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duets featuring michael jackson and freddie mercury are finally set to be officially released , three decades after they were recorded . mercury 's former bandmates , brian may and roger taylor , are working on tracks featuring the two dead superstars and have promised ` something for folks to hear ' in two months . guitarist may described working on the sessions this month as : ` exciting , challenging , emotionally taxing . but cool . ' showmen : duets featuring michael jackson and freddie mercury are finally set to be officially released , three decades after they were recorded . the pair are pictured in 1980 . the prospect of pop 's two greatest showmen combining in a musical reprise is a mouth-watering prospect for fans around the world .<doc-sep>yet ironically the pair fell out after a collaboration in the early 1980s . in what is thought to have been their only session together , they recorded three songs during six hours spent at jackson 's home studio in encino , california . in 2011 , may confirmed the jackson estate had given permission for him to revamp the trio of recordings with taylor and the pair have brought in us-based music producer william orbit , who has worked with madonna and blur . exciting : the prospect of pop 's two greatest showmen combining in a musical reprise is a mouth-watering prospect for fans around the world . progress : mercury 's former bandmates , brian may and roger taylor , are working on tracks featuring the two dead superstars . may is pictured performing on stage with mercury .<doc-sep>the tracks are likely to include new guitar solos from may along with queen-style vocal harmonies . writing on his blog in reply to a fan , may , 66 , said : ` there are a few items in progress . we will have something for folks to hear in a couple of months ' time , hopefully . ' jackson died in 2009 , aged 50 , after suffering cardiac arrest linked to his drug dependency . mercury died from an aids-related illness , aged 45 , in 1991 . a jackson family source said he believed the post-encino row stemmed from the pair 's inability to arrange a second recording session .<doc-sep>scroll down for video . the track there must be more to life than this was recorded by michael jackson and freddie mercury for the queen album hot space in 1981 . the song was eventually released as a solo effort by mercury for his mr bad guy album in 1985 .<doc-sep>he once asked who wants to live for ever ? and now freddie mercury is set to return -- in a duet with michael jackson . the track there must be more to life than this was recorded by the pair for the queen album hot space in 1981 . mercury visited jackson and recorded his vocals but queen never finished it .<doc-sep>it has been billed as a rare moment in music history -- the release of the only song ever recorded by freddie mercury and michael jackson together . the unfinished track , which is going on sale tomorrow , was discovered only by chance after languishing for nearly 30 years at the bottom of a vault -- and has been reworked by the surviving members of mercury 's band queen . now , the mail on sunday can reveal the reason why the song , there must be more to life than this , was never completed back in the 1980s -- the increasingly erratic behaviour of jackson and the antics of his pet chimp bubbles . scroll down for video . soul mate : michael jackson insisted on bringing bubbles into the studio and asking for its views on singing . unfinished : the song was never completed by jackson and mercury , pictured together , back in the 1980s . mercury , then at the height of his powers as a performing artist , complained that bubbles was a bizarre distraction because jackson insisted on bringing the animal into the studio and asking for its views on their singing . the queen frontman , who was famed for his tempestuous nature , finally stormed out of the recording after telling friends : ` i 'm not performing with a f ****** chimp sitting next to me each night . ' the story is told in a new book by respected showbusiness writer david wigg , who knew mercury well . he says : ` freddie got very angry because michael made bubbles sit between them and would turn to the chimp between takes and ask , `` do n't you think that was lovely ? '' or , `` do you think we should do that again ? '' after a few days of this , freddie just exploded . ` he phoned his manager and told him to `` get me out of this zoo '' . freddie then flew back to london , leaving the track musically unfinished . ' first release : the track has been reworked by the surviving members of queen , including brian may -lrb- pictured -rrb- .<doc-sep>some of the world 's most famous musicians have been brought back to life in an art collection made up of 6,500 cds . artists mirco pagano and moreno de turco , from milan , italy , have created collages of musicians including elvis presley , jimi hendrix , freddie mercury , james brown and bob marley . mr pagano , 29 , and mr de turco , 25 , used cd covers released by each singer to piece together the images . mirco pagano and moreno de turco used more than 6,500 cds to create a series of portraits of famous . musicians , such as elvis . the images were pieced together using cd covers released by each singer -lrb- above , jimi hendrix -rrb- . the pair produced a video of michael jackson using 1,100 cds .

<t> mercury 's former bandmates brian may . </t> <t> and roger taylor working on tracks . </t> <t> they have promised ` something for folks to hear ' in two . </t> <t> months . </t>

rave from the grave : michael jackson and freddie mercury duets to be officially released ... three decades after they were recorded<T>

the girlfriend of a man who shot and killed a german exchange student in his garage broke down in tears as her 911 call was re-played to a court . janelle pflager 's distraught voice was heard by the court during the 911 call she made after her boyfriend , markus kaarma , allegedly shot and killed diren dede , 17 . she described how the teenager was lying face down ` barely breathing ' and bleeding from ` everywhere ' in their missoula , montana home . scroll down for video . family : marcus kaarma , right , is followed into missoula district court by his girlfriend janelle pflager with their child , the court heard a 911 call made by pflager about the events that unfolded . fear : kaarma allegedly felt targeted and increasingly anxious for the safety of pflager and their infant son . she told dispatchers that kaarma did n't help her as she tried to aid the wounded high school student , who died a short time later at a missoula hospital . kaarma is charged with baiting the teenager into sneaking into his missoula garage early on april 27 and killing him with four shotgun blasts after being alerted by a motion detector . defense attorney paul ryan says montana 's ` stand your ground ' law allows homeowners to protect their residences with deadly force when they believe they are going to be harmed . but kaarma did n't know whether the person inside the garage was armed , ryan said .<doc-sep>however he had allegedly felt targeted and increasingly anxious for the safety of pflager and their infant son after the couple had been burglarized twice in the days leading up to the shooting . on the first day of testimony , two teenagers , mykle martin , 17 , and trisitan staber , 18 , described how they went ` garage hopping , ' or burglarizing garages , in search of alcohol and other things after dark and hit markus kaarma 's house . ' i was the previous break-in , ' martin said , his voice at times barely audible . ` i 'm the reason he -lrb- kaarma -rrb- was waiting for another person . ' the court also heard audio tapes of pflager 's police interview after the shooting . she told officers that dede had pleaded for his life , saying , ` no , no , no , no , no , please ! ' however , she later testified that dede had not said anything and that she was ` rambling ' to officers because she was traumatized . ' i did not hear those words , ' she said . ' i wish i said those words . ' pflager 's testimony came during the second day of kaarma 's deliberate homicide trial . victim : diren dede -lrb- left -rrb- , 17 , was shot dead on april 27 after allegedly breaking into kaarma 's garage . trial : kaarma sits with his legal team during witness testimony in missoula county court in missoula , montana on december 5 , 2014 .<doc-sep>pflager said thursday that she kept a baseball bat nearby while kaarma moved a shotgun to the first floor of their home after the previous burglaries . testimony indicated kaarma was upset and on edge at the time . michael mcmillan , who works for a local lawn care company told how he came to the kaarma house on april 23 to spray for insects . while he was setting up , he said an angry kaarma come out the front door naked , pointed a shotgun at him and asked what mcmillan was doing there . ' i was scared , frozen , ' mcmillan said . he said pflager started screaming at kaarma to stop and he went back inside the house . mcmillan said pflager later apologized and told him they were on edge due to burglaries . mcmillan said he did not call police . that same day , kaarma went for a haircut , and three women from the shop testified thursday that they heard him say he had been waiting up nights to shoot an intruder . the dead teenager 's father , celal dede , grimaced while listening to the 911 recording and then whispered to his attorneys that accompanied him and his wife .<doc-sep>by . associated press reporter . a german exchange student shot dead by a homeowner broke into the garages of different homes with a companion three or four times before the shooting , it has been alleged . markus kaarma has been charged with deliberate homicide in the april 27 slaying of diren dede , 17 , in missoula , montana . prosecutors allege kaarma , 29 , shot blindly into his garage , hitting dede , after sensors and a video monitor alerted him to an intruder . but kaarma 's lawyer , paul ryan said dede 's companion that night was an exchange student who has returned home to ecuador . he did not release the student 's name . ryan says the ecuadorian student told police the boys started ` garage hopping ' after learning about the practice from other students at their high school . tragic : german exchange student diren dede , 17 -lrb- pictured left and right -rrb- was shot dead by a montana homeowner on april 27 . meanwhile , authorities are looking into whether marijuana or alcohol played a role in the shooting . a newly published court document reveals missoula police received a judge 's permission to test whether kaarma was drunk or high when he shot and killed dede . officers found a jar of pot in kaarma 's home the day he shot dede , a police statement accompanying an april 28 request for a search warrant said . kaarma also might have had marijuana stolen from his garage in a previous burglary , the document said . police believe kaarma ` may have been impaired by alcohol , dangerous drugs , other drugs , intoxicating substances or a combination of the above , at the time of the incident , ' the statement from detective dean chrestenson said . charged : markus kaarma , pictured at his home in missoula , montana , has been charged with deliberate homicide in the shooting death of 17-year-old diren dede , an exchange student from germany .<doc-sep>by . associated press . a teenage german foreign exchange student who was shot dead by a montana homeowner when he wandered into his garage was apparently looking for alcohol , authorities have said . according to court records made public on monday , diren dede , 17 , and ecuadorian foreign exchange student robby pazmino were out walking in the missoula neighborhood when dede entered markus kaarma 's garage on april 27 . pazmino told police he thought dede was looking for alcohol . tragic : german exchange student diren dede , 17 -lrb- pictured left and right -rrb- was shot dead by a montana homeowner on april 27 . mr kaarma and his girlfriend said they had . been burgled twice in the three weeks before the shooting . kaarma . allegedly told a hairdresser several days prior that he was waiting up . to kill the intruders , whom he referred to as ` kids , ' according to court . documents . he faces one count of deliberate homicide . pazmino . also informed police that they had learned about ` garage hopping ' or . ` garage shopping ' from local friends and had participated with other . friends three or four times in the past . but he denied taking any items .<doc-sep>a montana man who shot and killed a german exchange student caught trespassing in his garage was convicted of deliberate homicide wednesday . it was a case that attracted attention as a test of ` stand your ground ' laws that govern the use of deadly force to defend life and property . cheers erupted in the packed courtroom when the verdict was read in the case against markus kaarma , 30 , of missoula . scroll down for video . markus kaarma -lrb- pictured today -rrb- was found guilty of deliberate homicide today after shooting diren dede . parents gulcin and celal dede embrace following the guilty verdict against marcus kaarma who was convicted of deliberate homicide for the killing of their 17-year-old son diren last april . kaarma shot 17-year-old high school student diren dede in the early hours of april 27 after being alerted to an intruder by motion sensors . witnesses testified kaarma fired four shotgun blasts at dede , who was unarmed . kaarma faces a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced feb. 11 . his lawyers plan to appeal . dede 's parents were in the courtroom and hugged and cried when they heard the jury 's decision . kaarma 's lawyers argued at trial that he feared for his life , did n't know if the intruder was armed , and was on edge because his garage was burglarized at least once in the weeks before the shooting . they said under montana 's ` stand your ground ' law , kaarma 's actions were justifiable because he feared for his family 's safety . diren dede -lrb- pictured from his instagram -rrb- was to leave the u.s. just weeks after the incident that killed him . deputy county attorney jennifer clark hugs diren dede 's mother , gulcin dede , before the verdict today .<doc-sep>a montana man was charged in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old exchange student - after he and his wife reportedly set a trap in their garage to catch would-be burglars because of recent thefts . markus kaarma , 29 , of missoula made an initial appearance in justice court on monday but did not enter a plea to the count of felony deliberate homicide filed in the death of diren dede , an exchange student from hamburg , germany . kaarma 's attorney , paul ryan , said his client feels terrible about the death of the young man , but he was also disappointed that the missoula county attorney filed the charge . victim : diren dede , pictured , was a 17-year-old german exchange student reportedly shot after homeowner markus kaarma ` set a trap ' for burglars in his garage . court records obtained by kpax said kaarma and his wife , janelle pflager , had set up sensors outside the garage , a video monitoring system in the garage and left the garage door open . pflager said she put personal items that she had cataloged in a purse in the garage ` so that they would take it . ' early sunday , the sensors went off , and kaarma and pflager looked at the video feed and saw that someone was in the garage . kaarma went outside with his shotgun . he told investigators he heard a noise that sounded ` like metal on metal , ' and he was afraid the intruder would come out and hurt him . he said he did not see anyone in the darkened garage and did not communicate with anyone before sweeping the garage with four shotgun blasts . dede was struck in the head and arm and died at a missoula hospital , court records said . kaarma told police he fired high to avoid hitting the car in the garage - but court records showed that three of four shots were aimed low . he also told investigators ` wanted him to be caught ' because ` police ca n't catch burglars in the act . ' plager 's testimony shows a different version of events . she told police she heard kaarma say ` hey hey ' at the garage door and put a shell into his shotgun . she then heard someone say ` hey ' or ` wait ' right before kaarma fired two shots . as she went to turn on lights , two more shots were fired , according to court records . charged : markus kaarma , pictured right , did not enter a plea to the count of felony deliberate homicide on monday . pflager told police that they had been burglarized two times within the last three weeks , ryan said . they were frustrated , on edge and felt someone in their neighborhood was watching them , ryan said . the couple called police ` and nothing was done , ' he said . pflager had made a list of the items in the purse so if it was taken she could attempt to track the thief , ryan said . despite the recent burglaries , they left the garage door open , prosecutors noted . ` they certainly did n't tell the kid to come in -lrb- the garage -rrb- , ' ryan said . ` he entered voluntarily . ' on sunday , a woman told investigators that kaarma had told her that he had been waiting up for three nights with his shotgun to ` shoot some f ****** kid , court records said . dede was a junior at big sky high school , where officials set up brief support for students . missoula county public schools spokeswoman hatton littman told helenair that he was an active and popular student who participated in track and soccer . ` he was a very loved student , especially in the junior class , ' she said . ` when he landed ... first thing he asked was when are we practicing for soccer . ' justice of the peace karen orzech set kaarma 's bail at $ 30,000 . less than two hours before the missoula shooting , a homeowner 350 miles away in billings shot and wounded a houseguest he thought was an intruder . the 19-year-old seminary student was making a phone call in the home 's garage late saturday when he was shot , billings police sgt. pat curry told the billings gazette . the student , who was not named , appeared to be shot in the chest , but the injury was not life-threatening , curry said . the homeowner , who also was not identified , probably wo n't face charges , curry said .

<t> janelle pflager 's distraught voice could be heard on the 911 call . </t> <t> pflager said diren dede ,17 , was lying face down and ` barely breathing ' </t> <t> homeowner markus kaarma allegedly shot and killed the 17-year-old . </t> <t> he had been burglarized twice in the days leading up to the shooting . </t> <t> he is charged with baiting the teenager into sneaking into his garage . </t> <t> montana 's ` stand your ground ' law allows homeowners to use deadly force . </t>

girlfriend of markus kaarma , montana homeowner , describes moment he killed german student<T>

spiders can be scary enough when they 're visible , but a new species spotted in mexico is able to hide itself by creating its own camouflage . the guerilla spider has been named paratropis tuxtlesis and is capable of perfectly covering its body with dust and soil collected from wherever it happens to be hiding . the thin coating means the spider blends in with its surroundings , keeping it safe from predators , as well as making it easier to pounce on unsuspecting prey . the paratropis tuxtlesis spider -lrb- pictured -rrb- is capable of perfectly covering its body with dust and soil collected from wherever it happens to be hiding . the thin coating means the spider blends in with its surroundings kepping it safe from predators , as well as making it easier to pounce on unsuspecting prey . researchers from the national autonomous university of mexico -lrb- unam -rrb- hailed the discovery of the spider that 's capable of vanishing from view as ' a sensation ' . they said the arachnid was a member of the paratropididae family , of which nine species are now known to exist in south america and central america .<doc-sep>the camouflaging spider was discovered in the natural protected area of los tuxtlas , in the south-eastern mexican state of veracruz . the camouflaging spider was discovered in the natural protected area of los tuxtlas , in the south-eastern mexican state of veracruz -lrb- pictured -rrb- . it is distinguished from other species because it has rough skin , like scales , that is used by to attract floor particles , which in turn give it perfect camouflage . researchers said the spider is a member of the paratropididae family , of which nine species are now known to exist in south america and central america . the baldlegged spiders -lrb- pictured -rrb- are closely related to tarantulas . spiders are growing far larger in the cities than in rural environments , researchers have said . they found that rather than thriving in areas with lots of vegetation , golden orb weaver spiders living in urban areas of sydney , australia , were larger and had more babies .<doc-sep>they added that an abundance of food and city lights could be to blame . ` city-dwelling orb-weaving spiders grow larger and could produce more offspring than their country cousins our research shows , ' said elizabeth lowe of the university of sydney , who led the research . this study showed invertebrates are sensitive to urbanisation , but that not all species are negatively affected by living in cities . ` it is distinguished from other species because it has rough skin , like scales , that are used by the animal to attract floor particles which in turn give it perfect camouflage , ' said the university . ` in order to make sure its vision is not obstructed by its camouflage of dirt , the spider has eyes that are raised up higher than usual so that it can see over the covering . '<doc-sep>the university said they first identified immature spiders of the new type in 2010 , and then found adults , which are typically around four inches long , a year later . but , the discovery has only just been published in medical journal zookeys . professor oscar federico francke , who led the university 's research team , said the name paratropis tuxtlensis came from the geographical location where the spiders were discovered . ` if you do not look carefully , you can lift a stone up and look and not see that the spider is there , ' continued professor francke . ` in fact you can often only see them when they move which may well be why they escaped notice so long . '<doc-sep>spider silk -lrb- the synthetic version pictured here , on reels -rrb- is five times stronger than steel and if it was used to make body armour , it would be three times stronger than kevlar . spiders also only produce minute amounts of silk , spinning only what they need for a web , then consuming any excess it has ` spun ' . the blue dress is not the first garment . to be made from spider silk . last year an exhibition at the . victoria and albert museum showcased a yellow cape made from the silk of . a madagascar golden orb spider . the spider , from madagascar creates orb-shaped webs tougher than any other known and more than 10 times stronger than kevlar . juvenile males also weave spider webs , but once they become adults , they abandon this behaviour and instead direct their energies solely to sex . for survival , the darwin 's bark spider relies in part on its mottled , jagged appearance , which camouflages the spider against trees and-along with charles darwin-inspired its name . an analysis of the darwin 's bark spider 's silk indicates it 's the toughest biological material discovered to date .<doc-sep>by . mark prigg . published : . 11:28 est , 25 february 2013 . | . updated : . 03:17 est , 26 february 2013 . spider-man 's webbing really could stop a train if it recreated what exists in nature , research has shown . in the film spider-man 2 , the superhero shoots strands of the material at surrounding buildings to prevent a runaway train plummeting to disaster . the scene seems far fetched even by hollywood standards , but not according to a group of young british scientists investigating the amazing properties of spider 's silk . in spiderman 2 , peter parker used his spider 's web to stop a train . researchers now say a spider has been found that actually has silk strong enough to so this . the spider , from madagascar creates orb-shaped webs tougher than any other known and more than 10 times stronger than kevlar . juvenile males also weave spider webs , but once they become adults , they abandon this behaviour and instead direct their energies solely to sex . for survival , the darwin 's bark spider relies in part on its mottled , jagged appearance , which camouflages the spider against trees and-along with charles darwin-inspired its name . an analysis of the darwin 's bark spider 's silk indicates it 's the toughest biological material discovered to date .<doc-sep>| . updated : . 11:14 est , 19 march 2013 . this eastern screech owl knows exactly how to get out of a tight spot ... he simply hides in one . the bird of prey camouflages itself by wedging its entire body in a hole in a tree in providence in rhode island , new york , giving it the perfect place to hide during the day from any unknown dangers .<doc-sep>the owl was pictured in its cosy perch by photographer peter green - after he was tipped off by friends about the quirky behaviour . cosy : the bird of prey camouflages itself by wedging its entire body in a hole in a tree in providence in rhode island , new york . twit twoo 's there ? the owl was pictured in its cosy perch by photographer peter green - after he was tipped off by friends about the quirky behaviour . but catching it on camera would be no walk in the woods . peter spent two years lying in wait for the bashful bird to return before he finally took the picture this week .

<t> guerrilla spider was spotted by national autonomous university of mexico . </t> <t> it camouflages itself by covering its body with dust and soil particles . </t> <t> called paratropis tuxtlesis , it is a member of the paratropididae family . </t> <t> it was discovered in the natural protected area of los tuxtlas , veracruz . </t>

guerrilla spider camouflages its body with dirt<T>

former manchester city manager roberto mancini has revealed his affection for arsenal , claiming he 'd love to manage the north london side one day . the italian , who has returned to serie a side inter milan for a second spell , was at the helm of manchester city for four seasons before departing for galatasaray , but is keen on a return to the premier league . arsenal manager arsene wenger has come under increased scrutiny after his side have slumped to their worst ever premier league start , lying eighth in the table and fifteen points off current leaders chelsea . video scroll down to watch roberto mancini takes his first training session as inter coach .<doc-sep>inter milan manager roberto mancini , would relish the opportunity to manage arsenal in the future . the italian , who is back at inter for his second spell in charge , plans to manage the national side one day too . ' i would have loved to have managed arsenal , a club with a special charm . but there is still time , ' the italian told corriere dello sport .<doc-sep>the 47-year-old , is clearly ambitious with a return to the premier league in his sights and has also signaled his intent to manage his national side in the future . ` where do i see myself at 60 ? as coach of the italian national team . ' mancini spent four seasons in the premier league with manchester city , but has returned to serie a with inter .<doc-sep>following italy 's exit from the world cup , head coach cesare prandelli resigned his post . former city boss roberto mancini is among the favourites to take over . why always me ? balotelli revealed this t-shirt after scoring against manchester united for city . crunch : balotelli -lrb- left -rrb- slides in on arsenal 's bacary sagna and is sent off for manchester city . off : referee martin atkinson gives balotelli his marching orders for manchester city against arsenal . gone : italy head coach cesare prandelli resigned following his side 's exit from the world cup . off : prandelli -lrb- left -rrb- waits in rio de janeiro airport before heading back to italy from the world cup . in the running : former city boss roberto mancini -lrb- left -rrb- is one of the early favourites for the italy job .<doc-sep>roberto mancini is said to interested in signing 2014 world cup winner podolski if arsenal are keen on selling the 29-year-old . former manchester city boss mancini has said his side would ride around st james 's trail on bicycles if they qualify for next season 's champions league . inter milan are currently languishing in 11th spot , having won just five of their 16 league games . inter milan are interested in signing lukas podolski while roberto mancini has said his team will ride around st james 's trail if they qualify for next season 's champions league .<doc-sep>lukas podolski has paid tribute to arsenal fans in a heartfelt instagram post ahead of his proposed loan move to inter milan . the german international arrived at inter 's training ground on saturday , and is expected to sign for roberto mancini 's side until the end of the season in a deal which will cost the italians # 1.5 million . and podolski , who has emerged as a fan favourite in north london , says he ca n't thank arsenal fans enough for all they have done for him and hopes to meet them again . video scroll down to see sanchez play `` i 'll be here waiting for you '' on piano for podolski . lukas podolski posted a picture with a hearfelt message for arsenal fans on instagram on saturday . podolski poses for a photo at inter 's training ground with new head coach roberto mancini . the german international arrives at inter 's training ground , appiabi gentile , on saturday . podolski joins on an initial six-month loan deal and may have played his last game for arsenal . new year , new beginnings : podolski tweeted on saturday after arriving in milan . podolski also caught up with new boss mancini at the club 's training ground and posed for a photo with the former manchester city manager .<doc-sep>roberto mancini has pledged his support to galatasaray ahead of the turkish club 's champions league match against arsenal . the 49-year-old left galatasaray as manager in june with rumours of the club 's transfer policy and budget behind the departure , but it seems the former manchester city boss bares no grudge . mancini , donning a bright orange jacket with the club 's crest on , posted a ` good luck ' snap on instagram and wrote : ` come on galatasaray . ' roberto mancini posted an image in a galatasaray jacket with a message of support for his former club . mancini had a tumultuous time in istanbul before leaving in june , but shows no ill feeling to the club . galatasaray , under new manager cesare prandelli , take on arsene wenger 's arsenal at the emirates in group d on wednesday night . the super lig club were held to a 1-1 draw at the turk telekom arena in their opening match , but come into the tie having beaten sivasspor less than five days ago .

<t> the 47-year-old has returned as manager of inter milan for a second spell . </t> <t> roberto mancini managed manchester city between 2009-13 . </t> <t> claims he wants to be manager of the italian national team at 60 . </t>

i would love to manage arsenal , says former manchester city boss roberto mancini<T>

wasteful spending by the public sector on useless projects costs every british household # 4,500 a year - enough to ` buy a luxury holiday for every family ' , a pressure group has claimed . the taxpayers ' alliance has identified cuts that it says could save about # 120billion -- effectively wiping out the uk 's budget deficit -- without ` closing a single hospital , firing a single teacher or disbanding a single regiment ' . the organisation has collated a list of ` ludicrous examples of wasteful spending ' -- including the ministry of defence paying # 22 for a light bulb and the arts council squandering # 95,000 on an installation comprising a skip covered in yellow lights . waste : despite chancellor george osborne 's austerity drive , the taxpayers ' alliance has identified a long list of ` ludicrous examples of wasteful spending ' some # 19,000 was spent by cotswold district council on hiring a ` motivational magician ' to boost staff morale , while labour-run durham council gave chiefs a # 12,000 clothing allowance , which prime minister david cameron derided as ` geordie armani ' . in other examples : . the alleged wasteful spending - a sixth of the total government expenditure - is more than the whole of the nhs budget and five times the amount spent by the ministry of defence . a spokesman for alliance said : ' this equates to a massive # 4,500 for every household inn the uk - enough to give every family in the land a luxury holiday or pay their household energy bills three times over . ' in its annual big bumper book of government waste , the taxpayers ' alliance recommends a number of major reforms to claw back cash , including shaving # 53billion off the pay and pensions packages of public sector workers . this is the amount it claims these workers are being overpaid compared with the private sector average . ` nearly # 120billion of taxpayers ' money was wasted or spent on useless projects by the government in 2011-12 , ' the report states . ` we have identified and listed hundreds of examples of spending by politicians and bureaucrats that can be cut without closing a single hospital , firing a single teacher or disbanding a single regiment . ' according to the research -- which the pressure group said is based on official statistics , independent reports and media coverage -- # 25billion was wasted that year through inefficient public sector procurement and poor use of outsourcing , while # 20.3 billion was lost through public sector fraud . about # 5billion was paid out in benefits to claimants with an income in excess of # 100,000 , while # 1.2 billion was paid out in an annual subsidy to foreign farmers through the eu 's common agricultural policy . frontline services : the taxpayers ' alliance says it can identify cuts in government spending that would not affect any hospital , education or army expenses . cheshire east council spent # 30,000 building two ponds for 18 newts which had been displaced by the construction of a bypass .<doc-sep>arts council paid # 2.5 million to decorate the side of inter-continental trucks to promote lincolnshire fenlands in europe . the government biscuit bill in 2011-2012 was # 3 million . ministry of justice spent # 4.5 million to taxi firms for moving prisoners and staff around the country . bury council bought # 9,000 ipads for bin collectors to monitor homes that were not recycling . home office paid # 427,000 on rubber bullets police are not even allowed to use . cotswold council hired a ` motivational magician ' to boost staff morale at a cost of # 19,000 . the taxpayers ' alliance suggests . # 2.9 billion could be saved by scrapping the department for business , . innovation and skills and department for culture , media and sport and . hiving off their essential functions to other departments . it . also questions the need for high spending on locum doctors , suggesting . there could be far fewer now that gps work out-of hours far less . frequently than they used to . matthew . sinclair , chief executive of the taxpayers ' alliance , said : ` george .<doc-sep>osborne must take the golden opportunity offered by the spending review . to get the nation 's finances under control and ease the burden on . taxpayers . ' according . to the report , tens of billions of pounds are still wasted each year and . there is an enormous amount of fat left in the public sector . ` if ministers do something about it , . they can give taxpayers a better deal and still provide the frontline . services which people depend on . ` more . money must be left in the pockets of struggling households who need it . to support their own families and their own causes . ' the cabinet office insisted work was well under way to make government ` leaner ' . a spokesman added : ` this government has accelerated its work tackling waste and the cabinet office recently announced achieved savings of # 10billion over 2012-13 . ` we are taking radical decisions to make whitehall leaner and more efficient so britain can compete in the global race , and we are pleased to see the taxpayers ' alliance recognises this -- but we agree there is more to do . '<doc-sep>by . tim shipman . squandered : # 1 in every # 6 of taxpayers ' money is wasted by ministers - totalling # 120 billion last year alone , according to a new report . ministers managed to waste # 120billion of taxpayers ' money last year -- enough to give every family in britain a new kitchen or write off the whole of the country 's deficit , a hard-hitting report has claimed . in a study published today , the taxpayers ' alliance has revealed that one pound in every six spent by the government last year ended up being ` squandered ' . the bumper book of government waste highlights # 120billion of waste , the equivalent of # 4,560 for every uk household -- two and a half times the amount they found when they first conducted the exercise a decade ago . the campaign group has calculated that curbing waste would save enough money to send every taxpayer to the world cup in brazil , or pay for the equivalent of three years ' worth of average energy bills for every single british household . the report concludes : ` # 1 in every # 6 of government spending in 2012-13 was wasted . the value of savings could pay for a new kitchen for every household or a trip to the world cup in rio for every taxpayer . ` the amount of waste revealed is greater than the uk deficit and is bigger than the gross domestic product of new zealand . ' the report suggests bringing public sector workers ' pay packets , pensions and sick pay in line with those in the private sector . one of several examples of ` waste ' given in the report the welsh assembly 's alleged # 33,000 spend on potted plants . it also claims the nhs spends too . much money on doctors ' wages and clinical negligence claims -- and points . out the need to rein in the welfare system . it .<doc-sep>the government insists major progress has been made in reining in spending , including saving # 14.3 billion compared to the final year of the last labour government . the tpa warns that even in an age of austerity , # 120billion-a-year is being wasted -- which could be used to fund a # 4,500 tax cut for every family . it includes # 22billion on overpaying public sector pay and pensions , # 20.6 billion lost to fraud , # 1.6 billion in higher sickness rates in the public sector and # 1.4 billion on ` overgenerous ' annual leave . but its bumper book of waste also reveals details of the bizarre and extravagant spending of public bodies who often argue that cuts mean they are struggling to make ends meet , . last year alone it emerged leicester city council spent # 6,000 hiring minor celebrities , including ex-bbc weatherman des coleman , x factor finalists mk1 and apprentice reject melody hossaini . medway council spent # 4,000 hiring actor brian blessed to record an audio guide to play on its buses . the public art gallery in west bromwich closed last year after failing to attract enough visitors , despite costing some # 72million .<doc-sep>the whitehall fatberg is broken down into smaller pieces spread through the extensive stretch of pipes but is still one of the biggest ever thames water have had to deal with . officials at thames water said the amount of fat contained in the mass is not surprising given that pipes from regent street , where there are a number of restaurants and fast food outlets , feed into it . dave dennis , the sewer manager for west london at thames water , said : ` we have 67,108 miles of sewers , and that 's a lot of pipe to keep clear . sewer worker tim henderson is holding a piece of fatberg he grabbed out of the whitehall ` river of fat ' the whitehall sewer is a trunk sewer , which means smaller pipes feed into it before the waste is taken away . ` we spend # 12 million a year tackling blockages , most of them formed because people have tipped cooking fats down the drain and wet wipes down the loo . ` the sewers serve an important purpose - they are not an abyss for household rubbish . ' mr dennis warned against throwing rubbish down sewers and drains , such as wet wipes and fat which because this does not break down . instead it congeals into large immovable clumps and can cause sewer floods , which he described as ` horrific . ' he added : ` we find objects down the sewers every day that should not be there . planks of wood , plastic bottles , and the bane of our lives -- wet wipes . they may say flushable on the packet but they do n't break down inside the sewer .<doc-sep>` please remember next time you go to throw cooking oil down the drain or wet wipes down the loo - bin it , do n't block it , ' he said . a ` fatberg ' is a congealed lump consisting of fat , wet wipes , sanitary products and other items in sewer systems , which can not be broken down . they clog the underground sewer system , causing all kinds of sanitation and drainage problems , as well as blockages further up the line . ` fatberg ' is the official term given to the deposits by thames water in london . earlier this year , a fatberg the size of a boeing 747 was discovered beneath the streets of shepherd 's bush in west london . the blockage was made up of waste fat , wet wipes , food , tennis balls and planks of wood . another in kingston , south london , was recorded as weighing 15 tonnes and was found to be a congealed lump of festering food mixed with wet wipes . and last month , a fatberg stretching 66 feet beneath the government offices in whitehall was discovered . the ` berg ' - one of the biggest ever to be cleared by thames water - was created by people throwing wet wipes and fat down drains and toilets , which then congealed into a large immovable mass . it was stuck in the sewer at the junction of whitehall court and whitehall place in south london . officials examining the fatberg found nail varnish pots , a pencil sharpener , condoms , and sanitary products - all of which should not have been there . mr dennis added : ` we have 67,108 miles of sewers , and that 's a lot of pipe to keep clear . ` we spend # 12million a year tackling blockages , most of them formed because people have tipped cooking fats down the drain and wet wipes down the loo . ` the sewers serve an important purpose - they are not an abyss for household rubbish . '

<t> costs include # 19,000 spent by council on hiring ` motivational magician ' </t> <t> arts council splashed out # 95,000 on a skip covered in yellow lights . </t> <t> ministers and officials ate # 3 million of biscuits . </t> <t> more than # 20 billion lost through fraud in the public sector . </t> <t> ministers and officials ate # 3 million worth of biscuits in 2011-2012 and spent # 45 million on taxis to move prisoners and staff around the country . </t> <t> more than # 20 billion is lost through public sector fraud and # 15 billion on duplicated procurement across whitehall departments and councils . </t> <t> the home office spent # 427,000 on rubber bullets police are not even allowed tom use . </t> <t> crawley council spent # 5,070 on 12,200 hot drinks from vending machines for employees , when the equivalent number of tea bags would have cost just # 200 . </t>

⁇ 120billion of your money down the drain every year : the astonishing whitehall waste that could send every british family on an annual luxury holiday<T>

` he 's the best scaffolder we 've got ' , declares the company boss as his star employee lifts the fa cup . ` big and strong , good pair of hands , reliable , ' the gaffer continues . ` do n't drop it , ' hollers one colleague . not a chance . peter jeffries is stood on top of the scaffolding he has just assembled in double-quick time . in his grasp is the iconic cup , glistening amid the gloom of a murky morning on teesside . blyth spartans goalkeeper and scaffolder peter jeffries holds the fa cup at work . jeffries is clad in a navy boilersuit , luminous jacket and safety harness complete with the tools of his trade . on friday night , however , he will be wearing nothing more than a goalkeeper 's kit and a pair of gloves . he will be at hartlepool united 's victoria park , just a few miles from his place of work and a goal-kick away from where he grew up and now lives . but jeffries -- a former season-ticket holder at the vic -- will not be turning out for his hometown club . instead , in front of live television cameras and playing at a ` proper ' ground for the first time , he will be representing the green and white of one of the competition 's most celebrated minnows . blyth spartans , the northern league club , made it to the fifth round in 1978 -- losing 2-1 in a replay to wrexham in front of 42,000 at st james ' park - and were beaten 1-0 by blackburn rovers in the third round in 2009 . the 28-year-old will be in goal for blyth against his hometown team , hartlepool united , in the fa cup . that same year , jeffries was part of the travellers rest pub team which triumphed in the hartlepool sunday morning cup against throston wanderers - victory in the second round of the fa cup on friday evening and the likes of manchester united and chelsea lie in wait . ` it 's mad , ' the 28-year-old tells sportsmail as we sit in the boardroom of his firm 's headquarters and he stares at the fa cup resting next to us . ` it 's magic . i know that gets said a lot , but the early rounds is where the magic of the cup is now . this is what it 's all about . ` i was playing on a sunday morning not so long ago . now i 'm on telly at a proper ground , at the place i went with my dad and two brothers as a kid and with all my family and friends from hartlepool in the blyth end - although i had to convince my dad to go in ! ` we really think we 've got a chance to win as well . hartlepool are struggling , they 're bottom of league two . we 've been flying in the cup , we love it . from that very first match this is what you dream about . jeffries -lrb- centre -rrb- holding the famous old trophy at work with his brother richard -lrb- right -rrb- and michael sweet . ` the fa cup history of the club is the first thing they tell you about when you sign . it 's massive , they get about # 70,000 with this being on tv and that could help us with promotion in the long run ' . blyth , like the majority of the other 232 non-league sides who took part in first round qualifying in september , would have been watching this weekend 's ties on the tv had it not been for jeffries . they were goalless away at darlington 1883 fc when the hosts and strong favourites were awarded a second-half penalty . jeffries recalls : ` myself and the goalkeeping coach , john bottensien , had looked the night before at where their lad put his penalties . ` it was a one-off special game so we did the research . he either goes top left or top right . i decided to dive as far as i could to my left and somehow saved it . i have no idea how i did . i just threw everything i could that way and ended up saving it with my right hand , tipping it on to the post - we might not have been here without that save . ' jeffries -lrb- left -rrb- with his brother richard , holding a trophy he won with the travellers rest pub team in 2009 .<doc-sep>that same year , blyth played premier league side blackburn in the fa cup third round . fa cup second round . kick-off : 7.55 pm , victoria park . tv : live on bbc2 from 7.30 . referee : andrew madley . blyth won 3-0 in the replay before negotiating away ties at skelmersdale united -lrb- 4-1 -rrb- , mickleover sports -lrb- 2-1 -rrb- and leek town -lrb- 4-3 -rrb- . they then hammered conference side altrincham 4-1 in the first round proper . jeffries was in the living-room with his wife , toni , and children amy , six , and harry , three , when hartlepool emerged from the hat in the second round draw . ` when hartlepool came out there were still 20-odd balls left in , ' he says . ` then it was number 39 . i just thought , `` wow , that 's us '' . i started jumping all over the living-room , my family did n't know what was going on . my daughter was a bit scared i think . ' he adds : ` to go back to the vic will be special . i was going during their best-ever period -- the league one play-off final in 2005 and sunderland away in the fa cup when we took nearly 10,000 . i went all over the country with them . the play-off final in cardiff was probably my best day as a fan , even though we got beat . ' all the while , football-mad jeffries was a striker . jeffries talks to sportsmail 's craig hope in the boardroom of the scaffolding company . ` i was n't a goalkeeper until i was 19 , i was a centre forward , or at least i told myself that , ' he reveals . ` one sunday morning i got put in goal when we were short . everyone started telling me that i was n't bad . people started to come to watch me . ` i actually wanted to play in goal when i was about eight , but my dad said no . i often tell him that if i 'd started earlier as a keeper i might have made it much higher in the game . ' a move to hartlepool fc and then bishop auckland followed before blyth paid spennymoor town # 3,000 for jeffries in the summer . he is already a crowd favourite at croft park . juggling a young family , work and his football , however , can prove even more difficult than keeping out penalties . hope and jeffries pose with the fa cup ahead of the hartlepool clash on friday night . ` we train twice a week and it 's an hour and 10 minutes up to blyth , ' he explains . ` i work from 8am to half four , so it 's quite a gruelling schedule . i get in , get my stuff and head straight out . ` scaffolding is hard graft as well , very hard . i 'm not a desk , i 'm constantly climbing and lifting . i have broken my fingers quite a times . you do feel it and it takes your back and arms a while to adjust . but it keeps me fit and strong and it helps with my goalkeeping i suppose -- i 'm using my hands all the time anyway ! ' on friday , at least , jeffries has been afforded some time off . the star scaffolder has a bigger job on his hands across town .<doc-sep>barman robbie dale served a first-half double for non-league blyth spartans but their fa cup of cheer ran dry as birmingham 's wesley thomas called time on their remarkable run . the 30-year-old spartans skipper will be opening up the blacksmiths arms in newcastle on sunday morning as he returns to the day job he chose over a career as a professional footballer . on this evidence , dale would not be out of place in the championship . there were certainly no half measures during a pulsating opening period in which blyth -- of the seventh-tier northern premier league and playing their seventh match in this season 's competition -- took a deserved two-goal lead thanks to the devastating dale in front of a sold out croft park . blyth spartans players celebrate taking the lead against birmingham city as they looked to cause another fa cup upset . blyth went so close yet so far as they took a two-goal lead before relinquishing it against their championship visitors . robbie dale salutes the blyth fans after he got the side on their way to a giant killing , before birmingham hit back . wes thomas celebrates as blyth lost their two-goal cushion and birmingham went 3-2 up on saturday in the fa cup . thomas celebrates as birmingham city came back from two goals down to win 3-2 against non-league club blyth spartans . dale applauds fans after blyth were knocked out of the fa cup despite their courageous effort against birmingham . blyth players look gutted after letting their two-goal lead slip in the fa cup to eventually fall against championship opposition . blyth did themselves proud against birmingham but ultimately could not get beyond the fa cup third round . blyth spartans -lrb- 4-1-4-1 -rrb- : jeffries 6 ; dixon 6 -lrb- nicholson 90 -rrb- , hutchinson 6 -lrb- parker 86 -rrb- , buddle 6 , watson 6 ; turnbull 7 ; rivers 7.5 , mullen 6 -lrb- richardson 66 , 6 -rrb- , hawkins 6 , dale 8 ; maguire 7 . subs not used : wearmouth , hooks , wade , harrison . scorers : dale 35 , 41 . bookings : dale . birmingham city -lrb- 4-4-1-1 -rrb- : doyle 6 ; eardley 6 , edgar 6.5 , morrison 6 , hancox 6 ; novak 7.5 , moussi 5.5 , reilly 6 , duffy 6.5 -lrb- arthur 82 -rrb- ; zigic 5.5 ; thomas 7.5 . subs not used : randolph , grounds , caddis , cotterill , shinnie , gray . scorers : novak 52 , thomas 55 , 58 . bookings : duffy , hancox . referee : mike jones 5 . man of the match : dale . the hosts emerged for the second half under instruction to ` keep it tight for 15 minutes ' . by the hour mark , however , they were trailing , such was the madness of this enthralling tie played on a pitch which even cattle would turn their noses at . it was , despite the narrow nature of the defeat for the underdogs , a magical afternoon . blyth boss tom wade was certainly proud of his side 's mammoth effort . ` if you 'd said before the game we 'd get beaten 3-2 you might have taken that , ' he said . ` i think we deserved to win it but they had 10 minutes of total dominance which killed it . ` so i 'm very proud of what they have done . this team has got a lot to give and the future is very bright . ' dale , too , refused to bemoan the turnaround . ` you get to 2-0 at half-time and you think the shock is on , ' he said . ` the instruction at half-time was `` keep it tight for 10 or 15 minutes '' but that didn ' t work out did it ?! ` it was uphill after that really but in the last 20 minutes we came again . i had a half chance which went just wide and danny -lrb- parker -rrb- had a header which went into the side-netting . we might have nicked a replay . ' blyth took the lead on 35 minutes when jarret rivers , scorer of the stoppage-time winner at hartlepool in the second round , drove into the area . he outwitted himself and two defenders with a clumsy step-over attempt and took advantage to draw back for dale who steamed in to smash home . it was soon two . dale , receiving a short free-kick from stephen turnbull , drifted , as he does , languidly into the area . but beneath his lethargy resides a lethal streak and the winger duly dropped a shoulder before locating the bottom corner . and dale , reflecting on his brace , said : ` for the first one jarrett did brilliantly to battle his way out of the corner and pull it back and the defender got his studs caught in the turf and i just ran on to it . dale of blyth spartans scores his side 's first goal after the 35th minute to take a surprise lead against birmingham city . dale runs away in celebration after putting his team 1-0 up before going on to double the lead in the 41st minute . blyth celebrate after taking a 2-0 lead against birmingham on saturday as they looked to cause an upset . ` then , for the second one , we 've tried that a couple of times when stephen does n't fancy crossing it and we work it short . i just had a run and the lad let me get inside . the shot was on and i took it . ` it was incredible , the ground was bouncing and i was thinking , `` i could get three here '' . it was n't to be and they had a brilliant 10 minutes , but we can be proud of what we have done as a team . it 's been a brilliant run and we 've been close to going out a few times . ` it 's back to reality now , frickley away on tuesday night . first i 'm opening up the pub in the morning but i 'll be out with my mates for a few beers tonight . ' the turning point in the contest perhaps arrived in first-half injurytime when blyth 's livewire forward daniel maguire escaped in the area and took aim for the top corner only for colin doyle to extend an arm and flip over . without that stop city 's confidence would have been irreversibly sapped . as it was , they emerged for the second half determined to make amends for the embarrassment of the first . what followed was three goals in six minutes . thomas scores as birmingham bounce back from being two goals down against blyth on saturday . thomas runs away in celebration as blyth let their two-goal lead slip in six minutes in the second half . birmingham players celebrate as they took a 3-2 lead through thomas -lrb- left -rrb- against non-league outfit blyth spartans . first it was lee novak who smashed into the bottom corner from the edge of the area on 52 minutes before thomas out-muscled centre back ryan hutchinson and hammered beyond peter jeffries . and thomas capped the quick-fire turnaround when mark duffy swept over from the left and he rose to head in from six yards . and birmingham boss gary rowett , who made 10 changes for the game , said : ` we learnt a bit more than we wanted to learn about some of the players at half-time . ` i felt it was very important we scored early in the second half and we knew that would unsettle them a little bit . i 'm very pleased with the response , we showed a lot of character . ` i just thought it was a brilliant afternoon . i might not stay up and watch it on match of the day later - i do n't think i can put myself through it again ! but that 's what the cup is about . i played in the leicester side that lost to wycombe , and a guy , roy essandoh , signed from telextext , scored the winner . and that was a league two side knocking a premier league side out . ` so we have seen how it works and we would n't have complained if we had got beat , but i am very , very pleased we are in the next round . ' as for dale , they 'll still be toasting a drink to the blyth hero for years to come . blyth players stephen turnbull -lrb- centre -rrb- and jarrett rivers -lrb- right -rrb- after the full-time whistle confirmed their fa cup 3-2 defeat . turnbull acknowledges the crowd as blyth leave after losing 3-2 against birmingham on saturday . blyth spartans ' supporters watch the fa cup third round match against birmingham at croft park in the north east . blyth spartans fans get in the mood ahead of the match as they entered croft park ready for the fa cup tie . the fa cup on display at blyth 's croft park on saturday ahead of kick-off against birmingham city .<doc-sep>dale applauds fans after blyth were knocked out of the fa cup despite their courageous effort . blyth players look gutted after letting their two-goal lead slip in the fa cup third round . the blyth captain robbie dale has been at the club 10 years , is a barman at a local pub , and he scored both of blyth 's goals on the day . the manager tom wade has supported the club since he was eight , his son plays for them , he lives two doors away from the chairman . the stories were there , it had the makings of the classic it turned out to be , but tv seems obsessed with the premier league these days . blyth did themselves proud against birmingham but ultimately could not get beyond the fa cup third round . blyth spartans fans get in the mood ahead of the match as they entered croft park ready for the fa cup tie . it was a fantastic occasion at blyth spartans on saturday , and a wonderfully dramatic game of football . tv missed out because someone making the decisions just does n't ` get ' the fa cup . john carver and newcastle united football club do n't ` get ' the fa cup either . newcastle wo n't be going down or getting into the champions league so why not go for it with a full-strength side in the cup ?<doc-sep>lager tops and frickley athletic brought blyth spartans back to reality even before the departing tv trucks signalled the end of another fa cup fairytale at croft park on saturday night . captain robbie dale might have hoped for a bigger celebration after netting the two first-half goals which put the evo-stik league side on the brink of round four before a quick-fire second-half response from championship birmingham gave the visitors a 3-2 win . instead , just hours after starring on match of the day , dale was back at his job as a bar man at the blacksmith 's pub in gosforth on sunday morning , while spartans boss tom wade was already planning for tuesday 's looming league trip to frickley . robbie dale salutes the blyth fans after he got the side on their way to a giant killing on saturday . wes thomas celebrates as blyth lost their two-goal cushion and birmingham went 3-2 up in the fa cup .<doc-sep>newsagent jarrett rivers will tell his mum to keep a copy of every newspaper from the shop in which they work after he stole the headlines and sent non-league blyth spartans into the third round of the fa cup . the 21-year-old spent friday stacking shelves but he had more energy than anyone in the last minute at victoria park as he jinked into the area and fired home . rivers soon disappeared beneath a pile of green-and-white team-mates and supporters who spilled on to the pitch in celebration . video scroll down for sportsmail 's big match stats : hartlepool united 1-2 blyth spartans . jarrett rivers ' winner saw blyth spartans cause an fa cup upset against league two outfit hartlepool . a last-minute winner by rivers saw blyth spartans cause an fa cup upset against hartlepool united . blyth booked their place in the third round of the fa cup with a last-minute winner against hartlepool . phil neville was on commentator duty for the bbc and posed with the match-winner afterwards . hartlepool : flinders , austin , lanzoni , bates , jones , walker , featherstone , woods , franks , harewood , schmeltz -lrb- compton 75mins -rrb- . subs not used : holden , maxted , hawkins , richards , smith , campbell .

<t> peter jeffries will line up for blyth spartans against hartlepool . </t> <t> jeffries used to be a season ticket holder at hartlepool . </t> <t> he was born near their victoria park ground and still lives close by . </t> <t> blyth are one of the fa cup 's most celebrated minnows . </t> <t> jeffries is a scaffolder who five years ago was playing for the travellers rest pub team . </t>

peter jeffries , blyth spartans goalkeeper : i used to play for a pub team on sundays , now i 'm in the fa cup on the tv ⁇ <T>

the royal air force has spent # 14,000 of taxpayers ' cash on a golf simulator - despite losing 10,000 staff in just four years as part of ministry of defence cuts . the indoor device , which enables members of the raf 's golf team to train in the winter , has been installed at raf cranwell in lincolnshire . but with the salary of a new airman said to be just under # 14,500 during basic training , the decision has already sparked anger . the royal air force has spent # 14,000 of taxpayers ' cash on a golf simulator , it has been revealed -lrb- file picture -rrb- .<doc-sep>the sunday times reports that the simulator cost a total of # 23,000 with # 13,960 coming from a grant funded by the taxpayer . it is for the use of both the men 's and ladies ' golf teams at the raf - but all armed forces personnel can use it for a # 20 annual subscription . the newspaper quotes flight sergeant jai henderson as telling raf news : ` it is an excellent coaching tool which will be utilised by the raf golf team throughout the winter season to develop their players . ' but the purchase of the simulator , which is of a standard used by golf professionals , has already attracted criticism .<doc-sep>the indoor device , designed to allow members of the raf 's golf team to train in the winter , has been installed at raf cranwell -lrb- pictured -rrb- in lincolnshire . the sunday times reports that the raf has lost more than 9,500 personnel since 2010 amid deep cuts by the mod . the newspaper quotes andy silverster from the campaign group the taxpayers ' alliance , as saying the machine ` simply is n't the priority ' when it comes to defence spending . but an mod spokesman told the sunday times : ` the golf facility at raf cranwell is open to all hm forces serving personnel and , in addition to generating interest and participation in golf , provides an excellent recreational outlet to the balance and wellbeing of our personnel . '<doc-sep>this would turn the motorway into a giant 14 lanes on the stretch between junctions 14 and 15 near heathrow . the airport 's chiefs today insisted that this work , taking three to four years to complete , could be done without having to close part of the motorway . but a rival bid by gatwick claims it could add a second runway for less money - and without any taxpayer top up . the # 7.8 billion gatwick plan would see a second runway built at the west sussex airport , creating 120,000 new jobs . initial plans by both airports made it onto a shortlist chosen by the government 's airports commission looking into the best way to boost the number of flights in and out of britain . a final recommendation will be published in 2015 - after the next election . motorists are often forced to endure heavy traffic on the m25 near heathrow airport and could be expected to suffer further queues if a third runway is built . also on the short list is a rival heathrow scheme to extend the existing northern runway to at least 6,000 metres . gatwick bosses said its second-runway plan will allow 10 million more passengers each year to able to travel . they also claim that it can be built about five years earlier than a third runway at heathrow at no additional cost or risk to the taxpayer ; . far fewer people will be affected by noise as well , they claim - a second runway at gatwick would have an impact on only 14,000 people compared with the 240,000 people impacted by noise from heathrow today . john holland-kaye , heathrow 's development director and chief executive designate , said : ` expansion at heathrow matters to the whole country . boris johnson has campaigned against expanding heathrow or gatwick - in favour of a giant new four-runway hub airport in the thames estuary .<doc-sep>a tory spokesman said : ` the government is clear that in clearing up labour 's economic mess those with broadest shoulders should bear the biggest burden . ' david cameron will today hail the government 's tax changes taking effect this week as the most radical for two decades . on tuesday , corporation tax came down to 21 per cent , the tax-free annual investment allowance for businesses was doubled , business rates were capped at two per cent and fuel duty was frozen . from sunday , over one million businesses will benefit from up to # 2,000 ` cashback ' on their national insurance contributions . the prime minister is to visit three businesses who are announcing a combined total of nearly 10,000 new jobs , including accenture , which is taking on 500 new employees ; birmingham airport , which is extending its runway leading to 4,000 jobs in the airport and an additional 4,000 jobs in the supply chain ; and vodafone is taking on an extra 1,400 staff . mr cameron said : ` a key part of our long-term economic plan is to create jobs and to cut taxes . so i am delighted that in the week where we are cutting tax for 26 million hard-working people -- and now taking three million out of tax altogether -- i can announce nearly 10,000 more jobs which will give people financial security for the future . ' the personal income tax allowance will be raised this weekend from # 9,440 to # 10,000 , cutting tax for the typical basic rate taxpayer by # 705 this year .<doc-sep>johnstown , pennsylvania -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- located outside a small pennsylvania city , john murtha airport may not see many passengers . but it 's seen plenty of arrivals of tax dollars from washington , most recently economic stimulus funds . democratic rep. john murtha says it 's his job to direct federal funds to his district in pennsylvania . the airport offers three commercial flights . in between the arrivals and departures , airport officials admit there are few faces around the facility . `` when the flights are coming in , there are people . other than that , it 's empty , '' said scott voelker , manager of the john murtha johnstown-cambria county airport . but one face is everywhere . rep. john murtha , the airport 's namesake , is hard to miss . considered one of `` the kings of pork '' on capitol hill by taxpayer watchdog groups , the 19th-term pennsylvania democrat has piloted almost $ 200 million from washington to murtha airport . much of the funding has come in the form of legislative earmarks that are attached to bills before congress . taxpayer watchdogs have said earmarks -- often derided as `` pork-barrel '' spending -- are designed to fund congressional pet projects . '' -lsb- murtha 's -rsb- dumped in nearly $ 200 million into this project that has virtually no passengers . it 's practically a museum piece , '' said steve ellis with the taxpayers for common sense . watch why critics say the airport is wasteful '' murtha declined cnn 's request for an interview . his staff issued a statement saying murtha airport is vital infrastructure designed to `` attract additional business '' to the johnstown area . on his house web site , murtha strongly defends earmarks , saying it 's his `` job '' to direct federal funds to his district . amfix : your thoughts on how congress spends your money . earlier this year , the airport found a new revenue stream , receiving $ 800,000 from the stimulus to repave a crosswind runway that 's used as a backup to the facility 's main landing runway . even though voelker said the runway is perfectly safe , he said he believes the stimulus project `` makes a lot of sense . '' he noted the runway has n't been repaved since the 1980s . `` asphalt and concrete need to be replaced , '' voelker added . in december , murtha made a direct appeal to the federal aviation administration to fund the runway project . the request was rejected . at the time , the airport did not meet faa criteria for funding because the facility had fewer than 10,000 passengers .<doc-sep>by . sam webb . published : . 08:40 est , 16 june 2013 . | . updated : . 11:03 est , 16 june 2013 . britain 's council bosses are lavishing millions in taxpayers ' cash on chauffeur-driven cars and jet-setting trips , an investigation has found . the astonishing spending includes five-star jaunts across the globe , the use of luxury chauffeured bentleys , jaguars and bmws , and even private golf lessons for council staff . one local authority used their taxpayer-funded charge cards to buy pedicures . austerity ? local authorities have been exposed spending taxpayer cash on luxury trips around the world for staff . the spending was uncovered by channel 4 's dispatches ` how councils waste your money ' and comes despite cash-strapped local authorities imposing deep cuts to social care and services . the investigation found : . communities and local government secretary eric pickles slammed the high spending at a time of deepening austerity . he said : ' i can pretty much tell you now that money spent on golf lessons by local authorities , or pedicures , is not wisely spent . ' not money well-spent : eric pickles mp has slammed spending on frivolous trips and luxury goods . the investigation found almost 200 councils currently own or lease chauffeur cars to ferry councillors and staff , with the bill for chauffeuring top brass hitting # 30million over five years . it 's the equivalent of the yearly salary of more than 1,300 new teachers , or 1,500 trainee social workers .

<t> the raf has installed the # 14,000 device at raf cranwell in lincolnshire . </t> <t> devise is for the raf men 's and ladies ' golf teams to use during winter . </t> <t> but it is available to all armed forces personnel for annual # 20 subscription . </t> <t> campaigners criticise the move saying machine ` simply is n't the priority ' when it comes to defence spending . </t>

from runway to fairway : anger as raf spends ⁇ 14,000 of taxpayer cash on a golf simulator after cutting 10,000 staff in just four years<T>

it is often said that the greatest leaders are those who can delegate responsibility . prime ministers , presidents and world leaders have all spoken through history of the effectiveness of spreading the burden of power amongst the right people . this is an approach which roy hodgson is adopting as england manager by handing extra responsibility to daniel sturridge , jordan henderson and gary cahill to act as ` unit leaders ' among his squad . england boss roy hodgson has created ` unit leaders ' within his squad to improve performances . the england manager is trying something different in the wake of a diabolical world cup in brazil and the need to reignite the national mood around the team . hodgson has set up ` unit meetings ' -- split into attack , midfield and defence -- in an attempt to get his team animated . striker sturridge , midfielder henderson and defender cahill have been handed the responsibility of galvanising their respective groups . in these meetings england coaches play videos of matches and training to talk players through how they can improve , but it is no longer a one-way process . hodgson -lrb- left -rrb- has appointed striker daniel sturridge -lrb- right -rrb- as his attack ` unit leader ' in the england squad . ` there are three units , ' hodgson explained ahead of euro 2016 qualifiers against san marino and estonia next week . ` we 're trying to encourage players to take responsibility , to take ownership of their performances and to speak out . ` so the meetings are n't just the coaches with their videos and their principles telling the players this is it , this is what we expect you to do . ` we 're asking them to stand up themselves and make certain , so when we leave the meeting we know the players have understood everything completely , that there 's no chance they 've sat there quietly listening to us , nodding their heads wisely but not fully certain of what 's required . ' this is a far cry from the scene set by rio ferdinand when he claimed that england players were ` treated like complete babies ' in the launch of his new book last week . jordan henderson -lrb- left -rrb- and gary cahill -lrb- right -rrb- have been named midfield and defence ` unit leaders ' hodgson pointed out that the queens park rangers defender had never been a part of any of his squads since he took charge two-and-a-half years ago . and this is very much hodgson empowering his players to stand up and be counted . ` in each of the groups i 've asked people like daniel sturridge , gary cahill and jordan henderson to make certain they animate the group , that they prod people , ' hodgson added . ` we 'll prod , the coaches , but i 've always prodded in every team meeting i 've done . i 've always asked for questions , but often you do n't get a response . ` i 'm asking for the prodding to come from the players themselves where one of them will turn round to the group and say , ` look , what do you think ? do you understand ? is the message clear to you ? do you really now understand what 's required ? ' ` get people to speak , that 's what it 's all about . ' hodgson -lrb- right -rrb- has been quick to defend questions about england captain wayne rooney 's -lrb- left -rrb- . at the head of them all is captain wayne rooney . his temperament and ability to lead the national team has been questioned since he was sent off for kicking stewart downing in manchester united 's match against west ham last weekend . but hodgson insisted : ` if someone wants to write that rooney has n't got the temperament i ca n't stop them doing it . all i can tell you is : they are wrong . ' i am happy with rooney , i am happy with the role he is playing , i am happy with the responsibility he is taking , and i think the other players are too . ` he is filling big boots . not just of steven gerrard , he has played in teams with different captains before him and many of them were top men . ' rooney -lrb- centre -rrb- was sent off in manchester united 's 2-1 win against west ham last weekend . rooney -lrb- right -rrb- was sent off for kicking out at stewart downing in their premier league encounter last week . hodgson added : ` the great thing with wayne as it was with steve , is the passion they have for football , for their country , and for their clubs -- both were basically one-club men if you take rooney leaving everton at a young age . ` they can transmit that passion to a lot of the younger players . they can get their points across . '<doc-sep>pep talk : william , president of the fa , passed on his best to jordan henderson for their next two friendlies . the prince caught with goal-scorers daniel sturridge and gary cahill mid-undressing for a quick chat about the confidence boost they 've given the side . he also joked with wayne rooney , frank lampard , and the squad 's captain steven gerrard before they had a debrief with manager roy hodgson . hodgson is doing his best to downplay any excitement surrounding england 's hopes in rio . post-match : england manager roy hodgson -lrb- left -rrb- chats with prince william after the 3-0 win over peru . content : hodgson -lrb- left -rrb- was happy with england 's performance but knows there is more work to be done .<doc-sep>england won their first world cup warm-up with relative ease at wembley with daniel sturridge , gary cahill and phil jagielka on the scoresheet . but who performed and who should be looking over their shoulder ? sami mokbel gives his ratings . video scroll down to watch post-match reaction from roy hodgson . main man : daniel sturridge led the line brilliantly and capped his performance with an excellent goal . joe hart : looks well past those early season wobbles that threatened his world cup place - 6.5 definite starter . glen johnson : always a willing runner down the right , but must be more disciplined defensively in brazil - 6 definite starter . gary cahill : england 's best central-defender . largely untroubled and scored with an excellent header - 6.5 definite starter . composed : gary cahill was untroubled and made sure of victory by scoring the second goal . phil jagielka : looks comfortable at this level now . knows , if he 's fit , he plays and benefitting as a result - 6.5 definite starter . leighton baines : safe pair of hands down the left and delivery from wide will be an asset . two assists - 7 definite starter . steven gerrard : assumed his club ` quarterback ' role and was yet again england 's heartbeat . booked - 6.5 definite starter . jordan henderson : showed great energy in midfield , but still question marks about his quality on the ball - 6.5 in contention . willing : jordan henderson showed great energy but there are question marks over his ability . adam lallana : showed in flashes why he 's being touted as a starter for the opener against italy - 6.5 in contention . wayne rooney : being positioned just behind sturridge suits his game , but he must maintain his goal threat - 6.5 definite starter . danny welbeck : looked dangerous at times , but the manchester united man does n't do enough when in possession - 6 on the bench .<doc-sep>roy hodgson will have the in-form danny welbeck though , with the arsenal man likely to partner his former team-mate wayne rooney in attack . john stones was forced to withdraw from the england squad through injury but fabian delph is available despite picking up a knock against manchester city . squad . forster , foster , hart , baines , cahill , clyne , gibbs , chambers , jagielka , delph , henderson , lallana , james milner , oxlade-chamberlain , shelvey , sterling , townsend , wilshere , lambert , rooney , welbeck . danny welbeck is likely to partner rooney in the absence of injured liverpool striker daniel sturridge . jordan henderson has been hugely impressive for liverpool this season and is likely to start for england .<doc-sep>roy hodgson will hold talks with liverpool manager brendan rodgers after raheem sterling complained of fatigue ahead of england 's win in estonia . the 19-year-old first admitted leg weariness to coach gary neville last saturday during england 's final training session ahead of the euro 2016 qualifier . sterling then relayed the information to hodgson who , together with members of his backroom team , took the decision to put him on the bench despite the forward being anxious to be in the starting line-up . england starlet raheem sterling -lrb- second from right -rrb- started on the bench against estonia on sunday . england manager roy hodgson -lrb- left -rrb- is planning to hold talks with liverpool boss brendan rodgers -lrb- right -rrb- . sterling , pictured after coming on in the second half , had complained of leg weariness to hodgson . 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 . danny welbeck 836 mins . wayne rooney 758 mins .

<t> roy hodgson has named daniel sturridge , gary cahill and jordan henderson as his ` unit leaders ' among his england squad . </t> <t> hodgson has named the trio as ` leaders ' to galvanise their national team-mates in their respective positions of defence , midfield and attack . </t> <t> the ` unit leaders ' is a new initiative setup by hodgson after england 's shoddy world cup performance in brazil . </t>

daniel sturridge , gary cahill and jordan henderson appointed ` unit leaders ' by england boss roy hodgson<T>

the mother of a diplomat killed during a terrorist raid on the u.s. consulate in benghazi has blamed president barack obama for her son 's death . sean smith was killed along with ambassador chris stevens and security men - both former u.s. navy seals - glen doherty and tyrone woods by terrorists in libya on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 this year . the families of three of the victims are divided in their reactions to reports that american personnel were refused help , despite several requests . ` murdered ' : pat smith -lrb- right -rrb- , the mother of diplomat sean smith -lrb- left -rrb- who was killed during a terrorist raid on the u.s. consulate in benghazi blames president barack obama for her son 's death . while sean 's mother patricia smith has said that the president ` murdered her son ' and mr woods ' father has echoed her sentiment , mr doherty 's brother has said that civilians could not comment on military tactics with any credibility . mrs smith , 72 told the u-t san diego : ` i believe that obama murdered my son . ' she said that her son was a strong supporter of obama . in an interview with jon stewart on comedy central last month obama responded to a question about his administration 's confused communication after the assault by saying : ` if four americans get killed , it 's not optimal . ' ` not optimal ' : president barack obama , left , discussed the killing of four men in benghazi while speaking to jon stewart , right , on the daily show said : ` if four americans get killed , it 's not optimal ' ` guilty of murder ' : charles woods -lrb- right -rrb- , the father of tyrone woods -lrb- left -rrb- , the former u.s. navy seal who died in the attack , condemned u.s. officials ' decisions during the incident . in response , speaking exclusively to . mailonline last month , mrs smith from san diego said : ` it was a disrespectful thing . to say and i do n't think it 's right . ` how . can you say somebody being killed is not very optimal ? i do n't think . the president has the right idea of the english language . ' charles woods , the father of 41-year-old mr woods condemned u.s. officials ' decisions during the attack on fox news .<doc-sep>rage : a protester hols his rifle during the assault on the benghazi consulate . wrong to blame obama : barbara doherty -lrb- right -rrb- , the mother of greg doherty -lrb- left -rrb- who also died during the attack while working as a security contractor said it was ` wrong to use these brave men , who wanted freedom for all , to degrade obama ' he said : ` i 'm a retired attorney , and i know that these actions legally do not constitute murder but in my mind the people in the white house , all of them who have authority to send in reinforcements to prevent what they knew was going to be the death of my son , are guilty of murdering my son . ' he later told the u-t san diego : ` i do n't want this to become political and become dishonouring to ty . ' greg doherty , the older brother of former navy seal mr doherty , who was working as an american security contractor , said that the pair responded to the attack and that they rescued people during the assault . he said : ` they had enough people to fight off that battle . ` i do n't think it is civilians ' job to pick apart an actual battle and talk strategy unless you are a general . ' attack : the men were killed in the september 11 assault on the u.s. embassy in benghazi , pictured . killed : ambassador chris stevens died along with three others in the embassy attack . mr doherty said people were just looking for ways to point the blame at president obama . his mother , barbara doherty told fox news : ` it 's wrong to use these brave men , who wanted freedom for all , to degrade obama . ' in the interview stewart asked obama : ` is part of the investigation helping the communication between these divisions ? not just what happened in benghazi , but what happened within . ` because i would say , even you would admit , it was not the optimal response , at least to the american people , as far as all of us being on the same page . ' obama responded : ` here 's what i 'll say . if four americans get killed , it 's not optimal . ' he said : ` we 're going to fix it . all . of it . and what happens , during the course of a presidency , is that the . government is a big operation and any given time something screws up and .<doc-sep>you make sure that you find out what 's broken and you fix it . ` whatever . else i have done throughout the course of my presidency the one thing . that i 've been absolutely clear about is that america 's security comes , . and the american people need to know exactly how i make decisions when . it comes to war , peace , security , and protecting americans . ` and they will continue to get that over the next four years of my presidency . ' inferno : armed attackers dumped cans of diesel fuel and set ablaze the consulate 's exterior . flames , grenades and gunfire : a burnt-out car in front of the u.s. consulate . anniversary of 9/11 : the embassy in benghazi was left gutted after the attack done by terrorists in libya on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 this year . the word ` optimal ' was first used by stewart in the question but obama 's use of it , in a sound bite that could be used to portray him as somewhat casual about the deaths , lit up conservatives on the internet after it was first reported in a white house pool report by mike memoli of the los angeles times . it recently emerged that the u.s. government was told that the attack had been carried out by militants , not a spontaneous mob , within just 24 hours of its taking place . a diplomatic cable sent the day after the raid suggested that militants had previously planned to attack the consulate , and used the excuse of protests against the anti-muslim video as cover for their assault . it is unclear who , if anyone , saw the cable outside the cia at that point and how high up in the agency the information went . but the statement directly contradicts the explanation of the attack given by the administration over the following two weeks . the debate comes as the presidential election campaign heats up as election day , on november 6 , draws closer .<doc-sep>by . hugo gye . published : . 13:41 est , 29 october 2012 . | . updated : . 13:43 est , 29 october 2012 . the father of one of the navy seals who was killed in the libya consulate raid has launched another attack on president obama 's handling of the crisis , saying : ` it 's better to die the death of a hero than it is to live the life of a coward . ' charles woods , father of tyrone woods , revealed his suspicion that obama was ` responsible for the death of my son ' - but he insisted he was not angry at the president . he previously made headlines when he slammed joe biden for acting inappropriately during the repatriation ceremony for his son 's body . grief : charles woods , left , is the father of tyrone woods , right , who died in the benghazi raid on september 11 . criticism : mr woods had harsh words for president obama over his response to the attack . tyrone died on september 11 alongside . his colleague glen doherty while the pair were protecting a cia . building next to the u.s. consulate in benghazi . ambassador chris stevens and diplomat . sean smith were also killed in the raid , which has become a . controversial issue in next month 's presidential election due to ongoing . confusion over how much the administration knew about the circumstances . of the attack . speaking to geraldo rivera on fox . news on monday , mr woods returned to his criticism of the . administration , arguing that the consulate raid was in fact ` an attack . on american soil ' and merited a more forceful military response . addressing the president directly , he . asked : ` if this attack on american citizens , on american soil , happened . 2,000 miles away from washington dc - say in los angeles or in seattle - . would you have waited seven hours before you sent the first airplane ? ` would you have waited seven hours until the attack was over ? ' cold : charles woods also criticised barack obama and hillary clinton for their demeanour when they met him . however , mr woods denied that he was motivated by bitterness , saying : ` first of all , i am not angry at all . ` in fact , mr president , if i had the . opportunity of speaking to you face to face , and i would really love to , . i would say this : mr president , i respect your office . however , if you . are responsible for the death of my son , i totally forgive you . ` this is about honor , courage and . about love for america . and remember this , mr president : my son and the . others died heroes , and it 's better to die the death of a hero than it . is to live the life of a coward . ` if you are responsible for the death of my son , i forgive you , i love you . i also love america . ' mr woods last week told glenn beck .<doc-sep>a new york times investigation has found no evidence to support claims al-qaeda or any other international terrorist organization had links to the 2012 storming of the u.s. consulate in benghazi , libya . the six-part report published saturday instead blamed the poorly-planned attack on local extremists outraged by an american-made video mocking islam . the times refutes claims made by many republicans that al-qaeda was involved in the attack despite obama administration assertions to the contrary . burned to the ground : the u.s. consulate in benghazi is seen in flames during a 2012 attack by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the united states . ` extensive interviews with libyans in benghazi who had direct knowledge of the attack there and its context , turned up no evidence that al qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role in the assault , ' the times report found . the 2012 attack on the us consulate in benghazi was carried out by attackers who directly benefited from nato funding and arms supplied during the arab spring uprising against muammar gaddafi , the times reported . ` the attack was led , instead , by fighters who had benefited directly from nato 's extensive air power and logistics support during the uprising against colonel qaddafi , ' the report continued .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 09:27 est , 6 may 2013 . | . updated : . 09:27 est , 6 may 2013 . diplomats in libya knew the assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was a terrorist attack ` from the get-go , ' the number-two american official in the country will testify this week . the revelation by gregory hicks , the deputy chief of mission in libya , shows that the obama administration knew the the september 11 , 2012 attack was not the result of a popular protest over an anti-islamic youtube video - as the american public was initially told . hicks is one of three state department ` whistle blowers ' expected to appear in front of the house oversight committee wednesday to give evidence of a ` coverup ' by the obama administration over its response to the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans . the combined testimony is likely to . re-ignite criticism of the obama . administration 's handling of the run-up to the benghazi attacks and its . handling of the aftermath . witness : gregory n. hicks , a veteran officer of the foreign service - was in tripoli on the night of the attack when he received a distress call from ambassador stevens . tragic : the september 11 , 2012 , assault on the u.s. embassy in benghazi resulted in the deaths of ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans . ` cover-up ' : congressman darrell issa , the republican in charge of the benghazi attack hearings , says the testimony from the whistle blowers could reveal an obama administration ` cover-up ' ' i thought it was a terrorist attack from the get-go . i think everybody in the mission thought it was a terrorist attack from the beginning , ' hicks said , according to excerpts of interviews released to cbs ' face the nation . hicks , a 22-year veteran of the foreign service , says he was furious when u.n. ambassador susan rice appeared on tv five days after the attack and declared that u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans died as part of an anti-american ` demonstration ' by libyans . ` i 've never been as embarrassed in my life , in my career , as on that day , ' he told congressional interviewers . he added : ' i never reported a demonstration . i reported an attack on the consulate . chris 's last report - if you want to say his final report - is , `` greg , we are under attack . '' '<doc-sep>picture of their intentions yet . ` rso . noted that the benghazi militias have become more brazen in their . actions and have little fear of reprisal from the -lrb- government of . libya -rrb- . ' gutted : secret cables have revealed that officials based in benghazi feared a ` co-ordinated attack ' on the consulate . scene of destruction : glass , debris and overturned furniture inside the benghazi consulate . an emergency meeting had been held over security concerns three weeks before the attack . in a further three-page cable sent on the day he died , mr stevens wrote about ` growing problems with security ' in benghazi and ` growing frustration ' with the security forces and libyan police , who were ` too weak ' to guarantee their security . the us state department said it would investigate the attack . the revelations follow a message posted on facebook by navy seals claiming that president obama denied them back-up as militants overran benghazi . the social networking site twice removed the message , which was contained in a meme suggesting obama had relied on the seals when he wanted to kill osama bin laden , but had denied them help when they called for it in libya . the message was posted by the . special operations speaks pac -lrb- sos -rrb- , an organisation founded by special .

<t> four men were killed in the terrorist raid on the u.s. consulate in benghazi . </t> <t> families of the victims are divided in their reactions to the way u.s. officials dealt with the attack . </t>

benghazi consulate attack : ` obama murdered my son '<T>

click here to read rio ferdinand 's latest blog from brazil . rio ferdinand has agreed a deal to sign for newly promoted queens park rangers . the 35-year-old has been persuaded to take a massive drop in wages after hearing harry redknapp 's plans for how he can help the london club on their return to the premier league . it is believed his salary is less than a third of his # 200,000-a-week salary at manchester united . ferdinand has also turned down a lucrative media career , with both bt and the bbc keen to land him . ` he just wants to play , ' said a friend . ferdinand is expected to return to london from the | world cup in brazil to complete the transfer soon . the deal is expected to be confirmed by the club in the next 24 hours and comes as a huge boost for qpr after winning promotion through the play-offs . video : scroll down to see rio ferdinand swap football for martial arts in a ufc bout .<doc-sep>new challenge : former manchester united defender rio ferdinand has agreed to sign for qpr . reunited : ferdinand was given his professional debut by harry redknapp at west ham in 1996 . making a name for himself : ferdinand in action for west ham with fellow bbc pundit alan shearer . ferdinand , currently working for the bbc in brazil , is a free agent after being released by manchester united following 12 years at old trafford . he recently confirmed he had offers from clubs both in england and abroad , but it is the chance to be reunited with redknapp that has come out on top . the 67-year-old was the manager who gave him his debut at west ham in 1996 , helping him develop into the world 's most expensive defender when he left to join leeds in an # 18million transfer five years later . expert analysis : ferdinand has been working as a bbc pundit in brazil during the world cup .<doc-sep>where it all started : ferdinand -lrb- centre -rrb- during pre-season training with west ham . ferdinand , who has been writing a weekly column for the mail on sunday and mailonline , won six premier league titles and the champions league at old trafford . he has proven his determination to be fit for the new season by taking his his own personal trainer with him to brazil . he has been convinced he can enjoy a new challenge after speaking to dutch legend ruud gullit . he revealed : ` he told me the couple of years he had at chelsea were some of the most enjoyable of his career because there was n't at that time the pressure of trying to win trophies . ' rising star : a youthful ferdinand tussles with arsenal 's emmanuel petit in his early years . fresh start : ferdinand has been weighing up his options after leaving manchester united .<doc-sep>by . sami mokbel . follow @@ samimokbel81_dm . queens park rangers will look to complete their move for rio ferdinand on a free transfer this week . the central-defender is a free agent following his release from manchester united last month . sportsmail exclusively revealed in june how rangers had agreed a deal with ferdinand to join ahead of next season . but the move has been shrouded in doubt over a wage disagreement after qpr had a last-minute rethink on ferdinand 's personal terms . new role : rio ferdinand sits on the bbc sofa with alan shearer and ruud gullit as he fulfills his punditry duties . expert analysis : ferdinand has been working as a bbc pundit in brazil during the world cup . new challenge : former manchester united defender rio ferdinand has agreed to sign for qpr . reunited : ferdinand was given his professional debut by harry redknapp at west ham in 1996 . fresh start : ferdinand has been weighing up his options after leaving manchester united . however , harry redknapp believes he can still lure ferdinand to loftus road and hopes to conclude a deal this week when the 35-year-old returns from brazil following his stint as a bbc world cup pundit . meanwhile , have agreed a # 4.78 million deal in principle for ajax striker kolbeinn sigthorsson . redknapp knows he needs to bolster his squad ahead of next season following their promotion from the championship . and the loftus road club have a agreed a $ 6million fee with the dutch club for the iceland forward . rangers have made the 24-year-old a wage offer and are still waiting to hear back from sigthorsson . the striker has scored 24 league goals for ajax in the previous three seasons , and notched 15 times in 23 international appearances . redknapp is also hopeful of finally concluding a move for rio ferdinand this week . wanted man : ajax striker kolbeinn sigthorsson , pictured here in action against celtic , is on the verge of moving to newly promoted qpr for # 4.78 million . goal-getter : sigthorsson -lrb- right -rrb- has scored 24 league goals for the dutch club over the past three seasons . waiting game : qpr have offered the 24-year-old -lrb- right -rrb- a contract but are yet to finalise a deal .<doc-sep>harry redknapp has parted company with his qpr defensive coach wally downes as he prepares for the club 's new season in the premier league . downes had been at loftus road for eight months and helped the club win promotion . video scroll down to see harry redknapp say how happy he is to sign rio ferdinand . gone : the experienced defensive coach wally downes has left qpr ahead of the new season . parted : qpr boss harry redknapp split with defensive coach downes before the premier league season . redknapp won the argument with owner tony fernandes last week to sign former manchester united and england defender rio ferdinand . the 35-year-old arrived on a free transfer and redknapp is ready to make more incomings in the next few days . and redknapp was quick to point out that ferdinand opted for qpr other their competitors in the market . ` he had other offers , ' said redknapp . ` he could 've gone to two top london clubs who wanted to speak to him , where he might have played and not played , but he wanted to come here . ' i ca n't say who they were but that 's 100 per cent fact . ' after completing a medical on thursday , ferdinand arrived at loftus road to sign the contract and conduct in-house media duties . done deal : qpr manager redknapp says new signing rio ferdinand had other options in london . pen to paper : ferdinand signed for qpr from manchester united on a free contract on thursday . committed : ferdinand will concentrate on his football after signing a one-year contract with qpr . warm welcome : the former west ham defender greets young fans before signing his contract .<doc-sep>by . david kent . rio fedinand has sought to move on from his manchester united days after putting his seven-bedroom mansion on the market . the 35-year-old saw his contract run down at old trafford , and is set to join qpr this summer . and his cheshire home - which he purchased upon moving to the area in 2003 - is now up for sale at # 4.5 million according to the sun . manchester united goodbye : rio ferdinand is closing in on a move to newly-promoted qpr . # 4.5 million : ferdinand 's cheshire home in alderley edge . new role : ferdinand sits on the bbc sofa with alan shearer and ruud gullit as he fulfills his punditry duties . ever the fitness enthusiast , the alderley edge 1.5-acre property also includes an indoor pool and two gyms . newly-promoted qpr have agreed terms with the centre-back , according to manager harry redknapp . ` rio has agreed to join us and we 're hopeful of getting that one over the line when he gets back from the world cup , ' redknapp told the daily telegraph . ' i ca n't foresee any problems with it and we 'd be delighted if we can get it done soon . he 's been a player at the top of the list since he left manchester united and he would give the whole place a lift with his quality and experience . ' interest : harry redknapp believes he has tied up a deal for ferdinand to join qpr . video rio ferdinand leaves manchester united .<doc-sep>by . chris waugh . follow @@ chrisdhwaugh . qpr manager harry redknapp is keen to pair new signing rio ferdinand with steven caulker at centre-back after having a bid for the cardiff city defender accepted . ferdinand completed his free transfer to rangers on thursday and redknapp confirmed that the loftus road outfit had agreed a fee with cardiff for caulker . it is believed a bid in the region of # 8million has been accepted for the england international . video scroll down to watch harry redknapp on rio ferdinand and steven caulker transfers . heading off : cardiff city has accepted a bid from qpr for steven caulker -lrb- right -rrb- , says harry redknapp . pen to paper : caulker has been at cardiff for almost a year after signing at the end of july 2013 . redknapp said he was confident the 22-year-old would become a better player alongside ferdinand . ` we 've agreed a fee for steven caulker , who i like very much , ' he told sky sports news .

<t> redknapp handed ferdinand his professional debut at west ham in 1996 . </t> <t> ferdinand will take a massive pay cut to sign for the newly-promoted side . </t> <t> deal is expected to be confirmed in the next 24 hours . </t>

rio ferdinand has agreed a deal to sign for qpr and be reunited with harry redknapp<T>

sheffield united fans chanted their support for convicted rapist ched evans on saturday night , in the club 's first game since their former player was released from jail . almost half the travelling fans at bradford city 's valley parade voiced their support for the 25-year-old , who left wymott prison on friday morning , as co-chairmen kevin mccabe and jim phipps continue to suggest he might by re-employed by the club . at bradford 's forster square station , 20 fans chanted : ` he does what he wants , he does what he wants , chedwyn evans , he does what he wants . ' police took no action .<doc-sep>sheffield united fans show their support for ched evans away at bradford on saturday . sheffield united 's co-chairmen have continued to suggest ched evans might be resigned by the club . as united played out a 2-0 win supporters could be heard singing , ` super , super ched , super chedwyn evans ' .<doc-sep>the club 's fan base is divided by evans , who served half of a five-year sentence for raping a 19-year-old waitress . a petition against his re-signing has more than 150,000 signatures , but the overwhelming attitude of united fans at bradford was one of support . sheffield united patron and women 's rights campaigner charlie webster said she would cease her involvement with the club if he is re-signed . ` i do n't believe it 's sending the right message to the next generation to employ a convicted rapist , ' she said .<doc-sep>the welsh footballer was pictured leaving wymott prison in the early hours of friday morning . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .<doc-sep>sheffield united fans continued their vocal support for convicted rapist ched evans during their side 's 2-0 win over yeovil on tuesday night . the sheffield star reported an isolated chant from the kop shortly after kick-off , before two more chants followed with the home side leading 2-0 . songs referring to evans ` coming home ' , as well as support for ` super chedwyn evans ' could be heard at bramall lane , as united 's win took them into the playoffs in league one . ched evans was released from prison this week , and sheffield united fans chanted his name on tuesday night . bristol city 's aden flint heads home in his side 's match against bradford at ashton gate . it has been a difficult week for the blades after evans ' release from prison , and co-chairmen kevin mccabe and jim phipps are still in deliberation over whether to re-sign him despite an online petition with over 30,000 signatures against it .<doc-sep>sheffield united fans chanted their support for ched evans yesterday after he was released from prison having served half his sentence for rape . some sections of the united supporters chanted : ` super ched , super ched . he can do what he wants ' as the league one team visited bradford . the fans ' show of support follows reports evans was to be offered a two-year # 500,000 contract by his former club -- although united insist they have made no such decision . sheffield united fans chanted in support of the disgraced footballer who was convicted of raping a 19-year-old girl . judy finnigan 's comments on evans 's case led to the trolling of her daughter chloe .<doc-sep>ched evans continues to divide sheffield united fans over whether the club should re-sign the striker , who was convicted of raping a 19-year-old in 2011 , following his release from jail this week . fans chanted loudly in support of the 25-year-old , who continues to profess his innocence , as sheffield united beat bradford city 2-0 at valley parade in their first game since evans was released from wymott prison , near preston . but tv presenter and women 's rights campaigner charlie webster urged the club not to re-sign evans , stating that she would quit her role as a sheffield united patron if he was given his job back . video scroll down to watch sheffield united fans on re-signing ched evans . charlie webster says she will quit her role as sheffield united patron if they re-sign ched evans . sheffield united fans show their support for ched evans during saturday 's match at bradford city . ` this is my club that i was brought up in , watching games at the stadium since i was four years old , ' said webster . ` i also worked at the club as a patron for the foundation , which is about integrity and respect . ` my club is about community . it has much more power than just football . ` it influences the next generation and i do n't believe it is sending out the right message to employ a convicted rapist . ` i wo n't stand here and represent that . not in my name , not in my community and not in my club . ' sheffield united are deliberating bringing back the welsh striker following his release . webster , who was sexually assaulted as a teenager , is a lifelong blades fan but stated that she would be deeply saddened if they recruited the wales striker again . ` he is a celebrity , ' she said , ` they 're cheering him on . when i was four-years-old i cheered on a set of footballers , i was influenced by them and the people around them . ` what is the influence going to be for the next generation , cheering on a convicted rapist -- that he did n't do anything wrong ? ` as much as i love my football club -- which i 100 per cent do and support for united runs strongly in my family -- it does n't run stronger than my morals . ' evans , 25 , scored 48 goals in 113 games for the blades and was named in the professional footballers ' association league one team of the year for the 2011-12 campaign , which was announced days after he was jailed for rape . his family , and the family of his girlfriend , natasha massey , who has stood by him throughout his trial and as he served half of a five-year sentence , have set up a website in support of the player .<doc-sep>a number of sheffield united fans have said they would welcome ched evans back to bramall lane following his release from jail on friday . speaking to sportsmail outside the coral windows stadium before the blades ' 2-0 away victory over bradford , the majority of the sheffield united fans interviewed were in favour of evans returning to the club . ` the law states that every man should have the right to come back into his own job , ' said one blades fan . ` whether i agree or disagree with it does n't matter . '

<t> sheffield united fans were chanting as they played bradford on saturday . </t> <t> ched evans was released from wymott prison on friday morning . </t> <t> striker served half of a five-year sentence for raping a 19-year-old waitress . </t>

sheffield united fans chant ` super ched evans ' during win against bradford<T>

poverty levels in the uk have fallen to levels last seen more than two decades ago , new figures showed today . the number of people in relative poverty has fallen by 100,000 over the past year to 9.7 million . overall , 15 per cent of people were in relative poverty last year , the lowest level since the 1980s . the official figures were released by the department for work and pensions . they show how relative poverty - measured as living on 60 per cent of median average incomes - has been falling gradually since 2008-09 in the wake of the financial crash . before housing costs are taken into account , the number of people living below the threshold has fallen by 100,000 over the past year to 9.7 million . in 2007-08 the figure hit 11million . median incomes remained broadly unchanged between 2011/12 and 2012/13 , up # 2 to # 440 a week for a couple with no children . work and pensions secretary iain duncan smith said : ` despite the deepest debt-fuelled recession in living memory when # 112 billion was wiped off the economy , we have protected the most vulnerable families from falling behind with 300,000 fewer children in poverty since 2010 . ` today 's figures underline the need to stick to the government 's long-term economic plan of restoring a strong economy that creates jobs , and a tax and welfare system that helps people into work and makes work pay . ' however , the percentage of people in absolute low income after housing costs has increased slightly to 23 per cent , the highest it has been since 2001-02 . among children , 17 per cent are in relative low income before housing costs , the lowest level since the 1980s , although it has not fallen in the last year . labour 's rachel reeves , shadow work and pensions secretary , said : ` these figures show the government 's child poverty strategy is failing abysmally with no progress for the millions of children still living in poverty . ` they also include extremely worrying signs that rising housing costs are set to push more children into poverty and that severe poverty is on the rise . ' the gingerbread campaign group said the statistics also showed a steep rise in child poverty for single parent households where the parent works full-time , climbing from 17 per cent of households where the single parent works full-time in poverty in 2011-12 to 22 per cent in 2012-13 . work and pensions secretary iain duncan smith said the figures showed that the government had protected the most vulnerable families from falling behind . almost one in four children whose single mother or father works full-time is now growing up poor , while nearly one in three with a single parent working part-time is in poverty , said the group . gingerbread chief executive fiona weir said : ` it is deeply concerning that while the economy is on the up , hundreds of thousands of families remain trapped into poverty . ` for far too many single parent families , work offers no real promise of escape from hardship , as today 's figures show a rise in working poverty where a single mum or dad is working full-time . ' tuc general secretary frances o'grady said : ` today 's figures clearly show why living standards are falling . while wages have stagnated , and benefits and tax credits have been cut , prices have been rising - especially the cost of housing . ` since the last election a million more adults and half a million more children fell into absolute poverty when housing costs are taken into account . ` without a major affordable home building programme and action to secure fair wages , this type of poverty will continue to grow . ' julia unwin , chief executive of the joseph rowntree foundation , said : ` today 's figures show that we are not making sufficient progress into tackling high levels of poverty , despite rising employment and economic recovery . ` the return to lasting economic growth and long-term prosperity will be hampered if we fail to address the levels of poverty in the uk . we know that individual policies which tinker around the edges do not reduce poverty . ` we need a comprehensive strategy that gets to grips with low pay , the high cost of essentials and reform to the tax and benefits system to ensure work is a route out of poverty . ' prime minister david cameron 's official spokesman said : ` child poverty remains at its lowest level since the 1980s . it has fallen by 300,000 since 2009/10 . ` does the government want to continue to do more in this area ? of course . ` absolutely at the heart of improving prosperity across the country and for all is the importance of sticking to the long-term economic plan , because at the heart of dealing with poverty is work . ' the spokesman added : ` in terms of wider poverty , the target established under the previous government is one of relative income , and that stands at its lowest level since 1982 . '<doc-sep>` the government 's migration advisory committee and academic research have already highlighted the impact on wages for the lowest paid . ` as for jobs , nowhere in the rowntree report is there a single mention of the fact that in the past 10 years the number of uk-born workers increased by just 25,000 while the number of migrants in work increased by over 2 million , with nearly a million from eastern europe . ' chris goulden , head of poverty research for the rowntree foundation , said that the drop of working families into poverty was linked to the introduction of tax credits by gordon brown in 1999 . by 2004 , he said , the credits were yielding ` diminishing returns ' in terms of reducing poverty . he said other changes to the benefits system had also changed the balance of poverty in 2004 and 2005 . mr goulden said : ` the report shows that pay slowed around 2004 and unemployment started to rise , although pay continued to grow even for low earners , while unemployment stayed low until 2008 . it does not show that immigration has caused higher poverty . ' the home office migration advisory committee found in a report on the impact of immigration in 2012 that ` migrants are found to increase wages at the top of the uk wage distribution and to lower wages at the bottom of the distribution . ' a spokesman for the home office said : ` uncontrolled , mass immigration , of the kind we saw under the last government , makes it difficult to maintain social cohesion , puts pressure on public services and forces down wages . ` it has both economic and social consequences . that is why our focus remains on reducing and controlling migration at sustainable levels . ` we are creating a system that is fair to british citizens and those who want to come here legitimately and contribute to our national life , but which is tough on those who flout the rules . since 2010 , we have reformed benefits , healthcare and housing rules to make them among the tightest in europe and we continue to see an increase in the number of british citizens in work . ' a department for work and pensions spokesman said : ` the truth is , the percentage of people in the uk in relative poverty is at its lowest level since the mid-1980s and the number of households where no one works is the lowest since records began . ` the government 's long term economic plan is working to deliver the fastest growing economy in the g7 , putting more people into work than ever before , and reducing the deficit by more than a third . '<doc-sep>the uk teenage birth rate is down by more than a quarter -lrb- 26.8 per cent -rrb- since 2004 compared to a fall of almost one fifth -lrb- 18.2 per cent -rrb- across the eu as a whole . a department of health spokesperson said : ` teenage pregnancy rates in the uk are now at their lowest level for over 40 years -- but we need to keep up the momentum to achieve the levels seen by our western european counterparts . ` we know that teenage pregnancy is strongly associated with our most deprived and socially excluded young people , and together with the nhs and local authorities we must continue to make progress . ' while the teen pregnancy rate has fallen sharply in the uk , it is still much higher than the eu as a whole . among countries outside the eu , switzerland had the lowest birth rate with 3.4 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2012 . azerbaijan , which borders russia and iran , had the highest rate at 50.0 births per thousand . in 2012 , the birth rate among young women was 16.1 per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in australia , 24.9 in new zealand and 29.4 in the united states , the ons said . the ons said : ` there is a great deal of interest in teenage pregnancy levels in the uk and how these levels compare to other countries within europe and the world . ` globally , adolescent pregnancy and childbirth is regarded as a major contributor to maternal and child mortality and to the cycle of ill-health and poverty . ` this is largely as a result of the associated socio-economic factors before and after pregnancy as opposed to the biological effects of young maternal age . '<doc-sep>pensioner poverty is now at the lowest level on record and the uk 's employment rate is close to a historic high , but incomes are lower than 10 years ago , and average wages for full-time male workers have fallen by # 1 an hour to # 12.90 . the large-scale study carried out for the joseph rowntree foundation found the fall of working families into poverty does not date from the beginning of the recession in 2008 . instead , it reported that the remorseless rise of poverty among people who work for a living began in 2004 . although the report does not attribute this to migration , the figure began to rise in the same year tony blair 's government opened the gates to allow migrants from eastern european countries the right to work freely in britain . since then the eastern european population has shot up to around a million people , while high numbers of immigrants have continued to arrive from outside europe . many of the new arrivals have been competing with lower-skilled workers in the existing population for low-paid jobs .<doc-sep>that was nearly 20 per cent fewer than the same period last year and the lowest number since the first three months of 2005 . good news : the number of companies going bust fell to its lowest level for seven years , it was revealed yesterday . despite the positive figures , economists warned that recovery from recession will be long and slow as the crisis in the eurozone and slowdown in the global economy take their toll . a separate survey warned that britain 's builders face ` a long , dark winter ' despite an upturn in fortunes in october . lord turner , chairman of the financial services authority , the city regulator , said the uk faces ` powerful economic headwinds ' . but experts welcomed the fall in businesses going bust , which coincided with the end of the longest double-dip recession since the second world war . the economy grew by 1 per cent between july and september following nine months of decline . cash-strapped companies have been helped by record low interest rates and leeway from lenders , although that has not saved black cab maker manganese bronze or electrical goods chain comet . corporate undertaker mike jervis , a partner at accountancy giant pricewaterhousecoopers , said : ` we expect these lower levels of insolvencies to continue into the new year .

<t> number of people in relative poverty fell by 100,000 last year to 9.7 million . </t> <t> 15 % of people were in relative poverty , the lowest level since the 1980s . </t> <t> iain duncan smith says poorest have been protected from impact of cuts . </t>

uk poverty levels fall to the lowest level since the 1980s<T>

cristiano ronaldo continues to reel in the honours due to his prolific goalscoring form . his latest accolade comes from the international federation of football history and statistics after he fired 69 goals in all competitions for real madrid and portugal to be the highest goalscorer of 2013 . the 29-year-old received his latest award on thursday , and swiftly shared his delight with his instagram followers .<doc-sep>cristiano ronaldo uploaded the above picture via instagram with his award for top goalscorer of 2013 . ronaldo -lrb- centre -rrb- celebrates scoring against liverpool at anfield in the champions league in october .<doc-sep>ronaldo -lrb- left -rrb- converts a penalty in el clasico against barcelona in october at the santiago bernabeu . ronaldo posted the picture alongside the caption ' i feel honored to win the world 's top goalscorer 2013 award by the international federation of football history and statistics . thank you all . '<doc-sep>the attacker is currently spearheading real 's record breaking winning streak . they reset a club record of 15 straight wins with a 2-1 victory over malaga last weekend and could extend their run to 18 with a home victory over celta vigo on saturday .<doc-sep>by . luke augustus for mailonline . follow @@ luke_augustus29 . cristiano ronaldo has won the uefa 's best player in europe award ahead of manuel neuer and arjen robben . the accolade for europe 's top player in the 2013-14 season was handed out during the draw for the champions league group stage . ronaldo had a stellar season at real madrid last season - proving the catalyst as the club won a record 10th european cup . video scroll down for cristiano ronaldo gets a soaking with his ice bucket challenge . crowning moment : cristiano ronaldo celebrates with his best play in europe award . sealed with a kiss : ronaldo celebrates with his award after being presented in monaco . showing what it means : ronaldo reacts after winning the award as he stands next to bayern munich goalkeeper manuel neuer -lrb- left -rrb- and bayern munich 's arjen robbe . the portuguese superstar scored a tournament single campaign record of 17 goals which included a penalty in the final against bitter city rivals atletico . ' i have to say thank you to my team-mates as without them my individual are n't possible , ' ronaldo said upon collecting the award . ' i would like to also thank my family , my coaches and the journalists who voted for me . ` i 'm really happy , i 've never won this award so i 'm going to get my brother to place this in my museum . ' the 29-year-old 's impressive club form stretched to 51 goals and 15 assists as real also sealed a copa del rey triumph . top dog : cristiano ronaldo has won the uefa 's best player in europe award for the 2013/14 season . unstoppable : cristiano ronaldo smashed in 56 goals last season , and helped real win the champions league . sweeper keeper : manuel neuer is widely regarded as the best goalkepeer in the world . top of the world : neuer -lrb- right -rrb- helped germany win the world cup this summer . ronaldo beat bayern munich duo neuer and robben to the prize - who both enjoyed a succesful season with their club . the german giants swept the board domestically winning the league and cup double . neuer 's domestic form carried over to the international level too with his performances in brazil helping germany lift a fourth world cup . diver ? robben -lrb- left -rrb- has infuriated opposition managers with his tendency to go down easily in the box . video ronaldo double against athletico secured supercup .<doc-sep>cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi spur each other on in their quest for perfection believes michael laudrup . the duo are regarded as the two best players in the world , after repeatedly having mesmeric seasons at spanish eternal rivals real madrid and barcelona . between them they have been won the prestigious ballon d'or since 2008 , with ronaldo scooping last year 's award after scoring a staggering 69 goals in 59 matches for club and country .<doc-sep>cristiano ronaldo remembered real madrid great alfredo di stefano on monday when receiving his award for scoring the most the goals in the spanish league last season . ' i want to take advantage of this opportunity to say that it 's too bad don alfredo di stefano ca n't be here to give me the award , ' ronaldo said at the gala in the spanish capital . real legend di stefano died in july after suffering a heart attack in madrid at the age of 88 . cristiano ronaldo receives the di stefano and pichichi awards from atletico madrid president enrique cerezo . ronaldo holds the pichichi award and di stefano trophy -lrb- right -rrb- awarded to the best player in la liga . 2009-10 lionel messi . 2010-11 cristiano ronaldo . 2011-12 lionel messi . 2012-13 lionel messi .<doc-sep>he may be the best player in the world , but it seems there are some on-pitch battles cristiano ronaldo ca n't win . after scoring his 40th goal of the season to keep real madrid top of la liga on sunday evening , the portuguese star took on another fearsome opponent , in the shape of his son , cristiano jr. . according to ronaldo 's instagram post the four-year-old beat him by two goals to one in a game of back-garden football . cristiano ronaldo poses with his son cristiano jr after playing a game of football with the four-year-old .

<t> cristiano ronaldo earns yet another honour for his sensational form . </t> <t> he scored 69 times last year , including 10 strikes for portugal . </t> <t> ronaldo uploaded a picture to his instagram after receiving the honour . </t>

cristiano ronaldo posts picture on instagram after receiving world 's top goalscorer of 2013 award for 69 goals<T>

as a blue and red 16-seater plane accelerated along a runway last month in northern england , there was nothing to suggest its voyage was anything out of the ordinary . but minutes later , as the plane turned north and began a 500-mile round trip from lancashire to inverness , history was made . once the craft was safely at cruising altitude , the pilot flicked a switch and handed over to a trained controller sitting at a computer screen many miles away on the ground . ambitious : for the first time in aviation history , a ` pilotless ' passenger plane was flying over mainland britain recently . this is a file picture . for the first time in aviation history , a ` pilotless ' passenger plane was flying over mainland britain . that concept might make many people uneasy . but , according to the air industry , it is the future of flight . some predict that within five , ten or 20 years , commercial jets will be flown routinely by remote control over our towns and cities . so will we ever get used to climbing aboard our holiday flight to cyprus or greece and , instead of being greeted with a welcome from an upbeat and commanding captain , be met only with an automated message ? and those soothing words of reassurance in mid-air as the plane is buffeted through a nasty patch of turbulence ? they , too , could soon be a thing of the past . supporters of so-called ` autonomous aircraft ' justify their developments on safety grounds . if most accidents are caused by human error , they argue , then surely it makes sense to remove people from the equation ? but the arrival of such craft in our skies raises disturbing questions . some fear it could make passengers more vulnerable to computer failure and put planes at greater risk of being hijacked by cyber-terrorists hacking into control systems . bold : some predict that within five , ten or 20 years , commercial jets will be flown routinely by remote control over our towns and cities . and however much the industry might insist on their absolute safety , how many of us would actually dare to go up in such an aircraft ? britain and the u.s. have been using unmanned military drone aircraft for years . however , the next generation of pilotless planes are not designed for warfare , but to fly passengers and cargo around the globe . last month 's test flight over the uk was part of the astraea project -- the # 62 million autonomous systems technology related airborne evaluation and assessment programme funded by industry and the government . the astraea team took a standard jetstream aircraft and added banks of computers , sensors and high definition cameras to turn it into an experimental ` uninhabited air vehicle ' . the craft -- nicknamed the flying test bed -- is able to cruise in british airspace with no human involvement , though not yet without any humans on board . the high-definition cameras in the cockpit and underneath the craft scan the skies for weather systems and feed the information back to the computerised navigation system , allowing the craft to change course automatically to avoid storms and turbulence . meanwhile , cameras are on the look out for mid-air hazards such as other aircraft , weather balloons and even parachutes . worrying : criticis say there have been 100 drone crashes since 2007 - including nine since the start of the year . this is a file picture of a drone plane . again , the computer 's ` sense and avoid ' technology will adjust the navigation if something is on collision course . manufacturer bae systems boasts it can track up to 20,000 objects simultaneously . the aircraft 's progress is monitored on the ground by an operator who is sent , via radio and satellite , the images taken by the cameras , and the data from the plane 's sensors . the operator can override the plane 's computers and fly or land the craft by remote control if needed . but if contact is lost -- say the signals fail -- the plane is programmed to land safely by itself . it is given potential landing strips -- such as playing fields or other flat areas -- and uses heat sensors and optical cameras to check if they are free from obstacles or people before landing . under existing uk aviation rules , the jetstream is unable to take off and land autonomously . so during the most recent test flight , two pilots sat in the cockpit to control both operations . in between , they sipped cups of coffee . on the outbound flight from warton aerodrome in lancashire the pilots passed control to a ground-based operator once take-off was complete . on the return flight , control was given to the onboard navigation and robotics system . bae systems says the technology has been tested on 11 aircraft and on 80 flights over the past year , including a simulated search-and-rescue mission using two unmanned craft . in tests , it was shown to be as effective and safe as a human pilot .<doc-sep>the firm believes the pilotless craft could be used within five to ten years for scientific experiments -- examining weather or volcanic ash clouds -- or search-and-rescue missions . after that , they could be used as cargo planes . the industry believes automated planes will be safer -- and will do away with pilot error , a major cause of accidents . lambert dopping-hepenstal , astraea programme director at bae systems , says : ` unmanned civil aircraft are an exciting new opportunity . we see these aircraft undertaking dangerous roles in poor conditions . . . such as search-and-rescue missions . ' there is no talk yet of introducing it for passenger flights , but that could soon change , especially when you consider that another advantage of abolishing cockpit pilots is that it saves money . one ground-based operator could , in theory , keep an eye on several planes at once . way forward : pilots could soon be a thing of the past . and , unlike humans , computers do n't get tired , do n't need lavatory breaks , do n't have unions and do n't need regular rest periods -lrb- or get drunk at parties with stewardesses the night before they fly -rrb- . bae systems also points out that aircraft have been controlled by computers for years . on a typical long-distance flight , autopilots fly the plane for between 80 and 90 per cent of the trip . and that 's not just the dull bits in the middle either . many commercial pilots routinely land at heathrow with the help of automated systems . before unmanned craft routinely take to the skies , the flight rules would need to be overhauled . to do that , the industry will need to convince regulators that their automated systems are foolproof . yet computer software , as we are reminded almost daily , has a nasty habit of going wrong . last year , a fault in the banking software of natwest and the royal bank of scotland left many of its 17 million customers unable to check accounts or access money . the bank suffered another , unrelated failure in march . naturally , the aviation industry insists robotic planes will be packed with safety features . but while automation has -- statistically speaking -- made flying safer than ever , accidents still happen . on february 25 , 2009 , a turkish airlines boeing 373 dropped out of the sky short of amsterdam 's schiphol airport , killing nine people , including all three of the cabin crew . the crash was caused by a faulty radio altimeter -- a device that monitors a plane 's altitude using radio waves -- which also controlled the aircraft 's automatic thrust systems . the auto-thrust wrongly believed the plane was just above the runway and cut power to the engines . the crew tried to regain control , but the automatic systems would n't let them and the plane fell into a field . in the same year , air france flight 447 crashed into the atlantic , killing 228 people , after the autopilot switched itself off and the plane stalled at 38,000 ft. chris cole , who runs the website drone wars uk , believes remote-controlled planes are unreliable . he has collated details of around 100 drone crashes since 2007 -- including nine since the start of the year . ` there are huge safety concerns , but the industry likes to play them down , ' he says . ` the technology they use is akin to wireless technology , and we know how hard it is to stay connected when you are moving . ' on top of all this is the threat from cyber-jackers . in 2011 , iranians took control of a remotely operated u.s. predator spy plane . the iranian government claimed it was brought down by its ` cyber warfare unit ' , which took over the controls and safely landed it . the idea of terrorists doing the same to a civilian or cargo jet is terrifying . and there 's a broader concern to the development of this kind of technology . we do n't just face a future of pilotless planes . scientists are , for example , developing computer-driven buses , lorries , cars and trains -- all on ` safety grounds ' . you do n't have to be a fan of science fiction movies such as the terminator -- in which robots try to take over the world -- to feel uneasy about taking away the human element from transport . there are times when the operator of any vehicle has to make a split-second moral decision . a lorry driver may have to choose whether to veer away from a car coming in the opposite direction and plough into a group of pedestrians . do we really want computers making those choices over life and death ? ` there is this view among engineers that humans are the weakest part of any system and should be removed , ' says mr cole . ` but that 's not the case . human ethics and morality should n't just be programmed away . '<doc-sep>by . richard shears . published : . 10:43 est , 10 august 2012 . | . updated : . 10:48 est , 10 august 2012 . a qantas jet touched down in melbourne without two of its first class passengers , because they refused to fly when the airline could not provide them with the right size of luxury pyjamas . the extraordinary dilemma facing the a380 superjet 's crew could not be resolved before the aircraft took off from los angeles and so the angry couple demanded to leave the plane just as it was preparing to taxi from the terminal . the australian couple absolutely refused a pair of business class pyjamas and insisted they had the first class type in xl-size or they would wait for another flight . delayed : a qantas a380 flight from los angeles to melbourne was delayed when two first class passengers demanded they were given the right sized pyjamas . finally the aircraft crew agreed , the doors were opened and the grumpy pair walked back into the terminal . it meant the aircraft was delayed for departure for the 15-hour flight across the pacific by 30 minutes while the couple 's baggage was unloaded . but rather than feeling angry about the situation , the other passengers on board were said to have roared with laughter when the captain announced the reason for the delay , melbourne 's herald sun newspaper reported . business class passenger angela ceberano said the captain had no hesitation in explaining the reason for a delayed take-off . ` he said : `` just to inform you all , the reason we 've had the delay is because two of our first class passengers refused to fly on this plane as there were no extra large pyjamas on board for them , ' said miss ceberano . she added that ` the pyjama guy ' wanted the crew to tell everyone why the plane was late . ` in his mind , he thought everyone sympathised with him , ' said miss ceberano . ` if you did n't laugh , you would have cried . it was unbelievable . ' back to the terminal : the couple were left behind at los angeles airport after refusing to stay on the qantas flight . another passenger , who wanted to be known only as ian , said passengers in first class could not believe what they were hearing . ` they -lrb- the couple -rrb- were quite upset and simply refused to fly without pyjamas that fitted , ' he told the herald sun . ` in the end , they disembarked and the flight was delayed as their baggage was removed . ' according to the airline , first class passengers are usually offered ` soft and luxurious pyjamas and slippers . ' it also describes first class as a ` private sanctuary in the sky . ' last night qantas confirmed two passengers chose to get off a jet prior to departure in la , but other passengers were unaffected and the aircraft touched down in melbourne on schedule .<doc-sep>this is the moment a delta air lines pilot told passengers the first officer would be making an emergency landing because he had been locked out of the cockpit . he stood up and calmly addressed the cabin during a flight from minneapolis to las vegas on thursday after the door malfunctioned . after taking a bathroom break , he tried to return to the controls but could n't get back in , prompting the crew to make a distress call to mccarran international airport . announcement : this is the moment a delta air lines pilot told passengers on a flight from minneapolis to las vegas the first officer would be making an emergency landing because he had been locked out of the cockpit . composed : he stood up and calmly addressed the cabin during a flight from minneapolis to las vegas after the door malfunctioned . when the co-pilot landed ` perfectly ' , the 168 passengers on board broke out into applause . curry russell who recorded the video said the situation was ` pretty crazy ' but ` pretty exciting ' . another passenger , jesse dougherty , told abc news : ` about half way through -lsb- the 2.5-hour flight -rsb- there seemed to be some talking at the front of the plane . you could see the captain out there , ' ` there was n't a huge panic but some confusion . ' the plane 's first officer was forced to make an ` unassisted landing ' and did so successfully at mccarran international airport in las vegas ; those on board were said to have applauded as the plane landed . no one was injured in the emergency landing , which took place at mccarran international airport at around 12.25 pm . the first officer landed the md-90 aircraft using the controls at his seat as he was more familiar with the layout . however , the first officer 's seat does n't allow access to the plane 's taxi controls so the aircraft had to be towed from the runway to the gate , according to passenger dougherty . airport spokesman christine crews said the first officer completed an ` unassisted landing ' which was taken ` very seriously ' . she said : ` this was an unusual landing . he called the airport so that we would have ground response available . '<doc-sep>footage showed the plane nearly hit the bike , swerving and avoiding it , almost hitting the woman filming , and taking off again . flying : the man hardly has time to react as the speeding vehicle whizzes past him . hold tight : after first missing the bike-rider the plane is on course to collide with the video camera operator . inches : the footage reveals how close the plane comes to colliding with the unnamed woman . the plane reportedly missed the woman filming by only two feet , as she utters a startled ` oh my god ... holy sh ** . ' another near-miss saw saw a heathrow-bound airliner carrying 232 passengers came within 200ft and seconds of a mid-air collision with a business jet over london , an official report revealed yesterday . the drama happened on july 27 last year after a german-owned cessna citation business jet with two crew and one passenger took off from london city airport , initially heading west . the control tower told the pilot to climb to 3,000 ft , but he replied that he would be going to 4,000 ft. this so-called ` readback ' mistake was not picked up by the london city controller . there was ` confusion between the two pilots ' as the aircraft pitched nose-down before control was recovered in the skies west of norwich , an aaib report said . meanwhile a turkish airlines boeing 777 airliner carrying 232 passengers and 16 crew , with a trainee pilot at the controls , was heading south towards the thames , having been cleared to descend from 4,900 ft to 4,000 ft as it prepared to land at heathrow . it failed to follow commands from three automatic collision-avoidance warnings , which alert pilots to danger when other aircraft get too close . as a result , at 2.38 pm the planes were flying almost head-on at a closing speed of around 700mph when they crossed paths with a difference in height of between 100ft and 200ft at 4,000 ft above the 2012 olympics site at stratford . the business jet crew saw the airliner ` in time to take effective avoiding action ' . but the pilot of the passenger jet did not see the other plane .<doc-sep>shadowed by an raf typhoon jet bristling with weaponry , this is the moment terror was brought to britain 's skies when an airline passenger claimed there was a bomb on the plane . after the airbus pilot notified air traffic control of the threat , the fighter -- part of the raf 's quick reaction alert force -- was scrambled to tail the flight as it made its approach to manchester . the airport was shut down and other incoming flights diverted as the police and military initiated full-scale emergency plans that could lead to the shooting down of an airliner that posed a terrorist threat . scroll down for video . an raf typhoon jet accompanied a qatar airways flight into land at manchester airport after the pilot of the plane raised the alarm over concerns a ` device was on board ' a passenger on board the aircraft tweeted this photo of a man being escorted away by police . the man , wearing a green t-shirt with silver lettering , was then pictured being led onto the tarmac by police . terror in the air : a military fighter jet escorts a passenger jet as it comes in to land at manchester airport . officially the ministry of defence . refuses to discuss the action open to fighter pilots or who would give . the orders , saying it is classified information . dramatic photos showed the typhoon jet . accompanying the qatar airways flight -- carrying 269 passengers and 13 . crew -- as it made its descent . after it landed safely and taxied to a . remote part of the runway armed police boarded to arrest a 47-year-old . man . they were soon able to confirm that the threat was a hoax . the incident happened shortly before 1pm today as the flight from doha came in to land . sources said cabin crew on the flight . were passed a scribbled note by a passenger who appeared sober and . coherent . it read : ` there is a bomb on board this plane . ' the source said : ` it quickly became clear we were not dealing with an international terrorist here but a prize idiot . taken from inside the plane : dramatic photos showed an raf jet accompanying the jet as it made its descent . explaining what happened : aurang zeb -lrb- left -rrb- , 60 , from bradford , who was onboard flight qr23 from doha . media interest : another passenger from the qatar airways flight from doha is interviewed at the airport . ` it appears he scribbled the note out of boredom and handed it to cabin crew as they came round collecting rubbish . ` luckily the quick response alert worked well , with military , airport and police combining well together . ' ` it quickly became clear we were not dealing with an international terrorist here but a prize idiot ' source . passengers spoke of their alarm when the typhoon closed in on their flight . ` the first we knew of anything was . when the fighter jet appeared alongside the plane , ' said josh hartley , . 21 , from sheffield , who was returning from a holiday in australia . ` with everything in the news at the moment , i am still really shaken up . i am just glad to be off and away from the plane . ' fellow passenger william mcdade , 60 , . who was flying in from australia to visit relatives in glasgow , heard . the fighter jet go under the plane about 40 minutes from manchester . interviewed : geo , manju and deon stephenon -lrb- left to right -rrb- who were on board flight qr23 from doha . photos and quotes : josh hartley from sheffield , who tweeted images whilst onboard flight qr23 from doha . the fighter jet was pictured arching around the qatar airways airbus after contacted authorities on the ground . the pilot alerted those on the ground to what was happening on board and a ` quick reaction ' jet was scrambled . ` i saw it out of the window as it . seemed to circle around us , ' he said . ` it was hard to tell how close it . was but you could see it very clearly . ` with everything in the news at the moment , i am still really shaken up . i am just glad to be off and away from the plane ' josh hartley , passenger . ` at first i thought it must be just an unruly passenger causing trouble . but when you saw the fighter , you realised that it was something a bit more serious than that . ' witnesses on the ground said the typhoon , from raf coningsby in lincolnshire , appeared inseparable from the airbus . ` it was very close -- i thought for a . moment it was going to collide with it , ' said eric astor , 81 , from . mobberley , which is only three miles from manchester airport . ` as the passenger plane came in to land the typhoon tailed the plane right on to the ground . it was pretty scary . ' police presence : the qatar airways flight sits on the tarmac after having a military escort into manchester . on the buses : passengers of the qatar airways flight from doha are driven to a terminal building . the raf fighter jet circled the plane in the skies over manchester after tracking it from the peak district . the plane was surrounded by armed police and fire engines after it came into land . eileen edgar , 71 , voiced the fears of . many when she said : ` i heard reports on the radio and then saw this . fighter jet . i thought it was chasing the passenger plane . i thought it . might shoot it down . i was terrified . ' ` it was very close -- i thought for a moment it was going to collide with it ' eric astor , 81 , witness on the ground . passenger matt cox , 24 , who has been teaching english in china , spoke of the moment armed officers boarded the plane . ` the police came on with their guns . across their chest and went up to the man , ' he said . ` he was very . compliant . i did not hear him say a single word . ` when we were in the air , there was a . general nervousness but i would not say that anyone was panicking . obviously when we were on the tarmac , we felt a lot safer . ' the man , wearing a green t-shirt , was taken away in handcuffs . greater manchester police , who arrested the man , said their response was ` comprehensive and proportionate ' the jet , from raf coningsby , was seen peeling off and returning to base as the plane came into land . photos taken from the ground show the fighter circling the much-larger passenger plane over the city . residents of the city say the fighter ` came from nowhere ' to fly alongside the airbus a330 airliner . chief superintendent john o'hare of . greater manchester police said : ` a 47-year-old man from the north west . has been arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax and remains in . police custody for questioning . ` a full search of the aircraft has now finished and nothing suspicious was found . ' ` the police came on with their guns across their chest and went up to the man . he was very compliant . i did not hear him say a single word ' matt cox , passenger . a spokesman for qatar airways said : . ` the crew received a threat about a possible device on board and took . all the necessary precautions to alert british authorities . ' manchester airport said nine incoming flights had to be diverted . all flights in and out were suspended for about 25 minutes . a number of typhoons were launched ` to . investigate a civilian aircraft whose pilot had requested assistance ' , . said an raf spokesman . only one shadowed the airbus . ` the . aircraft was escorted to manchester . this incident is now being handled . by the civilian authorities , ' added the spokesman .

