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The White House declined to give embattled Drug Enforcement Administration chief Michele Leonhart a vote of confidence today as two news networks reported that she would soon resign. Her anticipated departure stems from concerns that agents of the federal drug agency divulged secrets at sex parties with prostitutes that drug lords in Colombia may have staged to elicit sensitive information. Armed with . once-confidential documents, a U.S. congressional committee will . investigate the claims, a spokeswoman for the Republican majority at the House . Committee on Oversight and Government Reform told Reuters today. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Drug Enforcement Administration boss Michele Leonhart testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in a hearing on sexual harassment and misconduct allegations. She will reportedly resign soon. The White House declined today to praise her . The DEA declined to comment today on the reports by CBS and CNN Leonhart, who has run the agency since 2007, was expected to resign after telling the panel last week there was 'no evidence' that sensitive information had been leaked but it's 'absolutely' possible that information had been compromised. President Barack Obama's top spokesman, Josh Earnest, refused to engage speculation today about Leonhart's employment status nor would not put the weight of the White House behind her. Pressed to say whether the president retained confidence in his drug czar, Earnest said, 'We continue to have concerns about the material that was presented in the inspector general report that raised legitimate questions about the conduct of DEA officers.' Earnest was referring to the allegations of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct at . the DEA, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of . Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that were examined in . a March report by the Justice Department's Inspector General. In a case study, the Inspector General said DEA's internal . affairs office in 2009 and 2010 received allegations from . 'former host-country police officers' that several DEA agents, . including senior supervisors, had 'solicited prostitutes and . engaged in other serious misconduct' while stationed in the . unnamed country. U.S. officials said the country was Colombia. The report said that 'sex parties' financed by 'local drug . cartels' took place over 'several years' inside offices leased . by the DEA. A DEA supervisor told the Inspector General's office . that it was 'common for prostitutes to be present at business . meetings involving cartel members and foreign officers.' The Inspector General's report also said 'prostitutes in the . agents' quarters could easily have had access to sensitive DEA . equipment and information.' It did not explicitly allege that . such materials had been compromised to traffickers. From left to right: Leonhart, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz and FBI Associate Deputy Director Kevin Perkins are sworn in to testify. Leonhart said there was 'no evidence' that sensitive information had been leaked but it's 'absolutely' possible that information had been compromised . The House Oversight aide who spokes to Reuters said the committee's leaks . inquiry would examine the bureaucratic culture and . leadership at the DEA and other Justice Department investigative . agencies. The events with prostitutes took place between 2001 and . 2005, but U.S. officials said the DEA did not investigate them . until years later. Leonhart has also been accused by the Inspector General of not giving out stiff enough penalties for misconduct. Supplemented by two U.S. government reports, Leonhart's . testimony raised concern among the committee's members that . agents might have leaked secrets about their investigations that . found their way to the Colombian drug lords. 'It is incredibly concerning that, according to the DEA . itself, there is a clear possibility that information was . compromised as a result of these sex parties,' Elijah Cummings, . the committee's top Democrat, told Reuters. He described the DEA agents' actions as 'truly breathtaking recklessness' in a statement. The panel's members issued a statement after Leonhart's appearance saying she had 'lost the confidence' of the committee. Leonhart 'has been woefully unable to change or positively influence the pervasive “good old boy” culture that exists throughout the agency,' they said of the second woman to hold the job. 'From her testimony, it is clear that she lacks the authority and will to make the tough decisions required to hold those accountable who compromise national security and bring disgrace to their position,' the group of 22 Republican and Democratic Members of Congress wrote. Oversight committee officials disclosed to Reuters excerpts . from a once-confidential internal DEA report which quoted an . agency informant alleging that U.S. agents who took part in the . parties had compromised sensitive information. One informant, identified by the committee as 'Cooperator . 2,' was quoted in an excerpt from the DEA report alleging that . he believed a second informant ('Cooperator 1') had 'gained . information from the U.S. agents by 'getting their guard down' through the use of prostitutes and paying for parties.' The report says Cooperator 1 'bragged about the parties with . prostitutes and how he 'sold' the relationship/closeness with . the agents' to Cooperator 2. According to the report, Cooperator 1 also 'stated he could . easily get the agents to talk.'

Anticipated departure stems from concern that agents of the federal drug agency divulged secrets at sex parties with prostitutes . Colombian Drug lords may have staged rendezvous to elicit information . House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating . DEA declined to comment today on her reported resignation; the White House wouldn't give Leonhart its backing . Leonhart, head of the agency since 2007, has been accused by the Inspector General of not giving out stiff enough penalties for misconduct .

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Fabio Capello claimed John Terry is still England’s best defender and maintained he should never have been stripped of his captaincy. Speaking about the Terry race row for the first time since leaving his post as England manager, Capello said England would be in a much stronger position if they still had the Chelsea stalwart at their disposal. ‘I think John is England’s best defender and they have not got a lot of defenders,’ said Capello, ‘It is better to have a player like John than not have him.’ Fabio Capello insists defender John Terry should never have been stripped of the England captaincy . Capello claims England would be in a much stronger position if they still had the Chelsea star at their disposal . The Italian was in charge of the national side when Terry was accused of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, the brother of then England teammate Rio, during a Chelsea match against QPR in October 2011. He was stripped of his captaincy by the Football Association after being charged by police. Capello resigned as England Manager in February 2012 just two days after publicly criticising the FA’s decision and obviously remains bitter about the whole affair. He believes Terry should have kept his role under the presumption of innocence until guilt is proven. ‘I fought for John to be able to come back and play but they [the Football Association] said “no you can’t decide about the player, you need to wait for the court decision,” and I said “Why?” But they had already decided before I asked. John Terry was caught up in a race controversy with then-QPR defender Anton Ferdinand in 2011 . Chelsea captain Terry, who has 78 England caps, retired from international football in September 2012 . Asked if it was time to persuade Terry, who has been a permanent fixture in the Chelsea side bound for the Premier League title, to come back into the England fold, Capello - speaking at the Laureus World Sports Awards - directed his ire at the FA. ‘You know what happened with me, they decided he could not play with the national team and I didn’t understand because he was not guilty. ‘When it happened I said to the President [David Bernstein] “You decided he’s guilty?” No he’s not guilty, it’s good you can play with the national team and I don’t understand why you don’t play.’ Terry was cleared of racially abusing Ferdinand in a criminal hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court but retired from international football in September 2012 after the FA pursued their own charges. An FA hearing found Terry, who has 78 England caps, guilty of using insulting words which included a reference to Anton Ferdinand’s colour or race and he was banned for four matches and fined £220,000, . Terry, 34, said he was ‘deeply hurt’ by the incident and will never play for England again. Capello agreed his international career was probably over. ‘I don’t think he has the chances to play with the national team more,’ said Capello, ‘But I saw some young players that played with me are improving. [Chris] Smalling is playing and [Phil] Jones. I’m happy because a lot of players I put in the national team are playing now and well.’ The Chelsea defender was cleared in court of racially abusing Ferdinand but was banned and fined by the FA .

Fabio Capello believes England would be much stronger with John Terry . Terry was accused of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand back in 2011 . The defender was stripped of the England captaincy by the FA . Former England boss Capello believes Terry should have kept his role .

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Daredevil tourists have a new place to get their kicks after one of the world’s most thrilling – or terrifying – attractions officially opened in China this week. The horseshoe-shaped glass walkway in Chongqing extends 87.5ft from the edge of a cliff, allowing visitors to feel as though they are walking on air with the valley floor 2,350ft below their feet. With jaw-dropping panoramic views from its observation deck, it is the longest cantilever bridge in the world, beating Arizona’s Grand Canyon Skywalk by 16.4ft. Scroll down for video . The horseshoe-shaped walkway in Chongqing extends 87.5ft from a cliff edge, allowing visitors to feel as though they are walking on air . Models stand on the glass walkway - which extends over the valley floor 2,350ft below - during the official opening . With jaw-dropping panoramic views from its observation deck, it is the longest cantilever bridge in the world . Located in the Longgang National Geological Park in south-west China, the bridge has been named Yuanduan, meaning ‘at the end of the clouds’. It can accommodate up to 200 visitors at once, with each one paying an admission fee of 60 Chinese yuan (approximately £6.30 or $9.60) to spend 30 minutes on the see-through floor. But the park is limiting it to just 30 people at a time to ensure they have plenty of room to enjoy views that can be terrifying to those who are afraid of heights. Located in the Longgang National Geological Park, the bridge has been named Yuanduan, meaning ‘at the end of the clouds’ The park is limiting it to just 30 people at a time to ensure visitors have plenty of room to enjoy the view . The bridge can accommodate up to 200 visitors at once, who each pay an admission fee of 60 yuan (approximately £6.30 or $9.60) Officials said the bridge was designed to withstand an 8.0-magnitude earthquake and level 14 typhoon, China Radio International reported. Chinese media said the £3.7million ($5.6million) bridge opened ahead of schedule after construction began in March 2014. While it may have fallen to No 2 in the world, the Grand Canyon Skywalk is still one of the world’s most thrilling experiences. The transparent horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge – which opened in 2007 on land belonging to the Hualapai Indian tribe – is nearly 4,000ft above the floor of the Grand Canyon. Officials said the bridge was designed to withstand an 8.0-magnitude earthquake and level 14 typhoon . Chinese media said the £3.7million ($5.6million) bridge opened ahead of schedule after construction began in March 2014.

The horseshoe-shaped glass floor walkway in Chongqing extends 87.5ft from the edge of a cliff . It is the longest cantilever bridge in the world, beating Arizona’s Grand Canyon Skywalk by 16.4ft . Located in south-west China, the bridge has been named Yuanduan, meaning ‘at the end of the clouds’ The bridge can accommodate up to 200 people at once, with visits capped at 30 minutes .

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A Labour councillor’s son who was caught trying to cross the border into Syria with four young children is believed to be a member of an extremist organisation David Cameron tried to ban. Waheed Ahmed, 21 – the son of councillor Shakil Ahmed, who was photographed with Ed Miliband recently – is said to be a member of the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, which advocates a global Muslim caliphate, similar to the one established by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Ahmed, a politics student at Manchester University, was arrested by Turkish police at the border town of Reyhanli last week. He was one of a group of nine detained, all from Rochdale, including four children aged from one to 11. Scroll down for video . Laughing: Waheed Ahmed, 21, is said to be a member of the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, which advocates a global Muslim caliphate, similar to the one established by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq . They may be flown back to Manchester today or tomorrow. A number of well-placed sources have told The Mail on Sunday that Waheed Ahmed became acquainted with members of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) around a year ago, after which his behaviour began to change, becoming more radical. However, last night, HT’s UK chairman, Dr Abdul Waheed, claimed that Waheed Ahmed was not a member of HT. Councillor Ahmed was not responding to phone calls. Rochdale Labour councillor Shakil Ahmed, pictured with Ed Miliband, whose sonwass caught trying to enter rebel-held Syria . Anti-terror police raided four addresses, including that of councillor Shakil Ahmed, last night and this morning . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Waheed Ahmed, 21, caught trying to cross the border into Syria last week . The student is said to be a member of the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir . He was arrested by Turkish police at the border town of Reyhanli .

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Sometimes, putting up a billboard just isn't quite enough - so a group of Russian entrepreneurs have come up with a new way to get you message out: on the breasts of a beautiful woman. Companies Tittygram and Titisign have popped up in Russia offering the eyebrow raising service and are, by all accounts, causing quite a stir. Indeed, it has already caught the attention of one big company, which jumped at the chance to advertise its whoppers. Cleavage: Burger King has become one of the first big companies to take advantage of thi type of advertising . From the heart of Russia: Two companies now offer to write on a woman's cleavage and take a snap . Burger King's Russian branch posted a picture of a woman with 'I love Burger King' emblazoned across her chest, courtesy of Tittygram, on its VK page, the country's version of Facebook. The message above reads: 'Do you want your name to be written here? 'Every week the most active participant will get such a named postcard from us! 'Not only our whoppers are prepared on fire, everything we have is on fire as well!' And it has certainly brought them a fair amount of attention, with hundreds of 'likes' and countless comments - although they are not all positive. What's more, as advertising campaigns go, it is incredibly cheap: for as little as $6, or £4, they promise to get your message across in a way which is certain to grab attention. Versatile: The picture can then be used as either a personal message, or advertising, and cost just £4 . Eyebrow raising: But the use of a woman's cleavage as advertising space has not been universally popular . According to the Global Post, Tittygram was set up earlier this year, with Titisign following in its footsteps more recently. Both offer a similar service, asking people to send their messages in, at which point a model writes the message on her breasts and then takes the requisite photo. The English website for Titisign boasts: 'Stave off boredom! Send your communication on the bosom of Russian beauties – knock your friends’ socks off, advertise your business and make unforgettable gifts! 'Say hello from the heart of Russia!' Boasts: 'Knock your friends’ socks off, advertise your business and make unforgettable gifts,' says Titisign . Alexey Gavrilov, co-founder of Titisign, revealed to MailOnline the company gets a range of requests for messages - from 'Farewell, Semyonych. With best wishes for your wedding day' to 'Do not play with heart - it is one. Play with boobs - there are two of them'. The women, he reveals, are not all professional models. 'We invite not only professional models who are interested in our project and like our idea, but beautiful girls,' he explained. 'Some of our models we find in professional community - we have photographers in our team - and some of them we find through social networks, others find us themselves.' However, as one VK user points out, when advertising 'it is necessary find something that is interesting to everyone' - and this certainly is not.

Two Russian companies have started offering unusual service this year . One message can cost as little as $6, or £4, so it is a cost effective method . American fastfood chain posted an 'advert' to its Russian page this month . But critics have pointed out it is unlikely to have mass market appeal .

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An undercover police officer who was captured on video ranting at an Uber driver is assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force, it has emerged. The New York Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating the incident after the footage was posted online involving Detective Patrick Cherry. One of the passengers in the car captured the exchange after the incident in West Village. Scroll down for video . Detective Patrick Cherry, pictured in the blue shirt, launched his tirade after the Uber driver hooted at him . The driver, named only as Humayun, pictured, tried to repeatedly apologise to Detective Cherry . The officer has been named by the New York Daily News as Detective Patrick Cherry of the NYPD's joint terrorism task force. Detective Cherry was trying to park his Hyundai without indicating when the Uber driver known only as Humayun honked his horn. The angered detective pulled over the Uber cab and launched a tirade, questioning the diver's command of the English language as well as his car control skills. Detective Cherry is now under investigation by the Civilian Complaint Review Board following a complaint of 'discourtesy'. President of the Detectives Endowment Association said Detective Cherry had been visiting his colleague Detective Harry Hill who had recently had a heart attack while undergoing surgery and was very stressed. He said: 'The past five days have been emotionally draining for the members of the JTTF dealing with their fellow detective's health . 'Despite what some people think, cops have feelings, too.' During the three-minute video, Detective Cherry shouts: 'I don't know where you're coming from, where you think you're appropriate in doing that; that's not the way it works. How long have you been in this country?' The two passengers in the backseat of the car can be heard assuring the driver that he has done nothing wrong, with one of them saying; 'It's not your fault; this guy's just a d***.' Moments later the cop returns with a ticket, this after he has pounded on the car and, according to one of the passengers, thrown things in the vehicle. As the driver agrees with everything the cop says, he manages to cut off the man, which sends him into another tirade as he screams; 'I don't know what f****** planet you're on right now!' The officer also mocks the driver's accent throughout and his pronunciation of certain words. Passengers in the cab claimed that Detective Cherry failed to indicate before attempting to park his Hyundai . According to the New York Daily News, the NYPD has seen the video and said in a statement; 'We are aware of the incident and video and it is under review with the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau.' 'Our Uber driver, Humayun, was abused by a police officer today in New York,' Sanjay Seth, who took the video, wrote on his Facebook page on Monday. 'The unending rage, door slamming, throwing items into the car, threatening arrest without cause was bad enough - but the officer's remarks at the end really took it to another level.' Uber said in a statement; 'The behavior in the video is wrong and unacceptable and we appreciate the NYPD investigating the incident. We are in touch with our driver-partner who was subjected to this terrible experience and will continue to provide any support he needs.'

The NYPD detective has been accused of shouting abuse at an Uber driver . Patrick Cherry of the Joint Terrorism Task Force is now under investigation . Detective Cherry was on his way back from visiting a colleague in hospital . The Uber driver 'honked' Det Cherry as he reversed into a parking space .

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Former paramedic Crsity Collins had admitted that she used ice while driving and treating patients in an effort to raise awareness about the damaging drug . A former ice addict, who worked as a paramedic while high on the drug, has made her story public in an attempt to raise awareness of the illegal substance and the lack of support available for its victims. Crsity Collins was using crystal meth every day and spending up to $500 a week to keep up her drug habit. The 30-year-old, who took herself to the emergency room six times while suffering drug induced psychosis, has slammed health services for failing to offer her support despite claiming on numerous occasions that bugs were eating her eyes. 'Because I was awake all the time I had a staph infection, but I actually believed I might have bugs in my eyes and when I went to hospital, I was having drug-induced psychosis, I would say I had mites in my eyes or fleas or bugs, ' Ms Collins told Daily Mail Australia. 'Not once was I ever asked "are you on meth or taking drugs or are you having a drug induced psychosis" or "should we get a social worker or a psych assessment". 'I don't know if they were trying to protect me because I was in the ambulance service, but either way they shouldn't have been protecting me because firstly, I was dealing with people and patients and secondly, like anyone else I deserve the best treatment and care. 'I should have never been allowed to be released so many times without a psych consultation or councillor.' The 30-year-old said she was never offered support despite checking herself into the emergency room on six occasions (right) while claiming that she had bugs in her eyes (left) 'I should have never been allowed to be released so many times without a psych consultation or councillor,' she said . Ms Collins, whose addiction was fuelled by her post traumatic stress disorder and a borderline personality disorder, first began using illegal drugs recreationally, and first tried meth, while living in Darwin. However her habit ironically escalated when she attempted to escape the city an its 'party scene' by moving back to Launceston in Tasmania, where she rekindled a relationship with an ex-boyfriend who was part of 'the same sort of scene'. 'I didn't have any friends that weren't using drugs. Everyone had it around. Pills weren't easy to come across in Launceston, it was always speed and then ice took over,' Ms Collins said. 'It made me feel like superwoman - I could do anything and run on barely any sleep, so it became something I was using on a very frequent basis. 'You could be on top of everything even while lacking sleep - long night shifts, day shifts, I could study for hours when I came home, dinner would be done, the house would be clean - and it became a way to cope with these mental illnesses that I didn't know I had.' Ms Collins has now been clean for nine months after seeking help from the Department of Veterans Affairs . She said that it was when she and her now ex-boyfriend broke up that she became a daily user of the drug, even when driving and treating patients as an ambulance worker, but that none of her colleagues appeared to notice. 'I never felt affected. I never had any close calls where I could have put someone in danger. I was always very good at my job, very on the ball with patient care, and that why I was never suspected,' Ms Collins said. 'When I look back, I find it absolutely disgraceful. I could have had psychosis at any stage or changed my awareness or sense of judgement - it's such an unpredictable drug. 'I'd hate to know that anyone I know was being taken care of by someone that is hungover or on any form of drug that would alter their sense of awareness, let alone ice. 'But it wasn't until I started taking lots of sick days because my eyes were flaring-up form being awake all the time that anyone noticed something was wrong, and even then it was like they were more worried that I wouldn't have any leave left rather than that my health was deteriorating.' Sores from obsessive picking: She said that traking the drug used to make her feel 'like superwoman' Ms Collins has now been clean for more than nine months after finding free help with the Department of Veterans Affairs, which she was directed to by pure chance after being arrested. 'I was on my way to a dealer's house and got pulled over. My car was raided and they found drugs and when then let me out on bail to appear at court, a police officer who was a reservist said "you need to get yourself together" and told me to see Veterans Affairs,' she said. Unlike at the single out-patient facility in Launceston, which was run by nurses and social workers but had no councillors, Ms Collins found intensive help that assessed the root of her drug addiction and uncovered her mental health problems. She now has effective strategies in place with her councillor to deal with her borderline personality disorder and anxiety, which used to lead her to take drugs as a coping mechanism, as well as the post-traumatic stress disorder she acquired while working in Iraq as a medic for six months. 'You could be on top of everything even while lacking sleep - long night shifts, day shifts, I could study for hours when I came home, dinner would be done, the house would be clean - and it became a way to cope with these mental illnesses that I didn't know I had,' Ms Collins said . 'I was partially stressed [while in Iraq] because I was the only female in that group, so I didn't want to make mistakes and I wanted to fit in with the men,' she said. 'Then there was the constant artillery and bombings we'd get in the compound… it didn't feel like it affected me there, but when I came back I would hear loud bands and instantly hide or duck for cover. I'd be constantly looking for bombs on the side of the roads, it was a habit there and when I got home I couldn't get out of it.' She is not living with her family who provide her with emotional and finical support after she left her job and isolated herself from damaging social groups, and is actively looking for her next line of work. Ms Collins wants to use her story to raise awareness about the 'epidemic of ice users' in Tasmania, where she said middle and higher class users were very common . 'In Tasmania there is becoming an epidemic of ice users and ice related crime, so if it can help even just a few people, then I'm more than happy to share my story,' she said. 'It's not just the lower socio-economic groups in society that we should concentrate on, it's happening everywhere - the drug doesn't discriminate and it's happening in the higher class and the middle classes. You need to have money to use it. 'There's no drug testing in people that we hold in high regards, like paramedics, police and firies - pilots have to have drug tests and paramedics should be made to have these tests too.'

