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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 07:03 EST, 2 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:07 EST, 2 March 2013 . Three members of the same family who died in a static caravan from carbon monoxide poisoning would have been unconscious 'within minutes', investigators said today. The bodies of married couple John and Audrey Cook were discovered alongside their daughter, Maureen, at the mobile home they shared on Tremarle Home Park in Camborne, west Cornwall. The inquests have now opened into the deaths last Saturday, with investigators saying the three died along with the family's pet dog, of carbon monoxide poisoning from a cooker. Tragic: The inquests have opened into the deaths of three members of the same family who were found in their static caravan last weekend. John and Audrey Cook are pictured . Awful: The family died following carbon monoxide poisoning at this caravan at the Tremarle Home Park in Camborne, Cornwall . It is also believed there was no working carbon monoxide detector in the static caravan. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said this would have resulted in the three being unconscious 'within minutes', . A spokesman for Cornwall coroner Dr Emma Carlyon confirmed the inquests were opened and adjourned yesterday afternoon. They will resume at a later date. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed on Monday that carbon monoxide poisoning had been established as the cause of death. A police spokesman said the source of the poisoning was 'believed to be from incorrect operation of the gas cooker'. Poisoning: This woman left flowers outside the caravan following the deaths. It has emerged that the trio would have been unconscious 'within minutes' Touching: This tribute was left outside the caravan following news of the deaths . Early readings from experts at the site revealed a potentially lethal level of carbon monoxide present within the caravan at the time it was taken, shortly after the discovery of the bodies. Friends and neighbours have paid tribute to the trio. One . neighbour, Sonya Owen, 53, said: 'It's very distressing. I knew the . daughter, she was living her with her mum and dad. Everybody is really . upset.' Margaret Holmes, 65, who lived near the couple and their . daughter, said: 'They had lived here for around 40 years and they kept . themselves to themselves. 'I just can’t believe this has . happened, it is so sad and I am so shocked, I think we all are, you just . don’t expect this sort of thing to happen on your doorstep. 'Everyone will miss them, we used to chat a lot when we were both in the garden. 'I would just like to send my condolences to their family, I can’t imagine what they’re going through.' Nic Clark, 52, who was good friends with daughter Maureen, added: 'They were a lovely kind family, a great trio. 'Maureen . used to go out and walk her dog, a little Jack Russell, it is so sad . what has happened, I understand the dog went with them. 'They . will be sorely missed and I think everyone is just in shock at the . moment, I would like to send my condolences to the Cook family.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] John and . Audrey Cook were discovered alongside their daughter, Maureen . They were found at Tremarle Home Park in Cornwall . Investigators say the three died of carbon monoxide . poisoning . [/SUMMARY]</s>

John and . Audrey Cook were discovered alongside their daughter, Maureen . They were found at Tremarle Home Park in Cornwall . Investigators say the three died of carbon monoxide . poisoning .

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<s>[ARTICLE] UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- A rare meeting of U.N. Security Council heads of state, led for the first time by a U.S. president, adopted a resolution focused on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons Thursday. President Obama is the first U.S. leader to head a United Nations Security Council meeting. President Obama challenged the gathering -- which included leaders of nuclear powers including Russia, China, Great Britain and France -- to overcome cynicism against the goal of ridding the planet of nuclear arms. "We harbor no illusions about the difficulty of bringing about a world without nuclear weapons," Obama said, adding that Thursday's meeting signaled a significant step forward in cooperative global action. The resolution, which was adopted unanimously, calls for tighter controls on nuclear materials to prevent them from being used for military purposes or stolen. It also encourages enforcement of international treaties and U.N. resolutions regarding nuclear non-proliferation, particularly when nations such as Iran and North Korea are in violation. "The world must stand together," Obama said. "We must demonstrate that international law is not an empty promise." It was the first Security Council summit chaired by a U.S. president, and only the fifth time that Security Council heads of state have met. Obama led the meeting because the United States holds the revolving presidency of the Security Council in September. Both Obama and Russian President Dimitry Medvedev, who spoke later, said the world's two nuclear superpowers were working on reducing their stockpiles in advance of a global nuclear summit scheduled for next year. "It's obvious that an effective solution ... depends on the constructive engagement of all parties," Medvedev said, adding that he expected the Russia-U.S. leadership on the issue to be backed by "all nuclear powers." The measure passed Thursday -- Security Council resolution 1887 -- calls for "locking down vulnerable nuclear weapons materials in four years" while minimizing civilian use of weapons-grade uranium. It encourages full compliance with all international treaties and resolutions on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, including Security Council resolutions that cite North Korea and Iran for failing to adhere to international commitments. In addition, the resolution supports the peaceful use of nuclear energy, a theme backed by Chinese President Hu Jintao. China seeks to expand its nuclear energy capacity as part of an economic development plan that holds down greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown also cited the role of nuclear power as a clean energy source that should be part of the solution to global warming affecting every nation. Brown and other leaders spoke of the need to prevent nuclear weapons or the materials to make them from ending up in the hands of terrorist groups. "The biggest risk the world faces today is of extremists getting hold of nuclear materials," said Mohammad ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who criticized the Security Council on Wednesday in a rambling speech to the U.N. General Assembly, was absent for the meeting. In Libya's turn to speak at the summit, its special representative to the United Nations called for the IAEA to inspect all nuclear programs, including Israel's, instead of focusing on non-nuclear states. Asked later about Gadhafi's absence, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Libya could serve as an example to Iran and North Korea as a nation that gave up its nuclear weapons program and now had rejoined the full international community. "I think the message that the Libyans had at the Security Council is a message that we hope that the Iranians and the North Koreans will take to heart, and that is giving up a nuclear weapons program and the benefits that it can have for international cooperation and for their reintegration into an international community," Gibbs said. Brown earlier called for sanctions against Iran for its efforts to develop a nuclear weapon. On Wednesday, Medvedev signaled that Russia -- which previously has opposed such move -- also could support sanctions against Iran. "Russia's position is clear: sanctions rarely lead to productive results, but in some cases sanctions are inevitable," Medvedev said in a joint appearance with Obama after they met in New York. The statement bolsters U.S.-led efforts for increased international pressure on Iran to adhere to nonproliferation agreements in pursuing the development of nuclear energy. Iran claims its nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes, but the international community accuses it of continuing to try to develop nuclear weapons capability. The Iranian mission to the United Nations released a statement after the Security Council meeting, saying the country's nuclear activities "are and always have been, for peaceful purposes, and, therefore, pose no threat whatsoever." "In practicing its legitimate right to develop nuclear energy technology, Iran has always maintained its need for nuclear power as an alternative source of energy to supply its booming population and rapid development. ... Our commitment to nonproliferation remains intact," the statement added. The United States and Russia previously have disagreed over Iran, and over possible steps the Security Council may take -- including imposing sanctions -- to push Tehran to comply with U.N. demands concerning its nuclear program. Last week, Obama announced that the United States was dropping plans to base a missile defense shield system in Poland and the Czech Republic, a proposal that had rankled Moscow. He has denied the change was directly linked to Russia's position regarding sanctions on Iran, but said any Russian shift in that direction would be a bonus. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] NEW: Libya can serve as example of cooperation, White House spokesman says . Resolution calls for preventing nuclear weapons from being stolen, used by military . Obama, Russian President Dimitry Medvedev working to reduce stockpiles . Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on "Larry King Live" tonight, 9 ET . [/SUMMARY]</s>

NEW: Libya can serve as example of cooperation, White House spokesman says . Resolution calls for preventing nuclear weapons from being stolen, used by military . Obama, Russian President Dimitry Medvedev working to reduce stockpiles . Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on "Larry King Live" tonight, 9 ET .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Cover-up: Former Archbishop Lord Hope allowed a paedophile priest to escape punishment for sex crimes, a judge's report claims . A former archbishop who failed to act on alleged crimes of a paedophile priest should be jailed, the abuser’s victims have said. Lord Hope, the former Archbishop of York, did not act on 19 occasions when allegations of abuse or inappropriate conduct by the priest were raised with him, a scathing report revealed yesterday. But despite that, Lord Hope remains as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Bradford. Eli Ward and Bim Atkinson, who were among seven victims of the Very Reverend Robert Waddington, former Dean of Manchester, said it is ‘incredible’ that the man who did nothing to stop the priest has been allowed to keep his post. The report by Judge Sally Cahill QC said Lord Hope failed to act because his ‘concern for the welfare of Robert Waddington seems to have been paramount’. Waddington, who kept an official position in the church until 2005 and died in 2007, targeted young choirboys over several decades. One of the seven victims committed suicide in 1989. Mr Atkinson, 59, who was abused when Waddington was a priest in Australia in the 1960s, sent a picture of disgraced Tory peer Lord Archer, who was jailed for perjury, to the Bishop of North Queensland Bill Ray, adding: ‘I would be pushing for Lord Hope to be treated in the same way as this fellow.’ Mr Ward, now 41, was abused by Waddington between the ages of 11 and 15 as a chorister at Manchester Cathedral. He said: ‘It’s just incredible Lord Hope still has a position. Here is a guy who shoved it all under the carpet. 'He failed and failed to do anything and yet nothing has happened to him. He is still allowed to sit in the House of Lords.’ He added: ‘I’d like to see him punished. My opinion is that he’s committed a crime, perverting the course of justice, and should face the consequences.’ Robert Waddington died in 2007 - he had been accused of abusing seven different victims between 1955 and 1996 . Mr Ward said he left the choir when he was 15 after church officials became concerned – but the priest was allowed to remain as the dean in charge of the cathedral until 1993. Waddington then moved to York Minster, where more children were abused. He stayed in a lesser post there until 2005, despite the allegations made to Lord Hope, according to the report, which was commissioned by current Archbishop of York, the Most Reverend John Sentamu. Mr Ward said: ‘Here we had a church body which had been preaching at us to be morally correct yet, when it came to doing the same thing themselves, they were incapable.’ Mr Ward, now living in the Home Counties with a long-term girlfriend, added that he has put the abuse behind him. But he believes Waddington’s abuse was responsible for the death of another victim, a former chorister from Carlisle named in the report only as Peter, who was abused in the 1970s, developed depression and schizophrenia, and committed suicide in 1989. Lord Hope, 76, has described Judge Cahill’s report as ‘flawed’ but offered a ‘personal and profound apology’. He said: ‘This report makes it clear that not applying the policy is not the same as a cover-up. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Very Reverend Robert Waddington sexually abused choirboys for decades . Inquiry into the abuse has slammed Lord Hope, former Archbishop of York . Report claims he was made aware of misconduct 19 times but did not act . Despite this - he still holds influential post and sits in the House of Lords . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Very Reverend Robert Waddington sexually abused choirboys for decades . Inquiry into the abuse has slammed Lord Hope, former Archbishop of York . Report claims he was made aware of misconduct 19 times but did not act . Despite this - he still holds influential post and sits in the House of Lords .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Kristie Lau . PUBLISHED: . 10:48 EST, 14 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:02 EST, 14 June 2012 . TLC has pulled an episode of Cake Boss from future screening schedules after receiving complaints over the show's mishandling of a transgender guest star. The episode, which aired on Monday night, showed transgender Carmen Carerra, 27, who was born as a man, take part in a stunt that she believed was edited to look distasteful. The stunt involved Buddy 'Cake Boss' Valastro, the reality show's star, tricking Anthony 'Cousin Anthony' Bellifemine into believing that Miss Carerra was born as a woman. Controversy: TLC have halted all future airings of Monday night's episode of Cake Boss which featured a transgender woman (right) and one of the show's stars Anthony Bellifemine (left), after receiving complaints . Surprise: Mr Bellifemine (right) was shocked by news that Carmen Carrera was born a man. The reaction later turns to disgust and he threatens to leave the bar they had been partying in . After the episode aired, Miss Carerra, a . former star of the reality series RuPaul's Drag Race, wrote on her Facebook page that she believed the show turned her involvement into a . 'Jerry Springer, "THAT'S A MAN" kind of thing'. The New Jersey-based transgender woman claimed that she had signed onto the show as an example of how 'a beautiful transgendered woman' can get 'hit on at a bar' and 'IT'S OK!'. Glamour: Miss Carerra, seen above in New York on February 3, rose to fame as a contestant on the reality TV show RuPaul's Drag Race . Fans of Miss Carerra wrote on her Facebook page about their disappointment over the show. One person wrote: 'This whole thing sucks... you are so beautiful and talented. You don't need to build your career on being a victim.' Another wrote: 'The last time I checked transgender meant born in the wrong body... so my final statement is . "YOU ARE A FULL BLOWN, VERY REAL WOMAN!".' TLC told the Los Angeles Times: 'TLC can confirm that the episode was immediately removed from rotation after learning of Carmen Carrera and her supporters' concerns, and the network is reviewing the content to see whether it could be reintroduced following edits.' Repeats of the episode did not run but the network added that the episode may air again without the controversial scene. During the episode, Mr Valastro is . seen telling the cameras: 'We had this really pretty girl set up and he . [Mr Bellifemine] went hook, line and sinker, he didn't even look at any . other girls. He went right for her.' Footage . then shows Miss Carrerra flirting with Mr Bellifemine in a bar as the . pair down shots of liquor and she even gives him a peck on the cheek. Mr Valastro . later reveals that she was in fact born as a man, news that Mr . Bellifemine is shown to be clearly unimpressed by as he is shown . threatening to leave the party in disgust. Producers . on the show even show footage of the reactions of onlookers in the bar, . as they attempt to depict horror spreading throughout the entire scene . as a result of the reveal. Mr Valastro tells the cameras: 'So . Carmen was all about having fun and pranking Anthony, she loves little . pranks like this... Carmen loved the fact that they thought she was . attractive.' He adds: 'That's a man, baby!' The . guest star is seen telling the cameras later in the scene: 'Listen, it . was so easy to get Anthony. Ladies out there, all you need to do is . dress really, really cute and put on some pink lip gloss and Anthony . will be all over you.' Joker: Buddy 'Cake Boss' Valastro is shown to have set up the stunt and says: 'Carmen loves little pranks' Trick: Miss Carerra (right) is shown flirting with Mr Bellifemine (left) who is unaware that she was born a man . Chemistry: Mr Bellifemine is clearly taken by the woman, posing for a picture with her for an onlooker . Miss Carerra wrote after viewing the episode: 'LET ME MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR! LISTEN UP PEOPLE! I signed on to do this . episode of Cake Boss to promote EQUALITY. Transgender women are just . as beautiful as biological woman and should be respected for that.' She continued: 'The reveal was never meant to be a "Jerry . Springer, THAT'S A MAN..." kind of thing. I was promised that it wasn't . going to be that way. I was lied to. I don't promote misleading someone . or putting down the trans community. I am a beautiful transgendered . woman and if a guy hits on me at a bar, ITS OK! That was the message. 'Hearing things like "You'll never be a real woman"... is the . EXACT TYPE OF IGNORANCE THAT THIS SHOW HELPED TO PROMOTE,' she wrote. ' This is why I'm . so upset. If men find me attractive and treat me as a lady, why do some . of you people think it's wrong??? Why are some of you trying to take that . away from me like I dont deserve to be treated with respect and . admiration? Ignorance, that's why. STOP THE HATE AND PASS THIS ON.' Disgust: The subject of the prank is immediately turned off Miss Carerra when he learns her secret . Onlookers: The episode even includes footage of other bar goers (above) looking on in shock . Unaware: Miss Carerra (right) claimed she did not know the prank would treat her sexuality with insensitivity . She even launched a petition on the website Change.org in an attempt to receive an apology from TLC over the representation. It reads: 'Before filming, Carmen educated . producers on what terms to use and what phrases would not be offensive, . i.e. "Carmen was BORN male" or "Carmen is a transgendered woman". Producers AGREED to respect her wishes, however, when the show aired it . was a blatant "THAT'S A MAN" moment.' The petition received more than 8,800 signatures. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Monday night's episode showed Buddy Valastro tricking Anthony Bellifemine into thinking that Carmen Carerra, 27, was born as a woman . TLC removed the episode from future screening schedules . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Monday night's episode showed Buddy Valastro tricking Anthony Bellifemine into thinking that Carmen Carerra, 27, was born as a woman . TLC removed the episode from future screening schedules .

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<s>[ARTICLE] 'The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime' Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey, August 3, 1914 . Prime Minister David Cameron is urging Britons to switch off their lights for an hour tomorrow evening to mark the 100th anniversary of Britain’s declaration of war on Germany in 1914. The Lights Out initiative will be the culmination of a day of commemorative events across the country and in Europe, with members of the Royal Family fully involved at home and abroad. Millions of homes, offices and public and private buildings, such as Tower Bridge and 10 Downing Street, will be included in the ‘shared moment of reflection’ between 10pm and 11pm, leaving just a single candle or bulb illuminating a window as a symbol of ‘continuing hope in the darkness’. The initiative was inspired by then Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey’s remark at the outbreak of the First World War: ‘The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.’ Mr Cameron told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Lights Out is a way for everyone to mark the First World War centenary and I would encourage people to take part and turn off their lights tomorrow at 10pm for an hour, apart from a single light or candle. ‘This will be a personal gesture in remembrance of all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us 100 years ago. They must never be forgotten.’ The national commemorations will begin with a morning service of prayers, hymns and readings in Glasgow Cathedral linked to the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games. The event will be attended by Commonwealth leaders, Mr Cameron and Prince Charles. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend a remembrance service in Liege, Belgium, before joining Prince Harry and Mr Cameron for a commemoration organised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Mons, where the first and last British soldiers who died on the Western Front are buried. At 10pm, to coincide with the start of the ‘Lights Out’ initiative, a vigil service will be held at Westminster Abbey during which members of the congregation will extinguish candles until there is just one left alight on the tomb of the unknown soldier, which will be snuffed out by the Duchess of Cornwall. Scroll down for video . Poignant: Young drummers in Sandhurst, Berkshire, will lead a special service . During the day, there will be a number of Church of England services attended by other members of the Royal family including the Queen, who will be at Balmoral in Scotland, and Prince Philip, at Sandringham in Norfolk. Other special events will be held up and down the UK, including a commemorative service led by Sandhurst and District Corps of Drums in Berkshire. Labour’s spokesman on the First World War commemorations, Dan Jarvis, said: ‘With the busy lives we lead today, the simple act of pausing, switching off the lights and lighting a candle will be a very powerful tribute.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] People asked to turn out lights for hour between 10 and 11pm tomorrow . Gesture is in remembrance of those killed in the First World War . Tower Bridge and 10 Downing Street will also extinguish all but one light . [/SUMMARY]</s>