<t> a ` pilotless ' passenger plane flew over mainland britain recently . </t> <t> the air industry believes it is the future of flight . </t>

would you fly on a plane with no pilot ? as the first passenger jet with no one at the controls roars over britain , passengers could soon face a worrying dilemma<T>

a washington state man is accused of swapping furniture with his neighbors while they were away . the news tribune reports the lakewood man and a friend who is accused of helping him pleaded not guilty wednesday to charges of residential burglary . court papers say a couple who returned to their apartment at the 5700 block of 95th street southwest on monday found their love seat , matching chair and other belongings gone . unwelcome surprise : a couple who returned to their apartment at the 5700 block of 95th street southwest on monday found their love seat , matching chair and other belongings gone . a recliner and tv stand were left in their place . information on a traffic ticket and pizza receipt left by the alleged thief pointed to the neighbor . the suspect told police he thought the couple had moved and abandoned their furniture . police say he told them he was drunk when he decided to switch furniture , calling his buddy for help . the alleged thief showed police where the property was and led them to find the living room set which consisted of four pillows , two floor lamps , two end tables , a tv stand and an inflatable couch with an air pump . in addition to the set were three blankets , an iron , a picture with an ornamental frame , a floor fan , the military equipment , a black stand with four shelves and a plastic container with three drawers and various items inside . police also found a chair , a wall mirror , an ironing board and a box of ladies footwear . police believe that the thief broke into the apartment via a crawl space and this is n't the first time someone broke into the property that way . police say that the suspect 's brother broke into the house when the tenants prior to these ones lived there . crawl space : the alleged thief is said to have broken in via a crawl space -lrb- file photo -rrb- not unlike this one .<doc-sep>published : . 17:57 est , 17 september 2013 . | . updated : . 11:17 est , 18 september 2013 . a seattle-area truck painter who was unmasked as the green river serial killer has claimed he murdered up to 80 women over two decades - nearly double the number he was convicted of killing . gary ridgway is currently serving 49 consecutive life sentences in a washington state prison . but in a series of interviews conducted over the past five months , he is now claiming there are significantly more victims and he says he is coming clean to help bring closure to their families . scroll down for video . locked up : gary ridgway , pictured , is currently serving 49 consecutive life sentences in a washington state prison but says the there are more victims . ` the total number -lsb- of victims -rsb- is 75 to 80 , ' ridgway told komo reporter charlie harger . ridgway told police of his crimes following his 2001 arrest and subsequent confession . he admitted that he picked up prostitutes and teenage runaways throughout the 1980s and 1990s in washington 's king county , strangled them during sex and dumped their bodies in wastelands near king county 's 65-mile long green river . the married man had been a suspect in the killings for years , but it was n't until 2001 that he was arrested , because of advances in dna testing . neighbors who described ridway and his wife as kind and helpful neighbors were shocked . victims : ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 murders in 2003 and another in 2011 .<doc-sep>the homes of at least three neighbors were gone , said mr rorem , 50 , of north bend . neighbors . john thometz and miriam greenman watched from a side road as another . neighbor 's home went up in flames . they could n't tell which home burned . mr thometz had a close call with an arson fire in 2004 , but this is the closest flames have come to his property . ` this one here is the tinder box , ' he said . ` this is the bad one . ' ms . greenman left with her six-year-old son , nathaniel , a handful of . clothes and some of his favorite toys to comfort him . their fish stayed . behind . she said : ' i feel bad about the fish , but i figured he was in water and he 'd have to tough it out . ' the fire has also threatened a chimpanzee . sanctuary . ` they definitely know there 's weirdness happening , ' said . outreach director diana goodrich . efforts . to bring the blaze under control may receive a small boost today , with . weather reports suggesting the gusty winds on the east side of the . mountains will finally die down . wildfires are burning across the western united states from cle elum in washington down to sage , california in the south . a trailer erupts in flame at the sunlight waters housing development as the taylor bridge wildfire advances on the community . smoke billows from a wildfire tuesday , aug. 14 , 2012 , near cle elum , washington . the fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central washington grassland , timber and sagebrush . neighbors use shovels to try to create a break from the fire burning behind them and near their homes on bettas road . halting the flames : a man tosses dirt on a fire as he tries to save his home following a wildfire spreading through washington . in idaho , authorities said a . firefighter was killed by a falling tree sunday . anne veseth , a . 20-year-old who was in her second season as a firefighter , died as she . worked a fire near orofino , the u.s. forest service said . in . utah , a lightning-sparked fire consumed about 34 square miles , . threatened a herd of wild horses and shut down the historic pony express . road in the state 's western desert . along . the nevada-oregon state line , a vast wildfire grew to about 675 square . miles . over the weekend , the blaze prompted evacuations and forced one . firefighter to crawl into an emergency fire shelter . she suffered minor . burns and smoke inhalation , officials said . across . california , thousands of firefighters also were contending with dry . conditions , strong winds and triple-digit temperatures . the blazes left . some areas with smoke lingering in the air . in . northern california , hundreds of evacuees were allowed to return home . as crews made progress against a wildfire that threatened 500 homes in . the spring valley and long valley communities . air support : a water-carrying helicopter flies away from the smoke as the taylor bridge wildfire continues to spread . in southern california , a cluster of four lightning-sparked wildfires in northeastern san diego county stretched to nearly 4 square miles , state fire officials said . officials added the fires threatened electrical distribution lines that serve the communities of borrego springs , warner springs and ranchita , some 50 miles northeast of downtown san diego . ` of course we 're concerned , ' said john miller , spokesman for the san bernardino national forest to the morris daily herald . ` this year our big concern is the fact that rainfall -- and that includes snow -- for our forest was somewhere between 50 percent to 70 percent of normal . ' evacuations were ordered for the sparsely populated area near aguanga as well as racnchita and san felipe and up to 500 firefighters are involved in battling the blaze . ` we have very dry vegetation , brush and grass and things like that . now we have multiple days of very high temperatures , ' said chief julie hutchinson , spokeswoman for the state fire agency . ` it 's like lighting your fireplace with a blowtorch . ' ` that 's one thing that 's unique about california . we have a state fire agency , and we 're able to move resources up and down the state . ' fires across california have also affected some national parks with road and camp closures , including lassen volcanic national park and joshua tree national park . video : wildfires rage in california and washington .<doc-sep>a new york man is being sued by his neighbors for allegedly allowing his children to take drugs and have threesomes on the roof of their luxury apartment building . richard kempter , 73 , is accused of letting cannabis-fuelled parties take place in his one-bedroom flat when he is not around , leaving the entire manhattan high-rise reeking of marijuana . but mr kempter has hit back saying that the lawsuit is racially motivated and targets his personal guests , as his children live miles away in a different state . sue for smell : the neighbors allege that mr kempter , who lives on the eight floor of this building on the upper east side , allows his children to smoke cannabis and have sex on the roof when he is away . ` my children are 40 years old and live in michigan , ' the university psychology lecturer told the ny daily news , adding that the ` racist neighborhood ' does not approve of his black friends . although management of the co-op owned high-rise received the lawsuit yesterday , the feud between mr kempter and his neighbors has been going on for years .<doc-sep>seattle , washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- software giant microsoft apologized wednesday for the apparent bad judgment that led to the head of a black model being swapped for that of a white model in an online advertisement . a black man in an online microsoft ad was replaced with a white man , bottom , on the company 's polish web site . the ad -- which showed three business people , one asian , one white and one black -- was altered on microsoft 's web site for poland to place the head of a white man on a black man 's body . `` we apologized , fixed the error and we are looking into how it happened , '' said lou gellos , a microsoft spokesman .

<t> a washington state man is accused of swapping furniture with his neighbors while they were away . </t> <t> the man and a friend who is accused of helping him pleaded not guilty wednesday to charges of residential burglary . </t> <t> a couple who returned to their apartment monday found their love seat , matching chair and other belongings gone . </t>

washington state man swapped furniture while neighbors away<T>

miracles at work : producers mark burnett and his wife roma downey pictured on the set of miniseries the bible , where they say incredible events took place . blockbuster miniseries the bible has fast become one of the biggest hits on american tv , landing more than 13million viewers for its first episode . but while its runaway success has taken the entertainment world by surprise , it has not come as a shock to its creators . the producers have revealed that during its production , the show seemed to be marked by mysterious omens which they claim are evidence of ` the hand of god ' . these apparent miracles included a a sudden swarm of snakes around the base of the cross where jesus was to be crucified , and a boy who emerged from the desert with part of christ 's costume which had been lost for four days . british-born producer mark burnett told entertainment weekly that the series ' success seemed almost preordained while it was being made . ` the . hand of god was on this , ' he said in an interview before the show 's . premiere last sunday . ` the edit came together perfectly , the actors came . together perfectly , it just comes to life . ' however , he claimed that it was not . just the fact that filming in north africa went smoothly that convinced . him his production was blessed . mr . burnett , who is most famous for creating reality shows such as survivor . and produced the bible along with his actress wife roma downey , . described a number of ` weird things ' which drew the attention of cast . and crew during filming . scroll down for video . not again : producers mark burnett and his wife roma downey said they cut the scenes featuring the devil to avoid further controversy . ` weird things happened ' : bible producer mark burnett said the way the shooting came together ` perfectly ' suggested the filming process was being overseen by god . in one scene , filmed during a still . night on the edge of the desert , jesus tells the priest nicodemus , ` the . holy spirit is like the wind . ' according . to mr burnett : ` at that moment , a wind , like as if a 747 was taking . off , blew his hair , almost blew the set over and sustained for 20 . seconds across the desert . ` everyone just looked at everyone like , `` what just happened ? '' ' another . notable occasion came during the filming of jesus ' crucifixion - one of . the most risky scenes , due to the dangers involved in the mock . execution . doing god 's work : producer mark burnett filming the bible during a strange series of events including an gust of wind as strong as a 747 . snakes : during the filming of jesus ' crucifixion an unprecedented 48 venomous snakes crawling around the mountain where mark burnett , pictured right in a white tee-shirt , was filming . tales : british-born producer mark burnett , left , who created the series along with his wife ms downey , right , revealed the extraordinary experiences of the crew during filming . the . production had hired a ` snake wrangler ' to keep the set free of . dangerous reptiles , and he usually found one of two snakes per day . but . on the day the crucifixion was filmed , according to mr burnett , the . handler found an unprecedented 48 venomous snakes crawling around the . mountain . perhaps the most inexplicable happening came while they were filming the baptism of jesus in a reservoir . the . producers were terrified when part of the actor 's irreplaceable costume . came off and floated away - but help came from an unlikely source . bizarre : after jesus lost part of his costume during the baptism scene , a boy returned it four days later . how did that happen ? the baptism scene led to perhaps the most inexplicable ` miracle ' ` miracles ' : events such as a sudden plague of snakes convinced the crew their production was special . diogo morgado , who played jesus , left , and director mark burnett , right , were moved by the experience . ` four days later , a kid showed up . from many , many , many miles away , who had been seeking us through the . desert to return this to us , ' mr burnett told ew . ` he did n't know what it was why he should seek us , but he felt he had to return it . ' the . bible is airing on the history channel in two-hour chunks on sunday . nights , and has been the surprise winner in its timeslot . the series will air its finale on march 31 , easter sunday . colourful : the show brings modern production values to the millennia-old story of the bible .<doc-sep>` we were in the thick of it , but we prayed . being out on that boat , i just knew i was going to see some miracles . ' hannah gastonguay , 26 , on being lost at sea with her two children . u.s. ` churches are n't their own , ' gastonguay said , suggesting that government regulation interfered with religious independence . among other differences , she said they had a problem with being ` forced to pay these taxes that pay for abortions we do n't agree with . ' the gastonguays were n't members of any church , and hannah gastonguay said their faith came from reading the bible and through prayer . ` the bible is pretty clear , ' she said . the family moved in november from ash fork , arizona , to san diego , where they lived on their boat as they prepared to set sail . she said she gave birth to the couple 's 8-month-old girl on the boat , which was docked in a slip at the time . in may , hannah , her 30-year-old husband sean , his father mike , and the couple 's daughters , 3-year-old ardith and baby rahab set off . they would n't touch land again for 91 days , she said . across the sea : this is the remarkable journey of the gastonguay family , who put to sea in may and is returning home on sunday . she said at first , ` we were cruising . '<doc-sep>controversial tale : in the letter , alex criticizes publishers who profit from his book . his mother , left , says the family does not receive any money from the sales . he is now 16 . home life : alex is able to stand with the help of a brace and has been taken on runs by his mother , right . ` it is both puzzling and painful to watch the book the boy who came back from heaven to not only continue to sell , but to continue , for the most part , to not be questioned . she insists that her son ` has not received monies from the book nor have a majority of his needs been funded by it . ' and she adds that alex previously told a pastor that the book was made up , but was told the publication was ` blessing ' people and to stay quiet . she concludes : ` the ones making money from the book are not the ones staying up through the night , struggling for their breath , or were they the ones at six years old , waking up unable to move or breathe and in a strange place after last remember seeing a car coming right at the car he was riding in ' . alex 's letter continues his attack on christian booksellers . he wrties : ` they should read the bible , which is enough . the bible is the only source of truth . anything written by man can not be infallible . ' home life : alex , pictured before the accident , has been recovering for years after the crash and is still cared for by his family at home . steelers fan : alex writes that ` people have profited from lies , and continue to ' in the open letter about his book . in the letter , which features on the pulpit and pen website , malarkey went on to say : ` it is only through repentance of your sins and a belief in jesus as the son of god , who died for your sins -lrb- even though he committed none of his own -rrb- so that you can be forgiven may you learn of heaven outside of what is written in the bible ... not by reading a work of man . malarkey said he wrote the book because he thought it would get him ` attention ' ; it became a best seller . ' i want the whole world to know that the bible is sufficient . those who market these materials must be called to repent and hold the bible as enough . ' the book , which features the description ` miracles , angels , and life beyond this world ' , has been a popular read in christian book stores and had a 4.3 rating on amazon . it became part of a popular genre of books known as ` heavenly tourism ' . another young boy 's tale of going to heaven , colton burpo from nebraska has recently been made into the movie heaven is for real . the publishers description on the book reads : ` in 2004 , kevin malarkey and his six-year-old son , alex , suffered an horrific car accident . the impact from the crash paralyzed alex -- and medically speaking , it was unlikely that he could survive . ' i think alex has gone to be with jesus , ' a friend told the stricken dad . ` but two months later , alex awoke from a coma with an incredible story to share . of events at the accident scene and in the hospital while he was unconscious . of the angels that took him through the gates of heaven itself . of the unearthly music that sounded just ` terrible ' to a six-year-old . and , most amazing of all ... of meeting and talking to jesus . ` the boy who came back from heaven ' is the true story of an ordinary boy 's most extraordinary journey . as you see heaven and earth through alex 's eyes , you 'll come away with new insights on miracles , life beyond this world , and the power of a father 's love . ' one of the book 's stockists , the lifeway christian bookstore , told the website it plans to remove the book from its shelves and send back its current stock . in a statement , its director of communications , martin king , said : ` lifeway was informed this week that alex malarkey has retracted his testimony about visiting heaven as told in the book ` the boy who came back from heaven . ' therefore , we are returning to the publisher the few copies we have in our stores . '<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- bobby rogers , an original member of motown staple the miracles , has died , the group 's longtime front man smokey robinson announced sunday . rogers was 73 . `` another soldier in my life has fallen , '' robinson said in a statement . `` bobby rogers was my brother and a really good friend . he and i were born on the exact same day in the same hospital in detroit . i am really going to miss him . i loved him very much . '' temptations ' damon harris dies . claudette robinson , another member of the miracles , said that while rogers was her cousin , he was more `` like a brother to me . '' on her website , she said he died about 6:30 a.m. sunday . `` bobby will be missed and mourned by many , '' said robinson , who was once married to smokey robinson and serves as the miracles spokeswoman . `` rest in peace , my brother of ` song . ' '' robinson , rogers and the rest of the miracles were a cornerstone act for writer-producer berry gordy 's infant motown records , putting songs such as `` shop around , '' `` tracks of my tears '' and `` the tears of a clown '' on the r&b and pop charts throughout the 1960s . after robinson left the group , the miracles had a no. 1 hit with `` love machine '' in 1976 . when the group disbanded in the late 1970s , rogers started an interior design business . the miracles were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2012 . people we 've lost in 2013 : the lives they lived .<doc-sep>the bbc faces a new sex scandal over claims two senior doctor who staff abused their positions to exploit fans . a book alleges the show 's longest-serving producer , john nathan-turner , and his partner , production manager gary downie , preyed on young male fans in the 1980s . many of the men , the book says , were under 21 -- at the time the homosexual age of consent . accusations : john nathan-turner on the set of doctor who . he was the show 's longest running producer . former blue peter editor richard marson makes the claims in his biography of mr nathan-turner , who died in 2002 . in jn-t : the life and scandalous . times of john nathan-turner , mr marson says he was propositioned in . 1984 , aged 17 , after visiting the studio for a doctor who magazine . article . he told online sci-fi magazine starburst : ` it happened after the first time i was invited to up to go and see a recording of the show , and he -lsb- nathan-turner -rsb- got a bit frisky , shall we say . ` i was a bit taken aback ; i was only 17 and . . . he said to me , `` you 're so f ****** provincial '' . and of course i was f ******* provincial , i came from bishop 's stortford , i did n't know about anything . ' ' i just thought i was in this kind of wonderland that was television centre , thinking it was an amazing place , and so i was n't really prepared for anything really sophisticated . ' propositioned : former blue peter editor richard marson , left , makes the claims about nathan-turner and his partner gary downie , right , in a new book . the next year , on the promise of . doctor who photographs , mr marson visited the studio again . he says he . was then assaulted by mr downie , who died in 2006 . the encounter took place in a bbc lift , he says , and ended with him fleeing and trying to hide beneath a desk . in another incident , mr marson says a . wealthy fan supplied mr nathan-turner with male escorts in exchange for . visits to the studio and souvenirs .

<t> blockbuster series drew in 13million viewers for premiere last sunday . </t> <t> producer mark burnett claims filming was blessed with ` the hand of god ' </t> <t> describes how gust of wind ` like a 747 ' blew up at crucial moment . </t> <t> 48 snakes were crawling around base of cross during crucifixion scene . </t> <t> boy travelled across the desert after finding lost scrap of jesus ' cloak . </t>

the bible : blockbuster 's producer claims miracles took place on set<T>

success : the way to a woman 's heart is simple - wear a t-shirt . forget expensive designer clothes , a simple t-shirt could be the best way to capture a woman 's heart . wearing a plain white short-sleeved top with a large black letter t printed on the front can make a man up to 12 per cent more attractive , scientists claim . researchers suggest it creates an illusion that broadens the shoulders and slims the waist , producing a more v-shaped body -- a sign of masculinity . the best results were observed in participants who were most out of shape , with already toned individuals only gaining a slight increase in perceived attractiveness . in contrast , all those wearing a top with an inverted ` t ' - with the bar running around their waist - were deemed up to 12 per cent less attractive . it suggests shifting the focus to a man 's gut reduces his desirability . the team said a waist-to-chest ratio -lrb- wcr -rrb- of between 0.7 and 0.8 - where the shoulders are around 20 per cent broader than the hips - was seen as the ideal . nottingham trent university psychologist dr andrew dunn said : ` the wider barred ` t ' seems to emphasise the upper chest when upright , which accentuates men 's ` optimum ' shape . the opposite happens when inverted . ` wcr is one of just a number of body measures that humans use to judge attractiveness and health . ` our ability to detect , process and use this information appears to be implicit . ` the brain and sensory mechanism . underpinning this are probably evolved and are almost certainly managing . what we look for and how we respond . improving chances : women who were shown images of men wearing the white t-shirt with a large black t were 12 per cent more likely to be attracted to them . ` the effect was most notable for normal men with a waist as wide as their shoulders . whereas with those who are already in . good shape , the t was simply amplifying the body shape they already . had , so the benefit was less marked . ' the study involved showing 30 female undergraduates , aged 18 to 25 , images of five different male body shapes and asked them to mark their perceived attractiveness and health . each male model wore a plain white t-shirt with no t , and with an upright and inverted t-illusions of varying shapes and sizes . the results showed that upright t-illusions increased attractiveness and health perceptions . dr dunn said the horizontal bar on the t-shirt had to be as equal or longer than the vertical bar for optimum effectiveness . he said : ` clearly there are individual tastes and preferences , but we can see here how fashion could have an implicit positive or negative effect on perceived attractiveness and health . ` it suggests that you can use this kind of optical illusion that artists and fashion designers use all the time to tap into our basic sensory psychology . '<doc-sep>by . katy winter . published : . 11:48 est , 17 march 2014 . | . updated : . 12:43 est , 17 march 2014 . as an ambassador for one of the world 's most popular and well known lingerie brands doutzen kroes is well aware of the power of her physique . and now the victoria 's secret angel has admitted that she likes to make the most of her enviable assets both on and off the catwalk . describing her own style as ` casual chic ' the 29-year-old says that she loves wearing jeans , emphasising that making sure her bottom looks good is of the utmost importance . doutzen strips off her loose grey t shirt in the video , revealing the latest victoria 's secret bra and a seriously toned torso . it is hard to believe that the mother-of-one really has to make any effort to make her body look any better . the angel , who gained her wings in 2008 , cheekily blows a kiss into the camera . ` i love jeans . the fit is very important , that it 's a little bit stretchy , comfortable , and how the butt looks especially . i 'm a typical girl that way ' speaking in a video interview for the launch of victoria secret 's new t-shirt bra , the mother-of one -lrb- who recently announced she is expecting her second child -rrb- , says the key to her look is jazzing up a simple outfit . ` i would describe my style as casual chic . which means i wear lots of jeans and t shirts , and i like to dress it up with some accessories like a nice bag or shoes or a belt . wearing white cropped jeans and a simple round necked soft grey t-shirt , doutzen has her ombre blonde hair loose and wears minimal make-up in the video , smiling as she goofs around and discusses her style . midway through she strips down to reveal not only her toned body and defined stomach , but also showing off the victoria 's secret bra which aims to combine comfort with a sexy natural shape , eliminating ` double boob ' , bra strap induced back pain , and ` greige ' -lrb- i.e. once white -rrb- bras . the 29-year old model talks about her style and admits making sure her bottom looks good in her jeans is important to her . wearing white cropped jeans and a simple round necked soft grey t - shirt , doutzen has her ombre blonde hair loose and minimal make up in the video , smiling as she goofs around . having gained her coveted victoria 's secret angel wings in 2008 and walked in their epic annual show as well as modelling for the brand ever since , it is not surprising that the dutch beauty cites underwear as an important component of her wardrobe . ` lingerie plays a huge role in how i feel . if you put on something sexy then it is almost like you have your own little secret and you feel confident and that is something that 's really important . ' however , the down to earth beauty , who lives in new york with husband sunnery james and three year old son phyllon joy gorré , says that despite her extensive experience of the fashion world she still diverts to her friends when it comes to style . it is not hard to see why ladies man adam levine is besotted with his beautiful fiance as behati models the t shirt bra . the 24-year-old model shows off her incredible body in just the new range of underwear and a grey strap top . the new t shirt bra aims to aims to combine comfort with a sexy natural shape , eliminating such horrors as the ` double boob ' and bra strap induced back pain . ` my friends have better fashion sense than i have so i sometimes ask them . ' one of those friends is fellow model behati prinsloo who models the victoria 's secret t shirt bra in images for the campaign . the 24 - year-old looks predictably stunning in a simple grey cotton strappy top and jeans over her underwear . the fiancé of singer adam levine is one of the newest angels and has been hard at work earning her wings , last week stripping down to show off the lingerie brand 's 2014 swim collection at the london hotel in west hollywood with alessandra ambrosio .<doc-sep>by . steve robson . a sky-high pile of clean laundry might seem an ominous task . but master this trick and it could be taken care of in seconds - literally . an incredible tutorial , posted on youtube , shows how to fold a t-shirt or short-sleeved shirt in less than two seconds . dave hax , a self-styled ` how to ' expert , demonstrates his masterful technique in a step-by-step guide which has already been viewed more than 2.5 million times on the video-sharing website . scroll down for video . lightning speed : the online tutorial demonstrates how to fold a t-shirt or short-sleeved shirt in less than two seconds . quick-fire : with ninja-like speed the shirt its flipped around and arranged neatly on the table . tee minus two seconds : the technique requires pinching two points of the shirt before flipping it over .<doc-sep>zayn is in dusseldorf , wearing a harley davidson t-shirt and black boots , liam in red checked shirt and high-tops , last seen on the edinburgh leg of the tour , louis in stone roses t-shirt and niall colourful and jaunty in a green sleeved white top with blue skinny jeans . the band 's high-haired heart-throb harry styles is fashionable yet understated in black skinny jeans and trademark tan suede boots , with a black and white print shirt and black bandana as worn in their wembley shoews . do n't miss these firm fixtures , who have their own private room at madame tussauds ; you can even save 50 % when booking online for visits after 6pm until sunday , august 31 . say cheese ! young fans pose for selfies with wax figures of one direction 's niall horan and zayn malik .<doc-sep>surveillance footage taken just moments after the shooting has been released by police . it shows to men walking along the same street . one is in a white short-sleeved shirt that has a long-sleeved shirt underneath , and is wearing brown shorts and a hood . the second man was wearing blue jeans , a white t-shirt and a cap . tragic : cheyanne , who had been living with a guardian since her mother 's death 10 years ago , had been excited about starting college . loved : the teenager 's guardian described cheyanne , pictured on her way to prom , as ` an angel and a blessing ' friends of cheyanne , who knew her as shay , gathered at the site of the shooting earlier this week to leave candles and messages of support . her father walter ramey declined to be interviewed by tv crews , and said only that he wanted his daughter 's killer caught . the money the family had put aside to pay for her college fund is now being used for funeral expenses . cheyanne had been living with a guardian in irvington , but was also registered at her father 's address while she was attending high school . she moved in with her guardian and aunt , samera newsome , after the death of her mother about ten years ago . newsome said cheyanne had left the house at about 6pm on sunday , and had n't planned to be out late .

<t> wearing a white t-shirt with the letter t makes men more attractive . </t> <t> the top creates an illusion of a v-shaped , masculine body . </t> <t> research found men who wore the top were 12 per cent more attractive . </t>

secret of the t-shirt that could attract : simple white short-sleeved top with large letter can make a man 12 ⁇ more attractive<T>

this cat had two faces - but only nine lives . a feline named frank and louie after he was born with two faces , two mouths , two noses and three blue eyes has died at the age of 15 . the telegram of worcester reports that ` frankenlouie ' died thursday at the cummings school of veterinary medicine at tufts university in north grafton . the cat 's owner , marty stevens , said veterinarians believe the cause of death was cancer . scroll down for video . r.i.p : ` frankenlouie ' , the world 's oldest janus cat - a feline with two faces - died at the age of 15 on thursday december 4 , 2014 , after suffering what was believed to be cancer . rare : the guinness world record holder passed away at the cummings school of veterinary medicine at tuft 's university in grafton , massachusetts , according to owner martha ` marty'stevens . precious : marty stevens is seen here at home with her beloved cat . she called the face on the left frank , while the face on the right is identified as louie . the cat 's owner , marty stevens , said veterinarians believe the cause of death was cancer . frank and louie made it into the 2012 edition of guinness world records as the longest-surviving member of a group known as janus cats , named for a roman god with two faces . janus cats almost never survive , and most have congenital defects . they usually only live a few days . a breeder brought the rare feline to stevens , a vet nurse , to be euthanized in september of 1999 . however stevens , not believing the cat would survive , decided to take him home with her and care for him . she fed frankenlouie using tubes in both mouths , soon realizing that only the ` frank ' side was connected to his esophagus . he did , however , eat enough for two . stevens said her cat quickly developed a strong personality and loved to walk around her neighborhood in north grafton . ` he 's just so affectionate and sweet he usually wins people over , ' she told the telegram-gazette in 2011 . beloved : the janus cat was set to be euthanized by a breeder in 1999 , but stevens , a vet nurse , decided to bring him home with her . fascinating : frankenlouie was blind in his center eye , but his outer eyes function as per usual . he functioned as a regular cat . while blind in his center eye , both his outer eyes worked fine , and while he had two noses and mouths , he had only one brain . stevens is now understandably devastated to lose her pet of 15 years . she said her fell quite ill around thanksgiving and she she took him to the tuffs university clinic . the vet told her it was best to euthanize him , because he was in quite a lot of pain . stevens says once her sadness passes she would n't mind looking for another janus to bring home with her , just like she did with frankenlouie in 1999 . ' i would love to do it again , ' she said .<doc-sep>by . steph cockroft . it 's long been said that curiosity kills the cat . but one inquisitive swiss photographer has brought a selection of adorable felines to life - by morphing them into their doting owners . this amazing series of photographs produced by sebastian magnani splices the head and shoulders of 15 different owners with the portrait of their favourite moggy . purr-fect unison ! photographer sebastian magnani has blended together photos of cats and their owners . this incredible image , left , shows cat blue merged with his owner , miriam , who is pictured right . in a series called ` undercats ' , the swiss photographer merged 15 owners with their favourite felines . in this combination , cat salem is merged with his owner mariette - both donning the same helmet . the 28-year-old used expert photo-manipulation techniques to seamlessly transplant the feline faces onto the human bodies . here , cat figaro is spliced with young cap-wearing owner elia , who is pictured right . using his friends , family and strangers , the 28-year-old - who says he is fascinated with cats ' eyes - cleverly photographed owners and their respective pets in the same portrait style . he then used expert photo-manipulation techniques on the computer to seamlessly transplant the feline faces onto the human bodies . highlights of the series , which is called undercats , . include a lady called daniela 's hair blending perfectly with the face . of her ginger cat micky while , in another picture , owner mariette and her cat salem don the same crash helmet . there 's even a photo of the photographer 's father ermano , with the face of his cat jaguar , wearing a headset . undercats follows sebastian 's . internationally-renowned - and similarly-themed - underdogs set . here , . he has blended cat paraya , left with owner christoph , pictured right . headphone wearing ermano , pictured right , who is . the father of the photographer , is merged with his cat jaguar . for . this project , the photographer travelled for a week around switzerland . visiting the owner 's home to photograph them and their cats . a jewellery-wearing pepi is morphed with his . owner natalie . the photographer used family , friends , strangers who . answered his facebook post and people who contacted him directly via . email for the project . the series follows sebastian 's internationally-renowned collection underdogs , which , in a similar vein , saw the faces of dogs superimposed onto their owner 's .<doc-sep>schrödinger 's cat has become one of the most famous examples of the bizarre behaviour of quantum mechanics . if you put a cat inside an opaque box and make his life dependent on a random event , when does the cat die ? when the random event occurs , or when you open the box ? common sense may suggest the former , but quantum mechanics suggests someone has to observe the result before the cat is dead . continuous monitoring of a quantum system can direct it along a random path . this map shows how scientists tracked the transition between two states many times to determine how it changes . they found quantum particles follow the classical path of least resistance . until that moment , the cat is both dead and alive at the same time . now physicists at the university of california , berkeley , have for the first time showed that , in fact , it 's possible to follow the metaphorical cat through the whole process -- regardless of whether the cat lives or dies . the researchers were able to do this by tracking the path that quantum particles , such as atoms or photons , follow . what they saw is that quantum particles follow the classical path of least resistance -- just as pedestrian paths on streets gradually emerge after new sod is laid . kater murch -lrb- right -rrb- , assistant professor of physics , and junior chris munley work with the equipment that can map a quantum device 's trajectory between two points in quantum state space , a feat until recently considered impossible .<doc-sep>two young boys wept when they saw their family 's cat madison again for the first time , after she was believed lost for over two months . at the beginning of a video posted to youtube , a mother identified in the video description as sheryl warns three children sitting on a couch to keep their faces covered with their faces covered until she gives the all-clear . they are heard shrieking as the suspense builds . scroll down for video . sweet surprise : a mother had her children keep their eyes covered before they saw their missing cat again . it 's her ! the boys are overwhelmed when they realize their missing cat is back home . reunited : one of the boy 's emotionally clings to their favorite feline .<doc-sep>other examples of polycephaly have occurred in various members of the animal kingdom . there is a two-faced cat -- known as a janus cat named for the figure in roman mythology with two faces on one head -- in massachusetts . other instances include a hereford calf in california with two heads , a two-headed bobtail lizard in australia and a two-headed dolphin which was found in turkey .

<t> frank and louie - ` frankenlouie ' - was brought to tuffs university in north grafton by a breeder in september 1999 to be euthanized . </t> <t> known as a janus cat , named for a roman god with two faces . </t> <t> vet nurse marty stevens decided to take him home . </t> <t> expected to die , he went on to live for 15 years . </t> <t> he was euthanized at tuffs university on thursday from cancer . </t> <t> broke a guiness world record in 2012 as the oldest surviving janus cat . </t>

frankenlouie cat with two faces dies at 15<T>

a chinese man has spent six years building his dream mountaintop villa - on top of a beijing apartment block . eccentric professor zhang lin shifted tons of rubble and . rock onto the roof of the building to construct the outrageous home which looks like it has been carved from a mountainside . the property even has a rocky mountain garden , complete with rubble and shrubbery . scroll down for video . room with a view : professor zhang lin has spent six years shifting rocks and rubble to the roof of this apartment block to build his dream ` mountaintop ' penthouse . crazy : the home was built by professor zhang lin but it has emerged he never had planning permission . precarious : the mountaintop villa appears to be supported by steel struts added to the side of the building . but his distraught neighbours are less than impressed with the project and fear the building is about to collapse . the rooftop home , which never . received planning approval , has . caused cracks to appear in his neighbours ' ceilings and walls while some have had to put up with leaks from broken pipes and drains . they have also been forced to live with the noise and disturbance caused from the building work . one resident said their apartment is constantly flooded while another described the academic as a ` menace ' . ` this was originally a small attic when he bought it . but he tore that down and built this mountain on top of us , ' said one . ` he 's . broken drains so we 're always being flooded when it rains and there are . huge structural cracks in our ceiling and walls , ' they added . grand design : neighbours have complained the house which has been built on top of an apartment could collapse . penthouse living : mr lin could be ordered to tear down penthouse if it is deemed as unsafe . hitting the slopes : professor zhang lin wanted to bring a touch of the mountainside to beijing but his neighbours below and living in the block next door have not been impressed . ` he is a menace as a neighbour and he did n't get any permission to build this monstrosity , ' said another . mr lin could now be ordered to tear down his mountain penthouse if it is deemed unsafe . ` it . has come to our attention that professor zhang did not apply for . permission for this structure . so unless he can prove it is safe , it . will have to come down , ' explained an city official . the eccentric professor appears to have incorporated ornaments and plants into his enormous rooftop extension . the mountaintop home even has walkways and a wooden trellis for climbing plants for the owner to enjoy .<doc-sep>distraught residents living beneath the man-made mountain have complained of structural cracks appearing in their ceilings and walls . some neighbours say water and drainage pipes have broken because of the enormous rocky structure above them and their apartments are regularly flooded . china is known for its crazy design and architecture . the tianducheng development in . hangzhou , zhejiang province , is filled with grand european buildings and . wide walkways . ornate fountains and statues also line the streets of . the town . during its construction in 2007 , a replica of the eiffel tower standing at 108 metres was even built . there is also a replica of a fountain from the luxemburg gardens in a main square called champs elysées . this is a view of the tianducheng development in hangzhou , china . despite being built as a replica of paris , the town has not proved popular and is virtually empty . plush : this resident stands on the balcony of his apartment at the development , admiring the empty streets below . last year developers began building 39 palladian mansions in a beijing suburb at a cost of # 10m to create the country 's most expensive housing estate . the western-style mansions with tall columns and impressive entrances wont look out of place on a sprawling english estate . last month china unveiled a gigantic glowing doughnut-shaped hotel in huzhou , near shanghai . in a suburb of beijing developers are building 39 western inspired palladian mansions costing a minimum of # 10m to create the country 's most expensive housing estate . china 's newest tallest building , the 2,073 ft shanghai tower , has just been completed in the city 's financial district . the 27-storey . sheraton huzhou hot spring resort , looms over the skyline offering 321 . spacious guest rooms , including 44 suites and 39 villas . it also unveiled plans to . build sky-high farms - towers in tai po , hong kong , that would grow . rice , fruit and vegetables on each of the levels . the . country has also laid claim to the title of the world 's largest . building - the the new century global center in chengdu , sichuan . province , which could 20 sydney opera houses inside . the country 's new tallest building - the 2,073 ft shanghai . tower , has also just been completed in the city 's financial district .<doc-sep>the ruling comes as other similar rooftop structures sparked a public outcry . in beijing , eccentric professor zhang lin spent six years building his dream mountaintop villa - on top of a 26-storey beijing apartment block . he shifted tons of rubble and rock onto the roof of the building to construct the outrageous home which looks like it has been carved from a mountainside . strange structures : other odd structures have been seen in china including this ` mountaintop ' penthouse which took professor zhang lin six years to build , shifting rocks and rubble to the roof of this 26-storey building . the property even has a rocky mountain garden , complete with rubble and shrubbery . the rooftop home , which never received planning approval , has caused cracks to appear in his neighbours ' ceilings and walls while some have had to put up with leaks from broken pipes and drains . they have also been forced to live with the noise and disturbance caused from the building work . one resident said their apartment is constantly flooded while another described the academic as a ` menace ' . ` this was originally a small attic when he bought it . but he tore that down and built this mountain on top of us , ' said one . sky high structure : the rooftop home has never received planning approval and has caused cracks to appear in neighbours ' ceilings and walls while others have had to put up with leaks from broken pipes and drains . ` he 's broken drains so we 're always being flooded when it rains and there are huge structural cracks in our ceiling and walls , ' they added . also on a rooftop in guangdong province , a temple on top of a 21-storey apartment block caused a mixture of reactions . the authorities ' decision came after a series of rooftop structures provoked reactions from humour to anger in china , among them a temple on top of a 21-storey apartment block elsewhere in guangdong province .<doc-sep>by . chris pleasance . published : . 10:31 est , 12 september 2013 . | . updated : . 15:00 est , 12 september 2013 . for property owners in a crowded country like china , adding a roof extension could be the perfect way to expand their homes or businesses . but pity the neighbours of this man , who , not content with a simple skylight , added two whole houses on top of his factory . and is if that was n't bad enough , the red-brick villas are supported only by flimsy looking concrete stilts . now that 's what i call a loft extension ! hong kong businessman has added two villas to the top of his three storey factory . the two villas are a mirror image of one another and are supported by only thin concrete stilts . these astonishing pictures from . dongguan , in guangdong province , southern china , show the results of an . ambitious building project by one hong kong businessman . incredibly . the man actually got planning permission from the local authority to . build on top of the original three-storey grey building , and residents . claim the extension has been in place for years . however , . following media attention and a careful look at the property , planning officers have decided that the end result does n't quite match the . blueprints which were submitted . video source youku . incredibly the man actually got planning permission though planning officers say the results do n't match the blueprints . they have ordered the dangerous structures to be torn down , warning that they could fall into the factory below . in a statement they said : ` they were built without permission and they will be demolished before they can fall down . ' these ` chateaus in the clouds ' join a growing list of illegal diy jobs . that have capped city high-rises throughout china , such as the . mountaintop villa in beijing . workers have now demolished a beijing roof-top mountain villa after residents of the 26-storey apartment block complained of cracked walls and damaged pipes . professor zhang biqing built the 8,610 square-foot structure on top of a 26-storey apartment block without permission and was ordered to tear it down in august . residents said that there was only a small loft apartment there when he bought it , but he quickly installed a rock garden , swimming pool and villa in its place . neighbours complained of cracks in their walls and leaking pipes caused by the extra weight .<doc-sep>agents ben stewart and janelle zhang from cbre residential projects are allowing parties interested to inspect the stunning penthouse by private inspection till 18th november . one of sydney 's most impressive penthouse apartments with a 300-degree panorama view of the city skyline and iconic landmarks is up for sale . the harbour front ` bennelong ' apartment building has transformed four apartments on the 11th floor to create a 715-square-metre penthouse suite . the five-bedroom , four-bathroom penthouse features his and hers dressing rooms and a luxurious entertaining area embraced in glass . the sophisticated stone gaggenau main kitchen , a second kitchen and breakfast area service the office wing .<doc-sep>that same day , a hand was discovered at a postal facility , in a package addressed to the liberal party of canada . lin 's torso was found in a suitcase at a garbage dump outside magnotta 's apartment building in montreal . about a week later , the missing foot and hand were found mailed to two schools in vancouver . diran lin , father of victim jun lin , walks to the courtroom for the murder trial september 29 . a makeshift memorial for jun lin , murdered chinese student , close to concordia university is seen on june 11 , 2012 in montreal . magnotta was eventually arrested in an internet cafe in berlin , where he was reading about himself , following an international manhunt . lin 's father , diran lin , traveled from china to attend the trial , which is expected to last between six and eight weeks with testimony from 60 witnesses . magnotta faces life in prison , if convicted . jun lin was born in wuhan , the capital of hubei province . he had only been living in canada since 2011 , realizing a long-standing dream by coming to montreal . his family has said that lin had a comfortable life working in it at microsoft 's beijing office , but had sought a move to canada to study and to improve his life . at the time of his death , lin was enrolled as a computer engineering student at concordia university and worked as a part-time convenience store clerk in south-central montreal .

<t> professor zhang lin has spent six years shifting rocks and rubble to the roof to create this mountaintop penthouse . </t> <t> the property has a rocky mountain garden , complete with rubble and shrubbery . </t> <t> but residents have described him as a ` menace ' after cracks and leaks appeared throughout the apartment block . </t> <t> mr lin did not have planning permission for the ` extension ' and it will be demolished if deemed unsafe . </t>

zhang lin builds mountain on apartment block in beijing , china , to create dream penthouse<T>

lee middleton escaped and committed an armed robbery after stuffing his bed with pillows so it appeared he was fast asleep . an escaped prisoner terrorised a couple in an armed raid at their home -- after stuffing his cell bed with pillows to sneak out of an open jail . lee middleton , 32 , was serving time for a string of armed robberies when he slipped out of hmp hewell , leaving officers believing he was still asleep . with an unknown accomplice , he travelled to an address in coventry , 30 miles from the multi-category 1,261-inmate prison near redditch , worcestershire . a court head how the masked men , armed with a knuckle duster and a knife , forced their way inside before middleton threatened to smash terrified resident matty grove 's head in with a brick . they made off with cash , mobile phones and mr grove 's # 10,000 audi s3 quattro following the raid in june but middleton was caught after a police chase . jail guards had no idea the violent criminal -- classed as ` dangerous ' by his original trial judge -- was missing until police rang to say he was in custody . lal amarasinghe , prosecuting , said : ` the prison did not realise he had left until the police contacted them . he had left his bed with two pillows in it . ' yesterday mr grove , 28 , and girlfriend danielle ismay told of their shock that middleton was able to sneak out of prison to commit the crime . miss ismay , 23 , a receptionist , said : ` it 's disgusting that he was able to get out of a prison to do this to us , particularly as he had been jailed for other burglaries and violent raids in the first place . ` we have suffered a horrendous ordeal and were left so fearful of our safety that we had to move house . ' she said they could not believe it when police told them middleton was a serving prisoner . the couple plan to sue the jail for negligence . scroll down for video . pictured is hmp hewell , from where prisoner lee middleton was able to escape by stuffing his bed with pillows . victims : matthew grove and danielle ismay -lrb- pictured -rrb- were at home watching tv when middleton and his unidentified accomplice broke into their home and threatened them with a knife and knuckle duster . ` it was a horrendous ordeal ' : matty grove , left , and his receptionist girlfriend danielle ismay , right . ` if the prison had done its job and kept middleton locked up , he would never have been able to burgle us , ' miss ismay added . on tuesday middleton was jailed at warwick crown court for a total of 11 years and six months after earlier pleading guilty to the aggravated burglary , dangerous driving and driving while disqualified . judge sylvia de bertodano said it was ` not quite clear ' how he had escaped , but added that it was ` quite clear ' how dangerous he was . she also told the court : ` there must have been planning to the extent that someone must have met him -lrb- outside the prison -rrb- to take him there -lrb- to coventry -rrb- . ' middleton had been seen by jail staff at 9.30 pm , but at 11.40 pm he was outside mr grove and miss ismay 's house in coventry . they used the brick to smash a pane on the front door to force their way inside , screaming ` it 's the police ! ' before middleton began rifling through miss ismay 's bag . mr grove , who works in logistics at a factory , told the daily mail : ` i stood up to try to stop him emptying the bag , but he had picked up the brick and told me , `` sit down now or i will smash your head in '' . it was a really nasty incident . ' middleton , of wyken , coventry , had been given an indeterminate sentence , with a minimum of ten years , in 2007 for armed robberies committed with two accomplices . in one they terrorised a pregnant woman and her children before stealing # 40,000 in possessions . pictured left is prisoner frank morris , and right , a dummy found in the bed of his accomplice . lee middleton 's method of escape from hmp hewell - by stuffing his bed with pillows to make it appear he was fast asleep - is actually tactic devised in one of the most notorious prison escapes of all time . in 1962 frank lee morris , along with fellow prisoners clarence and john anglin , escaped from alcatraz prison by leaving hand built dummies with human-like heads in their beds to fool the patrolling guards . they then crept out of their cells through tunnels they had spent years digging , before boarding a life raft when they reached the water . although it 's been claimed the three men have been spotted in the years since the prison break , there have been no confirmed sightings of the three and it is likely they all died attempting to make it across san francisco bay . in the decades since , the stunt has become one of the most infamous prison tales of all time , due to the fact it was remained the only successful escape from alcatraz , and its portrayal in hollywood films including ` escape from alcatraz ' starring clint eastwood . the dummy heads used by the alcatraz trio to fool prison guards into thinking they were asleep in bed . the prison break was the inspiration for hollywood film ` escape from alcatraz ' starring clint eastwood , pictured .<doc-sep>the prison : south africa 's notorious pretoria prison was fabled under the apartheid regime as a stronghold of steel and stone from which no prisoner could ever escape . but it was the fifth and sixth doors that would test their nerves to the point of breaking . these were right next to the guards ' office and they would surely be seen or heard if they tried passing through with anyone nearby . so they came up with an ingenious plan leave . dummies - made from boiler suits stuffed with sheets - in their beds , . sneak downstairs , hide in a cupboard and wait for the warder to go . upstairs . then they would get to work as they had done already on all the other doors behind them . one by one , they fashioned keys for them all . all except the eleventh and final door , which they decided would be too risky for a dry run so it would have to be done once , on the fateful night of their actual escape . ` we got through the nine doors and then at the final door , we found we could n't open the lock , ' said stephen of d-day itself . but they had a plan b. employing a chisel which they had brought along , they proceeded to attack the lock with ` tremendous noise ' . yet still , nobody appeared to notice . ` we were right underneath an armed guard but he did n't see us . we walked out as if we had every right to be there , ' stephen said . they used their money to pay for taxis and left south africa and headed for england . a huge police manhunt was launched to re-capture the fugitives , but by then they were already across the border en route to the uk . their incredible story is to be told tonight in breakout on the national geographic channel .<doc-sep>by . daniel miller . published : . 09:37 est , 29 august 2012 . | . updated : . 09:53 est , 29 august 2012 . it was hailed as the prison from which there could be no escape . if the freezing water and powerful currents did n't get you then the sharks would . but a 62-year-old grandmother has succeeded where hundreds of the most hardened criminals failed , swimming the treacherous mile-and-a-half from infamous alcatraz prison to the shores of san fransisco bay . jacky portingale , a receptionist from the uk , took on the gruelling challenge during her summer vacation and claimed the waters were far warmer than those around her home town of bristol . jailbreak : 62-year-old grandmother jacky portingale swims the treacherous mile-and-a-half from infamous alcatraz prison to the shores of san fransisco bay . the rock : us authorities claim only one prisoner ever managed to survive the swim from the world-famous american prison in san francisco bay . jacky , who started open water swimming when her son lee took up the sport , said she prefers to stick to ` little swims ' - of up to two miles . the currents in the bay were a problem with jacky having to be guided back in the right direction by a safety marshal in a canoe after she started to get ` swept away ' in the direction of the golden gate bridge . jacky , who started open water swimming when her son lee took up the sport , said she prefers to stick to ` little swims ' - of up to two miles . but she completed the course in an hour and 16 minutes - somewhere behind son lee , who clocked just 31 minutes . she said : ' i thought it was a joke at first , i had heard that nobody had ever escaped from alcatraz , partly because of the currents and the cold . ' i said i was too old for that and . would never do it . but she booked it up and gave it to me as a christmas . present , so there was no backing out . ' i . had been training at henleaze lake in bristol and when i first went in . there it was ten degrees , so we did n't find it cold at all . they said . ` you 're from england , you 'll be fine ' . ' us authorities claim only one . prisoner ever managed to survive the swim from the world-famous american . prison in san francisco bay . in 1962 john paul scott washed up on the rocks at fort point . he was discovered by a group of boys who thought he was an unsuccessful suicide attempt from the golden gate bridge . would-be escapees who got past the . notorious prison 's armed guards , barbed wire fences , sheer walls and . cliffs then had to take on the strong currents and cold temperatures and . even the risk of shark attack . for 29 years alcatraz prison held some of america 's most dangerous prisoners including mobsters al capone and machine gun kelly . during that time 36 prisoners tried to escape but only one was proved to have made it to the mainland , where he was found suffering from hypothermia , although some people claim another three convicts listed as ` presumed drowned ' actually made a clean getaway . organised swims from the island to the mainland now take place regularly . those taking part do not have to contend with one of the hazards that faced convicts going into the water - guards firing at them from the island 's watch towers . but they are warned to beware of the . strong currents in the bay , where the sacramento and san joaquin rivers . flow into the pacific ocean . afterwards . mrs portingale , who works at shirehampton health centre , and her lorry . driver husband william , 64 , enjoyed a holiday to yosemite national park , . death valley , las vegas and los angeles . on the night of june 11 , 1962 , frank lee morris and brothers clarence and john anglin climbed through spoon-dug tunnels to escape the ` the rock ' , launching themselves into choppy seas on a raft made of rubber raincoats . the fugitives - all bank robbers - were never found despite one of the biggest-scale manhunts in history . mystery : clarence anglin , john william anglin and frank lee morris , pictured from left to right , escaped alcatraz on a raft made from raincoats . no trace of them was ever found . officials claim they almost certainly drowned in the turbulent tides of the 10-mile-wide bay , with their bodies swept out to sea under the golden gate bridge . the legendary prison break , plotted by criminal mastermind morris , is one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries of our time and was made into the 1979 film ` escape from alcatraz ' starring clint eastwood . just like any other evening , prison guards regularly checked on the prisoners on the night of the escape and noticed nothing out of the ordinary . but by morning , the three had vanished , leaving pillows and lifelike papier-mache masks with real hair in their beds . federal agents , local and state police , coast guard boats and military helicopters scoured the prison complex on alcatraz island , then widened the manhunt to the expanse of san francisco bay and the surrounding area of northern california . the fugitives ' raft was found on a nearby island but the three were never found . the prisoners had spent months digging through an eight-inch-thick wall in their cell block using spoons and butter knives . they disguised the holes with painted cardboard . on the night of the escape , they squeezed through the tunnels into a utility hallway and then climbed down a drainpipe and through an exhaust vent to the roof . they slid down another vent and scaled two barbed wire fences before launching the raft they crafted using 50 raincoats from the northeast edge of the island .<doc-sep>prosecutor michael bunch told newcastle crown court today : ` he was marked down as wanted by the police for the absconding in 1999 and as a result was arrested . ` he confirmed he had walked out of the open prison in october 1999 , had returned to ireland and accepted he had been unlawfully at large for the whole of the intervening period . ' the court heard in 2007 , 2010 and 2013 sheridan was stopped by the gardaí in ireland for driving matters but the authorities there were not aware of his wanted status in the english jurisdiction . sheridan , of barmston , washington , pleaded guilty to escape . recorder mr murray jailed him for eight months . the judge told him : ` you were sent to hmp standford hill , a category d prison , and trust was placed in you not to escape . since his opportunistic escape from standford hill open prison -lrb- pictured -rrb- he has come to the attention of authorities in ireland three times - but he remained a wanted fugitive until may this year when police were called to his home in washington , wearside , and checks revealed he was a prisoner on the run . ` you breached that trust and succumbed to temptation . i accept this was no great , planned escape , it was opportunistic . you then kept clear of the authorities for nearly 15 years . ` the aggravating features are the breach of trust and the fact you left the jurisdiction and that you did so for nearly 15 years .<doc-sep>she is also said to have smuggled in toiletries for her lover , and to have left her prison keys unattended and a medication cupboard open in his presence . barry dooley , for the nmc , said : ` she said she regretted her actions and was in a vulnerable state of mind at the time . she knew prisoner a had strong feelings for her , and deep down knew he was a prisoner , she was an officer , and what she was doing was wrong . ` it is a category a prison for the highest level of offences , including rape , murder and terrorism , ' said mr dooley . ` these are highly dangerous offenders . ' on february 7 , 2009 , jackson was reported to her colleague rebecca langley for being in the treatment room alone with prisoner a , in breach of strict regulations . ` the door was closed , and miss langley tried to open the door but could not , ' said mr dooley . ` she felt the door was locked by an item on the inside . she continued to call out and after ten to 15 seconds the door opened from the inside . ' miss langley saw prisoner a sat on the treatment bed in shorts and a t-shirt , mr dooley said , and jackson was cowering behind the door . ` her top half was naked , and she was holding her bra and tunic in her hand ' , he said , adding : ` miss langley asked how she had locked the door , and the -lsb- nurse -rsb- replied that this is how we always do it , by wedging the mop against the door . '

<t> prisoner stuffed his bed with pillows to fool guards he was in bed fast asleep . </t> <t> method was also used in only successful escape from alcatraz , which was made into a film starring clint eastwood . </t> <t> he then escaped and committed an aggravated burglary with an accomplice . </t> <t> the two smashed into a couple 's home and stole their # 10,000 audi vehicle . </t> <t> a judge yesterday sentenced him to another 11 years and six months in jail . </t>

prisoner stuffed bed with pillows so he could escape from open prison<T>

eden hazard may be the best player in the premier league ` by a mile ' , according to one full-back tasked with shackling the 23-year-old -- but wales would not swap gareth bale for even the most gifted of belgium 's golden generation . swansea 's neil taylor will face hazard in an important game on the path to euro 2016 qualification at the king baudouin stadium on sunday night , aware the chelsea forward can go past defenders ` like a ghost ' . belgium forward eden hazard attempts an acrobatic volley during training on saturday . but taylor says hazard can not compare to bale , who thrives under the welsh spotlight after dealing with the pressure at real madrid . ` hazard has developed under jose mourinho , ' said taylor . ` he 's the best player in the premier league by a mile , i 'd say . mourinho has done that -- he 's on a player if they do n't perform . hazard is doing it week in , week out . he 's a ball carrier , he can take chelsea from the edge of their box to the opposition area and go past you like a ghost . he can go outside or inside , shoot , or make you foul him . ` he 's a great player . but we have one of our own . of course , i 'd always have gareth in my team before hazard . no question . i played against him when he was at spurs , but played with him throughout the welsh age groups . he is one of those freaks of nature who come along every now and then , technically and athletically . he 's world class like the messis and ronaldos . they were born to play football . hazard will line up for belgium against wales in euro 2016 qualifier on sunday night . ` the pressure is on him at real just to train properly , let alone win every game . he 's matured , and physically grown into a proper man . it seems as if he 's learning off ronaldo and others at real , how they work day to day . i 'm sure england and other nations wish he was their player . but he 's so proud to be welsh and he wants to be a part of this squad . he has grown in confidence in the last year . he knows the onus is on him now and that he 's our biggest player . '<doc-sep>bale did not score in the last two qualifiers against bosnia and cyprus , which yielded four points to send wales top of group b , but he performed superbly in the absence of aaron ramsey and joe allen . and it is not just his welsh team-mates who value bale -- so too do his former colleagues at tottenham , who bale left behind when he joined real for a world-record # 86 million fee . nacer chadli , who should appear alongside hazard for belgium , is having a fine season for spurs and has scored six premier league goals but his club have struggled and lie 12th in the table . premier league stars romelu lukaku , eden hazard and marouane fellaini training on saturday . ` i feel like the ghost of bale is still present at tottenham , ' he said . ` that 's not strange when you look at how much he meant to the club and the fans . it 's not easy to replace him . ' belgium 's jan vertonghen , another of bale 's former club mates , will not be man-marking the real star . ` it 's very difficult to mark him , ' he said . ` you mark him as a team . space is the most important thing for him so communication is important between our defenders and central midfield . he 's an unbelievable player . ' bale is under no illusions of the task but he remains confident . he said : ` they 're fourth in the world so they 're a very good side . we know what qualities they have , but we also know what weaknesses they have . we 'll be giving it our best go and hopefully we 'll get the three points . ' gareth bale thrives under the welsh spotlight after dealing with the pressure at real madrid .<doc-sep>` it is awful when you are part of an international outfit that gets so close and you do n't do it . i do n't want that again , i want to be part of a team that does something no-one else has . ' injuries to aaron ramsey and joe allen have dulled the golden sheen somewhat , and further withdrawals by david vaughan , andrew crofts and lee evans have left midfield looking thin . it may mean coleman persists with his 5-3-2 formation to get tottenham 's ben davies and swansea 's neil taylor into the side , with captain ashley williams , hull 's james chester and chris gunter , winning his 56th cap , offering a solid backline . swansea defender ashley williams , wales ' captain , jokes around in training as the squad prepare in cardiff . gareth bale was n't scared to get stuck into training as the depleted wales squad was put through their paces . bale should be given a central role again , having scored a brace in andorra . he now has 14 wales goals and needs only two to surpass the great john charles , and three to better hughes . rush , the top welsh scorer , has 28 but is within range for a player still only 25 . almost 30,000 fans are expected in cardiff -- the biggest crowd since england arrived at the millenium stadium in 2011 . ` they would n't come if they did n't think we had a chance of doing well , ' said coleman . bosnia , despite boasting edin dzeko , asmir begovic , and roma 's miralem pjanic , lost 2-1 to cyprus in their opening match and williams wants wales to turn the screw . ` we know it is important , ' said the swansea defender . ` they are a strong side . we need to stamp our authority , get the job done . '<doc-sep>eden hazard has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to real madrid , insisting chelsea is the ` only club that makes him dream ' . reports coming out of spain last week suggested that the champions league winners were willing to offload gareth bale to raise the funds to take hazard to the bernabeu . but the belgium international , who has played a starring role for chelsea during their unbeaten start to the season , has no intention of quitting jose mourinho 's side in favour of a switch to the spanish capital . reports in spain suggested real madrid would raise funds to sign eden hazard -lrb- left -rrb- by selling gareth bale .<doc-sep>guiding wales to a major championships would be as rewarding for gareth bale as winning the champions league with real madrid . that is the opinion of iwan roberts , who won 15 caps for wales in a team featuring the likes of ryan giggs , mark hughes and neville southall , yet never advanced to a world or european finals . bale , who moved from tottenham to madrid in an # 86million deal in 2013 , helped real to ` la decima ' , their 10th european cup , last term and now has the chance to lead wales to euro 2016 and a first major tournament since the 1958 world cup . gareth bale is looking to leading wales into a first major championship since the 1958 world cup . real madrid star bale takes part in fitness drills during chris coleman 's training session on wednesday . wales travel to belgium for a crunch 2016 european championship qualifier in brussels on sunday . iwan roberts -lrb- left -rrb- believes qualification would be as big for bale as winning the champions league last term . roberts , who was speaking at the filming of the new vauxhall home nations football show , said : ` he 's still only 25 , but he 's achieved so much in the game already . ` if wales qualify , gareth will have a big say , and it will be up there with winning the european cup with madrid for him . ` the relief in his reaction when we beat cyprus was unbelievable . you 'd have thought he 'd won the champions league again . ' wales ' wait for a first tournament in almost 60 years - after a number of near-misses - could end after a strong start to the current campaign . ` there are some big players that have missed out on playing in world cups and european championships , ' former norwich striker roberts added . ` we came close in '94 with the game at the old arms park , where bods -lrb- paul bodin -rrb- missed a penalty . bale -lrb- next to tottenham defender ben davies -rrb- will have a big say as to whether wales do qualify . coleman watches on at the vale resort on wednesday ahead of their tough test away in belgium . aaron ramsey leads out the troops -lrb- with neil taylor behind -rrb- as they begin training in cardiff . ` we had a great start to the 2004 campaign , when we won our first three games and then hit a bit of a brick wall and lost to russia in the play-offs . we do n't want the play-offs this time . ' i do think we 'll qualify automatically . with the start that we 've had , with the players that we 've got , with the confidence that 's flooding through the squad now . ` we 've lost one in seven and that was against holland when there was no -lrb- aaron -rrb- ramsey , no bale , no ashley williams , no ben davies . ` we 've had a good start . seven points from our first three games , but we 've got three tough games coming up . ` goa . goalkeeper wayne hennessey beats away an effort during the training session . fulham midfielder george williams is looking to impress himself upon the international scene . first up for wales is a trip to brussels for the first of two matches against belgium , either side of a trip to israel . chris coleman 's men top group b ahead of the belgium clash and roberts thinks a memorable result in brussels could see wales extend their advantage . the 47-year-old said : ` belgium are the favourites . they 've got an unbelievable squad of players , but they 're beatable . ` it would be one of the best results in welsh football history if we went there and got three points . ' check out the new vauxhall home nations football show with ian wright , keith gillespie , kevin gallacher and iwan roberts go to www.youtube.co.uk/vauxhallfootballtv .<doc-sep>the ballon d'or may be the most prestigious individual prize a footballer can win , but a deeper look at the voting leaves a feeling of bemusement and frustration . cristiano ronaldo may have quite rightly been voted the world 's best player on monday night - his second consecutive win and third overall - and gushed about lionel messi , hailing his great rival for helping him become a better player . but the real madrid superstar could not bring himself to include messi in his top three players in the world , instead choosing to opt for team-mates sergio ramos , gareth bale and karim benzema . cristiano ronaldo -lrb- left -rrb- and lionel messi did not deem each other in the world 's best three players . ronaldo and messi -lrb- right -rrb- spoke positively about each other after the former was crowned the winner . ronaldo beat messi to the award as he was crowned the 2014 ballon d'or winner after a stellar 12 months . fifa president sepp blatter congratulated ronaldo on winning the award at the ceremony . ronaldo celebrated with his son cristiano jnr on stage after winning the fifa ballon d'or 2014 . fifa have published the full list of votes from each national captain , manager and media representative . equally messi , despite saying ronaldo deserved to win , voted for argentina team-mates angel di maria and javier mascherano and barcelona buddy andres iniesta . are the world 's two best players really that petty that they ca n't recognise the other 's achievements on paper ? but let 's be clear , ronaldo and messi are not the only ones who simply ` vote for the boys ' . vincent kompany , captain of belgium , deemed international team-mates thibaut courtois and eden hazard as the world 's two best players with arjen robben third . no ronaldo , no messi , no manuel neuer . really , vincent ? ronaldo voted for real madrid team-mate sergio ramos -lrb- centre -rrb- as the best player in the world . messi had argetina team-mate angel di maria -lrb- centre -rrb- in his top three players in the world . bastian schweinsteigher -lrb- second , right -rrb- included germany and bayern team-mate philipp lahm in his three . robin van persie -lrb- no 9 -rrb- selected holland pal arjen robben -lrb- no 11 -rrb- as the world 's best player . diego godin , the uruguay captain , opted for former atletico madrid team-mates diego costa and courtois ahead of robben . again , no sign of the eventual top three . germany captain bastian schweinsteigher went a step further , picking international and bayern munich team-mates manuel neuer , philipp lahm and thomas muller . the trio of course won a bundesliga title and a world cup , but did all three really outshine ronaldo and messi ? unfortunately , the list goes on . radamel falcao , captain of colombia , put above everyone else james rodriguez - of , yes , you guessed it , colombia . wales captain ashley williams opted for gareth bale , robin van persie went for robben and hugo lloris deemed french team-mate benzema the world 's second-best player . lionel messi -lrb- argentina -rrb- -- 1 . angel di maria 2 . andres iniesta 3 . javier mascherano . cristiano ronaldo -lrb- portugal -rrb- -- 1 . sergio ramos 2 . gareth bale 3 . karim benzema . iker casillas -lrb- spain -rrb- -- 1 . cristiano ronaldo 2 . sergio ramos 3 . thomas mueller . neymar -lrb- brazil -rrb- -- 1 . lionel messi 2 . cristiano ronaldo 3 . javier mascherano . bastian schweinsteiger -lrb- germany -rrb- -- 1 . manuel neuer 2 . philipp lahm 3 . thomas muller . robin van persie -lrb- holland -rrb- -- 1 . arjen robben 2 . zlatan ibrahimovic 2 . manuel neuer . diego godin -lrb- uruguay -rrb- -- 1 . diego costa 2 . thibaut courtois 3 . arjen robben . ashley williams -lrb- wales -rrb- -- 1 . gareth bale 2 . bastian schweinsteiger 3 . eden hazard . vincent kompany -lrb- belgium -rrb- -- 1 . thibaut courtois 2 . eden hazard 3 . arjen robben . radamel falcao -lrb- colombia -rrb- -- 1 . james rodriguez 2 . cristiano ronaldo 3 . angel di maria . wayne rooney -lrb- england -rrb- -- 1 . cristiano ronaldo 2 . toni kroos 3 . gareth bale . hugo lloris -lrb- france -rrb- -- 1 . cristiano ronaldo 2 . karim benzema 3 . manuel neuer . * underlined players are club or international team-mates . gerardo martino -lrb- argentina -rrb- -- 1 . lionel messi 2 . angel di maria 3 . javier mascherano . marc wilmots -lrb- belgium -rrb- -- 1 . arjen robben 2 . manuel neuer 3 . thibaut courtois .

<t> eden hazard may be the best player in the premier league ` by a mile ' , says neil taylor . </t> <t> wales defender will face hazard in an important game on the path to euro 2016 qualification on sunday night . </t> <t> gareth bale bale performed superbly in the last two qualifiers against bosnia and cyprus . </t>

eden hazard is a ` ghost ' but i 'd always have ` freak ' gareth bale in my team , says wales defender neil taylor<T>

bebe stores inc said it detected a hacking attack on its payment processing system that could have compromised data from cards swiped in its stores in the u.s. , puerto rico and u.s. virgin islands . the exposed data may have included cardholder names , account numbers , expiration dates and verification codes , the women 's apparel retailer said on friday . bebe , which also operates stores in canada , said the affected transactions were made between november 8 and november 26 , the day before thanksgiving . hacked : bebe stores inc said it detected a hacking attack on its payment processing system that could have compromised data from cards swiped in its stores in the u.s. , puerto rico and u.s. virgin islands . security blog krebsonsecurity said on thursday that hackers may have stolen credit and debit card data from bebe during thanksgiving and black friday .<doc-sep>bebe , which was founded in 1976 and headquartered in brisbane , california , is the latest retailer to fall prey to hackers . previous victims included home depot inc , target corp , sears holdings corp and michaels stores inc. . bebe said online transactions were not affected . ` we moved quickly to block this attack and have taken steps to further enhance our security measures , ' chief executive jim wiggett said in a statement on friday . the retailer advised customers who used a payment card at a u.s. , puerto rico or u.s. virgin islands store during the time frame to review their account statements for any unauthorized activity .<doc-sep>if they see any unauthorized charges , they should contact the bank that issued the card . in addition , bebe said that it is offering free credit monitoring services to customers who made a purchase using a payment card at the affected stores during the specified time frame . bebe operates 175 retail stores and 35 outlet stores in the united states , u.s. virgin islands , puerto rico and canada . company shares , which have fallen by more than half in the past nine months , closed at $ 2.73 on the nasdaq on thursday .<doc-sep>` this type of cyber-attack is no surprise to microsoft and other companies that must grapple with determined and persistent adversaries . ' customer service breach : a company which runs customer service email for twitter , tumblr and pinterest admitted it was hacked yesterday . they said email addresses and subject lines were exposed in the breach . email breach : virtual noticeboard pinterest , left , and microblogging site , tumblr , right , were both hit by the attacks on zendesk yesterday . the three social media websites were hit by an attack on a customer service program used across them all yesterday . they were forced to warn users that their details could have been leaked following the breach at zendesk which operates its email exchange with customers . zendesk said it was hacked for users email addresses and subject lines . ` we believe that the hacker downloaded email addresses of users who contacted those three customers for support , as well as support email subject lines , '' zendesk said . affected users of all three sites were contacted and reminded to keep their passwords strong and told to check whether any sensitive information was mentioned in email exchanges with the websites which would have been conducted via zendesk . ` we recently learned that the vendor we use to answer support requests and other emails -lrb- zendesk -rrb- experienced a security breach , ' a warning email by pinterest said . ` we 're sending you this email because we received or answered a message from you using zendesk . unfortunately your name , email address and subject line of your message were improperly accessed during their security breach . ' facebook and apple both revealed they had been hit earlier this month . apple said some of its internal computers were infected by malware but no data was stolen . facebook suffered an intrusion they described as a ` sophisticated attack ' but said they did not believe user data was compromised . it said in a blog post on february 15 : ` facebook was not alone in this attack . it is clear that others were attacked and infiltrated recently as well . as one of the first companies to discover this malware , we immediately took steps to start sharing details about the infiltration with the other companies and entities that were affected . we plan to continue collaborating on this incident through an informal working group and other means . ' earlier in the month twitter reported a hacking attempt which could have exposed details of up to 250,000 users .<doc-sep>jpmorgan chase & co. says that this summer 's cyberattack affected 76 million households and seven million small businesses . customer information including names , addresses , phone numbers and email addresses could have been ` compromised ' , according to a document sent to the securities and exchange commission -lrb- sec -rrb- . the ` previously disclosed attack ' , which took place in july , also impacted internal data held by the new york-based bank relating to users . scroll down for video . data breach : the new york-based bank have filed a report to the securities and exchange commission saying 76 million customers could have been hit by the latest breach . however the firm says there is no evidence that account information , such as account numbers , passwords or social security numbers , was stolen , meaning customers ' money is safe . the bank says it has not seen any unusual customer fraud related to the hack . they added that customers who report unauthorized transactions to them will not be liable . earlier the firm denied a .<doc-sep>by . mark prigg . sony has been fined # 250,000 by the data watchdog for a breach that compromised the personal information of 77 million playstation users . the information commissioner 's office -lrb- ico -rrb- issued the penalty after it found the attack on the sony playstation network in april 2011 could have been prevented . personal information including customers ' payment card details , names , addresses , email addresses , dates of birth and account passwords were exposed . the firm was fined by the british information commissioner 's office -lrb- ico -rrb- after it found the attack on the sony playstation network in april 2011 could have been prevented . here , a user tries a 3d headset for the console . sony said it believed hackers have obtained the following details from its playstation network users : . it led to millions having to be issued with new bank cards , and around 3 million british users were believed to have been affected . david smith , ico deputy commissioner and director of data protection , said : ` if you are responsible for so many payment card details and log-in details , then keeping that personal data secure has to be your priority . ' it said the attack could have been prevented if software had been up to date , while passwords were also not secure . ` in this case that just did n't happen , and when the database was targeted - albeit in a determined criminal attack - the security measures in place were simply not good enough . ` there 's no disguising that this is a business that should have known better . ` it is a company that trades on its technical expertise , and there 's no doubt in my mind that they had access to both the technical knowledge and the resources to keep this information safe . ' smith called the case ` one of the most serious ever reported ' to the data regulator .<doc-sep>ben davies , 29 , a former director of first asset management , the company thought to be at the centre of city of london police investigations . barclays has promised compensation to thousands of customers whose confidential files were stolen and sold to rogue city traders . the bank has set up a dedicated team to deal with the fallout from the huge data loss and is ` making progress ' in the hunt for the thief . at the same time , city of london police have launched an investigation after being contacted by the whistleblower who exposed the leak in last week 's mail on sunday . the plundered details of up to 27,000 accounts -- including customers ' earnings , savings , health issues and insurance policies -- are worth millions to investment sharks . barclays would not be drawn on whether the final compensation bill would run into millions , but a spokesman said : ` in all cases we will be making a gesture of goodwill . ' detectives are understood to be focusing their inquiries on one firm in particular , city-based first asset management -lrb- fam -rrb- , which closed down suddenly last september amid complaints from angry investors . fam 's details are included on a memory stick containing the files of 2,000 customers . one of its former directors is 29-year-old ben davies , who was disqualified as a director for 11 years last july . however he retained close links to the firm . sources say he continued to pay the rent and ` turned up at the offices every day ' . when contacted by this newspaper , mr davies , who lives in white city , west london , insisted he knew nothing about the stolen data . barclays will offer all customers affected by the breach compensation after sensitive details were leaked . a retired sales manager from the wirral , who asked not to be named , told how he lost # 40,000 with fam . how the mail on sunday broke the story . the 82-year-old said : ` i strongly suspect i am one of those caught in this scam . the fraud fits my situation so perfectly . ` i have suffered sleepless nights and had to go to my doctor for medication . there has been a huge human cost . my wife and i have been through two years of purgatory . ' he has been a barclays customer since he was 20 and in december 2009 sought investment advice . in 2012 he was contacted by a trader from fam who persuaded him to invest in rare metals . ` the metals were supposed to be held in a bonded warehouse in my name . where ? i do n't know . i do n't know why i did n't ask . i was simply going to ring up and get my money , and that was it . ' however his calls to the firm went unanswered last september . police are investigating . meanwhile it was reported this weekend that barclays has begun a search to replace its chairman sir david walker , 74 , who took over in 2012 in the wake of the libor scandal . barclays declined to comment .

<t> bebe stores inc said it detected a data breach concerning cards swiped in its stores in the u.s. , puerto rico and u.s. virgin islands . </t> <t> the exposed data may have included cardholder names , account numbers , expiration dates and verification codes . </t> <t> the affected transactions were made from november 8 - 26 . </t> <t> customers who used a payment card during this time frame are advised to review their account statements for any unauthorized activity . </t>

bebe hit by data breach with potentially millions of customer bank details exposed<T>

it 's the towering afro which changed the course of new york city 's mayoral race . dante de blasio 's impressive hairstyle has featured heavily in his father bill de blasio 's campaign , even catching the eye of an envious barack obama . but it seems 16-year-old dante has followed in the footsteps of his famous dad . like father , like son : bill de blasio sports a cool afro as a student in 1980 -lrb- left -rrb- which his son dante -lrb- right -rrb- is emulating . fromance : bill de blasio surrounded by his family - son dante -lrb- left -rrb- , daughter chiara -lrb- center -rrb- and wife chirlane mccray -lrb- right -rrb- - at his primary night party in september . pictures from the 1980s show de blasio as a college student sporting a full head of curls to rival his son 's do . as a new york university student , de blasio - then known as bill wilhelm - was a wild-haired activist who regularly confronted school administrators about the cost of tuition . his once manly mane can been seen in black and white photos of him protesting at a rally and standing in nyu 's loeb student center more than 30 years ago . while the mayoral hopeful has never taken credit for his biracial son 's ` fro , he has used it to help boost his public standing among voters , according to new york post . de blasio , 52 , has two children - dante and chiara - with his african-american wife , chirlane mccray . rough around the edges : bill de blasio - a wild-haired activist known as bill wilhelm - protesting against rising college fees at a rally in april 1981 . wild-haired : bill de blasio , pictured in nyu 's loeb student center in september 1980 , was active in student politics . when dante starred in a campaign ad in august touting his father 's skills , left-leaning de blasio vaulted from . fourth place to first in the democratic primary . a quinnipiac poll released shortly after the debut of the ` dante ' ad found 30 per cent of democratic primary voters preferred de blasio , compared with christine quinn 's 24 per cent and bill thompson 's 22 per cent . americans were talking about the candidate 's qualifications , his multiracial family and how dante was ` rocking the best afro ever ' . dante 's afro , which he started growing in the third grade , has spawned legions of fans , a nickname for the campaign 's surge in the polls -lrb- ` fromentum ' -rrb- , hundreds of mentions on twitter and a campaign hashtag , #gowiththefro .<doc-sep>' i did n't know everyone would like it so much , ' dante told new york post . ` people are constantly stopping me now . some want photos . some are just like , ` hey , were you in a commercial ? ' ' official : bill de blasio takes the oath of office administered by us congressman jerrold nadler -lrb- left -rrb- accompanied by his daughter chiara -lrb- second left -rrb- , son dante -lrb- center -rrb- and wife chirlane in 2010 . fro on display : dante deblasio and chiara deblasio at the 46th annual west indian day parade in crown heights , brooklyn , this year . but dante 's celebrity-status went through the roof after his locks got a shout-out from the u.s. president in august . obama singled out dante 's hair as he introduced de blasio at a democratic national committee . fundraiser , noting the presence of ` dante , who has the same hairdo i . had in 1978 . although i have to confess my afro was never that good . ' earlier this month , dante 's proud dad told reddit users during an ask me anything session his son 's hair is something to be reckoned with . ` dante works conscientiously on his hair . very conscientiously , ' he said , according to the wall street journal . ` he . does not leave the house in the morning without carefully using his . pick to strike a perfect geometric balance . i witnessed with my own eyes . the president of the united states evaluating dante 's afro up close , . and even the president admitted that the afro of his youth was not as . full and perfectly proportioned . so dante has achieved something spectacular . ' time to party : dante 's afro is out at proud at his dad bill de blasio 's primary night party in september .<doc-sep>dante and his gravity-defying , nonconformist hairstyle helped signal to new yorkers that his father , bill de blasio , understands equality , empathizes with the victims of systemic bigotry and is more than qualified to lead the most diverse metropolis in america . de blasio finished first in the primary , though it is not clear whether he will have to face a runoff against bill thompson for the democratic nomination . going natural in corporate america . to some black voters , dante 's afro reflected that this boy and by association his father , respected the civil rights struggle , since the afro is considered an icon for black pride and progress . in other words -- you can trust de blasio to be sensitive to issues of race that affect new york city , most notably the controversial stop-and-frisk policy . and to white voters and others , dante 's afro was just cool . but while dante 's afro is being celebrated , in a different part of america last week a little girl in tulsa , oklahoma , was reprimanded because her hairstyle violated the policy of her charter school . tiana parker , a pretty , sweet , shy 7-year-old midwest girl with a big bow over her dreadlocks was criticized because at the deborah brown community school where she is a student , `` hairstyles such as dreadlocks , afros , mohawks and other faddish styles '' were not permitted .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- hair in the black community is like a religion , resplendent with ritual , devotion , mythology , metaphor , plenty of pomp and circumstance . black hair arguably is one of the quickest indicators of ethnicity , ethos and sometimes , politics . this past week , two very different children found their very different `` ethnic '' hairstyles in the spotlight on two very different political stages . dante de blasio , the son of new york city mayoral candidate bill de blasio , is a typical nerdy , smart , shy 16-year-old brooklyn boy . he has delighted new yorkers , late-night satirists and america with his charm and awesome afro . when the big apple 's primary election was held , it garnered national attention at first largely because of the high-profile and high-drama candidate anthony weiner . yet , when it came to the tv campaign ads , liberal bill de blasio stole the show . but it 's mostly not because of his anti-bloomberg or i 'm - for-the-small-man messages -lrb- although that matters -rrb- . it was because of his son dante , who starred in a brilliant 30-second straight no chaser ad . displaying a fluffy ` fro , he became a symbol for progress , acceptance , diversity and freedom .<doc-sep>by . daniel miller . published : . 04:02 est , 20 august 2013 . | . updated : . 08:19 est , 20 august 2013 . his glorious afro hairstyle captured the public imagination and according to some commentators has become a key factor in the race to elect the next new york city mayor . now dante de blasio , the 15-year-old son of mayoral hopeful bill de blasio , is putting his locks on display once again in a second advert for his father 's campaign . the first spot saw the young , . softly-spoken dante making the case for his father 's life and policies , . including his opposition to controversial police tactic of .<doc-sep>soda that the mayor 's predecessor , bloomberg , had tried to ban . unlike the normally staid bloomberg , de blasio frequently jokes around at his press conferences . his jokes , which often fall under the heading of ` dad humor ' , have a mixed success rate with the press corps , sometimes eliciting chuckles , other times groans . his spokeswoman , rebecca kirszner katz , told politicker that de blasio wrote his own jokes for the comedy show , filmed at the program 's manhattan studio . supportive : de blasio 's wife , chirlane mccray , and the couple 's son , dante , stood by the sidelines of the studio and could be seen laughing during the taping of ` the daily show ' with host jon stewart . de blasio appeared eager to show off his wit to stewart , who suggested that the mayor 's strongly liberal views had him putting up ` posters of lenin , stalin ' at his city hall office . the che guevara posters are very popular , they really are , ' de blasio retorted . de blasio 's wife , chirlane mccray , and the couple 's son , dante , stood by the sidelines of the studio and could be seen laughing . stewart , who once was a college roommate of failed mayoral candidate anthony weiner , has frequently joked about his love for de blasio and his afro-sporting teenage son . de blasio was far more serious earlier in the day when he said he will soon unveil new steps in his campaign to combat income inequality . de blasio told wnyc radio that he plans to improve the city 's living wage policy and will reveal other proposals during his first state of the city address next monday . furious : respected weatherman al roker roasted de blasio last month over his delayed response to clearing the snow from new york city roads after the storm hit . he plowed his own yard : commentators accused new york city mayor bill de blasio of making time to shovel the sidewalk in front of his house in january while many city streets were still covered in snow .

<t> new york city mayoral candidate bill de blasio sported a quasi-afro as a young man . </t> <t> 1980s photos show him with a full head of curly hair . </t> <t> the mayoral hopeful 's 16-year-old son , dante , is famous for his perfectly coiffed afro . </t> <t> dante has been described as de blasio 's ` secret weapon ' in boosting his popularity . </t>

bill de blasio pictured in the 1980s with an impressive afro to rival his son 's<T>

these brown bears are keen to play with discarded barrels - because they have developed a nose for aviation fuel . the creatures sniff kerosene and gasoline from containers left in the kronotsky nature reserve in the far east of russia . they take deep breaths for minutes at a time before digging a shallow hole and lying in a ` nirvana ' position . a bear lies back in the ` nirvana ' position in the snow after sniffing aviation fuel . dozens of brown bears sniff air fuel from barrels left on the plains of south kamchatka sanctuary in russia 's far east . a brown bear named suzemka explores a discarded barrel in the sanctuary , which is a unesco-protected world heritage site . the fuel is used to power generators and helicopters used by nature reserve workers .<doc-sep>photographer igor shpilenok , 52 , spent seven months with the community of bears . he said some of the addicted predators even stalked helicopters , waiting for take off and drops of fuel to leak onto the hard soil for them to hoover up . he added : ` in another case a helicopter brought a few barrels of gasoline . ` workers of the nature reserve did n't take them in time and a female bear named suzemka - who is apparently fasciated by the smell of fuel - used the opportunity . ` she seems to be one of the addicts . ' the kronotsky nature reserve , in south kamchatka , is home to more than 700 brown bears .<doc-sep>suzemka rolls the barrel along the ground in the sanctuary to claim it as her own . suzemka takes a deep breath of kerosene through a crack in the fuel container . they are thought to be the largest brown bears in the world , weighing up to 1,200 lb . the sanctuary covers 225,000 hectares of land and is listed as a unesco world heritage site . the climate ranges between extremely hot and cold - earning it the label ` land of fire and ice ' . a bear approaches a helicopter , perhaps hoping some drops of fuel will fall from the aircraft .<doc-sep>`` the thing with fuel is that it offers very high density energy storage ... for areas like long haul aviation , it 's hard to see what could replace it . '' according to the cia world factbook , global oil consumption is currently about 30 billion barrels a year . hardy points out that , even if we reduce our thirst for fossil fuels to just one or two percent of this figure over the next century , we may still need millions of barrels for things like commercial flight that are unable to use electricity for power . could synthetic fuel really plug that gap ? at present , sunfire is moving out of the lab and is talking to car and aircraft-makers in the hope of increasing fuel production to an industrial scale . they are aiming for production to hit one barrel a day within the next few years . if that does n't sound like a lot , that 's because it 's not . `` this is going to be a long process , '' admits olshausen . `` i 'd estimate that it will take between one to two decades before we can replace a single digit percent of current demand -lrb- for fuel -rrb- . '' the problem , he says , is developing materials that can resist extraordinarily high temperatures for long periods of time without degrading . `` but we 'll do it , '' insists olshausen . `` many innovations in the past century , like the car or the computer , have had to overcome seemingly impossible thermodynamic obstacles . '' swiss engineer dominique kronenberg is certainly hoping that companies like sunfire will be successful in the long run . he is chief operating officer of climeworks , a firm that specializes in capturing carbon from the air . `` the question is , what do we do with the carbon once we 've got it ? '' he asks . `` at present , the main markets are quite niche -- things like carbonated fizzy drinks , computer cooling systems and industrial greenhouses . '' it 's no surprise then that kronenberg and his team have been working with sunfire to flesh out the logistics of a future partnership . the potential market , he says , is a huge and `` much more profitable than storing the carbon underground , that 's for sure . ''<doc-sep>after an employee of the terminal where the fuel was being held in . bayonne learned from a transportation driver that aviation fuel was . being delivered to the gas stations . consequences : aviation fuel contains toxic lead that could damage a car , which predominantly run on unleaded gasoline . the lawsuit claims that zephyr , pasmel and lee transport were all aware or at least should have been aware of the mix-up . attorney general jeffrey chiesa said in a statement to the star-ledger that he would seek monetary damages for anyone who could prove that their vehicle had been damaged by the bad fuel . mr chiesa said : ` we allege that these gas stations clearly knew , or should have known , they were selling aviation fuel that contains toxic lead , while advertising it as unleaded gasoline for motorists . ' the aviation fuel contained toxic lead that could damage the vehicles , but say it does n't appear any cars were affected .<doc-sep>who are focusing on manhattan . ` we are scavenging for food like animals , ' said coney island resident jeffery francis . ` we are in a crisis and no one will help us . look at us . we are misery . we are katrina . ' hunt : people look for salvageable food discarded from a flooded store in coney island , new york , as anger mounts over lack of relief supplies . desperate : with no food supplies and no supermarkets open , residents are forced to pick through bin bags of discarded food . albert miller , 58 , a fellow resident of the brooklyn seaside resort where many apartments now smell of sewage and mould , said there was no food anywhere . ` one person found a sandwich and we split it four ways , ' he said . ` i 'm just happy to be alive . we are praying a lot right now . praying for help . ' coney island is one of the neighbourhoods worst hit by looting . at least 41 people have been arrested across new york for stealing food , alcohol and electronics goods , prompting a dramatic increase in the number of police patrols . heated : local residents argue for their place in line while waiting to get fuel at a gas station in queens . frayed tempers : armed police tackle violence at a gas station in brooklyn , after one customer accused another of cutting in line . do n't bother : a `` no gas '' sign is seen in front of a vehicle that ran out of fuel in front of a gas station in staten island . take a seat : patient customers , some with their own food and drink , wait their turn .<doc-sep>authorities say a probe by the office of weights and measures found the stations sold the fuel from december 6-8 . the stations are located in the towns of north plainfield , trenton , manasquan , lawrenceville and scotch plains . gas pains : new jersey consumer affairs officials have sued six gas stations that they claim sold fuel meant for airplanes to unsuspecting drivers who thought they were filling up their cars over two days last year . trouble at the pump : this gas station in scotch plains , new jersey , was among the ones facing a lawsuit that charges it provided aviation fuel in its pumps for cars . the lawsuit announced tuesday also names parent company zephyr oil , fuel distributor pasmel and fuel transporter lee transport . citing the lawsuit , the star-ledger newspaper reported that on december 4 , zephyr purchased about 73,000 gallons of aviation gas stored at a fuel terminal in bayonne . that same day , zephyr reportedly sold the fuel to pasmel at a substantial discount in comparison to what the price of premium auto gasoline at the time . officials say the sales were discovered .

<t> photographer igor shpilenok spent seven months observing the bears . </t> <t> the brown bears live at the kronotsky nature reserve in russia 's far east . </t>

bear-ly conscious ⁇ russian creatures pass out after developing aviation fuel addiction from sniffing discarded gas barrels<T>

chelsea ace eden hazard admits he was upset at juan mata 's move to manchester united , but confesses it was inevitable after he was frozen out by blues boss jose mourinho . mata made the move to united for a fee of # 37.1 million in january 2014 , and will face his old club for the first time on sunday afternoon . one of the opponents lining up against him is old friend hazard , who has spoken of his sadness at the spain midfielder 's exit . videos scroll down to watch . juan mata -lrb- left -rrb- and eden hazard -lrb- right -rrb- celebrate with fernando torres when the pair played for chelsea . mata celebrates a goal for manchester united - he was warming the bench at chelsea , but not for the reds . ' i was sad when juan left because he was such a good player , ' hazard told the sunday mirror . ` but at the end of his time at chelsea , he was on the bench and he did n't play a lot . ' ` when you 're a great player , it 's normal that you want to play , so i respect his choice , but i wanted him to stay here because it was a pleasure to play with him . ' chelsea sit top of the premier league and , after manchester city 's slip-up yesterday , the blues can go six points clear after just nine matches if they beat united at old trafford . mata celebrates after scoring a goal for chelsea against current club united - the tables turn on sunday . old team-mates and current friends mata -lrb- left -rrb- and hazard -lrb- right -rrb- ... the pair face each other on sunday . hazard and mata share a hug while celebrating after the former scored at stamford bridge in october 2012 . this raises the importance of an already feisty derby ; one which hazard reveals he is fully focused on . despite his friendship with mata , he has not made contact in the lead-up to sunday 's match . ` juan is my friend , but on sunday he plays for man united , i play for chelsea and i want to win . i 've not been in touch with him this season . last season , yes , but not this one . '<doc-sep>he has hit the ground sprinting at old trafford and , without him , they would be residing a lot lower than sixth in the table . angel di maria is the only united player in the composite xi - but he would get into any side in the world . attacking midfield -- eden hazard . the belgian is fast maturing into the player we all hoped he would be , consistently delivering rather than showing us the odd flash of genius . he is a joy to watch and makes it all look so effortless . hazard makes the side ahead of former team-mate juan mata . eden hazard is maturing into a class act and he is regularly putting in top-class performances now . wayne rooney -lrb- left -rrb- and juan mata have not shown the form of chelsea 's attacking-midfield trio this season . attacking midfield -- oscar . now this final attacking-midfield berth was the hardest call on the pitch , but it is the much-improved brazilian who wins his place ahead of wayne rooney and mata . oscar is marrying graft to his craft and has won the trust of jose mourinho . oscar -lrb- right -rrb- just gets the nod in attacking midfield ahead of wayne rooney and former team-mate juan mata . striker -- diego costa . the brutal brilliance of the spain international has taken chelsea to another level this season and , should he stay fit , they will win the league . at united , robin van persie is horribly out of form , while falcao has not adapted in the manner of costa to the premier league . diego costa -lrb- right -rrb- has taken to the premier league extremely quickly and is banging in the goals . robin van persie -lrb- left -rrb- is horribly out of form and radamel falcao is yet to fully adapt to the premier league . like mailonline sport 's facebook page .<doc-sep>as the start of a much-anticipated english season edges ever closer , the premier league have launched a promotional video advertising the 2014/15 season . the clip , titled ` the ultimate stage ' is fronted by homeland actor david harewood , and features several of the league 's best players . eden hazard -lrb- chelsea -rrb- , pablo zabaleta -lrb- manchester city -rrb- , theo walcott -lrb- arsenal -rrb- , juan mata -lrb- manchester united -rrb- , jordan henderson -lrb- liverpool -rrb- and tim howard -lrb- everton -rrb- all star , while jose mourinho rounds the video off . premier league beginning : juan mata features in a promotional advert for the new season entitled : the ultimate stage . dreaming of glory : manchester city full-back pablo zabaleta , fresh from a world cup final , will be looking for another strong season . time to shine : eden hazard impressed for chelsea last season , scooping the pfa young player of the year prize . the season starts on saturday , with manchester united kicking off proceedings with an early game against swansea city . and if the last campaign was anything to go by - as well as the transfer dealings so far this summer - it promises to another cracker .<doc-sep>didier drogba turned back the clock to open the scoring before robin van persie left it late to net an injury time equaliser at old trafford . jose mourinho was left fuming by the late lapse of concentration that saw the spoils shared with his former mentor louis van gaal . here sportsmail 's neil ashton gives his verdict on how the players performed ... robin van persie slammed home an injury time equaliser to share the spoils at old trafford . didier drogba slides on his knees to celebrate after scoring the opening goal for chelsea . manchester united . david de gea : decent save from drogba in the first half , commanding presence at the back . no chance with chelsea goal . 6.5 . rafael : sending off waiting to happen . booked for hitching a lift on hazard 's back . marking drogba at a corner is crazy . 6 . chris smalling : seems ridiculous to say it but he 's turning into an accomplished centre-half . decent smothering job . 7 . united defender rafael -lrb- right -rrb- was cautioned for pulling back eden hazard in the opening exchanges . marcos rojo : still getting to grips with the game here . has looked more comfortable at left back than in the centre . 7 . luke shaw : total inexperience down the left with the former southampton defender having januzaj for company . weird . 6.5 . angel di maria : needs to be on the ball more , but always a threat at set-pieces . his ball in from the left after 93 minutes spared united . 7 . daley blind : spends too much time sitting in front of the back four when he can influence the game from more advanced positions . 6 . out of favour marouane fellaini -lrb- right -rrb- was given a rare chance to stake a claim in united 's midfield . manchester united 's record signing angel di maria takes a speculative shot at old trafford . marouane fellaini : the temptation is to bury him as always , but he actually did a decent job of shackling fabregas in open play . met di maria free kick that led to rvp equaliser . 6.5 . adnan januzaj : another odd selection decision , playing a young player in a team struggling for confidence . never got past ivanovic . 5.5 . juan mata : was he playing ? 4.5 . robin van persie : smashed in the equaliser and what a way to celebrate . denied twice by courtois in the first half , much improved on his recent performances . 7 . manchester united 's juan mata failed to seize another opportunity to impress louis van gaal . van persie throws his shirt into the crowd after earning united a point with his late strike . manager . louis van gaal : never once got off his seat in the dug-out . did n't even look bothered . left it all to giggs . very , very bizarre behaviour . 6 . subs : james wilson -lrb- mata 65 -rrb- talented boy being asked to do a man 's job when united were 1-0 down . 6 . chelsea . thibaut courtois : no chance with rvp equaliser . great save from van persie midway through first half , denied him again moments later . saved again from the angle in second half . 7 . branislav ivanovic : booked in first half and was then draw into a confrontation that led to united 's free kick and incredible equaliser . stupid . 5 . gary cahill : the bigger the game the bigger the performance from the chelsea defender . almost at terry 's imperious level now . 7 . branislav ivanovic -lrb- l -rrb- was sent off in the dying minutes before chelsea conceded an equaliser . john terry : van persie got away from the chelsea defence a couple of times in the first half , but usual reliable self . 7 . filipe luis : di maria always threatened to be a handful but he did n't get on the ball enough . 6.5 . nemanja matic : bundled over rvp in first half , asking to be booked and was . otherwise solid in the centre of midfield . 6.5 . cesc fabregas : subdued when it looked like the game was all set up for him to boss it in the middle of the park . still , he now has eight assists this season . 7 . chelsea playmaker eden hazard -lrb- left -rrb- leaves mata and di maria trailing in his wake . chelsea 's brazilian forward willian skips past manchester united midfielder daley blind -lrb- l -rrb- . willian : impressive going forward , but his lack of pace lets him down when he has a free run on goal . committed to defensive responsibilities . 6 . oscar : phenomenal work rate , even if he left his a game at home . booked for foul on rojo . eventually substituted 6.5 . eden hazard : through on goal in 52nd minute , de gea saved brilliantly . that save led to chelsea 's goal . 7 . didier drogba : brilliant header , towering above rafael to put chelsea in front . has an incredible record against united . booked for foul on mata . 7.5 . chelsea veteran striker didier drogba -lrb- centre -rrb- opened the scoring with a second half header from a corner . chelsea manager jose mourinho reacts after seeing united score an injury time goal . manager . jose mourinho : spent the entire game in the technical area . fuming that lack of concentration at the end led to noted equaliser . 7 . subs . john obi mikel -lrb- oscar 65 -rrb- sent on to do a job in the middle of the park and to stop fellaini 's influence . 6.5 . andre schurrle -lrb- hazard 89 -rrb- came on at the end to see the game out for chelsea . 6 . kurt zouma -lrb- willian 90 -rrb- . timewasting exercise . 6 . referee . phil dowd : looking a bit fuller again , but most of his decisions - especially the bookings - were spot on . first half headlocks were physical confrontations on both teams . 8 . referee phil dowd got most important decisions right in a physical encounter between the two teams .<doc-sep>jose mourinho has urged eden hazard to make himself a chelsea legend after confirming the forward will sign a bumper new contract . as sportsmail revealed in september , the belgium international will pen a new five-year deal worth in the region of # 200,000-per-week - cementing his position as one of the club 's top earners . his contract is a reward for a string of brilliant performances for the blues since his arrival in 2012 . video scroll down for jose mourinho : eden hazard will sign a new contract . belgian playmaker eden hazard will sign a new contract at chelsea , claims boss jose mourinho . hazard has been a key player for chelsea since he joined in 2012 and has flourished under mourinho . mourinho believes hazard must win the premier league title to become a chelsea great . but mourinho insists there is much more to come from his diminutive forward , insisting hazard can become a stamford bridge legend . however , the special one claims hazard can only be considered a blues great once he starts adding to his trophy tally . ` he will sign , i was never worried about it , since the moment i met his father , ' said the blues boss . ` everything was very clear about their intentions and their happiness to stay at chelsea .

<t> juan mata left chelsea for manchester united in january 2014 . </t> <t> the spain midfielder had been frozen out by blues boss jose mourinho . </t> <t> eden hazard was saddened , but admits the move was inevitable . </t> <t> mata faces his old club for the first time since his # 37.1 million move . </t>

eden hazard reveals sadness at juan mata 's chelsea exit , but admits it was inevitable after he was frozen out by jose mourinho<T>

criticism : headteacher lyn corderoy has flown off to ghana to teach literacy skills to children during term time . a headteacher has been criticised for taking the ` appalling ' decision to go to africa for almost a month during term-time . lyn corderoy , headteacher at grange primary school in wickford , essex , has flown off to ghana despite parents facing a # 60 fine for unauthorised absence during term-time . her school , which is rated good by ofsted but its pupils are below average for english , is taking part in a project to help children in africa with literacy . last year only 65 per cent of her pupils attained the desired national standard for grammar , punctuation and spelling . parents have turned on miss corderoy , who is taking the time as unpaid leave and accused of ` double standards ' . in essex , where the school is , more than 500 people a year are fined in this way . but the school have said her trip is ` vitally important ' . susan godfrey , 46 , from wickford , said : ' i think it 's absolutely appalling . ` how is the headteacher allowed to go away for such a long time during term-time ? there are parents waiting on decisions she has made and she is not even there . ' charlotte worton , 26 , from pitsea , essex , added : ' i think it 's absolutely unfair headteachers can go in term-time . ` it 's unfair on the children . their job is to look after the children during the term time . if they take time off , they 're neglecting the children . ' alan ball , local ukip councillor , said he also had concerns about the decision . he said : ' i have not been made aware of it but it seems to be double standards . ` if you are not allowed to take children out of school and the headteacher disappears for a month , it seems to be double standards to me . ` if the head goes away for a month someone has to cover for the headteacher and it will have a knock-on effect on the pupils eventually . ` it must have , unless they are bringing in someone else at the taxpayers ' cost . ' i do n't know the situation , but on the face of it , i would have concerns . ' anger : parents of children at grange primary school in wickford , essex , said the decision to let the headteacher go is ` appalling ' announcement : miss corderoy 's time away was announced in the school newsletter last month . wickford ukip councillor nigel le gresley said : ` it does to a certain extent smack of double standards , not least because it could perhaps have been done in term time ' . parents have accused miss corderoy of double standards because they can be fined for taking their children on a term-time holiday . previously , head teachers had the discretion to allow pupils up to 10 days of leave from school each year . however , under new measures brought in by former education secretary michael gove , children can only be taken out of school in ` exceptional circumstances ' . parents who take their children out of school without authorisation , they can face a fine of # 60 for every child . those who refuse to pay can be prosecuted , fined # 2,500 and even face jail . in essex , where miss corderoy 's school is , more than 500 people a year are fined in this way . news of the headteacher 's absence was announced in last month 's school newsletter under the headline ` being a learning school ' . the short explanation stated : ` i 'm sure you will agree with the governors and staff that sharing our good learning and teaching practice with other schools and students is vitally important . ` we support learning in many different ways and after half term the school governors have given miss corderoy an unpaid secondment to work on the let 's read phonic project . ` this is an exciting opportunity to share our school 's phonic learning skills . ` mr hazelgrove will be acting head for the three weeks she is away . ' a spokesman for essex county council defended the decision saying : ` the headteacher is not on leave and this is not a personal project . ` she is on an unpaid professional secondment that will benefit the children 's learning . ` ghanaian teachers have previously visited grange to help the children learn about other cultures . ' a spokesman for the school governors added : ` the preparation cover arrangements put in place have meant that the good-quality of education and service at the school has been maintained . ' last month a headteacher was branded a ` hypocrite ' after she booked a caribbean holiday for during term time only to cave in to pressure from parents and cancel it . jenny winder , 53 , head of elstow primary school near bedford , had wanted a week off after the christmas holidays ended for an exotic beach break . this was despite it being after the start of school term and parents being told in no uncertain terms that they can not take their children out of lessons . after days of pressure bedford borough council confirmed mrs winder has ` cancelled the proposed leave and will be in work from the start of the new spring term on the january 5 , 2015 ' . earlier parent governor reverend jeremy crocker called on mrs winder to cancel her holiday and apologise because her proposed holiday was blatant ` double standards ' . he also said she sent a letter to parents falsely claiming her holiday was ` unanimously ' backed by governors like him . her school , which she has run for 14 years , warns had parents who take their children out of school during term time facing fines of # 60 per child for unauthorised absences . mrs winder had refused to give an explanation or apologise for trying to take the time off . she said : ` my private life is exactly what it says - private . '<doc-sep>the cost of the same one week holiday in spain rose from # 1,508 to # 2,855 , which is an increase of # 1,347 . the price of a holiday at centerparc in wiltshire rose by # 860 to # 2,448 , while the figure for disneyland paris went up by # 369 to # 2,827 . football fan : ed mcgovern , headteacher at stafford leys primary school , took two weeks off work during term time to travel to brazil . a primary school head teacher sparked outrage last month after it emerged he had taken two weeks off during term time to travel to the world cup in brazil . ed mcgovern , 55 , was allowed to take unpaid leave from stafford leys primary school in leicester due to ` personal reasons ' after enlisting the help of his union . the school did not confirm the reason for mr mcgovern 's absence but parents said they found out he had gone to south america for the world cup . a spokesman for the school said mr mcgovern has never previously made a request for leave of absence and his attendance record has been ` exemplary . ' but furious parents said he should be ` setting an example ' , especially when they could be fined for taking their children out of school . one even called on the head teacher to resign . businesswoman carol-anne girvan , 42 , whose two sons attend stafford leys primary school , said : ' i think it 's absolutely appalling . ` he is headteacher , he was refused permission to do this at first and had to appeal to his union i hear . ` he has a responsibility here for his pupils and he has neglected them . ` he is supposed to be setting an example to not only the students but for parents , who themselves can not go to this kind of event . he ought to resign because of this . ' parent kiran kaur added : ' i do n't think it is right . we parents ca n't do it , can we , but he can go away when he wants . i think ofsted should be taking a good look again at the school - his leadership should be in serious question now . ' i want to know why the governors and powers that be thought that this would be ok . ' it came after a headteacher in leicester took a month off school during term time to get married . from the day her pupils returned to school after easter , vina pankhania enjoyed nearly a month off -- and came back just before school broke up again for summer half-term . miss pankhania was given permission to take a month off by governors ` because she has worked extremely hard ' . holiday : leicester-based headteacher vina pankhania , 30 , -lrb- pictured with her now-husband -rrb- sparked outrage when she took a month off during term time to get married despite having 13 weeks holiday allowance . the 30-year-old , who writes of the ` importance of respect , good manners ' and ` high standards ' on the school 's website , went on leave from april 28 -- the first day back at school after easter . she returned to work on may 23 , three days before the summer half-term holiday starts . parents reacted with fury when they received a letter from governors telling them about her plans . one , sonya gilmour , said : ` as a parent of two boys at little hill , i find this disgusting . how can governors approve leave just after easter when parents themselves can be fined for similar actions ? ` surely the summer time off she has is big enough to accommodate a wedding . ' miss pankhania refused to comment .<doc-sep>by . james rush . created : . 02:03 est , 24 june 2014 . football fan : ed mcgovern , headteacher at stafford leys primary school , has taken two weeks off working during term time to travel to brazil . parents have attacked a primary school head teacher they say has taken two weeks off during term time to travel to the world cup in brazil . ed mcgovern , 55 , was allowed to take unpaid leave from . stafford leys primary school in leicester due to ` personal reasons ' after enlisting the help of his union . the . school has not confirmed the reason for mr mcgovern 's absence but . parents said they found out he had gone to south america for the world cup . a . spokesman for the school said mr mcgovern has never previously made a . request for leave of absence and his attendance record has been . ` exemplary . ' but furious parents said he should be ` setting an example ' , especially when they could be fined for taking their children out of school . one even called on the head teacher to resign . businesswoman carol-anne girvan , 42 , whose two sons attend stafford leys primary school , said : ' i think it 's absolutely appalling . ` he is headteacher , he was refused permission to do this at first and had to appeal to his union i hear . ` he has a responsibility here for his pupils and he has neglected them . ` he is supposed to be setting an example to not only the students but for parents , who themselves can not go to this kind of event . he ought to resign because of this . ' parent kiran kaur added : ' i do n't think it is right . we parents ca n't do it , can we , but he can go away when he wants . i think ofsted should be taking a good look again at the school - his leadership should be in serious question now . ' i want to know why the governors and powers that be thought that this would be ok . ' anger : ed mcgovern was allowed to take two weeks off from stafford leys primary school in leicester . parents : carol-anne girvan -lrb- left -rrb- said the head should resign while jasvir singh -lrb- right -rrb- said it was a ` disgrace ' jasvir singh , 41 , whose has a son at the school , added : ` we only found out he was gone recently . i do n't think that 's right . ' i . could n't believe what i was hearing ... it is a big disgrace and we . should have been asked about this before he was allowed to go away . ' parent kiran kaur said : ` his leadership should be in serious question ' father-of-two carlton skeats , 44 , . said : ` considering parents face fines for taking their children out of . school this just reeks of double standards . it does n't send the right . message at all . ' and zoe . gibbs , 28 , whose two sons harvey , six , and oliver , eight , go to the . school , said : ` they have n't told us anything really , it 's a disgrace . ` but . of course it has come out that he 's gone to brazil for the world cup . if i were to take my son out of school i 'm sure i 'd be punished . ` when my son had tonsillitis he was off for two weeks and mr mcgovern wrote us a letter saying he had had too long off sick . if that 's too long when you 're genuinely ill then going on a jolly to brazil is n't right . ' other parents were more supportive of the headmaster . kerry . king , 31 , a full time mum with two children at the school , said : ' i . do n't see a problem with it . he is taking unpaid leave and it will not . affect the children as he does n't teach in class . ' i . think people are just jealous that he can go and they ca n't , he 's an . exceptional head and should be allowed a one off experience . ' veerpan . kau , 29 , whose daughter attends the school , added : ' i think it is fine . what he has done . he is not hurting the children - there is plenty of . cover for him for just two weeks . ' but . the conservative mp for charnwood , stephen dorrell , said : ` it is . unprofessional and disappointing that the headteacher has not displayed . professional leadership at this school . ' ` double standards ' : one parent said the school -lrb- pictured -rrb- had criticised her when her son was off sick . mr mcgovern 's request for time off was originally rejected by governors following a row when the headteacher of another leicester school was allowed to take a month off in term time to get married . the decision however was overturned after the head appealed with the help of his union . a school spokesman told mailonline : . ` requests for leave of absence for personal reasons can be made by staff . in line with our school policy . ` our . leave of absence policy states that the governors `` will endeavour to . facilitate requests for leave '' and `` will wherever possible seek to . achieve for our employees a balance between home , work and leisure as . part of our commitment to being an employer of choice '' . ` our . headteacher has led the school with distinction for the past ten years . during that time the school has improved from being judged by ofsted as . having serious weaknesses to our most recent inspection earlier this . year which showed that all aspects were at least good . the headteacher is understood to have taken time off school to travel to brazil for the world cup -lrb- file picture -rrb- . a spokesman for the school -lrb- pictured -rrb- , in leicester , said mr mcgovern has never previously made a request for leave of absence and his attendance record has been ` exemplary ' ` his attendance record over this period has been exemplary and he has never previously made a request for leave of absence . ` the request was for unpaid leave of . absence for personal reasons which has been approved by the governing . body after careful consideration . ` we . have made provision to ensure that during the period of this absence . strong cover for leadership of the school is in place and standards of . teaching and learning will remain high . ' defending her son 's decision , the headteacher 's mother shelia , 77 , who lives in birmingham , said : ` my son has put so much into education . surely he deserves a break . ` why should n't he go to brazil , who knows what he will be able to teach the children when he returns . ` no one would make a fuss if he took time off to cut the lawn in his garden . ' supportive : parents veerpan kau and kerry king said there were plenty of staff to cover for the head teacher . his mother-in-law mona neil , 90 , from rotherham , south yorkshire , said : ' i knew he was planning but i do n't know what 's just happened . i know he was thinking , hoping to go . ' mr mcgovern , who lives with his wife . kathryn , 49 , in the village of countesthorpe , leicestershire , is due . back before the school breaks up on july 11 . a parent who asked not to be named said letters had been sent to the parents to inform them mr mcgovern had taken leave for personal reasons . mrs mcgovern , who is also a headteacher at a leicestershire primary school , was unavailable for comment . last week it was reported headteacher and football fan mark williams quit his job to travel to the world cup because he would not miss ` the trip of a lifetime ' a . national association of head teachers spokesman said : ` mr mcgovern . applied for an unpaid leave of absence and was granted the time off by . his governing body after many years of distinguished service . ` we . represented our member during the appeal as we would all members on . personnel issues . ultimately , the decision belongs to the governing . body , which appears to have acted in line with its own policies and at . no cost to the public purse . ' susan . holmes , a governor at the school , said : ' i would love to be able to . comment but all the board of governors were told not to say anything . about it . ' i have since left the board over a disagreement i had with a policy , but i still ca n't say anything . ' a . department for education spokesman said : ` it is the responsibility of . the school 's governing body to take decisions on staffing and leave . ' stafford . leys primary school was built in 1966 and is situated in leicester . forest east , five miles to the west of the city centre . changes to the law in september last year meant headteachers would only grant pupils leave of absence during term time in ` exceptional circumstances ' . it is then upto the headteacher to decide how many days a pupil is allowed to be away from school if the leave is granted . parents who take their children out of school can be fined # 60 per child , which increases to # 120 if it is not paid within 28 days . failure to pay can result in court action and in extreme cases a short prison term . it has 518 boys and girls aged between four and ten on the roll and was rated ` good ' by ofsted in march this year . last week it was reported headteacher . and football fan mark williams quit his job to travel to the world cup . because he would not miss ` the trip of a lifetime . ' the . england and west ham fan told governors at high lawn primary school , in . bolton , that he wanted to resign so he could go to the tournament . they gave him two weeks off during . term time to travel to brazil and he is due to return in july for the . remainder of the summer term before a new headteacher takes over in . september . yesterday , . meanwhile , it was reported a mother had declared she will risk a prison . sentence for letting her son miss three days of school to attend her . wedding . clare whitelegg was furious her nine-year-old son 's primary school refused her request for him to take time off lessons to watch her marry her police officer fiance andy mcleary . the school argued that the wedding did not warrant time off because it could not be classed as ` exceptional circumstances ' . parents can be punished if they take their children out of school outside holidays . they can be fined # 60 per child , which increases to # 120 if it is not paid within 28 days . failure to pay can result in court action and in extreme cases a short prison term .<doc-sep>earlier this year , jenny winder , 53 , head of elstow primary school near bedford , was branded a ` hypocrite ' after she booked a holiday to the caribbean for after the christmas holidays . mrs winder had refused to give an explanation or apologise for trying to take the time off but caved under pressure and cancelled the trip . in june , a head teacher was allowed to take unpaid leave from stafford leys primary school in leicester due to ` personal reasons ' . but his absence caused outrage after parents found out he had travelled to south america for the world cup in brazil . mr mcgovern 's request for time off was originally rejected by governors following a row when the headteacher of another leicester school was allowed to take a month off in term time to get married . the decision however was overturned after the head appealed with the help of his union . vina pankhania , 30 , head teacher at little hill primary school , was allowed to take almost a month off work between the beginning of the easter term and start of the summer holidays this year after governors said she had ` worked extremely hard ' . meanwhile an inquiry has been launched in bilborough , nottingham , after carol barker , of woodlands special school took holiday in term-time . councillor berry said : ` for a governor of a primary academy to take his children out of school during term time while we have a major drive on school attendance is somewhat breathtaking . ` he has done the right thing in resigning . school attendance is a major priority in this city . it is part of raising standards of achievement . every day lost in education is learning lost . ` the rules apply to everybody . ' cllr michael walls , a former governor at the school , said : ` it was not a wise thing to do under the circumstances , in view of the problem with children being off and keeping kids off school outside school holiday time . ` being chairman of governors , really he should be backing up the school and the school 's policy . ' the school 's head teacher , sarah thornton , and helen rowland , of focus-trust , the charitable trust which helps run the school , released a joint statement describing his resignation as a ` huge loss ' . it said : ` in this role , mr ockerby has given a significant amount of his own personal time and made a substantial contribution to the strong leadership of the academy . ` this will be a huge loss to the governing body and school . ` we are all saddened that this matter has overshadowed what has otherwise been a shining example of governance and role model to other parents . '<doc-sep>world cup dream : headteacher mark williams has resigned his job at a bolton school and has gone to brazil . a headteacher has quit his job to travel to the world cup in brazil because he would not miss ` the trip off a lifetime ' . england and west ham fan mark williams told governors at high lawn primary school in bolton he wanted to resign so he could go to the tournament in south america . controversially they have given him two weeks off during term time to travel to brazil . he will return in july for the remainder of the summer term before a new headteacher takes over in september . the decision could infuriate parents who would be punished if they took their children out of school outside holidays . they can can be fined # 60 per child , which increases to # 120 if it is not paid within 28 days . failure to pay can result in court action and in extreme cases a short prison term .

<t> lyn corderoy 's trip to africa has upset parents at grange primary in essex . </t> <t> headteacher is taking unpaid leave to help ghanaian children with literacy . </t> <t> 65 per cent of her pupils hit national standard for grammar and spelling . </t> <t> critics accused school of ` double standards ' because parents face fines . </t> <t> anyone who removes school child without permission will pay # 60 . </t> <t> essex school in county where 500 people a year are fined in this way . </t>

wickford 's grange primary headteacher branded ` appalling ' for taking time off during term-time<T>

masked gunmen dragged syria 's best-known political cartoonist from his car before dawn , broke both his hands and left him bleeding along the side of a road days after he compared syria 's president to moammar gaddafi . ali ferzat , 60 , who had made stinging drawings of bashar al-assad , 45 , was grabbed yesterday when he left his artist 's studio in damascus , the second-largest city in the middle east country . hospitalised with serious injuries , mr ferzat appears to have become the most famous victim of the repression of syria 's five-month uprising - a stark reminder that no syrian is immune to the government crackdown . the artist , who has earned international acclaim for his caricatures of leaders in the arab world , such as saddam hussein and colonel gaddafi , was dumped on a road outside the city . scroll down to see video of the cartoonist in hosptial . beaten : the 60-year-old cartoonist was attacked by masked gunmen when he left his studio on thursday . bloodied : the 60-year-old cartoonist remained in hospital overnight after four masked gunmen attacked him . the attack came as forces . loyal to president assad , who has been in charge of the country since 2000 , killed eight people across syria . overnight , in a sustained campaign to re-establish his authority . the protests against his power , which he inherited from his disliked father , have been ongoing for five months , and after seeing the demise of colonel gaddafi 's reign in libya he critics believe he is re-asserting his power by attacking those who are against him . in an interview with state television . broadcast on sunday , assad said he was responding to armed unrest and . that he would not bow to western pressure because ` reform for . colonialist states among the west means to offer them all what they want . and sell out all rights ' . this cartoon , published earlier in the week , shows assad attempting to hitch a lift from colonel gaddafi , the tyrannical libyan leader . one of the cartoonist 's pictures shows president assad offering a man being beaten by his troops a cup of tea . a masked gunman is shown here crossing out the word ` democracy ' and replacing it with the word ` bloodocracy ' the cartoonist pictured earlier in august posing in front of some of his pictures . and today assad 's troups fired at protesters after friday prayers in the damascus suburb of douma . ` protesters phoned in to say that two people have been killed , but this is an initial report still to be confirmed , ' an activist in damascus said . other activists and residents reported protests in cities and towns , many of which have been stormed by tanks , stretching from deir al-zor province in the east to deraa in the south to the northwest province of idlib . meanwhile , mr ferzat lay badly bruised in a hospital bed last night with his hands swathed in bandages . he recalled the gunmen telling him that ` this is just a warning ' as they beat him , according to a relative . ` we will break your hands so that you 'll stop drawing , ' the masked men said , according to the relative . mr ferzat , who usually works late . into the night , left his studio at 4am in the early hours of thursday , . but a jeep with tinted windows quickly cut him off , according to the . relative . four masked gunmen then dragged him .<doc-sep>out of his car , bundled him into the jeep and drove him to the airport . road just outside damascus , beating him and making threats all the . while . the men then singed the artist 's beard , put a bag over his head and dumped him on the side of the road . one of the cartoonist 's pictures shows president assad offering a man being beaten by his troops a cup of tea . another shows a gunman scribbling out the word ` democracy ' and replacing it with ` bloodocracy ' . a third - which was published earlier this week - depicts the president with his thumb out , trying to hitch a lift from colonel gaddafi , who is seen to be fleeing libya . ` they broke his hands in the most . disgusting and deplorable way to send a message , ' said u.s. state . department spokeswoman victoria nuland of the attack . ` it 's not only ali ferzat that we 're . worried about . the regime has also locked up a number of other prominent . dissidents to send a message . ' president assad , who inherited the syrian leadership in 2000 and is pictured speaking on thursday in damascus , used to encourage the cartoonist . before inheriting syria 's presidency from his father in 2000 , bashar assad , a british-trained eye doctor , used to visit mr ferzat 's exhibitions and offer encouraging words , the artist has said . when the new president opened syria to reforms , mr ferzat was allowed to publish the country 's first private newspaper in decades , a satirical weekly called the lamplighter . the paper was an instant hit , with copies of each issue selling out a few hours after hitting the stands . anti-assad supporters pictured on thursday in casablanca . it was soon shut down , however , as assad began cracking down on dissent and jailing critics after the brief , heady period known as the damascus spring quickly lost steam . mr ferzat became a vehement critic of the regime , particularly after the military launched a brutal crackdown on the country 's protest movement . his illustrations grew bolder in . recent months , with some of his cartoons directly criticizing assad , . even through caricatures of the president are forbidden in syria . human rights groups said assad 's forces have killed more than 2,000 people since the uprising against his autocratic rule erupted in mid-march , touched off by the wave of revolutions sweeping the arab world . assad 's crackdown has not spared other syrian intellectuals and artists who dared to voice criticism . a group of intellectuals and artists , including syrian actress may skaff , were rounded up and jailed for a week last month after holding a protest in damascus . and damascus-based activist and film producer shadi abu fakher went missing on july 23 and has not been heard of since . mr ferzat , however , is the most famous victim of the repression to date . he had been encouraging other syrian artists to side with the protesters , even publishing on his website a ` list of shame ' that included names of those who were on the side of the regime . ` we were a group of reformers in the country , and suddenly , the doors of hell opened on us . it was a huge disappointment , ' mr ferzat said earlier this month . ` there are two things in this life that can not be crushed - the will of god and the will of the people . '<doc-sep>oslo , norway -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the masked henchmen grabbed three fingers on each of the syrian political cartoonist 's hands and pulled them back all the way -- so far that they cracked . `` break his arms so that he does n't ever draw again , '' one said . ali ferzat -- the cartoonist who described the 2011 attack to me in a recent interview -- soon found himself bleeding and left for dead near the damascus airport . his assailants , who he believes were acting on behalf of the syrian regime , dragged him alongside a moving car . his head and shoulder bounced on the pavement and then the men shoved him out of the vehicle , dumping him on the side of the road . ferzat wondered if he would live , let alone draw again . it would be months before he would learn the second answer . before i 'd heard these and the other horrifying details of this attack against one of the arab world 's most notable artists , i asked ferzat -- an arab-santa-looking character with a smile that could cheer up tilda swinton -- if he was sure his hands were broken to stop him from drawing cartoons critical of syria 's leader , bashar al-assad . his answer made me laugh . `` obviously , '' he said . `` what do i look like to you , a chef ? '' i met ferzat in at the oslo freedom forum , a gathering of dissidents and human rights activists , where he received the vaclav havel prize for creative dissent . being in his presence was the human-rights nerd version of a basketball fan meeting lebron . but what impressed me most about ferzat is that he 's maintained his wit and cheer despite the darkness that has fallen on him and on his country , which is in the grips of an intractable two-year war that 's killed an estimated 80,000 people . he is almost naively optimistic about syria 's future . and it 's infectious . the rest of syria 's opposition should take note . as his story shows , the true strength of a revolution is in its ideas -- in nonviolent actions such as drawing truth to power . dictators do have reason to be scared of cartoons . that 's why ferzat 's hands became some of the most feared objects in syria . `` they came after me , '' he said . `` obviously -lrb- cartooning -rrb- has power . '' the self-taught artist , who 's in his early 60s , has been using them to mock authority since he was a young boy -- first imitating cartoons he admired and then creating satire of his own . he went pro in the 1970s , gaining notoriety for publishing cartoons domestically and internationally . back then , before the current war , ferzat never dared to depict specific people in his cartoons . he drew autocrats and dictators , but they never looked like real , identifiable people . he did it to avoid censorship or retaliation . but that was before the war -- before reports emerged , in may 2011 , that a 13-year-old had been tortured and killed in daraa , syria . stories like those of hamza ali al-khateeb 's death , which reportedly involved his genitals being mutilated , pushed ferzat across a threshold . he started to draw exact likeness of al-assad in his satire . enough was enough . his pen would hold no punches . ferzat drew al-assad standing on the side of the road with his thumb in the air , ready to hitchhike out of syria . a crazed moammar gadhafi , who was still alive at the time but later would be killed in libya 's uprising , was driving a getaway car . the message was clear : syria 's leader had to go . that was the image , he told me , that led to his attack on august 25 , 2011 . ferzat 's animated demeanor -- his eyebrows bounce when he talks and his hands , now unbandaged , gesture wildly -- flattened as he told me the story .<doc-sep>the regime 's brutality has struck more established artists as well . the distinguished political cartoonist ali ferzat had his first piece published in a newspaper when he was 12 , produced a daily editorial cartoon for the official newspaper throughout the 1970s , and had direct contact with bashar al-assad throughout the early days of his presidency . `` i remember when he first walked into my exhibition at a cultural centre -- a tall dude with a large entourage . he asked me how he could access what the people were thinking and i told him to just talk to them , '' ferzat said , in an interview printed in the exhibition 's catalog . ferzat 's cartoons had typically used symbols , and rarely depicted identifiable political figures . but three months before the uprising began , hoping to inspire others , he resolved to take a more strident approach . writing a call to arms on his website -- `` we have to break the barrier of fear that is 50 years old '' -- he began drawing senior regime figures , before breaking the final taboo by depicting assad himself . `` it was a decision that took a lot of guts , but i felt it was time . no one could take their corruption anymore , '' he said . in august 2011 , he said he was abducted by gunmen and brutally assaulted , his attackers focusing their violence on his hands . ferzat has left the syria to recuperate , but like many others in his position , has vowed to continue working and to return to his country . `` i just started drawing after healing , '' he said . `` after i was assaulted and my hands were broken , someone asked me : could i still find the courage to draw ? i told them i had been ashamed by the suffering of 13-year-old hamza al-khateeb . i am humbled by the culture and heart of people who can not draw or write but who are sacrificing their lives for freedom . '' a technological revolution . not only are the artists of the syrian uprising expressing political views more boldly than before , but they are employing new technologies to bring those works to a broader audience , engaging the public with art in an unprecedented way .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- wednesday 's attack on journalists at french satirical magazine charlie hebdo has shone a spotlight on the dangers faced by satirists around the world . here , we revisit other artists and journalists previously featured on the network who have faced violence , imprisonment or exile because of their satire . ali ferzat , syria . `` break his arms so that he does n't ever draw again . '' in this 2013 piece by cnn columnist john sutter , syrian political cartoonist ali ferzat describes a 2011 near-death beating that he received from people he believes were henchmen of the syrian regime . ferzat says they targeted his hands to stop him drawing cartoons critical of syria 's leader , bashar al-assad . read more : cartoons that scare syria 's leader . ali reza eshraghi and others , iran . newspaper editor eshraghi was imprisoned and his newspaper hayat no was shut down when in 2003 he republished a 1937 cartoon of u.s. president franklin roosevelt , that iran 's special court for the clergy ruled was insulting to the memory of the ayatollah khomeini . in this 2013 piece , eshragi and others explain why they believe satire gives iranian journalists a unique outlet to share ideas that are too dangerous to express in words . read more : iran 's cartoonists find new lines of expression . kudzanai chiurai , zimbabwe . `` it 's more important now than ever . '' artist chiurai stirred up controversy during the build-up to zimbabwe 's violent and disputed 2008 elections with a series of controversial depictions of president robert mugabe . chiurai 's posters , which showed mugabe in flames with horns on his head , raised the ire of zimbabwe 's ruling elite and got chiurai threatened with arrest : he has been living in self-imposed exile ever since .<doc-sep>that day , a white car with darkly tinted windows followed him out of the studio before dawn . he 's been working there by candlelight to avoid detection . frightened by the car , he drove to the center of damascus , to a square he knew to be home to government buildings and the president 's palace . the car followed and crashed into him at the square , he said , forcing him stop . three men emerged and yanked off the doors of ferzat 's car . they pulled him from it , beat him with crowd-control batons and then yanked plastic handcuffs around his wrists . `` they handcuffed me so tightly i felt that one of my wrists was going to break , '' he said . sana , the syrian state news agency , reported ferzat `` was attacked by veiled people '' and that `` authorities concerned are conducting an investigation . '' my e-mail requesting further information , however , was not responded to . and the u.s. state department condemned the attack , saying in a statement that the al-assad regime was sending `` a clear message that -lrb- ferzat -rrb- should stop drawing . '' they beat him so badly that his vision failed for days in one eye , farzat told me , and he could barely see out of the other . confused , ferzat asked what was happening to him . `` do n't you ever dare to cross your bosses and to cross your leaders , because bashar al-assad 's shoe is on your face and on your head . '' -lrb- for evidence of the severity of that insult , recall the bush and ahmadinejad shoe-throwing incidents -rrb- . they drove 30 minutes to a road near the damascus airport . that 's where they threw him from the car . `` my white shirt was completely , totally , red from the blood , '' he said . he thought he surely would bleed to death there . cars would n't stop , perhaps afraid to pick up a person targeted by the regime or by police . but then the first of three miracles happened : a truck 's tire burst , forcing it to stop exactly in front of ferzat . `` this is like something out of a freakin ' movie , '' amir ahmad nasr , a blogger-author friend who was translating the conversation from arabic , said to me . ferzat threw himself into the bed of the pickup and begged the three men who drove it to take him back to the city . they agreed to drop him at the gates of damascus , but would n't take him further -- definitely not to a hospital -- for fear of being targeted themselves . still bleeding and barely able to see because of the beatings to his head , ferzat wandered up to a house and asked its guard for help . then the second miracle : the guard agreed to give him a ride to a nearby clinic , where -lrb- here 's the third -rrb- doctors recognized the cartoonist and were sympathetic to his cause . they treated him at his house to avoid detection . but there was always the worry : his hands . would he draw again ? `` my hands became stuck like this , '' he told me , tensing up his digits into a wooden , claw-like shape . `` the doctors told me i needed to get treatment overseas . '' fate , again , would intervene . using a newspaper contact in kuwait , ferzat arranged to leave syria and seek treatment in a hospital there . after six months of surgery and physical therapy , he was able to put pen to paper . the first cartoon he created after the attack was not diluted by fear . he drew al-assad and russia 's vladimir putin walking side by side , their legs intertwined to make the shape of a nazi swastika . ferzat is still living in exile . but the revolution needs him . it needs his art . he 's seen images of protesters and rebels carrying printouts of his drawings . so he contributes art from outside the country . the outcome of the war in syria is anything but sure . but talk to ferzat and his optimism will rub off on you . he 's convinced he will live and draw in syria again -- that people in his country , a cradle of civilization that invented one of the world 's first alphabets , are no longer afraid and eventually will triumph over the regime that would crush their spirits and their art . after hearing his story , i 'm hard-pressed not to believe him . the opinions expressed in this column are solely those of john d. sutter .