Cristy Collins worked for the Tasmanian Ambulance Service in Launceston . She used to drive the ambulance and treat patients while high on ice . 30-year-old, who is now clean, was never offered support by hospital staff . Post traumatic stress disorder from her service in Iraq and borderline personality disorder both fuelled her drug addiction . Ms Collins has shared her story in an effort to raise awareness of the damaging drug and the lack of support available for addicts seeking help .

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He only wore it a handful of times but, for many, Elvis Presley strutting around the stage in his gold lame tuxedo is their enduring image of The King. And as the decadent outfit makes the 4,300-mile journey his Memphis mansion to London, British fans are finally able to get up close to one of their idol’s most famous artefacts. Normally on display at Graceland, the singer’s former home-turned-museum, it is making a special two month appearance at the Elvis at The O2 exhibition from Sunday. The golden suit is making a special two month appearance at the Elvis at The O2 exhibition from Sunday . Even during Presley’s lifetime, the tuxedo carried a level of mystique. His manager Colonel Tom Parker had it ferried to concert venues in an armoured truck and under armed guards as a way of drumming up more press coverage. Angie Marchese, Graceland’s Director of Archives, has previously said: ‘It’s the ultimate piece of 50s memorabilia that is connected to Elvis’s life and career which is important because our collection is quite light on 50s stuff because Elvis didn’t keep those things. It really represents his rise to fame in the 50s.’ Although touted as his $10,000 suit, this astronomical price was reportedly a gimmick and the actual value was closer to $2,500, although this would still be around £20,000 by today’s standards. It was made for the singer by Hollywood tailor Nudie Cohn, whose other customers have included Sir Elton John, Ronald Reagan and John Wayne. Graceland director Kevin Kern inspects the suit before it is put on display. Although touted as his $10,000 suit, this astronomical price was reportedly a gimmick and the actual value was closer to $2,500 . Presley, who died in 1977 at the age of 42, first wore the suit in public on March 28, 1957 during a performance at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago. He wore the full ensemble – consisting of gold jacket, trousers, belt, tie and shoes – just twice more at live performances, in St. Louis on the night following its first appearance and then again in Toronto on April 2, 1957. It is perhaps best known for being worn on the cover of 1959 compilation album 50,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong, which contained no less than 17 pictures of the singer wearing the extravagant outfit. Arriving at the O2 exhibition, it will sit alongside other artefacts such as his 16 karat ‘Taking Care of Business’ ring, a signed Champagne bottle from his wedding to Priscilla and the Red MG Roadster from his film Blue Hawaii.

Presley first wore suit in public on March 28, 1957, during a performance . Will be on display at The O2 from Sunday alongside other artefacts .

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A fugitive who taunted authorities by taking selfies outside police stations while he was on the run has finally been jailed. Aaron Bee was wanted by Lincolnshire Police over an alleged domestic violence and assault. After fleeing his home, the 22-year-old goaded officers by sharing photographs online which showed him standing outside the force's headquarters. He was eventually arrested in November in a cafe after posing outside five different police stations over two weeks and was this week jailed for eight months. Aaron Bee went on the run for two weeks last year, taunting the police officers who were chasing him with selfies taken outside their headquarters. He has now been jailed for eight months . But after spending less than five months behind bars since his arrest, the 22-year-old has already been released. Last year Bee taunted officers by captioning photographs 'come catch me if you can' and bragging that he was 'always playing hide and seek'. He visited five different police stations without being apprehended and even flashing his genitals outside one. The father of one had been wanted by police for breaking a non-molestation order against his former girlfriend after showing up at her house in the middle of the night. Lincoln Crown Court heard how he had been 'threatening and abusive' towards the woman when he 'kicked her door down' last October. The father of one pictured outside Lincolnshire Police headquarters in November. He was eventually arrested in a cafe . Before his arrest Bee said he was taunting police 'as a bit of fun'. He was jailed yesterday for eight months but has been released after spending less than five months behind bars since being arrested . When police couldn't find him after the assault they released his mugshot to appeal for his whereabouts. In response, Bee took to Facebook to mock their efforts. Among pictures he shared online was one of a police officer standing in the street which he captioned 'is it me you're looking for'. He also posed outside Lincolnshire Police HQ, looking towards the camera and giving a thumbs up. In other posts he said the justice system 'is really f****d up' and bragged about buying a doughnut in Tesco without being caught. At the time, he said he was taunting police 'because it's funny.' He told reporters: 'It's really funny, I wanted to do it to show how ridiculous this all is and how they obviously aren't that bothered about me,' without disclosing his whereabouts. The 22-year-old made several jibes on Facebook, joking that he needed new hiding places after being hunted for breaking a non-molestation order against his former girlfriend . While on the run Bee mocked police officers by uploading a photograph of one with the caption 'hello is it me your (sic) looking for'. He was arrested in mid November and remanded into custody . Before his arrest Bee bemoaned being hunted by police for 'a poxy assaut'. Lincoln Crown Court heard how he grabbed his former girlfriend by the throat when he broke a non-molestation order to turn up at her house . He was eventually arrested in a cafe in Lincoln before being brought before court. Sentencing, Judge Michael Heath said: 'The non-molestation order was made in April 2013 by a County Court judge. 'He did not make it for fun. He made it to afford protection to the person who applied for it who was your erstwhile partner. 'When a judge makes a non-molestation order he expects that it will be obeyed. 'If it isn't you go inside. If you breach the non-molestation order again the sentences will get longer and longer.' Bee was jailed for eight months but is likely to be released imminently after being kept behind bars since November.

Aaron Bee, 22, spent two weeks on the run from Lincolnshire Police . The father of one posted taunting selfies on Facebook over 13 days . Officers finally caught up with him at a cafe in Lincoln  in November . He was has now been jailed for eight months over domestic violence .

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A couple who were told their severely disabled baby may die within hours of being born are celebrating her first birthday. When Sonia Morales was pregnant, her daughter Angela was diagnosed with anencephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born without parts of their brain and skull. But Sonia and her husband Rony, who live in Providence, Rhode Island, decided to 'keep her no matter what.' A couple who were told their severely disabled baby may die within hours of being born are celebrating her first birthday. Pictured: Sonia and her husband Rony, with Elizabeth, four, and Angela, now one . Elizabeth with her little sister. Angela has anencephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born without parts of their brain and skull - many newborns with the condition die soon after birth . Angela, who weighs only 16 lbs., celebrated her first birthday on March 23 alongside their four-year-old daughter Elizabeth. They were prepared that they may lose Angela from the moment she was born. 'When we went to the hospital, I thought I was going to be saying hello and goodbye on the same day,' says Sonia to People. 'We sang her a song that we made for her. It was during an ultrasound that Sonia Morales was told her daughter was not developing properly . Sonia says her daughter is aware that her little sister is sick, but just wants to spend as much time with her as she can . Everyday the family sing a birthday song, along with a birthday cake and a prayer as they celebrate Angela's life . After her birth, doctors told the family it was a critical period, but a week later they were thrilled to bring her home. The family have been celebrating every day with Angela since as they know life could be short for their sick daughter - they have a birthday cake and sing every day. 'Every day is truly a gift. She knows how much she is loved,' Sonia says. Anencephaly occurs between the third and fourth weeks of pregnancy. During that time, the neural tube is supposed to close and fold over to form the brain and spinal cord of the fetus. This process fails to occur in anencephalic pregnancies, resulting in the absence of a large portion of the brain, skull and scalp. Babies born with anencephaly are usually blind, deaf, unconcious and unable to feel pain. They are usually stillborn but in rare cases they may survive longer. The rate of anencephaly is one or two per 10,000 births. Sonia says her other daughter is aware that her little sister is sick. She wrote on a Facebook post: 'From the beginning we tried to explain that her baby sister would have to go to Heaven with Jesus because her head was not fully formed. She took it in a very natural way. 'Eli was always there close to help me with her sister. Rony and I, did not want her to see Angela's head without the hat that covered the hole in her head. 'But one day I did not locked the door when I was doing Angelas's dressings and I was washing her wound. Elizabeth's first reaction is priceless, "Mami she has hair, she is beautiful!" 'Elizabeth didn't see Angela's deformity she saw her sister, she saw her beauty. 'And from that day she was the one who helped me clean the opening. 'Passing me the gloves, tape and bandages. She told me, Angela is different from other children but who cares mommy she is beautiful God made her like this.' Angela has part of her brain missing and one of her eyes is shut, but she has made progress in the past year. Sonia posted a video online which shows her moving her head as she calls her voice and she recognizes those familiar to her. Although her future is still uncertain the family are making the most of their time with her and take her on family outings. The Morales have created a GoFundMe page to help with medical expenses. They have also made a Facebook page which offers updates on Angela's health as well as offering support to other families whose children have anencephaly. Sonia wrote on the Facebook page: 'I am a happy mom. She gives us so much joy to our family.' Although her future is still uncertain the family are making the most of their time with her and take her on family outings .

When Sonia Morales was pregnant, her daughter Angela was diagnosed with anencephaly . It is a birth defect in which babies are born without parts of their brain and skull - many newborns with the condition die soon after birth . Angela celebrated her first birthday on March 23 . The family are celebrating every day they have with Angela .

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Two police officers have sustained injuries after attempting to close down an enormous 1000 person rave in Sydney's East. At about 10.30pm on Saturday night, police received a number of complaints about a dangerously large party at an abandoned industrial area on McPherson Street in Botany. Police were forced to use capsicum spray on a number of the attendees and one officer had to have a piece of glass removed from his head after having a bottle thrown at him. Scroll down for video . Police officers have shut down an enormous 1000 rave on McPherson Street in Botany, Sydney . Botany Officers received calls to an abandoned industrial area in Sydney's East where a rave was occurring . On police officer was hit by a bottle and was taken to hospital to have glass removed from his head . They were forced to use capsicum spray on partygoers after the crowd became violent . The male officer was treated at the scene and later had a piece of glass removed from is head at the Prince of Wales Hospital. According to NSW police media police were assisted by back up officers as well as the Riot Squad and Dog Squads. After further safety concerns, Public Order, Operations Support Group and Traffic and Highway patrol were also in attendance. After further safety concerns, Public Order, Operations Support Group and Highway patrol also attended . Most of the partygoers were moved from the scene relatively easily, but a number began to throw glass bottles . A number of the partygoers were treated by ambulance paramedics for minor capsicum spray contamination . Most of the partygoers were moved from the scene relatively easily, but a number began to throw glass bottles, forcing police to resort to capsicum spray. A 26-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly assaulted an officer. She is being interviewed by police at Botany Bay Police Station. A number of the partygoers were treated by ambulance paramedics for minor capsicum spray contamination. Police are currently investigating whether the party was advertised on social media.

Police officers have shut down an enormous 1000 rave in Sydney's East . They were called to abandoned industrial area in Botany on Saturday night . Police were forced to use capsicum spray on the group after back up came . One officer had glass removed from his head after the crowd threw bottles . A woman was arrested and is being questioned after assaulting an officer .

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Alan Pardew says Sunderland should be more concerned about his in-form Crystal Palace side than his past as Newcastle manager this Saturday. Palace beat Manchester City on Monday night and have ambitions of finishing in the Barclays Premier League's top 10 this season. Pardew was the first Newcastle boss to suffer four successive defeats to Sunderland, who last weekend won a fifth Tyne-Wear derby in a row, but is now only thinking about Palace. 'We're going there in great form. The stadium will be wary of us, the 11 players on the pitch,' Pardew said. Glenn Murray (second from right) celebrates with his team-mates after scoring against Manchester City . Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew thinks Sunderland fans should concentrate on his in-form side . 'Irrespective of my reception, it's about the 11 players on the pitch and Sunderland fans know that we're in really good form. 'The group is on a high. We have a different type of game this Saturday and we need to make the adjustment quickly.' Pardew arrived at Selhurst Park in January with top-flight survival the target. Performances and results have surpassed expectations, but Pardew insists the Eagles must stick to the characteristics which have seen them soar to 11th place in the table. 'It is now about trying to keep our professionalism and keep on the process of what's been winning us games,' Pardew added. 'We haven't set an outcome target, in terms of points we're going to get, but we have talked about the standards that we've set and that we need to maintain those. 'If we maintain them, then our position might surprise a few. Jason Puncheon celebrates after scoring Palace's winning goal in their 2-1 victory against champions City . Jermain Defoe scores a stunning winner for Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby against Newcastle . 'We're three points away from the top 10 so of course it is (a realistic target).' Pardew believes Palace players will be viewed in a more favourable light when it comes to international honours. He said: 'All our players are going to be looked at in a kinder manner, or through a different lens to how they've been looked at - and so they should be. 'Our form is as good as the top three or four clubs in the country and therefore they should receive the plaudits for what they're doing. That would be only what they deserve.' Mile Jedinak could come straight in after his four-game suspension as midfielder Joe Ledley is a doubt with a hip injury. Pardew added: 'Joe Ledley's got a slight strain and we'll have to monitor that. 'He's been exceptional since I've been here, so we'll give him every opportunity to play.' Pardew, after four years as Newcastle boss, knows Sunderland well and was not surprised the Black Cats turned to former Rangers and Holland boss Dick Advocaat. 'I think it was a great move for them to have someone of his experience at this time and he's proving that,' Pardew added. 'It's fair to say they've gone a little bit more direct, a little bit more positive. 'They have some good players and it's always a difficult place to go. 'I don't think we're under an illusions. It's a team coming off the back of a great victory (beating Newcastle 1-0) and they will be buoyed for our game.

Crystal Palace face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday . Ex-Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is prepared for a frosty reception . But he believes Black Cats fans should be more concerned about his side . Sunderland are 15th in the table and three points clear of the drop zone .

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Babies born on the same day as the royal baby will be eligible to receive one of 2,015 free 'lucky' silver pennies. The Royal Mint announced it will mark the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's second child in the same way it commemorated the arrival of Prince George in 2013. Parents of newborns who share a birthday with the new prince or princess, due later this month, will have to register the birth of their child on The Royal Mint's Facebook page to receive the commemorative gift. The Royal Mint announced it will mark the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's second child in the same way it commemorated the arrival of Prince George in 2013 - with a silver coin created in the baby's honour (and babies born on the same day will be eligible to receive one of 2,015 free 'lucky' silver pennies) The silver coin will be minted with the one penny's Royal Shield design and the new effigy of the Queen, which was unveiled in March. It will be presented in a special white box, which will be tied with a purple ribbon and feature the image of a silver carousel horse. A spokeswoman for The Royal Mint said: 'It is a fitting gesture to welcome the eagerly anticipated future prince or princess and also in keeping with an age-old tradition to mark a new birth with a gift of silver for good luck.' The coin will be presented in a special white box, which will be tied with a purple ribbon and feature the image of a silver carousel horse . The silver coin will be minted with the one penny's Royal Shield design and the new effigy of the Queen, which was unveiled in March . The Royal Mint will also produce a £5 coin in celebration of the birth after the Queen - the baby's great-grandmother - approved the decision at a meeting of the Privy Council at Buckingham Palace on March 19. Thousands of commemorative coins were struck to celebrate the arrival of George and sold out within days. The Royal Mint produced 10,000 solid silver crown-sized £5 coins, which cost £80 each, and 2,013 22-carat gold sovereigns, which cost £800 each. Both featured the prince's namesake St George. Babies born on the same day as George were entitled to receive one of 2,013 free lucky silver pennies. When George turned one, the occasion was also marked by a commemorative £5 coin, making him the first member of the Royal Family to have his first birthday honoured with a new UK coin. His christening was also marked with a coin. Thousands of commemorative coins were struck to celebrate the arrival of Prince George, pictured in his official Christmas photo, and sold out within days . The births of babies born on the same day as the new prince or princess can be registered on Facebook.com/theroyalmint .

Commemorates birth in same way as the arrival of Prince George in 2013 . Babies born on same day will receive one of 2,015 free 'lucky' silver pennies . Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's second baby due this month .

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Detectives investigating the Hatton Garden gem heist missed the most crucial CCTV footage so far until it was flagged up by a shocked worker more than one week later, it is claimed. The 'crystal clear' footage - said to be of a significantly higher quality than the video currently in the public domain - was handed into the Metropolitan Police by a worker based 50ft from the crime scene. The worker had reportedly contacted 101 - the police non-emergency number - on Monday last week, believing detectives would already have similar images of the £60m raid. Scroll down for video . Detectives investigating the Hatton Garden gem heist missed the most crucial CCTV footage so far until it was flagged up by a shocked worker more than one week later, it is claimed . But, even though police raced to obtain the CCTV once the report was made, the force has refused to make the images public – despite claims it is the best footage yet. It comes after the force was criticised for ignoring an alarm that went off just after midnight on Good Friday - four days before the raid was discovered. A veteran trader in the London ­jewellery quarter told The Sunday Mirror: 'It is unreal it took this employee to bring these images to the attention of the police. The ­footage could be crucial in collaring the crooks. 'You would assume the officers had done everything to get CCTV footage.' Scotland Yard has already come under fire for its handling of the heist, with the ex-head of the Flying Squad John O’Connor criticising the decision to ignore the alarm as 'totally incompetent'. The Southern Monitoring Alarm Company had contacted the Metropolitan Police’s Central Communications Command after the robbers set off the alarm on Good Friday. But although police recorded the call, it was graded so that ‘no police response was deemed to be required’. It was not until Tuesday morning that detectives realised what had happened. When asked why the new footage had not been released, a police spokesman said the force would not discuss 'specifics' of CCTV being examined and would release appropriate footage when needed for a public appeal. The 'crystal clear' footage is said to be of a significantly higher quality than the video currently in the public domain, which was released last week (pictured) Last week, questioned were raised over the police's handling of the case after CCTV footage showing the robbers at work was published in The Daily Mirror - 21 hours before they were released by Scotland Yard . They said: 'The Metropolitan Police has ­obtained and is examining a substantial amount of CCTV footage in relation to the burglary at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit. 'This footage has come from many different places. We will not discuss the specifics of the CCTV we are examining and will release information in a timely manner for appeal purposes only. 'Police continue to seize CCTV with assistance from members of the public as the investigation progresses.' Last week, questioned were raised over the police's handling of the case after CCTV footage showing the robbers at work was published in The Daily Mirror, 21 hours before they were released by Scotland Yard. Mahendra Bavishi, joint director of the safe deposit company, said he was furious at police for ignoring an alarm which went off just on Good Friday . The tabloid claims it handed the images to police, who were 'delighted' with the find. One source said the footage 'blows the case wide open'. But detectives later insisted they already had the CCTV footage, which they claim was recovered 'at the earliest opportunity'. Hours earlier, police had refused to tell MailOnline whether they had the footage. The furore raised questions about why the police chose to keep the footage to themselves - or whether they even had the footage - despite it being one of the largest ever burglaries in the capital. But officers from Scotland Yard's Flying Squad did release images of three suspects. They refused to release a picture of the supposed ringleader, likely because he has already been identified. Earlier this week, Mahendra Bavishi, the joint director of the safe deposit company robbed in the raid, said he believed it was an inside job. Mr Bavishi, who lives in Sudan, said detectives had asked to put some ‘sensitive’ questions to his British-based son Manish who runs the business - including whether he suspects someone connected to the company or other firms in the same premises had links with criminal gangs. He added that the robbers almost certainly had some inside information because they appeared to know that several CCTV cameras in the building where his firm is based were not working when they broke in. The 69-year-old also told of his fury at police for ignoring the alert from the state of the art alarm in the vault while the gang were carrying out the raid. The incident took place over the Easter weekend, when the gang forced their way into 72 safe deposit boxes by sneaking into the block, abseiling down a lift shaft to the underground vault and drilling through a 7ft-thick concrete wall. It is estimated that anything from £60million to £200million of jewellery and cash was removed from the company’s vaults in London’s diamond district. Meanwhile, police are investigating links between the Hatton Garden incident and a similarly audacious burglary just two years earlier in Berlin. In a case which has strikingly similar traits to the £60m heist in London, thieves targeted 294 security vaults during a break-in at the Volksbank in Steglitz, Berlin, in January 2013. The gang, who fled the bank with diamonds, gold and silver worth more than £8.3m, have never been found. It now appears that the Berlin heist bore all the hallmarks of the Easter weekend raid in London, including the use of a heavy-duty drill to bore through concrete walls, and the belief that the well-planned burglary was carried out with the help of an insider. German detectives are now keen to find out whether any DNA was recovered from the scene of the Easter weekend raid and whether it matches forensic samples found in a tunnel used in the robbery.

