . scale , ' she told the u.n. human rights council , on its first meeting . about the latest surge in violence . iraqi government forces and police had also committed acts that may amount to war crimes , pansieri said . ` systematic . and intentional attacks on civilians may constitute war crimes and . crimes against humanity . individuals , including commanders , are . responsible for these acts , ' pansieri said , referring to crimes . committed by both sides .

<t> ali hussein kadhim , 23 , was captured by isis in june in tikrit , iraq . </t> <t> he was one of hundreds of iraqi soldiers abducted who faced execution . </t> <t> killer shot three men then missed his head , he fell forwards playing dead . </t> <t> spent three days on the run , now home with his two children in south iraq . </t> <t> he has identified himself in picture released by isis of their ` victims ' </t>

shiite soldier survived isis massacre after blood from another victim convinced killers he was dead<T>

prince harry was seen being escorted out of a private members ' club into a waiting car last night . the 30-year-old royal left raffles in chelsea , west london , just after 3am early this morning , with witnesses claiming he spent about an hour at the venue and drank dom pérignon champagne . an onlooker , who saw the scene outside at about 3.10 am , told mailonline : ` when he came out he looked happy and people helped him to his waiting car . helped : prince harry was seen being escorted out of a private members ' club into a waiting car last night . escorted : the 30-year-old royal left raffles in chelsea , west london , just after 3am early this morning . this way : witnesses claimed harry spent about an hour at the venue and drank dom pérignon champagne . this way : witnesses claimed harry spent about an hour at the venue and drank dom pérignon champagne . assistance : an onlooker , who saw the scene outside at about 3.10 am , said that harry ` looked happy ' ` the person who is helping him was from the club while the detectives were helping as well . the prince is smiling and he looked very happy and as he had a very good time out with friends . ' earlier , harry had paid tribute along with his brother william to their childhood friend henry van straubenzee , who died aged 18 in a car crash 12 years ago , at a carol service . the service , held in front of 800 guests at st luke 's and christ church in chelsea - just a short walk from raffles - took place last night to raise money for a memorial fund set up in their friend 's name . harry , who was in the same class at school as mr van straubenzee , entertained the congregation yesterday as he described sharing childhood escapades during his teenage years . walking : harry was helped out of the club in chelsea with a member of venue staff , an onlooker said . in the car : the prince ` looked very happy and as he had a very good time out with friends ' , the onlooker said . nightclub for the royals : raffles was named after the colonial mogul sir thomas stamford raffles . security : previous guests at the club include harry 's grandmother the queen and his father prince charles . driven away : the club in chelsea attended by harry was founded in 1967 by restaurateur peter evans . guest : other royals who have previously attended the club include princess anne and princess margaret . leaving after the party : raffles is open wednesday to saturday from 10.30 pm until late , its website says . recognising his close bond with mr van straubenzee and his family , harry also affectionately described an ` infectious van straubenzee laugh could turn a very bad day into a good one . ' raffles was named after the colonial mogul sir thomas stamford raffles , who was largely responsible for the creation of britain 's far eastern empire and founded singapore in 1819 . the club itself was founded in 1967 by restaurateur peter evans . previous guests include harry 's grandmother the queen , his father prince charles , princess anne and princess margaret . raffles , which is open wednesday to saturday from 10.30 pm until late , says on its website it is ` considered a household name , delivering a luxury service to its discerning members ' . a clarence house spokesman declined to comment tonight when approached by mailonline . royalty : raffles is ` considered a household name , delivering a luxury service to its discerning members ' off we go : an onlooker said the prince was smiling as he left the club shortly after 3am early this morning . busy day : harry had earlier been at a service in front of 800 guests at st luke 's and christ church nearby . back seat : the service took place last night to raise money for a memorial fund set up in their friend 's name . open-necked : harry appeared to be in high spirits as he was driven away from the club in west london . departing : thirty-year-old harry was said to have spent about an hour at the venue in chelsea . private members ' club : raffles , which has hosted many royals in its time , was founded almost 50 years ago . earlier in the day : prince harry attended a carol singing event at st luke 's and christ church in chelsea .<doc-sep>william , whose wife kate , 31 , is expecting the couple 's first child next month , was later pictured looking worse for wear as he left from the back door of friend guy pelly 's club tonteria in sloane square at around 1.30 am on saturday . harry , 28 , dressed in an open-necked shirt , smiled as he followed his older brother out . throwing some shapes : prince william reportedly dashed onto the dancefloor when the harlem shake started playing during a five-hour party at the exclusive club . good times : the stag do was reportedly for an old eton friend of the two princes , thomas van straubenzee . earlier in the day , the princes had started their friend 's stag do on kew pier on the thames .<doc-sep>he 's known for his sporting prowess on the polo field but prince harry also cuts a fine figure in a rugby shirt . the royal pulled on a wasps shirt as the club have joined support for the invictus games . as part of the alliance , wasps players will wear a limited edition away shirt during their london double header against saracens on saturday to raise awareness for the tournament which is being championed by the prince . scroll down for video . united for a good cause : wasps captain james haskell and prince harry in the special edition shirts the rugby players will wear to publicise the invictus games . prince harry , 29 , modelled the shirt today alongside wasps captain james haskell , who tweeted a picture of them both on instagram . he wrote : ` great to catch up with hrh , and show him wasps support for the amazing invictus games . go , watch and support these truly inspiring games . we are wearing the kit for the london double header , this saturday . ' he jokingly added : ' i have been trying to get him in a wasps -lrb- @waspsrugby -rrb- shirt for years , finally found a way ! he looks sharp . ' the invictus games is an international sporting event for wounded , injured and sick service personnel that will take place at the london 2012 olympic venues from 10-14 september . getting involved : prince harry announced plans for the games earlier this year when he also tried playing hand ball , right . haskell said : ` it 's fantastic that wasps are supporting such an incredible event and giving invictus games another platform on which to boost its profile during their first year . ` over the past few years it has been brilliant to see the overwhelming support for our armed forces and a genuine appreciation of the incredible job they do to protect us . i know there is no prouder moment than to represent your country . these guys do it daily , and their commitment , regardless of the risk to themselves , is inspirational .<doc-sep>by . sara malm . and jennifer smith . and sharnaz shahid . usain bolt has proven that he is not just the world 's fastest sprinter , but that he also has the stamina to go the distance - at least when it comes to partying . the jamaican athlete spent thursday night -lrb- and morning -rrb- doing the rounds in london , starting with dinner in fitzrovia and on to some of the capital 's hottest watering holes , before turning up at a south london dentist 's surgery at 10am . the 27-year-old sports star partied up a storm on several locations in the capital , leaving celebrity haunt mahiki with two female friends at 3am , before making their way to members club raffles in chelsea . dance the night away : usain bolt had only started the night 's adventures as he left mahiki at 3am on friday morning before heading to a chelsea members club . man of the hour : usain bolt , pictured leaving mahiki with two female companions just after 3am , had started the evening in fitzrovia before heading to the tiki-themed club in mayfair . ultimate guest : usain bolt stepped in behind the bar at mahiki , made rum punches , and joked with with staff . bolt . enjoyed dinner at burger & lobster fitzrovia before heading to bar . the social next door where he was spotted chatting to guests and . dancing . according . to an eyewitness he left the bar with an unknown woman around midnight , . before going to mahiki - a favourite with all levels of fame , from x . factor rejects to royals . the . sprinter was the life of the party , posing for selfies with staff and . guests and even jumping in behind the bar at the dover street tiki club , . making cocktails for his friends . georgi radev , manager of mahiki , said : ` ` he was here all night . he was making his own cocktails -- they were rum punch . ' on the run : bolt , pictured in a car leaving mahiki , headed to chelsea and the kings road to continue the night . time to dash : after leaving fitzrovia bar the social with a woman , bolt was joined by two glamorous girls in mahiki , seen here as they head off together to raffles in chelsea at 3am . party animal : jamaican sprinter was joined by a whole bunch of gorgeous ladies during his fun night out . cooling down : the sportsman takes a few swigs of water to keep himself hydrated as he leaves mahiki . who 's your friend ? usain bolt in deep conversation with one of his companions as they leave mahiki . wild thing : the jamaican star , who is dubbed the fasted runner in the world , appeared to have enjoyed his night out . burger & lobster - restaurant , fitzrovia . a restaurant group with six sites in london , famous for their incredible value for money lobsters and the queues for a seat at all the locations often snake out the doors . the social - bar , fitzrovia . music focused bar set up by a record company -lrb- usain bolt stumbled upon the popular hip hop karaoke night -rrb- in fitzrovia . mahiki - nightclub , mayfair . legendary tiki venue , popular with a to z-list celebrities who tend to emerge ` worse for wear ' in the early hours , but also loved by princes william -lrb- back in the day -rrb- and harry . famous for their guests , but also for their punch menu , featuring the # 450 armada treasure chest -lrb- # 650 with cristal -rrb- , the # 1,200 queen ann 's revenge and the # 600 jewel of the seas . raffles - exclusive members club . one of london 's more exclusive members clubs where all photography is forbidden and you are likely to bump into kings road regulars such as the made in chelsea cast and james and pippa middleton . he added : ` he 's absolutely amazing , definitely one of the coolest most down to earth guys i 've ever met . ` he had a table but was up getting involved with everyone , dancing and making drinks . ' mahiki 's late night menu features their famous # 150 mahiki treasure chest , a rum punch topped with champagne indented for sharing . however , there are also more exclusive libations , such as the # 450 armada tresure chest and the # 1,200 queen ann 's revenge . mr radev , . 33 , said the olympian had a large group of friends but was happy to pose . for pictures with fans and dance the night away . ` we 'd love to have him back , it was great . '<doc-sep>by . amanda williams and emily davies . published : . 13:27 est , 16 june 2013 . | . updated : . 12:13 est , 18 june 2013 . from the look on her face , it was clearly an emotional experience . armed with her camera phone , a young girl ran up to princes william and harry yesterday to take their picture at a polo match . the two royals duly rewarded her with broad smiles -- to the evident excitement of the dark-haired admirer . scroll down for video . prince william and prince harry are spotted by an eagle eyed royal fan as they enjoyed a charity polo match at beaufort polo club , tetbury , gloucestershire . the brothers laugh good naturedly as they realise the young woman is taking a picture of them . the girl looks overjoyed with her prize , a picture of both of the princes , as they walk past , still smiling . prince harry has one last look at the excitable fan as she rejoices with her friends . the ecstatic young photographer let out a squeal as she dashed back into the crowd , prompting an amused grin from harry , 28 . he and 30-year-old william had been playing in a charity match at beaufort polo club in tetbury , gloucestershire . as they left the field and made for . the changing rooms , onlookers reached for their cameras and mobile . phones to take pictures of the brothers up close . that was when the girl seized her moment and positioned herself a few steps ahead of the pair with her iphone in her hand . it followed a match in which william . and harry , on opposing teams , could be seen entering into the . competitive spirit with gusto as harry appeared to shoulder barge his . brother as they fought for the ball . harry later received a kiss from a mystery blonde as he left the club . elsewhere , the queen and princess beatrice attended the last day of the cartier polo at the guards club in berkshire . the princes appeared relaxed and happy as they chatted with the crowds at the audi international , which is part of the gloucestershire festival of polo . harry received a kiss from a mystery blonde as he left the beaufort polo club where he played in the charity match . harry appeared relaxed and happy as he chatted with his friend at the audi international , is part of the gloucestershire festival of polo . prince william crouches down to chat to a young pal , perhaps getting a run down on how he performed during the match . brother harry also leans in to his young friends , who look eager to chat with the fun loving prince . the uncle-to-be looked as if he was getting some practice in as he stooped and appeared to offer a sweet to the young polo fan , dressed warmly in a hooded jacket . and while harry entertained the youngsters , william did his bit to keep the women entertained as he chatted and joked with some female friends . the young lady looks to be hanging off his every word as the pair chatted outside a tent after the event . harry . was greeted by a female friend with a kiss before stooping to exchange a . few words with a young polo fan wearing a hooded jacket . prince william and his wife the duchess of cambridge were pictured with their black cocker spaniel , lupo , at the beaufort polo club in gloucestershire last year . kate has had to miss the event this year as she is now on maternity leave . during the match the duo could be seen entering into the competitive spirit with gusto as harry appeared to shoulder barge his older brother as they battled for the ball . the brothers were on opposite teams during the match in gloucestershire . elsewhere , the royals were out in force at another polo event . the queen , and princesses beatrice both attended the last day of the cartier polo in gloucestershire , . the queen 's cup event was held at guards polo club . prince william and kate with their black cocker spaniel , lupo , at the beaufort polo club in gloucestershire last year . kate has had to miss the event this year as she is now on maternity leave .

<t> harry , 30 , was helped into waiting car after leaving club in chelsea . </t> <t> witnesses say he spent an hour at venue and drank champagne . </t> <t> earlier attended nearby church service to pay tribute to late friend . </t>

prince harry looks worse for wear as he is escorted out of raffles club<T>

honored : jahi mcmath , a 13-year-old california girl who was declared brain-dead after suffering complications from sleep apnea surgery , will receive an honorary diploma during her schools eighth grade graduation . the family of a 13-year-old california girl who was declared brain-dead after suffering complications from sleep apnea surgery says she will receive an honorary diploma during her school 's eighth grade graduation . omari sealey , the uncle of jahi mcmath , said wednesday the girl 's school , e.c. reems academy of technology and arts in oakland , will give the diploma to a family member . the school 's graduation ceremony is friday . jahi was in eighth grade and scheduled to . graduate when she underwent tonsil surgery at ucsf benioff children 's . hospital oakland in december . her heart stopped and she went into cardiac arrest causing brain damage . she was later . declared brain-dead . the hospital said was so . severe that she was effectively dead with no chance of survival if a . respirator was turned off .<doc-sep>her family went to court to prevent the . hospital from taking her off the machine . jahi was eventually released . to them and moved to another facility . sealey said his niece is doing well . three doctors and the court agreed she was brain dead and the hospital applied to turn off her life support machine . hope : jahi 's family are certain that she will one day recover despite the hospital 's insistence there is no chance of that happening . but her family , led by jahi 's uncle omari sealey , refused to accept the prognosis and argued there was still a chance she could recover . they said that she responded to her mother 's voice and asked that she be removed to a hospital that cared for her . earlier this year , oakland 's children 's hospital insisted the girl could not be be rehabilitated . ` this is a deceased young woman , ' children 's hospital oakland spokesman sam singer said . ` no amount of food , medicine , medical machinery , time or hope is going to bring back her back . ` so it 's really wrong and unethical for mr. dolan -lrb- the family lawyer -rrb- to mislead the family and the public that there 's any amount of hope or any food that could possibly bring back this deceased young woman .<doc-sep>devastated : jahi 's parents fought to keep their 13-year-old daughter alive after she was declared brain dead following complications in routine tonsil surgery last december . devotion : jahi 's parents have n't left her bedside since the tragedy during a routine tonsil operation although she has now been moved hospitals . jahi 's family , led by her mother . nailah and uncle omari sealey , have refused to accept the prognosis and . argued there was still a chance she could recover . jahi 's family has raised more than $ 61,000 on gofundme.com to move her . in a recent update , a her mother provided details on jahi 's condition . ` jahi . is still sleep but physically stable ! no pic lines , no catheters , no . i.v , she maintains all her vitals on her own , no medicines needed . i am . giving her lots of vitamins and fish oil thru her feeding tube . she .<doc-sep>moves around so much that we have to put pillows around her bed . she . responds to pain , cold and touch . she can turn her head from left to . right and her ventilator is set to room air so she is not getting any . extra oxygen like she was before . her . skin is flawless and she gets a mani and pedi every week done by me . -lrb- mom -rrb- she gets physical therapy three times a week and never has a stiff . joint ! all organs are . healthy and fully functional ! she is such a fighter ! remember she did n't . get any nutrition for 28 days from the other hospital and she recovered . from that quickly . prayer is so powerful ! '<doc-sep>brain dead : jahi mcmath was declared brain dead on december 12 after she went into cardiac arrest following surgery to treat sleep apnea . it is exactly a year since 13-year-old jahi mcmath fell brain dead following a minor operation and doctors signed her death certificate . but she remains hooked to a ventilator . in a case that has ignited debate over the definition of brain death , jahi 's parents remain adamant that as long as her heart is beating , she is alive . to prove that point , the family from oakland , california , released videos in october of the girl which showed her foot and hand appearing to move in response to her mother 's commands . however , numerous medics have dismissed the apparent development as involuntary muscle reflex often seen in brain-dead patients - the so-called lazarus effect . paul fisher , a stanford university pediatric neurologist , told a california judge in october that he sees no evidence that jahi mcmath is alive 10 months after a coroner signed her death certificate . jahi was declared brain dead on december 12 , 2013 , after she went into cardiac arrest following surgery to treat sleep apnea .<doc-sep>by . ap reporter . published : . 19:19 est , 24 december 2013 . | . updated : . 01:55 est , 25 december 2013 . a judge ordered on tuesday that a 13-year-old northern california girl declared brain dead after suffering complications following a tonsillectomy be taken off life support . but alameda county superior court judge evelio grillo gave jahi mcmath 's family until 5pm on december 30 to file an appeal . she will remain on life support until then , with the family saying they ` remain unsure ' whether to press on with their fight to keep her on a breathing apparatus . the issue was ordered after dr paul graham fisher , from stanford university , testified earlier in the day that jahi meets all the criteria of brain death - the second expert to reach such a conclusion . the children 's hospital of oakland filed court papers on tuesday morning asking that the girl be taken off life support after doctors there also concluded she was brain dead . the family had asked for a third evaluation , believing there is ` still time for a miracle ' . heartbreak : nailah winkfield , mother of jahi mcmath , sobs during a court hearing to discuss the treatment of her daughter in oakland , california , with the judge ruling on christmas eve that the little girl will be removed from life support on dec. 30 . her family have fought to keep her on a ventilator , arguing that ` miracles happen ' and requesting new evaluations . jahi mcmath -lrb- pictured -rrb- has been on life support at children 's hospital oakland in northern california since december 12 , three days after undergoing standard tonsil surgery . her family have fought to prove there is a chance she will wake up while doctors have said it is n't possible . christopher dolan , attorney representing the family of 13-year-old jahi mcmath , wipes his eyes as a judge announces his ruling on tuesday that the little girl will be taken off child support . alameda county superior court judge evelio grillo announces his ruling on 13-year-old jahi mcmath in oakland , california december 24 , 2013 . judge grillo on tuesday denied the mcmath family 's petition to keep their daughter on ventilator at children 's hospital oakland past december 30 after doctors declared her brain dead . ` prayers are more important than ever before , ' omari sealey , jahi 's uncle , said tuesday night . ` because the clock is ticking . ' jahi 's mother , nailah winkfield , did n't attend the court hearing tuesday , staying by her daughter 's side in the hospital . ` room 325 of children 's hospital is our new home , ' sealey said . earlier in the day , fisher provided his conclusions in open court that jahi has no brain activity . ` because ms. mcmath is dead , practically and legally , there is no course of medical treatment to continue or discontinue ; there is nothing to which the family 's consent is applicable , ' the hospital 's tuesday court filing stated . dr. robin shanahan , a children 's hospital doctor , was next called to testify in the judge 's chambers . alameda county judge evelio grillo has previously ordered jahi to remain on life support until dec. 30 , or until further order from the court . he is considering the hospital 's request to immediately remove the teen from life support , as well as the family 's demand for a third opinion and that jahi remain on a machine to keep her breathing . jahi was declared brain dead after experiencing complications following a tonsillectomy at children 's hospital in oakland . agony : omari sealey -lrb- left -rrb- , uncle of 13-year-old jahi mcmath , and sandra chatman , grandmother of mcmath , speak to members of the media outside court following the decision . a photograph of 13-year-old jahi mcmath is seen on the necklace of a supporter outside court oakland , california on december 24 , 2013 . march : jahi mcmath 's family held a protest out front of children 's hospital oakland in oakland , california , on monday , december 23 in support of keeping 13-year-old on life support . upsetting : makhai mcmath , 8 , blows a bubble with her gum as she marches in support of her 13-year-old sister . the judge on monday had called for jahi to be independently examined by fisher , the chief of child neurology at stanford university school of medicine . on dec. 12 , doctors concluded the girl was brain dead and since then have wanted to remove her from life support . jahi 's family wants to keep her hooked up to a respirator and eventually have her moved to another facility . the family said it believes she is still alive and that the hospital should not remove her from the ventilator without its permission . ` they failed her , ' said sandra chatman , jahi 's grandmother and a registered nurse , who sat in grillo 's courtroom for more than three hours tuesday during the closed door testimony . ` jahi could have been saved . miracles happen . ' the family 's attorney christopher dolan said he would file an emergency appeal to keep jahi on life support if the trial judge orders her removal from the ventilator . dolan also wants the third evaluation done by dr. paul byrne , a pediatric professor at the university of toledo . the hospital 's attorney objected to byrne , saying he is not a pediatric neurologist . byrne is the co-editor of the 2001 book beyond brain death , which presents a variety of arguments against using brain-based criteria for declaring a person dead . in a phone interview , byrne said he could not comment in detail because he had not seen any of jahi 's medical records . but the fact that her ventilator is still functioning properly is a sign that she is alive , he said . heartbroken : jahi 's mother nailah winkfield -lrb- pictured in court on december 20 -rrb- is seen crying as the judge ordered a second opinion on the case . ` the ventilator wo n't work on a corpse , ' he said . ` in a corpse , the ventilator pushes the air in , but it wo n't come out . ` just the living person pushes the air out . ' jahi 's family says the girl bled profusely after a tonsillectomy and then went into cardiac arrest before being declared brain dead . outside the courtroom on monday , dr. david durand , chief of pediatrics at children 's , said staff have the ` deepest sympathy ' for the family , but that jahi is brain dead . ` the ventilator can not reverse the brain death that has occurred and it would be wrong to give false hope that jahi will ever come back to life , ' he said . gatherers outside the children 's hospital oakland grieve of jahi mcmath . dede logan , of oakland , adds red stars to a poster in support of jahi mcmath in front of children 's hospital oakland in oakland , calif. , on monday , dec. 23 , 2013 . durand said jahi 's surgery was ` very complex , ' not simply a tonsillectomy . ` it was much more complicated than a tonsillectomy , ' durand said . he refused to elaborate , citing health care privacy laws . arthur l. caplan , who leads the division of medical ethics at nyu langone medical center and is not involved in jahi 's case , told the associated press that once brain death has been declared , a hospital is under no obligation to keep a patient on a ventilator . ` brain death is death , ' he said . ` they do n't need permission from the family to take her off , but because the little girl died unexpectedly and so tragically , they 're trying to soften the blow and let the family adjust to the reality . '<doc-sep>the family of brain-dead teen jahi mcmath have released videos which they say prove she 's still alive . in the two clips released on friday , the 13-year-old is seen lying in her bed at a new jersey hospital , moving on command . in one clip , her mother , nailah winkfield , asks her to move her leg and the girl 's foot jerks in reaction . in the other clip , her mother asks her to move her arm , and the girl 's hand grips an object before relaxing . mcmath 's family have been fighting with the state of california ever since december , when the girl was declared brain-dead following a routine tonsil surgery at ucsf benioff children 's hospital in oakland , california . scroll down for video . sign of life ? the family of brain-dead teen jahi mcmath claim she 's still alive , and have released video showing her moving on command . in the above screen grabs , the 13-year-old 's foot is seen moving , after her mother , nailah winkfield , asks her to move her leg . tragic : jahi mcmath , 13 , was declared brain dead last december following a routine tonsil surgery at a san francisco , california hospital . hold tight : in another video clip released by jahi 's family , the 13-year-old is seen gripping an object after being asked by her mother . at the time , three doctors agreed she was legally dead and applied to turn off her life support machine . but mcmath 's family refused to accept the prognosis and eventually won an injunction preventing the hospital from switching off the ventilator , and transferred the teen to a undisclosed facility in new jersey willing to keep her alive . now they 're petitioning the court to reverse the death certificate , using the videos as evidence of jahi 's life . ' i always knew cause i 'm her mother , and i talk to jahi , she responds so i said , `` she ca n't be brain-dead if she 's responding , '' ' her mother , winkfield , said at a friday press conference . keeping her alive : the family won an injunction preventing the hospital switching off life support and agreed a ` protocol ' with them in which the teenager could be transferred to another facility while on a ventilator . jahi 's mother nailah winkfield -lrb- right -rrb- pictured with her husband marvin outside children 's hospital in oakland in january . jahi mcmath 's relatives wants want the teen to be declared alive again so she can be moved back to her home state of california to receive treatment . the family 's attorney , christopher dolan , says experts are wiling to testify that jahi 's mri shows sign of some brain activity . ` there 's a difference between being brain-damaged and between being brain-dead , ' dolan said . the family will present their case in front of a california judge on october 9 . if they win the case , and the death certificate is reversed , jahi 's family will be able to move her back to california where her care would be provided at state taxpayer 's expense . however , dolan insisted that the latest legal maneuver is not about money . although he did acknowledge that ` she would be eligible for the same state benefits as every other person not brain dead on a ventilator , and who gets full medical care ' . still , many experts are dubious of the new video evidence that jahi is alive . david magnus , director of the stanford center for biomedical ethics and co-chair of the ethics committee for the stanford health center of stanford university , says he has n't seen the video but that it 's common for brain-dead people to have random body movements . ` there 's no evidence that patients who are brain dead can ever recover , ' magnus told abc 7 . ` there is no recovery from death . ' jahi mcmath -lrb- right -rrb- with her family at the wedding of her mother to stepfather martin winkfield -lrb- center right -rrb- . also in this photograph are mariana winkfield -lrb- left -rrb- and her grandmother sandra chatman -lrb- center left -rrb- .<doc-sep>by . richard alleyne . the family of california teenager jahi mcmath said her ` healing begins ' today after doctors successfully fitted her body with breathing and feeding tubes . nailah winkfield , her mother , claimed the 13-year-old 's body was fitted with a tracheostomy to her windpipe and a gastrostomy to her stomach this morning . she said the procedure meant that her daughter was getting the nutrition she needed for the first time since she was declared brain dead a month ago . scroll down for video . long road to recovery : jahi mcmath is making progress after being declared brain dead last month . it also meant that she could be ` kissed on the lips ' without a ventilator tube being in the way . a spokesman for family said : ` doctors are optimistic that her condition has stabilized and that her health is improving from when she was taken from children 's hospital oakland . ' jahi suffered massive brain damage while recovering from an operation to remove her tonsils at children 's hospital oakland , in california , on december 9 . bleeding from the teenager 's throat caused her heart to stop and , while doctors were able to resuscitate her , the resulting brain damage was so severe they declared her brain dead three days later . but the family disagreed with the doctors and successfully won a court order preventing the hospital from turning off her life support . they then organized for jahi to be removed on sunday to a secret facility in order to receive long-term care . at first reports said that the condition of her body was worse than first thought due to lack of nutrition , and that an operation to secure feeding and breathing tubes was proving difficult . hope : nailah winkfield says she can now kiss her daughter as a ventilator tube has been moved .

<t> the family of jahi mcmath has convinced her oakland school to offer her an honorary diploma . </t> <t> she was declared brain dead following complications from surgery last december . </t> <t> graduation ceremonies for the k-8 charter school are set for friday . </t> <t> mcmath was admitted to children 's hospital oakland for tonsil surgery and two other procedures to treat her sleep apnea . </t> <t> hours after her surgery , she began bleeding profusely and suffered a heart attack , and was declared brain-dead a short time later . </t> <t> her family fought to keep her on a ventilator . </t> <t> the teenager has been moved from to an undisclosed catholic organization where she is receiving treatment . </t>

jahi mcmath to receive diploma from her school as she remains on a ventilator<T>

wayne rooney is no stranger to the karaoke machine , having been filmed warbling his way through ed sheeran 's track lego house in a manchester pub last month . and now it seems that the england captain has been at it again , this time while celebrating with wife coleen and his fellow manchester united players at the team christmas party . rooney , who is currently having scans on a potential knee injury , posted this image on his instagram page with the caption : ` my turn to do a song at the manchester united christmas party ! ' scroll down for video . wayne rooney posted this image on his instagram page along with the caption ` my turn to do a song at the manchester united christmas party ! ' in another image , which appears to be from the same event , the england striker can be seen watching someone else perform alongside wife coleen -lrb- left -rrb- and teammates ashley young and darren fletcher -lrb- right -rrb- . in the picture the forward , who is a fan of stereophonics and queen , can be seen with a look of concentration on his face while clicking his fingers along to the music . he is standing on stage at the place aparthotel , a converted former warehouse in manchester , surrounded by the venue 's house band . in a second shot , which appears to be from the same event , rooney is standing in the crowd apparently watching someone else perform alongside his wife , her friends and teammates ashley young and darren fletcher . rooney has also been pictured singing in the past , such as in this karaoke bar in barbados while on holiday with coleen and his children . he sang seven tracks , including queen we are the champions . at the start of november rooney was videoed singing along to lego house along with musician ed sheeran in the sir ralph abercromby pub in central manchester .<doc-sep>the millionaire footballer was filmed sitting on a stool with a pint of lager on the table next to him , and at times closed his eyes and clasped his hands together as he sang one of his favourite songs . the crowd joined in although at times those watching could be heard giggling as rooney struggled to hit some of the notes . long before his rise to international fame as england 's captain and star striker , wayne rooney seems to have harboured an ambition to be a musician . during his days playing at everton he was rumoured to be making a rap track with mark morrison , who sang ` return of the mack ' which was uk number 1 in 1996 . rooney also claims to know all the words to every song in oliver , and has the title of a stereophonic album - just enough education to perform - tattooed on his arm . in 2007 , he serenaded then-girlfriend coleen mcloughlin with lionel richie 's all night long after a valentines day meal in manchester . wayne , 29 , later documented their late night drinks by sharing a fun post-show snap with his 10.1 million twitter followers . the manchester united forward is known for his love of music and has the title of the stereophonics ' album just enough education to perform tattooed on his arm . and in 2011 he took to the stage while on holiday in barbados with his family to sing a seven-song set on a karaoke machine in a bar . he belted out queen hit we are the champions and yesterday by the beatles after asking people for requests . he later tweeted : ` having a great night in barbados ! in lexys piano bar with coleenroo and friends . been on the mic for about 7 songs and felt like a rock star ' .<doc-sep>rooney has long harboured musical ambitions , and during his early days of playing at everton he was rumoured to be making a rap record with mark morrison - who 's song ` return of the mack ' was a uk number one single in 1996 . rooney also once revealed via his webpage that he is a fan of 50 cent , jay z and the arctic monkeys - and claims to know every song from the musical oliver . his musical charms also extended to his love life . in 2007 he serenaded then-girlfriend coleen mcloughlin with lionel richie 's all night long in a manchester restaurant after a valentine 's day meal . united and england defender chris smalling and his girlfriend sam cooke were also at the christmas bash . club old-guard ryan giggs was pictured leaving the party along with wife stacey , who was asleep on his lap . striker robin van persie -lrb- left -rrb- was pictured alongside midfielder marouane fellaini -lrb- right -rrb- , wearing a fuzzy wig which appeared to mock his signature hairstyle . the pair were joined by anders lindegaard -lrb- centre -rrb- . after a rough start to the season under new manager louis van gaal , manchester united have found their form recently , and after four consecutive wins in the premier league finally have something to celebrate over the festive period . also at the christmas bash were marouane fellaini , the belgian midfielder who scored yesterday in united 's 2-1 win over stoke , and striker robin van persie , who was pictured next to fellaini wearing a giant fuzzy wig - mocking his teammates signature hairstyle . england and united defender chris smalling also put in an appearance alongside his glamorous girlfriend sam cooke , alongside colombian super-star radamel falcao and his pregnant wife lorelei taron . united old-guard ryan giggs was also seen partying the night away before being driven away in the early hours with wife stacey asleep on his lap .<doc-sep>by . hamish mackay for mailonline . follow @@ h_mackay . with manchester united not involved in european football this season , louis van gaal 's players have plenty of mid-week down-time to fill this season . united 's stars were pictured enjoying a night out in manchester as their rivals liverpool and arsenal played in the champions league on tuesday night . club captain wayne rooney attended the event at the neighborhood bar and restaurant with wife coleen , while candy-rae fleur - girlfriend of new boy daley blind - and misse beqiri - wife of - were also present . wayne rooney and wife coleen were seen entering the neighborhood bar and restaurant . wayne rooney -lrb- centre -rrb- was pictured talking to robin van persie -lrb- right -rrb- while michael carrick -lrb- left -rrb- looked on . wayne rooney appeared to be enjoying himself and was pictured in conversation with midfielder anderson . manchester united 's dutch midfielder daley blind was seen leaving with girlfriend candy-rae fleur . manchester united goalkeeper anders lindegaard and wife misse beqiri were at the event . misse beqiri , wife of anders lindegaard , posted a photo on instagram of her before tuesday night 's event .<doc-sep>some of his team-mates may be back home going through some tough training sessions , but manchester united star wayne rooney looked a million miles way in las vegas . rooney , with wife coleen , was relaxing by his hotel pool in the party capital of usa on monday , while ryan giggs took pre-season training at carrington . video rooney : van gaal is a great appointment and it 's exciting times . all is well : rooney takes a break from the pressures of the game by relaxing in las vegas . rest and relaxation : coleen kicks back and soaks up the sun in las vegas with friends . taking a dip : coleen took some time to kick back in the party capital of america . the likes of tom cleverley and jonny evans were put through their paces ahead of the new campaign , with louis van gaal ordering double sessions for some . even though the dutchman is thousands of miles way with holland at the world cup , the new manager has put his stamp on the squad as united prepare to bounce back after a turbulent campaign under david moyes . coleen and wayne spent the day around the hotel pool in the heat in vegas , surrounded by their friends . relax : the couple spent an entire day in and out of their cabana beside the hotel pool . video england bigger than me - rooney .<doc-sep>wayne rooney has been starving for goals in 2015 , but the manchester united captain showed a hunger of a different kind on thursday night . the 29-year-old was seen out on a dinner date with his wife coleen as they ate out at their favourite restaurant wing 's chinese . wing 's restaurant is a popular haunt for rooney , who has held his last two birthday celebrations there , and over the past few weeks has been helping the venue get some publicity after starring in an educational video in the build up to chinese new year earlier this month . manchester united captain wayne rooney and wife coleen ate out at wing 's chinese restaurant on thursday .<doc-sep>by . rebecca evans . coleen rooney yesterday bore the brunt of the bitter disappointment of england fans after their world cup defeat against italy . the wife of # 300,000-a-week manchester united striker wayne received a torrent of abuse on twitter after posting a father 's day message saying how proud she and her two sons are of striker rooney . coleen , a 28-year-old model , yesterday wrote on twitter : ` we love our daddy !! happy father 's day ... we 're so proud of you xxx ' alongside a montage of photographs of her absent husband with his two boys . scroll down for video . coleen rooney , the wife of # 300,000-a-week manchester united striker wayne , received a torrent of abuse on twitter after posting a father 's day message saying how proud she and her two sons are of the striker .