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cartoonist ali ferzat has hands broken by assad forces after he satirises the president<T>

these are the ` ghost ' killer thugs pumped up on steroids who are proving key to keeping syria 's brutal president bashar assad in power . covered in tattoos of images of their leader , they are blamed for roaming the nation massacring children and women by slitting their throats or shooting them at point-blank range . wielding ak-47s and machetes , they are said to carry out the government 's dirty work so officials can claim the rampages are not being sponsored by the state . pumped up : areen al assad , with a tattoo of bashar assad on his bicep , is said to be one of the ` ghost ' killers roaming syria . meat-head : known as the ` shabiha ' , they wear combat trousers and black t-shirts and are paid the massive sum of # 130 per day . known as the ` shabiha ' , translating to ` ghosts ' , they wear combat trousers and black t-shirts and are paid the massive sum of # 130 per day . their modus operandi sees them swarm in to towns after the army has stopped shelling . a source said : ` their mission is to terrorise the civilian population and conduct ethnic cleansing . ' a massacre of 108 civilians in houla two weeks ago , including 49 children , has been blamed on the group who fanatically follow the muslim alawite sect . they are also reported to have shot dead 12 workers in qusayr and 78 villagers in qubair last week . messing about : the ` ghosts ' modus operandi sees them swarm in to towns after the army has stopped shelling . muscle man : emergence of the death squad pictures comes after william hague said yesterday he may have to send troops to syria if the country spirals into a bosnian-style civil war . dr mousab azzawi , who runs the syrian . network for human rights from london but had treated some of the shabiha . in latakia , said recently : ` they were like monsters . ` they . had huge muscles , and big bellies and beards . they took steroids to . pump up their bodies . i had to talk to them like children as they like . people with low intelligence .<doc-sep>syria 's large chemical weapons stocks could be trained on israel , the latter 's deputy military chief has warned . according to maj. gen. yair naveh , syria has the largest arsenal of chemical weapons in the world . if the syrians had the chance , he said , they would ` treat us the same way they treat their own people ' . syria has not declared its chemical weapons stocks so their exact size is not known . among other things , israel is worried that such weapons could fall into the hands of anti-israel militants should the syrian regime crumble . israeli radio stations and newspapers carried naveh 's remarks today . he delivered them sunday night at a ceremony in jerusalem commemorating fallen soldiers . syrian activists estimate more than 13,000 people have died since an uprising against the syrian regime erupted 15 months ago , drawing a bloody crackdown . israel has been watching the carnage in neighboring syria with increasing concern . the two countries have fought major wars and multiple attempts to reach a peace deal failed . syria has strong ties to iran , israel 's most fearsome enemy , and to palestinian and lebanese militants that have warred with israel . ` that is what makes them so terrifying -- the combination of strength and blind allegiance to the regime . ' emergence of the death squad pictures . comes after william hague said yesterday he may have to send troops to . syria if the country spirals into a bosnian-style civil war . the . foreign secretary said britain would have to ` greatly increase our . support for the opposition ' if the current united nations plan for a . ceasefire fails , as his office now fears . mr hague repeatedly refused to rule out military action yesterday if syria descends into ` terrible ' sectarian violence .<doc-sep>and he twice compared the violence raging in the arab state to the conflict in bosnia , where 12,000 british soldiers were eventually sent , rather than libya , where the government resisted sending in ground troops . mr hague told the bbc : ` the reason i do n't rule things out is because we really do n't know now how this situation is going to develop or how terrible it is going to become . ` increasingly the analogy is not with libya last year but with bosnia in the 1990s . ` we are on the edge of that kind of sectarian murder on a large scale . so who knows what may be required from the international community to try to deal with that , if it gets going in that way . ' as violence continued to rage yesterday , claiming at least 38 lives , mr hague reiterated his message on sky news . he said syria is now ` on the edge of a sectarian conflict in which neighbouring villages are attacking and killing each other so i do n't think we can rule anything out ' . the foreign secretary 's words will fuel concerns that britain risks being sucked into another middle east war with potentially devastating political and humanitarian consequences . enforcers : film footage shows the ` ghosts ' walking out and about . action man : pictured with guns , the ghost poses for this photograph . but some diplomats believe the west will be compelled to act if the situation deteriorates and risks dragging in neighbouring countries such as lebanon and turkey . security sources said one scenario under discussion would see troops deploy to protect aid convoys entering syria , a task western soldiers also carried out in the early years of the bosnian war . mr hague gave credence to that theory by stressing the problems of providing aid to syria yesterday . ` one of the great difficulties here is getting aid to them where fighting is going on and where the regime does n't provide access , ' he said . the uk has already provided # 8.5 million of medical supplies and emergency aid via international agencies . battered : the ghosts filmed beating activists . violence : a massacre of 108 civilians in houla two weeks ago , including 49 children , has been blamed on the group who fanatically follow the muslim alawite sect . mr hague said he ` welcomed in principle ' a russian proposal for an international conference on syria , but warned it must ` lead to a change and not just buy time for the regime to kill more people ' . he said it would be hard to see how iran could attend the conference - one of russia 's demands - as it had already given syria technical support and advised the regime on how to suppress protests .<doc-sep>instead , he said the way forward was to adopt the peace plan of former united nations secretary-general kofi annan . most diplomats , however , believe that plan is dead in the water , and the foreign secretary conceded : ` every other solution to the syrian crisis involves a lot more death . ' today syrian troops attacked a rebel-held town in the centre of the country with helicopter gunships and shelled other restive areas across the country , activists said . the aerial assault targeted the strategic river crossing town of rastan that has resisted repeated government offensives for months , they added . it is part of an escalation of violence in recent weeks that comes despite an internationally-brokered cease-fire that was supposed to go into effect on april 12 but never took hold . destruction : syrians sit next to a damaged house at the northern town of ariha , on the outskirts of idlib , yesterday . patrol : syrian troops deployed in duma , in a suburb of damascus . ` the regime is now using helicopters more after its ground troops suffered major losses , ' said rami abdul-rahman of the syrian observatory for human rights . ` dozens of vehicles have been destroyed or damaged since the end of may . ' syria 's foreign ministry spokesman jihad makdissi recently said rebels are now using sophisticated anti-tank missiles . videos posted by activists over the past week have shown many destroyed tanks and armored personnel carriers . the observatory and the local coordination committees also reported government shelling in the central provinces of homs and hama , the southern region of daraa , the northern province of aleppo , and suburbs of the capital damascus and deir el-zour in the east . the observatory reported the deaths of four civilians and an army defector in shelling in the area of ashara in deir el-zour , and said another eight unidentified bodies had been discovered nearby . it reported three dead in the hama shelling . in moscow , the foreign ministry said foreign minister sergey lavrov will visit iran on wednesday . russia and iran are syrian president bashar assad 's strongest allies . moscow and china have vetoed two security council resolutions that threatened possible sanctions against syria . the ministry said in a statement that russia is not playing the role of advocate for certain middle east regimes . ` we are speaking for the strict observance of the norms and principles of international law in the interest of supporting regional stability and security in the near and middle east and north africa , ' it said . syrian activists say the violence has claimed the lives of more than 13,000 people . unicef executive director anthony lake said on the killings of children in syria : ` how many more children need to die ? ` repeated calls for the protection of children by all parties in syria have not yielded positive action . but we must voice again our outrage when seeing the murder of innocents , especially children and women , as reportedly the case in al-qubair village in hama . ` unicef appeals once more : spare and protect the children who are in no way responsible for the violence and must not be its victims . '<doc-sep>by . lee moran . these are the ` ghost ' killer thugs pumped up on steroids who are proving key to keeping syria 's brutal president bashar assad in power . covered in tattoos of images of their leader , they are blamed for roaming the nation massacring children and women by slitting their throats or shooting them at point-blank range . wielding ak-47s and machetes , they are said to carry out the government 's dirty work so officials can claim the rampages are not being sponsored by the state . pumped up : areen al assad , with a tattoo of bashar assad on his bicep , is said to be one of the ` ghost ' killers roaming syria . meat-head : known as the ` shabiha ' , they wear combat trousers and black t-shirts and are paid the massive sum of # 130 per day . known as the ` shabiha ' , translating to ` ghosts ' , they wear combat trousers and black t-shirts and are paid the massive sum of # 130 per day . their modus operandi sees them swarm in to towns after the army has stopped shelling . a source said : ` their mission is to terrorise the civilian population and conduct ethnic cleansing . ' a massacre of 108 civilians in houla two weeks ago , including 49 children , has been blamed on the group who fanatically follow the muslim alawite sect . they are also reported to have shot dead 12 workers in qusayr and 78 villagers in qubair last week . messing about : the ` ghosts ' modus operandi sees them swarm in to towns after the army has stopped shelling . muscle man : emergence of the death squad pictures comes after william hague said yesterday he may have to send troops to syria if the country spirals into a bosnian-style civil war . dr mousab azzawi , who runs the syrian . network for human rights from london but had treated some of the shabiha . in latakia , said recently : ` they were like monsters . ` they . had huge muscles , and big bellies and beards . they took steroids to . pump up their bodies . i had to talk to them like children as they like . people with low intelligence . syria 's large chemical weapons stocks could be trained on israel , the latter 's deputy military chief has warned . according to maj. gen. yair naveh , syria has the largest arsenal of chemical weapons in the world . if the syrians had the chance , he said , they would ` treat us the same way they treat their own people ' . syria has not declared its chemical weapons stocks so their exact size is not known . among other things , israel is worried that such weapons could fall into the hands of anti-israel militants should the syrian regime crumble . israeli radio stations and newspapers carried naveh 's remarks today . he delivered them sunday night at a ceremony in jerusalem commemorating fallen soldiers . syrian activists estimate more than 13,000 people have died since an uprising against the syrian regime erupted 15 months ago , drawing a bloody crackdown . israel has been watching the carnage in neighboring syria with increasing concern . the two countries have fought major wars and multiple attempts to reach a peace deal failed . syria has strong ties to iran , israel 's most fearsome enemy , and to palestinian and lebanese militants that have warred with israel . ` that is what makes them so terrifying -- the combination of strength and blind allegiance to the regime . ' emergence of the death squad pictures . comes after william hague said yesterday he may have to send troops to . syria if the country spirals into a bosnian-style civil war . the . foreign secretary said britain would have to ` greatly increase our . support for the opposition ' if the current united nations plan for a . ceasefire fails , as his office now fears .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- when a slow-motion massacre has unfolded over the course of 15 months , it 's easy to lose the world 's attention . but even the most jaded gasped in horror as news emerged of the latest carnage inflicted on the syrian people . the images from the town of houla defied belief . forces loyal to syrian president bashar al-assad went on a systematic killing spree , murdering at least 108 people . most shockingly , the killers targeted women and children . a u.n. representative said the victims included 49 children who were younger than 10 . the al-assad regime denied it carried out the atrocities , but u.n. officials said they saw clear evidence that the syrian government was involved in the attacks . why would a regime , even a brutal dictatorship , send its thugs to kill women and children , even babies ? does it make any sense , even by the twisted logic of armed conflict and tyranny ? syria says regime not to blame for massacre ; rice says ` another blatant lie ' in a most perverse , sickening way , it makes perfect sense . and for the logic underlying this most inhuman tactic , one need only look at what has transpired in recent months and years as uprisings have sprung throughout the region , from iran to tunisia . now that tehran has -- perhaps accidentally -- revealed that it has sent some of its forces to help al-assad , the strategy has become even easier to understand . the syrian dictator is trying to restore a balance of fear , perhaps the most powerful weapon in the hands of tyrants throughout history . killing children is supposed to intimidate the opposition . a couple of days after the houla massacre , a top commander of iran 's elite revolutionary guards , ismail ghani , told a reporter from iran 's isna news that `` before our presence in syria , too many people were killed by the opposition but with the physical and nonphysical presence of the islamic republic , big massacres in syria were prevented . '' isna quickly deleted the interview , but the news was out . ghani is the deputy commander of the quds force , whose mission is `` extraterritorial operations , '' or revolution beyond iran 's borders .<doc-sep>walid jumblatt , a druze politician and influential power broker in lebanon 's rough-and-tumble political landscape , also echoed hariri 's comments . jumblatt told cnn he blames friday 's murder on the assad government and has expressed concerns over his own safety . he said the syrian-backed murderers of al-hassan `` can hit you any place anywhere . '' `` i do n't feel safe , '' he added , talking to cnn in his hillside home outside the capital . when asked if he thought al-hassan 's killers would be captured , jumblatt replied : `` sometimes you have justice -- i mean procedural justice according to the rules , and sometimes you have natural justice when one day the killer will be killed . one day the killer will die . you just have to be patient and one day you will see your enemy floating in front of you in the river . '' under assad , syria has continued to influence the politics of its smaller neighbor despite withdrawing troops from lebanon in 2005 following rafik hariri 's assassination . last year , damascus maneuvered to topple hariri 's son saad as prime minister by persuading jumblatt to abandon the majority coalition in parliament , which left hezbollah to play kingmaker in protracted negotiations to form a new government . tensions have since boiled over in lebanon following friday 's attack as enraged citizens blocked roads and clashes erupted in the port city of tripoli between supporters and foes of syria 's government . the lebanese president declared saturday a day of national mourning in decrying the `` abominable crime '' in a statement . but the prime minister 's failure to appear publicly after the explosion elicited criticism , including from one protester in beirut who said , `` this government is killing us by not doing anything . it is not acting like a government . it is like a ghost government . '' the u.n. security council also weighed in friday , calling for `` the perpetrators , organizers , financiers and sponsors of this crime '' to be brought to justice . cnn 's nick paton walsh contributed to this report from beirut .<doc-sep>but , `` when we have the unique capabilities to help avert a massacre , then i believe the united states of america can not turn a blind eye , '' the president said . will anyone stop isis ? syria . who 's fighting ? what started as a popular protest against syrian president bashar al-assad has swelled into a civil war of more than three years and counting . the armed opposition is made up of various groups , including the free syrian army . the government says it is fighting terrorists . why ? rebels want an end to the rule of al-assad , whose government is determined to keep power . the united nations says more than 150,000 people have been killed in the past three years . `` no one is winning ; no one can win , '' u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon said . `` even if one side were to prevail in the short term , the devastating toll will have sown the seeds of future conflict . '' what 's the latest ? isis , also known as the islamic state of iraq and syria or the islamic state of iraq and the levant , is using the opportunity of war to carve a swath of territory deep inside syria . it has consolidated control over several towns along the euphrates river in the east . `` isil is no longer simply a terrorist organization . it is now a full-blown army , '' said brett mcgurk , with the u.s. state department . terror havens in syria and iraq : five reasons the west should worry . israel and gaza . who 's fighting ?

<t> they wield ak-47s and machetes to carry out the government 's dirty work . </t> <t> massacre of 108 in houla blamed on deadly death squad . </t> <t> syrian troops today attacking rebel strongholds with helicopter gunships . </t> <t> activists say violence has claimed lives of more than 13,000 people . </t>

syria massacre : the steroid-mad ` ghost ' killers who keep assad in power<T>

the european space agency 's orbiting telescope has captured striking new images of the huge ` doomsday ' asteroid apophis that could smash into earth in 2036 - revealing it is larger than previously thought . long billed as a potential cause of an extinction level event -lrb- ele -rrb- for humanity , today esa officials announced that its herschel space observatory discovered that the asteroid is 1,066 feet wide , 20 percent larger than the previous estimate of 885 feet . whizzing past earth at the relatively close distance of nine million miles tonight , apophis is being closely tracked because of a 2004 study that predicted the rock has a 2.7 percent chance of hitting earth in april 2029 , which was later revised to 2036 . esas herschel space observatory captured asteroid apophis in its field of view during the approach to earth on january , 5-6 , 2013 . this image shows the asteroid in herschels three pacs wavelengths : 70 , 100 and 160 microns . ` the 20 percent increase in diameter ... translates into a 75 percent increase in our estimates of the asteroid 's volume or mass , ' study leader thomas müller of the max planck institute for extraterrestrial physics in garching , germany , said in a statement . in addition to the latest findings two free webcasts will stream live views of the asteroid as it passes , filmed from telescopes in italy and the canary islands . the video streams from slooh space telescope and virtual telescope project will show apophis as a moving light streaking across the sky - although scientists have said that sadly the large space rock is too small to be seen through home telescopes . ` alone among all these near-earth asteroids that have passed our way in recent years , apophis has generated the most concern worldwide because of its extremely close approach in 2029 and -lsb- chances of a -rsb- potential impact , albeit small , in 2036 , ' said slooh president patrick paolucci . indeed , while scientists have ruled out any possibility of a cataclysmic collision - there remains a very real chance of the asteroid apophis smashing into earth in 2036 . ` apophis has been one of those celestial bodies that has captured the public 's interest since it was discovered in 2004 , ' said steve chesley at nasa 's jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena , california . jan. 8 , 2013 : at about 36 hours from the minimum distance -lrb- 9.3 million miles from earth -rrb- , potentially hazardous asteroid apophis was imaged again with the virtual telescope . ` updated computational techniques and newly available data indicate the probability of an earth encounter on april 13 , 2036 , for apophis has dropped from one-in-45 ,000 to about four-in-a million . ' the science of predicting asteroid orbits is based on a physical model of the solar system which includes the gravitational influence of the sun , moon , other planets and the three largest asteroids . nasa detects and tracks asteroids and comets passing close to earth using both ground and space-based telescopes .<doc-sep>the near earth-object observations program , commonly called ` spaceguard , ' discovers these objects , characterizes a subset of them and plots their orbits to determine if any could be potentially hazardous to our planet . this year apophis , named after an egyptian mythological demon , will not get closer than around nine million miles . doomsday asteroid ? an artist 's rendering of the asteroid apophis as created by the european space agency . experts say the impact if apophis struck the earth would generate a blast equivalent to more than 500 megatons of tnt . scientists will use the encounter to improve their estimate of just how dangerous the space rock really is to life on earth . in 2029 , apophis is expected to come uncomfortably close , brushing past the earth at a distance of just 30,000 kilometres . that will put the asteroid inside the orbit of communication satellites . current models predict a tiny but real likelihood of apophis colliding with the earth in 2036 . when the asteroid was discovered in 2004 scientists calculated a one-in-45 chance of an impact in 2029 . improved predictions later lifted the threat . the asteroid 's latest near approach will occur at midnight uk time tomorrow . members of the public can view the event online via the slooh web-based sky-watching service , which collects images from observatories around the world . ` we are excited to cover this asteroid live for the general public . ' scientists at the american space agency nasa have calculated that if apophis struck the earth it would generate a blast equivalent to more than 500 megatons of tnt . in comparison , the most powerful hydrogen bomb ever detonated , the soviet tsar bomba , released 57 megatons .<doc-sep>named after the evil egyptian serpent god apophis , lord of chaos and darkness -- and recently dubbed the `` doomsday asteroid '' -- it flies past earth every seven years . this year , its 1,000-foot bulk approached to within 9 million miles . in 2029 , it will swoop in close enough to put some of our orbiting satellites in peril -- 20,000 miles . in that year , no doubt apophis will arouse even more attention , because it will be visible in the daytime sky . in 2036 , it will probably pass by at a reassuring 14 million miles . yet there 's always a possibility we do n't have these measurements exactly right . something could happen at any point in apophis ' orbit to modify its course , just a smidgen . a tiny collision with another object , way out beyond mars ? what could change between now and 2029 , or during any orbit thereafter ? apophis masses at more than 20 million tons . if it hit earth , the impact would unleash a blast the equivalent of over a billion tons of tnt . that 's not an extinction event , but it could easily cause billions of deaths and months , if not years , of climate disruption . the potential risk is huge . and apophis is far from alone . life in our solar system has always been dangerous . as kids we learn about the barringer crater in arizona , a relatively recent formation -- 50,000 years old -- caused by a rock weighing several times more an aircraft carrier . that impact released the equivalent of 20 megatons of tnt and left a crater 4,000 feet wide .<doc-sep>similar to the russian meteor that hit two weeks ago , it passed earth at an approximate distance of the moon 's orbit monday , mar. 4 , at 2:35 a.m. et -lrb- 7:35 a.m. utc -rrb- . landing : local residents said they witnessed burning objects in the sky of the chelyabinsk and sverdlovsk regions . the asteroid landed in a frozen lake . terrifying : a meteorite shower hit russia injuring at least 100 people , including school children . it is thought to be between 10-17 meters wide . the russian meteor was 17 meter wide with a mass of 10,000 tons before entering earth 's atmosphere . more than a thousand people were injured as the sonic wave caused by the explosion collapsed roofs and shook buildings in the ural region in russia . more than a hundred thousand asteroids have been discovered so far . an asteroid apophis , nicknamed as . ` the doomsday asteroid ' , was observed by the european esa 's herschel . space observatory and a study claimed that there is 2.7 percent chance . of it colliding with earth . but further studies dismissed this and claim that the asteroid will definitely not strike earth in 2036 . loudest ever infrasonic shockwave : this image . from a russian driver 's dashboard camera shows the explosion caused as a . meteorite burned up in the atmosphere over central russia a fortnight . ago .<doc-sep>analyse data with the aim of informing future missions in which the . future of mankind may be at stake . one potential target for the test . mission is a 1,600ft-wide asteroid called 99942 apophis , which has a . tiny chance -- around one in 250,000 -- of hitting earth in 2036 . nasa scientists yesterday took the . unusual step of officially dismissing claims sweeping the internet that . comet elenin , discovered by an astronomer last december , is on a deadly . course . brucey bonus : armageddon starred bruce willis as the leader of a team of astronauts who destroy an asteroid that threatens to wipe out earth . scare stories include the comet . plunging the earth into darkness for three days by blocking out the sun , .<doc-sep>paek 's paintball strategy builds on a solution submitted by last year 's competition winner , who proposed deflecting an asteroid with a cloud of solid pellets . paek came up with a similar proposal , adding paint to the pellets to take advantage of solar radiation pressure -- the force exerted on objects by the sun 's photons . the unique idea would use a space based version of a paintball gun to fire pellets at an asteroid . researchers have observed that pressure from sunlight can alter the orbits of geosynchronous satellites , while others have proposed equipping spacecraft with sails to catch solar radiation , much like a sailboat catches wind . in his proposal , paek used the asteroid apophis as a theoretical test case . according to astronomical observations , this 27-gigaton rock may come close to earth in 2029 , and then again in 2036 . paek determined that five tons of paint would be required to cover the massive asteroid , which has a diameter of 1,480 feet . he used the asteroid 's period of rotation to determine the timing of pellets , launching a first round to cover the front of the asteroid , and firing a second round once the asteroid 's backside is exposed . as the pellets hit the asteroid 's surface , they would burst apart , splattering the space rock with a fine , five-micrometer-layer of paint . from his calculations , paek estimates that it would take up to 20 years for the cumulative effect of solar radiation pressure to successfully pull the asteroid off its earthbound trajectory . he says launching pellets with traditional rockets may not be an ideal option , as the violent takeoff may rupture the payload . instead , he envisions paintballs may be made in space , in ports such as the international space station , where a spacecraft could then pick up a couple of rounds of pellets to deliver to the asteroid . paek adds that paint is n't the only substance that such pellets might hold . for instance , the capsules could be filled with aerosols that , when fired at an asteroid , ` impart air drag on the incoming asteroid to slow it down , ' paek says . ` or you could just paint the asteroid so you can track it more easily with telescopes on earth . ` so there are other uses for this method . ' computer generated simulation shows an asteroid striking the earth - something the new research could avoid .

<t> 1000 foot wide asteroid will brush past the earth at a distance of 30,000 km . </t> <t> scientists claim little chance of it hitting us - but scientists warn of ` tiny but real ' likelihood it may in 2036 . </t> <t> name inspired by two of the asteroid 's co-discoverers favorite science fiction villain . </t>

apophis ` doomsday ' asteroid could hit earth in 2036 as it whizzed past us<T>

steven gerrard is haunted by that momentary slip three matches from the end of last season which pulled the anfield turf out from under liverpool as premier league champions-elect . given time to reflect plus the priceless gift of hindsight , his most vital loss of footing can now be seen as his stumbling failure nine years earlier to drive through a transfer to liverpool 's opponents on that fateful april afternoon . chelsea , who capitalised on that rare gerrard error to both defeat liverpool and deflate their title challenge , had made a # 32million bid for him in the summer of 2005 . steven gerrard checks his studs after slipping against chelsea at anfield last season . gerrard lifts the european cup in 2005 after the greatest night of his professional career . that came just six weeks after he captained liverpool to the greatest comeback in champions league final history , that epic victory over ac milan from 3-0 down in istanbul . liverpool instantly rejected chelsea 's offer . but gerrard , although still only 25 , was already suspecting that if he was ever to win a premier league title it would have to be with a different team . sadly , he has been proved right . in fact the drama and emotion of that astonishing night on the banks of the bosphorous had brought him only temporary relief from that sense of foreboding , which had been nagging at him since liverpool finished 30 points off the pace the preceding season . so he asked for a transfer . coming from a very local hero , that request was perceived as heresy by the liverpool faithful and they took to burning replicas of his shirt in the streets . as the protests reached a crescendo their stevie g relented . instead of insisting on his right to join the then-reigning league champions at stamford bridge , he signed a new # 100,000 a week contract . the rest , as we always say , is history . except that for gerrard it is not historic . since 2005 he and liverpool have won just one fa cup and one league cup -- and still no premier league medal for this valiant war-horse for whom the championship of england has been the holy grail since he signed for the club round the corner from his house at the age of eight . nor is he likely to get one now . chelsea , in that time , have won their first champions league , four fa cups , one league cup , the europa league once ... and that premier league title which gerrard so covets , not once but twice . john terry lifts the premier league trophy in 2010 - it is an honour that has eluded gerrard . right now they lead the championship race by more points than liverpool can remotely hope to retrieve and gerrard is in his last chance saloon , with the light fading . ah , what might have been . perhaps a life in english football would have been impossible for him , given how threatening the passions on merseyside would have remained had he left the club for which he was born to play . but for whatever reason he let his heart over-rule his head , these subsequent nine years have been overflowing from midfield with his commitment to a great club striving to recapture the glory days , and last season so close to doing so . this has become a story of uplifting self-sacrifice in this age when footballers change clubs as often as their socks . loyalty , however , is oft rewarded by a kick in the head . gerrard -lrb- left -rrb- , glen johnson -lrb- centre -rrb- and jordan henderson on the bench at the bernabeu . the 34-year-old was also among the subs against stoke on the 16th anniversary of his liverpool debut . gerrard was left out of what might well have been his last huge night in that hallowed red shirt -- last month 's champions league match at real madrid . then he was dropped on his 16th anniversary of becoming a liverpool player . at 34 , this one-club servant finds himself embroiled in turmoil as to whether liverpool want to contract him to end his career with them -- or if even he would prefer now to cash in on his last legs with a move to somewhere like the booming us soccer market . again , emotions are coming to the boil on merseyside . the liverpool skipper celebrates scoring his side 's second goal against leicester on tuesday . players past and present are urging him to stay . the fans are petitioning the board to extend his contract . and one of the outstanding players of his generation - the dyed-red liverpool man who told true-blue chelsea that he could n't quite bring himself to ` jump off the cliff ' - finds himself back on the precipice . this time with the ground crumbling beneath his feet . let us hope he makes a happy landing . if the premier league title is not to be , that is the least steven gerrard deserves . gerrard -lrb- third right -rrb- poses with fellow liverpool greats -lrb- from left -rrb- ron yeats , roger hunt , ian callaghan , phil thompson , phil neal , alan kennedy , alan hansen , kenny dalglish , ian rush , robbie fowler , jamie carragher and youngsters raheem sterling and jordan rossiter , with ian ayre and brendan rodgers at the front . pele and ali are the greatest - long may they last . muhammad ali posts a smiling selfie and declares himself fit and well to keep up the good fight against parkinson 's . pele reports himself back in the game after a spell in hospital . the greatest of all time and the greatest footballer ever ... long may they last . the selfie posted by muhammad ali to demonstrate that he is getting better . back to the future - it 's 1-0 to the arsenal . to the arsenal , one-nil . what is going on with the team that could n't hold on to a dog lead this season , until now . is it back to the future ? back to the days when one goal was invariably enough for the gunners ? perhaps not . the answer now seems to be scoring so late -- as alexis sanchez did to beat southampton on wednesday night -- that they only have to defend their lead for a minute or two . alexis sanchez -lrb- left -rrb- smiles after scoring arsenal 's only goal against southampton .<doc-sep>steven gerrard had just given one of his finest liverpool performances when he was asked a question that stopped him in his tracks . having scored two goals to inspire a 4-0 demolition of real madrid in the champions league , steven was soaking up the atmosphere inside anfield when raul , the legendary spain striker and emblem of madrid , came up to him . he congratulated him and then got straight to the point . ` will you come and join us next season , steven ? ' asked raul . video scroll down to watch funny steven gerrard impressionist and rodgers praising him . staying put : steven gerrard has been at liverpool for the whole of his career . holy grail : could gerrard lift the premier league trophy this season ? that offer , which was made five years ago this week , was not the first he received to leave liverpool , nor was it the last , but it illustrated how the powerhouse clubs in europe viewed him - a big-game player who produced the big moments exactly when they were needed . of course , there was never any chance of stevie going to madrid , but had he done so it would have been impossible to begrudge him the opportunity . those with his quality deserve to perform on the biggest stage and deserve to have trophy cabinets that are full to the brim . had he chosen to leave , he could have doubled his collection of 11 major honours . if , say , he had joined chelsea when the chance first arose in 2004 -- the same year manchester united tentatively enquired about him -- stevie would have lifted the barclays premier league trophy three times . my only advice to him back then , when chelsea ramped up their efforts , was to look at the big picture . he could have gone to stamford bridge and returned with all kinds of medals but when he eventually returned home to liverpool , how would he have been viewed ? would liverpool fans have congratulated him ? would they have been happy to see him be successful ? given the rivalry between the clubs , it would have been impossible . that 's why one title with liverpool would mean more to him than 10 anywhere else . ultimately , he was right to stay ; 12 months after that first offer from chelsea , stevie got his hands on the biggest prize of all in istanbul . he immortalised himself with his performances that season , most notably in the champions league final against ac milan . no go : gerrard was asked by raul when he was going to join the spanish giants . it could have been so different : chelsea made a move for gerrard but he opted to stay at liverpool . tittle winner : gerrard could have won the premier league title if he had moved to chelsea . when you think about it , though , his loyalty to liverpool has been unbelievable . had he not come from this city , i do n't think for one moment he would have stayed , particularly given that liverpool have n't been anywhere near the champions league for five years . i do n't believe he needs the medal to cement his legacy but if you are a genuine football fan , for everything he has done over the past 15 years , you should want to see him complete his collection . there are parallels with his current situation to how it was for bryan robson at united in the early 1990s , a club captain who had enjoyed great success , led his country with distinction but had found the one honour he craved most of all frustratingly out of reach . robson was still united 's driving force when they mounted their first real assault on the title in 1991-92 , but their quest to end a 25-year wait was shattered at anfield when liverpool won 2-0 . stevie could easily find himself in a similar position on sunday . if chelsea beat aston villa and liverpool lose at old trafford , i feel a 10-point gap would be too difficult to overhaul , but stevie is going into this make-or-break collision playing some of the best football of his career . he has been questioned at times this season and there was even a theory liverpool would be better off without him after they blitzed tottenham 5-0 in december , but such talk about a man who has scored in each of the four major cup finals and at two world cups was nonsense . without any kind of fuss , he has slotted into what has been called ` the pirlo role ' and dictated liverpool 's play , showing his exemplary range of passing . it is the latest role he has mastered . he is a player who grandfathers will tell their grandchildren about . we love foreign players who can star in a variety of positions . we hear about how they have been well-schooled but what about stevie ? he has thrived as a no 10 , a deep-lying central midfielder , on the right flank or at right back . he could even play as a central defender and do n't forget fabio capello used him on the left for england . landing the big one : gerrard 's won the champions league with liverpool in 2005 . here to stay : gerrard speaks with then liverpool manager rafael benitez after committing his future to the club in 2005 following interest from chelsea . silver lining : gerrard has won every domestic trophy in his time at anfield - except the premier league . there has been talk he will end his international career after the world cup but he is still england 's first-choice midfielder and i ca n't see anyone emerging to dislodge him . jack wilshere and jordan henderson are the new kids on the block but they are still playing catch-up . leading england to brazil is something i know he is very proud of , but nothing would make him prouder than leading liverpool to a first title since 1990 .<doc-sep>finding nice things to write about steven gerrard is n't a challenge . answering the unanswered questions remains the big issue with this liverpool legend . i 'm not talking about the reasons behind his departure -- liverpool have their side of the story , gerrard 's allies will have his side . but he 's too decent a guy to openly encourage criticism of the club he has been a massive part of for so many years . there are two questions that still need analysis in my view : first , should gerrard have left liverpool at some point in his career ? my answer is yes , and it 's not with the benefit of hindsight . steven gerrard announced he will quit liverpool at the end of the season to play in the united states . gerrard prepares to take a corner in liverpool 's fa cup third round win over afc wimbledon on monday . gerrard 's display in the 2005 champions league final was arguably the best individual performance ever . gerrard rises above the milan defence to score and start liverpool 's comeback in the 2005 final in istanbul . forget captain america and superman , no fictional superhero comes close to what the real thing achieved in istanbul in 2005 . gerrard 's performance was from the most excitable , over-dramatic comic book of all time . it ranks as one of the very best individual performances in a football match the world has ever seen , if not the very best . what makes it even more remarkable is that gerard went through that champions league-winning season feeling unwanted by liverpool , unsure about the direction in which the club was going , and with his family witnessing disgusting abuse towards him from liverpool fans . gerrard was able to rise above that to guarantee a place in liverpool , and football , history . that in itself is a measure of the man , and it is why the time was right straight after that champions league victory for gerrard to leave anfield . gerrard 's loyalty to liverpool meant he never collected a coveted premier league medal . rafa benitez managed to persuade gerrard to stay at liverpool in 2004 despite interest from many big clubs . gerrard is consoled by jose mourinho after scoring an own goal in the 2005 league cup final . in 2004 gerrard had been linked with a move to chelsea , whose new manager at the time , jose mourinho , spoke highly and openly about the liverpool captain . gerrard saw the speculation and told liverpool he wished to stay but that he also wanted guarantees that the squad would be strengthened as they struggled to compete for the title . throughout the 2004-05 season , while gerrard was ripping up trees across europe , liverpool failed to put a new contract on the table for him , yet rafa benitez was in his ear telling him to sign a new deal . rafa had already told gerrard privately that the club did not have a lot of money to spend in the transfer market , so the captain wanted to know how liverpool planned to compete with players like josemi , djimi traore and salif diao in their ranks . and then the moment that for me should have sealed gerrard 's departure : february 27 , 2005 , when cardiff hosted the league cup final . jose mourinho and gerrard meet during the 2005 league cup final in cardiff - but he never joined chelsea . didier drogba -lrb- left -rrb- and mateja kezman lift the league cup for chelsea after gerrard 's own goal rescued them . liverpool led from the first minute , gerrard 's own goal levelled it with just over 10 minutes to go , and chelsea went on to win in extra-time . gerrard 's mum was in the stands , and around her some liverpool fans were calling the captain a ` traitor ' and calling his wife a ` slag ' and a ` slut ' and accusing him of only being interested in money . according to those fans , gerrard had scored the own goal because he wanted to join chelsea . his mum was distraught , and so was gerrard . still this colossus played his heart out for the club and the fans , and that special night in istanbul came just a few months after the chelsea defeat in cardiff . after the champions league final gerrard told the club he was ready to sign for five years at liverpool . even then nobody at anfield seemed in a hurry to sort out gerrard 's new deal . barcelona , roma , inter milan , real madrid and chelsea had all shown serious interest in signing gerrard . he was n't short of options at home or abroad . leading liverpool to european glory was the perfect riposte to the critics after transfer speculation . all was forgiven by the fans after gerrard 's heroic performance in istanbul , delivering a fifth european cup . his stunning effort and quality had been the key factor in winning the champions league , but they were miles off winning the premier league title he craved . gerrard could work miracles in certain matches , but not over a 38-game season . he felt badly treated by the club , he had been abused by a pocket of fans , and the surplus of mediocre signings showed the club 's ambition did not match his . he 'd proved anything that needed proving in istanbul . the summer of 2005 was the time for gerrard to seek a new challenge . i admire his loyalty of course , but in my view it was misplaced , and that 's when he should have left . and now , less than a year after quitting england to focus on liverpool , the club have not matched gerrard 's loyalty by making it so easy for him to leave . second , was he better than frank lampard ? again my answer is yes , and that has been confirmed for me by the lack of class lampard has shown towards chelsea football club and its fans this season . a simple text from a chelsea-supporting friend of mine on new year 's day read : ` happy new year ! lampard -- what a w ***** ! ' frank lampard oining manchester city on loan from new york city after a long career with chelsea . lampard 's legendary status at stamford bridge is in danger of being revoked after moving to city . lampard was rightly revered by chelsea fans but the mood has changed among the blues faithful . lampard is a premier league legend , and while the record books will mark his contribution to chelsea 's incredible years of success with him sparkling in their midfield , that legend status among the stamford bridge faithful is in danger of being revoked . to go to their title rivals is bad enough . to choose to stay there for the whole season is a slap in the face to the chelsea fans . it 's something i do not believe gerrard would do to the liverpool fans . in terms of their ability on the pitch , lampard shows class at getting into the box from midfield and scoring goals . gerrard has so much more and he has been class at virtually everything he has done . gerrard is a born leader as well , a classic captain . he 's made a team shine despite being surrounded by mediocrity , lampard only ever did it with quality players around him . lampard and gerrard could have worked together for england but were played in the wrong system . if england had played three in midfield -- carrick behind gerrard and lampard -- they could have played together . but even our foreign coaches seemed obsessed with 4-4-2 . in the world cup in 2006 , sven goran eriksson told gerrard to hold back while lampard went forward . what kind of coach thinks telling a player like gerrard in his prime to play within himself is a good idea ? people will have different views on whether gerrard should have left liverpool , and whether he was better than lampard . let the debate rage on . all i know is that i will miss steven gerrard , the premier league will miss him . and i believe liverpool will lack leadership and quality when a man regarded by many as their greatest ever player has departed .<doc-sep>liverpool legend john barnes believes reds captain steven gerrard has been subject to unfair criticism following his side 's slow start to the 2014/15 premier league campaign . gerrard was criticised for a lacklustre performance last weekend as liverpool lost 3-1 against west ham in a game that saw the midfielder lose possession on 14 different occasions while winning just 25 per cent of his tackles . the 34-year-old has played every minute of liverpool 's campaign so far , which has seen the merseyside club lose three of their opening five premier league games , but barnes believes gerrard ca n't be the only player to shoulder the blame . john barnes says it is unfair for steven gerrard to be the only one criticised for liverpool 's recent results . barnes played for liverpool for 10 years and scored 84 premier league goals for the club . speaking at the unveiling of wembley 's new ee led lighting system , barnes told sportsmail : ` to say gerrard is tired already is ridiculous . ' ' you ca n't just criticise him , the team as a whole have n't been playing well . ` gerrard is the best in the premier league in that deep-lying role and it 's just a matter of the team getting confidence back . ' the former liverpool and england winger is also confident his old club can recover from their slow start , but does n't think rodgers ' side will be challenging for the title this season . liverpool 's second-placed finish last term saw the reds push manchester city to the final day , but after three defeats in five games so far , barnes believes a summer of changes will leave his old club battling for nothing more than a top four finish . brendan rodgers speaks with gerrard during liverpool 's 3-1 defeat to west ham last saturday . barnes says he still wo n't rule out liverpool winning the premier league title despite their bad start . ` i make chelsea favourites with city just behind them , ' barnes added . ` that 's not to say that liverpool wo n't get back to the form they were in last season , because they will .<doc-sep>liverpool midfielder jordan henderson is hoping the reds can give departing skipper steven gerrard the ideal send-off by winning the fa cup on his 35th birthday this may . gerrard will bring the curtain down on his 17-year anfield career at the end of the season , with the former england captain set for a move to major league soccer in america . gerrard is almost certain to leave liverpool without a coveted league winner 's medal - brendan rodgers ' men are currently 17 points adrift of leaders chelsea and manchester city in the premier league - but the reds are still in contention in three cup competitions . emre can , steven gerrard and jordan henderson -lrb- l-r -rrb- train ahead of liverpool 's third round fa cup clash . gerrard has announced he will leave liverpool for the mls when his contract expires at the end of the season . and with gerrard 's birthday falling on the same day as the fa cup final , henderson feels that would be the perfect way to bid farewell to one of liverpool 's greatest ever players . the 24-year-old told bbc 's football focus : ` that 'd be nice for him because he deserves something like that for how good he 's been over so many years for liverpool . ` hopefully we can go on to win the cup , that 's the aim , that 's what we hope to achieve and it would be brilliant for us as a team and for him personally to get something in his last year . ' henderson -lrb- right -rrb- wants to win the fa cup on team-mate gerrard 's 35th birthday in may . liverpool midfielder henderson trains in the gym as liverpool prepare to face afc wimbledon on monday . liverpool , who are also through to the semi-finals of the capital one cup and into the last 32 of the europa league , begin their fa cup campaign at afc wimbledon on monday night . gerrard has won the competition twice in his career , in 2001 and then again in 2006 when he scored twice in a 3-3 draw against west ham in the final before also netting in the penalty shoot-out .

<t> steven gerrard asked liverpool for a transfer in 2005 . </t> <t> however , he opted out of a move to chelsea at the last minute . </t> <t> since then liverpool have won one fa cup and one league cup , while chelsea have won the premier league twice -lrb- among others -rrb- . </t> <t> muhammad ali and pele are on the mend . </t> <t> like the old days , it 's a case of 1-0 to the arsenal . </t>

steven gerrard let his heart rule at liverpool ... had he moved to chelsea , he would have a premier league medal<T>

the suspected gunman involved in a brazen new york city diamond heist has been apprehended by authorities . leon fenner was captured in maryland on wednesday night , almost one month after he and another man are believed to have robbed watch standard jewelry of $ 2million in jewels . the november 11 heist also left the elderly father of the store owner injured after he was reportedly pistol whipped by fenner . scroll down for videos .<doc-sep>captured : leon fenner -lrb- above -rrb- the suspected gunman in a $ 2million heist was apprehended in maryland on wednesday . shut it down : the robbery on november 11 cause authorities to shut down a manhattan city block . fenner will appear thursday before a magistrate judge in federal court in maryland according to the new york post . the other man in the heist , rondu frisby , was a friend of store owner daniel mikhaylov , and picked up just a week after the incident .<doc-sep>the robbery , which happened on the same day as the city 's veteran 's day parade that had shut down traffic just a block away , forced police to close down an entire city block as they searched for the armed gunman . lots of loot : fenner and his accomplice made of with numerous jewels and 20 luxury watches . they were able to make a quick escape however , with frisby buzzing fenner into the store and the two men getting out before any alarms were sounded .<doc-sep>boris , the store owner 's father , emptied the safe for the criminals . the men were captured however on surveillance cameras along the block as they entered and exited the building . among the items looted by the men were 20 luxury watches and countless jewels .<doc-sep>a man has been arrested and charged in connection with a midday jewelry store robbery at watch standard jewelry in new york city 's diamond district . rondu frisby was charged early tuesday with robbery and criminal possession of a controlled substance . police say the 37-year-old was an acquaintance of the jewelry store 's owner , who has been identified by local media as daniel mikhaylov . it was n't clear if frisby had a lawyer . where is he ? 58-year-old leon fenner , pictured , was still being sought in connection with the veterans day robbery in the diamond district . meanwhile , rondu frisby was charged tuesday . alleged robbers : police say one suspect entered the store , pulled out a gun and grabbed jewelry while another suspect waited in the hallway as lookout . they released surveillance video showing two men on the street .<doc-sep>he 's since been fired from his job with ups . morrison 's alleged heist , while large by many standards , is puny compared to some of the jewel thefts of recent memory . wearing a scarf to mask his face , a gunman sneaked into the posh carlton hotel in cannes , france and held up a diamond show as three security guards looked on , then fled on foot about a minute later . in the end , he made off with a breathtaking $ 136 million worth of valuables -- the biggest jewelry heist in years , maybe ever .<doc-sep>they . drove onto the tarmac , approached the plane , brandished machine guns , . offloaded at least 120 packages containing diamonds , then made their getaway in an operation that . barely took five minutes . later that night , investigators found the . charred remains of a van most likely used in the heist , but little else . the stolen parcels contained both rough and polished stones . suspects in france and switzerland were detained on tuesday , and today belgian police carried out a massive operation , with 250 police involved in 40 house searches . ` in switzerland , we have found diamonds that we can already say are coming from the heist , and in belgium large amounts of money have been found . and the investigation is still ongoing , ' said jean-marc meilleur , a spokesman for the brussels prosecutor 's office . he said police had also found luxury cars . police believe they have recovered some of the diamonds which were stolen during the robbery -lrb- file picture -rrb- . authorities were expected to announce later wednesday how many of the detainees would be charged and arrested . in geneva , a police statement said that ' a very important quantity of diamonds was seized ' during the sweep ` coming from the spectacular heist at brussels airport . ' mr meilleur said that the man held in france is suspected to be one of the robbers . ` this person has a very heavy judicial background in france and his extradition to belgium has been requested . ' belgian authorities said that about 10 of the 24 people detained in belgium were known criminals . the suspects ranged in age from 30 to 50 , they said . the diamond industry , was surprised by the development ` but we can only be happy , ' said caroline de wolf , spokeswoman for the antwerp world diamond center . sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons .<doc-sep>read more : security questions at brussels airport after $ 50 million diamond heist . at this point , all those arrested are being questioned by the police locally , he said . the slick theft of $ 50 million in rough and polished diamonds in a dramatic heist grabbed the headlines in february .

<t> leon fenner , the suspected gunman in a $ 2million diamond heist was apprehended in maryland on wednesday . </t> <t> fenner and his accomplice , rondu frisby , reportedly stole countless jewels and 20 luxury watches from watch standard jewelry last month . </t> <t> it has also been reported that fenner pistol whipped the store owner 's father during the robbery . </t>

leon fenner suspected gunman in nyc diamond heist arrested<T>

allison williams won over critics as she transformed into peter pan on thursday but her live tv performance was not without the odd high-wire hitch . the 26-year-old actress , better known for playing character marnie in hit show girls , had a wobbly take-off at the start of the nbc show . williams almost crashed into a wall in an opening scene where peter demonstrates his magical flying powers to wendy . scroll down for videos . flying high : allison williams takes off on thursday during her live musical performance as peter pan on nbc . williams had a near-miss with the wall while on the high-wire but quickly recovered to give a performance which won over viewers . the 26-year-old girls star received high praise from viewers on social media for her role as the ` boy who would n't grow up ' the actress recovered quickly , cushioning herself against the wall with her hand and shook off the minor mishap . the three-hour production of peter pan live ! also starred christopher walken as a charismatic captain hook - complete with tap-dancing . however the veteran actor also came under fire for apparent lip-syncing . one critic tweeted : ` is christopher walken playing hook , or is capt. hook playing a caricature of christopher walken ? ' but the performance appeared to be a hit with some viewers as today anchor savannah guthrie quipped on friday : ` it was not peter pan-ned . ' on twitter , one viewer , @joey_aulisio , wrote : ` allison williams killed it . walken killed it . that wooden gator killed it . tiger lily - call me . that dog ! great job everyone . ' another , @ryansatin , wrote : ` if you 're not watching walken as hook , you are missing out on a truly special moment in tv history . ' williams got a boost of support before tackling the three-hour live performance from her co-star lena dunham , katy perry and her dad , news anchor brian williams . we 're hooked : veteran star christopher walken showed off tap-dancing skills with his band of pirates as peter pan 's arch nemesis captain hook . peter pan 's nemesis captain hook , played by christopher walken was a hit with viewers , with mia farrow tweeting : ` christopher walken = gold , no matter what ' surprise cameo : the voice of the narrator throughout , minnie driver came out at the very end to play wendy darling after she was all grown up - and still hoping for peter pan 's return . the blue-and-purple crocodile which torments captain hook and his pirates was a big hit with viewers . girls co-star lena dunham tweeted : ` allison is about to undertake one of the greatest drag roles in history and we are so proud we could burst . she will slay . ' celebrity fans also offered their support . katy perry tweeted : ' i believe in you allison williams ! ' zach braff joked : ` brian williams is crushing this . ' the nbc nightly news host took the night off anchoring duties to watch his daughter 's performance from the wings . mr williams told tvnewser : ` we will be watching the broadcast - immediate family only - sequestered in an undisclosed location ... close enough to the production as to burst through the stage door the moment the credits roll . ' alanna saunders , a 22-year-old woman of cherokee descent , was plucked from obscurity to play the starring role of native american princess character tiger lily . peter pan , played by allison williams , meets wendy , played by broadway star taylor louderman -lrb- left -rrb- . however there were grumbles from viewers , as one twitter user , @kittykatemd , wrote : ` although allison williams is singing beautiful , but her english accent is horrible ! #peterpanlive ' . another fired back : ` chill with the hate people . just be thankful its not as awful as carrie underwood in the sound of music #peterpanlive ' . christopher walken delighted viewers with his drawling , sashaying captain hook . his tap dancing , alongside an accomplished band of pirates , drew high praise . one viewer , rather unbelievably , compared him to fred astaire . but as mia farrow tweeted : ` christopher walken = gold , no matter what . ' the darling children take flight under peter pan 's instructions with the nbc telecast making much use of the high-wire during the three-hour production . peter pan leads the darling children off to neverland in the live adaptation of the 1954 disney-animated film . peter pan with wendy darling and her brothers fly off to neverland in the live telecast of the children 's classic .<doc-sep>williams looked a world away from her girls character marnie with her hair in a pixie crop to play peter pan . peter pan live ! came a year after nbc 's three-hour live telecast of the sound of music starring carrie underwood revived the idea of a broadcast network mounting a full-scale musical for live tv . that attracted nearly 19 million viewers but came in for criticism with carrie underwood , who played maria , panned for her ` amateur ' acting and stephen moyer , as captain georg von trapp , written off for ` clenched ' singing . this time , there was much more dancing , the addition of complicated flying routines , some mermaids , sword fights , digital overlays like tinkerbell and shadows , and a live dog . director and choreographer rob ashford had his work cut out for him . like the sound of music , peter pan live ! wisely leaned on broadway performers , including five-time tony award-nominee kelli o'hara , who was sadly underused , as mrs darling . the show also starred jake lucas -lrb- who was in broadway show newsies -rrb- as john darling and a very good taylor louderman -lrb- bring it on : the musical -rrb- as wendy . the beefy-armed christian borle , a tony winner and veteran of last year 's the sound of music live ! , played mr darling . -lrb- in a twist , borle won his tony playing captain hook in the peter pan play peter and the starcatcher . -rrb- . borle , who also stars in nbc 's smash , actually played two characters - the children 's strict dad mr darling as well as hook 's right-hand pirate , smee , a character he was far more successful at playing . but one of the stand-out performances came from the show 's second biggest star , minnie driver , despite only being seen onscreen for the last five minutes . despite being the first voice we heard as the narrator throughout , minnie came out at the very end to play wendy darling after she was all grown up - a mother who was still longing for peter pan 's return . captain hook 's pirates were also big hits with viewers during the spirited three-hour special performance . the tea party : the lost boys perform a routine with allison williams as peter pan -lrb- center -rrb- . the merry band of peter pan 's lost boys during a scene from thursday 's performance . peter pan live ! wisely leaned on broadway performers . wendy 's emotional moment at the end as peter pan finally returns - and she allows her daughter to follow him to neverland - was one which moved many fans to tears . it was also a more culturally sensitive peter pan , with alanna saunders , a 22-year-old woman of cherokee descent , portraying the native american princess character tiger lily , and the offensive song ugg-a-wugg transformed into true blood brothers . however the biggest reaction went to a rather unexpected cast member - a crazy bright purple-and-blue crocodile , who tormenting captain hook and his pirates throughout . ` and the blue crocodile just broke twitter , ' viewer zach brooks tweeted . wendy darling sings a romantic song expressing her unrequited love for peter pan in a performance which stayed true to jm barrie 's classic novel . wendy darling -lrb- pictured right -rrb- was played by taylor louderman who has also appeared in broadway musical bring it on . showdown : captain hook and peter pan come face-to-face in the musical performance on thursday . christopher walken 's captain hook character delighted viewers with his drawling dialogue and dancing . allison williams ' girls co-star lena dunham tweeted : ` allison is about to undertake one of the greatest drag roles in history and we are so proud we could burst . she will slay . ' katy perry : ' i believe in you allison williams ! ' zach braff joked : ` brian williams is crushing this . ' mia farrow tweeted : ` christopher walken = gold , no matter what . ' anna kendrick went on stream of tweets as she watched . she posted : ` dog is already the only character i care about #peterpanlive . ` tinkerbell sounds just like the iphone alarm and these kids are still asleep ? i do n't buy it . #peterpanlive ' ` oh s *** !!! neverland is an acid trip and i never want get sober . #peterpanlive ' sarah silverman : ` there are only two women in #peterpanlive and they 're both christopher walken ' sarah michelle gellar : ' i wonder what next years live musical will be ?? i 'm hoping for @mariahcarey in #hellodolly . anyone else have any ideas ? aubrey plaza : ` christopher walken is everything ' judd apatow : ' @billyeichner : . @billcosby u watchin peter pan ? '' he is more of a sleeping beauty guy . is n't it odd to think he is sitting with someone now '<doc-sep>proud dad : nbc nightly news host brian williams on wednesday proudly announced the casting of his own daughter as peter pan in december 's live telecast of the play . ` thrilled to be playing peter pan live on nbc in december , ' williams wrote with an adorable instagram shot from her childhood . ` i 've been rehearsing for a really long time ' the hilarious reveal from the newsman came just hours after williams herself told fans how thrilled she was to have won the role she 's wanted since childhood . ' i have wanted to play peter pan since i was about three years old , so this is a dream come true , ' allison said in a statement . as proof , she shared an instagram photo of herself as a little girl dressed in full peter pan costume . ` thrilled to be playing peter pan live on nbc in december , ' she wrote with the photo . ` i 've been rehearsing for a really long time . ' ' i have wanted to play peter pan since i was about three years old , so this is a dream come true , ' allison said in a statement .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- brian williams is n't just a veteran newsman : he 's also a proud papa . on wednesday , williams reported on `` nbc nightly news '' that his daughter , actress allison williams , had been cast in the lead role of nbc 's planned live telecast of `` peter pan live . '' there had been much speculation about who would play the boy who refused to grow up . the elder williams said his daughter had long wanted to play peter pan , though he was coy about his sourcing .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- `` girls '' actress allison williams is headed for neverland . nbc has announced that the 26-year-old will portray peter pan in the network 's upcoming musical , `` peter pan live ! ''<doc-sep>` peter pan live ' did n't exactly fly for nbc on thursday night as just nine million viewers tuned in - less than half of the audience ` the sound of music ' pulled in last year . the nielsen company reported this year 's musical production , starring allison williams as peter pan and christopher walken as captain hook , reached 9.1 million viewers . in comparison , ` the sound of music ' , which starred carrie underwood as maria , reached 18.6 million viewers last year , compelling nbc to go back to work getting another musical on the air . despite its high ratings , some performances last year were slammed by critics - including underwood , who panned for her ` amateur ' acting and stephen moyer , as captain georg von trapp , who was written off for ` clenched ' singing . scroll down for video . head-to-head : peter pan live , starring allison williams , left , pulled in 9.1 million viewers on thursday night compared to last year 's live version of the sound of music , starring carrie underwood , right . this year 's performance attracted fewer viewers than a repeat of a ` big bang theory ' episode , which was watched by 10.7 million people during the first half-hour of ` peter pan live ' . they missed williams , 26 , enduring a wobbly start to the production as she almost crashed into a wall while attempting to impress wendy with his magical flying powers . but the actress , who is better known for playing marnie in the hit show girls , recovered quickly , cushioning herself against the wall with her hand and shook off the minor mishap . the three-hour production also starred christopher walken as a charismatic captain hook - complete with tap-dancing and his inimitable swagger . but he was not without his mishaps either , as it appeared he was lip syncing some of the songs , while gawker accused the whole cast of taking the fun out of the children 's classic . despite the low number of viewers , it appeared to be a hit among many who did tune in , with today anchor savannah guthrie quipping on friday : ` it was not peter pan-ned . star performance : the 26-year-old girls star received high praise from viewers on social media for her role as the ` boy who would n't grow up ' in thursday night 's live show on nbc . we 're hooked : veteran star christopher walken showed off tap-dancing skills with his band of pirates as peter pan 's arch nemesis captain hook . on twitter , one viewer , @joey_aulisio , wrote : ` allison williams killed it . walken killed it . that wooden gator killed it . tiger lily - call me . that dog ! great job everyone . ' another , @ryansatin , wrote : ` if you 're not watching walken as hook , you are missing out on a truly special moment in tv history . ' girls co-star lena dunham tweeted : ` allison is about to undertake one of the greatest drag roles in history and we are so proud we could burst . she will slay . ' celebrity fans also offered their support . katy perry tweeted : ' i believe in you allison williams ! ' zach braff joked : ` brian williams is crushing this . ' the nbc nightly news host - the father of allison williams - took the night off anchoring duties to watch his daughter 's performance from the wings . mr williams told tvnewser : ` we will be watching the broadcast - immediate family only - sequestered in an undisclosed location ... close enough to the production as to burst through the stage door the moment the credits roll . ' alanna saunders , a 22-year-old woman of cherokee descent , was plucked from obscurity to play the starring role of native american princess character tiger lily . peter pan with wendy darling and her brothers fly off to neverland in the live telecast of the children 's classic . however there were grumbles from viewers , as one twitter user , @kittykatemd , wrote : ` although allison williams is singing beautiful , but her english accent is horrible ! #peterpanlive ' . another fired back : ` chill with the hate people . just be thankful its not as awful as carrie underwood in the sound of music #peterpanlive ' . mia farrow tweeted : ` christopher walken = gold , no matter what . ' but she added : ` weird that the ` lost boys ' are grown men . ' like the sound of music , peter pan live ! wisely leaned on broadway performers , including five-time tony award-nominee kelli o'hara , who was sadly underused , as mrs darling . the show also starred jake lucas -lrb- who was in broadway show newsies -rrb- as john darling and a very good taylor louderman -lrb- bring it on : the musical -rrb- as wendy . the beefy-armed christian borle , a tony winner and veteran of last year 's the sound of music live ! , played mr darling . -lrb- in a twist , borle won his tony playing captain hook in the peter pan play peter and the starcatcher . -rrb- . wendy darling sings a romantic song expressing her unrequited love for peter pan in a performance which stayed true to jm barrie 's classic novel . christopher walken 's captain hook character delighted viewers with his drawling dialogue and dancing . borle , who also stars in nbc 's smash , played two characters - the children 's strict dad mr darling as well as hook 's right-hand pirate , smee , a character he was far more successful at playing . but one of the stand-out performances came from the show 's second biggest star , minnie driver , despite only being seen onscreen for the last five minutes . despite being the first voice we heard as the narrator throughout , minnie came out at the very end to play wendy darling after she was all grown up - a mother who was still longing for peter pan 's return . wendy 's emotional moment at the end as peter pan finally returns - and she allows her daughter to follow him to neverland - was one which moved many fans to tears . it was also a more culturally sensitive peter pan , with alanna saunders , a 22-year-old woman of cherokee descent , portraying the native american princess character tiger lily , and the offensive song ugg-a-wugg transformed into true blood brothers . however the biggest reaction went to a rather unexpected cast member - a crazy bright purple-and-blue crocodile , who tormenting captain hook and his pirates throughout . ` and the blue crocodile just broke twitter , ' viewer zach brooks tweeted . allison williams ' girls co-star lena dunham tweeted : ` allison is about to undertake one of the greatest drag roles in history and we are so proud we could burst . she will slay . ' katy perry : ' i believe in you allison williams ! ' zach braff joked : ` brian williams is crushing this . ' mia farrow tweeted : ` christopher walken = gold , no matter what . ' anna kendrick went on stream of tweets as she watched . she posted : ` dog is already the only character i care about #peterpanlive . ` tinkerbell sounds just like the iphone alarm and these kids are still asleep ? i do n't buy it . #peterpanlive ' ` oh s *** !!! neverland is an acid trip and i never want get sober . #peterpanlive ' sarah silverman : ` there are only two women in #peterpanlive and they 're both christopher walken ' sarah michelle gellar : ' i wonder what next years live musical will be ?? i 'm hoping for @mariahcarey in #hellodolly . anyone else have any ideas ? aubrey plaza : ` christopher walken is everything ' judd apatow : ' @billyeichner : . @billcosby u watchin peter pan ? '' he is more of a sleeping beauty guy . is n't it odd to think he is sitting with someone now '

<t> the 26-year-old girls star won over critics in her three-hour live nbc adaptation on thursday - but the show had its fair share of problems . </t> <t> captain hook star christopher walken accused of lip-syncing and bizarre performance . </t> <t> one critic tweeted : ` is christopher walken playing hook , or is capt. hook playing a caricature of christopher walken ? ' </t> <t> peter pan live ! reached 9.1 million viewers - less than half what the sound of music did for nbc last year . </t> <t> lena dunham tweeted : ` allison is about to undertake one of the greatest drag roles in history and we are so proud we could burst ' </t> <t> nbc nightly news host brian williams took the night off anchoring duties to watch his daughter 's performance from the wings . </t>

allison williams attempts to take flight on peter pan live<T>

with property markets heating up across the country , generation y are increasingly opting to live with their parents , while squalid properties are selling for millions . amid the ongoing property boom gripping the australian real estate market , these properties give prospective home buyers a bid to find some bang for their buck . but property observer have risen to the occasion and tracked down the 10 biggest property discounts across australia . here are the 10 biggest price slashes , ranging from as low as $ 170,000 to a staggering million dollar cut . 10 . 21 cotton court , strathalbyn , south australia - discount of $ 173,000 . the circa 1990 's character property features three bedrooms , an open fire , spacious kitchen with modern appliances and lounge room with slow combustion , beautiful timber floors and double car accommodation . after three years and three months on the market , the three bedroom property has fallen from $ 498,000 to $ 325,000 - that 's a saving of $ 173,000 . set in a cul-de-sac location , the circa 1900 's character home features three good size bedrooms - two with built in robes , open fire places and plenty of linen space and a beautifully renovated bathroom and large laundry . sprawled across 1229 square-metre block of land , the enclosed garden offers shedding , shade homes , rainwater and a double car accommodation , with plenty of open space play areas . 9 . 219 bernard road north , carabooda , western australia - discount of $ 773,000 . sitting on a sizeable 15 hectares , the three bedroom home offers a perfect rural lifestyle with current 36,000 kl water licence , farm sheds and just kilometres from the imminent alkimos cbd , freeway and railway line . the rural abode was previously listed on the market , with an asking price of $ 3.5 million . but after being on the market for 467 days , the price has dropped a staggering $ 773,000 off its original price tag - it 's now on the market for $ 2,727,000 . sitting on a sizeable 15 hectares or 37.9 acres of land , the property offers three bedrooms , three garage spaces and is situated in the proposed landscape enhancement zone with the discretionary use for many tourist attractions . located just four kilometres from the imminent alkimos cbd , freeway and railway line , the beautiful farm offers a rural lifestyle and a perfect opportunity for new home owners or developers to upgrade for a tremendous scope to capitalise from the block of land . 8 . 2 wellington street , richmond , tasmania - discount of $ 1,000,000 . the heritage-listed property features four bedrooms , four bathrooms , additional rooms - perfect to turn into a studio , media and entertainment areas , double garage and a self contained cottage . the heritage-listed property has been on the market for 428 days , with an asking price of $ 2.8 million .<doc-sep>but after failing to attract home buyers , it 's now listed for $ 1.8 million - that 's a full million dollar drop . with a picturesque backdrop of the old richmond bridge , the property offers exceptional accommodation and amenities and a double garage - perfect for the family and their guests . the heritage-listed property has been on the market for 428 days , with an asking price of $ 2.8 million . but after failing to attract home buyers , it 's now listed for $ 1.8 million - that 's a full million dollar drop . known as the mill house , it features four bedrooms , four bathrooms in the main house and a self contained cottage , sprawled across a beautifully landscaped garden , which features existing dwellings , orchard , raised garden beds and recreational facilities . with a picturesque backdrop of the old richmond bridge , the property offers exceptional accommodation and amenities and a double garage - perfect for the family and their guests . featuring a very spacious attic - perfect for a studio or gaming room , which has been plumbed for an additional bathroom and bedroom if required . 7 . 1/23 albuera street , battery point , tasmania - discount of $ 800,000 . the stunning apartment offers three double bedrooms with walk-in and build robes , formal living and dining rooms , polished timber floors and window shutters and a large lock-up garage . the lavish apartment has been on the market for the past three years . but after failing to attract buyers , the original price at $ 2.2 million has slashed $ 800,000 off - it 's now listed for $ 1.4 million . the lavish apartment has been on the market for the past three years . but after failing to attract buyers , the original price at $ 2.2 million has slashed $ 800,000 off - it 's now listed for $ 1.4 million . protected by security gates and high fences at the front of the property , level entry leads to a capacious front foyer and out to a central terraced area with water feature , citrus fruit trees and a variety of mature plantings . with plenty of visitor parking , the stunning apartment offers three double bedrooms with walk-in and build robes , formal living and dining rooms , polished timber floors and window shutters and a large lock-up garage . 6 . 28a malsbury street , bicton , western australia - discount of $ 550,000 . the two bedroom unit was previously on the market for over a year , with an asking price of $ 1.5 million . but vendors are not asking for $ 950,000 - which is $ 550,000 off the original price . the two bedroom unit was previously on the market for over a year , with an asking price of $ 1.5 million . but vendors are not asking for $ 950,000 - which is $ 550,000 off the original price . situated just off the swan river , the flat is listed for rent at $ 480 per week .<doc-sep>5 . 292 carabooda road , carabooda , western australia - discount of $ 618,000 . the farm offers a three bedroom cottage , double garage , shed and bore , and just driving distance to the imminent alkimos cbd , freeway and railway line . set within close proximity of the state forest with miles & miles of bridle trails , the new home owners will get the opportunity to grow fruit trees and vegetable gardens as well as a build a tennis court . the 7.2 hectare farm is believed to be the most discounted home in western australia . at an initial tag of $ 1.65 million , the property can now be snatched up for $ $ 1,032,000 - that 's a price slash of $ 618,000 . the farm offers a three bedroom cottage , double garage , shed and bore , and just driving distance to the imminent alkimos cbd , freeway and railway line . set within close proximity of the state forest with miles & miles of bridle trails , the new home owners will get the opportunity to grow fruit trees and vegetable gardens as well as a build a tennis court . 4 . 61 woolgen park road , leppington , new south wales - discount of $ 600,000 . sprawled across 5 acre block of land , the cottage-style home features two bedrooms and is presently rented for a measly $ 300 a week - perfect for a good investment with future capital growth . sprawled across 5 acre block of land , the cottage-style home features two bedrooms and is presently rented for a measly $ 300 a week - perfect for a good investment with future capital growth . the property is a steal at $ 950,000 , particularly in light of its $ 1.55 million price tag a mere five months ago - that 's a saving of $ 600,000 . 3 . 78 walters road , wattle grove , tasmania - discount of $ 815,000 . sitting on a sizeable 10 acres of land , the beautiful modern home features three bedrooms with built in robes , two bathrooms - both with spa baths and walk-in shower and four carport spaces . the riverfront property was most recently the most discounted home in the country , with a staggering drop from $ 1.5 million to $ 685,000 in just over a year on the market - that 's a saving of $ 815,000 . sitting on a sizeable 10 acres of land , the beautiful modern home features three bedrooms with built in robes , two bathrooms - both with spa baths and walk-in shower and four carport spaces .<doc-sep>the kitchen is finished in a crisp white look , with ample bench space and an island bench , stainless steel appliances and stunning designs with modern architecture . with waterfront views and rural outlooks , the home offers a luxurious country lifestyle in a light filled open plan style , which allows the views to be enjoyed regardless of whether inside or outside . 2 . 948 priestdale street , rochedale , queensland - discount of $ 1,150,000 . the home features three bedrooms , two bathrooms , huge rumpus with a pool table , with multiple sheds and barns - perfect for a family wanting to live the ` rural ' lifestyle . the 20 paddock property was previously listed on the market for $ 2.8 million for 412 days . but after failing to attract buyers , the price has slashed $ 1,150,000 off the initial price tag - it 's now a bargain at $ 1.65 million . the 20 paddock property was previously listed on the market for $ 2.8 million for 412 days . but after failing to attract buyers , the price has slashed $ 1,150,000 off the initial price tag - it 's now a bargain at $ 1.65 million . with just walking distance from the new shopping centres , public and private schools as well as job opportunities with earnings between $ 700 to $ 1000 per week . the home features three bedrooms , two bathrooms , huge rumpus with a pool table , with multiple sheds and barns - perfect for a family wanting to live the ` rural ' lifestyle . 1 . 2 louisa street , ranelagh , tasmania - discount of $ 1,005,000 . the luxurious home boasts a 25 bed main residence and two cottage rooms , eight bathrooms and was once used as a boutique bed and breakfast for around ten years . the property has halved during the near two years it has been on the market . it was previously listed on the market at an initial asking price of $ 2 million but vendors are now seeking offers at $ 995,000 - that 's a saving of $ 1,005,000 . the luxurious home boasts a 25 bed main residence and two cottage rooms for guests or staff accommodation , which was once used as a farming enterprise and a boutique bed and breakfast for around ten years . the charm and beauty of clifton was passed through a single family for over a century before hitting the market around 2000 . sprawled across four-and-a-half acres of garden , parkland and paddock , the historic property of clifton dates back to the 1850s . steeped in history and surrounded by old gardens and trees , the property features eight bathrooms , ducted air conditioning , open fireplace with the built in bookshelves and cabinets .<doc-sep>by . emily crane for daily mail australia . housing prices continue to rise right across the country but there 's one street in sydney that takes the cake . raglan street in mosman , in sydney 's north shore , is home to the highest number of million-dollar homes and is easily the most expensive street in australia . new data from onthehouse.com.au reveals nsw is the wealthiest state when it comes to residential properties , with 23 percent of dwellings valued at more than $ 1 million . scroll down for video . raglan street in mosman , in sydney 's north shore , is home to the highest number of million-dollar homes and is easily the most expensive street in australia , according to new data . new data from onthehouse.com.au reveals nsw is the wealthiest state when it comes to residential properties . while mosman boasts the most expensive street , the suburbs itself ranked 11th on the top list of suburbs with 99.87 percent of houses in the millionaire 's club . this four bedroom home at 138 raglan street is going under the hammer on saturday , august 30 . while mosman boasts the most expensive street , the suburbs itself ranked 11th on the top list of suburbs with 99.87 percent of houses in the millionaire 's club . john edwards , a consulting analyst for onthehouse.com.au said it was no surprise to see so many nsw suburbs housing some of australia 's most expensive properties . ` within the top 10 alone , no suburb drops below 99 percent , and while mosman did n't make the top 10 , the fact it hosts australia 's number one street still cements its position as one of australia 's most prosperous localities , ' he said . balgowlah heights , clontarf , cremorne point , duffys forest , henley , huntleys point and huntleys cove are the most expensive nsw suburbs with 99.99 percent of homes being valued over $ 1 million . this five bedroom home at 72 raglan street sold for $ 2.7 million . the substantial federation home boasts views of sydney 's iconic harbour . a selling point of the property was the formal and informal living areas flowing effortlessly to provide unlimited entertaining .<doc-sep>by . richard shears . and john hall . self-confessed conman peter foster - the australian former friend of cherie blair during the notorious cheriegate affair - has been revealed as ` the puppeteer ' behind a slimming product scam . the 51-year-old fraudster , who became infamous in the uk in 2002 when he helped mrs blair purchase two flats in bristol at a discounted price , was found by a judge to be guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct . but he was n't in the federal court in brisbane to hear justice david yates ' condemning comments about his ` secret ' involvement in a nasal slimming product , which was found to be a scam . verdict : peter foster has been found guilty in australia of misleading and deceptive conduct . he became infamous in the uk in 2002 when he helped cherie blair purchase two flats in bristol at a discounted price . past : foster has previously been jailed in the uk , the us and australia because of his forbidden involvement in the slimming industry and promoting products that he knew would not work . foster is currently on an interpol ` most wanted ' list and was last heard of in hiding in the pacific nation of fiji . he has already been sentenced to . three years jail for contempt of court after breaking a 2005 court order . barring him from the weight loss industry - and , if caught , he now . faces further prison time for failing to appear in court and being found . guilty of the slimming con .<doc-sep>claimed : great britain became the first european power to officially claim any area on the australian mainland thanks to james cook . research by the university of melbourne has shown that the lead in the cannon most closely resembled metal found at the ancient coto laizquez mine in the andalusia region in spain 's south . the historians compared lead in the cannon to ore samples obtained from 2000 european sources and ruled out the theory that the gun was a later asian copy of the portuguese swivel . a darwin-based heritage group , past masters , said yesterday that the findings showed the lead in the gun was mined on the spanish iberian peninsula . ` it is simply likely therefore that the gun is of similar origin . european origin should n't be discounted just because it is obvious . ` this truly is the smoking gun of the portuguese discovery of northern australia , ' a spokesman for the group , mike owens , told the times . last year , australian scientist tim stone - also a member of the past masters - said the find will help rewrite the nation 's history . historical : this is one of the first ever maps of australia and shows an adventurer 's ship and what looks like a platypus off the coast . ` the cannon is one of the most significant historical artifacts ever found in northern australia , ' he said .<doc-sep>frequent flyer : british airways global ambassador orlando bloom offers his top travel tips to avoid jetlag . down under : the star of the hobbit is promoting ba 's discounted flights promotion for the festive season . bloom , who has spent the past fortnight in down under entertaining lord of the rings fans at comic-con conventions in sydney and brisbane , is a british airways global ambassador and was offering his top tips as part of their promotion for discounted flights ahead of the festive season . the actor was travelling to and from australia frequently before his amicable split with victoria 's secret model kerr , with whom he shares custody of their three-year-old son flynn , and now visits there once or twice a year to visit friends and extended family . he 's previously referred to the island nation as a ` home away from home ' .

<t> australia is gripped by a property boom , causing houses to be overvalued . </t> <t> the price of these houses has plunged after prolonged time on the market . </t> <t> some of them have dropped over 40 % , meaning savings of $ 1 million . </t>

australia 's most discounted properties<T>

jessica wynter gave birth to her baby son kye in a onesie after he was born suddenly as she struggled across a hospital car park . a young mother who gave birth in a onesie as she struggled across a hospital car park has described the moment she found her baby son ` curled up in the right leg , safe and sound ' . jessica wynter was taken to hospital by her parents after she went into labour one-week early . but she ran out of time when she got to the car park of king 's college hospital , in lambeth , south london , and little kye was born in the onesie . ms wynter , 21 , described how at the time she thought her waters had broken , saying it ` felt like a rubber duck slapped across my leg ' . she said it was lucky she had been wearing the garment as it prevented baby kye from hitting the floor . she said : ' i got up because i was n't in pain any more . my mum came over and we could both hear crying coming from inside . ' i unzipped the onesie and kye was curled up in the right leg , safe and sound . ` he looked really happy just sitting there . ' ms wynter said she woke up at three in the morning on december 27 suffering from serious back pain . the coventry university design student , from streatham , was in pain throughout the day and decided to get into a hot bath at 5.30 pm in a bid to soothe her backache . she then realised however that she was going into labour . she put on the polka dot adult-sized babygro as her mother christine and father davonne helped her into the car to race to hospital . she was undergoing contractions in the car and ran out of time straight after arriving at the hospital car park . following the birth , the pair were stretchered into the maternity ward where medics checked little kye to make sure he was healthy . kye was suddenly born as his mother struggled across the car park to the hospital . he was caught safely in the leg of his mother 's polka dot onesie , given to her at christmas by her grandmother enid . ms wynter said : ` my contractions were nearly five minutes apart and my back was in agony - i realised i was in labour . ` it . was really scary . i went in the bath a couple of times for the pain . by . the time dad got home i knew that we had to go to the hospital . ms wynter gave birth as she made her way across the car park at king 's college hospital , in lambeth , south london . ` we left around half five in the afternoon . i was yelling `` he 's here he 's here '' . ' i was in the back seat of the car screaming my heart out . ms wynter said it was ` so lucky ' she put the onesie on before going to the hospital . ' i was really frightened and in pain and i kept worrying we would be stopped because i had no seatbelt . ' her . father parked up in the drop off area but after she got out of the car .<doc-sep>ms wynter struggled as she tried to make her way to the hospital . she . said : ` and i knew something had come out . i thought it was the water . sack . it felt like a rubber duck slapped across my leg . ' ms wynter said eight doctors turned up following the birth , with one throwing a blanket over the new mother to keep her warm . she was then stretchered into the maternity ward where medics checked little kye to make sure he was healthy . ms wynter said : ` his temperature was a little bit low because he was born outside but apart from that he seemed fine . ` he was born at 39 weeks , a week early . ' i just threw on the onesie as i came out of the bath . it could have been anything else , it 's so lucky . ` if it had been something like a nightie i do n't think he would have survived . ' i was in so much shock when i saw him on my leg . i could n't believe it . lots of babies do n't stick to a time schedule so every day surprise deliveries can regularly be a cause of havoc for parents as well as medical staff . last summer , mailonline reported how on tuesday , june 18 , a father delivered his daughter 's baby in the front seat of his car , while three days later a baby said hello to the world in a police station . two weeks previously an eager tot arrived a month early while his blindsided mother was on the toilet . father-of-three , tony hall , described how he delivered his daughter 's baby in the front seat of his car on a busy road after he had been driving her to hospital when he was caught up in heavy school traffic in welling in bexley , london . and kayleigh thompson and dan hunt , who worked together to deliver their baby boy in their bathroom on may 31 , have a lasting reminder of the big day after they named him lou . ` i 've got to keep the onesie in my keepsake box - it 's just so surreal . ` i 'm sure i 'll tell him all about it when he 's older , probably as soon as he can talk . ' doctors said kye , who was born at 6lb 5oz , was healthy and well enough for the pair to be allowed to return home the same day . the onesie has been washed and will be kept in a keepsake box as a reminder of kaye 's dramatic arrival . ms wynter 's father davonne , 48 , said : ` it 's a real shock to the system . ` when i was coming home from work i had no idea what was about to happen . ' i parked in the drop off area in the hospital and went to call the labour unit to let them know jessica had arrived . ' i got back and she was on all fours in pain screaming . the next thing i knew , about eight medical staff appeared and it was all over . ` she thought she had given birth to the water sac , not the actual baby . ` we were all in a state of complete shock . if it had been a night dress who knows what could have happened , it 's such a blessing really . ` i 'm just thankful that she had the onesie on - it 's so lucky he 's safe . ` i 'm sure lot 's of young mums are going to want them now . '<doc-sep>paul donn , the baby 's father , was also on hand to watch over his son , who weighs just a few pounds . zookeepers say jessica has been cradling and nursing the baby since he was born on december 26 . she also carries the little one around as she forages for food . jessica has five other offspring , but this is her first with paul donn , who is a now four-time father . chill time : the baby is pictured here resting one arm on his mother , who leans back and relaxes . peeking : crowds armed with cameras take in the sight of the baby gorilla , who was born on december 26 .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a texas couple married tuesday in the neonatal intensive-care unit with their prematurely born son serving as ring bearer . justin nelson and kristi warriner wed tuesday in the nicu of cook children 's hospital in fort worth , where baby jj has been since september . he was born 15 weeks early on september 2 ; his twin , colt austin , died in utero . dressed in a tuxedo onesie , jj slept through most of the ceremony . he 's being monitored for chronic lung disease .<doc-sep>sisterly love : when jessica penrose learned she was going to have her second baby , she called her mom , then they both hopped in the car to tell her twin sister , andrea elliott . but they both had the exact same news - they were both pregnant ! brandon and jessica penrose : the couple already have a son which was born just a day and a year apart from jessica 's sister , andrea . however , before the scheduled inductions could happen , andrea went into labor early saturday morning . sister jessica had planned to follow her sister to the hospital a short time later to attend the delivery , but then her own water broke and she began having contractions . ` my water broke . before i knew it , i was headed in to have my son , too . '<doc-sep>olympic champion jessica ennis-hill has given birth to a baby boy . the 28-year-old , who won heptathlon gold at london 2012 , announced on twitter that her son reggie was born on thursday . she said : ` our beautiful baby boy reggie ennis-hill was born yesterday . we could n't be happier . ' ennis-hill , who is married to husband andy , was the poster girl of london 2012 .

<t> jessica wynter , 21 , was rushed to hospital after going into labour early . </t> <t> but she gave birth suddenly while in the car park of king 's college hospital . </t> <t> she said she opened the garment to find her son curled up in the right leg . </t> <t> the student was given the onesie by her grandmother for christmas . </t> <t> she said it was lucky she was wearing garment as it stopped kye hitting the floor . </t>

jessica wynter describes moment her baby son was born in a onesie<T>

a great white shark heading for british waters could be bringing some smaller ferocious fish with her , scientists have revealed . the deadly predator -- named lydia -- became the first tagged great white shark to cross the mid-atlantic ridge and scientists charting her progress have now revealed that the 15ft shark might be swimming towards europe to give birth to pups . she is just 800 miles -lrb- 1,255 km -rrb- off the coast of cornwall and ireland in the atlantic ocean and has now turned away from the uk . scroll down for video . the great white sharked named lydia has travelled 313 miles in the past 72 hours . she is currently headed west -lrb- pictured -rrb- but experts believe the shark is pregnant and in search of a nursery for her pups and could be en route to the mediterranean . very little is known about the reproduction of great white sharks . great white sharks are thought to reach sexual maturity aged around 15 . the oldest female ever recorded was 40 years old . the predators are ovoviviparous which means that eggs develop and hatch in the uterus and continue to develop until birth . the great white shark has an 11 month gestation period and the pups ' jaws start to form at one month . unborn sharks feed on ova produced by the mother and are born in spring and summer . mother sharks typically give birth to between two and 12 pups . but experts think she may be aiming for turkey in search of a nursery in the long-run . lydia , who weighs 2,000 lb -lrb- 907kg -rrb- has covered more than 19,400 miles in the past year since being fitted with a tracking device . she is being tracked as part of a ground-breaking marine life study by osearch that aims to learn more about sharks ' movements . scientists have been following the ferocious fish for over a year and her progress can be followed on the project 's website . ` lydia pinged in this morning headed nw ! ' researchers tweeted this morning . experts say they are shocked by lydia 's recent dash towards europe and she has travelled 313 miles in the past 72 hours . chris fischer , expedition leader and founding chairman of the ocearch shark tagging project , said lydia may be looking for somewhere to rear young . he said : ` i would guess that lydia is pregnant and that she has been out in the open ocean gestating her babies and that this spring she will lead us to where those baby white sharks are born - the nursery . ' he thinks her chosen location may end up being off the coast of turkey . record breaker : the deadly predator has become the first tagged shark of its species to cross the mid atlantic ridge , an enormous underwater mountain range under the ocean . she is currently swimming to the west -lrb- pictured -rrb- . deadly cargo : tagging the shark -lrb- pictured -rrb- was a feat in itself , with heavy machinery used to hoist lydia from the water in order to fit the tracking device . the mid-atlantic ridge -lrb- mar -rrb- is a ridge found along the floor of the atlantic ocean . this rift marks the actual boundary between adjacent tectonic plates , where magma from the mantle reaches the seafloor , erupting as lava and producing new crustal material for the plates . it forms part of the longest mountain range in the world and separates the eurasian plate and north american plate in the north atlantic , and the african plate from the south american plate in the south atlantic . great white sharks normally give birth to between two and 12 pups at a time after a gestation period of 11 months . blood samples did n't show lydia was pregnant when researchers used a 34,000 kg hydraulic platform to hoist her from the water to fit her tracking device . but mr fischer , who has led numerous ocean expeditions , said there is uncertainty over how exactly great whites reproduce . ` the sperm from the male comes in a packet with a shell on it . they -lsb- the female sharks -rsb- can carry it around for a while until a special organ inside them breaks down the shell and they get pregnant . ` we know its 18 months from when we discover the breeding aggregation to when they lead us to the nursery . ` what we do n't know is how long they carry that sperm packet and how long is it until their body breaks down the shell . ' lydia had been heading north but made a sharp turn back towards the u.s. ladbrokes bookkeepers revealed odds of 2-1 for lydia visiting cornwall as her first port of call . lydia has become the first tagged great white to cross the mid atlantic ridge -lrb- pictured -rrb- - an underwater mountain range which separates the eurasian and north american plates - at around 10am on march 9 . her gps tag only gives off a signal when she 's near the water 's surface so scientists sometimes have to wait days between new readings . mr fischer said it was impossible to predict where she 'll head next . he said : ` if you forced me to guess where that was , i 'd say it was over in the mediterranean , near turkey - but that 's long-ball i 'm playing . ` she could turn around right now and head back to florida . ' she became the first tagged great white to cross the mid-atlantic ridge - an underwater mountain range which separates the eurasian and north american tectonic plates - on the morning of march 9 . great whites are traditionally tracked off the coasts of south africa , australia , new zealand , the west coast of america from california up to alaska , the gulf coast and hawaii . shark biologist ian fergusson tweeted : ` whiteshark lydia pinged in on the other side of midatlanticridge ! welcome to the history books , #lydia , ' while chris fischer , who is involved in the project , tweeted : ' #lydia turns e toward #uk continuing first doc trans/atl migration n hist ! '<doc-sep>lydia was tagged by the ocearch project , which aims to monitor sharks to learn more about their movements . dr gregory skomal , 52 , senior fisheries biologist with massachusetts marine fisheries , said : ` i have no idea what to expect from her . next . i 've been working with sharks for a very long time now and i have . never seen anything like this . ' ` it 's anyone 's guess where she is going to go next but she has been heading east so she might continue to do so . ' ` she 's just short of 800 miles away from your coast now but in the grand scheme of things that really is n't far for her . it 's all very exciting . ` it 's hard to say how long it might take her to get there . if she decides she wants to get to england she could get there in days . ` having said that , she is quite likely to meander . it could take her days , it could take her months , or it might not happen at all . ` i think it would be great to see her turn up in the uk though . ' though lydia 's journey is impressive , great whites are known for their marathon migrations . in 2003 a great white nicknamed nicole travelled from south africa to australia and back - some 12,400 miles . in recent years there have been several sightings of great whites off the coast of britain . in september last year , fisherman david bond said he had spotted a 14ft beast swimming close to his boat off the coast of looe in southern cornwall . the suspected sighting came just a day after a fisherman on board a lobster boat said he spotted a ` giant shark ' get close to his vessel . all those who witnessed the shark dismissed the idea it could be a basking shark , saying the creature was much larger , prompting experts to consider the possibility it was a great white . great white sharks are the largest predatory fish in the world , reaching up to 20ft in length and more than 4,400 lb in weight . satellite tracking of the giant species has afforded researchers and scientists more accurate information about their habits and long-distance journeys . the ocearch global shark tracker project has tagged around 100 sharks since 2009 . the study has shown that great whites can travel up to 3,000 miles in three months . they . are traditionally tracked off the coasts of south africa , australia , . new zealand , the west coast of america from california up to alaska , the . gulf coast and hawaii . the . creatures have a ferocious reputation but are responsible for between a . third and a half of the average 100 shark attacks across the world each . year . they are highly adapted predators , detecting a single drop of blood in 100 litres of water up to three miles away . their mouths are lined with around 300 serrated teeth , arranged across several rows . gathering . speed and approaching their prey from beneath , great whites can leap . clear of the water , breaching like whales to attack . they commonly feed on sea lions , seals , small toothed whales , and sea turtles . the predators live for up to 25 years and eat around 11 tonnes of food each year . if food is scarce , the sharks will try to avoid fighting , instead engaging in a tail-slapping contest along the surface of the water . the winner delivers the most slaps . scientists . do not have a reliable idea of the species ' population across the . world , but agree their number are decreasing due to overfishing and . sharks being caught accidentally in nets . they are listed as an endangered species .<doc-sep>by . richard spillett . a brit hailed as the world 's greatest living fisherman has vowed to turn into a real-life ` jaws ' hero - and stop a great white shark that is heading towards britain . zyg gregorek has caught dozens of sharks , including the infamous great white , during a lifetime of extreme fishing all over the world . and the 70-year-old , from halwill , devon , is now preparing to turn into the real-life version of the shark hunter played by robert shaw in the film ` jaws ' . scroll down for video . zyg gregorek , 70 , from halwill , devon , says he expects a fight if he is to keep great white shark ` lydia ' away from british shores . experts have tracked a great white shark , which they have called lydia , as it swims towards britain . but the pensioner insists he wo n't . harm the fish - thought to be pregnant - but insists his mission is to .<doc-sep>shark aficionado roger bowring wrote : ` looks like a small great white ' , before adding : ` the more i look at it , the more it looks like a great white . ' other shark watchers suggested it might be an even more deadly oceanic whitetip , a species described by oceanographer jacques cousteau as ` the most dangerous of all sharks ' . four years ago an oceanic whitetip terrorised guests at the popular egyptian resort of sharm el sheikh , killing one woman and attacking four others . a source at falmouth coastguard told mailonline they had n't had any reported sightings of a great white . ` we do get sharks of various types off the coast of cornwall , it 's not unusual , but they 're primarily the large basking sharks . ' terrifying man-eater : the great white shark has rows of serrated teeth and can smell blood a mile away . experts said it was a basking shark because of its shape and its fins , and also ruled out other species such as mako , porbeagle , bull shark or thresher . great whites , made famous by the 1975 film jaws , weigh 2,000 lbs and are feared as man-eaters . they have razor-sharp serrated teeth and can smell a single drop of blood from a mile away . they usually prefer warmer waters than those around britain , but scientists have warned they may be tempted to the southern british coastline as sea temperatures rise , particularly after a hot summer . earlier this year a great white named lydia was spotted 1,000 miles off the south west , having swum 19,000 miles across the atlantic from america . marine biologists said it appeared to be heading for britain , where the mild weather had left the sea teeming with smaller fish to eat . this afternoon the uk-based shark trust played down fears of a killer circling our shores , saying it was most likely a young basking shark .<doc-sep>at that time she was 14-feet , 2-inches long but scientists following her say it 's almost certain she has grown since then . the largest ever recorded great white was 21 feet long . the second shark , betsy , is also likely to be bigger now . tagged one day before katherine , she weighed 1,400 pounds and measured 12-feet , 7-inches . katharine the great white shark even has her own twitter profile . earlier this year , a great white shark heading for british waters -- named lydia -- became the first tagged great white shark to cross the mid-atlantic ridge . scientists charting her progress have revealed that the 15ft shark might be swimming towards europe to give birth to pups . she was just 800 miles -lrb- 1,255 km -rrb- off the coast of cornwall and ireland in the atlantic ocean and has now turned away from the uk .<doc-sep>a great white shark with razor-sharp teeth continues to close in on britain , tracking technology can reveal . the deadly predator -- named lydia -- is just 780 miles -lrb- 1,255 km -rrb- off the coast of cornwall and ireland in the atlantic ocean . the 14.5 ft -lrb- 4.5 metres -rrb- , 2,000 lb -lrb- 907kg -rrb- fish has also become the first tagged great white shark to cross the mid-atlantic ridge , as it journeys closer to the uk and republic of ireland . scroll down for video . closing in : lydia the great white shark has swum 248 miles in the past 72 hours and is currently less than 800 miles away from britain -lrb- marked -rrb- . it is not understood why she is moving in such a northerly direction . last week it was predicted that the shark would arrive in british waters today , but lydia took a detour which has also makes her the most northerly tagged great white shark ever tracked too . the mid-atlantic ridge -lrb- mar -rrb- is a ridge found along the floor of the atlantic ocean . this rift marks the actual boundary between adjacent tectonic plates , where magma from the mantle reaches the seafloor , erupting as lava and producing new crustal material for the plates . it forms part of the longest mountain range in the world and separates the eurasian plate and north american plate in the north atlantic , and the african plate from the south american plate in the south atlantic . she was tagged as part of the ocearch project , which aims to monitor sharks to learn more about their movements . lydia 's progress can be followed on the project 's website . scientists have been following the ferocious fish for over a year as part of a ground-breaking ocean life study . lydia has swum 248 miles -lrb- 400km -rrb- in the last 72 hours and is currently less than 800 miles -lrb- 1,288 km -rrb- away from britain . record breaker : the deadly predator has also become the first tagged shark of its species to cross the mid atlantic ridge , an enormous underwater mountain range under the ocean . deadly cargo : tagging the shark -lrb- pictured -rrb- was a feat in itself , with heavy machinery used to hoist lydia from the water in order to fit the tracking device . she has become the first tagged great white to cross the mid-atlantic ridge - an underwater mountain range which separates the eurasian and north american tectonic plates - on the morning of march 9 . great whites are traditionally tracked off the coasts of south africa , australia , . new zealand , the west coast of america from california up to alaska , the . gulf coast and hawaii . shark biologist ian fergusson tweeted : ` whiteshark lydia pinged in on the other side of midatlanticridge ! welcome to the history books , #lydia , ' while chris fischer , who is involved in the project , tweeted : ' #lydia turns e toward #uk continuing first doc trans/atl migration n hist ! ' she has covered more than 19,400 miles since a tracking device was fitted to her near florida as part of the ocearch scientific project and can reach speeds of 35mph . scientists said they are shocked by her recent dash towards europe . it is impossible to predict which way lydia will travel , but she is currently pointing in the direction of ireland and the uk , having journeyed further north . lydia has become the first tagged great white to cross the mid atlantic ridge -lrb- pictured -rrb- - an underwater mountain range which separates the eurasian and north american plates - at around 10am on march 9 . ` i have no idea what to expect from her next . i 've been working with sharks for a very long time now and i have never seen anything like this , ' said dr gregory skomal , 52 , senior fisheries biologist with massachusetts marine fisheries . ` it 's anyone 's guess where she is going to go next but she has been heading east so she might continue to do so . ` in the last day we 've had quite a few recordings after a little break . this is probably because she 's starting to come a little higher up , where the water is warmer . ` though it 's hard to predict what she 'll do it 'll be very exciting if she comes to you guys . lydia was tagged by the ocearch project , which aims to monitor sharks to learn more about their movements . ` she 's just short of 800 miles away from your coast now but in the grand scheme of things that really is n't far for her . it 's all very exciting . ` it 's hard to say how long it might take her to get there . if she decides she wants to get to england she could get there in days . ` having said that , she is quite likely to meander . it could take her days , it could take her months , or it might not happen at all . ` i think it would be great to see her turn up in the uk though . ' lydia 's tag only gives her location when she nears the surface and the mighty shark left researchers anxious for days before providing an update , as she remained deep in the water . the act of tagging the shark , let alone predicting where it will travel , was a feat in itself . a 75,000 lb hydraulic platform was used to hoist lydia from the water in order to fit the tracking device . though lydia 's journey is impressive , great whites are known for their marathon migrations . in 2003 a great white nicknamed nicole travelled from south africa to australia and back - a some 12,400 miles . in recent years there have been several sightings of great whites off the coast of britain . in september last year , fisherman david bond said he had spotted a 14ft beast swimming close to his boat off the coast of looe in southern cornwall . the suspected sighting came just a day after a fisherman on board a lobster boat said he spotted a ` giant shark ' get close to his vessel . all those who witnessed the shark dismissed the idea it could be a basking shark , saying the creature was much larger , prompting experts to consider the possibility it was a great white . great white sharks are the largest predatory fish in the world , reaching up to 20ft in length and more than 4,400 lb in weight . satellite tracking of the giant species has afforded researchers and scientists more accurate information about their habits and long-distance journeys . the ocearch global shark tracker project has tagged around 100 sharks since 2009 . the study has shown that great whites can travel up to 3,000 miles in three months . they . are traditionally tracked off the coasts of south africa , australia , . new zealand , the west coast of america from california up to alaska , the . gulf coast and hawaii . the . creatures have a ferocious reputation but are responsible for between a . third and a half of the average 100 shark attacks across the world each . year . they are highly adapted predators , detecting a single drop of blood in 100 litres of water up to three miles away . their mouths are lined with around 300 serrated teeth , arranged across several rows . gathering . speed and approaching their prey from beneath , great whites can leap . clear of the water , breaching like whales to attack . they commonly feed on sea lions , seals , small toothed whales , and sea turtles . the predators live for up to 25 years and eat around 11 tonnes of food each year . if food is scarce , the sharks will try to avoid fighting , instead engaging in a tail-slapping contest along the surface of the water . the winner delivers the most slaps . scientists . do not have a reliable idea of the species ' population across the . world , but agree their number are decreasing due to overfishing and . sharks being caught accidentally in nets . they are listed as an endangered species .

<t> on friday , lydia was spotted 1,000 miles from cornwall and ireland . </t> <t> the satellite-tagged 15ft , 2,000 lb great white is around 800 miles away after she crossed the mid-atlantic ridge found in the middle of the ocean . </t> <t> today gps tag showed she is heading west , but experts think the shark is looking for a nursery in the mediterranean where she can raise some pups . </t> <t> great white sharks typically give birth to between two and 12 pups . </t> <t> lydia became the first tagged great white to cross the mid-atlantic ridge . </t> <t> no one understands why she is taking such a strange route as great whites are usually found in warmer waters . </t>

is lydia , the great white shark heading for britain , pregnant ?<T>

it 's becoming increasingly common for people in our ultra-connected society to sleep with their smartphones next to them or even under their pillows so nary an email or instant message will escape our attention . texan ariel tolfree recently learned the consequences of doing just that . the 13-year-old girl was recently awoken by her samsung galaxy s4 smartphone smoldering silently but pungently under her pillow . ariel tolfree recently awoke from her slumber to find her samsung galaxy s4 smoldering underneath her pillow . the battery apparently ignited , creating a small fire that scorched her pillow and bed sheets . tolfree 's father believes the phone 's battery ignited during the night , creating a small fire that caused it to begin to melt . this image shows close up the effect of the fire . samsung blames the use of a battery that was n't manufactured by the company , which it warns not to do in its ` common warning ' this image shows the battery , which appears almost molten . it apparently was the cause of the smoldering phone after it overheated . the company 's ` common phone ' warranty warns against using third-party batteries : . ` do . not use incompatible cell phone batteries and chargers . some websites . and second-hand dealers not associated with reputable manufacturers and . carriers , might be selling incompatible or even counterfeit batteries . and chargers . consumers should purchase manufacturer or . carrier-recommended products and accessories . if unsure about whether a . replacement battery or charger is compatible , contact the manufacturer . of the battery or charger . '<doc-sep>the phone 's manual warns against covering the device with bedding or clothes : . `` covering . the device with bedding , your body , thick clothing or any other . materials that significantly affect air flow may affect the performance . of the phone and poses a possible risk of fire or explosion , which could . lead to serious bodily injuries or damage to property . '' she told kdfw she placed the phone under the pillow before she fell asleep . later that night , she smelled something burning . ' i did n't think much of it , so i went back to sleep and then i woke up again and it was more prominent , ' tolfree said . under her pillow , she discovered her phone charted and partially melted . her sheets , mattress and pillow were also scorched . her father said the phone must have overheated , causing the battery to swell and start a small fire . a spokesperson for samsung told the fox affiliate that the battery inside the phone was a replacement unit and not an original samsung battery . samsung cautions in its ` common phone ' warranty guide on its website that third-party batteries should n't be used and also specifically warns in the phone 's manual against covering the device with bedding or anything . it could cause a fire , it states . ` if anything , they should put a big warning on it , like a cigarette label , if that 's the case , ' thomas tolfree , the girl 's father , said . samsung said they take any instance of a battery fire ` very seriously ' and requested that the phone be mailed to the company for a full investigation . the company has offered to replace the phone , the bedding , the mattress and pillow . samsung said it takes battery fires ` very seriously ' and offered to replace the phone , bedding , mattress and pillow .<doc-sep>by . mark prigg . samsung has come under fire for preloading its handsets with its own apps which can leave customers with just half the amount of advertised storage on flagship models . researchers have found that the so-called ` bloatware ' is rarely used by consumers , with many spending just seconds on the apps before deciding to use downloaded apps instead . samsung supplies everything from chat to password apps , some pre-installed with the device and the remaining accessible via google play and samsung app stores . samsung has come under fire for the amount of ` bloatware ' it preloads on its handsets , with claims the apps are rarely used by consumers . despite samsung 's heavy push in content and apps , galaxy s3 and s4 users look beyond its ecosystem for the vast majority of apps . bloatware is the name for any unwanted software or apps that are preinstalled onto phones , tablets , or computers . as well as taking up space that can be used for photos and other personal files , bloatware can also slow down your device . bloatware can also refer to extras that come with wanted software including browser toolbars , desktop widgets or other unwanted additions . ` despite samsung 's heavy push in content and app strategy through samsung app store , media hub , and in-house apps , galaxy s3 and s4 users look beyond its ecosystem for the vast majority of on-device usage , ' said strategy analytics , which analysed the data . based on appoptix march 2014 us panel data on 250-plus galaxy s3 and s4 users , the total time spent across key samsung apps on its flagship devices - galaxy s3 and s4 -- came just under 7 minutes , whereas the same galaxy user spent 149 minutes amongst three of google apps . ` in terms of content discovery and updates , samsung hub and samsung app store , its primary channel for content downloads , is again lagging behind the segment leader by a wide margin . , ' said the firm . recent tests by which ? magazine found that unwanted bloatware and system files still occupy 46 per cent of the phone 's internal storage - eight months after intial concerns were raised . at the opposite end of the scale , apple 's iphone 5c was the best performing handset , assigning a relatively low 21 per cent of storage to built-in apps and the ios operating system . google apps , by comparison , were a huge hit with samsung customers . bonny joy , chief , consumer telemetry platforms , said : `` clearly , galaxy sx series have succeeded in creating more engagement by growing the overall pie , but its own content and media strategy is faring low at the moment . ` galaxy s5 is a step-upgrade from the galaxy s4 , but as far as content and media is concerned , little has changed to draw consumer attention to its latest launch . ' appoptix data shows a typical galaxy s3/s4 user spends 64 minutes/month -lrb- combined -rrb- on google play , whereas the same figures for samsung hub and samsung app store are just 0.6 minutes . however , in terms of overall usage , galaxy is a top performing device , where galaxy s3 and s4 users -lrb- combined -rrb- consume 14 % more video and 24 % more data above the industry average . barry gilbert , vice president , said : ` our data shows that galaxy s4 users on average have 21 more apps -lrb- includes pre-installed and downloaded -rrb- than the industry average . ` obviously , samsung 's dominant position in the market is an ideal vehicle to drive own-branded content services across its installed base , but samsung should develop a differentiated set of apps that will resonate with its key user base . ' one of samsung 's famous apps , chaton , which is said to have crossed the 100 million users mark , was used for just 6 seconds per month by the users . in comparison , users spent over 151 minutes on instagram and over 11 hours on facebook per month . in january , which ? magazine tested the eight most popular 16gb handsets from samsung , apple , blackberry , lg , htc and google , pictured . samsung 's galaxy s4 was the worst performing handset , with only 54 % -lrb- 8.56 gb -rrb- of available storage , while apple 's iphone 5c was the best , with 79 % -lrb- 12.6 gb -rrb- . bloatware includes apps and files . that are added to handsets by the manufacturers and networks before they . are sold to customers .<doc-sep>by . richard spillett . holly hewett is warning others not to charge their phones overnight after her samsung smartphone caught fire . a woman has told of her terror after she woke up to find her phone on fire beside her bed . holly hewett , 25 , was asleep when she was woken by a ` sizzling sound ' and the smell of burning . she looked down and saw her samsung galaxy s4 smouldering as it charged on the carpeted floor next to her . miss hewett grabbed the smartphone and ran to the bathroom and threw it in the sink . the civil servant said : ' i woke up at 4.30 am when my boyfriend got up to go to work and looked at my phone to check the time . ' i noticed it was running low on battery so i plugged it in and put it on charge . ` at about 5am i checked the time again then rolled over and went back to sleep , but within about 10 minutes of that i heard a sizzling sound . ` even though it was dark i could smell the smoke . i picked it up and the screen sparked . ` as i walked to the bathroom the battery fell out of the casing at the back onto the floor . ' i did n't burn myself but there 's a hole in the carpet where it scorched it . the smell was awful , so i opened a window . ' she added : ' i was on my own and panicked because i 'd got no house phone so i did n't know how to contact anyone to let them know what had happened . ` in the end , after unplugging everything , i drove to my dad 's house . ' there are many reasons a phone could burst into flames . lots of manufacturers have blamed knock off charger suppliers , who cut corners in their manufacturing . however , mostly it has to do with the quality of the capacitor and circuit protector in the inner workings of the phone . if these are faulty , failing to either keep the current in the phone to a low voltage , or failing to keep the hot circuits from the plastic phone coating , there can be an exponential increase in heat in the phone . this may lead to the capacitor breaking down and sending several hundred volts of electricity into the battery . this is often more than the lithium based batteries can take , and they either expand due to the bending and melting of the battery 's shape , or burn up and catch fire , due to the increased heat inside the phone . the incident happened at miss hewett 's flat in kemsley , kent around 5.15 am last friday morning . she said : ` i 've never had anything like this happen to me before . it had only been charging for about 50 minutes , if that . ' i was extremely lucky . i 'd warn others not to put their phones on charge while they are sleeping . ` luckily i 'm not a very deep sleeper , any sound usually wakes me up , but it could have been a different story . ' it is not the first time smartphones and tablets have been reported to suddenly catch fire . last june , a man in hong kong claimed . his flat was destroyed by fire after his galaxy s4 burst into flames . while he was playing the game love machine . a month later , swiss teenager fanny . schlatter , 18 , suffered second and third degree burns when her . smartphone apparently exploded in her pocket . last . year , a brand new ipad air exploded in flames while charging in a . vodafone mobile phone store in camberra , australia , store workers said . miss hewett threw the device into her sink after she was woken by it smouldering on her bedroom floor . samsung have assured customers they have robust safety standards and will investigate miss hewett 's device when they receive it . and in 2012 , a schoolboy in coventry was burned when his blackberry curve 9320 exploded in the middle of the night . a samsung spokesman said : ` once we have received the product in question , we will conduct a thorough examination to determine the exact cause of the incident . ` we would like to assure our customers that we employ robust quality controls and standards to ensure the safety of our products . ' this case is not the first case recorded of this model of samsung phone catching fire under suspicious circumstances . december 2013 . a user of the model in canada reported his galaxy s4 spontaneously catching fire using a post on youtube . the phone was apparently charging , when the port next to the battery suddenly burst into flames , causing a small fire . samsung attempted to silence the customer whose galaxy s4 smartphone dangerously caught fire . july 2013 . even earlier in the year a house was set on fire in hong kong after the same make of phone burst into flames . the . owner of the phone , a man named du , was playing a game on the galaxy s4 . when it burst into flames , causing him to throw the phone across the . room , where it landed on his sofa . the phone then exploded and set fire to his entire house , eventually burning it to the ground . in june of 2013 , a hong kong resident claims his flat was destroyed by fire after his galaxy s4 burst into flames while he was playing the game love machine . august 2013 . only a month later , a swiss teenager . suffered second and third degree burns when her smartphone apparently . exploded in her pocket . fanny schlatter , 18 , was injured when the samsung galaxy s3 allegedly blew up in her trouser pocket . in july 2013 , a swiss teenager suffered burns when her smartphone apparently exploded in her pocket . according to reports in the french-language le matin newspaper , 18-year-old ms schlatter was working as an apprentice painter when her smartphone exploded in the pocket of her work trousers , pictured . february 2014 . an american teenager in maine suffered burns after her iphone 5c . burst into flames in her back pocket , and set her trousers alight . the girl , who was not named , was burned on the thigh and back when her iphone started smouldering in her back pocket . classmates . heard a pop and saw smoke billowing around the 14-year-old , who had to . remove her trousers in class to get away from the fire . ruined : the green iphone 5c was blackened and broken after the fire . november 2011 . an iphone 4 burst into flames mid-flight on an australian airline flight . on its flight zl319 from lismore to sydney the mobile phone starting to emit dense smoke and ` glow red ' after the plane landed . the flight attendant extinguished the smoke along with the ` glow ' , and nobody was harmed , but the plane was stuck on the tarmac for longer than planned after landing .<doc-sep>the galaxy s4 was launched in march and has already sold 10 million handsets , according to figures from samsung . the s4 mini is a compact version of the s4 with many of the same software features . its hardware features are more like the samsung galaxy s3 . the samsung galaxy s4 mini will be available in frost white , pictured , and black mist . price and release dates are expected to be announced at an event in london in june . the optional s health app can monitor calories , weight , real-time heart rate , sleeping patterns and can be used as pedometer . it can be downloaded to the s4 mini from the samsung app store . samsung has made a habit of announcing new handsets and then releasing a . mini version a couple of months later - as seen with the galaxy s2 and . s2 mini and the galaxy s3 and s3 mini . the mini versions are always cheaper , less powerful versions of their high-end predecessors . the galaxy s4 mini will be available in two colours - white frost and black mist . there will be a 4g lte , 3g and 3g dual sim version but information about which ones will be available in the uk , how much they will cost and when they will be released is n't due to be announced until the samsung 2013 premiere for galaxy and ativ in london on 20 june . the built-in apps on the galaxy s4 caused controversy earlier this month when it was discovered that buyers were getting much less storage than they paid for because the device is sold full of ` bloatware ' . bloatware . includes apps and files that are added to handsets by the manufacturers . and networks before they are sold to customers . the . s4 , which costs around â # 550 sim-free , is advertised as having 16gb of . internal storage , yet because or these preinstalled apps , operating . system files and network features , this is almost halved to 8.8 gb .<doc-sep>by . ellie zolfagharifard . published : . 09:34 est , 10 december 2013 . | . updated : . 11:45 est , 10 december 2013 . samsung has reportedly attempted to silence a customer whose galaxy s4 smartphone dangerously caught fire . the south korean group 's actions have , however , backfired after the customer used social media to highlight the company 's response . earlier this month , youtube user ghostlyrich posted a video that showed the damage caused to his samsung galaxy s4 handset after it caught fire while charging . scroll down for videos ... samsung has attempted to silence a customer whose galaxy s4 smartphone dangerously caught fire .

<t> ariel tolfree , 13 , says she placed the phone under her pillow before going to sleep and later awoke to discover it severely charred her pillow and sheets . </t> <t> her father says the battery must have overheated , igniting a small fire . </t> <t> samsung blames the use of a third-party battery , which it warns against in its ` common phone ' warranty . </t> <t> the phone maker said it offered to replace the device as well as the pillow and the mattress . </t>

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click here to read the full match report with all the pictures from wembley . danny welbeck can not wait to play in the ` unbelievable ' celtic park atmosphere as england look to continue their fine recent run against scotland . the three lions travel north of the border for the first time since 1999 on tuesday , when international football 's oldest rivals meet for the 112th time . the occasion may only be a friendly but the atmosphere inside celtic park will be anything but . danny welbeck is looking forward to playing at celtic park after starring in england 's victory over slovenia . the arsenal forward watches the ball into the net for his second goal in england 's 3-1 victory at wembley . the glasgow roar is something welbeck is looking forward to , with the arsenal forward confident england will flourish rather than wilt in the hothouse . ` obviously it is only a friendly but we want to win every single game , ' he said . ` we ca n't go in thinking we are going to do anything else than that . ` it is going to be a great atmosphere . i watched the game against the republic of ireland the other night and the atmosphere sounded unbelievable . i just ca n't wait to get out there and taste it . ' welbeck 's opening goal was a scuffed shot , but gave his side the lead for the first time in the game . welbeck is congratulated by teammate kieran gibbs as his hot scoring streak for england continues . as well as bragging rights , tuesday 's match offers england the opportunity to maintain momentum .<doc-sep>emotions remain raw following the world cup embarrassment , yet roy hodgson 's men have responded impressively to that disappointment . saturday 's 3-1 win against slovenia made it five wins on the bounce since brazil , keeping their 100 per cent start to euro 2016 qualifying intact . welbeck 's brace complemented a penalty from centurion wayne rooney in that win at wembley , where england recovered impressively from falling behind to a second-half jordan henderson own goal . ` it was a good night all round , ' welbeck said . ` it is obviously pleasing to get the win in the end . ` the most important thing was the way the team responded to going a goal down . ' i think what we can do now obviously is play our game and make sure we are prepared for the next match . ' i ca n't really go back too much to the summer . we ca n't change anything from there now , so the most important thing is to prepare well for the next game and obviously try to get the win . ' wayne rooney is presented with a commemorative gold cap to mark his 100th appearance for england . rooney celebrates after scoring england 's equaliser from the penalty spot to mark his landmark . welbeck may have scored twice but he is all too aware that he was never going to outshine rooney on such a momentous occasion . the 29-year-old became the youngest-ever english centurion on saturday , leading the comeback against slovenia by earning the penalty from which he then levelled . ` obviously everyone is very pleased for wayne , ' his former manchester united team-mate welbeck said . england have moved six points clear in euro 2016 qualifying group e .<doc-sep>` in a way it was kind of inevitable he was going to score that goal . ` once the penalty came around , you just knew he was going to stick it in the back of the net . ` it was great for him to get the goal on his 100th cap , captaining the team . ' the win against slovenia continues england 's seemingly unstoppable march towards euro 2016 . despite only being four games into group e , their 12-point haul is twice as much as slovenia , switzerland and lithuania in joint-second place . england are virtually guaranteed of reaching the euro finals after going six points clear in their group . roy hodgson applauds after seeing his side continue their impressive response to failure at the world cup . the top two automatically qualify for the finals and the third-placed side can also progress , yet welbeck insists qualification is not a formality . ` no , i think we 've got to obviously prepare for each and every single game , ' he said . ` every team is going to come to wembley and try to make it difficult for us . ` slovenia did that in the first half and we had to kind of change up the tactics a little bit . ` we worked on that throughout the week and in the second half we created some decent chances and put them away . '<doc-sep>by . david kent . england will travel north of the border for the first time in 15 years to face scotland in a friendly at celtic park on november 18 . roy hodgson 's side are still recovering from their dismal performance at the world cup but the fa have wasted no time in announcing another high profile clash against gordon strachan 's side . the two countries met at wembley in august last year , with the three lions winning 3-2 courtesy of rickie lambert 's first international goal . moving on : wayne rooney and england will face scotland at celtic park in a friendly in november . magic moment : rickie lambert -lrb- centre -rrb- celebrates scoring england 's winning goal against scotland at wembley last year . classic : west brom midfielder james morrison -lrb- third from left -rrb- opened the scoring at wembley but england battled back to win . heads up : danny welbeck -lrb- centre -rrb- makes it 2-2 against the scots with a well-placed header .<doc-sep>danny welbeck scored two goals for england as they beat slovenia 3-1 at wembley . foster says he expects scotland to play a physical game when they face england at celtic park . manchester united #spaul scholes scored twice in england 's 2-0 win at hampden park in 1999 .<doc-sep>click here to read which players could challenge rooney 's record of becoming the youngest to reach 100 caps for england . wayne rooney will tell the younger members of the england squad they must not be intimidated by the hostile atmosphere at celtic park on tuesday . rooney marked his entry into the 100 club with a crucial penalty on saturday as england came from behind to record a 3-1 win over slovenia . focus now turns to tuesday 's international against scotland in glasgow . although a friendly by name , there will be no sense of bonhomie between the two sides or the rival fans inside the famous 60,000-seater stadium . wayne rooney has urged youngsters to play their ` normal game ' when england face scotland . rooney scores england 's opening goal in their 3-1 victory over slovenia at wembley on saturday . rooney knows all about the white-hot atmosphere of celtic park . he played there twice with manchester united and he has also watched from the stands after being given tickets by his old team-mates alan stubbs and roy keane . given the intense rivalry between the two nations , rooney expects the decibel levels to be even higher on tuesday night and he therefore feels his inexperienced team-mates may need some calm words of reassurance before kick-off . ` you do n't realise until you actually play there what the atmosphere is like , ' the england captain said . ` the atmosphere was great when i was in the crowd , unbelievable , but you do n't realise until you 're on that pitch what it 's like so maybe a few of them , you might need to speak to them and say : ` listen , this is going to be hostile . make sure you blank it out , relax , and play your normal game . do n't get involved in it . '' rooney is presented with a ` golden cap ' by bobby charlton -lrb- l -rrb- after reaching 100 appearances for england . england are virtually assured of reaching the euro 2016 finals after going six points clear in their group . the atmosphere will be the polar opposite to the one inside wembley on saturday . once rooney had gained his commemorative golden cap from sir bobby charlton and his two children had left the field , the 82,305 fans inside wembley quickly fell silent . it was easy to see why . england 's first-half performance was terrible - among the worst in a long while . the only time they looked like scoring was when samir handanovic had to stick his right leg out to deflect jasmin kurtic 's woeful back-pass wide . rooney has experienced the hostile atmosphere at celtic park as a manchester united player . rooney 's landmark century managed to overshadow danny welbeck 's brace that secured victory . the night before , scotland maintained the pressure on their group rivals poland and germany with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the republic of ireland .<doc-sep>the families of rival captains wayne rooney and darren fletcher will watch tuesday 's scotland-england clash at celtic park together . rooney and fletcher , good friends and the captain and vice-captain of manchester united , have jointly-hired a box for their families to share for the game in glasgow . it will be the first time the two countries have met in scotland since 1999 when england won the first leg of a euro 2000 play-off 2-0 with a brace from paul scholes . video scroll down to watch roy hodgson : fitting performance from rooney on 100th cap . the familiers of wayne rooney -lrb- above -rrb- and darren fletcher family will watch scotland vs england together . rooney said : ' i ca n't wait , i think it will be a great game . it will be a fantastic atmosphere . i 'm actually glad it 's at celtic park . it will be even more special there and it 's game i 've been looking forward to it since the fixture was made .