'Crystal clear' footage was found by worker based 50ft away from scene . Police reportedly only knew about video when worker flagged it up to them . Met refused to release CCTV, despite claims it's better than existing video . Last week, Scotland Yard released CCTV a day after images were revealed in the media .

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Two kayakers died, and another remains hospitalized in serious condition, after a sudden Seattle storm with 35mph winds overturned their boats during a church-organized trip. Mandi L. Walkley, 39, and Jacob M. Austin, 52, were in the Dungeness Bay, where swells were as high as 3ft, for one to two hours before they could be rescued by the Coast Guard. Both passed away after they were transported to nearby hospitals. William D. Kelley, 50, who was also rescued by the Coast Guard, has improved from critical to serious condition. His pastor, Bill Bowers, said Kelley is 'not able to speak at the moment'. Mandi L. Walkley, 39, (left) and Jacob M. Austin, 52, (right) died after a sudden storm in Washington's Dungeness Bay hit their church kayaking trip . 'He's got a tube down his throat,' Bowers, who is with the Mountain View Church in Tumwater, told the Seattle Times.  'But I've talked with his wife, and they're hopeful. He's squeezing their hands and blinking at them.' Fellow kayaker William D. Kelley, 50, remains hospitalized. His condition has improved from critical to serious . Walkley, Austin and Kelley were part of a group of seven people who set out on Saturday for an excursion along Washington's Dungeness Spit. According to Sgt. Lyman Moores of Clallam County Sheriff's Office, forecasts had predicted there would be stormy weather the day of the scheduled trip a week ago and that an advisory had been issued a day before. 'No one should've been out there in a kayak,' he said on Sunday. But, according to fellow kayaker Dennis Caines, the terrible weather 'came up all of a sudden' and took the group by surprise. 'We weren't ready for it,' he said. And a video the friends took during the trip shows that the weather was calm as they paddled to the New Dungeness Lighthouse for a lunch break, according to King 5 News. Caines and the group left the lighthouse around 1.30pm. He told King 5 that within 10 minutes of the wind picking up, he and his wife Linda 'couldn't see anybody or another kayaker anywhere'. The couple, who were riding in a tandem kayak, and two other people with the group paddled safely back to shore. Walkley, Austin and Kelley were stranded in the water for one to two hours before they were rescused by the Coast Guard. They had been part of a group of seven that were kayaking along the Dungeness Spit (pictured) Dennis Caines, who was also on the trip, said the weather was calm as the group stopped at the New Dungeness Lighthouse (pictured) for lunch. But minutes after they got back in the water, the wind picked up . At around 2.30pm, Walkley, Austin and Kelley were spotted by a lighthouse attendant, who notified the Coast Guard. The Navy also provided a rescue chopper. Caines said that everyone in the group wore life jackets, and that both he and his wife were also wearing wetsuits. According to Moores, the lifejackets weren't enough to protect the kayakers from the Bay's cold water, which was measured at 49 degrees on the day of the accident. Moores said that kind of temperature could shut down the human body 'in a matter of minutes'. 'These people weren't prepared for the conditions,' he told the Seattle Times. 'They were just wearing cotton clothes.' But, according to Caines, the kayaks the group used were also well-outfitted. At 17-feet long, they had rudders, which help keep the boat straight during waves and winds, as well as rain skirts and pumps designed to keep water out. Pastor Bowers told the Seattle Times he was unaware if the trip's organizers had known about the storm forecast, but said 'no one on that trip would have done anything if they thought it would put them into danger'. Caines and his wife Linda, who were riding with the group in a tandem kayak, said that within 10 minutes of the wind picking up they couldn't see anyone else in their group . And Walkley's mother Janeen said her daughter 'always took precautions', even leaving her own kayaks at home to use the larger kayak designed for the sea. 'Knowing Mandi, if she knew the weather was going to be that nasty, I don't think she would've gone,' Janeen said. According to Caines, the group had known and liked Walkley and Austin, neither of whom were part of the Mountain View Church - which organized the trip for both members and nonmembers. 'We lost two good friends and one is struggling,' Caines, who called Walkey 'such a beautiful person', told King 5 News. 'It just feels unreal,' said Linda Caines. 'People we were friends with, that were there, and then they weren't.'

Mandi L. Walkley, 39, and Jacob M. Austin, 52, had been in the Dungeness Bay for one to two hours before the Coast Guard could rescue them . They both passed away from their injuries after being hospitalized . William D. Kelley, 50, was also rescued by the Coast Guard and has improved from critical to serious condition . Weather was predicted to be stormy on Saturday and an advisory had been issued on Friday, according to the sheriff's office . But friend Dennis Caines, who was kayaking with the group, said the weather had been calm earlier that day .

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They’re the kind of colourful adverts that would have been created by the real-life Don Drapers, Peggy Olsons and other ‘mad men’ of Madison Avenue. These vintage posters are a throwback to the golden age of air travel, when flying was an exclusive experience, passengers wore their best clothes and there was plenty of legroom. They’re featured in a new coffee table book, Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975, which revisits a time when the skies were dominated by the likes of Pan Am, British Overseas Airways Corp (BOAC) and Continental. Scroll down for video . Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was a dominant and influential airline which declared bankruptcy and ceased operations in 1991 . Many of the adverts in the book featured beautiful women in an effort to glamorise destinations and encourage people to travel . British Airways promoted its launch of the Concorde in the 1970s (left) while Trans World Airlines (TWA) promoted its New York route . Authored by Matthias C Huhne, the 436-page book contains dozens of glamorous adverts that encouraged those who could afford to fly to visit far-flung destinations such as Haiti, Hawaii, Japan, New York and London. The simple but effective posters showcase each destination with eye-catching cartoons or photos of beautiful women, landmarks such as Times Square and Tower of London, and natural beauty spots including Bermuda’s picturesque coastline and Sydney Harbour. New York was one of the most popular destinations featured in the adverts in Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975 . The adverts were created for the biggest airlines of the day, including TWA and Canadian Pacific, which no longer exist . British Overseas Airways Corp led to the creation of British Airways (left) while Continental merged with United Airlines' parent company . It was a time when it cost an incredible amount of money to purchase a ticket for a commercial flight, with many of the ads promoting transatlantic or transpacific travel. The adverts created for the biggest airlines of the day, including many which no longer exist, offer a glimpse at how air travel, advertising and society changed over the 30-year period covered in the book. From a psychedelic image of a surfer in Hawaii to British Airways' introduction of the Concorde, the posters reflect the eras in which they were created by some of the best creative minds of the time, including Ivan Chermayeff, Otl Aicher, Massimo Vignelli and Saul Bass, Academy Award-winning filmmaker. The posters are a throwback to the golden age of air travel, when flying was an exclusive experience and passengers dressed smart . The book hails the designers' creative genius and uses special techniques to replicate their work as accurately as possible . In addition to drawings the adverts include photos of natural beauty spots, including Sydney Harbour (left) and Bermuda's beaches (right) Mr Huhne’s book hails their creative genius and uses 17 colours, five types of varnishes and two methods of foil printing and embossing to replicate their work as accurately as possible. Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975 was published by Berlin-based Callisto Publishers, which offered this synopsis of the tome: ‘It provides unique insight into the design and advertising methods of an era when airlines were considered the most glamorous business sector and quality was the main criterion for selecting a flight.’ It retails from approximately £270 online in the UK and from $250 online in the US.

Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975 revisits a time when the skies were dominated by now-defunct airlines . At that time flying was an exclusive experience and passengers wore their best clothes . Adverts feature drawings or photos of beautiful women, famous landmarks and natural beauty spots . The book, published by Berlin-based Callisto Publishers, celebrates the creative genius of the designers .

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Between iPhones, flat-screens and designer headphones, Australians are spending more on technology than ever. A new report from Suncorp Bank suggests Australian's have spent 50 per cent more on digital devices than they planned in the last year. The report found Australians spent $20 billion on digital devices and services - or on average $2,300 each - on technology and communication devices in the last 12 months. A new report from Suncorp Bank suggests Australian's have spent 50 per cent more on digital devices than they planned in the last year, with mobile phone bills as the biggest expense . Men spent twice as much as women on computers, digital accessories, mobile apps, and streaming services. On average, men spent $2618 over the last 12 months, $475 more than women. The report also found that families with children living at home are spending 50 per cent more to stay digitally connected to the world than singles, couples without children and empty nesters. 'The report found adults without children living at home spent an average of $2,006 on technology and communication each year, while those costs ballooned to $2,993 per adult if they have at least one child under their roof,' said Suncorp Bank Regional Manager, Monique Reynolds. The report also found that families with children living at home are spending 50 per cent more to stay digitally connected to the world than singles, couples without children and empty nesters . Despite the mounting costs, the report revealed over one third of households don't budget for technology or wildly underestimate how much they will spend. Mobile phone bills were the biggest expense, and also the biggest disparity for families. 'Call and data plans for phones and internet were the largest single expense for households, and accounted for the greatest spending divide, costing $244 extra for families with children at home.' Despite the mounting costs, the report revealed over one third of households don't budget for technology or wildly underestimate how much they will spend. 'A quarter of Australians who use these services have no idea how much they pay for them.'

A new report from Suncorp Bank found Australians spent $20 billion on technology in the past year . Men spent twice as much as women on computers, digital accessories, mobile apps, and streaming services . Families with children at home spend 50 per cent more to stay digitally than singles, couples without children and empty nesters . One third of households don't budget for technology or wildly underestimate how much they will spend.

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A convicted murderer who escaped prison by beating a guard unconscious and stealing his uniform, keys and SUV has been captured in Chicago, ending a nearly three-day manhunt. Kamron Taylor was caught in South Side, Chicago, with a loaded gun on Friday night after police received a tip off describing a man with the name 'Gertrude' tattooed to his neck. Officers chased Taylor three blocks before he was apprehended. He is being held on weapons charges until he can be turned over to the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office, Chicago police said. Scroll down for video . Recaptured: Kamron Taylor is in custody after breaking free from jail by beating a guard unconscious and fleeing in his uniform. He had been waiting to be sentenced after a judge convicted him of murder . Fears: It was feared Taylor planned to hunt down the family of his victim, Nelson Williams Jr. In February, he shouted at the family, 'I'm going to get you mother*******'  (pictured) Disguised: He was captured on a surveillance camera fleeing the Kankakee jail dressed in a guard's uniform . 'I think I can speak for ... everyone who's been involved: tired, I guess is the word,' Kankakee County Sheriff Timothy Bukowski told reporters Saturday in summing up the frenzied search. Taylor had been awaiting sentencing at Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee, Illinois, for the murder of Nelson Williams Jr. But on Tuesday he attacked a guard and fled in disguise. It came just days after he shouted at the victim's family in court: 'I'm going to get you mother*******.' 'As I go home every night, I figure he might ambush me like he did my son,' the victim's father, Nelson Williams Sr, told WLS-TV on Thursday. Taylor, who has a history of escape attempts, fled from the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee at about 3am Wednesday. He somehow escaped from his cell, hid inside the facility, then beat and choked the guard who was making rounds, said Kankakee County Sheriff Timothy Bukowski. Escaped: The 23-year-old Taylor was awaiting sentencing for the June 2013 murder of Nelson Williams Jr, 21 (right), when authorities say he beat a guard unconscious, took his keys and uniform and sped off in his SUV . Taylor, a 23-year-old from Kankakee, is considered armed and dangerous, the sheriff said. He was convicted of first-degree murder in February in the June 2013 death of Nelson Williams Jr, 21, and faces a sentence of 45 years to life in prison. Sheriff's officials believe someone may be helping Taylor hide. They warned the public that harboring a fugitive is a criminal offense that will be prosecuted. A $7,500 reward is now being offered for information leading to Taylor's arrest. Twenty-eight officers have fanned out across the county, searching dozens of residences with the help of dogs and surveillance helicopters above. Analysts from the Illinois State Police have been mapping out lists of Taylor's relatives and associates, examining his past phone conversations and jail visitation records to help lead investigators to probable locations where the fugitive might be hiding out. As of Friday morning, officers armed with rifles have searched about 50 home in eastern Illinois . Bukowski said investigators were also considering the possibility that Taylor could have fled elsewhere. Besides hunting him down, investigators were eager to determine how Taylor got free in what was the first successful escape from the decade-old lockup housing about 450 detainees. 'The speculation on my part is somebody didn't do their job properly,' Bukowski said. After getting free of his two-man cell in a lockdown unit, where he has been awaiting sentencing, Taylor hid out and attacked the guard, a military veteran with 10 years of correctional experience, Bukowski said. By wearing the guard's uniform, Taylor was able to fool other guards in a master control room who opened three sets of doors for him after visual verification by surveillance video, Bukowski said. Wanted: A $1,000 reward is being offered by police for any information that leads to Taylor's capture . Dangerous: A woman rushes to her car in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, April 1, 2015, after being told by police that officers were searching in the area for prison escapee Kamron T. Taylor . Following the trail: Police approach a vehicle with guns drawn that convicted murderer Kamron T. Taylor stole during his escape . Once outside, the suspect repeatedly pressed the guard's key fob to locate his Chevrolet Equinox in a parking lot and drive away. Authorities didn't learn of the escape until about 30 minutes later, when jail staff found the wounded officer, who is hospitalized in intensive care with head wounds. 'He was in and out of consciousness, unable to understand the questions that were given to him,' Bukowski said of the guard at a news conference. A few hours after sunrise, officers found the abandoned SUV in a residential area of Kankakee and approached the vehicle with their guns drawn. But Taylor was nowhere to be found and it wasn't clear whether he fled on foot or someone picked him up in another vehicle, the sheriff said. Safe and well: Authorities say they've found a 15-year-old girl, Savannah Bell, who they had thought to be in the company of convicted murderer who escaped from jail. At one point Wednesday, authorities issued an alert for a 15-year-old girl, Savannah Bell, who they believed was with Taylor. Illinois State Police later announced the girl had been found, but did not say where or how officials found her or whether she had been with Taylor. Jail staffing levels and procedures will be re-examined, but Bukowski said Taylor's history of violence and previous escape attempts didn't necessarily single him out for stricter security measures. 'It raises an alert, I guess,' he said. 'But you figure the people that are locked up in our facility aren't altar boys and you take certain precautions for all of them. And you can't become complacent with anybody ... especially a murderer.' Bukowski told reporters that the detention center has lost between 15 and 20 per cent of its staff, forcing guards to work extra hours in a change that he said did not go unnoticed by the 450 inmates. Asked whether he thought staffing at the jail was adequate, Bukowski told reporters he would like to see the levels that pre-dated the budget cuts, acknowledging that guards working overtime 'get tired and they start to make mistakes.' 'The inmates could see them working a double shift and see that they were tired,' he said. 'So all those factors contribute to what's going on.' He said budget cuts also got in the way of planned security enhancements, but he refused to go into specifics on that or precise staffing numbers, saying 'the inmates already know too much.' During his trial in February, Taylor tried to escape from the courthouse minutes after hearing the guilty verdict. Several sheriff's deputies and bailiffs wrestled him to the ground, and Taylor shouted expletives at the gallery as they led him away, according to a report in The (Kankakee) Daily Journal. He also escaped briefly after his arrest in 2013 but was detained several blocks away, the newspaper reported at the time. Taylor was found guilty of the June 2013 shooting death of 21-year-old Nelson Williams Jr. during a botched robbery at Williams' home in Kankakee. Online court records show his sentencing is scheduled for May 11.

Kamron Taylor was waiting to be sentenced for the 2013 murder of Nelson Williams Jr, 21 . Recaptured on Friday with loaded gun in Chicago after police tip-off . He fled Illinois prison on Wednesday after being guard unconscious . Was seen on CCTV wearing guard's uniform and driving his SUV . Fears he was hunting down victims family after shouting threat in court . He is now in custody on weapons charges .

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We've all been there - the moment on a date when the conversation suddenly stalls. It might be midway through the meal or even ten minutes into the starter and you are both fumbling around for something to say that will end the silence. Usually at this point, the awkwardness takes over and all ability to converse fails, leaving both parties gawping at each other. Scroll down for video . A big pitfall in dinner dates can be the awkward silence - the moment when both parties struggle to think of a topic of conversation (picture posed by models) But a Tumblr blog called Conversation Sparks  has now come to the rescue with hundreds of interesting facts to kickstart a chat. The cartoons by illustrator Ryan Chapman have all been designed for when you find yourself in the middle of an awkward pause. They include: 'Tall men marry earlier but short men stay married longer,' and, 'More home pregnancy kits are sold in March than any other month. Blame Valentine's Day.' Others include: 'Redheads have less hair than everyone else. About 90,000 strands on average, compared to 110,000 strands for blondes and 140,000 for brunettes.' And: 'Nike's Just Do It slogan was inspired by the last words of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer executed by firing squad in 1977.' The blog has now been turned into a book by Chronicle Books called Conversation Sparks: Trivia Worth Talking About that is for sale on Amazon. Read on to catch some of the most interesting entries below...

A big pitfall on dinner dates is a struggle to find topics to discuss . Tumblr blog called Conversation Sparks lists funny facts to avoid silence . They include 'Tall men marry earlier but short men stay married longer'

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Facebook has two days to release all emails to a defense lawyer whose client has fled from criminal charges that he falsely claimed a majority ownership in the social media giant. The documents requested include details relating to a contract with Paul Ceglia during an 18-month stretch beginning in 2003. Ceglia has been on the run for a month after cutting off his electronic ankle bracelet. His father told a court they believe Facebook and the prosecutors were conspiring against him. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick told Facebook Inc. and owner Mark Zuckerberg they have until Monday to relinquish the information that was requested by Ceglia's lawyer, Robert Ross Fogg. The order ignores Zuckerberg's request to wait until Ceglia is caught before handing over the documents. Mark Zuckerberg must release documents and electronic correspondence to a defense lawyer whose client has fled from criminal charges that he falsely claimed a majority ownership in the social media giant . With a May 4 trial approaching, Ceglia cut off his electronic ankle bracelet last month and fled. His wife, two children and dog are also missing from their home in Wellsville, 70 miles southeast of Buffalo. Ceglia's father told Broderick at a hearing last week that he believed his son might have fled because he believed Facebook and Zuckerberg were working together with prosecutors against him, jeopardizing his chance for a fair trial. The judge said he would not allow a trial to proceed unjustly. Federal prosecutors had urged Broderick not to force Facebook and Zuckerberg to turn over the documents, saying doing so would 'reward Ceglia's flouting of the judicial process while unreasonably drawing on the resources of the government and the authority of the court.' The criminal case against Ceglia was brought after a judge threw out his 2010 civil lawsuit claiming that he gave Zuckerberg, a student at Harvard University at the time, $1,000 in startup money in exchange for 50 percent of the future company. Prosecutors said a forensic analysis of his computers and Harvard's email archive determined Ceglia had altered an unrelated software development contract he signed with Zuckerberg in 2003 and falsified emails to make it appear Zuckerberg had promised him a half-share of Facebook. Zuckerberg has said he didn't come up with the idea for Facebook until months after he responded to Ceglia's online help-wanted ad and signed a contract agreeing to create some software for him. A lawyer for Facebook and Zuckerberg did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday on the judge's order. Neither did a spokesman for government attorneys nor Fogg. Fogg said in an email Wednesday that he and others 'continue to fight for Paul, even in his absence, with the same vigor and fortitude and in a sense — more determined than ever.'