<t> wayne rooney pictured singing at manchester united christmas party . </t> <t> england striker has concentrated look and is clicking fingers to beat . </t> <t> comes a month after he was filmed duetting with ed sheeran in a pub . </t> <t> rooney has sung in past and claims to know words to every song in oliver . </t>

wayne rooney sings at manchester united christmas party in front of wife coleen<T>

accused : alicia gould , 28 , has been charged with attempted murder . a 28-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after police say she threw a plugged-in radio alarm clock into a motel bathtub while her boyfriend was in it . police in the rochester suburb of webster tell local media that alicia gould and her boyfriend were in a room at motel early friday when they got into an argument . it is alleged that while the man was taking a bath , gould threw the radio alarm clock into the water in an attempt to electrocute him . police say the room 's ground fault interrupter went off , stopping any electrical current from making its way through the water .<doc-sep>police arrived at the super 8 motel at 4:32 a.m. on november 28 . webster police chief gerald pickering said : ` officers arrived at the scene and through their investigation , found a male and a female that were in a domestic disturbance . ` it appeared that the female had attempted to murder her male counterpart . he said under new york state law gould was arrested immediately . ` it sounded like there was some admissions , some confessions made to the investigators and the 911 dispatchers prior to the response , ' pickering said .<doc-sep>` attempted murder ' : police say gould tossed a plugged-in radio alarm clock into a motel -lrb- pictured -rrb- bathtub while her boyfriend was in it . ` i 'm sure that there are circumstances that may come out regarding the allegation , and perhaps in defense of the victim . ' gould is facing a second degree attempted murder charge and is being held in the monroe county jail on $ 20,000 cash bail . it was not immediately clear if she has a lawyer .<doc-sep>by . snejana farberov . published : . 17:07 est , 13 december 2013 . | . updated : . 17:53 est , 13 december 2013 . hell hath no fury like a woman scorned - that is what an illinois man learned the hard way after his ex-girlfriend allegedly tried to poison and electrocute him as payback for throwing her out of his house . amanda pollard , 28 , of perkin , has been arrested and charged with unlawful tampering of food , trespassing and criminal damage to property . she was ordered held on $ 50,000 bond last friday . pollard 's former paramour , 33-year-old joshua brewster , told police that a friend who stopped by his house caught the woman booby-trapping his bed after spreading poison in the kitchen and sabotaging a personal care product . revenge plot : amanda pollard -lrb- left -rrb- , 28 , faces a slew of charges for allegedly attempting to harm her ex-boyfriend , 33-year-old joshua brewster -lrb- right -rrb- by booby-trapping his home . man-cave : brewster called police to help evict pollard from his home on catherine street in perkin , illinois .<doc-sep>by . snejana farberov . an arizona woman was charged with felony child abuse after police say she forced her boyfriend 's 3-year-old daughter to eat her own feces as a disciplinary measure . nicole renee candelaria , 27 , had her initial court appearance monday and her bond was set at $ 5,400 . ms candelaria was arrested saturday in tempe . authorities say she is the primary caregiver for her boyfriend 's three girls , ages 3 and 5 , while he is at work . stomach-turning : nicole candelaria , 27 , is accused of forcing her boyfriend 's 3-year-old daughter to eat her own excrement as punishment for defecating in the bathtub .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- a friend of bobbi kristina brown said police have questioned brown 's boyfriend about bruises on the young woman 's chest after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub january 31 . brown , the only daughter of the late whitney houston , remains in a medically induced coma in a neuro intensive care unit at atlanta 's emory university hospital . monday night , friend daphne barak said that nick gordon , brown 's boyfriend , told her that the bruises were a result of him performing cpr on her . gordon could not be reached for comment . the investigation is focusing on everyone who was in the house the night before the incident and on people who had contact with gordon , according to a source with knowledge of the probe . police are exploring all avenues to find out how and why brown ended up face down in her bathtub with unexplained injuries to her body , the source said . `` immediately , from the beginning , they asked him about injuries to the chest , '' barak told hln 's nancy grace , adding that brown is `` very tiny . '' her father 's attorney released a statement criticizing the media for `` false reports . '' `` the desire to be ` first ' has clouded the judgment of many reporters as they forgo accuracy . this is a criminal investigation and the integrity of that process requires silence , '' christopher brown said .<doc-sep>by . mark duell . published : . 19:49 est , 25 september 2013 . | . updated : . 03:57 est , 26 september 2013 . a 23-year-old woman who was viciously attacked by her boyfriend released shocking photographs last night of her beaten body in an effort to help other victims of domestic violence . litisha henry was left with a severely swollen face , chipped teeth , clumps of her hair missing and cuts , bruises and scratches over her body after the attack by franklin white , 44 , in rochester , kent .

<t> alicia gould allegedly had an argument with her boyfriend at motel in rochester suburb of webster on friday . </t> <t> ground fault interrupter went off , stopping any electrical current from making its way through the water . </t> <t> gould , 28 , is facing a second degree attempted murder charge . </t>

rochester woman tried to electrocute boyfriend in bathtub<T>

at first glance , it looks uncannily like a human brain . however , in fact this could be proof of the volcanoes that once flowed across the marian surface . the huge circular area is nearly 2 kilometers -lrb- 1.2 miles -rrb- wide , and is described as a ` circular island ' by nasa . scroll down for video . the huge circular area spotted by nasa is nearly 2 kilometers -lrb- 1.2 miles -rrb- wide , and is in the athabasca region of the red planet . the athabasca valles is an outflow channel on mars , cut into its surface by catastrophic flooding . the very high spatial resolution images from the hirise camera on board the mars reconnaissance orbiter have revealed that all the flood features are draped by lava flows . this flow , near athabasca valles , could be the youngest lava flow on mars . ` it looks like a circular island surrounded by a ` sea ' of smooth-looking lava flows , ' nasa said . the athabasca region where the unique shape was spotted contains some of the youngest lava flows on mars .<doc-sep>` therefore , it is highly possible that volcanism played a role in creating this feature , ' nasa 's experts claim . ` perhaps lava has intruded underneath this mound and pushed it up from beneath . ` it looks as if material is missing from the mound , so it is also possible that there was a significant amount of ice in the mound that was driven out by the heat of the lava . there are an array of features like this in the region that continue to puzzle scientists . ` we hope that close inspection of this hirise image , and others around it , will provide some clues regarding its formation , ' they say . the athabasca valles is an outflow channel on mars , cut into its surface by catastrophic flooding . the very high spatial resolution images from the hirise camera on board the mars reconnaissance orbiter have revealed that all the flood features are draped by lava flows . hirise is one of six instruments on nasa 's mars reconnaissance orbiter . the 65 kg -lrb- 143 lb -rrb- , $ 40 million instrument was built under the direction of the university of arizona 's lunar and planetary laboratory by ball aerospace & technologies corp. .<doc-sep>it consists of a 0.5 m -lrb- 19.7 in -rrb- aperture reflecting telescope , the largest so far of any deep space mission , which allows it to take pictures of mars with resolutions of 0.3 m/pixel -lrb- about 1 foot -rrb- , resolving objects below a meter across . research published in january 2010 , described the discovery of a vast single lava flow , the size of the state of oregon , that ` was put in place turbulently over the span of several weeks at most . ' the athabasca region where the unique shape was spotted contains some of the youngest lava flows on mars . this flow , near athabasca valles , is the youngest lava flow on mars . it is thought to be of late amazonian age . the floor of athabasca valles is peppered with thousands of small cones and rings formed as steam exploded through the lava flow . because the flood-carved surface is now covered by lava , it is no longer easy to determine the age of the water floods that passed through athabasca valles . it is plausible that the flood was triggered by rising magma . around 80 % of the craters in athabasca valles are secondary craters from the impact that created zunil crater .<doc-sep>` i saw this one and i thought `` hang on , that looks a bit strange '' . i think it looks like a traffic light . ` it is hard to tell how big it would be without any point of reference , but i would estimate it was about 12 inches -lsb- 30.5 cm -rsb- . ` i posted it on the internet and people said they thought it looked like a set of traffic lights too - although some people did say it looked like a totem pole . ' the curiosity rover recently spotted a rock that looks like traffic lights on mars -lrb- shown in the red ring in this image -rrb- . washington-based nasa is yet to comment on the latest discovery . the finding highlights just how weird and wonderful some of the rock formations on mars can be . the ` traffic lights ' -lrb- left -rrb- were spotted by curiosity -lrb- right -rrb- on its way to the base of mount sharp , a geologically fascinating region that could explain how mars lost its wet and habitable environment . other people have said the strange looking rock resembles a totem pole . the rock was spotted by space video journalist joe white . mr white said : ' i saw this one and i thought `` hang on , that looks a bit strange '' . i think it looks like a traffic light ' -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . the image from curiosity is just one of many fascinating rocks on the red planet that resembles something we are familiar with on earth . just days earlier , curiosity spotted the ball-shaped rock on the surface of mars . nasa said it was likely an example of martian concretion , the process of compacting and hardening a mass of matter , according to discovery news . curiosity is currently at the base of mount sharp , which has been the target for the mission since it landed just over two years ago . the area is geologically fascinating as it contains layers that may provide an insight into the history of mars . and , scientists hope the region might reveal how and why mars lost what was once thought to be a habitable environment , with water flowing on its surface . this , in turn , may provide answers on the future of earth . the discovery follows another intriguing image that showed an almost perfectly round rock on the martian surface -lrb- shown -rrb- . nasa said it was likely an example of martian concretion , the process of compacting and hardening a mass of matter . continuing the cannon analogy , it also looks like a cannonball .<doc-sep>there have been rocks that look like traffic lights , and even a perfectly rounded stone discovered on the surface of mars . but the latest bizarre formation appears to show a rock in the shape of a cannon . nasa has been beaming photos from the red planet since its curiosity rover landed in august 2012 , and this latest discovery was spotted by amateur astronomer joe white , 45 , from bristol . scroll down for video . nasa has been beaming photos from mars since its curiosity rover landed in august 2012 , and this latest discovery -lrb- pictured left -rrb- was spotted by amateur astronomer joe white , from bristol . mr white said : ' i think it looks like an artillery piece - but it 's way too small for that really . ' stock image of a cannon pictured right . the 45-year-old space video journalist said he noticed a chuck of rock in the corner of footage while scanning nasa 's official images . he said : ' i think it looks like a gun - as in an artillery piece - but it 's way too small for that really . ' last month , a perfectly rounded rock was also spotted on the martian surface , and continuing the cannon analogy , it looks similar to a cannonball . the rover 's top speed is 1.5 inches -lrb- 3.8 centimetres -rrb- per second . curiosity is the fourth rover to visit mars . it took around seven minutes to land on the red planet . the rover is fitted with 17 cameras . it weighs about the same as a mini cooper at approximately 900kg -lrb- 2,000 lbs -rrb- . scientists considered 60 possible landing sites before deciding on gale crater . the same week , a rock shaped like a traffic light was also spotted as curiosity roamed around the base of mars ' mount sharp . in the image , a set of three large rocks - admittedly with a larger fourth one as well - are shown being stacked on top of each other . they bear a striking resemblance to traffic lights on earth . but it 's highly unlikely this same feature was built by a martian civilisation . the image was shot from the six-foot -lrb- 1.8 metre -rrb- high , left-hand side mast cam on the curiosity rover . the ` traffic light ' rock was also spotted by mr white , who runs a youtube channel called artalientv . ` i saw this one and i thought `` hang on , that looks a bit strange '' . i think it looks like a traffic light . ` it is hard to tell how big it would be without any point of reference , but i would estimate it was about 12 inches -lsb- 30.5 cm -rsb- . ` i posted it on the internet and people said they thought it looked like a set of traffic lights too - although some people did say it looked like a totem pole . ' the curiosity rover recently spotted a rock that looks like traffic lights on mars -lrb- shown in the red ring in this image -rrb- . washington-based nasa is yet to comment on the latest discovery . the finding highlights just how weird and wonderful some of the rock formations on mars can be . the ` traffic lights ' -lrb- left -rrb- were spotted by curiosity -lrb- right -rrb- on its way to the base of mount sharp , a geologically fascinating region that could explain how mars lost its wet and habitable environment . other people have said the strange looking rock resembles a totem pole . the rock was spotted by space video journalist joe white . mr white said : ' i saw this one and i thought `` hang on , that looks a bit strange '' . i think it looks like a traffic light ' -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . the image from curiosity is just one of many fascinating rocks on the red planet that resembles something we are familiar with on earth . just days earlier , curiosity spotted the ball-shaped rock on the surface of mars . nasa said it was likely an example of martian concretion , the process of compacting and hardening a mass of matter , according to discovery news . curiosity is currently at the base of mount sharp , which has been the target for the mission since it landed just over two years ago . the area is geologically fascinating as it contains layers that may provide an insight into the history of mars . and , scientists hope the region might reveal how and why mars lost what was once thought to be a habitable environment , with water flowing on its surface . this , in turn , may provide answers on the future of earth . the discovery follows another intriguing image that showed an almost perfectly round rock on the martian surface -lrb- shown -rrb- . nasa said it was likely an example of martian concretion , the process of compacting and hardening a mass of matter . continuing the cannon analogy , it also looks like a cannonball . last month , india 's first mission to mars , the isro 's mars orbiter , arrived at mars and released its first image -lrb- shown -rrb- of the red planet 's surface . ` howdy @marscuriosity ? keep in touch . i 'll be around ' the team for the orbiter tweeted on its arrival .<doc-sep>the image was shot from the six-foot -lrb- 1.8 metre -rrb- high , left-hand side mast cam on the curiosity rover . it was the 753rd day the rover has been exploring the red planet . the rock was spotted in the image by space video journalist joe white from bristol who runs a youtube channel called artalientv . ' i saw this one and i thought ` hang on , that looks a bit strange ' . i think it looks like a traffic light . ` it is hard to tell how big it would be without any point of reference , but i would estimate it was about 12 inches -lsb- 30.5 cm -rsb- . ' i posted it on the internet and people said they thought it looked like a set of traffic lights too - although some people did say it looked like a totem pole . ' curiosity is currently at the base of mount sharp , which has been the target for the mission since it landed just over two years ago . the curiosity rover has spotted a rock that looks like traffic lights on mars -lrb- shown in the red ring in this image -rrb- . washington-based nasa is yet to comment on the latest discovery . the finding highlights just how weird and wonderful some of the rock formations on mars can be . the ` traffic lights ' -lrb- left -rrb- were spotted by curiosity -lrb- right -rrb- on its way to the base of mount sharp , a geologically fascinating region that could explain how mars lost its wet and habitable environment . other people have said the strange looking rock resembles a totem pole . the area is geologically fascinating as it contains layers that may provide an insight into the history of mars . and , scientists hope the region might reveal how and why mars lost what was once thought to be a habitable environment , with water flowing on its surface . this , in turn , may provide answers on the future of earth . yesterday india 's first mission to mars , the isro 's mars orbiter , arrived at mars and released its first image -lrb- shown -rrb- of the red planet 's surface . ` howdy @marscuriosity ? keep in touch . i 'll be around ' the team for the orbiter tweeted on its arrival .<doc-sep>for the the last few decades nasa has spent billions of dollars on a variety of missions to mars to find out if the planet might once have been habitable . but has a youtube blogger found evidence for past life on mars in the form of a human face-like rock hidden in an old nasa photo ? the answer , of course , is an emphatic ` no ' , but that has n't stopped the ufo enthusiast from suggesting that the rock may be a sign the planet was once inhabited . scroll down for video . scott waring claims he has found signs of life in an old nasa photo -lrb- mr waring has highlighted the ` facial ' features to the right -rrb- . the image comes from the washington-based agency 's first rover on mars , called sojourner , which landed on mars on 4 july 1997 . in the image the rock seems to have a human-like appearance . on his website ufo sightings daily mr waring says he has ` found a new face ' on mars . the discovery was seemingly made by the sojourner rover on mars back on 22 july 1997 , but not unearthed by mr waring until now . in a video he expresses bafflement that nasa has pointed out features on mars , including the face , with arrows in the image . sojourner was a rover that travelled with the mars pathfinder mission . it landed on mars on 4 july 1997 and became the first rover to operate on the surface of the red planet . it was designed to last just seven days on mars but stayed active for 83 martian days , eventually losing communication with earth on 27 september 1997 . in its time on mars the rover travelled a bit more than 330ft -lrb- 100 metres -rrb- . the rover returned more than 550 images and , through chemical analyses of rocks and soil , also suggested that mars may have once been warm and wet . ` this rover found some objects and nasa was pointing them out with different arrows . ` i was just thinking `` wow nasa 's really not helping us at all find any of these objects on mars '' and bam , there is an arrow pointing right to the face . ' the actual ` face ' spotted by mr waring is in the bottom left of the main image . it appears to bear a resemblance to a human face with a nose , chin , eyes and so on . sadly for mr waring and similar ufo enthusiasts , this rock like so many others has a simple explanation . namely , it is simply a chance alignment that tricks the brain into thinking it is seeing a face - known as face pareidolia . mr waring also added : ` of course nasa noticed it , but they did n't label the reason for the arrow . ' however , looking up the image in nasa 's library of images reveals the true reasons for the arrows . mr waring says this indicates the planet was once inhabited . however the rock is nothing more than a case of pareidolia - when our brain tricks us into see human faces in objects like jesus in toast . nasa also said the arrows simply showed different types of rock . the image was taken by nasa 's sojourner rover on 22 july 1997 . this particular rock had an unweathered surface that appeared to have been unaffected by wind on mars - but it was not a sign that some sort of intelligent civilisation carved a face into the rock . pareidolia is the psychological response to seeing faces and other significant and everyday items in random stimulus . it is a form of apophenia , which is when people see patterns or connections in random , unconnected data . there have been multiple occasions when people have claimed to see religious images and themes in unexpected places , especially the faces of religious figures . many involve images of jesus , the virgin mary and the word allah . for example , in september 2007 a callus on a tree resembled a monkey , leading believers in singapore to pay homage to the monkey god . another famous instance was when mary 's face was a grilled cheese sandwich . images of jesus have even been spotted inside the lid of a jar of marmite and in a potato . ` the large rounded rocks in the distance , marked by the red arrows , are comparable to `` yogi '' ' said nasa . yogi , found previously by sojourner , was the first rock on mars found to be made of basalt , which suggested the planet was once volcanic . its smoothness also hinted at a wet past for the planet . ` a second population of smaller , angular rocks -lrb- blue arrows -rrb- in the foreground have unweathered surfaces even on the downwind side , except where covered on their tops by drift ' nasa continued . ` the third kind of rock -lrb- white arrows -rrb- is white and flat , and includes `` scooby doo '' in the foreground . ' ` scooby doo ' was a pink rock that was coated with a crusty substance and contained a lot of rust . the agency explains how the image is a 360-degree colour gallery pan looking to the northeast of mars . in it the colours have been exaggerated to highlight the differences between rocks and soils . the image is actually fairly remarkable as it is one of the first images ever taken by a rover - in this case sojourner - on mars . sojourner -lrb- seen here with the yogi rock -rrb- was a rover that travelled with the mars pathfinder mission . it landed on mars on 4 july 1997 and became the first rover to operate on the surface of the red planet . it was designed to last just seven days on mars but stayed active for 83 martian days until 27 september 1997 .

<t> circular feature is nearly 2 kilometers -lrb- 1.2 miles -rrb- wide on the athabasca region of the red planet . </t> <t> experts say it is most likely to be a circular island surrounded by a ` sea ' of smooth-looking lava flows . </t> <t> the athabasca region contains some of the youngest lava flows on the martian surface . </t>

nasa releases image of circular area on mars that looks like a brain<T>

on thursday washington , d.c. , began its three-day final farewell to the late marion barry , the former mayor who remained a hero to many in the city despite a crack cocaine conviction . barry , known as the district of columbia 's ` mayor for life ' after four terms in office , died on november 23 at 78 due to heart problems . he was a city councilman when he died , representing impoverished ward 8 . barry 's coffin , draped in west african kente cloth and piled high with red roses , lay in repose at city hall after police pallbearers carried it past mourners , media and political leaders . respect ; a casket containing the remains of former district of columbia mayor marion barry sits in the front lobby of the john a. wilson building , the district 's city hall , where barry spent 16 years as mayor and another 16 years on the d.c. council . civil rights leader the rev. jesse jackson jr. accompanied barry 's family into the black-draped building . many of the mourners said barry , the son of a mississippi sharecropper , had transformed the u.s. capital by giving jobs and hope to black residents . ` he 's like a messiah for the district . he paved the way for many , many , many of us , african americans as well as people in general , ' said diane lyons , 54 , a healthcare worker . bernard barker , 53 , a laborer who had arrived at 6:30 a.m. to be first in line , prayed at barry 's coffin . ' i just said , ` god bless you , mr. marion barry , god bless your family . ' i know he 's going to heaven because he did a lot of good for the city , ' barker said .<doc-sep>current washington , d.c. mayor vincent gray -lrb- l -rrb- and councilmember phil mendelson -lrb- r -rrb- escort cora masters barry -lrb- c -rrb- into the viewing service . mourners : the rev. jesse jackson -lrb- 2nd l -rrb- and current washington , d.c. mayor vincent gray -lrb- c -rrb- , escort cora masters barry -lrb- r -rrb- into a viewing service at the wilson building in washington for former mayor marion barry . laughter and tears : cora masters barry -lrb- c -rrb- , wife of former washington , dc mayor marion barry , wipes her eyes during a ceremony for her late husband . dignified : cora masters barry , -lrb- r -rrb- , the former wife of deceased former washington , d.c. mayor marion barry , and christopher -lrb- l -rrb- , marion barry 's son watch incoming mourners viewing barry 's casket lying in repose at the wilson building in washington on thursday . high regard : the metro police honor guard carries former washington , dc mayor marion barry 's casket into the john a. wilson building on thursday . washington , dc , mayor vincent c. gray -lrb- l -rrb- bows his head as the metro police honor guard carries former washington , dc mayor marion barry 's casket into the john a. wilson building to ` lie in repose ' his memorial service was set for dec. 6 at the washington convention center and is scheduled to last four hours , preceded by a three-hour public viewing . washington has planned three days of commemoration , with a motorcade carrying barry 's coffin on friday to the temple of praise church , where he had worshipped . a memorial service at washington 's convention center on saturday is expected to draw thousands , with jackson delivering the eulogy .<doc-sep>barry became mayor in 1979 and focused resources on poor neighborhoods , government contracts for black businesses and jobs on the city payroll . barry 's third consecutive term was sullied by open talk of womanizing , drinking and drug use . he responded to criticism with denials and claims that he was the victim of a racist media . hero : barry 's body will lie in repose in a closed casket at the district government building for 24 hours starting on the morning of dec. 4 . the casket will then be driven around the city in a lengthy processional ending at a church near his home in southeast washington . the church will host a community memorial service that evening . thanks : a women pays her respects to former washington , dc mayor marion barry . barry , who served four terms as mayor and another 16 years on the d.c. council , died sunday morning at age 78 . known as `` mayor for life , '' barry was beloved by many washingtonians for expanding economic opportunity for the city 's african-american majority , and his administration helped spur the revival of the city 's downtown . mourners view former washington , d.c. marion barry 's casket lying in repose at the wilson building in washington . in 1990 , the married barry was captured on a hidden video camera smoking crack with a former girlfriend . his arrest came as washington was plagued by a crack epidemic and drug-related homicides . after a sentence for cocaine possession , barry reclaimed the mayor 's job two years later . his final term was marked by a federal takeover of the city 's finances . barry was married four times and had one son .<doc-sep>washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- marion barry was dead , but ward 8 came to party . official washington was across town last friday , debating federal immigration laws and hashing out details of an enormous spending package that would keep the government funded through next year . but a few miles away from the capitol , southeast washington had a different agenda . adults and school children alike were streaming into the chilly and rain-slicked streets of washington 's anacostia neighborhood , the beating heart of barry 's african-american political base for almost 50 years , to pay their final respects to the man fondly dubbed `` mayor for life . '' a funeral procession that began solemnly in the morning at the city council building in downtown d.c. blossomed into a block-party-in-motion as the hearse carrying barry 's body made a slow roll through his neighborhood , past his white clapboard home and en route to a memorial service at his local church . barry 's family members and friends honked their car horns incessantly at the crowd and the cameras . onlookers waved and cried . then they boogied in the streets as the marching band from ballou high school announced themselves with a crisp drumbeat . neighborhood entrepreneurs hawked hats and t-shirts emblazoned with barry 's portrait and the `` mayor for life '' slogan for $ 10 a pop . and then there were the stories . everyone in ward 8 had a tale about barry -- how he helped a neighbor land his first job , how he secured clothing and food for a family in need . and , of course , how he liked to have good time -- even when he could n't actually have a good time . `` the last time i saw marion barry was at my birthday party , '' recalled one mourner , mary cuthbert . `` that was nov. 14 . he could not dance , so all the woman stood up and danced in front of him . we had a ball . '' margaret tinker lee , clutching a framed vintage photograph of herself and a heavier-set barry , remembered the time she and some friends traveled to las vegas for the 1987 middleweight title bout between sugar ray leonard and `` marvelous '' marvin hagler . `` a bunch of us washingtonians went , '' she said . `` late in the morning , i am walking across the strip . i see marion barry . and i 'm like , ` hey marion barry ! hey , d.c. mayor ! marion barry ! ' he says , ` hey ! do n't nobody up here know i 'm mayor ! you 're blowing my cover ! '' to many in white washington , barry was a scoundrel , a womanizer and a crook who enriched his friends and cronies with contracts and jobs , corrupted the police department , and allowed the drug-ridden city to earn an ugly reputation in the 80s and early 90s as `` the murder capital . '' his critics could barely contain their glee when barry was busted smoking crack cocaine in 1990 with his then-girlfriend in an fbi-led sting operation at the vista hotel . `` b-tch set me up ! , '' barry exclaimed over and over again during his infamous on-camera arrest . the girlfriend , rasheeda moore , was an fbi informant . the scandal brought an end to a remarkable political run that began in the 1960s . barry , a young civil rights leader , arrived in washington from tennessee , where he worked for the student nonviolent coordinating committee and helped organize nashville 's lunch counter sit-in movement -- all while earning a master 's degree in organic chemistry on the side . once in the district , barry dove into grassroots politics , launching a popular jobs program for african-american teenagers that many black washingtonians remember fondly even today . a gifted speaker with an infectious personality , barry left his civil rights activism behind and became a political creature in full . he `` worked to make friends of his enemies , a trait that would become a trademark , '' harry jaffe and tom sherwood wrote in their book `` dream city , '' the definitive chronicle of barry 's political career and the mark it left on washington . after d.c. established `` home rule '' and the right to elect its own leaders in 1973 , barry rode his popularity in the black community to a spot on the city council . and four years later in 1978 , with early -lrb- and now forgotten -rrb- support from white voters , he was elected mayor . flamboyant , resilient and always nurturing his african-american base , barry was re-elected two more times before the crack bust heard around the world . much to the frustration of white washington , barry launched a stunning comeback after serving time in a federal prison , and won a fourth term as mayor in 1994 . he declined to run one more time , instead securing a place on the city council until his death last month . barry 's loss last month was felt deeply by black washingtonians , who celebrated his life with three days of events culminating in a massive memorial service downtown last weekend . for all his flaws , barry was a civil rights leader from the era of martin luther king who gave voice to a populace that lived , often forgotten and impoverished , in the shadow of the monuments and federal buildings that so many tourists flock to every year . `` what a lot of people do n't realize was how many thousands of people in this city loved marion barry , '' said outgoing washington mayor vincent gray . `` he was always trying to work on behalf of the people , especially those who were in difficult circumstances or were disadvantaged . he was a fighter and people will always remember it . '' barry 's death can be mourned another way . the washington of 2014 looks far different than it did during barry 's political heyday . it 's whiter and wealthier -- and yes , safer -- than it was during barry 's time in office , when the `` chocolate city '' was about 70 % african-american . today , that number is around 50 % and falling . for all the bike-lines and locally-sourced restaurants and stumptown coffee proliferating in `` cool '' washington today , the city had something of a wild west quality in the seventies and eighties that now feels mournfully distant . barry came to power when some long forgotten but legitimately crazy stuff was happening in washington . there was the 1976 car bombing of a chilean dissident on massachusetts avenue -- his was killed by pinochet 's secret police near dupont circle . the next year , a dozen hanafi muslim terrorists stormed three washington buildings in 1977 , including the d.c. city council office , taking 149 hostages , killing a radio reporter and shooting barry in the chest . an ex-con radio disc jokey named petey greene ruled the radio airwaves . georgetown went to the final 4 . and yes , the redskins were good . that era grows more unimaginable by the day -- and barry was the final thread binding us to it .<doc-sep>jerusalem -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- it was a heart-wrenching memorial for victims of the toulouse killings . the fact that three of them were just young children , shot in cold blood , added to the feelings of loss and despair . on the outskirts of jerusalem , at the main givat shaul cemetery , ambulances delivered the coffins , as thousands came to pay their respects . `` in toulouse and jerusalem , in new york and buenos aires , jews are standing together , '' the speaker of the israeli parliament , reuven rivlin , told the mourners . `` the house of israel weeps at these murders , '' he added . the atmosphere was acutely sad and subdued , with painful moments of intense grief .<doc-sep>stayed for just less than an hour at the event . guests also ceo steve hirsch -lrb- left -rrb- , of the adult film company vivid entertainment , and kardashian matriarch kris jenner -lrb- right-center -rrb- . broadway legend betty buckley arrives at rivers ' shiva . melissa rivers , however , seemed distraught , ` tearful ' and ` numb ' throughout the event , an insider said . ` how ok can you be when you lose your . mother ? ' steve lawrence ,79 , told mailonline . ' i just saw people just hugging her and comforting her . it was a . sad , sad occasion . ' added our spy : ` she looked sad , but she was happy to see everybody . the hard part will be afterward when things calm down and everyone goes back to their life . ' melissa rivers and her son stand outside new york city 's temple emanu-el after joan rivers ' funeral on sept. 6 . on sept. 6 , a star-studded cast remembered rivers at new york city 's temple emanu-el , where they gave her the send-off the comedienne asked for in her 2012 book ' i hate everyone ... starting with me ' -- ' a huge showbiz affair with lights , cameras , action ' and ` hollywood all the way . ' the legion of notables who turned out included : kathy griffin , whose edgy , biting comedy career was largely made possible by rivers ; fashion police costars kelly osbourne and giuliana rancic , holding hands for moral support ; sarah jessica parker ; whoopi goldberg ; and howard stern . theatre stars bernadette peters , alan cumming and tommy tune also attended the service , as did record producer clive davis and fashion designers carolina herrera and michael kors . tv personalities barbara walters , geraldo rivera , diane sawyer , kathie lee , hoda kotb and andy cohen came to pay their last respects . and moguls barry diller , donald trump and steve forbes also attended the unconventional service . guests exited the temple to the sounds of ` new york , new york ' on bagpipes . star-studded : sarah jessica parker and whoopi goldberg arrive at joan rivers ' funeral on sept. 6 . sarah jessica parker , hubby matthew broderick -lrb- right -rrb- and their son james wilkie leave from rivers ' funeral on sept. 6 . kathie lee gifford -lrb- left -rrb- and hoda kotb , of ` today , ' arrive to pay their respects on sept. 6 . comedian rosie o'donnell chats with other mourners after the sept. 6 funeral .<doc-sep>cradling a baby in one arm , a mourner gently places flowers on top of a hearse carrying one of five fallen british heroes . the woman laid the bouquet of white roses and irises to pay her respects to corporal james walters , 36 , as his coffin arrived home from afghanistan . the army air corps soldier -- a door gunner who was married to tracey and had a daughter , lainey -- was killed when his helicopter plunged to the ground over a taliban stronghold near the border with pakistan last month . scroll down for video . a woman carrying a baby places flowers on a hearse carrying the coffin of one of the five men killed in the helicopter crash in afghanistan . grief : emotions overflow among the 1,000 mourners who lined the streets as the convoy passed by . a young boy holding a cross is comforted as a woman breaks down in tears behind him . they were watching on as a cortege passed through brize norton following the repatriation of five british servicemen . more than a . thousand people gathered at carterton , oxon , to pay their respects to . the fallen personnel as they returned to british soil . along . with corporal walters , fellow army air corps members captain thomas . clarke and warrant officer spencer faulkner all died while they were . serving as the lynx aircraft 's three-man team . they lost their lives together with flight lieutenant rakesh chauhan of the royal air force and lance corporal oliver thomas of the intelligence corps , who were believed to have been passengers on the flight . their helicopter went down in kandahar province , 30 miles from the border with pakistan , on the morning of april 26 . the ministry of defence -lrb- mod -rrb- has denied claims by the taliban that insurgents shot the helicopter down , with initial investigations indicating a ` tragic accident ' rather than enemy action as the cause of the crash . tragedy : corporal james walters -lrb- left -rrb- of the army air corps , and reservist lance corporal oliver thomas -lrb- right -rrb- were killed in the crash . victims : captain thomas clarke , 30 , -lrb- left -rrb- and warrant officer class 2 spencer faulkner -lrb- right -rrb- of the army air corps were among five british servicemen killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan . flight lieutenant rakesh chauhan of the royal air force , who was one of five service personnel that died when their helicopter went down in kandahar province , 30 miles from the border with pakistan . more than 1,000 mourners - including serving personnel , schoolchildren and local residents - stood in silence on norton way for one of the largest repatriations the small town has seen . at 1.30 pm , the five servicemen were flown into raf brize norton , where a private ceremony for close relatives took place . family members then lined the road on norton way , clutching flowers including red and white roses , lilies , brightly coloured tulips and yellow daffodils . the street fell silent at 4.52 pm , when the bell tolled to mark the arrival of the servicemen 's families at the memorial garden . flag bearers from military organisations from across the country raised their banners and lowered them as the bell tolled again at 5.15 pm , when the hearses drew up . all five families threw flowers on top of the hearses , with some mourners touching the glass and hearses as they wept . five minutes later , the coffins , draped with union flags , were then driven to the john radcliffe hospital in oxford . the crowds loudly applauded as the hearses drew away to the peal of bells . following the deaths of the five men , the ministry of defence and their families issued touching tributes . group . captain richard maddison , station commander at raf odiham , where all of . the five men except l/cpl thomas were based , said : ` as with all losses . of personnel in afghanistan , we mourn the loss of our most capable and . dedicated personnel , who served without complaint and in full . understanding of the risks associated with their roles . ` they were fine ambassadors for their unit and for defence as a whole , and we shall not forget them . ' capt . clarke , 30 , from cowbridge , south wales , was a pilot and ` rising star ' in the aac who was ` full of life and immensely committed to his soldiers . and friends ' . wo . faulkner , 38 , was an ` experienced aviator , loving husband and hugely . dedicated father to two children ' who had been deployed to afghanistan . on numerous occasions . cpl . walters , 36 , known as bungle , was a ` highly respected ' junior . non-commissioned officer who had deployed to afghanistan on numerous . occasions . regularly . at the centre of any debate , especially when the subject involved rugby . or cornwall , the helicopter 's gunner was known to be a consummate . professional ' . flt lt chauhan , 29 , from birmingham , was on his third tour of duty in afghanistan as an intelligence officer when he died . as the cortege passes by , three female mourners are reduced to tears . they raise their hands to their faces as coffins containing five british servicemen are transported slowly through carterton , oxon . the cortege comes to a halt as mourners pay their respects to the five servicemen who were killed . some lay flowers on the roofs of the hearses while others stand and watch on in solemn silence . all five families of the victims threw flowers on top of the hearses , with some mourners touching the glass and hearses as they wept . as the hearses passed the memorial garden in carterton , more and more tearful friends and family stepped forward with flowers to pay their respects . known as rak to his comrades , he was said to be ` charming , funny and sharp as a tack ' . l/cpl thomas , 26 , from brecon in powys , mid wales , had volunteered for deployment to afghanistan and arrived there in december last year . his family described him as a ` truly amazing person , living his life to the full , while fulfilling some of his many dreams and adventures ' . the helicopter in which the men were travelling is believed to have been from aac 657 squadron , a top unit based at raf odiham which provides support and transport for special forces troops . the aircraft went down in the takhta pul district of kandahar , in what was the worst incident involving a british military helicopter in afghanistan since the war began there in 2001 . the crash caused the third biggest single loss of life of british troops since the conflict in afghanistan began and brought the total number of service personnel killed there to 453 . the incident equalled the previous worst disaster involving a british helicopter , when a lynx aircraft crashed in basra city , iraq , in may 2006 killing the five service personnel on board . crowds pay tribute as the coffins pass the memorial garden in carterton after being repatriated to nearby raf brize norton . earlier in the day a royal air force aircraft arrived at raf brize norton carrying the bodies of the five men . as a union flag-covered coffin is carried past , mourners throw white and red roses on to the roof of the hearse . mourners lined the road on norton way , clutching flowers including red and white roses , lilies , brightly coloured tulips and yellow daffodils . speaking after the moving service , lynn little , mayor of carterton , described the large turnout as ` tremendous ' . councillor little , who also acts as a liaison officer for the bereaved families , said : `` it was a very sad occasion but then it always is . ` we are proud of our service families and serving personnel , when something tragic like this happens the least we can do is support them on a day like today . ` there are a tremendous amount of people here today , there are around 300 army air corps and then a lot of local people too . ` as mayor , i am very proud so many have come out to offer their support . ` it is something we do n't want , we wish it did n't happen but when it does we get out here for these families . ' prime minister david cameron tweeted : ` my thoughts go out to the friends and families of the five servicemen being repatriated at raf brize norton . ' loved-ones embrace and gather their strength as they wait for the coffins to arrive from nearby raf brize norton . tearful embrace : two women comfort each other as crowds gather to pay their respects . following the deaths of the five men , the ministry of defence and their families issued touching tributes . hundreds gathered for the poignant event . lynn little , mayor of carterton , described the large turnout as ¿ tremendous ¿ .