<t> england travel to scotland for an international friendly on tuesday . </t> <t> three lions are six points clear in their euro 2016 qualifying group after defeating slovenia 3-1 at wembley on saturday . </t> <t> danny welbeck scored twice while wayne rooney netted on his 100th cap . </t>

danny welbeck ` ca n't wait to taste celtic park atmosphere ' when england travel to scotland<T>

the future looks bright for facebook , or at least brighter now that mark zuckerberg has released a new map with all the friends connected through the site across the world represented by shining points of light . countries worldwide are bathed in blue on the striking map , and far more users are represented than were on a similar map released in 2010 . the map shows the rising popularity of the social media site in africa , south america , and india . but it has one undeniably black hole : it sits directly over the nation of china . september 2013 : mark zuckerberg has proudly made this map his facebook page 's new cover photo . it shows how all the world is connected through the social media behemoth . december 2010 : an older map , while impressive , proves just how much facebook 's reach has spread . notice a darker africa , south america , and india . china , where facebook is blocked , is a black hole on the new and old maps .<doc-sep>blue planet : according to facebook , over a billion users logged on to the social media site each month in 2013 , up 23 percent from 2012 . as noted by slate , the people 's republic is no big fan of facebook . the communist government has blocked facebook for years -- blaming it , at least in part , on the riots in urumqi that left 140 dead in 2009 -- along with twitter , youtube , and other sites . instead of facebook , chinese internet users interested in social media log onto the sites weibo , weixin , and renren . also a dark spot , on both the new and old facebook connection maps , is the dark continent . africa 's more populous coastal and southern regions are alight , but no connections are leaping out of the continent 's center . telecom infrastructure here is far less developed , though tech giants like facebook and google are working to change that .<doc-sep>russia is another dark area on the map , though that 's owed less to a restrictive government and more to its citizen 's preferences . facebook is only the second most used social network in mother russia after the more popular vkontakte . while the darker areas of facebook 's maps have remained relatively unchanged , many of the brighter spots have become even more so . the booming economy of india has no doubt fueled its increased connections on facebook . brazil , another rapidly industrializing country , has also increased its facebook use , despite the longstanding popularity of google 's orkut in the south american nation . while facebook may not be breaking into the chinese market , just a glance at these maps makes it clear that the site 's popularity is on the rise worldwide and wo n't be going away any time soon .<doc-sep>this map shows the spread of facebook users worldwide , highlighting the rising popularity of the site in africa , south america , and india . the black hole over china is because the site has been banned following riots in xinjiang four years ago , which authorities attributed , in part , to the influence of social networks . facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has said that making facebook available in china is in keeping with his company 's goal of connecting the world . earlier this month , facebook ceo sheryl sandberg met with the head of china 's state council information office during a visit to beijing . the pair discussed facebook 's importance as chinese enterprises continue to expand abroad ` and various cooperation matters around that , ' according to a post on the council 's website . twitter , which is preparing for an initial public offering , could also benefit by being available in china , the world 's largest internet market by users . still , many chinese web users already use similar services , such as sina corp 's weibo . china 's three biggest telecoms companies - china mobile , china unicom and china telecom - have been informed of the decision to allow foreign competition in the ftz , the sources told the newspaper . the three state-owned companies had not raised complaints because they knew the decision had been endorsed by chinese leadership including premier li keqiang , who has backed the shanghai ftz , the sources added .<doc-sep>-lrb- mashable -rrb- -- this is what the world looks like , according to the facebook social graph . facebook intern paul butler was interested in the locations of friendships , so he decided to create a visualization of facebook connections around the globe . how local are our friends ? where are the highest concentration of friendships ? how do political and geological boundaries affect them ? butler started by using a sample of 10 million friend pairs , correlated them with their current cities and then mapped that data using the longitude and latitude of each city . that was the easy part . creating the right effect to show connecting relationships between thousands of cities proved to be a challenge . butler wrote a fascinating facebook note explaining some of the challenges he faced creating his visualization : . `` i began exploring it in r , an open-source statistics environment . as a sanity check , i plotted points at some of the latitude and longitude coordinates . to my relief , what i saw was roughly an outline of the world . next i erased the dots and plotted lines between the points . after a few minutes of rendering , a big white blob appeared in the center of the map . some of the outer edges of the blob vaguely resembled the continents , but it was clear that i had too much data to get interesting results just by drawing lines . i thought that making the lines semi-transparent would do the trick , but i quickly realized that my graphing environment could n't handle enough shades of color for it to work the way i wanted . instead i found a way to simulate the effect i wanted . i defined weights for each pair of cities as a function of the euclidean distance between them and the number of friends between them . then i plotted lines between the pairs by weight , so that pairs of cities with the most friendships between them were drawn on top of the others . i used a color ramp from black to blue to white , with each line 's color depending on its weight . i also transformed some of the lines to wrap around the image , rather than spanning more than halfway around the world . '' with a few more tweaks , he eventually came up with the amazing visualization you see here . at first glance , it provides some expected data -- the u.s. has the highest concentration of facebook friendships , and africa has the lowest concentration . while most of russia and antarctica are nowhere to be found , the rest of the world is easily identifiable . what do you think of the visualization ? does anything about it surprise you ? let us know in the comments . © 2010 mashable.com . all rights reserved .<doc-sep>by . mark prigg . it is an incredible view of how the world looked during the ice age . an online mapmaker has revealed a unique map showing the world as it would have looked 14,000 years ago , when the last ice age was at its harshest . designers worked with geologists to accurately map the massive landbridges and ice sheets that made the world a very different place . the unique map shows the world as it would have looked 14,000 years ago , when the ice age was at its harshest . designers worked with geologists to accurately map the massive landbridges and ice sheets that made the world a very different place . the world as it looks today : this modern map shows the incredible differences since the ice age . the map was created by martin vargic , an amateur graphic designer from slovakia . ` it is the first map of its kind on such a scale and level of complexity , and depicts our planet as it looked during the late glacial maximum of the last ice age , 14,000 years bce , ' he told mailonline .<doc-sep>from its largest volcano to its deepest canyon , the extreme terrain of mars can now be explored in unprecedented detail from the comfort of your desk . taking 16 years to create , this colourful map describes the geography of mars as it is today while also shedding light on the red planet 's watery past . it also reveals that much of the planet 's surface is older than scientists thought , with the darkest brown areas on the map formed more than four billion years ago . taking 16 years to create , the colourful map describes the geography of mars as it is today while also shedding light on the red planet 's past . the map was created by the u.s. geological survey -lrb- usgs -rrb- in virginia using data from four separate orbiting spacecraft . the map was created by the u.s. geological survey -lrb- usgs -rrb- in virginia using data from four separate orbiting spacecraft . ` spacecraft exploration of mars over the past couple decades has greatly improved our understanding of what geologic materials , events and processes shaped its surface , ' said usgs scientist and lead author , dr kenneth tanaka . ` the new geologic map brings this research together into a holistic context that helps to illuminate key relationships in space and time , providing information to generate and test new hypotheses . ' this new global geologic map of mars depicts the most thorough representation of the red planet 's surface . the map reveals that much of the planet 's surface is older than scientists thought , with the darkest brown areas on the right and left map formed more than four billion years ago . most of the surface area of the map dates to the first major geologic time period - the early noachian epoch - than was previously mapped . this timeframe is the earliest part of the noachian period , which ranges from about 4.1 to about 3.7 billion years ago , and was characterised by high rates of meteorite impacts , widespread erosion of the martian surface and the likely presence of abundant surface water . the map also confirms previous work that suggests mars had been geologically active until the present day . there is evidence that major changes in mars ' global climate supported the temporary presence of surface water and near-surface groundwater and ice . these changes were likely responsible for many of the major shifts in the environments where martian rocks were formed and subsequently eroded . low lying deposits , mostly 7,000 metres to 3,000 m beneath the surface are shown in green while impact craters are marked by the yellow areas doted around the planet . lava flows and volcanos on the red planet are shown in red , purple and orange depending on when they were formed and the type of feature described . highland areas , generally about 3,000 metres above the surface elevation , are highlighted in grey and brown . evidence . of water on mars dates back to the mariner 9 mission , which arrived in . 1971 . it revealed clues of water erosion in river beds and canyons . viking . orbiters that followed caused a revolution in ideas about water on . mars by showing how floods carved deep valleys . mars . is currently in the middle of an ice age , so liquid water can not exist . on its surface at the present time . however , the planet seems to have . been warmer and wetter in the past . in . june last year , curiosity found powerful evidence that water good . enough to drink once flowed on mars . in september , the first scoop of . soil analysed by curiosity revealed that fine materials on the surface . of the planet contain two per cent water by weight . the light blue areas show the late amazonian polar caps . these areas are heavily pitted by impact craters , particularly in the southern polar region . lava flows and volcanos on the red planet are shown in red , purple and orange depending on when they were formed and the type of feature described . low lying deposits , mostly 7,000 metres to 3,000 metres beneath the surface are shown in green while impact craters are marked by the yellow areas dotted around the planet . highland areas , generally about 3,000 metres above the surface elevation , are highlighted in grey and brown . a full explanation of the features can be found here . ` findings from the map will enable researchers to evaluate potential landing sites for future mars missions that may contribute to further understanding of the planet 's history , ' said usgs acting director suzette kimball . ` the new mars global geologic map will provide geologic context for regional and local scientific investigations for many years to come . ' the martian surface has been the subject of scientific observation since the 1600s , first by earth-based telescopes , and later by fly-by missions and orbiting spacecraft . the mariner 9 and viking orbiter missions produced the first planet-wide views of mars ' surface , enabling publication of the first global mars geologic maps in 1978 and 1986-87 . this latest map was created using data from the mars global surveyor , mars odyssey , mars express and mars reconnaissance orbiter spacecraft . there is evidence that major changes in mars ' global climate supported the temporary presence of surface water and near-surface groundwater and ice . these changes were likely responsible for many of the major shifts in the environments where martian rocks were formed and subsequently , as shown by features in this map .

<t> a map using points of blue light to show how facebook connections across the globe shows a jump in users in india , africa , and south america . </t> <t> but china , where facebook has been banned for years , remains in the dark . </t>

blue planet : new facebook map depicts all of the world 's interconnected friendships - with an unmistakable black hole over china<T>

thousands of holocaust victims transported to nazi concentration camps by a french railway company will be entitled to compensation . france and the us have agreed a # 40 million -lrb- $ 60 million -rrb- settlement fund , that will be financed by the french government . survivors who were deported by france 's state rail company sncf during world war ii will be able to make a claim . scroll down for video . hundreds of holocaust victims transported to nazi concentration camps by the french state railway company will be entitled to compensation , it has been announced . french president francois hollande pictured at a train car that represents the drancy concentration camp , in drancy , a paris suburb , france -lrb- file picture -rrb- . as part of the deal , the us government will work to end lawsuits and and compensation claims against sncf . the rail company is currently bidding for a lucrative high-speed rail contract in the us and some state legislators had been trying to punish it sncf for its holocaust actions . ` this is another measure of justice for the harms of one of history 's darkest eras , ' said the u.s. special adviser on holocaust issues , stuart eizenstat , who spent three years working with french officials on the agreement . sncf transported about 76,000 french jews to nazi concentration camps , though experts disagree on its degree of guilt . it is believed only an estimated 3,000 french jews survived the horrendous concentration camps .<doc-sep>sncf has expressed regret for what happened , but argues it had no effective control over operations during the nazi occupation from 1940 to 1944 . the french foreign ministry and u.s. state department announced an accord friday on the compensation fund , which will be financed by the french government and managed by the united states . the agreement will be signed monday in washington , but it still must get approval from the french parliament , which could take months . the french government has already paid more than $ 6 billion in reparations -- but only to french citizens and certain deportees . victims could be entitled to up to # 62,000 as part of the agreement between france and the us . pictured french holocaust survivors gathering at the site of the former drancy detention camp , north of paris , france -lrb- file picture -rrb- . the french government are paying for the compensation fund . french president francois hollande standing at attention in front of a train car that represents the drancy camp -lrb- file picture -rrb- . the new deal will allow compensation for americans , israelis and some others who were not eligible for other french reparations programs . there are around 250 people in the u.s. who are eligible under the new fund as direct survivors or spouses , according to an advocacy group , but several thousand may be eligible as heirs to survivors or spouses . the money should break down to about $ 100,000 each for survivors , and tens of thousands of dollars for spouses , eizenstat said .<doc-sep>although sncf is not a party to the agreement , the company will contribute $ 4 million over the next five years to fund holocaust memorials and museums in the u.s. , israel and france , according to eizenstat . the french government has pledged to encourage french lawmakers to approve the deal , eizenstat said . ` the objective today was to be able to provide reparations -- even 70 years later -- that they could claim , given the trauma , the barbarity and the horror that the deportation represented for them , ' said patrizianna sparacino-thiellay , a french ambassador for human rights who was a key architect of the deal . the french government is holding several events marking 70 years since the allies liberated france from nazi control in 1944 . u.s. rep. carolyn b. maloney of new york , who had pushed the u.s. government to pressure france to agree to compensation , hailed the deal as a ` breakthrough in a decades-long struggle for justice . ' the anti-defamation league , a jewish civil rights organization , also welcomed the accord . ` there is no amount of money that could ever make up for the horrific injustice done to these victims and their families , ' said abraham foxman , adl 's national director and a holocaust survivor . ` but agreements like this provide some modest redress , an important recognition of their pain , and acknowledge the responsibility of governments and institutions to leave no stone unturned in seeking every possible measure of justice for holocaust victims . ' the deal comes as france , home to western europe 's largest jewish community , is battling new concerns about anti-semitism . french authorities and jewish leaders denounced a rape and robbery attack with anti-semitic overtones this week against a french couple . the number of anti-semitic incidents in france has grown 91 percent this year compared to last year , according to crif , france 's leading jewish organization . jewish groups in france are also concerned about rising islamic extremism and the resurgent far right .<doc-sep>a few thousand people may be eligible for some of the fund , according to guillois . this fund had been years in the making , and had come under intense pressure inside the united states , including efforts by american lawmakers to bar the sncf , the french national railway , from bidding in u.s. markets until the issue is resolved . one piece of proposed legislation , the holocaust rail justice act , stated that more than 75,000 jews and thousands of others were moved from france to nazi concentration camps on sncf trains . those transported included u.s. citizens and their relatives , as well as american military pilots shot down during the war . an official at france 's national railway declined to comment on the agreement when reached by cnn . yet guillois explained that the sncf was not considered liable for the deportation of jews in france , because it was commissioned by france 's vichy government -- which was formed after the armistice and collaborated with the nazis -- to do so . this is n't the first time that france , which was invaded by nazi germany in 1940 before reaching an armistice agreement with adolf hitler 's government later that year , has borne some responsibility for the holocaust . as guillois noted , this latest agreement is one of several mechanisms by the french government to compensate holocaust victims since 1946 , the year after world war ii ended . the nazis systematically killed more than 6 million jews during the holocaust , along with millions of other people who were religious and ethnic minorities , political dissidents , homosexuals or disabled , in death camps situated primarily in germany and eastern europe .<doc-sep>the french foreign ministry has been forced to begin negotiations with the u.s. state department about making payments to holocaust survivors or risk losing out on a billion dollar contract . the state-owned société nationale des chemins de fer français -lrb- sncf -rrb- runs some of the fastest and most efficient lines in the world but has a dark history which saw it transport thousands of jews to their deaths in german concentration camps . the company transported some 76,000 french jews to nazi concentration camps during the wartime occupation -- of which only about 3,000 survived . state-owned sncf runs some of the fastest and most efficient lines in the world but has a dark history which saw it transport thousands of jews to their deaths in german concentration camps . sncf formally apologized for its role in 2011 , but claimed that it acted under coercion from the nazis and has - until now - always sought to avoid making reparations . only now that subsidiary keolis is attempting to secure a $ 6.5 billion contract to build a 16 mile light-rail network connecting maryland 's suburbs has the company decided that it might have to reconsider its previous position . the 35-year contract for the purple line project is one of the biggest government contracts in the state 's history , but opposition from holocaust survivors has left the kelois bid hanging in the balance . leo bretholz , a holocaust survivor who lives in maryland , does n't believe that local tax dollars should go toward sncf or its subsidiaries . holocaust survivor leo bretholz lives in maryland and does n't believe that local tax dollars should go toward sncf or its subsidiaries . the 92-year-old has gathered more than 150,000 signatures on a petition that blasts the ` unconscionable ' possibility that the company could now reap profits from its taxpaying victims . ` until they properly acknowledge their role in the holocaust and take full responsibility , the people of maryland should not allow their tax dollars to be used to help the company expand its business here , ' he wrote in an editorial for the baltimore sun last month . bretholz escaped from an sncf train headed for the auschwitz concentration camp in 1942 , and he believes the company actively collaborated with the nazis , claiming that its workers earned profits from the deportations and played a direct role in implementing them . ` they pursued payment on this after the liberation of paris , after the nazis were gone , ' he wrote , citing an invoice that sncf sent to the french government . ` they even charged interest for late payments . this was not coercion , this was business . ' the bad-feeling against sncf has prompted senators in the state to propose a bill which would make it illegal for the french to apply for prestige projects . prisoners arrive at the auschwitz concentration camp in poland in 1945 : sncf transported some 76,000 french jews to nazi concentration camps during the wartime occupation ¿ of which only about 3,000 survived . holocaust survivor leo bretholz , now 92 , points to his name in a record book of passengers of french trains / convoys bound for nazi death camps .<doc-sep>by . peter allen . france 's state-owned railway sncf could be banned from bidding on a # 4billion contract in the us because of its involvement in world war two . france 's state-owned railway is set to be banned from bidding for a # 4 billion contract in the usa because of its role in the world war ii holocaust , it emerged today . sncf runs some of the fastest and most efficient lines in the world but has a dark history which saw it transport thousands of jews to their deaths in german concentration camps . now senators in the us state of maryland have proposed a bill which would make it illegal for the french to apply for prestige projects . keolis , a rail company which is majority-owned by sncf , wants to bid for a # 4 billion plus contract to build a 12 miles light railway in america over 35 years . the proposed service would run between montgomery and prince george counties , but more than 50,000 locals have signed a petition opposing the involvement of sncf . senator joan carter conway told le monde : ` the persistent refusal of sncf to take responsibility for its role in the holocaust remains an insult to its victims . ' she and other senators want sncf to pay compensation to holocaust survivors before they are allowed to do business in the states . alain leray , head of sncf in america , in turn said his company would analyse the proposed bill for ` possible discrimination ' . mr leray insists that his company has as much right as any other to operate as a successful business in the usa . four years ago , sncf issued a public apology in florida over its wartime conduct after bidding for a rail contract to connect the cities of orlando and tampa . senators in maryland , usa , have proposed a bill to prevent the french from bidding on the new project . fifty thousand residents have signed a petition voicing their objection to scnf , which was involved in transporting thousands of jews to german death camps , including auschwitz , above , during world war two . and last august senator chuck schumer introducing a measure that opened sncf up to compensation suits in us courts . sncf has continually argued that it is immune to legal action over the holocaust thanks to the foreign sovereign immunities act . mr schumer said : ` survivors and family members of those who perished have long attempted to hold sncf accountable for its active role during the holocaust , but so far the company has succeeded in cloaking itself in foreign sovereign immunity , evading jurisdiction in united states courts . ' mr schumer added : ` the holocaust rail justice act would finally enable survivors and family members to hold this french rail company accountable in a court of law for sending thousands to their death during world war ii , and allow survivors and family members an opportunity for justice . ' more than 70,000 french jews were transported to nazi death camps during the wartime occupation , together with other groups considered enemies of the third reich . many were rounded up by french policemen and then placed on to sncf trains at stations such as the paris suburb of drancy .<doc-sep>seven decades after being sent to nazi concentration camps , survivors of the holocaust will have the chance to get retribution -- from the government of france . france signed an agreement monday with u.s. authorities to pay $ 60 million to holocaust survivors transported to concentration camps , said arnaud guillois , a spokesman for the french embassy in washington . patrizianna sparacino-thiellay , france 's ambassador at large for human rights in charge of holocaust issues , said monday the agreement `` is a further contribution to recognizing france 's commitment to facing up to its historic responsibilities . `` the reparation programs set up immediately after the war , and those introduced in the past fifteen years , are the tangible symbol of the official acknowledgment in 1995 of france 's ` imprescriptible debt ' towards the victims of the holocaust , '' sparacino-thiellay said . a joint statement from france 's foreign affairs ministry and the u.s. state department noted that the accord shows the close relationship between the two countries . `` in this year marked by the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the allied landings in normandy and provence , this agreement further strengthens the historic friendship and ties between our two countries , '' the statement said . u.s. officials created the fund and will administer it . but americans are n't the only ones eligible for compensation ; victims living in nations that have n't signed holocaust compensation agreements also can benefit , according to the embassy spokesman .

<t> france and us announce # 40 million fund for holocaust survivors . </t> <t> victims transported by france 's state rail company will be eligible . </t> <t> spouses or descendants of victims may also be entitled to compensation . </t> <t> sncf transported about 76,000 french jews to concentration camps . </t> <t> survivors should get around # 62,000 -lrb- $ 100,000 -rrb- in compensation . </t> <t> move described as ` an important recognition of their -lrb- survivors -rrb- pain ' </t>

france to compensate holocaust survivors that sncf transported to nazi camps<T>

those headed out to denver are willing to shell out for more than just eggs on easter weekend which also falls on april 20 , the nation 's unofficial holiday for the celebration of marijuana . ever since colorado made recreational marijuana use legal , the state has felt a boom in tourist revenue and this weekend , the numbers are expected to smoke out old records . cbs reports that denver hotel searches on hotels.com have increased by 73 per cent nationwide when compared to the same time frame in 2013 . scroll down for video . joe rey , a grower at 3d cannabis center , waters marijuana plants at the company facility in denver where recreational marijuana use is legal . hotels.com shows a graph exhibiting the increase in searches for denver hotels ever since the legalization of marijuana in colorado . denver was previously listed as one of the top 20 u.s. destinations and is a popular location for skiing and other snow sports . ever since marijuana has made denver an even more popular tourist spot more and more people are expected to visit the city from all over the globe . ` people are coming nationally from all over the u.s. but i 'm also seeing a lot of international guests as well , ' said christine lunsford , operations director at the denver weed shop 3d cannabis center . ` they 're all coming here because cannabis is legal in colorado and they 're all excited to be here , '<doc-sep>cbs spoke with a few of denver 's easter weekend visitors to see what made them decide to visit colorado for the special holiday . jourdan yelvington came all the way from daytona beach , florida to attend the 4/20 celebrations . ` people are coming nationally from all over the u.s. but i ¿ m also seeing a lot of international guests as well , ' said christine lunsford , operations director at the denver weed shop 3d cannabis center . ' i just think it 's an awesome opportunity that i 'm actually here to experience it , ' said jourdan yelvington who came all the way from daytona beach , florida to attend the 4/20 celebrations . yelvington was unable to check in early at her hotel because it was so busy . the marijuana enthusiast decided to kill some time at a pot shop which she describes as a surreal experience . ' i would say that the 4/20 weekend is a destination weekend here in denver because we have people coming from all over and for tourism there 's been a huge spike , ' lunsford said . this year denver will host the fourth annual high times cannabis cup . last year had the highest attendance yet after the recreational legalization of marijuana use . even though smoking pot is legal in colorado does n't mean that there are n't laws surrounding its use . residents and visitors are not permitted to travel with marijuna , smoke in public areas or on federal land . nor are they permitted to drive while under the influence of drugs .<doc-sep>that means the states ' new marijuana markets had legal competition from day one . and that does n't account for the black market , which of course is completely free of taxes and regulations . lawmakers in both colorado and washington are looking for ways to drive pot smokers out of the lower-taxed medical pot market and into the recreational one . but obstacles are stiff . ` if there is untaxed medical pot , the taxes are voluntary . when you make it voluntary , people wo n't necessarily pay , ' oglesby said . the marijuana market is far from settled . colorado benefited from first-in-the-nation curiosity and marijuana tourism . as more states legalize , colorado and washington will face competition . ` colorado is probably kind of a best-case scenario ' for pot tax collections , said jeffrey miron , a harvard university economist who studies the drug market . ` if a number of other states legalize -- and two of them already have -- then bit by bit , colorado revenue is likely to decline . ' there 's an even bigger uncertainty looming for states considering legal weed -- a new president in 2016 . ` the huge unknown is still federal policy , ' miron said . ' a new president can radically change state policies toward legalization . ' senators pat steadman , left , d-denver , and lucia guzman , d-denver , are seen in this 2013 file photo . steadman is one of colorado 's legislative budget-writers and has been tasked with following colorado 's pot tax collections .<doc-sep>washington voters legalized pot at the same time colorado did , in 2012 . but retail sales in washington did n't start until june , with stores slowly opening and sales increasing each month . things will speed up as more states legalize pot and can look to colorado and washington for regulatory guidance . but legal weed is n't an overnight flood of tax money . ` everyone who thinks colorado 's rollin ' in the dough because of marijuana ? that 's not true , ' said state sen. pat steadman , a denver democrat and one of the legislature 's main budget-writers . washington and colorado set vastly different tax rates , both based on a percentage of the pot 's value . the states then had to immediately set a value for a product with no legal sales history . what 's the right price ? colorado 's pot regulators have struggled to establish a wholesale pot price to collect excise taxes . ` taxing a percentage of price may simply not work , ' said pat oglesby , a former congressional tax staffer who now studies marijuana 's tax potential at the chapel hill , n.c. , center for new revenue . he pointed out that the two latest legal weed states -- alaska and oregon , both still working on retail regulations -- will tax marijuana by weight , similar to how tobacco is taxed . every state in the union , liberal to conservative , has a market for marijuana . and making pot legal does n't guarantee those consumers will leave the black market and happily sign up to start paying taxes . in washington state , medical marijuana is n't taxed . it is in colorado , but all adults are allowed to grow up to six plants on their own .<doc-sep>` people are n't afraid to come out and celebrate it , the way they used to be , ' said 52-year-old charles bade of denver . bade carried a tie-dyed flag with a . big cannabis leaf and wore a garland of fake marijuana leaves around his . neck . he said he 's been marking 4/20 privately since he was 11 but . decided to join this year 's public smoke-out to celebrate the votes by . colorado and washington last year to defy federal drug law and make pot . legal . authorities generally look the other way at public pot smoking here on april 20 . denver : crowds gather at the denver 4/20 pro-marijuana rally at civic center park in denver on saturday , april 20 , 2013 . smoke : carly , center , smokes marijuana with the help of hunter , right , at the denver 4/20 pro-marijuana rally at civic center park . organizers say the event -- which drew . 50,000 people last year -- could bring a record 80,000 this year , since . it 's the first celebration since colorado and washington voted to make . pot legal for recreational use . group . smoke-outs are also planned saturday from new york to san francisco . the origins of the number ' 420 ' as a code for pot are murky , but the . drug 's users have for decades marked the date 4/20 as a day to use pot . together . denver 's celebration this year also features the nation 's first open-to-all cannabis cup , a marijuana competition patterned after one held in amsterdam . similar to a beer or wine festival , pot growers compete for awards for taste , appearance and potency of their weed . denver 's event , sponsored by high times magazine , has sold out more than 5,000 tickets . snoop lion , the new reggae - and marijuana-loving persona for the rapper better known as snoop dogg , received a ` lifetime achievement award ' from high times . and the hip-hop group cypress hill was set to perform a sold-out concert saturday evening in colorado 's iconic red rocks amphitheatre . bong : marijuana smokers pass a bong at the denver 4/20 pro-marijuana rally at civic center park in denver on saturday , april 20 , 2013 . authorities generally look the other way at public pot smoking here on april 20 . colorado and washington are still waiting for a federal response to the votes and are working on setting up commercial pot sales , which are still limited to people with certain medical conditions . in the meantime , pot users are free to share and use the drug in small amounts . a citizen advocacy group that opposes marijuana legalization , smart colorado , warned in a statement that public 4/20 celebrations ` send a clear message to the rest of the nation and the world about what colorado looks like . ' ` does the behavior of the participants in these events reflect well on our state ? ' asked the head of smart colorado , henny lasley . the organizer of denver 's 4/20 rally , miguel lopez , said the holiday is more than an excuse to get high -- it 's also a political statement by people who want to see the end of marijuana prohibition . ` you do n't have to smoke weed to go to 4/20 rallies . you do n't have to be gay to go to a pride festival . you do n't have to be mexican to celebrate cinco de mayo , ' lopez said . ` that 's what this is . it 's a celebration , it 's a statement about justice and freedom and this movement . ' watch the video here : .<doc-sep>by . associated press . a police raid at an amsterdam-style cannabis lounge in denver , colorado , has triggered a debate over where adults can smoke pot in a state that allows recreational marijuana consumption - but not in public . denver police showed up last week at maryjane 's social club , one of dozens of private pot-smoking clubs in colorado operating in a legal gray area . the officers handcuffed smokers , seized drug paraphernalia and ticketed the club 's owner for violating state law banning indoor cigarette smoking . three people were cited for smoking in public . inside the lounge : denver police raided this amsterdam-style cannabis lounge in colorado , named maryjane 's social club . colorado law prohibits recreational pot consumption ` openly and publicly or in a manner that endangers others . ' and state lawmakers say that smoke-free laws also appear to ban indoor pot smoke-outs . but marijuana advocates argue the increasingly popular private pot dens are permissible because marijuana is n't sold , nor is food or drink . like maryjane 's , the clubs are only for members , who bring their own weed . the officers entered maryjane 's on friday to investigate ` illegal activity ' - public marijuana consumption - when they issued the citations , department spokesman sonny jackson said . he said police are not targeting other private pot clubs but that all pot-related businesses , including private lounges , are under new scrutiny since recreational sales began in colorado in january . ` this is new for us , ' said ashley kilroy , denver 's executive director of marijuana policy , noting that police routinely look for pot clubs that are publicly advertising or who impose cover charges as a sham and then give away weed . ` we 're going to be as proactive as we can and educate businesses as we go along . ' kandice moss , who was inside maryjane 's at the time , said she recognized the plainclothes detectives because they had been inside the club before , posing as new members . one of them told her the club was a public place before they started issuing citations . maryjane 's social club -lrb- pictured -rrb- is one of dozens of private cannabis lounges in colorado that operate in a legal gray area . ' i asked , ` where is it safe ? '' moss said . ` he said , ` you 're legal to possess it and smoke it at home , and that 's it . ' but denver attorney rob corry , who represents one of those cited , said the club is private . it does n't advertise specific events , and it requires memberships to get in , even if to smoke there for just one night . marijuana advocates argue the increasingly popular private pot dens are permissible because marijuana is n't sold , nor is food or drink . corry argued the raid was hypocritical . he noted that the city of denver has allowed the colorado symphony orchestra to hold a series of bring-your-own-cannabis fundraising concerts - labeled private events - after the symphony agreed to hold the shows by invitation only at private galleries . after days of wrangling , city officials concerned about public consumption withdrew their objections to three symphony events called classically cannabis , which have marijuana companies as sponsors and are expected to raise $ 200,000 for the symphony . ` this is an identical situation , ' corry said . ` it 's not even close to being a gray area . ' the symphony took corrective action after the city warned them about public consumption and maryjane 's did not , kilroy said . corry said he was unaware of any formal warnings the club had received . the attorney represents andrew overall , who received a $ 135 citation for public consumption at maryjane 's . legal gray area : colorado law prohibits recreational pot consumption openly and publicly or in a manner that endangers others -lrb- library image -rrb- . officers said they saw overall , 25 , smoking hash oil from a water pipe , which they seized as evidence , according to his citation . the document also notes that his club membership was issued in june . overall said he started buying nightly memberships at the club for $ 10 , and then bought a monthly pass . ` it 's a place where people who are like-minded can get together and enjoy cannabis , ' said overall , who was supposed to work as a dj the night of the crackdown . ' i feel safe there . ' overall said he plans to fight the ticket in court . maryjane 's has closed after the arrests . its patrons hope it would reopen , perhaps as a hookah lounge . owners of other private pot dens around the state are keeping an eye on the denver case . ` the number of clubs is going to increase , and the number of enforcement actions is going to decrease , ' corry predicted . david fanelli , who owns club ned near boulder with his wife , cheryl , said the club-cafe has not had any problems since it opened in march after more than a year of planning for proper ventilation and consulting with police , an attorney and zoning officials . still , the town of nederland has only allowed his club to operate for a six-month trial period . officials will then decide whether to extend its license . ` we are just a test , ' fanelli said .

<t> ever since colorado made recreational marijuana use legal , the state has felt a boom in tourist revenue . </t> <t> denver hotel searches on hotels.com have increased by 73 per cent nationwide when compared to the same time frame in 2013 . </t> <t> more and more tourists are visiting denver from outside the u.s. than ever before . </t>

pot-friendly denver has seen tourism increase since making weed legal<T>

when the final fifa fifpro world xi is announced at the ballon d'or award ceremony at the kongresshaus in zurich on january 12 , it could end up reading a lot like one of carlo ancelotti 's team-sheets . real madrid have one goalkeeper , five defenders , three midfielders and three strikers in the 55-player shortlist . coach ancelotti could also pick up the manger 's gong and cristiano ronaldo , with a record breaking 17 goals in last season 's champions league campaign , is favourite to win the main prize -- the ballon d'or . real madrid forward cristiano ronaldo is favourite to retain his ballon d'or crown in zurich next month . carlo ancelotti could claim fifa 's coach of the year award after leading real to champions league glory . manuel neuer , dani carvajal , diego godin , sergio ramos , philipp lahm ; james rodriguez , toni kroos , angel di maria ; gareth bale , cristiano ronaldo , lionel messi . * real madrid players in bold . the current european champions are on a run of 17 straight wins that should extend to 20 with home games against celta vigo , ludogorets and almeria to come before they travel to morocco where they will play the club world cup . by the time the awards ceremony comes around they could be sat on top of the world , as well as favourites to become the first side ever to retain the champions league . the manner in which they have won their last five champions league games has seen to that . their la liga form -- brushing aside barcelona when the two teams in met in october - has them on top and expected to take that crown , too . when fifa finally announce their team of teams madrid will have to cede some territory to other clubs . after a poor world cup , iker casillas maybe be back to his best in la liga but it will surely be too late to prevent manuel neuer from being voted best goalkeeper . atletico madrid 's diego godin should be picked in the defence and that will mean that sergio ramos and pepe -- both worthy of spots in the xi -- will have to contest the other centre-back position . as one of the ballon d'or finalists lionel messi will make the team so real madrid 's bbc forward line of gareth bale , karim benzema and ronaldo will not be able to make a clean sweep of the front three . welshman gareth bale has been nominated for fifa 's world xi after a fine first season in madrid .<doc-sep>summer signing james rodriguez , pictured scoring against cornella , is one fifa 's nominated midfielders . ballon d'or : cristiano ronaldo . best goalkeeper : iker casillas . best defenders : dani carvajal , sergio ramos , pepe , marcelo , raphael varane . best midfielders : toni kroos , james rodriguez , luka modric . best forwards : cristiano ronaldo , gareth bale , karim benzema . the midfield could well be made up of current real stars and players who were integral to madrid 's success last season - luka modric , james rodriguez and toni kroos are in competition with angel di maria and xabi alonso . whatever shape the final team takes it could comfortably have five madrid players in it , plus those sold in the summer . and the powers that be at the bernabeu wo n't even mind if players let go in august make the cut . such has been the success of new faces kroos and rodriguez that the sales of alonso and di maria , that stung so much at the start of the season , now no longer trouble supporters . rodriguez already has nine goals -- just two short of di maria 's total of 11 for the last campaign . it now looks a masterstroke especially as the colombia star is on # 1.5million-a-year less than the argentine would have cost under the terms of the new deal he felt -- with some justification after his brilliant season -- that he deserved . scooping the individual prizes in zurich in january will be no guarantee that come the end of the season real will have another cupboard full of trophies but there does seem to be a drive about the squad that is missing both from barcelona and some of the teams they are likely to come up against in the champions league knockout stages . a clean sweep in the fifa fifpro team is unlikely but they look on course to go on dominating football for some time . video real madrid in cruise control .<doc-sep>cristiano ronaldo has stated his intent to be remembered as one of football 's greatest-ever players in history after he was crowned with the 2014 ballon d'or award . the 29-year-old beat manuel neuer and perennial rival lionel messi to the gong after a stellar 12 months which saw him win the coveted prize for a second successive year . ronaldo has now been voted world footballer of the year three times , one short of four-time winner messi , and the real madrid star stressed his determination to win more awards in the years to come . video scroll down for cristiano ronaldo wins the 2015 ballon d'or . cristiano ronaldo has been crowned with the 2014 ballon d'or award after a stellar 12 months . fifa president sepp blatter -lrb- right -rrb- congratulates ronaldo on winning the award . ronaldo shows his emotions after beating lionel messi and manuel neuer to the coveted gong . ronaldo -lrb- right -rrb- celebrates with his son cristiano jr on stage after winning the fifa ballon d'or 2014 . the maverick forward -lrb- left -rrb- poses with his award with fifa women 's player of the year nadine kessler . ronaldo was looking to win the award for a second successive year and the third-time in his career . ronaldo -lrb- left -rrb- enjoys a selfie with marta before the fifa ballon d'or gala on monday evening . the portugal superstar shakes hands with uefa president michel platini before the gala . the 29-year-old played an integral role as real madrid won the champions league last season . ronaldo scored a staggering 56 goals in 51 appearances for real as they won four trophies in 2014 . 37.7 per cent of the votes went to ronaldo - a figure double the amount of messi and neuer . ballon d'or : cristiano ronaldo . women 's world player of the year : nadine kessler . puskas award : james rodriguez . world coach of the year for men 's football : joachim low . world coach of the year for women 's football : ralf kellermann . world xi : neuer ; lahm , ramos , david luiz , thiago silva ; di maria , iniesta , kroos ; messi , ronaldo , robben . fifa presidential award : hiroshi kagawa . fifa fair play award : fifa volunteers . ` it 's been an unforgettable year , ' he said after collecting the prestigious award from thierry henry . ` to win this trophy , a trophy of this kind , is something unique and all i can say is i want to continue working as i have so far , trying to go on to more titles - individual and as a team - for my mother , my father who is up there looking at there any my son .<doc-sep>cristiano ronaldo returned to training at real madrid a hero after winning the ballon d'or award for a second successive year . the portuguese superstar showed off the shiny golden award to coach carlo ancelotti and his team-mates after seeing off competition from lionel messi and manuel neuer to win the world 's best player crown for a third time . he was joined by james rodriguez , toni kroos and sergio ramos , who also had silverware to show off after monday night 's glittering ceremony in zurich , switzerland . video scroll down for ronaldo 's teammates take the mick out of ballon d'or celebration . cristiano ronaldo poses with his ballon d'or trophy as he returns to training with real madrid on tuesday . ronaldo and sergio ramos pose with their awards following the ceremony in zurich . ronaldo won the ballon d'or , finishing ahead of lionel messi and manuel neuer , while ramos made the fifa fifpro team of the year . real coach carlo ancelotti -lrb- centre -rrb- poses with award winners ramos -lrb- left -rrb- , toni kroos -lrb- second left -rrb- , ronaldo -lrb- second right -rrb- and james rodriguez -lrb- right -rrb- , who won the puskas award for best goal . the entire real madrid squad pose with the award winners at the club 's training ground on tuesday . colombian star rodriguez won the puskas award for best goal following his sensational strike against uruguay at the world cup last summer . ramos and kroos , meanwhile , were named in the fifa fifpro world xi for 2014 along with angel di maria , who moved from real to manchester united over the summer . despite leading real to their elusive 10th european cup success , ancelotti missed out on the coach of the year award which went to german world cup-winner joachim low . ronaldo celebrates with clenched fists after being announced as the ballon d'or winner in zurich . ronaldo receives the trophy from fifa president sepp blatter at the climax of the gala ceremony .<doc-sep>bayern munich star franck ribery has blasted the voting system for the fifa ballon d'or and claimed that he was more deserving of the award than winner cristiano ronaldo because he won five trophies in 2013 , while the real madrid star did not win any . the frenchman appeared to accept coming . third behind winner ronaldo and second-placed lionel messi at the award ceremony in zurich last monday , even claiming that individual awards were not important to him . but his frustration appears to have got the better of him since then and he has come out all guns blazing in a powerful interview with az. . video scroll down to watch cristiano ronaldo discuss wining the 2013 ballon d'or . not happy : bayern munich 's franck ribery has slammed cristiano ronaldo 's 2013 fifa ballon d'or award . big names : cristiano ronaldo -lrb- left -rrb- , lionel messi -lrb- centre -rrb- and ribery ahead of the ballon d'or award . ' i won everything i could win with bayern and individually . ronaldo , on the other hand , did not win anything . i am not sad that i missed out , but it does hurt a bit . i deserved to win the ballon d'or ' ribery claimed the bundesliga title , the german cup , the champions league , the european super cup and club world cup with bayern during 2013 . the france star even appeared to suggest changes were made in this year 's voting system to help ronaldo 's cause , by extending the deadline at the same time the portugal star had almost single-handedly seen off sweden in a world cup play-off . champion : ribery believes his medal haul of five trophies in 2013 should have seen him win the ballon d'or . all smiles : ribery celebrates winning the fifa club world cup after bayern munich beat raja casablanca . winner : ribery believes ronaldo should n't have won the ballon d'or after a trophyless 2013 . floating : ronaldo works on his skills in training for real madrid after bagging the ballon d'or . ` it was clear that ronaldo would win it . the voting deadline was extended by two weeks . this had never happened before . it was n't about football . it was a political decision . ' his frustrations did n't end there as he also criticised the fifpro world xi - fifa 's team of the year - for only having three bundesliga stars in it , despite the 2013 champions league final being contested by bayern and borussia dortmund . glaring omissions : ribery believes his bayern team-mates thomas muller and bastian schweinsteiger should have made the 2013 fifpro world xi . ` there are only three bayern players in there . that 's madness . -lsb- thomas -rsb- muller deserves to be there , and so do -lsb- david -rsb- alaba , -lsb- bastian -rsb- schweinsteiger and -lsb- arjen -rsb- robben . ` we won five titles and made history . and then there 's the absence of borussia dortmund players . where are -lsb- mario -rsb- gotze and -lsb- robert -rsb- lewandowski ? this is impossible . ' sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .<doc-sep>the manchester united winger was the only player currently plying his trade in the premier league that was selected for fifa 's world xi , although the voting would have been based on his exploits for real madrid and argentina last year . the 26-year-old attended the event in zurich - where former united star cristiano ronaldo picked up a third ballon d'or - and counted the recognition of of more than 20,000 fellow professionals as a ` huge honour ' . angel di maria -lrb- 4th right -rrb- lines up as part of the fifpro world xi at the ballon d'or awards ceremony . the 26-year-old , with wife jorgelina cardoso , said he had a ` great night ' in zurich . di maria 's former team-mate cristiano ronaldo celebrates winning a third ballon d'or . ` it was a privilege and an honour to be named in the fifpro world xi at the ballon d'or ceremony in zurich on monday , ' di maria told manutd.com . ` to be named among the world 's elite players is truly humbling . ` since i was a young boy , all i have ever wanted to do is play football , so to receive awards like this is an added bonus . it was a great night and i 'd like to thank everyone who voted for me . '

<t> real madrid have 12 players nominated for fifa 's world xi . </t> <t> cristiano ronaldo is favourite to retain his ballon d'or title . </t> <t> los blancos are top of la liga and flying in the champions league . </t> <t> carlo ancelotti could also win fifa 's coach of the year award . </t>

cristiano ronaldo favourite for ballon d'or with real madrid set to dominate fifa world xi<T>

manchester united goalkeeper david de gea is set to hand manager louis van gaal an almighty boost by declaring himself fit for saturday evening 's visit to arsenal . de gea dislocated his little finger during a spain training session last week but the injury is understood to have improved to such an extent that he now believes he has a high chance of starting at the emirates stadium . sources close to the spanish team told sportsmail on tuesday evening that the united no 1 has ` an 80 per cent ' chance of making the starting line-up when his club return to barclays premier league action this weekend . manchester united could be handed a boost with the news david de gea might play against arsenal . the spain stopper injured a finger while away with the national team last week . de gea will be assessed by united 's medical staff and goalkeeping coach frans hoek upon his return to carrington and providing the swelling continues to go down , he should be passed fit . it is telling that de gea has been allowed to remain with spain despite suffering the injury . he was also named on the bench for the 3-0 victory over belarus on saturday and the clash against germany in vigo on tuesday night . he has started every united game this season and has often been the stand-out performer during the opening months of van gaal 's reign . de gea will be assessed by united 's medical staff and goalkeeping coach frans hoek upon his return . video man utd still facing injury problems .<doc-sep>david de gea insists he will not be replaced by victor valdes as manchester united 's first-choice goalkeeper . valdes is a free agent after leaving barcelona at the end of last season and has been training with united as he continues to recover from the posterior cruciate ligament injury he suffered in march . de gea dislocated a finger while on international duty with spain and is a doubt to face arsenal on saturday but the 24-year-old maintains his position as no 1 is not under threat . man united goalkeeper david de gea leaves spain training on friday to get a dislocated finger looked a . victor valdes -lrb- centre -rrb- watches from the stands as manchester united draw 1-1 with chelsea at old trafford .<doc-sep>david de gea is aware of rumours linking him with a move to real madrid but insists he feels ` very loved ' by manchester united . the goalkeeper , who suffered a dislocated finger when training with spain last week and is unlikely to be available for the premier league clash at arsenal , is seen at real madrid as a natural heir to club captain iker casillas . he told la sexta on monday morning : ` it is difficult to say whether a bid will be made by real , because of all the rumours that appear in the press . manchester united goalkeeper david de gea suffered a dislocated finger when training for spain last week . de gea in action during manchester united 's 1-0 win over crystal palace before the international break . daley blind : suspected knee injury . david de gea : finger injury . michael carrick : groin/pelvis injury . marcos rojo : dislocated shoulder . rafael : muscular injury . ashley young : groin/pelvis injury . phil jones : calf/shin injury . radamel falcao : calf/shin injury .<doc-sep>david de gea could face at least a month out of action after dislocating a finger during training with the spanish national side . the manchester united goalkeeper was having the injury assessed by spain 's team doctor on friday night before deciding when he should return to old trafford . the 24-year-old who has been in brilliant form for united this season was trying to save a low shot from paco alcacer when the little finger on his right hand jammed during a session preparing for saturday 's friendly against belarus in huelva . david de gea is attended to in spain training after injuring his finger during a training session on friday . de gea walks off the pitch in huelva on friday after injuring himself during the session . he was immediately led away , and united confirmed that the spanish fa had told them the injury was a dislocation .<doc-sep>victor valdes is unlikely to figure in manchester united 's squad to face arsenal on saturday despite david de gea dislocating a finger . valdes , 32 , has been training with united as he continues his rehabilitation from the posterior cruciate knee injury he suffered in march while at barcelona , and louis van gaal could sign the goalkeeper if he proves his fitness after eight months on the sidelines . however , despite being satisfied with his progress so far , valdes is still considered short of the fitness level required to be tested in a premier league game . victor valdes -lrb- centre -rrb- is training with manchester united ahead of a potential move to the club . the spain goalkeeper -lrb- centre -rrb- was at old trafford for united 's 1-1 draw with chelsea in october . valdes , pictured during el clasico in march , has been out of contract since leaving barcelona in june . daley blind : suspected knee injury . david de gea : finger injury . michael carrick : groin/pelvis injury . marcos rojo : dislocated shoulder . rafael : muscular injury . ashley young : groin/pelvis injury . phil jones : calf/shin injury .

<t> david de gea dislocated his finger while away with spain last week . </t> <t> it was believed de gea would miss four weeks due to the injury . </t> <t> manchester united goalkeeper could now be fit for saturday however . </t> <t> louis van gaal 's side travel to arsenal in the premier league . </t>

david de gea 80 per cent ready to face arsenal for manchester united after finger injury away with spain<T>

the authors of a study calling for gm crops to be fast-tracked into britain 's farms and kitchens all have links to the industry , it can be revealed . the report was presented as the work of ` independent ' scientists and was published on thursday by a government advisory body . it was used to support a bid to speed up the development of the controversial crops in the uk , but it has emerged that all five authors have a vested interest in promoting gm crops and food -- and some are part-funded by the industry . opposition : critics of gm described the ` independent ' report as ` biased and downright dangerous ' . pictured is an anti-gm protest in 2002 . critics of gm last night described the report as ` biased and downright dangerous ' , and accused the biotech giants and the government of mounting a crude propaganda campaign to overturn public opposition . the academics behind the study were chosen by the council for science and technology , the body that advises the prime minister on science policy issues . in the report presented at a press conference on thursday , no information was given about the five scientists beyond their names and the institutions they work for . they include professor sir david baulcombe , from cambridge university , who works as a consultant for gm firm syngenta , which gives his department research funding . syngenta is behind a genetically modified maize or corn , called ga21 , which could go into uk farms as early as next spring , making it britain 's first commercially grown gm crop . also on the list is professor jonathan jones , of the sainsbury laboratory , which is at the centre of britain 's gm research . it is part-funded by former labour science minister , lord sainsbury , who is one of the country 's biggest supporters of the technology . another co-author was professor jim dunwell , of the university of reading . he was a founder member of cropgen , which describes its mission as ` to make the case for gm crops and foods ' . the study suggested gm crops could save the hungry in the third world from starvation and create new plants resistant to disease and pests . ` sales pitch ' : opponents have questioned whether the scientists ' conclusions are to be believed . the authors argued that current eu regulation should be re-drawn to allow the uk to go it alone and plant the crops , even if the rest of europe objects . by contrast , the study pulled a veil over evidence of harm to the countryside , insects and wildlife associated with industrial gm farming practices . the us has seen the emergence of superweeds that are immune to some chemical sprays and are now choking fields . separately , there has been an absence of research into the health effects of eating gm .<doc-sep>a spokesman for gm watch , claire robinson , said : ` by no stretch of the imagination can these people be described as independent scientists . ` their views should be treated with the same scepticism we would apply to any sales pitch . ' critics say the timing of the release of the study and a supporting letter from the government 's chief scientist , sir mark walport , are highly suspicious . the details were sent to david cameron in november -- but sir mark and ministers delayed going public until now . food and farming secretary owen paterson , who is a passionate supporter of gm farming , is trying to convince the eu to allow britain to plant gm crops even if other states want a ban . the publication of the supposedly independent study calling for exactly this policy is expected to prove useful in those negotiations . the director of gm freeze , liz o'neill , said : ` a group of scientists with financial interests in the success of gm wrote a letter to the prime minister in november but waited four months to tell the press about it -- just in time for eu discussions about regulation . something certainly smells a bit fishy . ' the administrations in scotland and wales have previously made it clear they want nothing to do with gm crops . ` suspicious ' : the report is being used to speed up the development of gm crops in the uk . dr brian john , of the group gm free wales , said : ` this extraordinary report , published very conveniently to coincide with owen paterson 's attempts within the eu to dismantle gm regulations and to repatriate powers to the uk , is in turns naive , biased , disingenuous , cynical and downright dangerous . ` we find it incredible that five senior scientists can have been so dismissive of the work of scores of independent scientists who have discovered that gm organisms are directly and indirectly harmful to mammals and to the environment . ` in the world of science there should be respect for those whose findings are `` inconvenient '' . ' sir david yesterday confirmed his connection to syngenta , but said : ` i am independent in that i am not paid a salary by any corporate organisation . i do receive funding for research in my lab from syngenta and consult for them -- although i do not receive the fee as it goes to a departmental fund . ' prof jones said that while some might question his independence , he was simply ` very well informed about gm science and technology ' . prof dunwell said he was a founder of cropgen , but no longer had any ties to the gm lobby group . he added : ` i am an independent scientist . ' the two other authors were professor john pickett , of rothamsted research , and professor pere puigdomenech , of the universities of cambridge and barcelona . rothamsted is heavily involved in gm research . prof pickett said : ` i greatly value links with industry , particularly at the technology transfer level , and these are completely transparent interactions . '<doc-sep>prof puigdomenech was co-chairman of the seventh international plant molecular biotechnology congress , sponsored by monsanto , bayer and dupont . he could not be contacted for a comment . last night , the science media centre , which released the report , insisted the authors were independent . a spokesman said : ` they are not employed by government or industry and each works for different publicly funded universities and research institutes . for better or worse , it 's not unusual any more for universities and institutions to get bits and pieces of funding from government , charities and industry -- indeed many can only access public money on condition that they raise a proportion of their funds from commercial or private sources . ` this does not automatically undermine their independence . ' but soil association chief executive helen browning said : ` it 's really just not good enough for a group of scientists who have a strong interest , it seems , through their funding sources , in persuading a reluctant public to accept the growing of gm crops in the uk , to be the ones who attempt to write the rule book on how that should happen . ' professor jonathan jones - sainsbury laboratory . professor jones proudly wears a t-shirt in his twitter page image with the slogan : ` gm food ? am i bovvered ? i am not bovvered . ' he is group director at the sainsbury laboratory , and is also the founder of and adviser to biotech company mendel biotechnology , which counts monsanto -- a gm giant -- as a major client . mendel has been granted more than 20 biotechnology and gm patents . mendel 's 2009 annual report noted two collaborative partnerships : one with monsanto and the other with bayer cropscience . professor jones co-founded the uk 's ` first gm crop company ' , norfolk plant sciences , to find ways of commercialising sainsbury laboratory 's gm research into a new type of tomato . professor sir david baulcombe - university of cambridge . sir david is a consultant for the gm crop company syngenta . the fees he receives , which are likely to be many thousands of pounds a year , go into a department fund to support his work . he was previously the head of the sainsbury laboratory , which is part of the john innes centre -lrb- jic -rrb- in norwich . the sainsbury laboratory is at the heart of britain 's gm research .<doc-sep>it has received millions of pounds in donations from lord sainsbury , a former labour science minister and champion of gm . professor baulcombe is also regius professor of botany at cambridge university . professor jim dunwell - university of reading . a founding member of the pro-gm lobby group cropgen in 2000 . the group 's stated mission is to ` make the case for gm crops and foods by helping to achieve a greater measure of realism and better balance in the uk 's public discussions on agriculture and food ' . professor dunwell says that he has not been in contact with cropgen since 2002 . however , he remains an advocate for gm . recently , he wrote an opinion piece in which he accused the eu of slowing down the commercial exploitation of gm crops as a result of ` unnecessarily tight ' regulation . professor john pickett - rothamsted research station . he works at rothamsted research , which lists biotech firms aventis , dupont , novartis and syngenta as ` partners ' . rothamsted , in hertfordshire , is hosting a trial to grow gm wheat , which contains genes from the mint plant and gives off a scent that deters pests . professor pickett suggested the technology could be commercialised to generate money for its developers . in 1998 , he was heavily involved in rubbishing research published by professor arpad pusztai , of aberdeen 's rowett research institute , which appeared to show that feeding gm potatoes to rats had negative effects on the animals ' stomach lining and immune system . professor pere puigdomenech - institute of molecular biology at barceolna csic and visiting research fellow at cambridge . he has worked closely with sir david and has links with the sainsbury laboratory , the john innes centre , and rothamsted research station . spain is the only country in europe in which substantial areas are planted with gm maize . prof puigdomenech was also co-chairman of the seventh international plant molecular biotechnology congress , sponsored by monsanto , bayer and dupont .<doc-sep>environment secretary , owen paterson , has tried to win over a sceptical public claiming the crops are safe . eighty-five scientists have joined forces to challenge the claims of biotech giants and the uk government that gm food is safe for humans . environment secretary owen paterson , who has responsibility for food and farming , and the industry have embarked on a huge public relations exercise to win over a sceptical public to genetically modified food . the campaign is built on an assurance that the food is safe to eat and could defeat a host of ills from malnutrition in the third world to blindness in children . gm supporters also insist crops are safe for the environment and to be used as animal feed . however , these assurances have been questioned by the scientists , who warn there is a serious lack of independent research into the health effects of gm food . studies involving feeding trials with animals suggest eating gm food could cause real harm , such as allergies , inflammation of internal organs and even breast cancer .<doc-sep>refusal : owen paterson has refused a freedom of information act request to supply details about talks with the gm industry trade body . ministers are trying to cover up secret briefings with gm companies hoping to push ` frankenfood ' on to dinner tables . owen paterson has refused a freedom of information act request to supply details about talks with the gm industry trade body . the environment , food and rural affairs secretary has led the charge to encourage a sceptical public to accept genetically modified crops being grown on uk farms and sold in supermarkets . he has also been lobbying the eu to let britain grow crops such as gm maize even if they are banned in other countries . it has emerged that these efforts are being carried out in partnership with the agricultural biotechnology council , which is financed by gm companies such as monsanto , syngenta and bayer cropscience . the revelations come weeks after it was revealed that a group of scientists behind an official government study backing gm all had links to the industry . now there is evidence of meetings and briefings involving ministers and the abc and its industry backers . there have been no such meetings with groups worried about the impact of gm on human health and the countryside . the campaign group genewatch uk made a freedom of information request to find out what was said at the briefings , but mr paterson 's department has refused to give details . the group has lodged a formal complaint with the information commissioner in the hope that ministers will be forced to admit how gm companies are driving government policy . action : the environment , food and rural affairs secretary has led the charge to encourage a sceptical public to accept genetically modified crops being grown on uk farms and sold in supermarkets -lrb- file picture -rrb- .<doc-sep>the team of researchers who caused uproar when they claimed a variety of genetically modified corn causes cancer has insisted the crop ` can not be regarded as safe ' . leading scientists lined up to condemn the study after it was published two months ago , saying it lacked scientific rigour and had made a series of basic errors . russia banned the import of the corn and a group of six french scientific institutions carried out an investigation which accused the study authors of playing on public fears to hype their own reputations . just too perfect ? two gm corncobs -lrb- right -rrb- are compared to non-gm corn -lrb- left -rrb- grown in germany . but french scientist dr gilles-eric . séralini and his colleagues have now hit back maintaining the safety . of the nk603 variety of gm corn remains unproven . they accused many of their critics of lacking credibility because of links to the gm industry and said much of the criticism was led by ` plant biologists , some developing patents on gmos , and from monsanto company owning these products ' . refusing to give in to demands to withdraw their study , they said their findings represented ` the most detailed test ' of genetically modified crops that are ' independent from the biotech and pesticide companies ' which develop them . they said in their rebuttal , published as a letter to the journal food and chemical toxicology , that unlike many other scientists involved in researching gm foods they were free from industry influence because they had no intention of ` commercialising a new product ' . it was also pointed out by the team that the research represented a ` first step ' rather than a final conclusion about the potential impacts of nk603 corn and that further experiments may be able to establish its safety . for their original study they carried out experiments on rats and concluded that the gm corn , developed by us biotech company monsanto , increased the risks of breast cancer and liver and kidney damage . controversial : the introduction of gm foods to our shops has been met with horror by some consumers .<doc-sep>but the environment secretary 's dismissive response angered campaigners , who pointed out that consumers ' apparent willingness to eat gm-raised beef was simply a result of the food not being labelled as such . controversial : critics fear genetically modified foods can cause environmental harm and damage human health . the row emerged as downing street said david cameron was backing moves to speed up the approval process for controversial new gm crops and food . ministers and officials are currently lobbying in brussels for the european commission to make it easier for frankenstein food giants to cultivate their crops . the prime minister 's official spokesman said : ` the government has a position on gm foods which is , provided that it 's used safely and responsibly , it can deliver benefits and help address the challenge of global food security . ` we have to ensure public safety and take decisions based on the scientific evidence , though in principle we are obviously supportive . if we can speed up a slow system then we should do that . ' mr paterson 's support is a victory for the biotech giants , such as monsanto , which have been lobbying ministers and officials . unfounded : owen paterson said concern about genetically modified food was ' a complete nonsense '

<t> government advisory body presented an ` independent ' report on thursday . </t> <t> it was used to support a bid to speed up the use of gm food in the uk . </t> <t> but in fact all five authors have a vested interest in promoting gm crops . </t>

scientists ' hidden links to the gm food giants<T>

south korea has displayed for the first time all three diy drones that have landed on its soil in recent weeks , adding that tests suggest they are highly likely to have been built and sent by north korea . wreckage from each of the crude and decidedly low-tech drones was displayed during a press conference by south korea 's agency for defense development in the city of daejeon this morning . last week south korean experts said that although the drones were fitted with simple nikon and canon cameras that are available to purchase on the internet for just a few hundred dollars , they underscore a new threat from north korea that must be taken seriously . crude : wreckage of the decidedly low-tech drones was displayed during a press conference by south korea 's state-run agency for defense development in daejeon this morning . evidence : the south korean defence ministry said the distinctive sky blue colour of the drones was similar to those displayed to the north 's communist leader kim jong-un during a recent military parade . basic : the drones were fitted with simple nikon and canon cameras that can be purchased cheaply online . during today 's press conference , south korea 's defense ministry spokesman kim min-seok was quoted as saying : ' a joint investigation result found several pieces of circumstantial evidence that strongly show the small uavs were sent by north korea ' . he said the technical specifications of the drones and the photos found on their cameras suggest they had not travelled to the country from china or japan , according to the yonhap news agency . the spokesman reportedly also said the distinctive sky blue colour of the drones was similar to those displayed to the north 's communist leader kim jong-un during a recent military parade . kim min-seok is said to have added that the drones would be show to several other countries - including the united states - before south korea could formally conclude they were sent from the north . threat : if , as expected , the drones turn out to have come from north korea , the south has already warned it will consider a military response , branding the drones a serious provocation . distance : south korea 's defense ministry reportedly said the technical specifications of the drones and the photos found on their cameras suggest they had not travelled to the country from china or japan . viewing : south korea 's agency for defense development put the three drones on display together for the first time during a press conference this morning . if , as expected , that turns out to be . the case , south korea has already warned it will consider a military response , . branding the drones a serious provocation . earlier this week south korea released pictures of one of the small rudimentary drones shortly after it landed on its soil . the wreckage - which looks more like a remote-controlled toy aeroplane than a piece of military hardware - was reported on april 3 after it was found by a 53-year-old wild ginseng digger . the drones have sparked fears that kim jong-un 's dictatorship could adapt the technology for terror attacks . simplistic : a parachute and a large bundle of orange wires were found alongside this simple drone , which crashed in south korea in recent weeks . earlier this week south korea released pictures of one of the small rudimentary drones found on a mountain in samcheok , south korea . north korean leader kim jong-un -lrb- second from the right -rrb- looks at small drones in an image captured from a documentary that aired on korean central television on june 16 , 2013 .<doc-sep>the most recent unmanned aircraft was found in mountains near samcheok , in south korea 's gangwon province . one had crashed in paju , a city near the border with north korea , on march 24 . the other crashed on the island of baengnyeong . the captured drones were basic , at best , south korean experts told hani.co.kr , but they if improved they could be used for terrorist attacks . the most recent to crash was equipped with japanese-made canon cameras available on the internet for just a few hundred pounds . the paju drone was also equipped with a canon camera and the other one carried a nikon camera . all three were painted sky blue and probably cost only a few thousand dollars to build . the two earlier drones were smaller , 55in wide by 71in long . the drone was 4ft long with a 6ft wingspan and weighed 15kg . the drone was equipped with japanese-made cameras available on the internet for just a few hundred pounds . officials said lettering on the . battery of the drone found at paju and other forensic evidence suggest . it was of north korean origin and it had enough fuel to return to north . korea . in june last year , north korean leader kim jong-un was filmed looking at small . drones in an image captured from a documentary that aired on korean . central television . according to the military , the third . drone was 4ft long with a 6ft wingspan and weighed 15kg . the site was . approximately 130km from the military demarcation line , making this the . farthest south of the armistice line of any suspected north korean . drones found to date . ministry . of national defense spokesman kim min-seok said the military was sent to the site where the .<doc-sep>small drone was found after a report was received from a local resident . ` the location was 940 meters above sea level in the area of cheongok mountain in samcheok 's hajang township , ' kim said . ` the uav was confirmed to be the same type as the triangular , sky-blue miniature uav found in paju , ' he added . the camera 's memory chip contained photographs , but these were no longer available after the man , called lee , erased the device for personal use , the military reported . this reconnaissance picture shows an aerial view of seoul 's jichuk station : the discovery has prompted fears that south korea 's air defences are not up to the job of in the new era of drone warfare . spying : this undated handout picture provided by the south korean defence ministry shows an aerial image of eunpyung new town , seoul , from a camera on the unmanned north korean drone which crashed in paju . rudimentary : a suspected north korean reconnaissance drone found near paju . a military official quoted lee as recalling that images of donggwang lake -lrb- near samcheok -rrb- and coastal regions were present before the data was erased . however hundreds of images were found on the drone found at paju , including the south korean president 's compound in seoul . security has been stepped up at the blue . house in seoul , the official residence of current president park . guen-hye and location of a 1968 assassination attempt by pyongyang . against the then south korean leader , since the discovery . the discovery has sparked fears that kim jong-un 's dictatorship could adapt the technology for terror attacks . the ministry of national defense said it plans to hold a meeting of major general commanders today to assess the security situation and present detailed guidelines for a firm response . the joint chiefs of staff also plans to hold simultaneous reconnaissance patrols for all its units this week in case additional north korean drones were deployed . ` if north korea is determined to be responsible , we plan to respond sternly and in various ways , including possible legal action for the violation of our airspace , ' said kwon oh-han , an army major general and director of the jcs operational bureau . meanwhile , north korea made its first public mention of the drone controversy on april 5 , twelve days after the discovery of the paju drone was reported in the press on mar. 25 . but the statement neither confirmed nor denied south korean authorities ' claims of north korea 's responsibility for the drones . while criticising a recent missile test launch by south korea , the statement from a north korean strategic forces spokesman said seoul had ` further damaged its already rock-bottom dignity with an out-of-nowhere drone situation . ' it went on to say that ` unidentified drones were flying freely around downtown seoul , including the blue house and gyeongbok palace areas , and blithely traveling the skies over where baengnyeong island was being pummeled . '<doc-sep>south korea has released pictures of a small rudimentary drone that landed on its soil in what is believed to be a bungled reconnaissance mission from north korea . the wreckage - that looks more like a remote-controlled toy aeroplane than a piece of military hardware - was reported on april 3 after it was found by a 53-year-old wild ginseng digger . it is one of three which crashed on south korean soil in the past fortnight , sparking fears that kim jong-un 's dictatorship could adapt the technology for terror attacks . scroll down for video . earlier this week south korea released pictures of one of the small rudimentary drones found on a mountain in samcheok , south korea . north korean leader kim jong-un -lrb- second from the right -rrb- looks at small drones in an image captured from a documentary that aired on korean central television on june 16 , 2013 . the latest unmanned aircraft was found in mountains near samcheok , in south korea 's gangwon province . one had crashed in paju , a city near the border with north korea , on march 24 . the other crashed on the island of baengnyeong . the captured drones were basic , at best , south korean experts told hani.co.kr , but they if improved they could be used for terrorist attacks . the latest to crash was equipped with japanese-made canon cameras available on the internet for just a few hundred pounds . the paju drone was also equipped with a canon camera and the other one carried a nikon camera . all three were painted sky blue and probably cost only a few thousand dollars to build . the two earlier drones were smaller , 55in wide by 71in long . the drone was 4ft long with a 6ft wingspan and weighed 15kg .<doc-sep>paju , south korea -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- north korea held a huge military parade in pyongyang on thursday , using the 70th anniversary of the birth of its late leader kim jong il as an opportunity to try to invoke deeper reverence for his son and chosen successor , kim jong un . state television broadcast footage of the younger kim and senior officials from the secretive regime on a platform overlooking a square filled with thousands of people . the platform was bedecked with kimjongilias , the brilliant pink flower named after the dead leader . with a giant portrait of a smiling kim jong il , who died in december , looking down on proceedings , soldiers carried out a salute to him and his father , kim il sung , who founded north korea . the soldiers paid `` high respects '' to the two deceased kims and pledged loyalty to kim jong un , the official korean central news agency -lrb- kcna -rrb- reported . in south korea , two dozen north korean defectors met in a park to release balloons carrying criticism of kim jong il over the heavily militarized border that separates the two countries , a move that has irritated pyongyang in the past . thursday is the first of two big occasions in the early months of 2012 for the nuclear-armed north korean regime to eulogize former dictators and reinforce the position of its young new leader . the 100th anniversary of the birth of kim il sung , who ruled north korea for almost half a decade , takes place on april 15 . the date of his birth , known as `` the day of the sun , '' is the biggest national holiday in north korea . kim jong il 's birthday was recently dubbed `` the day of the shining star . '' the significant anniversaries come soon after kim jong un , who is thought to be in his late 20s , was elevated to the position of `` supreme leader '' of the insular state . north korean newspapers on thursday carried special reports on kim jong il . before the parade began airing , korean central television -lrb- kctv -rrb- , the government-run news broadcaster , showed chorus groups singing lyrics in praise of him , as well as images from his life . and state-run media have already documented a number of events and initiatives that took place ahead of the anniversary of his birth . kim jong un and other senior officials attended a `` national meeting '' wednesday to commemorate the occasion , according to kcna . kim yong nam , the president of the north korean parliament , made a speech at the event praising kim jong il 's `` immortal feats '' and also urging that `` all the party members , service persons and people should protect kim jong un politically and ideologically with their lives and get united around him . '' other recent measures related to kim jong il 's birthday reported by state media include an ice sculpture festival held by public security forces and the delivery of gifts to children across the country , in some cases by helicopter . pyongyang has warned south korea and other countries not to expect any change in its policies under kim jong un . it has kept up its criticism of the current south korean government of president lee myung-bak . the united states said monday that a u.s. envoy will meet with north korean officials next week to test pyongyang 's stance on its nuclear program . special representative for north korea policy glyn davies will meet with his counterpart , north korean first vice foreign minister kim kye gwan , in beijing . the north korean regime 's willingness to talk to washington but not seoul has been criticized in south korea . `` two months after a leadership change in pyongyang , north korea is returning to the dialogue table , '' the korea times , an english-language daily , said in an editorial thursday . `` that 's good news . not so good news is it seems to be interested only in its conversation partner across the pacific , not across the inter-korean border . '' the north korean defectors in the park in paju sent balloons thursday carrying leaflets that called on the north korean people to rise up and fight . the large helium balloons had writing on them , saying things like , `` kim jong il starved to death 3 million people , '' `` liberate the north korean people '' and `` north korean killer kim jong il . '' they sent 200,000 leaflets , 500 dvds and $ 1,000 in one dollar bills . cnn 's paula hancocks , jethro mullen and judy kwon contributed to this report .<doc-sep>a senior north korean official has been executed with a flamethrower after kim jong-un branded him an ` enemy of the state ' , it has been claimed . o sang-hon is said to have been brutally killed for his close ties to the communist leader 's uncle jang song-taek , who was himself publicly tried and executed in december after being found guilty of corruption and ` counter revolutionary ' activities . mr o is thought to be the latest of 11 senior workers party figures to have been executed this year over their links to mr jang , with south korean media reporting that kim jong-un has plans to execute or imprison hundreds more of his supporters and extended family members . scroll down for video . power : kim jong-un -lrb- pictured -rrb- branded o sang-hon an ` enemy of the state ' and had him executed by flamethrower , according to reports in south korean media . mr o had been mr jang 's deputy at north korea 's ministry of public security , and his execution by flamethrower took place after being found guilty of helping his boss turn the state department into a personal security division and hide corruption , south korea 's chosun ilbo newspaper reported . the ministry of public security has since been closed , with all 11 of the most senior officials said to have been either executed or sent to one of kim jong-un 's concentration camps in a second wave of vengeance following conviction of mr jang .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- events in north korea have left the world wondering : where 's leader kim jong un and is he still running perhaps the most isolated country on earth ? some analysts speculate kim may have been ousted by an old guard from the era of his late father , whose 2011 death put the son in power . first , kim jong un gained a lot of weight . then he developed a limp . now the 31-year-old leader has been out of the public eye since september 3 , during which he missed an important state meeting and , more recently , a meeting tuesday to mark the 17th anniversary of his father 's election as general secretary of the workers ' party . those events may not seem like much . after all , kim could merely be ill , analysts say . in fact , official north korean media said kim was `` suffering from discomfort , '' with no elaboration . but a surprise weekend visit by the no. 2 and no. 3 leaders of north korea to south korea has many wondering if bigger intrigue is afoot . those two leaders plus another top official attended the closing of the asian games and then told the south that the north is willing to hold high-level meetings this fall , according to the south . though such talks have been attempted in the past , a new round could be significant toward advancing any potential reconciliation on the long divided korean peninsula . which raises the question , where is kim ? and why did the north make a last-minute visit to the south ? is kim jong un lying low ? ` it 's unprecedented ' `` i do n't think anybody outside of pyongyang really knows , '' said analyst michael green of the center for strategic and international studies . `` the fact that the no. 2 and no. 3 people in the north korean system traveled out of north korea at the same time , after the no. 1 kim jong un has been out of the public eye for weeks , and his wife as well , is very unusual , '' green added . `` it 's unprecedented . '' it 's enough to lead some to wonder whether something of a coup has taken place . `` has north korea 's kim jong un been toppled ? '' analyst gordon g. chang wrote this week in the daily beast . `` of course , in the world 's most opaque regime , almost any scenario is plausible . we should know a lot more , however , when we see who is on the reviewing stand during the october 10 celebration of the founding of the workers ' party . `` until then , we can say there are signs that kim jong un has lost substantial power and will soon become , if he is not already , a figurehead , '' chang wrote . citing sources , the daily beast also reported last week that north korea imposed a ban on new travel passes for entering or leaving the country . ambassador avoids kim health question .

<t> three small and basic drones were found in south korea in recent weeks . </t> <t> south korea says they are highly likely to have been sent by north korea . </t> <t> although drones are rudimentary , south says they must be taken seriously . </t> <t> the most-recent aircraft to crash was found in mountains near samcheok . </t> <t> it was equipped with a cheap and simple japanese-made canon camera . </t>

south korea displays 3 drones thought to have been sent by kim jong-un<T>

said research house prices will be 13 per cent higher over next 20 years than if migration were at zero . house prices will rise by more than 10 per cent unless mass immigration is controlled , theresa may warned yesterday . the increases in the years to come would go beyond other pressures on the housing market -- dealing a blow to young britons already struggling to get on the property ladder . in a speech in london , the home secretary delivered a blunt analysis of the impact of labour 's ` open door ' immigration policy . home secretary theresa may announced plans for a simplified visa applications for overseas students . she said the influx had driven down wages for the working classes and placed huge pressure on schools and social cohesion . mrs may cited house prices as an . example of how demand created by migrants was having an impact on the . wider public . her officials pointed to research by professor stephen . nickell which predicted that , if net immigration runs at 190,000 a year , . house prices will end up 13 per cent higher over the next two decades . than they would if migration were at zero . currently , net migration -- the . difference between the number of people arriving in the uk and those . leaving -- is 183,000 , though mrs may has vowed to reduce it to the ` tens . of thousands ' . busy : the need for housing is growing . she said : ` more than one third of all new housing demand . in britain is caused by immigration . ` and there is evidence that without . the demand caused by mass immigration , house prices could be 10 per cent . lower over a 20 year period . ' mrs may delivered her speech to the . policy exchange think-tank only 24 hours after publication of the 2011 . census . the survey showed how , under ten years of labour , nearly four . million immigrants joined the population of england and wales . in total , 7.5 million people who were . born abroad were living here last year -- and more than half of these . have arrived since 2001 . in a blistering attack on the labour . years , mrs may criticised the last government for failing to measure the . impact of immigration on public services and housing , and for assuming . it had no impact on the jobs and wages of the settled population . she warned that mass immigration . undermines social cohesion by making it ` impossible ' to establish the . relationships , family ties and social bonds that create a community . mrs may said the migration advisory . committee , which is a panel of government advisers , had found ` a clear . association between non-european immigration and employment in the uk ' -- . with 160,000 british workers ` displaced ' between 1995 and 2010 . some 23 british workers were kept out . of employment for every additional 100 immigrants employed , she said , . adding : ` for those on lower wages , more immigration means more workers . competing for a limited number of low-skilled jobs . ` the result is lower wages -- and the . people who lose out are working-class families , as well as ethnic . minority communities and recent immigrants themselves . ' in future , government impact . assessments will no longer assume that migrants make a positive . contribution to the economy by paying taxes and spending their wages . the burden they place on public services will also be considered , she said . mrs may also denounced the student visa policy inherited from labour as a ` mess ' which was ` abused on an industrial scale ' . last night sir andrew green , chairman . of migration watch , said : ` at last we have a home secretary who is . honest about the consequences of mass immigration and ready to take on . the bogus arguments for it . '<doc-sep>by . jack doyle and matt chorley . published : . 18:31 est , 9 october 2013 . | . updated : . 06:42 est , 10 october 2013 . tough : home secretary theresa may will push ahead with plans to ` deport first and hear an appeal later ' banks will be forced to carry out background checks to stop illegal immigrants opening accounts . the proposal -- one of several in the long-awaited immigration bill -- would force managers to check potential customers against a database of foreigners known to be in the country illegally . applicants for a driving licence would also have to prove they were in britain legally . those who are unable to do so would be turned down . ministers said the law would stop . illegal immigrants using public services and discourage them from coming . to britain in the first place . the . stricter rules follow elements of the bill already announced , such as . requiring private landlords to check the immigration status of tenants . temporary . migrants , such as foreign students , would also have to make a . contribution to the nhs before they could use gp and hospital services , . following concerns about the cost of health tourism to the taxpayer . however , ministers are thought to have dropped a proposal to make gps check the immigration status of new patients . home . secretary theresa may will push ahead with plans to ` deport first and . hear an appeal later ' in cases involving foreign criminals , terrorists . and illegal immigrants . mrs . may told bbc news : ' i think most members of the public - if you 're . working hard - you want to know that people who are being given access . to rented accommodation to various other public services , to things like . bank accounts and driving licences , you want to say `` well , hang on a . minute - if they 're here illegally , if they have no right to be here in . the uk , why is it that people are able to have access to these things ? '' . ` surely the government should do something about it , and that is exactly what we 're doing . ' she went on : ` crucially , . in the bill what we 'll be doing is addressing the issue that people get . fed up when they feel that people are able to come into the country and . access the health service without having contributed to it . ` so we will be asking for a surcharge . - there 'll be a sort of levy on people who are going to be coming here . to be staying for a while to contribute so that people can feel it 's . fair that actually people are being asked to contribute to public . services such as the nhs . ' the proposal would force bank managers to check potential customers against a database of foreigners known to be in the country illegally . the shake-up of immigration law will let the government remove dangerous migrants from the country while their cases proceed instead of having to let them remain in britain for years during their appeal . in addition , the list of grounds for appeal will be slashed from 17 to just four . this is a response to the debacle of the deportation of abu qatada , who was flown home to jordan in july after a 12-year legal battle . it is expected to cut the 68,000 cases lodged against the government every year by more than half . the bill will also : . immigration minister mark harper said : ` the bill will stop migrants using public services to which they are not entitled , reduce the factors which encourage people to come to the uk and make it easier to remove people who should not be here . ` we welcome the brightest and best migrants who want to contribute to our economy and society . ` hard-working people deserve an immigration system that is fair to british citizens and legitimate migrants and tough on those who abuse the system and flout the law . ' net migration has been cut by a third since 2010 but ministers fear a voter backlash if thousands of romanians and bulgarians come to britain when border controls end in 2014 . david hanson , labour 's shadow immigration minister , said : ` theresa may has a history of promising big and pretending all is well , but the government is continuing to fail on immigration policy . ` this government is still failing on immigration even on its own measures , with net migration now going up again rather than being in the tens of thousands as the prime minister promised . '<doc-sep>by . james slack . published : . 03:07 est , 6 june 2013 . | . updated : . 05:33 est , 6 june 2013 . warning : home secretary theresa may says migrants are placing an ` unacceptable burden ' on schools , hospitals and benefits system . migrants are travelling from across the eu to ` beg and steal ' on the streets of britain , theresa may will warn europe 's leaders . the home secretary will demand action to end abuse of the eu 's free movement directive by people who have no intention of finding work .<doc-sep>millions of drivers have been warned about higher fuel costs and even engine damage if they use a new ` green ' petrol . britain has signed up to an eu directive which says suppliers must dilute petrol with environmentally-friendly alternatives such as ethanol made from corn . the new petrol is called e10 and is 10 per cent ethanol . it is due to be launched in the uk later this year , alongside standard petrol and other green fuels . paying extra at the pump : the new biofuel gives fewer miles to the gallon . however , a study today warns e10 gives fewer miles to the gallon , so a typical family will pay around # 80 a year extra to travel the same distance . there are also fears that the high ethanol content can effectively melt components of some engines in older cars and motorbikes . up to 8.6 million vehicles may not be compatible with e10 fuel , according to estimates by the department for transport . its arrival on forecourts will be confusing for drivers unless pumps are clearly labelled and they know whether it is safe for their car . possible inclusion in the budget : david cameron has hinted at a cut or freeze in fuel duty to help drivers struggling with his prices .<doc-sep>migrationwatch that rising immigration from eastern and central europe . since european union enlargement in 2004 had contributed to a surge in . youth unemployment in britain , which is now above one million . migrants are ` pushing up house prices ' the mac report also showed that house . prices and rents are being pushed up by the number of migrants coming to the . uk . migrants . will add 8 per cent to the demand for housing , which ultimately leads to an increase in . housing costs , especially in london , the south and certain parts of scotland , it found . the report added . that migrants will inevitably contribute to the demand for public services , . commit crime and generate congestion in the same way any increase in the . uk-born population would . estimates . showed migrants cost schools # 2,216 per person per year , a third more than the . # 1,662 cost for non-migrants , perhaps because migrants tend to be both young . and fertile , the mac said . but health . services for migrants were likely to cost # 2,450 per person per year , compared . with # 2,765 for non-migrants , possibly because migrants tend to be young and . healthy .

<t> home secretary : ` more than one third of all new housing demand caused by immigration ' </t> <t> said research house prices will be 13 per cent higher over next 20 years than if migration were at zero . </t> <t> fewer than one in every 150 . </t> <t> last-ditch immigration appeals is successful , ministers will reveal today as they launch plans to combat ` spurious ' court actions . critics say the appeals are often a ploy to let illegal immigrants and failed asylum seekers prolong their time in britain . </t>

migrants ` will push house prices up by an extra 10 ⁇ ' , theresa may warns<T>

ukip has been revealed as the laziest party in the whole of europe , missing more than one in three votes in brussels . nigel farage 's meps turned up for just 61.1 per cent of votes , putting them at the bottom of a league table of 76 parties from across the eu . david cameron has urged voters to back the tories in next week 's european elections , because his meps will ` turn up and vote for britain ' . an analysis of voting records in the european parliament reveals ukip meps turn up for fewer votes than any other party . an analysis of voting records of the last five years in the european parliament reveals ukip members are the worst attendees . the study by votewatch europe for the times looked at all parties with more than three meps from across the 26 nations in the eu bloc . ukip was ranked 76th out of 76 parties , attending on average 61.1 per cent of votes over the five-year parliament . among the six worst meps out of 764 , three were from ukip . it includes controversial figure godfrey bloom , who resigned as a ukip mep after calling a room of women at a party event ` sluts ' last year . mr bloom attended just 23.11 per cent of votes , the lowest of any politician in the eu , although in 2012 he was treated for cancer and spent time away from brussels and strasbourg . by contrast , the 12 lib dems in brussels turned up for 86.9 per cent of votes , putting them at 29th in the league table , labour ranked 41st on 85 per cent and the conservatives 60th on 80.4 per cent . mr cameron yesterday insisted it was vital that british meps take part in votes in the european parliament to influence new laws . ` these elections do matter , ' the prime minister told lbc 97.3 . ` the european parliament makes rules that apply to our businesses , it spends money that comes out of our taxpayers ' pockets . ` we should send people there who are going to turn up and vote for britain . ` one of the things about my budget cut in europe , that saved britain # 8bn , is actually the ukip meps , including nigel farage , voted against it in the european parliament . ` so , you know , it 's like that expression , a dog is for life not just for christmas , you 're sending men and women to the european parliament , send those that have got a plan for sorting our britain 's relationship and defending our interest . '<doc-sep>david cameron has insisted voting in the european parliament elections does matter . ukip leader mr farage was ranked 759th after taking part in 43 per cent of votes . he has previously defended his party 's voting record , , insisting ukip 's policy of engaging ` sufficiently ' with the eu to provoke debate had proved successful . ` our objective as meps is not to keep voting endlessly for more eu legislation and to take power away from westminster , ' he said in march . ` our view in 15 years has been that we engage sufficiently here and we use that information to get a debate going back in the united kingdom . ` it seems to me , given the debate we are now having on the european union , that the ukip policy has been pretty successful . ' however doru frantescu , policy director of vote-watch , told the times : ` the fact that a political group or a national party delegation is less participative than others when voting clearly diminishes its power to influence the outcome of eu legislation . ' `` many people do n't realise that a vote for ukip is a vote for the laziest party in the european parliament '' richard howitt , a labour mep , said : ` ukip has vacated its duties in the european parliament just as it would leave britain with an empty seat at the eu table . ` voters need to understand quite how lazy ukip meps are . they are not only among the fringe parties in europe but are also the laziest . ' liberal democrat mep fiona hall : ` there is no doubt about it , ukip meps offer the worst possible value for money for their constituents . time and again they fail to turn up for crucial votes that benefit british citizens , whether it 's research funding for our leading universities , slashing roaming charges for holidaymakers or ending wasteful overfishing in our seas . ` as the hardest-working delegation in brussels , lib dem meps strive day in and day out to stand up for british interests and build a stronger , fairer and greener economy . ' the green party has two meps , so was not included in the study . however , the party said its meps turned up to more than 90 per cent of votes . green mep keith taylor said : ` this new research makes it clear that ukip simply ca n't be trusted to represent their constituents . their meps happily claim the parliamentary salary and expenses , but they do n't even show up to four in ten of the key votes . ` many people do n't realise that a vote for ukip is a vote for the laziest party in the european parliament . '<doc-sep>by . matt chorley , mailonline political editor . nigel farage today defended himself from claims he is one of europe 's laziest politicians , insisting he works hard and deserves a lunchtime pint . the ukip leader hit back after figures revealed his party rarely turns up to votes , committees or debates in brussels . but mr farage said he was not elected to ` go native ' and there was little point ukip taking part in european parliament votes which it stood no chance of winning . pint : ukip leader nigel farage denied he was lazy but worked 18-hour days and deserved a lunchtime drink . official figures show ukip 's 11 meps miss a third of all votes , twice the average across europe . however mr farage said his party -- which has seen a surge in support in recent months -- was not expected to attend more often . he said : ` my voters did not vote for me to go native.they did n't vote for me to move to brussels , they voted for me to campaign to get out of the european union and that 's what i 'm going to go on doing . ' and he defended being regularly seen drinking in pubs instead of taking part in debates . absent : ukip deputy leader paul nuttall attends just 46 per cent of votes . ` i 'll tell you something . i work an 18 hour day most days and i think i 'm entitled at lunchtime to a pint , ' he told itv 's daybreak . ukip is predicted to win the most votes in next year 's european parliament elections , despite david cameron 's attempts to bolster tory support with the promise of an in-out referendum by 2017 . mr farage said that there was little point in ukip taking part in votes in brussels because they were outnumbered by pro-european politicians from across the eu . ` when i do -lsb- vote -rsb- normally it will be 500 in favour and 15 against . we are not going to win . ` we 're not going to stop legislation as ukip in the european parliament and the tories that you talk about that are eurosceptics , yes , they have moved to brussels . ` they live in brussels , they are there five days a week , how many other meps can you name ? very few people know their meps , that 's because they live in brussels . ' among british political parties , the tories attend 80.4 per cent of votes , labour 82.7 per cent and the greens 84.8 per cent , the daily mirror said . the lib dems are the hardest working uk party in brussels , attending 87 per cent of votes . mr farage is ranked fifth in the league table of meps with the worse attendance record , while deputy leader paul nuttal is fourth , after voting just 46 per cent of the time . figures also show ukip meps attend just 30 per cent of european parliament committees . mr nuttall has turned up to only two of 56 meetings of the environment , public health and food safety committee since june 2010 . mr farage attended only just one of 42 fisheries committee meetings in the three years to january 2013 . he has since resigned . votes : the lib dems are the hardest working british party in the european parliament , turning up for 87 per cent of votes . labour mp grahame morris said : ` these figures prove mr farage is no churchill -- he 's the leader of europe 's laziest party . ' labour mep leader glenis willmott told the mirror : ` they claim to be protecting british interests , but when decisions are made in committees , ukip are nowhere to be seen . when crucial votes are taken , nigel farage leaves the chamber . where 's the british interest in that ? '<doc-sep>lib dem leader nick clegg accuses ukip of failing to stand up for britain in brussels . ukip politicians in brussels are failing to stand up for britain , nick clegg will claim today in an attack on the party 's meps for being lazy and ineffective . the lib dem leader will accuse ukip meps of being ` happy ' to claim generous taxpayer-funded salaries without bothering to turn up to vote . but ukip leader nigel farage branded the deputy prime minister a ` hypocrite ' , because he has missed four out of five votes in the commons . tensions between the lib dems and ukip have grown as elections to the european parliament loom in may . mr farage has accepted a challenge from mr clegg to go head-to-head in a debate on europe in the next few weeks . but in a speech today , mr clegg will step up his attack on ukip meps , claiming they pocket their salaries without bothering to vote on the key issues facing britain . mr clegg will say : ` nigel farage and deputy leader paul nuttall rarely turn up to vote in the european parliament , despite being happy to take their tax-payer-funded salaries . ` ukip meps refuse to roll up their sleeves and get down to work . nigel farage has n't tabled a single amendment to eu legislation since july 2009 . ` and when they 're there , ukip meps do n't stand up for british interests . ` they regularly vote against eu laws that will create british jobs , put money back in the pocket of british consumers and protect the uk from cross-border crime and terrorism . ' ukip abstained on an eu-us trade agreement which could benefit britain 's economy by up to # 10 billion a year , voted against moves to cut mobile phone roaming charges when travelling across europe and opposed the european arrest warrant , mr clegg will say .<doc-sep>` as soon as they heard the lib dems ' pro-europe message of supporting the free movement of goods and labour they were eager to vote for us , ' he wrote for libdemvoice . ` people in the cafes told me they were fearful of the anti-immigration rhetoric of ukip and the tory right , and many would enthusiastically support the lib dems if only we made contact with them . we must , for they could hold the key to fending off ukip and make the difference between keeping or losing our meps . ` eastern europeans will become more established in future decades . securing their support today , at a time when they are repelled by the anti-immigration climate , will serve us well in future elections . and it may just take us over the winning post in may . ' ukip leader nigel farage predicts he will . trigger a political ` earthquake ' by topping the euro elections , while . david cameron is under pressure from eurosceptics in the tory party see . off the threat of ukip . a yougov opinion poll last month labour on course to come first , with ukip in second followed by the conservatives . labour was on 32 per cent and ukip on 26 per cent , with the tories trailing on 23 per cent and liberal democrats a distant fourth on 9 per cent . if the findings were repeated on may 22 with a uniform swing , they would see conservative representation at the european parliament slashed by 11 to 15 meps . the conservatives are on course to come third in the elections to the european parliament in may , behind labour and ukip . yougov interviewed 1,893 adults for the sun on january 14 and 15 . labour would have 28 -lrb- up 15 -rrb- , ukip 23 -lrb- up 10 -rrb- , and the lib dems ' 11 meps would be completely wiped out . a lib dem spokesman rejected the idea the party would be wiped out , and insisted mr ghazni 's ideas were not party policy . ` it is a suggestion from a single candidate . our campaign will be based on making the case that we are the only party prepared to unambiguously make the case for britain in europe . ` we hope to appeal to the many people across the uk who believe britain is better off in the european union . ` europe needs reform but being in europe means we have a stronger economy with millions of british jobs protected , we can catch criminals who cross our borders and work with our european neighbours to tackle climate change . '<doc-sep>the misdemeanours of ukip meps in brussels should also become front page news if the tories are to reverse the perception that mr farage 's leads an anti-politics party . appeal : mr farage has managed to attracted ` disgruntled ' tories fed up with david cameron 's leadership , mr coulson claims . tory analysis suggests there is a # 120billion blackhole in ukip 's policies which ` must be hung around -lsb- mr farage 's -rsb- neck ' . however , the former editor of the news of the world warns against a repeat of mr cameron 's 2006 claim that ukip members as ` a bunch of fruit cakes and loonies and closet racists ' . the slur was repeated in the days before the local elections this year , when tory minister ken clarke said he had ` met people who satisfy both those descriptions in ukip ' . after a furious backlash , ukip went on to take one in four votes in elections to councils across england . mr coulson says the conservative strategy to tackle ukip has been ` misplaced for years ' with the tory leadership being ` dismissive , arrogant and downright rude ' . mr coulson adds : ` as a result ukip has become a club for disgruntled , invariably older tories fed up with the leadership 's attitude mostly , although not entirely , towards europe . ` more dangerously it allowed the party to present itself as the natural home for anyone fed up with mainstream politics . ' increasing pressure on the tories , mr farage has threatened to go to court to secure a place on tv leaders ' debates before the general election . mr coulson says the ukip leader may have a ` bit of a point ' . he argues : ` the conservatives should meet the ukip debating challenge sooner and have farage boxed off long before the first tv debate . ` it should be led by a senior cabinet member , not the pm . ... hague , as foreign secretary , is perfectly placed for some net practice on farage 's preferred playing surface of europe . ' battle : mr coulson argues the ukip leader will have a claim to taking party in 2015 general election tv debates , if his party tops the polls in may next year . mr coulson adds : ` europe will , of course , continue to be the drum that ukip bangs the loudest . ` the conservatives ' post election in/out referendum promise took the wind out of ukip sails but more work will need to be done as next year 's european elections approach . ` on that issue , i 'm in no doubt , william hague is already burning the midnight oil . '

<t> ukip ranked bottom in league table of 76 parties from across the eu . </t> <t> on average its meps turned up for just 61.1 % of votes over five years . </t> <t> lib dems best uk party with more than 3 meps , attending 87 % of votes . </t> <t> david cameron says european parliament elections ` do matter ' </t>

ukip meps are the laziest in europe , missing a third of debates as cameron warns britain needs politicians who will ` turn up '<T>

in october 2004 skeletal remains found on the island of flores in indonesia hinted at a previously unknown species of human that existed 15,000 years ago . called homo floresiensis , the species was dubbed a ` hobbit ' as it was smaller than any other known species of human . but reanalysis has revealed that it may not be a new species at all , but rather a human that has features consistent with someone with down 's syndrome . reanalysis of bones found in indonesia suggests they are not from a ` hobbit ' . scientists say the finding on flores island can be attributed to down 's syndrome . this image compares the skull of the ` hobbit ' lb1 -lrb- left -rrb- to that of liang momer e , another skull from flores , dated in the range of 3,000 to 5,000 years ago . the latest findings , reported in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences , was conducted by an international team of researchers . they suggest that the single specimen on which the new designation depends , known as lb1 after the cave it was discovered in - liang bua - does not represent a new species . indeed , aside from lb1 , no substantial new bone discoveries have been made in the cave since this finding . ` the skeletal sample from liang bua cave contains fragmentary remains of several individuals , ' said dr robert eckhardt , professor of developmental genetics and evolution at penn state university . ` lb1 has the only skull and thigh bones in the entire sample . ' the first indicator that the finding could be explained by down 's syndrome was craniofacial asymmetry , a left-right mismatch of the skull that is characteristic of the disorder . the 15,000-year-old skeleton , officially known as homo floresiensis , got its nickname from its squat stature . the 3-foot -lrb- 1-metre -rrb- tall , 30-year-old female was based on remains that were uncovered in the liang bua cave on the remote indonesian island of flores in 2003 . since the discovery , scientists debated whether the specimen actually represents an extinct species in the human family tree , perhaps a diminutive offshoot of homo erectus , a 1.8-million-year-old hominid and the first to have body proportions comparable to those of modern homo sapiens . the researchers noted this asymmetry in lb1 as early as 2006 , but it had not been reported by the excavating team and was later dismissed as a result of the skull 's being long buried , he said . initial descriptions of homo floresiensis focused on lb1 's unusual anatomical characteristics : a cranial volume reported as only 380 milliliters -lrb- 23.2 cubic inches -rrb- , suggesting a brain less than one third the size of an average modern human . the skeleton also had short thigh bones , which were used to reconstruct a creature standing only 3.5 feet -lrb- 1.06 metres -rrb- tall . although lb1 lived only 15,000 years ago , comparisons were made to earlier hominins , including homo erectus and australopithecus . other traits were characterised as unique and therefore indicative of a new species . but a thorough re-examination of the available evidence in the context of clinical studies , the researchers said , suggests a different explanation . in the first place , they write , the original figures for cranial volume and stature are underestimates , ` markedly lower than any later attempts to confirm them . '<doc-sep>the researchers have consistently found a cranial volume of about 430 milliliters -lrb- 26.2 cubic inches -rrb- . ` the difference is significant , and the revised figure falls in the range predicted for a modern human with down 's syndrome from the same geographic region , ' dr eckhardt said . the latest findings , reported in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences , was conducted by an international team of researchers . they suggest that the single specimen on which the new designation depends , known as lb1 after the cave it was discovered in - liang buaon flores island - is not a new species . lb1 is shown in three different views to illustrate facial asymmetry . a is the actual specimen , b is the right side doubled at the midline and mirrored , and c is the left side doubled and mirrored . differences in left and right side facial architectures are apparent , and illustrate growth abnormalities of lb1 . the original estimate of 3.5 feet -lrb- 1.06 metres -rrb- for the creature 's height was based on extrapolation combining the short thigh bone with a formula derived from an african pygmy population . but humans with down 's syndrome also have diagnostically short thigh bones , dr eckhardt said . though these and other features are unusual , he acknowledged , ` unusual does not equal unique . ` the originally reported traits are not so rare as to have required the invention of a new hominin species . ' instead , the researchers build the case for an alternative diagnosis : that of down 's syndrome , one of the most commonly occurring developmental disorders in modern humans . ` when we first saw these bones , several of us immediately spotted a developmental disturbance , ' said eckhardt , ` but we did not assign a specific diagnosis because the bones were so fragmentary . ` over the years , several lines of evidence have converged on down 's syndrome . ' this reconstruction of what lb1 was once thought to look like was created by researchers in australia at the university of woollongong in 2012 . using the skill fragments found in flores , they added muscle and skin to reveal her face , but the assumption she was a new species of human may now not be true . here dr susan hayes -lrb- right -rrb- looks at a replica of homo floresienses with penny williamson from the university of woollongong 's earth and environmental sciences back in 2012 . the new research , however , claims the bones have all the markings of an ancient human that suffered from down 's syndrome . a previously unpublished measurement of lb1 's occipital-frontal circumference - the circumference of the skull taken roughly above the tops of the ears - allowed the researchers to compare lb1 to clinical data routinely collected on patients with developmental disorders . here too , the brain size they estimate is within the range expected for an australomelanesian human with down 's syndrome . lb1 's short thigh bones not only match the height reduction seen in down 's syndrome , dr eckhardt said , but when corrected statistically for normal growth , they would yield a stature of about 1.26 meters , or just over four feet , a figure matched by some humans now living on flores and in surrounding regions . these and other down-like characteristics , the researchers state , are present only in lb1 , and not in the other liang bua skeletal remains , further evidence of lb1 's abnormality . ` this work is not presented in the form of a fanciful story , but to test a hypothesis : are the skeletons from liang bua cave sufficiently unusual to require invention of a new human species ? ' dr eckhardt said . ` our reanalysis shows that they are not . the less strained explanation is a developmental disorder . ` here the signs point rather clearly to down 's syndrome , which occurs in more than one per thousand human births around the world . '<doc-sep>ancient human remains of what has been dubbed the ` oldest parisian ' have been uncovered in silts close to the river seine in france . archaeologists unearthed 200,000-year-old left arm bones at tourville-la-rivière which are believed to belong to a young neanderthal . an unusual raised ridge on the upper-arm bone suggests that the neanderthal suffered should muscle damage from repeatedly throwing a spear . human remains of what has been dubbed the ` oldest parisian ' have been found in silts close to the river seine in france . pictured are the remains -lrb- left -rrb- alongside the equivalent arm bones of a female neanderthal . if this proves to be true , it could provide evidence that neanderthals were capable of creating throwing spears , rather than simply using thrusting weapons to hunt . ` we have a particular morphology on the humerus where we have this very important crest that is related probably to a specific movement - a specific movement that has been repeated by this individual , ' dr bruno maureille a palaeontologist at the national centre for scientific research told the bbc . ` right at that point , we have a kind of micro-trauma , which could be related to a movement that is more difficult , and it has created this strange relief . ' the arm bones -- a humerus , radius and ulna -- were found by archaeologists from the french national institute for preventive archaeological research . he unusual crest was revealed using computer tomography scans which found it may have been created by an injury to the deltoid muscle at the owner 's shoulder . pictured are ct-based 3d mapping of the thickness of the bones in the latest find . the unusual crest was revealed using computer tomography scans which found it may have been created by an injury to the deltoid muscle at the owner 's shoulder . the interpretation that thrown spears were used 200,000 years ago in europe is ` controversial ' according to brian richmond , a curator at the american museum of natural history in new york speaking with live science . but a separate study earlier this year uncovered 80,000-year-old spear tips which scientist believe were probably created by ancestors to ancient humans , rather than by our species . controversy surrounds the precise date that early man began to use stone-tipped spears - with some experts suggesting their use as far back as 500,000 years ago . a separate study done in may by corey o'driscoll , of south east archaeology in canberra , australia , professor o'driscoll shaped flint reproductions of spear and arrow points from the middle stone age in africa and attached them to wooden shafts . together with a group of university of queensland students , o'driscoll ran 15 experiments , throwing replica spears with bows or a calibrated crossbow at lamb and cow carcasses . the results showed ` quite a difference between the butchering marks and projectile impact marks , ' and revealed six types of distinctive projectile impact wounds , from drag marks to fracture marks and punctures . these findings prompted o'driscoll and the university of queensland 's jessica thompson to take a new look at three bone specimens from large unidentified mammals - a rib and two vertebrae - from pinnacle point cave in south africa . two dated to between 91,000 and 98,000 years ago and the third dated even earlier , between 153,000 and 174,000 years ago - making them , at the time , the oldest direct evidence of the use of projectile weapons . this discovery means homo heidelbergensis , an ancestor to both humans and neanderthals , was much more technologically advanced than previously thought . homo sapiens then either developed the technology themselves , or learned it from homo heidelbergensis , which helped them to move out of africa and out-compete neanderthals . researchers are now studying the stone javelin tips , recently found at an ethiopian stone age site known as gademotta . the arm bones -- a humerus , radius and ulna -- were found by archaeologists from the french national institute for preventive archaeological research . pictured is the river bank where they were found . researchers made their find at tourville-la-rivière , roughly 100km from the french capital , paris . scientists the university of california at berkeley 's human evolution research center were recently able to study the spears and determine their age . writing in the journal plos one , they claim the weapons were made from obsidian - a naturally occurring volcanic glass known for its high blast resistance and strength . ' -lsb- this -rsb- is significant because it provides direct evidence for a highly advantageous , complex technology that pre-dates the emergence of homo sapiens , ' said the authors of the study . researchers believe the direct ancestor of homo sapiens in africa , and neanderthals in europe and asia , is the homo heidelbergensis , also known as heidelberg man . previous evidence shows that heidelberg man was an accomplished tool-maker and skillfully butchered large animals . however , the stone-tipped spears have provided a clearer understanding of the extent of this species skills . the oldest known stone-tipped spears predate the earliest known human fossils by 85,000 years . this image shows a sample of gademotta pointed artifacts exhibiting fractures indicative of weapons that would have been thrown .<doc-sep>so far , 150 ancient bird species have been identified from bones found in the cave sediments . many were of rock doves , the ancestors of modern feral pigeons . you might think of neanderthals as lumbering cavemen who feasted on slaughtered beasts , but new research in june suggests they preferred far more refined cuisine . a study of ancient fossilised poo left behind by our distant cousins reveals they had a diet which featured vegetables and nuts . researchers from massachusetts institute of technology and university of la laguna in spain used analytical techniques to find faecal biomarkers from five samples of poo found in el salt , southern spain . the scientists analysed each sample for metabolised versions of animal-derived cholesterol , as well as phytosterol , a cholesterol-like compound found in plants . while all samples contained signs of meat consumption , two samples showed traces of plants - the first direct evidence that neanderthals may have enjoyed omnivorous meals . ` this makes them even more human , ' he said . ' in june , researchers at mit reported evidence from 50,000-year-old neanderthal poo that those living in southern spain also ate nuts and vegetables . other researchers recently found plant microfossils trapped in neanderthal teeth - a finding that suggests the species may have led a more complex lifestyle , harvesting and cooking a variety of plants in addition to hunting prey . it was not known how the birds in this latest study were captured , though the team speculated they would have been relatively easy to snatch from their nests ` by a moderately skillful and silent climber ' . the researchers conceded the scorch marks were not conclusive proof of cooking , as they could be from waste disposal or accidental burning . ` traditionally in human history , the pigeon has been considered a symbol of peace , love , and fertility , three attributes that are deeply interwoven , ' the researchers said . ` its origins may well have been with the neanderthals who exploited this very fertility in a way that allowed them to target them for food without depleting their numbers . ' it was not known how the birds in this latest study were captured , though the team speculated they would have been relatively easy to snatch from their nests ` by a moderately skillful and silent climber '<doc-sep>it is the disease that is now responsible for one in four deaths in the western world . now , what may be the oldest case of cancer has been discovered in a 4,500-year-old skeleton . archaeologists say that a siberian man succumbed to either lung or prostate cancer , as revealed by tell-tale marks on his bones . earliest victim ? what may be the oldest case of cancer has been discovered in a 4,500-year-old skeleton -lrb- pictured -rrb- . archaeologists say that a siberian man succumbed to either lung or prostate cancer , as revealed by tell-tale marks on his bones . the early bronze age man 's remains were exhumed from a small hunter-gatherer cemetery in the cis-baikal region of siberia . ` this represents one of the earliest cases of human cancer worldwide and the oldest case documented thus far from northeast asia , ' said angela lieverse , a bioarchaeologist at the university of saskatchewan in saskatoon , canada . older skeletons believed to be between 5,000 and 6,000 years old have yielded similar discoveries , but cancers were unconfirmed or tumours were found to be benign . analysing the russian remains with daniel temple from george mason university in virginia and vladimir bazaliiskii with irkutsk state university in russia , dr lieverse discovered that the cancer had riddled the ancient man 's bones with from head to hip , including his upper arms and upper legs , and virtually all points between . as he lay dying , severe pain and fatigue would have been his constant companions , punctuated by periods of panic as he struggled to breathe , she said . the man 's age , sex and lesions on his bones point to lung cancer -lrb- a magnified human lung cancer cell is shown -rrb- or possible prostate cancer for his cause of death . experts found the cancer had riddled the ancient man 's bones with from head to hip , including his upper arms and upper legs , and virtually all points between . the man 's community buried him in a foetal position in a circular pit after he died , according to the research published in the journal , plos one . the cancer victim was buried with an ornamental bone and a bone spoon , intricately carved with a winding serpent handle . ancient skeletons bearing the scars of cancer are rare , leading some people to believe that the disease is a recent phenomenon caused by our modern lifestyles . however , this find provides evidence that refutes this hypothesis . dr lieverse suspects that taking into account variables such as longer life expectancies , cancer may have been considerably more common in ancient times than is generally presumed .<doc-sep>and dry seasons . the framework , which is based on earth 's astronomical cycles , provides the basis for some of the paper 's key findings , and it suggests that multiple coexisting species of homo that overlapped geographically emerged in highly changing environments . dr potts , curator of anthropology and director of the human origins programme at the smithsonian 's national museum of natural history , said : ` unstable climate conditions favoured the evolution of the roots of human flexibility in our ancestors . ` the narrative of human evolution that arises from our analyses stresses the importance of adaptability to changing environments , rather than adaptation to any one environment , in the early success of the genus homo . ' between 2.1 and 1.8 million years ago , the oldest species of homo -lrb- pictured left and second from left -rrb- began to diversify . by 1.8 to 1.9 million years ago , homo erectus -lrb- fossils pictured right and second from right -rrb- evolved in africa and began spreading to eurasia . these lineages overlapped for several hundred thousand years . even though all homo species had overlapping body , brain and tooth sizes , they had larger brains and bodies than the australopithecus . these differences and similarities show the human package of traits evolved separately , and at different times . this graphic shows the overlapping species . the researchers then reviewed the entire body of fossil evidence relevant to the origin of homo to better understand how the human genus evolved . susan antón , professor of anthropology at new york university , said : ` we can tell the species apart based on differences in the shape of their skulls , especially their face and jaws , but not on the basis of size . ` the differences in their skulls suggest early homo divvied up the environment , each utilising a slightly different strategy to survive . ' even though all of the homo species had overlapping body , brain and tooth sizes , they also had larger brains and bodies than the australopithecus . the morphology , variation and behaviour of our ancestors is pictured . in addition to studying climate and fossil data , the team also reviewed evidence from ancient stone tools , isotopes found in teeth and cut marks found on animal bones in east africa . according to the study , these differences and similarities show that the human package of traits evolved separately , and at different times . in addition to studying climate and fossil data , the team also reviewed evidence from ancient stone tools , isotopes found in teeth and cut marks found on animal bones in east africa . leslie aiello , president of the wenner-gren foundation for anthropological research , added : ` taken together , these data suggest that species of early homo were more flexible in their dietary choices than other species . ' the team concluded that this flexibility likely enhanced the ability of human ancestors to successfully adapt to unstable environments and disperse from africa . dr potts said : ` this flexibility continues to be a hallmark of human biology today , and one that ultimately underpins the ability to occupy diverse habitats throughout the world . ' he said future research on new fossil and archaeological finds will need to focus on identifying specific adaptive features that originated with early homo , which will yield a deeper understanding of human evolution .

<t> reanalysis of bones found in indonesia suggests they are not from a ` hobbit ' </t> <t> scientists say finding on flores island can be attributed to down 's syndrome . </t> <t> this counteracts previous claims that the bones belonged to a previously unknown species of human 15,000 years ago . </t> <t> researchers say the initial findings were flawed in their analysis of ` lb1 ' </t> <t> instead they claim the bones have all the markings of an ancient human that suffered from the disorder and is not a new species . </t>

the oldest case of down 's syndrome : 15,000-year-old ` flores man ' bones are not evidence of a new human species , study reveals<T>

it was introduced last christmas as a special party food treat under the banner of michelin star chef , heston blumenthal . however , the ham hock and piccalilli terrine sold by waitrose has since proved remarkably elusive . one shopper has revealed that she has tried to order the terrine 13 times in recent months via the supermarket 's website without once seeing it arrive in her kitchen . scroll down for video . the ham hock and piccalilli terrine sold by waitrose under the banner of michelin star chef , heston blumenthal , has proved remarkably ellusive .<doc-sep>heston offered a glowing description when the terrine was launched , saying : ` this is a chunk ham hock and smoked ham mixed with zingy piccalilli -- a pork and pickly combo to really get your teeth into . ' the absence of the terrine is something of a mystery and suggests either waitrose has been unable to keep up with demand or , more worrying for heston , that production has been restricted because of poor demand . the reviews on the waitrose website and food blogs offers a distinctly mixed verdict , with some suggesting it has left a nasty taste in the mouth . the single review on the waitrose website from a woman who lives near devizes in wiltshire , appears under the heading ` underwhelming ' . it adds : ` absolutely nothing special about this , nowhere near as good as my own fromage de tête -lrb- j grigson recipe -rrb- , will not buy again . '<doc-sep>blumenthal pictured outside his fat duck restaurant in , bray , berkshire , offered a glowing description when the terrine was launched . a blog on a food lovers website offers an even grimmer description , suggesting the two slices in the pack , ` do look alarmingly like dog food with a bit of colour added ' . it adds : ` i peeled back the cellophane and it was like someone had just farted in my face . ' the blog concluded : ` the texture was really good , it was n't over processed and had chunks of ham alongside the broken down pulled apart pork , it was a satisfying meaty mouthful .<doc-sep>` unfortunately that is where the positives end , because it did n't taste too good . in fact it tasted just like cheap hot dog sausages . ' however , there were other positive reviews on the web , particularly the ocado website . one five star rating described it as the ` nicest pate we 've had in a long time ' . another reviewer wrote : ` a rather coarse terrine but tasty all the same . comes in two slices individually packaged which is extremely handy for picnics or packed lunch . has a nice mix of flavour with a kick from the pickle . ' a waitrose spokesman said : ` this is a speciality product and branches do n't hold a great deal of stock - so we are sorry this has caused availability problems for this online customer . we are very sorry for any inconvenience caused . '<doc-sep>august 29 , sparking something of a backlash . separately , advertising . watchdogs have received complaints from parents unhappy that early . marketing is encouraging children to pester them far in advance of . december 25 . waitrose began selling christmas lines . on september 24 , which was not long after many families had returned . from their summer holidays . the popularity of festive puddings . when we are only in october may be down to past struggles to keep up . with demand for the hidden orange christmas pudding created for the . chain by award-winning chef heston blumenthal . such was demand that . people sold them at a huge mark-up on ebay . even advent calendars are flying off the shelves with sales running at three times the level of this time last year . in previous years waitrose has found it difficult to keep up with demand for the hidden orange christmas pudding created for the chain by award-winning chef , heston blumenthal . waitrose retail director , rob collins , . confirmed an early start to christmas shopping by customers . ` our sales . reflect a move towards colder weather and the approach of the festive . season , with many starting to get organised even earlier than usual this . year , ' he said . ` we are in the two-month countdown to christmas , and . people are turning their attention to the festive period . ' he said shoppers seemed to be taking comfort in having festive goodies ` ready and waiting ' in the cupboard . the advertising standards authority . said that , despite ` a steady flurry of complaints ' at early festive . promotions , this was not an area which it regulated . sales of christmas cakes at waitrose are up by 13 per cent compared to this time last year . tesco began selling christmas-themed confectionary as early as august and parents say the early marketing is encouraging children to pester their them .<doc-sep>` i 'm sure that just like our hidden . orange christmas puddings his version of the baked alaska will be . extremely popular with waitrose shoppers this christmas . ' the heston from waitrose range will be available from october 2012 . it seems blumenthal 's fellow waitrose . chef patron delia smith had better get experimenting if she wants to . compete for our attention ... . smoke and mirrors : heston blumenthal toils over a hot cauldron in his lab in bray , just next door to his restaurant the fat duck .<doc-sep>heston blumenthal , the michelin star-winning chef famed for the snail porridge served in his unconventional bray restaurant the fat duck , has announced the festive collection he will be cooking for and selling through supermarket chain waitrose . and this year his menu - which arrives 167 days before the big day - is as bananas as ever . in fact , one dish even contains bananas ... . ho ho ho : chef heston blumenthal has already unveiled his crackers christmas menu for waitrose . sweet treats : heston 's christmas pudding will actually taste of chocolate brownie . among the items blumenthal has devised are a traditional fruit cake . that looks like a christmas pudding but is decorated in white chocolate and tastes like a chocolate brownie - after all , why have one dessert when you can have three ? there will also be a cranberry sauce made . with vodka , a bread sauce with truffle oil and a gammon baked in mulled cider .<doc-sep>here are some of the best : . ` lucas , put that falafel down , you already chose olives with manchego as your treat . ' ` thank you , that will be # 428.49 ' ` it 's like the third world in tesco : no pine nuts . ' top dog : one waitrose customer was appalled when the butcher suggested a slightly cheaper cut for her dog . waitrose 's line of foods created by top chef heston blumenthal include such essentials as earl grey stollen . nightmare : waitrose customers can hardly imagine the horror of running out of such culinary essentials . according to the facebook page , one couple in the newark branch in nottinghamshire who spotted another customer with an asda shopping bag said to each other : ` should she be walking around in here with that ? ' and after a waitrose butcher told a woman they had run out of fillet steak but she could have topside instead , she replied : ` topside ? why on earth would we feed winnie topside ? ` anyone would think you wanted to kill the poor dog . ' -lrb- to this , one facebook user replied : ` you have to work at waitrose , as i did for 27 years , to know that comments like this are not fictitious . ' -rrb- . a customer in the wilmslow , cheshire , branch was overheard telling her husband : ` please do n't rummage in the reduced bin , darling , someone from the golf club might see you . ' one child following its mother down an aisle asked : ` mummy , are we doing shopping for the boat as well ? ' and another mother was overheard saying : ` lucas put that falafel down , you already chose olives with manchego for your treat ' the shame : customers in the smart supermarket know they might see friends there , and behave accordingly .

<t> heston blumenthal 's ham hock terrine was introduced last christmas . </t> <t> but since then , the terrine has proved remarkably difficult to buy . </t> <t> one shopper revealed she has tried to order it 13 times in recent months . </t> <t> reviews on waitrose website offer a distinctly mixed verdict . </t>

where have heston 's ham hocks gone ? waitrose shoppers baffled by absence of star chef 's terrines after one customer tried to order one 13 times without success<T>

shame : mostafa ahmed awwad , 35 , of yorktown , covers his face as he leaves the federal courthouse in norfolk . a u.s. navy civilian engineer has been indicted on charges after he tried to steal schematics of an aircraft carrier under construction and have them sent to egypt . mostafa ahmed awwad , 35 , of yorktown , virginia , was arrested on two counts of attempted exportation of defense articles and technical data on friday . he provided computer drawings downloaded from the navy to an undercover fbi agent posing as an egyptian intelligence officer . prosecutors said awwad intended to steal technical data about the designs of the uss gerald r. ford in late october . he was contacted by an undercover fbi agent speaking in arabic in september and the pair met the next day at a park in hampton . at the meeting , awwad said he intended to use his position of trust with the navy to obtain military technology for use by the egyptian government . he met the agent for a second time in october at a hotel where awwad described his plan to circumvent navy computer security by installing software enabling him to copy documents without tripping a security alert .<doc-sep>later , the undercover agent was given aircraft carrier drawings marked with warnings that foreign distribution could result in criminal prosecution . the designs were for the ` ford ' the lead ship in a new class of carriers which is scheduled for delivery to the navy in 2016 . thief : awwad , 35 , was arrested on charges he tried to steal schematics for the under construction gerald r. ford aircraft carrier for egypt . awwad began working for the navy last february in the norfolk naval shipyard 's nuclear engineering and planning department . he indicated that he understood the computer drawings would be used in egypt . he also agreed to provide the agent with passport photos to produce a fake egyptian passport so he could travel without alerting u.s. government officials . the engineer also asked for $ 1,500 to buy a tiny camera to enable him to photograph restricted material around the shipyard , according to an affidavit .<doc-sep>on october 23 , awwad retrieved $ 3,000 in cash from a pre-arranged drop site along a secluded hiking trail and left behind a container with an external hard drive and two passport photos . the fbi later collected the container . handcuffs : prosecutors said awwad provided computer drawings downloaded from the navy to an undercover fbi agent posing as an egyptian intelligence officer in october . ship : awwad tried to steal technical data in the designs of the uss gerald r. ford in late october . awwad was observed at his navy office on november 28 holding what appeared to be aircraft carrier design schematics , which he placed on the floor and photographed . he is scheduled for a detention hearing on december 10 , in federal court in norfolk . the charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each count upon conviction .<doc-sep>a rocket from a fighter jet on board misfired and impacted another plane which was incidentally occupied by future senator john mccain . some 134 servicemen were killed in the tragic incident and 161 injured . all star metals president nikhil shah told fox today : ` this is the largest ship that we 've ever dismantled , and the largest ship the u.s. government has ever awarded to be dismantled . it 's a very big job to us . ' mr shah would not give a specific cost for towing and dismantling the giant boat but said it was millions of dollars . the boat was built in 1954 by more than 16,000 workers and named after james forrestal , the first u.s. secretary of defense . it cost $ 217 million - the equivalent of $ 2 billion today . tugboat alex mcallister pushes the uss forrestal into the delaware river on the aircraft carrier 's final voyage from navy shipyard in south philadelphia . work crews with foss marine towing untie the decommissioned aircraft carrier uss forrestal as it prepares to make its final voyage from navy shipyard in south philadelphia for a dismantling and recycling facility in brownsville . the decommissioned aircraft carrier , uss forrestal , begins it 's long journey down the delaware river on february 4 . the decommissioned aircraft carrier , uss forrestal , begins it 's long journey down the delaware river on february 4 . last-minute construction work is rushed on the u.s. navy 's super-aircraft carrier , the u.s.s. forrestal in 1954 . the u.s. navy craft will now be sold for scrap .<doc-sep>the observatory reported intense shelling of kobani , saying that a volunteer fighting with the kurdish force known as the people 's protection unit , or ypk , was killed . it said at least 60 shells had struck the town today . a journalist at the turkish border town of suruc reported intense shelling of kobani from the south and west . ismet sheikh hassan , the kurdish defence minister for the kobani region , said is fighters were trying to advance from the east , west and south east of kobani . he said jihadis fired rockets on the town , and called on the us-led coalition ` to hit the tanks instead of bases ' . over 160,000 mainly kurdish syrians have been forced to flee kobane after isis began its advance on september 16 . syrian kurdish refugees arriving by truck at a turkish refugee camp after fleeing the city of kobane . today one of the royal navy 's most advanced warships took up position to support us forces as they carry out air strikes against islamic state militants . hms defender is using its hi-tech air defence weapons to protect us navy aircraft carrier uss george hw bush and her aircraft as they launch air strikes as part of the international coalition . the portsmouth-based type-45 destroyer is using its air defence radar and sea viper missile system as part of an ` umbrella ' of support for the nimitz class aircraft carrier and its escort ships while they patrol the gulf and launch air strikes against the terrorist group is . deployed to the gulf in june 2014 , hms defender 's primary role has been to conduct maritime security operations . it is now operating with the us navy 's arleigh-burke class destroyers uss truxton and uss roosevelt and the ticonderoga class destroyer uss philippine sea to provide support for the aircraft carrier . engaged in round-the-clock operations , hms defender 's task is to build an accurate air surveillance picture over the whole of the gulf in order to guard the us aircraft carrier against possible air attack . hms defender , one of the royal navy 's most advanced warships took up position to support us forces as they carry out air strikes against islamic state militants . hms defender , right , will provide vital support to a us navy carrier task group in the gulf , using her air defence weapon systems to protect the us navy aircraft carrier , uss george h w bush and her aircraft . hms defender is seen in the background as a american jet takes off from the us navy aircraft carrier , uss george h w bush . royal navy commander phil nash , defender 's commanding officer , said : ` as an air defence destroyer , hms defender was built for exactly the sort of tasking that we are conducting in support of the uss george hw bush . ` since we arrived in the gulf in june , we have been engaged in exercises with navies from around the world to test our air defence capabilities and i am delighted that my ship 's company now have an opportunity to put into practice the training they have received over the past few months . ` this will be our primary role in the future , so to be able to provide the same defensive shield to a us navy aircraft carrier that we will deliver as part of a british carrier strike group is an excellent chance to prove the value we can add in a national and international environment . ' commodore keith blount , the united kingdom maritime component commander based in bahrain , said : ` hms defender is just one of several royal navy ships deployed to the gulf , which demonstrates the importance of the region to the united kingdom and how much we value the relationships we have with our regional partners and allies . ` the decision by the government to task a royal navy destroyer to support operations against isil -lrb- is -rrb- also shows the united kingdom 's commitment to combat terrorism . ` the ship 's company of hms defender can be proud that , in whatever they are doing on board , they are actively contributing to the security of the region and the interests of the united kingdom . ' the uk has also committed royal air force fighter bombers to carry out reconnaissance missions and air strikes in iraq . , .<doc-sep>the navy on friday notified the japanese government of the leak , the officials said , and told them it was possible the ship had been leaking while in port in sasebo , japan , in march . while japan has agreed to allow u.s. nuclear-powered ships in japanese ports , the decision was a not popular in japan . the houston incident comes at a time when the navy is trying to smooth over a problem with a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier . the uss george washington was due to replace the aging , conventionally powered uss kitty hawk this summer as the united states ' sole carrier based in japan .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a combination of old and new hooked up off the coast of san diego monday to give the u.s. navy a glimpse into its future . the moment was the first arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier for the military 's new joint strike fighter , the f-35c lightning ii . an arrested landing means the jet was brought to a stop using a tailhook grabbing a wire stretched across the carrier 's deck . the wire is attached to a gear system that brings the plane to a stop . `` this will be one landing out of thousands more that will happen over the next few decades , '' lt. gen. chris bogdan , executive officer of the pentagon 's f-35 program , said in a statement . monday 's landing came aboard the aircraft carrier uss nimitz , the oldest active carrier in the navy 's fleet . `` i 'm very excited to see america 's newest aircraft on the flight deck of her oldest aircraft carrier , '' said navy cmdr. tony wilson , the test pilot who landed the f-35c aboard the nimitz . carrier turns donor : uss enterprise gives anchor to uss lincoln . tests of the f-35c aboard the carrier will continue for a few weeks , the navy said . it is expected to be operational in the navy 's carrier air fleet in 2018 , joining f/a -18 e/f super hornets , ea-18g growler electronic attack aircraft , e-2d hawkeye control aircraft , mh-60r / s helicopters and carrier onboard delivery logistics aircraft , according to a navy statement . the f-35c is just one version of the aircraft that the pentagon has developed for use by the marines and air force as well . the f-35b , the marine corps version , is equipped with short take-off and vertical landing capability and began testing aboard the amphibious assault ship uss wasp in 2011 . the f-35 was developed at a cost of nearly $ 400 billion so far and beset for years by cost overruns and delays . the plane 's primary contractor , lockheed martin , puts the cost of each f-35c -- the most expensive of the three versions -- at $ 116 million , not including the engine . the company says on its website that the price has dropped 55 % since the initial planes were contracted . engine manufacturer pratt & whitney said last month it has been awarded a contract worth just over $ 1 billion for a batch of 48 engines for the f-35 . the pentagon ultimately wants more than 2,400 of the fighter jets , while hundreds more are expected over time to go to allies such as south korea , japan and australia . more than 100 planes have been built so far , most for testing , but the program is still in its development and training phases . the jets were temporarily grounded earlier this year following a fire on the runway at eglin air force base in florida . no one was hurt . the military says the stealth fighter will be `` the most affordable , lethal , supportable and survivable aircraft ever to be used '' by so many services worldwide . navy 's future : electric guns , lasers , water as fuel .