Paul Ceglia on the run from criminal charges he falsely claimed ownership . His family accused Facebook and prosecutors of conspiring against him . Judge said Mark Zuckerberg has two days to hand over all relevant emails . The order ignores Zuckerberg's request to wait until Ceglia is found .

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(CNN)It's easy to be anxious about the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. After all, this is a brutal organization that not only kills but seems to revel in doing so in ways designed to shock the world -- from the beheadings of journalists to burning a Jordanian pilot alive. Such moves are part of this murky group's propaganda and its deliberate efforts to manipulate information. So what can and should we make of the organization? I explore the issue in depth in a special airing Sunday night. And although it's important to start with the caveat that ISIS is indeed trying to scare and confuse us, I took away some tentative lessons from speaking with the people who have traveled inside the minds of ISIS. First, ISIS is clearly about religion -- its version of radical Islam -- but it is also about power. There is increasing evidence that the military backbone of ISIS is made up not by a group of Islamic zealots, but rather high-ranking officers from Saddam Hussein's army -- Baathists who were at least ostensibly secular. An internal ISIS report detailing its organizational structure was reported on last week in the German weekly Der Spiegel. That report describes a group that uses its religious ideology as a recruiting and governing philosophy, much like communism. But underneath it, much like communism, is simply a drive for control, a lust for power. Next, ISIS presents itself as a global organization, but it has thrived because of a local cause. The group has gained territory, cash and recruits primarily because of the rage and rebellion of the Sunnis of Iraq and Syria, who believe they must fight the Shiites to secure their own survival and strength. The reality is that that Sunni cause is going to endure for some time. The United States has been successful in its tactical battles against ISIS and has managed to push the group back from many of its gains in Iraq. But the Sunnis of the region will remain in rebellion and the Sunni-dominated areas will remain in turmoil -- chaos that ISIS will be able to capitalize on this chaos. In the long run, ISIS might very well find that its greatest foes lie within its so-called Caliphate. The few reports that are emerging from areas controlled by ISIS suggest that, unsurprisingly, people do not like living under a brutal, theocratic dictatorship. They live in fear, and even those who chose it as an alternative to Shiite rule are growing disenchanted. In this respect, ISIS is like other radical Islamic groups, such as the Taliban -- they have an allure in the abstract, but once they are actually governing in their medieval, barbarous manner, the allure fades and the disenchantment builds. The result is ever-increasing repression. Remember, no one has ever voted ISIS into power anywhere. The group simply slaughters its way to control. Of course, one of the big questions has been: Is ISIS a threat to the West? The group's leaders declare that it is. But their ambitions appear to be mostly centered on their Arab enemies, on building a caliphate in Iraq and Syria. They understand, of course, that to be Terror Group No. 1, they must battle the country that is the world's No. 1 power -- the United States. With that in mind, they seek such a confrontation and hope that the United States will come to the Middle East and fight them on their terms, on their terrain. Still, while they are opportunists, and they ask and hope that their followers act in America, their main focus is not to come here -- they want Americans to go there. Yet no matter how one rates the level of the threat ISIS poses, the group has changed the nature of terror. The leaders of ISIS have recognized that above all, they are a messaging machine, which in turn becomes a recruitment machine. This means that the key is not what happens on the ground, but on the airwaves and in the bits and bytes of the Internet. And ISIS does this better than anyone before them because while their gruesome videos would seem a repulsive turn-off -- and are to most -- they still work on the web. The shock and awe they produce makes them go viral, and thus are seen by tens of millions. That ensures that these videos attract those utterly alienated young men -- a few thousand among the world's 1.6 billion Muslims -- who seek revenge, glory and gore. Unfortunately, as long as those young Muslim men, scattered across the globe, are attracted to ISIS and stream to its cause, the group presents the world with a danger that is impossible to fully assess but is one that grows by the month.

Fareed Zakaria: ISIS has thrived because of a local Sunni cause in Syria and Iraq . Leaders of ISIS have recognized they are a messaging machine, he says .

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The skylines of the world, an African desert and even the barren landscape of the Arctic have been reimagined as part of an annual skyscraper competition. More than 480 design teams submitted entries to eVolo Magazine's 2015 contest and a jury of experts chose three winners and awarded 15 other designs with honorable mentions from 480 global entries. The first place was awarded to a Polish group called Bomp for its 'natural habitat' Essence Skyscraper, beating the designs for a giant 'Times Squared 3015' concept at the heart of Times Square, a Bio-Pyramid in the Sahara and Cybertopia - a project that blurs the lines between digital and physical worlds. The eVolo Magazine Skyscraper Competition was established in 2006 to recognise 'outstanding ideas for vertical living'. The first place in this year's contest was awarded to a team of Polish designers for its project Essence Skyscraper (shown). The main body of the building is divided into 11 natural landscapes including open floor plans, water floors, fish tanks lifted up to 98 feet (30 metres) above ground, and jungle areas . The eVolo awards were established in 2006 to recognise 'outstanding ideas for vertical living'. Since then, the publication has received more than 6,000 projects that use technology, materials, designs and space in novel and challenging ways to question how 'we understand vertical architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments.' eVolo said the winners were selected for their 'creativity, ingenuity, and understanding of dynamic and adaptive vertical communities.' The first place this year was awarded to Bomp -  a team comprising of designers Ewa Odyjas, Agnieszka Morga, Konrad Basan, and Jakub Pudo - from Poland for the project Essence Skyscraper. The eVolo awards were established in 2006 to recognise 'outstanding ideas for vertical living'. eVolo said the winners were selected for their 'creativity, ingenuity, and understanding of dynamic and adaptive vertical communities.' First place: Essence Skyscraper by Ewa Odyjas, Agnieszka Morga, Konrad Basan, and Jakub Pudo - from Poland. The proposal is an urban mega-structure with a range of natural habitats. Second place: Shanty-Scraper by Suraksha Bhatla and Sharan Sundar from India. The project wanted to provide housing, work and recreational spaces to the inhabitants of Chennai city’s slum in India. Third place: Cybertopia by Egor Orlov from Russia. His design reimagines the city of the future as the combination of digital and physical worlds - a city that grows and morphs instantly according to its residents needs. The proposal is an urban mega-structure with a range of natural habitats. The designers said their design 'would serve as a place to briefly escape urban life and stimulate diverse and complex experiences.' The main body of the building is divided into 11 natural landscapes including open floor plans, water floors, fish tanks lifted up to 98 feet (30 metres) above ground, and jungle areas. Second place went to Suraksha Bhatla and Sharan Sundar from India for their Shanty-Scraper. The project wanted to provide housing, work and recreational spaces to the inhabitants of Chennai city’s slum in India. It was designed to use debris from the city's construction industry including pipes, corrugated metal sheets and timber. The designers explained: 'India’s Slum population is expected to surge to 104 million, or 9 per cent of the national population by 2017. 'As the nation’s disparity between the rich and poor deepens, the number of people living below poverty line has doubled over the last decade. 'Shanty-Scraper aspires to provide a unique solution. The vertical squatter structure is comprised of post-construction debris [and] the double height semi enclosures serve as utility yards and social gathering spaces.' They said that the 'lifts' are divided into multiple plank platforms made from a simple mechanically-driven lever and pulley. Third place was awarded to Egor Orlov from Russia for his project Cybertopia which reimagines the city of the future as the combination of digital and physical worlds - 'a city that grows and morphs instantly according to its residents needs.' He explained: '"Tomorrow" we expect a completely different topography of the city. 'It will be a map which includes cyber worlds with intrinsic geography, laws of physics, qualities and even its own residents. It is as though landscapes of computer games have woven into the city space. 'The residential area of the skyscraper represents a constantly growing and developing spatial complex...printed by 3D printer or by drone construction. Second place went to Suraksha Bhatla and Sharan Sundar from India for their Shanty-Scraper (concept drawings shown left and right). The project wanted to provide housing, work and recreational spaces to the inhabitants of Chennai city’s slum in India. It was designed, in particular, to use debris from the city construction industry including pipes, corrugated metal sheets and timber . The Bio-Pyramid: Reversing Desertification design (pictured) was created by David Sepulveda, Wagdy Moussa, Ishaan Kumar, Wesley Townsend, Colin Joyce, Arianna Armelli and Salvador Juarez from the US. They said it is a non-conventional skyscraper that not only operates as a 'bio-sphere' but also as a gateway from Cairo across the Sahara Desert . Meanwhile, the Noah Oasis: Rig to Vertical Bio-Habitat (pictured) was created by Chinese designers Ma Yidong, Zhu Zhonghui, Qin Zhengyu and Jiang Zhe. 'Our design transforms the original rigs into vertical bio-habitats, which aims to exert instant response to oil spills, restore damaged eco-systems and offer shelter from future disasters,' the team said . The 15 honorable mentions include skyscrapers designed for the arctic, structures that intend to reverse desertification, abandoned oil rigs transformed into bio-habitats, and atmosphere laboratories among others. The third place was awarded to Egor Orlov from Russia for 'Cybertopia'. It reimagines the city of the future as the combination of digital and physical worlds - 'a city that grows and morphs instantly according to its residents needs' These include the Bio-Pyramid: Reversing Desertification, created by David Sepulveda, Wagdy Moussa, Ishaan Kumar, Wesley Townsend, Colin Joyce, Arianna Armelli and Salvador Juarez from the US. They said their Bio-Pyramid is a non-conventional skyscraper that not only operates as a 'bio-sphere' but also as a gateway from Cairo across the Sahara Desert. The Unexpected Aurora in Chernobyl design was submitted by Zhang Zehua, Song Qiang and Liu Yameng from China. This project aims to build a skyscraper for people who return to Chernobyl and is fitted with air and water purification systems. The skyscraper itself is powered by solar energy. 'The skyscraper is just like a Garden of Eden, a new and safe life will start from here,' the designers said. Exploring Arctic: Multifunctional Complex in Dikson Harbour is based on transforming an Arctic hub port. 'It is necessary to create comfortable working and living environment of the Northern Sea Route transport infrastructure,' said designers Nikolay Zaytsev and Elizaveta Lopatina from Russia. 'The initial idea is to design a separate anthropogenic microcosm, detached from the harsh Arctic environment, but based on the dynamic equilibrium between people and nature. Instead of building on the ground, one entry imagined a structure built into the clouds to control the weather. Called Cloud Capture, Taehan Kim, Seoung Ji Lee and Yujin Ha from Korea said their design would catch and redistribute clouds 'where they are affluent to scarce'. This could transform the 'arid-yellow deserts into fresh green spaces'. A similar design was submitted by Shi Yuqing, Hu Yifei, Zhang Juntong, Sheng Zifeng and He Yanan from China called Air Monument: Atmosphere Database. They said the structure would obtain atmosphere samples throughout the year to monitor changes and highlight any concerns. Meanwhile, the Noah Oasis: Rig to Vertical Bio-Habitat was created by Chinese designers Ma Yidong, Zhu Zhonghui, Qin Zhengyu and Jiang Zhe. 'Our design transforms the original rigs into vertical bio-habitats, which aims to exert instant response to oil spills, restore damaged eco-systems and offer shelter from future disasters,' the team said. 'The original rig will become a reactor centre, where the spilled oil will be converted into catalyst and building materials, as well as a recreational centre and research facility.' Underwater, the structure will be secured to pipes. And in the US, a group of designers proposed a self-contained city featuring a stadium, forest, farm and beach on the top of a mile-high skyscraper in New York City. The Unexpected Aurora in Chernobyl design (pictured) was submitted by Zhang Zehua, Song Qiang and Liu Yameng from China. This project aims to build a skyscraper for people in Chernobyl fitted with air and water purification systems. The building is powered by solar energy . Exploring Arctic: Multifunctional Complex in Dikson Harbour is based on transforming an Arctic port (pictured). 'It is necessary to create working and living areas for the Northern Sea Route transport infrastructure,' said Russian designers Nikolay Zaytsev and Elizaveta Lopatina . The designers of the Exploring Arctic: Multifunctional Complex in Dikson Harbour (pictured) continued: 'The initial idea is to design a separate anthropogenic microcosm, detached from the harsh Arctic environment, but based on the dynamic equilibrium between people and nature' The giant 'Times Squared 3015' concept would be built inside a huge vertical tower at the heart of Times Square and would measure 5,687ft tall (1,733 metres). It was designed by Blake Freitas, Grace Chen and Alexi Kararavokris. The group said that as the planet continues to overpopulate, their entry explores spatial, environmental and experimental possibilities of vertical living. The proposed community would usher in a 'new kind of daily life', where farmers tended to crops which provided oxygen and food, visitors attend a football game by catching an elevator to the third floor and residents walk through a redwood forest thousands of feet above the city. The 2015 Skyscraper Competition was sponsored by Autodesk, real5D, and v2com and was judged by a panel including architects Massimiliano Fuksas and Benedetta Tagliabue and last year's winner Yong Ju Lee. Instead of building on the ground, one entry imagined a structure in the clouds to control the weather. Called Cloud Capture (left), Taehan Kim, Seoung Ji Lee and Yujin Ha from Korea said their design would catch and redistribute clouds 'where they are affluent to scarce'. A similar design was submitted by Shi Yuqing from China called Air Monument: Atmosphere Database (right) that would obtain samples during the year . And in the US, a group of designers proposed a self-contained city in New York City. The 'Times Squared 3015' concept would be built inside a huge tower in Times Square, would measure 5,687ft tall (1,733 metres) and was designed by Blake Freitas, Grace Chen and Alexi Kararavokris . Concept design drawings (pictured left and right) show the massive skyscraper would contain a beach, stadium, farm and residential apartments. The proposed community would usher in a 'new kind of daily life', where farmers tended to crops which provided oxygen and food, visitors attend a football game by catching an lift to the third floor, and residents walk through a redwood forest above the city .

The eVolo Magazine awards were established in 2006 to recognise 'outstanding ideas for vertical living' A jury of experts chose three winners and awarded 15 others with honorable mentions from 480 global entries . First place went Polish design team Bomp for its Essence Skyscraper with a range of natural habitats . Other entries include a skyscraper made from scraps and the Cybertopia project that blurs the lines between digital and physical worlds .

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There were no apologies from Floyd Mayweather for claiming to be greater than Muhammad Ali. There was reverence for God, even though Manny Pacquiao believes the Almighty is in his corner. There was an emotional remembrance of the frail old gentleman back in his tough birth-place of Grand Rapids, Michigan who was his surrogate grandfather. Floyd Mayweather is preparing to face Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand on May 2 in Las Vegas . Mayweather has defended his announcement that he feels he is The Best Ever ahead of the mega-fight . Mayweather built a reputation on being brash and flash but was soft-spoken during his conference call . There was sympathy for Freddie Roach in his battle with Parkinson's disease' even though Pacquiao's trainer has been trash-talking his claim to be The Best Ever. There were even soft-spoken words of thanks for we 200 hacks on the conference call for helping sell the half-billion-dollar richest fight of all time. Goodbye to the brash, flash, bombastic Floyd Jnr. Well, more or less. Hello to the mature Mr Mayweather who weighs his words carefully and respects one and all. Well, mostly. He has been slammed for pronouncing himself superior to Ali so he said: 'I respect all the great champions of the past. But I've done just as much as Ali did. 'He was champion at heavyweight but I've won world titles in five divisions. He fought for a helluva cause (anti-Vietnam War) but I'm still sharp at age 38. Still going strong at age 38. 'He lost, once to man who'd only had seven fights previously. I'm undefeated. He called himself The Greatest so I call myself The Best Ever. I knew there would be a back-lash but I couldn't care less. 'He said he was greater than Sugar Ray Robinson and someone else will come along in the future to be criticised for believing he's the best.' The God question did not faze him: 'I also believe in God. I've been blessed in my life. I love God and I don't believe God takes sides (in fights). We are all God's children and I don't think he roots for which of us he wants to win.' Geroge Foreman is down on count two after being struck by Muhammad Ali's killer right-hander in 1974 . Ali looks on after he knocked Foreman to the canvas with the holy mother of all right-handers during the bout . Ali called himself The Greatest and the Rumble in the Jungle was voted the best sporting event of the century . Roach has characterised the fight as 'good against evil' but the barbs have not rattled Mayweather: 'I'm not going to say anything negative about Freddie Roach. Not against someone who's not 100 per cent healthy. He's entitled to say what he wants to say. It's better for me to say nothing at all. 'His fighter is not talking like that and it's only me and Pacquiao who will do the fighting. I wish Freddie well.' The new, considerate Floyd choked up a little when asked about important influences who had inspired him to greatness. He took us back to Grand Rapids and a certain Mr Frank Brown, saying: 'He was important to me from the age of three, Like a grandfather. He would drive me to fights in my amateur days (no Money back then). Sometimes hundreds of miles. He believed in me more than anyone. He told me I'd make it. He took me to church. 'He came to so many of my fights right up to Oscar De La Hoya. But he's not doing well now. He's in an old folks home. He's losing his memory. It hurts. I love the guy so much. I think about him every day.' It went quiet for a moment on the line. It seemed like a good time to ask why he had changed from cocksure to contemplative almost to the point of silence. Mayweather slips a punch from Oscar De La Hoya in the eighth round at the MGM Grand on May 5, 2007 . Mayweather poses with the WBC super welterweight belt after beating De La Hoya by split decision in 2007 . 'I had to be loud to get where we are today,' he said. 'At 17 or 18 I was saying look at me. The big personality was part of that game plan. To get to this point we're at now. Making seven figures in one night. Now I'm here. And as you get older you mature.' And he welcomes the challenge which some think threatens his unbeaten legacy: 'I respect Manny Pacquaio. To be here now he must be doing something right. 'We reached the point where this fight had to happen. He's one of the last great fighters of our time left for me to defeat. I'm glad it's happening.' He goes back again to a moment in his youth: 'When I was 17 or 18 Mike Tyson had come out of prison. I went to the MGM to watch him fight. Busy? I thought, man, we'll never see the MGM Grand this packed ever again. Manny Pacquiao says he will have to be a warrior against Mayweather but is convinced he will win . Pacquiao works out at a park in Los Angeles, California, ahead of his $300million mega-fight on May 2 . Pacquiao is joined by supporters during training as he jogs along a city street to a park in Los Angeles . 'But then I started to believe I could do record numbers one day and now me and my team are making it happen.' Two days earlier Pacquiao had time for only two words at his conference call before his promoter Bob Arum hung up the phone in frustration at some questions he deemed banal. Mayweather gave us about half-an-hour of insights which, at the end, came down to these six words of blinding simplicity: 'My game plan is to win.'

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao meet on May 2 in Las Vegas . Mayweather was soft-spoken during a half-hour conference call . He made no apologies for claiming to be greater than Muhammad Ali . Two days earlier Pacquiao had time for just two words at his conference call before his promoter Bob Arum hung up the phone in frustration . READ: Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao tickets FINALLY go on sale . CLICK HERE for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news .