People asked to turn out lights for hour between 10 and 11pm tomorrow . Gesture is in remembrance of those killed in the First World War . Tower Bridge and 10 Downing Street will also extinguish all but one light .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Roy Hodgson has come under fire for making public Raheem Sterling's admission that he was feeling tired ahead of England's Euro 2016 qualifier with Estonia. The Liverpool star told the England manager that he was too fatigued to start the match in Tallinn after shouldering a heavy burden this season for both club and country. Hodgson then made Sterling's comments public ahead of the match, which England won 1-0 thanks to Wayne Rooney's second-half free-kick. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Roy Hodgson: Raheem came to me complaining of tiredness . England manager Roy Hodgson was criticised for making public Raheem Sterling's admission that he was feeling tired ahead of Sunday's Euro 2016 win over Estonia . Sterling did not make England's starting XI in Tallinn but came on as a second-half substitute . Sterling was replaced by his Liverpool teammate Adam Lallana in the starting line-up but came on as a second-half substitute. Sky Sports pundits and former Liverpool players Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher both criticised Hodgson for not keeping their conversation private. Redknapp said: 'I would never have dreamed of saying that [I'm too tired] to an England manager, but then I picked up a lot of injuries. 'I'm sure Brendan Rodgers would have been leaning on him, [saying] you need a break and this is an opportunity to get one. 'Why on earth did Hodgson say it though? Honesty is not the best policy. Why has Roy got into this? He could have said 'I want to freshen this up.' This wouldn't even be a conversation.' Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp said Hodgson should have kept the conversation with Sterling private . Jamie Carragher, also talking on Sky Sports, agreed that Hodgson should have used more discretion . Carragher agreed that discretion would have been a better idea: 'Me as a player, I would never give a manager a chance to leave me out. 'But keep it between yourselves, just come out and say Lallana played well last game and say Raheem needs a rest. But now we are having a debate on it. 'Hodgson could have been more careful, but I don't think Rodgers would have been involved.' Sterling, 19, came off the bench to win the 74th-minute free-kick that led to England skipper Rooney curled in for his 43rd international goal. Hodgson said after the game: 'People don't like it when you simplistically tell the truth. We were training at The Grove doing a light session but some work in how we wanted to play the game tactically. Hodgson chats to Sterling during training on the eve of the match in Tallinn, which England won 1-0 . Sterling's Liverpool teammate Adam Lallana started in his place in the England midfield diamond . 'Just before we started, Raheem had done the warm up and he came to me and said ''look I really am feeling a bit tired, I'm not in my best form at the moment because I am feeling a bit tired''. 'So I said best thing is Adam Lallana starts the game and you rest and I have got you to bring on from the bench, simple as that. 'As you saw when he came on there is nothing wrong with him and he isn't suffering from anything. 'It was a question of having two players, who both did pretty well against San Marino and one is telling me he is a bit tired and jaded, the other one is full of beans. 'We'll put the one on who is full of beans and keep the other one up your sleeve. 'I think it would be wrong of players to try to fool me into think they are ready and that they're 100 per cent when they aren't because they are robbing somebody else of an opportunity. I thought Lallana had a good game.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Roy Hodgson revealed that Raheem Sterling had told him he was feeling fatigued prior to England's Euro 2016 qualifier with Estonia . Sterling was dropped from the starting line-up in place of Adam Lallana . The Liverpool man later came on as a substitute as England won 1-0 . Hodgson was criticised by Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher for making Sterling's admission of tiredness public . Wayne Rooney's free-kick preserved England's perfect start to qualifying . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Roy Hodgson revealed that Raheem Sterling had told him he was feeling fatigued prior to England's Euro 2016 qualifier with Estonia . Sterling was dropped from the starting line-up in place of Adam Lallana . The Liverpool man later came on as a substitute as England won 1-0 . Hodgson was criticised by Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher for making Sterling's admission of tiredness public . Wayne Rooney's free-kick preserved England's perfect start to qualifying .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Every frontline police officer should be offered a Taser to help fight the threat from lone-wolf terrorists, a police leader declared yesterday. Steve White, who chairs the Police Federation, said evidence of plans to murder officers made the move necessary. ‘The terrorist ideal to get attention no longer relies on an attack being in a place of note,’ he said. ‘It could be in Cheam high street, in any town, in any part of the UK. We know there are more dangerous people out there, preparing to attack police officers and we need to be able to respond to that threat.’ Steve White, who chairs the Police Federation, said evidence of plans to murder officers made it necessary for every frontline officer to be offered a taser . Leaders of the Police Federation are set to vote next month about whether every uniformed officer should be offered training in the use of a Taser . The terrorist threat level for police was raised to severe two weeks ago in the wake of the Paris atrocity and a foiled assault on officers in Belgium. Since then, police chiefs and junior officers have been considering how to counter the extra dangers. Last December, a threat was made to kidnap and kill a policeman in the West Midlands. Officers were given extra security briefings and urged not to travel to work in uniform. Leaders of the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, will vote next month on a proposal that every uniformed frontline officer should be offered training in the use of Tasers, though some may choose not to carry them. The weapons, which carry an electric current of up to 50,000 volts to incapacitate dangerous suspects, have been linked to at least ten deaths in England and Wales over the past decade. Some senior officers are believed to support the idea in theory, but one police leader said chief constables would be mostly opposed. The police chief, speaking anonymously, told the Guardian: ‘The idea of arming every police officer with a Taser is alien to 200 years of police culture. It is a stepping stone to arming the police – something strapped to your hip that looks like a firearm is a huge shift in what we stand for.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Calls for every police officer to be offered a Taser to fight terrorist threat . Police Federation set to vote on giving all frontline officers training . Terrorist threat level for police was raised to severe after Paris attacks . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Calls for every police officer to be offered a Taser to fight terrorist threat . Police Federation set to vote on giving all frontline officers training . Terrorist threat level for police was raised to severe after Paris attacks .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Dan Bloom . It's one very, very small step for man - but a giant leap for antkind. Around 800 common ants, usually found pattering across pavements and picnics, have been sent to the International Space Station to teach scientists how they move in low gravity. Eight colonies each about the size of a tablet computer have been set up to teach experts how to build robots which interact with each other. Welcome: Nasa astronaut Rick Mastracchio greets 800 new friends aboard the International Space Station. Scientists will study how ants work together in low gravity and copy their methods to develop robots . Small steps: Each of the eight colonies is the size of a tablet computer and can be expanded to examine how the insects work together in different-sized environments . As the colonies are expanded, the ants move from small circles to straight lines to cover more ground . Houseguests: The colonies were delivered alongside Christmas presents for ISS astronauts . It is because ants inside colonies move according to internalised rules, judging how many other ants are nearby by touching antenna and using their sense of smell. Working together, the ants cover a piece of ground comprehensively to find food and supplies. When the area expands they change from moving in small circles to scuttling in straighter lines, covering more ground. But in the micro gravity of space, the ants' rules are confounded and they have to develop a new set of innate principles by which to work. These flexible principles could then be adapted to instruct robots to work together in the same way, for tasks like searching a burning building. Video cameras are trained on the experiment and images of the pavement ants, as they are known, are being beamed back to Earth. Close-up: The images will be beamed back to Earth. Pictured: Nasa flight engineer Mike Hopkins . Significant: The experiment could help develop robots which search disaster zones or burning buildings . These will be monitored by students at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and compared to a similar colony in their classroom. Stefanie Countryman, a professor at Bioserve Space Technologies, the private firm which launched the mission, told Bionews Texas: 'When ant densities are high, each ant thoroughly searches one small area in a circular, ‘random’ walk. 'When ant densities are low, each ant searches by walking in a relatively straight line, allowing it to cover more ground.' The unusual cargo was delivered by an unmanned supply rocket this week which also included 28 mini-satellites known as Doves. Each less than 2ft across, they contain ultra high definition cameras which could track crop harvests, climate change and natural disasters like wildfires and floods. The cargo also included Christmas presents for those aboard the International Space Station - which were supposed to be delivered last month. The ants' launch had to be delayed several times after emergency repairs, America's 'polar vortex' of cold weather and a strong solar storm all intervened. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] 800 common pavement ants are now living on International Space Station . Scientists will examine how they work together in low gravity to find food . The ants' methods can then be copied to develop 'intelligent' search robots . [/SUMMARY]</s>

800 common pavement ants are now living on International Space Station . Scientists will examine how they work together in low gravity to find food . The ants' methods can then be copied to develop 'intelligent' search robots .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 09:26 EST, 14 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:19 EST, 14 June 2012 . A pensioner died from fatal injuries after being hit on the head by a cricket ball during a match. David Wilcockson, 71, was bowling at a ground in Cranleigh, Surrey when the batsman's shot struck him on the head. Players battled in vain to revive him after he slumped on the pitch unconscious and he was taken by air ambulance to King's College Hospital in London. David Wilcockson (pictured), 71, was bowling at a ground in Cranleigh, Surrey when the ball struck him on the head . Players battled in vain to revive Mr Wilcockson after he slumped on the pitch unconscious and he was taken by air ambulance to King's College Hospital in London . Mr Wilcockson was in a coma for 13 days, but died in hospital on June 1. Retired . insurance salesman Mr Wilcockson was a member of the Old Dorkinians . cricket club, based in Dorking, Surrey who were playing against Grafham. He . was the longest-serving member of Old Dorkinians, joining the club in . 1959 and playing 1,678 matches, taking 2,899 wickets and 230 catches. Mr Wilcockson's teammate Andy Leopold, 44, told the Dorking Advertiser: 'It was a wet outfield so the wicket was quite sticky. 'The batsmen were trying to hit the ball as hard as they could. Retired insurance salesman Mr Wilcockson was a member of the Old Dorkinians cricket club, based in Dorking, Surrey who were playing against Grafham . 'Dave bowled, the batsman ran down the pitch and middled it towards him. It went straight into his head and he went down.' The pensioner had set himself a target of 3,000 wickets — and died just 101 short. Mr Wilcockson's funeral is scheduled to take place next month - he was not married and had lived with his mother in Dorking until her death in 2006. The pensioner was the longest-serving member of Old Dorkinians, joining the club in 1959 and playing 1,678 matches, taking 2,899 wickets and 230 catches . The Old Dorkinians played a match against Warnham, with players from both teams wearing black armbands and observing a minute's silence the day after Mr Wilcockson's death. Mr Wilcockson's sister Heather Scaplehorn, 72, who lives in Worcestershire, told the newspaper: . 'He was a very considerate person, you could rely on him. If he said he would do something he did it.' In February a 16-year-old schoolboy died after he was hit in the head by a cricket ball. Kyle Rees collapsed after suffering the fatal head injury in the playground of his school in Bournemouth, Dorset. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] David Wilcockson, 71, was bowling at a ground in Cranleigh, Surrey when the ball struck him on the head . Died in hospital on June 1 after 13 days in a coma . He was the longest-serving member of the Old Dorkinians, joining the club in 1959 . The pensioner had set himself a target of 3,000 wickets - and died just 101 short . [/SUMMARY]</s>

David Wilcockson, 71, was bowling at a ground in Cranleigh, Surrey when the ball struck him on the head . Died in hospital on June 1 after 13 days in a coma . He was the longest-serving member of the Old Dorkinians, joining the club in 1959 . The pensioner had set himself a target of 3,000 wickets - and died just 101 short .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Workers digging an underground garage for a new hotel recently struck something big about 30 feet below the surface. This week they uncovered it - a boulder that's thousands of years old and bigger than an SUV, weighing an estimated 150 tons or 300,000lbs. A geotechnical engineer who was called out to examine the giant rock in Everett, Washington. The rock, which weighs 150 tons and is bigger than an SUV was discovered in Everett, Washington. It is believed that a glacier left the 'erratic rock' there around 18,000 years ago . An excavator digs around a glacial erratic rock discovered at the Courtyard by Marriott construction site last Thursday and then fully unearthed on Wednesday . The rock is bigger than an SUV and close to 19 feet long and 10 feet wide, The Daily Herald reported. Several drill bits were broken due to the rock. Geotechnical expert Kurt Merriman, told The Daily Herald it's a glacial erratic - a giant rock left behind by a glacier. maybe 18,000 years ago. It is likely that the boulder traveled from northern Canada or Alaska, the engineer said. The site superintendent for the Halvorson Construction Group, Ben Hansen, said it may give the boulder to the city to try to find it a home. Work on the new Courtyard by Marriot hotel was suspended following the fascinating find. A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that is totally different from the size and type of rock in the area where it has been found. 'Erratics' are normally carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometers. Glacial erratics can range from pebbles to one of the largest ever found in Alberta, Canada. Big Rock as it is known weighs 16,500 tons. Who left that there? Excavator operator Jon Bates stands 30 feet above a glacial erratic rock after it was discovered last Thursday and then fully unearthed on Wednesday . Boulder: The huge rock lies partially covered under the earth outside the hotel as it was excavated on Wednesday . Work on the new Courtyard by Marriot hotel was suspended following the fascinating find in Everett . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] The boulder was found by a construction crew in Everett, Washington . The rock is bigger than an SUV and close to 19 feet long . [/SUMMARY]</s>

The boulder was found by a construction crew in Everett, Washington . The rock is bigger than an SUV and close to 19 feet long .