<t> mostafa ahmed awwad , 35 , was arrested on two counts of stealing . </t> <t> he tried to steal the designs of the uss gerald r. ford in late october . </t> <t> he begun working for the navy last february and abused his position . </t> <t> he told an fbi agent he intended to obtain military technology for egypt . </t>

us navy engineer arrested for trying to steal aircraft carrier plans and give them to egyptian government<T>

for most parents a set of lego , a solid climbing frame and well-stocked bookcase would be considered a satisfactory selection of facilities at their child 's nursery , but for parents in london 's clapham , it 's more than their child 's developmental needs that are being met . at the newly opened clapham village nursery , you can drop off your laundry alongside your child in the morning and pick it up ready folded when you come to fetch an expertly-stimulated and -lrb- presumably perfectly laundered -rrb- child at the end of the day . and there 's no stressing about what to make for supper . the nursery will also provide a freshly-cooked meal for the whole family , complete with starter and pudding . a new nursery in clapham aims to take the stress out of the day for working mums by offering gym classes , laundry services and take-away family suppers . what more could you ask for ? how about a choice of yoga , pilates or boxercise classes so you do n't have to rush off to the gym , a selection of tea , coffee and pastries to send you off on your morning commute and it facilities including computers , ipads and printers at your fingertips ? it 's all provided at the village - for a little extra cost , of course . on top of the # 80 day rate for children , the adult supplement costs # 100 a month , which buys you as many pastries as you can eat , free use of the it facilities in the ` parent hubb ' and four vouchers for the laundry , meal or exercise services . of course , your children wo n't do badly either . the nursery has an outdoor beach and tree-house , a fully-equipped mini kitchen and art studio . ` we had a number of meetings with local parents before opening to find out how we could make their life easier and these were some of the aspects that were mentioned , ' explains the nursery 's manager malcolm vickery to the mailonline . ` parents feel they 're constantly going backwards and forwards so we 're trying to reduce their need to rush about , ' he adds . the ` parent hub ' at clapham village nursery -lrb- above -rrb- includes a kitchen , stocked with tea , coffee and pastries as well as an it suite with computers , ipads and printing facilities . the outdoor space at the five-star clapham village nursery allows children to explore their surroundings . considering that a recent study found that the school or nursery drop-off and cooking dinner for the family were the two most stressful parts of the day , perhaps the village is onto something . the survey , which was commissioned to mark october 's walk to school month also found that 83 per cent of parents ` ca n't cope ' juggling drop-offs with getting to work on time . so a little help with the chores , which are often squeezed in before and after drop-off , would no doubt de-stress the day for many a working working mother . but it 's not always that simple its it ? what about the parents who ca n't afford to spend # 25 a pop on laundering their dirty underpants ? anand . shukla , chief executive of family and childcare trust says more needs to be done for families who are n't on a posh budget . children at the clapham village nursery can experience real cooking in the mini kitchen . not just a pot of paint for these lucky tots : the fully-equipped art studio -lrb- above -rrb- . ` far too . many parents are unable to access childcare that meets their needs , ' shukla tells the mailonline . ` where childcare is available , it . is often at a high cost to parents , with parents in britain paying a . higher proportion of their salary on childcare than all other european . countries except switzerland . ` bold . reforms are needed if we are going to achieve high quality childcare that is . affordable and truly meets the needs of modern families , ' he adds . pilates for stressed parents may not be top of the government 's proprieties but nurseries that provide auxiliary services for working mothers and reforms that provide more flexibility in the work place could be . but downward dogs and puff pastries aside could ideas like the . village 's ` parent hub ' concept also tackle what has been dubbed the ` ghost children ' phenomena . earlier this year the . association of teachers and lecturers earlier warned that a generation of . children as young as four are stuck in a nursery or school environment for up to ten hours a day without parental touch . vickery hopes the nursery can go someway . to help parents spend more time with their children . ` the idea is that . parents can tap in and tap out of work all on our premises . freelancers . use the it suite as their office and quite often parents who work in an . office use it for conference calls that have to be scheduled at times . that coincide with pick up or drop off , which means they can leave the . office earlier , ' he explains . however the nursery does not encourage . parents to make their presence known once they 've kissed their little . ones goodbye as it can be ` unsettling for the child ' . but vickery says . the extra facilities mean parents who freelance or work from home can . use the nursery as their office , cutting out journey times and . shortening the hours away from their child . educational psychologist hannah abrahams believes parental presence in the nursery could be beneficial for the children in many ways . ` anything that encourages parents and carers to work in collaboration and helps communication between the two is good for the children , ' she says . the nursery is hoping to cater to parents ' needs as well as children 's . the slick entrance to clapham village nursery : by creating more facilities for parents on site , they hope parents will be able to spend more time with their children . ` creating that link between home and nursery can be very useful in managing any difficulties a child might be facing and sharing experiences between parents and carers can have positive affects on their development , ' she adds . ' i can also see the appeal for parents . it could feel quite comforting knowing your child is just downstairs - especially if they are young . ' but abrahams agrees that knowing parents are working upstairs could be unsettling for the children . ` it depends on the child , but it could make it harder for children to settle knowing their parents are right there . part of the experience for children is learning to separate from a parent and understanding that when they say goodbye to you in the morning , you will still come back to collect them at the end of the day . ' for # 100 a month parents have four vouchers to use on the following : . also included iare as many pastries as you can eat and use of the it facilities in the ` parent hub '<doc-sep>more than half of the mothers surveyed said they cooking using basic ingredients four times a week or less . a lack of time was the reason given for serving up convenience foods by 71 per cent of mothers questioned for the change4life be food smart campaign . only 90 out of the 2,000 mothers surveyed said they never used convenience foods in their meals while a quarter of mothers said they did n't know how to cook or were short of meal ideas and confidence . over a third of families -lrb- 36 per cent -rrb- order a takeaway or go out for a meal once a week . only one in six mothers cook a meal from scratch every day , with a survey finding that a lack of time and confidence means children are served quick foods such as pizza . child nutrition expert and author annabel karmel told the daily telegraph that pre-chopped vegetables , pre-cooked noodles and boil-in-the-bag rice could all be used as handy shortcuts for time-poor parents . she said : ` you can prepare a good meal in 15 minutes . rather than chicken nuggets you can have marinated chicken under the grill . ' karmel said : ` cooking from scratch takes a little confidence but a lot do n't know how to cook . ` their parents did n't cook , while cooking in schools was scrapped . ' she told the paper that parents ` gave up ' when their children were fussy about food . azmina govindji , of the british dietetic association , said : ` it 's understandable that over time eating habits change and that the time-pushed mums of today are n't necessarily going to approach cooking family dinners in the way their own mothers once did . ` however , many takeaways and processed foods can contain high levels of salt , sugar and saturated fat , so shoppers need to be encouraged to buy healthier options and shown how , even with demands on their time , they can make meals for their families . ` making quick meals yourself using easy-to-hand ingredients helps you to be more aware of what 's going into your food and helps ensure you and your family avoid any hidden nasties . '<doc-sep>editor 's note : on cnn 's `` state of the union , '' host and chief national correspondent john king goes outside the beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country . julie bonneau , an unemployed single mother , says a big support group helps her stay positive . eugene , oregon -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- julie bonneau knew it was coming . `` there were five of us , including the owners . i did the books ... and i could see it was getting tight , money was . they just were n't making the money . '' it was just before christmas . `` they let me go , and they knew i was going to sink , '' the 42-year-old single mother recalled . `` two weeks later , i lost my apartment . no money coming in , no money to pay rent . '' for a couple of weeks , she lived in her van -- until it broke down . now , she crashes on friends ' couches , and her three children sleep at her ex-husband 's apartment . `` i 'm grateful because he was there to pick up the ball when i just could n't do it anymore , '' bonneau said . wherever she goes , bonneau keeps a packed but organized file : her road map for surviving recession . `` this is a sheet that tells me where free lunches are in the community so that my kids can eat for free , '' she said , holding the stack of papers and brochures . `` i try to stay up on that . '' she keeps it handy , and not just to help with her needs . `` i try to carry it so that if i hear of somebody that is struggling , it is like , ` wait , i know where you can find help . ' i know i am not the only person that needs the help . '' so does sharri da silva . she is the executive director of programs for the relief nursery in eugene , a family-support organization that is being replicated across the state . in the first three months of 2009 , it helped as many families as it did in all of 2008 . `` and we served over 1,000 children last year , '' da silva said at the eugene facility . `` so that 's telling you how drastic the increase is . there are newly needy families , and what i mean by that are families who have had jobs , who have had one - or two-parent incomes , who have had a home , might have even been small donors to the relief nursery or volunteered their time here . `` and now they are calling us , saying , ' i just lost my job , or my wife and i both lost our jobs , we 're losing our home , and we do n't even know what the best -lsb- support -rsb- system is -- so forget how to navigate it . ' what we 're finding in oregon is that early childhood and family hunger is drastically increased . '' increased demand but diminished resources -- a cruel irony of the recession is that government and private funding sources are drying up . in the case of relief nursery , that means a waiting list of more than 200 families . `` every single funding source that typically supports us is having a challenge right now , '' da silva said . `` when we have people calling saying , ` my family does n't have food ' or ` i 'm losing my house , and i do n't know where to turn , ' that is difficult if we ca n't help them . '' not that there are not some encouraging signs . the relief nursery , whose primary mission is helping children and families with a history of abuse and neglect , was trying to combat the hunger problem , only to have its mobile food bank recently destroyed by vandals . when word of the crime spread , there was a dramatic spike in good donations , and a library area inside its building has been converted for food storage . `` we 've also started doing what we call a family fun and food night , which is once a month families come and gather and have a fun meal together , '' da silva said . `` when we started this in january , the first time we held it , we had 30 families attend . and it 's been growing as word had gotten out to our families . and last week we had over 170 families come . '' julie bonneau 's family is among them , often after she has spent another frustrating day hunting for work . `` it 's really tough , '' she said of the job market in a state where the unemployment rate has doubled in the past year to more than 12 percent . `` i am finding that i am competing with -- that when you apply for a job , now you have 200 other people standing in the same line . '' no room in the shelters , either . `` they are full . everything is full . '' which makes her all the more grateful for the relief nursery safety net . her son gabriel , who will be 4 in october , comes for three hours a day , which means two meals and playing and activities time that are invaluable to a boy trying to overcome a speech impediment . twice a week , gabriel also gets speech therapy at the center . `` it is awesome , '' bonneau said during a walk in the play area outside . `` i know they are safe . i know they are well taken care of . they support gabriel . he 's got a physical disability , but they meet his needs continuously . i do n't have to worry about him being hurt . we have had some major challenges in our life , and i just call relief nursery . '' although the job search has been frustrating , bonneau volunteers a few hours a week at her former employer , hoping that if business picks up some , she will be offered her old job back . and keeping busy , she says , helps her keep her spirits up . `` i have a big support group that encourages me and keeps me positive . i ca n't lose hope , because my kids will lose hope . i ca n't let that happen . ''<doc-sep>by . dr pam spurr . emotional eating is a big problem for many people . seventy per cent turn to comfort food , to varying extents , for emotional reasons . and over 90 per cent of diets fail due to slipping back into emotional eating habits . you might recognise yourself from this list of key behaviours and feelings emotional eaters frequently report : . dr pam says that celebrations such as christmas can see children encouraged to overeat . children are often taught from a young age that food is a way of making you feel better when you 're upset . if these , or similar , thoughts and behaviours mean you head to snacks or extra helpings to ease emotional upset or stress - then emotional eating is something you should tackle . you probably know it 's a cycle that comes back to bite you because that faux-relief from eating evaporates quickly and you frequently feel worse because of guilt . where does my emotional eating come from ? the question for most emotional eaters is why do i do it , why ca n't i stop myself heading for comfort food ? often followed by self-defeating thoughts like i always slip up , i 'm useless at controlling my emotional eating . this pattern of behaviour often has roots in childhood . emotional eaters should never underestimate the power of how their parents treated food and how that influences them for life until they decide to change . of course some people have a seemingly healthy relationship with food in their early life only to find after a trauma like divorce or job loss they seek extra comfort in food . but even for them there may be a heritage of resorting to emotional eating in their family . think about these scenarios : as a child when you , e.g. , fell off your bicycle your mother would say ` come on , you 'll feel better after a treat . ' when older and you came home from school upset over something , again you were given an ` extra special ' snack to cheer you up . when your mother or father was upset you also saw them have an extra piece of cake or bag of crisps , etc. . this behaviour of using food to soothe emotions is extremely common in families . it 's nothing to do with being ` bad parents ' it 's simply unrecognised as establishing in childhood a relationship with food that turns it into comfort . dr pam spurr says that the first step towards conquering emotional eating is becoming aware of what is triggering it . even in times of celebration some families allow their children to gorge on as many helpings as they want . not only at classic times of feasting like christmas , or other religious holidays , but when someone does well at exams , passes their driving test , etc. . occasional feasting is fine but to take it to extremes is n't . so whether food was used in your family as comfort , as a reward , or both , this becomes the unconscious way you relate to food . it 's imbedded in your mind , emotions and behaviour . become actively aware of your emotional eating . if this resonates with your experience and you can see you might have had a lifelong relationship to food like this , take a one-day-at-a-time approach to changing it . try learning to focus on the moment rather than always reflecting on the past or thinking ahead to the future . when you start to make it a habit of becoming mindful of the present it helps diminish your stress levels and helps you take control of the here-and-now . do n't allow yourself to go on ` autopilot ' at meal times or when having a healthy snack . think about what you 're putting in your mouth , chew it slowly , and appreciate the moment . when you do n't think during a meal you 're more likely to eat quickly and overload yourself . dr pam 's book , the emotional eater 's diet is available to buy now . plan what you can do today in response to daily stresses instead of emotional eating . only think about today and what change you can make . then go ahead and try it . do n't sweep difficult feelings under the emotional carpet . if someone/something upsets you think how you can respond to it . do n't reach into your drawer at work or cupboard at home for biscuits . dump unhealthy snacks from your workplace and home . instead when you need to fuel your energy needs -lrb- not your emotional needs -rrb- have a banana , small portion of unsalted/fried nuts , veggie sticks with low-fat yoghurt dip , etc. . know your danger zones - if you head to the staff cafe every time you 're upset by your manager plan a different strategy . message your partner , ring your best friend , plan how to tackle their behaviour , or go for a brisk walk . wherever possible bring your own food to work in pre-measured portion sizes . that way you 're in control of how healthy your food choices are . while working at not , e.g. , heading off to the newsagents to buy sweets when upset , only bring the cash you need to work . beware of shopping temptations , particularly after a stressful day at work . take your shopping list and stick to it , never shop when hungry , avoid the aisles with your favourite comfort foods , and check your basket at the till to make sure you have n't unconsciously thrown in some unhealthy snacks . your emotional eating might have originated within your family but that does n't mean you ca n't start understanding and managing it from today . dr pam spurr is on twitter @drpamspurr . the emotional eater 's diet , by dr pam spurr is available at amazon .<doc-sep>time to eat a good breakfast , connect with your family , and give . yourself ample time to arrive early . ` during the day , if . you find yourself a little overwhelmed in your head or body , take five . minutes to do some deep breathing -lrb- closing your eyes -rrb- and stretching , while . allowing yourself to recharge your batteries . ` take time for you with . family and friends , exercise and make sure you laugh . ' try to sleep for at least seven to eight hours a night . ` this . not only helps you recharge and replenish but the body 's own renewal . happens at this time . sleep also helps to lower your cortisol levels , ' says sarah . she adds : ` when cortisol is too high it has many negative effects on health . including our skin . cortisol increases oil production and can break . down skin collagen , the protein that keeps skin smooth and elastic . get into yoga . ` i 've been doing yoga for 15 years and it saved . me , ' sarah reveals . ` it is not only an incredible way to release tension by stretching . and relaxing the muscles but it also helps you slow down mentally . tuck into more turkey . ` there 's a whole list of stress reducing . foods including oranges , sweet potatoes , apricots , avocados , turkey , . salmon and kale , ' she adds . ' a german study in psychopharmacology found that vitamin . c helps reduce stress and return blood pressure and cortisol to normal . levels after a stressful situation . ' pamper yourself . ' i have spa nights all the time and it 's amazing how . restorative they can be . take a hot shower in the candlelight , play . soothing music , slather on a face mask , have a hot cup of tea . and crawl in bed with a good book . ' turbo charge your skin . for me , bad skin equals stress and vice versa . i . think a lot of people feel this way which is why i created skyn iceland . in order to reduce the signs of stress that eventually show up on our skin , . because stress creates a vicious circle .

<t> clapham village nursery in london offers services to help working parents . </t> <t> extras include a laundry service and family meal take-away . </t> <t> the nursery 's ` parent hub ' , has it suite and a kitchen stocked with pastries . </t> <t> yoga , pilates and boxercise classes also on offer . </t> <t> the adult supplement costs # 100 a month for use of ` parent hub ' and four extra services . </t>

the nursery that takes care of your children , your laundry , the family meals and even helps you de-stress with pilates - what a relief ... but only if you can afford it<T>

a hit man who authorities said was hired by a woman whose three husbands have all died under unusual circumstances has been convicted of second-degree murder in her second spouse 's shooting . alfred ` terry ' everette , of mississippi , was convicted on thursday of gunning down ernest smith , 38 , in 2006 , at the behest of smith 's wife , 50-year-old emma raine . raine has pleaded not guilty in the case and is awaiting trial in march on a second-degree murder charge . hit man alfred ` terry ' everette -lrb- pictured right -rrb- , of mississippi , was convicted of killing ernest smith , 38 , in 2006 , at the behest of smith 's wife , 50-year-old emma raine -lrb- left -rrb- . mr smith , a new orleans preacher , was the second of raine 's three husbands . she has been charged only in smith 's death , but a prosecutor made it clear that the other two deaths were suspicious . ` her main source of income was killing husbands , ' said assistant district attorney laura rodrigue , who prosecuted the case with her father , district attorney leon cannizzaro . emma raine 's third husband , james raine , 37 , was shot in their pearl river , mississippi , home in 2011 . news reports at the time said police were investigating the shooting as a homicide , and that emma raine had been out of town at the time . her first husband , leroy evans , was run over by a car in vicksburg , mississippi , and then choked to death in his sleep about a year later , in 1994 , after his feeding tube was removed . complicating the case - james raine has been implicated posthumously in ernest smith 's death . prosecutors said james raine was emma 's boyfriend while she was married to smith . he also was the foster brother of hit man everette . authorities says james raine had promised everette up to $ 100,000 from an $ 800,000 expected life insurance payment to kill smith , who was shot outside his new orleans home . during the trial , a foster brother , enoch raine , and two uncles , william and henry fowler , all testified that everette admitted killing smith when they confronted him two days after james raine was fatally shot . everette 's defense attorneys , michael kennedy and tanzanika ruffin , attacked the credibility of raine 's relatives , saying they hoped to benefit from his life insurance policy . ` if james ' policy is n't paid to emma , who gets the money ? ruffin asked the jurors . ` the family does , do n't they ? of course they do . ' outside the courtroom , the relatives denied ruffin 's allegations . ` it was never about money , ' said enoch raine , a mississippi firefighter . 'em ma and terry need to be brought to justice for this , ' said william fowler . ` it has messed with our family . we wanted justice for this . we also wanted justice for james . '<doc-sep>a teenage boy faces murder charges for allegedly killing his girlfriend anne kasprzak , 15 , when he was just 14 years old in 2012 . the draper city police department said in a release that the alleged murderer , whose name has not been released , ` is being held at a detention center in colorado and following extradition proceedings will be transported to the salt lake area . ' the 17-year-old boy faces a first-degree felony murder charge as well as a second-degree felony obstruction of justice charge , the salt lake tribune reported . victim : the body of 15-year-old anne kasprzak , pictured , was found in the jordan river . family : mother veronica kasprzak and stepfather james bratcher were photographed embracing at a news conference about the suspect 's arrest thursday . the police department said in the news release that ` on about march 11th 2012 at about 10:30 am , a jogger noticed blood and a shoe on a pedestrian bridge at the jordan river . the jogger notified police of the suspicious circumstances and emergency services responded . '<doc-sep>a suspect , christopher husbands , surrendered to authorities and is currently in custody . he faces one count of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder , according to police . husbands , 23 , was supposed to be under house arrest when police say he went to the mall and opened fire .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 22:35 est , 25 january 2014 . | . updated : . 06:43 est , 26 january 2014 . three days out from standing trial for the murder of his wife , a california man accepted a last-minute plea deal for a lesser charge on friday in realtion to the 2012 overdose death of beth risenburg - much to the horror of the victim 's family . jason risenburg , 38 , was charged with giving his 31-year-old wife a lethal dose of the drug methadone on april 2 , 2012 . the narcotic is usually used to wane addicts off heroin , however risenburg had been prescribed it as pain relief for a work-related back injury . the fremont man originally pleaded not guilty to charges of first degree murder , involuntary manslaughter and corrupting another with drugs and , if convicted , faced at least 33 years in prison . nearly two years after his wife ` unexpectedly died in her sleep ' , jason risenburg -lrb- pictured -rrb- admitted in court on friday that he gave her a lethal dose of the drug methadone , which he took to relieve back pain . victim : beth risenburg , 31 , died in her sleep on april 2 , 2012 . her death was initially not deemed suspicious because he had suffered a string of health problems , however an autopsy eventually proved she had toxic levels of methadone in her system . however with the murder trial set to start monday , risenburg pleaded guilty to one charge of involuntary manslaughter on friday , as part of a deal that the prosecution would drop the murder and drug charges . risenburg now faces up to 11 years in prison , with sentencing expected in two to three weeks .<doc-sep>by . sara smyth . and luke salked . and lucy crossley . ryan matthews , pictured centre , has been remanded in custody accused of the murder of healthcare worker sharon wall . a man has been remanded in custody accused of the murder of a healthcare assistant who died after being stabbed while at work in a psychiatric hospital . ryan matthews , 61 , of wotton lawn hospital , horton road , gloucester , faced magistrates in cheltenham charged with sharon wall 's murder . he spoke only to confirm his name , address , date of birth and that he understood the charge he faces during the three minute hearing . matthews is accused of the murder of ms wall on july 9 at the hospital , which is run by the 2gether nhs foundation trust . the court heard that as the charge was so serious , the case and any bail application could only be dealt with at the crown court . emma davies , representing matthews , did not make any representations on her client 's behalf . no formal plea was entered and matthews , who was wearing black t-shirt , was remanded in custody to appear at gloucester crown court before mr justice teare on july 15 . peter martin , chairman of the bench , told him : ` mr matthews , you have heard what has been said . you are being sent for trial at the crown court sitting on july 15 . ` you should be there for 9.30 am . do you understand . ` matthews replied : ` yes . ' ms wall , 53 , died in hospital shortly after being stabbed in the back at wotton lawn hospital on wednesday . the family of the grandmother-of-two , . from tuffley , gloucester , have issued a statement saying : ` we would . like to thank everyone for their support and such kind words that have .

<t> alfred ` terry ' everette was convicted of killing ernest smith , 38 , in 2006 at the behest of smith 's wife , 50-year-old emma raine . </t> <t> she has pleaded not guilty in the case and is awaiting trial in march on a second-degree murder charge . </t> <t> mr smith , a new orleans preacher , was the second of raine 's three husbands . </t> <t> she has been charged only in smith 's death , but a prosecutor made it clear that the other two deaths were suspicious . </t>

emma raine whose husbands died in suspicious circumstances faces murder charge<T>

many doubted how successful a large screen iphone would be , claiming it was simply too big . however , if the latest sales survey is to be believed , apple 's iphone 6 plus has already been a monster hit in the us - and is outselling every other ` phablet ' by a huge amount . it has also sparked a huge rise in the sales of the large screen handsets with a display 5.5 inches or larger . scroll down for interactive graphic . despite being on the market for just over a month of the three months ending with october 2014 , the iphone 6 plus captured 41 % of ` phablet ' sales -- sales of smartphones with a screen size of 5.5 inches and larger . the figures also revealed the top selling android handsets . samsung 's galaxy s5 remained the best-selling model with 22 % of sales while the galaxy s4 continued to show its longevity , maintaining second place with a share of 12 % . phablet sales represented 10 % of overall smartphone sales , up from 2 % for the same period in 2013 . despite being on the market for just over a month of the three months ending with october 2014 , the iphone 6 plus captured 41 % of ` phablet ' sales -- sales of smartphones with a screen size of 5.5 inches and larger . phablet sales represented 10 % of overall smartphone sales , up from 2 % for the same period in 2013 .<doc-sep>at the point of sale , when asked what drove their choice of smartphones , the study by kantar worldpanel found 58 % of those surveyed who bought an iphone 6 plus said screen size was the primary reason for choosing their device . the ability to connect to a 4g/lte network was the second most important reason cited by both buyer groups . although selling for just over a month , the iphone 6 , with 33 % market share , became the best-selling model among ios devices for the three months ending in october 2014 . the study by kantar worldpanel found 58 % of those surveyed who bought an iphone 6 plus said screen size was the primary reason for choosing their device . the iphone 5s was the second best-selling iphone model with 26 % , and the iphone 5c was third with 18 % . the iphone 6 plus captured 10 % of ios sales . in the android camp , the galaxy s5 remained the best-selling model with 22 % of sales while the galaxy s4 continued to show its longevity , maintaining second place with a share of 12 % . of the iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus buyers , 85 % were repeat ios buyers and 9 % churned from android . also in the three months ending in october , smartphones sales reached 81 % of overall phone sales and 59 % of all phones in use in the us .<doc-sep>apple fans desperate to be among the first to get their hands on the iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus next week can now pre-order the handsets online . demand was so high overnight , the official apple store crashed , as did a number of network operator sites , including o2 and ee . and now carriers are reporting that the larger , iphone 6 plus model has already sold out in some regions . scroll down for video . pre-orders for the iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus are now open in the uk , and will open at midnight in each of the regions where the phones will launch , including the us , canada and australia . demand was so high overnight , the apple store crashed . for the first time apple is letting people collect their phones in stores next friday . in particular , at&t in the us reports all of ts iphone 6 plus versions will now ship in 21 to 28 business days . carriers are reporting that the larger , iphone 6 plus -lrb- pictured -rrb- has already sold out in some regions . verizon is showing a shipping date of 7 october , while sprint is advising buyers iphone 6 plus models are delayed . pre-orders for the devices are available from midnight in each of the regions where the phones will launch , including the uk , us , australia , canada , france , germany , hong kong , japan , puerto rico , and singapore . devices can be pre-ordered from apple as well as network operators , and for the first time apple is letting people collect their phones in stores on the day of launch , 19 september . apple 's chief executive tim cook unveiled the 4.7-inch iphone 6 alongside the 5.5-inch iphone 6 plus , and the apple watch at an event on tuesday . the apple watch does not go on sale until early next year and will cost $ 349 in the us . uk prices have not been announced . in the uk , the phones can be pre-ordered from o2 , vodafone , ee , three and virgin media , plus the apple store . o2 and ee stores were still down at the time of writing , and three and virgin media are not allowing pre-orders until later this afternoon . o2 told mailonline : ` we 're currently receiving a high level of traffic to our site as customers pre-order the iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus on o2 . the 4.7-inch iphone 6 -lrb- pictured -rrb- is available , unlocked , directly from apple for # 539 for the 16gb model , # 619 for the 64gb model and # 699 for the 128gb version . the 16gb version of the larger iphone 6 plus costs # 619 , this rises to # 699 for the 64gb handset and # 789 for the 128gb version . the iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus are available to pre-order from the uk , us , australia , canada , france , germany , hong kong , japan , puerto rico , and singapore september 19 . orders open at midnight in each respective region . in the uk , the phones can be pre-ordered from o2 , vodafone , ee , three , mobiles.co.uk , and virgin media , plus the apple store . o2 and ee stores are still down , and three and virgin media are not allowing pre-orders until later this afternoon . the 4.7-inch iphone 6 is available , unlocked , directly from apple for # 539 for the 16gb model , # 619 for the 64gb model and # 699 for the 128gb version .<doc-sep>samsung may be considered apple 's biggest rival , but a chinese firm wants to steal this crown . xiaomi has announced its next-generation flagship phablet - called mi note - and said it is larger , thinner , lighter and cheaper than apple 's iphone 6 plus . during the launch event , the firm also poked fun at apple 's raised camera . scroll down for video . the mi note from chinese firm xiaomi has a 5.7-inch display , is 6.95 mm thick and weighs 161g . this makes it 0.2-inches larger , 0.15 mm thinner and 11 lighter than apple 's iphone 6 plus -lrb- comparison pictured -rrb- . in december , four-year-old xiaomi became the world 's most valuable startup . it has been criticised in the past for producing phones that are similar to apple 's range of handsets , leading to the company being dubbed the ` apple of china ' . at xiaomi 's press conference to announce the mi note , the firm made regular and direct comparisons to the iphone 6 plus , including placing the two phones side-by-side on presentation slides . for example , xiaomi 's mi note has a 5.7-inch display , compared to the iphone 6 plus ' 5.5-inch screen . both phones have the same screen resolution , but because xiaomi 's is slightly bigger , it has fewer pixels per inch than apple 's handset - 386 ppi versus 401 ppi respectively . at xiaomi 's press conference to announce the mi note , the firm made regular and direct comparisons to the iphone 6 plus , including placing the two phones side-by-side on presentation slides -lrb- pictured -rrb- . for example , xiaomi 's mi note -lrb- left -rrb- has a 5.7-inch display , compared to the iphone 6 plus ' 5.5-inch screen -lrb- right -rrb- . the firm also poked fun at apple 's raised camera on the iphone 6 plus -lrb- right -rrb- . xiaomi ` smi note has a 13mp rear - facing camera and a 4mp version on the front . the iphone 6 plus has an 8mp on the rear , and 1.2 mp on front . however , a premium model of the mi note , expected to launch in march , is said to have a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 , with a ppi of 515 .<doc-sep>while an australian price for the watch has n't yet been announced , it will retail in the us from $ 349 . the watch , which received a standing ovation when it was unveiled , has a rectangular bezel , rectangular sapphire crystal screen , curved edges and is made of metal . it will come in three finishes - apple watch , which comes in silver , the apple watch sport and the apple watch edition , which will be available in 18-karat gold . prices for the iphone 6 start from $ 869 , compared with $ 649 in the us . the iphone 6 plus will retail from $ 999 in australia and $ 749 abroad . apple have n't specified what the battery life was like on the apple watch , but did say it would need to be charged each night . the watch works ` seamlessly ' with the iphone 5c , 5s as well as the iphone 6 and 6 plus , and it lets users dictate messages via a microphone on the device . australian retailers are said to be gearing up to battle it out over the new iphone range . optus fired the first canon on sunday when it revealed people who abandon their existing contracts with rival companies would be given credit to offset cancellation charges if they move to a 24-month optus plan . the anticipated apple watch , which is the company 's first foray into the world of wearable items , wo n't be around until early 2015 . while an australian price for the watch has n't yet been announced , it will retail in the us from $ 349 . the move is timed to take advantage of the pre-christmas influx of new smartphone models , such as the newly unveiled iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus . telsyte senior analyst foad fadaghi said optus ' rivals would likely launch aggressive counter strategies in the coming months . ` this is a win for consumers if we see increased competition around the launch of the new -lrb- apple -rrb- handset -lrb- and -rrb- some of the barriers come down for switching , ' mr fadaghi said . prices for the iphone 6 will start at $ 869 for the 16gb and $ 999 for the 16gb iphone 6 plus model .<doc-sep>it 's been less than three months since apple unveiled its iphone 6 and 6 plus , but rumours suggest the firm is gearing up for its next release already . reports say apple may hold two iphone launch events next year , to release its iphone 6s in spring , and its iphone 7 in september . the iphone 6s may even go on sale at the same time as apple 's upcoming watch . reports claim apple may hold two iphone launch events next year to release its iphone 6s -lrb- a successor to its iphone 6 pictured -rrb- in spring , and its iphone 7 in september . the iphone 6s may even go on sale at the same time as apple 's watch . the claims were made by ` sources in the supply chain ' to jerry miller from stabley times . until 2013 , apple released one handset each year around september time . this included a new model one year , followed by a slightly modified 's - version ' the year after . last year , however , it used its september launch event to announce two new devices - its flagship iphone 5s and the ` cheaper ' iphone 5c . this was followed by the launch of its iphone 6 and larger iphone 6 plus this year . the new schedule is expected to stagger the releases of two devices in 2015 to capitalise on sales . apple could release the iphone 6s to people who want to upgrade to a slightly cheaper model , before announcing its flagship iphone 7 in the autumn . until 2013 , apple released one handset each year around september time . last year , however , it used its september launch event to announce two new devices - its flagship iphone 5s and the ` cheaper ' iphone 5c -lrb- pictured -rrb- . this was followed by the launch of its iphone 6 and larger iphone 6 plus this year . the 6s may also be packaged together with the apple watch . ` our source says that apple is hesitant about launching the iwatch in the spring of 2015 without a new iphone to go along with it , ' explained mr miller . ` -lsb- this -rsb- could give hesitant consumers an excuse to wait on buying both until the fall . ' the news comes as manufacturers revealed apple has plans to kill off its iphone 5c as early as next summer . amidst the furore of the iphone 6 launch in september , apple silently killed off its classic ipod . but it was n't a drop in sales that brought about its demise , according to boss tim cook , instead it was blamed on a lack of mechanical parts . speaking at the wsjd live conference , mr cook said the tech giant no longer had access to the components needs to make the once iconic music player .

<t> iphone 6 plus captured 41 % of sales for three months upto october . </t> <t> phablet sales now represent 10 % of overall smartphone sales . </t> <t> galaxy s5 remained the best-selling android handset . </t>

apple 's iphone 6 plus is bestseller for past three months<T>

zinedine zidane 's eldest son , enzo , made his debut for real madrid 's b side during their 2-1 victory at home to conquense on sunday - with his father helping lead the team from the touchline . real castilla assistant boss zidane sent his progeny on with just two minutes left of the match on sunday . the 19-year-old midfielder failed to score in his extremely short cameo appearance but is expected to become more involved with first-team affairs at the segunda b - or spanish third division - side in the coming weeks . enzo zidane -lrb- right , pictured in march -rrb- , son of zinedine , made his debut for real madrid castilla on sunday . zinedine zidane is the assistant coach of real madrid 's castilla side and sent his son on as a substitute . zinedine zidane -lrb- left -rrb- , playing for real madrid back in 2006 , and his son enzo , for their youth side in march . despite only being on the pitch for a matter of minutes , enzo managed to pull off an impressive ` roulette ' trick . unsurprisingly , enzo has been courted by both france and spain as they look to secure him for their national set-ups . having already played for the spanish under 15 side , the young midfielder was called to france to undertake medical tests with their under 19 team and has since decided to represent the country of his birth . he was named after enzo francescoli , who made 73 appearances for uruguay and scored 17 goals , as well as playing for french side marseille . the youngster , who has elected to play for the france under-19 side , came on in the 88th minute . enzo zidane -lrb- centre -rrb- had represented spain at under-15 level but has now switched allegiance to france . zidane 's two younger sons , theo and eliza , are also being groomed by real madrid 's academy and their father hopes they will make it into the squad in the future too . enzo is renowned for his trickery and below is a vine showing him performing outrageous skills during the real youth side 's match with sevilla in june . zidane snr has been reported by the spanish national football coach education centre for his lack of coaching badges - but he is now registered as the assistant coach to santiago sanchez having first been named as the manager . however , miguel galan , who reported him , claims zidane is very much the man in charge .<doc-sep>it seems enzo zidane is following in his father 's footsteps after scoring a crucial winner for real madrid c against local rivals atletico . zidane 's father zinedine was no stranger to scoring vital goals during his 17-year playing career and enzo has started his time as a professional in the same vein . the 19-year-old found the back of the net with a neat finish inside the area to clinch a 3-2 victory for his father 's former club . enzo zidane -lrb- right , pictured in march -rrb- , son of zinedine , scored for real madrid c against atletico . the real youngster did well to control the ball in the area towards the end of the big local derby match . zidane 's eldest son managed to get the ball out of his feet before scooping a curling shot past the goalkeeper . enzo zidane is mobbed by his real madrid c team-mates after netting a last winner . collecting the ball in the box , zidane jr expertly got the ball from out of his feet before scooping a curling ball past the keeper . the goal comes after zidane 's eldest son made his debut for real madrid 's b side during their 2-1 victory at home to conquense last month . with his father helping lead the team from the touchline , enzo made a brief two-minute cameo for real 's second string . the midfielder failed to score on that occasion but is expected to become more involved with first-team affairs at the segunda b - or spanish third division - side . zinedine zidane is the assistant coach of real madrid 's castilla side and sent his son on as a sub last month . enzo zidane -lrb- in action last march -rrb- and his father zinedine playing for real madrid during his five years in spain .<doc-sep>real madrid 's 16-year-old wonderkid martin odegaard set up two goals on his real madrid debut in a behind closed-doors friendly for the b-team against beijing guoan and was then named in carlo ancelotti 's champions league squad . the norwegian will wear the no 21 shirt and if he makes his debut in the last-16 matches against schalke he will become the youngest debutant ever in the competition beating celestine babayaro who played his first champions league game aged 16 years and 87 days for anderlecht . the club have still not officially announced the 25 players who make up the a-list for the knockout stages but odegaard is set to be included having impressed in his first week of training , and the midfielder can not be named on the b-list of stand-by youth team players because he has not been at the club for at least two years . new signing martin odegaard made his debut for the real madrid b-team in a friendly against chinese outfit beijing guoan on wednesday . the 16-year-old -lrb- right -rrb- , who joined real madrid in january , set up two goals as the sides drew 3-3 in the behind closed-doors match . following the match the 16-year-old norway international is now expected to be named in carlo ancelotti 's champions league squad . odegaard played 60 minutes and the game was attended by first-team assistant manager and club legend , fernando hierro . if odegaard plays against schalke in the champions league last-16 he will become the competition 's youngest ever player . odegaard -lrb- far left -rrb- poses with the rest of the castilla starting xi ahead of his first match for real madrid . age : 16 -lrb- d.o.b. 17/12/98 -rrb- . born : drammen , norway . position : attacking midfielder . clubs : stromsgodset , real madrid . appearances : 24 goals : 5 . international appearances : 3 . on wednesday odegaard 's debut came against chinese team beijing guoan , coached by spaniard gregorio manzano who previously worked at atletico madrid and mallorca in spain . they were invited to play the game organised to assess the 16-year-old 's fitness . odegaard 's mission in what remains of this season is to help the club 's b-team real madrid castilla win promotion from the third division into spain 's second tier . he could now be given his full debut on sunday against athletic bilbao b at the alfredo di stefano stadium at real 's valdebebas training ground . norwegian odegaard was made to feel at home on his debut as temperatures in madrid plummeted to just above freezing . the midfielder could make his full real madrid castilla debut against athletic bilbao b at the alfredo di stefano stadium on sunday . exciting propspect odegaard is closed down by four beijing guoan players during his debut for his new club on wednesday . the teenager impressed during his first performance in the famous white kit as he set up two of his side 's three goals . odegaard signed a # 40,000-a-week contract with the spanish giants last month after being chased by a host of top european clubs . odegaard is expected to spend most of the remainder of the season playing for real madrid castilla as they bid for promotion . odegaard revealed when he signed that working with castilla coach zinedine zidane influenced his decision to join real madrid . the new man has also been given the norweigan letter ø on the back of his shirt pleasing fans back home , always disappointed that ole gunnar solskjaer never managed to get the æ on the back of his manchester united shirt . odegaard played 60 minutes in the 3-3 draw and was watched by real madrid assistant manager fernando hierro . he will continue to train with both the first team and the b-team under the tutelage of zinedine zidane who will use him in castilla 's promotion charge .<doc-sep>zinedine zidane has been given the green light to continue coaching real madrid castilla until the appeal against his three-month ban is heard . the frenchman was hit with a ban by the spanish football federation 's -lrb- rfef -rrb- appeals commission on october 27 for coaching a professional side without a coaching licence . zidane , who worked under real madrid senior team boss carlo ancelotti at the santiago bernabeu before taking up the position at castilla , has decided to appeal against the ruling .<doc-sep>the norway international signed a staggering # 40,000 per week contract with the champions league winners but insisted on monday his decision to sign for real was purely a sporting one . ` it -lsb- money -rsb- has not been an issue at all for me . it was not an issue in my discussions with various clubs , ' odegaard said . ' i chose what was best for me in sporting terms . ' having visited a number of premier league sides before deciding to switch to the bernabeu , odegaard is set to start his real madrid career in the reserve team , real madrid castilla , coached by legend zinedine zidane . ` it was a process where i visited several clubs , which was reported . a decision was made after that , ' he added . ' -lsb- zidane is -rsb- one of the world 's best footballers of all time . ' odegaard receives the ball as midfiedler isco and defender sergio ramos keep an eye on the teenager 's touch . odegaard waits in line in front of sami khedira and bale as the players are put through their paces . odegaard watches on as defender rafael varane passes the ball during a training game . odegaard will be primarily available to zinedine zidane 's castilla team but will train regularly with the first team squad .

<t> real madrid castilla beat conquense 2-1 at home on sunday . </t> <t> enzo zidane came on as a substitute to make his debut for the side . </t> <t> his father , zinedine zidane , is assistant manager of castilla team . </t> <t> zidane 's other two sons , theo and eliza , also in real youth set-up . </t>

enzo zidane makes debut for real madrid 's castilla side against conquense as his father zinedine watches on<T>

click here to read who sportsmail columnists jamie redknapp and martin keown think will win the two-horse title race between city and chelsea . for once , the sound of team-mates lavishing praise on a colleague was not laden with toe - curling cliches . it is the norm for players , when pressed on the merits of a comrade , to trot out well-worn words which , ultimately , hold no substance whatsoever . but as pablo zabaleta and stevan jovetic stood outside the dressing-rooms at the stadium of light , there was relief and appreciation that the subject of their post-match reflection was in their team . sergio aguero had been awesome and zabaleta made it plain how much the striker is valued . sergio aguero 's opening strike at sunderland was among the best of his goals so far this season . the reigning champions have closed the gap on chelsea at the top of the table to six points . the argentinian forward is almost single-handedly responsible for city 's recent resurgence . ` everything he does right now looks so quick , sharp and clinical , ' said the defender . ` he is working really hard for the team off the ball and that is also something you have to appreciate from sergio , because the strikers normally want to play only with the ball . ` he is probably the best striker in the world at the moment . we are very lucky to have sergio in the team . ' a hundred yards along the corridor , manchester city manager manuel pellegrini was echoing their salute , likewise sunderland boss gus poyet . aguero won warm applause on a cold night from the home fans when , after two goals and an assist during wednesday 's 4-1 victory , he was substituted late on . four days earlier , those same supporters had jeered chelsea 's diego costa after he was shackled by sunderland 's backline during a goalless draw . aguero 's brace this season has taken his league tally to 14 goals - top of the premier league scoring charts . argentina team-mate pablo zabaleta 's only regret is that aguero was not fit and fully firing at the world cup . but they , like their striker jozy altidore who mouthed ` oh my god ! ' following aguero 's stunning equaliser , were in awe of the city marksman . zabaleta is already a two-time premier league champion , in large part thanks to aguero . but he could have been a world cup winner had his argentine compatriot not been troubled by a loss of form and fitness in brazil . ` of course you think what might have been in the world cup if he 'd been fit , ' said zabaleta , who was part of the team beaten in the final by germany . ` but i have known him for a long time and this is probably the best moment of his whole career . ' it is little wonder jovetic was queuing up to join the appreciation society , for he had profited from aguero 's brilliance to net his fourth goal of the season . stevan jovetic points to aguero after the free-scoring argentine set up his goal against sunderland . jovetic believes aguero is behind only lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo -lrb- right -rrb- as the world 's best players . given their proximity on the pitch , the montenegrin is well placed to offer assessment of his 26-year-old strike partner . ` he is the best player i have played with -- he and david silva , ' said jovetic , referencing the spanish playmaker who could return from a knee injury against everton tomorrow . ` but sergio can score some goals ! he is great . he does it every game , and for me it is messi and ronaldo and then him -- one of the best players in the world . ` i liked the first goal because when he stopped the ball it was going away from him , and in the last second he did a nutmeg , and scored . ` then his assist for me was great as well . he is on fire , and if he is like this we can do big things . ' manuel pellegrini will be hoping his side can take advantage of a friendly set of festive fixtures . this , though , is not simply the sergio aguero show . zabaleta , fernandinho and jesus navas were all outstanding in midweek . and that is why -- especially given the kindness of their fixtures amid the festive frenzy -- it is they who could be top of the tree when the time arrives to take down the decorations ; leicester , crystal palace , west bromwich and burnley -- four of the bottom six -- could well represent the 12 points of christmas for pellegrini 's men . with silva and edin dzeko set to return and the positive prognosis on vincent kompany 's hamstring meaning he could be back at leicester next weekend , it is looking like a winter of content for a team who have now won four on the spin . aguero is on the scoresheet and his pals are giving praise from the same songsheet . suddenly , everything is in tune at the etihad .<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 .<doc-sep>by . nick harris for mailonline . stevan jovetic lit up the etihad stadium on monday evening , giving an eye-catching all-round performance for manchester city that merited his two goals in the 3-1 win over liverpool and easily deserved his man of the match award . but if you think the 24-year-old montenegro striker is now destined to be a leading scorer as city romp to the premier league title , his career to date suggests you better think again . any strike force is only as strong as its weakest link , and there is no doubt jovetic remains city 's weakest link among the first-team squad 's four strikers : sergio aguero , edin dzeko and alvaro negredo being the others . video scroll down to watch pellegrini hail jovetic . weakest link : stevan jovetic is a decent player but wo n't fire manchester city to the title . superstar : sergio aguero slots the ball home seconds after coming on against liverpool . the real deal : aguero is the main man at city and theit title hopes will hinge on his form and fitness .<doc-sep>sergio aguero hopes there are plenty more goals to come after smashing four past tottenham to become manchester city 's record premier league scorer . the argentina striker scored all city 's goals as they overpowered 10-man spurs 4-1 in an enthralling clash at the etihad stadium on saturday . aguero 's haul took him to 61 in the competition , three past compatriot carlos tevez 's mark of 58 for the club , to 85 in 132 city appearances overall . sergio aguero struck four goals for manchester city against tottenham on saturday . aguero reeled away in celebartion after putting manchester city back in front against tottenham . aguero sent goalkeeper hugo lloris the wrong way when converting his first penalty of the afternoon . sergio aguero 's four-goal haul against tottenham makes him manchester city 's all-time top premier league scorer . sergio aguero - 61 goals -lrb- 95 games -rrb- . carlos tevez - 58 goals -lrb- 113 games -rrb- . edin dzeko - 48 goals -lrb- 115 games -rrb- . yaya toure - 42 goals -lrb- 141 games -rrb- . nicolas anelka - 37 goals -lrb- 89 games -rrb- . it was a devastating reminder of his talents now that the fitness concerns that have hampered him throughout 2014 finally seem behind him . ' i am very happy to be part of the history of this club and i hope i can continue scoring goals , ' said aguero , whose city strikes include the memorable injury-time effort that clinched the title in 2012 . ` but the most important thing is city can win games with my goals . ' i was very happy with my performance but the most important thing is we got the three points . ' aguero 's performance could hardly have come as a surprise to his countryman mauricio pochettino , the spurs manager . prior to the game pochettino had equated aguero 's play to the musical genius of mozart , and his subsequent display reignited debate over where the forward ranks among the world 's elite . comparisons with lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo were commonplace a year ago before a sequence of muscle injuries ravaged the second part of his 2013-14 campaign and his world cup . aguero opened the scoring against spurs with a precise finish after 13 minutes and then restored the lead from the spot seven minutes later after christian eriksen hit a quickfire equaliser .<doc-sep>sergio aguero was a goal away from joining the elitist of premier league clubs on saturday - but did become manchester city 's all-time top premier league scorer . the striker scored all four goals in city 's thumping 4-1 victory over tottenham at the etihad , but also missed a penalty . he has now scored 61 premier league goals - moving ahead of carlos tevez 's in city 's all-time list . had the 26-year-old scored his second spot kick -- he took three during the match , scoring two -- he would have become only the fifth player to score five goals in a premier league match . videos scroll down to watch . sergio aguero struck four goals for manchester city against tottenham on saturday . sergio aguero sent goalkeeper hugo lloris the wrong way when converting his first penalty of the afternoon . aguero reels away having put manchester city back in front against tottenham on saturday . aguero celebrates his four-goal haul . nonetheless , aguero did add his name to the list of players to score four goals in a game in what proved a memorable performance . aguero opened the scoring after 13 minutes for the hosts , before christian eriksen replied almost instantly for spurs after a slip from fernando let the visitors in . the argentine then went on to restore city 's lead as he slotted home from the spot , before missing another penalty before the break . aguero then netted another penalty and scored another impressive strike after the interval as city ran out convincing winners . last season manuel pellegrini suggested aguero was behind only lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo among the world 's best players and , now he has apparently overcome the numerous injuries that have plagued him ever since , the city boss is again of similar opinion . pellegrini said : ` it was not easy for kun last year when he had too many injuries . you ca n't put in performances like he did today when you 're not 100 per cent fit . sergio aguero 's four-goal haul against tottenham makes him manchester city 's all-time top premier league scorer . sergio aguero - 61 goals -lrb- 95 games -rrb- . carlos tevez - 58 goals -lrb- 113 games -rrb- . edin dzeko - 48 goals -lrb- 115 games -rrb- . yaya toure - 42 goals -lrb- 141 games -rrb- . nicolas anelka - 37 goals -lrb- 89 games -rrb- . ` but now he 's working very well . maybe he will not score four goals in a game again but he will demonstrate why everyone says he 's one of the best players in the world . ' i have said before he could be a ballon d'or player . ' i have known him a lot of years . i saw his career in argentina and spain before he came to england and that 's why i say he 'd one of the three or four most important strikers in the world - not -lrb- just -rrb- because he scored four goals . '

<t> sergio aguero leads the premier league scoring charts with 14 goals . </t> <t> pablo zabaleta believes his team-mate is the ` best striker in the world now ' </t> <t> stevan jovetic insists only lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo compare . </t> <t> manchester city are looking to close the gap on chelsea during festive run . </t> <t> read : man city could find themselves level with chelsea by new year . </t>

sergio aguero has manchester city firing again as his goals reignite title challenge<T>

david moyes ' real sociedad made it three games without conceding but could only draw the first leg of their last-16 spanish cup tie against third tier oviedo . a third clean sheet will please moyes but his side will now have to finish the job when they meet again in san sebastian in two weeks , time just three days after the basque derby against athletic bilbao . moyes had no luck in the cup at old trafford with manchester united knocked out in the third round against swansea last season and he watched his side contest a hard-fought goal-less draw at the carlos tartiere stadium . real oviedo demanded a penalty when franck omgba -lrb- left -rrb- tumbled over real sociedad 's alex callens tackle . the copa del rey clash was david moyes ' first since he became real sociedad boss in november . real oviedo : esteban , johannesson , oscar , j.vila , david fdez , erice , b.valle -lrb- sergio garcia 78 -rrb- , omgba , cervero -lrb- c -rrb- -lrb- david gonzalez 60 -rrb- , sene , eneko .<doc-sep>subs : magunazelaia , nacho lopez , generelo . booked : cervero , b.valle , oscar . real sociedad : rulli , elustondo -lrb- callens 46 -rrb- , finnbogason , pardo , ansotegi -lrb- c -rrb- , zurutuza -lrb- oyarzun 66 -rrb- , castro , yuri , zaldua , gaztanaga , hervías . subs not used : zubikarai , estrada , iker hernandez , descarte , aritz elustondo . booked : pardo , ansotegi . he rested five first team players ahead of this weekend 's visit to villarreal and a second string side fail to penetrate the second division b team 's defence .<doc-sep>real sociedad had a penalty shout in the first half when diego johannesson looked to have brought down pablo hervias inside the area on the half hour but the referee waved away the young winger 's appeals . hervias was a constant threat for moyes ' team as real sociedad tried to break the deadlock . midfielder ruben pardo , starting the game in place of the rested markel bergara and esteban granero , also had a deflected shot go just wide before the break but oviedo defended well and deserved to go in at half-time on level terms . david zurutuza had the first chance of the second half but the real sociedad midfielder headed straight at oviedo keeper esteban suarez after connecting with chory castro 's free-kick . sociedad goalkeeper geronimo rulli -lrb- right -rrb- had to be quick to stop borja valle in the second half . zurutuza went close again with a shot from distance as real sociedad pushed for the away goal . they were playing without top scorer carlos vela whose hat-trick helped moyes to his first win at the club last friday . leading the line in place of the rested mexican and the injured imanol agirretxe was the iceland international alfred finnbogason and his best chance came on the hour when castro crossed from the left but from six yards out he failed to beat esteban .<doc-sep>ion ansotegi -lrb- left -rrb- hugs oviedo goalkeeper esteban after the pair are involved in an incident late in the match . ansotegi -lrb- left -rrb- was promptly booked by the referee after his involvement with esteban . the oviedo keeper was in fine form blocking a castro shot moments later . but the home side were also forcing chances and josep sené volleyed over from six yards out . the chance seem to invigorate the minnows and when franck omgba tumbled over alex callens ' outstretched leg there were calls for a penalty from oviedo 's players . the referee waved away the appeals and sent coach sergio egea off for protesting . the teams take the 0-0 first-leg scoreline into the return game in san sebastian in two week 's time . the match comes just after three days after the basque derby with athletic bilbao . moyes may be tempted to play a more first-choice side to ensure progression in the spanish cup .<doc-sep>an alfred finnbogason double gave david moyes 's real sociedad a 2-0 victory over third tier real oviedo and earned them a place in the last 16 of the copa del rey on wednesday . oviedo had held sociedad to a 0-0 draw at home but real , who fielded a number of reserve players , were on top in front of their own fans , except for a brief spell at the start of the second half . video scroll down for david moyes : we 're saving some goals for match against levante . alfred finnbogason scored twice for real sociedad to overcome third tier real oviedo . sergio canales and pablo hervias moved the ball around well for sociedad on the wings and finnbogason fluffed a couple of early chances , before the hosts took the lead . ruben pardo knocked the ball over the top and hervias slid it across the penalty area for finnbogason to score after 28 minutes . david moyes claimed his second victory as real sociedad manager on wednesday night . confidence is fragile in san sebastian at the moment and there was tension in the stands as oviedo pressed forward after the break but finnbogason fired in a volley from close range on the hour to seal the win for moyes 's side who are languishing in 14th in la liga . real madrid and barcelona are already in the last 16 and were joined by villarreal who beat cadiz 5-1 on aggregate and granada , who knocked out cordoba 2-1 . elsewhere on wednesday , espanyol beat alaves 3-0 on aggregate , getafe had a 5-1 aggregate win against eibar and levante went through on away goals against albacete after drawing 1-1 over two legs .<doc-sep>scotsman moyes wears a sociedad scarf during his unveiling at the anoeta back on november 13 . moyes shares a joke with the media during a press conference to preview the barcelona match . nov 22 : deportivo -lrb- a -rrb- , la liga , d 0-0 . nov 28 : elche -lrb- h -rrb- , la liga , w 3-0 . dec 4 : real oviedo -lrb- a -rrb- , copa del rey , d 0-0 . dec 7 : villarreal -lrb- a -rrb- , la liga , l 0-4 . dec 14 : athletic bilbao -lrb- h -rrb- , la liga , d 1-1 . dec 17 : real oviedo -lrb- h -rrb- , copa del rey , w 2-0 . dec 20 : levante -lrb- a -rrb- , la liga , d 1-1 . jan 4 : barcelona -lrb- h -rrb- , la liga , w 1-0 . overall : p8 w3 d4 l1 f8 a6 . moyes is determined but it will not be easy . his ` dos , tres , cuatro times ' press conference effort became an internet hit and he also shouted out ` stefano ! ' when there is no such player at real sociedad during his first match . but the main thing is that he is making the effort and the effort is being appreciated . many of real sociedad 's players speak english . former qpr midfielder esteban granero has already told sportsmail that moyes ' english is easier to understand that harry redknapp 's so there seems to be no great communication problem . a translator is at moyes ' side during training sessions and press officer luis arconada -lrb- son of the great spain and real sociedad goalkeeper -rrb- is also fluent and constantly on hand to help the new manager . what the future holds . he has already stressed the priority is to pull away from the bottom and not be in a relegation dog-fight at the end of the season . but he is always well aware that only last season la real were playing in the champions league so he needs to push them back towards the top four as soon as possible . to do that he will need to be allowed to bring in quality this january . the club are very keen to use its excellent b-team youth side sanse . moyes buys into the philosophy because he knows it well from his everton days but he is also keen to be allowed to go out and get a tim cahill or mikel arteta just to add that extra touch of quality and experience . moyes is hoping that the san sebastian club will back him in the transfer market during the january window .<doc-sep>david moyes conceded his first defeat as real sociedad coach was thoroughly deserved as villarreal ran out 4-0 winners - and admitted the result could have been even worse . former manchester united boss moyes had seen sociedad pick up four points from his opening two primera division games in the hotseat while drawing with real oviedo in the copa del rey last 32 first leg . the basque side had also not conceded a goal during that three-match unbeaten run , but both those records came to an emphatic end at el madrigal on sunday as villarreal scored four times in the final 27 minutes through bruno soriano , denis cheryshev and a double from moi gomez . david moyes had no complaints after seeing his real sociedad side fall to a heavy defeat at villarreal . sergio canales -lrb- left -rrb- looks to hold off the challenge from manu trigueros -lrb- right -rrb- during the match on sunday . moyes had few complaints about the result , saying in his press conference : ` it could have been more , we could have lost more goals . we made some terrible mistakes , defensively bad mistakes , especially with the third and fourth goals . ' i do n't think the first goal was a free-kick , i think it was the wrong decision to give the free-kick , but the best team won . ` in the first 20 minutes of the game we had some opportunities , but not enough tonight . ` we knew we were coming to a difficult ground and we wanted to be hard to beat , and for 50-60 minutes we were , but in the end -lrb- it was -rrb- not good enough . '<doc-sep>moyes politely declines when offered a bag of peanuts during his side 's 3-2 aggregate defeat . moyes had been unhappy with a number of decisions in the match , and his frustrations boiled over with nine minutes remaining . although they took a draw on the night , moyes ' men had lost the first leg 1-0 and exited the competition . carlos vela equalised for sociedad after gerard moreno 's opener before giovani dos santos put villarreal 2-1 up on the night . villarreal 's players celebrate during their 3-2 aggregate win against real sociedad in the copa del rey .

<t> copa del rey match was david moyes ' first taste as real sociedad boss . </t> <t> clean sheet was sociedad 's third-successive since moyes took over . </t> <t> return leg takes place on december 17 in san sebastian . </t> <t> oviedo coach sergio egea was sent off after they were denied a penalty . </t>

real oviedo 0-0 real sociedad : david moyes ' copa del rey debut is a stalemate<T>

archaeologists have unearthed hundreds of roman graves in southwest france , some of which contain skeletons still bound by shackles on their necks and ankles . the incredible excavation is located at a building site about 250m west of the saintes amphitheatre once used for battles between gladiators and wild animals . among the hundreds of graves found , five skeletons - four adults and one child - were found shackled or chained . a skeleton uncovered at the roman burial site pictured exactly as the individual was buried - with an iron shackle attached to his neck . a wider photo shows the same skeleton - thought to be a man - with a shackle on his ankle as well as his neck . this group of four people were buried head-to-toe in a small , trench-style grave . dating back to the first and second centuries ad , the grave site is thought to have been an important necropolis used for those massacred at the nearby stadium . three skeletons were found with iron chains attached to their legs , another was buried in a crude shackle around his neck and a child was found with a device on its wrist . several of the graves were found to be mass burials - pictures show individuals buried side-by-side , head to toe in trench-style graves . the site was first identified as a possible necropolis last year and scientists are now hoping they can establish the individuals ' cause of death . roman necropoleis were usually constructed in the country as a site for burials and cremations to take place away from tombs built within a city . in this photo , another skeleton can be seen buried with a shackle still attached to its ankle . unfortunately , the graves at saintes have yielded almost no artefacts or possessions . only a few vases were found with the remains of one man , and a child was found with coins resting on his eyes . roman custom was to place coins on the eyes of the deceased so the person 's spirit could pay the ferryman to take them across the river romans believed divided the world of the living and that of the dead . the period of roman rule across what is now france is commonly referred to as gallo-roman , and the graves discovered in saintes this week fall within this category . the period in which the graves were used - the first and second centuries ad - corresponds to a time in history when saintes ' was a thriving roman town . it was established as a regional capital during this period because of its location where the major road between lyon and acquitaine met with the charente river . it is famed for its roman colosseum-style arena , which when completed , held up to 18,000 people . construction on the area started during the reign of tiberius -lrb- 14 - 37ad -rrb- and finished under claudius -lrb- 41 - 54ad -rrb- . it is the largest and oldest remaining roman amphitheatre in france .<doc-sep>a couple who have been holding hands for 700 years have been uncovered at a ` lost ' chapel in leicestershire . the centuries-old skeletons were unearthed at the chapel of st morrell , a site of pilgrimage in hallaton during the 14th century . local volunteers had been digging the site , believed to be built on top of a roman building , two weeks a year for four years . scroll down for video . a couple who have been holding hands for 700 years have been uncovered at a ` lost ' chapel in leicestershire . ` we have seen similar skeletons before from leicester where a couple have been buried together , ' vicky score , an archaeologist from of the university of leicester told mailonline . ` the main thing is why were they buried out up there ? there is a perfectly good church in hallaton . was it a special place ? ' the chapel may have been an area of pilgrimage . alternatively , the bodies might have been refused burial in the main church , perhaps because they were criminals , foreigners or sick . the skeletons are both believed to be of a similar age , but ms score said further analysis is needed to know how old they were at the time of death . the skeletons were unearthed at the chapel of st morrell in hallaton . the skeletons are both believed to be of a similar age , but further analysis is needed to know how old they were at the time of death .<doc-sep>archaeologists have unearthed what they believe to be a vampire burial site in bulgaria . the so-called ` vampire graves ' contain skeletons which all have an iron rod impaled through their bodies where their heart would have been . the discovery , made at the ancient temple of perperion , south-east of the bulgarian capital sofia , is further evidence that people really did believe that vampires could rise from the dead if they were not buried properly . vampire graves : archaeologists have unearthed what they believe to be a vampire burial site in bulgaria . dracula ? the so-called ` vampire graves ' contain skeletons which all have an iron rod impaled through their bodies where their heart would have been . out for the count : scores of people were killed because they were thought to be vampires , similar to witch-hunts elsewhere in europe and north america . in the 13th and 14th centuries , many eastern europeans held the belief that vampires were real , causing mass hysteria when people suspected someone of being one of the blood-sucking creatures . scores of people were killed because they were thought to be vampires , similar to witch-hunts elsewhere in europe and north america . however it may be possible that some towns had a ritual of hammering a stake into dead people 's hearts to make sure they did not join the undead , even if there was no suspicion of them being a vampire . the skeletons were found by ` bulgaria 's indiana jones ' , professor nikolai ovcharov . last year his team found a 35-40-year-old male with a metal pole impaled through where his heart would have been at a nearby site . before that professor ovcharov had found 700-year-old corpses ` nailed to the ground with iron staples driven into the limbs ' . burial ritual : the technique of impaling a stake through the heart was believed to be the best method for killing a vampire . hard at work : the skeletons were found by ` bulgaria 's indiana jones ' , prof nikolai ovcharov , and his team . the site : this week 's discoveries are the sixth and seventh vampires dug up in just two years in bulgaria . john van eyssen , in the film horror of dracula , prepares to drive a wooden stake through the heart of vampire .<doc-sep>since . then around 10,000 accessioned finds have been discovered by 60 . archaeologists - the largest haul of small finds to have ever been . recovered on a single excavation in the capital . approximately 3,500 tonnes of soil have been excavated by hand , which is around 21,000 barrows full . the discoveries have been so well preserved in the muddy waters of the lost walbrook river that archaeologists have nicknamed the site ` the pompeii of the north ' this site has provided the largest quantity of roman leather to have ever been unearthed in the capital , including hundreds of shoes . more than 100 fragments of roman writing tablets have been unearthed , while 700 boxes of pottery fragments will be analysed by specialists . more than 100 fragments of roman writing tablets have been unearthed , while 700 boxes of pottery fragments will be analysed by specialists . this site has provided the largest quantity of roman leather to have ever been unearthed in the capital , including hundreds of shoes . sophie jackson , from the museum , said : ` the site is a wonderful slice through the first four centuries of london 's existence . ` the waterlogged conditions left by the walbrook stream have given us layer upon layer of roman timber buildings , fences and yards , all beautifully preserved and containing amazing personal items , clothes and even documents - all of which will transform our understanding of the people of roman london . '<doc-sep>by . steve robson . published : . 22:07 est , 26 february 2013 . | . updated : . 03:36 est , 27 february 2013 . a burial site containing eleven pre-inca tombs , some dating back more than 1,400 years , has been discovered near a sports centre in peru . an archaeology team began excavation work at the huaca tupac amaru b site near peru 's national sports village in the capital lima in december . yesterday they unveiled their findings so far which include the well-preserved graves containing eleven pre-hispanic bodies . eleven pre-hispanic bodies were discovered at the site - some dating back more than 1,400 years . the skeletons are believed to belong to the lima and yschma cultures . the well-preserved skeletons were found wrapped in cloth and surrounded by ceramics , textiles , fruit tree leaves and tools used for agriculture .

<t> archaeologists have discovered hundreds of graves at ancient roman site . </t> <t> individuals believed to have been buried during first or second century ad . </t> <t> several bodies were buried with iron shackles on their necks and ankles . </t> <t> site may have been used to dispose of the dead from nearby arena . </t> <t> scientists now hope to identify how and why the individuals died . </t>

skeletons with shackles unearthed during excavation of roman graves in france<T>

a young athlete who dreamed of playing college basketball will get her chance to start in her first game - even though she has an inoperable brain tumor and just weeks to live . lauren hill , 19 , of lawrenceburg , indiana , was a standout high school player who committed to playing at mount st. joseph 's university , also in indiana , in october of last year . then , last november , she found out she had an inoperable brain tumor . scroll down for video . hoop dreams : lauren hill -lrb- center in uniform -rrb- has an inoperable brain tumor and just weeks to live , but will get to play her first college basketball game at mount st. joseph 's on november 1 . inspiration : the teenager , who was a high school standout -lrb- left -rrb- and prom queen -lrb- right -rrb- has stayed positive despite her diagnosis . while doctors at first gave the teenager two years to live , a recent mri showed that her tumor had grown , and she now just has weeks left . not that even that was enough to stop hill , who has diffused intrinsic pentene gleoma , a cancer with roots at the base of her brain stem with growing tentacles weaving through her nerves . ' i never gave up for a second even when i got a terminal diagnosis ; never thought about sitting back and not living life anymore , ' she told local 12 . and now she will be getting to fulfill her dream of playing college ball , thanks to some help from her school and the ncaa . during her surprise birthday party on october 1 , exactly one year from the date she signed to play at mt. saint joseph 's , hill learned that the school contacted the ncaa who agreed to move up their opening game against hiram college from november 15 to november 1 so she can take the court . it will be her first , and last , time playing college basketball . hope : instead of being scared of death , hill -lrb- above with mother lisa -rrb- says she is just excited about getting to play basketball for her team just once . mount saint joe 's basketball coach , dan benjamin , said , ` she 's a special person . this girl is so strong , she 's dealing with death and all she 's thinking about is everyone else . her team first her family first , and just to give her that one last wish would be incredible for our program and our players . ' as for hill , those few weeks she has left wo n't be filled with fear or tears it seems , but rather excitement and hope . said the teenager , ' i love the roar of the crowd , the squeaking of the shoes . i ca n't wait to be on this court and wearing # 22 . '<doc-sep>a cancer sufferer achieved her dream of playing in her first college basketball game on sunday , scoring the first points of the match . mount st joseph freshman lauren hill , 19 , was diagnosed last year with an inoperable brain tumor and was told she had years to live . in september , doctors had a grim update - she would n't make it past december - and after years as a standout high school basketball player , hill 's hopes of playing college ball were put in jeopardy . scroll down for vides . powering through : the ncaa approved a waiver for mount st joseph to play its first game of the season against hiram college two weeks earlier . but the ncaa approved a waiver for mount st joseph to start its season two weeks earlier , and the team tipped off against hiram college with hill on the court . nbc sports reports that mount st joseph 's had trouble with the practice drills for the first play they were planning for the game . when they finally ran it for real , it all ran smoothly , with hill finishing under the basket where sank a layup to put mount st joseph on the board . hill is the last person trying to focus on her condition , though , saying to an interviewer , ` let 's not call it my last game . this is my first collegiate game . ' she was awarded the usbwa pat summitt most courageous award at halftime as summitt , the coach with the most ever wins in ncaa basketball , stood by her . ' i never gave up for a second even when i got a terminal diagnosis ; never thought about sitting back and not living life anymore , ' hill told local 12 before the game . driving : hill took a pass directly after the tip under the basket during her first ncaa game on sunday at xavier university in cincinnati .<doc-sep>a 19-year-old girl who is suffering from terminal brain cancer has spoken of her daily battle with the disease - weeks after achieving her dream to play college basketball . lauren hill , from lawrenceburg , indiana , was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma -lrb- dipg -rrb- - a rare and inoperable tumor in the brain stem - 14 months ago . in recent months , her condition has worsened : she now frequently suffers from severe headaches , dizziness and numbness in her body , leaving her dependent on her family and friends . speaking of her life with the disease , she said candidly : ` my body is shutting down , and there 's nothing i can do . it 's like losing your independence a bit . being dependent is kind of hard . ' scroll down for video . brave : lauren hill , 19 , has spoken of her daily battle with terminal cancer - weeks after achieving her dream to play college basketball . above , the teen plays basketball for mount st joseph 's university on november 2 . tragic : the teenager -lrb- pictured , left , before her diagnosis and right , after -rrb- , from lawrenceburg , was diagnosed with an inoperable form of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma -lrb- dipg -rrb- - a rare brain tumor - 14 months ago . the teenager , who last month fulfilled her wish to play basketball for mount st. joseph university 's division iii team in cincinnati , said she has ` good hours ' and ` bad hours ' every day . ' i have hour spurts when i feel fine and i can walk normal and stuff . other hours , i 'm wobbling . i feel like there 's somebody behind me kicking my legs out from under me , ' she told usa today sports . she added that dying makes her feel like she is in a rush to complete everything she wants to do , including her brave , ongoing campaign to raise awareness and fund research into dipg . ` what is it like to know you 're dying ? it 's like i want to get stuff done . like i 'm in a rush . people are told they have five weeks to live , and they live five years . i do n't know , ' she said . ' i want everybody to know i never give up , even though i have my low moments and i feel like giving up , because they 're awful . my family gets me back on track to my never-give-up . ' she said her main concern was not for herself , but for ` my family and friends after i 've gone ' .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a terminally ill college basketball player in ohio will get a chance to make her dreams come true sunday with her first college game . lauren hill 's first game may be her last one . the 19-year-old freshman at mount saint joseph university was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2013 . her diagnosis came during her final year of high school . a few weeks before she found out , she 'd signed up to play basketball at mount saint joseph .<doc-sep>two women captured our hearts ; both were dying of brain cancer . both taught us to cherish life -- that nothing is greater than the human spirit . brittany maynard , 29 , fought for the right to die with dignity . lauren hill , 19 , fought for a dream -- to play in a college basketball game before she dies . their stories are sad and tragic , yet inspirational , brave and beautiful . for a brief moment last weekend , both women took us away from the negative political ads blasting from our tvs and gave us the most important message of all : to enjoy our time on earth . maynard conveyed a stirring message about being allowed to die on her own terms ; hill 's cause was infectious as she conveyed a never-give-up spirit . on saturday , november 1 , maynard who suffered from terminal brain cancer took her last breath . she had moved to oregon to end her life under that state 's death with dignity act . before taking medication that ended her life , maynard signed off , saying , `` goodbye to all my dear friends and family that i love . '' `` it is people who pause to appreciate life and give thanks who are happiest . if we change our thoughts , we change our world ! love and peace to you all . '' a graduate of the university of california , berkeley , maynard had enjoyed traveling the world before her diagnosis . `` the world is a beautiful place , '' she said . `` travel has been my greatest teacher , my close friends and folks are the greatest givers . '' she died surrounded by those who loved her most . a once taboo topic -- letting a terminally ill patient die on his or her terms -- was thrust into the spotlight . as news of her death spread , her story went viral by sunday afternoon . mourners tweeted and memorialized her across social media . that same day , lauren hill slipped on her no. 22 jersey and suited up to play basketball for division iii mount st. joseph . the ncaa -- not known for making speedy decisions -- moved up the team 's season opener to allow hill to play before she dies . when she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor last year , one of her doctors told her pediatric brain cancer `` needed a face , '' so she set a goal to live long enough to play in her first collegiate basketball game . in september , doctors gave her only a few more months . she is expected to live only until december . more than 10,000 fans crammed into cintas center in cincinnati on sunday for the match against hiram college . they wore t-shirts and sweatshirts bearing hill 's name and the slogan `` never give up . '' hill told espn before the game : `` i 've always wanted to step out on a college court , looking down at my shoes , stepping out on that wooden floor and feeling the vibration of the crowd . '' on the first play of the game , hill got the ball in the post and laid it off the glass for a bucket . the arena erupted . she would score again , ending with four points . at halftime , legendary tennessee head coach pat summitt -- facing her own valiant bout with alzheimer 's -- presented hill with the pat summitt most courageous award . the award is typically given at the end of the season during the women 's final four . `` this game has been amazing , and everything that happened today was amazing , '' hill said . `` this is a really good day . '' the opposing coach , emily hays of hiram , said , `` the look on her face was priceless . she had that big smile . i 'm like , ` that 's why we 're here . ' '' there were enough tears to fill the ohio river . her story caught fire on social media , too . mortality is something we all must face . in one weekend , two women more than 2,300 miles apart reminded us what it means to be courageous . follow cnn 's wayne drash on twitter or contact him by email .

<t> lauren hill , a college freshman at mount st. joseph 's , will get to play her first college basketball game on november 1 . </t> <t> hill , 19 , has just weeks to live as the result of an inoperable brain tumor she learned about last november . </t> <t> the lawrenceburg , indiana , native is getting a chance to take the court after the ncaa agreed to allow her school to move up their home opener . </t>

lauren hill with inoperable brain tumor plays first and last college basketball game<T>

sunderland defender wes brown has warned manchester city not to take anything for granted as they attempt to succeed where barclays premier league leaders chelsea failed . jose mourinho 's men left the stadium of light with a 0-0 draw - the first time they have failed to score this season - on saturday evening as the black cats turned in a stubborn defensive display and might even have snatched victory in a late flurry of activity . city will follow in their footsteps on wednesday night when they head for wearside desperate to end a run of four successive 1-0 league defeats on wearside , although brown is looking for more of the same . sunderland defender managed to keep chelsea striker diego costa quiet at the stadium of light . costa of chelsea -lrb- right -rrb- catches sunderland 's wes brown with an arm while battling for a header . asked if sunderland could extend their remarkable run , the former manchester united defender said : ` after this result , there 's always a possibility . ` every game , we go into the game looking to win it and if we show the same commitment again , i 'm sure we 'll have chances . ` if you ask any player which teams they want to play , they 'd say the top four or five . i suppose you would be up for it a little bit more and wanting to do really well .<doc-sep>` everyone is watching and why not play well against the best teams ? ' diego costa 's arm connects with the face of sunderland defender brown during a challenge in the air . chelsea arrived in the north east six points clear at the top of the league after a 19-game unbeaten start to the campaign and determined not to allow their hosts a third win on the trot over them inside 12 months . they enjoyed the greater share of the possession , but were rarely able to break through a red and white wall , and although willian struck a post with a 17th-minute shot , black cats defender santiago vergini was later denied by the crossbar . mourinho , who saw striker diego costa pick up just a single yellow card - his fifth of the season , which means he will miss wednesday game against tottenham - after clashes with central defenders john o'shea and brown , was complimentary about sunderland 's defensive resilience and insisted he had nothing for which to reproach his players . chelsea defender gary cahill -lrb- left -rrb- challenges sunderland defender o'shea in the air on saturday evening . brown said : ` we made it very difficult . i thought catts -lsb- midfielder lee cattermole -rsb- was tremendous , like most of the lads , and that gave us a good balance and we showed them they were not going to have it all their own way .<doc-sep>` it helped us . we went in at half-time 0-0 and in the second half , anything can happen . there were a few tired legs , and they had some good chances as well - not perfect chances , but they had a couple of half-chances and then at the end , we probably could have nicked it as well . ` at the beginning of the game , you would have said it would have been a great point earned , but we battled all the way through and then we had a couple of half-chances at the end . frank lampard celebrates manchester city 's second at southampton during the 3-0 win on the south coast . lee cattermole robs eden hazard of possession during the 0-0 draw against chelsea on saturday . ` we are happy with the result . we maybe could have nicked it , but it was a good chelsea team and we put everything in and managed to stop them scoring and get the draw . ' that draw means sunderland are now unbeaten in four games since their season took an alarming dip with an 8-0 defeat at southampton and arsenal 's 2-0 victory on wearside , although brown insists engineering the transformation has not been complicated . he said : ` if anything , it 's just back to basics , doing everything right , not necessarily making it difficult for ourselves , playing simple football , but in a quick way and defending how we know we can defend , where we make it very difficult for teams to score . '<doc-sep>substitute sturridge , however , had the last word . `` it 's really disappointing we did n't get three points , '' everton manager roberto martinez , whose side still rose to fifth , told bt sport . `` i 'm disappointed to concede from three set plays . `` to concede late on from a dead ball situation does n't reward my team for how they played in the second half . '' southampton could have gone top of the standings but a mistake by goalkeeper artur boruc -- one of the saints ' best players this season -- gifted olivier giroud the opening goal in the 22nd minute in london . giroud , part of france 's squad that this week advanced to the world cup courtesy of the playoffs , completed his brace from the penalty spot in the 86th minute after defender jose fonte tugged at the shirt of per mertesacker . chelsea pulled level with liverpool on 24 points , dispatching west ham 3-0 in the late kickoff thanks to a pair of strikes from former hammer frank lampard . elsewhere , newcastle beat norwich 2-1 for a third consecutive victory -- french striker loic remy has scored in all three games -- and stoke city blanked 10-man sunderland 2-0 . sunderland defender wes brown saw red to the disbelief of black cats boss gus poyet in the 36th minute . crystal palace , which named tony pulis as manager earlier saturday , moved off the bottom and ahead of sunderland by edging hull city 1-0 even after having yannick bolasie dismissed in the 78th minute . fulham remained in the relegation zone , downed 2-1 at home by swansea in rene meulensteen 's first game as head coach assisting cottagers manager martin jol . on sunday manchester city , perfect at home but struggling on the road , hosts tottenham and manchester united visits cardiff . the red devils are coming off a morale boosting 1-0 win over arsenal two weeks ago .<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 sunderland 's home clash with swansea ... sunderland vs swansea city -lrb- stadium of light -rrb- . kick-off : saturday 3pm . odds -lrb- subject to change -rrb- : . sunderland 9/5 . draw 9/4 . swansea 6/4 . referee : chris foy . managers : gus poyet -lrb- sunderland -rrb- , garry monk -lrb- swansea -rrb- . head-to-head league record : sunderland wins 10 , draws 7 , swansea wins 7 . team news . sunderland . sunderland head coach gus poyet will make late decisions on a trio of key players ahead of saturday 's barclays premier league clash with swansea . defender wes brown and striker steven fletcher both missed tuesday night 's capital one cup defeat to stoke with calf problems , while midfielder emanuele giaccherini sat out with an ankle injury , and all three are being assessed . sunderland boss gus poyet hopes to have wes brown -lrb- right -rrb- fit after a calf injury . but poyet has indicated he will make changes with full-back billy jones and winger will buckley confirmed as starters with the black cats still looking for a first league win of the campaign . provisional squad : mannone , pantilimon , jones , van aanholt , brown , o'shea , vergini , coates , roberge , cattermole , bridcutt , rodwell , gomez , larsson , johnson , buckley , giaccherini , alvarez , mavrias , wickham , altidore , fletcher , graham . swansea .<doc-sep>sunderland head coach gus poyet has warned his first-team hopefuls to be ready as he considers making changes for monday night 's trip to crystal palace . the uruguayan has presided over an 8-0 horror show at southampton and last weekend 's error-strewn 2-0 home reverse at the hands of arsenal , with keeper vito mannone and central defender wes brown among the guilty men as the black cats contributed to their own downfall . mannone was one of the heroes of last season 's capital one cup run and remarkable barclays premier league survival fight , but with understudy costel pantilimon breathing down his neck , he could find himself sitting on the bench at selhurst park . sunderland manager gus poyet admits he is ready to make changes against crystal palace on monday . costel pantilimon -lrb- left -rrb- could replace vito mannone -lrb- right -rrb- in goal at selhurst park . pantilimon , a summer arrival from manchester city , is yet to make a premier league appearance for the club with his only involvement to date coming in the league cup , but poyet wants the giant romanian - and any other player with hopes of forcing their way into his plans - to be prepared .<doc-sep>costa was eventually booked in the second half , but again he caused a debate over whether he was luck to stay on the pitch over the use of his arm in the 54th minute . costa is booked by match referee kevin friend as cesc fabregas leads the blues protests with sunderland 's santiago vergini looking on . costa checks the condition of brown as chelsea 's john terry and sunderland 's anthony reveillere argue over the incident . chelsea 's top scorer , who has netted 11 goals this term , appeared to swing a limb at wes brown while battling for a header , and although the referee clearly saw the incident , he chose to only book the striker . the yellow card means costa will miss the blues ' london derby with rivals tottenham , and the striker was later substituted in the 76th minute to be replaced by didier drogba . former chelsea player and manager ruud gullit admitted the striker was lucky to only be booked . ` he 's lucky . i think he 's lucky to get away with it , ' gullit told sky sports . ` the first time you see it you think `` oh my god has something happened there '' . you can interpret it in two ways . it 's unfortunate because he just has his arm there , or if he did it on purpose it is very clever that he did it in this way . you can see there is frustration in him today . ' costa had earlier been involved with a clash involving john o'shea with the striker appearing to kick out at the defender following a tackle . costa left his foot high on a recovering o'shea as vergini and wickham look on for the black cats .

<t> chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw by a determined sunderland on saturday . </t> <t> the black cats host manchester city on wednesday evening in the league . </t> <t> sunderland have four consecutive 1-0 league wins against city at home . </t> <t> ten-man manchester city defeated southampton 3-0 on sunday . </t>

sunderland defender wes brown sure black cats can continue to frustrate manchester city after chelsea heroics<T>

` good luck finding a scot , ' smirked one of the bosses in the office when they asked me to choose the all-time greatest combined team from north and south of the border , even as the auld enemies gird their loins for this week 's revival of the most ancient fixture in football 's international calendar . easier than he thinks . the assembling of a mighty composite xi ended up balancing six englishmen with five scots . to squeeze in the highest feasible quota of superlative skills requires the selection of a majestic back three in a 3-3-1-3 formation . the starting point , beyond argument , is the englishman who just happens to be the world 's greatest ever goalkeeper : . gordon banks - world cup winner in 1966 , immortalised by that flying save from pele 's leaping header , stands imposingly at the base of this awe-inspiring team . alan hansen - one of football 's most cultured centre backs , in his golden years at liverpool the most decorated of all scots in the old first division/premier league . gordon banks won the world cup for england and makes the no 1 spot and alan hansen earns his spot . billy mcneill -- the colossus at centre half for celtic , who he captained to britain 's first winning of the european cup . bobby moore -- one of the two greatest defenders of all time , in company with franz beckenbauer . the only england captain to raise the world cup aloft , his statue still guards the gates to wembley . scotland 's billy mcneill -lrb- left -rrb- and england 's soon-to-be world cup-winning captain bobby moore lead their sides out for a friendly at wembley in 1965 . graeme souness -- tackled like a vice , passed like a laser , scored when it mattered , one of the great all-time , all-round , most-feared midfield men . bryan robson -- as captain marvel for manchester united and england , embodied all the souness attributes and was the bravest of never-say-die competitors . graeme souness was a tough tackling midfielder for scotland and here stands over mark hateley in 1985 . bryan robson was england 's captain marvel , winning 90 caps for his country . bobby charlton -- not only the most creative of all english midfield players but also the scorer of stupendous goals , 49 of which still keep him in possession of the england record -- after 44 years . paul gascoigne -- self-destructed before completely fulfilling his phenomenal potential but this maverick remains one of england 's most naturally gifted prodigies . bobby charlton -lrb- right -rrb- , shooting against the scots in 1965 , still holds the england goalscoring record with 49 . paul gascoigne broke scottish hearts with this stupendous volley for england at euro 96 . tom finney -- still the greatest of all english footballers , as deadly at centre forward as he was unplayable on the wing , quite simply a genius . denis law -- scorer of 237 goals for manchester united and 30 in 55 games for scotland , the archetypal poacher-striker , widely held to be his country 's second best player ever and their only winner of the ballon d'or . tom finney heads the ball towards goal in a game against scotland at wembley in 1953 . denis law celebrates scoring for scotland against england in 1968 . kenny dalglish -- the greatest scot , maker and taker of wondrous goals , both conductor and virtuoso of the team , football 's albert einstein . subs : john greig , jim baxter , kevin keegan , stanley matthews , jimmy greaves . apologies -- to countless others who have made our game so beautiful . kenny dalglish , beating colin bell in the air in 1973 , is the best player to have pulled on a scotland shirt .<doc-sep>gary lineker has put together an england starting xi of players he has shared a pitch with . motd colleague alan shearer -lrb- c -rrb- gets the nod up front , despite the pair not playing together that much . lineker celebrates with paul gascoigne during the 1990 world cup quarter-final against cameroon .<doc-sep>after harry redknapp spent the week revealing a series of nostalgic dream teams , gary lineker has got in on the act by naming an england xi featuring the best players he has shared a pitch with . the bbc presenter , who scored 48 goals in 80 appearance for his country , posted his team on twitter where he opted for a front line of former newcastle legends alan shearer and peter beardsley . in a team that is likely to have roy hodgson drooling , lineker 's midfield offers the pace of chris waddle and john barnes on the wings with bryan robson anchoring the centre while paul gascoigne provides the creative spark .<doc-sep>barry davies ' memorable commentary of ` look at his face , just look at his face ' also featured along with alan hansen 's memorable remark ` you ca n't win anything with kids ' . paul gascoigne , eric cantona , thierry henry and sergio aguero were the among the famous faces from the the past two decades . and the 40 second clip culminated with manchester city lifting the premier league last season .<doc-sep>by . simon cable and leon watson . published : . 03:47 est , 11 march 2013 . | . updated : . 02:52 est , 12 march 2013 . paul gascoigne has told how a dvd message from sir alex ferguson helped save his life during his five-week stay in a u.s. rehab clinic . the 45-year-old former england player said he watched the manchester united manager and family and friends make emotional appeals for him to battle his demons . gascoigne said : ' i was blown away watching people like sir alex telling me to stay strong and pull through . spry : paul gascoigne , seen today clutching a blue t-shirt and a drinks carton as he arrives at a local gym . he says video messages from manchester united manager alex ferguson helped him battle his addiction . star support : other well-wishers on the video included striker wayne rooney , lord alan sugar , match of the day host gary lineker and england manager roy hodgson . ` sir alex reminded me i 'm a fighter . he said he was speaking on behalf of all the united players and everyone . was rooting for me , ' he told the sun . gascoigne said striker wayne rooney , lord alan sugar , match of the day host gary lineker and england manager roy hodgson also appeared on the dvd along with members of his family . gascoigne returned home to bournemouth . on saturday following treatment for alcoholism at the # 7,500-a-week . cottonwood clinic in arizona . he spent three days in a coma after an . adverse reaction to detoxification and said doctors spent two weeks . trying to save his life . gascoigne gave special praise and thanks on friends dj chris evans and ex-cricketer ronnie irani for organising the finances to pay for his treatment . hundreds of thousands of pounds were raised within just days to meet the # 7,500-a-week clinic fees . footballers including arsenal 's jack wilshere and liverpool 's steven gerrard put their hands in their pockets to help the stricken star . recovering : left , paul gascoigne jogging up steps to the gym . right , the former striker was seen out for a walk yesterday in bournemouth a day after he returned from a u.s. rehab clinic . relaxing : gascoigne and a friend stroll in bournemouth yesterday . the soccer legend has told of his torment battling alcoholism . battle : paul gascoigne arriving at his home on saturday after five weeks at a us rehab clinic . back home : gascoigne is hidden under an umbrella as he is whisked away from heathrow . hiding : gascoigne turns his head away from the camera as he is driven away from heathrow after flying in . down but not out : gascoigne gets out of his chauffeured car which took him from heathrow . ` i remember waking up -- and they had . strapped my ankles and knees , my body , my chest , and tied my hands to . the bed , ' he said . ` i knew i had been in a bad way but i did n't realise . it was that bad -- i really did n't .

<t> england 's world cup winners gordon banks , bobby moore and bobby charlton make the team . </t> <t> celtic 's european cup winning captain billy mcneill plays at the back . </t> <t> denis law , kenny dalglish and tom finney lead the attack . </t>

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while many believed that this season 's title race was turning in to a procession for jose mourinho 's unbeaten chelsea , manchester city 's recent resurgence has set up an enthralling fight to the finish . chelsea 's 3-0 victory over tottenham meant the blues maintained a six-point lead at the top of the table but free-scoring performances against southampton and sunderland have seen manuel pellegrini 's city stake their intentions . sportsmail columnists jamie redknapp and martin keown assess the merits of both sides battling to be crowned champions ... chelsea stars celebrate during the 3-0 win against spurs , which saw their unbeaten run stretch to 21 games . manuel pellegrini -lrb- left -rrb- and jose mourinho are involved in a two-way premier league title fight . manchester city 's recent resurgence has seen the reigning champions close the gap to six points . keown on the defensive units . thibaut courtois ' mistakes are minimal and it never seems to be his fault when chelsea concede -- i 'm not sure you can say the same about joe hart . terry and cahill are formidable and ivanovic and azpilicueta solid . kompany is terrific but , zabaleta apart , the rest are inconsistent .<doc-sep>but the key is the work done in front of them . chelsea 's pressing and the screen matic provides means it 's almost impossible to isolate their defenders . city on the other hand are too often left exposed . chelsea 8/10 man city 7/10 . chelsea keeper thibaut courtois -lrb- above -rrb- is rarely at fault if chelsea concede a goal , unlike joe hart . manchester city concede an early goal by connor wickham during their 4-1 defeat of sunderland . serbian midfielder nemanja matic -lrb- left -rrb- provides a defensive shield in front of chelsea 's back four . redknapp on the midfield battle . when everybody is fit , there is very little to choose between these two midfields . signing fabregas was a statement of intent and he has given chelsea subtlety and class . they have lost lampard 's goals but fabregas ' assists make up for it . hazard could get into any team in the world and matic is a perfect shield .<doc-sep>city have struggled to find that balance but injuries have disrupted them . people called yaya toure useless and unfit , but he scores a few and all of a sudden he 's purring and david silva , when he 's fit , is a genius . chelsea 9/10 city 9/10 . city midfielder yaya toure is starting to find his form from last season at precisely the right time . cesc fabregas has been an inspired signing and leads the way with 10 premier league assists this season . manchester city have missed the mercurial talents of david silva -lrb- second right -rrb- while he has been out injured . redknapp on the attacking power . i said a few weeks ago the title race could be a shootout between sergio aguero and diego costa . nothing has changed ! costa has adapted so quickly and he plays on the edge , but i like that . didier drogba is useful as jose 's eyes in the dressing room and loic remy provides good back-up . aguero is on fire and now he 's staying fit his scoring rate is incredible .<doc-sep>edin dzeko is hit-and-miss and stevan jovetic has chipped in , but aguero has carried city at times . a front two of costa and aguero would be the perfect partnership , but aguero 's goals give city the slightest edge . chelsea 9/10 city 9.5 / 10 . total : chelsea 26 city 25.5 . diego costa has given chelsea the potent striker they have been searching for with 11 goals from 11 games . a partnership between costa -lrb- left -rrb- and aguero would be one of the most feared in world football . aguero -lrb- left -rrb- has been making the difference for city and tops the scoring charts with 14 goals so far . veteran striker didier drogba turned back the clock to score against tottenham in midweek .<doc-sep>a horse named gerrard 's slip came third last in the 12.40 pm at doncaster on saturday , five minutes before liverpool vs chelsea kicked off at anfield . liverpool captain steven gerrard ca n't escape the slip that chelsea manager jose mourinho insisted ` gave the title to manchester city ' last year in the barclays premier league . gerrard 's slip and his trainer , b smart , were 18-1 to win at doncaster but ultimately took nothing from the six furlong race . steven gerrard slipped to give demba ba a free run at goal during chelsea 's win at anfield last season . this racecard shows how you can bet on gerrard 's slip with coral -lrb- and the horse 's trainer is called b smart -rrb- . the horse is owned by middleham park racing who appear to have a soft spot for premier league champions city , with kool kompany and captain dunne also on their books .<doc-sep>manchester city will come out on top in one of the closest premier league title races of all time this season , closely followed by chelsea , according to bloomberg sports data . the world 's leaders in sports analytic technology revealed their annual season predictions on wednesday , calculating the percentage probabilities for league finishes using match analysis . based on their accurate readings it should be a happy season for city especially , while their manchester rivals are expected to make the top four under louis van gaal . but aston villa may be heading out of the premier league for the first time ... watch scroll down for ` van gaal : manchester united is the biggest club in the world ' glory days : manchester city could be celebrating another title win at the end of the 2014/15 season . final table : bloomberg 's table is calculated from efforts in previous seasons as well as transfer changes . race for the title : games were simulated 100,000 times to work out premier league contenders . back on the march : data suggests louis van gaal could lead manchester united back into the top four . premier league woe : but it could be a glum season for aston villa fans , with relegation predicted . bloomberg power ratings and multiple data points from numerous seasons of every team are analysed , supplemented by the additional value that each club gained from the transfer window . once this bloomberg sports rating is calculated using the data above , each match of the 2013/14 season was simulated 100,000 times providing an accurate sample . league projections are based on probability of finishing top , in champions league positions , top or bottom half , or chance of relegation . goals for and goals against also taken into consideration . accuracy is tested against bookmaker odds , with strong results . league table is updated throughout the season . the graphic suggests it should be a two-horse race for the trophy this year . manchester city are given a 38.7 per cent chance of retaining their title , while chelsea are ranked at 38.4 per cent as jose mourinho looks to galvanise his new squad . the nearest challengers are arsenal -lrb- 8.5 per cent -rrb- , manchester united -lrb- 7.5 per cent -rrb- and liverpool -lrb- 5.8 per cent -rrb- , whose bloomberg rating will have decreased given the departure of star striker luis suarez this summer . tottenham and everton are the only other teams valued as having even a slight chance of glory , with other teams chances ranked below 0.05 per cent after their premier league fixtures were simulated 100,000 times . the race for the champions league should also be fascinating this season . as you would expect , city and chelsea have a probability of over 90 per cent to finish in the top four . arsenal , whose value will have supplemented after their transfer dealings , are expected to be in tight competition with united and liverpool to extend their 17-year stay in europe 's finest competition .<doc-sep>jose mourinho believes that next season 's premier league title race will be even more open - and admits his chelsea side could finish anywhere from being champions to finishing sixth . and having already signed cesc fabregas from barcelona - with spain striker diego costa expected to be next to head to stamford bridge - mourinho has admitted he still needs to ` rebuild ' chelsea , hinting that more changes could be on the way . speaking to chelsea 's website , the portuguese coach reflected on his first season back in london that saw chelsea finish third behind manchester city and liverpool - and said that chelsea will be ` better ' next season , before admitting that their title rivals may also improve . video scroll down to watch john terry is first back in training for chelsea at cobham . close season : mourinho has been talking through his expectations for next season 's title race . mourinho repeatedly stated throughout last season 's campaign that chelsea - his ` little horse ' had no chance of winning the premier league . but he says that in the 2014/15 campaign , the blues want to finish top of the pile . ` next season will be very , very difficult , even more so , ' he said.â . transition : ashley cole and frank lampard are among those that will be leaving stamford bridge this summer .<doc-sep>in a weekend where the rest of last season 's top four - manchester city , arsenal and liverpool - all dropped points , chelsea fans could be forgiven for a bit of crowing . diego costa 's hat-trick inspired the 4-2 win over swansea which put the blues top of the premier league , with the maximum 12 points from their four games so far . however , the last 10 years suggest chelsea fans should n't count their chickens just yet . diego costa -lrb- centre -rrb- has helped chelsea to achieve maximum points from their first four games . history suggests that chelsea fans must n't get carried away with their team 's brilliant start . 2013-14 : arsenal - city win title . 2012-13 : chelsea - united win title . 2011-12 : united - city win title . 2010-11 : chelsea - united win title . 2009-10 : chelsea - chelsea win title . 2008-09 : liverpool - united win title . 2007-08 : arsenal - united win title . 2006-07 : portsmouth - united win title . 2005-06 : chelsea - chelsea win title . 2004-05 : arsenal - chelsea win title . only twice in the past decade have the team who have been top after four games ended up as champions . this time last year arsenal were looking down on everyone after four games , but come may they were in fourth staring up at title winners manchester city . the gunners have made a habit of starting well , but ending up without the coveted trophy . over the past 10 years arsene wenger 's side have been top three times during the early stages without managing to finish the job while manchester united have won the league five times without spectacular starts - indeed , in 2006-07 , the early leaders were portsmouth . and just two years ago chelsea - then european champions under roberto di matteo - were flying high at the top of the league . arsenal won four of the opening five games last season but fell away as the season progressed . manchester city were crowned premier league champions last season despite a bright start from arsenal . manchester united won the premier league title in 2013 after chelsea led the way during the early stages . rafael benitez took over chelsea after di matteo 's eventual sacking but they finished way off the pace of sir alex ferguson 's final title at manchester united . the piece of good news for jose mourinho , though , is that the trophy has ended up at stamford bridge on the two occasions in which a club ahead after four games has won the premier league . mourinho 's second season in english football , 2005-06 , saw his chelsea team race into an early lead before claiming a second successive title . and carlo ancelotti 's 2010 premier league triumph - part of a chelsea double - kicked off in the perfect way as they won their first six games . however , history is not on costa , fabregas and co 's side - and there may be light at the end of the blue tunnel for chelsea 's challengers . jose mourinho 's chelsea won the premier league after a fine start in the 2005-06 season . carlo ancelotti -lrb- above -rrb- managed chelsea to a premier league and fa cup double in 2010 .

<t> premier league leaders chelsea have gone 21 games unbeaten this term . </t> <t> reigning champions manchester city are six points behind in title race . </t> <t> nemanja matic gives the blues the edge in terms of their defensive unit . </t> <t> cesc fabregas has 10 league assists while yaya toure is returning to form . </t> <t> sergio aguero -lrb- 14 -rrb- and diego costa -lrb- 11 -rrb- lead the way in the scoring charts . </t>

chelsea and manchester city are battling to become premier league champions ... but who has the edge in two-horse title race ?<T>

to the cheers of her family and the ka-thunk of her 77-year-old car , a 91-year-old northern california woman recently made good on a bucket-list wish to once again steer the 1937 ford coupe she learned to drive in . clara mae blasingame , a long-retired schoolteacher , had repeatedly expressed nostalgia for the black ford she had inherited from her father , blasingame 's two sons , ron and ken blasingame , told the santa rosa press democrat . ` she wanted to drive it once again before she went home , ' ken blasingame told the newspaper . scroll down for video . bucket list wish : clara mae blasingame , a 91-year-old northern california woman , recently drove the 1937 ford coupe she learned to drive in . all smiles : ms blasingame could n't hide her delight as she climbed in to get behind the wheel . getting into gear : the 91-year-old drove it for two loops in the parking lot , then stepped out of the car to the shouts of her family .<doc-sep>clara mae blasingame had learned to drive in the car in knoxville , tennessee , when it was brand new and she was 13 . she drove it much of her life before the engine gave out around 25 years ago . earlier this year , her sons took the old car out of storage and fixed it up for one last ride . co-pilot : malik blasingame , 15 , got in the front passenger seat , riding shotgun as his grandmother took the steering wheel . blasingame 's sons tweaked the engine - a replacement transplanted decades ago from a ford mustang - enough to get the car running again , barely . late last month , blasingame 's family told her they were taking her out for a family trip , and instead pulled into a large public parking lot in santa rosa .<doc-sep>the '37 coupe was waiting there . vroom vroom : a stock image of a 1937 ford coupe similar to the one blasingame inherited from her father . ` oh , that 's the ford ! that 's the ford ! ' she cried out . her grandson , malik blasingame , 15 , got in the front passenger seat , riding shotgun as his grandmother took the steering wheel . ' i do n't know if i can drive or not , ' she said . after a couple of tries at the ignition , the engine started . the 91-year-old drove it for two loops in the parking lot , then stepped out of the car to the shouts of her family .<doc-sep>if someone says she 's over the hill they must be referring to edythe kirchmaier 's accelerating car , as the young-at-heart 105-year-old has just passed her driving test . the great-grandmother of 17 from santa barbara , who also holds the record for being the oldest person on facebook , is not slowing down despite her advancing years . she has been officially declared the oldest driver in california after passing her test to renew her license on wednesday - which she described as a ` snap ' . putting her foot down : determined edythe kirchmaier refuses to give up driving despite her age . the 105-year-old renewed her license the day after her birthday on wednesday keeping it valid until 2017 . a long journey : edythe kirchmaier started driving in a model a ford . coupe , pictured , and now drives a dodge caravan , below . the santa barbara . great-grandmother said : ' i could n't imagine myself without a car ' modern woman : as well as being one of the country 's oldest drivers edythe kirchmaier also holds the record as the oldest member of facebook . speaking on the ellen degeneres show , to mark her 105th birthday on tuesday , she said : ` i 'm the oldest living driver in california and maybe the united states . i do have a secret - but if i tell it it wo n't be a secret . ' mrs kirchmaier has competition in the oldest driver stakes . verna traux from parksberg , iowa , was declared the world 's oldest driver at 105 in 2010 and drove until her death the following year . but national record or not , one thing that is for sure is that mrs kirchmaier must have one of the best safety records for operating a vehicle . the charity volunteer , who started driving back in 1927 in a model a ford coupe , has never been in an accident or so much as received a parking ticket in her 86 years behind the wheel . the roads , let alone petrol prices , may have changed a lot but there was no way she was going to give up her independence . keep positive : edythe kirchmaier , left , said the secret to her record breaking life was to remain upbeat , happy and laid back . she loves her ` wonderful family ' right . happy marriage : edythe kirchmaier was married to her husband joseph for 70 years before he died in 2008 at the age of 1998 . the couple has two children , 6 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren . ` when i learned to drive , there were no rules of the road , ' she told fox news . ` the roads were narrow and there were no signs saying 55 mph or anything like that . ' ' i think i 'm a pretty good driver . i feel safe about getting my driver 's license renewed because i 've never had an accident . ' ' i just could n't imagine myself without a car . it just did n't feel very good . ' mrs kirchmaier moved to california with her husband joseph . they were married for 70 years until he died in 2008 at the age of 98 . she still volunteers for direct relief international , a charity she has given her time to for 40 years . mrs kirchmaier now drives a 1997 dodge caravan and her license is valid until 2017 . coming close to revealing the reason for her healthy age she said she had always been positive . ` i 've always been very happy , ' she told the ellen show . ' i had a happy marriage and have a wonderful family . i stay positive . if something happens and i ca n't do anything about it - i do n't worry about it . '<doc-sep>by . associated press . a 34-year-old ` transient ' crashed a classic 1930 ford model a coupe into a river in oregon after pilfering it from a church parking lot . sheriff 's deputies arrested erik blake halpin , whom they described as a transient , after he swam to shore and was treated at a nearby hospital for his injuries . the charges were drunken driving , unauthorized use of a vehicle and criminal mischief in the first degree . the saga started when a 79-year-old man took the fully restored model a to church on sunday to show it off . a 34-year-old took this 1930 ford model a coupe on a joy ride on sunday until he crashed it into the crooked river in oregon . erik blake halpin was arrested on charges of drunken driving and unauthorized use of a vehicle after he allegedly stole a ford model a and crashed it into a river . when he left it to get a bite to eat .<doc-sep>the ford where it happened runs over the river swift near the family 's home in harborough magna , rugby , warkwickshire . in april last year a respected judge drowned in his car after a satnav directed his wife into a heavily flooded ford . jonathan gammon died alongside his pet dog gabby after his toyota yaris was overcome by water and swept more than 100 metres downstream . his wife priscilla turner managed to escape and when she was helped out of the river she told her rescuer : ` i 've killed my husband ' . an inquest heard she had been driving her husband to work when the satellite navigation system sent her into a swollen ford in headley , hampshire . in november , 91-year-old margaret hughes was found dead after flood water rushed into her home in st asaph , north wales . neighbours said the grandmother remained in her home when the river elwy burst its banks despite pleas for her to evacuate . some 500 properties were flooded when the tiny city was left under 5ft of water . the same month another 91-year-old went missing from his home in the woodley area of reading . a body believed to be of franciscus van de gender was later found further down the river at wargrave , berkshire . ` my three children were screaming in the back - the water was nearly up to their chins . i did n't panic at first and had just been trying to reassure my children , but at this point i really started to worry .<doc-sep>a destitute elderly widow who could not afford to pay for her husband 's burial has been presented with a cheque to cover the cost of the ceremony from well-wishers touched by her plight . elsie smith , 91 , was planning to sell everything she owned so that her beloved husband , joe , could be buried in the same cemetery as their relatives in snohomish , washington . mrs smith said she was ` dumbfounded ' when she learned viewers who saw her story on a local news channel in seattle had raised $ 12,000 to help pay for her late husband 's burial . scroll down for video . bereaved : elsie smith , 91 , was planning to sell everything she owned to pay for her late husband 's burial . ` best man in the world ' : elsie and joe smith were married for 46 years . worldly possessions : mrs smith had said while she loved everything in her apartment , she would sell them in order to fulfill her husband 's dying wish .

<t> clara mae blasingame learned to drive the 1937 ford coupe when it was brand new and she was 13 . </t> <t> she had repeatedly expressed nostalgia for the black ford . </t> <t> last month the 91-year-old fulfilled her bucket list wish of driving it again . </t> <t> her family got the vehicle back in working order and surprised her . </t>

91-year-old fulfills wish and drives 1937 ford coupe she learned to drive in<T>

departure : candy crowley , the chief political correspondent and state of the union host will leave cnn after 27 years . cnn 's chief political correspondent and state of the union host candy crowley is leaving the network after 27 years . the 65-year-old confirmed that she will leave her job at the end of the month . her final appearance as host of state of the union will be on december 21 . cnn worldwide president jeff zucker heaped praise on the veteran correspondent and called her one of the most ` important and impactful journalists on air . ' he told staff at cnn in an e-mail : ` crowley has made the decision to move on , so she can embark on the next chapter of her already prolific career . ` as difficult as it is for us to imagine cnn without candy , we know that she comes to this decision thoughtfully , and she has our full support . ' crowley said she does n't yet know her next stop , but wants the ` chance to do something new , somewhere new . ' she joined cnn in 1987 and covered presidential , congressional and gubernatorial elections as well as legislative developments on capitol hill . in 2012 , she took center stage and moderated the heated presidential debate between barack obama and mitt romney . veteran : crowley , center , said she does n't yet know her next stop , but wants the ` chance to do something new ' reporting : she has visited all 50 states and covered more than a dozen presidential contenders ' campaigns . debate : in 2012 , she moderated the presidential debate between barack obama , right , and mitt romney , left , . before joining cnn , crowley worked as an anchor for the mutual broadcasting system radio network . she was also a general assignment and white house correspondent for the associated press , before moving to nbc news ' washington bureau . zucker added : ` to say she lives and breathes politics is more than an understatement . ` she has an innate ability to sense its nuance , push its limits , and ask questions that others wo n't . ' ` she is beloved in washington even by those that she so skillfully takes to task on sunday mornings . ` and she 's an award-winning journalist -- taking home everything from a peabody and emmys to an edward r. murrow award . she is a television news icon . ' crowley will celebrate her 66th birthday the day after christmas . career : before joining cnn , she worked as an anchor for the mutual broadcasting system radio network , ap , and nbc .<doc-sep>cnn chief political correspondent and `` state of the union '' host candy crowley is leaving the network , cnn worldwide president jeff zucker said in a staff email friday . zucker said crowley `` has made the decision to move on , so she can embark on the next chapter of her already prolific career . as difficult as it is for us to imagine cnn without candy , we know that she comes to this decision thoughtfully , and she has our full support . ''<doc-sep>senior officers also upheld cpl neathway 's claims he was subjected to excessive phone calls at the rsm 's behest and that he suffered unreasonable demands that he should wear uniform . in his treatment of the disabled soldier , rsm hutcheson , also of the parachute regiment , was found to have failed to maintain the standards expected of his rank . cpl neathway 's claim that rsm hutcheson had whispered in his ear ` you 're not much of a paratrooper any more , are you ? ' was dismissed after the army found no supporting evidence . the rsm denied making the comment . after lodging his complaint , cpl neathway was forced to leave the ptsu , even though the offices had been adapted for severely wounded personnel . he returned to 2 para 's base in colchester , essex , but the facilities were unsuited to a triple amputee . cpl neathway left the army last year , five years after he was blown up by the taliban . cpl neathway , of crowle , worcestershire , left the army in 2013 , five years after he was blown up by the taliban . he says that the psychological scars of being abused also led to the breakdown of his relationship with model rachael patterson , who he had met at a charity event . hutcheson has since been transferred to the princess royal barracks at deepcut , surrey . the mail on sunday can also reveal that following a separate enquiry , hutcheson was accused of displaying ` poor judgment ' after allegedly making disparaging remarks about the mental state of a parachute regiment officer who had recently returned from afghanistan . and in 1991 hutcheson was fined # 500 by the army for physically abusing a recruit at a training depot . an mod spokesman said : ` the army takes all incidents of bullying and harassment extremely seriously and all allegations are thoroughly investigated . ` we have robust processes in place to ensure all commanding officers are made fully aware of their responsibility to protect others harassment and discrimination , and any suspicion of bullying is dealt with immediately . '<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- for some , a twix bar is the delicious chocolate-caramel candy with a cookie crunch . but for robert mckevitt , a twix cost him his job and , he says , his house and girlfriend . on october 22 , mckevitt , a veteran , was working his shift as a forklift operator at polaris industries ' plant in milford , iowa . it was a temp job that he had secured thanks , in part , to a government program that gives companies tax credits for hiring veterans . mckevitt , 27 , toured kosovo and afghanistan as part of the army national guard . `` it was about halfway into my shift and i had a few extra minutes . i was going to the restroom and the vending machine was next to it , '' mckevitt told cnn by phone from his brother 's home in spirit lake , iowa . `` i was going to grab a candy bar and then go to the restroom . '' mckevitt said thursday he was riding his forklift and as he approached the restroom he noticed the vending machine was a few feet from the wall . `` i thought it was a safety hazard , '' he said . `` i do n't know why i decided i wanted a candy bar , but i did . so i put in a dollar and it spun like it was going to give out the candy bar , but it did n't . it got hung up on the spiral thing that ejects the candy bar . ''<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter and associated press reporter . published : . 01:38 est , 10 april 2013 . | . updated : . 01:38 est , 10 april 2013 . mtv network has cancelled the reality show buckwild just one week after the tragic passing of cast member shain gandee . sources close to the series told tmz early wednesday morning that mtv made the decision to pull the plug on the show mid-production of season two . the program has been following the lives of nine young people living in rural west virginia . nixed : mtv has pulled the plug on the reality show buckwild just one week after the passing of cast member shain gandee -lrb- bottom second right -rrb- . gandee , 21 , his 48-year-old uncle , david gandee , and 27-year-old friend donald robert myers were found dead april 1 in an suv that was partially submerged in a deep mud pit near sissonville . autopsies determined that all three died of carbon monoxide poisoning , possibly caused by the vehicle 's tailpipe being submerged in mud . the move to cancel the show came on the heels of gandee 's funeral sunday , during which hundreds of camouflage-clad friends and fans gathered to honor the life of mtv 's newest breakout star . tmz reported that producers did not cite any specific reason for the cancellation of the show . mtv is expected to make an official announcement later in the day wednesday . four episodes of the second season were shot but will not be aired . however , the network will show a special that was taped two months ago . sad : hundreds of mourners wearing camouflage and neon t-shirts gathered to pay tribute to mtv star shain gandee at his funeral on sunday . fame : shain , nicknamed ` gandee candy ' by fans , was a breakout star of buckwild . the show followed the antics of a group of young friends enjoying their wild country lifestyle . shain , nicknamed ` gandee candy ' by . fans , was a breakout star of the show that followed the antics of a . group of young friends enjoying their wild country lifestyle . it was . filmed last year , mostly around sissonville and charleston .

<t> the 65-year-old chief political correspondent will exit this month . </t> <t> her final appearance hosting state of the union will be on december 21 . </t> <t> crowley said she wants the ` chance to do something new ' </t> <t> she joined cnn in 1987 and has covered developments on capitol hill . </t> <t> cnn president jeff zucker praised her calling her an ` impactful journalist ' </t>

cnn 's candy crowle to leave the network after 27 years<T>

john mcenroe fanned suggestions that a late-night rumpus with stan wawrinka may have contributed to roger federer 's late withdrawal from the barclays atp world finals on sunday night . the world no 2 disappointed more than 17,000 fans at the o2 arena by pulling out of the final against novak djokovic , citing a back injury sustained in his evening semi-final against wawrinka . but mcenroe also said a post-match spat between the two players , stemming from something wawrinka said to his opponent 's support bench , would not have helped matters . according to courtside photographers his words were directed either at federer 's wife mirka , his father robbie , or perhaps both . roger federer and stan wawrinka -lrb- right -rrb- argued during and after their semi-final match on saturday . a weary federer is congratulated by compatriot wawrinka on saturday but they argued later on . french tv reported that it had picked up wawrinka saying : ` she did the same thing at wimbledon . ' mcenroe told viewers on espn : ` afterwards something went on in the locker room , there was a long talk between the players that went on well into the night and the stress of that - i ca n't confirm all of this - i do n't think that helped the situation . ' when asked about what happened during the apparent altercation in an unusually feisty third set , wawrinka replied : ` not much , nothing special . tense match , it 's never easy . ' roger federer takes to the court to explain why he could n't take on novak djokovic in the o2 final . atp executive chairman and president chris kermode -lrb- right -rrb- with federer as the bad news was delivered . chelsea manager jose mourinho was part of the crowd at the -rrb- 2 arena on sunday . federer declined to speak to the media on sunday night after his withdrawal , but apologised to the crowd in person . on monday federer and wawrinka are due to travel to lille where , starting on friday , they will make up the switzerland team that tackles france in the davis cup . that is the only major prize in tennis that the swiss master has not won , and that will incentivise him to quickly smooth things over with his compatriot . wawrinka 's team were eager to write the tiff off as just one of those things that happen in the heat of battle , while sources in the federer camp were emphasising that he pulled out of sunday 's final purely due to the parlous state of his back . federer looks at his shoes as wawrinka -lrb- right -rrb- walks past and off the court on saturday night . it can only be speculation how much the stress of saturday 's unexpectedly fractious semi-final contributed to the situation .<doc-sep>he and the famously genial wawrinka have always got on well , although the dynamic in their relationship has changed somewhat this year through the latter 's surge into the elite . he even rated at swiss no 1 for a time this year before federer 's excellent run of results . the 17-time grand slam winner told the o2 crowd that something pulled in his back during the decisive tiebreak . ` i have tried treatment on it , medication , tried to turn it round as quickly as possible but i did n't really feel that much of an improvement , ' said federer , who does not know how it will affect his chances next weekend . ` i ca n't compete at this level with novak , it would be too risky at my age to do this right now . ' it was typical federer class to front up before the disappointed crowd , and in his whole career it is only the third time he has pulled out of a match . novak djokovic holds his tour finals trophy after a presentation before his exhibition match . video djokovic surprised by federer withdrawal to hand him title . he only gave up the struggle an hour before the final , and by then chris kermode , the atp 's executive chairman , had gone into crisis management mode . he called andy murray at his surrey home at 2pm to ask him to play a replacement exhibition singles against djokovic , and a lighthearted doubles with tim henman , john mcenroe and pat cash . ` he instantly offered to help , he did n't ask for a fee and was n't offered one , ' revealed kermode , adding that the others had also volunteered to entertain the crowd , which included the likes of jose mourinho and hugh grant , for free . given that the doubles final -lrb- won by the bryan brothers -rrb- took place along with the exhibitions , kermode said there would be a partial refund and priority booking next year for ticket holders , who had paid up to # 110 for their seats . as this event makes around # 10million profit , it is only right . federer won a taxing semi-final against stan wawrinka in a tie-break after two hours and 48 minutes . overall a good job was done in managing federer 's non-appearance , although murray , who lost 6-0 , 6-1 to the swiss earlier in the week , could see the funny side . ` i have to apologise because clearly i pushed roger so hard on thursday , ' the scot quipped . however , questions might again be asked about how fair it is for one semi-final to be played on saturday afternoon and another on saturday night , which happens at many atp events . it all capped what has been an unfortunate week , which saw so many one-sided matches - not a vintage year . at the end of it all djokovic was left champion for the third year running , and is very much the man to beat next season . us duo bob and mike bryan celebrate a point on their way to victory in the doubles final at the o2 .<doc-sep>roger federer saved four match points as the 17-time grand slam champion produced a thrilling comeback against stan wawrinka to reach the final of the atp world tour finals in london . federer had the o2 arena crowd in raptures as he edged his swiss compatriot and good friend wawrinka 4-6 , 7-5 , 7-6 -lrb- 8-6 -rrb- in the best and longest match of the week so far at two hours and 48 minutes . federer now goes on to contest the final against world no 1 novak djokovic on sunday evening as he bids to win his seventh season-ending championship . video scroll down to watch videos . roger federer needed three sets to defeat compatriot stan wawrinka in the atp world tour finals semi-final . federer celebrates his hard-fought win against wawrinka in front of the london crowd . stan wawrinka celebrates winning the first set against roger federer in the atp world tour final . wawrinka raced into an early lead , winning the first set 6-4 against his compatriot .<doc-sep>real madrid and colombia star james rodriguez watches the atp world tour finals at the o2 arena . fiorentina midfielder juan cuadrado -lrb- left -rrb- and carlos bacca watch roger federer take on stan wawrinka . federer beat wawrinka in three sets to seal his place in sunday 's final against novak djokovic .<doc-sep>stan wawrinka survived a second-set wobble to beat jo-wilfried tsonga 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2 and give switzerland a 1-0 lead over hosts france in the davis cup final on friday . world no 4 wawrinka was more consistent than french number one tsonga in front of a record 27,432 crowd at the pierre mauroy stadium . it was the first match that wawrinka had played since his much-publicised spat with roger federer at the atp world tour finals after the latter 's wife ` heckled ' him during last week 's semi-final . stan wawrinka defeated jo-wilfried tsonga in four sets to give switzerland a 1-0 lead in the davis cup . wawrinka beat tsonga in four sets 6-1 , 3-6 , 6-3 , 6-2 to give his country victory . france no 1 tsonga proved more inconsistent throughout the match against wawrinka . tsonga is looking to help france win their 10th davis cup title and first since 2001 . world no 2 federer , who missed training early this week due to a back injury , takes on gael monfils in the second singles later on friday . the doubles will be played on saturday and the reverse singles on sunday . france , who last triumphed in 2001 , are looking to win the davis cup for the 10th time while switzerland are seeking their maiden title . wawrinka breezed through the opening set , relying on his accurate one-handed backhand to unsettle tsonga , who had trouble finding his range with his usually booming forehand . the swiss bagged eight points on his way to a double break , sealing the set when tsonga sent a forehand long . the match was wawrinka 's first since his much-publicised spat with roger federer at atp world tour finals . wawrinka is hoping to create history for switzerland this weekend by helping them win their maiden davis cup . the france davis cup team watches on as tsonga struggled against wawrinka . the frenchman faced a break point in the opening game of the second set but saved it with a smash . wawrinka then lost his sharpness and served a double fault to hand his opponent a 3-1 lead . tsonga held serve throughout and clinched the set with a service winner . but he lost the momentum , conceding a break for 4-2 by spraying another forehand wide and wawrinka sealed the set on his second opportunity with a crosscourt backhand winner . wawrinka piled on the pressure and a backhand volley earned him a break in the first game of the fourth set , which he firmed up with another break for 5-2 with a backhand winner . the australian open champion , who hit 61 winners to tsonga 's 39 , wrapped it up on his first match point with a routine volley following yet another charge to the net . a record crowd of 27,432 were packed inside the pierre mauroy stadium to watch the match .<doc-sep>if stan wawrinka really is , as his team-mate 's wife hollered last saturday , a ` cry baby ' , then he is in for quite some ordeal . in lille 's football stadium he takes on jo-wilfried tsonga in the first match of the most anticipated davis cup final for years . in front of 27,000 fans , mostly against him , he will try to give switzerland its first ever win . his deadly rival from the o2 arena , roger federer , will be his brother-in-arms , but it is expected that his chief provocateur from that emotional night at the barclays atp world tour finals will be absent . video scroll down to watch roger federer training ahead of davis cup final vs france . roger federer and stan wawrinka shake hands before training on thursday ahead of the davis cup final . swiss team-mates wawrinka and federer appear to have put their fallout last week in london behind them . 17 time grand slam champion federer will face world no 12 jo-wilfried tsonga -lrb- left -rrb- in the singles on friday . federer shares a joke with switzerland davis cup captain severin luthi at the final draw on friday . event officials were told on thursday that federer 's wife mirka is not planning on making an appearance . not that she would be trying to put off wawrinka on this occasion , not when her husband 's hopes of further cementing his legacy depend so much on his compatriot .