<t> marion barry will be remembered with three days of events . </t> <t> revered within washington d.c. as the ` most iconic figure ' in the city 's history . </t> <t> barry 's body will lie in repose in a closed casket at the district government building for 24 hours . </t> <t> his memorial service is set for december 6 at the washington convention center . </t> <t> known as ` mayor for life , ' barry was beloved by many washingtonians . </t> <t> battled a well publicized addiction to crack-cocaine and was married four times . </t>

mourners arrive to pay respects as washington begins three day memorial for marion barry<T>

bill cosby has hit back at a woman who claims he got her drunk and sexually assaulted her when she was 15 at the playboy mansion . the under-fire comic , now 77 , is accused of attacking 19 women , and has so far remained silent amid the myriad of claims . however , today , he has chosen to file court papers against judy huth - who is suing him for alleged sexual assault in 1974 - an incident which may well be investigated by los angeles cops . cosby calls her claims ` absolutely false ' and in papers seen by mailonline , the star claims miss hath 's lawyer tried to extort him for $ 100,000 - and then raised the price to $ 250,000 as new women came forward to make similar claims . lawsuit : bill cosby is accusing judy huth , who says he attacked her when she was 15 , of extortion . she has launched a lawsuit against him for sexual assault . demands : attorney gloria allred is flanked by bill cosby accusers at her office on wednesday , from left , chelan lasha , beth ferrier and helen hayes . weeping : chelan lasha , now a grandmother , breaks down on wednesday afternoon as she claims that cosby drugged and assaulted her when she was 17 . in the court papers , cosby says miss huth 's lawyer approached his attorney marty singer last month and made ` ominous references to criminal penalties . ' the lawyer , cosby claims , demanded cash in return for silence - upping the demands as more women came forward . cosby alleges that miss huth tried to sell the story to the media 10 years ago , but no-one would publish her claims . the court papers state : ` approximately 10 years ago , plaintiff judith huff unsuccessfully tried to get money from a tabloid by selling the same story about bill cosby that is the subject of this lawsuit . ` knowing that since she disclosed her allegations to a media outlet 10 years ago , she can not claim to have a repressed memory . ' the argument of a repressed memory would allow miss huth to file a civil lawsuit within three years of the time she remembered . however , if she recalled the incident a decade ago , her lawsuit is moot , cosby 's papers state . miss huth filed her own suit on tuesday , alleging she has suffered ` psychological injuries and illnesses ' that she only connected to the assault within the last three years . the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for sexual battery and emotional distress . she claims she first met cosby as a teenager with her 16-year-old friend as they wandered on to the set of his movie . he invited them to his l.a. country tennis club the following saturday , where they then followed him to a house where he ` served them alcohol beverages and played games of billiards ' with miss huth , according to the lawsuit . miss huth was required to drink a beer every time cosby won a game , the lawsuit said . later , the girls followed cosby to the playboy mansion , where the comedian told huth and her friend to say they were 19 if anyone asked their ages , according to the papers . at one point , miss huth emerged from a bathroom to find cosby sitting on a bed . the lawsuit states he asked her to sit down next to him and attempted to ` put his hand down her pants ' . he then took her hand in his and performed a sexual act on himself ` without her consent ' , the lawsuit said . ` this traumatic incident , at such a tender age , has caused psychological damage and mental anguish ... that has caused her significant problems through her life , ' the lawsuit said . however , cosby claims that miss huth lied about playing a ` drinking game ' with him where the pair drank three beers , as his lawyer says it well known that cosby is a ` lifelong non-drinker ' . cosby 's papers state : ` the drinking age in california at the time was 21 . ' the papers state that miss huth 's lawyer did not even know if she was seeing a therapist , accusing her and her lawyer of ` engaging in a shakedown ' cosby is now demanding that the lawsuit is dismissed and has requested ` monetary sanctions of not less than $ 33,295 . ' attorney gloria allred yesterday challenged cosby to pay $ 100 million in damages to the women who claim he sexually assaulted them . the lawyer introduced three alleged victims - two who have never spoken before - and as they broke down in tears , she told cosby he could waive the statute of limitations so all the women accusing him of assault could have their day in court . if not , she said , he could stump up $ 100 million - and the money would be handed out to the women by a committee of retired judges . speaking at her california law offices , miss allred said she had been forced to tell many women who had contacted her to report abuse at the hands of the comic legend that they were too late to file a lawsuit due to the statute of limitations .<doc-sep>however , she said : ` today , i am here to propose two new solutions to this public dilemma and a away to determine if bill cosby is a saint of a sexual predator . ' she said that if cosby is ` confident ' he has done nothing wrong , he could waive the statute of limitations , adding : ` then his alleged victims would have an opportunity to have their allegations dealt with on their merits . the woman who started it all : andrea constand , a former basketball player , sued cosby in 2005 and settled later on . beth ferrier was jane doe no 5 in andrea 's civil court case . emotional : former supermodel janice dickinson says cosby drugged and raped her in 1982 . alleged victims : tamara green -lrb- left -rrb- and barbara bowman -lrb- right -rrb- join the ranks of woman who claim cosby assaulted them . ` bill cosby would have an opportunity to address there allegations in a court of law and the victims and mr cosby would have an opportunity to have a judge and jury decide who should be believed . ' this would be similar , miss allred said , to the catholic church cases in california , which involved allegations of sexual abuse by priests . a law allowed victims to sue within a one year period . alternatively , miss allred said , if cosby did not want to waive the statute of limitations , he could pour $ 100 million into a fund , adding that anyone who claims to be a victim could put their case in front of a panel of retired judges , who would act as arbitrators , who would then decided if their case had merit - and how much damages they would be awarded . cosby has an estimated fortune of $ 400 million , according to celebrity net worth . he has made his fortune through numerous endorsements including jell-o , coca-cola and ford - and dominating tv in the 1980s with the cosby show . cosby 's syndication deal in 1988 also earned him a fortune . rights to air the cosby show for three years were sold to fox for $ 550 million . he currently lives with his wife of 51 years , camille , in a compound in shelburne falls , massachusetts , that includes two large farmhouses . they couple moved in in 1971 and also bought several acres around the town for conservation purposes . however , miss allred said : ` it 's time for justice and accountability and we challenge him to end this nightmare , both for him and the alleged victims by accepting either of the options that i proposed and we look forward to his response . ' chelan lasha , from california - now believed to be a 46-year-old grandmother - told how cosby attacked her when she was just 17 in 1986 when she was an aspiring model . weeping , she said her stepmother had sent pictures of her to the star and he called her at home in las vegas , inviting her to the hilton las vegas , where he was performing and she had a job . she then went up to elvis presley suite to meet him and after telling him she had a cold , he gave her a blue pill , which he said was an antihistimine , with a double shot of amaretto . she said : ` he was rubbing my neck and saying that he might have to have someone come in and give me stress therapy . ' she claimed he told her to change into a hilton bathrobe and wet her hair to see the modelling scout . someone did briefly come up to the room , pertaining to be from the ford modelling agency - telling her to she needed to lose 10 pounds - and taking some pictures . then , chelan said , cosby walked her to the bedroom and gave her another shot of amaretto , which he claimed would help her cold . no comment : bill cosby yesterday thanked whoopi goldberg and singer jill scott for their support on twitter - but has made no public statement . ' i laid down , ' she said : ` he laid down next to me on the bed and began pinching my left nipple and humping my leg while he was grunting . ' i could not open my eyes . i could n't move or say anything . i felt something warm on my legs . then i blacked out . ' ` thirteen to sixteen hours later i woke up by hearing mr cosby clapping his hands and saying ` daddy says wake up ' . he gave me $ 1500 . he said the money was to buy something nice for me and my grandmother and he also invited me to go to the temptations show with my grandmother . ` my grandmother went but i did not go because i was too sick . then he invited us to his show . my grandmother really want to go . i did not , but i went with her and heckled him . as a result , i was fired my from job . ' chelan was joined by two other women , helen hayes , who claims cosby fondled her breast after stalking her and her friends ` like a predator ' after they met in the summer of 1973 . beth ferrier , meanwhile , who has already come forward , alleges that she had an affair with cosby , which ended in him drugging and raping her - and leaving her to come to in her car in an alleyway . she was jane doe 5 in the civil suit brought against cosby by andrea costand , the first woman to allege he had attacked her , in 2005 . former basketball player andrea ended up settling out of court . mailonline has contacted cosby 's attorney for comment .<doc-sep>a lawyer representing a woman who has accused bill cosby of sexually assaulting when she was 15 has stated in a court filing that he has interviewed two witnesses who corroborate her story . attorney marc strecker wrote in a sworn declaration filed in los angeles superior court friday that he has reviewed photographs of his client , judy huth , with cosby at the playboy mansion in the mid-1970s , the place and time she says the abuse happened . huth 's sexual battery lawsuit against cosby comes amid an avalanche of allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women . scroll down for video . she said , he said : a lawyer for judith huth -lrb- left -rrb- who is suing cosby alleging bill cosby -lrb- right -rrb- sexually abused her when she was 15 years old says he has interviewed two witnesses who corroborate her story . judy huth , left , appears at a press conference with attorney gloria allred outside the los angeles police department 's wilshire division station friday . ` together ' : allred held up this image which she claimed to show huth and cosby together years ago . he has never been charged in connection with any of the accusations , and his lawyers deny many of the allegations . he reached a settlement with a pennsylvania woman who in a 2005 lawsuit said cosby drugged and molested her in 2004 . cosby 's attorney martin singer is seeking to dismiss huth 's suit and has called it an extortion attempt . he says huth , now 55 years old , tried to sell her story to a tabloid a decade ago and contends that undercuts her claim of recently discovered psychological damage . strecker 's declaration does not provide details about how the witnesses corroborate huth 's story , but her lawsuit states she and a 16-year-old female friend were taken to the playboy mansion by cosby sometime around 1974 . the lawsuit alleges that they met him at a film shoot , and he later gave them alcohol while they played pool , before he took them to the mansion . latest accuser : las vegas adult entertainer chloe goins , 24 , has become the latest woman to accuse cosby of sexual misconduct . strecker 's filing also includes a declaration from dr. anthony e. reading , a clinical psychologist who interviewed huth and stated there is ' a reasonable basis to believe that ms. huth has been subject to childhood sexual abuse . ' reading 's statement does not mention cosby . many of the allegations against cosby are blocked from court by statutes of limitations , but los angeles police are investigating huth 's claims . she appeared at a news conference december 5 with attorney gloria allred , who held up decades-old photographs of huth with cosby . allred wrote in an email monday that the photos were taken at the playboy mansion . judy huth is among two dozen women who have come forward in recent weeks accusing the 77-year-old married comedian of drugging and raping them over the course of five decades .<doc-sep>she said cosby has come up at a recent reunion of playboy bunnies , as well as in blogs and facebook pages restricted to them . the public allegations stirred up lots of private conversations , involving a number of women , masten says . demands : attorney gloria allred is flanked by bill cosby accusers at her office on wednesday , from left , chelan lasha , beth ferrier and helen hayes . weeping : chelan lasha , now a grandmother , breaks down on wednesday afternoon as she claims that cosby drugged and assaulted her when she was 17 . ' a couple of -lrb- them -rrb- private messaged me and said , ` he did me too . it happened to me , too ' , ' she told cnn . cosby , now 77 , is accused of attacking 20 women , and has so far remained silent amid the myriad of claims . however , his lawyer marty singer launched legal action against judy huth this week , accusing her of making up claims of assault and demanding $ 33,295 in damages . in another link between playboy and cosby , another accuser , carla ferrigno , says she was an 18-year-old playboy bunny when she went with a male friend to cosby 's beverly hills home in 1967 and he kissed her roughly after her date left the room . meanwhile , playboy playmate victoria valentino says a friend introduced her to cosby hoping to help her get work on his show i spy in the late 1960s . she alleges he gave her pills at dinner to ` cheer up ' , after which she felt ` stoned ' as he took her to another place . there , valentino said cosby pushed himself near her mouth , before turning her around and raping her . asked by cnn why she did n't speak out about the incident until recently , valentino said , ` as a playmate , i thought , who would believe me ? ' attorney gloria allred has challenged cosby to pay $ 100 million in damages to the women who claim he sexually assaulted them . the lawyer this week introduced three alleged victims - two who have never spoken before - and as they broke down in tears , she told cosby he could waive the statute of limitations so all the women accusing him of assault could have their day in court . the woman who started it all : andrea constand , a former basketball player , sued cosby in 2005 and settled later on . beth ferrier was jane doe no 5 in andrea 's civil court case . emotional : former supermodel janice dickinson says cosby drugged and raped her in 1982 .<doc-sep>attorney gloria allred challenged comedian bill cosby , hounded by allegations of sexual assault , to meet his accusers in court or set aside $ 100 million to settle their claims . `` the public deserves to know if mr. cosby is a saint or a sexual predator , '' allred said . because many of the claims of sexual assault are decades old , cosby would have to agree to waive the statute of limitations , allowing his accusers to sue him . `` it could be advantageous for mr. cosby to give up the statute of limitations because there is a huge cloud on his reputation and legacy , '' allred said on wednesday . but she also offered a second option . cosby could put $ 100 million into a fund and anyone who claims she was a victim could file and have a panel of retired judges decide the merits of the case and award compensation . `` we challenge mr. cosby to end this nightmare for both him and the alleged victims by accepting either of the options , '' allred said . there was no immediate response from cosby 's lawyer martin d. singer . allred made the offer at a news conference flanked by three women who say they were sexually assaulted by the entertainer . two of them represent new accusers . two of the women allege they were drugged by cosby and sexually assaulted in the 1980s . a third woman said cosby followed her and her friends around at a celebrity tennis tournament in 1973 . she said he later grabbed her right breast at a restaurant . bill cosby has defenders . a lawsuit . the latest allegations came a day after another women , judy huth , filed a lawsuit in los angeles superior court , claiming sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress during an incident at the playboy mansion , according to the documents first obtained by radar online . the alleged sexual assault took place in 1974 when huth was 15 years old . according to court documents , huth and a 16-year-old friend met cosby when he was filming a movie at lacy park in los angeles . after talking with the girls , the suit alleges , cosby invited them to his tennis club the following saturday , `` where he served them alcoholic beverages and played games of billiards . '' they then went to the playboy mansion where , the lawsuit says , cosby asked huth to sit on a bed beside him , after she came out of a bathroom . `` he then proceeded to sexually molest her by attempting to put his hand down her pants , and then taking her hand in his hand and performing a sex act on himself without her consent . '' in a pleading filed thursday , cosby attorney martin d. singer said huth 's claims are `` absolutely false '' and accused her of engaging in extortion after cosby rejected her `` outrageous demand for money in order not to make her allegations public . '' `` through her lawyer , plaintiff made extortionate threats to mr. cosby -lrb- through his counsel -rrb- about criminal penalties , coupled with ever-increasing demands for a six-figure payday to keep quiet about her long-since expired claims , '' singer said . singer added that huth claimed she did n't remember the abuse until recently -- which he said in some cases could provide for an exception to the statute of limitations -- but tried to sell the story to a media outlet 10 years ago . he asked the court to impose monetary sanctions of $ 33,295 in court and legal fees . cnn has tried to contact huth and her attorneys but has not heard back from them either . cosby facing litany of allegations . ` horrible , horrendous allegations ' the suit goes on to call cosby 's alleged actions `` malicious , oppressive and fraudulent in nature . '' `` this traumatic incident , at such a tender age , has caused psychological damage and mental anguish for -lrb- huth -rrb- that has caused her significant problems throughout her life since the incident . '' the case describes the damage as `` substantial and continuing . '' huth is asking for damages and legal fees . because four decades have passed since the alleged crime , it was n't immediately clear if the case falls within the statute of limitations in california for child sex abuse . it 's because of that lag in time that cnn legal analyst joey jackson says he thinks cosby 's legal team will ask for the lawsuit to be dismissed . `` it 's highly problematic , and it 's likely the lawsuit will not stand , '' he said . with the allegations mounting , cnn political contributor van jones said that now is the time for cosby to speak up . `` at some point , his silence becomes almost kind of an admission , '' he said . `` these are horrible , horrendous allegations . '' cosby has not commented on the allegations , leaving that to his lawyer . in a recent statement , singer said it defies common sense that `` so many people would have said nothing , done nothing , and made no reports to law enforcement or asserted civil claims if they thought they had been assaulted over a span of so many years . '' by cnn 's count , at least 20 women have gone public with accusations . `` he owes this country . he owes his fans . he owes the women some kind of statement , '' said jones , who is also an attorney . `` i think this level of silence for this long is unfair to everybody . '' another allegation . huth 's lawsuit was filed on the same day that the daily beast published a story in which a man named tony hogue alleges he rescued a female friend from cosby 's new york brownstone in 1984 . the article describes hogue beating on the comedian 's front door after receiving a frantic phone call from the woman , who said , `` tony , you 've got to come get me . '' after cosby answered the door , the story says , hogue found his friend on the second floor of the home . `` she looked drugged and in a fog , and she could n't snap out of it , '' he said . `` she was a mess . '' the daily beast reports this same woman was a witness in a sex assault lawsuit against cosby , filed in 2005 . that case was settled before going to trial .<doc-sep>cosby 's attorney , marty singer , did not immediately return requests for comment this week . mr kuvin declined to discuss what miss goins told detectives but restated her allegations that cosby drugged her at a 2008 event at the playboy mansion . the model does not know what happened while she was blacked out but mr kuvin says she awoke to find herself naked and cosby over her . ` ms. goins and i are here for two reasons : for justice and accountability , ' kuvin said . miss goins is at least the second woman to meet with los angeles police detectives to recount accusations against cosby . chloe goins , a model who claims bill cosby drugged and sexually abused her at the playboy mansion in 2008 , pictured outside lapd headquarters after meeting investigators on wednesday . prosecutors rejected filing charges against cosby based on allegations by judy huth , a riverside county resident who is suing the comedian , alleging he abused her in the early 1970s when she was 15 years old . huth 's lawsuit states the abuse happened at the playboy mansion .

<t> under-fire comedy legend claims judy huth 's lawyer tried to extort him for $ 100,000 - then demanded $ 250,000 , in court papers seen by mailonline . </t> <t> miss huth is suing cosby for a sexual assault she says happened in 1974 . </t> <t> cosby calls her claims ` absolutely false ' and says he has been subjected to a ` shakedown ' </t> <t> famed attorney gloria allred says : ` the public deserves to know if mr cosby is a saint or sexual predator ' </t>

bill cosby launches legal action against judy huth who claims he sexually assaulted her<T>

jenna bush may not have lived in the white house full-time when her father was in office , but she did take advantage of it while she was there . last night , the former first daughter , now 33 and married to henry hager , admitted to andy cohen that she may have engaged in ' a little hanky panky ' on the roof when she was younger . the mother-of-one implied that the man she kissed that night was henry himself , who was in the audience as she spoke on the show . scroll down for video . confession : former first daughter jenna bush hager , now 33 and married to henry hager , has admitted that she may have engaged in ' a little hanky panky ' on the white house roof when she was 19 . playing innocent : at first , jenna remained coy when she was asked if she had ever fooled around in the white house , telling the audience : ` am i blushing ? listen , a lady never talks ! '<doc-sep>tell-all : andy also asked if she ever romped around in the lincoln bedroom . ` no , no , ' she said , before conceding jokingly : ` maybe i missed an opportunity there ' at first , jenna remained coy when she was asked if she had ever fooled around in the white house , telling the audience : ` am i blushing ? listen , a lady never talks ! ' but eventually , she confessed : ` maybe there was a little kiss on the roof . ' jenna implied that the lucky man on that fateful night was her husband-to-be , explaining : ' i was 19 years old when my dad became president ... meaning i knew -lsb- my husband -rsb- for a long time . flashback : jenna -lrb- pictured in 2005 -rrb- implied that the lucky man was her husband-to-be , explaining : ' i was 19 years old when my dad became president ... meaning i knew -lsb- my husband -rsb- for a long time ' ` and you know , maybe there was a little hanky panky . there was maybe a kiss on the roof , ' she revealed with a sly smile .<doc-sep>the today show correspondent , who met her husband during father george w bush 's 2004 campaign , was also asked if she ever romped around in the lincoln bedroom . ` no , no , ' she said , before conceding jokingly : ` maybe i missed an opportunity there . ' all grown up : these days , she is happily married to henry hager , with whom she has a one-year-old daughter named mila . jenna , who welcomed daughter mila in april 2013 , also talked about being ` fiercely protective ' of malia and sasha obama , who were recently criticized by a gop aide for not showing enough ` class ' . ` it 's not easy , and it 's not a job that they wanted . and so it 's hard ! ' said jenna . ' i mean i , obviously , heh , had a hard time . but it 's also a privilege . so i mean ... they 've done an incredible job . '<doc-sep>jenna bush has confirmed that her first kiss with husband henry hager took place on the white house roof and insists that the memorable moment was much more innocent than the world wants it to be . speaking to the today show earlier this morning , the 33-year-old mother-of-one took the opportunity to clarify exactly what she meant when she told tv host andy cohen that she may have engaged in ' a little hanky panky ' on the roof when she was younger . ` ok , first i have to say i was shocked by the question , ' she told the today team . ` but my husband and i did have our first kiss on the white house roof . is that embarrassing ? ' scroll down for video . confession : former first daughter jenna bush hager , now 33 and married to henry hager , has admitted that she may have engaged in ' a little hanky panky ' on the white house roof when she was 19 . playing innocent : at first , jenna remained coy when she was asked if she had ever fooled around in the white house , telling the audience : ` am i blushing ? listen , a lady never talks ! ' jenna , who is the daughter of former us president george w. bush and his wife , former first lady laura bush , went on to add that the kiss was ` pretty innocent ' but that both she and her husband henry hold the memory very dear . ' i want to say two things , ' she said during the phone interview . ` first of all , it is not the fifty shades of grey thing that people want it to be . it was pretty innocent but really lovely and now , you know , 10 years later , here we are with a child , so it 's a pretty special thing . ` and then second of all , i think i single-handedly brought back the words hanky panky . ' eager to try and glean as much information as possible from a slightly embarrassed jenna , today show hosts carson daly and al roker immediately pressed for her to describe the romantic scene in a bit more detail . ' i just want to know if the snipers on the roof of the white house gave you any privacy , ' carson , 41 , asked . ` well , i mean , maybe there was no privacy , ' jenna admitted . ` there probably was no privacy , but in our minds we were the only two people there . ' all grown up : these days , she is happily married to henry hager , with whom she has a one-year-old daughter named mila . what a laugh : jenna -lrb- r -rrb- appeared on the show alongside tv chef rachael ray and both of the ladies spent much of the episode in hysterics . never one to skirt around an issue , co-host al , jumped in to ask : ` but you did cross into canoodling ? ' much to the shock of his fellow presenters . ` no , there was no canoodling thank you , ' jenna said . ` there was not heavy petting , there was nothing . ' on wednesday night , jenna appeared on andy cohen 's watch what happens live , where the tv host questioned whether or not she had ever ` fooled around ' in the white house . at first , jenna remained coy , telling the audience : ` am i blushing ? listen , a lady never talks ! ' but eventually , she confessed : ` maybe there was a little kiss on the roof . ' jenna implied that the lucky man on that fateful night was her husband-to-be , explaining : ' i was 19 years old when my dad became president ... meaning i knew -lsb- my husband -rsb- for a long time . tell-all : andy also asked if she ever romped around in the lincoln bedroom . ` no , no , ' she said , before conceding jokingly : ` maybe i missed an opportunity there ' family values : jenna -lrb- r -rrb- is the younger of former president george bush 's twin daughters . ` and you know , maybe there was a little hanky panky . there was maybe a kiss on the roof , ' she revealed with a sly smile . the today show correspondent , who met her husband during father george w bush 's 2004 campaign , was also asked if she ever romped around in the lincoln bedroom . ` no , no , ' she said , before conceding jokingly : ` maybe i missed an opportunity there . ' jenna , who welcomed daughter mila in april 2013 , also talked about being ` fiercely protective ' of malia and sasha obama , who were recently criticized by a gop aide for not showing enough ` class ' . ` it 's not easy , and it 's not a job that they wanted . and so it 's hard ! ' said jenna . ' i mean i , obviously , heh , had a hard time . but it 's also a privilege . so i mean ... they 've done an incredible job . '<doc-sep>` furthermore , i 'd like to apologize to all of those who i have hurt and offended with my words , and pledge to learn and grow -lrb- and i assure you i have -rrb- from this experience . ' over the weekend , lauten 's critics defended malia and sasha by tweeting the renowned picture of george w bush 's daughter jenna drunkenly tumbling over her friend on to the floor of a frat party , cigarette in hand , while her father was in office . the 2001 photo , which earned the then 19-year-old the nickname jenna and tonic , went viral with the hash tag ' #classy ' . other responses included a picture of the moment jenna , one of the former president 's twin daughters , stuck out her tongue at white house photographers while riding in the presidential limousine . ` did you forget that jenna bush got photographed at the age of 19 knocking someone over at a frat party ? good lord , ' one twitter user wrote . another commented : ` the bush twins used fake id 's to get into bars . & jenna bush stuck out tongue at press . is that ` classy ? ' @dcgopgirl #tcot #uniteblue . ' one wrote : ` where were your ignorant comments on the palin family brawl , the bush girls -lrb- jenna & tonic -rrb- . ' ` so sasha and malia obama have no class ? two words : jenna bush . #elizabethlauten , ' one tweet read . and one said : ' i have a feeling that jenna bush & sister are a little ticked off at #elizabethlauten for bringing their past behavior into the spotlight . ' not fair : twitter users rushed to defend the girls who lauten said ` deserve a spot at a bar ' rather than the white house . unimpressed : the first daughters looked bored and unimpressed by their father 's jokes about turkey . clothing : sasha wore a maroon dress and cardigan while malia wore a mini kilt with black tights and boots .<doc-sep>by . meghan keneally . published : . 10:52 est , 5 december 2013 . | . updated : . 11:39 est , 5 december 2013 . jenna bush hager has revealed her true feelings about her . family 's beloved pet barney , saying that the recently-deceased scottie ` was a . real jerk ' . the conversation came up when the former first daughter was on the today show talking about how the obama 's puppy , sunny , accidentally knocked a little girl down during the unveiling of the christmas decorations on wednesday . jenna , a new mom herself , said that sunny 's run-in with the 2-year-old was ` nothing ' compared to what barney used to do . letting it out : former first daughter jenna bush hager told how she did n't like her father 's beloved pet scottie . back in the day : barney , seen greeting the first family in 2004 , was a fixture of the bush white house years . ` he was a little . temperamental ... i feel bad saying that but he did n't like strangers . and he actually bit one of my dad 's friends - not once , but twice - but . it 's when the friend gave him a little spank , ' she said . barney was a fixture of the bush white house and even starred .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- if that car parked in harvard yard is a rockin ' , school officials may soon come a knockin ' , because hanky-panky between students and faculty at the elite university has officially been banned . specifically , the school adopted a new policy this week that prohibits romantic relationships between undergraduates and professors . the previous policy only did so between professors and the students they taught .