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<s>[ARTICLE] WASHINGTON (CNN) -- People in big cities walk past them every day -- street performers, or buskers. Some are talented, some are not, and most aren't performing for a cause greater than themselves. But on Monday, 12-year-old Abby Miller was. Abby Miller sings for her friend Taylor Love outside Washington's Union Station on Monday. She was performing outside Washington's Union Station to help her 4-year-old friend, Taylor Love, who is suffering from cancer. Abby sat in front of the station with a couple of her friends, singing songs and strumming a guitar. Passers-by seemed to notice the girl's singing talent, stopping to listen in the chilly weather, with a few putting money in a bucket at Abby's feet. Abby said the money will help support Taylor's family. A few more stopped to write messages on "Love Notes," little cards designed to encourage Taylor Love through the tough time. "Her mom reads them to her before she goes to bed at night," Abby said. "Taylor gets excited for them and she loves getting them read to her because she likes knowing that people are supporting her and people are actually thinking of her." Taylor has neuroblastoma, a cancer that affects the nervous system. According to her Web site, she is in remission, but this type of cancer has a high risk of recurrence. There has been little research on the illness, of which there are about 650 new cases in the United States each year. Mike Gillette, a family friend of both Taylor and Abby, brought the two girls together. While raising money and support for Taylor is important, he said, he thinks Abby's outreach can help bring more critical awareness for the devastating disease. "She really wanted to reach people all over the country," he said. Gillette said he has taken Abby to do similar performances in the District of Columbia, New Jersey and Virginia, and estimates they've raised thousands of dollars and have gotten people to write several hundred "Love Notes." Abby does more than just raise money and awareness for her friend. Taylor's mother, Aimee, said that although Abby is eight years older than Taylor, the two see each other often and have a special connection that helps her get through her daughter's illness. "I think it's amazing for a 12-year-old Abby to be drawn to my daughter, who is 4 and wants to inspire other children," Aimee Love said. "The joy I see in Taylor when she sees Abby brings a light into my life." Taylor's family said her treatments are terribly painful. But Abby said Taylor has enormous character. "She's the most happy girl in the world, which I think is just incredible," Abby said. "She's so much fun to be around. She's a little 4-year-old girl but she's got a heart of like a thousand grown adults." Aimee Love said her daughter feels the same way about Abby. "It gives her someone to aspire to, someone to be inspired by," she said. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Abby Miller sings, plays guitar to help 4-year-old friend with cancer . Abby collects donations, has people write notes of support for Taylor Love . Taylor has neuroblastoma, a cancer that affects the nervous system . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Abby Miller sings, plays guitar to help 4-year-old friend with cancer . Abby collects donations, has people write notes of support for Taylor Love . Taylor has neuroblastoma, a cancer that affects the nervous system .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Denise Shepherd, 19, who died from an overdose of heroin and a cocktail of pills after becoming addicted to drugs aged 11 . A teenage girl died from an overdose of heroin and a cocktail of pills after becoming addicted to drugs when she was aged just 11, an inquest has heard. Denise Shepherd started smoking cannabis before starting secondary school and then progressed to harder drugs such as heroin. In June last year, aged 19, she was found dead in the flat she shared with her boyfriend Jamie Hayne in Eastbourne, East Sussex, when he woke in the early hours of the morning and found she had stopped breathing. At an inquest into her death at Eastbourne Magistrate's Court, her mother Joann Bell told the coroner how her daughter had moved into her flat in a bid to get her to stop taking drugs but was later joined by Mr Hayne. The pair were said to be drinking heavily and were suspected of taking drugs. However, two days before Miss Shepherd, who was unemployed, was found dead, Ms Bell moved out of the flat. She said her daughter and Mr Hayne had a volatile relationship and didn't clean up after themselves. She said: 'They became increasingly difficult to live with. 'I struggled financially because they came to me for food.' She also told the hearing how her daughter had smoked cannabis from a very early age after she had 'fallen in with the wrong crowd'. Coronor Alan Craze was also told how a neighbour had tried to administer CPR to Miss Shepherd when she was discovered unconscious. When paramedics arrived they too were unable to revive her and it is feared she may have been dead for some time. Mr Craze then recorded a verdict of death due to a dependence on drugs. The inquest at Eastbourne Magistrates Court, pictured, saw Coroner Alan Craze record a verdict of death due to a dependence on drugs . Speaking after the inquest, Ms Bell said she has tried to warn her daughter about the dangers of drugs. She said: 'It is so difficult. People won’t talk to their parents about drugs. 'I tried to sit down and talk to her calmly but I never was aware exactly what was going on. 'I wouldn’t have moved out if I had known. 'She was gullible, naive and easily-led. 'She would be an aunty now. Her brother is now a father. She would have loved being an aunty.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Denise Shepherd died from an overdose of heroin and a cocktail of pills . Found dead in flat she shared with her boyfriend in Eastbourne last year . Inquest into her death heard she became addicted to drugs at the age of 11 . Hearing told she smoked cannabis and the progressed to harder drugs . Her mother Joann Bell says her daughter 'fell in with the wrong crowd' Coroner Alan Craze recorded a verdict of death due to a dependence on drugs . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Denise Shepherd died from an overdose of heroin and a cocktail of pills . Found dead in flat she shared with her boyfriend in Eastbourne last year . Inquest into her death heard she became addicted to drugs at the age of 11 . Hearing told she smoked cannabis and the progressed to harder drugs . Her mother Joann Bell says her daughter 'fell in with the wrong crowd' Coroner Alan Craze recorded a verdict of death due to a dependence on drugs .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Las Vegas (CNN) -- The makers of Gorilla Glass, the glass that's used in touchscreen gadgets such as iPhones, iPads and more than 500 other models of electronic gadgets, has officially unveiled a thinner and more touch-sensitive version of their product. When it comes to innovation in electronic gadgets, a new kind of glass is not especially sexy. But when that glass is built into millions of touchscreen devices, and could potentially make them thinner, lighter and more responsive to your finger, consumers may take notice. Corning Inc. says Gorilla Glass 2 is thinner and more touch-sensitive without sacrificing toughness or resistance to scratches. The company showed off the glass Monday at a gadget-showcase event at the International Consumer Electronics Show here and is showing live demos of its enhanced qualities at the Corning booth throughout the four-day show. The new glass is not any less resistant to breakage than the current Gorilla Glass, which may be disappointing news to anyone who has had to put up with a cracked screen after dropping a phone. "It's not scratch-proof. And if they drop it on granite, it can be broken," said Corning general manager Clifford Hund. But he added that Corning has managed to make the glass 20% thinner but just as strong -- a key advancement at a time when smartphone and tablet makers are trying to produce ever-thinner devices. The second generation of Gorilla Glass will debut in Windows-based PCs this year. Other manufacturers also are weighing how and when to add the glass to their upcoming devices, Hund said. Because it's thinner -- about 0.8 millimeters instead of 1 millimeter -- the glass allows users' fingers to be closer to the touch interface, creating a screen that responds more quickly and accurately, said Gorilla Glass program director Jaymin Amin. The glass also has been engineered to let more light through, creating a brighter display screen, Corning executives said. Due to customer nondisclosure agreements, Corning cannot name all the devices that use Gorilla Glass -- including Apple products. But according to multiple other sources, including Walter Isaacson's recent biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the product's first consumer application was the original iPhone in 2007. A passage from Isaacson's book details how Apple had originally planned to use plastic display coverings for its iPhone before Jobs approached Corning CEO Wendell Weeks about ordering glass instead. Weeks told him Corning had developed a tough form of glass, made extra strong by a chemical process, but couldn't find a market for it. Weeks didn't think Corning could manufacture the glass fast enough to meet Apple's timetable for the iPhone launch. But at the prodding of Jobs, who wouldn't take no for an answer, Corning did it in six months. After the iPhone hit the market, Jobs sent Weeks a note that said, "We couldn't have done it without you." Gorilla Glass also is part of touchscreens in electronic devices by Acer, Asus, Dell, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony, among other manufacturers. Amin demonstrated its toughness Monday by placing a small square of the original glass in a lever press, then applying more than 100 pounds of pressure onto it. Despite looking like he was truly exerting himself, he couldn't break it. Amin then tested the new glass the same way and got the same result. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Corning unveils a new, thinner form of its popular Gorilla Glass at CES . The original Gorilla Glass is used in more than 500 models of touchscreen gadgets . New glass more responsive but not less resistant to breakage than current Gorilla Glass . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Corning unveils a new, thinner form of its popular Gorilla Glass at CES . The original Gorilla Glass is used in more than 500 models of touchscreen gadgets . New glass more responsive but not less resistant to breakage than current Gorilla Glass .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN)The Red Bull Formula One team has had its trophy cabinet cleared out by thieves in a smash-and-grab burglary Friday night. The British-based marque has won 50 grands prix, four constructor titles and four drivers' world championships in its 10-year history. The spoils of this success had been on display in the reception to its factory, which is based on an industrial estate in Milton Keynes, England. "We are obviously devastated by this serious factory break-in, which saw offenders drive a vehicle through our front entrance and steal more than 60 trophies which took years and hard work to accumulate," Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said in a statement. "The break in caused significant damage and was very upsetting for our night officers who were on duty at the time. "Beyond the aggressive nature of this break in, we are perplexed why anyone would take these trophies. "The value to the team is of course extraordinarily high due to the sheer hard work and effort that went into winning each and every one. But their intrinsic value is low; they would be of little benefit to those outside of the team and, in addition to that, many of the trophies on display were replicas." Smash and grab . Thames Valley Police are investigating the incident which took place just before 01:30 Friday. A statement by the police, who are appealing for witnesses, detailed the robbery was carried out by around six men. "Two cars were involved in the burglary," the statement added. "A silver 4x4 which was used to drive through the entrance and a further dark colored, black or dark blue Mercedes estate car. Both are believed to have foreign number plates." Red Bull said it would be review access to its factory following the incident. The team has a reputation as one of the most open in the secretive world of F1. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Red Bull Formula One team "devastated" by burglary . Thieves drove away with more than 60 trophies after Friday night break in . Thames Valley Police say six men and two cars used in robbery . Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says value of trophies is low . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Red Bull Formula One team "devastated" by burglary . Thieves drove away with more than 60 trophies after Friday night break in . Thames Valley Police say six men and two cars used in robbery . Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says value of trophies is low .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Los Angeles (CNN) -- "Teflon Don" rapper Rick Ross crashed his silver Rolls Royce into an apartment building after he heard gunfire along a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, street Monday morning, police said. "The driver of the Rolls Royce attempted to drive away from the direction of the shots being fired and lost control of the vehicle, striking a nearby apartment building," Fort Lauderdale Police Detective DeAnna Garcia said. Ross and a female passenger were not hurt by the wreck or the gunshots, Garcia said. "The suspects fled from the area prior to police arrival," she said. The incident, however, called attention to threats against the artist's life made in a street gang's videos and posted online in recent months. "We're pulling up on you," a man who identified himself as a member of the Gangster Disciples warned in one of the videos. "Whatever city, whatever state, the pressure on." Several videos purporting to be from Gangster Disciple members in several states -- including Georgia, North Carolina and Florida -- appeared on YouTube late last year demanding that Ross pay a fee to them for his use of the Star of David, which they claim as a gang symbol, and a reference to one of their founders in his music and marketing. "You got to cut the check," one video said. "Tell your boss man he got to get that check, or all you in trouble." "We need that cash right now," another said. Ross, 37, whose albums include "Teflon Don" in 2010 and "Deeper Than Rap" a year earlier, told south Florida radio station 99 Jamz last month that he was not intimidated by the threats. "Ain't never no checks getting cut," he said. "I don't play those games. I consider that extortion." Is Nas hip-hop's finest MC? Ross did cancel his North Carolina shows last month just days after a video appeared online threatening his life if he performed there. "Never was it due to any threats," he told the radio station. Instead, he canceled because "the promoter wasn't really handling his business." Ross wanted to make certain that listeners understood he was not frightened. "Don't ever get it twisted, Ricky Ross is the boss," he said. The death threats are not the only challenge to Ross. A former drug lord and gang leader is suing in a Los Angeles court, accusing him of stealing his name and reputation. "The reality is I want justice done," the original Ross wrote in an e-mail to CNN. "I know that he took his name and image from my life and believe he is unfairly profiting off my story." Ricky "Freeway" Ross was serving a prison sentence a decade ago when rapper William Roberts, who previously worked as a Florida correctional officer, adopted "Rick Ross" as his stage name, according to the lawsuit. "This rapper and his labels clearly knew of my name and story, and have tried to suck out the lifeblood without license," the former drug lord said. "I have my own use for my intellectual property and did not need this confusion created." More recently, the rapper has been using the name "Ricky Rozay." The rapper and his record label have not responded to CNN's request for comment. Despite the death threats and legal issues, his music is doing well. Ross is nominated for a best rap album Grammy for his latest release, "God Forgives, I Don't." CNN's Marlena Baldacci contributed to this report. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Rapper Rick Ross and a female passenger were not hurt by the wreck or gunshots . A street gang posted online death threats against Ross in recent months . Ross, 37, says he's not intimidated by the threats . A former drug lord accuses Ross of stealing his name and reputation . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Rapper Rick Ross and a female passenger were not hurt by the wreck or gunshots . A street gang posted online death threats against Ross in recent months . Ross, 37, says he's not intimidated by the threats . A former drug lord accuses Ross of stealing his name and reputation .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Bianca London . Just two days ago Kate Moss was unveiling her hotly anticipated collection for Topshop but there's no rest for the world's most famous supermodel. Aside from her fashion designing duties, 40-year-old Kate has been quietly creating a new beauty range for Rimmel London. The colourful collection of mascaras, lipsticks, eyeliners and nail varnish is bound to brighten up the nation's make-up bags this season and Kate shows us how to work the season's best beauty trends in the new campaign imagery. Does she ever stop? Kate Moss has unveiled a new beauty range for Rimmel London and models the colour-popping shades in the new imagery . Kate, who has been working with the beauty giant for several years, has created her first-ever eye collection called Idol Eyes - a fitting name for the world-famous supermodel. Speaking about the range, which includes glimmering hues of pink, green, blue and black mascaras, she said: 'My new Idol Eyes Collection was inspired by my favourite gem stones and jewels. 'The intense authentic shades of mascara, eye colour and liner are perfect for creating either a statement or more subtle eye look.' Kate has also created four shadow sticks, which aim to illuminate eyes in one stroke, and to recreate her legendary eyeliner flick, fans can use her gel liner in dark emerald green. Boho babe: Speaking about the inspiration behind her boho themed beauty line, she said: 'I've always loved the laid-back bohemian look because it's all about individual creativity and self-expression' Kate has added her own range to the Salon Pro nail polish collection and explains that she has created five Bohemian shades, which will no doubt perfectly complement her new Topshop range. As for lips, Kate's previous collections have been some of the brand's best-selling and she has capitalised on this by expanding it. 'I've always loved the laid-back bohemian look because it's all about individual creativity and self-expression,' she said. 'I've worked with Rimmel to create a palette that combines rich, earthy tones with cool brights and soft nudes. Polished: Kate has added her own range to the Salon Pro nail polish collection offering five bohemian shades . Getting lippy: As for lips, Kate's previous collections have been some of the brand's best-selling and she has expanded to include more seasonal shades . 'Using the shades in my Urban Bohemian Collection for lips and nails, you can create a look as strong or as romantic as you like.' Kate's new Rimmel collection, which lands on May 14, comes just days after she unveiled her new range for Topshop. The . model's SS14 collection is full of seventies-style pieces . including fringed suede jackets, jump suits and maxi dresses. There's also embroidered smock-tops, silk blouses and graphic print kaftans that will go on sale in High Street stores globally and online. Eye candy: Kate has created a new range of eye liners, colourful mascaras and gels to create the perfect feline flick . Seventies chic: Kate models a fringed suede jacket, left, and a sparkly disco fringed dress from her new collection for Topshop . Vintage vibe: The collection includes maxi dresses for evening and day wear with many items inspired by Kate's own wardrobe . Kate is said to have taken . inspiration from her own wardrobe, which despite her status as a . supermodel, isn't just full of designer labels. She's also a fan of . scouring the rails of second hand stores. A weave waistcoat, suede . shorts and a deep blue fringed jacket are all in keeping with the . Seventies vibe. The latter is said to be inspired by a jacket the . 40-year-old has worn to three Rolling Stones concerts which she refers . to as her 'gig . jacket'. As well as . channelling a vintage look, she was also keen to reflect her laidback . style. There are baggy pyjama trousers glammed up through the use of satin . material in distinct prints and cool kaftans perfect for hitting the . beach in over the summer. Print kaftans and blouses are a wardrobe staple for jetsetter Kate, while a girl can't have enough LBDs . For evening wear, there are sexy frilled flapper style dresses and long numbers that flash a hint of thigh. Many of the dresses are also in keeping with the vintage-feel making use of fringing, sequins and crepe satin. Meanwhile there are also some tailored pieces for smart office wear including tuxedo style outfits and trouser suits as well as summery floral printed shirts. While much of the collection will be sold at affordable prices, one dress is a more pricey £600. The high price tag is to reflect the precise work that went into creating the densely hand-beaded dress. Kate first collaborated with Topshop in 2007 before taking a break to work on other projects. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Colourful new range launches May 14 . Has expanded to include eye collection . Only unveiled Topshop collection two days ago . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Colourful new range launches May 14 . Has expanded to include eye collection . Only unveiled Topshop collection two days ago .

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<s>[ARTICLE] LIKE James Bond, Sir Roger Moore has at times enjoyed a martini. But the actor has revealed he can no longer drink the cocktail because of his Type 2 diabetes. Sir Roger, 86, was diagnosed with the condition last year, and it means he has to watch the amount of sugar and alcohol he consumes. A martini is a highly alcoholic cocktail, made from a combination of gin and vermouth. And it was Bond’s drink of choice when Sean Connery played the spy. Shaken not stirred: Sir Roger Moore, who starred in seven James Bond films, drinks a martini in 1968 . Opening up about his health condition, Sir Roger said: ‘I make a very good dry martini but I’m not allowed to drink them any more. No more sugar, no alcohol. I get to taste the wine and I can make a little sip last an hour. I enjoy it much more. I remember a lot more of what happened.’ Typically a martini is a gin-based drink, although it can also be made with vodka. In the 007 films Bond is known for ordering his martinis ‘shaken not stirred’, referring to the way in which they are made. The cocktail can also be made ‘with a twist’, which involves lemon peel, or ‘dirty’, where it contains olive brine. It was Connery’s Bond who drank martinis, Sir Roger explained, first uttering the ‘shaken not stirred’ catchphrase in Goldfinger. Sir Roger (pictured in 2013) was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes last year and can no longer drink martinis . In the past Sir Roger has admitted having a taste for champagne. These days, however, he sticks to soft drinks, claiming his ‘vice’ to be Diet Coke. And he has come up a guilt-free virgin cocktail – a Band Aid – which is a combination of non-alcoholic beer and Diet Coke. ‘No calories and it’s delicious,’ Sir Roger said. Giving an interview to the Sunday Telegraph the actor, who starred in seven James Bond films, went on to joke that he would indulge in martinis and ice cream if he knew he only had one day left to live. He said: ‘When I’m told I’ve got 24 hours to go, I’m going to have a couple of dry martinis with Tanqueray gin - not vodka - and a couple of choc ices with plain chocolate on the outside and white, white vanilla on the inside - oh, and baked beans.’ Sir Roger, who last appeared as 007 almost 30 years ago, revealed he had been diagnosed with diabetes last year. He had collapsed at home in Monaco and been rushed into hospital by his fourth wife Kristina Tholstrup. Doctors confirmed that the star, who had been losing weight for some time, was suffering from the condition. Appearing on US TV’s Late Show with David Letterman ‘I went to the doctor, and he said, “You know those high blood-sugar numbers you’ve been dealing with since you were 36? Well, you’ve graduated! You’ve got Type 2 diabetes, young man”.’ In the past Sir Roger has survived prostate cancer and had a pacemaker inserted. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Sir Roger Moore, who starred in seven James Bond films, revealed he can no longer drink the cocktail because of his Type 2 diabetes . Sir Roger, 86, was diagnosed with the condition last year . In the 007 films, Bond is known for ordering his martinis 'shaken not stirred' A martini is a cocktail made from a combination of gin and vermouth . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Sir Roger Moore, who starred in seven James Bond films, revealed he can no longer drink the cocktail because of his Type 2 diabetes . Sir Roger, 86, was diagnosed with the condition last year . In the 007 films, Bond is known for ordering his martinis 'shaken not stirred' A martini is a cocktail made from a combination of gin and vermouth .

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<s>[ARTICLE] LONDON, England -- Scientists in the U.S. are developing a laser gun that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes. The WHO has reported that around half of the world's population is at risk of malaria. The laser, which has been dubbed a "weapon of mosquito destruction" fires at mosquitoes once it detects the audio frequency created by the beating of its wings. The laser beam then destroys the mosquito, burning it on the spot. Developed by some of the astrophysicists involved in what was known as the "Star Wars" anti-missile programs during the Cold War, the project is meant to prevent the spread of malaria. Lead scientist on the project, Dr. Jordin Kare, told CNN that the laser would be able to sweep an area and "toast millions of mosquitoes in a few minutes." Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people from the bites of female mosquitoes. It is particularly prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world and kills an African child every 30 seconds, according to the World Health Organization. There are an estimated 300 million acute cases of malaria each year globally, resulting in more than one million deaths, the WHO reports. Responding to questions about any potential harm the laser could pose to the eco-system, Kare said: "There is no such thing as a good mosquito, there's nothing that feeds exclusively on them. No one would miss mosquitoes," he said. "In any case," he added. "The laser is able to distinguish between mosquitoes that go after people and those that aren't dangerous. What remains to be seen is how precise we can get." He added that other insects would not be affected by the laser's beam. Kare said the lasers could be mounted on lamp post-type poles and put around the circumference of villages, to create a kind of "fence" against mosquitoes. The research was commissioned by Intellectual Ventures, a Washington, U.S.-based company that was founded by Nathan Myhrvold, a former Microsoft Corporation executive. His previous boss, Bill Gates, who funded the research, asked Myhrvold to look into new ways of combating malaria. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Scientists are developing a laser that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes . The system has been developed to tackle the spread of malaria . Around one million people die of malaria each year, according to the WHO . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Scientists are developing a laser that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes . The system has been developed to tackle the spread of malaria . Around one million people die of malaria each year, according to the WHO .