<t> roger federer pulled out of barclays atp world finals on sunday night . </t> <t> swiss star said his back injury had been inflamed by long semi-final . </t> <t> but federer and stan wawrinka argued during and after match . </t> <t> john mcenroe believes the spat may have contributed to withdrawal . </t> <t> federer and wawrinka are due to play in davis cup final next weekend . </t>

roger federer 's spat with stan wawrinka may have contributed to his withdrawal from atp world finals<T>

sir john armitt argued power blackouts are the ` best possible ' thing for the country . one of ed miliband 's most senior advisers sparked fury yesterday by saying that power blackouts would be good for the country . sir john armitt argued that the blackouts would be the ` best possible thing ' because they would bring home the scale of the energy crisis facing the country . sir john 's inflammatory remarks -- which coincided with forecasts of the first arctic blast of the winter -- revived the fierce debate over energy prices and supplies which was triggered by mr miliband 's party conference pledge in october to freeze gas and electricity bills .<doc-sep>the conservatives immediately lept on sir john 's comments , claiming that blackouts would be an indictment of mr miliband 's failure to plan for the future when he was energy secretary . sir john , who is advising labour on the future of the country 's long-term infrastructure needs , said : ` in harsh political terms -lsb- blackouts -rsb- would be the best possible thing because this country is extremely good in a crisis . ' in the interview with construction industry magazine building , he added that the uk was nearing the crisis because too little was being done to replace ageing coal-fired and nuclear power stations . he said : ` we are down to -lrb- just a -rrb- 4 per cent -lrb- surplus of energy capacity -rrb- because we 've gone slower than we should have done on nuclear . '<doc-sep>his remarks are particularly controversial because of the continuing fury within the energy industry over mr miliband 's plans for an energy price freeze . energy bosses said that his move would threaten the security of supply and mean ` the lights would go out ' . the comments have revived the debate surrounding labour party leader ed miliband 's promise to freeze gas and electricity bills .<doc-sep>tory mp charlie elphicke said : ` labour had 13 years to take the long-term decisions to meet britain 's energy needs , including when ed miliband was energy secretary , but failed to do so . ` instead they took short-term decisions . and now labour 's key economic adviser thinks it would be a good thing for families , vulnerable older people , and even hospitals treating patients to suffer power cuts . ' last night , energy minister greg barker said : ` this is utter madness , but if sir john thinks power cuts will be a good thing for britain then he is certainly working for the right man -- because ed miliband would deliver them . '<doc-sep>many of us , at some point , will have noticed a moment at home when the lights go dim for a split-second . we might , suspecting that our eyes are playing tricks , ask someone else whether they saw it , too . when they confirm that they have , we 're grateful that we have n't imagined things , and then get on with our evening . but imagine if the lights went dim and then stayed like that for several hours -- or perhaps even several days . that would certainly be something to worry about . such events are called ` brown-outs ' , because they are one step short of a full black-out . they occur when the voltage to a home or office -- the amount of electrical energy being supplied -- drops below its normal level . although brown-outs are a regular occurrence in the u.s. , where electrical infrastructure is creaking , they are almost unheard of in this country . indeed , the term itself will be unfamiliar to many . however , this winter it is highly likely that we shall come to know the term all too well . brown-outs are set to become a frequent and unwelcome feature of our lives . although brown-outs may seem innocuous at first , they are in fact potentially extremely damaging to electronic equipment such as computers , set-top boxes , wireless routers and even many digital clocks found on household appliances such as ovens . what makes things more worrying is that the brown-outs , if they do happen , will be deliberately brought about by the national grid . but why would it do something so damaging ? and what can we as consumers do to protect ourselves from the consequences ? the answer to the first question lies in the simple fact that britain 's power supplies are almost completely over-stretched . so much so that this week the energy secretary ed davey -- who has been forced to deny that blackouts are looming -- will unveil a package of contingency measures to reduce pressures on the national grid this winter . they include paying hotels to turn down refrigerators , and paying companies to change shifts for staff to make the most efficient use of energy .<doc-sep>big businesses are to be offered money to turn off their power to stop britain suffering from a winter of electricity power cuts . ahead of unveiling a raft of new measures designed to keep the lights , energy secretary ed davey insisted : ` there will be no blackouts . period . ' it follows warnings that the number of power cuts has soared in recent years , amid fears that seventies-style rationing will be needed to ensure supplies can be maintained . energy secretary ed davey insisted the government had plans to keep the lights on this winter . the government is expected to announce new contingency measures this week to ensure supplies are secure , and options for reducing demand if it is needed . it follows concerns about energy security after a fire forced the closure of didcot b , a gas-fired station in oxfordshire which produces enough electricity to meet the needs of one million households . it was reduced to half capacity after a blaze broke out in one of the two cooling tower modules at the site . the didcot incident is the latest blaze to hit britain 's power capacity , with ironbridge and ferrybridge crippled by fires earlier this year . energy supply has also been hit by plans to close a site at barking in east london . figures from energy regulator show there were 17,657 blackouts affecting 3.5 million people in 2013-14 , compared with 1,600 cuts affecting 180,900 in 2010-11 . under the governments plans , mothballed power plants could be brought back into use to bolster power supplies . but factories and heavy industry could be asked to reduce or halt production , or switch to their own generators , to ensure homes are unaffected by power shortages .<doc-sep>our risk of blackouts this winter is at its highest for six years because britain 's reserves of electricity have halved in 12 months , national grid warned yesterday . the number of coal-based power plants operating across the uk has fallen sharply because of eu legislation which has caused older , polluting , fossil fuel plants to be turned off . the situation has been exacerbated as plans for some gas-fired plants have been suspended due to economic pressures . britain is at its highest risk of winter blackouts in almost seven years , figures released by the national grid have revealed . yesterday national grid director chris train said : ` things will be tighter than they have been historically . ' the report said britain will have ` margins ' of only 5 per cent , the lowest since 2007 , as it heads into the freezing months . the margin is the difference between the peak demand and the available supply from the uk 's power stations and import pipelines . if it gets too low , national grid can issue warnings to generators to begin producing more electricity to prevent a shortfall developing . but if these warnings do not work and the margin between supply and demand reaches zero , then parts of the country could experience blackouts . london landmark clock tower big ben is partly lit during a major power failure in the british capital in 2003 . there could be more like this on the way . the country 's gas supplies also face ` considerable uncertainty ' as dwindling north sea reserves now account for less than half of the uk 's supply , the company warned in its annual winter outlook report.a sharp and unexpected fall in wind power could push margins even lower . but mr train continued to insist last night that the lights would not go out . ` while there have been power station closures since last winter , the information suggests that the market can meet demand in cold weather , ' he said . ` but as the system operator , we 're never complacent . ' one fifth of the uk 's coal capacity has been closed down in the last year because of the eu 's emissions rules , even though it remains the cheapest way of producing electricity . last month , at the labour party conference in brighton , ed miliband pledged to freeze energy prices for almost two years following the next election if labour wins . but industry experts have said it will deter investment at a time when britain needs # 110billion spent on new energy plants and updating the national grid . a prolonged cold snap , such as the one seen earlier this year , is likely to drain the uk 's gas reserves as millions of families keep the heating on to ward off the chill . the amount left in rough , the uk 's largest store , hit a record low earlier in the year after freezing temperatures lasted longer than expected . last march britain came within hours of running out of gas after one of the under-sea pipes that imports gas from the continent broke down . critics said it showed that the country needed to build more gas storage facilities . currently the uk has enough gas storage for only 21 days , while european neighbours can hold enough gas for 100 days . but last month ministers refused to offer subsidies to companies to build new storage plants.last night fears over a future energy gap increased as industry sources told the mail up to 15 planned gas fired power stations may never be built . the government was banking on 30 new gas power stations to produce a quarter of the uk 's energy and plug the gap left by coal closures . it comes after the uk has failed to build enough new wind farms and power stations to replace the mothballed plants . but national grid experts said extra supplies of energy would come from the continent if the country risked a supply shortage . but now industry sources say energy companies are planning to pull the plug on up to 15 of the projects , worth a combined total of # 19billion . angela knight , chief executive of industry body energy uk , said : ` national grid has demonstrated that the uk 's demand for energy is getting closer to the amount we can produce or buy in . ` we have enough energy now but this timely report shows that investment is urgently needed to ensure we build the new power stations we are going to need . ' a spokesman for the department of energy and climate change said : ` as the national grid have said , we have enough energy to meet our needs this winter . ` our infrastructure can deliver more than we need and has coped well during recent very cold winter spells . '<doc-sep>their is a stark contrast to the gloomy message put out by the national grid on tuesday . wasteful : the photos were taken at 7.30 pm on yesterday and show bright lights coming from every window of national grid house in warwickshire . contrast : nationally national grid is taking emergency measures , including paying large factories to turn off their machines during peak periods this winter , in order to keep the lights on across britain . empty : one of the vast site 's kitchens and a nearby meeting room remained well lit after office hours last night . defence : national grid says it runs a 24 hour operation from the headquarters and the buildings have light-saving features . it is taking emergency measures , including paying large factories to turn off their machines during peak periods this winter , in order to keep the lights on . separately , it plans to pay energy firms millions of pounds to switch on three back-up power stations to cope with high demand if there is a big freeze . despite this , the national grid warns it may be necessary to turn down the voltage in the cables to conserve supplies during some periods , which would lead to brownouts . energy experts say this would not only dim the lights but could also interfere with electronic equipment , computers and electric clocks . the gap between the electricity the nation 's power stations and wind farms can produce and demand in an average winter will be 4.1 per cent , which is the lowest level in eight years . however , this safety margin would be wiped out for some periods in december and january if the uk suffers the sort of cold winter that is seen once every 20 years . major energy users say the situation provides damning evidence that the race to close coal fired power stations and switch to wind farms has failed to deliver a reliable power supply . dr adam marshall , of the british chambers of commerce , said : ` the prospect of energy shortages and rolling blackouts -- for factories - is simply unacceptable , as they may cause major disruption for british businesses ' . national grid and politicians insist there is no chance of homes completely losing power - with energy secretary ed davey saying : ` there will be no blackouts . period . '

<t> senior adviser said blackouts would bring home scale of energy crisis . </t> <t> sir john armitt argued power cuts would be ` best possible thing ' </t> <t> comments come as first arctic blast of winter is predicted . </t>

why power blackouts would be good for britain : ed 's aide sparks fury as we brace ourselves for winter 's first arctic blast<T>

an illinois auction house says it is selling the revolver that almost killed former alabama governor george wallace . rock island auction company specializes in rare firearms . it listed the revolver for sale on friday . company vice president judy voss says it 's the same gun used to shoot wallace during a 1972 assassination attempt . voss says the serial number on the gun matches that listed on police reports . voss says a date etched in to the gun also matches law enforcement records . governor george wallace blocks the entrance to the university of alabama as he turned back a federal officer attempting to enroll two black students at the university campus in tuscaloosa , alabama in 1963 . the gun that almost killed former alabama gov. george wallace in an assassination attempt in 1972 , is being sold by an illinois auction house . in this june 11 , 1963 photo , vivian malone and james hood stand in the doorway of foster auditorium where they hold what they called their ` first and final news conference ' after the two african-american students registered at the university of alabama . arthur bremer shot wallace during a maryland stop as the governor campaigned for president . it left wallace paralyzed from the waist down . the auction company gave a presale estimated value of between $ 15,000 and $ 30,000 . voss did not say who was selling the gun . nine years before his assassination , one of the most iconic moments in the history of america 's civil rights movement took place with the infamous ` stand in the schoolhouse door ' . it was on june 11 , 1963 , when then governor george wallace tried to stop two black students from registering for classes at the university of alabama .<doc-sep>governor george wallace , right , attempted to prevent james hood and vivian malone from registering for classes at the university in 1963 . president john f kennedy , who ordered wallace to stand aside , delivers a speech at a rally in fort worth , texas , several hours before his assassination in 1963 . alabama governor george c. wallace and his wife cornelia . the governor was paralyzed from the waist down by one one of four gunshot wounds he suffered while campaigning at a shopping center in maryland . he stood in the door at the university 's foster auditorium and , in defiance of federal law , refused vivian malone and james hood entry . when federal marshals intervened , he stood firm and delivered an impassioned speech against desegregation . wallace eventually relented when a u.s. general acting under orders issued by president john f kennedy demanded he make way . malone and hood then entered . the incident brought wallace into the national spotlight and led to the desegregation of the university as malone and hood made history by becoming the first black students to enroll . james hood pictured going to class and outside his dormitory at the university of alabama in 1963 . historic site : the foster auditorium on the campus of the university of alabama . wallace , shown here at the age of 67 in 1987 served four terms as governor . the wheelchair bound wallace who ran for president four times and stood in the schoolhouse door to block integration said he was concerned with how history will treat him .<doc-sep>former four-term alabama governor george wallace in an emotional moment in 1994 as he hugged friend connie harper at a celebration of wallace 's 75th birthday . wallace 's daughter , peggy wallace kennedy , said her family has lived in the shadow of the schoolhouse door ever since . george wallace 's symbolic attempt to stop black students enrolling followed his inaugural promise of ` segregation now , segregation tomorrow , segregation forever ' and stop the desegregation of schools . eleven years earlier , the u.s. supreme court handed down its landmark decision in brown vs board of education of topeka , kansas , in which it was argued the education of black children separate from white children was unconstitutional . the brown case meant the university of alabama had to be desegregated . but in the years that followed hundreds of african-americans applied for admission , but all were denied . the university worked with police to find any disqualify them , or when this failed , intimidated the applicants . but in 1963 , three african-americans with perfect qualifications - vivian malone jones , dave mcglathery and james hood - applied , and refused to be intimidated . in early june a federal district judge ordered that they be admitted , and forbade governor wallace from interfering . then on june 11 , malone and hood arrived to register , with wallace attempting to uphold his promise . federal marshals told wallace to step aside but wallace cut katzenbach off and refused , giving a speech on states ' rights . it took general henry graham to command wallace to step aside , saying : ` sir , it is my sad duty to ask you to step aside under the orders of the president of the united states . ' wallace , who survived an assassination attempt that left him in a wheelchair , died in 1998 having renounced segregationism .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- cornelia wallace , ex-wife of four-time alabama gov. george wallace , has died , the governor 's office announced . she was in her late 60s . the cause of death was not immediately known . `` she served as first lady during a very turbulent time and our thoughts and prayers are with her family today , '' alabama gov. bob riley and wife patsy said in a statement . cornelia wallace first met her husband at a party in the alabama governor 's mansion when her uncle , james folsom , was governor and she was only eight years old , time magazine reported in 1972 . she was 19 years younger than wallace . at the time , wallace was a state legislator married to his first wife , lurleen , who also served as alabama governor .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- sen. john mccain said monday that rep. john lewis ' controversial remarks were `` so disturbing '' that they `` stopped me in my tracks . '' sen. john mccain says comments made by rep. john lewis were `` unacceptable . '' lewis , a georgia representative and veteran of the civil rights movement , on saturday compared the feeling at recent republican rallies to those of segregationist george wallace . `` that 's not from some , quote , party official , that 's from one of the most respected people in america . it 's unfair . it 's unfair and it 's outrageous , '' he said in an exclusive interview with cnn 's dana bash . `` i never believed that john lewis , who is an american hero whom i admire , would ever make a comment of that nature . he even referred to the bombing of a church in birmingham . that 's unacceptable , '' he said . watch mccain 's reaction '' lewis on saturday said in a statement that mccain and gov. sarah palin `` are sowing the seeds of hatred and division . '' `` during another period , in the not too distant past , there was a governor of the state of alabama named george wallace who also became a presidential candidate . george wallace never threw a bomb . he never fired a gun , but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights . because of this atmosphere of hate , four little girls were killed on sunday morning when a church was bombed in birmingham , alabama , '' wrote the democrat . he later said a `` careful review '' of his comments `` would reveal that i did not compare sen. john mccain or gov. sarah palin to george wallace . ''<doc-sep>darrell . hood , the late james hood 's oldest son , said : ` you know he had a famous . statement . good , better , best . never let it rest until your good is . better and your better is the best . governor george wallace , right , attempted to prevent james hood and vivian . malone from registering for classes at the university in 1963 . president john f kennedy , who ordered wallace to stand aside , delivers a speech at a rally in fort worth , texas , several hours before his assassination in 1963 . alabama governor robert bentley outside foster auditorium on the campus of the university of alabama . george wallace 's symbolic attempt . to stop black students enrolling followed his inaugural promise of . ` segregation now , segregation tomorrow , segregation forever ' and stop . the desegregation of schools . eleven years earlier , the u.s. supreme court handed down its landmark decision in brown vs board . of education of topeka , kansas , in which it was argued the education of black children separate from white children was unconstitutional . the brown case meant the university . of alabama had to be desegregated . but in the years that followed hundreds . of african-americans applied for admission , but all were denied . the university worked with police to find any disqualify them , or . when this failed , intimidated the applicants .<doc-sep>by . leon watson . published : . 05:09 est , 12 june 2013 . | . updated : . 07:12 est , 12 june 2013 . one of the most iconic moments in the history of america 's civil rights movement has been remembered with a ceremony marking 50 years since the infamous ` stand in the schoolhouse door ' . it was on june 11 , 1963 , when then . governor george wallace tried to . stop two black students from registering for classes at the university of alabama . he stood in the door at the university 's foster auditorium and , in defiance of federal law , refused vivian malone and james hood entry . when federal marshals intervened , he stood firm and delivered an impassioned speech against desegregation . darrell hood , son of james hood , enters foster auditorium for the through the doors event . governor george wallace blocks the entrance to the university of alabama as he turned back a federal officer attempting to enroll two black students at the university campus in tuscaloosa , alabama in 1963 . in this june 11 , 1963 photo , vivian malone and james hood stand in the doorway of foster auditorium where they hold what they called their ` first and final news conference ' after the two african-american students registered at the university of alabama . wallace eventually relented when a u.s. general acting under orders issued by president john f kennedy demanded he make way . malone and hood then entered . the incident brought wallace into the national spotlight and led to the desegregation of the university as malone and hood made history by becoming the first black students to enroll . yesterday , relatives and community members gathered at the university of alabama in the same auditorium where the two former students were admitted .

<t> gun 's serial number was checked with the police records and it was confirmed to be the same weapon used in the attempted killing of wallace . </t> <t> wallace was running for president at the time of the shooting in 1972 . </t> <t> arthur bremer shot wallace during a campaign stop for the democratic nomination for president in maryland , which wallace later lost to george mcgovern . </t> <t> wallace remained paralyzed from the waist down and it led to the jailing of bremer , who was released in 2007 , after serving 35 years . </t> <t> wallace was known for his southern populist and segregationist attitudes during the african-american civil rights movement . </t> <t> he eventually renounced segregationism . </t>

gun used to shoot alabama governor george wallace goes up for auction<T>

president barack obama and the first family have lit the national christmas tree . and this time , his daughters sasha and malia remembered to smile . flanking their father , their mother michelle , and their maternal grandmother marian robinson , the teenagers beamed as they clustered around the light switch just feet away from the white house . scroll down for video . joyful joyful ! the entire first family looked full of christmas spirit at the annual tree-lighting ceremony . the big moment : malia , 16 , beamed out at the crowds and sasha , 13 , stared excitedly at the light-switch as their father told citizens to remember those on military service when they look at the tree , a symbol of hope . not so spritely : the first daughters ' sullen expressions on thanksgiving prompted a wave of reaction .<doc-sep>it was a welcome change after the pair appeared less than festive at the annual turkey pardon for thanksgiving , which prompted former republican communications officer elizabeth lauten to call them ` classless ' . her controversial comments sparked outrage and lauten 's subsequent resignation . there was no sign of sullenness on thursday night 's event though - both girls , wrapped up warm in j crew coats , were seen smiling and giggling . michelle read from the night before christmas at the event hosted by tom hanks and his wife rita wilson , while the major musical performances came from singers patti labelle and steve miller . in his address , obama said the national tree is a ` symbol of hope and holiday spirit . ' he urged americans to remember members of the u.s. military serving overseas , as well as their families .<doc-sep>glittering : the ceremony was the 92nd to be held outside the white house , with crowds gathered to watch . joking around : the scene was a change in tone from malia and sasha 's somber attitude on thanksgiving . the moment : the girls , both wrapped up warm in j crew coats , pushed the button together to turn on the glittering red , white and green light display . hundreds gathered to watch the 47-foot tree light up before speeches and festive story-telling . support : the obama girls were accused of failing to show their father support on thanksgiving but their jovial attitude on thursday night , walking arm-in-arm with their father , sent a clear message to their critics . ` as we hold our loved ones tight , let 's remember the military families whose loved ones are far from home , ' obama said . ` they are our heroes . '<doc-sep>there followed performances from artists including singer ne-yo , pop performers nico & vinz , singing group the tenors , and country singer chely wright . this year 's ceremony marks the 92nd annual lighting of the christmas tree just steps from the white house . the tradition was started by president calvin coolidge in 1923 , according to the national parks service . a festive kiss : tom hanks planted a kiss on michelle obama 's cheek as they celebrated the annual event . nativity fun : michelle and mo ` ne davis looked animated as they read from the night before christmas . success ! she high-fived her fellow performer , the famed 13-year-old baseball player , when they finished .<doc-sep>by . beth stebner . published : . 19:33 est , 6 december 2012 . | . updated : . 08:11 est , 9 december 2012 . president obama and his family have flipped the switch for the 90th annual lighting of the national christmas tree , marking the holiday season in the nation 's capital . mr obama was joined by his daughters , sasha , 11 , and malia , 14 , and wife michelle . all were bundled to shield themselves from the cold december night . also helping in the festive ceremony was actor and singer neil patrick harris , who hosted the tree-lighting ceremony . scroll down for video . magic moment : sasha , malia , and mrs obama did the honors of flipping the switch this year at the annual national christmas tree lighting ; each was wearing a colorful coat and scarf combination for the event . o tannenbaum : sasha , malia , and mrs obama did this year 's honors of lighting the stunning spruce tree as the president and neil patrick harris looked on . finger on the button : the president urges his family to hit the switch and get proceedings underway . breathtaking : the obama family turn to admire the dazzling display after switching on the lights at the start of the ceremony . star attraction : the towering 48-foot balsam fir tree is beautifully lit up against the backdrop of the white house . time for your solo : the obamas sing ` santa clause is coming to town ' during the 90th annual national christmas tree lighting , as mr obama puts malia on the spot . all together at christmas : president obama was joined by his wife and daughters , sasha , second from left , and malia , second right ; the first family tonight lit the national christmas tree . sing for all to hear : mr obama puts the pressure on his wife ; left , the first lady 's mother , marian robinson , and center , sasha . a little help from friends : actor neil patrick harris , left , hosted thursday night 's ceremony as the obamas flipped the switch to the blue spruce . tidings of great joy : the president spoke briefly that he has been inspired by americans ' response to superstorm sandy . festive greetings : president obama is dwarfed by the enormous christmas tree as he bids a ` happy christmas ' to all in attendance . showman : as well as joining in with the singing , the president delivered a short speech in front of the dazzling tree in washington . ` merry christmas , everybody ! ' the . president began . he was wearing a black wool overcoat and a maroon scarf . tucked loosely in his jacket . he was then interrupted by harris , who . said that it was wonderful to see mr obama 's daughters out and about . ` it 's wonderful to see you , mr president , ' the ` how i met your mother ' star added . mr obama feigned confusion . ` is it time ? ' he asked . ` i . hope everybody 's ready , ' mr obama said . ` we got ta do the countdown . ' the crowd then counted down from five , before the first lady and her . daughters switched on the blue spruce 's magnificent lights . after the lighting , harris continued to banter with the president , and joked with actor rico rodriguez of abc 's ` modern family ' about joining the obamas in hawaii this christmas . that 's a wrap : the president steps off the stage after delivering his words making way for a host of other performers . barack 's little helper : the president holds on tight to daughter sasha as the 90th christmas tree lighting ceremony gets underway . naughty or nice ? president obama , right , and daughter malia , sing as santa claus arrives . merrily we go caroling : actors neil patrick harris and rico rodriguez , right , joined in the caroling fun . story time : first lady michelle obama and actor rico rodriguez entertain children reading ` the night before christmas ' high five : mrs obama and actor rico rodriguez slap five after reading ` the night before christmas ' to children .<doc-sep>the first family continued with their holiday traditions on friday as they welcomed the white house christmas tree . the 20-foot white fir , from a pennsylvania tree farm , arrived in a horse-drawn wagon , and was met by first lady michelle obama , daughters sasha and malia , and the family 's two dogs , bo and sunny . president obama was not able to join his ladies for the annual tradition , no doubt tied up as the administration decides who to nominate to fill the position of secretary of defense following the recent resignation of chuck hagel . scroll down for video . delivery : the first family welcomed the official white house christmas tree on friday . girls day : president obama was not able to join as the first lady and sasha and malia took their new tree to the blue room . the day seemed to be an especially joyous one for sasha and malia , who turned those frowns they had on display wednesday during the president 's annual thanksgiving pardon upside down , smiling as they walked their dogs and led the tree back to its new home in the blue room . the tree will stay there this holiday season , where it will be decorated and put on display to the general public . the annual lighting of the tree will take place on december 4 . over it : the girls ' smiles on friday were a big departure from their scowls on wednesday during their dad 's annual thanksgiving turkey pardon . all smiles : also joining the ladies on friday were the first dogs , bo and sunny . as for wednesday , president obama 's daughters seemed less than thrilled to be on hand for the annual pardoning of the thanksgiving turkey , with malia looking completely disinterested , and slightly horrified , when her dad asked if she wanted to pet one of the foul fowls . malia took a few steps back before saying , ` nah . ' having been granted amnesty from having to stand through another one of their dad 's speeches on friday however , the girls were finally showing a little bit of holiday cheer .<doc-sep>thousands in washington attended the 91st annual national christmas tree lighting ceremony on friday for the chance to see the first family celebrate the holiday season , but it was one of the performer 's children who got the closest to president obama . at the end of the ceremony , singer mariah carey joined the president on stage holding her two-year-old daughter monroe . the president is pictured smiling at carey 's toddler , who does n't seem to recognize the president or that he 's an important person . after the event , carey tweeted a picture of the meeting , saying ` what an honor to kick off the holiday season with the first family ' . scroll down for video . earlier christmas gift : mariah carey brought her daughter monroe to the ceremony , where she got the chance to meet the president . president obama takes dancing notes from a festively dressed child as he closes out the national christmas tree lighting ceremony . pictured with mariah carey -lrb- right -rrb- , one of the events performers , holding her daughter monroe . holiday showcase : singer mariah carey performed at the event , and brought her family on stage at the end . at the beginning of the ceremony , . first daughters sasha and malia obama joined their parents on stage to . flip the switch and turn on the lights to the national christmas tree . president . obama joked that he would only count down from five to light the tree , . since he did n't want to keep anyone waiting in the rainy weather . ` it 's a little wet out there , so we should n't start at 10 , ' the president said . the president then flipped the switch and the tree sprung into multicolored life . glowing : this year 's christmas tree features rows of large white bauble lights , and thousands of multicolored led lights . family affair : the entire obama family turned out tonight to turn on the lights of the national christmas tree across from the white house . illuminated : president obama waves at the crowd , flanked by daughter malia and the event 's host jane lynch , from the television show glee . christmas carols : following the lighting , aretha franklin came out to sing ` joy to the world ' story time : mrs obama read 't was the night before christmas to children at the ceremony tonight . dreaming of a rainy christmas ? despite the poor weather , thousands gathered across from the white house to witness the event tonight . the dramatic lighting was followed by performances from aretha franklin , who sang ` joy to the world ' , and mariah carey , who performed her own song ` all i want for christmas is you ' . mrs obama read 't was the night before christmas to the events younger attendees.about 17,000 people were expected to turn out for the event . this was the fifth time that the event has been hosted by the obama family , since their first year at the white house for christmas in 2009 . photos of the girls this year show just how much they 've grown in the past five years . both obama girls are nearly as tall as both of their parents now . first christmas : the obamas celebrate their first christmas in the white house at the tree lighting ceremony on december 3 , 2009 . getting bigger : at the ceremony in 2010 . third year : sasha obama was still very much shorter than both of her parents at the ceremony in 2011 . last christmas : sasha and malia helped dad turn the light on at last year 's event . the ceremony became an annual white house tradition in 1923 during the calvin coolidge administration when first lady grace coolidge allowed dc public schools to erect a christmas tree on the white house ellipse . on christmas eve , president coolidge lit the tree by walking onto a the ellipse and pressing a button . every year since then , the white house has had a designated national christmas tree . lighting . the tree was stopped briefly from 1942 to 1944 , during world war ii but . took up again in 1945 when president truman lit the tree . an american tradition : the national tree lighting ceremony has been an annual white house tradition since 1923 . above , pictures from the 1940 -lrb- left -rrb- and 1958 -lrb- right -rrb- ceremonies . ` this . is the christmas that a war-weary world has prayed for through long and . awful years . with peace comes joy and gladness . the gloom of the war . years fades as once more we light the national community christmas . tree , ' president truman said at the ceremony . following president . kennedy 's assassination on november 22 , 1963 , the ceremony was postponed until exactly 30 days later to observe the period of national . mourning . ` today we come to the end of a season of great . national sorrow , ' president johnson said at the ceremony , ` and to the . beginning of the season of great , eternal joy . ' the tree . lighting made some major changes during the most recent bush . administration , when led lights were used to decorate the tree and make . it more energy-efficient .<doc-sep>special occasion : the first dogs , sunny -lrb- right -rrb- and bo -lrb- left -rrb- had santa hats tied around the necks as they welcomed the tree . mrs obama jokingly asked sunny , who will be celebrating her very first christmas in the white house , what she thoughy of the majestic tree . mrs obama then proceeded to carefully inspect the massive fir , touching its needles and inhaling the aroma before asking her daughters what they thought of this year 's selection . ` i love it , ' malia said . ` we 'll keep it . ' the first lady , who was holding sunny -- the newest addition to the first family -- on a leash jokingly asked the fluffy pooch what was her opinion . ` what do you think , sunny ? ... this is sunny 's first christmas tree arrival , ' the proud dog owner announced . in honor of the festive occasion , both sunny and bo , the obamas ' portuguese water dogs , wore santa hats tied around their necks . while during president obama 's annual . turkey pardoning ceremony wednesday it was malia who nearly stole the . show with her green doc marten boots , on friday it was sasha 's turn to .

<t> president barack obama lit the tree outside white house with first daughters , michelle and michelle 's mother marian robinson . </t> <t> malia , 16 , and sasha , 13 , looked cheerier than they did on thanksgiving . </t> <t> obama said the tree is ` symbol of hope ' , urged people to think of soldiers . </t> <t> tom hanks hosted the event , kissed michelle on the cheek to celebrate . </t>

malia and sasha obama look full of festive spirit as they help dad light the national christmas tree<T>

click here for more stats and heat maps from sportsmail 's fantastic match zone service . well , the atmosphere was certainly better , although the performance took a while to warm-up . and this time jose mourinho took out his frustration on his players rather than the chelsea supporters as he fumed on the touchline . mourinho criticised his players after hauling off andre schurrle and willian at half-time and filipe luis once maribor , a team thumped 6-0 at stamford bridge last month , had taken the lead with a brilliant goal . diego costa , oscar and ramires - who he had hoped to keep fresh for saturday 's game at liverpool - were scrambled as was an unusual three-at-the-back system in a bid to rescue pride . eden hazard missed the chance to win the match for chelsea against maribor late on when his penalty was saved . hazard -lrb- right -rrb- saw his low penalty saved by maribor goalkeeper jasmin handanovic in the closing stages of the match . the diminutive belgium international -lrb- centre -rrb- puts his hands to his head while the maribor players around him celebrate his miss . hazard looks crestfallen as he fails to be chelsea 's matchwinner in slovenia on wednesday night . cesc fabregas -lrb- top -rrb- is challenged by ales mertelj during their champions league encounter on wednesday night . maribor -lrb- 4-4-2 -rrb- : handanovic 7 ; stojanovic 5 , rajcevic 6 , arghus 6 , viler 7 ; ibraimi 7 -lrb- bohar 90 -rrb- , mertelj 6.5 , filipovic 6 , sallalich 7.5 -lrb- ndiaye 90 +2 -rrb- ; zahovic 6 -lrb- mendy 73 -rrb- , tavares 6 . subs not used : cotman , suler , vrsic , trajkovski . booked : filipovic , stojanovic , viler . goal : ibraimi 50 . manager : ante simundza 7 . chelsea -lrb- 4-2-3-1 -rrb- : cech 6 ; ivanovic 6 , zouma 6.5 , terry 7 , luis 6 -lrb- ramires 56 , 6 -rrb- ; fabregas 6 , matic 7 ; schurrle 5 -lrb- oscar ht -rrb- , willian 5 -lrb- costa ht -rrb- , hazard 7 ; drogba 5.5 . subs not used : courtois , azpilicueta , cahill , salah . booked : luis . goal : matic 73 . manager : jose mourinho 6.5 . mom : sintayehu sallalich .<doc-sep>referee : daniele orsato -lrb- ita -rrb- 5 . they emerged with a point after an equaliser by nemanja matic and they would have taken all three had eden hazard not missed a penalty , five minutes from time . mourinho praised maribor and grumbled about the italian officials who ruled a late goal by costa to be offside and only added two minutes of stoppage time at the end , when he clearly thought he should have been be more . generally , the he cut a disgruntled figure and his mood was not enhanced when the travelling fans , offended by his remarks that the bridge had been like an 'em pty stadium ' during last saturday 's win against qpr , started to tease him . ` cheer up mourinho , ' they sang , in the first half , and then : ` jose give us a song ' . they left him alone once it was clear the manager was not amused . when asked to comment on the songs , he shook his head and said : ` forget it ' . at the end of the game , he congratulated maribor boss ante sumundza and then stalked straight down the tunnel as john terry led the players to salute the 600 chelsea supporters who made the trip . at half-time , mourinho had made the same purposeful march across the pitch and into the dressing rooms , staring at the floor with clipboard tucked under his arm like a man about to deliver a few home truths . one of his backroom staff emerged moments later , sent to retrieve the electronic board used by the fourth officials to indicate substitutions . ` in the first half we were not good , ' said mourinho . ` very slow ; no intensity , no creativity . it was easy for maribor to control the game and reach what they wanted to reach , a 0-0 . ' i tried to improve my team . when you try to improve your team , sometimes it 's for tactical reasons . other times it 's for individual performances . i think i was successful with the changes i did . ` in the second half the team were much better than in the first half . i thought we played magnificently : creative , fast , good dynamic , a lot of chances to score . only when maribor scored did the players realise the game was in danger . after that , a fantastic reaction . ` we deserved to win , clearly.we did n't reach the number of goals that we should have in the second half , but the team played well . and we scored a great second goal . ' nemanja matic -lrb- right -rrb- goes up for a header against marco morales tavares -lrb- centre -rrb- during wednesday 's clash . didier drogba -lrb- left -rrb- squandered a chance for the blues in the first half against their slovenian opponents . the ivory coast international falls in a heap during the first half but is able to carry on for jose mourinho 's side . belgian midfielder hazard -lrb- left -rrb- winces after he is tackled by maribor defender petar stojanovic at the stadion ljudski . no english side won a single group match this week , the first time that happened since november 5 , 2008 . the ` second goal ' was a reference to the disallowed goal prodded in by costa moments before hazard 's 85th-minute penalty miss . it looked very tight , perhaps marginally onside , and he did not miss the chance to take a swipe at referee daniele orsato . they have history stretching back to mourinho 's time with inter milan . ` we scored two goals , two very good goals , ' said the chelsea boss . ` the second goal , the referee decided to disallow but it 's a clear goal . normally we should win because we scored two goals . but we have to accept it and to praise a fantastic stadium with lots of enthusiasm .<doc-sep>` for the people , it was a fantastic night , and maribor gave everything . they fought . they had a fantastic goalkeeper . and the referee 's team did n't have a good night . ' jose mourinho 's frustration grows as his chelsea side fail to break down their slovenian opponents in the first half . travelling chelsea fans rally behind their team in slovenia as they try to strengthen their grip on group g on wednesday night . maribor 's agim ibraimi -lrb- right -rrb- broke the deadlock with a beautiful left-footed shot that curled into top corner . ibraimi -lrb- centre -rrb- celebrates his strike to give maribor a shock second half lead against group g leaders chelsea . perhaps it had all felt a little too comfortable because , after scoring six against the slovenians in london . the barclays premier league leaders started well , creating chances and missing them until kurt zouma was forced to clear off the goal-line from sintayehu sallalich . confidence washed through the home team and they passed the ball with more assurance . sallalich caused problems with his pace and trickery and agim ibraimi 's goal was a delicious piece of skill , curled into the top corner with his left foot from wide on the maribor right past petr cech . it was the first time chelsea had been behind since september 13 against swansea . mourinho made his third substitution and switched to a three-man defence , with hazard at wing-back . maribor ought to have doubled the lead when mitja viler 's cross from the left found luka zahovic at the far post . the teenager only had to tap it in , but somehow lifted it over the goal . here was an escape for chelsea , and they took advantage by summoning a strong finish . the leveller came from matic with 17 minutes left after terry had headed a corner from cesc fabregas towards goal . hazard came to life but could not find a finish and costa was denied , and that goal that never was . oscar thought he might have won a penalty and yet maribor could have won it when tavares fired wide after a break by sallalich . matic -lrb- right -rrb- tapped home from close range in the 73rd minute to cancel out maribor 's opener . matic -lrb- left -rrb- celebrates his equaliser for chelsea against maribor in wednesday 's champions league tie . hazard -lrb- right -rrb- missed a glorious chance before his penalty miss to put chelsea ahead but saw his shot saved when through on goal . amid the chaotic closing spell , hazard was tripped by viler , climbed to his feet and saw his spot-kick saved by jasmin handanovic . it summed the night up . maribor clung on and the home crowd could barely contain their joy , chanting , jumping , burning flares and waving their giant flags . at the end they did not want to leave . they have never seen anything like it . for chelsea , as the dust settled , it did not seem quite so bad . they remain top of group g , in a good position to qualify and remain unbeaten in 16 games this season in all competitions . next in europe , they meet roberto di matteo 's schalke , but first to anfield where the atmosphere will surely be right up mourinho 's street . eden hazard was one of chelsea 's brightest players on the night - click here for more from the match zone service . mourinho will be frustrated with his side 's efforts in slovenia after being held to a 1-1 draw at maribor .<doc-sep>chelsea inflicted maribor 's first defeat in nine champions league games this season with a show of strength at stamford bridge . didier drogba scored his first goal since his return to the club from the penalty spot after loic remy 's opener . john terry added a second before the break before a mitja viler own goal and two strikes from eden hazard put the icing on a big win . the only bad mark on the night for the blues was an injury to remy - likely leaving veteran drogba to start against manchester united on sunday with diego costa also suffering from injury . chelsea -lrb- 4-2-3-1 -rrb- . petr cech - 6.5 . had little to do on his return to action in place of thibaut courtois . went the right way for agim ibraimi 's penalty but could only watch as it rebounded away off the post . petr cech makes his point known to a team-mate as filipe luis looks on during chelsea 's 3-0 win . branislav ivanovic - 6.5 . got forward as usual and won the penalty for the first of hazard 's double . kurt zouma - 6.5 . a simple start to his champions league career . zouma dealt well with what was thrown at him , particularly in the air , but bigger tests are to come . john terry - 7 . untroubled at the back so was free to play his part at the other end . an assist was followed by a goal as he galloped up-field to knock in cesc fabregas ' cut-back . john terry was delighted to score his first champions league goal of the season to make it 3-0 to chelsea . filipe luis - 7 . with maribor fielding two full-backs down the right flank , luis had plenty of chance to get forward . did brilliantly to evade a challenge and cross for the viler own goal . cesc fabregas - 7 . a class act again in midfield - linked up brilliantly with hazard especially for terry 's goal . another assist in blue . nemanja matic - 7 . provided a solid base but gave away a penalty before viler hit the post . nemanja matic takes control of the centre of midfield up against maribor 's agim ibraimi . willian - 7 . mourinho has asked him to improve his end product . came close by hitting the bar and was constantly a danger . oscar - 7 . looked dangerous again after an impressive performance at crystal palace but no goal this time . a goalscorer at crystal palace this weekend , oscar tries to perform some acrobatics up against marko suler .<doc-sep>terry celebrates with his team-mates and chelsea were showboating before half time , with maribor unable to cope with their quality . eden hazard 's cut-back was inadvertently turned in by mitja viler as chelsea continued to dominate in the second half . agim ibraimi sees his penalty strike the base of the post after nemanja matic had conceded a penalty to offer maribor a small ray of hope . he squandered another chance at the back-post as he reached a low cross zipped in from the left by filipe luis but , as he turned the ball back across goal , it was deflected into the net by maribor left-back mitja viler . the slovenians had the chance to pull one back from the spot when nemanja matic bundled into agim ibrami and sent him sprawling in the penalty area . ibrami picked himself to take the kick himself and it seemed for a split-second as if cech was about to continue the munich theme . the czech ` keeper , demoted this season to no. 2 behind courtois , had saved three in that champions league final , but this one flashed past his dive , smacked into the post and flew out . willian rattled the woodwork before hazard finally found the target , which the goals his dazzling skills deserved . this time he took responsibility from the spot , stepping up to score after branislav ivanovic had tumbled theatrically , . hazard added his second and his team 's sixth as the clock ticked past 90 minutes . a win in maribor in a fortnight and chelsea will be within touching distance of the knock-out rounds with two games to spare . first , that trip to manchester united , where mourinho 's mentor louis van gaal will attempt to throw a spanner in the works of this blue machine . jose mourinho had the opportunity to introduce some of his younger squad players , with nathan ake replacing cesc fabregas . ivanovic goes down under the challenge of marko suler , leading referee danny makkelie to point to the spot for a third time . hazard stepped up to convert chelsea 's second penalty , as chelsea continued to pile on the misery for the slovenian champions . handanovic was sent the wrong way by hazard as chelsea ran riot at stamford bridge against opponents who looked all at sea . hazard steps away from the maribor defence on his way to adding a late sixth goal for chelsea . the belgian celebrates as chelsea recorded their largest champions league win . video we are playing with confidence - mourinho .<doc-sep>after squandering a string of first-half chances , jose mourinho 's side were made to pay when agim ibraimi curled a fine effort into the top corner beyond petr cech on 50 minutes . luka zahovic missed a glorious chance to double maribor 's lead , firing over the bar from barely six yards out with the goal gaping , before nemanja matic equalized with 17 minutes to go . belgium international eden hazard had a late penalty saved by jasmin handanovic , but chelsea extended its lead at the top of the group after german club schalke were beaten 4-2 by sporting lisbon in portugal . `` i was not happy with the team or the performance , '' mourinho told sky sports . `` i think we deserved to win but with this referee i have a long story from my italian times but i do n't want to go in this direction . `` they gave absolutely everything -- they fought fantastically well for their point . it is a big day for them so it is also fair to praise them . '' elsewhere , paris saint-germain beat apoel nicosia 1-0 thanks to edinson cavani 's goal after 54 seconds -- the quickest in this year 's competition so far . spanish side athletic bilbao slumped to a 2-0 defeat by portuguese outfit porto , while ukrainian club shakthar donestsk beat bate borisov 5-0 , two weeks after winning 7-0 in belarus .<doc-sep>jose mourinho slammed the first-half display from his chelsea players in maribor but ultimately blamed the italian officials for two dropped points . click here to read matt barlow 's match report from the stadio judski . the chelsea boss hauled off misfiring strikers willian and andre schurrle at half-time and luis filipe soon after half-time , when his team were trailing to a wonderful goal from agim ibraimi . nemanja matic equalised and the londoners are now 16 games unbeaten in all competitions this season , and the they would have won had eden hazard not missed a penalty , five minutes from time . chelsea boss jose mourinho was not happy with the performance of italian official daniele orsato . blues playmaker eden hazard missed an 85th minute penalty against the slovenian outfit . ` in the first half we were not good , ' said mourinho . ` very slow ; no intensity , no creativity . it was easy for maribor to control the game and reach what they wanted to reach , a 0-0 . ' i tried to improve my team . when you try to improve your team , sometimes it 's for tactical reasons . other times it 's for individual performances . i think i was successful with the changes i did . ` in the second half the team were much better than in the first half . i thought we played magnificently : creative , fast , good dynamic , a lot of chances to score . only when maribor scored did the players realise the game was in danger . ` after that , a fantastic reaction . we deserved to win , clearly.we did n't reach the number of goals that we should have in the second half , but the team played well . and we scored a great second goal . ' diego costa had a ` goal ' ruled out for offside moments before hazard 's penalty was saved . mourinho was not happy with the side which started the match against maribor - willian and andre schurrle were taken off at the interval . the ` second goal ' was a reference to the disallowed goal prodded in by diego costa moments before hazard 's penalty was saved . it looked very tight , perhaps marginally onside , and he did not miss the chance to take a swipe at referee daniele orsato . they have history stretching back to mourinho 's time with inter milan , when orsato twice dismissed the portuguese from the touchline . ` we scored two goals , two very good goals , ' said the chelsea boss . ` the second goal , the referee decided to disallow but it 's a clear goal . normally we should win because we scored two goals . but we have to accept it and to praise a fantastic stadium with lots of enthusiasm . ` for the people , it was a fantastic night , and maribor gave everything . they fought . they had a fantastic goalkeeper . and the referee 's team did n't have a good night . ' heated : mourinho clashes with orsato during a serie a match when in charge at inter milan .

<t> agim ibraimi put maribor ahead in the second half with a majestic left-footed curled shot into the top corner . </t> <t> nemanja matic equalised for chelsea with tapping home from a john terry header in the 73rd minute . </t> <t> eden hazard had a penalty saved late on for the visitors as they were held to a draw in slovenia . </t> <t> chelsea still sit top of the group with eight points from four , with schalke away and sporting lisbon at home to come . </t>

maribor 1-1 chelsea : eden hazard has late penalty saved for the blues as nemanja matic 's goal cancels out agim ibraimi 's opener<T>

a newborn boy blinded by a hunter 's stray bullet that shot through his living room window has returned home . shayne iverson from clarksburg , pennsylvania , spent more than two months at the children 's hospital of pittsburgh and underwent numerous surgeries following the near-fatal incident . but on wednesday , his mother stefanie 's 31st birthday , doctors gave him the all-clear . recovery : shayne iverson , who was blinded by a hunter 's stray bullet that shot through his living room window at six days old , has returned home in time for his first christmas . his father , 42-year-old jeremie iverson , told the the pittsburgh tribune-review that the infant is doing well . he and his wife have n't been able to work since the accident happened on september 25 . they have also been fitting in hospital visits around caring for their other two children , nine-year-old son caden and gabi , aged two . shayne was six days old when he was accidentally shot in the head by a deer hunter in late september . around the clock care : the infant spent more than two months at the children 's hospital of pittsburgh and underwent numerous surgeries following the near-fatal incident . touch and go : doctors removed a blood clot to prevent his brain from swelling and battled to save his vision . at the time his father was cuddling him on the couch at home . it was around 7pm . after he was helicoptered to hospital , doctors removed a blood clot to prevent his brain from swelling and battled to save his vision with no joy .<doc-sep>they said shayne likely survived the shooting because the bullet that hit his head exited through his eye socket rather than hitting his brain . although the two-month-old no longer requires around the clock care he will need to return to hospital for future surgeries . his father , who works as a carpenter , said their home is filled with medical equipment , medications and ` boxes and boxes of medical supplies . ' the iverson family have set up a gofundme page where they released a picture of baby shayne with his big brother caden , nine , and two-year-old sister gabi when he was a day old . mother stefanie iverson -lrb- pictured with her newborn son -rrb- said that her son shayne 's life was spared when the bullet exited through his eye socket . jeremie iverson and his wife stefanie have n't been able to work since their son was accidentally shot . indiana county district attorney pat dougherty has said the hunter had an agricultural deer control permit . no charges have been filed , though investigators have continued to review whether game regulations or other laws were violated . the hunter was reportedly 300 yards from the home and using a 308 hunting rifle on private farm opposite the iversons ' home . almost $ 18,000 dollars has been donated by well-wishers towards the baby 's medical costs after his aunt set up a gofundme page . in a heartfelt note to the ellen degeneres show announcing shayne 's return home this week , his great uncle , jim coughlin , thanked people for their generosity . he concluded : ` although shayne is no longer able to see with his eyes , he has reminded us that real sight comes from the heart . '<doc-sep>a six-day-old boy who was wounded by a hunter 's stray bullet is expected to survive but will be blind . mother stefanie iverson said that her son shayne 's life was spared when the bullet exited through the orbital area - or eye socket - of his skull rather than hitting his brain during the tragic accident in pennsylvania . the boy 's father , jeremie , was holding the baby on september 25 when the bullet came through a window of the family 's home near saltsburg , about 35 miles east of pittsburgh , and struck the baby 's skull . shayne iverson was hit by a hunter 's stray bullet when he was just six days old and in his father 's arms at his home in pennsylvania . he survived but has been left blind . the iverson family have set up a gofundme page where they released a picture of baby shayne with his big brother caden , nine , and two-year-old sister gabi when he was a day old .<doc-sep>the boy 's father met with the state police and game commissioner on tuesday , he wrote on facebook , adding that his wife refused to leave shayne 's side in the icu . according to triblive , it wo n't be decided if the hunter will face any charges until forensics are completed in several weeks . the hunter was 300 yards from the home and using a .308 hunting rifle on private farm opposite the iversons ' home , the news site reported . jeremie iverson and his wife stefanie - the couple 's baby boy was hit by a stray bullet and is currently in the icu and sedated . he is expected to survive but is now blind .<doc-sep>` this fundraiser is to help with all the medical expenses as the family fight through this tragedy . ' almost $ 6,000 dollars has already been donated by well-wishers towards the baby 's medical costs . the family are consulting with multiple surgeons while they wait for shayne 's brain swelling to go down . mother stefanie iverson -lrb- pictured with her newborn son -rrb- said that her son shayne 's life was spared when the bullet exited through his eye socket .<doc-sep>and there was a single bullet hole in the corner of the room , near the . ceiling . hunter 's . parents were not with him at the time of the shooting . they arrived at . the grandparents ' home shortly after police were called . ` it 's . horribly tragic . the family is devastated , ' police station commander . lieutenant chris paris said . ` the family has lost something that they . can never replace . ' hunter 's friends and teachers at his wallenpaupack district school are also mourning the loss of the popular student . tribute : flags at hunter 's school were lowered on monday as the community marked his sad passing . grief : family and friends are mourning the loss of hunter , pictured above with his two sisters .

<t> shayne iverson was just six days old when he was hit by a stray bullet while in his father 's arms at his pennsylvania home . </t> <t> the hunter had an agricultural deer control permit when he fired the shot that wounded the boy about 7pm on september 25 . </t> <t> no charges have been filed . </t>

shayne iverson blinded by hunter 's bullet returns to pennsylvania home<T>

manchester united are ready to spend another # 150million next summer to complete the gaal-actico revolution at old trafford . united are convinced they are heading in the right direction under louis van gaal and want to copy the real madrid blueprint by having an elite player in every position . after backing the dutchman by making six signings last summer -- including smashing the british transfer record to sign angel di maria for # 59.7 m -- the club are preparing for another massive investment , with senior sources insisting that the rebuilding has only just begun . manchester united boss louis van gaal , waving to the crowd , looks set to continue an overhaul of his squad . bayern munich and holland star arjen robben is a potential target of van gaal 's at old trafford . united have spent # 215m on players since september 2013 in a bid to reverse the alarming decline of the past 18 months , and another spree on the scale of last summer would take their investment beyond # 350m . van gaal has made centre back , right back and winger his main target areas . united have not ruled out making signings in the january transfer window -- as was the case with juan mata 's # 37.1 m arrival from chelsea at the start of this year -- but suspect they will have to wait until the summer to find the right players . the list includes barcelona right back dani alves , bayern munich winger arjen robben , central defenders mats hummels of borussia dortmund and diego godin of atletico madrid , and roma defensive midfielder kevin strootman . roma 's kevin strootman -lrb- left -rrb- and barcelona 's dani alves could be set for moves to man united . kevin strootman -lrb- roma -rrb- - likely fee : # 30m . the roma midfielder , 24 , might have been a united player already had he not suffered a knee injury in march and the club have retained a strong interest . diego godin -lrb- atletico madrid -rrb- - likely fee : # 28.5 m . the experienced atletico madrid centre back , 28 , is on united 's list of targets but they would have to trigger the # 28.5 m release clause in his contract . dani alves -lrb- barcelona -rrb- - likely fee : free . united want elite players and signing the 31-year-old brazil right back , out of contract at barca next summer , would be a coup . mats hummels -lrb- borussia dortmund -rrb- - likely fee : # 32m . united 's inquiry for the germany centre-back , 25 , was rebuffed last summer but the old trafford paymasters are ready to try again . arjen robben -lrb- bayern munich -rrb- - likely fee : # 20m . van gaal has made little secret of his desire to be reunited with the bayern munich winger , 30 , a key member of his holland squad at the world cup . as borussia dortmund struggle at the bottom of bundesliga , mats hummels could seek a transfer . atletico madrid centre back diego godin has been highlighted as a transfer target at oid trafford . united also have a big decision to make over striker radamel falcao , who will cost a further # 46m on top of his # 6m loan fee if his move from monaco is made permanent . the colombia striker has struggled with injury so far , scoring just once . a fresh influx of signings will be followed by another major clear-out after 20 players were cut from the first-team squad last summer . reserve goalkeeper anders lindegaard could be the first to go in january , paving the way for united to offer a contract to former barcelona no 1 victor valdes who has been training at carrington as he recuperates from a serious knee-ligament injury . united have decided to keep anderson until the end of his contract in the summer rather than give him a # 1.4 m pay-off next month , but a number of brazilian clubs are interested in taking the midfielder back to his homeland and old trafford sources are optimistic a buyer can be found . striker radamel falcao needs to prove his fitness in order to force a permanent move to manchester united . mexican javier hernandez celebrates scoring for real madrid , where he is on loan this season . robin van persie , who has one year left on his contract , has only scored four goals for united this season . nani has been in impressive form on loan at sporting lisbon but united are unlikely to recall the portugal winger and will look to sell to any club prepared to take on his wages of # 120,000 a week . javier hernandez , tom cleverley , wilfried zaha and nick powell are also out on loan and unlikely to return . darren fletcher is out of contract at the end of the season , while robin van persie , ashley young , phil jones , chris smalling and rafael will have one year left on their deals . it means that up to 10 players could leave old trafford in addition to last summer 's exodus . that represents a massive turnover for a club that grew accustomed to stability under sir alex ferguson . chris smalling -lrb- top -rrb- could be one of 10 manchester united players to leave the club in january or the summer . juan mata , who has recently regained his top form , was a january window signing from chelsea this year . however , united are satisfied with the way van gaal has overhauled the squad and remain confident they can return to the european elite with the right investment and approach . despite a poor start , the new manager has taken his team into fourth place in the premier league table after signing di maria , falcao , ander herrera , daley blind , marcos rojo and luke shaw in the summer . two players united do want to keep are goalkeeper david de gea and michael carrick . de gea has matured into one of the best goalkeepers in europe since joining united in the summer of 2011 but the spaniard will be out of contract in 18 months time . goalkeeper david de gea has been in inspirational form manchester united so far this season . that has alerted real madrid but a united source insisted they are ` completely relaxed ' over de gea 's situation , even though negotiations with his representatives have yet to begin in earnest . the club also have an option to extend carrick 's contract by a further 12 months and seem likely to do so following the veteran midfielder 's return from ankle surgery . meanwhile , united have yet to decide whether to arrange a prestige friendly abroad or a warm-weather training trip to the middle east in january and will leave the final decision to van gaal .<doc-sep>the louis van gaal revolution has already started in earnest at old trafford - but the manchester united boss is set to lavish another # 150million on new recruitments next summer . angel di maria , luke shaw , ander herrera , marcos rojo , radamel falcao and daley blind all arrived in the summer for upwards of # 150m but van gaal is nowhere near finished with reshaping his squad just yet . here , sportsmail takes a look at the five players who top the united manager 's wishlist for next summer ... kevin strootman -lrb- roma -rrb- - likely fee : # 30m . age : 24 -lrb- d.o.b. 13/02/90 -rrb- . position : defensive midfielder . teams : sparta rotterdam -lrb- 2008-11 -rrb- , utrecht -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , psv -lrb- 2011-13 -rrb- , roma -lrb- 2013 - -rrb- . club appearances : 216 . club goals : 34 . holland caps :25 . international goals : 3 . the roma midfielder , 24 , might have been a united player already had he not suffered a knee injury in march and the club have retained a strong interest . van gaal is a huge fan of the box-to-box midfielder and even resorted to completely overhauling holland 's formation at the world cup to 3-5-2 from 4-3-3 due to the absence of who he considered to be the linchpin of his side . strootman still remains very much a part of van gaal 's plans going forward and , at just 24 , he could become a mainstay in the united midfield . his strong , powerful style should be perfectly suited to the premier league and he is still being strongly courted by united . kevin strootman of roma is a transfer target for manchester united next summer . louis van gaal is a long-term admirer of strootman -lrb- left -rrb- and believes he will excel in the premier league . diego godin -lrb- atletico madrid -rrb- - likely fee : # 28.5 m . the experienced atletico madrid central defender , 28 , is on united 's list of targets but they would have to trigger the # 28.5 m release clause in his contract if they want to sign him . godin was a mainstay in the atletico side who won la liga last season - as well as reaching the champions league final , in which he scored . the uruguay star would bring some much needed knowledge and experience to a united back four which is seriously lacking in those departments . mats hummels -lrb- borussia dortmund -rrb- - likely fee : # 32m .<doc-sep>manchester united are preparing to spend another # 150million next summer to complete louis van gaal 's revolution at old trafford . the club have already splashed out # 216.4 m on additions to their squad since sir alex ferguson retired in the summer of 2013 . and their dutch manager will be handed another war chest in the new year , with potential ` gaal-actico ' recruits including roma 's kevin strootman , atletico madrid defender diego godin , borussia dortmund 's mats hummels , barcelona 's dani alves and arjen robben of bayern munich . video scroll down for louis van gaal : manchester united will always have to pay more . louis van gaal has his sights on another crop of expensive signings in the january transfer window . roma 's kevin strootman is among united 's top targets for the january transfer window . borussia dortmund defender mats hummels is another player wanted by van gaal as he tries to strengthen . van gaal also plans to clear the decks by selling fringe members of his squad including the likes of javier hernandez , wilfried zaha , tom cleverley , nani and nick powell , who are currently out on loan . players out of contract in the next year of two - including darren fletcher , robin van persie , ashley young , rafael da silva , chris smalling and phil jones - could also be culled . we take a look at united 's expensive acquisitions since ferguson retired and assess how they have performed . marouane fellaini -lrb- everton , september 2013 , # 27.5 m -rrb- . when david moyes arrived as ferguson 's successor in the summer of 2013 , he wanted to make a statement in the transfer market . unfortunately , the eleventh-hour signing of marouane fellaini from his old club everton was pretty underwhelming for united fans given the top names they were linked to . the mop-haired belgian struggled and became a convenient scapegoat for the united fans as the club slumped to a seventh-place finish in the premier league and bombed out of the cups . fellaini has shown signs of returning to his old combative self since van gaal arrived , with his all-action performance in the draw with chelsea the most impressive so far . marouane fellaini is finally starting to show some form at united after struggling in his first season . juan mata -lrb- chelsea , january 2014 , # 37.1 m -rrb- . with united struggling to stand the pace in the premier league title race , moyes splashed out # 37m to bring in mata in the january window . the spaniard quickly made a positive impression with his incisive passing and intelligent movement and he scored six goals . since van gaal 's arrival , mata has been in and out of the starting line-up , but has impressed when he 's been involved . he has scored in matches against sunderland , queens park rangers , crystal palace and stoke city , suggesting he has an important role to play in the side . juan mata has been consistently excellent for united since joining from chelsea last january . ander herrera -lrb- athletic bilbao , june 2014 , # 29m -rrb- . knowing they had to recover lost ground and qualify again for the champions league , united wasted little time in strengthening their squad in the summer . the signing of herrera , who had been strongly linked with the club 12 months earlier , was completed for # 29m prior to the world cup . the spanish midfielder has shown his class in spells so far this season , either side of a fractured rib that forced him out of a few games , and he was particularly influential against stoke this week . united paid athletic bilbao just under # 30m for spanish midfielder ander herrera . luke shaw -lrb- southampton , june 2014 , # 27m -rrb- .<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>manchester united have agreed a deal to sign bayern munich midfielder toni kroos and are set to make a stunning move for his team-mate arjen robben . a # 20million deal for kroos was agreed when david moyes was still in charge at old trafford and his successor , former bayern coach louis van gaal , has said the move can go ahead . kroos , 24 , flourished under van gaal at bayern and is keen to work under his old coach again . video scroll down to watch arjen robben and tonis kroos in action for bayern munich . done deal : manchester united have agreed a deal to sign bayern munich midfielder toni kroos for # 20m . green light : the deal to bring kroos to old trafford was agreed when david moyes was still in charge . wing wizard : van gaal is preparing a stunning move for kroos ' dutch bayern team-mate arjen robben . all smiles : van gaal looks on as former premier league stars rafael van der vaart -lrb- second left -rrb- and dirk kuyt -lrb- second right -rrb- take part in a holland training session on wednesday . the same is true of robben , who was one of van gaal 's first signings in germany when he joined from real madrid for # 20m in 2009 . the 30-year-old winger has recently signed a three-year deal but that is unlikely to discourage holland coach van gaal , who will be working with robben at the world cup . united are understood to have agreed a # 27m fee with southampton for left back luke shaw and borussia dortmund centre half mats hummels is a target . international duty : southampton left back luke shaw -lrb- right -rrb- , seen here speaking to england manager roy hodgson in vale do lobo , is set to move to manchester this summer . on the list : borussia dortmund defender mats hummels -lrb- front -rrb- is one of van gaal 's targets . close quarters : van gaal gives instructions to his players as they prepare for the world cup . straight to the point : van gaal hands out some advice as he holds a training session in portugal . over here : van gaal -lrb- centre -rrb- is animated as he gives his team orders during the training session in lagos . tough talking : the new united boss is preparing his holland side for the upcoming world cup finals in brazil .

<t> louis van gaal set to add key players to his manchester united side . </t> <t> arjen robben , dani alves and kevin strootman on the wishlist . </t> <t> diego godin and mats hummels are also linked with a move to old trafford . </t> <t> manchester united have spent # 215m on players since september 2013 . </t> <t> up to 10 first-team players could leave in january or in the summer . </t>

manchester united set to splash out ⁇ 150m to capture arjen robben , kevin strootman , diego godin and mats hummels<T>

the official portrait of former california govenor arnold schwarzenegger was hung friday alongside past governors at the state capitol after getting a touch-up on the spot where his wife 's image was removed . austrian artist gottfried helnwein smoothed out a smudge that once featured a lapel button showing the face of wife maria shriver , capitol curator koren benoit said . that part had been noticeably painted over when the portrait was unveiled in september . capitol curator koren benoit , center , helps greg scarlato , left , and blake robison of the department of general services , straighten the portrait of former govenor arnold schwarzenegger . the two separated after revelations emerged about an affair schwarzenegger had with his maid that produced a son . it 's not clear who removed the shriver image in the first place . ` the original artist fixed it , ' benoit said . the painting of the two-term republican governor was hung on the third floor of the capitol next to his predecessor , democratic gov. gray davis . schwarzenegger was elected governor in the same special election in 2003 in which davis was recalled . austrian artist gottfried helnwein smoothed out a smudge that once featured a lapel button showing the face of wife maria shriver , which had been noticeably painted over when the portrait was unveiled in september . ex : months after schwarzenegger left office , embarrassing revelations emerged about an affair he had with his maid that resulted in a son born out of wedlock - the disclosure devastated his marriage to maria shriver . new addition : the picture now hangs on the third floor of the capitol in sacramento , california . the realist-style portrait features a steel frame and captures a youthful schwarzenegger standing in front of the state seal . benoit said there 's some concern about people touching the portrait because of its photograph-like feel . portraits are deliberately raised high on the wall because some have been damaged in the past with squirted ketchup or key scratches . alison parks , a tour guide with the state department of parks and recreation , stopped with a group of children in front of the portrait minutes after it went up . on show : the realist-style portrait features a steel frame and captures a youthful schwarzenegger standing in front of the state seal . hands off : there 's some concern about people touching the portrait because of its photograph-like feel . ` the cool thing about this painting is that we 've been waiting for it for a long time , and it 's finally up on the wall , ' parks said . ` and it does n't have a name yet , a plaque , but can anyone raise their hands and tell me who this is ? ' several hands shot up , and the children said , ` arnold schwarzenegger . '' ` of course a lot of them recognize him not because he was the governor but because of the movies , ' said katie hagen , a parent who was accompanying another group of fifth-grade students on a capitol tour . ' i think it 's fitting for his personality . '<doc-sep>former governor arnold schwarzenegger lifted the curtain on his official portrait monday , revealing a photograph-like giant image of the onetime bodybuilder standing in front of the official california seal -- only something was n't right . when schwarzenegger unveiled the portrait at a ceremony in the state capitol in in sacramento nearly four years after he left office and three years after his split from longtime wife maria shriver , a mysterious splotch could be made out on the left lapel of painted arnie . that splotch is where a small lapel pin portrait of shriver once was -- just as it was there in real life when he sat for the painting in 2003 -- before someone amateurishly scrubbed it off before the unveiling , reports page six . scroll down for videos . somethings off : arnold made his big unveiling of his official california statehouse painting on monday , but something immediately appeared strange . hasty job : on the former governor 's left lapel was an undeniable smirching that some say is where a pin that held a photo of maria shriver was hastily scrubbed off . splotchy : capitol officials were shocked at the amateurish job done covering up whatever was on arnold 's lapel . ` whoever touched it up did not do a very good job , ' tour guide richard granis told the post . ` it was softball sized , right there on his left lapel . ' it 's not clear when the pin was haphazardly scrubbed out , but it was revealed just after news broke that shriver may have cheated on schwarzenegger with the governor 's chief political strategist long before arnie 's lovechild with the maid made his strong-jawed appearance on the national stage . the oversized portrait of a youthful schwarzenegger , which will eventually hang on the third floor , was painted by austrian artist gottfried helnwein , a realist who previously illustrated andy warhol and john f. kennedy . schwarzenegger , a movie star before he ran for governor in the chaotic recall election of 2003 , said he owes all his successes in life to california , which he called a mythical place ` where nothing is impossible . ' as a boy growing up in austria , he dreamed about the state , he said . ' i dreamt about california every day , and i knew that one day i would have to come here to this beautiful state if i wanted to make my dreams a reality , ' he said . schwarzenegger said that while he always dreamed big , he never envisioned his portrait hanging in the state capitol , joking ' i might have envisioned a sculpture on muscle beach . ' two of schwarzenegger 's five children attended the unveiling , christopher , 16 , and patrick , 20 , which also included political notables including at least three former speakers of the state assembly , willie brown , bob hertzberg and fabian nunez . he also posed for photos with former staff and lawmakers and hugged 28-year-old john masterson , who has down syndrome and worked in the governor 's mailroom . lt. gov. gavin newsom said the massive image of schwarzenegger is appropriate because schwarzenegger is ` larger than life . ' singer jerry garcia ` had a wonderful quote saying , ` you do n't want to be the best of the best . you want to be the only one that does what you do , ' ' newsom said . ` and it 's a way to describe arnold schwarzenegger . '<doc-sep>shriver is the father of maria shriver , the wife of former california gov. arnold schwarzenegger .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- arnold schwarzenegger said he blames no one but himself for the breakup of his 25-year marriage to maria shriver , whom he described as the only true love of his life . `` it 's my fault . there 's no one else to blame , '' the former california governor told cnn 's `` piers morgan tonight '' in an interview that aired tuesday . `` i ... screwed up badly and i take the full blame for it . '' shriver filed for divorce last year shortly after schwarzenegger acknowledged that he fathered a child outside marriage with the family 's longtime housekeeper . he said he still hopes to win shriver back . `` i love my kids dearly , and i love maria ... she has been truly the only love that i 've ever had and that 's what is so pitiful about it , '' he said , describing her as extraordinary and `` the most perfect wife . '' schwarzenegger admits habit of keeping secrets , including multiple affairs . schwarzenegger and shriver have four children together .<doc-sep>senate president pro tem darrell steinberg , d-sacramento , called it ` just right . ' ' i thought it was very dignified . it actually looked like a photograph to me , ' he said . revenge ? arnold 's splotchy lapel was revealed just days after reports emerged that maria shriver may have been unfaithful to the former governor . true to his outsized life , schwarzenegger 's portrait is larger than those of other modern-day governors , roughly half a foot wider and a foot taller than his predecessor , according to the department of general services . the former governor paid for the portrait himself at an undisclosed cost . the portrait unveiling followed an event earlier monday in which schwarzenegger 's university of southern california-based institute hosted a climate symposium that also featured gov. jerry brown , a democrat . the seminar highlighted the state 's aggressive efforts to tackle issues such as reducing carbon emissions . ` while the politicians in washington ca n't get anything done because of being stuck in these ideological foxholes , we here in california have two governors from two different parties , together in the same room fighting for the same green energy future , ' schwarzenegger said at the summit . organizers are using the state 's policies to prompt further action ahead of united nations climate-change conferences in peru and paris . during his tenure , schwarzenegger signed california 's landmark 2006 global-warming law , ab32 , which paved the way for the state 's system of selling carbon pollution credits aimed at reducing emissions . brown praised schwarzenegger 's accomplishment in winning bipartisan support for the climate change law . ` to get ab32 through the california legislature , that is heavy lifting , and i do n't think anyone should underestimate that . i 'm not sure any other governor might have done this , ' he said at the symposium . schwarzenegger said that california leaders of all political stripes have chosen to address climate change because not doing so will cost much more in the long run in things such as state infrastructure at risk of failure because of flooding , increased heat - and pollution-related deaths , and a never-ending wildfire season that stretches state budgets . as governor , schwarzenegger promised to bring fiscal accountability , but the state faced a huge budget deficit when he left office . in one of his final acts in office , schwarzenegger commuted the involuntary-manslaughter sentence of the son of nunez , a former political ally . months after schwarzenegger left office , embarrassing revelations emerged about an affair he had with his maid that resulted in a son born out of wedlock . the disclosure devastated his marriage to maria shriver , and the two are separated . other man ? matthew dowd , once schwarzenegger 's top aide , has been named as shriver 's lover while she was still supposedly happily married to schwarzenegger . governor arnold schwarzenegger 's official california state portrait unveiled in capitol rotunda , sept. 8 , 2014 from gene beley on vimeo .

<t> the official portrait of former california govenor arnold schwarzenegger was hung friday on the third floor of the capitol in sacramento , california . </t> <t> austrian artist gottfried helnwein smoothed out a smudge that once featured a lapel button showing the face of wife maria shriver . </t>

arnold schwarzenegger 's portrait is hung after ex-wife maria shriver 's face is removed<T>

this is the moment a pensioner had to be rescued after ` deliberately ' driving into the sea in front of tourists at millionaires ' resort sandbanks . the woman sat motionlessly as the water poured into her volkswagen golf off the dorset coast today . witnesses described how she wound down both front windows of her car before speeding down a ferry slipway and into the water at around midday . the silver car was swept 100 yards out to sea by the fast tide the unnamed woman refused to move despite cries from the quayside to get out as it went down . scroll down for video . rescue : this is the moment a woman had to be rescued after apparently driving deliberately into the sea off sandbanks . submerged : the vw sank yards from the home of premier league football manager harry redknapp on the sandbanks peninsula . rescue : the woman is led away to safety by rnli and emergency workers after she was freed from the sinking car . drama : the woman 's car had to be dragged from the water shortly after she herself was pulled from the car . lucky to be alive : the unnamed woman was rescued by fishermen who jumped into the sea and dragged her out . but the crew of a passing fishing boat then dived into the water and pulled the woman free just moments before her vehicle sank . the soaked casualty was lifted on board next to the sandbanks to studland chain ferry - which sits yards from the home of premier league football manager harry redknapp . after being pulled to safety her rescuers went back to the sinking vehicle to retrieve the woman 's handbag . witness steve chater-lea , 45 , said the woman drove past a queue of cars waiting for the ferry before heading down the slope at speed . he said : ` she drove past the ferry queue and accelerated down the ramp . it was definitely deliberate , you could tell from the way she revved the engine and the force with which she hit she the water . ` both her windows were down and you could see her just sat there oblivious to people shouting out to her to get out . she made no movement or attempt to leave the car . ` there were 20 or 30 people stood on the quay about 15 feet away shouting for her to get out . ` there was a strong outgoing tide and the car went about 100 yards towards the sea , getting lower and lower in the water . ' a fishing boat came alongside the car but she still would n't get out and one of the crew dived in and pulled her out of the passenger side . ` she was alive and taken to the jetty for the brownsea island ferry and into an ambulance . ' shock : witnesses described how the motorists sped down this ferry ramp and crashed into the water . fear : this picture was taken shortly after the car went into the sea and quickly it was swept 100 yards out . witnesses : people on the busy ferry crossing the estuary also captured the moment the boat began to sink .<doc-sep>brave : workers on a passing fishing vessel saw the woman and dived in to save her from the deep water . this barge with a lifting crane on arrived on the scene about an hour later and hoisted the sunken vehicle out of the water . damage : the car 's bumper and windscreen were both smashed in the impact with the water . holidaymaker bob smallman said : ' i saw the car in the water and we were all screaming for her to get out but she was just holding on to the steering wheel . ' a fishing boat went round to get her out but she did n't want to go , she looked frightened . they were dragging her in the water for a bit . ` they managed to get her out before the car went completely underwater . ` an inflatable boat that took her to safety then went back to the car and rescued her handbag before it sunk . she must have told them about her bag and been adamant they needed to get it . ' witness ash naik said ' i was on the phone talking to my friend ad just said ' i have to go ' . ' i saw her flying down the ferry jetty really fast . she jumped the queue of traffic and just shot off the end . she was going so fast one of her wipers came off . ` the car windows were open and the car started to sink when it hit the water but she just sat there and did n't move . ` someone threw a life-ring in the water but she did n't try to get it . one guy jumped in but she was clung onto the door . they pulled her into the boat . ' the woman was taken to hospital where she was treated for shock and the effects of hyperthermia . the woman was taken to hospital where she was treated for shock and the effects of hyperthermia . busy : numerous families with children on school half-term and other tourists were on the quayside and surrounding area when the woman drove in . solent coastguard said they were called in and the woman and the car were both recovered safely . the roof of the submerged car could be seen a few inches beneath the surface of the water . a barge with a lifting crane on arrived on the scene about an hour later and hoisted the sunken vehicle out of the water . numerous families with children on school half-term were on the quayside and witnessed the incident at 11.58 am today . a spokesman for solent coastguard said : ' a lady driving a volkswagen car managed to go into the water off the slipway . ` she has been recovered safely . the car was located 30 metres offshore and collected by a local fishing vessel . a spokesman for the bournemouth-swanage motor road and ferry company , which operates the chain ferry , confirmed the ferry had left the sandbanks slipway and was halfway across the entrance to poole harbour at the time . in 2005 , a 30-year-old woman deliberately drowned herself by driving off the same slipway into the sea . helen hogan lit a cigarette while she waited for her rover 416 car to sink with her inside it .<doc-sep>by . luke salkeld . published : . 10:33 est , 3 december 2013 . | . updated : . 12:14 est , 3 december 2013 . a woman whose family was wiped out in a car crash said ' i lost my everybody ' in the collision . elber twomey was the only survivor after the crash which took the lives of her husband , their son and their unborn child . the suicidal driver of the other vehicle was also killed . ' i lost my everbody ' : elber twomey criticises the police who she blames for causing the crash which killed her husband , her son and her unborn child in torquay , devon . yesterday mrs twomey , who was 24 weeks pregnant at the time , said her family would still be alive if police had n't pursued the car of 26-year-old marek wojiechowski . emergency services were contacted after he left his wife a suicide note , and when his car was spotted , an officer gave chase , switching on his flashing lights and siren . wojiechowski then ` deliberately ' drove straight into the twomeys family 's vw golf during their holiday in torquay , devon . oisin twomey , who was 16 months old , died at the scene . crash scene : a father , a son and his wife 's unborn child all died following this crash in torquay , devon , in july last year . marek wojiechowski deliberately crashed his vehicle into the twomey family 's vw golf . grief : elber twomey with her husband con on their wedding day . he died 10 months after a crash which killed their toddler son . his father con , 39 , died later ten months later in hospital after suffering serious brain injuries .<doc-sep>by . julian robinson for mailonline . this is the shocking moment a road sweeper crashed into a parked car and dragged it down the street - before driving off . the distinctive bright yellow vehicle can be seen colliding with a vw golf , before leaving the scene . video shows how the driver attempted , unsuccessfully , to squeeze through a tight gap on a road in blackburn , lancashire . scroll down for video . impact : this is the moment the road sweeper crashes into a vw golf parked by the side of the road . collision : the distinctive yellow truck , with the name charlton sweeper hire on the side , dragged the vw golf down the road . rather than stopping immediately to see what had happened , the vehicle slowed briefly before driving off again .<doc-sep>a driver managed to escape alive after her vw golf was almost completely crushed underneath an articulated lorry . the 27-year-old woman ended up under the hgv after her car was shunted by a skip lorry behind her in colchester in essex and pushed beneath the large lorry . but despite her car being almost entirely flattened , the woman was rescued and is believed to have escaped without life threatening or serious injuries . a female driver whose car was shunted with such a force it went beneath a lorry and was crushed managed to escape the crash in colchester without life threatening injuries , the collision caused a five car pile-up . her car was crushed to such an extent that other drivers at first did not realise vw was beneath the body of the articulated lorry , in between the tyres . the crash took place with such force that a toyota hilux and seat ibiza in front of the hgv were also damaged . it happened on the braintree-bound carriageway of the a120 opposite the red lion pub in little tey , colchester on tuesday evening .<doc-sep>by . suzannah hills . published : . 05:04 est , 12 october 2012 . | . updated : . 07:41 est , 12 october 2012 . dangerous driving : assistant headteacher vera baxter caused a head-on car crash after her ugg boot became trapped under her brake pedal . a teacher wearing ugg boots caused a head-on collision when one of her shoes became trapped under a brake pedal . assistant headteacher vera baxter , 49 , was unable to slow her vw golf down because her footwear had become snagged on the pedal and she took evasive action to avoid hitting cars in front . however , she veered into the path of a mercedes being driven by jason hoang , 33 , in manchester city centre . she had also caused a police patrol car to swerve out of her way just moments before hitting the car of mr hoang from middlewich , cheshire . baxter was arrested and charged with dangerous driving after being treated for cracked ribs and internal bruising . mr hoang suffered from whiplash . after the crash , baxter tore her boot away from the pedal and crawled free from the wreckage .

<t> witnesses describe how woman drove into the water off dorset at speed . </t> <t> pensioner ` wound down windows ' and refused to move as water came in . </t> <t> crew from fishing vessel dived in to pull her out shortly before car sank . </t> <t> vw golf dropped below the water line and had to be pulled out by crane . </t> <t> for confidential . </t> <t> support call the samaritans in the uk on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local . </t> <t> samaritans branch or click here . </t>

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a french cyclist has broken the land speed record on a bicycle by attaching a hydrogen-peroxide rocket to the frame . francois gissy from alsace recorded a top speed of 163mph -lrb- 263kph -rrb- on his self-built vehicle on an old runway in munchhouse in north eastern france . this record beat his previous mark of 150 mph -lrb- 242.6 kph -rrb- , set in 2002 , and just missed out on the powered bike speed record set in 1995 by the slipstream bike by 3mph -lrb- 5kph -rrb- . scroll down for video . french cyclist francois gissy from alsace has broken the land speed record on a bicycle by attaching a hydrogen-peroxide rocket to the frame . gissy recorded a top speed of 163mph which beat his previous mark of 150 mph , set in 2002 . he just missed out on the powered bike speed record set in 1995 by the slipstream bike by 3mph . cyclist francois gissy recorded a top speed of 163mph on his self-built vehicle with help from exotic thermo engineering . he broke the record on an old runway in munchhouse in haut-rhin in the alsace region of france . concentrated liquid hydrogen peroxide flows into a storage tank that contains a catalyst . this catalyst is usually a material such as silver . the decomposition catalyst causes the hydrogen peroxide to decompose into water steam and oxygen . this reaction heats the gas mixture to around 650 degrees . the hot steam is then pushed through a nozzle attached to the end of . the rock and this provides the thrust need to push the bicycle forward . the velocity of the gas flow after the nozzle becomes well over 1000 m/s and gives the rocket a considerable reaction force thrust . the gas mixture after the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide contains oxygen . the thrust force is increased if this oxygen is used to burn an organic fuel , before it is released through the nozzle.the . fuel can be a liquid , such as pure alcohol called ethanol that is sprayed in after the . catalyst chamber . or it can be a solid , such as a rod of polyethylene placed after the catalyst chamber . source : peroxide propulsion . gissy designed the bike himself while swiss company exotic thermo engineering -lrb- ete -rrb- and engineer arnold neracher designed the rocket that propelled it . ete 's rocket used hydrogen peroxide and is called an ` ecological monopropellant motor . ' the rocket works by putting concentrated liquid hydrogen peroxide into a storage tank that contains a catalyst .<doc-sep>the . fuel can be a liquid , such as pure alcohol called ethanol that is sprayed in after the . catalyst chamber . these kind of rockets are called bipropellant liquid fuel . rockets . or the fuel can be solid , such as a rod of polyethylene . placed after the catalyst chamber . such a rocket is called a hybrid . rocket . the decomposition catalyst causes the hydrogen peroxide to decompose into water steam and oxygen . this reaction heats the gas mixture to around 650 degrees . the hot steam is then pushed through a nozzle attached to the end of the rock and this provides the thrust need to push the bicycle forward . the velocity of the gas flow after . the nozzle becomes well over 1000 m/s and gives the rocket a . considerable reaction force thrust . the gas mixture after the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide contains oxygen . the thrust force is increased if this oxygen is used to burn an organic fuel , before it is released through the nozzle . the record was set at the munchhouse aerodrome in haut-rhin in the alsace region of france . the speed was officially recorded using a gps tracker fitted to the bike 's handlebars . in the video posted on liveleak , gissy is shown zooming passed a speeding car during his record-breaking ride . ete 's rocket used hydrogen peroxide . it works by putting concentrated liquid hydrogen peroxide into a storage tank that contains a catalyst . the catalyst causes a decomposition that releases hot gases which are pushed through the rocket 's nozzle to give it thrust .<doc-sep>a group of schoolchildren has beaten the land speed record for a rocket-powered car , twice over , after their vehicles hit speeds of over 500mph -lrb- 800km/h -rrb- . the young engineers from nottinghamshire beat the existing record of 287mph -lrb- 460km/h -rrb- set in march by samvir thandi of the heathland school in middlesex . in total , the group put three car designs through their paces at a testing track in hucknall - and all three were able to reach speeds in excess of 440mph -lrb- 708km/h -rrb- . scroll down for video . a group of school children have smashed a land speed record twice for rocket-powered cars after their model vehicles hit speeds of over 500mph -lrb- 800km/h -rrb- . pictured is the redshift model . the cars were each built by students at the joseph whitaker school , in mansfield , nottinghamshire , and were called redshift , bloodhound and insanity . they were tested at the royce track in hucknall . redshift reached speeds of 478.1 mph -lrb- 769.4 km/h -rrb- , and bloodhound followed with a speed of 448.9 mph -lrb- 722.4 km/h -rrb- -- and then insanity took to the track . the car managed 509.83 mph -lrb- 820.49 km/h -rrb- on its first run , then recorded 556.28 mph -lrb- 895.25 km/h -rrb- on its second .<doc-sep>a land speed record . in 2012 , reichert and robertson established aerovelo , a company dedicated to seeking sustainable enginering and design solutions to technological challenges by using human-powered vehicles as a teaching platform . now the two young engineers have their sights on another big goal : setting a land speed record for the fastest human-powered bicycle . in september , they went to battle mountain , nevada , for the world human-powered speed challenge , where teams compete on flat desert roads to race aerodynamic bicycles as fast as cars . pedaled by reichert , their entry bluenose -- a recumbent bike encased in a sleek carbon-fiber shell -- reached speeds of 77 mph on flat ground . `` the fact that a human engine -- about the equivalent power of an electric motor the size of your fist -- can power a bicycle at the same speed as that of a car , which has a hundred times or more the power , is really the innovative and inspiring thing that we think people should understand , '' robertson said . malls of the future . reichert and robertson plan to return to battle mountain next year with a faster bike and take aim at the world speed record of 83.8 mph , set this fall by a dutch team . unlike the ornithopter and the helicopter , a human-powered , high-speed bike might actually have a future as a practical mode of personal transportation . but even if it does n't , reichert and robertson will keep pushing against the boundaries of what humans can achieve . the two young canadians believe their biggest contribution to flight and speed engineering may be to inspire others to tackle what seems insurmountable . `` it 's very easy to say something 's impossible , '' reichert said . `` it 's much more difficult to change your assumptions , and change your context , to make something possible . '' for more on the creator community visit cnn make create innovate .<doc-sep>french cyclist francois gissy has long been riding rocket-powered bikes but he broke his own world speed record last friday when he reached a heart-pounding 207 miles per hour . gissy captured the moment on film comparing his takeoff to that of a comparatively sluggish ferrari . it took just 5 seconds for him to go from 0 to 207 miles per hour . scroll down for video . french cyclist francois gissy broke his own world speed record last friday when he reached a heart-pounding 207 miles per hour . gissy captured the moment on film comparing his takeoff to that of a comparatively sluggish ferrari . it took just 5 seconds for him to go from 0 to 207 miles per hour .<doc-sep>it may look like the control panel from a sci-fi spaceship , but this plethora of buttons and futuristic steering wheel is the cockpit of the bloodhound supersonic car . this is the view that driver andy green will see when he aims to become the first person in history to hit 1,000 mph -lrb- 1,609 kph -rrb- on land . the 51-year-old hopes to break the world land speed record with the # 10 million rocket-powered car . click and drag to manipulate the cockpit below and scroll down for videos . this is the view that driver andy green will see when he aims to become the first person in history to hit 1,000 mph -lrb- 1,609 kph -rrb- on land . click and drag to take a tour of bloodhound ssc 's cockpit . the ssc stands for ` supersonic car ' because the bloodhound will be going faster than the speed of sound . the vehicle has four wheels and is powered by both a jet and rocket . it is designed to go over 1,000 miles -lrb- 1,600 kilometres -rrb- per hour . the slender body , 44 feet -lrb- 14 metres -rrb- long , keeps the entire vehicle aerodynamic . it weighs just over seven tonnes and the engines will produce more than 135,000 horsepower . that 's more than six times the power of all the cars on a formula 1 starting grid put together . in the coming years the vehicle will begin test runs at lower speeds before attempting to set a new land speed record . the current land speed record stands at 763.035 miles -lrb- 1,227.985 kilometres -rrb- per hour , set by former raf pilot andy green -lrb- who will also drive the bloodhound -rrb- back in 1997 in the thrustssc . the bloodhound will beat this record by some distance if it is successful .

<t> cyclist francois gissy topped speeds of 163mph -lrb- 263kph -rrb- on this rocket-powered bicycle . </t> <t> this land speed bike record beat the previous mark set in 2002 by 13mph . </t>

french cyclist breaks land speed record by reaching 163 mph on a rocket-powered bike<T>

an suv driver who was accused of deliberately running down a muslim teenager in a ` hate crime ' has been charged with first-degree murder . ahmed h. aden , 34 , of kansas city , was charged in jackson county in the crash that killed abdisamad sheikh-hussein , 15 , outside a somali community center . the convenience store manager was seen driving the sport utility vehicle toward the teen as the boy got into a car thursday evening . fatal : ahmed h. aden , 34 , left , was charged in the crash that killed abdisamad sheikh-hussein , 15 , right , . a witness saw hussein ` fly through the air ' as the suv hit him then ran over him . his legs were nearly severed , and he later died in hospital from his wounds . according to the witness , aden crashed the suv then got out of the vehicle with a knife . occupants of the car told officers they followed him and pointed him out to police . one witness said the suspect swung what appeared to be a baseball bat at people , and another witness reported that aden pulled out a handgun and said to ` stay there ' as he walked away . however , aden initially told authorities that he had lost control of his vehicle and struck the teen because he thought he looked like a man who 'd threatened him several days earlier . fbi spokeswoman bridget patton said : ` federal agents are assisting in the investigation and have opened this matter as a federal civil rights investigation as a potential hate crimes violation . ' patton said she could not release any information on why the case could be considered a hate crime , but muslim leaders had called for such an investigation early friday . scene : the crash unfolded outside the somali center , pictured , which the boy 's father heads . community members said that the driver had previously pulled a gun on people there for being muslim .<doc-sep>death : teenager abdisamad sheikh-hussein , who also called himself ` adam ' is seen here in facebook photos . in the weeks before the crash , worshipers said they saw a black suv painted with threatening messages at the center and cruising around a nearby shopping area . mohamed ahmed , 13 , of kansas city said : ` one of the messages was ` islam is worse than ebola . ' ' i would have thought the police would have taken care of it , but they did n't , ' he said . but there was no mention of those incidents in court records and police did n't immediately comment on whether they 're connected to the teen 's death . prayer : men gather to pray the day after 15-year-old abdisamad sheikh-hussein was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in front of the somali center of kansas city , mo. , friday , dec. 5 , 2014 . mohamed farah , 50 , a friend of the boy 's family , said he called police more than once in october about a suspicious man who was coming around the center . ' i feel like i lost a part of my body , ' he said after the teen 's death . bakar abdalla , 31 , of kansas city , said the boy 's father was a teacher at the center . he said the man who had been frequenting the area with hateful messages was like a bullet in a gun waiting to be triggered . khadra dirir , the victim 's aunt , said her nephew regularly studied the quran and had delivered a group prayer the night he died . ` if you asked him a verse , he could tell the chapter , ' she said . ' i feel like i woke up in a bad dream . '<doc-sep>by . laura cox . published : . 17:42 est , 25 march 2012 . | . updated : . 01:02 est , 26 march 2012 . two 16-year-old girls have been charged with murder for their roles in a north carolina taxi driver 's slaying . consandra nicole tyree and emily katherine starnes are accused of being involved in the brutal stabbing death of yellow cab company driver adam williams in a hickory parking lot in august . the girls join three men between 18 - and 22 years old charged in the death of the 32-year-old . arrested : consandra tyree -lrb- left -rrb- and emily starnes , both 16 , face murder . and robbery charges in the death of hickory cab driver adam williams . the hickory daily record reports emily . starnes of hickory and consandra tyree of newton were arrested on . saturday and charged with murder , robbery with a dangerous weapon and .<doc-sep>it is believed the three 17-year-olds were involved in an alleged burglary in wynnum earlier in the morning . the driver of the lexus will appear in beenleigh magistrates court on thursday charged with attempted murder , dangerous operation of a motor vehicle , unlawful use of a motor vehicle , failing to stop a motor vehicle and unlicensed driving . a second teen has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle , and the third teen was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle , unlawful use and obstructing police . they will also appear in beenleigh magistrates court on thursday . one of the teens being led by police . the three will appear in beenleigh magistrates court on thursday . a second white toyota camry crashed after it drove the wrong way down an on ramp .<doc-sep>published : . 00:06 est , 25 february 2014 . | . updated : . 04:45 est , 25 february 2014 . the 17-year-old girl charged with the january shooting spree that killed one police officer and wounded another made her first appearance in court on monday , with her lawyers saying she is ` scared to death ' staring down her maximum sentence of life in prison . looking solemn and dressed in a yellow jail jumpsuit , meagan dakota grunwald , of draper , appeared in front of a judge in provo , utah , to face accusations she was high on meth when she and her boyfriend shot and killed a sheriff 's deputy who was trying to help them with car trouble last month . grunwald , who is being held at the salt lake county jail , is charged as an adult with aggravated murder , a first-degree felony , and 13 other charges related to the january 30 events . she is accused of driving her pickup truck while her boyfriend allegedly shot and killed one police officer and wounded another , the salt lake tribune reported . life in prison without parole is the maximum penalty the teen could face if convicted of aggravated murder . because she is a minor , she is not eligible for the death penalty . meagan grunwald , 17 , who has been charged as an adult in the shootings of two utah deputies , makes her first appearance in judge darold mcdade 's court in provo , utah , on monday . police allege grunwald was high on meth when she and her boyfriend shot and killed a sheriff 's deputy who was trying to help them with car trouble last month . megan grunwald is being tried as an adult - and standing trial for the murder her boyfriend took out - because there was enough culpability . grunwald is also charged with two counts of felony discharge of a firearm , two counts of attempted aggravated murder , and aggravated robbery -- all first-degree felonies -- along with charges of felony obstructing justice , failure to respond to an officer , possession or use of a controlled substance and lesser charges of felony discharge of a firearm , and misdemeanor criminal mischief and violation of operator duties after an accident . while 27-year-old jose angel garcia-jauregui is accused of pulling the trigger , prosecutors claim the teen girl is just as responsible for killing utah county sheriff 's sgt. cory wride and wounding deputy greg sherwood . ` we think the culpability is such that she should be charged as an adult , ' deputy utah county attorney sam pead said outside of court . prosecutors have said that the teen was an ` active participant ' in the alleged crimes . zabriskie said the teen is ` scared to death ' . ` being locked up in an adult environment with these serious charges is very traumatizing for her , ' he said . unprovoked : utah county sheriff 's deputy cory wride was shot dead by grunwald 's boyfriend after trying to help the couple he thought was having car troubles . crime couple : the chase ended when sheriff 's deputies shot jose angel garcia-juaregui -lrb- left -rrb- in the head and his girlfriend grunwald -lrb- right -rrb- was arrested . garcia-juaregui died the following day in the hospital . mourning : family , friends and fellow police officers attend the funeral of cory wride in spanish ford cemetery on february 5 . tragic loss : wride 's wife nanette -lrb- right -rrb- is comforted by her son shea at the funeral . documents filed in court shed light on the dramatic crime spree that ended in death on i-15 roadway last month . wride stopped to help grunwald and her boyfriend around 1pm because he thought they were having car trouble and wanted to help . grunwald . was driving the car with her boyfriend in the passenger 's seat . she . gave wride her driver 's license but garcia-juearegui gave the officer a . false name . wride went . back and forth between the pick-up truck registered to grunwald 's mother . and his squad car three times , trying to figure out garcia-juaregui 's . actual identity . it was while sitting in his squad car that garcia-juaregui opened the rear window of the truck 's cab and started shooting at the officer and his girlfriend sped off .<doc-sep>he . said he was walking in the area because his car had broken down and he . needed a cab , leaving the officer no cause to arrest him . that . officer was then off work for several days , fox news chicago reported , . and only saw the composite sketch of the suspect when he returned to . service recently . he . reportedly identified wilson jr as the man in the drawing , which depicts . a black man , 5 ' 8 '' to 5 ' 9 '' inches tall , with a medium build . he was was . seen in the area at the time wearing a dark , hooded sweatshirt and had a . backpack . police then . traced the driver of the cab the suspect got into after being stopped by . the officer at a 7-11 in willow springs , for miles from the murder . scene . investigators arranged for a line-up , in which wilson jr was positively identified , fox news chicago reported . the . unsuspecting taxi-driver took the suspect to midway airport where the . man paid for his fare with coins . these were not the special gold coins . taken from the victim 's home however . authorities . spoke positively about the investigation in a press conference on . thursday night . sheriff tom dart said the case had been presented to the . state 's attorney 's office . ` we . feel very confident about the case and the individual in custody , ' sheriff dart said . indian head park police chief frank alonzo said : ' i . think we can rest a little bit easier tonight . ' last . week , another man was questioned in connection with the murder . that . man had been charged in september with another burglary in the area but . was later released , the chicago tribune reported . he . was not charged over kelli 's killing but the original burglary charge . was reinstated and he is now in cook county jail , the chicago tribue . reported . the murder shook . indian head park , a leafy community of roughly 3,800 , and numerous online . tribute groups attracting thousands have been set up . a memorial fund has also been started . kelli 's . father , john o'laughlin , said on wednesday that family members have . been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support they have received . watch the videos here . man charged in indian head park teen 's stabbing death : myfoxchicago.com .

<t> ahmed h. aden , 34 , of kansas city , was charged friday in jackson county . </t> <t> he allegedly killed abdisamad sheikh-hussein , 15 , in the crash . </t> <t> a witness reported seeing the teen ` fly through the air ' </t> <t> however , aden initially told authorities that he had lost control of his suv . </t> <t> members of the somalian community prayed for the boy after his death . </t>

driver charged with murder in somali teen 's death<T>

a # 15 million british military base will be established in bahrain marking britain 's clear commitment to a ` sustained presence east of suez ' , the foreign secretary has said . philip hammond told a security summit that bolstering the royal navy 's presence in the gulf would allow the uk and its allies in the region to ` tackle the threats we face together ' . britain already has four minehunters permanently based at the mina salman port , but the plans will allow for an increase in the number and size of warships sent to the area . scroll down for video . # 15million development : britain is to establish a new military base in bahrain in a gulf security deal . under the deal -- described by chief of the defence staff general sir nicholas houghton as ` symbolic and strategically important ' -- the port will be expanded and a forward operating base established , with bahrain paying most of the costs . although military chiefs are understood to have been working towards the move for around two years , the threat from islamic state has heightened the focus on britain 's presence in the region . ` to our partners in the gulf my message is this : your security concerns are our security concerns , ' mr hammond said in a speech in manama , bahrain .<doc-sep>` so our strategic priority for the gulf and for the wider region is to build partnerships . partnerships for security ; partnerships for prosperity ; partnerships for stability . ' he added : ` the expansion of our footprint that this arrangement will now allow means we will have the capability to send more and bigger ships , and to sustain them and their crews in permanent facilities . philip hammond said the new base would accommodate ships including type 45 destroyers , such as the hms dauntless , above . ' a clear statement of our commitment to our sustained presence east of suez . ' a reminder of our historic and close relationship with bahrain and one example of our growing partnership with gulf allies to tackle the threats we face together . ` and those threats have taken on a new and insidious form : in benghazi and in mosul , in yemen and in northern nigeria , we face a common but shadowy enemy : extremists who seek to hijack islam to impose their own perverted agenda by fear and by the sword ; who reject all norms of civilised behaviour ; who challenge all structures of established order . ' the move was described as ` symbolic ' by chief of the defence staff general sir nicholas houghton and reverses a 1960s ' decision to withdraw british forces stationed ` east of suez ' . under the deal , existing facilities at the port will be expanded and a forward operating base established , with bahrain paying most of the # 15 million infrastructure costs .<doc-sep>defence secretary michael fallon said : ` this will enable britain to send more and larger ships to reinforce stability in the gulf . ' britain already has four minehunters naval ships permanently based at the mina salman port , above . foreign secretary philip hammond -lrb- left -rrb- said the plans would help ` tackle the threats we face together ' while defence secretary michael fallon -lrb- right -rrb- said more ships will be sent to the gulf . ` this new base is a permanent expansion of the royal navy 's footprint and will enable britain to send more and larger ships to reinforce stability . we will now be based again in the gulf for the long term . ' mr hammond signed the deal with bahrain 's foreign minister sheikh khalid bin ahmed bin mohammed al-khalifa . sheikh khalid said : ` it reaffirms our joint determination to maintain regional security and stability in the face of challenging circumstances , and gives further strength to our multifaceted partnership . ` bahrain looks forward to the early implementation of today 's arrangement and to continuing to work with the uk and other partners to address threats to regional security . '<doc-sep>a string of human rights groups , including human rights watch , have criticised the state 's human rights record , and anti-arms campaigners protested outside a this is bahrain conference in westminster earlier this year , demanding the government and royal family sever all ties with the regime . general houghton told bbc radio 4 's today programme : ` it 's the strategic importance of this . rather than just being seen as a temporary deployment to an area for a specific operational purpose , this is more symbolic of the fact that britain does enjoy interests in the stability of this region . the # 15million expansion of mina salman port means more ships and larger ships will be sent to the gulf . above , the hms duncan arriving in cardiff earlier this year . ` and the fact that the bahraini authorities and government agreed to fund infrastructure within the country to base our maritime capability forward , both is a recognition from their perspective of the quality of the relationship with the united kingdom , but also of our interest over time in maintaining the stability of this very important area . ' shadow defence secretary vernon coaker said : ` labour supports the royal navy having a strong international footprint with the ability to respond quickly to events in a uncertain global environment . ` british defence policy must be strategically-led . the strategic defence and security review and a national security strategy are due to take place next year , and it was expected long term issues like this would be assessed and decided then . ` the government should therefore clearly set out its reasons for making this particular decision at this time . '<doc-sep>uk would not allow the strait of hormuz to be closed . the royal navy operates mine clearance vessels in the gulf as part of a joint taskforce based in bahrain . he said : ` we are an integrated part . of the naval taskforce in the gulf and one of the missions of that . taskforce is to ensure that those shipping lanes remain open . ` any . attempt to close the strait of hormuz would be illegal and we need to . send a very clear message to iran that we are determined that the strait . should remain open . ' more than 15million barrels of oil pass through the narrow stretch of water between iran and the united arab emirates every day . iran has threatened to block the 34-mile wide strait in retaliation for a planned eu trade embargo on iranian oil . the planned embargo is an attempt to persuade iran to abandon plans to develop a nuclear weapon . base : the ` mothership ' is most likely to be located in the persian gulf , pictured . mr . hammond said : ` very clearly the strait of hormuz is one of the great . commercial arteries of the world -- it must remain open and flowing , or .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- hundreds of angry iraqis demonstrated in the holy shiite city of karbala on thursday , protesting the use of foreign troops in the crackdown against anti-government protests in bahrain . this week , military forces from the gulf cooperation council -- including saudi arabia -- arrived in bahrain to help the kingdom control a wave of anti-government protests , prompting the obama administration and u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon to urge council members to act with restraint and to allow the citizens of bahrain to demonstrate peacefully . although bahrain 's protesters are making primarily economic and political demands , there is a sectarian dimension : bahrain 's population is 70 % shiite ; the royal family is sunni , as is the royal family of saudi arabia . saudi arabia recently has seen small demonstrations among its minority shiites . in karbala , some protesters carried shiite flags as they condemned the brutal force wielded against bahrain 's predominantly shiite demonstrators . the u.n. human rights chief and amnesty international issued statements thursday calling on the bahraini government to halt the violence against its people . some of the iraqi demonstrators held up banners reading , `` no foreign troops in bahrain . '' others shouted , `` wahhabis ! leave bahrain immediately , '' referring to saudi arabian troops .<doc-sep>the observatory reported intense shelling of kobani , saying that a volunteer fighting with the kurdish force known as the people 's protection unit , or ypk , was killed . it said at least 60 shells had struck the town today . a journalist at the turkish border town of suruc reported intense shelling of kobani from the south and west . ismet sheikh hassan , the kurdish defence minister for the kobani region , said is fighters were trying to advance from the east , west and south east of kobani . he said jihadis fired rockets on the town , and called on the us-led coalition ` to hit the tanks instead of bases ' . over 160,000 mainly kurdish syrians have been forced to flee kobane after isis began its advance on september 16 . syrian kurdish refugees arriving by truck at a turkish refugee camp after fleeing the city of kobane . today one of the royal navy 's most advanced warships took up position to support us forces as they carry out air strikes against islamic state militants . hms defender is using its hi-tech air defence weapons to protect us navy aircraft carrier uss george hw bush and her aircraft as they launch air strikes as part of the international coalition . the portsmouth-based type-45 destroyer is using its air defence radar and sea viper missile system as part of an ` umbrella ' of support for the nimitz class aircraft carrier and its escort ships while they patrol the gulf and launch air strikes against the terrorist group is . deployed to the gulf in june 2014 , hms defender 's primary role has been to conduct maritime security operations . it is now operating with the us navy 's arleigh-burke class destroyers uss truxton and uss roosevelt and the ticonderoga class destroyer uss philippine sea to provide support for the aircraft carrier . engaged in round-the-clock operations , hms defender 's task is to build an accurate air surveillance picture over the whole of the gulf in order to guard the us aircraft carrier against possible air attack . hms defender , one of the royal navy 's most advanced warships took up position to support us forces as they carry out air strikes against islamic state militants . hms defender , right , will provide vital support to a us navy carrier task group in the gulf , using her air defence weapon systems to protect the us navy aircraft carrier , uss george h w bush and her aircraft . hms defender is seen in the background as a american jet takes off from the us navy aircraft carrier , uss george h w bush . royal navy commander phil nash , defender 's commanding officer , said : ` as an air defence destroyer , hms defender was built for exactly the sort of tasking that we are conducting in support of the uss george hw bush . ` since we arrived in the gulf in june , we have been engaged in exercises with navies from around the world to test our air defence capabilities and i am delighted that my ship 's company now have an opportunity to put into practice the training they have received over the past few months . ` this will be our primary role in the future , so to be able to provide the same defensive shield to a us navy aircraft carrier that we will deliver as part of a british carrier strike group is an excellent chance to prove the value we can add in a national and international environment . ' commodore keith blount , the united kingdom maritime component commander based in bahrain , said : ` hms defender is just one of several royal navy ships deployed to the gulf , which demonstrates the importance of the region to the united kingdom and how much we value the relationships we have with our regional partners and allies . ` the decision by the government to task a royal navy destroyer to support operations against isil -lrb- is -rrb- also shows the united kingdom 's commitment to combat terrorism . ` the ship 's company of hms defender can be proud that , in whatever they are doing on board , they are actively contributing to the security of the region and the interests of the united kingdom . ' the uk has also committed royal air force fighter bombers to carry out reconnaissance missions and air strikes in iraq . , .<doc-sep>the pirates hijacked the ship off the coast of somalia september 25 . the faina had been headed to the kenyan port of mombasa after departing from nikolayev , ukraine , and was seized not far from its destination . the faina is owned and operated by kaalbye shipping ukraine , and its crew includes citizens of ukraine , russia and latvia , the navy said . abdi salan khalif , commissioner of the coastal town of harardhere , told cnn the pirates told a group of town elders that one crew member had died of high blood pressure problems . attacks by pirates have increased dramatically in the waters off somalia 's northern coast in the past year , prompting the u.s. and other coalition warships to widen their patrols in the region . three ships were hijacked on august 21 in that area , the `` worst number of attacks '' in a single day in many years , capt. pottengal mukudan of the international maritime bureau told cnn . after the spate of attacks , the u.s. navy 's fifth fleet in bahrain announced that it would begin patrolling a newly established shipping corridor in the gulf of aden in an attempt to protect international shipping . canada also sent a warship through the end of september . the international maritime bureau said in april that 49 pirate attacks on ships were reported in the first three months of 2008 , compared with 41 for the same period last year . it recorded 263 pirates attacks last year , up from 239 the year before and the first increase in three years .

<t> philip hammond told security summit of plans to bolster presence in gulf . </t> <t> says it will allow uk and allies in region to ` tackle threats we face together ' </t> <t> uk already has four minehunter ships stationed at the mina salman port . </t> <t> defence secretary michael fallon said more and larger ships will be sent . </t>

foreign secretary hails ⁇ 15million port expansion in bahrain that will enable royal navy to send bigger ships to the gulf<T>

it is one of the key bonding experiences for a mother and child : breastfeeding . so lesbian partners heidi and maryellen olson wanted to share that with their first-born sequoia . they both nurse their one-month-old daughter . phenomenon : maryellen olson , 25 , nurses her daughter sequoia despite not giving birth . both breastfeeding : her wife heidi , 26 , naturally lactates meaning they can both nurse their first-born . dubbed ` co-nursing ' , the little-known practice requires maryellen , who did n't give birth , to induce lactation and take a natural drug to boost breastmilk . according to the new parents , it has changed everything . ` it is so worth it for the closeness i feel with sequoia , and also for the sanity-saving it provides both of us , ' graduate student maryellen , 25 , told mailonline from the family 's home in santa cruz , california . ` we both feel pretty amazed . ` it 's amazing to see what our bodies can do , and we felt lucky to have this additional bonding experience available for both of us . '<doc-sep>the couple , who married in 2012 , discovered the treatment - more common among adoptive families - in a group for lesbians trying to conceive and immediately agreed to pursue it . maryellen followed a program named the newman-goldfarb protocol , which made her body simulate pregnancy . starting four months before the birth , she took birth control pills and a breastmilk-enhancing drug called domperidone . the drug does not yet have fda approval but is prevalent in europe , some us states , and canada , where heidi and maryellen eventually bought their dosage . experience : the couple from santa cruz , california , said it has made them stronger as a family . journey : maryellen -lrb- right -rrb- started taking birth control pills and a drug called domperidone four months before heidi -lrb- left -rrb- gave birth to sequoia on november 7 . they conceived using artificially inseminated donor sperm . maryellen stopped the birth control pills six weeks before heidi 's due date , to make her body believe she had given birth , and started ` pumping ' up to six times a day . the pump is designed to make a woman 's body produce more milk . by the time sequoia was born on november 7 , maryellen was ready to nurse . she will continue with domperidone and herbal tablets called ` more milk special blend ' until sequioa is no longer breastfeeding . ` our friends are fascinated by the fact that my wife and i both breastfeed our daughter , ' heidi , a 26-year-old nurse , said .<doc-sep>` we get a lot of : `` wow , that 's amazing ! '' and `` i did n't know that was possible ! '' ' it came after a long battle to conceive . heidi endured a year-long battle with endometriosis and ovarian cysts that threatened to affect her fertility . in spring this year , she was finally able to undergo an intrauterine insemination -lrb- iui -rrb- to implant a donor 's sperm in her uterus . but it took ten cycles before the pregnancy test flashed pink . ` it was a heart wrenching time and very hard on us both , ' heidi said . ` every cycle and negative test was harder than the last , and the doctors were less and less hopeful . birth : having followed the meticulous program , maryellen was able to nurse sequoia as soon as she was born . joy : they celebrated the birth at their family home and say they are already easing into their nursing routine . ` our positive pregnancy test came just in the nick of time , and we were so glad . ' now , four weeks after their home birth , photographed by santa cruz birth photography , heidi , maryellen and sequoia are easing into their unconventional routine .<doc-sep>for sequoia , it means she does n't have to wait around - even though she is sometimes stubborn -lrb- ` she really makes us work for it ! ' -rrb- . ` we do n't really have a set schedule or rotation , ' maryellen said . ` whoever is near the baby or holding her will feed her , and the other will try to pump then or shortly after . ' ` we are able to sleep in longer chunks due to this , since it 's not all on one mama to have to feed her and stay awake . we switch whenever the awake mama feels like she needs help or sleep . ' makes everything easier ! both nursing , it means either can respond to sequoia 's cries if the other is busy . but the crucial benefit is their connection . maryellen said : ` for me , i am able to feel even closer to her . ' i am absolutely in love with her and feel incredibly connected to her ever since she was in utero , but since she 's been out of the womb and i 'm breastfeeding , i feel even more connected . ' i know other non-carrying lesbian mothers who feel like they are not as close to their child as the mom who carried the baby , and i know that breastfeeding has helped me feel incredibly bonded to her . ` when she is breastfeeding and falls asleep on me or lays her hand on me , i feel an overwhelming amount of love for her that i would n't have were i not breastfeeding . '<doc-sep>researchers in the uk and spain believe more psychological and practical support is needed for women who have difficulties breastfeeding , and fail to do so . dr maria iacovou , one of the authors from the university of cambridge 's department of sociology , said : ` breastfeeding has well-established benefits to babies , in terms of their physical health and cognitive development ; our study shows that it also benefits the mental health of mothers . ` lots of mothers and babies take to breastfeeding pretty easily . but for many others , it does n't come naturally at all . for these mothers , having someone with the training , the skills , and perhaps most importantly the time to help them get it right , can make all the difference . ` however good the level of support that 's provided , there will be some mothers who wanted to breastfeed and who do n't manage to . ` it 's clear that these mothers need a great deal of understanding and support ; there is currently hardly any skilled specialist help for these mothers , and this is something else that health providers should be thinking about . ' the study shows those most at risk are women who planned to breastfeed but are unable to . they are four times more likely to be depressed than women who intended to breastfeed and succeeded . the study published in the journal maternal and child health -lrb- must credit -rrb- surveyed women who had almost 14,000 babies in the bristol area during the 1990s when their children were two , eight , 21 and 32 months old . they also examined whether or not the women suffered depression during their pregnancy so they could take into account previous mental health conditions . their study found that mothers who planned to breastfeed and who actually went on to breastfeed were around 50 per cent less likely to become depressed than mothers who had not planned to , and who did not , breastfeed .<doc-sep>however now the father has pressed for more time with his daughter . moser said she is not trying to keep jasmine from her father - she just wants to continue breastfeeding . the world health organization recommends that all babies be exclusively breastfed for the first six months , then start eating solid foods , while continuing to nurse for at least two years . however moser said the judge told her to switch to formula . ` he did say something along the lines like , '' well she should be on formula '' , or '' why isnâ $ ™ t she on formula ? '' , '' she should be able to have formula at ten months '' , ' she said . the world health organization recommends mothers breastfeed their children for the first two years , if possible . however the mom maintains that being able to choose when to stop breastfeed is her right and hers alone . ` i 'm very passionate about having the right to breastfeed , ' she said . ` the breast is best and that 's what i 'm trying to do for her . ' an attorney for the father did no return calls for comment . the story has ignited a debate among mothers and parenting blogs . frances locke from mommyish wrote an editorial saying the father should ` be ashamed ' .<doc-sep>the decision was backed up by research which show that breast feeding is beneficial both for a child 's future health , but also for the bond between mother and baby , while other members referred to parts of the koran which states that a mother should nurse . thinly veiled threat : the new law proposes that should an emirati woman not breastfeed her child for two years , her husband would have legal backing to sue her . if a mother is unable to breastfeed for a biological reason , the state should support her by providing a wet nurse , but it has not been explained how this system is to be implemented . several groups supporting new parents reacted strongly to the new breastfeeding law , including out of the blues , a dubai organisation helping mothers suffering from postnatal issues . ` as a group we wholeheartedly agree that breastfeeding should be encouraged and that the sentiment is a good one that clearly follows international guidelines , ' the group wrote in an open letter in the national . ` however , as many of the new mothers we encounter are already under significant pressure , we are concerned that enacting a law that leaves mothers facing potential punishment could be a step too far . ' the group also pointed out that is has not been made clear who will be responsible for assessing who is and is not able to breastfeed , especially as lactation specialists can be hard to find in the uae .<doc-sep>mothers are made to feel ` marginalised and ashamed ' when they breastfeed in public , according to an international study . researchers also found that many new mothers are put off breastfeeding by negative comments from health workers . mothers reported being stared at or tutted at and felt as if they were seen as ` hippies ' or ` weirdos ' . others said they wanted to breastfeed after 12 months but feared public disapproval . mothers reported being stared at or tutted at and felt as if they were seen as ` hippies ' or ` weirdos ' -lrb- file picture -rrb- . negative emotions are also common for new mothers trying to breastfeed in hospital soon after giving birth due to staff actions and comments , the study found . other findings included : . * mothers fear if they breastfeed in public they may be seen as ` hippies , weirdoes or naturalists ' while others reported being stared at , frowned at and tutted at . * new mothers in hospital wanting help with feeding were asked to ` stop buzzing ' and some were told their baby was ` too lazy ' or ` too eager ' * others felt distressed by midwives objectifying and handling their breasts in front of their partners . * experiences of shame over baby feeding mean the process can be seen as ` effectively a disease or analagous to one ' * a family history of breastfeeding encouraged women to do the same but negative family comments put women off . * women breastfeeding children of 12 months or older felt ` uncomfortable ' due to being seen as ` not normal ' dr gill thomson , of the maternal and infant nutrition and nurture unit at the university of central lancashire in preston , led the study , which also involved researchers in germany and sweden . the research , published online in maternal & child nutrition , involved interviews and focus groups with 63 women from a range of backgrounds in two primary care trust areas in north west england . two thirds of the women were breastfeeding at the time they were interviewed but the duration of breastfeeding varied from a few days to more than 12 months and only a small minority said they breastfed in public . breastfeeding is known to have important health benefits for mothers and babies . according to the nhs , breastfed babies have less chance of diarrhoea and vomiting , fewer chest and ear infections and less chance of becoming obese , while women who breastfeed have a lower risk of breast and ovarian cancer . but only 46 per cent of uk mothers exclusively breastfeed their child at one week old compared to 83 per cent in sweden , the authors state . many new mothers are put off breastfeeding by negative comments from health workers , the study found . at six months , less than one per cent of uk mothers are still exclusively breastfeeding compared to 11 per cent in sweden . the world health organisation -lrb- who -rrb- recommends breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months of a child 's life -- and continuing to provide breast milk until a child is two or beyond . the authors wrote : ` the findings of this paper highlight how breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women may experience judgement and condemnation in interactions with health professionals as well as within community contexts , leading to feelings of failure , inadequacy and isolation . ' they added that the findings 'em phasise how breastfeeding women feel equally marginalised and shamed -lsb- as non-breastfeeding women -rsb- , as expressed in their social and clinical encounters and fears about breastfeeding in public spaces . ` as poor care and negative emotions are experienced by women irrespective of their infant feeding methods , these insights highlight how breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women require targeted needs-led support throughout the perinatal period . ' many of the women felt ` out of control ' due to poor information about feeding choices or lack of support . new infant feeding groups that put breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women together could help provide better support , the authors argued . at six months , less than one per cent of uk mothers are still exclusively breastfeeding compared to 11 per cent in sweden . the research was part of an evaluation of the unicef community baby friendly implementation project , which accredits maternity and community facilities that adopt internationally recognised standards of best practice . janet fyle , professional policy advisor at the royal college of midwives , said : ` at the end of the antenatal period the health service dumps women and sends them home with very little support , even though they 've been told that breastfeeding is best . ' a lot of women are crying out for help and that 's one of the reasons they give up breastfeeding . ` there 's a shortage of midwives and if they have to prioritise they will prioritise the women in labour , not the ones who have already given birth . ' she said ` outward signs ' from society that breastfeeding in public is not welcomed were also a problem . ` if you go to a major store in the uk they put the breastfeeding area in a toilet . even in an nhs trust a woman has been asked to stop breastfeeding . '

<t> heidi and maryellen olson conceived first daughter using donor sperm . </t> <t> heidi gave birth to sequoia on nov 7 , maryellen wanted to breastfeed too . </t> <t> maryellen followed a program of birth control pills and a milk-enhancing drug for three months before the birth at home in santa cruz , california . </t> <t> now , both mothers nurse their daughter , claim it enhances their closeness . </t>

how these two california mothers both breastfeed their daughter<T>

chelsea have announced ron gourlay is to leave his role as chief executive . the scot , who joined the club in 2004 and worked as chief operating officer before succeeding peter kenyon as chief exec in 2009 , departs on amicable terms to seek new opportunities . marina granovskaia , one of roman abramovich 's advisers , is set for a bigger role behind the scenes at chelsea . here , sportsmail tells you everything you need to know about the situation at stamford bridge . marina granovskia 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 . gourlay 's gone , what 's next ? ` 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 . ' marina granovskaia . keep hold of her coat-tails , she is the next big thing at chelsea football club and is clearly going places after the announcement that gourlay is on his way out . gourlay was responsible for the day-to-day running of the club from stamford bridge . he was initially commercial director at chelsea and filled kenyon 's shoes in 2009 . thankfully , we have never had to endure the type of press conference kenyon squirmed through when avram grant was appointed mourinho 's successor in september 2007 . ` he 's the right man for the job , we are absolutely convinced . ' gourlay - or ` galloping ' as he was affectionately nicknamed by the media - negotiated chelsea 's massive kit deal with adidas , although as one industry insider said : ` they pay , we wear , not difficult ' . gourlay was in the boardroom suite at crystal palace on saturday and there was no hint the chief executive was about to quit chelsea . director of football michael emenalo was there , along with affable secretary dave barnard , chairman bruce buck and the up-and-coming figure of granovskaia . she runs the show now . ron gourlay has worked at chelsea for 10 years , including five as chief executive . how powerful is a chelsea chief executive ? the most powerful man at chelsea is roman abramovich , period . beyond that eugene tenenbaum , chairman bruce buck and the highly-influential granovskaia jostle for position within abramovich 's inner circle . to be fair to gourlay he has overseen a period when chelsea have become an acceptable face in european football and they are now respected by some of the biggest clubs on the continent . he is a decent , all-round nice guy .<doc-sep>gourlay was famously at the club 's training ground on the day jacob mellis set off a smoke bomb . mellis was later fired . public speaking was never his thing and he gave an awkward interview with buck to talksport when john terry had been banned for insulting anton ferdinand . owner abramovich , pictured celebrating against arsenal , wields the most power at chelsea . what does it mean for chelsea in the short-term ? the accounts department at chelsea might notice fewer receipts coming in from lucio italian restaurant on fulham road . it 's a regular haunt for the power-brokers at stamford bridge and takings wo n't be down for long . beyond that , jose mourinho will give a gushing tribute to gourlay at his press conference on friday and his departure will be recorded in the matchday programme for the fixture with qpr at stamford bridge on november 1 . and further down the line ? the next chief executive will come under pressure to find a solution to chelsea 's long-running problem over a new stadium . rebuilding stamford bridge appears to be impossible and they have lost out on the regeneration project of battersea power station . gourlay -lrb- left -rrb- pictured with chelsea chairman bruce buc , who will assume additional responsibilities . ` it has been a privilege to have played a role in the club 's considerable achievements both on and off the pitch over the last 10 years , but i feel the time is right to move on to other challenges . ' i would like to thank mr abramovich , the directors , the manager and players and all the staff for their support during my time at the club , and wish them much continued success in the future . ' they floated the idea of ground-sharing with the rfu at twickenham for a season while they remodelled stamford bridge , but it was met with fierce opposition from local mp vince cable . finding somewhere in the borough to build a new super-stadium - to compete with the biggest clubs in europe in terms of attendances and matchday revenue - will become more acute over the next few years . will this affect jose mourinho 's role ? mourinho was used to being the main man in his first period in charge at chelsea , but he accepted a different set of conditions and criteria when he returned to the club at the start of last season . he reports to the football club board now and they make the big decisions in terms of policy . mourinho has his say , but his job is to coach the team and make transfer recommendations . the chelsea chief executive pictured with former england manager fabio capello at stamford bridge . marina granovskia will assume ` additional executive responsibilities ' - who is she ? abramovich 's former pa. . she has been close to a number of players in the past and has been on texting terms with them , which is not unusual for a modern-day executive . any word on a long-term successor ? marina granovskaia . her time is now .<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>` the club has ambitious plans to build the premier league 's most pioneering global commercial programme , partnering with innovative and market-leading organisations from around the world . the club believes mr purslow has the vision and the leadership qualities to help us achieve these plans . ` chelsea does not expect to announce any other senior appointments in the near future . ' ron gourlay had been chelsea 's chief executive from september 2009 but left the club to pursue other business opportunities . purslow fills part of the void created when ron gourlay left his role last week after five years as chief executive . gourlay 's non-commercial activities will be assumed by chelsea chairman bruce buck and director marina granovskaia , who are both members of the club 's board . ron gourlay -lrb- right -rrb- stood down as chelsea 's chief executive last week after five years in the role .<doc-sep>she is trusted implicitly by abramovich , having advised him and his companies for 17 years since graduating from moscow state university . as gourlay started to turn his attention towards the commercial end of the business , granovskaia became the pivotal figure in transfer and contract negotiations and a far more familiar face around stamford bridge . she was central to jose mourinho 's return from real madrid and to big-money transfers such as diego costa 's # 32million move from atletico madrid . her style is perhaps best described as polite but firm , although there are stories that it went a little further than that during john terry 's contract talks . ron gourlay has worked at chelsea for 10 years , including five as chief executive . granovskaia was often visible on the ground in holland as links with vitesse arnhem were strengthened and a new training complex was built , although she is rarely seen in arnhem now and the links between the clubs are no longer quite so strong . over recent years , any agents turning up to meetings at the bridge or chelsea 's training ground in surrey would find granovskaia driving the meetings , increasingly active and influential at the heart of the club with a good relationship with technical director michael emenalo . last year , her rise to power was made official when she was confirmed on the board of both the football club and the plc. . in the short term , gourlay 's responsibilities will be shared between granovskaia and chairman bruce buck , and in the longer term , the club may consider employing a commercial specialist to replace gourlay , rather than a traditional ceo . owner abramovich , pictured celebrating against arsenal earlier this season , wields the most power at chelsea . gourlay -lrb- left -rrb- pictured with chelsea chairman bruce buck , who will assume additional responsibilities . ` it has been a privilege to have played a role in the club 's considerable achievements both on and off the pitch over the last 10 years , but i feel the time is right to move on to other challenges .<doc-sep>former liverpool managing director christian purslow has joined chelsea 's board to run their global commercial activities . in a boardroom shake-up following the departure of chief executive ron gourlay last week , purslow has been appointed with chairman bruce buck and director marina granovskaia assuming gourlay 's executive responsibilities . purslow was appointed liverpool 's managing director in june 2009 . he oversaw the sale of the club in 2010 and remained on their board as a non-executive director until february 2011 . christian purslow -lrb- centre -rrb- is faced by protesters when liverpool managing director in 2010 . purslow stands alongside john w henry after his purchase of liverpool in 2010 . a statement on chelsea 's website reads : ` chelsea football club is pleased to announce that christian purslow is joining the club to run our global commercial activities . mr purslow 's appointment is effective immediately .