<t> the mother-of-one implied that the man she kissed that night was her now-husband henry hager . </t>

jenna bush admits to engaging in ` a little hanky panky ' at the white house<T>

barcelona forward lionel messi 's yellow card for time-wasting after he was apparently hit on the head by an object thrown from the crowd in sunday 's la liga game at valencia has been rescinded by the spanish soccer federation -lrb- rfef -rrb- . barca 's initial appeal was rejected by the rfef 's competition committee and the club lodged a second challenge with a higher appeals committee which ruled in their favour on thursday . the rfef said on its website the committee had been unable to detect ` deliberate time-wasting ' on messi 's part but only ' a normal reaction from someone who had suffered an aggression by a spectator ' . video scroll down for messi struck with bottle from crowd then booked for time wasting . the bottle -lrb- ringed -rrb- is thrown from the crowd in valencia as the barcelona players celebrate their late winner .<doc-sep>lionel messi goes down clutching his head in stoppage time after being hit on the head with a bottle . messi is clearly in pain after being struck on the head by the object in the closing stages of the contest . messi was celebrating his side 's 94th-minute winner with his team mates near the corner flag at the mestalla stadium when a plastic bottle was thrown from the stands and appeared to strike him on the head . he was examined by barcelona 's medical staff after the final whistle and did not appear to be injured , giving the thumbs-up as he walked off the pitch . it was not clear if the bottle or another object , such as a coin , had struck the argentina captain and he has made no public comment about the incident .<doc-sep>messi received treatment as he walked from the pitch and has not given a public comment about the incident . midfielder sergio busquets -lrb- right -rrb- celebrates his late winner for barcelona against valencia on sunday . barca 's 1-0 win kept them hard on the heels of leaders real madrid , who are two points clear of their arch-rivals after 13 matches thanks to saturday 's 2-1 victory at malaga . real can extend their club-record winning streak in all competitions to 18 games when they host celta vigo on saturday before barca welcome city rivals espanyol on sunday .<doc-sep>valencia will banish a fan who hit barcelona forward lionel messi on the head with a plastic bottle for life once they have been identified . messi was celebrating barca 's 94th-minute winner from sergio busquets with his team mates near the corner flag on sunday when someone threw the bottle from the mestalla stands and it struck him on the head . the argentina captain was examined by a member of barca 's medical staff and did not appear to be hurt , giving the thumbs-up as he walked off the pitch after the final whistle . the bottle -lrb- ringed -rrb- is thrown from the crowd in valencia as the barcelona players celebrate their late winner . lionel messi goes down clutching his head in stoppage time after being hit on the head with a bottle . messi is clearly in pain after being struck on the head by the object in the closing stages of the contest .<doc-sep>was wenger right - did the referee kill the game ? the gunners were angered by busacca 's decision to issue dutchman robin van persie with a second yellow card in the 56th minute for kicking the ball away following an offside decision , although the striker claimed to have not heard the referee 's whistle . at that point the match was level at 1-1 after lionel messi had given barca the lead on the stroke of half time , only for makeshift defender sergio busquets to head the ball into his own net in the second half .<doc-sep>even if fifa reject barca 's appeal then they could still take the case further to the court of arbitration for sport in a bid to have the punishment rescinded . lionel messi and co host elche on saturday in their la liga opener on sunday . postponement : ivan rakitic has also moved to barcelona after their ban was delayed for the appeal process . introduction : luis suarez is announced onto the pitch before kick off on monday night . video enrique focussed on team performance despite suarez debut .<doc-sep>the bottle is seen thrown from the crowd in valencia as the visiting players celebrated the late winner . lionel messi goes down clutching his head in stoppage time after being hit over the head with a bottle . messi is clearly in pain after being struck on the head by the object in the closing stages of the contest . midfield man busquets celebrates after scoring a last-gasp winner for the catalan giants against valencia . valencia responded immediately with negredo releasing sofiane feghouli but bravo saved well to keep the shot out . and the barca stopper then produced the save of the night when negredo rifled a left foot shot goalward . pedro and rafinha came on for suarez and xavi with 10 minutes left but on a night when messi -- without any pending records to smash -- was barely involved it looked like ending in a stalemate that would have suited real madrid more than the two teams on the pitch . but the argentinian forward came alive in the last moments of the game . otamendi had to slide in to deny him with the penultimate chance of the game . and , not to be denied , he then crossed for busquets to get the winner . messi looks to get barcelona on the attack during the second half of their clash with valencia . gerard pique argues with the referee as valencia goalkeeper diego alves , as neymar went unpunished . players of both valencia and barcelona then got involved in a heated discussion after the incident .

<t> lionel messi appeared to be struck on the head by a bottle against valencia . </t> <t> he was celebrating sergio busquet 's last minute winner for barcelona . </t> <t> after taking a moment to compose himself , he was booked for wasting time . </t>

lionel messi 's yellow card for wasting time after appearing to be struck on the head by a bottle rescinded after successful appeal<T>

fashion student wilson pk thought he was going gaga when a superstar singer asked him to send over his designs . the 23-year-old was approached by lady gaga 's stylists who noticed his designs on show at a new york exhibition . at the time , wilson pk was working for designer alexander wang in new york . lady gaga then wore the fashionista 's bright orange knit suit when she landed in south korea last week . scroll down for video . on trend : lady gaga noticed wilson pk 's collection at an exhibition while the fashion student was working for designer alexander wang in new york . the graduate of central st martins in london said the singer 's entourage asked him to send over his entire collection .<doc-sep>lady gaga later posted photos of wilson 's work on her instagram page and wrote ` stunning young recent graduate . ' wilson , who is originally from hong kong but now lives in london says : ` it 's a huge honour . this was the best thing that could have happened . art pop : wilson pk -lrb- right -rrb- pictured at the cambridge centre for sixth form studies with head of visual arts charlie ritchie -lrb- l-r -rrb- , student rarinthorn wanavit and fine arts teacher richard swift . ` it was really incredible because she mentioned my name , which she does n't usually do , and she called me a stunning student . i feel very lucky . ' i think she is amazing . she is doing something different and is showing a new aspect of beautiful . '<doc-sep>wilson explained the inspiration for this collection came from his experience of coming out to his parents . fashion pack : lady gaga posted pictures of wilson 's work on her instagram page . he added : ` they took it really hard - they almost wanted to disown me . for me this collection was very therapeutic . ' wilson 's former fashion and textile teacher at cambridge centre for sixth form studies , charlotte denton-cowell , said there was ` never a dull moment ' with him in her classes . she explained : ` we always knew he would make it big , lady gaga wearing his recent outfits will give him fantastic exposure and most certainly give his career a major kick start . '<doc-sep>as london fashion week gets underway , fashionistas everywhere will be trying to outdo each other this weekend . and here 's one accessory that 's sure to make you stand out - and give you a picture to prove it . a 20-year-old designer who has dressed lady gaga and rita ora has created a giant , glittery selfie-taking sombrero . the bright pink number is the result of a collaboration between london-based christian cowan-sanluis and acer , and features a top of the range tablet dangling off the side . snap happy : the selfie-hat is the result of a collaboration between christian cowan-sanluis and acer . the # 599 couture hat spins 360 degrees - helping selfie lovers find their best angle - and is available through appointment only . dubbed the ` christian cowan-sanluis x acer selfie-hat ' , the piece combines the designer 's unique and playful style with the taiwanese tech firm 's top-notch technology . the hat 's sparkly pink design is inspired by cowan-sanluis ' aw14 collection . no starnger to outrageous outfits , lady gaga was pictured earlier this year in a version of the hat -lrb- minus the tablet -rrb- which she teamed with a matching glittery pink suit . the high tech version comes with a tablet that spins while being worn and helps detect the user 's best angle whilst the selfie camera is activated , letting them snap and review photos from any angle desired . the selfie sombrero helps the user understand lighting and how various expressions can change your face to create the perfect social media moment . users can then access apps such as facebook or instagram whilst wearing the hat to up load their selfies instantly and share them with the world . reday for a close up : the # 599 couture hat spins 360 degrees helping selfie lovers find their best angle . christian cowan-sanluis is a first year fashion student at london college of fashion but has already worked with some of the world 's most a-list fashion icons . he has already presented several collections at london fashion week , and acer say his unique style was the perfect match for their selfie hat project . ` we wanted to work with someone young and fresh , that not only understands the selfie culture , but both currently is part of it and works with people in it ' , said an acer spokesman . cowan-sanluis explains : ` with the hat , we wanted to take an element from my last collection , but correspondingly integrate the most popular zeitgeist there is in technology at the moment , the selfie . ` we also wanted to give it a fun and playful approach , but that in the end helps the user to better understand their face when taking a self-portrait . ` there has been a lot of articles over the last year looking at how the selfie has gotten so big and being monetised on , celebrities such as kim kardashian making a selfie book and the term becoming part of mainstream society . ` but on the other side , a lot of people taking selfies struggle to find the full potential of their front-facing camera when they use their hand . the hat helps to perfect the shot , either if it 's a cute , sexy or silly selfie . ' share away : users can access social media apps like facebook or instagram whilst wearing the hat to up load their selfies . not afraid to stand out from the crowd : lady gaga wore a version of the hat earlier this year . a selfie-hat service provides you with a personal introduction to the hat with consultation from christian cowan-sanluis , but it 's only available in central london . the hat will also be available on display during christian cowan-sanluis fashion presentation at lfw today . as part of the collaboration , the pair have also created 10 limited edition pink sparkly glitter cases with accompanying hats in the same style as that worn by lady gaga . ` we wanted to create something to accompany the hat , so the mini-cases are highly sought after and we 've already had a few celebrity requests for these exclusive tablets ' , explains cowan-sanluis . limited edition : the pairing have also created 10 pink sparkly glitter cases with accompanying hats , bottom left .<doc-sep>paris -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- without the star attraction on wednesday , this might have just been another fashion show at paris fashion week . there were whispers and rumors that the designer 's muse would make an appearance , but no one was certain . we were also in the dark . we knew that lady gaga would be strutting down the catwalk as part of nicola formichetti 's womenswear show for mugler -lrb- of thierry mugler fame -rrb- , but we were n't sure if gaga would turn up for an interview with cnn . for 24 hours , her people who were in touch with our people could not confirm if the interview would actually go ahead , but they encouraged us to come to paris anyway to see the catwalk show . so we did . it was n't your average fashion show . for one , it was in a basketball gym . the basketball hoops were carefully hidden from view , and the set clearly overtook the space . scores of gothic arches lined the runway with dozens of photographers marking the foot of the catwalk . this made for a striking alternative to just a white walkway for the crowd , but for the scrum of photographers poised at the foot of the runway , this could n't have been worse . their concerns were justified . it seemed no one could get a really clear image of the show or the models as they strutted down the catwalk . one photographer said it was hard enough not getting enough space to work in -lrb- photographers are usually given little more than the width of their shoulders to set up camp for the show -rrb- , but it was something else not being able to see the proverbial wood from the trees -lrb- full disclosure : the gothic columns were made of wood -rrb- . another was so angry that he would n't be able to sell any of the footage as he said none of it was useable . but theatrical it was , and gaga would n't have it any other way . speakers blasted her latest single , `` born this way , '' as the superstar strutted down the catwalk amidst the models . the models themselves were interesting . there was a model with his whole shaved head tattooed -- a skull and a brain . he apparently has a starring role in gaga 's `` born this way '' video . then there were the shoes . some of them were as high as 15 inches -lrb- platform of course -rrb- . it was an extreme runway with some justification as the models teetered tentatively down the end of catwalk . a couple even stumbled . i remember staring at my own 6-inch heels and wondered what i was complaining about as i walked slowly around the show . as for the clothes , i was expecting a lot of leather and pvc -- your average gothic look . i was pleasantly surprised to see some pieces i would wear : gorgeous slinky dresses and yes , even the pvc high-waisted pencil skirt . my producer , jonathan , tried to stay in the shadows so no one would notice his -lrb- in his own words -rrb- `` $ 5 brown corduroy jacket bought from a kabul market . '' when the lady herself emerged puffing a cigarette , clad in a black bra , black hat , black pvc trousers and very high black knee-high boots , sections of the crowd whooped with delight . what you have to know about fashion shows , especially during paris fashion week , is that this is the time for buyers and fashion editors to see the newest collection so it is n't just about the entertainment factor . anyway , back to the gaga show . while the set was lit up , the darkness in the crowd was lit by the multitude of led lights from the many mobile phones capturing every moment . then just 12 minutes later , the show ended and the crowd slowly exited the gym . however , we went against the tide -lrb- me in my 6-inch heels -rrb- and made our way backstage . our contact negotiated with the burly bodyguards to let us through to the other side , where we walked up stairs , across bleachers -lrb- me trying not to trip over the miles of lighting cables -rrb- to where our second cameraman had set up lights and cameras . this is where the interview with lady gaga and nicola formichetti would take place -- if it would take place at all . and then we waited . to be fair , when this whole interview opportunity first came up , we were told it would take place after the show at 11 p.m. local time . then when we got to our spot , we were told gaga would show up in an hour . then it was 15 minutes and then it was half an hour . true to their word , 30 minutes later there was a flurry of activity below us , and we saw the singer and her stylist weaving their way through the crowds taking their plaudits from those who were part of the show as they sipped champagne . when lady gaga approached , she was in good spirits . she introduced herself as gaga , and she was excited for her friend nicola -- he was the man behind the infamous meat dress . in fact , one of the first things she said was she did n't want to take any credit for the show or for the collection . although she did say she had bought the lot . for gaga , this was a night not about her but about the man who helped create her image and look . throughout the interview , she embraced and kissed him . she looked at him lovingly , and they acted like friends in a playground . for his part , he seemed shy , grateful for the applause , but very much taking his cue from his famous friend . the interview went well -- after all , we were talking about the brand -lrb- both mugler and lady gaga -rrb- -- until i asked about john galliano , who was ousted from dior after reportedly making anti-semitic remarks . i had to . designer john galliano apologizes . this was the biggest news during paris fashion week , and people were commenting and reacting . but when i asked the question if they had any reaction to the scandal , you could almost hear a pin drop . gaga quickly looked at her publicist and said she did n't want to comment . rather , she said , she wanted `` to keep it positive . '' after a few more questions about marketing and business , i commented on her shoes as i wanted to know how she was able to walk in her very high platform shoes , which by the way have no heels . they were high platforms that basically look like she 's on her tiptoes . i asked because i was embarrassed to admit i was walking very carefully in my heels . both gaga and formichetti immediately knew the make of my shoes -lrb- ysl -rrb- and we bonded . the interview came to an end . we took some photographs , and i left for the bureau to edit the piece . we waited for this for over a day , and it was over in 10 minutes . i enjoyed the show . i liked the clothes . i thought she was nice and personable but very careful in what she said . it 's not every day i get to interview a megastar , and you could n't get any bigger than lady gaga these days .<doc-sep>they are already one of the music industry 's oddest couples . and now singers lady gaga and tony bennett have paired up to star in a coveted fashion campaign . pop star gaga , 28 , and 88-year-old crooner tony have been revealed as the faces of h&m 's christmas tv and print campaign . singers lady gaga and tony bennett have paired up to star in h&m 's coveted christmas fashion campaign . as well as starring on billboard advertisements and in-store imagery the pair , who have a sixty year age gap , will feature in the brand 's tv ads performing a track from their album cheek to cheek , which is released on 23rd september . high street chain h&m are yet to release any of the main images but are giving fans a sneak peek of the studio shoot with this behind-the-scenes image .<doc-sep>she is an unlikely member of the fashion elite , but former call girl zahia dehar certainly looked the part as she attended the atelier versace show as part of paris fashion week . arriving at the haute couture spring / summer 2014 collection the 21-year-old , who is now a celebrated lingerie designer , wore a low-cut , fitted black dress . as well as showing off her significant curves , the dress featured a leather panel with an intricate beaded design , which was complemented by zahia 's gold strappy sandals . zahia posed for photographers outside the atelier versace haute couture ss 2014 show in paris . the 21-year-old wore an extremely tight black dress with a daring decolletage which showed off her impressive cleavage . she paired her embellished dress with gold strappy stiletto heels and a simple clutch bag . she completed the sexy but sophisticated look with a simple black clutch bag . the show was attended by a host of celebrity names including lady gaga , who is the face of the spring 2014 versace campaign , acclaimed fashion photographer mario testino , as well as donatella versace herself . zahia , who admits she takes three hours getting ready for work each morning , has managed to launch a successful design business from a scandalous start . zahia has gained acclaim for her lingerie designs , which she launched at paris fashion week in 2012 , from the fashion world . zahia took her place to watch the prestigious versace couture show amongst the well-heeled ladies of paris . zahia has managed to turn her notoriety into a business venture , establishing herself in the paris fashion world . lady gaga , left , and donatella versace arrive also attended the show last night , both chosing to wear sweeping black designs . the former underage call girl hit the headlines when she became embroiled in a sex scandal in france involving three of the country 's best known footballers . however , rather than being destroyed by the incident , zahir used her notoriety to launch her own fashion line . the risqué collection , aimed at ` helping women who want to have fun with their bodies ' was launched at paris couture week in january 2012 and was greeted with enthusiasm by fashion critics . karl lagerfeld even weighed in , describing the savvy entrepreneur as ` very french courtesan , like liane de pougy or the belle otéro ' .

<t> london-based wilson pk was approached by lady gaga 's stylists . </t> <t> they asked the 23-year-old to send over his designs from an exhibition . </t> <t> lady gaga posted pictures of wilson 's work on her instagram page . </t> <t> also wore his bright orange knit suit in south korea last week . </t>

lady gaga snaps up fashion student wilson pk 's entire collection<T>

it may come as no surprise to many men , but proposing to your partner really is a stressful business , it has been revealed . one bridegroom to be has revealed he wore a heart rate monitor throughout his proposal day . he posted the resulting chart to reddit - revealing a huge spike as he popped the question . redditor sesipikai wore a hear rate monitor throughout the day as the couple walked around rome before he proposed in the forum . the user , called sesipikai , wore a heart rate monitor throughout his day in rome . he also carried a gps unit to track his location as the couple explored . by linking the two , he was able to create the graph above in microsoft excel , and add in exactly what the couple did on their big day . the user , called sesipikai , took his girlfriend to rome for the proposal . the chart reveals their entire day , from walking through the colosseum to buying ice cream . the user also had gps co-ordinates for their day , allowing him to map exactly how the heart rate tallies to their location . the proposal was planned to happen in the roman forum - and the heart rate begins to rise as the couple turn and start walking towards it . unsurprisingly , when he begins speaking , his heart rate rockets - peaking at130bpm . he then relaxes - only to see another rise as she says yes . in fact , the rate only then begins to drop as the couple find a nearby bench to sit on .<doc-sep>the user posted the image with a simple caption saying ` wore a heart rate belt during my trip to rome . ` export data to xml file . ` created a graph using ms excel . ' the chart reveals their entire day , from walking through the colosseum -lrb- left -rrb- to arriving the the forum -lrb- right -rrb- to propose . he also revealed his biggest fear while walking - losing the ring . ' i was so afraid of losing the ring , ' he admitted . ` had my hand inside the pocket most of the day . that ring burns your pocket like there 's no tomorrow . ' i have a new found respect for mister frodo after that day . ' he also revealed he fluffed his lines during the proposal . ' i did n't start with the question , had a little speech planned , might have forgotten a couple of lines though ' the chart stuck a chord with other users of the site , who added their own feelings . ` my heart beat like crazy for a solid ten minutes waiting on a private moment and knowing it could come any second , ' one said . however , others were less kind , with one joking : ' i hear she 's really good between the spreadsheets . '<doc-sep>by . victoria woollaston . although the trend for wearable fitness trackers started to gather momentum towards the end of last year , experts predict 2014 will be the year the technology really takes off . among the devices ushering in this new era of wellbeing and lifelogging include sony 's smartband and core - which track your physical activity , as well as your mood . while lg 's lifeband touch and earphones can monitor physical activity plus heart rate using slight changes in blood flow around the wearer 's ear . these devices are among the plethora of gadgets unveiled at the consumer electronics show in vegas this week . here is a round-up of the most exciting . among the devices ushering in a new era of fitness trackers include sony 's smartband and core , shown here being unveiled at the consumer electronics show in vegas by sony 's executive vice president , kunimasa suzuki . it tracks physical activity as well as the wearer 's mood through a smartphone app . lg lifeband touch and heart rate earphones . what does it do ? the lifeband touch works with android and ios phones , as well as heart rate monitors , and is compatible with fitness apps including lg 's own tracker , runkeeper , and myfitnesspal . it features a small led touchscreen that can show the number of calories burned , pace , speed , distance , and more . the band also acts as a pedometer . elsewhere , incoming calls and . messages are displayed on this screen and music can be played , and . controlled , by swiping the band . lg . also announced its heart rate earphones that track heart rate and oxygen consumption . it does this by using performtek sensor technology that measures the flow of blood in the outer ear . it . can even play a wearer 's heartbeat as an audio track through the earbuds . price : to be announced . release date : both devices are set to be released in u.s. by july this year , before being rolled out to other regions . the lg lifeband touch , left , works with android and ios phones as well as heart rate monitors and is compatible with a fitness apps including lg 's own tracker , runkeeper , and myfitnesspal . while the lg heart rate earphones track heart rate and oxygen consumption using slight changes in blood levels around the ear . sony 's smartband , pictured , and core , fitted inside the band tracks fitness levels but can also monitor a person 's mood . sony core and smartband . what does it do ? sony is also making a foray into the world of fitness trackers with its wearable , waterproof smartband . it can be linked to android phones and tablets via the lifelog app . the band tracks physical activity , including calories burned , distance and what type of activity the wearer was doing , such as walking , cycling or driving . it is powered by the new sony core that can additionally track a wearer 's moods and emotions - although the firm did not explain how it would do this , or what data it would collect . the smartband and core additionally monitor photos shared online , as well as conversations with friends . price : to be announced . release date : smartband set to launch in spring . more details about the core are expected to be announced at mobile world congress in february . the casio g-shock stb-100 sports watches , pictured , are water resistant to 100m and are compatible with a number of iphone fitness apps including the runmeter and cyclemeter gps apps by abvio and the wahoo fitness app . wearers of the casio watches can track pace , time and distance covered as well as calories , cycle speed and more . it can additionally track heart rate when used with a casio heart rate monitor , sold separately . casio g-shock stb-100 sports watch . what does it do ? the waterproof watch is compatible with a number of iphone fitness apps including the runmeter and cyclemeter gps apps by abvio , and the wahoo fitness app . through these apps wearers can track pace , time and distance covered as well as calories , cycle speed , and more . it can additionally track heart rate when used with a casio heart rate monitor , sold separately . it is water-resistant to 100m and is unique because it comes with a two-year battery life , meaning the device never needs to be charged up . the watch also lets wearers remotely control music on their phone , see alerts for incoming calls and mail and can be used to locate a phone if it 's lost or stolen . price : to be announced . release date : to be announced .<doc-sep>is your boyfriend acting like a total fruitcake ? he 's jittery , slams his laptop shut when you walk into the room and now he 's having lunch with your sister . do n't panic , he 's not going mad , he 's just about to propose . new research reveals there are several obvious signs you can look out for that prove your man is about to pop the question . tell-tale sign : has your man been cooking spaghetti bolognese for dinner and refusing to splurge on takeaways ? a new survey reveals that could be one of the most obvious signs he 's about to propose . the research , which asked british women to cite the odd behaviour they noticed before their man got down on one knee , revealed the first sign as penny pinching . according to the survey , 27 per cent of women notice their future husbands being cautious with spending with one of the most tell-tale signs , they say , is their man cooking spaghetti bolognese for dinner and refusing to splurge on takeaways . another sign to look out for is your man booking a weekend in venice and taking care of all the details himself . according to the study , 17 per cent of women say their men whisked them away to a foreign destination so they could propose in style . meeting the family : another clue , say the women surveyed , is that your man starts going for lunch with your sister , best friend or family members . on top of that , nearly half of women noticed he started having lunch with their sister , or secret conversations with their parents and best friends , which , they say , is a massive hint he 's asking for your hand or researching what kind of ring you 'd like . the less subtle of men can be caught out thanks to their revealing google search history , with 67 per cent of men researching engagement rings online . he will then suddenly become interested in all things ` diamond ' with 36 per cent of women saying they started to notice their partner commenting on celebrity couples ' or their friend 's engagement rings , ` subtly ' gauging their reaction to ring styles and designs . the study also found that 17 per cent of men totally ruined their surprise proposal by hinting their girlfriends should go and get their nails done , found the research by the diamond store . surprised ? the women surveyed missed several clues that their man was about to propose , with the most obvious being their partner telling them to get a manicure .<doc-sep>` the monitor can tell when your heart rate is elevated and records it even when you 're not moving . ` it takes readings 24 hours a day , even when you are sleeping . ` it is really interesting , not just in terms of seeing how your heart rate is affected by exercise , but looking at readings while you 're asleep and resting as well . ` it is amazing to think i can record my heart rate during really active periods , when i am doing sport and i am really looking forward to wearing the monitor when i am drumming . ` it is the perfect thing for me . ' robert clark , vice president of marketing at epson europe , said there has been an increasing demand for wearable products , to fit in with people 's lives . ` it is important that epson innovates and moves with these exciting times . devices that monitor a person 's activity are growing in popularity and we see great future potential in this market , ' he said . ` since we first began developing optical heart rate sensing products in japan , we have been able to refine and minimise the technology to create a range of products that can outperform and offer more benefits than those currently on the market . ` through our rich manufacturing heritage , we have developed a truly unique proposition that will contribute to the long-term success of epson . ' harry raised more than # 50,000 for the teenage cancer trust and the brain injury rehabilitation trust running the marathon . the epson pulsense heart monitor can be worn like a watch and records the heart beat 24 hours a day . an ectopic heart beat is not a missed beat , rather an extra beat of the heart . after this extra beat there is often a pause which makes can feel as though a sufferer has ` missed ' a beat . what causes ectopic beats ? the electrical system of your heart is controlled by the heart 's pacemaker which is a group of specialised cells called the sino atrial node -lrb- sa node -rrb- . the sa node is in the right atrium - the top right chamber of the heart and is one of the four chambers of the heart . an ectopic beat happens when the cells in another part of the heart create an electrical discharge , causing an ` extra ' heart beat . what are the symptoms ? a person with an ectopic heart beat might be aware that their heart has ` missed ' a beat or feel it is thumping or pounding in the chest . a sufferer may feel a sensation of the extra beat in their ears or sometimes in the neck . when experiencing a few ectopic beats together , people report feeling a ` fluttering ' sensation in their chest .<doc-sep>in your social circles , there will likely be friends you love spending time with , those who calm you down , and others that you know are a bad influence . and now an app can reveal exactly how these different people make you feel , including which friends you should cut out of your life for good . called pplkpr , pronounced ` people keeper ' , it syncs with a heart rate monitor to track and log subtle changes in emotional state when you 're around these people . scroll down for video . the pplkpr app -lrb- right -rrb- syncs with a bluetooth heart rate monitor -lrb- left -rrb- to track emotions . when the monitor spots a change in heart rate , the app alerts the user . it asks the wearer to explain how they 're feeling and who they 're with , and over time , an algorithm learns the difference between the varying heart rates . and in doing so , it can even tell you which friends could be damaging your health . the free ios app was created by brooklyn-based artists kyle mcdonald and lauren mccarthy , and was recently tested on a group of students at carnegie mellon university . pplkpr pairs up with any bluetooth-enabled heart rate monitor , although the students were given mio devices during the test . from this list , the free ios app ranks friendships based on different emotions -lrb- left -rrb- . the app can then reveal which friends should be avoided during times of stress , it can block people who make the wearer anxious -lrb- right -rrb- , or send text messages to people who make the wearer happy or calm . using gps , the app also notifies wearers when they change locations , to ask if they 've just left , or are about to meet someone . the measurements are based on a metric called ` heart rate variability ' -lrb- example pictured -rrb- , where subtle changes in heart rhythm signal changes in an emotional state . this is fed into an algorithm . called pplkpr , or people keeper , it syncs with a heart rate monitor to track subtle changes in emotional state . pplkpr notifies the wearer when it detects heightened emotion , and asks them to report how they 're feeling . using gps , it also notifies them when they change locations , to ask if they 've just left , or are about to meet someone . the measurements are based on a metric called ` heart rate variability ' , where subtle changes in heart rhythm signal changes in an emotional state .

<t> bridegroom to be wore heart rate monitor for entire day to see how proposal affected him . </t> <t> as couple approached the forum in rome , where proposal took place , his heart rate rocketed . </t> <t> after second increase as she says yes , it only begins to subside when the pair find a bench to sit on . </t>

heart rate monitor reveals what men go through when they propose<T>

hallowe'en may have passed for another year , but deer with vampire-like fangs are still haunting the hills of afghanistan . it is the first time that rare fanged kashmir musk deer has been spotted in over 60 years . despite their ghoulish appearance , the endangered male creatures use their fangs during mating season to seduce females and fend off love rivals , instead of sucking blood . fangs for the memories : researchers have spotted kashmir musk deer -lrb- stock image -rrb- in the hills of afghanistan for the first time in over 60 years . the endangered male creatures use their fangs during mating season to seduce females and fend off love rivals , instead of sucking blood . one of seven similar species found in asia , kashmir musk deer live on the rugged forested slopes of northeast afghanistan , according to the wildlife conservation society -lrb- wcs -rrb- which came across a small population when conducting a recent survey . the last scientific sighting in nuristan province , afghanistan , was believed to have been made by a danish survey team traversing the region in 1948 . the species is endangered due to habitat loss and poaching , according to the study published in the journal oryx . the creature produces a musk that is used in perfumes , incense and medicine . its scent glands are coveted by wildlife traffickers and are considered more valuable by weight than gold , fetching as much as $ 45,000 / kilo -lrb- # 28,121 -rrb- on the black market . by way of comparison , the price of gold per kilo at the time of writing , is $ 37,624 / kilo -lrb- # 23,511 -rrb- .<doc-sep>the last scientific sighting of the deer -lrb- stock image pictured -rrb- in nuristan province , afghanistan , was believed to have been made by a danish survey team traversing the region in 1948 . one of seven similar species found in asia , kashmir musk deer live on the rugged forested slopes of northeast afghanistan -lrb- marked in red -rrb- . the survey team recorded five sightings of the rare deer , including a solitary male in the same area on three occasions and one female with a juvenile . the animal 's ` fangs ' -lrb- pictured -rrb- are described as tusks , because they are used during the rutting season , when males clash with each other . the animal 's ` fangs ' are described by zoologists as tusks , because they are used during the rutting season , when males clash with each other to secure a mate . the survey team recorded five sightings of the rare deer , including a solitary male in the same area on three occasions , one female with a juvenile , and one solitary female , which may have been the same individual without her young . all sightings were in steep rocky outcrops interspersed with alpine meadows and scattered , dense high bushes of juniper and rhododendron . according to the team , the kashmir musk deer were discrete , cryptic and difficult to spot and could not be photographed . despite their obscurity , experts say the species and its habitat must be protected in order for it to continue to survive in afghanistan . ` musk deer are one of afghanistan 's living treasures , ' said co-author peter zahler , wcs deputy director of asia programs .<doc-sep>` this rare species , along with better known wildlife such as snow leopards , are the natural heritage of this struggling nation . we hope that conditions will stabilise soon to allow wcs and local partners to better evaluate conservation needs of this species . ' in the meantime , the society has trained local people in nuristan to continue its research and protection of the species until security conditions improve . the kashmir musk deer -lrb- moschus cupreus -rrb- is an endangered species native to afghanistan , india and pakistan . adults typically stand two feet tall and only the males have tusks , which they use for rutting . the deer has n't been seen in afghanistan since 1948 . the species produces a musk that is used in perfumes , incense and medicine . because of this its scent glands are incredibly valuable . they are coveted by wildlife traffickers and are considered more valuable by weight than gold , fetching as much as $ 45,000 / kilo -lrb- # 28,121 -rrb- on the black market .<doc-sep>new delhi , india -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- more than a dozen trucks loaded with fruits , spices and other goods tuesday crossed the line dividing kashmir as india and pakistan opened a symbolic trade route in the disputed region for the first time in more than 60 years . kashmiris watch as indian trucks cross into the border town of chakothi in pakistani-administered kashmir . to cheers and band music , the first trucks rumbled from the pakistani side across a white bridge to a brightly decorated trade center festooned . apple-laden indian trucks heading the other way were also warmly welcomed . it is hoped the move will ease tensions in the troubled himalayan region , which has been a conflict flashpoint between nuclear-armed neighbors india and pakistan who both lay claims to the territory . `` today , we have regained our lost market , '' said ghulam rasool bhat , president of the kashmir fruit growers ' association . watch more about the historic day ''<doc-sep>` they pretty much created their own traffic break , ' barclay said . ` that could be what saved the deer from getting hurt ... if it was lighter traffic the cars would have been moving faster , ` he added . this is n't the first time that animals have been spotted on the golden gate bridge but this is the first time it 's happened during his two years as serving as a public information officer . despite the commotion , the deer got off the bridge safe and sound and the drivers were able to put their hooves on the gas pedal once again though they were still stuck in traffic . halted traffic : the deer made their way through a traffic lane to safely get to the other side of the bridge . traffic stoppers : reports of a pair of deer hanging out on the golden gate bridge on friday evening sent social media abuzz in the bay area . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .<doc-sep>an 11-year-old boy from howell , michigan shot dead a rare albino deer with his crossbow while on a hunting trip with his father last monday . while a child being able to hunt a deer may seem like a long shot , it 's even more unlikely is that one could nab an elusive albino deer . gavin dingman shot the buck while being supervised by his father mick dingman on a hunting outing . young hunter : gavin dingman shot the rare albino deer while being supervised by his father mick dingman . usa today reports that just one in 20,000 deer are born albino . some biologists claim that just one in 100,000 deer are albinos . ` he kind of feels like a rock star right now . everyone is calling , all of the hunting shows and hunting magazines , ' mick dingman told the livingston daily . this is n't the first time the dingmans have spotted the albino deer either . they 've seen the majestic white buck several times in the past couple of years and have taken photos of it .<doc-sep>new delhi , india -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- more than a dozen trucks loaded with fruits , spices and other goods tuesday crossed the line dividing kashmir as india and pakistan opened a symbolic trade route in the disputed region for the first time in more than 60 years . kashmiris watch as indian trucks cross into the border town of chakothi in pakistani-administered kashmir . to cheers and band music , the first trucks rumbled from the pakistani side across a white bridge to a brightly decorated trade center festooned . apple-laden indian trucks heading the other way were also warmly welcomed . it is hoped the move will ease tensions in the troubled himalayan region , which has been a conflict flashpoint between nuclear-armed neighbors india and pakistan who both lay claims to the territory . `` today , we have regained our lost market , '' said ghulam rasool bhat , president of the kashmir fruit growers ' association . watch more about the historic day '' `` we are sending the sweet kashmir apple as the first consignment . this is sure to sweeten the relation between the two neighbors . the beginning of the trade between the two kashmirs will further improve the relations and lead to a peaceful resolution of the bitter problem , '' he said . the trucks were subjected to thorough security checks before they crossed the bridge , one of the few crossing points in the heavily militarized 742-kilometer -lrb- 460-mile -rrb- line of control , the de facto frontier that divides the region . kashmir has been a major source of dispute between india , and pakistan since the two countries were partitioned at the end of british rule in 1947 . muslim kashmiris sided with pakistan to the north , while the hindu south joined india .