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Two warring sisters were yesterday stripped of the right to control their aged mother’s fortune because of the intensity of the hatred between them. The hostility between the women – one a 61-year-old retired GP and the other a 58-year-old radiographer – meant they would never be able to make rational decisions about how to deal with the 97-year-old widow’s property, a judge said. Senior Judge Denzil Lush said the elder sister could be jailed for attempting to alter a legal document, so she could gain greater control over her mother’s money. The mother, who has dementia, lives in a care home in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire. She owns a £600,000 house, has savings and shares worth £100,000, and has an income of £1,200 a month. The Court of Protection case was brought by the Office of the Public Guardian (pictured) - the regulator of agreements for people without capacity . The judge said both sisters were unsuitable to control her affairs ‘because of the intense acrimony between them’. Instead he appointed a court deputy to carry out this role. The ruling was made in the secretive Court of Protection in which hearings are routinely closed to the public. The judge ordered that none of the family be named. Senior Judge Lush said the ‘daughters don’t see eye to eye. In fact, they detest each other.’ According to the GP, the judge said, ‘the two of them have been in the same room together on five occasions during the last five years, and on each occasion her sister has refused point blank either to speak to her or even acknowledge her presence. The only communication between them is by email, and this is usually rancorous in tone.’ The disastrous relationship between the two sisters and their failure to handle their mother’s affairs as she slipped into dementia were revealed in a ruling by the secretive Court of Protection. The sisters agreed with their mother in 2007 that they should draw up an agreement to control her money and property if she became unable to do so herself. The mother, a widow since 1984, owns a house in Marlow worth between £550,000 and £600,000, savings and shares worth about £100,000, and has an income of around £1,200 a month. Since suffering from dementia she has lived in a care home in Stoke Mandeville that costs £940 a week. However, the sisters have rowed over their mother’s care. The dispute has involved the younger sister, the radiographer, objecting to her elder sibling’s choice of care home - which is a two-hour journey away from her own house. It has also involved an accusation from the GP that her younger sibling only visits their mother once a week or once a fortnight. The document drawn up by the sisters in 2007 to control their mother’s affairs - an Enduring Power of Attorney - was put into effect in 2013. Since suffering from dementia the mother has lived in a care home in Stoke Mandeville (pictured) costing £940 a week . But Senior Judge Lush said that at some stage the elder sister had attempted to alter the document. She attempted to change the attorneys’ appointment from ‘joint’ to ‘joint and several’. It meant that the doctor could take decisions on her own about the money, without reference to her sister. The judge added that when she registered the new document the GP ‘knew that this statement was false.’ The Court of Protection case was brought by the Office of the Public Guardian - the regulator of agreements for people without capacity. The OPG told the court that there were no witnesses to the alteration of the document. Judge Lush said there were criminal penalties for dishonestly tampering with an Enduring Power of Attorney . Laura Knight of the OPG told the court that ‘it is more difficult to believe that a professional person with the responsibilities of the GP would misunderstand the difference in appointment types’. Miss Knight added that the GP said that her late aunt had agreed that the document should be changed, but ‘while this seems plausible, it is alarming to see an attempt by reasonably educated people at amending an important legal document without any witnessing being attempted or legal advice being taken.’ Judge Lush said there were criminal penalties for dishonestly tampering with an Enduring Power of Attorney. He said the punishments could run up to two years in jail but any charges were a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service. He added that he thought prosecution would not be in the interests of the mother, who would be caused ‘significant distress’. The judge said of the doctor: ‘Notwithstanding the natural love and affection between them and the undoubted support she has provided to her mother in recent years, I find her unsuitable to be the donor’s attorney.’

Sisters, one 61 and the other 58, unable to agree because of mutual hatred . Judge Denzil Lush said one could be jailed for trying to alter a document . Lost control of a £600,000 house and savings and shares worth £100,000 .

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Various types of renewable energy such as solar and wind are often touted as being the solution to the world’s growing energy crisis. But one researcher has come up with a novel idea that could trump them all - a biological solar panel that works around the clock. By harnessing the electrons generated by plants such as moss, he said he can create useful energy that could be used at home or elsewhere. A University of Cambridge scientist has revealed his green source of energy. By using just moss he is able to generate enough power to run a clock (shown). He said panels of plant material could power appliances in our homes. And the technology could help farmers grow crops where electricity is scarce . Dr Paolo Bombelli will present his research as part of the Pint of Science festival, which is running from 18 to 20 May in 50 cities across nine countries. His idea is relatively simple - by wiring up plants to an electro-chemical system, he is able to harness the waste electrons and energy produced during the photosynthesis process. And the results are surprisingly efficient. He demonstrated how a smartphone-sized block of moss could be used to power a digital clock. The Pint of Science festival is taking place from Monday 18 to Wednesday 20 May 2015. It sees scientists of various disciplines give talks in pubs around the world, with topics ranging from the brain to space, that the public can attend for £3 - the ‘price of a pint’. Dr Paolo Bombelli, with his moss-powered clock, is one of the scientists taking part. This year more than 600 science evenings will take place in 50 cities across nine countries. Cities in the UK include Bristol, London, Manchester and Southampton. A full schedule can be found on their website. An A4-sized area of leaves - about 93 square inches (600 square centimetres) - could charge four AA batteries in one hour on a typical sunny day. Dr Bombelli said his inspiration came from the movie The Matrix. ‘In that movie, they try to generate electrical energy, power, from humans,’ he explained. ‘And although it was a bit crude, the concept is actually correct. ‘But there are perhaps less ethical issues if you take electrons from photosynthetic organisms than humans.’ The apparatus required is also relatively simple - cables, some water and a plant. At the moment, Dr Bombelli is trying to find a way to increase the ‘flux’ of electrons emitted by a plant, making more energy available. ‘If we can crack this, we can get a very large flux of electrons coming out, then we can build a biological solar panel,’ he told MailOnline. Dr Bombelli said his inspiration came from the 1999 movie The Matrix. ‘In that movie, they try to generate electrical energy, power, from humans,’ he explained, shown in this image from the movie. 'But there are perhaps less ethical issues if you take electrons from photosynthetic organisms than humans' An A4-sized area of leaves - about (93 square inches (600 square centimetres) - could charge four AA batteries in one hour on a typical sunny day. The ultimate goal is to develop panels that generate five watts per square metre (11 square ft). By comparison, a solar panel generates 150 to 200 watts per square metre . Dr Paolo Bombelli presented his research at a preview of the Pint of Science festival (left). He is adamant that regular moss (stock image right) could provide an additional source of renewable energy to complement others that are available . For example, he said people could have one of these panels on the roof of their house to power certain appliances in their home. The goal is to generate up to five watts per square metre (11 square feet). By comparison, a solar panel generates 150 to 200 watts per square metre. The uses are not just in the home, though. Dr Bombelli said in regions where people don’t have access to energy, biological solar panels could be useful for tasks such as growing crops. People could be shown how to build the simple systems and, unlike solar panels which require technical expertise to fix, the biological solar panels can be fixed easily. ‘To assemble one is not too difficult,’ he explained. And to demonstrate just how useful the technology can be, Dr Bombelli is gearing up to deploy a plant-powered system in London Zoo. A trap camera powered by moss will be installed in the next four to eight weeks, and ultimately the same camera could be used to capture images of animals in the wild. Rice farming is one area Dr Bombelli sees his technology being useful. It could help power technology in areas where electricity is scarce, possibly increasing yields. Shown is a stock image of rice paddy fields in India, one region Dr Bombelli said his technology could be useful . He noted that there are limitations: the technology is not very mobile, and its power output is low compared to other renewable energies. Nonetheless he thinks it could be part of a ‘portfolio of renewable technology’ to generate electricity. ‘We don’t really think the world is going to be powered by this technology, but it could play a role,’ he said.

University of Cambridge scientist has revealed his green source of energy . By using just moss he is able to generate enough power to run a clock . He said panels of plant material could power appliances in our homes . And the tech could help farmers grow crops where electricity is scarce .

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While David Cameron has long played up to his image as a family man, Nigel Farage has preferred posing with a pint in the pub. But with the general election getting ever closer, the Ukip leader has resorted to traditional campaign methods to get out the vote. Mr Farage was out in Thanet South today after polls showed he had fallen behind the Tories in his campaign to be elected to Parliament. Scroll down for video . Ukip Leader Nigel Farage meets local people in Broadstairs, Kent, as he continues his campaign trail for the South Thanet seat at the general election . Mr Clegg was in Kingston and Surbiton to campaign with Cabinet colleague Ed Davey where he met seven -months-old Elise Popperwell and her mother Melissa Popperwell . The Deputy Prime Minister was heckled by anti-tuition fees campaigners during his visit to south west London . A ComRes poll last weekend found Mr Farage trailing his Tory opponent Craig Mackinlay, by 1% with Labour’s Will Scobie just behind on 29%. The unlikely images of Mr Farage come after the Prime Minister and his Lib Dem deputy Nick Clegg were also snapped on the campaign trail posing for photographs with mothers and their babies. In the last few days alone the Prime Minister has been pictured cuddling babies, brushing his daughter’s hair and even feeding an orphaned lamb. On Friday last week, Mr Cameron was overheard telling his wife Samantha they should have another baby. Mr Cameron looks on as his wife Samantha holds seven-week old Regan in a showhome during a general election campaign visit to a housing development in Chorley last week . Lilli Docherty and her daughter Dakota, left, and Jo White, right, eat lunch as they talk David Cameron, on the election campaign trail near Poole, Dorset . The PM, visiting a young family helped onto the housing ladder through a government help-to-buy scheme, was pictured cooing over a new-born baby held by his wife. Mr Cameron was heard quipping: 'Come on darling, maybe another one?' The Prime Minister, already a father of four, later admitted he could not help thinking about having more children when he was around young babies. After sympathising with the couple about sleepless nights he said: 'Whenever I see a small baby I feel broody, but don't worry, nothing is going to happen on that front.' Today, Mr Cameron stopped for lunch with supporters near Poole in Dorset, while Mr Clegg spent the day campaigning in South West London and Bath. Mr Farage, meanwhile, sent an email to Ukip supporters pleading with them to help him regain the momentum in Thanet South. Mr Farage asked his supporters to do "him a personal favour" and join him on an 'Action Day' to help deliver leaflets, adverts for Ukip public meetings alongside canvassing on the doorstep. Mr Cameron was joined for lunch in a garden with the Docherty family from Poole as he ramped up his campaign for re-election with an attack on Labour's tax plan . Mr Cameron feeds orphaned lambs on Dean Lane farm near the village of Chadlington in the Cotswolds yesterday . The plea for help follows comments from Diane James, Ukip MEP for South East England, who told Pienaar’s Politics there were people "waiting" to put themselves forward as the next Ukip leader. “There are people there waiting. When the leadership race is announced, I’m sure individuals will put their hats into the ring,” she said yesterday. In a Sunday Times interview, Mr Farage reiterated his intention to stand down as Ukip leader if he fails to make it to the Commons in May.

Ukip leader posed for tradition campaign photo while out in Thanet, Kent . Nick Clegg also stopped for pictures with mothers and their babies . It comes after David Cameron admitted he was 'broody' for another baby . The Prime Minister also posed feeding orphaned lambs on Easter Sunday .

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Tim Sherwood will welcome Gary Gardner back into his first team squad during pre-season to assess closely whether the 22-year-old can cut it for Aston Villa in the Premier League. Gardner has enjoyed a successful loan spell at Nottingham Forest and scored a superb free-kick in front of the Villa manager during the defeat to Watford at the City Ground. Sherwood is keen to see Gardner, a former England Under-21 player, train day-to-day before making up his mind and he has spoken previously about his desire for homegrown players to make an impact at the club. Gary Gardner (left) will report to Aston Villa for pre-season training to be assessed by Tim Sherwood . The Villa boss has inspired the club since being appointed and helped lead them to an FA Cup final . Gardner, born in Solihull, joined Villa's academy aged seven and last year was rewarded with a new contract that expires in June 2016 despite suffering serious knee injuries. 'I will go back to Villa in the summer and we will see what happens,' he said. 'When I am back there in training, it will be my chance to impress. Tim Sherwood will not have seen much of me in training, because I have not been there. 'Villa are the main club, I have been there since I was seven and it is the team I support. But Forest have been fantastic to me. It is definitely the second team in my heart. 'If I was made available for loan again next season, if it does not work out at Villa, Forest would be top of my list, definitely. It is the best loan move I have had.' Gardner scored a stunning free-kick against Watford with Sherwood in attendance at the City Ground .

Gary Gardner confirms he'll report to Aston Villa for pre-season training . The 22-year-old is out on loan at Championship side Nottingham Forest . Tim Sherwood is keen to asses Gardner ahead of next season . The midfielder would prefer a move back to Forest if Villa doesn't wok out . CLICK HERE for all the latest Aston Villa news .

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Keith Cameron, pictured,  was jailed for five years for scamming his dying friend and neighbour out of his life savings . A conman has been jailed for fleecing a dying architect out of his life savings and using the money to fund his lavish lifestyle. Keith Cameron splashed out on a New York flat for his daughter and enjoyed a string of extravagant holidays while his victim's family have been left facing the prospect of selling their home. The 54-year-old scammed his trusting friend and terminally ill neighbour, Jonathan Speirs, out of £476,864 in a complicated ruse. He promised the world-famous lighting architect a £2million return on his investment in just two years, but it was all an elaborate lie. Cameron was today jailed for five years at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. But Jonathan's wife, Elizabeth, 58, said: 'My daughters and I will be dealing with the consequences of his crime both emotionally and financially for the rest of our lives.' Cameron stole the family's money and spent it on his extravagant lifestyle and a New York flat for his own daughter, who attended the American Academy of Drama and the Arts. Meanwhile, Jonathan's youngest daughter faces missing out on a place at her dream university in New York. Cameron persuaded terminally ill Jonathan - his close friend and neighbour for 13 years - to part with thousands of pounds by claiming his telecoms start-up required money to win a valuable contract. He repeatedly claimed the company was trading well and that Jonathan could expect a return on his investment of around £2 million within two years. Cameron, from Edinburgh, instead used his friend's cash to maintain a excessive lifestyle of posh restaurants and fancy holidays. Jonathan died of stomach cancer in 2012. His widow, Elizabeth, from Edinburgh, said Cameron's heartless scheme had stopped her daughter, Erin, 17, from following her dreams. She said: 'Keith Cameron deserved a lengthy prison sentence. I am glad the Sheriff chose to impose the maximum sentence on the fraud charge. 'However, no length of prison term will ever compensate for the dreadful crime he committed. 'My daughters and I will be dealing with the consequences of his crime both emotionally and financially for the rest of our lives. 'If Keith Cameron hadn't defrauded us, Erin could have followed her dreams. But we have to live with knowing that our money was spent on allowing Cameron's daughter to study in New York while my daughter can't. 'Despite having the academic qualifications and the ability to gain a place on this course, we'll probably have to turn it down because we can't afford the fees. Victims: Jonathan Speirs, a world-famous lighting architect, pictured with his wife Elizabeth, was persuaded to part with a total of £476,864 . 'This is so unfair and it's breaking my heart that I can't give her the education she has worked so hard for. 'I am struggling to come to terms with the depths of Keith Cameron's depravity now that I know the full details of how he deceived a dying man.' Elizabeth, a supply teacher, also revealed that Cameron had texted her asking to see her husband just days before he passed away in June 2012. Mr Speirs died of stomach cancer in 2012 after investing in his friends scam . The text read: 'Tell him I don't care what he looks like, he's a dear friend and that's all that matters.' Elizabeth said the family now faced being forced to sell off her home in Edinburgh where she had lived with her husband for 24 years. She said: 'It's still hard to believe that someone who, supposedly, was our friend could behave in such a cold-hearted fashion pretending to care about my husband and pretending to show grief at his funeral, whilst all the time he was knowingly spending our money on luxuries for his family - money we'd worked hard for. 'It fills me with horror to think that anyone could be so cruel and heartless towards a good, kind man but especially towards a man who was facing death. 'A lengthy prison sentence is totally justified.' Police Scotland Detective Inspector Arron Clinkscales added: 'Keith Cameron used his expertise and relationship to make his victim believe that this was a legitimate investment. 'To ensure that others do not fall foul of similar fraudulent activities I would urge the public to fully research any investment they are seeking to make. 'When considering making an investment, consider seeking financial and legal advice to ensure protection against fraudulent investments. 'If in any doubt, do not go ahead, and remember if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.' Mrs Speirs said she now faces selling off the home in Edinburgh she shared with her husband for 24 years. Pictured: Jonathan Speirs with Erin, Elizabeth and Lucie .

Keith Cameron, 54, jailed for five years after being found guilty of fraud . Scammed architect Jonathan Speirs out of £476,864 in complicated ruse . Cameron promised a £2million return for an investment to dying man . Now Mr Speirs's family are facing having to sell their Edinburgh home .

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Liverpool's players must focus on getting themselves and the club into the semi-finals of the FA Cup rather than Steven Gerrard, according to Reds legend Robbie Fowler. Gerrard will leave Anfield at the end of the season to join Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy and the skipper is hoping to bow out in style by leading Brendan Rodgers' side to the final at Wembley. But ahead of Wednesday night's quarter-final replay with Blackburn, Fowler has warned Gerrard's team-mates not to concentrate on providing the 34-year-old with a fairytale ending to his Liverpool career. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard (right) trains alongside Rickie Lambert at Melwood on Monday . Gerrard will miss Liverpool's FA Cup quarter-final replay with Blackburn because of suspension . Reds legend Robbie Fowler, pictured with Kenny Dalglish, says Liverpool's players must not focus on Gerrard . Fowler told goal.com: 'Everyone would absolutely love Steven to win it, what with this being his last season and possibly last game, and hopefully that will be the case. 'But Liverpool have got to get themselves into the position where they can't do this just for Steven Gerrard. They've got to do it for every individual involved with the club. That's the way it should be.' Gerrard will miss the trip to Ewood Park as he serves the second match of a three-game suspension and Fowler hopes that Jordan Henderson and Co put their missing captain to the back of their minds . 'If you put too much effort in for one man, maybe you can get a little bit too excited or overboard,' added Fowler. 'As much as it would be Steven's last game, they've got to get past that and just do it for themselves. 'In an ideal world, they'll do it, and no-one would love it more than me. Steven deserves to go out on a high but they've got to do it for themselves. It's not all about Steven.' Fowler has also urged Raheem Sterling to end his contract wrangle and commit his future to the club after he rejected a new deal worth £100,000-a-week. Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling has rejected a new £100,000-a-week deal to stay at Anfield . Fowler believes Sterling, pictured training on Monday, should stay at Liverpool to develop his game . Writing in his column for the Daily Mirror, Fowler said: 'I think it’s nonsense to suggest Sterling will have to go elsewhere to win trophies and fulfil all these dreams he’s apparently got. 'In the space of two seasons, with a very, very young team that will only get better, they should have won the league, should have beaten Chelsea in a semi to get to Wembley... and should play in an FA Cup Final there in May. 'I was brought up at Anfield and still work there, so what else am I going to think?, but he’d be crazy to go at this stage in his development, especially because he’s being guided by a special manager who has already turned Luis Suarez into one of the best players in the world... and earned Luis the money to go with that status.'

Liverpool face Blackburn in an FA Cup quarter-final replay on Wednesday . The FA Cup final could be Steven Gerrard's last game for the club . Robbie Fowler insists Liverpool's players must not focus on Gerrard . Raheem Sterling should remain at Anfield, according to Fowler .

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The French state railway company on Monday demanded police action against 'irresponsible' Paris-Roubaix cycle race riders who breached a safety barrier seconds before a high speed train hurtled by. The SNCF company made an official complaint to French prosecutors saying the action in Sunday's prestigious race had risked a deadly tragedy. The last of the riders went through the barrier in northern France about eight seconds before the TGV train arrived at the Waller crossing, 87 kilometers (54 miles) from the end of the so called 'Hell of the North' race. SNCF have spoken of their fury at the riders who breached a safety barrier as a train approached . SNCF slammed the riders for an 'extremely grave an irresponsible action' One rider was even clipped by the barrier as it came down, as the racers hurry through with the train near . Another cyclist made his way over the track after police tried to stop anymore competitors getting across . A number of riders wait safely for the train to pass through while others risked crossing . The train hurtled through at high speed shortly after a group of riders went through the barrier . One rider from the Belgian Lotto team was clipped by a barrier as it came down. John Degenkolb, winner of the race famed for its 26 sections of bone-jarring cobbled roads, was among the group who went through the barrier as it closed. Race organisers said it had not been possible for the leaders to stop in time. 'Several riders deliberately, and against all safety rules, crossed a closed safety barrier,' said a SNCF statement announcing the complaint to French prosecutors. 'Millions of television viewers saw live this extremely grave and irresponsible action which could have been tragic,' the company added. 'A few seconds later, a TGV ran on this line and could have hit the peloton.' When the last rider had gone through the crossing, a police motorcycle was in place to stop more riders going through. The riders are held at a level crossing in the Paris-Roubaix race as a train approaches . A number of cyclists breached the barrier to cross the track before the train sped through . The last cyclist appeared to cross the track around eight seconds before the train went through . Normally riders who go through a closed safety crossing are disqualified. But Guy Dobbelaere, president of the jury of race commissioners, defended the action of the riders on Sunday. 'It wasn't possible for the leading riders to stop sufficiently safely,' said Dobbelaere. 'The peloton was 10 metres away when the barrier started to close.' Race director Thierry Gouvenou added: 'By neutralising the race for a few moments to not penalise those who stopped, we respected the spirit of the rule. 'In theory, those who pass when the barrier is down are thrown out of the race. 'This time, that would have been unjust in respect of those riders who weren't identified,' said Gouvenou. German John Degenkolb won the race and was one of the riders who went through the closed barrier . Degenkolb celebrates his win alongside Zdenek Stybar (left) and Greg van Avermaet (right) Race officials slowed the leading riders so that those held up by the barrier could catch up. In 2006, three riders were disqualified for going through a closed railway crossing. The three - Leif Hoste and Peter van Petegem of Belgium and Russian Vladimir Guseve - were less than 10 kilometers (six miles) from the finish and had been disputing top places.