<t> ron gourlay has been chief executive at chelsea for the past five years . </t> <t> gourlay is leaving the club to ` pursue new business opportunities ' </t> <t> he said it has been a ` privilege ' to play a role in club 's achievements . </t> <t> club thank gourlay for his many years of service and support his decision . </t>

marina granovskaia set to replace ron gourlay at chelsea<T>

diego costa is a major doubt for chelsea 's trip to manchester united on sunday after being taken to hospital with a mystery illness . the # 32m striker has not trained since returning from international duty with spain and missed the win at crystal palace but his condition is improving following treatment in hospital . the absence of costa , who has scored 10 goals for club and country this season , is a big blow for jose mourinho ahead of the old trafford visit . video scroll down to watch mourinho suggests costa will miss united game . diego costa is a major doubt for chelsea 's trip to manchester united on sunday after picking up a bug .<doc-sep>hot-shot costa returned from spain duty with the illness and has n't trained since . jose mourinho -lrb- left -rrb- faces a selection dilemma up front after loic remy suffered a groin injury . costa also returned from spain 's euro 2016 qualifiers against slovakia and luxembourg with a groin strain which could keep him out even if he recovers from the bug . mourinho is also without loic remy , who faces a fortnight on the sidelines after sustaining a groin injury in chelsea 's champions league rout of maribor on tuesday .<doc-sep>it means the 36-year-old didier drogba could lead the blues line against louis van gaal 's team on sunday . chelsea remain unbeaten this season and currently have a five-point lead at the top of the barclays premier league . didier drogba could lead the line for chelsea at old trafford if costa and remy do n't recover in time . video mourinho suggests costa will united game .<doc-sep>jose mourinho is refusing to rule diego costa out of sunday 's crunch clash against manchester united . the spain centre forward has missed the last two games with a hamstring problem and was even admitted to hospital this week with a virus . but mourinho , who confirmed loic remy would miss the next three weeks with a groin problem , says his star striker has a chance of making the visit to old trafford . video scroll down to watch jose mourinho say costa has a ` little chance ' to play . diego costa has a ` chance ' of facing manchester united at old trafford , insists chelsea boss jose mourinho . loic remy scored the opener against maribor on tuesday night but will not be fit for the trip to united . chelsea boss mourinho is confident that his side will be ready to face up to the challenge at old trafford . remy limped off after injuring his groin and his injury will keep him out for two to three weeks . when asked on friday if costa would play , mourinho said : ` there is a chance , he has a little chance . diego has a little chance , the same as ramires and -lrb- john obi -rrb- mikel . ` but remy is out - he will not play . he has no chance . ` everything happened -lrb- to costa -rrb- . he was obviously injured - that was hamstring . he had to go to hospital with a viral situation that we did n't manage to resolve without being in hospital over one night - that was before maribor .<doc-sep>' -lrb- wednesday -rrb- is a day off and the doctor is forbidden to call me to speak about injuries . i do n't want to speak about injuries . i do n't want to know . ' diego costa is still struggling with a hamstring injury suffered on international duty with spain while loic remy was hauled off against maribor with a groin problem . mourinho has said he does not know when costa will return to fitness.remy claimed he could be fit for the trip to manchester but his boss suspects both players will be missing at old trafford . mourinho enjoys a laugh with chelsea youngster nathan ake as he prepares to be subbed on against maribor . loic remy limps off against maribor and it is feared he could miss the trip to manchester . diego costa 's fitness is also up in the air ahead of chelsea 's visit to old trafford to face manchester united . didier drogba could be chelsea 's only striking option , despite struggling with fitness himself .<doc-sep>schurrle may be relied upon by manager jose mourinho as a central striker when chelsea visit louis van gaal 's manchester united on sunday . diego costa and deputy goalscorer loic remy are both expected to be absent for chelsea 's trip to old trafford through groin injuries .<doc-sep>while chelsea boss manager mourinho was n't initially impressed with hazard 's decision to accept drogba 's request , the portuguese admitted it was good to see the striker complete 75 minutes after coming on for the injured loic remy . with diego costa and remy expected to miss sunday 's trip to manchester united , mourinho may have to turn to drogba . asked if he expected to play at old trafford , drogba replied : ' i do n't know , the manager will decide . i 'm available for the team as always . loic remy 's injury could pose a serious problem for chelsea , who travel to manchester united next sunday .

<t> diego costa returned from spain duty with an illness . </t> <t> he required hospital treatment and his condition has improved . </t> <t> but the prolific frontman is still a doubt for sunday 's man united clash . </t> <t> costa also sustained a groin injury playing for spain in euro qualifiers . </t> <t> with loic remy also a doubt , didier drogba could spearhead attack . </t>

diego costa doubtful for chelsea 's trip to manchester united after hospital treatment for mystery bug<T>

lewis hamilton -- forlorn , curt and quiet-voiced -- had rarely looked more vulnerable than as he left the paddock to spend a night alone with his hopes and thoughts . the world championship is still his to lose . he is 17 points ahead of his mercedes colleague nico rosberg -- who took pole -- and will start only one place behind him on the grid at the abu dhabi grand prix . if he finishes where he starts -- second -- he will be enshrined in formula one history as only the fourth briton to win two championships . graham hill is one , the others are jim clark and sir jackie stewart , the last to accomplish the feat 43 years ago . lewis hamilton appeared vulnerable ahead of the final race of the season at the abu dhabi grand prix . hamilton will battle mercedes team-mate nico rosberg for the drivers ' championship on sunday . hamilton qualified in second place and will win the title if he can finish in the same position . but to observe hamilton here after rosberg 's virtuoso lap was not to see a man happily embracing his destiny . damon hill , the 1996 champion and son of graham , summed it up perfectly : ` nico is doing everything -- and i mean everything -- to get the high ground over lewis . lewis looks sometimes as if nico is getting to him . i am concerned about that for lewis 's sake . ' rosberg was 0.386 sec faster in qualifying , giving him an 11th pole to his rival 's seven this season . hamilton , a venerated one-lap specialist , must find that perturbing and inexplicable . both men made a few mistakes over the three sessions . hamilton locked up and ran far on to the kerbs ; rosberg ran dramatically wide in the second session . when he set the fastest lap , rosberg 's wife vivian and the mercedes ' hierarchy celebrated . the man himself put up a thumb and thrust a forearm out as he drove back into the pit lane . it was a gesture of intent . rosberg celebrates after wining his 11th pole position of the season with the fastest qualifying lap . rosberg is still in contention for the championship as double points are on offer in the season finale . the german driver appeared more confident as the season reaches its nail biting conclusion .<doc-sep>this title fight is now going to be won as much in the six inches between the ears as the 3.47 miles of hot track . and rosberg seems to be winning the psychological battle . ` pressure , ' said the german , ` is one of the hopes that i have , a bit like today and in the last race in brazil . ` they are the kind of opportunities i am looking for . i am pushing to keep the -lsb- pressure -rsb- level extremely high . lewis has everything to lose ; i have everything to gain , so the pressure is on him . ' hamilton has made a virtue of having no friends or family with him in the paddock here . there is just him and his finnish trainer ville vihola . but is his singular approach really a help ? or did he miss the companionship of more familiar faces when the going got tough under the night 's sky ? by contrast , rosberg 's little throng of friends tucked into beer and pasta on a table outside the mercedes hospitality area . they clapped when their man walked over with his plate of rice and chicken . hamilton had to suffice with the brief company of rapper pharrell williams , their meeting making the british driver so late for his 7pm engineering debrief that technical director paddy lowe had to fetch him . rosberg walked briskly there , sipping his water bottle . the up-and-at - ` im attitude was obvious . there are several permutations but hamilton will be assured victory if he finishes second . hamilton speaks with international artist pharrell williams -lrb- left -rrb- behind the scenes in abu dhabi . hamilton takes time out to pose for a picture with williams and tyrese gibson -lrb- right -rrb- . how the abu dhabi grand prix course is set up . so was hamilton 's dejection . ` i do n't know whether he puts on looking sad , ' said hill . ` his body language in the post-qualifying interview told me he could hardly bare to sit next to nico . ` it 's not dislike ; it 's just very difficult emotionally to cope with this type of situation . it 's a total psychological game . that 's all it is . ' we should not lose sight of the fact that hamilton remains favourite for the title . the maths favours him : if he finishes first or second there is nothing rosberg can do about it , even with the absurdity of the points counting double . and coming in the top two should be straightforward enough so quick are their cars . yet the williamses of valtteri bottas and felipe massa will start third and fourth and can not be discounted . if hamilton should not get cleanly through the first corner in at least second place , he is liable to be caught in the scramble behind .<doc-sep>hill knows the dangers of this better than most . for he admits he was ` not on full attack ' when he led the standings going into his title decider in 1996 and was hit by gerhard berger 's benetton . former world champion has questioned whether hamilton has got his tactics clear ahead of the race . hamilton races as night falls in abu dhabi in his quest to be crowned drivers ' champion for a second time . hamilton 's racing style does not lend itself to driving for second place . ` it 's like golf , ' said hill . ` the hard bit comes when you get nearer the hole . it 's the 50-yard chip with a half swing . i am not sure lewis is so good at that . ' hamilton is supreme as an all-out attacker but that is not his task here . he seems confused about what tactic to employ . asked how he would conduct the race , he offered a brief response : ` same as always . ' fine , but later , when asked whether he would race for second , he said : ` you are right it 's not my style . but we will decide tomorrow . ' a couple of hours later , he was a touch more relaxed . ` i do n't really pay much attention to nico , ' he said . ` of course nico , for sure , is trying everything possible in his head to come up with some kind of way of dealing with things i guess . that 's just how he deals with it . i just keep things to myself and do my talking on the track . ' hamilton gives a thumbs up after qualifying , although having valtteri bottas behind him could be a concern . hamilton and rosberg share the stage together - but who will be standing on the winner 's podium ? hamilton takes his mercedes around the track for the final time before judgement time . by late evening , the red bulls were under investigation after the technical delegate jo bauer spotted the front wings of the cars driven by daniel ricciardo and sebastian vettel , due to be fifth and sixth on the grid , were flexing illegally . they were relegated down the grid , so jenson button of mclaren moved up to sixth and now could have a say among the fray in what may be his last ever f1 race . his qualifying session was eventful : he had to go back to the pits because mclaren had forgotten to fuel him . ` are you joking ? ' he said . he still beat his rival for a seat at the team next year , kevin magnussen , who will start 11th . the slowest cars on the grid were the caterhams of kamui kobayashi and british rookie will stevens . but just making it here was a triumph of sorts for the team , whose affairs are being overseen by an irishman called finbarr o'connell , the administrator and a ballroom dance devotee , who now finds himself on the pit wall .<doc-sep>so , here we are in abu dhabi for the final round of this season 's championship and it is an extremely exciting moment for my career . i am fighting for the formula one world championship at the last race , i have a good chance to win , and this is what i have been working towards for all of the years since i began my racing life as a small child . fortunately , it does n't feel as though it is the ultimate moment of my lifetime so far , which is good . instead it feels like just another race . of course , it will be very intense but i have a fantastic opportunity to win and i am raring to go . video scroll down to watch nico rosberg preview the abu dhabi grand prix . i arrive at the final round of the formula one championship battling lewis hamilton for this year 's title . my team-mate lewis hamilton leads the championship , but he has been making some mistakes recently . nico rosberg is pictured offering his hand to mercedes team-mate lewis hamilton in the press conference . 1 . lewis hamilton - 334 points . 2 . nico rosberg - 317 points . lewis hamilton will be crowned world champion if he finishes second in the season-ending abu dhabi grand prix , even if nico rosberg wins the race . if the final race was a ` normal ' race with 25 points for the winner , rather than the double points on offer , hamilton would be able to claim his second drivers ' title with a sixth-place finish .<doc-sep>lewis hamilton admitted his relationship with nico rosberg reached ` crisis point ' this year as the mercedes team-mates battled for the formula one world championship . hamilton triumphed at the season-ending race in abu dhabi on sunday after he won in the desert and rosberg , struck down by gremlins in his mercedes , failed to finish in the points . hamilton and rosberg 's friendship , established when they battled it out on the european karting scene in their teens , was pushed to the limit this season as they fought for the biggest prize in motor racing . and hamilton admits it was the ` most intense ' of his career . video scroll down to watch lewis hamilton parades mercedes f1 car outside bbc studio . lewis hamilton picks up a young fan and gives the thumbs up to the crowd on his visit to the bbc studios . the british star was mobbed my fans outside the bbc 's salford headquarters on tuesday morning . hamilton poses for a selfie with a fan before sitting on the tyre of his world-championship winning mercedes . the british star appeared in a relaxed mood as he dissected his season and battle with nico rosberg . hamilton was speaking on bbc breakfast on tuesday morning , 48 hours after his world title triumph . hamilton later posted this picture to his social media accounts thanking his fans for their support . asked whether their relationship reached crisis point , hamilton , who touched down in london on monday evening , said : ` it did . it did . it was very tough . ` we have known each other since we were 13 so we have that history coming into this season . it has been the most intense battle i 've ever had . ' hamilton and rosberg endured a very public falling-out in monaco after the briton accused his team-mate of deliberately running off the circuit to scupper his qualifying lap . hamilton arrived at heathrow airport on monday evening , a day after sealing the formula one world title . he touched down with nicole scherzinger , who had flown to abu dhabi to watch her man on sunday . rosberg started from pole and won the race . hamilton tellingly said afterwards : ` we are colleagues , not friends ' . the pair then collided at the belgian grand prix in august with hamilton suffering a puncture and failing to finish as rosberg came home in second . ` there is a lot of stuff that goes on , the psychological warfare throughout the year , and obviously spa was very , very hard to take , when he got 18 points and i did not finish , ' said hamilton . click here to like mailonline sport 's facebook page . nico rosberg poses with hamilton after his team-mate sealed the drivers ' championship in abu dhabi . rosberg was back behind the wheel on tuesday , taking part in the post-season test in abu dhabi . the belgian stewards viewed the collision as a racing incident , but rosberg was given a rather humiliating slap on the wrists by mercedes and also hit with a six-figure fine . hamilton won next time out in italy , his first of a decisive five-race winning streak . ` the following days after spa were really important , ' added hamilton , who was speaking on bbc breakfast . ` how i came back from that , trained and got my head back into the game . i changed my approach for the next race in terms of what we did in the race and we won . '<doc-sep>click here to read how the german plans to pip lewis hamilton to the post in abu dhabi . nico rosberg believes he can force lewis hamilton into making a crucial mistake in their formula one title showdown on sunday . rosberg , who trails the british driver by 17 points , said : ` i need some help from lewis to clinch the title , and i am going to try to put as much pressure on him as i can . ` he has been making some mistakes recently so maybe there is a chance . ' nico rosberg -lrb- right -rrb- believes he can beat lewis hamilton to the championship at the final race in abu dhabi . rosberg claims that his mercedes team-mate has been ` making some mistakes ' recently . 1 . lewis hamilton - 334 points . 2 . nico rosberg - 317 points . lewis hamilton will be crowned world champion if he finishes second in the season-ending abu dhabi grand prix , even if nico rosberg wins the race . if the final race was a ` normal ' race with 25 points for the winner , rather than the double points on offer , hamilton would be able to claim his second drivers ' title with a sixth-place finish . the brit must finish first or second at yas marina , where the final grand prix carries double points , to be certain of taking the title . hamilton , who was slow to shake rosberg 's hand at their press conference , insisted he would not use dirty games to win . he said : ` we 're not children . we should know what is wrong and right . ' ` this is an extremely exciting moment for my career . ' i am fighting for the world championship at the last race , i have a good chance to win , and this is what i have been working towards since i began racing as a small child . video stewart backs hamilton to clinch title . rosberg takes his place on the podium after beating hamilton to victory at the brazilian grand prix . the two mercedes drivers , pictured in belgium , will be fighting for double points at abu dhabi .<doc-sep>formula one champion lewis hamilton was presented with the 2014 drivers ' championship trophy at the fia 's annual awards ceremony in qatar . hamilton clinched the championship at the final race of the season in abu dhabi last month , pipping mercedes team-mate to the title in what was billed as the ` duel in the desert ' . and on friday night champions from every branch of international motor sport gathered at the 2014 prize-giving ceremony as hamilton finally got his hands on the trophy . video scroll down for lewis hamilton presented with drivers championship trophy . lewis hamilton poses with the f1 drivers ' championship at the ceremony in doha on friday . hamilton claimed the title in the final race of the season at the abu dhabi gplast month . the 29-year-old was neck-and-neck with mercedes team-mate nico rosberg all season in a tense battle .

<t> the f1 drivers ' championship will be decided at the abu dhabi grand prix . </t> <t> lewis hamilton leads his mercedes team-mate nico rosberg by 17 points . </t> <t> rosberg starts on pole while double points mean that hamilton must finish at least second to win the title . </t>

lewis hamilton is losing the psychological battle as title race with team-mate nico rosberg heats up in abu dhabi<T>

luis suarez 's first appearance for uruguay since sinking his teeth into the shoulder of italy 's giorgio chiellini saw the barcelona forward produce a beautifully-controlled volley that created the opening goal - and leave the pitch to visit the toilet during the game . the 27-year-old was named in the starting xi for the friendly fixture after his ban for four months and nine international matches was restricted to ` official matches only ' by the court of arbitration for sport on appeal . and uruguay 's no 9 set about proving why he should be given another chance by striking a right-footed volley that hit the post and forced an own goal from hassan muath fallatah , before saudi arabia substitute naif hazazi equalised in the dying minutes . video scroll down to watch luis suarez training ahead of the saudi arabia friendly . luis suarez is fouled by omar hawsawi near the halfway line as uruguay look to open the scoring . the cross is lofted in as suarez -lrb- far right -rrb- peels away from saudi arabia defenders to get himself primed . suarez meets the cross and unleashes a shot towards goal , only to find he hits the left post . the ball makes its way towards goal as eight saudi arabia defenders look to see if it hits the back of the net . the ball hits the post and heads for muath fallatah , who scores an own goal to break the deadlock . the ball goes into the back of the net via saudi arabia defender fallatah and suarez runs away to celebrate . suarez , barcelona 's new forward , celebrates the goal with his uruguay team-mates on friday night . saudi arabia : abdullah , omar hawsawi , al-harbi , osama hawsawi , al-zori , hassan fallatah , bakhshwain , al-shehri , al-dossari , al-bassas , al-shamrani . subs : al-qarni , hazazi , al-faraj , al-sharahill , assiri , khariri , al-jassim , al-muwallad , mukhtar fallatah , al-shahrani , motaz hawsawi , ghani , al-maiouf , al-enazi . bookings : al-bassas , bakshwin .<doc-sep>goal : hazazi -lrb- 90 -rrb- . uruguay : muslera , maxi pereira , gimenez , velazquez , corujo , pereira , arevalo rios , lodeiro , cristian rodriguez , jonathan rodriguez , suarez . subs : martin silva , godin , mayada , hernandez , de arrascaeta , stuani , gaston silva , ramirez , arismendi , rolan . booking : corujo . goal : fallatah -lrb- og , 47 -rrb- . suarez , who midway through the match asked for permission from the referee to run down the tunnel and visit the toilet , was clearly delighted to be back . after the match , he said : ` happy to wear this shirt again which gives me so much joy . you never lose your love for the shirt . uruguay ! ' it took until the second half for suarez to muster the chance for uruguay in jeddah , but it was single-handedly created by the controversial # 75million striker . suarez won the initial free-kick after a rash challenge by omar hawsawi near the half-way line before peeling away from defenders to meet the resulting cross . he hit the left post as goalkeeper abdullah faisal alarraf remained rooted , and defender fallatah could do little to prevent the ball ricocheting off him into the back of his own net . suarez could and should have doubled uruguay 's lead in the 66th minute , too . latching on to a poor back pass , he found himself one-on-one with abdullah , but the saudi arabia goalkeeper did well to get a palm to the ball as suarez sluggishly tried to go around . suarez , looking disgusted with himself for squandering the opportunity , was substituted for hull city 's abel hernandez shortly afterwards by manager oscar tabarez with 20 minutes remaining . suarez could and should have doubled uruguay 's lead in the 66th minute but got plenty of game time .<doc-sep>suarez is getting closer to making his competitive barcelona debut with real madrid on october 25 looming . suarez was unable to double uruguay 's lead in the second half and get his own name on the scoresheet . suarez left the pitch midway through the match after asking for the referee 's permission to visit the toilet . suarez 's heat map in sportsmail 's match zone shows he got himself about in certain areas on friday night . uruguay had fernando muslera to thank for keeping their lead intact . the goalkeeper repeatedly denied saudi arabia but it did little good in the dying moments when a glancing header from hazazi brought the teams level in the 90th minute . tabarez , previously asked to justify selecting suarez for the friendly , told reporters last friday : ' i will only speak with luis suarez about my thoughts . ` you must be humble and not judge . i know people have an opinion about it , but judging does n't amuse me . ' but suarez 's efforts will please his new owners at the nou camp with his potential return to competitive football looming when real madrid verse barcelona on october 25 . in a bizarre twist of fate , chiellini scored both goals for italy as they beat azerbaijan 2-1 in their euro 2016 qualifier on friday . the defender also found the wrong net to complete his hat-trick . suarez asks the referee 's permission before heading for the tunnel during the saudi arabia vs uruguay game . barcelona 's new forward suarez leaves the pitch as play continues between saudi arabia and uruguay . suarez heads down the tunnel to pop to the toilet during the match after asking the referee if he could leave . suarez trains with his uruguay team-mates ahead of the match against saudi arabia . it was suarez 's first international match since biting italy 's giorgio chiellini during the 2014 world cup .<doc-sep>click here for the match report from luis suarez 's international return . luis suarez took to twitter after his first international appearance since biting italy 's giorgio chiellini at the 2014 world cup to tell of his joy to be back in the light blue colours of uruguay . the barcelona forward created the opening goal with a fine right-footed volley that forced saudi arabia 's hassan muath fallatah to knock the ball into his own net and suarez managed 70 minutes in the 1-1 draw . afterwards , the 27-year-old said : ` happy to wear again the shirt that gave me so much joy . the love for the shirt never goes away . uruguay ! ' video scroll down to watch luis suarez train ahead of his international football return .<doc-sep>while not a competitive fixture , the result marks brazil 's third consecutive win since its disastrous exit at the hands of germany at the 2014 world cup . a selecao has made wholesale changes to its football operation since that 7-1 semi-final humiliation in july . former midfield star and manager at the 2010 world cup in south africa , dunga , has replaced luiz felipe scolari in the dugout while players such as kaka and robinho have been recalled to the squad after missing out on the world cup . suarez makes international return . luis suarez returned to international football for the first time since biting italy 's giorgio chiellini at the world cup in brazil earlier this year and set up uruguay 's only goal in a 1-1 friendly draw against saudi arabia friday .<doc-sep>luis suarez has been included in uruguay 's 22-man squad for two international friendlies this month in saudi arabia and oman . it will be his first selection for uruguay since biting italian defender giorgio chiellini at the world cup . uruguay coach oscar tabarez announced the team thursday for matches at saudi arabia on october 10 and at oman three days later .<doc-sep>luis suarez is back with uruguay and flashing those gnashers . however , there 's no chance of him biting anybody - he is just happy to be with his international team-mates as he prepares for his first proper match since sinking his teeth into italy 's giorgio chiellini at the world cup . the former liverpool hero posted a beaming selfie on the team bus with fellow uruguay stars christian stuani , martin silva and diego godin as they get ready to face saudi arabia on friday . luis suarez poses for a selfie with -lrb- clockwise -rrb- christian stuani , martin silva and diego godin .

<t> luis suarez starts for uruguay against saudi arabia in friendly after court of arbitration for sport restricted striker 's ban to ` official matches only ' </t> <t> the barcelona forward forces a hassan muath fallatah own goal to break deadlock with a right-footed volley that hits post and ricochets off defender . </t> <t> suarez runs down tunnel and leaves pitch during the game after asking the referee if he can go to the toilet before being substituted on 70 minutes . </t> <t> naif hazazi equalises in the final minute as saudi arabia secure 1-1 draw . </t>

saudi arabia 1-1 uruguay : luis suarez 's first international appearance since biting italy 's giorgio chiellini<T>

the england bid team for the 2018 world cup should come clean if they attempted any vote swaps , a former chairman of the football association has said . lord triesman , who was also chairman of the 2018 bid until 2010 , said england should not advocate greater transparency from other countries than it was prepared to apply to itself . his comments came as he launched a renewed attack on the world governing body fifa during a house of lords debate on sports governance . lord triesman -lrb- left -rrb- pictured alongside prince william at the fa cup final between chelsea and portsmouth . in the latest in a string of allegations about the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 world cups , won by russia and qatar respectively , both countries , along with england have been accused of breaking fifa rules . a dossier compiled by the sunday times and published at the weekend by the culture , media and sport select committee accused russia and qatar of engaging in vote-trading and vote-buying while england 's 2018 bid are alleged to have engineered a failed vote-swap with their counterparts in the south korea 2022 bid . all three organisations have always denied any wrongdoing in their bids to host the tournaments , and a report recently by hans-joachim eckert , the chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of fifa 's ethics committee , cleared russia and qatar to stage the tournaments . the sunday times claims the allegations it submitted to parliament were contained within a database which it says was compiled by england 's 2018 bidding team . the chairman of the culture , media and sport select committee , john whittingdale , admitted none of the allegations in the sunday times dossier had been proven but said they gave the impression of fifa being a ` deeply corrupt organisation ' . after setting out the recent attempts by fifa to investigate corruption claims , lord triesman said : ` it would all beggar belief , but not quite enough disbelief in a way . triesman -lrb- left -rrb- pictured alongside fifa president sepp blatter -lrb- right -rrb- in zurich , switzerland . ` the england 2018 bid team apparently also have a secret dossier with potential evidence of corruption . ` when asked by mr justice dingemans and also i think by the select committee , they said they had no further information . ' i would love to have seen it . it would have gone immediately to mr john whittingdale and his committee and they would have been the people to judge whether it was appropriate to move further and not those who really did n't want it to be seen . ` fifa needs root and branch reform . its culture will not be changed by tweaking the processes . culture is always stronger than process . mr -lrb- sepp -rrb- blatter -lrb- fifa president -rrb- and the old school must go . his intention to run again is bad for sport . ` the swiss government should be involved , the major sponsors should be involved and i believe the bids for the world cup in 2018 and 2022 should be re-run . ` if england has anything to say about vote swapping that is not to its credit then let 's come clean as well and not advocate for others what we are not prepared to do for ourselves . ' triesman -lrb- right -rrb- seen alongside former england manager fabio capello -lrb- right -rrb- at wembley stadium . setting out the recent situation at fifa , lord triesman , a labour peer , said : ` systematic corruption over decades overseen by a group who have been there for decades ; world cups awarded by committee nearly half of whom have been compelled to go and some of whom jumped before that point . ` whistle blowers and investigative journalists disregarded ; no embarrassment quite enough to prompt any action . ' a senior united states lawyer appointed to investigate but not to see the people who had already been exposed as corrupt , nor to view the huge sunday times documentation . ` mr -lrb- michael -rrb- garcia writes a long report that is n't to be published . a german lawyer employed by fifa writes a summary . mr garcia denounces it four hours later as inaccurate and defective . still no one wants to publish the actual document . ` candidly , i was surprised to be criticised for not helping mr garcia although i was subject to a sub judice restriction because i was being sued by a member of the fifa executive for suggesting there might be corruption in that organisation . ' triesman added his voice to calls for michael garcia 's -lrb- left -rrb- report into fifa ethics to be fully published . garcia 's report has only been published as a summary by fifa , something garcia himself quickly denounced . opening the debate , lord moynihan , a former chairman of the british olympic association and sports minister , called for a wide-ranging overhaul of british sports governance . the tory peer has put forward a backbench bill on the issue that would bring in a string of measures aimed at improving the situation . ` the need for good governance in sport is no less or more than the requirement for ftse companies and is essential if we are to protect the interests of athletes in the future , ' he said . ` only by demonstrating good governance in sport , can governance and british sports administrators use their influence internationally to good effect . '<doc-sep>former football association chairman lord triesman has backed calls for a world cup boycott to force fifa to introduce more reforms and admitted that some of england 's tactics in pursuing votes for its 2018 bid were ` unwise ' . triesman , england 2018 's first bid chairman until he was forced to resign after being taped making derogatory remarks about rival bids , also said he was now prepared to meet world cup ethics investigator michael garcia about the 2018 and 2022 bids . his successor at the fa , david bernstein , who stepped down from the post in 2013 , has called for uefa to lead a boycott of the 2018 world cup in russia . lord triesman -lrb- left -rrb- backed the call for a boycott of the 2018 world cup in russia . david bernstein called for the boycott , saying fifa need to be forced to introduce reforms .<doc-sep>` and england 2018 gave the appearance that it sought to confer a personal benefit on mr warner in order to influence his vote . ' an artist 's impression of how the 45,330 capacity al khor stadium located in the north east of qatar will look . england also provided ` substantial assistance ' to setting up a training camp for an under 20 trinidad and tobago football federation in the uk in the summer of 2009 in response to mr warner 's ` improper demands . ' warner also asked for favours and benefits around his trinidad team the joe public football team and email correspondence showed that ` england football offocials appeared willing to do so . ' eckert said warner repeatedly used his power in fifa as a vice-president on the executive committee and the concacaf confederation overlord to exact personal benefits in violation of the fifa code of ethics . and that ` england 2018 's response showed a willingness , time and again , to meet such expectation , thereby damaging the image of fifa and the bidding process . ' the fourth england misdemeanour highlighted by eckert was sponsoring a gala dinner for the caribbean football union at its annual congress in trinidad in 2010 ` once again in an effort to curry favour ' with warner . ` the relevant support amounted to $ 55,000 suggested by mr warner . the england bid team bowed to that pressure because of mr warner 's potential vote and in this way damaged the integrity of the bidding process . ' fans in qatar celebrate on the streets as their country are awarded the 2022 world cup back in 2010 . england were also mentioned for agreeing a memorandum of understanding with the oceania football confederation led by president reynald temarii , later banned from the fifa exco after accepting bribes in a newspaper sting , for development projects . eckert writes that that england 2018 granted mr temarii ` considerably preferential treatment in terms of allocating football development projects . ' lord triesman is singled out for speaking out at a culture , media and sport committee meeting under privilege about unethical conduct by four fifa exco members making improper requests for favours from the england bid team . but triesman , who resigned in may 2010 as fa and england bid chairman , was criticised by eckert for waiting until after the vote before making is accusations and not helping the garcia investigation . and eckert had yet another jibe at england saying they had ` accommodated or at least attempted to satisfy the improper requests made by these executive committee members , thereby jeopardising the integrity of the bidding process . ' the report by us attorney michael garcia has cleared qatar and russia to host their world cups . other countries get off remarkably lightly for what seem far more serious breaches . spain , one of england 2018 's rivals , are hardly mentioned apart from the fact they were ` highly unco-operative . ' and russia ` made only a limited amount of documents available ' . this was explained by the computers used during the bid having been leased . they were then returned to the owner and subsequently destroyed along with any email trails . fifa president sepp blatter , the great survivor who set to be voted in for a fifth term next may , escapes blame and eckert says he , ` deserves credit for the cooperation fifa demonstrated throughout this investigation . ' but eckert , in almost his only show of true independence , supports the term limits for the fifa president that the body 's congress rejected in 2014 .<doc-sep>the football association has agreed to make its secret file on fifa members compiled during england 's failed 2018 world cup bid available to mps . former sports minister gerry sutcliffe said the fa had agreed to make the file - which he believes was compiled with the help of the british intelligence services - available to be viewed by some members of the culture , media and sport select committee . the file is believed to have been compiled on the 24 members of the fifa executive committee who voted on the 2018 and 2022 world cups in december 2010 . former sports minister gerry sutcliffe said the fa will now publish its secret file on fifa members . sutcliffe , speaking in brussels at the ` new fifa now ' summit which is calling for reform of football 's world governing body , said : ` members of the committee are going to be allowed to see that file so we will see what was held at the time . ' sutcliffe said the fa had been reluctant to show the committee the file but had eventually agreed to let some members have access to it , though it will not be handed over . he said : ' i think part of this file was compiled using the intelligence services . ` the fa have been very cagey about it all . they were reluctant at first and said we could not see it , that it was restricted - clearly it 's not . ` public money was used on the bid from the bidding cities and the government was asked to give guarantees , so we need to know about this . ` when i was sports minister i did n't know anything about this cloak and dagger stuff so we need to know why it happened , who raised it and what it was all about . ' lord triesman -lrb- left -rrb- said last month the fa may have a secret dossier with potential evidence of corruption . former fa and england 2018 chairman lord triesman said last month the fa ` apparently also have a secret dossier with potential evidence of corruption ' which they had not made available to previous investigations into his allegations of corruption surrounding the world cup bid . mp damian collins , the fifa reform campaigner who organised the summit , told the meeting that the fa 's previous willingness to co-operate had been ' a bit of a sham ' . he said : ' i am glad the fa will be sharing that evidence . it 's a bit of a sham the way the fa sought to investigate david 's -lsb- triesman 's -rsb- allegations when sitting on that evidence all the time . ' labour peer triesman , who was forced to step down as fa and bid chairman six months before the 2010 vote , has previously made a number of allegations in parliament about world cup bidding corruption and malpractice by fifa members . former fa and england 2018 chairman lord triesman said last month the fa ` apparently also have a secret dossier with potential evidence of corruption ' which they had not made available to previous investigations into his allegations of corruption surrounding the world cup bid . mp damian collins called the fa 's previous refusals to share the file ' a bit of a sham ' mp damian collins , the fifa reform campaigner who organised the summit , told the meeting that the fa 's previous willingness to co-operate had been ' a bit of a sham ' . he said : ' i am glad the fa will be sharing that evidence . it 's a bit of a sham the way the fa sought to investigate david 's -lsb- triesman 's -rsb- allegations when sitting on that evidence all the time . '<doc-sep>the fa are in a stand-off with politicians over releasing sensitive information from secret files into the doomed 2018 england world cup bid . former minister of sport gerry sutcliffe revealed that the fa had ` reluctantly ' agreed to show some members of the department of culture , media , sport select committee the dossier of documents which british intelligence services help to compile . and former fa chairman lord triesman said the mps would be the ` rightful judges ' of the hidden cache of material - much of it rumour , hearsay and innuendo rather than hard facts . former fa chairman lord triesman failed to lead england to hosting either the 2018 world cup . the fa want guarantees of confidentiality plus notice of what the select committee members intend to do with documents , containing mainly unsubstantiated information , before handing them over . they want to avoid costly legal action such as lord triesman still faces from abroad after making allegations about world cup bid corruption under parliamentary privilege . detail from those secret files that could be properly corroborated have already been handed over to fifa investigator michael garcia . england head coach stuart lancaster wants the millennium stadium roof kept open for the titanic six nations opener against wales in cardiff on friday night . in contrast , the roof will be closed for all eight rugby world cup games there in the autumn to ensure a level playing field for all teams .

<t> lord triesman chaired england 's bid to host the 2018 world cup until 2010 . </t> <t> he wants england to ` come clean ' if they attempted to secure vote swaps . </t> <t> triesman also said fifa needs ` root and branch ' reform . </t>

lord triesman demands that the 2018 world cup england bid team should confess if they attempted any vote swaps<T>

southampton are considering lorient centre-back bruno ecuele manga , 25 , as they consider their next move with wantaway defender dejan lovren . the club are drawing up contingency plans in case they are forced into a climb down over dejan lovren . southampton are making plans to rebuild their squad and do n't intend to sell lovren even if he goes on strike .<doc-sep>video lovren criticises saints over liverpool bid . show of strength : bruno ecuele manga -lrb- left -rrb- vies with mbaye niang during a french game this year . head gone : dejan lovren is ready to join liverpool after criticising southampton .<doc-sep>however , ultimately that may not prove healthy for the club . liverpool are threatening to move on to other targets if there is no change on lovren soon . manga ironically was a player watched by liverpool last year . the 25-year-old gabon international was also a target for everton . this time round , borussia monchengladbach and lazio are also monitoring manga who was laurent koscielny 's replacement .<doc-sep>by . riath al-samarrai for mailonline . follow @@ riathalsam . follow all the latest moves in our blog . cardiff are closing in on their ninth summer signing after agreeing a fee in excess of # 5million fee for lorient defender bruno ecuele manga . the 26-year-old has not yet had a medical but manager ole gunnar solskjaer is hopeful of completing a deal before the close of the transfer window . the norwegian admitted he was in the market for one more player after his side 's 1-1 draw with fulham on saturday and the gabon international looks like being the bluebirds ' final arrival . on the move : lorient defender bruno ecuele manga -lrb- right -rrb- is set to join cardiff for more than # 5million . fresh start : the 26-year-old will play in england for the first time after spending his career in france . solskjaer has already brought anthony pilkington , sean morrison , adam le fondre , guido bergstaller , federico macheda , javi guerra , kagisho dikgacoi and tom adeyemi to south wales this summer . the former manchester united striker needs a new defender after selling steven caulker to qpr and seeing ben turner pick up an ankle injury . former bordeaux centre back manga will provide competition for morrison , mark hudson and matthew connolly . big spenders : manga is set to become cardiff 's ninth summer signing at a cost of more than # 5million .<doc-sep>their squad and do n't intend to sell lovren even if he goes on strike . show of strength : bruno ecuele manga -lrb- left -rrb- vies with mbaye niang during a french game this year . head gone : dejan lovren is ready to join liverpool after criticising southampton . video lovren criticises saints over liverpool bid . however , . ultimately that may not prove healthy for the club . liverpool are . threatening to move on to other targets if there is no change on lovren . soon . manga . ironically was a player watched by liverpool last year . the 25-year-old . gabon international was also a target for everton . this time round , . borussia monchengladbach and lazio are also monitoring manga who was . laurent koscielny 's replacement . bosnia 's world cup contingent are keen to make the breakthrough into england . winger edin visca looks a bargain at # 1.5 million . he has options from hoffenheim and stuttgart but is set on a move to england . he has attracted interest from leicester and norwich but other english clubs are also weighing up the 24-year-old due to his price and wages . wide boy : bosnian winger edin visca -lrb- left -rrb- impressed at the world cup and could be coming to england . muhamed besic , the 21-year-old holding midfielder from ferencvaros , is the subject of interest from swansea , everton and aston villa . while anel hadzic has been offered to newcastle and everton but so far bournemouth and swansea have shown more interest in the sturm graz midfielder . aston villa reserve andras streiber , meanwhile , is joining hungarian club gyori eto .<doc-sep>newcastle midfielder moussa sissoko is due to hold talks with manager alan pardew over his future . sissoko was linked with monaco and liverpool over the weekend although liverpool say he is not a player who has cropped up in recent conversations . homecoming : moussa sissoko -lrb- right , with mamadou sakho -rrb- arrive back in france after their world cup exit . napoli have also been linked but again have other priorities . the 24-year-old is scheduled to fly out with newcastle to new zealand for games with sydney fc and wellington phoenix on july 22 and july 26 , but those talks with pardew may see him stay behind to resolve his future with other clubs . newcastle continue to work on a number of transfer targets with monaco striker emmanuel riviere , an option for west brom and stoke , also on their list . sunderland have a definite interest in signing jack rodwell from manchester city . manager gus poyet is determined to add more quality to his early summer bargains of costel pantilimon , jordi gomez and billy jones and has enquired about the figures for 23-year-old rodwell . wants out : jack rodwel wants to leave manchester city to get his career back on track . he is not alone of course with everton , west bromwich albion and newcastle among others to have asked , while arsenal also have a tentative interest . rodwell is desperate to get his career back on track and play more games . city are also still fielding enquiries for javi garcia but much may depend on the unsettled yaya toure . should he push for a move it may have a bearing on what city do with rodwell and garcia . sunderland remain keen on cardiff city 's # 3m-rated jordon mutch while brighton striker craig mackail-smith has also been discussed as a surprise option . tom ince looks poised to agree a move to hull city despite the late interest from stoke . on the move : tom ince has agreed a contract with hull city but stoke city retain an interest . ince 's father , paul , is understood to be talking to the club to iron out finer details . the fee would still have to be set by a tribunal with hull hoping topay around # 3m to # 4m rather than blackpool 's desired # 8m . hull remain in the hunt for dundee united left-back andrew robertson and tottenham centre-back michael dawson but west ham have also shown interest in dawson . the player has only just bought a new house in london and staying in the capital appeals although he would prefer it was still with tottenham . malaga want mexico goalkeeper guillermo ochoa to replace willy caballero . malaga 's owner has made a last ditch plea to caballero asking him to stay rather than join manchester city but the 32-year-old is still expected in manchester . ochoa is a free agent after leaving ajaccio and made a big impression with his acrobatic saves during the world cup . southampton are considering lorient centre-back bruno ecuele manga . the . club are drawing up contingency plans in case they are forced into a . climb down over dejan lovren . southampton are making plans to rebuild .<doc-sep>blackburn boss gary bowyer said : ` rudy did n't play as much as he would have liked when he was here and that goal would have meant a lot to him . ' slade has come in for fierce criticism , with a supporters ' poll showing that more than 80 per cent felt he was the wrong man for the job . he said : ` it is frustrating not to win but that was a much better performance . there are signs of improvement . ' cardiff city 's bruno ecuele manga of cardiff tussles for the ball with blackburn 's josh king . craig conway attempts to evade ecuele manga during the second half of the championship clash . blackburn defender grant hanley clears the ball under pressure from eoin doyle on tuesday night .

<t> southampton target lorient defender bruno ecuele manga . </t> <t> considered a potential replacement for wantaway defender dejan lovren . </t> <t> the croatian is eyeing up a move to liverpool . </t>

southampton after lorient defender bruno ecuele manga to replace dejan lovren<T>

a retired investment banker who took his own life at his kensington mansion had become ` very anxious ' about authorities investigating his former employer , an inquest has heard . william ` bill ' broeksmit , 58 , who was a former executive at deutsche bank , killed himself in january after leaving several suicide notes for family and friends . the inquest at london 's high court heard how mr broeksmit retired from his position at the bank in february last year . william ` bill ' broeksmit , 58 , was found hanged at his home in south kensington , central london , left , on january 26 , by his wife alla , far right , who is pictured with stella hayes at a book launch party in 2008 . written medical evidence said he was ` very anxious ' last summer about authorities investigating areas of banking where he had worked , but did not give any further details . the former senior manager , who had close ties to the bank 's co-chief executive anshu jain , was found dead at his south kensington home by his wife , alla , on january 26 . none of his family was present for the inquest but his lawyer handed a note from his wife to reporters afterwards which said : ` bill was a loving husband and devoted father . the children and i are heartbroken by our loss . '<doc-sep>the inquest was told how he had not appeared anxious or depressed when he last saw a doctor in december 2013 . psychologist william mitchell said mr broeksmit recognised his concerns were due to a state of anxiety rather than reality . coroner fiona wilcox said there was ` clear suicidal intent ' in the notes he left but did not give details of their content . mr broeksmit worked in investment banking and lived on exclusive evelyn gardens in south kensington , pictured , which has an average property value of # 1.9 million . she said : ` these notes do provide evidence of intention . i am therefore satisfied ... that william broeksmit did take his own life . ' mr broeksmit worked in investment banking - specifically risk and securities - and lived on exclusive evelyn gardens in south kensington , which has an average property value of # 1.9 million .<doc-sep>he was also registered to a high-value property a stone 's throw from new york 's central park . mr broeksmit 's name appears on us government records for the broeksmit family foundation , which is based in the palatial 1185 park avenue building . mr broeksmit is linked by us documents to a three-bedroom apartment in this building , yards from central park in new york . the three-bedroom , three-bathroom apartment to which he is linked was worth around # 2million when it was last sold in june 2000 . mr broeksmit , who was born in the united states , was a key founder of deutsche 's investment bank and one of many bankers , including mr jain , who joined germany 's flagship lender from merrill lynch in the 1990s when deutsche launched plans to compete on wall street . he was involved in the process of rescuing the bank in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis , when many investment banks found their debts were ` toxic ' , and unlikely ever to be repaid .<doc-sep>co-chairmen of deutsche bank , juergen fitschen -lrb- left -rrb- and anshu jain -lrb- right -rrb- called mr broeksmit ' a dear friend and colleague to many of us who benefited from his intellect and wisdom ' william broeksmit worked at deutsche bank from 1996 to 2001 , then from 2008 until he retired -lrb- file picture -rrb- . mr broeksmit , a renowned risk expert , assisted the bank 's efforts to shift the worst of the debt , and reduce its total amount of lending . chiefs at deutsche bank had planned to promote mr broeksmit to its management board in 2012 , but stopped when the german financial regulator expressed doubts about his experience as a leader . deutsche bank said in a statement after yesterday 's inquest : ` bill was not under suspicion of wrongdoing in any matter . ' sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .<doc-sep>two top ranking american bankers working in senior positions in london have committed suicide in the space of two days . gabriel magee , a 39-year-old jp morgan bank executive , died early this morning after he jumped 500ft from the top of the bank 's european headquarters . his body was discovered on the ninth floor roof , which surrounds the 33-story canary wharf skyscraper . just two days earlier , on sunday , fellow american banker , william ` bill ' broeksmit , 58 , was found hanging in his south kensington home . broeksmit - who retired last february - was a former senior manager at deutsche bank and had lived in london many years . he started working for the bank in 1996 but left for a period of 7 years before returning in 2008 . tragedy : it executive gabriel magee was found dead at the end of january after jumping from the top of jp morgan 's headquarters in canary wharf , london , and landing on a surrounding roof . magee was a vice president in the corporate and investment bank technology department having joined jp morgan in 2004 and moved with the bank from the u.s. to britain in 2007 . magee was named in an email sent to all jp morgan staff tuesday afternoon . a company spokesman said : ` we are . deeply saddened to have lost a member of the j.p. morgan family at 25 . bank street today . our thoughts and sympathy are with his family and . his friends ' . a source close to magee said he was in ` good standing with his bosses and colleagues . he was well liked . ' scotland yard said they were called to 25 bank street at 8.02 a.m. and detectives are not treating the death as suspicious . ` no arrests have been made and the incident is being treated as non-suspicious at this early stage ' , a spokesman for the metropolitan police said . canary wharf workers were in shock today , with one trader telling mailonline that his body lay on the flat roof until around midday . ` my colleague yelled that he could see that someone had jumped from the top of the building onto a lower roof . his body lay there uncovered for at least two hours , ' he said . in shock : a jp morgan worker looks out of his window as mr magee 's body was recovered in january , but it emerged today he had made several attempts to get on the roof before his death . roof death : workers at canary wharf said hundreds were looking at the man 's body from their windows . investigation : police at the scene outside the jp morgan building this morning , where the man was found dead at around 8am . ` hundreds were looking out of their windows at him . ` it was bonus week at jp morgan last week so i hope it was n't to do with that ' . another canary wharf worker who could see where the man fell told the evening standard : ` it 's upsetting what 's happened but the thought of somebody lying up there for four hours is awful . ' i got into the office at about 8.10 and the body was on the floor and there were police up there , and they put a white cover on him . ' i think he was in a suit . as far as i could see the was dressed appropriately , but there was quite a lot of blood , so me and my colleagues were a bit upset . ' others tweeted that what they saw this morning . amie hughes-gage said : ` just watched the . police finally remove that poor bankers body 4 and half hours later with . only a white sheet over him . ' hetal patel tweeted : ` the 9th floor roof of jp morgan is visible from my office window . for a long time the body was left cordoned & unattended ' . another wrote online : ` it 's not a nice view from my building . the body is on the rooftop of level 9 . so sad ' . an air ambulance was sent to the scene but the man could not be saved . ` we were called to bank street to reports of a person fallen form a height ' , london ambulance service spokesman said : . ` we sent one ambulance crew , a duty officer , our hazardous area response team and london air ambulance to the scene . ` sadly a man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene . ' jp morgan 's building has been the headquarters of the bank 's europe , middle east and africa -lrb- emea -rrb- operation since july 2012 . it used to be owned by lehman brothers . until its collapse in 2008 , and the area houses the headquarters of . other banking giants including hsbc and barclays . the horrific tragedy came hot on the heels of the shock death of of broeksmit sunday , who apparently had close ties to co-chief executive anshu jain . jain and fellow co-chief executive juergen fitschen said in an internal memo : ` he was considered by many of his peers to be among the finest minds in the fields of risk and capital management . ` we are deeply saddened by bill 's death . he was a dear friend and colleague to many of us who benefitted from his intellect and wisdom . location : the body of william ` bill ' broeksmit , 58 , was found at his home in south kensington , central london . discovery : police had been called to reports of a man found hanging at a house on this road , evelyn gardens . ` our thoughts and condolences are with . his wife and family at this time . we will remember him for his . contributions to deutsche bank , thoughtful advice and personal . friendship . ' broeksmit . worked in investment banking - specifically risk and securities - and . lived on exclusive evelyn gardens in south kensington , which has an . average property value of # 1.9 million . he is also registered to a high-value property a stone 's throw from new york 's central park . broeksmit 's name appears on u.s. government records for the broeksmit family foundation , which is based in the palatial 1185 park avenue building . the three-bedroom , three-bathroom apartment to which he is linked was worth $ 4,500,000 when it was last sold in june 2000 . he worked at deutsche bank from 1996 to 2001 , then from 2008 until he retired . broeksmit was also employed by merrill lynch for a period . broeksmit was one of around 100 bankers who left merrill lynch for deutsche when its investment banking arm was founded in the 1990s . links : mr broeksmit is linked by u.s. documents to an apartment in this building , yards from central park . offices : he worked at deutsche bank from 1996 to 2001 , then from 2008 until he retired -lrb- file picture -rrb- . he was involved in the process of rescuing the bank in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis , when many investment banks found their debts were ` toxic ' , and unlikely ever to be repaid . broeksmit , a renowned risk expert , assisted the bank 's efforts to shift the worst of the debt , and reduce its total amount of lending . chiefs at deutsche bank had planned to promote broeksmit to its management board in 2012 , but stopped when the german financial regulator expressed doubts about his experience as a leader . scotland yard confirmed only that a 58-year-old man was found hanged . a spokesman said : ` police were called at 12.35 p.m. on sunday to a man found hanging at evelyn gardens , sw7 . ` kensington and chelsea police , ambulance and air ambulance all attended . a 58-year-old man was declared dead at the scene . the death is being treated as non-suspicious . ' if you are struggling with any issues and need someone to talk to - if calling from the uk please contact the samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or via email jo@samaritans.org . us - call the samaritans branch in your area or 1 -lrb- 800 -rrb- 273-talk .<doc-sep>gabriel 's parents revealed that he had recently started working four days a week instead of five , a deal his bosses were happy with . his body was found on the ninth floor roof of the jp morgan office , which serves as its european hq . he was named in an email sent to all jp morgan staff tuesday afternoon . a company spokesman said : ` we are deeply saddened to have lost a member of the j.p. morgan family at 25 bank street today . our thoughts and sympathy are with his family and his friends ' . a source close to gabriel said he was in ` good standing with his bosses and colleagues . he was well liked . ' investigation : scotland yard said they were called to 25 bank street at 8.02 a.m. yesterday and detectives were not treating gabriel magee 's death as suspicious . scene : gabriel magee , who 'd worked for the company for nearly two decades , fell from the top of the 33-storey jp morgan skyscraper shortly after 8am on tuesday . on sunday , former deutsche bank senior manager , william ` bill ' broeksmit , 58 , was found hanging in his home in south kensington . location : the body of william ` bill ' broeksmit , 58 , was found at his home in south kensington , central london . if you live in the uk and are struggling with any issues and need someone to talk to , contact the samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or via email jo@samaritans.org . in the us , call the samaritans branch in your area or 1 -lrb- 800 -rrb- 273-talk .<doc-sep>tragedy : edmund reilly ended his life near to the long island rail road station of syosset on tuesday morning . witnesses to the tragic death said that they saw a man standing alongside the tracks outside the station before he leapt into the path of the train . ` eddie was a great guy , ' said vertical group managing director rob schaffer to the new york post . ` we are very upset and he will be deeply missed . ' reilly had divorced his wife and mother of his three children , michelle reilly and had moved to a home around the corner from them . a family friend , who spoke to the trader on sunday , told the post that reilly ` didnâ $ ™ t look good . ' trader : edmund reilly worked for the vertical group who are headquartered in sixth avenue in manhattan 's midtown . there have been a spate of suicides amongst financial services employees since the beginning of 2014 . they 've occurred in london , the u.s. and hong kong . 1 william broeksmit , a 58-year-old former senior executive for deutsche bank ag , was found dead in at home after apparently taking his own life in south kensington in central london , on january 26 .<doc-sep>because of his role and involvement in risk exposure valuations , some of john bellando 's emails were used as evidence in the senate finance committee 's hearings about the 2012 ` london whale ' trading scandal . kenneth 's friends have begun posting photos and condolences on his facebook page since his march 12 death , including some of kenneth posing with his two sisters . high powered family : kenneth 's dad john bellando -lrb- left -rrb- is the coo and cfo of conde nast and his brother john -lrb- right -rrb- is a cio at jp morgan and his emails were used as evidence in the senate hearing on the ` london whale ' scandal . friends : in the wake of his death , friends have posted photos like this one on his facebook page , where he is shown with his two sisters -lrb- second from left and far right -rrb- and friends . his death came the day after another banker killed himself by jumping in front of a commuter train in long island . so far this year , there have been nine other apparent suicides by people who work in various financial roles around the globe , making bellando 's death the 11th in two and a half months . bellando is the youngest of the deaths , having only graduated from college in 2007 . there . have been a spate of suicides amongst financial services employees . since the beginning of 2014 . they 've occurred in london , the u.s. , singapore and . hong kong . 1 . william broeksmit , . a 58-year-old former senior executive for deutsche bank ag , was found .

<t> william broeksmit was found dead at south kensington home in january . </t> <t> the 58-year-old senior manager retired from the bank in february last year . </t> <t> medical evidence said he was ` very anxious ' about investigation into bank . </t> <t> inquest ruled there was ` clear suicidal intent ' in notes he left for his family . </t> <t> his wife alla described him as a ` loving husband and devoted father ' </t> <t> deutsche bank chiefs said he was ` not under suspicion of wrongdoing ' </t> <t> for confidential support call the samaritans in the uk on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local samaritans branch or click here . </t>

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japan has given the scotch whisky industry a ` wake up call ' - after a single malt from the far east was named the best in the world . yamazaki single malt sherry cask 2013 has been given the title by jim murray 's whisky bible - which describes the drink as a work of ` near incredible genius ' . for the first time , the 2015 edition of the renowned publication features no scottish distillery in its top five . scroll down for video . yamazaki single malt sherry cask 2013 has been given the title by jim murray 's whisky bible - which describes the drink as a work of ` near incredible genius ' and to rub salt in scotland 's wounds , the auld enemy has won european whisky of the year - the honour going to chapter 14 not peated , from the english whisky company . the yamazaki single malt , from japan 's oldest distillery which dates back to 1923 , was given 97.5 marks out of 100 by murray - who hailed its ` nose of exquisite boldness ' and finish of ` light , teasing spice ' .<doc-sep>varieties of scotch whisky has been named best in the world by murray in two of the last three years - old pulteney 's 21 year-old single malt in 2012 and glenmorangie ealanta in 2014 . varieties of scotch whisky has been named best in the world by murray in two of the last three years - old pulteney 's 21 year-old single malt in 2012 and glenmorangie ealanta in 2014 . but the expert says that the emergence of such high quality overseas tipples should be a ` wake up call ' for the scottish industry . he accused producers of taking their ` eye off the ball ' adding that the yamazaki drink is ` a single malt which no scotch can at the moment get anywhere near ' . robert burns -lrb- left -rrb- loved his whisky and even has a single malt named after him -lrb- right -rrb- . murray said he had sampled hundreds of scotch whiskies while tasting 4,700 varieties from around the world for his 2015 bible . in a savage critique of the scottish industry - whose quality was written into folklore by the likes of robbie burns , he complains : ` where were the complex whiskies in the prime of their lives ? '<doc-sep>scottish bard burns 's 1785 poem scotch drink celebrates whisky as ` thy strong heart 's blood ' and ` guid auld ' drink . but murray bemoans the lack of innovation in the present-day industry . he writes : ` where were the blends which offered bewildering layers of depth ? ` where were the malts which took you on hair-standing journeys through dank and dingy warehouses ? ` some have taken their eye off the ball and not brought into account the changes which have altered the face of whisky . ` they began to believe their own pr hype and standard brands started standing still or going backwards . ' the winning yamazaki whisky - of which only 18,000 bottles were made - is only sold in a few hundred specialist shops in the uk and retails for # 100 .<doc-sep>the first thing you notice is the smell : rich , deep , and mysterious . and somehow , both fresh and musty at the same time . it 's a scent that immediately piques your curiosity . cnn 's on the road japan team visited japan 's oldest whisky distillery just outside kyoto to learn more about a spirit that 's just been named the best in the world . just a few weeks ago , the yamazaki single malt sherry cask 2013 , made by beverage giant suntory , took home top honors in jim murray 's `` whisky bible '' . the whisky guru referred to it as `` near indescribable genius . '' scotch did n't even make the top three . while japanese whisky has been taking home awards for over a decade , this was a first . and standing in the cellar piled high with oak casks , some american , some spanish , and some japanese , you get the sense that its rise around the globe has only just begun . do n't call it scotch . suntory 's chief blender shinji fukuyo is responsible for every bottle of whisky -- do n't call it scotch , he says -- that leaves the 90-year-old distillery . while the scotland-trained fukuyo is modest about taking home the top title , he is clearly proud of what japanese whisky has achieved . the secret , he says , is not boldness , but balance . perhaps it 's the purity of the water , which fukuyo says makes a gentle spirit . or maybe it 's because the whisky is exposed to japan 's dry , cold winters and hot , humid summers as it matures inside those casks . or maybe it 's about the blending . `` the scotch industry has more than 100 distilleries there , so blenders can choose from each distillery , '' fukuyo points out . `` but we have only two malt distilleries , one grain distillery . that 's why we have to make different types of whisky even in one distillery . it 's our challenge . '' creating a perfect blend . suntory 's blender wo n't show us the secret behind his craft , but when we ask him how he maintains the quality he gives us a glimpse into the science . formulas of the most popular labels can change up to two dozen times a year , fukuyo says , because no two casks are exactly the same . change one ingredient in the blend and that precious balance is no more . it 's a challenge that seems even more daunting when we learn some products use 15 or 20 different types of whisky . even single malt contains whisky from about ten casks , he says , although all from a single distillery to qualify for the single-malt moniker . a matter of taste . from blending , we 're on to tasting . if you like your whisky neat , well , here 's the first big surprise with japanese whisky : add water . even if it 's just a dash . fukuyo says adding water is a must in order to release the aromas and savor the full flavors . that 's because most japanese enjoy drinking whisky with a meal , sometimes on the rocks , sometimes in a highball glass with soda . so once in the glass , the whisky has to hold its character and flavor , even while the proof begins to drop . fukuyo confesses he drinks it straight , but definitely not without a drop or two of water to open it up . as for that best-in-the-world whisky ? you ca n't get it in japan , fukuyo says . only 3,000 bottles were released , and they were all exported . whisky culture . while japanese whisky is making headlines , whisky culture in the country is distinctly low-key . many whisky bars are small with only a dozen or so seats and a solitary bartender . takayuki suzuki , the cocktail designer at the park hotel tokyo , gives us a first-hand look at japanese whisky bar-tending skills . suzuki 's nickname is `` mr. ice man , '' and we soon learn why when he sets to work transforming a rough , softball-sized block of ice into a smooth sphere . fragments fly in every direction as suzuki chips away , before he spins his handiwork into a lowball glass , pours single malt whisky over the top and then carefully lifts the cube twice with a spoon to release the aromas . `` japanese whisky has a good balance , '' suzuki says . `` compared with scotch whisky , it does not lose the taste and flavor when you mix it with other drinks . it is easy to use as a cocktail base . '' so we ask for an old fashioned . and he just looks at us . a different bartender might raise an eyebrow , but suzuki is far too polite . which japanese whisky would be best for that , we ask . the answer , it turns out , is none . according to suzuki , mixing the spirits with anything but ice , water or soda , would ruin its purity and balance . but he says of course he 'll make one if the customer really wants it . we 've learned our lesson . another 12-year yamazaki on the `` rock , '' please . it 's time to relax and enjoy . cnn 's paula newton & yoko wakatsuki contributed to this report .<doc-sep>scotland 's traditional whisky distilleries are facing a spirited fight ... from england . scotland 's traditional whisky distilleries are facing a spirited fight ... from england . sales figures revealed by marks and spencer showed the chain 's fine single malt english whisky out-sold its new scottish single malt by two to one during the christmas period . both bottles have been on sale for # 35 - and the impressive performance of the english variety is being hailed as a ` coup ' for the fledgling industry south of the border . distillers believe a growing ` english movement ' - as the scots prepare to vote for independence - could have helped boost sales . m&s 's english whisky is made by st george 's distillery , in roudham , norfolk , which was set up in 2006 and is currently the only distillery in england - though several others are now being developed . andrew nelstrop , managing director of the english whisky company limited , which runs st george 's distillery , said he was ` delighted ' at the sales figures . ` we were n't expecting to outsell scottish whisky . it 's a very nice feeling , ' he said . ` we produce a range of different whisky types , from the malty to the more heathery varieties . the one we did for m&s is a bespoke single malt with a bit of smoke , which is easy to drink . ` these kind of sales show people are n't just buying our whisky as a novelty to see what english whisky tastes like but must be coming back for second bottles - meaning it 's been well-received . ' mr nelstrop , a farmer before setting up his distillery , says the business is only ` tiny ' compared with some of the scottish distilleries - employing just two production and two office staff . but he said the industry is a ` growing sector ' . sales figures revealed by marks and spencer showed the chain 's fine single malt english whisky out-sold its new scottish single malt by two to one during the christmas period . ` we were the first english distillery for 100 years but a second is just getting going elsewhere , and four more are being developed , ' mr nelstrop said . he added that the scottish independence referendum may have encouraged some whisky drinkers south of the border to try his product instead . emma dawson , spirits buyer for m&s , said : ` we are all about innovation and new offerings ; an approach which is made possible by the confidence we have in our customers to be adventurous . '<doc-sep>taken from the wells of a nearby town , the distillery 's water is prized for its mineral content and softness , while maturation occurs in hard-to-come-by sherry casks , specially crafted from oak in northern spain . the popularity of whisky in japan has ebbed and flowed since masataka taketsuru , the son of a sake brewer , returned from scotland in 1918 , establishing the country 's first distillery at yamazaki five years later . as the good times rolled in japan 's 1980s bubble-era , scotch mixed with water became an indispensable part of business culture . senior general manager of the distillery takahisa fujii poses in yamazaki 's cavernous cellar where 2,000 barrels of whiskies mature . but sales slumped as the economy flopped in the 1990s , with drinkers opting for beer and clear spirits . since the turn of the century , demand has recovered on the back of a newfound taste for highballs and growing international praise for japanese whisky . highlighting whisky 's increased profile in japan , public broadcaster nhk is showing a television drama inspired by taketsuru and his scottish wife . at a dimly lit bar in tokyo 's upmarket ginza district , drinkers , tippling as jazz tinkles in the background , are proud of japan 's moment in the world whisky spotlight . ` there are so many famous whiskies , so for a japanese one to become well-known , i 'm very happy , ' said nutritionist miki asakawa . the amber nectar : the 12-year-old whisky matures in an oak cask , fitted with a glass front and back for display purposes . whisky casks are stored at the distillery . demand has grown on the back of a taste for highballs , and international praise for japanese whisky . suntory holdings ' yamazaki distillery stands on a hillside in shimamoto town , osaka prefecture , near kyoto .<doc-sep>a former boss of the scotch whisky association -lrb- swa -rrb- claims that staff were told to stay out of the independence debate . an independent scotland could face higher interest rates that would add hundreds of pounds to mortgage payments , it was claimed last night . in an interview with bbc economics editor robert peston , mike amey of investment firm pimco said rates of government borrowing for a separate scotland could be higher . pimco is the world 's biggest investor in government bonds and , as such , the world 's biggest lender to governments . ` our best estimate , assuming a reasonably even split of assets and liabilities , would be the interest rate paid by a scottish government would be between 0.5 and 1 per cent more than the uk government currently pays , ' mr amey said . ` higher borrowing would reduce the scottish government 's net income by up to 1 per cent . ' the rate would rise because an independent scotland would have no borrower track record . blair mcdougall , chief executive of the better together campaign , said : ` an increase of 1 per cent on interest rates would put the average scottish mortgage up by # 1,300 and add around # 120 a year to household credit card , catalogue and store card bills . ' but a spokesman for finance secretary john swinney said scotland was one of the wealthiest countries in the world , more prosperous per head than the uk , france and japan and would be able to end westminster 's cuts and austerity . at the weekend , nobel laureate sir paul nurse urged the scottish and uk governments to pledge that academics who enter the referendum debate will not be penalised for expressing their views .

<t> yamazaki single malt sherry cask 2013 given title by jim murray 's whisky bible . </t> <t> for first time , the 2015 edition features no scottish distillery in its top five . </t> <t> european whisky of the year went to chapter 14 not peated , from english whisky company . </t> <t> yamazaki single malt from japan 's oldest distillery , which dates to 1923 . </t>

japan 's whisky ` best in world ' in ` wake up call ' to the scottish industry<T>

a suicide bomber has killed at least 55 people and wounded more than 120 during a ` flag-lowering ' ceremony at the main pakistan-india border crossing . the explosion happened at the wagah border gate near the eastern pakistani city of lahore after the display of military pageantry that attracts thousands of spectators every day . crowds gather at wagah each sunset to watch the ceremony that accompanies the formal closing of the border post . scroll down for video . at least 55 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing at a border crossing between india and pakistan . a woman mourns for her relative next to the bodies of the blast victims at a hospital in lahore , pakistan . the punjab police chief said the blast happened when a suicide attacker approached a restaurant after the wagah ceremony and detonated his explosives . pakistan has been wracked by a homegrown taliban insurgency , the tehreek-e-taliban -lrb- ttp -rrb- movement that has killed thousands of people in recent years . the attack is a rare strike in punjab , pakistan 's richest and most populous province . the area , which is also the power-base of prime minister nawaz sharif , has been spared the worst of the bloody wave of islamist violence that has assailed the country in recent years . mushtaq sukhera , the punjab provincial police chief , said : ` it appears to have been a suicide attack . at least 55 people have been killed and more than 120 wounded . women and children were also killed . ' lahore police chief amin wains confirmed it was a suicide attack . it appears the blast took place some distance from the famous crossing point itself . ` people were returning after watching the parade at wagah border when the blast took place . ball bearings were found at the scene , ' he said . a pakistani woman next to paramedics who tend to a body of the blast victim at the wagah border crossing . a woman comforts a man mourning for their relative in the wake of the deadly explosion near lahore . the attack is a rare strike in punjab , which is pakistan 's richest and most populous province . mushtaq sukhera , the punjab police chief , said the blast happened when a suicide attacker approached a restaurant after the wagah ceremony and detonated his explosives . he said the attacker had struck when security had been ' a bit relaxed ' . there are several security checkpoints on the road leading to the border post , which is equipped with a ceremonial gate and banked seating . before entering , spectators are security checked , though searches are not always particularly rigorous . dozens of people use the wagah crossing to enter india and pakistan every day as it is the only road crossing between the two countries . it is also a crucial trade facility , where truck-loads of goods coming from and going to india are loaded and unloaded . a child is injured and receives initial treatment at a hospital in lahore following the explosion in the punjab area .<doc-sep>indian prime minister narendra modi condemned the attack as a ` dastardly act of terrorism ' rescue workers and police tend to the bodies of the victims of the suicide bomb attack in pakistan . pakistani authorities transport the body of the suicide attack , which has been condemned as an ` act of terror ' tahir javed , a senior security official in punjab province said that the dead included three members of the border force . he said : ` the suicide bomber failed to cross the security barrier and blew himself up outside when people were coming out . ' tonight , pakistani opposition politician imran khan condemned the blast as an ` act of terror ' . ` shocked and saddened by suicide attack near wagah border , ' the former international cricketer tweeted . meanwhile indian prime minister narendra modi condemned the attack as a ` dastardly act of terrorism ' . india has in the past accused pakistan of sponsoring jihadi groups in the region . the two countries , which have fought three wars against each other , have been engaged in a long-running conflict over the region of kashmir , which both sides claim . an indian security official said the indian side of the border was not affected by the explosion . devastated relatives stand beside the victims of the attack , which various umbrella groups of the tehreek-e-taliban group have claimed credit for . in recent weeks , the homegrown pakistani taliban group has become fragmented and the differing factions have all laid claim to the suicide bomb attack which has killed at least 55 people . pakistan has been wracked by a homegrown taliban insurgency , the tehreek-e-taliban -lrb- ttp -rrb- movement that has killed thousands of people in recent years . in recent weeks the movement has become fragmented , which has meant several conflicting claims of responsibility for the attack . abdullah bahar , a spokesman for a ttp faction loyal to its dead chief hakimullah mehsud , said they carried it out to avenge mehsud 's killing in a us drone strike last year . but the jamat-ul-ahrar faction , which broke away from the main ttp leadership in september , rubbished the claim and said they were behind the blast . group spokesman ehsanullah ehsan said in an email statement the attack was revenge for those killed in the ongoing military operation in north waziristan tribal area , on the afghan border . ehsan said they would soon release video footage of the attack . tv channels also ran claims from a third militant faction , called jundullah . pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand guard at the road leading to the scene of the attack in lahore . attacks by the homegrown taliban insurgency were once a near-daily occurrence but have tailed off since the army launched its anti-militant offensive in the north-west . in june the army began the long-awaited operation against militant hideouts in north waziristan after a bloody raid on karachi airport ended faltering peace talks between the government and the taliban . more than 1,100 militants and 100 soldiers have been killed since the start of the operation , and more than 100 militants have surrendered , according to the military .<doc-sep>at least 60 people were killed and more than 110 were wounded sunday in a lahore , pakistan , suicide blast near the country 's border with india , police said . a suicide bomber detonated his vest after a daily parade at the wagah border crossing , police said . it appeared the bomber entered the parade area as people were leaving and set off an explosive vest near a checkpoint , police said . spokesmen for two groups linked to the pakistani taliban -- jundallah and jamaat-ul-ahrar -- separately claimed responsibility for the bombing , with the spokesman for the latter , ehsanullah ehsan , calling the jundallah claim `` baseless . '' ehsan 's statement promised more attacks . `` we will soon release the video of this attack , '' the statement said . `` this attack is the revenge of the killing of those innocent people who have been killed by pakistan army , particularly of those who have been killed in north waziristan . '' footage from cnn affiliate geo news showed authorities scrambling through the streets , some of them ferrying the injured on stretchers to ambulances . many onlookers were crying as they spoke to reporters . more than 5 kilograms -lrb- 11 pounds -rrb- of explosives were used in the blast , which was conducted by a male from 18 and 20 years old , inspector general mushtaq ahmad sukhera of the punjab police said .<doc-sep>islamabad , pakistan -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- back-to-back suicide bombings killed at least five people at a university here tuesday and wounded nearly two dozen , authorities said . police investigators collect evidence at the suicide blast site at islamic international university in islamabad . the explosions occurred at the international islamic university in the pakistani capital , said police official bin yamin . naeem iqbal , islamabad police spokesman , said three men and two female students were killed , and 22 people were injured . at least four of the injured were in critical condition , said altaf hussein , a doctor at a hospital . all the victims are between the ages of 18 and 25 . usman virk , a student , said he heard one explosion in the men 's section of the university , followed by a blast in the cafeteria in the women 's section of the university . watch more about the attacks '' virk said he saw several injured students with blood-soaked clothes being taken away by rescue crews . more than 12,000 foreign and local students , including 5,500 women , are enrolled in the 29-year-old university . the university web site describes the school as a `` unique center of learning in the muslim world which strives to combine the essentials of the islamic faith with the best of modern knowledge . '' in recent weeks , pakistan has been relentlessly rocked by a wave of suicide attacks as islamic militants retaliate against a military offensive to rout insurgents operating along the pakistan-afghan border . on friday , a suicide car bomber detonated near a police station in peshawar , the capital of the north west frontier province . the blast killed at least 13 people , most of them civilians . a day earlier , militants attacked two police training centers and the country 's federal investigation agency in lahore in eastern pakistan . at least 30 pakistani police officers and civilians were killed in those attacks . at least 10 attackers also died . and on october 10 , militants held dozens of hostages for 22 hours inside an army headquarters in rawalpindi , which neighbors islamabad . eleven military personnel , three civilians , and nine militants were killed in the siege . cnn 's reza sayah contributed to this report .<doc-sep>islamabad , pakistan -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the pakistan taliban claimed responsibility thursday for a series of bombings a day earlier that left dozens dead , primarily shiite muslims gathering for a revered religious mourning period . at least 31 people were killed and 68 wounded in the blasts wednesday that came amid heightened security over the shiite observance , which has been targeted in recent years by extremists . read more : pakistani taliban threaten india after execution of mumbai attacker . the attacks also came as leaders of muslim nations gathered in islamabad for the thursday start of an economic summit of the developing 8 or d-8 . of the blasts , the deadliest was in rawalpindi where a suicide bomber joined a shiite processional , police official shahid hussain said . at least 23 people were killed and 35 wounded in the explosion , he said . pakistan taliban spokesman ihsanullah ihsan claimed responsibility for the attacks in rawalpindi , karachi and shangla . in karachi , at least two were killed and one wounded in a double-bombing that targeted a shiite community center , a police official said . read more : read more : who are the pakistani taliban ? in northern pakistan 's shangla , at least one person was killed and four wounded when a blast targeted a police vehicle , officials said . there was no immediate claim of responsibility for a blast in quetta that also appeared to target shiites . at least five people were killed and 28 wounded when a bomb detonated in a predominantly shiite neighborhood , said wazir khan nasar , a police official . ihsan said the pakistan taliban targeted shiites taking part in mourning observances because they believe it denigrates the prophet mohammed . the taliban attacks came during the holy month of muharram , which culminates saturday with the height of the mourning period . the shiite observance commemorates the death of the prophet mohammed 's grandson , who was killed in the battle of karbala in 680 ad . the battle and subsequent death of imam hussein caused the split between shiite and sunni muslims .<doc-sep>by . dan bloom . and associated press . at least 89 people have been killed in one of afghanistan 's deadliest suicide attacks since british and u.s. troops invaded in 2001 . a bomber detonated a car packed with explosives this morning , destroying more than 20 shops and dozens of cars , hitting a mosque and leaving victims buried in heaps of rubble . an official said the blast , in a small undefended town 150 miles south of kabul near the border with pakistan , also wounded at least 42 people - all civilians . scroll down for video . horror : a suicide bomb attack has killed at least 89 people near a busy market in eastern afghanistan . rubble : the suicide bomber detonated the device near a police checkpoint in paktika province . injured : a wounded man is stretchered into hospital for treatment after the devastating blast . the official , mohammad reza kharoti , said : ` it was a very brutal suicide attack against poor civilians . there was no military base nearby . ' the death toll was originally put at lower than 40 , but so many victims were buried in rubble that it more than doubled within a few hours . no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack . the taliban sent a statement to media denying their insurgent group was involved in the paktika bombing and saying they ` strongly condemn attacks on local people . ' defence ministry spokesman general mohammad zahir azimi said the bomber detonated his vehicle as he drove by the remote town 's crowded market . the military was providing helicopters and ambulances to transport the victims to the provincial capital , sharan .

<t> at least 55 people killed and 120 wounded during ceremony at sunset . </t> <t> explosion happened at the main pakistan-india border crossing . </t> <t> pakistani politician imran khan described the blast as an ` act of terror ' </t> <t> indian prime minister narendra modi said it was a ` dastardly act of terrorism ' </t> <t> pakistan has been wracked by a homegrown taliban group in recent years . </t>

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environmentalists have hit out at a giant new solar farm in the mojave desert as mounting evidence reveals birds flying through the extremely hot ` thermal flux ' surrounding the towers are being scorched . after years of regulatory . tangles around the impact on desert wildlife , the ivanpah solar electric generating . system opened on thursday but environmental groups say the nearly 350,000 gigantic mirrors are generating 1000 degree fahrenheit temperatures which are killing and singeing birds . according to compliance documents released by developer brightsource energy last year , dozens of birds were found injured at the site during the building stage . state and federal regulators are currently conducting a two-year study of the ivanpah plant 's effects on birds , with environmental groups questioning the the value of cleaner power when native wildlife is being killed or injured . scroll down for video . ` tower-power ' : heat emanating from the ivanpah solar electric generating system , the world 's largest solar farm of its kind , has allegedly killed and injured dozens of birds and other wildlife in the mojave desert . injured wildlife : environmentalists say there is growing evidence the technology is scorching birds that fly through the intense heat surrounding the towers , which can reach 1,000 degrees fahrenheit . big changes : the mojave desert has been transformed from a wilderness which homes tortoises and coyotes to a $ 2.2 billion green energy complex with the power to produce nearly 400 megawatts . bright future : jeff holland walks near some of 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors that reflect sunlight to boilers that sit on 459-foot towers at the ivanpah solar electric generating system . shine on : the computer-controlled mirrors , all 300,000 of them , are used to heat water in the boilers ' tubes and make steam , which in turn drives turbines to create electricity . looking for some hot stuff : a boiler at the ivanpah solar electric generating system on the california-nevada border vents steam as the field is set to finally open today after years of regulatory and legal tangles . ivanpah , a joint project uniting nrg energy inc. , google inc. and brightsource energy , can produce enough electricity to power 140,000 homes . larger projects are on the way , but for now , ivanpah is being described as a marker for the united states ' emerging solar industry . while solar power accounts for less than one per cent of the nation 's power output , thousands of projects from large , utility-scale plants to small production sites are under construction or being planned , particularly across the sun-drenched southwest . ` the opening of ivanpah is a dawn of a new era in power generation in the united states , ' said rhone resch , president of the solar energy industries association , a trade group . ` we are going to be a global leader in solar generation . ' the plant 's dedication comes as government continues to push for development of greener , cleaner power . president barack obama has mounted a second-term drive to combat climate change , proposing first-ever limits on carbon pollution from new and existing power plants . his plan aims to help move the u.s. from a coal-dependent past into a future fired by wind and solar power , nuclear energy and natural gas . according to u.s. energy information administration data , the cost of building and operating a new solar thermal power plant over its lifetime is greater than generating natural gas , coal or nuclear power . it costs a conventional coal plant $ 100 , on average , to produce a megawatt-hour of power , but that figure is $ 261 for solar thermal power , according to 2011 estimates .<doc-sep>the figures do not account for incentives such as state or federal tax credits that can impact the cost . ken johnson , a spokesman for the solar association , said in a statement that solar systems have seen ` dramatic price declines ' in the last few years . that 's good for utilities in california , which must obtain a third of their electricity from solar and other renewable sources by 2020 . supervising power : jeff holland , left , talks with noel hanson as they look out over a part of the five-square-mile field of gigantic mirrors set to produce enough electricity to power 140,000 homes . shining beacon : while solar power accounts for less than one per cent of the nation 's power output , thousands of projects from large , utility-scale plants to small production sites are under construction or being planned , particularly across the sun-drenched southwest . nice view : one of the three boiler towers with uses the reflections from the mirrors to heat water and create steam which powers the turbines to create electricity . the ivanpah site , about 45 miles southwest of las vegas , has virtually unbroken sunshine most of the year and is near transmission lines that carry power to consumers . using technology known as solar-thermal , more than 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors roughly the size of a garage door reflect sunlight to boilers atop 459-foot towers . the sun 's power is used to heat water in the boilers ' tubes and make steam , which drives turbines to create electricity . while many people are familiar with rooftop solar , or photovoltaic panels , ` these are a little bit different . this takes the sun 's rays and reflects them onto towers , ' said nrg spokesman jeff holland . the plant can be a startling sight for drivers heading toward las vegas along busy interstate 15 . amid miles of rock and scrub , its vast array of 7-by-10-foot mirrors creates the image of an ethereal lake shimmering atop the desert floor . in fact , it 's built on a dry lakebed . google announced in 2011 that it would invest $ 168million in the project . as part of its financing , brightsource also lined up $ 1.6 billion in loans guaranteed by the u.s. energy department . ivanpah can be seen as a success story and a cautionary tale , highlighting the inevitable trade-offs between the need for cleaner power and the loss of fragile , open land . the california energy commission concluded that while the solar plant would impose ` significant impacts on the environment ... the benefits the project would provide override those impacts . ' uniting powers : the gigantic green energy project is a joint mission between nrg energy inc. , google inc. and brightsource energy . looking at the man in the mirror : noel hanson stands near some of 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors on the ivanpah solar electric generating system . all under control : workers monitor more than 300,000 mirrors from the ivanpah solar electric generating system 's high tech control room . field of -lrb- green -rrb- dreams : the field of mirrors sprawls over five square miles of the mojave desert on the border of nevada and california , about 45miles southwest of las vegas . such disputes are likely to continue for years as more companies seek to develop solar , wind and geothermal plants on land treasured by environmentalists who also support the growth of renewable energy . at issue is what is worth preserving and at what cost , as california pushes to generate more electricity from renewable sources . in 2012 , the federal government established 17 ` solar energy zones ' in an attempt to direct development to land it has identified as having fewer wildlife and natural-resource obstacles . the zones comprise about 450 square miles in six states -- california , nevada , arizona , utah , colorado and new mexico . the western watershed project is continuing to push a lawsuit against federal agencies that reviewed the ivanpah project . its california director , michael j. connor , said alternatives to the site were not considered and serious environmental impacts , including fragmenting the tortoise population , were ignored . ` do we really need to have these giant plants first , or is it better to generate solar power on people 's roofs , the place it 's going to be used ? ' connor asked . nrg did not respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit . resch said a key issue for the industry will be maintaining government policies that encourage development , including tax credits for solar projects that are set to expire in 2016 and government loan guarantees . ` the direct result of these policies is projects like ivanpah , ' he said . according to statistics compiled by the energy department , the solar industry employs more than 140,000 americans at about 6,100 companies , with employment increasing nearly 20 percent since the fall of 2012 .<doc-sep>high tech , high mortality rate : more than 300,000 mirrors , each the size of a garage door , reflect solar rays onto three boiler towers each looming up to 40 stories high . when birds fly through the powerful reflected light , they 're scorched and leave a trail of smoke . federal wildlife officials said ivanpah might act as a ` mega-trap ' for wildlife , with the bright light of the plant attracting insects , which in turn attract insect-eating birds that fly to their death in the intensely focused rays . u.s. fish and wildlife officials say they want a death toll for a full year of operation . given the apparent scale of bird deaths at ivanpah , authorities should thoroughly track bird kills there for a year , including during annual migratory seasons , before granting any more permits for that kind of solar technology , said mr george , of the audubon society . the toll on birds has been surprising , said robert weisenmiller , chairman of the california energy commission . ` we did n't see a lot of impact ' on birds at the first , smaller power towers in the u.s. and europe , weisenmiller said . the commission is now considering the application from oakland-based brightsource to build a mirror field and a 75-story power tower that would reach above the sand dunes and creek washes between joshua tree national park and the california-arizona border . the proposed plant is on a flight path for birds between the colorado river and california 's largest lake , the salton sea -- an area , experts say , is richer in avian life than the ivanpah plant , with protected golden eagles and peregrine falcons and more than 100 other species of birds recorded there . unsettling : authorities at the plant call the trails of smoke left by scorched birds ` streamers ' u.s. fish and wildlife service officials warned california this month that the power-tower style of solar technology holds ` the highest lethality potential ' of the many solar projects burgeoning in the deserts of california . the commission 's staff estimates the proposed new tower would be almost four times as dangerous to birds as the ivanpah plant . the agency is expected to decide this autumn on the proposal . while biologists say there is no known feasible way to curb the number of birds killed , the companies behind the projects say they are hoping to find one -- studying whether lights , sounds or some other technology would scare them away , said joseph desmond , senior vice president at brightsource energy . massive : the $ 2.2 billion plant part-owned by google is the world 's largest and company brightsource energy wants to build one even bigger . brightsource also is offering $ 1.8 -lrb- # 1.08 -rrb- million in compensation for anticipated bird deaths at palen , desmond said . the company is proposing the money for programs such as those to spay and neuter domestic cats , which a government study found kill over 1.4 billion birds a year . opponents say that would do nothing to help the desert birds at the proposed site . power-tower proponents are fighting to keep the deaths from forcing a pause in the building of new plants when they see the technology on the verge of becoming more affordable and accessible , said thomas conroy , a renewable-energy expert . when it comes to powering the country 's grids , ` diversity of technology ... is critical , ' mr conroy said . ` nobody should be arguing let 's be all coal , all solar , ' all wind , or all nuclear . ` and every one of those technologies has a long list of pros and cons . ' the brightsource energy plant is located in the mojave desert . it is currently the largest solar thermal power plant in the world . even bigger : the california energy commission is now considering the application from oakland-based brightsource to build a mirror field and a 75-story power tower that would reach above the sand dunes and creek washes between joshua tree national park and the california-arizona border .<doc-sep>by . associated press . ten of thousands of birds flying over california are being scorched to death each year by powerful sun beams from the world 's largest solar plant . the birds have been dubbed ` streamers ' by workers at the plant in the mojave desert , for the smoke plume that comes from them as they ignite in midair . federal wildlife investigators visited the brightsource energy plant last year and watched as birds burned and fell , reporting an average of one ` streamer ' every two minutes . scroll down for video . body count : some experts estimate the ivanpah dry lake solar plant in california scorches around 30,000 birds per year in mid-air . they are now are urging california officials to halt the operator 's application to build a still-bigger version of the plant . estimates per year now range from a low of about a thousand by brightsource to 28,000 by an expert for the center for biological diversity environmental group . the deaths are ` alarming . it 's hard to say whether that 's the location or the technology , ' said garry george , renewable-energy director for the california chapter of the audubon society . ` there needs to be some caution . ' the bird deaths mark the latest instance in which the quest for clean energy sometimes has inadvertent environmental harm . debate : plant officials dispute that all the streamers are caused by birds . pictured is macgillivray 's warbler that was found at the ivanpah solar plant . solar farms have been criticised for their impacts on desert tortoises , and wind farms have killed birds , including numerous raptors . ` we take this issue very seriously , ' said jeff holland , a spokesman for nrg solar of carlsbad , california , the second of the three companies behind the plant . the third , google , deferred comment to its partners . wildlife officials who witnessed the phenomena say many of the clouds of smoke were too big to come from anything but a bird , and they add that they saw the ` birds entering the solar flux and igniting , consequently become a streamer . ' the $ 2.2 billion -lrb- # 1.32 billion -rrb- plant , which launched . in february , is at ivanpah dry lake near the california-nevada border . the operator says it is the world 's biggest plant to employ so-called .<doc-sep>an american aerospace company has developed a light-weight solar-powered drone that can fly at 65,000 feet for five years . the solara series , the largest of which measures 60 metres wide , are classed as a ` high altitude long endurance solar atmospheric satellites capable of carrying telecom , reconnaissance and atmospheric sensors . ' the solara aircraft is self-sufficient - it is covered in around 3,000 solar panels . producing about 7 kw of electricity - it will fly above the clouds , so it . would be exposed to sunlight constantly during daylight hours and store energy for the night flight . scroll down for video . new dawn : an american aerospace company has developed a light-weight solar-powered drone that can fly at 65,000 feet for five years . capabilities : the solara series , the largest of which measures 60 metres wide , are classed as a ` high altitude long endurance solar atmospheric satellites capable of carrying telecom , reconnaissance and atmospheric sensors ' self-sufficient : the aircraft has 3,000 solar panels producing about 7 kw of electricity and would be above the clouds , so it would be exposed to sunlight constantly during daylight hours . cruising speed for the solara is about 65 mph , and the unmanned craft will have an operating range of over 2.8 million miles , reports cbs local las vegas . the largest plane texas-based company titan aerospace plan to build , is the solara 60 , which could carry up to 250 pounds of payload , such as anything from signals intelligence gear or electro-optical sensors to communications equipment . the solara 50 and solara 60 will be launched with a catapult , according to flight daily website . travel : cruising speed for the solara is about 65 mph , and the unmanned craft will have an operating range of over 2.8 million miles . capacity : the largest plane they plan to build , the solara 60 , could carry up to 250 pounds anything from signals intelligence gear or electro-optical sensors to communications equipment . power : it is covered in around 3,000 solar panels . producing about 7 kw of electricity - it will fly above the clouds , so it .<doc-sep>the world 's largest solar power plant has gone online in california , with enough power to supply 160,000 homes . spanning a huge 9.5 square miles -lrb- 25 square km -rrb- - a third of the size of manhattan - the topaz solar farm consists of nine million solar panels and has a capacity of 550 megawatts . and it is a major step towards the state 's goals of supplying 33 per cent of electricity to homes from renewable sources by 2020 . scroll down for video . the topaz solar farm -lrb- shown -rrb- has gone online in california 's carrizo plain . the $ 2.5 bn project spans 9.5 square miles and has nine million panels . it has a capacity of 550 megawatts , enough to power 160,000 homes . and it will take the place of 370,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions . the mammoth $ 2.5 billion -lrb- # 1.5 billion -rrb- project is located in california 's carrizo plain , in southeastern san luis obispo county .

<t> the ivanpah solar electric generating system , the world 's largest solar plant of its kind , recently switched on . </t> <t> the plants is located on five square miles of the mojave desert , near the california / nevada border . </t> <t> state energy officials have released photos of bird with singed feathers from flying into the hot ` thermal flux ' around the towers , which can reach 1,000 degrees fahrenheit . </t> <t> the plant is made up of three generating units surrounded by more than 300,000 reflecting mirrors . </t> <t> at full power it produces enough electricity for 140,000 homes but is still attracting controversy over environment . </t>

world 's largest solar farm is scorching birds that fly over it<T>

click here to read adel taarabt 's response to harry redknapp 's ` overweight ' claims . qpr owner tony fernandes has backed harry redknapp following his scathing attack on adel taarabt at the weekend . the loftus road boss accused the mercurial moroccan of being ` three stone overweight ' after he was left out of the squad for sunday 's 3-2 defeat against liverpool . redknapp fumed : ` he played in a reserve match the other day , and i could have run around more than he did . adel taarabt has been criticised by his manager harry redknapp for being overweight .<doc-sep>qpr owner fernandes echoed redknapp 's comments on taarabt , but later deleted his tweet . fernandes can not bear to watch as his team concede a late goal to liverpool after fighting back from behind . qpr midfielder adel taarabt has hit back at manager harry redknapp 's claim that he is overweight . ` i am a professional -- this is not about retaliation ' ... taarabt spoke his mind in full about the situation . ` i want players who want to try and work every day at a good club like qpr , and show a good attitude - and that 's what i got from the players against liverpool .<doc-sep>` when he starts doing that , whether he ever can even do it , maybe he 'll get a game . i ca n't keep protecting them , when he 's three stone overweight and on 60 , 70 grand a week and do n't train . what 's the world coming to ? ' struggling to recover from a string of ankle injuries , redknapp said taarabt is ` about three stone overweight ' taarabt 's work ethic was challenged by redknapp , who alluded to the moroccan having a bad attitude . redknapp questioned the qpr midfielder 's willingness to show he deserves his '60 to 70 grand-a-week ' wages . taarabt has featured just twice since his loan spell at ac milan last season , and fernandes has lent his support to redknapp after his verbal volley at the midfielder .<doc-sep>he tweeted : ` professional players must be fit . if i do a job . i 'm ready to do he job . full stop . the bucks stops at you . its your body and your career ' the qpr owner has since deleted the tweet . former tottenham midfielder taarabt insists he can only get fitness playing premier league football . taarabt made his only start of the season against burton , but has come off the bench twice in the league .<doc-sep>queens park rangers chairman tony fernandes has labelled the war of words between manager harry redknapp and adel taarabt an ` embarrassment ' . fernandes intervened on tuesday after taarabt responded to criticism about his physical condition by the qpr manager . redknapp , who guided qpr back into the barclays premier league last season but is battling to save his job as manager , claimed taarabt was ` three stone overweight ' during an amazing outburst following the 3-2 defeat by liverpool at loftus road on sunday . video scroll down to watch harry redknapp say adel taarabt is ` three stone overweight ' adel taarabt shows off his body after qpr manager harry redknapp said he was ` three stone overweight ' taarabt was n't happy with what manager redknapp said about him after qpr lost against liverpool . redknapp was speaking to reporters after the 3-2 defeat against liverpool at loftus road on sunday . click here to read what adel taarabt had to say after harry redknapp claimed the midfielder was ` three stone overweight ' fernandes said : ` as a club , we are fully aware of stories in the press over the last few days regarding harry redknapp and adel taarabt . ` we regret these issues being played out in public and harry redknapp and adel taarabt have been notified of our disappointment regarding their handling of the situation . i have spoken to them both personally . ` on behalf of the club , i would like to apologise to the qpr supporters for the embarrassment this has caused and confirm that the issue has been dealt with internally . ` the club 's focus is now on the aston villa fixture next monday and hopefully after a tough few days we can turn a negative into a positive and build on sunday 's improved display . ' fernandes , who was at sunday 's game , is furious that the row between the pair has been made public . he appeared to tweet a message in support of redknapp 's stance yesterday but later deleted it . it read : ` professional players must be fit . if i do a job i 'm ready to do the job . full stop . the buck stops at you . it 's your body and your career . ' qpr chairman tony fernandes says the spat between taarabt and redknapp has been an 'em barrassment ' fernandes says he has spoken with redknapp and taarabt personally after the qpr duo 's public argument . when asked about the fitness of the qpr 's adel taarabt , manager harry redknapp said : . ` no , he 's not fit : he 's not fit to play football , unfortunately . he played in a reserve team game the other day , and i could have run about more than he did . so no , i ca n't pick him .<doc-sep>adel taarabt insisted he is fit enough for the rigours of the barclays premier league yet harry redknapp claimed he is overweight . but one thing 's for sure : the controversial midfielder is in better shape than the qpr chairman . tony fernandes appeared to make light of the row between his club 's manager and playmaker by sharing a self-deprecating picture of his naked torso with the message : ` getting ready for villa . ' ` getting ready for villa ' ! tony fernandes shared this naked selfie with his instagram followers . the air asia boss is clearly carrying some extra baggage but fernandes should be applauded for enjoying a laugh at himself during a tough time for his club . qpr are rock bottom of the barclays premier league with just one win from eight games heading into monday night 's clash against villa at loftus road . the 3-2 home defeat by liverpool last sunday was made all the more miserable by conceding two shambolic own goals during that match and then the following fallout between redknapp and taarabt . adel taarabt attempted to prove his fitness by showing off his flat stomach to sportrsmail .<doc-sep>queens park rangers owner tony fernandes has backed adel taarabt to prove he is capable of competing at the highest level of english football . taarabt , who has made two appearances for qpr so far this season , was omitted from harry redknapp 's pre-season squad for their summer tour of the us - but has since managed to edge his way back into his manager 's plans . fernandes believes taarabt can replicate the form he had shown at loftus road before sealing consecutive loan moves to fulham and ac milan with the help of qpr 's coaching staff .<doc-sep>by . rajvir rai for mailonline . follow @@ r_rai . adel taarabt is a special talent who can inspire qpr to avoid relegation , according to chairman tony fernandes . taarabt is back at qpr having spent last season on loan at fulham and ac milan . he was expected to join the italian giants permanently during the summer but the move collapsed as milan refused to meet qpr 's # 6million valuation . the 25-year-old has only played a few minutes of premier league football for harry redknapp 's side this season - coming on as a 89th-minute substitute in the win over sunderland last weekend - but fernandes has backed him to surprise his critics . high flyer : adel taarabt -lrb- left -rrb- has been backed to show his talent at qpr . back in the fold : adel taarabt starred for qpr in their capital one cup defeat to burton albion . double trouble : adel taarabt -lrb- right -rrb- spent last season on loan at ac milan with mario balotelli . ' i think adel will be a surprise for many this season . he 's focused and wants to stay at qpr . he can turn games around in a few minutes , so it 's important to have him , ' fernandes told the evening standard . ` he is happy to be here . he was the best player at burton albion last week -lsb- in the capital one cup -rsb- , even though we lost . ` like many people who wrote off joey -lsb- barton -rsb- -- and he was key for us last season -- adel is going to be something special . ` people have forgotten him a little bit but he can do extraordinary things . at ac milan last season he was quite special . '

<t> harry redknapp had criticised moroccan for being overweight . </t> <t> owner tony fernandes tweets criticism of the qpr midfielder . </t> <t> but fernandes deletes his comments soon after . </t>

tony fernandes joins harry redknapp in criticising adel taarabt , tells qpr star that ` the buck stops at you - it 's your career '<T>

a popular restaurant has made the controversial decision to add a section to its credit card receipts that gives diners the option to leave a second tip for kitchen staff . zach pollack , owner/chef at alimento , a popular italian eatery in los angeles , said he added the second gratuity after two of his cooks left for higher paying jobs . ` they could n't make it work on their end , and i could n't make it work on mine - this is a small restaurant , ' he told los angeles magazine . ` but at the same time , the servers are walking away with a lot of money . that 's great , but it put an issue in the spotlight that i 've been aware of for a while . ' would you leave a second tip ? alimento , an italian restaurant in los angeles , has added a second line on its credit card receipts in hopes of retaining its kitchen staff . the kitchen gratuity will be divided evenly between alimento 's line cooks , prep cooks and dishwashers . the sous chefs and pollack himself will not get a cut . traditionally , kitchen staff make a higher hourly wage than front-of-house staff - like bartenders and waitresses - to compensate for the fact they are n't making tips . still , the take-home pay does n't even out : according to a study cited by grubstreet , back-of-house workers make an average of $ 18,720 per year while the people in front make $ 24,123 . mr pollack says he hopes other eateries adopt his policy so that ultimately ` the best restaurants would be able to sustain better cooks , rather than losing them to hotels , country clubs , or lounge restaurants that are able to subsidize kitchen labor with extra income . ' ready for dinner ! alimento is located in los angeles 's trendy silver lake neighborhood . restaurant employees are divided about pollack 's plan . oliver levius , a chef at italian restaurant pastai in manhattan , told mailonline he thinks the kitchen gratuity is ' a little tacky ' and ` overly forward . ' ` it also pits the servers against the kitchen team , and restaurants tend to work better if the whole joint is pulling together , ' he said . pastai 's manager charles fenwick elliott , who is a former waiter , offered another scenario : ` i 've had bad tips before as a direct result of the kitchen screwing up . conversely , great food can go unrewarded if the service is bad . so in my utopic restaurant scenario , i 'd like to see tips split down the middle between servers and kitchen staff . ' bob wilkerson , who worked as a cook in high-end restaurants in roanoke , virginia , for more than 15 years , said pollack 's plan is something he always wished for .<doc-sep>` there was nothing worse than working a 500 plate service and then hearing the servers brag about the money that they had made , ' mr wilkerson said . ` working a friday night dinner rush is probably one of the most stressful things i have ever done . having a few bucks tossed my way at the end of a shift like that would certainly make my day . ` kitchen workers are the unsung heroes of the food industry , and they can make or break a restaurant 's reputation . i do n't think there needs to be an industry standard for what to tip the kitchen , but what is it to throw an extra dollar to the cooks ? those dollars would add up . ' although the industry may be divided , none of the potential patrons the mail interviewed seemed perturbed by the suggestion to leave a second tip for kitchen staff . ` when a meal is really great , why would i not want to reward the kitchen ? ' said amelia mattix , a resident of brooklyn , new york . . ` i 'm in law school , so it 's not like i 'm exactly rolling in dough at the moment , but a few extra dollars for an awesome meal is n't going to keep me from paying rent . ' chicago resident jourdan crouch agrees : ` if the restaurant is tiny - which it sounds like this place is - the owner probably ca n't afford to raise the hourly wage by much . if this is what i can do to support small businesses that i love , i 'm happy to do it . plus , having a second tip section gives you the option to distinguish great food from great service . i wo n't punish the server for bad food , and i wo n't punish the kitchen for bad service . ' mr pollack insists that the kitchen tip is completely optional - and he 's reminding alimento 's diners of this by sending a tiny card out with the bill . ` at alimento , we believe a great meal comes together not from the effort of any single person , but from the successful cooperation of a team of people , from servers and hosts , to cooks and bussers . nevertheless , traditional tipping has created a very sizeable gap between the earnings of cooks and servers , and current state law prohibits restaurants from sharing servers ' tips with kitchen staff . rather than imposing a mandatory ` service fee ' or ` kitchen surcharge ' as many are doing , we 'd like to leave the choice in your , the diner 's , hands . if you 're perfectly happy with tipping as usual , there 's no need for you to do anything differently . but , if you 'd like to send a little love to the lads and ladies hustling in the back , we 'd be honored to provide you the means to do so . all such tips will go to line cooks and other kitchen staff ; no one in management will participate.l.a . has many great restaurants , and we 're thrilled you 've chosen to dine with us today . we will continue to work hard to bring you the best dining experience we possibly can.thanks for your ongoing support ! ' this is not the first restaurant that has experimented with a different model for paying its employees . los angeles restaurants republique , animal , hungry cat and others have added a 3per cent surcharge to bills to pay for employees ' health insurance , according to the la times . and michelin-star chef daniel patterson , who owns coi in san francisco , recently announced plans to do away with tips and service charges altogether at his new restaurant aster . instead , he will raise menu prices by 15per cent and pay all employees hourly . ` this way , price is all inclusive , ' he told eater . ` there 's no healthy san francisco surcharge . there 's no tip , there 's no service charge . there 's just one price . ' i really do think in five years that 's how every restaurant will run . '<doc-sep>by . joshua gardner . published : . 19:14 est , 14 august 2013 . | . updated : . 03:12 est , 15 august 2013 . the owner of a san diego restaurant says he 's abolished tipping waiters for the last six years and service has only gotten better . concerned about income disparity between servers and kitchen staff , jay porter and his employees opted to tack on an extra 18 percent to each customer 's bill and distribute the money evenly among everyone who worked at his farm-to-table restaurant , the linkery . instead of creating an unhappy , unmotivated waitstaff , something miraculous happened : service actually started to improve . gratuity included : not a single tip was left at the linkery in san diego for six years . porter wrote about the experience of running the linkery , which specialized in farm-to-table cuisine with the tag line ` our friends grow food for you and we cook it , ' in a recent slate article . ` within a couple of months , ' writes porter , ` our server team was making more money than it had under the tipped system . the quality of our service also improved . ' over time , the servers evidently earned more overall with more consistent pay . and better service , logic would say , meant more customers with more of those built-in 18 percent gratuities . but it was n't just the service that benefited from the change , which the restaurant made a few years after the linkery opened . the food also improved . happy family : owner jay porter says that taking away tips made for happier workers , customers , and more money for all .<doc-sep>staff at a san francisco restaurant got a pleasant new year 's surprise when a customer left a $ 2,000 tip in the latest in a series of ` tips for jesus ' . a diner at tacolicious left the gratuity after paying a bill of just $ 50.74 on january 2 . a photograph of the receipt was then posted to the ` tips for jesus ' instagram account . happy new year : the substantial tip left at san francisco restaurant tacolicious on january 2 . staff at the tacolicious restaurant on valencia street would each get a share of the generous tip . the generous gesture follows one in arizona on december 27 , where a $ 11,000 tip was left on a bill of just $ 420 , with a note saying ` tips for jesus ' . a staff member at tacolicious told sfgate the tipper ` comes in here all the time and he 's amazing . amazing to the staff ' . the restaurant worker said the gratuity would be shared among the staff . many suspect the person behind the tips for jesus phenomenon is the former vice-president of paypal , jack selby . it has previously been reported that the tips for jesus tippers are a collective of wealthy people .<doc-sep>the asiana noodle shop is one restaurant where foreigners are likely to be hit with an 18 percent gratuity included on their bill . owner sandy kong told abc news that she was tired of her waitresses getting bad tips . ` some canadians come in , they spend like $ 100 or $ 150 and they leave the wait staff maybe a $ 1 tip , ' she said . ` it happens pretty often . i realize that the canadians think it 's discrimination , but on all the receipts it 's printed out on bottom : `` we suggest an 18 or 20 percent tip . '' ' visitors : the city of burlington has been encouraging tourists from quebec to visit vermont and spend their money . ms kong , who was born in hong kong , said other foreigners are often lousy at leaving money for the wait staff . ` asians do it also . but it seems that canadians tip the worst , ' she said . anne-marie humbert , who lives in a nearby town in vermont , first noticed the practice when she had dinner with her husband at splash at the boat house on burlington .<doc-sep>a waiter who mistakenly threw away up to $ 7,000 in a ` tips for jesus ' gratuity is praying that the money can be resurrected . ron kinney , 67 , waits tables at the french quarter restaurant in west hollywood , california . in december , he received a huge tip on a $ 50 bill - but threw away the receipt , thinking that a diner had simply had too much to drink . unbeknown to mr kinney , ` tips for jesus ' is a phenomenon sweeping the country where restaurant staff from new york to arizona have been left thousands of dollars by an extremely generous , anonymous patron . it 's a miracle ! restaurant staff up and down the country have been receiving big tips on checks stamped with @tipsforjesus . it has been claimed that at least one of the ` tips for jesus ' do-gooders is former paypal vice president jack selby . former paypal vp jack selby is believed to be behind ` tips for jesus ' by the time mr kinney and his co-workers realized the good fortune , the receipt was gone . mr kinney told the san francisco chronicle : ' i was pretty naive . ' i thought it was someone who had a drink too many and did n't realize what they were doing . he added : `` the money would sure have come in handy for me to help for retirement . we have no such plan at work . ' in december , aruj dhuwan , a waiter at . bo 's kitchen , new york , said he was left a staggering tip of $ 1,000 . dollars from a table he served late on saturday night that included mr . selby . it was the third time . the tips for jesus lightning struck in the city in a single weekend . a . worker at the smith near lincoln center was left $ 3,500 , while another . at nomad in the flatiron district got $ 7,000 . it . has previously been speculated that mr selby , who became a . multimillionaire when paypal was sold to ebay , was the person behind . tips for jesus . the . 39-year-old businessman is believed to have handed out tens of thousands . of dollars in tips in the past three months at cafes and clubs from . michigan to california . mr selby was among a small group of alumni who made a fortune at paypal , and since leaving the firm has dabbled in film production , venture capitalism and now , according to his facebook , he 's opened a dry-cleaning business . while he has n't officially revealed himself anywhere since the story went viral , he posted a link to an article about one generous gratuity on his page . and his facebook friends appear to be in on the charitable scheme . one , anne woolway , commented : ` do we win if we know whom is behind tipsforjesus ? ' another , rob hughes , added : ` and the mystery tipper strikes again ... ' mr kinney , 67 , who waits tables at the french quarter restaurant in west hollywood , said that he had no idea that the huge tip was serious and it would have been useful for his retirement . mr selby also owns homes in all the states where tips were received , including multiple residences in arizona and california . last year , mr selby started a company incognito pictures with the aim to make movies for a budget of $ 10 million or less . he secured $ 50million in financing for the project and entered into a long-term distribution deal with the weinstein company . tipsforjesus has left a trail of extremely happy servers across the country after dropping the ridiculously generous tips .

<t> l.a restaurant alimento implemented the idea in an effort to keep talent from leaving for higher paying jobs . </t> <t> the industry is divided on the plan , saying it could pit servers against kitchen staff . </t>

restaurant adds separate gratuity options for kitchen and wait staff on customers ' checks<T>

ronald koeman wants to bring graziano pelle and terence kongolo to southampton from his former club feyenoord . the striker and centre back could follow their former manager to st mary 's with pelle the subject of an # 8million bid . kongolo is on international duty with louis van gaal 's holland side but has only played one minute so far - as a late substitute against chile . international class : kongolo is playing for louis van gaal 's holland at the world cup in brazil .<doc-sep>meanwhile , sammy lee will become koeman 's assistant after plumping for a move to southampton over championship side brighton . wanted : leicester city are set to make a move for feyernoord striker graziano pelle . video koeman handed saints job .<doc-sep>video scroll down to see terence kongolo in action for feyenoord in december . southampton boss ronald koeman is keen to sign feyenoord defender terence kongolo in the summer . van beek has made 22 appearances this season for the dutch club , scoring twice .<doc-sep>by . simon jones . southampton hope to finalise the # 8million transfer of graziano pelle from feyenoord on monday . sportsmail revealed ronald koeman 's interest and saints will invest in the italian who notched 26 goals last season . leicester have shown interest in pelle but he wants to link up with former boss koeman .<doc-sep>southampton have moved to further fill the void left by their summer departures by signing striker graziano pelle . the italian has penned a three-year deal with the saints , leaving feyenoord and following former boss ronald koeman to the south coast . the 28-year-old scored 27 goals for the rotterdam club in the 2013/14 season and will be viewed as a replacement for rickie lambert , who moved to liverpool earlier in the summer . video scroll down for southampton 's pelle finds net for feyenoord with cheeky mule-kick . new arrival : southampton completed the # 8m signing of pelle from dutch side feyenoord earlier this summer . signing on : pelle has agreed a three-year contract at st mary 's and is re-united with former manager ronald koeman .<doc-sep>by . nick purewal , press association sport . graziano pelle and dusan tadic must be more aggressive to thrive in the premier league , according to southampton boss ronald koeman . saints manager koeman admitted his attacking summer signings from holland need time to adapt to england 's physicality . southampton laboured to a goalless home draw with west brom in league action on saturday , prompting koeman to admit he is still chasing further transfer window recruits . video scroll down to see graziano pelle show aggression as he storms down the tunnel . out-muscled : graziano pelle has been told by southampton manager ronald koeman to be aggressive . tough : dusan tadic must show aggression at southampton in order to survive the harsh premier league . the st mary 's outfit are understood to be pursuing both spurs wing andros townsend and unsettled atletico madrid defender toby alderweireld . saints take on championship club millwall in the capital one cup on tuesday night , with koeman keen to see his side fire back to finishing form . ' i think sometimes he can be a little bit more aggressive maybe , to expect in which position the ball falls down , ' koeman told the southern daily echo of pelle , saints ' italian summer recruit from feyenoord . ` but he needs players from the midfield and with movements around him . if there comes a long ball , you have to expect something . if you wait and you go then , sometimes you are too late . '

<t> koeman has money to spend following the sale of luke shaw . </t> <t> pelle and kongolo could follow the dutchman from feyenoord . </t>

ronald koeman wants feyenoord 's graziano pelle and terence kongolo to join him at southampton<T>

dangerous : 19-year-old breona synclair watkins was arrested early tuesday after officers found her driving with her 5-month-old baby in the trunk of the car . a young mother was arrested early tuesday after she put her 5-month-old baby into the trunk of her car , to avoid getting a ticket for not driving with a car seat . broward county , florida sheriff 's deputies first spotted 19-year-old breona synclair watkins driving a car with a headlight out around 1am , when she pulled out 15 feet into an intersection at a red light , and then backed up . they then attempted to pull her over , but she continued through the green light and another quarter-mile before coming to a stop . the 14-year-old sitting in the passenger seat said the 2005 dodge stratis belong to her mother . when another deputy showed up and heard crying from the trunk , so they opened it up and found watkins ' 5-month-old laying on a pair of large hedge-cutting shears .<doc-sep>the temperature in the trunk was noticeably warmer than outside , and was littered with other hazardous materials like a rusty metal hanger and tire iron , a plastic cd case and a used gas can . watkins told police officers that the 14-year-old was holding the baby in her lap when she noticed the cops . not wanting to get ticketed for driving without a car seat , watkins had the passenger put the baby in the truck through an opening in the back seat . she then had the passenger close the opening and continued to drive before being pulled over . watkins was arrested on seven charges including child abuse , resisting an officer , driving without a license and failure to have a child restraint . she was held overnight at broward county jail on $ 7,000 bond .<doc-sep>by . daily mail reporter . published : . 01:28 est , 24 august 2012 . | . updated : . 15:17 est , 24 august 2012 . a 19-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly stealing a three-day-old infant after she bought $ 16 scrubs across the street from a pittsburgh , pennsylvania , hospital then posted as a nurse took the child from his mother 's arms as she sat in her hospital room . breona moore smiled broadly for tv cameras and blamed her mother , father and boyfriend for the alleged kidnapping as she was led away in handcuffs on thursday afternoon . the disappearance of bryce coleman for five hours thursday set off a frantic search by police and the staff at magee-womens hospital . he was found safe when police discovered moore hiding in a stair well in an office building near the hospital . safe : bryce coleman was found safe five hours after he was stolen from his mother in the hospital . surrounded : breona moore , 19 , seemed unrepentant as she was led away by police after her arrest . perp walk : breona moore , 19 , of mckeesport , is led into police headquarters for questioning . booked : moore was arraigned today on charges she kidnapped the 3-day-old infant .<doc-sep>by . martin robinson . published : . 10:16 est , 5 march 2014 . | . updated : . 12:18 est , 5 march 2014 . an ex-girlfriend of paedophile lostprophets singer ian watkins was today charged with possessing and distributing indecent images of children . joanne mjadzelics , 38 , was arrested as part of operation globe , a worldwide investigation into watkins 's child sex activities . the singer , from pontypridd , was jailed for 35 years at cardiff crown court last year after being found guilty of a string of sex offences , including the attempted rape of an 11-month-old baby . prosecution : joanne mjadzelics , 38 , an ex-girlfriend of paedophile lostprophets singer ian watkins , has been charged with possessing indecent images . mjadzelics , a former private banking manager with the royal bank of scotland , had an on-off relationship with watkins from 2006 onwards .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- evidence consistent with human decomposition was found in the trunk of a car belonging to a florida woman charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter , according to a forensic report released friday . caylee anthony , 3 , disappeared in mid-june but was n't reported missing until a month later . `` both odor analysis and libs results appear to be quite consistent with a decompositional event having occurred in the trunk of the vehicle , '' said the report from tennessee 's oak ridge national laboratory , noting that the results were preliminary . testing indicates that the decomposition could be human , the report adds . casey anthony , who drove the car , was arrested this month and charged with first-degree murder and other charges in the disappearance of her daughter , caylee . caylee was last seen in mid-june , but casey anthony waited about a month before telling her family the child was gone . libs is laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy , one of the techniques used in chemical analysis . testing was conducted on air and carpet samples from the vehicle . the tests indicated `` the presence of the five key major compounds associated with human decomposition , '' the report said . the tests also found `` an unusually large concentration of chloroform '' in the trunk , according to the oak ridge report . chloroform can be used to render someone unconscious . however , trace amounts of chloroform were also found on a control carpet sample , the report said . watch nancy grace report on the chloroform discovery ''<doc-sep>breona moore , 22 , who was sent to prison in april for impersonating a nurse and abducting a newborn from magee-women 's hospital in pittsburgh has died from natural causes . a western pennsylvania woman who was sent to prison for impersonating a nurse and abducting a newborn from a pittsburgh hospital has died . twenty-two-year-old breona moore of east mckeesport died late last week at geisinger medical center in danville , officials said . montour county coroner scott lynn told the pittsburgh tribune-review that moore died of natural causes . moore was serving a 2 1/2 - to-five-year sentence at muncy state prison after pleading guilty in april to kidnapping a 3-day-old boy from magee-women 's hospital at upmc . moore , who was 5-foot-4 and 230 pounds , had told friends for weeks that she was pregnant , prosecutors said . on aug. 23 , 2012 , dressed in hospital scrubs , moore walked into the mother 's hospital room and told her she was taking the baby for a medical test . instead , she placed him in a handbag and carried him out of the hospital , prompting a frantic search for the missing child that lasted for several hours . police found moore holding the baby , who was not harmed , in a janitor 's closet in a downtown office building . at her sentencing in june , moore told the judge she became depressed after a doctor told her she would be unable to have children of her own . she apologized for her actions and to the baby 's mother , even though she was not in the courtroom . ' i hope i will be as blessed as you some day , ' moore said . ` there are no words to say how remorseful i am . ' in august 2012 , dressed in hospital scrubs , moore had walked into a mom 's hospital room at magee-women 's hospital in pittsburgh and told her she was taking the baby for a medical test . police found moore holding the baby , who was not harmed , in a janitor 's closet in a downtown office building .