<t> kashmir musk deer has been spotted for the first time in over 60 years . </t> <t> population was sighted on the forested slopes of northeast afghanistan . </t> <t> endangered makes use their fangs to attract females and fight rival males . </t> <t> creatures are rare because of poachers who sell their scent glands for more money than gold - at around $ 45,000 / kilo -lrb- # 28,121 -rrb- on the black market . </t>

vampire kashmir musk deer spotted in afghanistan for first time in 60 years<T>

poverty affects the intelligence of children as young as two , a study has found - and its impact increases as the child ages . deprived young children were found to have iq scores six points lower , on average , than children from wealthier families . and the gap got wider throughout childhood , with the early difference tripling by the time the children reached adolescence . poverty affects the intelligence of children as young as two , a study has found - and its impact increases as the child ages . deprived young children were found to have iq scores six points lower , on average , than children from wealthier families . a stock image of children on a condemned estate in glasgow are show . scientists from goldsmiths , university of london compared data on almost 15,000 children and their parents as part of the twins early development study -lrb- teds -rrb- . the study is an on-going investigation socio-economic and genetic links to intelligence . children were assessed nine times between the ages of two and 16 , using a mixture of parent-administered , web and telephone-based tests . technology may be getting smarter , but humans are getting dumber , scientists have warned . evidence suggests that the iqs of people in the uk , denmark and australia have declined in the last decade . opinion is divided as to whether the trend is long-term , but some researchers believe that humans have already reached intellectual peak . an iq test used to determine whether danish men are fit to serve in the military has revealed scores have fallen by 1.5 points since 1998 . and standard tests issued in the uk and australia echo the results , according to journalist bob holmes , writing in new scientist .<doc-sep>the results , published in the journal intelligence , revealed that children from wealthier backgrounds with more opportunities scored higher in iq tests at the age of two , and experienced greater iq gains over time . dr sophie von stumm , from goldsmiths , university of london , who led the study , said : ` we 've known for some time that children from low socioeconomic status -lrb- ses -rrb- backgrounds perform on average worse on intelligence tests than children from higher ses backgrounds , but the developmental relationship between intelligence and ses had not been previously shown . ` our research establishes that relationship , highlighting the link between ses and iq . ` we hope that our findings will drive future research into the specific mechanisms and factors that underpin the link between ses and iq and thus , contribute to widening the iq gap . ' last year , a study by the university of exeter revealed that children from poor backgrounds and one-parent families are more likely to suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , which could affect their ability to excel at school . researchers found a link between social and economic status and childhood adhd in britain by analysing data from the millennium cohort study - a database of more than 19,500 british children born between 2000 and 2002 . while young children were found to have iq scores on average six points lower than their wealthier peers , the intelligence gap was found to triple by the time they reached adolescence , which means their background arguably puts them at a disadvantage in exams such as gcses . a stock image is shown . the study , published in the journal of child psychology and psychiatry , showed that there was a greater prevalence of adhd among children from families living below the poverty line . the researchers found the average family income for a household with a child affected by adhd was # 324 -lrb- $ 509 -rrb- per week , compared to # 391 -lrb- $ 614 -rrb- for those with unaffected children . they also revealed that the chance of parents in social housing having a child with adhd was roughly three times greater than for those who owned their own homes . mothers with no qualifications were more than twice as likely to have a child with adhd as those with degrees , and lone parents were more likely to have a child with adhd than households with two live-in parents .<doc-sep>the children of cleaners and catering assistants in some asian countries are better at maths than those of doctors and lawyers in britain , research reveals . youngsters from deprived backgrounds in shanghai were the equivalent of a year of school ahead of uk children from wealthy homes with well-educated parents . the advantage in singapore was around three months . gap : when the most deprived children from the uk and shanghai were compared , british children were nearly three years behind -lrb- file picture -rrb- . when the most deprived children from the uk and shanghai were compared , british children were nearly three years behind . the gap rose to five years if deprived british pupils were compared with children from well-off homes in china 's largest city . the gulf in academic attainment between the two regions was revealed in data within a report by the organisation for economic co-operation and development -lrb- oecd -rrb- released in december . it had already shown that british teenagers have dropped out of the top 20 rankings in maths , science and reading for the first time . the new analysis , based on maths tests taken by more than half a million 15-year-olds , suggests some countries are better at helping their children succeed at school , regardless of background .<doc-sep>tens of thousands of people a year are dying unnecessarily of cancer simply because they are elderly or poor , a report has revealed . the national audit office , which analysed the latest nhs figures , accused the health service of age discrimination when it came to cancer patients ' care . it said if the cancer mortality rates of the poorest people were brought up to the level of the most well-off , there would be almost 20,000 fewer deaths every single year . the national audit office found cancer mortality rates of the poorest people were brought up to the level of the most well-off , there would be almost 20,000 fewer deaths every single year -lrb- file picture -rrb- . ` significant variations and inequalities in outcomes and access to services persist , ' the report stated . ` outcomes and access to services are generally poorer for older patients . and those from more deprived socio-economic groups are more likely to experience worse outcomes compared with those from less deprived groups . ' for all cancer patients , five-year survival rates are still 10 per cent behind the average for the six most wealthy european nations . in sweden , 64 per cent of cancer patients are still alive after five years but in england it is just 49 per cent . for patients aged 75 and above , the gap is even worse . pressure on nhs resources could mean that progress on survival rates ` stalls ' in the coming years . ` poorer access to treatment or poorer quality of care ' is mostly to blame for the gaps , according to the report .<doc-sep>poverty is not a barrier to success at school , a respected international organisation said yesterday . the poorest ten per cent of pupils in shanghai are generally more advanced than the richest 20 per cent of children in the uk , for example . the gap between wealthy shanghai children and underprivileged british children is equivalent to six years of education by the age of 15 . in the netherlands , children from the poorest families can be up to a year ahead of a child from a similar background in the uk at the same age . the findings suggest the social and economic background of a pupil is far less important than the quality of the teaching in their school and the education system in which it operates . oecd spokesman andrew schleicher said the data ` debunks the myth that poverty is destiny ' . his intervention will lend weight to the argument of those who say fundamental problems in education should be addressed to help more poor children go to university rather than so-called social engineering , under which top universities have been encouraged to accept candidates with lower grades if they come from deprived backgrounds .<doc-sep>by . associated press . published : . 00:56 est , 28 august 2012 . | . updated : . 00:56 est , 28 august 2012 . as the income gap between rich and poor widens , a majority of americans say the growing divide is bad for the country and believe that wealthy people are paying too little in taxes , according to a new survey . the poll released monday by the pew research center points to a particular challenge for republican presidential candidate mitt romney , whose party 's policies are viewed by a wide majority as favoring the rich over the middle class and poor . the poll found that many americans believe rich people to be intelligent and hardworking but also greedy and less honest than the average american . voices : a protestor showed the disgruntled feelings that many hold towards republican consideration of extending the bush-era tax cuts for some of the wealthiest americans .

<t> scientists compared data on almost 15,000 children and their parents . </t> <t> the research was part of the twins early development study -lrb- teds -rrb- . </t> <t> study aims to study socio-economic and genetic links with intelligence . </t> <t> deprived young children were found to have iq scores six points lower , on average , than children from wealthier families . </t> <t> and this gap widens throughout childhood , with the early different tripling by the time the child reaches adolescence . </t>

deprived children are 6 iq points worse off than wealthy peers - and the gap widens with age<T>

marcelo has revealed that he wants to retire at real madrid and makes the bold claim that he is faster than both cristiano ronaldo and gareth bale . the brazil international signed for real madrid in 2007 from fluminese as an 18-year-old and has gone on to make almost 200 appearances for los blancos . the 26-year-old took part in a q&a with supporters via his facebook page on thursday and expressed his wish to stay with real for the rest of his career . marcelo said on thursday that he wanted to stay at real madrid for the rest of his career . marcelo -lrb- right -rrb- has been at real madrid since joining in 2007 from brazilian side fluminese .<doc-sep>marcelo pictured receiving his new car from real madrid sponsor audi on monday . marcelo says real team-mate cristiano ronaldo should win the ballon d'or ` without a doubt ' ' i am very happy here and i want to stay here until i retire . ' marcelo replied when asked how long he wanted to spend at the club . another fan asked the cheeky brazilian who was faster between team-mates ronaldo and bale , to which he replied : ` me , hahahah . ' marcelo also tipped ronaldo to win the ballon d'or insisting the portugal international should claim the prize ` without a doubt ' .<doc-sep>cristiano ronaldo scored in his 14th consecutive home game as real madrid made light work of beating athletic bilbao . he also made it an incredible 22 league hat-tricks equalling the record held by alfredo di stefano and telmo zarra . the 5-0 victory was a bbc production with ` bale , benzema and cristiano ' too much for the visitors -- gareth bale set up two of ronaldo 's goals and karim benzema also scored twice with ronaldo taking yet another match ball home . ` we are still getting better , this is still the start of the season ' said the record breaking scorer . ` the bbc is working well . we are used to playing together and we keep scoring goals . video scroll down to watch real madrid 5-0 atheltic bilbao : pictorial highlights . real madrid players celebrate a goal during their 5-0 demolition of atheltic bilbao . cristiano ronaldo opens the scoring in the first half after heading in from a gareth bale cross . karim benzema celebrates after doubling real madrid 's lead with a header from luka modric 's cross . ronaldo embraces gareth bale after the welshman provided him with two assists . ronaldo celebrates scoring yet another hat-trick with a controversial deflection from marcelo 's shot . real madrid : casillas , carvajal , pepe , ramos -lrb- varane -rrb- , marcelo , modric , kroos -lrb- illarramendi -rrb- , rodriguez , bale , benzema -lrb- isco -rrb- , ronaldo . subs : navas , hernández , arbeloa , nacho . booked : ramos . scorers : ronaldo -lrb- 2 ' , 55 ' , 88 ' -rrb- , benzema -lrb- 41 ' , 69 ' -rrb- . athletic bilbao : iraizoz , laporte , benat , iturraspe , de marcos , susaeta -lrb- lópez cabrera -rrb- , m. rico , gurpegi , muniain -lrb- etxeita -rrb- , guillermo -lrb- gómez -rrb- , balenziaga .<doc-sep>cristiano ronaldo surpassed former real madrid team-mate raul 's champions league goalscoring total by claiming his 72nd in the competition to close in on record-holder lionel messi . the portuguese superstar cut the gap on rival messi to just two goals before gareth bale doubled real madrid 's lead in the 38th minute when his headed effort flew past keeper vladislav stoyanov . substitutes alvaro arbeloa and alvaro medran scored late on to pile misery on ludogorets , who were down to 10 men after just 19 minutes . video scroll down for sportsmail big match stats : real madrid 4-0 ludogorets razgrad . real madrid star cristiano ronaldo surpassed raul 's goalscoring record by scoring his 72nd champions league goal . ronaldo celebrates with gareth bale and javier hernandez after scoring from the spot against ludogorets . bale leaped above ludogorets ' defence to score his side 's second goal of the night against the bulgarian outfit . real madrid -lrb- 4-3-3 -rrb- : navas ; arbeloa , varane , nacho , coentrao -lrb- marcelo 60mins -rrb- ; illarramendi , kroos -lrb- jese 60 -rrb- , isco ; bale -lrb- medran 83 -rrb- , ronaldo , hernandez . subs not used : casillas , pepe , benzema , carvajal . goals : ronaldo 20 , bale 38 , arbeloa 79 , medran 88 . booked : marcelo . ludogorets -lrb- 4-2-3-1 -rrb- : stoyanov ; junior caicara , terziev , moti , minev ; dyakov , espinho -lrb- anicet 63 -rrb- ; aleksandrov -lrb- wanderson 61 -rrb- , marcelinho , misidjan -lrb- azevedo junior 72 -rrb- ; abalo . subs not used : aleksandrov , zlatinski , borjan , younes .<doc-sep>cristiano ronaldo and gareth bale scored five goals between them as real madrid romped to an 8-2 win over deportivo at riazor with javier hernandez also scoring twice -- his first goals since his move from manchester united . with two defeats in their opening three games madrid had come into the game languishing in mid-table but ronaldo rose to the occasion with a towering header for the first goal . he also scored the third giving madrid a 3-1 lead at half time and when the home side dared to edge back into the game at the start of the second half gareth bale finished them off with a quick double . he now has four goals this season and ronaldo , who scored a hat-trick continues his incredible goal a game record . it was ruthless from bale and ronaldo who reminded everyone why he went from being a wiry winger to a brutally effective centre-forward in his last season at manchester united . cristiano ronaldo -lrb- r -rrb- is congratulated by james rodriguez after starring in real 's 8-2 win over deportivo . real madrid forward ronaldo -lrb- c -rrb- rises highest to head his side into the lead against deportivo . ronaldo is congratulated by his team-mates as real madrid run riot at the riazor stadium . friends ronaldo and gareth bale celebrate madrid 's fifth goal against deportivo in a similar style . video real revel in 8-2 victory . real madrid : casillas ; 6 arbeloa , 6 ramos , 6 varane , 6 marcelo ; 7 modric 6 -lrb- iiaramendi -rrb- , kroos , 6 bale 8 -lrb- hernandez -rrb- , james , 7 ronaldo ; 8 benzema 7 -lrb- isco -rrb- . subs not used : coentrão , navas , carvajal , nacho .<doc-sep>referee carlos clos gómez amazingly pointed to the spot , and cristiano ronaldo did the honours to give madrid the lead . ronaldo doubled his tally shortly afterwards to make it 3-1 . but the portuguese legend was n't finished there , bagging another two goals to complete an incredible four-goal haul . marcelo in action for real madrid against elche . and cristiano ronaldo , celebrating with gareth bale , made no mistake from the penalty spot .

<t> marcelo was answering fans questions via his facebook page on thursday . </t> <t> the 26-year-old said he wants to stay at real for the rest of his career . </t> <t> and claims to be faster than cristiano ronaldo and gareth bale . </t>

marcelo wants to retire at real madrid ... and claims to be faster than cristiano ronaldo and gareth bale during facebook q ⁇ a<T>

dawn steckmann for more than $ 400,000 , after she was fired for taking too many bathroom breaks while pregnant . a woman in oregon is suing her former high-tech employer for more than $ 400,000 , contending she was fired while pregnant with her second child after being told that she took too many restroom breaks . the suit filed in circuit court says dawn steckmann and other employees had never been told they needed to clock out before using the restroom at maxim integrated products . the lawsuit alleges pregnancy and gender discrimination .<doc-sep>it says that when steckmann was pregnant with her first child in 2011 , she asked a supervisor whether she should go off the clock because she was urinating more frequently and was told that was n't necessary . during her second pregnancy in 2013 , restroom visits were more frequent because of a bladder condition caused by her first pregnancy , and ` she would not even have had time to clock out to use the restroom without an accident , ' the suit says . in june 2013 , steckmann was called to a meeting with her supervisor and a human resources manager who asked why she was not clocking out for restroom breaks . her supervisor claimed he had told steckmann she needed to clock out , reports the oregonian .<doc-sep>the human resources manager told steckmann that for all he knew , she could be watching movies in the bathroom , according to the lawsuit . maxim integrated products produces wafers for wireless devices in the portland suburb of beaverton . steckmann is seeking compensation for lost wages and benefits , damage to her reputation and emotional distress . maxim integrated products produces wafers for wireless devices in the portland suburb of beaverton .<doc-sep>maxim lawyer melissa healy declined comment , citing the pending litigation . steckmann had worked at the company for ten years . her lawsuit is seeking up to $ 106,480 for lost wages , a bonus she says she was n't paid , lost benefits and damage to her reputation . she is also seeking up to $ 300,000 for emotional distress and wants her old job back as a fabrication technician making $ 18.76 per an hour . the suit filed in circuit court says dawn steckmann and other employees had never been told they needed to clock out before using the restroom at maxim integrated products .<doc-sep>a young deli worker who became pregnant with her third child was allegedly told she would lose her job unless she got an abortion . catherine rizzo , 25 , of long island , new york , who was earning $ 400 to $ 500 per week , is suing cooky 's deli owner martin marsilio , 69 . she had to terminate her pregnancy because she needed her job to look after her other two children , a lawsuit in brooklyn federal court claims . ` abortion threat ' : catherine rizzo , 25 , of long island , new york , who was earning $ 400 to $ 500 per week , is suing cooky 's deli owner martin marsilio , 69 . ` the owner 's daughter pulled me in the office and basically told me if i did n't have an abortion , i was n't going to have a job , ' she told the new york post . ms rizzo claimed she stayed there because she needed her job and said it was ` hard to deal ' with the abortion she was allegedly forced to have . but mr marsillio said the allegation is a ` total lie ' , she was fired for being regularly late for work and never complained about harassment . ` many female employees here have gotten pregnant , had their children , took time off and came back to work , ' he told the new york post .<doc-sep>the ivy league-educated former head of new york mets ticket sales sued the club wednesday , saying she was fired last month after insults and humiliation were hurled at her by the club owner 's son , a top team executive who she claimed was upset that she had a child without being married . leigh castergine 's brooklyn federal court lawsuit named sterling mets front office llc and jeffrey wilpon , the club 's chief operating officer , as defendants . it sought unspecified damages and asked that the mets be stopped from future discrimination . it said the club recognized and rewarded castergine after she was hired in december 2010 as the first female vice president in the teams history until she learned she was pregnant in august 2013 . according to the lawsuit , wilpon ` became fixated on the idea that castergine would have a child without being married . ' lawsuit : leigh castergine is suing her former employers at the new york mets for allegedly firing her because she was pregnant and single . he frequently humiliated castergine in front of others by , among other things , pretending to see if she had an engagement ring on her finger and openly stating in a meeting of the team 's all-male senior executives that he is ` morally opposed ' to castergine ` having this baby without being married , '' the lawsuit said . it added that no one , including the team 's general counsel , challenged wilpon 's statement .<doc-sep>by . hugo gye . published : . 04:30 est , 6 june 2013 . | . updated : . 05:23 est , 6 june 2013 . the editor of the oscar-winning muppets movie was a sexist who singled out female staff for abuse and told one woman she should not be a working mother , according to claims in a new lawsuit . the film 's assistant editor cecilia hyoun is suing disney after she was fired from the 2011 blockbuster , and insists she was forced out because of the sexist atmosphere on set .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 12:23 est , 2 march 2013 . | . updated : . 12:44 est , 2 march 2013 . a fired employee is suing an exclusive british-run private school in manhattan , claiming she was treated differently because she is american . sarah bottoms , 49 , who worked at the world class learning academy in the east village until late last year , says the british staff were offered better perks , that bosses wanted to ` get rid of the americans ' and talked about sex at work . the brooklyn mother filed a suit in manhattan civil court claiming national-origin , sex and age discrimination , as reported by the new york post . lawsuit : sarah bottoms -lrb- left -rrb- is suing the world class learning academy , claiming that british staff were offered perks not available to american employees . john taylor -lrb- right -rrb- is the headmaster of the institution . bottoms claims that school chiefs john . and dawn taylor ` gave british employees greater allowances for time . off , raises , excusal from student supervisory duties and subsidized . lunches . ' the former admissions officer says in the lawsuit that these benefits were not available to american staff . bottoms worked at the school , where annual fees can rise to $ 34,000 , for three years but lost her job in december . she alleges that at last year 's christmas party ms taylor said to some fellow brits : ` we need to get rid of the americans . ' bottoms . also claims that dawn often discussed sex in the office . the suit . states that dawn told bottoms on more than one occasion that men . preferred asian woman because ` their sexual organs were smaller . ' unfair : bottoms claims that she was fired when she took her grievances to hr . according to court documents , the american woman also claims that ms taylor criticized her personally , telling her off for wearing pant suits and asking her to use lipstick because ` that 's how an admissions director should dress . ' bottoms claims that when she took her grievances to the school 's hr department she was fired . ` world class learning takes this very , very seriously , and will conduct a very thorough investigation and take appropriate action , ' school lawyer ben fryer told the post . exclusive : fees at the school in the east village , new york , can run up to $ 34,000 a year .

<t> dawn steckmann is suing maxim integrated products of oregon for pregnancy and gender discrimination . </t> <t> she claims she was fired for taking too many bathroom breaks while pregnant in 2013 . </t> <t> hr manager told steckmann that for all he knew , she could be watching movies in the bathroom . </t>

pregnant oregon woman suing for $ 400k claims she was fired because she had to urinate frequently<T>

a media investigation into the allegations of rape featured in lena dunham 's recently-released memoir has refuted the claims of sexual assault made by the girls creator . the writer , actor and director dedicates a chapter of her book , not that kind of girl - for which she received a reported $ 3.7 million advance - to a boy she met at oberlin college in ohio identified as ` barry ' , who she alleges raped her one night after a party . the 28-year-old admits in the tome to drinking alcohol and taking xanax and cocaine before inviting barry back to her on-campus apartment , but says the encounter quickly turned aggressive , and that barry twice removed the condom during intercourse without telling her . ' i never gave permission to be rough , to stick himself inside me without a barrier between us , ' she wrote . scroll down for video . rape claims : in her memoir not that kind of girl , lena dunham -lrb- seen here in new york on december 2 -rrb- alleges she was raped in college . a new media investigation claims there is no proof of the man she describes . ' i never gave him permission . ` in my deepest self i know this , and the knowledge of it has kept me from sinking . ' dunham 's description of barry is similarly explicit , explaining him as a ` mustachioed campus republican ' with a ` mustache that rode the line between ironic williamsburg fashion and big buck hunter ' , who hosted a radio show called real talk with jimbo , worked in the library stacking shelves and ` wore purple cowboy boots ' . she also said that he once punched a girl ` in the boob ' at a party and , following a consensual sexual encounter , another girl woke to find blood spattered all over the wall ` like a crime scene ' . furthermore dunham does not state that ` barry ' is a pseudonym , as she does with other names that appear in her book . an investigation by john nolte from breitbart news undertaken at the oberlin campus , which was published thursday , concluded that the ` barry ' dunham describes is a ` ghost ' , and that no such person appeared to exist at the college during the years she studied there . ` in fact , we could not find anyone who remembered any oberlin republican who matched dunham 's colorful description , ' nolte wrote . ` under scrutiny , dunham 's rape story did n't just fall apart , it evaporated into pixie dust and blew away . ' scene : it is believed the rape dunham describes in her book took place at oberlin college in ohio -lrb- pictured -rrb- in the winter of 2005 following a party . the breitbart report followed an attack on dunham by the national review 's hard-right columnist kevin williamson , who said she was ` grossly irresponsible ' for publishing the rape claim in the first place . williamson said he spoke to a barry who was a prominent republican that attended oberlin and that has been hounded by the media since the release of not that kind of girl in september . this barry told williamson he has never met dunham and did not have any kind of relationship with her . he said the fact his name is barry and that he is a republican who went to oberlin is ` the ` most unfortunate coincidence of my life ' . the man , who is married with kids , said he is petrified that his full name is going to be published . williamson then wrote of dunham : ` it is at the very least the deployment of weaponized celebrity without any concern for collateral damage . ' i have my doubts about whether the encounter dunham describes actually happened at all ; in her memoir , she writes about presenting anecdotes from other people 's lives as her own . ` but , for the record , the man to whom i spoke does not believe that dunham intended to refer to him . ' the breitbart investigation , which describes dunham as ` one of the most powerful and influential women in america ' , included the account of williamson 's ` barry ' . it notes that friends of his laughed at the suggestion of him ever having a moustache and that other details given by dunham also did n't fit . nolte then goes in search of someone else that might fit the description . he deduces the alleged rape occurred in winter 2005 .<doc-sep>a search of the campus newspaper archives and oberlin college graduation announcements did not find any barry - other than the one williamson spoke to - who graduated or attended oberlin college in 2005 , 2006 , or 2007 . massive publicity tour : lena dunham meets fans and signs copies of her book ` not that kind of girl ' at waterstones in london on october 29 , 2014 . a further search of the campus for someone not named barry but who fits the description given by dunham also showed no results . there was no proof of a radio show called real talk with jimbo , he said . ` nevertheless , no amount of digging could verify even a single detail of dunham 's rape claim , ' nolte wrote . the report criticizes dunham for pointing the finger at this one barry in such a public manner , as opposed to reporting what happened to her to the authorities . dunham has not responded to the brietbart news piece . calls to random house , the publisher of not that kind of girl , and to dunham 's literary agent made by mailonline were not immediately returned on thursday . dunham did however react to williamson when his piece was published last month . she took to twitter to defend her story . love : dunham is seen here at the 2014 golden globes with her boyfriend , musician jack antonoff . ` some men are enraged by stories of sexual assault that do n't have clear cut villains , pimps or men with guns , ' she wrote . ` that 's because these stories force them to ask hard questions about their history with consent . ` well , we all have to ask hard questions . grow the f -- up . ` and i have some news for certain ` news ' outlets . no matter how much you thump your keyboards with your meat hands we will not stop talking . ' this is not the only controversy to come from dunham 's tome . the new york native cancelled several appearances on her book tour after being accused of molesting her younger sister as a child . in one chapter of the book she describes how , as a seven-year-old , she experimented with her sister grace , who was one at the time . ` one day , as i sat in our driveway in long island playing blocks and buckets , my curiosity got the better of me , ' dunham wrote . ` grace was sitting up , babbling smiling , and i leaned down between her legs and carefully spread open her vagina . ' the accusations were mostly spearheaded by williamson , who said her behavior was child abuse . dunham came back swinging , writing on twitter : ` the right wing news story that i molested my little sister is n't just lol - it 's really f -- ing upsetting and disgusting . family : dunham was accused of molesting her younger sister grace -lrb- pictured -rrb- by two media outlets following a controversial chapter in her book , where she admits to experiment with her sibling as a child . ` and by the way , if you were a little kid and never looked at another little kid 's vagina , well , congrats to you . ` usually this is stuff i can ignore but do n't demean sufferers , do n't twist my words , . ' i told a story about being a weird 7 year old . i bet you have some too , old men , that i 'd rather not hear . ` and yes , this is a rage spiral . '<doc-sep>a man who matches the description of lena dunham 's alleged rapist has set up a legal fund to defend his reputation and prepare for a law suit against the girls creator , a report claims . ms dunham , 28 , dedicates a chapter of her book , not that kind of girl , to a ` flamboyant republican conservative ' that she met at oberlin college in ohio identified as ` barry ' , who she claims raped her after a party . subsequent reports found a man named barry one fits the description . after numerous failed attempts to get ms dunham to remove the passage or openly clear his name , one 's attorney aaron minc reveals a fund has been set up to gather costs to defend his reputation . scroll down for video . rape claims : in her memoir not that kind of girl , lena dunham -lrb- seen here in new york on december 2 -rrb- alleges she was raped in college . a new media investigation claims there is no proof of the man she describes . minc told breitbart : ` all proceeds will be spent by barry on legal costs and related fees associated with defending barry 's reputation including , but not limited to , potentially pursuing lena dunham and penguin random house for harm caused to barry 's reputation from the publication and sale of ms dunham 's memoir . ' in ms dunham 's memoir - for which she received a reported $ 3.7 million advance - the writer claims she drank alcohol then took xanax and cocaine before inviting barry back to her on-campus apartment . but the encounter , she claims , quickly turned aggressive , and barry twice removed the condom during intercourse without telling her . ' i never gave permission to be rough , to stick himself inside me without a barrier between us , ' she wrote . ' i never gave him permission . in my deepest self i know this , and the knowledge of it has kept me from sinking . ' dunham 's description of barry is similarly explicit , explaining him as a ` mustachioed campus republican ' with a ` mustache that rode the line between ironic williamsburg fashion and big buck hunter ' , who hosted a radio show called real talk with jimbo , worked in the library stacking shelves and ` wore purple cowboy boots ' . she also said that he once punched a girl ` in the boob ' at a party and , following a consensual sexual encounter , another girl woke to find blood spattered all over the wall ` like a crime scene ' . scene : it is believed the rape dunham describes in her book took place at oberlin college in ohio -lrb- pictured -rrb- in the winter of 2005 following a party . furthermore dunham does not state that ` barry ' is a pseudonym , as she does with other names that appear in her book . although a breitbart investigation found the character to be a ` ghost ' , articles by the washington post and power line supported one 's claim that he has a solid libel case against ms dunham . in a statement , barry one 's attorney said he has already spent two months worth of legal fees defending himself . he has been in contact with ms dunham 's team since october 6 but ` despite multiple requests , ' the statement says , ` lena dunham has not issued any sort of statement clearing barry 's name and clarifying the confusion that is happening . ' any proceeds not used on legal related costs , minc said , will be donated to not-for-profit organizations that assist victims of rape and sexual assault , to be selected at a later date . an investigation by john nolte from breitbart news undertaken at the oberlin campus , which was published thursday , concluded that the ` barry ' dunham describes is a ` ghost ' , and that no such person appeared to exist at the college during the years she studied there . ` in fact , we could not find anyone who remembered any oberlin republican who matched dunham 's colorful description , ' nolte wrote . ` under scrutiny , dunham 's rape story did n't just fall apart , it evaporated into pixie dust and blew away . ' the breitbart report followed an attack on dunham by the national review 's hard-right columnist kevin williamson , who said she was ` grossly irresponsible ' for publishing the rape claim in the first place . williamson said he spoke to a barry who was a prominent republican that attended oberlin and that has been hounded by the media since the release of not that kind of girl in september . this barry told williamson he has never met dunham and did not have any kind of relationship with her . he said the fact his name is barry and that he is a republican who went to oberlin is ` the ` most unfortunate coincidence of my life ' . the man , who is married with kids , said he is petrified that his full name is going to be published . williamson then wrote of dunham : ` it is at the very least the deployment of weaponized celebrity without any concern for collateral damage . ' i have my doubts about whether the encounter dunham describes actually happened at all ; in her memoir , she writes about presenting anecdotes from other people 's lives as her own . ` but , for the record , the man to whom i spoke does not believe that dunham intended to refer to him . ' the breitbart investigation , which describes dunham as ` one of the most powerful and influential women in america ' , included the account of williamson 's ` barry ' .<doc-sep>lena dunham has finally responded to claims she made up a story about being raped by an acquaintance in college , detailed in a passage from her new book not that kind of girl , and she 's sticking by her story . the star and creator of hbo 's girls , wrote an essay on buzzfeed to address reports claiming to have identified a man named ` barry ' who matched the descriptions of the man who raped her after a party when she was attending oberlin college nearly a decade ago . the man interviewed by breitbart and the national review denied the claims , saying he never even met dunham during their time at the ohio liberal arts college . dunham has now clarified that ` barry ' was just a pseudonym she designed to protect the identity of her attacker , who she never meant to identify in the story . instead , she says she wrote the essay to bring comfort to other victims like herself and that she intends to continue raising awareness of the issue of sexual assault on college campuses . scroll down for video . not his name : lena dunham says she changed the name of a man who allegedly raped her , when she described the incident in an essay in her new book not that kind of girl . in not that kind of girl , dunham describes the night she was walked home by the acquaintance - a mustachioed republican who hosted his own campus radio show . while dunham admits her memory of the night is hazy , having been drunk and high on cocaine and xanax , she remains steadfast that she did not consent to having sex with barry , who was aggressive and twice tried to pull off a condom during the assault . however , she says it took her a long time to process the attack as a rape , and reach a point in her life where she was comfortable enough to write about it and share it in her book . following the book 's release , some publications , including conservative websites breitbart and nation review , sought to identify the oberlin alumnus who raped the writer , using details from the book to narrow down the list of possible attackers . both brietbart and national review were led by their research to a man named barry , who was a prominent campus republican when dunham attended the institution . they looked for men named barry , since dunham did not explicitly state that the attacker 's name was changed , as she did for other stories in the book . the man breitbart identified as ` barry one ' -lrb- to protect his real name -rrb- vehemently denied ever meeting dunham , and says his reputation has now been tarnished because of the book . scene : it is believed the rape dunham describes in her book took place at oberlin college in ohio -lrb- pictured -rrb- in the winter of 2005 following a party .<doc-sep>' i think it is biological . i 'm 30 . i 'm not that young right . ' advance : lena dunham got a reported $ 3.7 million advance for her memoir , not that kind of girl , from publishers random house - allowing her to splash out on a new home . lena has not put her old brooklyn heights apartment - described by vogue as ` concertedly unostentatious ' - up for sale . the property has a small galley kitchen , featuring an old photo of lena 's grandmother as well as a hot-pink hello kitty microwave . and nearby , lena had arranged what she refered to as her ` salon wall ' , a small selection of artefacts , fan letters from steven spielberg and tom hanks ; a birthday drawing from the new yorker cartoonist and girls producer bruce eric kaplan ; a portrait of girls star zosia mamet by co-star jemima kirke ; and other ` cherished works ' . to really prove that art does mirror life , much of the furniture in the apartment , vogue noted , was taken directly from the girls set . brand new : lena dunham snapped up this apartment in brookyn in may - but still owns her beloved brooklyn heights apartment . out with the old : lena dunham lived in this brooklyn heights building and still owns the apartment she bought in 2012 after girls became a hit . the girls star has however found herself at the center of controversy as a result of her memoir . the first incident was over the memoir 's description of her relationship with her sister . right-wing website truth revolt excerpted a portion from the book about her childhood curiosity with the female reproductive system and labelled it ` unsettling ' and ` disturbing ' . the passage that truth revolt excerpted details a conversation that then-year-old lena had with her mother , famed artist laurie simmons , about women 's organs . in the course of the conversation , young lena asks her mother if little sister grace 's vagina looks like hers . ' i guess so , just smaller , ' her mother responds . dunham wrote that she subsequently she ` spread open her vagina ' as the two played on the driveway . ` she did n't resist and when i saw what was inside i shrieked , ' she wrote . ` my mother came running . `` mama , mama ! grace has something in there ! '' ` it quickly became apparent that grace had stuffed six or seven pebbles in there . my mother removed them patiently while grace cackled , thrilled that her prank had been a success . ' right-wing website truth revolt described the incident as ` unsettling ' and ` disturbing ' in an article titled ` lena dunham describes sexually abusing her little sister ' . in response dunham threatened to sue the website . that was followed by further controversy over her claim that she was raped while at university by a man she identifies as ` barry one ' , a ` mustachioed campus republican ' . the man who fits that description has now retained an attorney and taken steps towards suing her , saying that he has asked since the book 's publication for his name to be cleared .<doc-sep>girls star lena dunham has landed the cover of vogue , sources have told mailonline . the 27-year-old star is set to appear on the cover of the february issue , out on january 22 . and while it is yet to be announced officially , anna wintour gave her seal of approval to both miss dunham and her hit hbo show by turning up to the season three premiere in new york last night . girls night out : lena dunham and anna wintour posed on the red carpet together at the season three premiere of the hit hbo series on january 6 . the u.s. vogue editor-in-chief , who wore a colorful prada fur coat , attended the hbo/cinema society-hosted event with her daughter bee shaffer - a big fan of girls . she was extremely friendly with the cast , and posed on the red carpet with lena . she also gave alison williams a big hug and a kiss once inside the venue . a representative for vogue would not confirm or deny whether miss dunham would be appearing in the new issue , on newsstands from january 22nd , saying only , ' i ca n't comment on rumors of future editorial . ' however the source added to mailonline today : ` anna does love these girls . ' woman of the hour : lena dunham wore a dazzling rochas gown and towering heels to the event . showstopping : the girls cast , from left : zosia mamet in saint laurent , lena dunham in rochas , jemima kirke in geminola and allison williams in christian dior . fashionista.com . also observed that while allison williams , zosia mamet and jemima kirke . has all been landing their fair share of glossy covers , miss dunham has . been conspicuously absent . ` could it be that she scored the most exclusive february cover of them all , vogue ? ' they speculate . rumors of a lena dunham vogue cover have been milling since october when it emerged that ms wintour would be hosting a dinner in honor of the girls creator in a bid to persuade her to feature in the magazine . according to radaronline , a ` well-placed .