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<s>[ARTICLE] New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda has been suspended for 10 games after being caught using pine tar to help him grip the ball. The commissioner's office announced the penalty. The ban was to start for Thursday night's game in Boston unless Pineda appealed. There was no immediate word on whether Pineda would challenge the suspension. Suspicious substance: Michael Pineda was ejected from the game after umpires found a foreign substance on his neck . Pineda was . ejected in the second inning of Wednesday night's 5-1 loss at Fenway . Park after umpires found the pine tar on his neck. After the game, Pineda admitted he had used the pine tar to help him hold the ball on a cool, windy night. 'I'll learn from this mistake,' he said. 'It won't happen again.' Pine . tar is a sticky substance that baseball players will often put on the . handles of their bats to improve grip. Pitchers will use it for the same . reason, particularly in cold weather. However, MLB rules say that a . pitcher can't put any foreign substance on the ball because it can . potentially make the ball move more when a pitcher throws a curve ball. So pitchers will often try and hide it. If they get caught, they are . typically thrown out of the game - and that's exactly what happened to . Pineda. Scroll down for video . Busted: The substance was clearly visible on the pitcher's neck . The . right-hander was thrown out in the second inning when plate umpire . Gerry Davis found the substance on the right side of Pineda's neck after . Red Sox manager John Farrell asked him to check. Pineda walked from the . mound without protest. Both Pineda and Davis said it was pine tar. 'When . it's that obvious, something has got to be said,' Farrell explained . after the game. 'Our awareness was heightened, given what we had seen in . the past.' The ejection also set off a debate in the baseball world about pitchers who use pine tar, and whether it should be allowed in certain circumstances. Many former aces said they had done it, albeit in a more discreet manner. Rule 8.02(b) prohibits pitchers from altering the ball to gain an unfair advantage, and forbids them from having a foreign substance on them or in their possession on the mound. Pineda wasn't seen with the pine tar in the first inning, when the Red Sox roughed him up. Boston manager John Farrell asked plate umpire Gerry Davis to check Pineda after two fast outs the next inning. Got ya: Umpire Gerry Davis determined that the substance on Pineda's neck was pine tar, which is against the rules for pitchers . Earlier . this month, Pineda pitched well against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Television cameras showed a substance on his hand during that outing — Pineda said it was dirt, not pine tar. Among . other suspensions of pitchers for pine tar in the past decade, Tampa . Bay's Joel Peralta was penalized eight games in 2012, the Angels' Brendan Donnelly 10 days in 2005 and St. Louis' Julian Tavarez 10 days . in 2004. The suspensions of Donnelly and Tavarez were cut to eight days . after they asked the players' association to appeal, and Peralta dropped . his challenge with no reduction. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Pineda and the organization were 'embarrassed.' Yankees manager Joe Girardi called it 'an error in judgment' and a 'little bump' and 'poor judgment.' 'He had a hard time gripping the baseball. Unknown to us, he put it on and went out there,' Girardi said. 'It's a young kid. I don't think he's trying to do anything, cheat. I think he's just trying to go out there and compete.' Obvious: Boston manager John Farrell said that when it's as obvious as it was on Pineda, he has to alert the umpires . In Pineda's previous start against the Red Sox, a 4-1 Yankees win in New York on April 10, television cameras caught Pineda with what appeared to be sticky pine tar on his hand on a cool night. Farrell didn't see a photograph of Pineda's hand until the fourth inning; when Pineda came out to warm up for the fifth, his hand was clean. Pineda said the dark substance was dirt but it sparked debate about pitchers' use of sticky substances to get a better grip on cool nights. On Wednesday, with the game time temperature at 50 degrees, Sizemore started the first with a triple and scored on Dustin Pedroia's single. With one out, Mike Napoli singled Pedroia to third. After Mike Carp flied to left, A.J. Pierzynski singled up the middle, scoring Pedroia. After Pineda's ejection, David Phelps came in and completed the strikeout of Sizemore. Trend: A similar brown, sticky substance was seen on Pineda's hand in another game against Boston on April 10 . John Lackey (3-2) allowed one run and seven hits in eight innings with 11 strikeouts and no walks. Koji Uehara struck out three in the ninth in a non-save situation. The previous time Lackey faced the Yankees he allowed four homers in a 7-2 loss on April 12. On Wednesday, he struck out the side in the third then had two strikeouts in each of the next two innings. Mike Napoli had three hits and Boston scored two runs in the first and two more in the third. The Yankees scored on Alfonso Soriano's sacrifice fly in the sixth. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Yankee pitcher Michael Pineda has been suspended for 10 games . He was thrown out of Wednesday's game after the umpire found pine tar on his neck . Pitchers will often use pine tar to help improve their grip on the ball . MLB rules state that pitchers can't put any foreign substance on the ball . A similar sticky substance was spotted on Pineda's hand during a game against Boston on April 10 . After the game, Pineda admitted to using pine tar to help him grip the ball . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Yankee pitcher Michael Pineda has been suspended for 10 games . He was thrown out of Wednesday's game after the umpire found pine tar on his neck . Pitchers will often use pine tar to help improve their grip on the ball . MLB rules state that pitchers can't put any foreign substance on the ball . A similar sticky substance was spotted on Pineda's hand during a game against Boston on April 10 . After the game, Pineda admitted to using pine tar to help him grip the ball .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Four suspects are sought in connection with the shooting death over the weekend of a Houston, Texas, doctor, Austin County authorities said Monday. Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzales was found shot to death at his ranch in rural Texas on Saturday, police say. Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez, 56, was chief of the critical care section at Houston's Methodist Hospital and "a pulmonary medicine leader," according to the hospital system's Web site. He was found dead Saturday when deputies responded to a 911 call of a burglary in progress shortly after noon, said Austin County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Paul Faircloth. The responding officer was met by vehicles leaving the location, Faircloth said, and a person in one vehicle fired on the officer. The officer and his car were not struck, and the officer did not return fire, Faircloth said. The officer was able to provide a detailed description of the vehicles, he said. At the home, which Faircloth said is in a rural, wooded and isolated area, officers found Gonzalez shot to death and another person wounded. The second victim was airlifted to an Austin, Texas, hospital. Watch Dr. Gonzalez's son talk about his father » . Gonzalez's wife and small child were found unharmed inside the home, Faircloth said. CNN affiliate KHOU identified the woman as Charleen Gonzalez, 29, and the couple's 2-year-old son, and reported the two hid in a closet. Authorities do not know whether the incident was a burglary or an intended home invasion, Faircloth said, and "we do not know if this is random or targeted." Several leads were being followed Monday morning, he said, and numerous agencies were involved in the investigation. The motive for the killing had not been determined on Monday. The slaying took place at Gonzalez's ranch outside Bellville, Texas, said Lisa Block, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Gonzalez, his wife and child arrived at the ranch about 11 a.m. Saturday, she said, and "the suspects were at the house when they arrived." Gonzalez's wife ran inside with the child and called 911, she said. Ranch worker Noel Galvan was the second victim, Block said. He was listed in critical condition, she said. Faircloth said earlier Monday five suspects were being sought, but later said police were seeking four. The vehicles seen leaving the home were a late '90s white Ford F-150 pickup, occupied by two Hispanic males, Faircloth said, and a red Honda or Acura with dark tinted windows sitting low to the ground, with one Hispanic male inside. The shots were fired from the white pickup, he said. Another vehicle mentioned earlier Monday was a two-toned silver and black Ford F-150 that had two Hispanic males inside. Faircloth said Monday afternoon that vehicle had been located and was not thought to be involved. However, police released a video of a gray Lexus on Monday, and would like to question its owners, Faircloth said. The drivers are believed to be an older couple. The car was seen before the officer encountered the white and red vehicles. "The manhunt continues on the ground," Faircloth said. The suspects are considered armed and dangerous, he said. Faircloth said he had no information on whether the home had surveillance equipment. Family members told KHOU that Gonzalez went to the ranch nearly every weekend. "It's deeply saddening for all of us," an older son of Gonzalez, Juan Mauricio Gonzalez, told KHOU. "We are a tight-knit family and he was just a perfect man, a perfect father and a great physician." The Methodist Hospital System said Gonzalez will be missed, "both as a friend and an outstanding clinician and researcher. Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family during this tragedy." "This man had nothing to do with anybody," Juan Gonzalez told KHOU. "He was a peaceful man. He was a wise man. He was just here to make people better and nothing else." A reward totaling $26,000 was offered for information in the case leading to an arrest. CNN's Melanie Whitley contributed to this report. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Suspects were at doctor's house when he, wife and child arrived, police say . Police responded to 911 call of burglary at rural home of Houston, Texas, doctor . Police found Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez shot to death and a ranch worker badly injured . Gonzalez's wife and toddler found unharmed; they reportedly hid in a closet . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Suspects were at doctor's house when he, wife and child arrived, police say . Police responded to 911 call of burglary at rural home of Houston, Texas, doctor . Police found Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez shot to death and a ranch worker badly injured . Gonzalez's wife and toddler found unharmed; they reportedly hid in a closet .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Mail On Sunday Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:55 EST, 9 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:45 EST, 9 November 2013 . Sir Bob Russell MP offered a two-hour tour around his constituency town of Colchester - but it had no bids on eBay . A walking tour of Britain’s oldest recorded Roman town hosted by an MP has failed to attract any bids in an eBay auction. The two-hour tour of Colchester, Essex, was to be led by Lib Dem Sir Bob Russell around the ‘significant places’ of his life. Part of the East of England Lib Dems’ fundraising efforts, the tour was listed on eBay with a starting price of £40 – but Sir Bob was left red-faced after it failed to attract any bids despite being on offer for a week. The ‘Rome around Colchester’, for one or two people, included high tea in the Castle Park Cafe. The MP, who leads a free walk every New Year's Day, was tight-lipped about where he would escort the winning bidder as part of the tour. The former councillor and Mayor of Colchester, elected to Parliament in 1997, said: 'We do not . get money from big business or trades union to fund our elections - . money is raised by members and supporters.' The sale was one lot in a supposed 'Amazing Autumn Auction' by the East of England Liberal Democrats to raise funds for their European election campaign. But only one item sold as part of the event: a guided tour of St Alban's Abbey by Sandy Walkington, the party's prospective parliamentary candidate for St Albans. The anonymous buyer paid £20 for the experience and described it as 'very good'. Colchester, then called Camulodunum, was a key stronghold in the empire of Ancient Rome. In AD41 it was the subject of a fierce battle to control Britain by the Roman emperor Claudius. In 2005 archeologists unearthed the remains of a walled structure more than 1,000ft long which was believed to be a Roman circus or chariot racing arena. One of several Roman finds in the city, it was the only verified example of a Roman circus in Britain. Colchester Castle, Essex, one of the many historic sites which would have delighted visitors on Sir Bob's tour . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] £40 tour was part of 'Amazing Autumn Auction' by East of England Lib Dems . But Sir Bob Russell's offer had no interest despite his 16 years as an MP . Colchester was a stronghold in Roman Emperor Claudius' invasion in AD41 . [/SUMMARY]</s>

£40 tour was part of 'Amazing Autumn Auction' by East of England Lib Dems . But Sir Bob Russell's offer had no interest despite his 16 years as an MP . Colchester was a stronghold in Roman Emperor Claudius' invasion in AD41 .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Amir Khan has hit back at insults from America’s flamboyant world champion Floyd Mayweather by claiming he is more famous than the welterweight known as the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. And in a neat dig at Mayweather’s famed macho ego, Khan insisted he throws more punches in one round than the unbeaten world champion manages in an entire fight. Mayweather, who has earned £300million in a unbeaten 47-fight career, is looking for a super-fight with Manny Pacquiao and dismissed Khan’s plea to fight him by claiming the Bolton fighter’s ‘name doesn’t carry enough weight’. Amir Khan has announced that he will donate the £30,000 shorts he wore during his last week to charity . Khan posted two pictures of his refurbished gym and clothes from his fight with Devon Alexander on Thursday . But Khan, back in his native North West after beating Devon Alexander in Las Vegas at the weekend, was in fighting form as he held court at The Gloves Community Centre boxing gym in his hometown. ‘Mayweather says I’m not a big enough name but I am a bigger name than his opponents Maidana, Guerrero and Victor Ortiz put together. ‘I am known in places like India, Pakistan, Dubai and the UAE where they don’t even know who Mayweather is. India has a billion people, Pakistan has 180m people and I can’t even walk down the street there. I am bigger than Mayweather in a lot of places and I can help him become more famous, and earn more money.’ Khan isn’t worried that 36-year-old Mayweather could catch him out. Khan was all smiles as he talked to the assembled press at his gym in Bolton . Khan is hoping his next fight will be against Floyd Mayweather next year . ‘Mayweather throws maybe three hundred punches in a fight, I could manage that in a single round,’ he said. ‘Floyd will never hurt me. I have been knocked down in other fights but Mayweather is not the biggest puncher, not as big as Alexander. Our fight would be like a game of chess, hit-move. It would be about footwork and accuracy, nothing more, nothing less. ‘I speak to legends like Roy Jones and Thomas Hearns and they say I would beat him. Even the taxi driver I spoke to in Vegas said he hoped I would knock him out. The people there want to see him humbled . ‘But Floyd is the boss. If he doesn’t want to fight me, he won’t. He’s not the type of guy where I could just turn up to his house and have a chat about it. But maybe all this stuff about me not being a big name is a sign he might be interested, he is starting to promote the fight. I don’t think him and Pacquiao will happen.’ Khan’s homecoming to England after wowing the Vegas fans has been bittersweet. His friend Anthony Crolla, who trains in the same gym, suffered a fractured skull and broken ankle after being hit on the head by a concrete slab as he confronted burglars. Khan lands a left hand during his impressive win on decision against Alexander . Khan arrived back in Manchester along with his wife and daughter on Wednesday . Mayweather says Khan's 'name holds no weight' and that he will not fight him . And the terrorist attack that killed 132 schoolchildren in Pakistan, where Khan’s family originate from, has also affected him badly. The £30,000 pair of shorts he wore at the weekend, containing a gold waistband, will be auctioned off to raise funds for the survivors. Talking about Crolla, Khan revealed that he had volunteered to be his pal’s sparring partner ahead of his world lightweight title shot against Richar Abril in Manchester on January 23, which has now been cancelled . ‘Me and Crolla are good friends,’ said Khan. ‘I roomed with him as an amateur. ‘His trainer Joe Gallagher was at my fight in Vegas and I told him I would spar with Crollar to help him because Abril is a long fighter, and I have got long arms, I can replicate his style. It is probable that Mayweather will insist on fighting Pacquiao, an eight-division champion, in his adopted hometown of Las Vegas . FLOYD MAYWEATHER . Age 37 . Born Michigan, USA . Professional debut October 11, 1996 . Fights 47 . Wins 47 . Knockouts 26 . Losses 0 . Draws 0 . MANNY PACQUIAO . Age 36 . Born Bukidnon, Phillipines . Professional debut January 22, 1995 . Fights 64 . Wins 57 . Knockouts 38 . Losses 5 . Draws 2 . AMIR KHAN . Age 28 . Born Bolton, UK . Professional debut July 16, 2005 . Fights 33 . Wins 30 . Knockouts 19 . Losses 3 . Draws 0 . ‘Then I got back and found he had been smashed over the head. I feel really bad, they have taken away his dream of fighting for a world title and tried to ruin his life, over nothing.’ Khan admits there must be doubts over whether Crolla can fight again. ‘When you have suffered something that bad, you have to understand the Board might not give him a license. It is very dangerous, is it worth that risk? ‘We fighters, even me in his position, would want to fight again, but sometimes you have to think of your health first.’ The attack on Crolla follows a knife attack on another potential Khan opponent, Kell Brook, in Tenerife earlier this year. The two incidents were totally unconnected but Khan says he is always conscious of trying to stay away from trouble outside boxing. ‘I don’t like fighting, I only do it when I am in the ring,’ he said. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Amir Khan back in UK after win over Devon Alexander in Las Vegas last Saturday . Welterweight boxer wants to fight Floyd Mayweather next and has accused him of running scared . Khan will donate his £30,000 shorts to charity to help raise funds for school attacked by Taliban . Read: Amir Khan heading for greatness after emphatic victory . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Amir Khan back in UK after win over Devon Alexander in Las Vegas last Saturday . Welterweight boxer wants to fight Floyd Mayweather next and has accused him of running scared . Khan will donate his £30,000 shorts to charity to help raise funds for school attacked by Taliban . Read: Amir Khan heading for greatness after emphatic victory .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Clearly Jesus was sexy. After all, He is the Son of God. I don't mean to be disrespectful, but as I watched the trailer for the new movie, "Son of God," I found myself gawking at the actor portraying Jesus. Diogo Morgado is one hot dude. His Jesus looks more like Brad Pitt than that nice man with the beard in all those paintings. I'm not the only one gawking at Morgodo's Jesus. He inspired the hashtag, "#HotJesus". It went viral on Twitter. The actor told The New York Times he doesn't want his looks to distract from the movie, but, "If the message of Jesus was love, hope and compassion, and I can bring that to more people by being a more appealing Jesus, I am happy with that." Clearly we have a new trend. A "more appealing" Jesus is not just a better prophet, he's ... sexy. We actually don't know what Jesus looked like. We do know he was a carpenter, so perhaps Jesus was buff. But, I don't think when the Biblical Nathaniel asked, "Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" and Phillip answered, "Come and see," they were talking about Jesus' beautiful face or chiseled abs. Yes, Jesus, as portrayed in countless paintings, has a six-pack. As comedian and author, Greg Behrendt joked, "I'd like to get ripped ... ripped like Jesus. Jesus was ripped. You've seen the pictures, right? He's ripped! Ripped. He's the son of God. He's not going to be walking around saying I've got back fat today, I'm so puffy." All joking aside, why must Jesus be sexy? Or ripped? Or even handsome? The Rev. Robert B. Lawton, SJ, a Jesuit priest and former president of Loyola Marymount University, says, "There is absolutely no indication that Jesus was good-looking and sexy. In fact there is a passage in the prophet Isaiah that is taken as referring to Jesus. It says this: . "He had no form or majesty that we should look at him/nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and as one from whom others hide their faces he was despised, and we held him of no account." (Isaiah 53. 2-3.) While this might not be conclusive evidence, it's quite possible that Jesus was no Jewish Brad Pitt from Palestine. On the other hand, why wouldn't God create a perfect Son? "Anything that is sexy is going to attract people. People who might not go to the movie might want to check it out, particularly non-Christians," says the Rev. Lisa Jenkins, senior pastor of St. Matthew's Baptist Church in Harlem. "I don't see a problem with Jesus being attractive given our cultural context," she says. "I don't recall a Jesus who was not appealing to the eye. That's Hollywood." Jenkins is more concerned about what she considers an inaccurate portrayal of Jesus' ethnicity. The Rev. James Martin, SJ, editor-at-large for America Magazine, and author of the coming book, "Jesus: A Pilgrimage," agrees. "God did not choose to incarnate himself in Laguna Beach," he says. "He chose to incarnate Himself at a certain place, at a certain time in a certain person." And that person was a Palestinian Jew. "Many people have a hard time with the humanity of Jesus ... the closer He is to human physical perfection, the easier it is for some to accept Him." But, Martin says, there is a danger in that too. A physically perfect Jesus makes Him into a God pretending to be man. When Jesus was both human and divine. "He was like us in all things, except sin, as the theology goes," Martin says. "That means, He had a body, He got sick, He got tired, He may have sprained an ankle or two. There are passages in the Gospel showing Him falling asleep because He was tired. We tend to airbrush the physical imperfections away." Those traits make Jesus so much more accessible. So much more ... human. I tried to come up with a living person to compare to Jesus. That, of course, is impossible. The closest I can come, as a Catholic, is Pope Francis. I've grown to revere him. Is it because he's sexy? In a word: No. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] A film starring Diogo Morgado as Jesus opens this week . Carol Costello says he inspired the hashtag "HotJesus" Costello: Is physical attractiveness necessary for a religious figure in today's culture? [/SUMMARY]</s>

A film starring Diogo Morgado as Jesus opens this week . Carol Costello says he inspired the hashtag "HotJesus" Costello: Is physical attractiveness necessary for a religious figure in today's culture?