<t> breona synclair watkins , 19 , was pulled over around 1am tuesday morning . </t> <t> officers heard crying from her cars trunk and found the 5-month-old baby inside , lying on a pair of large hedge-cutters . </t> <t> watkins was arrested on seven charges including child abuse and driving without a license . </t>

breona synclair watkins drove with 5-month-old in trunk to avoid getting ticketed<T>

a film about homosexual wartime codebreaker and father of modern computing alan turing has been attacked by his biographer . enigma hero turing played a key role in breaking the german enigma code during the second world war while working at bletchley park . he is credited with saving thousands of lives during the conflict . but a new american funded film about his life has been lambasted for exaggerating a love affair with a woman , played by keira knightley , and making a fictional connection to a notorious spy . turing was a well known homosexual . enigma hero turing -lrb- left -rrb- played a key role in breaking the german enigma code during the second world war while working at bletchley park . benedict cumberbatch -lrb- right -rrb- is set to play him in an american funded film . the imitation game is based on a biography by andrew hodges , an oxford maths academic . it is set to star benedict cumberbatch as turing and fellow bletchley codebreaker joan clarke will be played by keira knightley as turing 's girlfriend - despite the fact that he was gay . the sunday times reports that mr hodges has been sent a script of the film and is ` alarmed by the inaccuracies it ' . he said : ` they have built up the relationship with joan much more than it actually was . ' he said while the couple had been ` briefly engaged ' , it was said that he liked her because he could talk to her as if she were really another man ' and there had never been much physical contact . he said the casting of keira knightley in the role , did not ` strike him as right . ' fellow bletchley codebreaker joan clarke -lrb- left -rrb- . is set to be played by keira knightley -lrb- right -rrb- as turing 's girlfriend - despite . the fact that he was gay . he said : ` i 'm not being rude about her , but joan clarke was no glamourpuss . ' the film follows the break-up of their relationship , which happened because turing was unable to live a lie by marrying her . but hodges is said to be more concerned about the main story line , which invents a fictional relationship between turing and john cairncross , who was later identified as the fifth man in the british spy ring that included kim philby and guy burgess . people who worked on separate projects at bletchley were kept apart and hodges labeled the scenario ` ludicrous ' adding that turing and cairncross would never have met . he said : ` their relationship is invented . ' the paper reports that a line in the script , which sees turing confronted by a colleague who tells him ` no wonder they think you are a spy ' , has now been removed . the film was written by graham moore and is to be directed by the norwegian morten tyldum whose last production was the violent thriller headhunters , and produced by teddy schwarzmann . enigma hero turing played a key role in breaking the german enigma code during the second world war while working at bletchley park -lrb- pictured -rrb- . he is credited with saving thousands of lives during the conflict . turing led the team at bletchley park that cracked the world war ii nazi enigma code , allowing the allies to anticipate every move the germans made . hodges is said to have written to mr moore about his concerns about the script , including criticisms that it showed nothing of . turing 's ` extraordinary skills as a scientist and computer designer ' . he said he was told they were going to make more of his marathon running and see him having more interaction with colleagues to make him look less wimpish . turing led the team at bletchley park . that cracked the world war ii nazi enigma code , allowing the allies to . anticipate every move the germans made . he is now widely recognised as a . computing pioneer . they . were tasked with breaking the german codes , transmitted on complex . devices called enigma machines , which encrypted words into as many as 15 . million million possible combinations . he . also deciphered the codes that ensured the d-day invasion could go . ahead as planned . but his work was ill-rewarded after the war . forbidden .<doc-sep>to talk about his secret activities , he took a teaching post at . manchester university , where he became involved with a 19-year-old youth . called arnold murray . turing . turned a blind eye to murray pilfering petty cash from him , but when a . sentimentally valuable watch went missing , he unwisely reported the . crime to the police . the . police investigating the robbery turned their attentions to turing 's . private life and he was convicted of gross indecency and given the . choice by the court of going to jail or accepting ` chemical castration ' -- . a course of the female hormone oestrogen to lower his libido . the . persecution and police surveillance turing found himself under -lrb- there . were fears that , at the height of the cold war , his homosexuality would . make him a target for blackmail by soviet spies -rrb- wore him down . in . june 1954 , he decided to imitate his favourite film , walt disney 's snow . white - which he had watched seven times - and fatally bit into an . apple coated with cyanide . mr schwarzmann said the film was a drama , not a piece of entertainment and added while they do not want to invent events , there are some ` creative . liberties ' . he added : ` when . we come over , we are also going to get in touch with some other experts . on that period . we know how very important turing is to you over . there . ' turing led the team at bletchley park that cracked the world war ii nazi enigma code , allowing the allies to anticipate every move the germans made.he is now widely recognised as a computing pioneer . his outstanding talents were recognised at the outbreak of war , when he was plucked from academic life at cambridge to head the team at bletchley park , codenamed station x . they were tasked with breaking the german codes , transmitted on complex devices called enigma machines , which encrypted words into as many as 15 million million possible combinations . he also deciphered the codes that ensured the d-day invasion could go ahead as planned . but his work was ill-rewarded after the war . forbidden to talk about his secret activities , he took a teaching post at manchester university , where he became involved with a 19-year-old youth called arnold murray . turing turned a blind eye to murray pilfering petty cash from him , but when a sentimentally valuable watch went missing , he unwisely reported the crime to the police . the police investigating the robbery turned their attentions to turing 's private life and he was convicted of gross indecency and given the choice by the court of going to jail or accepting ` chemical castration ' -- a course of the female hormone oestrogen to lower his libido . the persecution and police surveillance turing found himself under -lrb- there were fears that , at the height of the cold war , his homosexuality would make him a target for blackmail by soviet spies -rrb- wore him down . in june 1954 , he decided to imitate his favourite film , walt disney 's snow white - which he had watched seven times - and fatally bit into an apple coated with cyanide . apple founders steve jobs and steve wozniak were said to have based their famous logo on turing 's deadly apple - a proud legacy that will continue regardless of how the establishment views him .<doc-sep>the notebook was among the papers he left in his will to friend and fellow mathematician robin gandy . gandy gave the papers to the archive centre at king 's college in cambridge in 1977 . but he kept the notebook , using its blank pages for writing down his dreams at the request of his psychiatrist . the notebook dates from 1942 , when turing was trying to break the seemingly unbreakable code with his team of cryptanalysts at britain 's world war ii code and cypher school bletchley park . bonham describes gandy 's entries as highly personal ; the notebook remained in his possession until he died in 1995 . at the beginning of his journal , gandy writes : ` it seems a suitable disguise to write in between these notes of alan 's on notation , but possibly a little sinister ; a dead father figure , some of whose thoughts i most completely inherited . ' in a statement through bonhams , turing scholar andrew hodges said the notebook sheds more light on how turing ' remained committed to free-thinking work in pure mathematics . ' the imitation game , which also stars keira knightley , is based on hodges ' book alan turing : the enigma . turing committed suicide in 1954 . he was gay at a time when homosexuality was illegal in britain and was convicted of indecency in 1952 . he agreed to undergo hormone treatment as an alternative to imprisonment to ` cure ' his homosexuality . bonhams said the seller wished to remain anonymous . part of the proceeds will be donated to charity . the notebook includes turing 's notes about complex calculus notation and was left in his will to friend and fellow mathematician robin gandy . the imitation game , which also stars keira knightley , left , is based on hodges ' book alan turing : the enigma .<doc-sep>eton-educated redmayne , 33 , is joined in the running for this year 's academy awards by a host of other british stars including benedict cumberbatch , 38 , felicity jones , 31 , and rosamund pike , 35 , who are all celebrating their first oscar nominations , and keira knightley , 29 , who was nominated in 2006 for her part in pride and prejudice . miss knightley will battle it out in the best supporting actress category with hollywood legend meryl streep -- who was yesterday celebrating her 19th oscar nomination . the 65-year-old , who has taken home three academy awards , now holds the record as the most oscar-nominated actress . meanwhile , cumberbatch will be up against redmayne in the best actor category at next month 's ceremony . the sherlock star has been nominated for playing codebreaker alan turing in the imitation game . cumberbatch said telling his parents about his nomination was ` one of the proudest moments of my life ' , adding : ` i am knocked for six by this . so excited and honoured to receive this recognition . ` it 's wonderful to be included by the academy in this exceptional year of performances . ' redmayne said : ` -lsb- an oscar nomination is -rsb- not something you take for granted ... i feel pretty damn good . '<doc-sep>the queen will today grant a posthumous pardon for wartime codebreaker alan turing , who was convicted in the 1950s for homosexual activity . the pardon is only the fourth since the second world war to be granted under the royal prerogative of mercy . it was requested by justice secretary chris grayling , who described turing as a national hero who fell foul of the law because of his sexuality . scroll down for video . pardoned : almost 60 years after he killed himself with cyanide , gay enigma codebreaker alan turing will be given a royal pardon for the conviction which destroyed his life . homosexual acts were only legalised in 1967 . mathematical genius : mr turing was seen as the father of modern computing and artifical intelligence . a life destroyed : alan turing with friends in his youth . he was 41 when he poisoned himself with cyanide . ordinary house , extraordinary deeds : hut 8 naval inteligence , where alan turing worked to crack german codes at bletchley park , milton keynes . there has been a long-running campaign to clear his name . codebreaker : the machine designed by alan turing which cracked the german enigma code , thereby stripping the german u-boats which were blockading britain of their cover during the second world war . icon : the codebreaker was previously honoured with a statue in manchester 's gay village , left , and a cover of the gay magazine attitude , right . gay rights activist peter tatchell said all those convicted should be pardoned . during the second world war , the mathematician was pivotal in cracking the german enigma codes , which gave allied leaders vital information about the movement and intentions of hitler 's forces . historians credit the work of turing and his fellow codebreakers at bletchley park in buckinghamshire with shortening the war by up to two years , saving countless lives . turing is also widely seen as the father of computer science and artificial intelligence . but in 1952 he was convicted for homosexual activity , which was illegal at the time . to avoid prison , turing agreed to ` chemical castration ' -- hormonal treatment designed to reduce libido . in 1954 , aged 41 , he died of cyanide poisoning . an inquest recorded a verdict of suicide , although his mother and others maintained that his death was accidental . as well as physical and emotional damage , his conviction had led to the removal of his security clearance and meant he was no longer able to work for gchq , the successor to the government code and cypher school , based at bletchley park . speaking today , baroness trumpington - who worked with turing at bletchley park - praised her former colleague , saying we could have lost the war had it not been for his work . she told bbc radio 4 's today programme : ' i really am very pleased -lsb- about the pardon -rsb- . we knew the work he was doing at bletchley park was great . ` without him , we could have lost the war . our submarines were being sunk at the rate of knots . ` we could have lost the war through starvation . that 's how bad it was . ' legendary : mr turing 's story was dramatised several times , including in the 1986 play breaking the code , which played at london 's theatre royal . alan turing , right , was played by sir derek jacobi . drama : turing will be played by benedict cumberbatch in the forthcoming drama the imitation game , which also features kiera knightley . the pair were spotted filming in london 's king 's cross station in october . more recently turing was depicted by ed stoppard in the channel 4 drama britain 's greatest codebreaker . rare : there have only been three royal pardons since the end of the second world war . turing is being granted a pardon after . a long campaign to rehabilitate his reputation . pardons are usually . given when someone has been found to be innocent after the event , but . government sources said turing was being pardoned because he was ` a . truly exceptional man who saved britain ' . that . means the decision to pardon turing will not lead to pardons for the . other 50,000 men convicted of similar homosexual offences . mr grayling told the mail : ` in a list of britain 's war heroes , the names of people like churchill , montgomery , barnes wallis , stand proud . alan turing 's name should sit with them . and yet after the war , far from being feted as a hero , he finished his life in disgrace . he was hauled before the courts and humiliated . his crime was that he was gay . ` i have always regarded it as one of the great blights on our country 's history that a man who did so much for all of us should have been treated in such a terrible way . ` and i am proud that the queen has agreed to my request that he should be granted a full posthumous pardon , and that his memory should now have no stain upon it . ` alan turing is one of the key reasons why britain remained a free country . it is right that we should remember and celebrate his memory free from the taint of injustice . ' the campaign to pardon turing was backed by mps from all parties and by scientists such as the physicist stephen hawking . an e-petition calling for a pardon received 37,404 signatures . in 2009 the then prime minister gordon brown issued a public apology for his treatment but did not secure a pardon . yesterday prime minister david cameron said : ` alan turing was a remarkable man who played a key role in saving this country . ` his action saved countless lives . he also left a remarkable national legacy through his substantial scientific achievements , often being referred to as the father of modern computing . ' tory mp iain stewart , who represents milton keynes south , home of bletchley park , said he was ` over the moon that justice has prevailed ' . rare : only three people have received royal pardons since 1945 : timothy evans , executed for the murder of his wife in 1950 ; derek bentley , hanged despite being ` feeble-minded ' ; and michael shields , right . derek bentley 's grave , left , proclaimed that he was a ` victim of british justice ' . timothy evans was only pardoned after it emerged serial killer john christie , right , had murdered his wife . by then he had been hanged . he said : ` alan turing made a huge impact on the world he lived in and left a legacy for the world of today and tomorrow . this royal pardon is a just reward for a man who was stripped of his honour , his work , and the loyalty he showed his nation . ' but gay rights campaigner peter tatchell said : ` singling out turing just because he is famous is wrong . ` an apology and pardon is due to another 50,000-plus men who were also convicted of consenting , victimless homosexual relationships during the 20th century . ' on 8 june 1954 , turing 's cleaner found him dead . a post-mortem examination established the cause of death was cyanide poisoning . an inquest determined that he had committed suicide , and he was cremated at woking crematorium on 12 june . several scholars , and even his family , have suggested turing 's death was not suicide - and instead either an accident or linked to a conspiracy . when his body was discovered , an apple laid half-eaten next to his bed . it was never tested for cyanide but it is speculated it was the source of the fatal does . some more peculiar theories suggest turing was ` obsessed ' with fairytale snow white and the seven dwarfs and his death was inspired by the poison apple in the story . the theory was supported in an article in the guardian written by turing 's friend , the author alan garner , in 2011 . however , later evidence suggested that turing habitually ate an apple before bed , and it was not unusual for it to be discarded half-eaten . his mother is said to have thought the ingestion was accidental , cause by her son 's storage of chemicals in his home . speaking on the 100th anniversary of alan turing 's birth on 23rd june 2012 , professor of philosophy jack copeland , university of canterbury , christchurch , new zealand , questioned the evidence given to the inquiry in 1954 . he said there was no evidence of premeditation - there was no suicide note and he seemed to be in a cheerful mood in the days leading up to his death . he added that turing 's career was at an all time high and that he would not want to intentionally kill himself . he pointer out that his friend robin gandy stayed with turing a week before his death and he remarked how happy turing seemed . finally , the academic remarked that the inquest was so bad that turing could even have been murdered . although it is is unclear who would have wanted to murder him mr copeland said his work at bletchly park was under strict secrecy until well after his death .<doc-sep>keira knightley is one of the most stylish women in the world , so it is of little surprise that the british actress was a little underwhelmed with the fashion choices of some of the tech world 's biggest names after recently attending a private screening of her new movie in silicon valley . knightley , who is busy promoting her new film the imitation game , was a guest on jimmy kimmel live on monday , where she recounted a day spent with facebook founder mark zuckerberg and google entrepreneur sergey brin at the home of billionaire investor yuri milner . her takeaway from the day ? scroll down for video . making new friends : keira knightley -lrb- above with benedict cumberbatch -rrb- recently described a screening she attended with a group of tech giants in silicon valley . casual threads : the actress said the group , which included facebook founder mark zuckerberg -lrb- above -rrb- , seemed to be very fond of hoodies and crocs . tech titans : knightley said guest sergey brin -lrb- left -rrb- was ` definitely wearing crocs ' to the screening , held at the home of billionaire investor yuri milner -lrb- right -rrb- . ` they had a lot of hoodies . hoodies are big in the tech industry , i found . silicon valley , they love it . and crocs , ' she told kimmel . ` sergey , whom i assume is a very rich man , was definitely wearing crocs . ' knightley also took some time at the gathering to ask the men when she could expect to see someone finally make a hoverboard , the levitating boards used as a mode of transport in the films back to the future part ii and back to the future part iii . sadly , it did not go the way knightley had hoped . ` none of them were into the idea , ' she told kimmel . style star : knightley has long been considered one of the best dressed women in the world , known for her perfect red carpet the looks . one of the men was however interested in seeing knightley again , and approached her with a line only a tech industry millionaire could pull off . ` somebody actually came up to me and said , `` well if you ever want to see a spaceship , here 's my card , '' which has never happened to me before , ' said the actress . ` so i may phone him and say , `` yes , show me spaceships . '' ' back to the future : knightley also revealed that she asked the men if they might ever make hoverboards . awards season : the actress is currently promoting her new film the imitation game -lrb- above -rrb- , which is expected to score her and costar cumberbatch both oscar nominations . swank digs : the screening was held at the palatial home of milner -lrb- above -rrb- . the group was no doubt incredibly eager to see knightley 's new film as it tells the story of alan turing , the man who famously broke nazi codes during world war ii and is thought by many to have played the single biggest role in the allied victory . as a result , he has long been considered the father of theoretical computer science . he is played by british lothario benedict cumberbatch in the film , while knightley plays fellow cryptanalyst joan clarke . both actors , and the film , are expected by many to be nominated for academy awards .

<t> turing played a key role in breaking the german enigma code during wwii . </t> <t> he is credited with saving thousands of lives during the conflict . </t> <t> an american funded film is soon to be filmed about the gay codebreaker . </t> <t> will star benedict cumberbatch as turing and keira knightley as girlfriend . </t> <t> but it has been slated by his autobiographer , who has called it ludicrous . </t>

film about ww2 codebreaker alan turing is attacked by biographer for exaggerating love affair with woman because he was gay and says keira knightley is ` too glamorous '<T>

the two americans killed in fighting in the gaza strip followed in the footsteps of scores of jews from around the world who have volunteered to fight for israel . israel calls them the lone soldiers : they are men and women in the prime of their lives who have left their parents and often comfortable lives behind in places like sydney , london , los angeles and elsewhere to join the israel defense forces , marching in the desert and taking up arms to defend the jewish state . there are about 2,000 lone soldiers currently serving in the military , said marina rozhansky , spokeswoman at the israel consul general in los angeles . max steinberg , left , grew up in southern california 's san fernando valley and nissim sean carmeli , 21 right , was from south padre island , texas . the two americans killed in fighting in the gaza strip . groups for families of lone soldiers have recently started in los angeles and other cities , providing a support network as the fighting intensifies . for jews who left israel before the age of 15 or who never lived there , their service is voluntary . for many , it is a calling , a way to get back to their roots and unite the world 's jewish population . some have dual citizenship . others speak little to no hebrew and have only recently been to israel . max steinberg , 24 , joined six months after he visited israel for the first time on a birthright israel trip with his younger brother and sister in june 2012 , according to his brother jake steinberg . max was a sharpshooter in the golani brigade , was among 13 israeli soldiers and scores of palestinians over the weekend who died during the first major ground battle in two weeks of fighting between israel and hamas . max steinberg , 24 , who grew up in southern california 's san fernando valley , joined six months after he visited israel for the first time on a birthright israel trip with his younger brother and sister in june 2012 , according to his brother jake steinberg . max was a sharpshooter in the golani brigade , was among 13 israeli soldiers and scores of palestinians over the weekend who died during the first major ground battle in two weeks of fighting between israel and hamas . the jewish journal was first to report steinberg 's death . ` he got there and felt a connection to israel , saw that as a place he could live and be successful , and he went for it , ' jake steinberg said . israeli soldiers carry the coffin of sgt. nissim sean carmeli , during his funeral at the military cemetery in the northern israeli city of haifa .<doc-sep>thousands of people attended carmeli 's funeral in the northern israeli port town of haifa after a facebook status called for israelis to come in droves so that the lone soldier would be not be alone at this final resting place . carmeli was the youngest of three and has two sisters who currently live in israel . he was ` loved by his parents infinitely ' nissim sean carmeli , 21 , the second american killed , was from south padre island , texas , and he felt that same strong connection to the country he had only moved to four years ago . ` lone soldiers are a kind of star in israel , ' according to the jewish journal in a report . ` for israeli kids , army service is a rite of passage . but because it is a choice for the young members of the diaspora who re-direct their own life paths to protect israel , those enlistees are given a hero 's welcome - and a lifetime of shabbat dinner invitations from their fellow soldiers , who become their surrogate families . ' thousands of people attended carmeli 's funeral in the northern israeli port town of haifa after a facebook status called for israelis to come in droves so that the lone soldier would be not be alone at this final resting place . tearful mourners rested their heads on his coffin , which was draped in an israeli flag . before it was lowered into the grave , piles of flowers were set upon the coffin , as mourners cried beside it . mike fishbein , who grew up in los angeles , said he felt like he was missing a connection to his jewish identity in california . he spent a year volunteering and studying in israel , but that experience only deepened his desire to do more . max steinberg , left , poses on a trip to israel with his siblings paige steinberg , center , and jake steinberg . the steinberg family during a trip to israel . ` lone soldiers are a kind of star in israel , ' according to the jewish journal in a report . ' i believe in that country . i believe in the jewish people and the country 's reason to exist , so i thought i ca n't just go back home to los angeles , ' said fishbein , who served about two years with the israel defense forces starting in 2009 . after fishbein enlisted , he spent 30 days learning hebrew along with more than two dozen others from panama , south africa , australia and other nations . he then went through basic training , which included a 40-mile nighttime march through the desert .<doc-sep>he lived for almost four months inside a worn tent from the vietnam war era . israeli troops wondered why he would leave the palm trees and beaches they had seen in movies . ` they did n't understand why a kid from hollywood was there , ' he said . ` but after you stuck around , they would respect you and understand -lrb- that -rrb- we 're here together to try and protect the same thing . ' when fishbein heard of the two americans killed , it touched him deeply , he said . he has struggled to post on his facebook page his emotions or even give an explanation to his friends in california as to why he felt the need to serve . he never wanted to join the u.s. armed forces , fishbein said . mike fishbein , middle , a u.s.-born soldier from los angeles , with fellow americans david wisefield , left , and ilan benjamin , all fighting for the israel defense forces . fishbein who grew up in los angeles , said he felt like he was missing a connection to his jewish identity in california . he spent a year volunteering and studying in israel , but that experience only deepened his desire to do more . he served two years with the idf starting in 2009 . after fishbein , left , enlisted , he spent 30 days learning hebrew along with more than two dozen others from panama , south africa , australia and other nations . for the 25-year-old commercial production assistant , serving in the israel defense forces was the culmination of milestones in his life , he said . in ninth grade , he accompanied his father with a documentary crew filming the unearthing of jewish artefacts in a once largely jewish town in poland that was destroyed in the holocaust . ` that was a surreal experience for a ninth-grade kid to go through , but it set me up to go to israel and serve , ' he said . ` every lone soldier has had something similar . ' josh reznick , 24 , who works for a real estate investment firm in baltimore , briefly considered joining the u.s. military , but after living on a kibbutz for a year , he realized his calling .<doc-sep>israeli soldiers participate in a military operation in sderot , south israel bordering the gaza strip . an israeli soldier takes a nap under a tree in yad mordekhai , south israel bordering the gaza strip . israeli soldiers participate in a military operation in sderot , south israel . he served in the same unit as the two americans killed during the weekend . he did not know either of them , but he did know one of the fallen israeli troops . reznick believes the steinberg and carmeli will be ` shining examples ' for other lone soldiers . he was inspired by michael levin , a lone soldier from pennsylvania killed fighting for israel in 2006 . he visited his grave site in israel , where his tombstone is covered in phillies baseball hats and eagles jerseys . ` it 's very nice living in america and everything is fine . but i 'm sure people right before wwii felt the same way about living in germany , ' he said . ` if only there had been a place to run to for the jews . that 's why it 's important to keep israel , a jewish nation , alive . ' isaac cohen , 18 , of silver spring , maryland , starts this month at an israeli military prep school before joining the army next year . he is n't deterred by the recent violence . ` they teach you how to survive in israel , ' said cohen , who lived there for six years . ` you kind of have to survive there . i feel a lot stronger when i 'm there . '<doc-sep>two americans who were soldiers for the israel defense force were killed in fighting in the gaza strip . stuart steinberg confirmed the death of his son max steinberg , 24 , to the associated press on sunday . steinberg , whose family lives in southern california 's san fernando valley , was a sharpshooter for the golani brigade . he was one of 13 israeli soldiers and 65 palestinians killed in fighting sunday during the first major ground battle in two weeks of fighting between israel and hamas . tragic : max steinberg was a sharpshooter for the golani brigade and was one of 13 men killed in fighting saturday . texas : nissim sean carmeli , from south padre island , texas , was killed in combat in the gaza strip . earlier . sunday , the idf said in a statement that sgt. nissim sean carmeli , 21 , . was killed in combat in the gaza strip . carmeli was from south padre . island , texas , said deputy consul general of israel to the southwest . maya kadosh . she said carmeli moved to israel four years ago and added . that the consulate helped his family get a flight there sunday . rabbi . asher hecht of chabad of the rio grande valley , who is a longtime . family friend , said carmeli joined the israeli army after finishing high . school in israel and was in the golani brigade . the idf statement said . carmeli was from ra'anana , israel . ` he . had great energy , yet had a kind and gentle soul , ' hecht said . ` it 's . been a very tough day for us , ' he added . ` we lost a gem . ' carmeli . was the youngest of three and has two sisters who currently live in . israel . he was ` loved by his parents infinitely , ' hecht said . steinberg was living in beersheba , israel . he attended pierce college and el camino real high school in southern california .<doc-sep>the three-week conflict has killed 1,203 people in gaza and injured more than 5,000 more , many of them palestinian civilians , according to medical sources in gaza city . they said 410 children have died . on the israeli side , 10 soldiers and three civilians have been killed and more than 200 soldiers have been wounded since the fighting began , an israel defense forces spokesman said saturday . fighting continued as the idf attacked 50 targets between friday night and saturday morning , including eight missile-launching sites and 70 tunnels along the egyptian border . the idf says the tunnels were being used by hamas to smuggle weapons into gaza . two children were killed in an israeli artillery attack at a u.n. school north of gaza city early saturday . `` this yet again illustrates that there is no place safe in the gaza strip , '' said chris gunness , a u.n. spokesman , speaking of the attack . `` this fighting has to stop , because innocent people , women and children , who are taking refuge in neutral u.n. buildings are discovering that there is nowhere safe . '' watch a report on aid shortages to gaza '' four idf soldiers were seriously wounded early saturday by mortar fire in gaza , according to an idf statement . hamas has said a cease-fire alone is not enough .<doc-sep>gaza city -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- four israeli soldiers were wounded and five palestinians , including a militant , were killed saturday as the two sides traded fire . an anti-tank missile was fired at an israel defense force patrol , wounding the soldiers , according to the idf , which targeted several sites in the gaza strip in retaliation . four palestinians were killed and more than 20 wounded when israeli tank fire hit a building east of gaza city where hundreds of mourners were gathered for a funeral , palestinian medical sources said . about half of those injured were in a serious condition , the medical sources said , and the number of deaths could rise . israeli defense minister ehud barak said the country 's forces will not let `` the grave events on the border '' go unnoticed . the idf also said it targeted a rocket launching squad in the northern gaza strip after it fired rockets toward israel . more than 30 rockets fired from gaza hit southern israel , the idf said . an idf strike west of gaza city killed a militant and wounded four , one of whom is in critical condition , according to security sources with hamas , which has governed gaza since 2007 . the militant was from al-saraya , the military wing of islamic jihad , they said . in a separate incident , palestinian medical sources in khan younis , in the south of the gaza strip , said an israeli artillery shell hit a civilian house and injured a couple and their two children . cnn 's talal abu rahman , michael schwartz and kareem khadder contributed to this report .<doc-sep>gps : what does this all mean ? israel launched its offensive on wednesday in response to persistent rocket attacks from militants in gaza . early monday , the gaza health ministry said 76 people have been killed in gaza during the ongoing hostilities . it was not clear how many of the dead were combatants . earlier , the territory 's interior ministry said 20 children and eight women were among the dead . more than 660 people were injured , the interior ministry said . the idf said one israeli was wounded sunday . three israelis had been killed and 69 wounded over the course of the conflict . militants in gaza had fired nearly 1,000 rockets at israel , the idf reported . more than 340 had been intercepted , including 41 of the 146 fired sunday , the military said . meanwhile , the idf conducted 130 strikes during the day , it reported . the idf , which has been touting the `` pinpoint '' precision of its airstrikes via twitter , said it had hit a slew of what it called `` terrorist '' sites while sparing other damage . `` terrorists put an underground launch site next to a mosque . we targeted the site . the mosque was unharmed , '' the idf said in one post , which was accompanied by military video of the raid . the israeli military has also said that nearly 100 rockets fired from gaza in recent days have crashed back into the strip . `` hamas fires from civilian areas and hits its own people , '' it said on twitter . the israeli government has called up 75,000 reservists and massed 30,000 troops across the border of the palestinian territory , the idf said . in jerusalem , israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told reporters that israel is prepared to significantly escalate its operation against palestinian militants in gaza .

<t> men and women join the israel defense forces to defend the jewish state . </t> <t> there are about 2,000 lone soldiers currently serving in the military . </t> <t> for jews who have never lived there , their service is voluntary . </t> <t> some speak little to no hebrew and have only recently been to israel . </t>

idf americans killed fighting in the gaza strip followed in the footsteps of jews from round the world<T>

mark wahlberg is seeking a pardon from the state of massachusetts for a vicious racially-charged attack he committed as a teenager that left a man blind in one eye . court documents reveal just how horrifying the 1988 attack was - including startling racial slurs he shouted at the victim and others - but the actor insists he is now ' a better person and citizen ' . wahlberg , who served 45 days in jail after the assault , says his record continues to impact him and could prevent businesses , such as restaurants , that work with him from getting licenses . he insists he has come a long way since april 1988 , when he attacked thanh lam with a five-foot stick while yelling slurs at him in order to steal the two cases of beer he was carrying . scroll down for video . troubled past : mark wahlberg served 45 days in prison after he blinded a man in a 1988 assault . documents included in his pardon request show he called the vietnamese immigrant a ` vietnam f *** ing s *** ' before striking him so hard that the stick broke in two and knocked lam unconscious , according to the documents shared by the smoking gun . he then fled the scene and approached a second man , hoa trinh , put his arm around his shoulder and asked him to help him hide . but once police passed , wahlberg hit him , leaving him blind in one eye .<doc-sep>when boston cops tracked wahlberg down and took him back back to the scene of the assault outside a convenience store in dorchester , he told officers : ` you do n't have to let him identify me , i 'll tell you now that 's the motherf ***** whose head i split open ' , the documents show . authorities wrote that he also made ` numerous unsolicited racial statements about ` gooks ' and `` slant-eyed gooks '' . ' in his plea , wahlberg said that he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs at the time . ` from later accounts of the incident , it is my understanding that i may have caused serious injuries ' to the men , he wrote . other documents show that , in an earlier attack in dorchester , he and two friends saw a group of black siblings and chased them . changed man : now , wahlberg is hoping to get a pardon for his past actions . scene of the crime : the liquor store where wahlberg attacked a man with a stick and then ran away . ` we do n't like black n ****** in the area so get the f *** away from the area , ' the boys shouted at the group , according to the documents . they then chased the boys , shouting : ` kill the n ***** , kill the n ***** ' .<doc-sep>the following day , the group encountered one of the boys again and threw rocks at him . one of the rocks thrown by wahlberg and one of his friends hit a nearby girl . the trio caused ' a high level of anxiety , fear and intimidation ' , the documents said . though he was then only 16 at the time of the 1988 attack , he was charged as an adult and convicted of assault . according to necn the initial charge was attempted murder . after emerging from prison , wahlberg went on to find success in music with marky mark and the funky bunch and as a calvin klein model . family guy : wahlberg -lrb- above with wife rhea durham and three of his children and kevin hart -rrb- is now committed to multiple charities and attends church every day . but it was his appearance in the 1996 film boogie nights that really changed things , catapulting wahlberg into the critically-acclaimed box office juggernaut that he is today . ' i am deeply sorry for the actions that i took on the night of april 8 , 1988 , as well as for any lasting damage that i may have caused the victims , ' wahlberg wrote in the pardon application . ` since that time , i have dedicated myself to becoming a better person and citizen so that i can be a role model to my children and others . ' he devotes much of his time and a large amount of his money to various charities , including the mark wahlberg youth foundation and the dorchester boys and girls club .<doc-sep>he is also a family man now , married to former model rhea durham and the father of four children , and attends church daily . the board of pardons will investigate the petition to decide if it warrants a hearing before it is recommended to the governor who by that time will be the recently elected charlie baker . pardon ? it will ultimately be up to newly elected massachusetts governor charlie baker -lrb- above -rrb- to decide whether or not wahlberg should be pardoned . and while erasing the past is important , wahlberg points out that he still talks about what he did to show how much a person can change . but he said that , as a convicted criminal , there are still some things he can not do and for that he needs a pardon , including working with law enforcement to help at-risk youth . in the end , however , it is about showing his growth . ` the more complex answer is that receiving a pardon would be a formal recognition that i am not the same person that i was on the night of april 8 , 1988 , ' wahlberg explains . ` it would be formal recognition that someone like me can receive official public redemption if he devotes himself to personal improvement and a life of good works . '<doc-sep>mark walhberg 's former bodyguard has revealed that he does not believe the star deserves a pardon for the violent assaults he committed in 1988 . leonard taylor , who worked as an unpaid bodyguard for wahlberg for three and a half years , said that he does not believe the actor has changed his ways , but ` he just has money now where he can cover it up ' . speaking to page six this week , he insisted : ` you can take mark out of the trailer park , but you ca n't take the trailer park out of mark . ' wahlberg as rapper marky mark in 1991 , three years after the attack on mr trinh and a series of other crimes . wahlberg , 43 , is seeking a pardon from the state of massachusetts for a racially-charged attack he committed as a 16-year-old , saying he is now ' a better person and citizen ' . he insists he has come a long way since april 1988 , when he attacked thanh lam with a five-foot stick while yelling slurs at him , before hitting a second man hoa trinh . in a separate incident , taylor - who is african-american - claims wahlberg attacked him outside a downtown manhattan club in 2001 . he said the star started the fight when he directed a racially insensitive remark at him . in a $ 2million civil lawsuit at the time , taylor stated that wahlberg punched him in the face and bit him on the arm - but he later dropped the suit and no criminal charges were filed . ` mark liked to say things i think are inappropriate , ' taylor told page six . ` one minute he 's laughing , the next he 's looking at you with the evil eye . he goes from hot to cold real quick . there is no middle ground with him . ' taylor , who has battled drug addiction , depression and homelessness , added : ` i 'm gon na be in my 70s telling people he attacked me . this is not about money , this is personal . i want to be a painful reminder of what he did . ' wahlberg , 43 , is seeking a pardon from the state of massachusetts for a racially-charged attack he committed as a 16-year-old , saying he is now ' a better person and citizen ' trinh , a vietnam war veteran who fought in the anti-communist south vietnamese army alongside us forces , has spoken out to say he would be willing to support wahlberg 's plea for a pardon . he told mailonline : ` he was young and reckless but i forgive him now . ` everyone deserves another chance . ' i would like to see him get a pardon . he should not have the crime hanging over him any longer . ' wahlberg , who served 45 days in jail after the 1988 assault , says his record continues to impact him and could prevent businesses , such as restaurants , that work with him from getting licenses . documents included in his pardon request show he called the vietnamese immigrant a ` vietnam f *** ing s *** ' before striking him so hard that the stick broke in two and knocked lam unconscious , according to the documents shared by the smoking gun . mark wahlberg , pictured on late night with seth meyers last week , made no secret about his wayward teenage years . trinh was assaulted by wahlberg in 1988 . he has said he believes the actor should be allowed a fresh start . he then fled the scene and approached a second man , hoa trinh , put his arm around his shoulder and asked him to help him hide . but once police passed , wahlberg hit him , leaving him blind in one eye .<doc-sep>since it was revealed mark wahlberg is seeking a pardon in massachusetts for assaults he committed as a teen , the actor is well aware that the court of public opinion has weighed in on why he wants one and whether he deserves it . ` everyone has an opinion and has a reason why they think i 'm doing it , ' said the actor wednesday at the new york premiere of his new movie ` the gambler , ' opening december 25 . ` i 've been working very hard to correct a lot of mistakes that i made since the day that i woke up and realized , ` you know what ? i need to be a leader instead of a follower , '' he said . however , some asian americans are wary of his motivation and wondering why he has never personally apologized . pardon ? mark wahlberg 's application seeking a pardon for a previous assault is being met with skepticism by some asian americans , wary of his motivation and wondering why he has never personally apologized . troubled past : mark wahlberg served 45 days in prison after he blinded a man in a 1988 assault . a group called 18mr , short for 18millionrising . org , which promotes civic engagement among asians and pacific islanders in the united states , has voiced its opposition to the pardon . so far almost 3,000 signatured have been collected . a document was filed november 26 requesting the pardon by wahlberg . it states in 1988 , when wahlberg was 16 , he hit a man in the head with a wooden stick while trying to steal two cases of alcohol in front of a convenience store near his family 's home in the dorchester section of boston . he punched another man in the face while trying to avoid police . court documents reveal just how horrifying the 1988 attack was - including startling racial slurs he shouted at the victim and others . wahlberg , who served 45 days in jail after the assault , says his record continues to impact him and could prevent businesses , such as restaurants , that work with him from getting licenses . changed man : now , wahlberg is hoping to get a pardon for his past actions . new start ? mark wahlberg and rhea durham attend ` the gambler ' premiere . wahlberg wants to become an lapd reserve cop . but a felony conviction from his youth may block his attempt to become a volunteer . scene of the crime : the liquor store where wahlberg attacked a man with a stick and then ran away . he insists he has come a long way since april 1988 , when he attacked thanh lam with a five-foot stick while yelling slurs at him in order to steal the two cases of beer he was carrying . wahlberg admits in the application that he was high on marijuana and narcotics at the time . he ended up being convicted as an adult of assault and other charges , and he was sentenced to three months in jail . he said he was released after serving about 45 days . wahlberg , 43 , who went on to be a rapper and then a-list actor who 's been nominated for an oscar , said he is n't trying to use his public persona to sway the decision .<doc-sep>a former massachusetts prosecutor says actor mark wahlberg should not be pardoned for a 1988 assault of two vietnamese men because he has never acknowledged the crime was racist . wahlberg filed an appeal with the massachusetts parole board in december asking them to pardon him of a 1988 conviction for assault which saw him jailed for three months . the oscar-tipped performer claims he is a different person from the man that committed the attack 26 years ago , and has tried to make up for his actions in later life . however judith beals , a former state prosecutor who led a case against wahlberg for hurling stones and racial slurs at black children two years earlier , says the appeal should be turned down . scroll down for video . forgiveness : actor mark wahlberg has asked the massachusetts parole board to pardon him for a 1988 conviction for assault after he hit two vietnamese men and tried to rob an alcohol store . ms beals said today that she believes in ` forgiveness and reconciliation ' , but that wahlberg has yet to acknowledge the racial element of his crimes , which she says should be the key to a pardon . the case against wahlberg began in 1986 , when he and two white friends were caught chasing three black siblings in boston 's dorchester neighborhood , throwing rocks and yelling racial slurs . the following day , wahlberg and a larger group of white friends harassed a group of mostly black fourth-graders until an ambulance driver intervened . ms beals helped to prosecute the case against wahlberg , then aged 14 , and he was issued with an order which would allow for a criminal conviction in the event he committed another racially motivated offence .<doc-sep>mark wahlberg has launched an appeal to wipe clean his criminal record ... so he can handle a gun and join the police , it has been reported . the actor , whose oeuvre includes such films as ` shooter ' , ' 2 guns ' and ` contraband ' , spent 45 days in jail in 1988 after he was convicted for a vicious , racially-charged attack that left a man blind in one eye . but the 43-year-old now insists he is a changed man and has begged the state of massachusetts to pardon his criminal past and allow him to join an l.a. area police force as a reservist , tmz.com reported . federal law bans convicted felons from possessing firearms or ammunition , and therefore renders becoming an armed police officer impossible . scroll down for video . gunman : mark wahlberg has launched an appeal to wipe clean his criminal record . he has played many police officers on the silver screen , including 1999 crime thriller the corrupter -lrb- pictured -rrb- , but his criminal record bans him from handling a gun and is frowned upon in the force . criminal past : the actor , whose oeuvre includes such films as ` shooter ' and ' 2 guns ' -lrb- pictured , right , with co-star denzil washington -rrb- , spent 45 days in jail in 1988 after he was convicted for a vicious , racially-charged attack that left a man blind in one eye . the celebrity-gossip website claimed he became interested in the life of a lawman while researching roles for movies , including ` the other guys , ' ` max payne ' and ` the departed . ' other celebrities who have turned their hands to law enforcement include former basketball star shaquille o'neal , who joined a miami reservist patrol unit this year , and jack osbourne , who is on the force in muncie , indiana . court documents reveal just how horrifying wahlberg 's 1988 attack was - including startling racial slurs he shouted at the victim and others - but the actor insists he is now ' a better person and citizen ' . wahlberg , who served 45 days in jail after the assault , says his record continues to impact him and could prevent businesses , such as restaurants , that work with him from getting licenses . he insists he has come a long way since april 1988 , when he attacked thanh lam with a five-foot stick while yelling slurs at him in order to steal the two cases of beer he was carrying . troubled past : mark wahlberg served 45 days in prison after he blinded a man in a 1988 assault . documents included in his pardon request show he called the vietnamese immigrant a ` vietnam f *** ing s *** ' before striking him so hard that the stick broke in two and knocked lam unconscious , according to the documents shared by the smoking gun . he then fled the scene and approached a second man , hoa trinh , put his arm around his shoulder and asked him to help him hide . but once police passed , wahlberg hit him , leaving him blind in one eye . when boston cops tracked wahlberg down and took him back back to the scene of the assault outside a convenience store in dorchester , he told officers : ` you do n't have to let him identify me , i 'll tell you now that 's the motherf ***** whose head i split open ' , the documents show . authorities wrote that he also made ` numerous unsolicited racial statements about ` gooks ' and ` slant-eyed gooks ' . ' in his plea , wahlberg said that he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs at the time . ` from later accounts of the incident , it is my understanding that i may have caused serious injuries ' to the men , he wrote . other documents show that , in an earlier attack in dorchester , he and two friends saw a group of black siblings and chased them . changed man : now , wahlberg is hoping to get a pardon for his past actions . scene of the crime : the liquor store where wahlberg attacked a man with a stick and then ran away . ` we do n't like black n ****** in the area so get the f *** away from the area , ' the boys shouted at the group , according to the documents . they then chased the boys , shouting : ` kill the n ***** , kill the n ***** ' . the following day , the group encountered one of the boys again and threw rocks at him . one of the rocks thrown by wahlberg and one of his friends hit a nearby girl . the trio caused ' a high level of anxiety , fear and intimidation ' , the documents said . though he was then only 16 at the time of the 1988 attack , he was charged as an adult and convicted of assault . according to necn the initial charge was attempted murder . after emerging from prison , wahlberg went on to find success in music with marky mark and the funky bunch and as a calvin klein model . family guy : wahlberg -lrb- above with wife rhea durham and three of his children and kevin hart -rrb- is now committed to multiple charities and attends church every day . but it was his appearance in the 1996 film boogie nights that really changed things , catapulting wahlberg into the critically-acclaimed box office juggernaut that he is today . ' i am deeply sorry for the actions that i took on the night of april 8 , 1988 , as well as for any lasting damage that i may have caused the victims , ' wahlberg wrote in the pardon application . ` since that time , i have dedicated myself to becoming a better person and citizen so that i can be a role model to my children and others . ' he devotes much of his time and a large amount of his money to various charities , including the mark wahlberg youth foundation and the dorchester boys and girls club . he is also a family man now , married to former model rhea durham and the father of four children , and attends church daily . the board of pardons will investigate the petition to decide if it warrants a hearing before it is recommended to the governor who by that time will be the recently elected charlie baker . pardon ? it will ultimately be up to newly elected massachusetts governor charlie baker -lrb- above -rrb- to decide whether or not wahlberg should be pardoned . and while erasing the past is important , wahlberg points out that he still talks about what he did to show how much a person can change . but he said that , as a convicted criminal , there are still some things he can not do and for that he needs a pardon , including working with law enforcement to help at-risk youth . in the end , however , it is about showing his growth . ` the more complex answer is that receiving a pardon would be a formal recognition that i am not the same person that i was on the night of april 8 , 1988 , ' wahlberg explains . ` it would be formal recognition that someone like me can receive official public redemption if he devotes himself to personal improvement and a life of good works . '

<t> mark wahlberg is seeking a pardon from the state of massachusetts for an assault he committed in 1988 that left a man blind in one eye . </t> <t> wahlberg , now 43 , served 45 days in prison and was tried as an adult even though he was just 16 years old at the time . </t> <t> documents show he called one of his victims a ` vietnam f *** ing s *** ' and that he later chased a group of black children , shouting : ` kill the n ***** ! ' </t> <t> the actor , who has always been vocal about his troubled past , is now a married father who attends church every day . </t>

mark wahlberg seeking pardon for attack he committed in 1988<T>

newcastle are preparing a new contract for midfielder moussa sissoko amid tentative interest from arsenal . the 25-year-old france international has been a pivotal figure in the renaissance of alan pardew 's side this season although he was sent off against west ham on saturday after frustration got the better of him in their defeat . arsenal want a defensive midfielder who can link defence with attack and provide energy to their side . sissoko -lrb- right -rrb- celebrates scoring newcastle 's winner against qpr at st james ' park last month . the midfielder was sent off by referee mike dean against west ham at the weekend . newcastle manager alan pardew -lrb- centre -rrb- wants to tie down sissoko to a long-term deal . everton 's james mccarthy is also a confirmed target of arsene wenger but both everton and newcastle have little wish to sell in january even if faced with substantial bids . sissoko still has four years left on his contract but newcastle are happy to reward his form with improved terms . they are also keen to tie him down as cheick tiote continues to attract interest from clubs in russia and a bid is expected for january . newcastle , meanwhile , are keen on danny ings of burnley but expect him to see out his contract and are maintaining an interest in mk dons midfield prospect dele alli who has been the subject of enquiries from liverpool and brentford also . newcastle have maintained an interest in burnley and england under 21 striker danny ings .<doc-sep>newcastle midfielder moussa sissoko has been attracting interest from arsenal and psg . newcastle want to hang on to star man sissoko by tying him to a new contract at st james ' park . the france international has been newcastle 's star player during an inconsistent season .<doc-sep>click here to read what five things arsenal need to do to finish in the top four . newcastle midfielder moussa sissoko is emerging as a strong contender to fill arsenal 's defensive midfield role . arsene wenger has had his eye on a new holding midfielder since the summer and , despite the fact he usually plays in an advanced role for newcastle , sissoko features highly on arsenal 's list of targets . the gunners have a budget of around # 20million to spend next month and are prioritising a new defender when the transfer window reopens . newcastle midfielder moussa sissoko -lrb- centre -rrb- could be a january target for his ` favourite club ' arsenal .<doc-sep>stoke expect winger victor moses and new signing philipp wollscheid to both be in training on wednesday when the first-team squad reports back from a two-day break . moses has been out since november with a thigh injury . newcastle have no plans to sell moussa sissoko this month . there have been enquiries from agents looking to broker deals for paris saint-germain and arsenal but it is understood that no formal approaches have been made . talks are ongoing over a new contract for the 25-year-old who is valued at around # 20m . newcastle want to hang on to star man moussa sissoko in the face of interest from psg and arsenal . southampton are looking to buy dundee 's teenage striker craig wighton . the 17-year-old has impressed scouts enough for the club to offer # 200,000 . swansea city and sunderland have also watched him closely over the past season and dundee will find it hard to turn down offers but will look capitalise on one of scotland 's brightest young talents . blackburn have shown an interest also . brentford are battling it out with red bull salzburg for sturm graz striker marco djuricin . manager mark warburton has just two fit strikers and djuricin , 22 , is among the names on his radar . the austrian under 21 international is in the final year of his deal at graz and is looking to move on this month .<doc-sep>newcastle midfielder moussa sissoko has described arsenal as ` the club of my heart ' . the france international has been linked with a move to the emirates stadium this month , having impressed in the premier league since arriving from toulouse two years ago . and the 25-year-old revealed he has ambitions to achieve more in his career , including winning the champions league . newcastle midfielder moussa sissoko has described arsenal as ` the club of my heart ' sissoko joined newcastle from ligue 1 side toulouse in 2013 , but now wants to leave . ' i remain focused on newcastle , ' he said in an interview with telefoot . ` if something should happen , it will happen . ` england remains my priority . if -lrb- arsenal boss -rrb- arsene wenger calls me ? we will have a discussion man to man . arsenal has always been the club of my heart . ' sissoko , who has 27 caps for france , said his dream was to play for a ` big club ' . he added : ' i would love to win the euros -lrb- in 2016 -rrb- with france and the champions league too . i want to continue to go further and higher . ' the french midfielder said if arsene wenger called him he would have a ` man-to-man ' discussion . arsenal beat stoke city 3-0 in their latest premier league match , alexis sanchez scored twice .

<t> moussa sissoko has been in fine form for newcastle united this season . </t> <t> arsenal want to bring in a midfielder in january and are keen on sissoko . </t> <t> newcastle want to offer sissoko new contract to ensure he stays . </t> <t> arsenal also hold interest with everton holding midfielder james mccarthy . </t>

arsenal want moussa sissoko as newcastle look to repel transfer with new contract<T>

researchers claim an age bias in the nhs is denying the elderly of life-saving cancer treatment . stock picture used . the elderly are being denied life-saving cancer surgery due to an age bias in the nhs , researchers warn . they found that patients ' chances of undergoing vital operations decline sharply with age for all of the most common types of tumour . for prostate cancer , almost nobody has surgery once they reach 75 whereas it is offered to more than a quarter of men under 55 . and women with ovarian cancer over the age of 75 are half as likely to have surgery as those under 55 , according to a major study by cancer research uk . britain has among the worst cancer survival rates in western europe and the gap is even wider for the elderly who are more likely to die from the disease than those in france , germany and scandinavia . one explanation is that they are being written off before the first consultation by doctors who only look at their date of birth . nick ormiston-smith , cancer research uk 's head of statistics , said : ` these figures provide further detail about the age bias that older cancer patients face . if older patients are not being offered a surgical option , that is wrong . ` we do have lower treatment rates than other countries and this is more pronounced in older people . we have lower survival rates in older people , that could be explained by lower access to treatment . ' the research -- overseen by the national cancer intelligence network , the government agency which analyses data -- looked at 367,000 patients who underwent surgery in england between 2006 and 2010 . this covered 21 types of cancer and for each one , academics worked out the percentage of patients having surgery in five age groups . they found that while 29 per cent of men with prostate cancer aged 15 to 54 had surgery , it fell to 0.1 per cent for those aged 75 to 84 -- and nobody had it over 85 . this means that just 48 potentially life-saving operations to remove prostate cancer are carried out in men over 75 in england every year . for women with ovarian cancer , just 37 per cent aged 75 to 84 had operations to remove tumours compared to 89 per cent in the 15 to 54 age group .<doc-sep>duleep allirajah , head of policy at the charity macmillan cancer support , said : ` this is yet more upsetting evidence that older cancer patients in england are getting a raw deal , despite the fact that half of people diagnosed with cancer are in this age bracket . ' the table above shows the likelihood of cancer surgery for each age group as a percentage . surgery is considered the most effective treatment for cancer and is responsible for half of the cases where the illness is cured . not all elderly patients will be suitable for treatment and those with other health problems such as dementia or heart disease may just be too frail . others may not want to undergo a potentially risky procedure particularly if they would also need gruelling chemotherapy . in october 2012 new laws came into force banning all nhs staff from denying any treatment to the elderly based on their age alone . although this research took place two years before this came into force , there is ample evidence the age discrimination is still widespread . sean duffy , national clinical director for cancer at nhs england , said : ` a person 's age should not be a barrier to getting the most effective treatments . it 's clear that more needs to be done to ensure older patients have equal access to treatment . ' hundreds of thousands of cancer patients are going through the distressing ordeal of hospital treatment on their own , figures show . the charity macmillan cancer support estimates that 89 per cent of those with the illness went to at least one appointment alone -- the equivalent of 270,000 sufferers in the uk a year . nearly a third said it was because they did n't want to be a burden or that a relative or close friend was n't available . one in 20 patients said they had no choice as there was n't anyone to ask . many patients say they feel incredibly lonely having to sit around for hours waiting for chemotherapy , radiotherapy or an appointment where they might be given bad news . jacqui graves , head of health and social care for macmillan cancer support which surveyed 2,000 cancer patients , said : ` it is deeply saddening that cancer patients are facing one of the most frightening moments of their lives without having anyone with them to offer support . '<doc-sep>such discrimination has led to britain having one of the worst cancer survival rates in the western world , according to macmillan cancer support . scandal : britain has one of the worst cancer survival rates in the western world because elderly patients are too easily ruled out for surgery . -lrb- posed by models -rrb- . the charity estimates that if the treatment of older patients matched that on offer in the u.s. , as many as 14,000 lives could be saved every year . ciaran devane , chief executive of macmillan , described it as an ` unacceptable act of discrimination ' . in the report , he points out that while cancer rates are vastly improving across most age groups , they have actually worsened in patients aged 85 and above . and despite major advances in diagnosis and treatment , the survival chances for patients over the age of 75 have only increased by a fraction . mr devane said : ` writing people off as too old for treatment is utterly shameful . we have a moral duty to treat people as individuals and give them the best chance of beating cancer , regardless of their age . ` the nhs and social care providers . must wake up to the specific issues older people face and ensure .<doc-sep>and in nearly a . third of cases , doctors decide how to treat patients over 70 without . recording their fitness or testing their so-called her2 status , to see . if they are among the one in five who might respond to herceptin . the most shocking finding was that of the 45 per cent of patients at high risk of breast cancer returning , less than a third were offered chemotherapy . some hospitals did not give chemotherapy to any patient over 70 , the research , funded by drug company roche , found . professor lesley fallowfield , of the university of sussex , said : ` elderly breast cancer patients should be assessed in the same way that younger patients are , based on their fitness and her2 status , without prejudice or unreasonably ageist perceptions . this is essential information , and without it , you may as well guess as to the most appropriate treatment . ` national guidelines need to be developed if elderly patients are to receive fair and equal assessment of their treatment requirements in future . ' the second study , published in the british journal of cancer , says although women under 70 have better survival rates everywhere for breast cancer , in the uk the gap between the chances of younger and older patients is the most marked . just 42 per cent of british women over 70 who are diagnosed with advanced breast cancer live for another year -- compared with 60 per cent of younger women battling the disease . the figures , from a study at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine and using data from 257,362 women diagnosed between 2000 and 2007 -- suggest that those over 70 are missing out on more aggressive treatments . lead researcher dr sarah walters said the latest figures suggest that the uk should ` investigate whether the treatment of women with later-stage breast cancer meets international standards ' . ` there is particular concern that this is not the case , especially for older women , ' she said . sara hiom , cancer research uk 's director of early diagnosis , said britain was starting to close the survival gap with other countries , but patients here ` continue to fare worse ' . ` we know that uk women diagnosed with breast cancer are not routinely given ct scans to check if the disease has spread , which could mean we are n't always accurately staging more advanced disease , ' she said . ` but we also need to investigate the possibility that fewer women with later stage breast cancer in the uk receive the best treatment for their circumstances . ' the charity breakthrough breast cancer and a cross-party group of mps are working on an inquiry into the treatment of older people with breast cancer . the charity says they are missing out on the advances in radiotherapy , chemotherapy and surgery over the last ten years that have so dramatically improved the survival chances of younger patients . mp steve brine said : ` we are deeply concerned by suggestions that older breast cancer patients are being denied access to the full treatment and support options that are available purely as a result of their age . ' dr rachel greig , from breakthrough breast cancer , said : ` we already know that the number of women over 70 receiving chemotherapy is low . ` what is a cause for concern , in the study , is that in some cases treatment decisions were made without data on her2 status . this information could have changed the way the patient was treated . ' health secretary jeremy hunt said : ` this study will help us keep improving breast cancer treatment as part of our cancer strategy to save an extra 5,000 lives a year by 2014 . ` the nhs is also working to ensure all patients are treated as individuals and receive care that meets their healthcare needs whatever their age or condition . '<doc-sep>by . sophie borland . published : . 19:21 est , 3 december 2012 . | . updated : . 19:21 est , 3 december 2012 . the elderly are being denied life-saving treatment for heart attacks and surgery following breast cancer , a report warns . it reveals the extent of age discrimination across the nhs , with doctors making ` inaccurate assumptions ' about patients based on their dates of birth . this year the government promised to end ageism in the health service and introduced laws that enable the elderly to sue if they are unfairly refused treatment . discrimination : the elderly are being denied life-saving treatment for heart attacks and surgery following breast cancer . but a report today warns that patients in their 50s are three times more likely to be offered an emergency treatment for heart attacks than those in their 80s . and some hospitals are refusing to offer the treatment to anyone over 75 at all . the procedure -- a percutaneous coronary intervention -- widens blood vessels and has been credited with saving the lives of up to 80 patients a year and hundreds since it was first introduced in the late 1980s . it involves patients being sedated , but not given a general anaesthetic , while a thin tube is inserted into their upper leg and threaded up to the coronary artery in the heart . this year the government promised to end ageism in the health service . once in place the tube is inflated , widening the blocked artery and increasing the blood flow to the heart . the report by the dr foster intelligence unit , a healthcare information provider based at imperial college london , found that on average about 18 per cent of patients in their 80s have pci . by comparison , pci is offered to 52 per cent of those in their 50s . michelle mitchell , of age uk said : ` it is unacceptable to use someone 's age as a shortcut to deciding whether they are suitable for treatment . ` everyone must be given the most effective , suitable treatment for their individual circumstances and chronological age must not be used as a cut-off date . ' the report also found fewer than 5 per cent of women in their 80s have surgery to reconstruct their breast after cancer treatment but almost 100 per cent of women in their 50s have reconstructive surgery . dr rachel greig , senior policy officer at breakthrough breast cancer , said : ` we need to ensure that inaccurate assumptions are not being made about patients solely due to their age . ' the report also warned that hospital wards are becoming ` dangerously ' overcrowded , raising the risk of infections and blunders by staff . ideally , only 85 per cent of hospital beds should be occupied at any one time to ensure patients are treated safely . but most hospitals are 90 per cent full almost all the year round , rising to 95 per cent in winter . treatment : patients in their 50s are three times more liekly to be offered emergency treatment for heart attacks than those in their 80s . roger taylor , director of research at dr foster intelligence , said : ` when hospitals get full up they have to put patients in the first bed they can find and that increases the risk . ` there 's also evidence that infections become much harder to control as hospitals become fuller . ' meanwhile a separate report by the academy of medical royal colleges warned that some patients can wait up to four days to see a consultant because they do n't work weekends .<doc-sep>paul miller , 57 , was suspended by his nhs trust after dozens of cancer patients ` came to harm ' dozens of cancer patients , including five who have since died , ` came to harm ' after alleged mistreatment by a hospital doctor . now 1,200 more people treated by the consultant have been sent letters asking if they have concerns about their care . paul miller , 57 , was suspended by his nhs trust in december and has now been dismissed . the surgeon remains on suspension from a private hospital and the general medical council has temporarily banned him from treating urology cancer patients , pending further investigations . a panel of experts found that 27 patients , many of them elderly , ` came to harm because of the treatment they received under -lsb- mr miller 's -rsb- care ' between 2006 and 2013 , including five who have since died , surrey and sussex healthcare nhs trust said . the trust runs the east surrey hospital in redhill , where mr miller worked . a ` small number of patients ' there received treatment below the hospital 's standards but were not harmed , it added . the nhs trust has written to 1,200 further prostate and bladder cancer patients treated by mr miller following a clinical review by the royal college of surgeons . mr miller refused to comment on the allegations ` due to patient confidentiality ' . but he added : ` i am extremely disappointed that the trust has decided to dismiss me . i strongly do not believe this is justified . ` i welcome the opportunity to cooperate with any investigation into my practice . my priority as a consultant for the last 21 years has always been to protect patients ' best interests and safety . ' the general medical council has banned mr miller from seeing cancer patients . he must notify the gmc of any medical work he undertakes and inform any new employer of the allegations against him . des holden , surrey and sussex nhs trust 's medical director , said : ` on behalf of the trust , i apologise unreservedly for the errors in these patients ' treatment ... the outcome of the clinical review and the content of the letters will be deeply distressing to our patients and their families and i am very sorry . '

<t> researches claim elderly have lower chance of undergoing cancer surgery . </t> <t> prostate cancer surgery is offered to more than a quarter of men under 55 . </t> <t> but almost no-one has surgery for it once they reach age of 75 . </t> <t> britain has the worst cancer survival rates in western europe . </t>

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demonstrators marching from ferguson to missouri 's capital to protest the police shooting death of michael brown were met with opposition as they passed through a rural town . some people in rosebud , population 400 , shouted racial epithets and held signs telling them to ` go home . ' according to the missourian , the marchers even encountered a ` display of fried chicken , a melon and a 40-ounce beer bottle ' that was placed in the street . scroll down for video . racist reception : activists marching wednesday in response to the michael brown verdict got a racist reception as they passed through the town of rosebud , missouri on a 120-mile trek to the state capital . shocking : one stared down the group of 50 marchers on the journey for justice through what was quite clearly a nod to the ku klux klan hoods the once struck terror in black communities across america . several of the 200 or so protesters held signs , like this boy 's which read ` hands down ! go to work ! ' -- a joke about what has become the call to arms for recent protests , ` hands up , do n't shoot ' in video taken as the group passed through the tiny town , marchers appeared to keep their heads high as the hostile protesters -- one of them wearing something akin to a kkk hood -- yelled obscenities and told them to get back to work . i 've been brought up to know how to deal with people like that , ' marcher cheyenne willis told the missourian . ' i ignore them and keep moving forward ... the comments that we saw are pure ignorance . ' the missourian reports that at least one person displayed a confederate flag , and the back window of a bus traveling with the marchers was broken by a bullet . the protest march began after a grand jury decided last week not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson , who was white , for the aug. 9 shooting of brown , who was black and unarmed . activists gathered in ferguson , missouri , on saturday to begin a 120-mile march to the state capital jefferson city to protest the killing of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer , a case that has rekindled a national debate over u.s. race relations . unwelcome : the group stood along the marchers ' route and angrily yelled as they passed by . many of the counter-protesters said they were out to support the police , specifically officer wilson . about 100 people were expected to take part in the seven-day march organized by the national association for the advancement of colored people -lrb- naacp -rrb- , with more joining segments of the long walk , naacp staff member jamiah adams told reuters . the march , which is reminiscent of the civil rights marches of the 1960 's , was set to begin at midday on saturday at the canfield green apartments , the residential complex near where 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed on aug. 9 by ferguson police officer darren wilson . a grand jury 's decision not to charge wilson ignited protests in ferguson and a riot that left buildings torched and stores looted . the naacp expects about 1,000 people to be part of the final leg of the `` journey for justice '' march . the civil rights group is asking participants to protect themselves against icy conditions expected along the route by wearing hand warmers and wool socks . the naacp is also calling for a new police chief in ferguson and a national law to prevent racial profiling by police .<doc-sep>a girl paints a boarded up storefront in ferguson , missouri on thanksgiving . since the grand jury 's decision , protests have taken place across the country . most have been peaceful . but at least 130 demonstrators who refused to disperse during a los angeles protest were arrested wednesday night , while 35 people were detained in oakland following a march that deteriorated into unrest and vandalism , according to police officials . back in ferguson , greater st. mark family church sits blocks from where several stores went up in flames after the grand jury announcement . a handful of people listened to the rev. tommie pierson preach on thursday that the destruction and chaos was by ` a small group of out-of-control people out there . ' ` they do n't represent the community , they do n't represent the mood nor the feelings of the community , ' pierson said . ` i would imagine if you talked to them , they probably do n't even live here . so , we do n't want to be defined by what they did . ' in downtown st. louis , a group gathered near busch stadium for what organizer paul byrd called a ` pro-community ' car rally meant to be peaceful and counter the recent ferguson violence he suggested has tarnished the region 's image . national guard troops help stranded motorists after they got a flat tire on their way to pick up a family member for thanksgiving dinner near ferguson , missouri . jackie mims prepares a thanksgiving lunch at wellspring church in ferguson , missouri . on thursday . byrd , a 45-year-old construction worker from imperial , missouri , declined to say whether he supported wilson but noted , ` i totally support police officers . ' the cruise was escorted by a city police vehicle ; no protesters showed up . at least some protesters are expected to take to the streets on thursday night as organizers have promised that demonstrators will return night after night as they have done since michael brown was killed in august .<doc-sep>hundreds of protesters took to the streets of new york city on tuesday evening to condemn police brutality , ignoring calls from new york 's governor , the city 's mayor and others calling for restraint . protesters , carrying signs reading ` jail killer cops ' and ` stop the war on black america ' marched en masse to demand justice for those who have died recently at the hands of police . the rallies began in union square and outside city hall and protesters then marched through midtown manhattan . some protesters chanted ` hey-hey , ho-ho . these racist cops have got to go ' and ` how do you spell racist ? n-y-p-d . ' as they marched along fifth avenue . scroll down for videos . hundreds of protesters defied mayor de blasio 's request , carrying signs reading ` jail killer cops ' and ` angry pacifist ' they marched demand justice for those who have died recently at the hands of police . an nypd officer on a motorbike keeps track of anti-nypd protesters as they march through the upper east side of manhattan on monday . nypd officers used motorbikes to create a cordon as protesters , demonstrating against decisions by grand juries in new york and missouri not to indict white police officers in the killings of unarmed black men , held placards while marching down fifth avenue in manhattan on tuesday night . the demonstrations went on despite calls by mayor bill de blasio on monday for a hiatus on demonstrations until after the funerals of the two nypd cops - officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu - murdered by ismaaiyl brinsley on saturday . organizers ignored de blasio 's call for the march to be cancelled and said there was no reason to ` give in to hysteria ' and call off the event . at first , marchers stayed on the sidewalks as a large police presence , with officers - some wearing riot helmets and face shields - keeping protesters from impeding holiday traffic . ` we object to some people painting us with an `` anti-cop '' brush , ' robert gangi , director of the police reform organizing project , told the daily news . ` the charge does not apply . we are anti-nypd practices , such as the quota driven `` broken windows '' approach to policing which targets low-income people of color ... ' the protesters were mostly peaceful as they made their way through the city 's bustling shopping district although the demonstration eventually spilled into the streets . the protests started last month as a reaction to the police-involved killings of eric garner on staten island , new york , and michael brown in ferguson , missouri . mayor bill de blasio had called monday for a pause in protests over police conduct . he faces a widening rift with those in a grieving police force who accuse him of creating a climate of mistrust that contributed to the killings of the officers . police commissioner william bratton , speaking tuesday in rhode island , said it was ` unfortunate ' that some protests continued despite the mayor 's plea . new york city landmarks including the empire state building and the rockefeller center christmas tree dimmed their lights from 9 p.m. to 9:05 p.m. on tuesday to honor the slain officers . new york city landmarks including the empire state building and the rockefeller center christmas tree dimmed their lights from 9 p.m. to 9:05 p.m. on tuesday to honor the slain officers . protesters returned to the streets of new york city on tuesday evening to protest the police-involved killings of eric garner on staten island , new york , and michael brown in ferguson , missouri . despite calls from new york city mayor bill de blasio to curb protests until after the funerals of slain nypd officers , demonstrators took to the streets to exercise their first amendment rights and marched down fifth avenue . some protesters chanted ` hey-hey , ho-ho . these racist cops have got to go ' and ` how do you spell racist ? n-y-p-d ' grief : nypd lieutenant tanisha gurley is seen above with a single tear running down her face as she kneels in front of a makeshift memorial for slain officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu . unity : cops embraced one another while members of the public gathered to express their feelings at the saturday double murder . guest : mayor bill de blasio - who has faced criticism from some officers - came to the memorial with his wife chirlane mccray . the pair laid flowers and later led a moment of silence .<doc-sep>an investigation is underway and he has been placed on indefinite unpaid leave . the incidents have highlighted the racial divide in ferguson , a largely black town where the police force and local politicians are almost all white . civil rights activists say brown 's death was the culmination of years of police unfairly targeting blacks . protests in ferguson , missouri , were muted for a third straight evening on friday as the national guard began withdrawing from the st. louis suburb racked by racial turmoil after a white police officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager . hundreds of protesters marched in the hot summer night near the site of the august 9 slaying of 18-year-old michael brown , chanting ` hands up , do n't shoot , ' while police vehicles observed the demonstration , without intervening . clergy volunteers wearing bright orange t-shirts discouraged protesters who wanted to defy police orders to keep moving , while live singing and drums boomed out from a flat-bed truck . muted : people march down st. louis street to the nopd first district station to protest the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer on august 22 , 2014 in ferguson , missouri . continuing protests : police reportedly let protesters march unimpeded in ferguson in further demonstrations which have drawn attention to the police force in the area . the st louis county police released a statement saying the police chief jon belmar was ` disturbed ' by the content of page 's speech . ` we hold our officers to a high standard of honor both on and off duty . while we as a department do not have an issue with officers expressing themselves , this was disturbing and unacceptable , ' it reads .<doc-sep>demonstrators started a seven-day march from ferguson to the missouri governor 's mansion in jefferson city this morning to protest the grand jury decision not to indict officer darren wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown . crowds gathered for a prayer service before driving to the site where brown was killed then peacefully walking through the streets singing , stopping occasionally to stage ` die-ins ' . meanwhile dozens of protesters stormed in department stores , streets and parking lots chanting ` black lives matter ' . the 120-mile march to gov jay nixon 's property in jefferson city will take seven days and was organized by the naacp . scroll down for video . journey for justice : demonstrators start a seven-day march from ferguson to the missouri governor 's mansion in jefferson city to protest the grand jury decision not to indict police officer darren wilson . effort : hundreds are expected to join as they take on the 120-mile route , covering 10 miles every day . a group walk past a store front burnt during the violence . ` do n't shoot ' : many put their hands-up , a gesture that has dominated protests around the country since the august shooting . leading figure : naacp president and ceo cornell william brooks -lrb- centre -rrb- joins the marchers from canfield . die-ins : demonstrators have staged a second day of die-ins across ferguson to shut down businesses . organizers say the purpose is to call for new leadership in the ferguson police department and for police reforms in the st louis suburb and throughout the u.s. each evening along the route , marchers will participate in what they call ` teach-ins ' and rallies . organizers say people are welcome to join in as they please . protesters upset by the grand jury 's decision not to indict the ferguson , missouri , officer who killed 18-year-old michael brown have disrupted shopping in suburban st louis for the second straight day .

<t> the 7-day journey for justice march to jefferson was met by some 200 angry protesters in the town of rosebud on wednesday . </t> <t> the 50 activists marching in the name of justice for michael brown were told to ` go home ' and ` get a job ' and heard racial epithets . </t> <t> the group organized by the naacp continued through the hostile town of 400 and are expected to reach their goal of the state 's capital . </t>

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click here to read who sportsmail columnists jamie redknapp and martin keown think will win the two-horse title race . it 's the ` u ' word jose mourinho does n't want to hear , but ca n't avoid at present . unbeaten . after 21 games this season , chelsea 's record reads : won 16 , drawn 5 , lost 0 . in fact , the last time chelsea lost was against atletico madrid in their champions league semi-final second-leg on april 30 -- 23 matches ago . the last time they lost a premier league game was against sunderland on april 19 -- a run of 17 matches . chelsea celebrate a 3-0 victory over tottenham that takes their unbeaten run to 21 games this season . brazilian midfielder oscar -lrb- top -rrb- insists that jose mourinho will keep chelsea from getting complacent . the portuguese has said that chelsea going an entire season unbeaten is ` impossible ' burnley 1-3 chelsea . chelsea 2-0 leicester . everton 3-6 chelsea . chelsea 4-2 swansea . chelsea 1-1 schalke . man city 1-1 chelsea . chelsea 2-1 bolton . chelsea 3-0 aston villa . sporting lisbon 0-1 chelsea . chelsea 2-0 arsenal . crystal palace 1-1 chelsea . chelsea 6-0 maribor . man united 1-1 chelsea . shrewsbury 1-2 chelsea . chelsea 2-1 qpr . maribor 1-1 chelsea . liverpool 1-2 chelsea .<doc-sep>chelsea 2-0 west brom . schalke 0-5 chelsea . sunder 0-0 chelsea . chelsea 3-0 tottenham . as much as the special one wants to escape it , he ca n't ignore the ` u ' word . and nor , it seems , can his players . ` the unbeaten run is on our minds , ' admitted oscar . ` but the team just starts again every time and plays for a win , and if we win or if we draw it is ok . what is important is that we do n't lose . ` of course , we feel confident because we are not losing games . so you start confidently , but we need to continue like this . ' with mourinho around , though , any bouts of over-confidence will be nipped in the bud . the portuguese , despite his own self-confidence , is n't one to tolerate arrogance in his players . before wednesday 's win over tottenham , mourinho was adamant an undefeated season in all competitions was ` impossible ' . as quickly as the subject is broached , the chelsea manager does his best to leave the issue behind . he views it as unnecessary pressure on his players when he wants them focused on winning matches -- not producing an undefeated season . with manchester city building up a head of steam behind them , mourinho 's men do not need any other distractions . ` the manager speaks before every game and he tells us not to be too confident , ' revealed oscar . ` mourinho speaks before the games and makes sure our feet stay on the floor . we have so many games to play and we need to continue to win them . of course he wants us to stay confident , but not too much because that can be dangerous . ` he tells the attacking players to go for goals , to play our football , but when you do n't have the ball you have to defend . that is the way we have been winning games . ' belgium forward eden hazard -lrb- centre -rrb- celebrates after scoring the opening goal against spurs . hazard insists the whole team has bought into mourinho 's philosophy of defending without the ball . chelsea have a six point lead over city at the top . that was backed up by eden hazard , who said : ` defensively we are very strong . all the players want to defend for the team , even the attacking players , even me . we are very strong and it 's important . ' you could , though , forgive mourinho for briefly turning his mind to an undefeated campaign . he is n't new to success but such an achievement would cement his place -- if it is n't already -- as one of the greatest managers in history . his squad is certainly strong enough to make a decent fist of it , too . question marks over how the blues would deal without the suspended diego costa against spurs were emphatically answered by didier drogba who scored one and made another goal in the 3-0 win . it prompted mourinho to reveal he is keen for the striker to continue playing for the club past his current deal that expires in the summer . didier drogba wheels away after turning back the clock with an inspirational performance against tottenham . mourinho has hinted that drogba could stay at stamford bridge beyond this season . sources close to the blues legend insisted no decision would be made until after talks with mourinho towards the end of the season . but oscar made his opinion on drogba crystal clear , saying : ` ah , didier -- he is fantastic . fantastic player , fantastic person and i am so happy he is a part of the team . ` i learn from him . he speaks before the game to the attacking players . he wants to score every game . i watched him on tv when i was young , and we now play together . ' they 'll be lifting trophies together soon enough , too . redknapp and keown compare jose mourinho 's 2005-06 title winners and this season 's side .<doc-sep>by . jamie redknapp . saturday 's battering of arsenal has put chelsea firmly in charge of the title race and , with jose mourinho in the driving seat , they have the perfect man to get them over the line . mourinho has won league titles at every club he has managed , so he knows exactly what it takes . he insists on calling this chelsea team underdogs , but they are nothing of the sort . after a poor result against aston villa , they reacted well with an easy victory over galatasaray and by absolutely thumping one of their title rivals . previous : chelsea boss jose mourinho knows what 's required in order win league titles , as his record shows . not convincing anyone : mourinho may say his team are still underdogs in the title race , but they 're definitely not . emphatic : chelsea ran riot in their 6-0 battering of fellow title contenders arsenal at stamford bridge . success : jose mourinho 's previous title winning positions at this stage . that underlined just how strong they are and what a motivator jose is . with seven games to go , mourinho is in exactly the same position as when he won his seven league titles -- on top . as . the table right shows , he had comfortable leads in his early years but . at inter and at real madrid he demonstrated he can still win through . when the going gets tough . with the title race so tight this season , he will look at the liverpool game at anfield as one last obstacle to overcome . if chelsea can get through that then they may well be celebrating come may . comprehensive : oscar scores his second of the game in the rout over arsenal as chelsea smash their rivals . to the point : oscar takes the plaudits after adding to arsenal 's humiliation at stamford bridge on saturday .<doc-sep>for chelsea , their magnificent start to the season goes on . having won nine of their eleven games in the premier league so far , jose mourinho 's team are unbeaten and top of the table after saturday 's 2-1 win over liverpool at anfield . the chelsea manager , however , believes a defeat will arrive at some time . asked if chelsea could go through the season unbeaten , he said : ` no chance . it 's possible to be champions . we want to play for that . video scroll down to watch post-match reaction from jose mourinho . cesc fabregas -lrb- left -rrb- played against chelsea despite not being 100 per cent fit . chelsea 's players celebrate their 2-1 win over liverpool on the team bus on the way home to london . ramires -lrb- right -rrb- also was struggling with injury but played in chelsea 's win over liverpool . ` but in modern football i do n't believe in going unbeaten all season . it 's a good start and we can keep this stability . ` we can lose tomorrow but my team is still the same . one day we will lose but the next game we will win again . ` we will play badly but we will recover our game because we are a strong team . we are a stable team . ' i have been in the game so long i know the defeat will arrive and the bad moment will arrive . we will be ready for that . ` we believe in everything . we are a happy camp . we believe in the players . '<doc-sep>newcastle 's 2-0 win over chelsea at st james ' park in november 2013 is alan pardew 's only premier league victory over jose mourinho -lrb- l5 -rrb- . current chelsea striker loic remy -lrb- right -rrb- scored against the blues last season for newcastle in the toon 's 2-0 win over the present league leaders at st james ' park in november 2013 . jose mourinho 's chelsea have never won at st james ' park in four visits -lrb- d2 l2 -rrb- . chelsea are unbeaten in their last 23 games -lrb- in all competitions -rrb- , they have never before gone 24 competitive games in a row without defeat . the suspended nemanja matic was booked in only one of his opening eight premier league appearances this season , but has been yellow carded in four of his last six . if chelsea avoid defeat in this game they will only be the fourth team to go unbeaten in their opening 15-plus games in a premier league season -lrb- after arsenal twice , manchester united and man city -rrb- . the magpies are the only team yet to score in the opening 30 minutes of their league matches this season . their earliest goal this season has come in the 37th minute . jose mourinho could reach the 400-point landmark as a premier league manager in this game -lrb- currently 398 -rrb- .<doc-sep>chelsea manager jose mourinho will hope the defender can make a quick transition back to football when his team face west brom on saturday . the blues are four points clear of southampton atop the premier league and are unbeaten in their first 11 games . terry 's chelsea side are four points clear at the top of the premier league after an unbeaten start .

<t> premier league leaders chelsea are unbeaten after 21 games this season . </t> <t> jose mourinho says going an entire season without losing is ` impossible ' </t> <t> brazil midfielder oscar insists the portuguese will keep his side grounded . </t> <t> eden hazard says team have bought into mourinho 's defensive philosophy . </t> <t> didier drogba could remain at stamford bridge beyond this season . </t>

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organizers of a university of missouri demonstration held tuesday in protest of the exoneration of darren wilson asked that ` only people of color ' participate in their ` die-in . ' the group 's email blast about the event asked ` non-people of color to stand holding hands in solidarity ' at the columbia , missouri campus event . a class walk-out that preceded the die-in was open to anyone interested in demonstrating . however , some are criticizing the organizers ' choice to exclude ` non-people of color . '<doc-sep>organizers of a university of missouri demonstration held tuesday in protest of the exoneration of darren wilson asked that ` only people of color ' participate in their ` die-in ' the group 's email -lrb- pictured -rrb- about the event asked ` non-people of color to stand holding hands in solidarity ' at the columbia , missouri campus event . the college fix spoke to one organizer about the decision .<doc-sep>` the `` die-in '' is meant to represent black bodies that are killed unjustly . it was requested that others stand in a circle holding hands , ' explained student ebony francis . the demonstration lasted four-and-a-half minutes as a nod to the four-and-a-half hours that michael brown 's body lay on the street after he was shot dead by officer darren wilson . demonstrations lasted about an hour and a half total on tuesday and were meant to protest the grand jury decision not to indict wilson .<doc-sep>it was also meant as a demand for an equal justice system . one student told the college fix that demonstrators failed , at least with that goal . ` if they are trying to make a message that is against racism , ' said junior daniel beaman , ' i think they may have failed . the email makes it appear as if white people are not victims of police brutality . like it 's only a black issue . ' die-ins like this one at atlanta 's emory university have happened all over america in the wake of grand jury decisions in the michael brown and eric garner cases .<doc-sep>demonstrators started a seven-day march from ferguson to the missouri governor 's mansion in jefferson city this morning to protest the grand jury decision not to indict officer darren wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown . crowds gathered for a prayer service before driving to the site where brown was killed then peacefully walking through the streets singing , stopping occasionally to stage ` die-ins ' . meanwhile dozens of protesters stormed in department stores , streets and parking lots chanting ` black lives matter ' . the 120-mile march to gov jay nixon 's property in jefferson city will take seven days and was organized by the naacp . scroll down for video . journey for justice : demonstrators start a seven-day march from ferguson to the missouri governor 's mansion in jefferson city to protest the grand jury decision not to indict police officer darren wilson . effort : hundreds are expected to join as they take on the 120-mile route , covering 10 miles every day . a group walk past a store front burnt during the violence . ` do n't shoot ' : many put their hands-up , a gesture that has dominated protests around the country since the august shooting . leading figure : naacp president and ceo cornell william brooks -lrb- centre -rrb- joins the marchers from canfield . die-ins : demonstrators have staged a second day of die-ins across ferguson to shut down businesses . organizers say the purpose is to call for new leadership in the ferguson police department and for police reforms in the st louis suburb and throughout the u.s. each evening along the route , marchers will participate in what they call ` teach-ins ' and rallies . organizers say people are welcome to join in as they please . protesters upset by the grand jury 's decision not to indict the ferguson , missouri , officer who killed 18-year-old michael brown have disrupted shopping in suburban st louis for the second straight day .<doc-sep>there were no reports of arrests at protest rallies on . saturday that drew thousands of people . the police have largely . adopted a non-confrontational stance and protest organizers work . to maintain order and a non-violent approach . the mother of michael brown , the 18-year-old shot dead on . august 9 by a white officer in ferguson , missouri , walked at the . front of a rally on saturday evening in the suburb of ferguson . lesley mcspadden , who has criticized ferguson police , has . only rarely participated in protests . she eventually left the . group , which grew to over 1,000 people and moved on to ferguson . police headquarters . a group of about 200 marched on a qt -lrb- quiktrip -rrb- in the grove district , where some briefly staged a sit-in . a police car was attacked , prompting at least 10 arrests , and tear gas was released to disperse the crowd . a demonstrator protesting the shooting deaths is arrested . st louis police chief sam dotson said on twitter to say that protesters were ` throwing rocks ' at officers and that arrests had been made for ` continued illegal behavior ' the st. louis metropolitcan police department said its officers arrested 17 people for unlawful assembly in the quicktrip parking lot . brown 's death triggered a national uproar in august over . police accountability and protesters have called for the arrest . and prosecution of the officer , darren wilson . a grand jury is . now considering the case .<doc-sep>the ` justice for all ' march , organized by civil rights leader reverend al sharpton , brought together thousands of supporters of two black men : michael brown , 18 , and 43-year-old eric garner . estimates of crowd sizes were not all clear , but cbs reported that new york city numbers exceeded 25,000 - but led to no arrests . police in washington do not give public estimates of crowd sizes , but organizers said that 25,000 marched there as well . in boston , chicago , colorado and oakland , california , large crowds could also be seen - making the total likely to be well in excess of 50,000 . by afternoon the nypd had reported no arrests in relation to the protest , but photographs did emerge of a smashed-up patrol car . some boston protesters were arrested , but those demonstrations were also largely peaceful . joining in : a man in new york dressed as santa - part of the city 's annual ` santa con ' - took up a placard and joined the march . ` die-in ' : activists in colorado springs , colorado , lay down to protest the killings . thick with people : hundreds in boston joined the protests despite cold weather , also laying down to mimic dying . demonstrating : thousands of people were marching through the nation 's capital to protest decisions made by missouri and new york grand juries not to indict the white officers who killed garner and brown . ` this stops today ' : waving signs reading ` black lives matter ' and ` who do you protect ? who do you serve ' , the crowd gathered in washington d.c. 's freedom plaza , before marching down iconic pennsylvania avenue . high turnout : this photo shows demonstrators marching down pennsylvania avenue to the us capitol . brown was shot and killed by officer darren wilson while unarmed in ferguson , missouri , on august 9 , while garner died when officer daniel pantaleo put him in an apparent chokehold in staten island . in both cases , grand juries declined to indict the white officers involved . during the march , brown 's mother , lesley mcspadden , and garner 's widow , esaw garner , were joined by sybrina fulton , the mother of trayvon martin , and samaria rice , the mother of tamir rice . martin , a 17-year-old african american , was shot dead by george zimmerman , a neighborhood watch volunteer , in florida in 2012 , while rice was gunned down by cleveland police last month . mrs garner , whose husband died in july , told protesters : ` let 's keep it strong , long and meaningful . ' at one point , the rally was interrupted briefly by more than a dozen protesters who took the stage with a bullhorn . they announced that they were from ferguson and demanded to speak . taking to the streets : mrs garner told protesters , young and old : ` let 's keep it strong , long and meaningful ' raising their arms up : at one point , the rally was interrupted briefly by more than a dozen protesters who took the stage with a bullhorn . they announced that they were from ferguson and demanded to speak . protesters hold signs referring to witness accounts that brown had his hands raised in the air when he was shot dead by officer darren wilson in ferguson , missouri , on august 9 - something that has been disputed . large numbers of protesters on the ground supported the group , some chanting , ` let them speak . ' ultimately , organizers allowed johnetta elzie of st. louis to address the crowd . ` this movement was started by the young people , ' she said . the group , mostly in their 20s , then left the stage . organizers called the interruption unnecessarily divisive . but some in the missouri group said they were disappointed and found the rally staid and ineffective .<doc-sep>klu klux klan members may have infiltrated groups supporting ferguson police officer darren wilson , it can be disclosed . supporters for darren wilson have removed a photograph from their facebook page in which activist group anonymous claim to identify three members of the ku klux klan . anonymous seized two of the ku klux klan 's twitter accounts yesterday after the klan distributed fliers threatening the use of ` lethal force ' should violence erupt in the wake of ferguson grand jury 's decision on whether to indict wilson . now , as part of anon cop watch , the group has circulated numerous photographs ` unhooding ' klan members . among them is one showing 13 members of the st louis klan . it is set shown alongside an image of a rally held in support of darren wilson rally in which , they claim , three klan members feature prominently . scroll down for video . accusation : how activist group anonymous identified what it says are three kkk members -lrb- left in robes -rrb- at a pro-darren wilson protest -lrb- right -rrb- . there is no suggestion than any kkk presence was known to organisers . out in the open : the full picture of the kkk group posted by the anonymous group . tensions : michael brown -lrb- left -rrb- was shot dead in august by officer darren wilson -lrb- right -rrb- in ferguson , missouri , sparking massive protests over the death . a grand jury is deciding whether to indict him . one of them appears to be frank ancona , imperial wizard of the traditionalist american knights of the ku klux klan in missouri and the man behind the recent fliers . it is just the latest escalation of the racial tensions that were ignited this summer when officer wilson shot dead unarmed teenager michael brown , 18 . protesters adopted the slogan ` hands up do n't shoot ' - a reference to witness accounts claiming that brown had his hands up when wilson let off his fatal volley on august 9 . less than two minutes elapsed between wilson , 28 , stopping brown and friend , dorian johnson , as they walked down the middle of canfield road which snakes down from the main drag of west florissant , and shooting brown dead . in the three months since that day ferguson has been riven by violence , protest , gunfire and looting . brown 's own parents have consistently distanced themselves from the violence that saw protesters and police clash as battle lines were drawn near the scene of the shooting across night after night of riots . but , with the ferguson grand jury expected to deliver its verdict on whether or not to indict wilson on a murder charge this week , the fbi have described violent civil unrest as ` inevitable . ' tensions : demonstrations are already taking place in ferguson , missouri , with calls for darren wilson to be indicted by the grand jury , which meets again on friday , over the killing of michael brown . flashpoint : ferguson is expecting more demonstrations when the grand jury ends it deliberations . divide : although most demonstrations have been pro-michael brown some , such as this woman 's protest , have been in support of darren wilson , the officer who shot brown to death . governor jay nixon 's decision to declare a state of emergency and activated the national guard on monday was seen by many as confirmation that a decision from the grand jury is imminent . and prosecutor bob mcculloch has always maintained that a verdict would be reached by mid to late november . but leaks reported by the st louis dispatch , which suggest that the officer will not be indicted , have only heightened the likelihood of violent reprisal . as mailonline reported , ` militant resistance group ' the black rebels has boasted of being ` war ready , ' and stockpiling high caliber ammunition . while the ku klux klan leaflets distributed in ferguson and the surrounding towns suggest a similar readiness for violence .

<t> the white people were asked to hold hands in solidarity during the demonstration following a class walk-out on tuesday . </t> <t> the die-in was slated to last for 4.5 minutes to represent the 4.5 hours michael brown lay lifeless in the street after he was shot by darren wilson . </t> <t> hundreds participated in the demonstration at the columbia , missouri campus . </t>

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new genetic research has revealed that a small group of hunter-gatherers now living in southern africa once was so large that it comprised the majority of living humans . only during the last 22,000 years have the other african ethnicities , including the ones giving rise to europeans and asians , have become the bigger populations , researchers say . however , their fall has been quick - the khoisan -lrb- who sometimes call themselves bushmen -rrb- now number about 100,000 individuals , while the rest of humanity numbers 7 billion . scroll down for video . the khoisan -lrb- who sometimes call themselves bushmen -rrb- now number about 100,000 individuals , while the rest of humanity numbers 7 billion . however , they once comprised the biggest group on earth , new analysis has found . the khoisan speak in ` click ' languages , and have also maintained the greatest genetic diversity known among human populations . the distinct clicks of their language have been incorporated into zulu and xhosa speech . they have also contributed to the richness of afrikaans and south african english with words such as ` eina ' -lrb- ouch -rrb- and ` aikhona ' -lrb- absolutely not -rrb- . khoisan traditions include snuff and makaranga tobacco . this is a very strong tobacco that is mixed with wild honey and made into a paste before being allowed to dry . their lives and ways have remained unaltered for hundreds of generations , with only recent events endangering their hunter-gatherer lifestyles , according to the study set to be published in nature communications . by comparing nearly all the genes of these individuals with the genomes of 1,462 people from around the world , the researchers discovered that the inflow of new genes into the khoisan peoples has been quite restricted the past 150,000 years , indicating that this large hunter-gatherer culture was physically isolated for most of its history and that its men typically did not take wives from outside the group . ` khoisan hunter-gatherers in southern africa always have perceived themselves as the oldest people ' said stephan schuster , a former penn state university professor now at nanyang technological university in singapore . researchers on the project included scientists at penn state and other research universities in the united states , brazil , and singapore . the nature communication paper analyses five study participants from different tribes in namibia . the study investigated 420,000 genetic variants across 1,462 genomes from 48 ethnic groups in populations worldwide . these analyses reveal that southern african khoisans are genetically distinct not only from europeans and asians , but also from all other africans . video kind courtesy of fop films . the khoisan speak in ` click ' languages , and have also maintained the greatest genetic diversity known among human populations . the paper 's first author hie lim kim , formerly at penn state and now at nanyang technological university , said ` it is fascinating to unravel the population history of humankind over the last 150,000 years . ' by conducting extensive computational analyses , the team demonstrated that two of the sequenced individuals showed no signs of having inherited any genetic material from members of other ethnic groups . interestingly , these individuals are the oldest members of the ju / ` hoansi tribe , which still live in protected areas of northwest namibia . ` this and previous studies show that the khoisan peoples and the rest of modern humanity shared their most recent common ancestor approximately 150,000 years ago , so it was entirely unexpected to find that this group apparently did not intermarry with non-khoisan neighbors for many thousand years , ' said webb miller , professor of bioinformatics at penn state and a member of the research team . ` the current khoisan culture and tradition , where marriage occurs either among khoisan groups or results in female members leaving their tribes after marrying non-khoisan men , appears to be long-standing . ' the khoisan tribes , found in southern africa , lived in near-isolation from the rest of humanity for thousands of years . the distribution of the three language families spoken by khoisan people is shown on this map in green . the cultural and genetic persistence of the ju / ` hoansi tribe is intriguing , the researchers say , because genetic and genomic analysis of ancient hominid lineages such as the neanderthals , as well as non-african humans , have shown that intermarrying does occur frequently in these groups and is traceable over the entire time span of 150,000 history during which anatomically modern humans have lived . ` we also observed gene flow for some of the other khoisan groups , as defined by their largely varying language , but a key finding of this study is that , even today , individuals without genes from other communities can be identified within the ju / ` hoansi population and possibly others , ' schuster said . ` having identified non-admixed khoisan individuals , we could compare the effective population size of the khoisan with that of other humans over more than 100,000 years , ' said research-team memberaakrosh ratan , an assistant professor at the university of virginia . ` in a twist of fate , the major ethnic groups today in africa , asia , and europe increased in size only after overcoming a population decline about 20,000 years ago . ' the researchers also investigated the hypothesis that climatic changes resulted in less-favorable living conditions , first in western africa and later in all of central sub-saharan africa . ` using a paleoclimate model and data , we were able to show that glaciation in the northern hemisphere resulted in drier conditions in western/central africa , while wetter conditions prevailed in southern africa , ' said alvaro montenegro , an assistant professor at ohio state university and the sao paulo state university in brazil . ' a hypothesis suggested by our new study is that the wetter climate conditions in the khoisan-inhabited parts of southern africa may have resulted in more-favorable living conditions . ' researchers previously identified two migrations : one about 3,000 years ago , of non-africans entering east africa , and a second one 900 -- 1,800 years ago .<doc-sep>other hairs demonstrated that the animals shared their environment with warthogs , zebra , impala , and kudu , as well as hominins - a tribe of our ancestors . the scientists focused on examining scale patterns and cross sections of hair to identify the fossilised hairs . the fossil was discovered a few years ago at gladysvale cave . in south africa -lrb- pictured is the gladysvale walkway -rrb- , but has only recently been analysed by scientists , who identified the hair . the researchers said : ' a lack of hair scales has been documented in human hair subject to pathology . they even suggested that our ancestors had many a bad hair day , because of ` abrasion of the hair resulting from inhabiting rock crevices ' that could have reduced the number of scales found on the hairs . a total of 48 hairs were extracted from . the 12 fossils using fine tweezers and were examined using a scanning . electron microscope . they identified the origins of the hairs using standard guides as well as comparing them to a collection of samples from 15 indigenous southern african mammals . the findings support previous tentative identifications of fossilised human hairs and give scientists a better picture of the local middle pleistocene mammal community as well as an insight into the environment in which archaic and emerging modern humans in the interior of the african subcontinent lived .<doc-sep>shot in the vast expanse of the world 's largest desert , these stunning portraits of the herero tribe of namibia look like they 're from a bygone age . but , dressed in the costumes that have been appropriated from their colonial past , the men , women and children are taking part in a modern re-enactment of their peoples ' bloody history . the tribe 's now traditional costumes , pictured here by jim naughten , are seen by anthropologists as a fascinating subversion of their former rulers ' fashion , showing how the tribe survived a concerted effort by german colonialists to wipe them from the face of the earth . costume drama : herero woman in blue dress in cow dance pose , pictured here by jim naughten . traditional dress : herero women marching in the incredible dress of their tribe . the history of herero clothing is extraordinary . rhenish missionaries first introduced victorian dress , which the tribe gradually accessorised by adding , for example , cow horn headdresses . later , during the 1904 war with namibia 's german colonisers , herero tribe members claimed the military uniform of dead german soldiers . germany officially claimed their stake in a south african colony in 1884 , calling it german south-west africa until it was taken over in 1915 . the first german colonists then arrived in 1892 , and conflict with the indigenous herero and nama people began . between 1893 and 1903 , the herero and nama peoples ' land as well as their cattle were seized by militarily superior german forces who regarded them as subhuman . then in 1903 , the herero people learned that they were to be placed in reservations , leaving more room for colonists to own land and prosper . voluminous : a herero woman in patchwork dress -lrb- left -rrb- and another in a spectacular pink dress with yellow scarf . two boys dressed as herero cavalry cadets , complete with riding hats . standing to attention : more herero cadets , one in a kilt and another wearing a cardboard hat . military uniform : herero cavalry pictured marching in line in the desert . looking smart : a soldier in a red beret and a man in yellow suit . by 1904 , the herero and nama began a disasterous rebellion that lasted until 1907 . during this time the germans devised a plan to annihilate the herero nation . experts estimate that around 80,000 herero lived in german south-west africa at the beginning of germany 's colonial rule over the area . when the revolt was defeated , they numbered around 15,000 . in a period of four years , approximately 65,000 herero people perished . those who survived , once freed from . concentration camps , were robbed of their lands , segregated from whites . and forced to work in slave-like conditions . herero woman in orange dress , adopting the traditional cow pose . the clothes the herero choose to wear , . both men and women , are a permanent reminder of the great scar gashed in . the tribe 's history . german rule ended in 1915 when the german . army was beaten by the south african - but , once liberated , the herero . men began not only dressing as much like their german oppressors . herero women also affected the styles and the airs and graces of the christian missionary ladies who had come among them in the 1890s . at the 100th anniversary of the . massacre , german minister for economic development and cooperation . heidemarie wieczorek-zeul apologised for the crimes on behalf of all . germans . but the clothes the herero choose to wear , . both men and women , are a permanent reminder of the great scar gashed in . the tribe 's history when they came close to being exterminated . a group of fumban men and boys carry some of the culture 's traditional objects . anthropologist dr lutz marten said : ` wearing the enemy 's uniform will diminish their power and transfer some of their strength to the new wearer ' emperor wilhelm ii can be seen in 1989 , in germany , dismissing the replacing forces for the protection forces for german south-west africa . anthropologist dr lutz marten said : ` wearing the enemy 's uniform will diminish their power and transfer some of their . strength to the new wearer . ` this is in part assimilation to european culture , and also in part appropriation , a coming-to-terms with , and overcoming of history and the colonial experience , ' he said . speaking about the clothes herero women wear , he said : ' a correctly worn long dress induces in the wearer a slow and majestic gait . ' today , there are around 250,000 herero peoples in south-west africa and the tribe is thriving . conflict and costume : the herero tribe of namibia by jim naughten , with accompanying text by dr lutz marten is published by merrell . an exhibition of naughten 's portraits of the herero tribe will be held at the margaret street gallery , london w1 , from 5 march to 13 april .<doc-sep>shoulders and upper arm each time they kill an enemy -- the right . shoulder for killing a man , the left for a woman . ' more gruesomely , the turkana tribe still cling to their tradition of knocking out the lower incisors - a practice usually done in childhood using a fearsome-looking finger hook called a corogat . ` originally , it was supposed to protect people against tetanus because they can feed people with milk through the hole when they 're lock-jawed . it also means the lower teeth do n't interfere with the . labrets many put on the lower lip . ' sadly , the turkana , who have lived in their remote home for millennia , could be under threat after oil was discovered underneath their land . ` many in kenya are worried that the turkana will lose their traditions , ' says lafforgue . ` i 'm not sure they will though . the . turkana have succeeded in maintaining their way of life for centuries . against all the odds , they manage to raise livestock in the . desert . their knowledge allows them to live where most humans could not . ' threatened : . because oil has been discovered on turkana land , many are worried that . their way of life and traditions could come under threat . man 's . best friend : because of their many dogs , echinococcus is common among . the turkana . but they say the disease is caused by a spell cast by the . toposa tribe . remote : . the turkana live in an inhospitable part of northern kenya , bordered by . south sudan to the north and ethiopia to the east . lunar . landscape : the turkana - and their neighbours , the el-molo - live in an . area dotted with volcanic rocks and where daytime temperatures climb to . 45 degrees . home : . most turkana live in small dwellings made from wood , animal skins and . palm leaves that they call an ` awl ' . inside the homes live a man , his . wives and children .<doc-sep>by . mark prigg . published : . 07:25 est , 22 april 2013 . | . updated : . 07:48 est , 22 april 2013 . a leading evolutionary researcher has claimed that sleeping around may have been the secret to the success of modern humans . experts have long debated exactly how homo sapiens became the ` last human species standing ' among several human ancestors . now it is claimed that interbreeding gave humans the advantage . bbc show planet of the apeman recreates a homo sapien hunting party : experts have long-debated exactly how homo sapien became the ` last human standing ' among several human ancestors . humans -lrb- homo sapiens -rrb- are primates of the family hominidae , and the only species of the genus hom that still exist . humans are characterised by having a large brain relative to body size , with a particularly well developed neocortex , prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes , making them capable of abstract reasoning , language , introspection , problem solving and culture through social learning . experts believe homo sapiens originated in africa , and fossils show it resembled modern humans about 200,000 years ago , and began to behave like them around 50,000 years ago . ` as recently as 40,000 years ago , homo sapiens lived alongside several kindred forms , including the neanderthals and tiny homo floresiensism , ' said professor robert hammer of the univeristy of arizona , writing in scientific american . ` for decades scientists have debated exactly how homo sapiens originated and came to be the last human species standing , ' he said . one of the key theories emerged from genetic studies in the 1980s , when it was claimed anatomically modern humans arose in africa and spread out across the rest of the old world , completely replacing the existing archaic groups . ` exactly how this novel form became the last human species on the earth is mysterious , ' said professor hammer . a 2011 study came to the same conclusion , and researchers claim that the first modern humans protected themselves against unfamiliar illnesses by interbreeding with neanderthals . although it was known that homo sapiens had bred with neanderthals after leaving africa , a study has concluded that in doing so they picked up genes which protected them and eventually helped them to populate the planet . ` given the complexity of the african fossil record , which indicates . that a variety of transitional human groups , with a mosaic of archaic . and modern features , lived over an extensive geographic area from . morocco to south africa between roughly 200,000 and 35,000 years ago , i . favor a model that involves interspecies mating during the . archaic-to-modern transition , ' professor hammer wrote . ` sometimes called african multiregional evolution , this scenario . allows for the possibility that some of the traits that make us . anatomically modern were inherited from transitional forms before they . went extinct . ` to my mind , african multiregional evolution , in combination with . bräuer 's hybridization model , best explains genetic and fossil data to . date . ' however , professor hammer admits more research is needed to prove the theory . the researcher hit the headlines earlier this year when a dna test on an american hoping to trace his family tree came up with a stunning result - the roots of the human tree date back much further than previously thought . more that just good friends ? a facial reconstruction of the hobbit human . researchers were shocked when they analysed the dna of albert perry , a recently deceased african-american from south carolina . ` this lineage diverged from previously known y chromosomes about 338,000 years ago , a time when anatomically modern humans had not yet evolved , ' said michael hammer of the university of arizona . ` this pushes back the time the last common y chromosome ancestor lived by almost 70 percent . ' this time predates the age of the oldest known anatomically modern human fossils . the fossil record dates back about 200,000 years , said hammer . either interbreeding with neanderthals or other populations led to the unusual genetic makeup , he said , or humans evolved far earlier than the extant fossil record suggests . the new divergent lineage - which was found when mr perry contacted family tree dna , a company specializing in dna analysis to trace family roots - branched from the y chromosome tree before the first appearance of anatomically modern humans in the fossil record . a map of human migrations , with the north pole at its centre : africa , harboring the start of the migration , is at the top left and south america at the far right . dashed lines are hypothetical migrations . numbers represent thousand years before present . the blue line represents area covered in ice or tundra during the last great ice age . the letters are the mitochondrial dna groups used to define genetic populations . unlike the other human chromosomes , the majority of the y chromosome does not exchange genetic material with other chromosomes , which makes it simpler to trace ancestral relationships among contemporary lineages . if two y chromosomes carry the same mutation , it is because they share a common paternal ancestor at some point in the past . the more mutations that differ between two y chromosomes the farther back in time the common ancestor lived . the results are published in the american journal of human genetics . originally , mr perry 's dna sample was submitted to the national geographic genographic project .

<t> khoisan , or bushmen , now number about 100,000 individuals . </t> <t> for much of last 150,000 years tribe comprised majority of living humans . </t> <t> only during the last 22,000 years have other african ethnicities , including the ones giving rise to europeans and asians , become bigger . </t>

south african tribe who number 100k but were once most common humans on earth<T>

gordon strachan compared scotland 's bruising , euphoric victory over the republic of ireland to a heavyweight title fight . shaun maloney 's sublime goal 15 minutes from the end of a tight , nip-and-tuck qualifier with the irish completed a memorable and crucial euro 2016 victory . drawing level with the republic on seven points after poland 's emphatic 4-0 win in georgia , the scots secured all three points in a frenetic clash . videos scroll down to watch . shaun maloney -lrb- left -rrb- celebrates as steven naismith -lrb- centre -rrb- gives chase after scotland open the scoring . strachan will now ring the changes for tuesday 's friendly with england after admitting the game wrung every ounce of effort from his men . ' i think so , ' confirmed the scots boss . ` they put so much into that game tonight . that was like one of those big heavyweight boxing matches . ' i absolutely would n't second-guess the outcome of this group now . ' the scots had some sterling individual displays in goalscorer maloney and man-of-the-match charlie mulgrew , called into midfield after an illness to james morrison before the game . ` charlie was immense , absolutely immense , ' said strachan . ` normally we would come in here and say : ` what a game scott brown has had ' . but charlie has actually taken the mantle tonight and ably backed up by the people round about him . scotland manager gordon strachan celebrates on the touchline at full-time as his side win 1-0 . ' i am really pleased with shaun as well , as i am with steven naismith , ikechi anya and others but charlie was the best man on the pitch i think -- ably backed by the others . ` but the smaller ones like andrew robertson , maloney , naismith and anya showed brave play when the ball was flying about and there were tackles everywhere . ` they showed bravery on the ball . ' poland 's triumph in tblisi ramped up the pressure on the scots before kick-off . strachan had dismissed talk of a ` must-win ' beforehand , but the joyous celebrations of the tartan army afterwards told another tale . ` people have been telling me since the georgia game it is must-win , ' the scotland boss said . ` they said it before poland and this one . every game seems to be a must-win . ' i said before the game that one goal had decided all of the previous games in the group , apart from the one involving gibraltar . it has happened again . ` we did say set plays were going to be vital and it happened . ` as for a pure footballing spectacle , it was n't that great . maloney curls a low strike into the far corner as scotland take the lead in glasgow on friday . ` but as a spectacle of two groups of players not wanting to give an inch , it was mesmerising . they all wanted to jump higher than each other , run quicker and battle harder . ' the scots blew a raft of chances in both halves and survived a moment of anxiety in injury time when grant hanley 's defensive header almost spun into his own net , crashing off the bar . insisting his team now believe in themselves after one defeat in four matches -- to world champions germany in the opener -- strachan added : ` when we 've played we 've believed we can play football . tonight it was a more physical duel . charlie mulgrew -lrb- centre -rrb- celebrates the victory as scotland move up to third in group d . ` we dealt with that as well because the players trust each other . ` they know fine well if they 're not having a great night the guy next to him will help them out . ` and i think that 's what happened tonight . ' asked what his over-riding emotions were ahead of an england friendly at the same venue , strachan said : ` there are lot of emotions chucked in there , every emotion possible . but the good thing is i can go home , get to my bed and chill . that 's what i 'll do , go home and watch a bit of telly and fall asleep . i 'm looking forward to that . ' steven fletcher will miss the england game after limping off in the second half with an ankle injury .<doc-sep>scotland manager gordon strachan insists his players are not suffering from an end-of-season hangover and says he has been struck by their hunger and enthusiasm ahead of wednesday night 's friendly against nigeria . scotland face the super eagles at craven cottage in the team 's final scheduled fixture before they kick off their european championship qualification campaign against germany on september 7 . unbeaten in five matches , optimism is growing amongst the tartan army and strachan says his players are showing no signs of letting up . loving life : gordon strachan is in high spirits ahead of scotland 's friendly game against nigeria . giving directions : strachan talks to his players during a training session at qpr 's harlington sports ground . ` we worked yesterday in the pouring rain and i enjoyed myself - people say it 's a lot to do with the coach 's enthusiasm but it works both ways , ' strachan said . ` the enthusiasm you get from the players keeps your battery going as a coach and i like working with them . ' he added : ` the lads are full of enthusiasm , which is great , and it 's easy to coach when the players are like that . ` the enthusiasm rubs off on me , it 's great and i enjoy it . '<doc-sep>scotland manager gordon strachan knows he has some big decisions to make over the coming hours as he picks his side to face england at celtic park . strachan 's side come into the game following a morale-boosting 1-0 euro 2016 qualifying win over the republic of ireland and although there will be no points to play for in glasgow , there is plenty of pride at stake . ` we did an intensive warm-up and i thought , `` this is as intense as the first day of pre-season '' , ' the boss said in his pre-match press conference . scotland skipper scott brown leads the way during training on monday ahead of clash with auld enemy . gordon strachan says his stars are all desperate to play against england on tuesday . cardiff city keeper david marshall is put through his paces during the session . ` so many players want to play on tuesday night . there 's one or two lumps , but it has n't affected anyone , it was kind of rub it and get on with it .<doc-sep>gordon strachan has admitted that even his players have no idea who will captain scotland against georgia . fit-again scott brown is vying with long-term squad skipper darren fletcher for the honour of leading the team out for this evening 's euro 2016 qualifier at ibrox . sportsmail understands david marshall has won the race with craig gordon to be strachan 's no1 , but the manager will keep his senior midfield duo waiting until the team announcement on saturday morning before handing out the armband . scotland manager gordon strachan on the pitch as his player train ahead of the match against georgia . gordon strachan addresses the media on friday at mar hall in bishopton . fletcher has captained the country 23 times since taking the armband from barry ferguson in 2009 . but celtic skipper brown deputised during the manchester united midfielder 's lengthy illness . and that leaves strachan to break the news of his final decision to both players this morning . ` the captain does n't know yet , ' said the scotland boss . ` the captain does n't know it 's him . ` but when the team is announced in the morning we will announce the captain at the same time .<doc-sep>by . stephen mcgowan for the daily mail . gordon strachan will take one look at darren fletcher in the tunnel before sunday night 's clash with germany and give thanks he has him back . the scotland captain will make only his second appearance in two years in borussia dortmund 's signal iduna park after overcoming the debilitating effects of ulcerative colitis . recently named vice-captain of manchester united , fletcher is in line for his first start since a 1-0 friendly win over poland in march . fighting fit : captain darren fletcher is set to lead scotland against the world champions in dortmund . pleased : scotland boss gordon strachan is glad he has experienced midfielder darren fletcher in his side . germany -lrb- 4-2-3-1 , probable -rrb- : neuer ; grosskreutz , howedes , boateng , durm ; kramer , kroos ; muller , gotze , reus ; gomez .

<t> scotland beat the republic of ireland 1-0 at celtic park on friday night . </t> <t> manager gordon strachan compared it to a heavyweight title fight . </t> <t> scotland now sit third in euro 2016 qualifying group d . </t>

gordon strachan savours super show from his heavyweights as scotland win<T>

a nebraska man described by one prison psychiatrist as a ` psychopath ' and ` one of the most dangerous people ' the doctor had ever evaluated was found guilty wednesday of shooting dead four people last summer . nikko jenkins , 27 , who is representing himself , filed a handwritten motion to the douglas county district court last week stating his intention to plead guilty to all felony counts against him . but on wednesday , he pleaded no contest to the murder counts , eight weapons counts associated with the killings and two separate counts of being a felon with a gun . judge peter bataillon found him guilty of all charges . scroll down for video . guilty : nikko jenkins , pictured wednesday , was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of four omaha people last summer . he is led from court by douglas county deputies in omaha . a no-contest plea acknowledges there is sufficient evidence to convict but is not an admittance of guilt . prosecutors say jenkins shot juan uribe-pena , jorge cajiga-ruiz , curtis bradford and andrea kruger in three separate ambushes over 10 days last summer after his july 30 release from prison without supervision . while prosecutors say that jenkins planned the killings to cover up robberies of the victims or to keep them from identifying him , jenkins insisted he did not remember killing anyone , only that an egyptian god named ahpophis ordered him in a foreign language to kill the four as human sacrifices . dr. eugene oliveto , who serves as a psychiatrist for the prison system in douglas county , testified in a february hearing on jenkins ' competency that jenkins was a ` psychopath ' and ` one of the most dangerous people i have ever evaluated . ' bataillon found jenkins competent to stand trial . jenkins had flipped between expressing his guilt and declaring his innocence since being charged with the killings in september . after initially pleading not guilty , he declared in november that he wanted to plead guilty . he had changed his mind again by late january , saying he is mentally ill and should be released from jail . psychopath : a psychiatrist called jenkins , pictured , a ` psychopath ' and said he was ` one of the most dangerous ' people he 'd ever evaluated . scene : prosecutors say jenkins shot juan uribe-pena , jorge cajiga-ruiz , curtis bradford and andrea kruger in three separate ambushes over 10 days last summer after his july 30 release from prison without supervision . seen is the scene of two of the deaths . during a contentious two-hour hearing in which jenkins cursed and attempted to introduce various arguments rejected by the judge , he said wednesday that he wanted to plead guilty because he believes his constitutional rights are being violated and that he ca n't get a fair trial in state court . the judge later let him plead no contest to the charges . jenkins had tried to plead no contest to all the charges earlier this month , but the judge refused to accept the plea because of the severity of the charges . the judge later allowed jenkins to plead no contest to the murder counts , as well , when jenkins denied prosecutors ' version of how jenkins carried out the fatal shootings . ` my problem is , he disagrees with your factual analysis of the case , ' bataillon said to douglas county attorney don kleine , in explaining why he could not accept jenkins ' guilty pleas to the murder counts . ` he 's not admitting to anything . ' police say jenkins used a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun loaded with deer slugs august 11 to kill cajiga-ruiz and uribe-pena , whose bodies were found inside a pickup truck in southeast omaha . eight days later , he used a small-caliber gun to kill bradford , a one-time prison acquaintance . then , on august 21 , police say , jenkins pulled andrea kruger from her suv as she drove home from work and shot her four times before speeding off in her vehicle . death : prosecutors said wednesday they will still seek the death penalty for jenkins . prosecutors said wednesday they will still seek the death penalty for jenkins , who waived his right to a jury trial on the question of whether he should be put to death or sentenced to life in prison without parole . a three-judge panel will instead decide his fate . kleine said he does n't know of a nebraska case in which a person has been executed after pleading no contest to first-degree murder , but said jenkins is not the first defendant to plead no contest and be convicted of first-degree murder . jenkins ' release from prison is one of several that have prompted the state to reconsider its supervised release programs . he had threatened violence while incarcerated and begged corrections officials to commit him to a mental health institution . a state ombudsman 's report released in january faulted the department for its handling of the case . two bills introduced by senator brad ashford of omaha on the topic were passed by the nebraska legislature this year and are awaiting the governor 's approval . one would provide more supervision for former inmates and another would create programs that help them transition back to society .<doc-sep>washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the national republican congressional campaign committee released a tough ad friday that links the democratic challenger in a competitive house race in nebraska to a convicted serial killer . the ad , which comes weeks before voters will decide the fate of incumbent rep. lee terry , slams democrat brad ashford for supporting a `` good time '' law that released convicted robber nikko jenkins from prison after he served half his sentence . jenkins killed four people shortly after his release , a case that was highly publicized in nebraska . the tv spot opens with a news clip of a shackled jenkins angrily shouting in the direction of news cameras before a picture of jenkins ' heavily tattooed face next to a shotgun appears on screen . responding to the ad ashford 's campaign manager , kurt gonska , said , `` it 's clear that congressman terry is fearing for his political life and will say and do anything to keep his $ 174,000 salary . ''<doc-sep>albany , new york -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- at the age of 21 , christopher jenkins appeared to have everything going for him . the university of minnesota senior was good-looking , had a near perfect grade-point average and had a future in business . christopher jenkins , 21 , vanished on halloween 2002 . four years later , police ruled his death a homicide . then , suddenly , he vanished . he was last seen celebrating halloween at a bar in downtown minneapolis , minnesota , in 2002 . jenkins ' friends said he left about midnight . four months later , his body was found in the mississippi river , still wearing his halloween costume . minneapolis police classified the drowning as accidental . jenkins ' blood-alcohol level was well above the legal limit , and police told his parents that he 'd probably had too much to drink after bar - hopping with friends . they thought he 'd fallen into the river . despite a lack of evidence , his parents , steve and jan jenkins , insisted that there had been foul play . `` he was loaded into a vehicle , a van , driven around and eventually murdered , '' jan jenkins told cnn . `` he was murdered and thrown away like a piece of trash . '' hundreds of miles away , kevin gannon , a retired detective with the new york police department , was investigating the mysterious deaths of several college men from new york state . each of the deaths had been ruled an accidental drowning . watch how clusters of drowning deaths raise suspicion '' in 2006 , nearly four years after jenkins died , there was a break in the case . a tip from a man in jail , described by minneapolis police as a witness or suspect , caused police to change jenkins ' cause of death from `` unexplained drowning '' to homicide . it was a lucky break for gannon . he had promised the parents of patrick mcneill that he would n't quit until he 'd found out how the fordham university student died . mcneill 's body washed up in the east river two months after he left a bar in new york . gannon enlisted the help of another former nypd officer , anthony duarte , when christopher jenkins ' death became a homicide . in 2003 , the two traveled to minneapolis to investigate jenkins ' death . they learned about a string of student drowning deaths , many of them involving young men who attended colleges along the interstate 94 corridor in the midwest -- in minnesota , wisconsin and iowa .<doc-sep>-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a man who shot his wife and three children to death before committing suicide in middletown , maryland , last weekend had about $ 460,000 in mortgage and credit card debt , the local sheriff said tuesday . five people , including three young children , were found dead in this house in middletown , maryland . deputies who examined a computer taken from christopher wood 's home found information that showed `` severe financial difficulties , '' including money owed on a home in florida that the family had been unable to sell , frederick county sheriff charles jenkins said at a news conference . wood was a salesman for csx railroad , where he earned about $ 97,000 a year , the sheriff said . he left six suicide notes , according to authorities . jenkins said the medical examiner had determined that christopher wood , 34 , shot himself with a shotgun friday after shooting his wife , francie billotti-wood , and their three young children -- chandler , 5 ; gavin , 4 ; and fiona , 2 -- with a small-caliber pistol . `` traumatic lacerations '' found on the bodies were made after their deaths , with either a kitchen knife or a pruning saw , the sheriff said , quoting the medical examiner . both items were found in the house . `` the injuries were very horrific , '' the sheriff said . the wife and children apparently were killed while they slept thursday night into friday , jenkins said .<doc-sep>sarah cullen , 25 , was found guilty of shaking cash bell to death in omaha in february 2013 . a former nanny convicted of killing a baby that was in her care has been sentenced to 70 years to life in prison . sarah cullen , 25 , was found guilty of shaking cash bell to death in omaha in february 2013 . investigators say cullen gave different accounts of how the baby was injured . she will be eligible for parole after she serves 35 years and sobbed in court as she addressed cash 's parents . ` if there 's anything i could do to take the pain away and bring it on myself i would , ' cullen said . ` i 'm so sorry i 'll never forgive myself and never expect anyone else to either . ' the jury was not able to hear about cullen 's previous abuse of children while at previous day care jobs , but the judge was allowed to use the information for sentencing purposes . cash 's mother , ashley bell , asked the judge to send cullen to prison for life . ' a person capable of committing cold blooded murder and is n't phased does n't deserve to get out of prison , ' bell explained in court , reported kmtv . ` we held our baby as he died in our arms . she 's completely heartless . ' it took an omaha jury four hours . to convict cullen of child abuse resulting in death in the . february 2013 killing of ashley and christopher bell 's infant son , cash . on february 28 , 2013 , reported the omaha world herald , . christopher bell and his wife , ashley , left for work leaving their . perfectly healthy , cooing and giggling son in their baby sitter 's care . as usual . cash bell -lrb- left -rrb- , died in omaha in february 2013 . sarah cullen , 25 , -lrb- right -rrb- was found guilty of shaking him to death . investigators say cullen gave different accounts of how the baby was injured . the . bells told investigators at douglas county sheriff 's office that at . about 9.15 am , mr bell had returned to the southwest omaha home to pick up . a check book he had left behind . in . the report he recalled how he had noticed his son lying face down in a . pack-n-play with labored breathing and so had rolled the baby onto his .

<t> prosecutors say nikko jenkins , 27 , shot juan uribe-pena , jorge cajiga-ruiz , curtis bradford and andrea kruger in three separate omaha ambushes over 10 days last summer . </t> <t> the rampage came after his july 30 release from prison without supervision . </t> <t> jenkins , who is representing himself , filed a handwritten motion to the douglas county district court last week stating his intention to plead guilty . </t> <t> wednesday he switched to no contest , which does n't admit guilt . </t> <t> jenkins said he did not remember killing anyone , only that an egyptian god named ahpophis ordered him to kill the four as human sacrifices . </t>

nikko jenkins found guilty in four omaha shooting deaths<T>