<t> actor , 28 , alleges that she was raped at oberlin college in her memoir not that kind of girl . </t> <t> media investigation at the ohio campus found no proof of the man she describes in the book as her alleged attacker . </t> <t> named as ` barry ' , one man who somewhat fits the description says he has never met dunham . </t> <t> dunham has been accused of being ` grossly irresponsible ' in publishing the claim . </t> <t> she did not report the incident to authorities . </t>

` republican conservative ' who raped lena dunham in college does not exist<T>

in the first case of its kind , a new york appeals court has rejected an animal rights advocate 's bid to extend ` legal personhood ' to chimpanzees , saying the primates are incapable of bearing the responsibilities that come with having legal rights . the unanimous ruling meant that tommy , a 26-year-old chimpanzee is not entitled to the rights of a human and does not have to be freed by its owner . a five-judge panel of the albany court on thursday said attorney steven wise had shown that tommy , who lives alone in a shed in upstate new york , was an autonomous creature , but that it was not possible for him to understand the social contract that binds humans together . scroll down for video . captive : animal rights activist and lawyer , steven wise , argued that tommy -lrb- pictured -rrb- is being held against his will and deserves to be granted human rights and freed . freedom : attorney steven wise of the nonhuman rights project , left , argues on behalf of tommy , a chimpanzee , before the new york supreme court appellate division on wednesday , in albany . ` so far as legal theory is concerned , a person is any being whom the law regards as capable of rights and duties , ' presiding justice karen peters wrote . ` needless to say , unlike human beings , chimpanzees can not bear any legal duties , submit to societal responsibilities or be held legally accountable for their actions , ' that , they ruled , makes it ` inappropriate ' to grant the rights of a human to the animal . wise , representing the nonhuman rights project , which he helped found in 2007 , was seeking a ruling that tommy had been unlawfully imprisoned by his owner , patrick lavery . wise argued that the chimp should be released to a sanctuary in florida . according to wise and other experts , it is the first case anywhere in the world in which an appeals court has been asked to extend human rights to animals . there was no initial response to an email sent to wise with a question about the possibility of a further appeal to the state 's top court . tommy 's owner , patrick lavery , said thursday he was pleased and expected the ruling . ' i just could n't picture any court granting habeas corpus for an animal , ' he said . ` if it works for one animal , it works for all animals . it would open a can of worms . ' content : patrick lavery , owner , interacts with tommy a chimpanzee at his home in gloversville , new york . decision : presiding justice karen peters of the new york supreme court appellate division third department poses a question to attorney steven wise of the nonhuman rights project during arguments at the court . attorney steven wise of the nonhuman rights project talks to reporters after arguing on behalf of tommy , a chimpanzee , at the new york supreme court appellate division . the court ruled against tommy . tommy is a former entertainment chimp who was placed with lavery about 10 years ago . lavery said tommy is cared for under strict state and federal license rules and inspections . the court noted there have been no claims that tommy has been mistreated or any of those rules have been violated . lavery said tommy lives in a seven-room enclosure in gloversville with lots of toys and other ` enrichment . ' wise was not immediately available to comment . he has said that if he lost tommy 's case , he would ask for it to be heard by the court of appeals , new york 's top state court . lavery said in an interview that he agreed with the judges . tommy , he said , received state-of-the-art care and was on a waiting list to be taken in by a sanctuary . ` it will be my decision where he goes , and not someone else 's , ' he said . peters wrote for the court that while chimps could not be granted legal rights , wise could lobby the state legislature to create new protections for chimps and other intelligent animals . the decision , which upheld a 2013 ruling by a state judge , came after wise on tuesday urged a separate court in rochester to order the release of a deaf chimp named kiko from a cement cage at his owner 's home in niagara falls . wise has also filed a third case on behalf of two chimps that live at a state university on long island .<doc-sep>should a captive chimpanzee have the same rights as a `` legal person '' ? that 's the debate set to unfold after an activist group filed lawsuits on behalf of four chimpanzees , asking the new york supreme court to grant them the `` right to bodily liberty . '' `` when we go to court on behalf of the first chimpanzee plaintiffs , we 'll be asking judges to recognize , for the first time , that these cognitively complex , autonomous beings have the basic legal right to not be imprisoned , '' said steven m. wise , founder and president of the nonhuman rights project . according to the group , the four chimpanzees are all held in new york state : . • tommy , 26 , is living in a cage on a trailer lot in gloversville . • kiko , 26 , formerly worked in the entertainment industry and is now living in niagara falls on private property , where he is caged .<doc-sep>natalie prosin , executive director of the nonhuman rights project , told mailonline : ` it has n't been tried before so our case is unique . ` it 's the first time any organisation has tried to get actual legal rights for any non-humans - under u.s. law animals count as things , not people . big name : the plans are backed by renowned british primate expert dr jane goodall -lrb- pictured in 1974 -rrb- . ` there are animal protection laws but that 's not the same as giving rights to animals . at the moment they 're just the same as a table or a chair . ' she insisted being a person under the law was ` not the same as human rights ' . ` the legal term `` legal person '' is not synonymous with human beings ' , she said . ` corporations can be legal persons in the u.s. ` what we 're trying to do is have the court grant legal person rights so our chimpanzee plaintiff can enjoy one simple human right .<doc-sep>tommy the chimpanzee may soon become a human , at least in the eyes of the law . a rights group sued tommy 's owners today , in an attempt to free the 26-year-old primate so that he can live at a sanctuary . the lawsuit filed by the nonhuman rights project , is petitioning a new york court to grant tommy ` legal personhood ' based on scientific evidence that chimpanzees have the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves . against his will : a nonhuman rights group sued a couple in new york for illegally detaining their chimpanzee named tommy -lrb- who is not pictured above -rrb- in a cage on their trailer park and lost the case . the group will also bring up precedents which granted freedom to slaves before they were emancipated and considered real people . ` not long ago , people generally agreed that human slaves could not be legal persons , but were simple the property of their owners , ' the non-profit 's president steven wise told usa today . ` we will assert , based on clear scientific evidence , that it 's time to take the next step and recognize that these non-human animals can not continue to be exploited as the property of their human owners . ' the lawsuit also argues that new york state ` does not limit legal personhood to homo sapiens ' . the group plans on bringing up two similar lawsuits to free three other new york state chimps . wise and his group say that tommy is being held against his will in a ` small , dank , cement cage ' at his owner 's reindeer farm in gloversville , new york and if given the choice , this is not how he would chose to live . but his owners say that 's just not the case . tommy is one of 11 chimps that patrick lavery and his wife diane have taken in from abusive or neglectful homes . they keep the chimps at their farm temporarily so that they can find a suitable sanctuary . remaining with their owners : three lawsuits in new york have kept chimpanzees -lrb- similar to those above -rrb- in the care of their owners even though an animal rights group wanted to have them placed in a sanctuary . the lavery 's have had tommy for a decade and are still looking for a sanctuary close enough to their other home in ocala , florida so that they can visit him . ` he 's actually my favorite . he 's so attached ot us when we get home , he 'll be so excited to see us , ' mr lavery said from florida . he says that tommy is kept in a cage that exceeds state and federal standards and is inspected yearly . its ' not ` small ' or ` dank ; but a large area that has a door to an outside play area . during the winter , tommy stays inside in a building heated to 70 degrees , with the walls of his quarters painted to look like a jungle . ` the chimp has a color tv and cable , ' mr lavery said. , ` he watches cartoons . ' and mr lavery is no rookie when it comes to chimp-keeping . ` ive got 20 years experience with chimpanzees . we 're not just some joe blow on the street who just happens to have a chimpanzee . i 've had animals all my life . horses , dogs , reindeer . it 's not a fly-by-night operations . '<doc-sep>three new york courts have rejected one group 's legal effort to grant captive chimpanzees in that state the same rights as a `` legal person . '' the nonhuman rights project filed three separate suits on behalf of four chimpanzees in new york state last week in a bid to secure for tommy , kiko , hercules and leo -- all male chimps held in various parts of the state -- the `` right to bodily liberty . '' the lawsuits asked that the four chimpanzees be moved to a sanctuary `` where they can live out their days with others of their kind in an environment as close to the wild as is possible in north america , '' the group said . the group says it will appeal the courts ' decisions . `` these outcomes allow the nhrp to proceed to the appellate courts , '' nhrp spokeswoman stacey doss told cnn .

<t> a new york appeals court ruled tommy , a 26-year-old chimpanzee is not entitled to human rights . </t> <t> the three-judge appellate division panel was unanimous in denying ` legal personhood ' to tommy . </t>

new york court denies legal bid to grant captive chimpanzee human rights<T>

stephanie seymour has revealed that she specially built a massive closet at her home in greenwich , connecticut , where she puts all of her couture . in images taken for an upcoming post on estée lauder 's blog , the estée edit , the space is shown to house huge amounts of color-coordinated clothing , hundreds of pairs of designer shoes and at least eight birkin bags , the beloved hermes purses that can cost $ 20,000 or more . the 46-year-old supermodel said in an interview with fashionista that she cares for her belongings much like a museum cares for its artwork : ` there is some hanging space , but it 's mostly drawers because you want to keep everything in either boxes , or in acid-free tissue . it 's all climate controlled , of course , and all of the drawers are glass and there 's space on each side for a picture so i can see what 's inside . ' scroll down for video . one of everything , please ! ms seymour recently let photographers from estée lauder into her massive couture closet . can we have one of those birkins ? in this photo of her closet , we spotted at least eight of the famous hermes bags on the top shelf . she even keeps it locked up from her sons harry , 18 , and peter brant , jr. , 20 .<doc-sep>during the interview , she was asked if the pair tried to access her collection - which she 's been amassing for nearly 20 years - to re-purpose the pieces to wear out . ` yes , but now i 've bolted the dressing room door ! ' she said . under lock and key ! ms seymour -lrb- center -rrb- has revealed she keeps her couture locked away from her sons harry -lrb- right -rrb- and peter brant , jr. -lrb- left -rrb- . shoes , shoes , everywhere ! the photo shows just a portion of ms seymour 's massive shoe collection . ms seymour revealed that her favorite piece from the collection is her wedding dress , custom designed by tunisian couturier azzedine alaia . ` it is a work of art and i got to watch the whole dress being made by hand , ' she said . ` it 's a lot about the craftsmanship , the hand stitching . but honestly , if you find a designer that fits you well , ready-to-wear can feel like it 's made just for you . ' ms seymour , who 's a close friend and muse to mr alaia , said she still frequently wears the designer 's coats and dresses from 20 years ago because they make her feel ` like stephanie . '<doc-sep>drop dead gorgeous ! ms seymour , 46 , attended the louis vuitton monogram celebration in new york last month . quite a trio ! peter brant , jr , stephanie seymour and harry brant -lrb- left to right -rrb- at the opening of dolce & gabbana 's fifth avenue flagship boutique in new york city in may of 2013 . ms seymour has appeared in every major fashion magazine in the world - and she recently became a face for estée lauder alongside kendall jenner . she was famously involved with guns 'n' roses lead singer axl rose in the 90s and starred in two of the band 's music videos . she married peter brant . sr , a billionaire businessman , in 1995 and then filed for divorce from him in 2009 . the pair reconciled in 2010 . her sons peter - who is openly gay - and harry grew up in greenwich , connecticut . as of the last few years , they are fixtures of the manhattan socialite scene , frequently appearing at exclusive parties , fashion shows , polo matches and more .<doc-sep>by . deni kirkova . published : . 08:40 est , 22 july 2013 . | . updated : . 12:26 est , 22 july 2013 . the man credited with discovering some of the biggest names in modelling has died at the age of 70 . john casablancas , who launched the careers of linda evangelista , cindy crawford and naomi campbell , lost his battle with cancer in rio de janeiro on friday evening and will be mourned in a funeral ceremony later this week . he launched elite model management in 1972 and signed models such as gisele bündchen , stephanie seymour , alessandra ambrosio , naomi campbell , heidi klum , eva herzigová , alessandra ambrosio , stephanie seymour and anna nicole smith . john casablancas , pictured with some of his models in 1991 , was ' a man who loved women , lots of women ' the glamorous champagne lifestyle he . encouraged his models to lead was largely at odds with the prevailing . business ethos at the time . his rival agency ford was pioneering a clean and ethical business practice within the modelling industry , introducing modern accounting practices and standardised pay and working hours . ` models were just models , ' casablancas told new york magazine in 2005 . ` we started creating the myth behind the looks . ' he encouraged cindy crawford to strip for playboy . that year , she became the world 's highest earning model . linda evangelista famously said ` we . do n't wake up for less than $ 10,000 a day ' in 1990 , a comment that came to . define the supermodel era . at its height elite was earning up to $ 65 million in bookings per year . but as casablancas ' success in the industry rocketed throughout the 80s and 90s , it was also rocked by scandals . in 1983 the businessman indulged in an affair with 16-year-old stephanie seymour , he was 41 . elite model alessandra ambrosio tweeted in mourning . casablancas with his wife in 2008 and in 2000 with claudia schiffer just after she chose elite to represent her .<doc-sep>more than two dozen people were taken to hospitals after a double-decker bus crashed saturday morning on interstate 65 in southern indiana . indiana state police trooper clifton elston says the bus , operated by megabus , rolled over about 5:30 a.m. saturday near seymour , about 60 miles southeast of indianapolis . stephanie furlow , a spokeswoman for schneck medical center in seymour , says it treated 27 people and none of the injuries were serious . scroll down for video . more than two dozen people were taken to hospitals after a double-decker bus crashed saturday morning on interstate 65 in southern indiana . indiana state police trooper clifton elston says the bus , operated by megabus , rolled over about 5:30 a.m. saturday near seymour , about 60 miles southeast of indianapolis . jackson county emergency medical services supervisor roger wheeler told the tribune of seymour a pregnant woman with a cut to her head was taken to an indianapolis hospital . state police say about 70 passengers were on the bus and the uninjured were taken to a nearby middle school . police say weather conditions and speed may have contributed to the crash .<doc-sep>by . olivia fleming . published : . 09:54 est , 17 september 2012 . | . updated : . 01:54 est , 18 september 2012 . domestic violence and women 's rights advocacy groups have attacked conde nast after vogue hommes international released its latest cover featuring stephanie seymour being choked by model marlon teixeira . the publisher 's chairman si newhouse and editorial director thomas wallace received a letter from four organization leaders accusing the ` disturbing ' image of ` glorifying violence against women as an act of love . '<doc-sep>any matter of security . ' unaware : the prince was unaware of the police operation and posed for pictures with fans . female attention : many young women in the u.s. flocked to the eligible royal bachelor but only one won a kiss - the supermodel who handed him his trophy , pictured . however , he described her as ' a person who wanted to see prince harry . prince harry is a high prominence figure . there are some people who have an unhealthy attraction to him ' . he added that ` international law enforcement agencies ' issued advisories ` to be watchful for her ' . inside the event prince harry rounded up a successful overseas tour - with his team even winning 4-3 . the exclusive event was attended by dignitaries and celebrities including supermodel stephanie seymour and fashion designer jason wu . to the envy of his female fans harry exchanged a kiss with model karolina kurkova who presented with his trophy . harry was raising money for his children 's charity sentebale by taking part in the event and security was especially tight for those attending . qi will appear at the state superior court in stamford on may 22 .

<t> the closet , which is at her mansion in greenwich , connecticut , houses twenty years worth of designer clothing and accessories . </t> <t> of the hundred of garments , her favorite piece is her wedding dress , custom made by couturier azzedine alaia , for whom she is a muse . </t>

inside stephanie seymour 's huge closet<T>

manchester united target diego godin is going nowhere , according to his current atletico madrid boss diego simeone . the centre back has been linked with a # 15.7 million move to united in january - with the old trafford outfit 's defensive problems under manager louis van gaal well-documented . the uruguay international is one of several players the red devils are considering at the back , with the # 28m release buy-out clause not a stumbling block for executive vice-chairman ed woodward . atletico madrid defender diego godin -lrb- left -rrb- will not be leaving for manchester united , says diego simeone . godin -lrb- centre -rrb- has played in all 13 of atletico 's la liga games so far this season . godin has been an ever-present in simeone 's side this season in la liga , with the reigning champions currently third - four points behind arch-rivals real .<doc-sep>and simeone is adamant that if united are interested in the 28-year-old they need will quickly be disappointed . ` let 's talk about something else , ' simeone replied when asked about united 's potential bid . ` how much ? twenty -lrb- million euros -rrb- ? for godin ? ` it must be a mistake . ' atletico 's next match is away to elche on saturday , with godin likely to start at the heart of their defence as they seek a third-successive league win . simeone -lrb- left -rrb- was awarded the ibero-american community trophy by spanish king felipe vi on thursday . simeone -lrb- left -rrb- won for winning the la liga title last season and reaching the champions league final .<doc-sep>diego godin has emerged as a target for manchester united when the transfer window re-opens next month . the atletico madrid star is one of several players being considered by louis van gaal as he looks to ease the defensive crisis at old trafford . united are keen on borussia dortmund 's mats hummels and have also watched basle 's fabian schar , real madrid youngster raphael varane and dynamo kiev star aleksandar dragovic . scroll down for video . atletico madrid defender diego godin is a january target for manchester united boss louis van gaal . borussia dortmund 's mats hummels -lrb- left -rrb- and real madrid 's raphael varane have been watched by united .<doc-sep>mario mandzukic missed two golden chances as la liga champions atletico madrid started the defence of their campaign with a whimper against rayo vallecano . missing suspended manager diego simeone , atletico madrid looked toothless without diego costa , even against the leakiest defence in last season 's competition , and the croatian could not step up to fill the gap . at a rowdy , intimate vallecas , the favourites looked tired after their super cup exertions on friday against real madrid and lacked incision , showing why they have been linked with playmakers like santi cazorla , marco reus and shinji kagawa this summer . scroll down to watch atletico madrid manager diego simeone sent off in super cup . failed to fire : summer signing mario mandzukic missed two golden opportunities to score for atletico madrid . banished : atletico manager diego simeone has been banned from the touchline for eight matches . rayo vallecano : alvarez , quini , abdoulaye , ze castro , tito , trashorras , bueno , baena , aquino , pereira -lrb- manucho 55 -rrb- , kakuta . subs not used : cobeno , nacho , morcillo , pozuelo , lica , embarba . booked : baena , abdoulaye . atletico madrid : moya , juanfran , godin , miranda , ansaldi ; koke , gabi , mario suarez , griezmann -lrb- cebolla 84 -rrb- , raul jimenez -lrb- saul 61 -rrb- , mandzukic -lrb- hector 74 -rrb- . subs not used : oblak , gamez , gimenez , tiago . booked : mario suarez , juanfran . referee : clos gomez . att : 11,070 . despite winning the title , atletico madrid still contrived to end last season -- an incredible , unforgettable one for rojiblanco supporters -- in disappointment . the champions league final defeat by arch-rivals real madrid was so ` atletico ' in its nature it was almost fitting -- so , so close , but yet so far . a constant theme throughout the club 's history . asked whether the club would be giving up their game-by-game stance to the season , which simeone insisted the club were adhering to last year , the response was negative . he still sees his team as the underdogs to the league 's giants , barcelona and real madrid , and wants them to take each task as it comes , forgetting about arcing grand-plans of lifting titles or competing in europe .<doc-sep>manchester united are already making moves to bolster their defensive options by triggering a # 24million release clause for atletico madrid 's miranda , according to reports in spain . the 29-year-old centre-half played in the champions league final extra time defeat against city rivals real in lisbon on saturday . miranda was a mainstay for diego simeone 's la liga champions last season and is set to link-up with louis van gaal at old trafford after being offered a four-year deal . incoming ! manchester united have triggered miranda 's release clause of # 24m at atletico madrid . key man : the brazilian has been important for diego simeone during their la liga title last season . age : 29 . height : 6ft 1in . position : centre-back . club : atletico madrid . apperances last season : 45 . brazil caps : 7 . clauses are mandatory for all players in spain , and with united seemingly operating with a blank chequebook this summer , the hefty fee has n't deterred them . brazil coach luiz felipe scolari did n't pick the big defender in his world cup squad - a decision that has come as a surprise given miranda 's recent performances . spanish newspaper as claim that he has been in manchester looking at schools in the area ahead of a potential deal . van gaal has identified the heart of his . defence as a problem area , particularly after the departures of rio . ferdinand and nemanja vidic has left the squad devoid of numbers . and miranda , despite his age , appears a safe choice after enjoying a renaissance on the continent since moving to vicente calderon three years ago . what a picture ! new boss louis van gaal has identified central defence as a problem position at old trafford . target : manchester united have joined a host of clubs in chasing psg youngster adrien rabiot -lrb- right -rrb- . he did move back to brazil with sao paulo in 2006 after ill-fated one-season spells with coritiba and sochaux . united have also continued to keep tabs on paris saint-germain 's adrien rabiot , who wants to leave the club over a lack of games . the 19-year-old is highly thought of in france and is the source of interest from premier league clubs including manchester city , arsenal and chelsea . he is one half of the best central defensive partnership in europe and if manchester united do manage to land him they will have some player . think ricardo carvalho in the john terry/carvalho partnership in jose mourinho 's first spell at chelsea . diego godin is atletico 's terry -- the brave leader heroically throwing himself in front of shots , sliding into tackles and heading in set-pieces - while alongside him miranda is the cool head ; the perfectly positioned partner who often goes unnoticed because he barely puts a foot wrong . you do n't need the dramatic lunge if you are always in the right place at the right time . most commentators in spain believe miranda has been the best defender in la liga this season and no one can quite understand why both he and his atletico team-mate felipe luis have been left out of the brazil squad -- all the better for united who will get a player who has rested throughout the summer having put in the season of his career . six times lionel messi faced miranda this season and the argentine failed to scored , played out of the game by the 29-year-old who was consistently voted best defender in brazil before jorge mendes helped bring him to atletico madrid from sao paolo in january 2011 . as well as being impeccable defensively he knows how to get forward and score important goals , giving atletico the spanish cup last season by notching the winner at the bernabeu against real madrid . the fact that his outstanding displays have caught everyone 's eye this season extends to spain coach vicente del bosque . the world cup-winning manager enquired over the defender 's international status . unfortunately for spain , he had already played full internationals with brazil and ca n't follow diego costa in making the switch to spain .<doc-sep>basle 's fabian schar -lrb- left -rrb- , pictured tackling cristiano ronaldo , has also been watched by united this season . van gaal is determined to bolster his options after injuries to key defenders have left him unable to name a settled back four this season . united executive vice-chairman ed woodward will find out who is available in january , although the club could choose to meet godin 's # 28million buy-out clause . the 28-year-old , who helped atletico win la liga in may and reach the champions league final , has played every minute of every league game for diego simeone 's side this season . the spanish side are currently four points behind league leaders real madrid but they would be unable to stop godin moving to manchester if united meet his release clause .

<t> diego godin has been linked with a move to manchester united . </t> <t> united have struggled at the back , conceding 16 goals this season . </t> <t> godin has played every minute of atletico 's 13 la liga games this term . </t>

atletico madrid boss diego simeone says diego godin wo n't be leaving the club despite manchester united 's interest<T>

three grey men in grey t-shirts delivered a grey document on thursday aimed at redefining the england football team as something a little less bulldog and a little more greyhound . billed as ` england dna : evolving . developing . winning ' , it is the product of 12 months of hiring and firing and restructuring behind the scenes by dan ashworth , the fa 's director of elite development and will involve giving the players memory-chip wristbands which they can access back at their clubs so they can remember the work they have done with their country . ashworth has kept his profile low since replacing sir trevor brooking in this role , busily putting things in place and this was his coming out party , formalising the power-shift behind the scenes . dan ashworth -lrb- right -rrb- , the fa 's director of elite development , pictured with england under 21 manager gareth southgate revealed the ` england dna ' blueprint on thursday . he presented the document with u21 manager gareth southgate and head of player and coach development matt crocker , recruited from southampton , where the prolific academy is under the authority of les reed , former technical director of the fa , who once worked with howard wilkinson to produce a document very like this one . ashworth has busily created a new blueprint aimed at redefining the england national team . the irony must have been lost somewhere between wembley and st george 's park , where ashworth will extend his dna vision to 1,500 coaches from the fa 's licensed coaches ' club who will gather , over the weekend . it is simply a collection of commonsense ideas committed to print after thorough research , including studies into how other nations do things - six in europe and three in south america .<doc-sep>it may help coaches at all levels to have a point of reference about what the international teams are striving for , and it may help players of different ages to have a memory stick on a wristband which reminds them of what playing for england is about , should they chose to plug it into their laptop or tablet . but , in truth , this is another largely underwhelming document trying to be all things to as many people as possible , without causing offence . ashworth 's team want england want to break from the traditional blood and sweat , but not forget about it . they want to work with the clubs , but want more players to be released by clubs to boost experience on an international stage . if they want the ` golden thread ' to run through the youth ranks to the senior team , the release of players by the clubs is the key . we will see how southgate gets on when he selects a squad for the u21 euros next year . it is hoped the ideas may help coaches at all levels have a point of reference about what the international team is striving for . to increase the number of times a player samples international football , ashworth has introduced u15 , u18 and u20 age groups . at some expense , the u20s have a full programme of fixtures , but will not play a competitively until 2017 at the earliest , since they have not qualified for next year 's world cup in new zealand . they want players to be comfortable with the ball - and without it . they want them to be tactically aware and flexible and technically adept . they want them to ` intelligently dominate possession ' . they want pride and passion and they want high standards of behaviour . who does n't ? the fa will provide a clear coaching plan -- focusing on eight positions on the field and phases of play - and the best care and support . they took a teacher with the squad to the u17 euros in malta , this year to help four players taking gcses . chelsea 's dominic solanke even stayed in malta to sit an exam on the day his team-mates travelled home .<doc-sep>chelsea 's dominic solanke stayed in malta to sit an exam during a trip with the england under 17 squad . the principles are admirable . most of it has been heard before in different guises . england boasted they were the best prepared team at the world cup in brazil . they were also among the first to leave for home . ultimately , what england need to win a world cup is more and better players . ashworth admits 90 per cent of player development in england is done by the clubs , which leaves him addressing the final 10 per cent , which adapts them for international football . the premier league is two years into their elite player performance plan , their own pathway to more and better home-grown footballers . they all claim to consult closely , but do they , really ? clouding the issue further is the commission launched by fa chairman greg dyke with a view to creating an england team capable of winning the world cup in 2022 , by recommending feeder clubs . and a code of conduct , introduced by dyke 's predecessor david bernstein , to improve behaviour . blueprints we have aplenty . and now we have another . or is it grey ?<doc-sep>the fa have promoted dan ashworth to technical director with little or no fanfare considering the importance of the role within the structure of english football 's ruling body . there was no official announcement of ashworth 's step up from director of elite development - his title since arriving from west bromwich albion in 2012 . instead , ashworth was first named technical director on the fa website in the report on gareth southgate extending his england under 21 contract . it is understood the fa did not feel it necessary to promote the change of title as ashworth has effectively been carrying out the technical director brief since the world cup . dan ashworth has been promoted to technical director of the fa with very little fanfare or furore . ashworth -lrb- left -rrb- , pictured with england manager roy hodgson at st george 's park in august 2013 . and the fa board had unanimously bought into his blueprint for the future organisation of england teams following his presentation as part of the postmortem into the england debacle in brazil . also fa chairman greg dyke had publicly anointed ashworth as the technical director when outlining his second england commission report last october . english rugby 's dysfunctional approach to fighting the secondary ticket market has resulted in er 2015 employing ticketmaster as their official ticket supply partner only on condition their secondary sites seatwave and getmein ! do not sell world cup tickets . yet getmein ! are trading six nations tickets for england games despite the rfu having had an agreement for them not to in previous years . england rugby 2015 have employed ticketmaster as their official ticket supply partner for the world cup . joao havelange , godfather of fifa corruption who took bribes from former marketing partners isl , could reach his 100th birthday in may 2016 before rio host the olympics . but after havelange 's long fall from grace , games organisers hope the stadium named after him , which will host the athletics , will henceforth be known as the olympic stadium -- even if havelange 's discredited name remains on the signage .<doc-sep>adrian bevington is to leave the fa and his role of managing director of club england , english football 's governing body announced on tuesday . the highly-respected bevington , who deals most closely with the england team within the fa hierarchy , has negotiated his exit after 17 years at the fa where he also combined the job of director of communications . bevington leaves the fa with a considerable vacuum at the top of the organisation , with general secretary alex horne also going at the end of next month . fa director of communications and managing director of club england adrian bevington is to step down . bevington -lrb- second left -rrb- and alex horne -lrb- left -rrb- are both leaving the fa . they are pictured with fa chairman david bernstein -lrb- centre -rrb- , england boss roy hodgson and sir trevor brooking -lrb- right -rrb- in 2012 . the communications director , who announced his ambitions of becoming a club chief executive in a sports business magazine profile before the world cup , has long seen 2014 as his likely last year at wembley . and the fa management reforms being carried out by chairman greg dyke post-brazil have clarified that decision . the club england set up , formed in 2010 to oversee the england operation at all levels and led for the last four years by bevington , has been heavily diluted by the arrival of technical director dan ashworth and his blueprint for training england teams . bevington will leave his role with the fa after 17 years with english football 's governing body . and it is ashworth who now effectively controls the england set-up at all levels from his st george 's park base along with his team of coaches and sports scientists . however , bevington will long be remembered at the fa for his consummate skills as an outstanding communications chief . and the way he handled numerous high-profile fa scandals and controversies over the years , ensures he will always be in high demand as a damage limitation specialist - inside and outside sport . losing horne and bevington in such quick succession will now put a lot of pressure on dyke to find the right replacements . the fa 's director of elite development dan ashworth 's role has diluted bevington 's responsibilities . bevington , quoted on the fa 's website , said : ` it has been a privilege to work for the fa , but after almost two decades i want a new challenge . ' i have been considering my departure for some time and discussed this with chairman greg dyke recently . i am grateful to greg and the fa board for their support over the years and in agreeing to my departure at the end of the month . ` the fa has provided me with tremendous experience and i look forward to drawing on this in the future . bevington -lrb- right -rrb- watches on as roy hodgson and steven gerrard talk during england training . ` while it is a disappointment to leave without england winning a major trophy , i am convinced the foundations for success are now in place . ' a huge part of my working life has been spent at the fa and i have worked with so many wonderful people in the industry , both domestically and internationally . i would like to thank everybody who has helped me over the years . ' fa chairman , greg dyke , added : ` i 'd like to thank adrian for his contribution and loyalty over almost 17 years at the fa . ` his experience and knowledge have been invaluable at so many levels , but he has made clear he is at a time in his life where he is ready to move on . ' i know that everybody who has worked with him over the past 17 years will miss him , and on behalf of the football association i would like to wish him every success in the future . '<doc-sep>pr lure for bevington ? the departure from the fa of club england managing director adrian bevington has been inevitable since technical director designate dan ashworth announced his vision to the fa board after the world cup . ashworth 's presentation of his ` england dna ' blueprint for national teams was well received and allowed him effectively to take charge of the future direction of england football from st george 's park . bevington , who was also impressed by ashworth 's talk , realised club england -- which he had led since its formation in 2010 -- had been kicked into the long grass and it crystallised his desire to leave the fa . the departure from the fa of club england managing director adrian bevington had been inevitable . bevington declared before the world cup that his ambition is to be a club chief executive and had always seen 2014 as his likely leaving date . a negotiated settlement gives him time to find the right football post . but he will have no difficulty picking up a top pr job after his consummate work in his other role as fa director of communications handling crisis after crisis at wembley . bevington 's club england post has been made virtually redundant , meaning the replacement for general secretary alex horne , who will leave at the end of next month , will have to involve himself closely with england matters . bevington shows uefa president michel platini around st georges park during a visit last month . meanwhile , the pressure is now firmly on greg dyke , not the easiest fa chairman to work with , to steady the ship following the exits of horne and bevington in quick succession . members of fifa 's executive committee , led by germany 's theo zwanziger , calling for michael garcia 's world cup corruption report to be published in full will find their cause made that much harder by the fifa appeals committee rejecting garcia 's complaint that the summary of his report was ` incomplete and erroneous ' . the appeal was considered inadmissible because by the statement by ethics judge hans-joachim eckert was not legally binding , and thus not subject to appeal . typical fifa dysfunctionality .<doc-sep>` but we were not interested in accelerating this organisational shift for fulham until , or unless , we found the right person . and we have in mike rigg . ' khan stressed the position of huw jennings as academy director will remain unchanged and crucial to the future . ` player development will be at the core of our foundation at fulham , ' said the chairman . fulham owner shahid khan said the club would benefit from someone whose sole responsibility was to focus on the short , mid and long-term product on the pitch . chief executive alistair mackintosh will be asked to focus more on commercial matters and projects like the development of the riverside stand at craven cottage and the expansion of the training ground . it is less than a month since dan ashworth , the fa 's director of elite development , launched his document detailing the dna of english football and hailed rigg 's role in the project . ` we are really sorry to see mike go but we totally understand his reasons , ' said ashworth , in a statement released by the fa . ` it was always likely he would move back into club football at some stage , as this type of role becomes increasingly common within the game . ` mike has played a huge part in the transformation of the way in which we work in talent identification and helped build and shape a department that looks after both the male and female game .