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Rachel Quigley . Last updated at 6:52 PM on 10th July 2011 . Theirs is more than just your average boy-meets-girl story. It's a New York love story, with a very modern twist. Allen Sheinman, 58, and his wife Collette Stallone, 56, said they know the secret to a happy and successful marriage - live in separate homes. For the first four years of wedded bliss the quirky couple - who met online - lived apart, she in Greenwich Village and he in West 23rd street in Manhattan. Secret: Collette Stallone said she believes marriage is a state of mind and doesn't see why two people have to live together . Force: Allen Sheinman said he didn't want to both get married and lived together but the recession drove them to cohabit . Allen - a managing editor at a trade publication - said: 'We consider seventh avenue a long hallway between our two domiciles.' But hard times hit as it did with many New Yorkers and when Allen's boss raised his rent to $1,800 a month, the couple did the unthinkable - they moved in together. Allen said: 'It was really a financial move to cohabit. Now we are transitioning into real-time marriage. This is it.' Speaking about living together - or not living together - Allen said it was an arrangement they were both comfortable with. He said: 'I told her I could handle getting married and living together, just not both. And to my relief she said, "OK let's get married and keep our own places". That's what I was hoping for.' Colette said: 'When you're young you think, "Oh, . we’re in love," all that. But when you get older, you say, "You know, I . love you, but I need my space".' Expensive: Allen leaves his spacious apartment on West 23rd street because the rent was increased to $1,800 . Tight squeeze: There is barely room for Collette's stuff in her Greenwich Village apartment nevermind her husbands . When Allen moved into Colette's tiny one-bedroom Greenwich Village apartment, where she has been for 31 years, even then they weren't prepared to fully live together. Instead of embracing cohabitation, the couple drew up battle lines, put up invisible walls and lay down a set of ground rules. According to the New York Post, there was no crossing into each other's space without permission, she had her own bedroom - where she generously said he could sleep at weekends - and he slept in a sofa bed in the living room. The end?: The couple are still blissfully in love after four years of marriage and living apart but will cohabiting change that? They have their own newspaper and magazine subscriptions,' watch their own TV shows from their own space and even have a shower rota. The kitchen - which also hosts the apartment's only shower - is the only place that is allowed for both couples any time of the day or night. Colette - a retired high-school teacher who now runs her home-made jewellery business - believes that not living together was the secret to their happy marriage. 'Getting married is a state of mind, I don't see why we have to live together. I don't need to see him brush his teeth,' she told the Post. 'It's bad enough I see him brush his hair. 'I don’t know where this idea came from that you always have to be in the middle of whatever the other person is doing.' Alarmingly, she said when she told her ex-husband they were now living together he said: 'I give it four months.' The couple are featured in a documentary titled 'Two's a crowd' which will have its New York premiere at the Rooftop Films Summer Series on July 21. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] New York couple happy for four years of marriage until recession saw husband give up his apartment and move in to hers . [/SUMMARY]</s>

New York couple happy for four years of marriage until recession saw husband give up his apartment and move in to hers .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Associated Press . and Reuters . Honey mixed with sugar might be sweet, but it is not 'honey.' The Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to ensure that shoppers who buy honey are getting the real deal. New guidance issued Tuesday would prevent food companies from adding sugar or other sweeteners to pure honey and still calling it 'honey.' Funny honey: The Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to ensure that shoppers who buy honey are getting the real deal . The agency said enforcement action is possible against U.S. food businesses or importers if companies try to cut those sweeteners into real honey and do not label the product correctly. If those sweeteners are added, the label should read 'blend of sugar and honey' or 'blend of honey and corn syrup.' The FDA regularly detains honey imports and tests them after finding drug residues and unlabeled added sweeteners. Only manufactures that do not add sugar, corn syrup or other sweeteners should label their products as pure 'honey,' the FDA said in draft guidelines posted online. The proposal aims 'to advise the regulated food industry on the proper labeling of honey and honey products to help ensure that honey and honey products are not adulterated or misbranded,' the agency wrote. Americans consume more than 400 million pounds of honey each year, according to U.S. government and industry estimates. New rules: The guidance, released Tuesday, would stop food companies from putting sugar or other sweeteners into pure honey and still referring to it as honey . But just 149 million pounds were produced in the United States last year, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed. To feed America's sweet tooth, much honey is imported, and U.S. producers are worried about cheap substitutes. Pure honey is generally more expensive than those mixed with corn syrup and traditional sugar, and prices reached a record high of $2.12 a pound last year, according to the USDA. The FDA's review follows a petition from the American Beekeeping Federation and several other related groups seeking a standard U.S. definition for the natural sweetener to promote fair trade.While the agency rejected their request, it said it was willing to look at labeling. Sticky situation: If sweeteners are added, the label should read 'blend of sugar and honey' or 'blend of honey and corn syrup' The FDA inspected imported honey to see whether it had been 'adulterated' with corn or cane sugars. In recent decades, it detained honey containing such substitutes from countries such as Brazil and Mexico, according to the agency. Manufacturers have 60 days to comment on the proposal before final guidelines are issued. Even then, however, guidelines are not mandatory. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new guidance prevents food companies from adding sugar or other sweeteners to pure honey and still calling the product honey . Food businesses or importers will need to label products correctly . If sweeteners are added, the label should read 'blend of sugar and honey' [/SUMMARY]</s>

U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new guidance prevents food companies from adding sugar or other sweeteners to pure honey and still calling the product honey . Food businesses or importers will need to label products correctly . If sweeteners are added, the label should read 'blend of sugar and honey'

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Lizzie Edmonds . William Henry Welch, 53, escaped punishment for driving without licence because his wife incorrectly told him he would be covered if he borrowed a friend's car . A star of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding escaped punishment for driving without insurance after his wife checked his documentation as he can 'barely read', a court heard. William Henry Welch, 53, avoided six penalty points on his driving licence because his wife incorrectly told him he would be covered if he borrowed a friend's car, a court was told. Welch told Magistrates he asked his wife to look at his documents as he struggles with reading. He was granted an absolute discharge after admitting driving without insurance at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court. Welch is a well-known campaigner for traveller and gipsy rights - and has appeared on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding among other reality shows. Speaking after the case Welch said: 'It isn’t all doom and gloom when you go to these courts, if you go and you have a reasonable argument the magistrates are willing to listen. 'You should never just give up and think that they won’t listen to you because they will.' The court heard how Welch’s own car had broken down when he was working in Leominster, Herefordshire, and a friend loaned him a Vauxhall Vectra to drive back home. Welch told the court he had rung his wife, Rachel, to check he was covered to drive the Vectra. After reading the insurance policy she told him that he was. Welch of Darlington, Durham, told the court he left insurance documents to his wife because: 'I can barely read.' Mrs Welch, 49, told the court: 'We were both named on the insurance document and so I thought we were both policy holders.' Andrea Milson, prosecuting, told the court that as policyholder, Mrs Welch was covered to drive any car. However, as Mr Welch was a named driver he was only covered to drive the family car and not the borrowed Vectra. Welch, a well-known Gypsy campaigner, told the court he asked his wife to look at his documentation as he can 'barely read'. He has starred in numerous television shows including My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding . The car was stopped by police on the A456 in Worcestershire last August and Welch was subsequently charged with driving with no insurance and no MoT. Welch admitted both charges but, in a rare ‘special reasons hearing’, his solicitor, David Dedman, argued that the licence should not be endorsed with the usual six penalty points. 'This was an honest mistake,' said Mr Dedman. 'He genuinely believed he was insured and was misled by his wife, not deliberately or intentionally.' Magistrates granted Welch an absolute discharge on the matter of no insurance. They imposed no penalty points, but he was ordered to pay costs of £85. He was fined a further £100 for the offence of driving a vehicle with no MoT test certificate. Paddy Doherty walked free from court after headbutting his stepbrother in March . In March, Paddy Doherty, 55,  walked free from court after admitting he headbutted his stepbrother. The 55-year-old breached the terms of a suspended jail sentence when he committed the assault at a pub in Flintshire, north Wales, in October 2013. He was given a six-month supervision order  instead of jail time. The 2011 winner of Celebrity Big Brother had previously been handed a 31-week jail term, suspended for two years, in January 2012, after he brawled in the street with a fellow traveller. The show's infamous dressmaker Thelma Madine was sued by her head designer for unfair dismissal at the end of 2013. A court ruled Ms Madine dismissed Leanne Phillips, who was paid £400 a week to design dresses for the Nico Bridal Company, based in Liverpool, after a heated row. Ms Madine fired the 31-year-old, who she had previously praised with taking her business to 'another level' after six years. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] William Welch, 53, avoided six points for driving without licence . Told court his wife helps with insurance documents as he can 'barely read' Welch is a well-known campaigner for gipsy and traveller rights . Appeared on Channel 4's documentary series My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding . [/SUMMARY]</s>

William Welch, 53, avoided six points for driving without licence . Told court his wife helps with insurance documents as he can 'barely read' Welch is a well-known campaigner for gipsy and traveller rights . Appeared on Channel 4's documentary series My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Google is expanding its presence in Los Angeles with the $120 million purchase of a dozen acres of vacant land in the Playa Vista area on the city's west side. The parcel is zoned for nearly 900,000 square feet of commercial space that could house offices or studios, the Los Angeles Times reports. The plot is next to a historic hangar where aviator Howard Hughes built his famous 'Spruce Goose' airplane. Google also was expected to lease the hangar, which recently housed soundstages for movie and television, according to the newspaper. Acres: Google is expanding its presence in Los Angeles with the $120 million purchase of a dozen acres of vacant land in the Playa Vista area on the city's west side . Google: The parcel Google purchased is zoned for nearly 900,000 square feet of commercial space that could house offices or studios holding as many as 6,000 workers . City Councilman Mike Bonin, who represents the area, said the purchase 'brands Playa Vista as the tech and innovation capital of Los Angeles.' The Mountain View-based tech giant wouldn't detail its plans for the properties. Last year Microsoft opened a 20,000-square-foot space in Playa Vista, a neighborhood near major freeways, several neighborhoods and Los Angeles International Airport. Facebook has operations nearby, as do other major media companies and ad agencies. Three years ago, Google opened a campus in Venice, where it leased 100,000 square feet in three buildings for about 600 employees. One of those buildings is the famous Binoculars Building, a three-story office on Main Street designed by architect Frank Gehry. 'Spruce Goose':The plot is next to a historic hangar where aviator Howard Hughes built his famous 'Spruce Goose' airplane . A Google spokeswoman said the company, which typically likes to expand near its existing properties, will continue to rent the 69,000-square-foot Binoculars Building. Google views the Playa Vista land purchase as a long-term investment and has no particular design in mind for the site, she told the Times. Google also rents a 41,000-square-foot video production facility for subsidiary YouTube in a renovated former Hughes building in Playa Vista. Google already has bought or rented about 6.2 million square feet of space this year in the San Francisco Bay Area, bringing its total there to 15 million square feet, according to real estate brokerage statistics cited by the Times. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Google purchased 12 acres of land in Los Angeles for $120 million that could hold as many as 6,000 workers . The plot is next to a historic hangar where aviator Howard Hughes built his famous 'Spruce Goose' airplane . The parcel is zoned for nearly 900,000 square feet of commercial space that could house offices or studios . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Google purchased 12 acres of land in Los Angeles for $120 million that could hold as many as 6,000 workers . The plot is next to a historic hangar where aviator Howard Hughes built his famous 'Spruce Goose' airplane . The parcel is zoned for nearly 900,000 square feet of commercial space that could house offices or studios .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Investigators Wednesday exhumed the body of a 7-year-old Illinois girl slain more than five decades ago in hopes that modern science will bolster the case against the man now accused of killing her. The remains of Maria Ridulph, dead since 1957, were exhumed for tests as the 71-year-old suspect in her killing was headed back to Illinois from Seattle, DeKalb County State's Attorney Clay Campbell told reporters. "Suffice to say science has advanced greatly, thankfully, since that time and we're hoping that advancement in science can assist us in our investigation of this case," Campbell said. Ridulph disappeared while playing with a friend near her home in Sycamore, Illinois, about 60 miles west of Chicago. Her body was found five months later and 120 miles away. Jack Daniel McCullough, the man now facing murder charges in her death, was an early suspect in the disappearance but had an alibi: He told police that he was at a military recruiting station in Rockford, Illinois, about 20 miles away, the evening Ridulph was reported missing. McCullough told investigators he had been given a train ticket from Rockford to Chicago by the military, then returned home and went on a date with his girlfriend. But when police interviewed the woman again in 2010 and asked if she had any photos of McCullough, she discovered an unused train ticket from Rockford to Chicago that she said he had given her on the date of the crime. The discovery led to McCullough's arrest in Seattle in early July. Campbell said Wednesday that McCullough was en route to Illinois from Washington state to face murder charges in Ridulph's death. Maria's brother, Charles Ridulph, appeared at a news conference with Campbell and said the family had agreed to the exhumation. "Although the events were very difficult and very unsettling, we understand the necessity for these things, and we are in complete agreement and thankful for the way this case is being handled," he said. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Maria Ridulph's remain were exhumed Wednesday, 54 years after her death . Investigators hope new tests will bolster their case . The man accused of killing the 7-year-old is being extradited from Seattle . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Maria Ridulph's remain were exhumed Wednesday, 54 years after her death . Investigators hope new tests will bolster their case . The man accused of killing the 7-year-old is being extradited from Seattle .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 12:37 EST, 1 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:55 EST, 5 February 2013 . Rumours are circulating that Sony is preparing to launch its next generation games console soon after the Japanese tech giant sent out invitations to an event on 'the future of PlayStation.' Sony would not say whether it was preparing to unveil the successor to the 70million selling PS3 at the February 20 meeting in New York, but the prospect had gamers abuzz on Twitter. 'We will be talking about the PlayStation business,' Sony spokesman Masaki Tsukakoshi said today. Tantalising: A still from the video Sony released to drum up excitement over its PlayStation announcement . Despite that, the scale of the excitement over the meeting was indicated by a Google search for 'Sony Feb 20 PlayStation' which returned more than 7million hits. The last time Sony held a PlayStation event, in January 2011, it presented a protoype of its handheld Vita console. Before that, it convened a gathering in 2005 two months after it first demonstrated the PS3 concept. A meeting in 1999 revealed designs for the PS2. It has been more than six years since Sony launched the PS3 home console, a longer gap than between it and its PS2 predecessor, adding to the anticipation that it will soon disclose its next gaming concept. Current generation: Sony's super-slim . PlayStation 3 has been on the market for more than six years, selling some 70million units, making the . Japanese technology firm long overdue a new flagship product launch . Despite remaining tight-lipped about the specific purpose of the press conference, the company published a teaser video about the meeting on YouTube which has already been viewed more than 400,000 times in less than 24 hours. The video also promoted a Twitter hashtag, #Playstation2013, to which video game fans flocked to share their excitement about the forthcoming event. It was clear that most expected to see the PS4 unveiled. '#playstation2013 I am ready for next gen consoles !!!' wrote Dogukan Celik on the social messaging site. David Brammell Jr tweeted: 'I may not be ready for a new console yet. I might be getting one sooner that I think. Mystery Sony conference in Feb. #playstation2013 #PS4.' Such a console would follow Nintendo's Wii U, which launched last autumn, and precede Microsoft's next Xbox game console, which will likely be unveiled in June at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles. The PlayStation Vita: The portable console, successor to the PSP, was unveiled the last time Sony held a PlayStation event, in January 2011 . Since Sony's last home console launch, the games market has been transformed by the boom in smartphones and tablet computers that have wooed players with free or cheap games. Sony and its video game rivals Nintendo and Microsoft now have to contend with competition from powerful hand-held devices made by Apple, Samsung and a string of others. Analysts expect that tablets and other mobile devices will match the power and graphics of today's games consoles within a few years. Many are already able to run the kinds of 3D games that were once the exclusive preserve of those dedicated machines and high-spec gaming PCs. Struggling under competitive pressure, Nintendo on Wednesday cut its sales target for the Wii U, successor to its 100million-selling Wii, to 4million machines by the end of March from its launch in November. That compared with an earlier forecast for 5.5million. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Tech giant sends out invites for February 20 meeting in New York . Speculation rife that it is preparing to release a new games console . Teaser video gets nearly 600,000 views in less than 24 hours . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Tech giant sends out invites for February 20 meeting in New York . Speculation rife that it is preparing to release a new games console . Teaser video gets nearly 600,000 views in less than 24 hours .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Mark Duell . UPDATED: . 17:06 EST, 3 March 2012 . Rush Limbaugh has continued his attack on a student he branded a 'slut' for her views on contraception despite being ditched by advertisers and criticized by the President. On his radio show yesterday, the 61-year-old defended his comments which have caused widespread outrage and went on to suggest that Ms Fluke 'had boyfriends lined up around the block. Or they would have been in my day'. He said: 'She's having so much sex that she's going broke, she says... You're worried here that I'm just stepping in it deeper, yes you are but this is the truth.' On Friday three advertisers revealed they will pull all adverts from the radio show after the host had made fun of Ms Fluke for saying religious institutions should cover birth control in health insurance - and said in a further show that she should have to make sex tapes if this ever happens. Scroll down for audio clip . Rant: Rush Limbaugh, 61, left called Sandra Fluke, right, a student at Catholic college Georgetown University, a 'slut' for saying religious institutions should cover birth control under health insurance . Now mattress retailers Sleep Train . and Sleep Number, as well as mortgage lender QuickenLoans, have all . bowed to pressure on Twitter and said they will no longer advertise on . the show. And Barack Obama . has also weighed in to the row, describing the comment as . 'reprehensible' and calling student Sandra Fluke to discuss the . controversy. ‘We don't condone negative comments . directed toward any group,’ a Sleep Train spokesman tweeted. ‘Thanks to all of you . for your concern and input.’ 'Recent comments by Rush Limbaugh do not align with our values,' a Sleep Number spokesman said. 'So we made decision to immediately suspend all advertising on that program.' A QuickenLoans spokesman said: 'Due to continued inflammatory comments - along with valuable feedback from clients & team members - QL has suspended ads on Rush Limbaugh.' Meanwhile advertiser ProFlowers said it will . 're-evaluate’ its marketing plan and dating site eHarmony insisted it . will look into ‘the matter of 'network buys’. Mr Limbaugh said earlier this week that Ms Fluke, of Catholic college . Georgetown University in Washington D.C., was promiscuous for saying . woman should get the pill for medical reasons. And he went even further on his next show, saying: 'If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex... we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.' In addition, Barack Obama said he considered Mr Limbaugh's remarks 'reprehensible' and called Ms Fluke to express his disappointment that she was the subject of 'inappropriate personal attacks'. 'He said he hoped my parents were proud of me,' Ms Fluke said, adding that the President 'thanked me for speaking out and for expressing the concerns of so many women'. Scroll down for audio clip . Angry: Mattress retailer Sleep Train, based in Rocklin, California, has bowed to pressure on Twitter and said it will no longer advertise on the show . Also angry: Another mattress company in Sleep Number also announced through a spokesman that they were 'immediately suspending' all advertising on the Rush Limbaugh show . Out: Quicken Loans also decided to pull advertising from the show after the 'inflammatory comments' 'The fact that our political discourse has become debased in many ways . is bad enough,' a White House spokesman said. 'It is worse when . it's directed at a private citizen simply expressing her . views.' More surprisingly, Mr Limbaugh has also faced criticism from the Republican presidential candidates, with Rick Santorum calling his comments 'absurd'. When Mitt Romney was asked what he thought about the remarks, he replied: 'I'll just say this, which is, it's not the language I would have used.' 'If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex... we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch' Rush Limbaugh . Mr Limbaugh . said on his original show regarding Ms Fluke's comments on birth . control: ‘What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes . her a prostitute. She wants . to be paid to have sex. ‘She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex.’ Ms Fluke said on Friday that she has been left 'very upset' by the comments made by Mr Limbaugh. 'My reaction was the reaction . a lot of women have had historically when they’ve been called these . types of names,' she told MSNBC. 'Initially to be stunned by it, and then to quickly feel outraged and very upset.' Annoyed: President Barack Obama, seen on Friday, considers Mr Limbaugh's remarks 'reprehensible' and called Ms Fluke to express his disappointment that she was the subject of 'inappropriate personal attacks' Shock: Ms Fluke told MSNBC's Today show on Friday that she was 'stunned and outraged' by the comments . Ms Fluke was due to testify at a . hearing on Capitol Hill last month about Barack Obama's mandate that . health insurers provide contraception. The Senate yesterday defeated a GOP effort to roll back President Barack Obama's policy on contraception insurance coverage. It was the first vote on an issue that has raised controversy on religious and women's rights. The close 51-48 vote killed an amendment to allow employers and insurers to opt out of portions of the President's health care law they found morally objectionable. But committee chairman Darrell Issa of . California said she could not testify at the hearing as it was focused . on threats to religious freedom. Ms Fluke later put her testimony on . YouTube and spoke about a friend who had to take birth control to treat a . disorder that caused ovarian cysts. The friend subsequently lost her . ovary. She also spoke of classmates who can’t afford contraception, . which was what really riled Mr Limbaugh. Ms Fluke claimed a female student spends $3,000 on protected sex during a three-year course at university, reported ABC News. ‘Three thousand dollars for birth . control in three years? That’s $1,000 a year of sex - and, she wants us . to pay for it,’ Mr Limbaugh said. Spokesman: Ms Fluke was due to testify at a hearing on Capitol Hill last month about Barack Obama's mandate that health insurers provide contraception - but she wasn't allowed to do so . Another target: Mr Limbaugh also hit out at NASCAR driver Danica Patrick earlier this week on Monday for backing contraceptive insurance coverage . 'She's having so much sex she can't . afford her own birth control pills and she agrees that Obama should . provide them, or the Pope.’ Should U.S. university students' health insurance cover birth control costs? Female rights activists were left . seething and two Democrats walked out of the Capitol Hill hearing last . month after it was led by an all-male panel. Ms Fluke did eventually speak about . birth control at a Democratic hearing led by House Minority Leader Nancy . Pelosi last week, reported ABC News. She is a third-year law student at Georgetown and ex-president of the Students for Reproductive Justice group at the university. Mr Limbaugh also hit out at NASCAR driver Danica Patrick this week on Monday for backing contraceptive insurance coverage. But he has faced attacks of his own to . deal with this week - after a survey of American viewers found he was . their least-liked news personality. Bomb squad officials investigated Rush Limbaugh's home in South Florida on Thursday after hearing reports of a possible threat. The . apparent danger attracted extra attention on the day that the death of . his fellow conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart was announced. But . the item probed turned out to be an electronic plaque sent by a . listener of the host's programme as a 'business opportunity' for him. When . it was screened by an X-ray device, staffers saw what appeared to be . wires and called police. The sender apologised to investigators. Listen to the audio clip here: . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Two mattress retailers bow to community pressure on Twitter to pull out . Followed by mortgage lender QuickenLoans as advertisers desert show . Conservative radio host slammed Georgetown University's Sandra Fluke . Obama says comment was 'reprehensible' and calls Fluke to discuss it . Rick Santorum calls comments 'absurd' and Mitt Romney weighs in too . Limbaugh said she's basically asking taxpayer to pay for her to have sex . He criticised Fluke's claim of needing $1,000-a-year for contraception . She said on Friday that his comments left her 'very upset and outraged' Senate defeats GOP effort to roll back Obama policy on health insurance . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Two mattress retailers bow to community pressure on Twitter to pull out . Followed by mortgage lender QuickenLoans as advertisers desert show . Conservative radio host slammed Georgetown University's Sandra Fluke . Obama says comment was 'reprehensible' and calls Fluke to discuss it . Rick Santorum calls comments 'absurd' and Mitt Romney weighs in too . Limbaugh said she's basically asking taxpayer to pay for her to have sex . He criticised Fluke's claim of needing $1,000-a-year for contraception . She said on Friday that his comments left her 'very upset and outraged' Senate defeats GOP effort to roll back Obama policy on health insurance .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Arturo Vidal has revealed he is still struggling with the knee injury that plagued him towards the end of last season. The Juventus star was forced to undergo knee surgery in May but returned in time to help Chile reach the last 16 of the World Cup - despite failing to complete a full 90 minutes in Brazil. The 27-year-old was strongly linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer, but the deal never materialised. Arturo Vidal has revealed he is still struggling with a knee injury he sustained last season . And the midfielder has admitted he is still not 100 per cent fit. 'The knee caused - and is causing - me problems,' Vidal told reporters after Juventus' 2-1 derby win over Torino in Serie A on Sunday. 'But I'm trying to get in top shape.' In seven Serie A starts for Juventus, Vidal has been substituted off on four occasions with boss Massimiliano Allegri carefully handling his playing time so far. Despite his fitness concerns that hasn't stopped Vidal's goalscoring touch - with the Chile international netting Juventus' opener from the penalty spot against their local rivals on Sunday to take his tally to four goals in all competitions this campaign to date. Vidal (left) scored Juventus' opener from the penalty spot in their 2-1 win against Torino on Sunday . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Arturo Vidal underwent knee surgery at the end of last season . Vidal has been subbed in four of seven Juventus Serie A starts this term . 27-year-old scored in Juventus' 2-1 win against Torino on Sunday . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Arturo Vidal underwent knee surgery at the end of last season . Vidal has been subbed in four of seven Juventus Serie A starts this term . 27-year-old scored in Juventus' 2-1 win against Torino on Sunday .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Britain's most hated woman has invited Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to a birthday party... for her NHS-funded boobs. Controversial wannabe-glamour model Josie Cunningham revealed she will be throwing a bash for her breasts two years after the £5,000 operation. And to show her gratitude for her enlarged assets, she took to Twitter to invite Hunt, MP for South West Surrey and Secretary of State for Health. Invitation: Josie Cunningham (right) invited Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt (left) to a bash for her boobies . She tweeted: '@JosieCOnline @Jeremy_Hunt having a birthday party for my boobies at the end of the month. To show how grateful I am..... Wanna come??? Xxx' Sadly, Hunt didn't reply. Minutes earlier she had announced she would be throwing the party in London in 'a couple of weeks'. Last month it was revealed Miss Cunningham would be the star of her own documentary on Channel 4 called 'The Most Hated Woman in Britain'. Her agent announced the news on Twitter, although Channel 4 said the programme had not yet been finalised. Engaged: Josie Cunningham (left and right) announced she was engaged to Andrew Goy (right in left photo) The 23-year-old shot to notoriety when she boasted about having a £4,800 breast enlargement on the NHS. TV star: Last month it was revealed Josie would be the star of her own documentary on Channel 4 called 'The Most Hated Woman in Britain' Anger over her shameless boasts grew when she claimed she considered aborting her child so she could appear on TV show Big Brother. In December, Miss Cunningham announced her engagement to Andrew Goy by sharing a photo of her pink heart-shaped engagement ring online. The engagement, which was then confirmed by a representative for Miss Cunningham, comes just weeks after the couple were first pictured in Leeds city centre. There have also been reports that Miss Cunningham is pregnant with Goy's child. Last month, Miss Cunningham also revealed she had wrongly told one man that he was the father of her baby daughter by sending him the wrong DNA result. She had asked three men to take a paternity test to determine who was Grace's father and wrote the outcome in cards to be delivered in time for Christmas Day. But the mother-of-three mixed up the notes and sent the positive result to the wrong man. Miss Cunningham shared her blunder with her Twitter followers before comparing her life to an episode of EastEnders. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] The 23-year-old will throw party to mark two-year anniversary of operation . She invited Health Secretary to show gratitude for £5,000 surgery . South West Surrey MP did not reply to the wannabe-glamour model's tweet . She is set to star in own documentary - 'The Most Hated Woman in Britain' [/SUMMARY]</s>