Railway company condemns the cyclists 'grave and irresponsible action' They have made an official complaint to French prosecutors . John Degenkolb, the race winner, crossed the barrier as it closed .

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Jet-setter: Elvis Presley bought both planes in 1975 . They've been one of the biggest highlights of Graceland for 30 years. But Elvis Presley’s planes are to be taken from the grounds of his former mansion after local officials signed off the controversial deal. Memphis City Council agreed yesterday that Hound Dog II and Lisa Marie – named after the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s daughter – can be moved from his estate to a site nearby. It means tourists to Graceland will have to pay extra if they want to see the two jets, which are to form a new, separate museum about the dead singer. Graceland visitors can currently buy a ticket that includes a tour of Presley's home-turned-museum and the interiors of the two planes. They have been at the estate since the mid-1980s after Graceland’s managing company, Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), agreed that the planes’ owner, OKC Partnership, could have a cut of Graceland ticket sales. OKC spokesman Tim McCaskill told Memphis City Council this week that the goal was for construction work at the planes’ new home to be finished in time for them to be moved there for Elvis Week in August. The site is on the same street as Graceland. Big hit: The Lisa Marie, pictured in the grounds of Graceland, was given a major overhaul by Elvis . Hound Dog II: The smaller jet was used by the star during Lisa Marie's refit and was also his back-up plane . OKC has been in a lengthy dispute with EPE, which was bought by New York-based Authentic Brands Group in 2013. Last April, EPE sent a letter to OKC, saying it was exercising its option to end their agreement and asking OKC ‘to make arrangements for the removal of the airplanes and the restoration of the site on or shortly after April 26, 2015’. At one stage, Elvis’s former wife Priscilla stepped into the heated row - telling fans who were outraged at the prospect of the planes being moved to ‘calm down’. Elvis's bedroom: The Lisa Marie had a custom-made, queen-sized bed for the star, who liked to fly at night . Perfectly preserved: A table and chairs in the plane. The seats are now covered in plastic to protect them . Lounge in the sky: There are four TVs in total plus a videotape system in the Lisa Marie . Hot on design: Presley, who oversaw the plane's refurbishment, insisted on gold bathroom taps . Then last September, OKC put them up for sale, saying if they couldn’t stay at Elvis’s former home, they would have to be sold. OKC owner KG Coker, 77, said at the time: ‘I would love to see the airplanes stay where they are forever. ‘Millions of fans have toured those airplanes and there's a real connection between fans and those airplanes. They are part of the Elvis experience.’ The jets were expected to fetch $15million in an auction in January. But they were withdrawn from sale, and OKC made arrangements to have them displayed on land adjacent to Graceland. Hound Dog II was bought by Elvis for $900,000 in September 1975 – less than two years before his death. In November 1975 he paid $250,000 for the larger but secondhand plane Lisa Marie, and spent at least $300,000 having it renovated. He would use Hound Dog II - a Lockheed Jetstar - to fly to Lisa Marie’s hangar to see how the refit was going. When it was finished, Hound Dog II became his back-up jet. Both planes were sold after the singer’s death in August 1977 and bought a few years later by OKC. The Lisa Marie was installed at Graceland in 1984 and the Hound Dog II soon afterwards. Small but comfortable: The eye-catching lime-green and yellow seats in Elvis's Hound Dog II jet . Current home: The jets have been at Graceland since the 1980s, where they have their own entrance (right) Heated debate: Elvis's ex-wife Priscilla Presley joined in the row over whether the planes should stay at Graceland with this tweet to his fans last year. She turned the home into a tourist destination after he died . The Lisa Marie was bought by Elvis from Delta Air Lines in November 1975 for $250,000. It was originally built in 1960, and the singer spent at least $300,000 having the interior overhauled to suit his tastes. He gave it a penthouse-style bedroom with a queen-size bed and in-flight library, an executive conference room finished in teak - and a bathroom with gold sink and taps. The plane also had a bar, four TVs with a videotape system and a state-of-the-art stereo system with 52 speakers. Elvis had the plane painted red, white and blue with his motto TCB - for 'Takin' Care of Business' - on the tail. It was decked out by a team that had previously designed the US president’s plane, Air Force One. During the refurbishment, the Lisa Marie was in a hangar in Fort Worth. Elvis took great pleasure in flying friends there in his smaller Hound Dog II jet to check on the progress of the refit, which he personally oversaw. The Lisa Marie - a four-engine 28-passenger Convair - could fly Presley up to 3,000 miles (4,800km). On each flight there would typically be three crew members. It could hold a maximum of 29 people but usually there would be around eight. The custom-made bed was particularly important to Elvis as he preferred to travel by night. The last journey the plane made for the family was in August 1977 when it transported Elvis's ex-wife Priscilla and his good friend George Hamilton from California to his funeral at Graceland. Priscilla Presley and her then husband Elvis board a private jet in the 1960s. The couple separated in 1972 .

The two jets have been permanent fixtures at Memphis estate for 30 years . But city council has agreed Hound Dog II and Lisa Marie can be taken away . They will form part of a new museum about the King of Rock 'n' Roll . Decision follows a year of wrangling between planes' owner and Graceland .

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Crawling commando-style underneath an open-sided Land Rover, I came virtually nose to nose with a 4,500lb horned rhino. I tried to slow my breathing as she looked straight at me. I needed to be calm to take my shot. There were three other rhinos with her and, let's be honest, they're not called a crash of rhino for nothing. I raised my camera and began to photograph what could soon become an extinct pachyderm. The luxurious Ulusaba Game Reserve is in South Africa's Sabi Sands and is Sir Richard Branson's private reserve . Thankfully the female found my scrawny presence of absolutely no consequence, and instead wandered off in search of tastier herbivorous options. I was with my mate James and we laughed awkwardly as we climbed back into the vehicle. My mum – Sky TV presenter Kay Burley – was sitting statue-still on board, having adopted her best nonchalant expression, but she wasn't fooling either of us. The holiday at Ulusaba, Sir Richard Branson's private game reserve in South Africa's Sabi Sands, was my reward for graduating. I have been on safari before but this was different. I'm an amateur car photographer and wanted to swap taking photos of Ferraris and focus instead on the roar of a bush lion, the yawn of a hippo, the prowl of a glorious leopard or a close-up of a fearless rhino. We achieved all of them. Kutner came face to face with three rhinos, along with documenting the roar of a bush lion, the yawn of a hippo and the prowl of a glorious leopard . Just the day before, we had tracked the crash of rhino on foot. With 1,000 rhinos killed by poachers in South Africa last year alone, they are increasingly difficult to view. Danny, our brilliant tracker, who could find a spelling mistake in a dictionary, had eventually located them, but with dusk fast approaching we reluctantly headed back to the Land Rover. The African bush is not a place to be on foot in the dark. We should know. We'd spent the earlier part of the day up close and personal with a pride of lions. Our ranger, Trevor, steered the Land Rover as close as he dared without disturbing the big cats. The lioness, who could have taken any one of us out with a casual swipe of her front paw, looked in our direction, checked her cubs and allowed us to stay. Trevor, also a photographer, whispered advice on appropriate settings for my Nikon D600 to achieve the best results. Heading back to the luxury accommodation at Cliff Lodge, a two-bedroom apartment within Rock Lodge (Mum described it as glamping but with solid walls, luxury furnishings, soft sheets and a chef to conjure up our favourite food), we talked about all the other animals we wanted to see, if possible. Alexander Kutner with mum, Sky TV presenter Kay Burley, at Ulusaba, Sir Richard Branson's private game reserve in South Africa's Sabi Sands . Trevor said he and Danny would try but couldn't promise anything. Nevertheless, given the conservation, ecology and anti-poaching work being carried out by Ulusaba and adjoining camps, we were feeling confident. The following day we found ourselves slap bang in the middle of a herd of buffalo, mean-looking guys who glare at you as if you owe them money. Danny, who will happily track on foot for lion, leopard, elephant and rhino – four of the Big Five – makes an exception for buffalo. Alexander said a lioness looked in his group's direction, checked her cubs and allowed them to stay . Trevor started up the engine and we moved on. Pausing at a watering hole, we were delighted to see two young male elephants wandering towards us. They made their way into the water and proceeded to perform for us – a photographer's dream! We returned to the lodge to relax and sort through the hundreds of photos we'd captured. Chef served up kudu burgers for lunch. We'd seen plenty of these handsome antelope during our morning game drive… and Mum decided to pass on that meal. Ulusaba means 'place of little fear'. That's because the koppie where Rock Lodge sits provided the ancient Shangaan warriors with the perfect lookout point . Trevor wondered what else we'd like to see. 'Cheetah, please,' we cried. He took us on a long, bumpy drive to the wide-open plains where cheetah can run free in their hunt for food. They are extremely rare in this area of the Sabi Sands and, despite hour after hour of tracking, there were no paw-print clues. However, Trevor had one last surprise. Danny heard the call of a honey bird and a solitary warning from an impala antelope. These led him on foot to a pair of leopard cubs frolicking up a tree. There is no sighting quite as magical as a leopard, and six-month-old cubs are the perfect age to provide incredible images of their playful behaviour. Eventually, with a heavy heart and my camera packed away, we left the African bush. Until the next time... Virgin Holidays and Hip Hotels (vhiphotels.co.uk, 0844 573 2460) offers five nights at Ulusaba Safari Lodge from £2,669 per person. This includes return flights to Johannesburg, internal flights and all-inclusive accommodation. The price is based on a June 8 departure.

Alexander Kutner travelled with his Sky presenter mum, Kay Burley . They stayed at the Ulusaba reserve in South Africa's Sabi Sands . The stay at Cliff Lodge had luxury furnishings, soft sheets and a chef .

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A man who stabbed a young father to death has been filmed partying with prison hooch and singing to explicit rap lyrics in a sickening jail video. Dashem Tesfamichael, 30, is seen in the 50-second clip captured on a banned mobile phone as he dances outside his cell with other inmates at Coldingley prison in Surrey. He clutches a glass of the homemade illegal brew in the clip, which also shows a stash of drink bottles, biscuits and crisps on a window ledge, before it was shared with friends on WhatsApp. Scroll down for video . Dashem Tesfamichael, 30, who was jailed for stabbing a young father, has been filmed partying behind bars . He was caught on camera drinking illegal alcohol and dancing to explicit rap music with other inmates at Coldingley prison in Surrey . Prison officers reportedly turned a blind eye to the partying, which happened in the run-up to Christmas in December last year. Tesfamichael was jailed for life with a minimum of 13 years after he used a broken champagne bottle to stab Olu Olagbaju, 26, in Shadan's nightclub in the City of London in December 2006. The music producer collapsed and died after the attack, where witnesses described seeing the young father being held with his arms behind his back before he was stabbed in the chest. Eritrean-born Tesfamichael, then 23 and living in Camden, north London, made his getaway in a Mercedes before fleeing to Italy and then Miami, U.S., before he was extradited back to Britain. The 50-second video clip was captured on a banned mobile phone and shared with friends on WhatsApp . Eritrean-born Tesfamichael will spend a minimum of 13 years behind bars for the stabbing of Olu Olagbaju, 26 . Mr Olagbaju was looking forward to the birth of his second child with fiancee Terri Jacob, who he already had a daughter with, when he was killed. The Ministry of Justice launched an internal investigation at the Category C prison, which houses 500 inmates, and dealt with those involved. A spokesperson from the Prison Service said: 'All identified prisoners have faced disciplinary action. This type of behaviour will not be tolerated.' Tesfamichael wears a grey vest as he dances around the prison with another inmate, who wears sunglasses . The footage also shows a stash of drinks bottles, crisps and biscuits being stored on a window ledge . The video has outraged members of the public after it was shared on social media. Vikki Heywood, wrote on Facebook: 'I think it's disgusting the stuff they can get up to in prison these days. I've seen other ones of take aways and stuff like that. 'They are there to be punished not rewarded. If they have it soo cosy they will never learn from there's mistakes [sic].' Richard Jones added: 'What's more shameless is that it's the authorities allowing the "party" to take place.'  Others described it as 'shocking' and 'disgraceful'. Dashem Tesfamichael (left) stabbed Olu Olagbaju, 26, (right) with a broken champagne bottle at a London nighclub in December 2006 . Prison officers at Coldingley prison in Surrey reportedly turned a blind eye to the partying, which happened in the run up to Christmas in December last year . Prison inmates use the yeast food spread to make illegal hooch dubbed 'Marmite Mule' behind bars . Prisoners are infamous for brewing illicit alcohol while they're behind bars with the DIY concoctions carrying a variety of names from 'pruno' to 'hooch'. But it is perhaps surprising to learn how inmates are able to make the beverages on such a limited amount of resources. In 2009 it was reported that Marmite had been banned from Dartmoor prison in Devon because inmates were using it to make super strength hooch. Dubbed 'Martmite Mule', prisoners added it to fruit, vegetables, bread and water, with the yeast in the food spread triggering the fermenting process of turning the sugars in the fruit into alcohol. The brew is then left over two weeks in old soft drink bottles or plastic bags before it is strained with a T-shirt or sock to remove the remains of the fruit and veg. It was also reportedly being used at privately-run Addiewell Prison in Scotland. Pruno, or prison wine, is renowned for being made by inmates because it can be produced with the limited selection of equipment and ingredients available to them. It is usually made using a variation of apples, oranges, fruit cocktail, candy, ketchup, sugar, milk, and possibly other ingredients, including crumbled bread. Again, the use of a plastic bag, hot running water and a sock are needed during the fermentation process. The longer the concoction is left the stronger it will be with the alcohol volume ranging from 2 per cent to 14 per cent.

Dashem Tesfamichael, 30, filmed dancing outside cell at Coldingley prison . He was jailed for life after stabbing Olu Olagbaju with a champagne bottle . Footage shows stash of drink and snacks and was shared on WhatsApp . Prison officers said to turn blind eye to the partying in December, last year .

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Britain's five highest-earning NHS dentists are paid average salaries of £690,000 a year. The sum is almost five times the Prime Minister’s £142,500 pay packet – and comes as thousands of patients struggle to get on the books of NHS practices. A further 11 dentists were paid between £400,000 and £500,000 and a total of 177 received more than £200,000. More than 1,600 pocketed £100,000-£200,000. The figures lay bare the huge amounts of taxpayers’ money paid to dentists for NHS work, following Labour’s introduction of controversial contracts in 2006. Scroll down for video . Lucrative: Some dentists earn from multiple NHS contracts, as well as private patients . Campaigners said the payments were ‘scandalous’ and ‘unacceptable’. Under freedom of information laws, the NHS Business Services Authority was asked about the pensionable pay of dentists who do NHS work. In 2012/13, the latest figures available, five practitioners were paid more than £500,000. They shared a total of about £3.4million – an average of £690,000. This comes on top of any money they take from treating patients privately. Another 11 earned £400,000 to £499,999 from the NHS, 30 received £300,000 to £399,999, 131 pocketed £200,000 to £299,999 and 1,617 received £100,000 to £199,999. Katherine Murphy, of the Patients Association, said the rates of pay were ‘exorbitant’. Yesterday's Daily Mail . She added: ‘Investment is urgently needed on the front line where there is a desperate shortage of nurses [and] patients waiting for hours in A&E … when the NHS is under such huge financial pressure, this type of spending on huge salaries is unacceptable.’ It follows revelations in Thursday’s Mail that millions of pounds was being wasted on NHS prescriptions for suncream and toothpaste. Yesterday, the Mail also exposed a £2,700 charge for cataract surgery at some hospitals – treble the cost to the health service – raising suspicions that patients are being ripped off. Patient Concern’s Roger Goss said: ‘This is scandalous. People will be shocked to hear the sums lining dentists’ pockets when it is almost impossible to find dental care on the NHS in some parts of the country. ‘There is something strange going on when the NHS will pay for gastric bands, suncream and hangover tablets yet it is so difficult to get dental treatment on it. It is almost perverse.’ Jonathan Isaby of the Taxpayers Alliance, which the Mail commissioned to carry out the research, said the salaries show a ‘shameless public sector elite taking taxpayers for a ride’. He added: ‘It is outrageous that these telephone-number salaries have been hidden from the people who pay them … Taxpayers expect the money they put in to the NHS to be spent on patients, not on bumper pay packets.’ The contracts brought in by Labour were designed to improve access to NHS dentistry. But patients are still struggling to get an appointment. The pay deals gave practitioners a fixed sum for a set amount of work agreed at the start of the year, rather than separate incomes for the number of patients treated or procedures done. Thursday's Daily Mail . Treatments are divided into three bands, from a simple check-up earning the dentist £25, to procedures such as fitting dentures and crowns, for roughly £300. The value of a contract can run to millions of pounds, and some dentists run more than one practice so hold multiple contracts. According to the Health and Social Care Information Centre, 21,500 dentists did NHS work in 2012/13, but most also do substantial amounts of private work. The British Dental Association’s Mick Armstrong said the top-earning dentists ‘most likely own a group of practices’ or are specialists in their area. But Tory Charlotte Leslie, who sat on the health select committee of MPs, said: ‘Most people will be absolutely stunned individual clinicians are getting such astronomical salaries on the NHS.’ A spokesman for NHS England said it contracts the vast majority of dental services from self-employed individuals or companies, some of whom ‘earn income from a number of contracts’.

Highest-earning NHS dentists earn almost five times more than Prime Minister’s £142,500 pay packet . A further 11 dentists were paid between £400,000 and £500,000 a year . Lay bare huge amounts of taxpayer money paid to dentists for NHS work . Campaigners branded the payments were ‘scandalous’ and ‘unacceptable’

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A young footballer who tragically died following a freak accident during a first grade rugby game has been described by his club as a well-respected player and all round 'good bloke'. Nicholas Tooth, 25, was playing for the Quirindi Lions against the Narrabri Blue Boars in mid-north NSW on Saturday when he collapsed after hitting his head on an opponent's shoulder during a tackle. He was treated at the ground before being airlifted to Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition but died in hospital late on Sunday. Scroll down for video . Nicholas Tooth, 25, died after sustaining a head injury when he hit his head on an opponent's shoulder in a tackle during a first grade rugby union match on Saturday . The young man was visiting his hometown in the New England region of NSW for the weekend . 'Nick went in to tackle an opponent and his head clashed with the shoulder and he went down,' Quirindi Lions club president Charles Murray told the ABC. 'There was no foul play, nothing untoward about it at all. Sadly it was just a very tragic accident.' Originally from Wallabadah in the New England region of NSW, Mr Tooth, who had been working in the agricultural grain industry, was visiting his home town for the weekend. The young man had been living in Sydney while studying at Sydney University, and tributes have since poured in for the 25-year-old. Australian Rugby Union chief executive Bill Pulver told Daily Mail Australia in a statement that the loss of Mr Tooth was 'incredibly sad'. 'The passing of one of our young country rugby players over the weekend is incredibly sad and is a loss that is felt by the entire Australian Rugby community. 'We send our thoughts and sincere condolences to Nick's family, friends, team-mates and members of the Quirindi Rugby and broader community,' he said. Mr Pulver also offered his support to Mr Tooth's family, friends, club and teammates. Mr Tooth, pictured here with his sister Alexandra, passed away late on Sunday at Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital . He also played for Sydney team Wollahrah Colleagues RUFC, and was remembered by club President Richard McGrath as a 'highly regarded' player . 'I'd like to thank those who helped at the scene on Saturday and we'll ensure we provide whatever support we can for Nick's family and club at this challenging time,' Mr Pulver added. Chairman of NSW Rugby Union Nick Farr-Jones also offered condolences and support to the friends and family of Mr Tooth. 'On behalf of the NSW Rugby community, I would like to offer our sincere condolences and support to the family and friends of Nick Tooth, and to the rugby community of Quirindi and the Central-North region,' he said in a statement. 'We will be providing ongoing assistance to Nick's family and rugby club during this difficult time.' Mr Tooth was playing for the Quirindi Rugby Club, about 350 kilometres north-west of Sydney when he was injured. 'The Quirindi Rugby club would like to send their deepest condolences to the Tooth family on the loss of Nick,' the club said in a statement on Monday. 'The loss of this kind hearted and fine young man will be felt far and wide. The club would like to offer their support to everyone who has been touched by this tragic loss. Tributes have poured in for the young man, who has been remembered as a 'great bloke' by friends . Australian Rugby Union and NSW Rugby Union have offered their support to friends and family of Mr Tooth . 'Further information will be posted as appropriate. The players and club members thank everyone for their thoughts and support at this sad time,' the Quirindi Rugby club's statement finished. Mr Tooth also played for Wollahrah Colleagues RUFC, and was remembered by club President Richard McGrath as a 'highly regarded' player. 'He was just a very nice bloke, he was highly regarded by all his teammates and he was just a go-to guy, I really respected him,' Mr McGrath told Daily Mail Australia. 'It is just shocking. 'A lot of his mates are very shocked by it and we'll be working out some ways we can support them and of course his family,' the President Wollahrah Colleagues RUFC said. The club also posted a statement to Facebook mourning the loss of Mr Tooth, 'a great mate to all'. 'Toothy passed away over the weekend after an on field accident whilst playing a game of rugby with mates in Quirindi,' it read. 'Colleagues passes on our deepest sympathies to Nicks family and friends.'