<t> document aimed at redefining england team is the work of dan ashworth , the fa 's director of elite development . </t> <t> blueprint was presented by ashworth , gareth southgate and matt crocker . </t> <t> document is collection of ideas and information on how other football nations do things . </t> <t> england players will be given memory-chip wristbands to aid progress . </t>

england dna performance plan revealed as fa 's director of elite development dan ashworth implements new blueprint<T>

a teenager who was accidentally switched at birth has revealed how the hospital mix-up ripped her family apart . manon serrano , 18 , was swapped with another baby five days after being born at the cannes-la-bocca clinic in france on july 4 , 1994 . ms serrano and her family eventually discovered the maternity ward mistake after undergoing dna tests eight years ago - but not before it tore her family apart . new mother : sophie serrano , pictured shortly after giving birth at the age of 18 , discovered her daughter had been accidentally switched at birth ten years after the event . for the first time , ms serrano has revealed how the man she believed to be her father was convinced that she was n't his . this was because ms serrano , whose real parents are from réunion island , in the indian ocean , was dark-skinned while mr serrano and his wife were both fair skinned . a paternity test in 2002 proved his suspicions and he left his wife believing she must have conceived the child with another man . another test two years later revealed that mrs serrano was not her mother . ms serrano says the mistake has had a huge impact on her life and left her struggling to find her own identity . she added : ` at a period of your life when you 're anyway asking questions , me , i had lost my identity . ' family torn apart : sophie serrano 's husband left her when paternity tests proved he was not the father of their daughter manon . two years later , further tests showed she was not the biological mother either . maternity ward : while the cannes-la-bocca clinic , in cannes , france , admits the error occurred , it claims the mothers should have realised their babies had been switched . the rest of her family have also struggled to come to terms with the mistake . her ` mother ' mrs serrano , from thorenc , near grasse , in southern france , told le parisien : ` the sky fell on my head . i had the impression that i had lost the daughter i had brought up , but i was also seized by a terrible anguish . ' mrs serrano , who has two other children , told the newspaper she suffered from nervous depression in the aftermath of the discovery and lost her business . trial : mrs serrano suffered from nervous depression after she discovered the daughter she raised from birth was not biologically hers . ' i lost everything . we had to leave our home , i have got big debts . all my children had to consult psychologists , ' she admitted ' . the accidental switch happened when ms serrano was placed in a cot with another baby for treatment for jaundice . ms serrano was then given back to sophie serrano , whose own daughter was handed to another woman . mrs serrano told nurses that the child did not look like her own baby , but nurses insisted that there had been no mistake . after the dna tests eight years ago revealed that ms serrano was infact not her daughter , police managed to track down the other family involved in the mix-up and the two families met . mrs serrano said : ` there was a mixture of trouble , joy and sadness . ' i fell into the arms of my biological daughter . instinctively i loved her . but in the long term , i was able to find a place for myself . ' despite the discovery , both girls decided to stay with the families who brought them up . ms serrano said : ` when my mother told me of the switch , my first thought was am i going to have to leave my family ? i would have felt empty without them . ' mrs serrano is suing the clinic , which has since become a retirement home . maître claude chas , a lawyer for the clinic , admitted that an error had occurred but said the mothers should have noticed that their babies had been switched . case : mrs serran , who says she lost everything because of the mistake , is suing the clinic over the mix-up .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 02:09 est , 18 december 2013 . | . updated : . 08:30 est , 18 december 2013 . the family of a 13-year-old california girl who was declared brain dead last week , three days after undergoing a routine tonsillectomy to cure her sleep apnea , are determined to keep her on life support indefinitely against the hospital 's wishes . speaking to cnn 's piers morgan tuesday night , nailah winkfield , the mother of jahi mcmath , said she believed her daughter could still wake up . ' i do n't want to take my daughter off life support because i love my child , ' an emotional miss winkfield said . ` when i walked her into that hospital , she was perfectly fine , there was nothing wrong with her . she had no health problems . ' loss : jahi mcmath , 13 , suffered cardiac arrest after having her tonsils out and has been declared brain dead . the hospital will now switch off her life support , even though her family does not want to . the . mother recounted how when jahi emerged from surgery to remove her . tonsils at children 's hospital & research center in oakland lasttuesday , the 13-year-old said her throat was hurting and she wanted a . popsicle . ' i do n't want . her off life support because i really feel like she can wake up , ' nailah . winkfield told morgan . ' i feel like it 's just been a rough week for her . and , if they just give her some more time , then she 'll be able to wake . up . ' jahi 's family have . since presented the hospital with a cease and desist letter through . their attorney , christopher dolan , to prevent the teen from being taken . off the ventilator . ` our . faith is so strong that we do n't even think about the possibility of . death , ' said jahi 's uncle , omari sealey . ` we believe with all the . prayers from everyone around the world and the prayers with our family . that she will wake up , that she will heal completely . ' this afternoon , the 13-year-old girl 's family and their attorney declared that the hospital informed them that jahi would be kept on life support indefinitely , ktvu reported . ` the hospital has now backed off from the efforts to remove live support , ' said dolan . the family said if the hospital moves to switch off jahi 's life support again , they will take legal action to try to get a court injunction . ` we 're not on doctor 's time anymore we 're on god 's time , providing us more time to get together and pray , ' said sealey . however , experts told the station that no one has ever recovered from being brain dead , and that hospital officials are merely acting out of compassion by keeping the legally dead girl on life support . the . girl 's family have created a facebook page called ` keep jahi mcmath on . life support , ' which so far has drawn over 2,900 ` likes . ' oakland . coroner 's office told cnn that jahi 's death was reported to the agency . thursday . under california state law , pathologists are required to . examine the body as soon as possible and determine the cause and manner . of death . united front : nailah winkfield -lrb- center -rrb- , jahi 's uncle , omari sealey -lrb- far left -rrb- and their attorney said they wanted to hospital to keep the girl on the ventilator indefinitely . in jahi 's case , .<doc-sep>by . emma innes . published : . 06:03 est , 8 october 2013 . | . updated : . 07:05 est , 8 october 2013 . the mother of a young girl left severely disabled by hospital failings has won a pay out of nearly # 4 million . maryellen mcdowall 's eight-year-old daughter hollie was born with a significant brain injury due to medical errors during her birth at university hospital coventry . the compensation was approved by the high court sitting in coventry yesterday morning . the money will fund the care needed for . the rest of hollie 's life as , due to the trauma suffered at birth , she . is unable to sit independently and is doubly incontinent . hollie mcdowall , eight , suffered a severe brain injury when she was deprived of oxygen during her birth at university hospital coventry in 2005 . as a result , she ca n't sit up independently , has limited vision , can not communicate and is doubly incontinent . she also suffers seizures and will never be able to walk . the little girl is also unable to communicate and has limited vision . she suffers from seizures and will never be able to walk . ms mcdowall , who is from coventry , brought a claim against university hospitals coventry and warwickshire nhs trust -lrb- uhcw -rrb- . at the hearing , she said : ` although i 'm relieved this process is finally over , i remain concerned that the hospital has still not learnt from its mistakes and i think the public deserve to be reassured and to be provided with evidence that steps have been taken to ensure incidents like this are not allowed to happen . ' the court was told that following an uneventful and normal pregnancy , ms mcdowall arrived at the hospital at 2pm on april 18 , 2005 , with contractions .<doc-sep>by . anna hodgekiss . a husband has described the heartbreaking moment he was forced to switch off his wife 's life support machine after she died giving birth . caroline howarth , who suffered several health complications throughout her life , had defied the odds to become pregnant and was overjoyed when she found out she was expecting a baby girl . but just before she was about to give birth the 24-year-old suffered an asthma attack , which caused her heart to stop . scroll down for video . caroline howarth never got to meet her baby daughter haillie-rose -lrb- with father lee -rrb- after she suffered a heart attack just before giving birth . mrs howarth , from pontypool , south wales , suffered oxygen starvation during the heart attack in may . doctors carried out an emergency caesarean to deliver her daughter , haillie-rose , but her mother never regained consciousness . her family were forced to make the heartbreaking decision to switch . off her life support machine two days later after being told she would never recover . from permanent brain damage . her devastated husband lee , 26 , said : ` caroline was so excited at being pregnant but she never got to see our baby . ` but i will make sure i bring her up just as she would have wanted - with a great love of life . ' i will . tell haillie-rose what a beautiful person her mother was . already i look . at our little girl and she reminds me of caroline - it makes me feel . she is not very far away . ' mrs . howarth had battled with ill health all her life , having been given . just a 10 per cent chance of survival when she was born with two holes . in the heart . despite suffering from asthma and bouts of pneumonia as a child , she managed to live a normal life . eight . years ago she was told she would never walk again after breaking her .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . last updated at 8:40 pm on 3rd january 2012 . a midwife who treated a woman with ` contempt ' as she gave birth to a stillborn baby has been sacked from the troubled health trust where she worked . terrai mutasa laughed at allyson childs for requesting painkillers amid the trauma of her labour and while doctors fought in vain to resuscitate 9lb 10oz layla-grace , who had been born with the umbilical cord around her neck . in response to her request for a caesarean at queen 's hospital in romford , the midwife allegedly said : ` do you think that wo n't hurt ? believe me it will . ' digusted : allyson childs , pictured with partner steve and daughters danielle and lucie-louise , was treated with ` contempt ' by a midwife while giving birth to a stillborn baby . ms childs said : ' i am angry and . disgusted . i 've been let down massively by the hospital . i want a full . inquiry . no woman should have to go through what i did . ' queen 's . hospital has apologised to ms childs over this and a further complaint . about the ` insensitive conduct ' of an unnamed nurse who sent ms childs . ` rude ' texts hounding her to return medical files . the trust running queen 's is under fire over its maternity care after five women died in 18 months . complaints against barking , havering and redbridge university hospitals nhs trust rose by a third from 2009 to 2010 . ` massively let down ' : the maternity unit at queen 's hospital in romford , essex , where ms childs suffered her traumatic birth on september 24 . ms childs claimed that during the traumatic birth ms mutasa treated her contemptuously . ms childs further claims ms mutasa told her mother to ` find the scissors ' to cut the umbilical cord during the birth on september 24 . an internal report also reveals the hospital added to the family 's distress by losing layla-grace 's pink bib . queen 's apologised for this and for leaving the body in a bloodstained cot . the hospital 's chief executive averil dongworth met ms childs and her partner steve , 25 - who await the results of a post-mortem examination - and told them she was ` moved and saddened ' by their experience . she said in a statement : ' i offered ms childs and her family our sincere apologies . we will not tolerate poor standards of care . ` the midwife involved in miss child 's care is no longer working at the trust . ' ms mutasa was referred to the nursing and midwifery council , which will probe her competency to practise .

<t> manon serrano was accidentally swapped with . </t> <t> another baby in july 1994 . </t> <t> man she believed to be her father left his wife after paternity tests failed . </t> <t> two years later , tests revealed manon was n't her mother 's biological child . </t> <t> hospital mistake was discovered and the other family involved tracked down . </t> <t> both children have decided to remain with the family that raised them . </t> <t> cannes-la-bocca clinic , . </t> <t> in france , admits error but says both mothers should have realised the mistake . </t>

girl brought up by the wrong family after hospital birth switch reveals the trauma her ⁇ family ⁇ has suffered<T>

entertainment reporter michael ausiello has revealed in a moving online post that he is taking time off as his husband reaches the end of his cancer battle . ausiello , a former tv guide and entertainment weekly reporter , made the announcement on his television website , tvline.com , on thursday . he revealed that his husband , photographer kit cowan , 41 , has been battling against ' a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine cancer ' for the past nine months . ` as that fight approaches its end , i 'll be taking a little time off , ' he wrote . tragic : tv reporter and founder of tvline.com michael ausiello , pictured right , has revealed that he will be taking time off as his husband , kit cowan , pictured left , battles neuroendocrine cancer . the couple met in 2001 - when tv-loving ausiello was shocked to learn cowan did n't own a television set - and they married earlier this year .<doc-sep>in his post , ausiello praised cowan for helping him to create his media empire , explaining that if any reader has admired any work on his website , cowan likely had a hand in it . ' a key driving force behind the `` ausiello brand '' has been someone who has largely remained behind the scenes , ' he wrote . ` he 's one of the most talented designers/photographers/purveyors of good taste on the planet . he 's also , as luck would have it , my husband . ' he credited him with helping him make ` every major design decision ' at tvline , as well as giving him advice during his time at entertainment weekly and tvguide . together : the couple , who live in new york city , met in 2001 and got married earlier this year . battle : cowan , pictured in october , was diagnosed with the aggressive form of cancer nine months ago .<doc-sep>` if i looked halfway decent while talking about tv on a morning show or entertainment tonight-type news magazine , you better believe kit chose my outfit , ' he wrote . he said that his team at tvline would keep the stories coming during his absence . ausiello , 42 , shared few details about cowan 's illness . neuroendocrine cancer occurs in cells in the hormonal and nervous systems , and are often found in the intestines or lungs . cowan , who is from millersburg , pennsylvania , is a photographer and designer , and owner of a stationery company . he and ausiello live in new york city . for more videos , please go to gma .<doc-sep>famous friends : ausiello is pictured with david boreanaz and emily deschanel of tv show bones . as ausiello announced his husband 's illness , he said cowan had been instrumental in his success . all in a day 's work : he is pictured left with andy cohen and right with lauren graham of gilmore girls . the new jersey-born reporter got his start writing for soap opera update and soaps in depth , then landed at tv guide where he launched a spoiler column , ` ask ausiello ' . after his time at entertainment weekly , he launched tvline in 2010 . he has also had small parts on some of his favorite shows , including scrubs , veronica mars and gilmore girls .<doc-sep>these poignant last scenes filmed by lynda bellingham show her playing a cancer stricken mother opposite her own son . in a moving film , which echoes her own real life experience , the actress weeps as she reveals to her son she has been diagnosed with cancer in too close for comfort 2 . in one particularly emotional scene miss bellingham , who lost her battle with cancer on october 19 , cries for more than a minute as the news of her diagnosis sinks in . director donna taylor revealed that the actress 's real-life son michael peluso , who played her on-screen child sam , was on set during the emotional performance and had to leave the room at points . scroll down for video . poignant last scenes filmed by lynda bellingham show her playing a cancer stricken mother opposite her own son . the actress 's real-life son michael peluso played her on screen child sam in too close for comfort 2 .<doc-sep>by . sam webb for mailonline . a father became so fed up with his garden being damaged by wayward footballs he invented an innovative new goal . jonathan cowan , 47 , of watford , hertfordshire , despaired after kickabouts in his garden led to broken greenhouses , plants and annoyed neighbours . youngsters pretending to be wayne rooney on the lawn cause damage costing # 94million each year , research reveals . now mr cowan has come up with a solution - a goal with a vast backstop net that prevents stray balls from going over and wide . jonathan cowan has invented a goal with a vast backstop net that prevents stray balls from going over and wide . saved : ` open goaaal ' is a net that sits behind the goal and catches mis-hit strikes , preventing damage . research found the average family spends # 71 a year fixing household items damaged by stray footballs . the net of the ` open goaaal ' stretches between two poles and can be tailored depending on size of the garden . the company 's study found the average family spends # 71 a year fixing household items damaged by stray footballs . and over a fifth -lrb- 22 per cent -rrb- of people have been forced to fix damaged goods in the last year . windows came top of the list of items hit by stray balls . also making the top five list were fences , plants and trees , outdoor lights and bbqs . mr cowan said : ` there 's barely a parent around who wo n't grimace at the mention of footballs and gardens . ` ruining the plants , destroying the fence or annoying the neighbours - there are plenty of reasons and the repair bills pile up . ' mr cowan 's daughter , tabitha , 13 , was his inspiration as she grew up playing in their back garden and signed with arsenal ladies at the age of 11 . mr cowan said : ` there 's barely a parent around who wo n't grimace at the mention of footballs and gardens ' he added : ` we reckon that with more of our backstop goals in people 's gardens there 's still hope for the england football teams of the future . ` who knows where the product could lead , i think it could go as far as improving the standards of football in the uk as it makes garden football more acceptable . ` it might even help nurture the best england team we 've ever seen ! '<doc-sep>a 33-year-old mother of six is fighting for her life , after prematurely giving birth to a new baby boy last week as she battles a deadly form of skin cancer . kathy taylor of bear river , utah had melanoma removed from her back seven years ago , but at the end of july the cancer came back again aggressively . at the time , she was pregnant with her sixth child with husband nathan taylor , and declined treatment then so that she could continue supporting her son 's life . all together : mother of six kathy taylor gave birth to a premature son last week , as she battles a deadly form of skin cancer . pictured above with her husband nathan -lrb- right -rrb- and their five oldest children , all under the age of 11 . new life : kathy 's new baby luke is currently being nursed in an nicu incubator . he was born last week at just 1 pound and 15 ounces .<doc-sep>daniel morcombe 's killer brett peter cowan will appeal his murder conviction in a hearing next month . however , the attorney general will also appeal cowan 's sentence at that time , arguing that 20 years non-parole is ` manifestly inadequate ' for cowan 's crime , which could see the 45-year-old 's prison time extended . in march , cowan was found guilty of murder , indecent treatment of a child and interfering with a corpse , after abusing and killing daniel in an abandoned house after abducting the teen from a sunshine coast bus stop . a covert police operation culminated in cowan 's arrest in august 2011 , after cowan unknowingly confessed to daniel 's murder on camera to an undercover detective . cowan 's defence will now claim that showing his video confession was illegal , with cowan 's lawyer arguing ` they should never have been played to the jury ' . scroll down for video . daniel morcombe 's killer brett peter cowan mugshot , four months into his prison sentence in july this year . daniel morcombe parents denise and bruce and brothers bradley and dean leave brisbane court after cowan was found guilty for the murder of daniel in march . daniel morcombe was only 13 when he was abducted and murdered in december 2003 , waiting at a bus stop to go christmas shopping . daniel morcombe went missing from a sunshine coast bus stop back in 2003 . the appeal will be heard on november 27 and 28 . the defence is reliant on a canadian precedent , which saw a convicted murderer re-trialled after the jury was shown his confession video in the high court trial . ` really the centre-point of the whole argument is the admissions that brett made to the undercover officers should never have seen the light of day , ' cowan 's lawyer , tim meehan told nine news . ` if that evidence is out , the case against brett becomes particularly weak . ' mr meehan says that cowan , currently in isolation at maximum security prison wolston correctional service , is in good spirits due to his upcoming appeal . ` he 's very happy that he 's got a date , he 's very keen for the appeal to run . ' ` it could change his life incredibly if he got a retrial . the high fences and tough security that keeps high-profile inmates , such as cowan , locked behind the wolston correctional centre . the first images from inside cowan 's cell - complete with a toilet , shower and bed . how brett peter cowan looked - a frail and gaunt figure - before he was locked away in wolston correctional centre . daniel 's parents , denise and bruce morcombe , desperately searched for their son for almost eight years before cowan 's arrest . they are not concerned , telling nine news that they were prepared for cowan to appeal his conviction . ` to be honest , we 're quite comfortable with the appeal process , we knew it was always going to happen , ' said bruce morcombe . they are also not concerned with the precedent at the canadian high court , maintaining that international rulings ` bear no relevance ' on proceedings in australia . the morcombes are preparing for the 10th annual day for daniel on friday , a day held to raise awareness about child safety and educating children so they know how to protect themselves . daniel 's parents bruce and denise are comfortable with the appeal process as they ` always knew it was going to happen ' cheeky boys : bradley morcombe -lrb- left -rrb- and twin brother daniel as young boys . in 2003 at the age of 13 , daniel , was abducted and murdered although his family did not know what had happened to him until his remains were uncovered in 2011 after a long police investigation and the family was able to lay him to rest . bradley said of his twin this year , there had not been a day since that he had n't thought of him . when cowan was imprisoned , he had special food requests such as coco pops rejected , but in his cell he has his own tv , radio , toilet and shower . he will be kept in solitary confinement during his time inside purely for his own protection from prison inmates . in some cases , according to prison staff , cowan requires high level escorts when he leaves his cell to guard him down the halls during weekly visits to the doctor . he visits a gym , a concrete room with a single sun-drenched window , which is the only time he ever gets to see life life outside . bruce morcombe said he knows cowan would be doing it tough , and quite frankly , did n't care much for his treatment behind bars . in a message to cowan , mr morcombe told the father of three neither he nor his wife ` feel sorry for sorry him . ' ` suck it up , ' he said . bruce and denise morcombe speak after the first photo of brett peter cowan from behind bars emerged of him looking fit and healthy .

<t> michael ausiello , a former entertainment weekly reporter who founded website tvline , revealed his husband 's cancer battle online on thursday . </t> <t> he said his husband , photographer kit cowan , was diagnosed with ' a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine cancer ' nine months ago . </t> <t> the couple have been together since 2001 and married earlier this year . </t>

michael ausiello reveals he 's going on leave as husband kit cowan battles cancer<T>

england wonderkid raheem sterling remained open to starting against estonia on sunday night despite his personal fitness doubts . sportsmail understands the liverpool forward first complained of leg weariness to coach gary neville during england 's final training session in the lead up to the european championship qualifier in tallinn . sterling then relayed the information to manager roy hodgson , who , together with members of his backroom team , took the decision to omit the youngster from the starting line-up for the victory over estonia . raheem sterling -lrb- second from right -rrb- started on england 's bench against estonia in euro 2016 qualifying . sterling , pictured after coming on in the second half , had complained of leg weariness to roy hodgson . sportsmail understands sterling was happy to be selected in the starting xi despite his concerns .<doc-sep>sterling , however , was still open to starting the encounter despite his own concerns - and views some of the stinging criticism aimed at him for complaining of tiredness as unfair . the teenager still wanted to be considered for a starting role against the estonians , though the decision was ultimately taken out of his hands . sources insists any suggestion that sterling made himself unavailable for selection are false . sterling will report to melwood for training on tuesday ahead of liverpool 's clash against queens park rangers . england boss hodgson took the decision to bench sterling and bring him on in the second period . sterling 's liverpool team-mate adam lallana was selected to start in his place against estonia .<doc-sep>roy hodgson claimed liverpool 's poor start to the season was behind raheem sterling 's decision to pull out of england 's starting line-up against estonia . sterling was dropped to the bench and replaced by adam lallana in england 's 1-0 victory over estonia after admitting he was n't mentally ready to start the euro 2016 qualifier . the liverpool forward , still only 19 , came off the bench to win the 74th minute free-kick that led to england skipper wayne rooney scoring his 43rd goal for his country . liverpool 's raheem sterling was a second-half substitute in estonia after admitting he was n't mentally ready . here are facts for raheem sterling 's season so far with club side liverpool ... games played : 10 . minutes played : 854 . goals : 3 . total shots : 17 . shots on target : 12 . shooting accuracy : 71 % . shot conversion rate : 18 % . mins per goal : 285 . assists : 2 . chances created -lrb- inc. assists -rrb- : 20 . passes : 382 . passing accuracy : 79 % . dribble completion : 48 % . hodgson said : ` there is an awful lot going on in his head . perhaps it 's quite simply the season has n't started quite as well for liverpool as they wanted . ` he 's player who 's always in the focus and spotlight for england and liverpool , maybe that 's had some effect . but i do n't know , it 's a theory . ` in mitigation of a young player , when you break into a team like liverpool and you have a fantastic season , then you go to the world cup and you do well and people regard you as one of the few who lived up to his reputation . ` then you come back and you 're still only 19 years of age , there are a lot of other things that play a part it people 's make up . it is n't quite as simple as the training you 're doing maybe taking some juice from your legs . ' hodgson claimed sterling is one of the biggest talents in english football after the world cup , but the decision to withdraw him from the team to start in tallinn is highly unusual . the england substitutes watch on in estonia as sterling -lrb- second right -rrb- was rested from the starting line-up . jordan henderson makes way for sterling in the second-half in tallinn despite revealing he felt fatigued . of the players england used against estonia , only gary cahill has played more minutes this season than raheem sterling ... gary cahill 1164 minutes played . raheem sterling 1079 mins . jack wilshere 1064 mins . jordan henderson 1035 mins . calum chambers 995 mins . joe hart 990 mins .<doc-sep>liverpool manager brendan rodgers has denied that the club put pressure on england boss roy hodgson to rest raheem sterling for the three lions ' euro 2016 qualifier against estonia on sunday . sterling started in the victory against san marino the previous thursday but was left out of the starting line-up on sunday , although he came off the bench to win the free-kick from which wayne rooney scored the only goal . rodgers insists that sterling never said he did not want to play and that it was hodgson 's decision to leave the forward out of the starting xi . raheem sterling -lrb- right -rrb- was left out of the starting line-up as england played estonia last sunday . roy hodgson said that sterling told him he was too tired to play in the euro 2016 qualifier . brendan rodgers claims he did not tell england to rest the liverpool star ... calling reports ` rubbish ' of the players england used against estonia , only gary cahill has played more minutes this season than raheem sterling ... gary cahill 1164 minutes played . raheem sterling 1079 mins . jack wilshere 1064 mins . jordan henderson 1035 mins . calum chambers 995 mins . joe hart 990 mins . leighton baines 990 mins . phil jagielka 919 mins .<doc-sep>raheem sterling has been blasted by former england hero alan shearer for being too ` tired ' to start for england against estonia . the liverpool starlet dropped to the bench for roy hodgson 's side 's clash in tallinn , which saw wayne rooney 's free-kick hand england three points . but sterling faces a backlash over his reasons for starting the game on the bench . raheem sterling has been blasted by alan shearer for not starting england 's match against estonia . sterling -lrb- right -rrb- was dropped to the bench after telling boss roy hodgson -lrb- left -rrb- that he is feeling too tired to play . ' i genuinely have never heard something like that in my career . certainly not in a squad i was involved in , ' shearer wrote in the sun .<doc-sep>raheem sterling partied in a london nightclub until 3am - the day after he was ` too tired ' to play for england in their euro 2016 qualifier in estonia . the liverpool winger was joined at trendy cirque le soir near carnaby street by national team colleagues danny welbeck and alex oxlade-chamberlain , just 24 hours after being left on the bench by manager roy hodgson , who revealed that sterling had approached him the day before the 1-0 win in tallinn complaining of tiredness . after flying back to manchester straight after the game on october 12 , the london-born youngster was out in the capital the following night , along with arsenal duo welbeck and oxlade-chamberlain . raheem sterling partied in london until 3am - the day after being too tired to play for england against estonia . sterling , pictured with pals including west indies opening batsman chris gayle in july , went out in london last monday having flown straight back to manchester from estonia .

<t> roy hodgson started raheem sterling on the bench against estonia . </t> <t> the liverpool star had complained of leg weariness to roy hodgson . </t> <t> sterling has been criticised by some for his reluctance to play . </t> <t> but sportsmail understands he was still happy to start in tallinn . </t> <t> sterling will return to training at melwood on tuesday . </t>

raheem sterling was ready and willing to play for england against estonia<T>

click here to read chief sports writer martin samuel 's opinion on the controvesial liverpool star . mario balotelli has submitted examples of the discrimination he has suffered as he seeks to avoid an fa charge over an allegedly anti-semitic and racist message he posted on instagram . the liverpool striker has until 6pm on friday to provide his observations to the fa over a picture that depicted the computer game character super mario which read : ` do n't be racist -- be like mario . he 's an italian plumber created by japanese people who speaks english and looks like a mexican . but below the image , the words continue : ` jumps like a black man and grabs coin like a jew . ' mario balotelli must explain this instagram post featuring potentailly racist and anti-semitic comments . responding to criticism , balotelli tweeted : ` my mom is jewish so all of you shut up please . '<doc-sep>he subsequently apologised on twitter on tuesday morning , insisting the image was meant to be ` anti-racist with humour ' . he also described reposting the image as ` my unlucky moment ' . balotelli , walking off against real madrid , has struggled to find form at liverpool this season . charity group show racism the red card were encouraged by balotelli 's immediate apology on social media . but he wrote : ` i apologise if i 've offended anyone . the post was meant to be anti-racist with humour . i now understand that out of context it may have the opposite effect .<doc-sep>` not all mexicans have a moustache , not all black people jump high and not all jewish people love money . ` i used a cartoon done by somebody else because it has super mario and i thought it was funny and not offensive . again , i 'm sorry . ' balotelli will give his full co-operation to the fa during the course of any investigation and , in mitigation , will provide evidence of how he has been abused on social media during his career . the liverpool striker also insisted that he meant no offence by tweeting that his mother is jewish . the mercurial italian striker has come under scrutiny after failing to score a premier league goal this season .<doc-sep>mario balotelli has been hit with a one-game ban and # 25,000 fine for breaking the fa 's social media rules . the liverpool striker accepted an fa charge last week and submitted written mitigation for an image he re-posted on instagram on december 1 , which on thursday was deemed to be abusive or insulting by a three-person independent panel . balotelli , who did not request a personal hearing , will now miss sunday 's barclays premier league clash with arsenal . he must also attend an education course and there is a strong possibility he will face disciplinary action from liverpool . mario balotelli has been fined , suspended and ordered to attend educational classes after a social media post . balotelli 's ban comes after the liverpool striker uploaded a controversial post to his instagram account . balotelli immediately received criticism upon uploading the post , and rejected the responses . but balotelli wrote an apology on twitter the day after , claiming it was meant to be ` anti-racist ' and balotelli apologised again for the incident on twitter as his punishment was announced . the written findings into the case have yet to be published but balotelli has ruled out an appeal . he said : ` following the recent events related to my super mario post , the fa decision has made it clear that i was wrong . ` i am sorry that my team-mates and supporters of liverpool fc have been penalised for something i did and have now come to regret . ` it is my intention to comply with the decision of the fa and make sure that it never happens again . ' balotelli could now face internal action from liverpool for the occurrence of the incident . the italian firebrand has come under scrutiny after failing to score a premier league goal this season . a liverpool spokesperson said : ` the club acknowledges the decision reached by the independent panel and due consideration will be given to the written judgment once we receive it from the fa .<doc-sep>click here to read the reasons for the regulatory commission 's decision . mario balotelli was spared a longer ban for posting a controversial image on instagram because of his remorse . the fa have published the reasons for the regulatory commission 's decision to hand the liverpool striker a one-match ban and a fine of # 25,000 . they noted that ` mr balotelli added that he deeply regretted posting the image and that he had removed it as soon as it was brought to his attention by other users that the image could cause offence . mario balotelli was fined , suspended and ordered to attend educational classes after a social media post . balotelli 's ban came after the liverpool striker uploaded a controversial post to his instagram account . balotelli immediately received criticism upon uploading the post , and rejected the responses . but balotelli wrote an apology on twitter the day after , claiming it was meant to be ` anti-racist ' and balotelli apologised again for the incident on twitter as his punishment was announced .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- why always him ? mario balotelli 's knack of attracting the wrong type of headlines shows no sign of abating after the enigmatic forward was charged by the english football association with racially stereotyping jewish and black people in a social media post . the fa is looking into balotelli 's reposting of a nintendo character super mario image that underneath had the words `` jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a jew . '' `` mario balotelli has been charged by the fa in relation to a recent posting on social media , '' read the statement . `` it is alleged the liverpool player breached fa rule e3 -lsb- 1 -rsb- in that his posting was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper . `` it is further alleged that this is an ` aggravated breach ' as defined by fa rule e3 -lsb- 2 -rsb- as it included a reference to ethnic origin and/or color and/or race and/or nationality and/or religion or belief . `` the player has until 6pm on 15 december 2014 to respond to the charge . '' balotelli quickly deleted the instagram image , before tweeting : `` my mom is jewish so all of u shut up please , '' a reference to his foster mother , silvia . he apologized tuesday on twitter explaining the post `` was meant to be anti-racist with humor . '' he added : `` i now understand that out of context may have the opposite effect . not all mexicans have mustaches , not all black people jump high and not all jewish people love money . `` i used a cartoon done by someone else because it has super mario and i thought it was funny and not offensive . again , i 'm sorry . '' liverpool said they plan to speak to balotelli , who has missed the club 's last three games due to a groin injury he picked up on international duty in november . `` we are aware of the posting which has since been promptly deleted by the player , '' said liverpool in a statement . however , former fa executive simon johnson called on the fa to punish the 24-year-old balotelli . `` we abhor all forms of racism , wherever it is found , '' johnson , who is the current chief executive of the uk jewish leadership council , told the daily telegraph . `` we call upon the fa to investigate this offensive social media post and to take action if appropriate if we are to succeed in kicking racism out of football . '' playing iin italy , balotelli frequently faced racist abuse in stadiums , while in september merseyside police investigated racist remarks on twitter made to balotelli after he posted a message during manchester united 's 5-3 defeat against leicester city . balotelli has yet to score a premier league goal since joining liverpool from ac milan in the summer transfer window , though he did find the net against ludogorets in the champions league as well as against swansea in the english league cup . the minimum ban for race-related rule breaches is five games under the fa 's social media guidelines .<doc-sep>mario balotelli will fully co-operate with the football association after they asked him to explain why alleged anti-semitic comments appeared on his instagram account . the liverpool striker has until 6pm on friday to provide his observations in relation to a post that sparked controversy on monday night . balotelli reposted an image of the computer game character super mario which read : ` do n't be racist -- be like mario . he 's an italian plumber created by japanese people who speaks english and looks like a mexican . video scroll down for brendan rodgers responds to recent mario balotelli controversy . liverpool striker mario balotelli posted the image -lrb- left -rrb- on instagram on monday before swiftly deleting it . balotelli has not impressed at liverpool since arriving this summer and is yet to score a premier league goal . italian striker balotelli posted a defence for the image on monday night , saying his mother is jewish . balotelli wrote this apology on twitter on tuesday morning , claiming his post was meant to be ` anti-racist ' balotelli 's alleged anti-semitic instagram post could see him face a claim from nintendo for both copyright and trade mark infringement , says a leading law firm . balotelli 's post included a picture of super mario , which could land him in trouble with nintendo , according to irwin mitchell . ` the use of nintendo 's image for these purposes could get him into hot water for both copyright and trade mark infringement , especially given the content which could be said to bring nintendo 's rights into disrepute or be denigrated , ' said georgie collins of the london firm . but below , it continued : ` jumps like a black man and grabs coin like a jew . ' he subsequently apologised on twitter on tuesday for reposting the image and insisted that the image was meant to be ` anti-racist with humour ' . his statement read : ` i apologise if i have offended anyone ... i now understand that out of context may have the opposite effect . not all mexicans have moustache , not all black people jump high and not all jewish people love money . ` i used a cartoon by someone else because it has super mario and i thought it was funny and not offensive . i am sorry . ' the fa , however , will continue their investigation and they can impose a minimum ban of five matches if they believe balotelli has ` brought the game into disrepute by making comments which included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race ' . balotelli was pictured wearing a jacket with a ripped design on a night out in manchester on sunday night . balotelli was spotted leaving the milton club in the city centre a day after liverpool beat stoke at anfield . balotelli will miss liverpool 's match at leicester city on tuesday with a groin injury . balotelli has failed to win over many liverpool fans due to his poor form since a # 16m summer transfer . nicolas anelka was banned for five matches and fined # 80,000 by the fa in february of this year after making the controversial ` quenelle ' gesture after scoring for west brom against west ham . the frenchman denied that his ` inverted nazi salute ' was anti-semitic .