The 23-year-old will throw party to mark two-year anniversary of operation . She invited Health Secretary to show gratitude for £5,000 surgery . South West Surrey MP did not reply to the wannabe-glamour model's tweet . She is set to star in own documentary - 'The Most Hated Woman in Britain'

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 08:09 EST, 20 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:48 EST, 20 December 2013 . A mother has shed more than half her body weight for the festive season after being disgusted by a photo taken at a Christmas party last year. Carol Bryant, 42, from Brighton, was 'horrified' by her 21 stone frame when she saw a photo of herself socialising with a friend. The full-time mother vowed to shed the weight in time for the following festive season - and this year she will be rewarded for her efforts as she can host her own Christmas party as a svelte size 12. 'I looked like a Christmas pudding': Carol Bryant, right, said she was was horrified when she saw this picture of herself at a Christmas party last year . Slim: Carol has now dropped from 21 stone to 9 stone 10lbs and a trim size 12 after going on an extreme diet . She said: 'I was mortified when the photo went up on Facebook. l didn't even recognise myself at first, I looked like a Christmas pudding.' Determined to change her ways, in January 2013 she decided to try a meal replacement programme which limits your daily calorie intake to just 500 calories each day. 'I knew I had to do something about my weight,' she explained. Ian Marber, nutritionist says: 'The diets are monitored and so are considered safe for that reason. 'But very low calorie diets are not to be undertaken in the long term without supervision and also, importantly, clearance from your GP. 'It's what you eat after the diet has finished that's vital and I recommend seeing a nutrition professional afterwards to learn how to eat, not how to diet.' 'I was absolutely massive and I was terrified I would have a heart attack. 'Not to mention how awful I looked in photographs next to my slim friends. 'I was so jealous of all the fashionable clothes they got to wear, while I was stuck in frumpy t-shirts and baggy trousers.' After sticking to the plan for a . year, Carol has shed 12 stone and gone from a size 28 to a trim . size 12 in time for Christmas. 'This year there will be no hiding at Christmas parties for me,' said proud Carol. 'I've already picked out a gorgeous, shimmering size-12 dress to show off my trim, new figure. And I feel incredible.' Devastated by seeing herself in the photos Carol vowed to boycott Christmas parties until she lost the weight . Unsurprisingly, Carol's 5000 calorie-a-day diet saw her weight balloon from 15 stone and a size 16, to a massive 21 stone and a size 28 . 'No role model': Carol quit her job working in an office to become a full-time mother to Lois, now six, pictured, but found herself spending a lot of time on the sofa . Carol had always struggled with her weight. When she was in her teens she was a size 16, then in 2007 after having her daughter Lois, now six, she piled on more pounds. This year she will be rewarded for her efforts and hosting her own Christmas party as a svelte size 12 . She quit her job working in an office to become a full-time mother, but would spend her days sat on the sofa gorging on greasy take-aways, fatty chocolates and salty crisps. Unsurprisingly, her 5000 calorie-a-day diet saw her weight balloon from 15 stone and a size 16, to a massive 21 stone and a size 28. Carol says: 'It was disgusting how large I got, and I was no role model for my little girl. I was constantly hungry and would shovel platefuls of food down my throat without even thinking. It was an addiction.' But within the first two weeks of her diet, Carol had lost an incredible 24Ibs. 'The weight was just falling off of me,' she said. 'It was an amazing feeling and it spurned me on to lose more weight.' Carol also began walking every day so she now she weighs in at just 9st 10Ibs, dress size 12. Instead of having the meal replacements, she's now joined Slimming World so she can sustain her weightloss and said she's never felt more confident. 'This year I can't wait to show off my party dress,' she said. 'I won't be hiding away in the corner, I want to be the centre of attention. I want to party my way through the celebrations, making up for all those lost years.' Breakfast: Four slices of white toast, buttered . Lunch: White bread cheese sandwich with crisps, soda . Dinner: Doner Kebab with chips . Snacks: White toast with butter, crisps, chocolate, block of cheese . Breakfast: Fruit smoothie . Lunch: Vegetable soup, brown bread . Dinner: Quorn chilli with brown rice and vegetables . Snacks: Fruit, plain yogurt . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Carol used to comfort eat up to 5000 calories a day . After seeing photo of herself at a Christmas party she embarked on diet . Used a meal replacement programme and walked daily . Dropped from 21st and size 28 to 9st 10lbs and size 12 . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Carol used to comfort eat up to 5000 calories a day . After seeing photo of herself at a Christmas party she embarked on diet . Used a meal replacement programme and walked daily . Dropped from 21st and size 28 to 9st 10lbs and size 12 .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:58 EST, 30 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:11 EST, 30 April 2012 . A 22-year-old man who allegedly went on a gruesome murder spree has baffled cops as they try to figure out what drove him to carry out the attacks. Bryan Clay was charged in the savage killing of a mom and daughter in Las Vegas after a week-long man hunt. He is alleged to have bludgeoned to death 10-year-old Karla Martinez and her mother, Ignacia Martinez at their Robin Street home last Saturday, in an apparent random crime. Savage: Brian Clay allegedly bludgeoned to death the mother and daughter at their Las Vegas home . Karla’s father, Arturo Martinez, 39, was critically injured in the bludgeoning attack and remains in hospital with head injuries. 'We believe this was a stranger, a random savage act,' Lt. Ray Steiber of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police's homicide division said at a news conference. 'I've been doing this 24 years and this is the case you hope you never see.' Ignacia and Arturo’s 9-year-old son . tragically discovered the slain bodies of his mother and sister, going . into school and telling teachers at his Mabel Hoggard Elementary School . that they had been killed by his dad. Police later rejected the . allegation and have since then been combing through the 'nightmare' crime scene house which they said has blood in every room. Lt. Lundquist said: ‘This is the . kind of case that goes on that they write movies about and I don’t say . that as to be an entertainment factor. 'I'm saying this was a savage, . heinous crime.’ Karla had been raped prior to her . death, Las Vegas Metro police said in a press conference on Friday. While officers tried to piece together the events leading up to the murders, they said Clay had carried out a separate sexual assault, against a . 50-year-old woman the day before the bloody murders. Metro Lt. Rob Lundquist said Clay . began chasing the woman at around 2am on April 15, grabing her and . dragging her into a desert area and violently attacking her in what . became a sexual assault. 'We're talking about a 50-year-old woman who was attacked, brutally attacked, and she was sexually assaulted,' Steiber said. 'We're talking about a family who was in their home and unbeknownst to them, a savage intruder enters that home and attacks three people.' Scroll down for video . Murdered: Police found the bodies of Ignacia Martinez, left, and her daughter Karla, right, who had also been raped in the brutal attack . House of horrors: Police collected evidence from the Las Vegas home where the bodies of Ignacia and Karla Martinez were found on Monday . Police said they are treating the . crimes as unrelated and do not believe Clay had any relationship with . his victims prior to the attacks. 'They believe that this was a . stranger, no way connected to the family or with the other victim,' Officer Laura Meltzer told ABCNews.com. 'He is in custody and will . not be getting back out.' Officers launched a thorough investigation of the crime scene, with up to 60 officers working on the case at one stage. Clay was arrested on a child abuse charge and is to be re-booked as soon as possible on charges of sexual assault and murder. The murders have sent shockwaves . through the community, especially at the Real KO Boxing Club in North . Las Vegas, where both Arturo and Ignacia Martinez worked and were viewed . as positive role models. Those who knew them say that the couple, both trained fighters, would not have gone quietly if attacked or robbed. Felipe Lazos, a 16-year-old who trained at Real KO Boxing, told the Review-Journal that the attacker would have 'had to be a good fighter'. Harrowing: Crime scene investigators examine the scene of a home where the bodies of Ignacia and Karla Martinez were found on Monday in Las Vegas . Police have arrested Bryan Clay in the brutal rape and murder of Karla Martinez, left. Her father Arturo, right, was found in the home severely beaten - but alive . Tragic: Las Vegas Coroner Michael Murphy, left, helps load a gurney holding one of the victims into the back of a truck . Neighbor Lucinda Jackson-Griffin said . she had never heard disturbances at the home until she was woken by . gunshots on Monday morning, but police are now saying that a gun was not . used in the killings. Another, Juliana Maqueda-Perez, . said she heard a man screaming in English and a child crying in the . early hours of the morning, the Review-Journal reported. 'I walked past there every day,' neighbor Dick Webb, 82, said about the house. He said he had walked past the house less than 90 minutes before the boy arrived at school but hadn't seen anything amiss. Police originally blocked the area around the single-story stucco home to await a warrant to enter and retrieve the bodies. Two dead: Police found the bodies of Ignacia and Karla Martinez - who had also been raped - and an unharmed 4-year-old boy at the Las Vegas home . Double slaying: Las Vegas police are questioning a man found covered in blood at a home where a 9-year-old boy told school officials his mother and sister were dead . Animal control officers arrived to remove a dog from the house. An . officer said it was not harmed but had been taken away as no one was . there to care for it. School . Principal Celese Rayford declined to comment, and Clark County School . District spokeswomen provided no immediate information about the student . or whether the other 457 students in grades kindergarten through 5 were . told about the case. Police said the two surviving children from the attack remain with Child Protective Services. Friend and next-door neighbour Mark Groenert told Fox 5 Vegas: 'It's so sad. I knew them all. And it's sad and tragic'. Horrified: Authorities believe the boy was in a state of shock when he told teachers at nearby Hoggard Elementary School about the scene at his home . Watch video here . video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Forensics described a 'nightmare' crime scene, with blood in every room of the house . Police arrested Bryan Clay after a week of being on the run . He allegedly sexually assaulted a 50-year-old woman the day before the murders . Bodies found in home after boy, 10, told officials at his school that his mother and sister were dead . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Forensics described a 'nightmare' crime scene, with blood in every room of the house . Police arrested Bryan Clay after a week of being on the run . He allegedly sexually assaulted a 50-year-old woman the day before the murders . Bodies found in home after boy, 10, told officials at his school that his mother and sister were dead .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Sporting only the most stylish designer labels, wearing only meticulously matched colors, the Congo's dandies are the very embodiment of sartorial elegance. Known as "Sapeurs," these dapper dressers are a Congolese subculture devoted to the cult of style. In Brazzaville and Kinshasa -- the capitals of neighboring Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- they stand out among the widespread poverty, strutting the streets like walking works of art. "It's the fetishization of fashion -- they are the worshippers of fashion, it's their god, it's powerful," says Didier Gondola, author of "History of the Congo," who has extensively researched the Sapeurs. But for the Sapeurs -- who are almost always men -- it's not about what's in vogue, it's about style. The labels they covet most are those that evoke classic elegance. Suits by Yves Saint Laurent, Jean Paul Gaultier and Armani are all in demand, as are Japanese labels Kenzo and Yamamoto, says Gondola. When it comes to shoes, exclusive French label Weston and British label Church's reign supreme. And imitations will not be tolerated. "You can lose your reputation if you are wearing imitation," says Gondola. "That's something blasphemous." See also: Desert festival: Oasis for sounds of the Sahara . But these labels don't come cheap. Gondola, who was born in the Congo and teaches history at Indiana University in the United States, explains that Sapeurs aren't rich; they typically work menial jobs, and have been known to resort to shoplifting to feed their addiction to apparel. In Brazzaville, it's common for Sapeurs to rent or borrow clothes from fellow fops or requisition them from friends visiting from Europe. As the Congolese Diaspora has spread, so have the Sapeurs. They can now be found in European capitals including London, Brussels and Paris. Dixy Ndalla, 30, was born and raised in Brazzaville, but has lived in London since the age of 17. He's infatuated with the classic cuts worn by the British aristocracy and can spend £1,000 a month on new shirts and jackets. "I am very passionate about clothing, I'm passionate about colors and suits," he says. "In the winter it's anything to do with tweeds, in the summertime a nice blazer, a beautiful pair of jeans, a beautiful shirt. "I especially love Hackett, one of the top designers in the UK ... Hackett suits start from around £600 and a bespoke made-to-measure will go out from £1,000 and upward." Ndalla travels back to Brazzaville in the summer and takes pride in showing off his very British attire. "In the summer holidays, everyone goes to show their outfits," he says. "They all meet in one street or bars and they all show their colors or the label of their suits ... it's up to people to judge and appreciate who's dressed well." Once dressed in their finery, Brazzaville's Sapeurs will often head to "Le Main Bleu," a favorite bar, where they have informal contests. Each tries to out Sap each other with their combination of style, comportment and designer labels -- known as "griffes." But Ndalla doesn't consider himself a Sapeur, because he doesn't dress up to compete with others. For him, it's simply about taking pride in what you wear. "People from Congo love to dress up -- it's something that's in my blood," he says. Although every Sapeur has their own unique style, certain looks are especially popular. Pastel-colored three-piece suits are a staple of the Sapeurs' fastidiously assembled ensembles. They are finished off with a tie, cravat or bow tie -- and the obligatory pocket square protruding from their immaculately tailored jackets. Cigars and pipes -- lit or unlit -- are de rigueur. Italian photographer Daniele Tamagni stumbled across the Sapeurs when he travelled to Brazzaville in 2007. The next year he returned to photograph them, collecting his images in the book "Gentlemen of Bacongo." He says individuals often belong to sub groups within the Sapeur culture, such as the Piccadilly group, who dress in Scottish kilts. "One member has a sister in Scotland who brings him kilts," he explains. "They use and they adapt to their taste and individuality. They are masters of style, they create their own style." See also: Congo's erupting volcano boosts tourism . Some disapprove of the Sapeurs spending what little money they have on the frivolities of fashion. But Gondola argues that being a Sapeur isn't just about vanity -- it's a political statement. In the 1970s "authenticity" was part of the state ideology in the DRC -- a policy that prohibited the wearing of Western suits. The Sapeurs rebelled by wearing aggressively non-conformist clothes, including leather suits, says Gondola. To this day Kinshasa's Sapeurs dress less conservatively than their suit-sporting Brazzaville brethren. "The Sapeur is also about masculinity, politics, changing the stereotypes about how people view Africa," says Gondola. "It's about a lot of things, about beating the West at its own game, which is fashion: 'You colonized us but we dress better than you.'" Gondola says the history of the Sapeurs can be traced back to the 19th century, when the Republic of the Congo was a French colony. Some colonial masters would pay their servants in used clothes, and those servants would make a show of wearing their masters' clothes on Sundays. He adds that the phenomenon grew in the 1920s and 30s among Congolese nationals living in Paris -- in particular Sap pioneer and anti-colonial activist André Matswa. But it really took off after independence in 1960, when ordinary Congolese people would travel to Paris and return home wearing the latest fashions. In the 1970s, popular musician Papa Wemba, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), began promoting the idea of the Sapeur, forming the "Société des Ambianceurs et Persons Élégants," or SAPE, of which many modern-day Sapeurs claim membership. So what is the enduring appeal of the Sapeur? "It's politics, spiritual, aesthetic, social -- so many things," says Gondola. "It's a whole science -- they are artists." [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] "Sapeurs" are a Congolese sub-culture of dapper dressers . Despite usually working menial jobs, they wear expensive European labels . Daniele Tamagni snapped Sapeurs for his book "Gentlemen of Bacongo" [/SUMMARY]</s>