Nicholas Tooth, 25, was playing for the Quirindi Lions in regional NSW . On Saturday he hit his head on an opponent's shoulder during a tackle . He was airlifted to Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition . On Sunday Mr Tooth, who had been living in Sydney, died in hospital .

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'Loneliness maps' are being used to tackle the problem of elderly people being left alone by working out which areas' residents are most at risk. Health experts have warned that being socially isolated can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, leading to an increased risk of problems such as dementia and high blood pressure. Now campaigners say that local councils should draw up maps of the places where pensioners and others are most likely to suffer from social isolation. Map: This 'loneliness map' was drawn up by Essex County Council showing the areas where residents are most vulnerable to becoming socially isolated . Two county councils, Essex and Gloucestershire, have already implemented the maps, which allow them to target 'danger zones' of loneliness. A new report from the University of Kent and the Campaign to End Loneliness recommends the maps as a way of treating the problem across the country. In Gloucestershire, council bosses compiled the maps by studying statistics on a range of public health factors which are often linked to lonely people. They looked for areas with large numbers of over-65s, people living alone, people suffering from mental illness, households with no car and people on a low income. Danger: Being lonely can lead to health problems including dementia (picture posed by model) The council also surveyed residents to identify those who rarely speak to their neighbours, are unsatisfied with their social life and say they don't have someone to talk to. They then combined all those factors to map the districts where people are most likely to be suffering from loneliness, with the most vulnerable areas marked in red. A spokesman for the council said: 'Targeting local people who need our help the most is a priority for us in Gloucestershire and we are always looking at new ways to reach them. 'The map we've adapted from a model by Essex County Council means that we can work out how many people could be lonely and where those people need us most.' The Campaign to End Loneliness has now called on other councils to copy the maps and draw up their own versions for their local area. The campaign's director Laura Alcock-Ferguson said: 'Finding people who are experiencing loneliness can be challenging, as they are often also some of the most hidden people in our communities. 'However, it is encouraging that, across the country, there are excellent examples of councils that are employing different strategies to identify residents most at risk of loneliness. 'If local councils and services do not act now to find the people experiencing severe loneliness, we are likely to see the consequences in our hospitals and social care services.' The report identifies a number of other risk factors that might make people more likely to suffer from chronic loneliness. People from ethnic minorities, those recently bereaved or forced to care for their loved ones and childless pensioners are particularly susceptible.

Local councils are urged to draw up maps of the residents who are at risk . Essex and Gloucestershire have already made 'loneliness maps' Experts warn that being lonely can lead to serious health problems .

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Scotland will definitely become independent one day, Nicola Sturgeon vowed today as she again refused to rule out a second referendum on breaking up the Union. The SNP leader said the 'direction of travel' was towards independence, as she set out her demands for her to support Ed Miliband if Labour falls short of a majority. But David Cameron warned of the 'frightening' prospect of the SNP holding Labour to ransom and demanding they ditch new roads and hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scroll down for video . SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said the 'direction of travel' was towards independence butPrime Minister David Cameron warned nationalists would use a Labour government to break up the Union and punish other nations . The Tories have unveiled a new poster showing Nicola Sturgeon pulling Ed Miliband's strings, which could mean more taxes and borrowing, while England, Wales and Northern ireland suffer . David Cameron has urged people to vote tactically, to keep a Labour-SNP government out of power. The Prime Minister issued a plea to Ukip and Lib Dem voters to lend their support to the Tories to prevent 'Ed Miliband, propped up by Nicola Sturgeon demanding ever more borrowing and more taxes'. Writing in the Sunday Times, the Tory leader said: 'A vote for any of the other parties makes it harder for Conservatives to get those 23 constituencies we need to form a majority government. 'Vote for Ukip or the Liberal Democrats and you take Ed Miliband and Nicola Sturgeon a step closer to Downing Street — and our government, economy and country a step closer to chaos. 'So if you are considering voting Ukip or Lib Dem, I urge you to think of the chaos of a weak Ed Miliband, propped up by Nicola Sturgeon demanding ever more borrowing and more taxes. Only a Conservative vote in your local constituency will keep Ed Miliband and the SNP out and secure Britain's future.' Mr Cameron warned that with the SNP calling the shots, the rest of the United Kingdom – England, Wales, Northern Ireland, 'wouldn't get a look-in'. Both Mr Miliband and Ms Sturgeon have ruled out a formal coalition, with SNP ministers sitting in a Labour Cabinet. But Ms Sturgeon has repeatedly offered to work with Labour to 'lock' the Tories out of power. In September's referendum, 55 per cent of people voted against independence, but since then support for the SNP has soared. Latest polls suggest more than half of Scots plan to vote for the SNP, robbing Labour of dozens of seats north of the border. On BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, Ms Sturgeon would only say: 'I have no plans for another referendum at this stage.' But she added: 'I think Scotland will become an independent country one day. I think that's the direction of travel. 'Whether there is another referendum, and whether Scotland becomes independent is not a matter for me to decide. It is a matter for the Scottish people to decide.' Ms Sturgeon tried to play down the idea that the SNP would attempt to cause disruption at Westminster to further its goal of independence. 'I've got to persuade people that the SNP in the House of Commons after the election will not be any kind of disruptive force. We want to be constructive, to get better politics coming out of the Westminster system. 'As long as Scotland remains part of the Westminster system, it matters to people that we get good decisions out of that system, and I want the SNP to play a positive part in improving politics at Westminster for people right across the UK.' But Mr Cameron warned that if Labour is forced to rely on the SNP to pass laws and budgets, England, Wales and Northern Ireland will pay the price. Ms Sturgeon tried to play down the idea that the SNP would attempt to cause disruption at Westminster to further its goal of independence . Mr Cameron warned that with the SNP calling ths shots, the rest of the United Kingdom – England, Wales, Northern Ireland, wouldn't get a look-in . The Prime Minister, who described himself as a 'fundamental believer in the United Kingdom', told Andrew Marr: 'This would be the first time on our history that a group of nationalists from one part of our country would be involved in altering the direction of the government of our country. I think that is a frightening prospect. 'People thinking in their own constituencies, is that bypass going to be built, will my hospital get the money it needs? Frankly this is a group of people that wouldn't care about what happened in the rest of the country. 'The rest of the United Kingdom – England, Wales, Northern Ireland, wouldn't get a look-in. 'That is the prospect we face if we don't get the majority Conservative government that is in our reach.' A recent TNS survey showed the SNP has almost doubled its lead over Labour in a month, with 52 per cent now backing Ms Sturgeon with only 24 per cent of Scots planning to vote for Mr Miliband . Last week Labour announced plans for a freeze in rail fares, paid for by scrapping road upgrades on the A27 along the south coast and the A358 in Somerset - both in Tory and Lib Dem seats. Mr Cameron said: 'The SNP is a party that doesn't want to come to Westminster to contribute to a government, it wants to come to Westminster to break up our country. 'You have to ask yourself, if you are in a voter in England, in Wales or in Northern Ireland, would these people care at all about what happens in my life or my constituency. And the answer is no. 'We have already seen Labour cancelling important infrastructure projects, in the south of England, in the South West of England, the A27… . 'They've said we wouldn't go ahead with those, they've cancelled, they've said we don't care about these things because they don't matter to us politically. 'Imagine what it would be like with SNP MPs.'

SNP leader says she is not planning second referendum 'at this stage' Forced to deny her MPs will wreak havoc in Westminster after the election . Cameron warns Labour already punishing areas where they have no seats . SNP holding Labour to ransom means rest of UK 'wouldn't get a look in' Cameron urges tactical voting from Ukip and Lib Dems to block Labour .

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It's Hot or Not time again as Ian Ladyman reveals what's been making him feel warm this week and what's been leaving him cold inside. Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Steve Davis remain heroic despite their advancing years but what is the point of Formula One? HOT . FC PORTO . Bored of flags on seats? Try capes on seats. The Portuguese club's slaying of Bayern Munich was achieved against a backdrop of fans draped in co-ordinated blue and white. Does this mean that the visitors' lumbering defender Dante became the first footballer ever to 'lose the ball in the background'? Porto's fans were co-ordinated in blue and white as their side stunned Bayern in the Champions League . SHIVNARINE CHANDERPAUL . The West Indies batsman is a throwback to when Test cricket was true to its roots. Slow and boring. But the 40-year-old's longevity is staggering. More than 21 years he has been at it. When he started, Test matches still had rest days. Now that only happens when England play Australia. West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul may be slow and boring but he is still going strong at 40 . STEVE DAVIS . Only the truest sportsmen keep going when nobody else cares. Last week the six-times World snooker champion, now 57, played a qualifying match at a swimming venue in Sheffield. He lost 10-1. There is something mildly heroic about that. I think. Steve Davis failed in his bid to qualify for the World Championships at the age of 57 . MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. If Match of the Day remains our go-to for weekly football then it now has serious competition. Neville, Carragher and Co have taken analysis to such a level that, on more occasion than one recently, the chat has been a darn sight better than the football. Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville's analysis is often a better watch than the game they're commenting on . NOT . THE GRAND NATIONAL . It remains hypnotic viewing but when winning trainer Oliver Sherwood says: 'I'm just glad the horse came back in one piece' does that not beg a very obvious question? Crabbie's Grand National winner Many Clouds and owner Trevor Hemmings with trainer Oliver Sherwood . FORMULA ONE . Watching a sport where only two or three can win has always struck me as rather pointless. Rather like watching football in Scotland. Now it turns out Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg can't even decide how fast to drive. At least Hunt and Lauda had personalities. Mercedes team-mates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have been at loggerheads this season . ALASTAIR COOK . The England skipper has always struck me as a fine batsmen and a poor leader. Now his bad form has continued after tips from Graham Gooch, the man he sacked from the England set-up last year. Are you thinking what I am thinking? Alastair Cook's struggles with the bat have continued in England's first Test against the West Indies . JURGEN KLOPP . Much interest in his decision to leave Borussia Dortmund but Klopp may find his mobile doesn't ring quite as hot from the game's biggest clubs as he thinks. Proof once again that, if you are going to walk then do it when the team is winning. Jurgen Klopp announced this week that he would leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season .

Porto set a new standard as fans were draped in blue and white in midweek . Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher are often a better watch than the match . Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton's rivalry lacks personality . Alastair Cook probably shouldn't have gone to Graham Gooch for tips .

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Jodi Arias has reported to prison to begin serving her life sentence for murder, and she has a new mugshot. The image shows a stone-faced Arias dressed in an orange prison uniform. It's a sharp contrast from her original booking photo in which displayed a smirk. She later said she flashed the grin because that's what her victim would have done if he were in the same situation. She also figured the mugshot would be all over the Internet, 'so why not?' Arias was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison - with no change of parole - on Monday. She plans to appeal the conviction. Scroll down for video . Life in prison is no laughing matter: Jodi Arias looks serious in a new mugshot (left) taken this week, as she starts her life in prison sentence for murdering ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. In her first mugshot, taken in 2008 (right), Arias smiled on purpose because she knew the picture would be widely published . She killed ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in what prosecutors said was a jealous rage because he wanted to break off their relationship. Arias killed her ex-boyfriend in 2008 after a stormy relationship. Prosecutors say she murdered him in a jealous rage because he wanted to break off the relationship. She shot Alexander and stabbed him nearly 30 times in his suburban Phoenix home before fleeing and driving to Utah to meet up with another romantic interest. She was arrested weeks later and initially denied any involvement. International media attention soon followed after she did two television interviews in which she told a bizarre story of masked intruders breaking into the home and killing Alexander while she cowered in fear. She subsequently changed her story and said it was self-defense after Alexander attacked her on the day he died. The rest of her life: On Monday, a judge sentenced Arias to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Arias pictured above in Maricopa County Superior Court the day the sentence was handed down . Victorious for some: Chris Hughes, friend of victim Travis Alexander, claps his hands as he leaves the Maricopa Count courthouse following sentencing on Monday . Victim: Prosecutors said Arias heartlessly killed Alexander (pictured together above) because he wanted to break up with her . Her 2013 trial became a media circus as details of their kinky relationship and the violent crime scene emerged in court and were broadcast live. Spectators traveled to Phoenix and lined up in the middle of the night to get a seat in the courtroom to catch a glimpse of what had become to many a real-life soap opera. Interest in the case intensified after Arias did a jailhouse interview minutes after she was convicted of murder, telling a local TV reporter that she preferred the death penalty over life in prison. 'I would much rather die sooner than later. Longevity runs in my family, and I don't want to spend the rest of my natural life in one place,' she said. The original jury was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to death, setting up another penalty phase trial that began last year. After months of testimony and efforts by Arias' lawyers to portray Alexander as a sexual deviant who physically and emotionally abused her, the second jury also failed to reach a unanimous decision — this time 11-1 in favor of death. The 11 jurors who wanted the death penalty said the holdout juror had an agenda and was sympathetic to Arias.

The 34-year-old convicted murderer posed for a new mugshot this week after she was sentenced to life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend . In her first mugshot, taken after her arrest in 2008, Arias smiled and later said she did so on purpose because she knew it would be widely published . Arias plans to appeal her conviction .

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Jurgen Klopp would be ideally suited for the Manchester City manager's job, according to former Germany international Dietmar Hamann. The 47-year-old announced on Wednesday he will be leaving Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season after seven successful years at the Bundesliga club. And there will undoubtedly be a number of leading European clubs interested in securing his services, including the defending Premier League champions. Jurgen Klopp announced his departure from Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday after seven years . Former Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann believes Klopp would be the ideal fit as manager there . Manuel Pellegrini could be on his way out at Manchester City following a poor season . City are set to end the season trophyless and Manuel Pellegrini could be on his way out. Former City midfielder Hamann believes that Klopp has 'more right to take over the job than Pellegrini ever had.' He told talkSPORT: 'What Klopp has done at Dortmund is second to none. If there is a shortlist at City, he should be up there. 'He is very well respected, he is articulate, and he speaks very good English. He doesn't hold back - he says what he thinks. 'There are no guarantees with anyone but he deserves a shot at a top club in any country. 'He has got the fire, because he is a bit younger than Pellegrini, to make him aware of what is at stake every weekend. An emotional Klopp said he believed Dortmund needed a change of manager . Klopp has already been linked with a number of leading clubs around Europe, including City and Real Madrid . Klopp won the Bundesliga title twice during his seven years as Dortmund manager . Bundesliga 2010-11, 2011-12 . German Cup 2011-12 . DFL-Supercup 2013, 2014 . T-Home Supercup 2008 . UEFA Champions League runner-up 2012-13 . German Manager of the Year 2011, 2012 . KLOPP'S RECORD AT DORTMUND . Pld 309 W 175 D 67 L 67 Win % 56.63 . 'You have got to have a relationship with the players these days or you won't succeed and he will be very good at that. 'He will be very good at getting players and people on board and that is why I think he would be a success. 'As I said, there are no guarantees anywhere, but I thnk he has got more right to take over Manchester City than Pellegrini ever had.' Klopp won two Bundesliga titles and the German Cup during his seven years at the Westfalenstadion, as well as taking them to the final of the Champions League in 2013. But he will step down in late June and seek a new challenge following a testing campaign in which Dortmund have flirted with relegation. They are currently 10th in the table having recovered their form but are 37 points behind rivals Bayern Munich. Klopp has also been touted as Carlo Ancelotti's replacement at Real Madrid, but Hamann, who also played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Bolton, believes there is only one place he should go. He said: 'His style of management and his style of play would suit England a lot better than it would Italy and Spain. The emotion was clear to see as Klopp announced he was leaving the club at a Wednesday press conference . 'I don't think he is a manager for Real Madrid because most weekends he likes to wear his tracksuit, and I can't see a Real Madrid manager standing on the touchline wearing a tracksuit. 'Most big jobs in England are taken, so Man City might be the obvious move. I'd like to see him here.'

Klopp announced on Wednesday he will leave Dortmund in the summer . German manager has been linked with Manchester City and Real Madrid . Manuel Pellegrini could be leaving City after a trophyless campaign . Former City player Hamann believes he would be a good fit at the club .

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The ocean is known for claiming countless of treasured items, particularly rings and sentimental jewellery which remain lost forever. However, an Australian woman is on a campaign to reunite a lost ring with its owner after discovering the buried treasure deep in the ocean. ‘So here’s a super long shot,’ Queensland resident Roxy Walsh wrote on Facebook. ‘Found this gold ring snorkelling at Finns Beach Club in Bali today (April 7).’ Roxy Walsh shared a photo of a gold ring she found on Facebook in the hope of finding its owner . Roxy Walsh (pictured in Bali) found the ring while snorkelling at Finns Beach Club in Bali on April 7 . The ring has what appears to be a family crest and has been engraved with the heartfelt message: ‘Darling Joe, Happy 70th Birthday 2009, Love Jenny’. The Facebook message has already been shared an astonishing 23 thousand times, taking the search for the special ring global. ‘Sometimes hear of these things finding their way home so worth a shot,’ Ms Walsh wrote. Travel blog The Bali Bible shared the post to more than 171 thousand followers. ‘It would be great if all of you amazing people out there could (share the picture of the ring) and hopefully reunite this ring with its owners, Joe or Jenny asap..! Nice find, Roxy! ‪#‎respect ‪#‎reunite .’ The search for Joe and Jenny continues. Travel blog The Bali Bible shared the post to more than 171 thousand followers .

Queensland woman Roxy Walsh found an inscribed gold ring in Bali . The sentimental jewellery piece was found in the ocean while snorkelling . Ms Walsh has launched a campaign to return the ring to the people who own it, hoped to be "Joe" or "Jenny" according to inscription . Facebook post has already been shared by more than 23 thousand people .