<t> the fa has asked mario balotelli to explain an instagram post featuring potentially racist and anti-semitic comments . </t> <t> liverpool striker deleted the post and apologised for any offence caused . </t> <t> balotelli has sent examples of online discrimination to the fa . </t> <t> the italian striker is still ruled out of action with a troublesome groin injury . </t>

mario balotelli sends fa examples of online abuse as liverpool star seeks leniency over instagram post<T>

rory mcilroy is the latest sporting superstar to try his hand at the ` mobot ' after bumping into middle-distance king mo farah . the pair met at nike world hq in oregon , united states - the home of the duo 's sport manufacturer , with mcilroy uploading a picture with farah to his facebook page on wednesday . accompanied with the caption : ` look who i met at nike world hq earlier this week !! ' mcilroy can be seen imitating farah 's famous celebration in what he may dub the ` robot . ' rory mcilroy -lrb- right -rrb- uploaded a facebook picture with mo farah at nike world hq on wednesday .<doc-sep>golfing star mcilroy has enjoyed a stellar 12 months in the sport including ending the year as world no 1 . the 25-year-old won two majors , including his first open title -lrb- pictured -rrb- at the royal liverpool golf course . the mobot has become synonymous with farah 's performances on the athletics track and was performed after the british star won olympic gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 m on home soil at the london 2012 games . and while mcilroy 's robot may not be seen at the 18th of any putting greens soon , the celebration would be an apt one for the 25-year-old who has enjoyed a stellar 2014 .<doc-sep>the northern irishman has produced the best golf of his career in the past 12 months as he added to his two majors with his first open and second us pga championship this summer before playing an integral role in europe 's successful ryder cup campaign . to top it all off the world no 1 won the race to dubai to cap a memorable year . if the holywood-born star can repeat his success into 2015 , who knows if the robot may become a customary sight alongside 's mcilroy 's trophy-laden form . farah 's mobot celebration was performed after his 5,000 m and 10,000 m successes at london 2012 .<doc-sep>he is widely considered to be the modest man of middle-distance running and a gentleman of the sporting world . but when it comes to winning , it seems that mo farah can be just as much a glory-hunter as anyone . when asked who should win bbc sports personality of the year , the double olympic champion answered honestly -- and put his own name forward . going for glory : olympic gold medallist - and mobot originator - mo farah tipped himself as the winner of bbc 's sports personality of the year award . the father of twins was the only one of the shortlist of 12 nominees to name himself when asked by radio times who they would vote for if they could . ` i want to win it myself , ' said the 29-year-old who brought the house down at the olympic stadium when he won the 5,000 and 10,000 metres and set off a craze with his mobot celebration . he must fend off stiff competition if he is to win the prestigious honour . olympic and paralympic champions dominate the shortlist for the bbc sports personality of the year award . tennis . ace andy murray , cyclists sir chris hoy and bradley wiggins , athletes . mo farah and david weir , sailor ben ainslie plus golfer rory mcilroy are . in the mix for the coveted top award . special edition : mo farah grazes the cover of radiotimes where all 12 shortlisted reveal who they want to see as winner . cover stars : favourite to win , according to bookmakers , is bradley wiggins , followed by mo farah , andy murray and jessica ennis who told the radio times she ` has n't touched the ground ' since her win . heptathlete . jessica ennis , cyclist sarah storey , boxer nicola adams , swimmer ellie .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 12:56 est , 12 august 2012 . | . updated : . 05:55 est , 14 august 2012 . thumbs up : david cameron shows his appreciation for the mo-bot during a meeting between the pm and double olympic gold medallist mo farah . mo farah shows david cameron how to do the ` mo-bot ' at downing street yesterday . the pm responded with a rather less inspiring thumbs up . the 10,000 m and 5,000 m winner showed off his trademark celebration , then went on to mimic sprint star usain bolt . somalian refugee farah was greeted by cheers as he arrived to attend a summit to discuss world hunger , hosted by mr cameron . the prime minister praised team gb 's star athlete as an example of someone who had ` run his way into the nation 's heart ' . brazilian football star pele and the country 's vice president , michel temer , were also present . brazil hosts the next olympics in 2016 . members of the un , aid organisations and the european union also attended . the aim of the summit was to raise the profile of tackling hunger and malnutrition . call for action : -lrb- right to left -rrb- double olympic champion mo farah joined prime minister david cameron , brazil 's vice president michel miguel elias temer and brazilian football legend pele for a summit at no 10 downing street aimed at tackling world hunger . the mobot : mo farah performs his signature celebration in front of no10 downing street where he was attending the race against hunger summit . prime minister david cameron hopes to . secure sufficient commitments from leaders and multinational firms to . help prevent 25 million children under five suffering stunted growth by . the time of the 2016 olympic games in rio de janeiro , brazil . farah , who has set up his own charity . to raise money to help the victims of the severe drought in the horn of . africa , arrived at number 10 to cheers after his achievements in winning . both the 10,000 m and 5,000 m. speaking . at the start of the summit , farah said : ` i 'm lucky to have set up a new . life here , and growing up here , after being in somalia as a little boy . ` but there are kids out there facing hunger and starvation and we 've got to do something about it . ` there are kids out there who need our help . top team : david cameron and mo farah hold a baton aloft , with pele -lrb- front centre -rrb- and haile gebrselassie -lrb- right -rrb- . no 10 : farah does his now famous celebration outside downing street . ` it really touches my heart . ' farah . gave a thumbs up as he arrived at number 10 before performing the . ` mobot ' - the celebration he displayed after winning both london gold . medals . he later said : ` winning my second gold . last night was a dream come true , but i 'm here today for perhaps the .<doc-sep>family man : farah 's wife tania -lrb- left -rrb- was heavily pregnant with the twins when the athlete won his gold medals . here , the runner is pictured celebrating with his step-daughter rihanna after a race . national hero : mo farah won the 10,000 m race on a night when fellow british athletes jessica ennis and greg rutherford also took gold in the women 's heptathlon and men 's long jump respectively . amazing : mo farah reacted with disbelief after winning the men 's 5,000 m final . he said he could not have imagined how successful his olympics would be . ` perfect ' olympics : farah , pictured performing his trademark ` mobot ' celebration with two gold medals around his neck , was one of the stars of london 2012 . farah . said preparations for the olympics had been ` tough ' for his family , who . moved with him to the us so he could take advantage of better training . facilities . pictures of farah with his daughters first appeared in hello ! magazine . ` it .<doc-sep>by . sam greenhill . published : . 18:26 est , 19 august 2012 . | . updated : . 02:25 est , 20 august 2012 . he has forged a successful career amid the chaos and poverty of wartorn somalia , but hassan farah can not help wonder what might have been . hassan watched the television coverage with pride as identical twin brother mo became a legend by scooping two team gb golds on the running track at london 2012 . his sensational victories in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m -- and trademark ` mo-bot ' celebration -- have put farah on course to earn millions of pounds in lucrative sponsorship deals . mo farah 's twin brother hassan is pictured doing the ` mobot ' outside his home in hargeisa , somaliland . mo farah was sent to england with his two older brothers to live with their father , while hassan stayed behind . hassan farah pictured in the market in his home town of hergeisa in somaliland . hassan -- who was also a gifted runner -- . was separated from mo as an eight-year-old and is left to wonder what . he could have achieved in athletics if he had n't been forced to stay . behind in the lawless east african country . the 29-year-old twins were separated . in 1991 when their parents made the agonising decision for mo to join . his father as an asylum seeker in britain .

<t> rory mcilroy and mo farah were at nike world hq in oregon , usa . </t> <t> mcilroy has enjoyed a stellar year including two majors successes . </t> <t> 25-year-old also guided europe to the ryder cup and ended as world no 1 . </t>

rory mcilroy turns mo farah 's mobot celebration into the robot as golfing star uploads facebook photo<T>

angelina jolie today appeared visibly moved and close to tears at the ` end sexual violence in conflict ' summit in london , which she is co-hosting with foreign secretary william hague . the summit is the largest ever held on subject of sexual violence in war . the actress ' eyes welled up as she listened to victims of sexual assault speak about their experiences and spent time with them afterwards , discussing the issues they face and embracing delegates . clutching fellow activist and peacemaker neema namadamu on this , the second day of the summit , the actress struggled to contain her emotions . scroll down for video . angelina embraced fellow activist neema namadamu of the democratic republic of congo , whose own daughter was attacked . angelina held neema who runs a campaign in the congo which aims to empower women through technology as well as fight for their human rights . jolie , centre , who is a special envoy of the united nations high commissioner for refugees , listens attentively to a speech of a delegate at the summit . the actress appeared deeply moved listening to victims of sexual assault speak about their experience . the actress spoke on bbc radio 4 's women 's hour this morning about how affected she had been by meeting victims of sexual attack . neema is an advocate for change in congo , and founder of the maman shujaa , the ` hero women of the congo ' who fight for the rights of women . she who was struck down with polio at age two , and became the first disabled woman to graduate from congo 's national university . she began campaigning when her 25-year-old daughter was attacked by a group of men metres from her own home in the congo . angelina , special envoy of the united nations high commissioner for refugees , also embraced other delegates who spoke at the event . after the formal talks , the actress took time to look at products made by women and sold by the international campaign to stop rape and gender violence to support victim of violence . the summit has seen diplomats , officials and non-profit representatives from more than 100 countries gather to press for the rights of victims of sexual violence -- women , men and children alike . angelina reached over the podium to embrace a delegate after she spoke to the group of diplomats and officials from around the world . angelina talked affectionately to neema namadamu of the democratic republic of congo . angelina draws the outline of her hand , joining the the hand prints of others who have pledged to support the campaign . with the cameras of the world focused on her , jolie said she wanted to dedicated the conference to a rape victim she and hague recently met in bosnia . william hague -lrb- l -rrb- and angelina -lrb- r -rrb- , pictured here with congolese women 's rights campaigners carine safari -lrb- centre left -rrb- and nyota babunga -lrb- centre right -rrb- have worked together for years on the issues of women 's rights and sexual abuse . with the cameras of the world focused on her , jolie said she wanted to dedicated the conference to a rape victim she and hague recently met in bosnia . ` she felt that having had no justice for her particular crime , in her particular situation , and having seen the actual man who raped her on the streets free , she really felt abandoned by the world , ' jolie said . ` this day is for her . ' angelina was also interviewed on bbc radio 4 's women 's hour this morning , talking about how she came to be involved in working to end sexual violence . ` i 've met survivors and spent time with them . i 'd heard their stories and became very emotionally involved and i thought -- what can i possibly do to help , ' she said . angelina embraces delegate esther ruth atim of uganda during the emotional second day of the ` end sexual violence in conflict ' summit . angelina pauses to look at a photo exhibition by photographer pete muller . angelina also talked of losing her mother to breast cancer , and her decision to have a preventative double mastectomy : ` the thought of telling my children i had cancer because i did n't have the surgery was more frightening to me . ' ' i am very happy that i made a decision that will enable me to be around for my children . for me it was in fact an easy choice . ' of her mother marcheline , she said : ` had she had the surgery she might have been around for years longer to have met my other children . ' the programme also shared the harrowing accounts of two women who suffered sexual violence during conflict . one un-named women described her attack during genocide in rwanda in these words : ` i did n't see their faces , i do n't know them , how can you see someone who is hitting you in the eyes ? how will you know someone who is inserting a gun barrel into your mouth , and then between your legs ? then he leaves , and another one enters . ' another woman spoke of her attack in minova in the democratic republic of congo : ` the man said that he wanted to rape me , that if i refused he is going to kill me . then another five men came . they all raped me . my daughter keeps asking me about her dad . when i try to reveal who her father is , it is really hard for me . angelina , here greeting neema namadamu , has been key in organising the summit which is being attended by governments from over 100 countries , over 900 experts , ngos , faith leaders , and representatives from international organisations across the world . neema , who is disabled after having polio as a child , sat as her and angelina talked for some time following the speeches . ` i fear also telling her because a lot of men raped me ... it is really hard for me to tell my daughter . ` i just feel really depressed , when i think of it i burst into tears . i feel like i am nothing . sometimes i even feel like dying . ' a rape survivor who attended the conference today , wangu kanja , from kenya , who has set up her own organization to help others , said she hoped the summit will send a message that governments can not continue to ignore the issue . ` i 'm really hoping that from this the kenyan government will be forced to do something , ' she said hours after the summit began . after the formal talks , the actress took time to look at products made by women and sold by the international campaign to stop rape and gender violence to support victim of violence . angelina chatted with activists from ngos , who are selling products to support victim of violence , in the market area of the ` end sexual violence in conflict ' summit . jolie , here looking at a bag made by a women in a conflict area , is set to help launch a guidance document on best practices on wednesday to help strengthen prosecutions for rape in conflicts . british foreign secretary william hague , left , and angelina arrived together for the second day of the landmark summit . write caption here . william hague compared sexual violence in war zones to slavery as an injustice that demands action . ` as was said with slavery in the 18th century , now we know the facts , we can not turn aside , ' he said . others far afield also offered support . pope francis , who has made combatting sex trafficking and human slavery one of his priorities , sent a tweet on tuesday in support of the summit 's work , saying ` let us pray for all victims of sexual violence in conflict , and those working to end this crime . ' hague and jolie are set to launch a guidance document on best practices today to help strengthen prosecutions for rape in conflicts . hague will also host a meeting thursday on tackling boko haram , the islamic terror group that abducted more than 300 schoolgirls and young women in nigeria in april . as well as speaking at the conference , angelina was interviewed on bbc radio 4 's women 's hour this morning , talking about how she came to be involved in working to end sexual violence . angelina and hague have been campaigning on the issue of sexual violence for two years . the pair have campaigned hard on the issue of sexual violence for two years , and on tuesday they were welcomed with cheers from others fighting for the cause as they toured a lively fringe program featuring photo exhibitions , poetry readings , and artists performing skits . nigerian rap and soul singers sang about rape and other problems facing young africans , while volunteers taught swahili folk songs in workshops similar to those performed in conflict zones to help reduce trauma . an eclectic group of charity workers and computer experts brainstormed on ways to use technology to improve reporting on sexual violence .<doc-sep>any sprinkling of stardust is guaranteed to light up westminster . but when it involves hollywood royalty some who should know better can get drunk on the excitement . david cameron and william hague looked more like a pair of awestruck schoolboys than senior politicians as they met angelina jolie yesterday . while they retain a statesman-like gravitas in the presence of presidents and monarchs , a hollywood a-lister is definitely another matter . particularly this one . scroll down for video . david cameron met angelina jolie and william hague at downing street today - after the first day of the global summit to end sexual violence being chaired by the hollywood star and the foreign secretary . mr hague brought miss jolie to number 10 through the gates to downing street from the foreign office . their faces lit up , their conversation was animated and they grinned broadly at every comment their star visitor made . miss jolie was meeting the prime minister and foreign secretary in her role as a special envoy for the united nations . while . she has a serious campaign to promote , she caused quite a stir as she . visited downing street and the excel exhibition centre in docklands . the . 39-year-old actress , who has six children with hollywood star brad . pitt , was dressed in a simple white blazer and white flared skirt . she . made her way around various charity stalls and exhibits at the excel . centre accompanied by a smiling mr hague . miss jolie and mr hague speak to delegates inside today 's london summit to prevent sexual violence in conflict in london . the un envoy was joined by designer stella mccartney - the daughter of beatles legend paul mccartney - at the summit today . jolie posed with miss mccartney in front of an unfinished painting by german graffiti artist jasmin siddiqui and falk lehman at the london summit . the hollywood star greeted a fan who grabbed her attention and passed her an envelope ahead of the four-day summit . an unsigned note written by angelina jolie was pictured today at the opening of the four-day summit on sexual violence in war . it read : ` all voices are valuable . everyone . and all women and girls must be heard . ' far . more impressed by miss jolie than the foreign secretary , crowds of . visitors followed their every move , camera phones held aloft in the hope . of a photograph with her . one picture of miss jolie and mr hague , . posted on twitter , had the rather uncharitable caption : ` brad pitt . has n't aged very well . ' other . celebrities attending the event included stella mccartney , who also . dressed in a flowing white outfit . while mr hague and miss jolie may . seem an odd couple , even by the standards of hollywood , they have made a . number of visits to war zones around the world together . last year oscar winner miss jolie was named by forbes magazine as hollywood 's highest-paid actress . the foreign secretary william hague -lrb- right -rrb- has hailed the ` enormous transformative ' influence of angelina jolie in the campaign to end the ` mass crime ' of sexual violence in conflict zones . angelina jolie is a un representative on sexual violence in war . she has been campaigning on the subject with mr hague -lrb- right -rrb- since the coalition came to power in 2010 . the actress and un special envoy gave an opening speech at the start of the global summit to end sexual violence in conflict in london this morning . the 39-year-old actress will co-chair this week 's summit in london . she dedicated her effort to end rape in war to a victim she met with mr hague -lrb- right -rrb- . the global . summit - end sexual violence in conflict - is a four-day event and this . morning mr hague and jolie will open the global summit fringe , which . aims to increase awareness of sexual violence in conflict . they will also take part in meetings with youth delegates . tomorrow they will attend an event to launch the international protocol to help strengthen prosecutions for rape in conflict . on . thursday , delegations from more than 100 countries will attend and mr . hague will chair a ministerial meeting on security in northern nigeria . on . friday , mr hague , jolie , un secretary general ban ki moon and us . secretary of state john kerry will speak in a closing plenary session . from today until thursday there will be some 140 free events open to the public . events and performances include the royal court theatre presenting the world premiere of award-winning liberian girl . there . will be an exclusive screening of in the land of blood and honey , with . the opportunity to hear its director jolie and mr hague discuss the film . and how it inspired the initiative that led to the summit . as . part of the #timetoact campaign , a short animation has been produced to . portray the horror of rape and sexual violence through the eyes of a . child . the summit is being held at the excel conference centre in east london and will last until friday . angelina jolie is the un special envoy on sexual violence in conflict . miss jolie , who is married to the hollywood star brad pitt , is a passionate campaigner on sexual violence in war . mr hague said this week 's summit would be ` like no other ' the lara croft actress was the star attraction at the summit - but has spent 10 years campaigning to end rape being used as a weapon of war . william hague said the hollywood star 's impact on the global campaign to end sexual violence in war had been huge . he said : ` she is very committed to this , very knowledgeable about the issues , she has come up with many of the ideas for the campaign . ' angelina jolie hopes the four-day summit will result in concrete steps to ban the use of sexual violence in conflicts . the ` end sexual violence in conflict ' summit in london starts today and finishes on friday . william hague urged the public to attend the conference . william hague and angelina jolie have formed an unlikely partnership in their battle to end sexual violence in war . angelina jolie 's attendance at today 's global summit on ending sexual violence in conflict is the culmination of 10 years work on the subject . angelina jolie may be one of the world 's most famous stars but she has got ` credential as well as celebrity ' , according to a senior director at a children 's charity . the special envoy for the un commissioner for refugees and star of action adventure film lara croft : tomb raider has a ` strong track record of knowing what she 's talking about ' . jolie 's interest in humanitarian affairs was piqued in 2000 when she went to cambodia to film tomb raider , according to the un refugee agency website . she was named a goodwill ambassador in 2001 by the united nations high commissioner for refugees . in 2012 , high commissioner antonio guterres appointed jolie as his special envoy . anita tiessen , deputy executive director of children 's charity unicef uk , said that while she brings her fame to the summit she also brings experience . ms tiessen talked about the impact of the 2011 film written and directed by jolie called in the land of blood and honey which is set during the bosnian war . ' i think angelina herself has shown a big commitment to the issue over the last ten years that she 's been an envoy for the issue . ` so yes she clearly brings her fame to the issue and so that attracts a lot of media . but i think she 's got a strong track record of knowing what she 's talking about , of really taking action . ' i was recently in a meeting and the film that she did about rape and abuse during the bosnian conflict , i heard somebody say very , very powerfully that what that 's done is that it 's made it possible for people in bosnia to talk about things that they 've been keeping inside for a long , long time , so i think she 's got credential as well as celebrity , ' she said . ms tiessen said she believes the summit is going to be ` hugely significant ' , and said there has been a build-up of about 18 months of work led by foreign secretary william hague . she also said she thinks the week ` will be very , very emotionally charged ' . ` i 've heard children talk about how they 've been sexually abused , or how they 've been threatened with sexual abuse , and clearly it 's a very , very ... it cuts close to the bone . ` it 's not something that people talk about easily , ' she said .<doc-sep>by . paul donnelley . hollywood actress angelina jolie and foreign secretary william hague called bosnia 's decision to include preventing sexual violence in military training ` ground-breaking ' and said that it should become the standard for u.n. peacekeeping missions . mr hague added that rape was a devastatingly effective way to terrorise and displace a population and is currently being used in syria , the central african republic and south sudan . jolie said the training was especially important for peacekeepers as their patrols ` can mean that women no longer have to face a choice between going out for firewood and water and being raped or seeing their children go hungry . ' scroll down for videos . tearful : angelina jolie and william hague -lrb- right -rrb- pay their respects at srebrenica-potocari genocide memorial cemetery , near srebrenica . pause for thought : angelina jolie and william hague at srebrenica-potocari genocide memorial cemetery , near srebrenica . jolie and mr hague are in bosnia to address a conference organised in sarajevo by the country 's defence ministry on sexual violence in conflict . angelina jolie and william hague arrive at a conference about sex violence during war arranged by bosnian ministry of defence . jolie visited widows and mothers of genocide victims in srebrenica - a bosnian town where serb forces killed more than 8,000 muslim men and boys in 1995 . she left the meeting in tears . angelina jolie and william hague -lrb- right -rrb- with the chairman of the bosnian presidency bakir izetbegovic -lrb- left -rrb- , upon their arrival for a conference in sarajevo , bosnia . william hague -lrb- left -rrb- , angelina jolie -lrb- right -rrb- with marina pendes , the deputy minister of defence for bosnia-herzegovina -lrb- second right -rrb- , and zekerijah osmic , minister of the defence in bosnia-herzegovina -lrb- right -rrb- in sarajevo , bosnia , this morning . the actress and the politician : angelina jolie and william hague arrive for the conference on sexual assault in wartime . angelina jolie -lrb- centre -rrb- , during a visit to the memorial centre of potocari near eastern bosnian town of srebrenica , 112 miles northeast of sarajevo . mr hague and jolie visited widows and mothers of genocide victims in srebrenica - a bosnian town where serb forces killed more than 8,000 muslim men and boys in 1995 . jolie came out of the meeting crying . the comments came on the heels of a plea by antónio guterres , the united nations high commissioner for refugees that huge numbers of syrian refugees flooding into lebanon could lead to civil war war . his comments were echoed by jolie , a special envoy for the unhcr . jolie recently met a family living in a lebanese refugee camp and spoke to hala , a young girl with five siblings . angelina jolie , a special envoy for the unhcr , visits syrian refugees . hala lost both her parents : her mother was killed when their home collapsed , and her father is missing and presumed dead . hala -lrb- left -rrb- is one of many refugees that have fled syria for lebanon . hala saw her mother killed under their collapsed home , and their father is missing and presumed dead . ` lebanon has serious problems with electricity and water , ' said mr guterres , ` and largely . because of this huge increase in population ; the health system is totally . overburdened , and the security implications of the syrian crisis to lebanon are . absolutely dramatic . ` nobody can afford the collapse of lebanon in the present moment . ' hala is forced to share a home in the refugee camp with strangers . sympathetic : angelina jolie listens attentively to the plight of hala and her siblings . listener : angelina jolie highlights plight of syrian refugees in her role as a special envoy for unhcr . boys ' own : angelina jolie -lrb- in headscarf -rrb- meets syrian refugees in lebanon . jolie had met william hague , the foreign secretary , in downing street to discuss tackling rape in war zones , before flying out to bosnia and herzegovina to meet victims . once there they hailed bosnia 's decision to include prevention of sexual violence in military training . the pair addressed a conference on sexual violence in conflict , organised in sarajevo by bosnia 's defence ministry , saying the ` ground-breaking ' policy should become standard for any armed forces serving in un peacekeeping missions . jolie said the initiative is ` redefining soldiering in the 21st century ' . mr hague promised the uk will support a planned training centre in sarajevo for future military and police peacekeepers from the region . he added that rape is a cheap and devastatingly effective way to terrorise and displace a population and is being used currently in syria , central african republic and south sudan . before they reached sarajevo the pair were the focus of an intense police effort , worthy of one of her films , complete with black screens , security guards and a number of policemen to get her across london - and away from the eyes of the public .<doc-sep>undercover : angelina jolie , pictured being escorted into a government car before her meeting with william hague . hidden : security officers put up black screens to shield the actress from view as she met the foreign secretary . black out : the actress is picked up from her london hotel and driven to a breakfast meeting with mr hague . the actress was taken from her london hotel in a black government car to downing street for a meeting with mr hague . accompanied by a police convoy , including motorcycles and unmarked police cars , she and the foreign secretary were taken to an airport , where they boarded a private plane for bosnia and herzegovina . the actress spent around 12 hours in the uk , arriving on wednesday night when she attended a drinks reception , followed by dinner with mr hague at his office . mission : angelina jolie , a special envoy for the un high commissioner for refugees , was picked up by a black government car and taken to downing street . click here for christiane amanpour 's full coverage on cnn.com . the metropolitan police force refused to . comment on the specific security arrangements of jolie 's visit but a . spokesman told mailonline : ` we never discuss specifics of security but . if jolie was with government officials as part of her un duties , . that would explain a police presence . ' last year jolie and mr hague travelled to the democratic republic of congo , where they met survivors of rape . their visit to sarajevo comes ten weeks ahead of the three-day global summit to end sexual violence in conflict at which they will be the co-chairmen in london in june . police presence : the metropolitan police force refused to comment on the specific security arrangements of angelina jolie 's visit . convoy : a police convoy accompanied angelina jolie to the airport . protection : the actress and william hague were also accompanied by unmarked police cars . in november mr hague pledged funding of more than # 250,000 over . three years to the un department of peacekeeping operations and the . department of field support to develop training as first responders to . rape and sexual violence . speaking of their mission to bosnia , mr hague said : ` tens of thousands of women , girls and men were raped during the war in bosnia . ` we are visiting to draw the world 's attention to their search for justice , and to call for global action to end the use of rape as a weapon of war once and for all . flying out : their visit to sarajevo comes ten weeks ahead of the three-day global summit to end sexual violence in conflict , at which they will be co-chairmen in london in june . jetting off : angelina jolie and william hague will meet victims of sexual violence from the war in bosnia , which ran between 1992 and 1995 . ` in . london in ten weeks ' time we will be asking nations around the world to . make that decisive commitment , so that from bosnia to the drc survivors . get the justice they need , and future mass rape can be prevented . ` we can and must change the entire global attitude to these crimes , and shatter the culture of impunity . ' arrival : william hague and angelina jolie together as they arrived in sarajevo . purpose : william hague and angelina jolie will also meet judges and prosecutors in the country who are working to address the huge backlog of sexual violence cases . injustice : angelina jolie described the use of rape as a weapon of war as ` one of the great injustices of our time ' jolie added : ` the use of rape as a weapon of war is one of the great injustices of our time . for too long the world has tolerated these crimes , and left survivors to struggle in the shadows . ` our goal is to bring forward the voices of the survivors of these crimes and to ask the world to stand with them and against impunity . ' jolie was appointed a special envoy of un high commissioner for refugees by antónio guterres in april 2012 . meeting : during the visit the pair will also speak at a regional military conference of ministers and senior officers .<doc-sep>angelina jolie has been made a dame by william hague . the starstruck foreign secretary , who has spent most of the week at the hollywood actress 's side , bestowed the surprise accolade on her as part of the queen 's birthday honours . the pair have been working closely together at a summit on rape in london -- despite the escalating political and military crises in iraq , syria and ukraine . scroll down for video . star power : william hague , in chelsea boots , with wife ffion and angelina jolie and brad pitt yesterday . starstruck : the foreign secretary , centre , has given the hollywood star , right , a surprise gong as part of the queen 's birthday honours . speech : the actress , a un special envoy , talks to those attending the summit . the honour recognises her ` extraordinary ' work to stamp out rape as a weapon in war zones . miss jolie , the 39-year-old star of tomb raider , said : ` it means a great deal to me . ' but eyebrows were raised at the headline-grabbing damehood , which seals two years of growing friendship between the a-list actress and mr hague . as an american citizen , it is highly unusual that miss jolie has received an honour from britain . foreigners are occasionally awarded them -- there was an honorary knighthood for bob geldof , who is irish , after live aid . labour mp paul flynn said that giving a top award to a celebrity with friends in high places rather than an unsung british hero undermined the credibility of the honours system . ` the honours system is becoming increasingly discredited and this is another step in that direction , ' he said . ` angelina jolie is doing creditable work but it is ridiculous to honour people who are already over-endowed with privileges and wealth . ' critics also said damehoods are usually bestowed later in life , after a recipient has earned a lower honour such as an obe or a cbe . arrival : miss jolie and partner brad pitt arrive at the summit . the actress said the honour meant ' a great deal ' power couple : miss jolie and brad pitt . eyebrows were raised at the headline-grabbing damehood last night - which seals two years of growing friendship between the a-list actress and mr hague . the honour to miss jolie , a un special envoy , recognises her ` extraordinary ' work to stamp out rape as a weapon in war zones , culminating in a landmark international summit in london to tackle the menace . mr hague said she thoroughly deserved the award because she had ` made a real difference and achieved lasting results ' , referring to the preventing sexual violence initiative the pair launched in 2012 . miss jolie said : ` to receive an honour related to foreign policy means a great deal to me , as it is what i wish to dedicate my working life to . ' she becomes an honorary dame commander of the most distinguished order of saint michael and saint george . it is awarded to those who ` render extraordinary or important non-military service in a foreign country ' . it can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and commonwealth affairs . mr hague and miss jolie have made a number of visits to war zones around the world together . new friends : hague 's wife ffion - who usually shuns publicity - and miss jolie at the global summit to end sexual violence in london . it is highly unusual for an american citizen to receive an honour from britain . coverage : how the mail covered the summit - which took place despite escalating crises in iraq and syria . the foreign secretary has seemed bewitched by the actress all week , with he and david cameron looking like awestruck schoolboys when they welcomed her to britain on tuesday . mr hague gushed that she was ` a pleasure to work with ' , and said her ` power to speak to the whole world ' and his ` levers of decision-making and action ' were a formidable combination . whitehall officials confirmed miss jolie 's damehood was an honour ` from the foreign office ... for services to uk foreign policy and the campaign to end war zone sexual violence ' . the foreign office refused to confirm it was mr hague who had nominated miss jolie . campaign : us secretary of state john kerry , william hague and actress angelina jolie speak to crowds during the fourth day of the london conference . hague said he had discussed the iraq conflict with mr kerry . working together : mr hague was all smiles as he appeared at the closing session of the summit with miss jolie , who wore a grey kimono-style dress . yesterday mr hague was all smiles as he appeared at the closing session of the summit with miss jolie , who wore a grey kimono-style dress . her partner brad pitt and mr hague 's wife ffion , who usually shuns publicity , were also present . later he said he and us secretary of state john kerry , who also attended the summit , had ` obviously ' discussed the deepening conflict in iraq . downing street defended mr hague 's decision to devote a week to accompanying miss jolie . mr cameron believed it was the ` right thing to do ' to carry on with the ` very important initiative ' , said a spokesman , who insisted mr hague had not taken his eye off the ball on iraq . in 1995 , angelina married hackers . co-star jonny lee miller . she wore black leather pants and a white top . with jonny 's name reportedly scribbled in her own blood to the ceremony . during the split from miller , she had her first openly gay relationship . she .

<t> the summit is the largest ever held on subject of sexual violence in war . </t> <t> actress welled up as she heard victims talk about their experiences . </t> <t> embraced campaigner neema namadamu . </t> <t> namadamu began campaigning when her 25-year-old daughter was attacked by a group of men metres from her own home in the congo . </t>

angelina jolie is moved to tears at war rape summit as she embraces mother of african woman who was attacked by gang<T>