"Sapeurs" are a Congolese sub-culture of dapper dressers . Despite usually working menial jobs, they wear expensive European labels . Daniele Tamagni snapped Sapeurs for his book "Gentlemen of Bacongo"

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 10:22 EST, 6 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:56 EST, 6 August 2013 . The spate of terrifying night-time rapes in an isolated, orthodox Christian community went on for four years and yet the victims could barely remember the ordeal and many believed they had dreamed it. It was not until 2009 that nine men were eventually convicted of the rape of more than 100 women and girls in their own homes in the Mennonite Manitoba Colony in Bolivia. But despite the convictions, it has emerged that the sexual attacks in the closed community are continuing. More than 100 women and girls were raped in the Mennonite Manitoba Colony in Bolivia but despite the convictions four years ago residents have admitted that the sexual assaults have continued (file picture) An investigation has uncovered that once more women and youngsters in the Old Colony, where motorised vehicles and electricity are banned, are suffering sexual assaults they can barely remember. Vice.com has found that many families believe the assaults are continuing despite the men, aged 19 to 43, being jailed. But members of the closed community told Vice . that without cameras or streetlights - both forbidden in the community - or a police force, they have no way to stop or catch the rapists. They say they will have to wait until someone is caught in the act and in the meantime increase security at their homes. One husband, whose wife was raped in the first spate of attacks, told Vice.com: 'It's definitely not as frequent. [The rapists] are being much more careful than before, but it still goes on.' From 2005 to 2009, women complained that they regularly woke up to intense pain and semen and blood on their sheets but their claims were not initially investigated and they were not believed. Some even reported waking up to find rope tied to their wrists or ankles or dirty fingerprints on their bodies but the victims could not remember the previous night. Many women had hazy memories or images of at least one man on top of them but they were not able to resist. Residents say they have heard repeated rumours that the night-time rapes have continued but because the closed community does not have a police force the alleged crimes are unlikely to be investigated (file picture) The Manitoba Colony in eastern Bolivia is home to about 3,000 people . The eventual trial found that the attackers used a powerful sedative to drug whole families before carrying out the rapes. Many . women were attacked as they lay next to their husbands, who were also . knocked unconscious by the narcotic. A girl of just three was among the victims and a woman of 60 years old. A pregnant woman gave birth at just six and a half months after being raped while unconscious. Young girls were taken to hospital the next morning suffering from terrible pain and bleeding. The gang of men, who had led some women to believe they were repeatedly attacked by demons, were eventually caught and jailed in 2009. Two of the men were found trying to break into a house and their story unraveled. Each of the nine-strong gang were jailed for 25 years and a vet who supplied the anaesthetic  - made from a cow tranquilizer - was sentenced to 12 years. The colony - about 94 miles from Santa Cruz and home to about 3,000 ultraconservative Mennonites - has been deeply scarred by the scandal. Sara Guenter told Vice that she tried to stay awake and asked a trusted worker to guard the house but the attacks continued when no one was watching her home. She said: 'It happened so many times, I lost count.' Some residents initially believed the rape claims were concocted to hide affairs while others believed it was down to 'wild female imagination.' Electricity is banned in the Old . Colonies and the community lives off the land. Men and women's roles are . strictly segregated with men working as farmers and given extra education whereas . women only are responsible for cleaning and cooking. The community has no police force so no one investigated the claims until two men were finally caught trying to break into a neighbour's house. Before that there had been no investigation and the authorities were accused of turning a blind eye to the situation. Abraham Walls Enns, Manitoba Colony's civic leader told Vice: 'That's all behind us now. We'd rather forget than have it be at the forefront of our minds. 'We only knew that something strange was happening in the night. 'But we didn't know who was doing it, so how could we stop it?' Offers of help from outside of the colony, including from more liberal Mennonite communities in Canada and elsewhere, were rejected. Orders for psychological help for victims has also never materialised. Old Colony Mennonites do not use motorised vehicles or electricity . Mennonites are Christians that can be traced from Protestant groups on Europe. They follow the teachings of 16th Century priest Menno Simons, who gave the group his name. There are about 1.7million Mennonites in 82 countries, with prominent communities in Canada, the U.S., Ethiopia, India, and parts of south and central America including Bolivia, Mexico and Paraguay. Almost 400,000 Mennonites live in the U.S. with more than 220,000 living in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The vast majority of Bolivia's Mennonite population are ultraconservative. Over the centuries, members have been severely persecuted and partially due to their pacifism Mennonites fled to other lands where they were tolerated. In the Old Colonies, motorised vehicles, electricity, dance and sport are all banned. Old Order Mennonites tend to use horse and buggies for transportation and speak in a German dialect. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] In 2009, nine men in a Bolivian Mennonite community were jailed for raping at least 100 women and girls . The gang used a powerful sedative adapted from a tranquilizer to drug households before carrying out the attacks at Manitoba Colony . Women were not initially believed despite waking to blood-soaked sheets . Despite the convictions, it has emerged attacks in the colony have continued . [/SUMMARY]</s>

In 2009, nine men in a Bolivian Mennonite community were jailed for raping at least 100 women and girls . The gang used a powerful sedative adapted from a tranquilizer to drug households before carrying out the attacks at Manitoba Colony . Women were not initially believed despite waking to blood-soaked sheets . Despite the convictions, it has emerged attacks in the colony have continued .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Sina Weibo, China's most popular microblogging platform, has introduced a VIP paid membership package in an effort to monetize its vast community of 324 million users who use its services for free. The VIP membership includes fifteen "special privileges" under the categories of user personalization, functions, mobile phone, and security. These perks range from using fancier homepage templates, following a higher number of users, and receiving SMS birthday alerts and password reminders. Users can increasingly access these features, as they progress through six different levels of membership based on points awarded for usage. A one-month subscription is priced at 10 RMB (US$ 1.57). Discounts are offered for longer subscriptions of three months to two years. The VIP package has generally been met with muted enthusiasm by industry analysts. The free features of the site are sufficient for users, You Tianyu, an analyst at Beijing-based internet consultancy iResearch, told state newspaper, Global Times. He predicted the premium services would not be significantly profitable and recommended that Sina concentrate on advertising and gaming revenues. This move follows monetization initiatives introduced last year, such as "Weibi" virtual currency and "Weihao" custom account numbers. Sina Corporation, which also operates the popular Sina web portal, reported a net loss of US$ 13.7 million for the first quarter of 2012, despite a 6% year-on-year increase in net revenue to $106.2 million. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Sina Weibo, China's most popular microblogging platform, has introduced a VIP paid membership package . Weibo's VIP membership includes fifteen special features for a monthly price of 10 RMB (US$ 1.57) The move is intended to monetize Weibo, as Sina Corporation posted a Q1 2012 loss of US$ 13.7 million . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Sina Weibo, China's most popular microblogging platform, has introduced a VIP paid membership package . Weibo's VIP membership includes fifteen special features for a monthly price of 10 RMB (US$ 1.57) The move is intended to monetize Weibo, as Sina Corporation posted a Q1 2012 loss of US$ 13.7 million .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Premier League big-spenders Manchester City will renew their search for a new world-class striker after ending their interest in Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o. Eto'o will not be playing for Manchester City next season after the English club ended their interest in him. The Cameroon international, who is about to embark on the last year of his contract at the Nou Camp, felt he should receive a significant portion of the £18million ($29m) fee City were willing to pay -- as he would be entitled to leave for nothing next summer. City manager Mark Hughes initially signalled his intention to wait for Eto'o to resolve the wrangle. Yet, as the week has dragged on, the argument has just got more confusing and complicated. Latest transfer rumors and gossip . It was suggested City were ready to offer Eto'o a deadline of this weekend to determine his future. However, in the end, City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak did not even give the 28-year-old that long, with Barcelona officially contacted on Friday with confirmation the deal was off. "Samuel Eto'o is undoubtedly a fine footballer but the circumstances surrounding him were such that the deal could not be completed," City chief executive Garry Cook told the club's official Web site. "We now feel the time is right to pursue other avenues. We have a clear strategic transfer plan, which we continue to follow." England midfielder Gareth Barry and Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz have already joined the club this summer and Argentine forward Carlos Tevez is expected to complete his move from rivals Manchester United in the near future. Chelsea and England captain John Terry and Everton defender Joleon Lescott also remain high on the club's wish-list. Meanwhile, two players leaving the club are midfielder Gelson Fernandes and Brazilian striker Jo. Swiss international Fernandes has completed his move to French side St Etienne, while Jo has returned to Everton on loan for the season. In other transfer news, Sunderland have swooped to sign Manchester United's reserve team striker Fraizer Campbell for £3.5m ($5.67m) on a four-year contract. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Manchester City have ended their interest in signing Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o . The move fell through because Eto'o wanted to be paid a portion of transfer fee . City midfielder Gelson Fernandez and Brazilian striker Jo both leave the club . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Manchester City have ended their interest in signing Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o . The move fell through because Eto'o wanted to be paid a portion of transfer fee . City midfielder Gelson Fernandez and Brazilian striker Jo both leave the club .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- A judge Friday upheld a Cleveland, Ohio, jury's recommendation that convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell be sentenced to death. Jurors convicted Sowell of 11 counts of aggravated murder and more than 70 other charges, including abusing corpses and kidnapping. Wednesday, they recommended the death penalty. The convictions ended a saga that began in October 2009 with the discovery of the first two victims' remains inside Sowell's home in Cleveland. He eventually was accused of killing at least 11 women ranging in age from 25 to 52. Cuyahoga County Judge Dick Ambrose imposed the sentence Friday morning. He could have overruled jurors and imposed a life sentence. Sowell, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, had his eyes closed during almost all of Friday's hearing, CNN affiliates reported. He made no comment. Family members of the victims were allowed to make statements. "Anthony, you will deal with a much higher power for the pain you have caused," said Donnita Carmichael, daughter of victim Tonia Carmichael. "You are an animal and hell awaits your arrival." Sowell's lawyers had asked for life in prison. Parole would not have been an option because Sowell, 51, is classified as a "sexually violent predator." During the penalty phase of his trial, Sowell said he was "sorry." "I know that may not sound like much. But I truly am sorry from the bottom of my heart," he said. During his trial, Sowell maintained a candid banter with members of his defense team as he recounted claims of childhood abuse -- both physical and sexual. He grew up in East Cleveland, joined the Marines at age 18 and traveled to California, North Carolina and Japan, authorities said. Sowell served 15 years in prison for attempted rape before being released in 2005. People who met him after his release described him as "a normal guy." He was known locally for selling scrap metal. Sowell's inconspicuous two-story home sat in a dilapidated neighborhood known as Mount Pleasant. A stench hovered around the area, but no one realized it was the scent of decaying human flesh, instead assuming it was a byproduct of a nearby sausage factory. Many of Sowell's victims struggled with drug addiction at some point, and court records showed many resorted to stealing and prostitution to support their habits. The disappearances of the women -- many of whom lived near him -- went largely unnoticed for two years, with only four women being reported missing. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] NEW: "Hell awaits your arrival," the daughter of one victim tells Anthony Sowell . Sowell was convicted of 11 counts of aggravated murder and 70 other charges . The jury earlier this week recommended he be put to death . Defendant apologized during sentencing phase . [/SUMMARY]</s>

NEW: "Hell awaits your arrival," the daughter of one victim tells Anthony Sowell . Sowell was convicted of 11 counts of aggravated murder and 70 other charges . The jury earlier this week recommended he be put to death . Defendant apologized during sentencing phase .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Sara Nathan . They have made no secret of their growing love after spending the past few months jet setting around the world together. And one of Michelle Rodriguez's closest confidants has revealed she is so in love with British supermodel Cara Delevingne that she believes she is 'the one' - and wants to start a family with her. In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, the friend of the Fast and Furious . star - who has asked to remain unnamed - reveals how Michelle, 35, is so besotted by Cara, 21, that she . has already told pals she would love a baby with her. But while the actress is planning her future with Cara - who is 14 years younger than her - we can reveal the Mulberry model’s family is terrified of the influence the wayward star is having on the top model who has become the toast of the fashion industry. Scroll down for videos . Inseparable: Before jetting to Italy Cara, 21, and 35-year-old Michelle were seen out on the town in London . The start of something: Model Cara Delevingne shared a kiss . with openly bisexual actress Michelle Rodriguez as they sat courtside at the . New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden in January. Baring all: Michelle Rodriguez shared a photo on Instagram on Tuesday which showed her stark naked while meditating . The . source, who Michelle regularly confides in, said: 'Michelle comes from . a broken home and it has a lot to do with why she has found herself in . trouble again and again throughout her life. 'Constantly, . she pushes boundaries and has been in trouble with the law, but really . all of it is because she is desperate to be loved. 'Her mom and dad separated when she was a child and ever since Michelle has been yearning for some stability in her life. 'Sadly after years of dating older women and men like Olivier Martinez, nothing seemed to work out for her. 'But now Cara has come along, who is so much younger than the women she normally dates, but suddenly Michelle is happy again.' In . recent years, former Lost star Michelle, who openly admits she is bisexual, has endured a string of broken relationships after dating French heartthrob and S.W.A.T co-star Olivier Martinez, Fast and Furious co-star Vin Diesel as well as model Claudette Lali, director Francesca De Sola and . model Aleksandra Rastovic. The source claims Michelle had a 'great thing' going with Terminator 3 actress Kristanna Loken - who strongly hinted to Advocate magazine that she was in a relationship with her in 2006, yet Michelle has never confirmed their relationship. 'Kristanna wanted to come out as a couple. She's proud to be bisexual, but Michelle wasn't ready to go public,' said the friend: 'So instead of working it out, Michelle ended it. Smitten: Michelle was linked with Terminator 3 actress Kristanna Loken, who hinted the couple were in a relationship in 2006 . Ex-lovers: Michelle Rodriguez iis said to have dated flimmaker Francesca de Sola. The pair are pictured at the screening of Francesca's film 1%ers in New York in April 2013 . 'Then she was left heartbroken a year later when she fell for another model/actress only to find out she had slept with someone else while she was away filming the movie Avatar.' The actress has also found herself behind bars after being in trouble repeatedly with the . law. In March 2002, she was . charged with assault and harassment when her girlfriend, Louise Ward, . claimed the tough girl had attacked her in their New Jersey apartment. Ward was left battered and bruised, but later dropped all charges against Michelle. The friend said: 'Michelle can be intense and dive head first into . romances. This can land her in hot water as she found out with Louise. 'Over the last 15-years there have been countless other examples of her disastrous love life.' Just one year later Michelle found herself in trouble again when she . appeared in court to face eight misdemeanor charges relating to two . driving incidents, including a DUI and a hit and run. In . 2004, she pleaded no contest to three of the charges, hit and run, . drunken driving and driving with a suspended license and went to jail . for 48 hours and was placed on probation for three years. And in 2005, while filming ABC hit Lost in Hawaii, the stunning brunette was fined multiple times for speeding. Later . that year on December 1st she was arrested for drunk driving, to which . she pleaded guilty and paid a $500 fine and spent five days in jail. Due . to this being a clear violation of her earlier drunk driving crimes, . she was also sentenced to 60 days in jail, but due to overcrowding was . released on the same day she entered. And it's precisely this behavior that has left Cara's family a little fearful. Michelle's close friend admitted: 'She's a very free spirit and before this relationship she has always been terrified of commitment. “And because of her troubled past, many of them have essentially had to be her babysitter or a mother figure to her. 'So now Cara might be younger than her, but she honestly thinks this is 'the one'. Just before she met Cara she was talking about wanting a family within the next couple of years. Lovers? Michelle Rodriguez reportedly dated Vin Diesel, her Fast and Furious co-star. The pair pose at the premiere of Fast and Furious 6 in Seoul, South Korea, in May 2013 . Ex-love: Michelle Rodriguez was also said to have dated her S.W.A.T co-star Olivier Martinez. The actor is now married to Halle Berry . 'She . really wants a baby and wants one soon and now she has found Cara she . thinks this could finally be the time to chase that dream. 'Sadly due to Michelle’s troubled past, Cara’s family are not so sure.They are not 100 per cent pro this relationship and are in some ways willing it to end. 'The 14-year age gap between the girls concerns them as does Michelle's wayward reputation. 'They . know Cara has been swept off her feet by Michelle, who has dropped . everything to be with her young love, but the family fear the . relationship will end in nothing but disaster. 'I highly doubt at 21-years-old Cara is ready to start a family. She is no doubt currently smitten with Michelle, who dropped everything, including her girlfriend and friends, to be with her. 'But . if anyone is going to get their heart broken in this relationship it's . going to be Michelle. She will smother Cara, and wants to be around her . 24 hours a day.' The couple, who apparently met in . January, were also seen attending Prince's secret gig at Ronnie Scott's . club on Monday, February 17, and the Elle Style Awards the following . evening before heading to Milan to . close the autumn/winter fashion season. They then hired a private jet last week to head to Milan Fashion Week, where Cara had a busy schedule. The pair were spotted in coordinating black outfits while carrying bags as they made their way to their airplane - while the Brit beauty's parents were also along for the trip. After landing in Milan, Michelle sat with her love as she sat in hair and makeup backstage at the Fendi autumn/winter 2014 fashion show. They then flew back to London and are now believed to be on vacation. Supportive: The Fast And Furious star hung out with her model squeeze backstage at Milan Fashion Week . Romantic getaway: It seems Michelle's girlfriend Cara Delevingne might be on the Thailand holiday too as that same day she shared a photo of herself wearing scuba diving gear while in a tropical location . Sexy couple: Michelle's post came days after Cara shared this snapshot . Michelle spoke openly about her sexuality in October after years of speculation, telling Entertainment Weekly, 'I've never walked the carpet with anyone, so they wonder: What does she do with her vagina?" Plus, I play a butchy girl all the time, so they assume I'm a lesbo.' Asked about the assumptions, she admitted: 'Eh, they're not too far off. I've gone both ways. I do as I please. I am too f--king curious to sit here and not try when I can. Men are intriguing. So are chicks.' This week, Michelle posted a picture of herself naked, revealing her bare derriere to the world as she appeared to be meditating. She was seen lapping up the sunshine in Thailand, where she is . currently enjoying a getaway, and the snapshot also showed a stunning . ocean view. And it is likely that the photo was taken by Cara, as that same day the model shared a picture of herself clad . in scuba diving gear in an equally tropical location. Michelle’s snap comes just days after her model squeeze shared her own extremely sexy picture on the social networking site. The source added: 'You can see from the photos of them out together in London that they are clearly having fun. 'They . don't seem to have a care in the world and I know Michelle will pay for . everything, go everywhere with her and has unlimited funds to do as . they please. 'To begin with . this will be nice and she will be flattered. But when she has to go . away to shoot a film, it will end and Michelle does fall hard. 'And maybe it will all be a little too much for someone as young as Cara.' Turning heads: Michelle attended the BAFTAs in London earlier this month in a silk and leather plunging gown . Blossoming relationship: Michelle and Cara debuted their romance last month at a New York Knicks game . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Close friend of openly bisexual actress says: 'Michelle really wants a baby and now she's found Cara she thinks this could finally be the time to chase that dream' But Cara's family are 'not so sure' due to Michelle's wayward reputation . Source says: 'If anyone is going to get their heart broken it's going to be Michelle. She will smother Cara and wants to be around her 24 hours a day' Fast and Furious actress Michelle spoke about her sexuality in October, saying: 'I've gone both ways. I do as I please. Men are . intriguing. So are chicks' [/SUMMARY]</s>

Close friend of openly bisexual actress says: 'Michelle really wants a baby and now she's found Cara she thinks this could finally be the time to chase that dream' But Cara's family are 'not so sure' due to Michelle's wayward reputation . Source says: 'If anyone is going to get their heart broken it's going to be Michelle. She will smother Cara and wants to be around her 24 hours a day' Fast and Furious actress Michelle spoke about her sexuality in October, saying: 'I've gone both ways. I do as I please. Men are . intriguing. So are chicks'

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<s>[ARTICLE] An Australian family who put more than half a million Christmas lights on their house have claimed a world record - for the second time. Father-of-three David Richards from Canberra first won the title in 2011 with 331,038 lights, but was beaten by a family in New York who put up 346,283. His family vowed to take regain the title this Christmas - so installed more than 31 miles of wire with 502,165 lights, glowing reindeer and loud music around their suburban home, to the irritation of some neighbours. Scroll down for video . Blinding: Half a million Christmas lights have wowed and annoyed neighbours in equal measure in Canberra. Speaking about his achievement, father-of-three David Richards, who claimed a world record for the second time, said: 'I just love Christmas' Record: The lights are attached to every possible surface - including trees, hedges, walls and the roof . Glittering: The display at the family's home took more than a month to construct and will cost £1,400 to run . The sight has attracted neighbours from miles around - although not all of them are impressed. Some have not spoken to the family since 2011. Mr Richards, who lives in the suburb of Forrest with his wife Janean, son Aidan, . 13, and daughters Caitlin, ten, and Madelyn, six, insisted most neighbors supported . the display. He added: 'I have always loved . Christmas. Having the Christmas lights with the community coming in and . sharing it is a time when you get to know people you probably should . know better, I guess.' Guinness World Records today confirmed the family's charity feat has officially the most Christmas lights on a residential property. The twinkling bulbs will cost about £1,400 to run for a month - but the sum has been donated by a local power company. Celebration: David Richards, his wife Janean and daughter Madelyn raise a glass to celebrate his remarkable, but unusual achievement . Lit up: Scores of lights can be seen adoring the roof and nearby trees, much to the amazement of the people below . Quite the attraction! The stunt is open to the public - with scores of people already flooding to see the spectacle while many have viewed a video of the lights on YouTube . The stunt is open to the public, and hundreds of people have already visited and posted videos on Youtube. It will raise funds for children's charities including to fight Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Up to 70,000 people visited the light show when he last put it on in 2011 and it raised £44,000 for charity. This year Mr Richards wants to raise £56,000. He told the Canberra Times: 'It actually helps a lot of families who have put up with an amazing amount of grief. That makes it all worthwhile to me. 'It's like a party in your driveway every night.' Dedication: Mr Richards spent a whole month putting up the lights - which were independently verified by a Guinness World Record official . Happy times: As well as being record breakers, the lights will be used to illuminate the wedding of Mrs Richard's cousin on Saturday . The lights took a month to put up but Mr Richards did not have to count them all himself - instead delivery records and invoices were used to certify the total. And they have had an extra use, illuminating the wedding of his wife's cousin on Saturday. Mr Richards vowed he had retired after setting his 2011 record, but regained the taste for Christmas lights. Now he will not rule out defending himself against further challenges. However, he said he will need a generator if he puts up any more lights. Everybody needs good neighbours: Some nearby residents have not been on speaking terms with the Richards family since their previous record in 2011 . Dazzling: The wiring for the display is 31 miles long. If there were any more lights the family would need a generator to run it . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Father-of-three David Richards, from Canberra, Australia first won title in 2011 with 331,038 lights . However, he was beaten by a family from New York who installed 346,283 - but Mr Richards vowed to regain title . His family have now officially broken the record with 502,165 lights - much to the annoyance of his neighbours . Lights will raise money for charity and cost £1,400 to run for a month . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Father-of-three David Richards, from Canberra, Australia first won title in 2011 with 331,038 lights . However, he was beaten by a family from New York who installed 346,283 - but Mr Richards vowed to regain title . His family have now officially broken the record with 502,165 lights - much to the annoyance of his neighbours . Lights will raise money for charity and cost £1,400 to run for a month .

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<s>[ARTICLE] John Yates, 59, pictured outside court today, met Ukrainian Marina Ivleva, 49, online but their marriage ended acrimoniously . An internet bride who made her fortune in the UK after marrying a British man she met online is now fighting her in the divorce courts for a 'fair share' of her wealth. Ukrainian Marina Ivleva, 49, left Crimea for Leicester in 1999 after meeting John Yates through an international dating site and went on to earn more than he did. She had left for Britain for love and a better financial future because the average annual wage can be as low as £2,000-a-year at home. In her 12-years in the UK she has risen to a senior administrator at De Montfort University and amassed assets and cash. Now her truck-driving husband, who lives in a council house after they split two years ago, is taking her to court because he claims he deserves the 'fair share' of her wealth. Mrs Ivleva is living in their home in Leicester with her grown up son from a previous marriage, Robert, 26. Mr Yates says he is languishing with 'nothing' in council accommodation and insists he is due a 'fair share' of her money. The Court of Appeal heard that Mrs Ivleva told Mr Yates that she had divorced him in Ukraine, and this has sparked a bitter legal battle. She then tried to get her foreign divorce recognised in England in March but High Court judge Mr Justice Peter Jackson refused. He said that Mrs Ivleva had 'trailed her coat' by keeping her husband in the dark about details of the Ukrainian proceedings until it was too late for him to do anything about them. Describing their relationship as a 'limping marriage', he said 'basic fairness' to Mr Yates demanded that he be given the opportunity to divorce his wife in England. In his 'emphatic' ruling, the judge said that, although the divorce had been advertised in a Ukrainian newspaper, Mr Yates spoke very little of his wife's native language. In the latest legal skirmish Mrs Ivleva's son spoke on her behalf as she challenged the judge's decision at the Court of Appeal. Split: The couple, pictured together in 2005, broke up two years ago and Mrs Ivleva has claimed that she already secured a divorce in Ukraine - but the British court won't accept it . She claimed to have suffered discrimination as a foreign wife and that the ruling amounted to an 'attack on the integrity' of the Ukrainian courts. However, sitting judge Lady Justice King sided with Mr Yates and described the judge's refusal to recognise her Ukrainian divorce as 'exemplary' and 'unimpeachable'. The ruling opened the way for Mr Yates to pursue his county court divorce petition and seek financial orders against his wife. He said outside court after the ruling: 'She's got everything. I've got nothing and I'm entitled to a fair share. 'I'm living in council accommodation from day-to-day. She can afford to go on holiday. I can't'. He added that he expected his decree nisi to go through on January 5, finally ending his marriage. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Marina Ivleva, 49, left Ukraine to marry John Yates from Leicester in 1999 . Mrs Ivleva says she divorced him in Ukraine but UK courts won't accept it . Mr Yates won a Court of Appeal hearing to get 'fair share' of her money . He said: 'She's got everything. I've got nothing. She can afford to go on holiday, I can't' [/SUMMARY]</s>

Marina Ivleva, 49, left Ukraine to marry John Yates from Leicester in 1999 . Mrs Ivleva says she divorced him in Ukraine but UK courts won't accept it . Mr Yates won a Court of Appeal hearing to get 'fair share' of her money . He said: 'She's got everything. I've got nothing. She can afford to go on holiday, I can't'

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<s>[ARTICLE] Whoopi Goldberg had her The View co-hosts all rallied against her during a discussion in which she supported a highly controversial discipline technique in the third episode of the revamped series Wednesday. With Nicolle Wallace, Rosie O'Donnell and Rosie Perez all shaking their heads in abject disapproval, Whoopi sided with a Michigan dad who recently forced his 4-year-old son to humiliate himself on a roadside with a sign that read 'I hit little girls.' 'That father took a great step and I'm proud of him,' Whoopi said of the man who could lose custody of his son for the stunt. Scroll down for video... Whose side are you on? Whoopi thinks a Michigan man who punished his 4-year-old by forcing him to hold up a humiliating sign was in the right . Rosie Perez was first to shun what Rob Devine forced his son Tristan to do. 'He's a little kid,' the actress asserted, raising her signature voice for one of the first times since joining the show. 'He's 4-years-old, it's a little bit extreme.' Whoopi wouldn't back down, though, so former George W. Bush aide Nicolle Wallace put in her two-cents. 'I don't think you teach a kid a lesson by shaming,' said the communications maven. Then, as if to make amends for the rift that emerged between them on Tuesday, a miracle happened: resident fiery liberal Rosie O'Donnell agree with Wallace. 'Shame is never a way to teach a child anything' said O'Donnell, whose own special-needs son once grappled with a hitting problem before the family sought therapy. 'They're not emotionally ready to understand.' But even in an episode where the panel touched on the Adrian Peterson child abuse issue and selfies in the gynecologist's office, day three was a departure from day two when Wallace and O'Donnell shared some seriously tens . Disagreement: It was Whoopi's turn to anger the group on Wednesday as she sided with a father with some controversial thoughts on displinine . Whoopi agreed: The creative punishment used by Rob Devine (right) when he discovered his son Tristan had been harassing female classmates became a source of a classic The View clash. Nicolle and both Rosies said 4-year-old is too young to humiliate a child . The once-booted co-host compared a characterization Wallace made of Obama's lack of warmth with the 'international incident' that came when rapper Kanye West publicly declared that Bush's response (or lack thereof) to the Katrina disaster meant he hated black people. 'He revealed was how personally wounded he was by that statement,' Wallace said of her then boss, who wrote of his dismay over West's assertion in his 2010 memoir Decision Points. She then called O'Donnell's words 'an attack.' O'Donnell snatched the opportunity to turn Wallace's words against her. 'He was very upset in the plane as he flew over Katrina,' quipped the comedienne. 'It was a very long time before he showed up. That is a fact, not an attack.' Wallace, who just the day before admitted on the show that she had nothing to do with Bush's decision not to visit Katrina--but simply fly over it--was forced to agree. Ironically, on the season's same inaugural episode, O'Donnell made sure to say of Wallace: 'I like her, I swear!' Whether that's true or not, the hot and cold chemistry appears to have worked, at least for the time being. The season 15 premier on Monday won the show its highest ratings in eight years. According to The Wrap, it's the second most watched premier ever for the daytime series. More to come? Republican Nicolle Wallace and liberal Rosie O'Donnell traded some harsh words during a very tense moment on just the second episode of The View's new lineup . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Nicolle and both Rosies said 'no way!' to Whoopi's siding with Michigan dad who punished 4-year-old by forcing him to hold shameful sign in public . Day 3 of the revamped look and lineup, with guests Tim McGraw and Neil Patrick Harris, was tamer by far than day 2 . On Tuesday, Nicolle Wallace and Rosie O'Donnell seriously butted heads over Wallace's boss George W.'s response to Hurricane Katrina . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Nicolle and both Rosies said 'no way!' to Whoopi's siding with Michigan dad who punished 4-year-old by forcing him to hold shameful sign in public . Day 3 of the revamped look and lineup, with guests Tim McGraw and Neil Patrick Harris, was tamer by far than day 2 . On Tuesday, Nicolle Wallace and Rosie O'Donnell seriously butted heads over Wallace's boss George W.'s response to Hurricane Katrina .

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<s>[ARTICLE] One of the most fascinating aspects of Kevin Pietersen’s autobiography for the public must be the revealing of all the frailties and insecurities professional sportsmen feel in the dressing room. It’s certainly not as harmonious or lovey-dovey as people might presume. Players are always getting on each other’s nerves or having issues to resolve. You hear professional footballers whingeing if they are away for longer than a couple of weeks at a World Cup but international cricketers are away from home for months on end and see more of their team-mates than their families. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Pietersen say a good coach would have managed the situation . Kevin Pietersen has lifted the lid on all the frailties and insecurities in the dressing room . There will always be tensions, particularly when you consider the highly-pressurised environment they work in and that every move they make is scrutinised and analysed. The Manchester United footballers Teddy Sheringham and Andy Cole famously didn’t get on and in my England team Darren Gough and Andy Caddick had their moments, but that doesn’t really matter. As I said in these pages the other day, Michael Holding will tell you that some members of the great West Indies side didn’t get on. Shane Warne will say the same about his Australian team. But once they stepped on that field they respected each other and did everything in their power to win the game for their team. I liken it to sitting an examination every day of the week, and we all know how nervous and tetchy our kids can be the day before an exam. It is why there will always be niggles between team-mates and why they won’t always get on. Team-mates Teddy Sheringham and Andy Cole famously didn't get on at Manchester United . I’ve heard about the accusation of cliques in the England dressing room but that has always been the case and always will be. There will always be groups of three or four players who prefer to spend time with each other. When you are away for three months, you can’t expect everyone to go out together every night. You have to treat players like adults and in return they must have respect for one another even if they are not mates. There was plenty of banter and mickey-taking in the England dressing room when I played but someone like Marcus Trescothick, perhaps because he was teased about his weight when he was young, was always good at reminding anyone to be careful about not crossing the line. Rarely would we have a go at each other about cricketing mistakes because it was all so important but Mike Atherton, for one, would always remind me if I got out to a bad shot. It was just that he would wait a few days before doing so. Darren Gough (left) and Andy Caddick had their moments when Nasser Hussain was England captain . That is not bullying to me and I can honestly say I have never considered any cross words or mickey-taking in any England team I have played in — or watched — to be bullying. Yes, the England team is a tough school but if you can’t cope with a few tough words from your team-mates how are you going to cope with Mitchell Johnson and Brad Haddin? But I do agree with some of what Pietersen has said. I have long disagreed with how often the England bowlers would have a go at anyone who misfielded or dropped a catch and I was amazed at how long that was allowed to continue. Apart from anything else it plays into the hands of the opposition. They will look at that and say: ‘We’ve got this lot on the run. They are at each other.’ It just wasn’t a good look and I’m glad that there seems less of that sort of thing now. Nasser Hussain tried to embrace ‘difficult characters' like Phil Tufnell when he was England captain . And if it is true that people had to stand up in front of the group and apologise when they made a mistake then England should be careful. That really is school yard stuff. The flip side is that you want your team to be challenged and pushed to make sure they perform to the best of their ability, and it is not always the captain or the coach who does the challenging. For me, it would hit a lot harder if one of my team-mates, rather than the coach or captain, had a word with me after something and said: ‘Come on Nas, you can do better than that.’ Clearly, this England team pushed each other hard and it seems Pietersen didn’t like to be treated in that way. It does seem that England may have had a tendency to overdo the methods that took them to three Ashes triumphs and No 1 in the world Test rankings. The admonishing of players in the field is one example. Another is their reliance on statistics when, at times, they should have trusted their cricketing instinct more. When I was captain I would try to embrace the so-called ‘difficult characters’ and do everything to concentrate on what they could do rather than what they couldn’t. If people like Phil Tufnell, Caddick and Graham Thorpe could take wickets and score runs for us then they were fine by me. Andy Flower (right) tried to keep KP onside so England would benefit from his considerable talent . You have to treat everyone differently. Pietersen and Alastair Cook have almost identical career records and are two of the best batsmen England have ever had, but as human beings they could not be more different and have to be treated as such. The key with KP, clearly, was trying to keep him happy and make him feel loved. But coach Andy Flower will tell you he did that for five years, he treated Pietersen differently and did everything to manage him and get him onside so England would benefit from the match-winning innings of which he was capable. It’s all very well people saying Kevin was easy to manage when he first came into the side but he would have been wouldn’t he? He was a young player finding his way and there’s no way he would have challenged anyone senior. Pietersen's lucrative contract with Indian Premier League had repercussions for England team . Where everything clearly changed is with the advent of the Indian Premier League. It seemed to make Pietersen believe he was bigger than the team, and perhaps other players became jealous of the money he was making. The dynamic of one of the most successful of all England teams clearly changed. Flower had tired of repeatedly trying to manage Pietersen. When results started going against England and their star batsman was not quite looking like the player he once was, England decided enough was enough. As I have said, there are some valid points here but nearly everyone who has tried to manage him has found him incredibly hard work. Everybody can’t be wrong. So maybe one day Kevin Pietersen might take a look at himself rather than blaming everyone else for the way he has been treated by England. He might have to look back and say: ‘Was it me?’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Kevin Pietersen’s autobiography has lifted the lid of all the frailties and insecurities professional sportsmen feel in the dressing room . International cricketers are away from home for months on end and see more of their team-mates than their families . There have always been cliques in the England dressing room and always will be . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Kevin Pietersen’s autobiography has lifted the lid of all the frailties and insecurities professional sportsmen feel in the dressing room . International cricketers are away from home for months on end and see more of their team-mates than their families . There have always been cliques in the England dressing room and always will be .

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