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An 18-month-old toddler was left covered in blood after being dragged face first for 3ft along a pavement by a hit-and-run cyclist. Young Harry was out with his parents in Cambridge on Bank Holiday Monday when he was caught under a cyclist's wheel and dragged along the path. Angela Buckler, 34, said the female cyclist rode off without showing any remorse, despite leaving Harry with blood pouring from her face and inside his mouth. An 18-month-old toddler, Harry, was dragged along the path (pictured) by a cyclist after getting caught under her wheel while he was out in Cambridge with his parents . The incident took place while the family were parking up to go shopping on a path which is used by both cyclists and walkers. Police have now urged the cyclist to contact officers over the incident. Ms Buckler a project manager for a Cambridgeshire biologics firm, told the Cambridge News that the cyclist, thought to be in her 20s - who was also wearing headphones - was not paying attention and was 'not bothered' by what she had done. She said: 'He was caught on his front and his face was dragged along the pavement. She then ran over one of his legs with her bike wheel – there was a big bruise and welt there.' She added: 'I had this feeling of horror. I scooped him up and there was blood everywhere. 'But she was not remorseful in the slightest. She just said he was on the cycle path. She stayed for a couple of minutes while I called the ambulance and then said something like "well there's nothing else I can do here" and went off. She could see him bleeding.' The incident took place on a path which is used by both cyclists and walkers on Monday (file picture) Harry had to be treated at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge for cuts and bruises to his face, head and legs. An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said they received a call just before 11.30am to a report of a child being hit by a bicycle. They said: 'An ambulance crew and paramedic in a rapid response vehicle attended to the patient who was conscious and breathing, but was not completely alert. 'The child was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital for further treatment.' A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said they were also called to the incident. They said: 'We were called by the ambulance service just before 11.30am. The 18-month-old boy was taken to hospital but did not suffer serious injuries. 'The cyclist did not stop at the scene and officers would like to contact them.'

Harry was with his parents in Cambridge when he was caught under wheel . He was dragged along path with blood pouring from his face and mouth . Mother Angela Buckler said cyclist rode off without showing any remorse . Police said female cyclist did not stop and urged her to contact officers .

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Roberto Martinez will hold talks with Kevin Mirallas over his future at the end of the season as he stated his ambition to keep Aaron Lennon. Mirallas was one of Everton’s top performers in the first half of the campaign but his form has tailed off following a number of hamstring injuries and he has wanted by Tottenham during the January transfer window. It was mooted at one point that Mirallas and Lennon could be part of a swap deal but Lennon arrived at Goodison Park on loan and has made a big impression on his manager; it would cost £6million to make his signing permanent when the window re-opens. Roberto Martinez will hold talks with Kevin Mirallas and admits he wants to keep loanee Aaron Lenon . Mirallas has made no secret of his ambition to play in the Champions League and Martinez, whose side face Swansea on Saturday, will speak to him after the final game about what his intentions are moving forward. ‘Every player needs to be pleased and happy with that, so in the summer we'll sit down and assess what has been,’ said Martinez. ‘For that reason the next seven games are vital and will give you a much clearer picture of what you do in the summer. Belgian attacker Mirallas was one of Everton’s top performers in the first half of the campaign . ‘I know there have been a couple of times he's had quotes translated from interviews. I don't think anything he has said is disrespectful or out of the norm. The way I see it he's one of those players who loves playing football and he hasn't got any other motivation. ‘He still has a two year contract. If he were out of contract, I would be worried, but all I want is for him to be fully recovered.’ Mirallas has made no secret of his ambition to play in the Champions League . Lennon has caught the eye in recent weeks and Martinez wants him to maintain his impressive form all the way through until the end of May. ‘He’s been a really impressive footballer,’ said Martinez. ‘The way he’s engaged with the other players has been quite impressive. I think he’s brought know-how and experience but also that freshness of wanting to show what he can do. ‘The next seven games will be very important to see if he can carry on enjoying his football and then like any loan situation it’s a three way conversation that, first of all, the player needs to see that experience as a positive one and then we’ll see what the parent club wants to do. ‘But it’s not a decision we need to make now. The next seven games is an eternity in football.’ Lennon is all smiles as Everton train ahead of their weekend fixture against Swansea City . Lennon is challenged Victor Wanyama during the Premier League match between Everton and Southampton .

Roberto Martinez will hold end of season future talks with Kevin Mirallas . Mirallas has made no secret of his Champions League playing ambitions . Martinez also confirmed he wants to keep Aaron Lennon at Goodison Park . Lennon is currently on loan at Everton from rivals Tottenham Hotspur .

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Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan (CNN)The children laugh and shriek, as some of them seem to always have the capacity to do no matter how depressing the circumstances. Their bright clothes provide splashes of color against the otherwise drab monotone white of the endless rows of tents. A small group plays with rocks, replacements for the toys they left behind when they fled, while others clamber through a jagged tear in the wire fence surrounding the refugee camp. The Shariya refugee camp opened around six months ago, made up of some 4,000 tents and counting. Thousands of Yazidis now call this corner of Iraqi Kurdistan home, about 18 miles (30 kilometers) from one of the front lines with ISIS, where one can hear the occasional reverberation in the distance of what we are told are airstrikes. The vast majority of the camp's occupants are from the town of Sinjar, which is near the border with Syrian Kurdistan, and fled the ISIS assault there back in August. But not everyone escaped. ISIS took thousands of Yazidis captive. The fighters separated the young women and girls, some as young as 8 years old, to be sold as slaves, for their "masters" to use as concubines. Men faced a choice: Convert to Islam or be shot. Mahmoud was out running errands when ISIS fighters arrived, taking his wife, Ahlam, their three children -- the youngest of which was just a month old -- and his elderly parents. "They took our phones, jewelry, money," Ahlam recalls. "They had guns. They forced us at gunpoint into big trailer trucks." They were taken to a school turned prison in Tal Afar. From there, the family was moved from village to village -- and at one stage taken to Mosul. "They wrote everyone's name down and they asked where we want to work, in the fields, as cleaners or as herders," she says. Ahlam and her family chose to herd goats. They were then taken to a Shia village whose residents had fled, where they were part of a group of around 40 living in one house. In the home, Ahlam found a cell phone left behind by its former occupants and called her husband. "I said we are alive but we are prisoners." Ahlam's husband, who up until that moment had lost the will to live, thinking his family was dead, says he cried out of happiness despite his pain. Ahlam would call when she could, briefly, after midnight, hiding under her bedcovers. If she was caught with a phone, she would be killed. The village itself was a massive prison, its entrances guarded by ISIS fighters. She recalls that two men, in their late 40s or 50s, tried to escape. When they were caught, their bones were broken, their bodies tied to the back of a truck and then driven through the streets. The Yazidi captives were forced to watch the gruesome spectacle. The men's corpses were then tossed into a ditch and an order given not to bury them. One night, some of the Yazidi men risked their lives to toss dirt onto the bodies, to give those slain what dignity they could. Ahlam tells us that about a week before we met, ISIS fighters came by and took away her in-laws and the other elderly people living in the house. "We didn't know where they were taking them, we thought we would be next," she remembers. So she and the rest of the group realized that they had to try to flee. "We decided that either we survive or we don't." They left at midnight. Ahlam cradled the baby, as her two other children, ages 3 and 4 years old, clutched at her clothes. She prayed the baby wouldn't cry, that the children could keep walking. They knew the general direction to take, but not the exact route, and they could only hope it was toward freedom. "When the sun started to come up, I thought that's it, we are going to get caught," Ahlam says. "And what am I going to do with the kids? I can't carry all three of them and run." Luckily, Ahlam never had to answer that impossible question. The group made it into Iraqi Kurdistan. The couple can't put into words their emotions when they were reunited. Mahmoud, gently caressing his daughter's palm, says he could hardly believe that the woman whose stunning eyes and gentle words he had fallen in love with, and their three children, were by his side again. It had been eight agonizing months. But their joy was tainted by fear for Mahmoud's parents. A few days after Mahmoud and Ahlam were reunited, ISIS released 217 captives. No one is disclosing exactly why. Among them were 60 children, a handful of men and women, and the rest were elderly -- including Mahmoud's parents. "We didn't know if they were going to slaughter us or what they were going to do with us," Mahmoud's father says. "They moved us around a lot, and at one stage we stayed in in one place for three days." But Ahlam's parents are still with ISIS. Vian Dakhil, a Yazidi member of Iraq's parliament, speculates that the Yazidis ISIS released are individuals they were struggling to care for. Dakhil is part of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's delegation to the United States this week. She will be addressing the United Nations -- pleading for more international support for Iraq and more airstrikes to help defeat ISIS -- and she will address the plight of the Yazidis. "We sometimes say that we wish we had been massacred. This would be better than being kidnapped and raped. We prefer death now over the fate of what is happening to these girls and women," Dakhil says. "It is now on the government and on the international community to focus on this. How to get these captives back. It's inconceivable that in the 21st century, something like this is happening as if we were living in the Stone Age." Ahlam says she was spared because she was breastfeeding and she had young children, which, we're told, makes her impure and therefore unable to be used as a sex slave. For Ahlam, what she went through was not the hardest part of her ordeal. It's the moment when the ISIS fighters began taking away the girls and young women. She's haunted by their screams, the image of them being dragged away sobbing and screaming.

The Shariya refugee camp opened around six months ago, made up of 4,000 tents and counting . The vast majority of the camp's occupants are from the town of Sinjar and fled an ISIS assault . But Ahlam, her children and their grandparents were taken captive .

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Time fries when you're having fun. Dedicated waitress Judy Eddingfield, 65, celebrated her 50th anniversary working at Winstead's restaurant in Kansas City last week and declares that it's the only job's she's ever had or ever wanted. 'It's like my home away from home and I just love it here,' Eddingfield told Fox. Scroll down for video . Dedicated employee: For most of her life Judy Eddingfield has been employed as a server at Winstead's in Kansas City and says it's the only job she's ever had or ever wanted . Is that you? A staff member at Winstead's said she believes one of the women in this photograph is Judy when she first started working at the restaurant . Classic establishment:  This is a photo of the The Winstead family who own the restaurant showing up for work in 1940 around the time when Judy Eddingfield's mother started working there . Eddingfield says she remembers when French fries and a classic Coca-Cola cost just 65 cents at the same restaurant she's worked at for half-a-century. For Eddingfield, slinging burgers with a smile is a family tradition. On April, 6, 1965 Eddinngfield began working at the restaurant where she was trained by her mother who had already been employed at the establishment for 13 years. Eddingfield said that her first day on the job when she was just 15-years-old she spilled a shake all over a woman's fur coat and thought for sure that she'd be fired. 'The tray tipped over and vanilla malt slid down a lady’s fur coat. I was so embarrassed,' Eddingfield told the Kansas City Star 'Of course, she hollered,' said Eddingfield. All was forgiven after Winstead's, open since 1940, got the coat cleaned. Eddingfield along with many of her siblings continued to provide top notch service. Loves to serve: Judy Eddingfield says that her kind customers are what make her job worthwhile . Lots of love: Winstead's honored Judy Eddingfield last week for her wonderful 50 years of working at the classic burger restaurant . 'I had two brothers, my sister, my mother, two aunts, two cousins and lots of friends that have worked here,' said Eddingfield. 'I was three years old when my mother started here, so I've been eating these burger 60 some years.' Eddingfield says she even met her first husband outside the restaurant and they married 18 months later. The Kansas City Star reports that one of Eddingfield's favorite Winstead’s memories was when Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow of the television series 'Leave It to Beaver' came to eat there in the late 1970's. She said that Mathers was 'talking with his hands' and knocked sent his food flying everywhere. Marriage: Judy Eddingfield even met her true love who she calls 'Frog' at Winstead's and the pair married 18-months-later . Celebration: Dedicated waitress Judy Eddingfield celebrated her 50th anniversary working at Winstead's restaurant in Kansas City last week and declares that it's the only job's she's ever had or ever wanted . 'Leave it to Beaver,' his on-screen brother said jokingly, almost as though it were scripted. On a scarier note, Eddingfield says she once was closing up the restaurant when a man started knocking on the door with a gun. She called 911 and hid in the bathroom until the police arrived. Eddingfield's employees say that as she gets older Eddingfield gets more delightful and that she is always willing to share her knowledge of the business. 'She trained me to be her. Pleasant as she is, prompt. So that people will come here for you and continue to come,' said server Sue Allen who has been there for 13 years. Close knit team: Eddingfield, pictured with some of her coworkers, has a passion for serving food . Nothing's changed!: Winstead's when it first opened in 1940 has an almost identical style to the Winstead's that's here today . Eddingfield's biggest tip she ever received was a generous man who treated his entire staff in 2014 and staff agree it was well deserved. Eddigfield turns 66 on May 13 and though she is getting older, she plans to keep on working as long as she is healthy. When asked why she chose to stay at the establishment for so long, she replied that the customers make her job worthwhile. 'The customers really make it special,' she says. General manager Kathi Fern says that Eddingfield is one of her best employees. 'It's just amazing the way she treats her customers,' said Fern. 'I call her my dinosaur. She's a dying breed and there will never be servers like her again.' said Fern of her dedicated employee. Classic drive-thru: Winstead's was established in 1940 and to this day is known for serving quality burgers at their drive-thru .

'It's like my home away from home and I just love it here,' Judy Eddingfield said of Winstead's in Kansas City . Judy Eddingfield celebrated her 50th anniversary working at Winstead's restaurant last week where she began working when she was 15 in 1965 . Eddinfield's mother along with her siblings all worked at the restaurant .

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Jonathon Keats figures a picture can also span a thousand years. Keats, a San Francisco writer and self-described experimental philosopher and conceptual artist, has designed a 'millennium camera' that he intends to mount in a churchless steeple on a college campus. He hopes the resulting photograph will chronicle climate change by taking a 1,000-year exposure of a western Massachusetts mountain range. Jonathan Keats, an experimental philosopher, hopes to capture 1,000 years of changes at a mountain range in Massachusetts with his 'millennium camera' The camera, which is made of cooper and allows light to enter through a tiny hole and change paint inside, will create one image that Keats says will display centuries of changes to the environment . If it seems far-fetched, consider that some of Keats' previous endeavors include selling tracts of real estate in the theoretical extra dimensions of space-time and opening a photosynthetic restaurant that serves gourmet sunlight to plants. He has also been involved in choreographing honeybees; copyrighting his own mind to give his 'intellectual property' a 70-year post-life extension; and, controversially, joining in a bid to genetically engineer God. Even at his quirkiest, Keats notes he always has a serious message to deliver. In the case of the millennium camera — a cylindrical device small and light enough to hold in one hand but hopefully durable enough to survive the centuries — it's encouraging people to think beyond their own human lifespan to what geologists call deep time, the lengthy periods in which the world changes on a grand scale. 'We need to find a way to think in deep time if we are to responsibly make use of the technologies we have,' he says. 'So the camera is intended, in a sense, as a mental prosthesis, as a way of creating some sort of a feedback loop in deep time, where setting up the camera now, looking out into the far future, allows for people who are alive in the far future to see the decisions we made through the effect that they had.' But will it work? The camera will be place on the Stearns Steeple, and the Mead Art Museum at Amherst plans on holding an exhibition to show the resulting photo in the 3015 . Keats hopes that the long-term photograph will make people think about time frames longer than their lives, such as the centuries that it takes for nature such as the Holyoke mountain range (pictured) to transform . Even Keats can't say for sure. Nor is he certain humans will be around in 3015. Nor, assuming they are, that someone will know to retrieve the camera and open it. A thousand years is, after all, a long time. In 1015, the Norman conquest of England was still more than 50 years away, the first crusade was more than 80 years away, and Columbus would not reach the New World for another 477 years. The camera, Keats explains, is very simple, so simple that nothing mechanically should fail. 'Which of course is the wrong thing to say, because then it will,' he quickly adds. It begins as the old science fair standby, the pinhole camera, which allows light to enter through a tiny aperture. But since pinhole cameras aren't designed to last a thousand years, Keats made his of copper because of its resistance to corrosion. The pinhole he pierced through a rugged 24-karat gold plate. To capture the exposure, Keats adapted a Renaissance art technique by using rose madder, a sturdy, organic-based oil paint, applied directly to the copper in the back of the camera. Digital photography was impractical, and he ruled out using film because it would deteriorate too quickly and besides, there's always the chance by 3015 that society will revert to another dark age, without photochemical processing skills. 'All you have to do is open up the camera and you'll see the image,' Keats says. That image will be of the Holyoke Range, a modest but picturesque mountain chain that scientists believe has existed for 200 million years. What a denizen of the 31st century would see is not a before-and-after image, not what today we might call time-lapse photography, but rather one picture depicting a millennium of change. For example, if the now heavily forested area were to gradually turn to grasslands, the trees, Keats predicts, will linger on the photograph as ghostly reminders of a prior period, set against the bolder outline of the more recent landscape. 'So what you're getting in a sense is ... a movie of the full period, of the full thousand years, but all compressed into a single frame,' he says. Stearns Steeple at bucolic Amherst College, where Keats studied philosophy in the 1990s, will serve as the camera's tripod of sorts. Keats says that his ambitious project to make people think about 'deep time' may be a failure. Above, he explains his project at Amherst College . The philosopher and journalist hopes that citizens of the 31st century will look at his image taken from a camera on Stearns Steeple at Amherst College . Once part of Stearns Church, the Gothic Revival steeple was retained as a freestanding structure after the church was demolished in 1949. Keats hopes such resiliency bodes well for its long-term survival. The camera is currently on display steps away from the steeple at the school's Mead Art Museum, where it has generated a mix of interest and skepticism from visitors, according to the museum's curator, Vanja Malloy. 'It might seem silly, and people might say, 'What's the point of a camera with an exposure you'll never see in your lifetime, what's the point of any of it?'' Malloy says. 'But the fact that it is provocative in that way is what's so powerful about it.' Later this spring, Keats will ascend a harrowing set of wooden stairs inside the dusty steeple, position the camera and open its shutter, beginning what he believes will be history's longest exposure. He hasn't sought a patent for the device, which he estimates costs about $100 in raw materials to build, saying he wants others to copy it and place their own millennium cameras strategically around the world. 'I'm well overstating the case for these cameras,' he concedes. 'I realize (it) may seem like a supreme act of egotism. It's probably also an extreme act of naivety on my part. But I think you just have to give it a try.' He says it may take 10,000 years for humanity perfect the process of 1,000-year photos. The philosopher set up a similar 1,000-year camera at the Arizona State University Art Museum's sculpture garden as part of an effort to capture how the next millennium change Tempe, Arizona. The Amherst museum and the Arizona museum both plan to exhibit the photographs in 3015. He also gave 100-year cameras to some resident of Berlin, Germany, last year, he told Big Think.

Jonathon Keats, experimental philosopher, plans to photo Holyoke Range . He hopes pinhole camera will capture the gradual environmental changes in the mountains near Amherst College . Camera, which is filled with paint, will create image showing 1,000 years .

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A newborn baby with a life-threatening liver condition has been saved after undergoing a transplant from her mother's twin sister. Star Reader was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia within days of being born in Barnsley, West Yorkshire. After undergoing an operation to have her bile ducts unblocked, her parents, Jade Reader and Matthew Bygrave, were told the infant would need a liver transplant in order to survive. Jade Reader (left) said she was 'overcome with emotion' when her twin sister Shanell (right) gave up part of her liver to save niece Star . With neither parent a suitable match, her maternal aunt Shanell Reader offered part of her organ, and has since saved her niece's life. Star's parents feared she was unwell after noticing her skin turning a yellowy tinge shortly after birth. While jaundice is common among babies, the colour did not leave her little body for weeks, prompting doctors to run tests on her liver. 'We didn’t think it was anything serious at first. Matthew had jaundice when he was a baby and he just had to go back into hospital and go under a lamp,' said Miss Reader, 24. Doctors discovered the baby's bile ducts were blocked, a condition that can prove fatal if untreated. Following an unsuccessful attempt to unclog them, a liver transplant was the family's only option. Within days of being born, Star's parents knew something was wrong when she her skin turned a yellowy tinge . While the baby's mother was not a suitable match, her twin sister proved an ideal candidate. They are pictured as children . 'We were utterly shocked when we were told what Star had. We had never thought it was anything like that. ‘When we knew that it could be life-threatening it was devastating. She was only a few weeks old and yet we may lose her,' said her mother. Biliary atresia affects about 1 in 16,000 babies at birth. In this condition, bile ducts are either blocked or absent. The cause of the condition is not clear and may vary. One of the most common early symptoms is jaundice (a yellow appearance of the skin or whites of the eyes) and pale stools. If untreated the condition can lead to liver failure and death. The most common treatments for Biliary Atresia is the Kasai procedure (surgery that allows bile to drain directly into the bowel). Both parents volunteered for the surgery but were told neither was a good enough candidate for a partial liver transplant. Miss Reader's twin sister Shanell was tested and told that she would give the baby the best chance of survival. 'She said without any hesitation that she would do it and that Star could have a piece of her liver. 'I was so overcome with emotion. She's my twin sister and if it was the other way round, I'd have done it to save her daughter too,' added Miss Reader. Star underwent the operation in November and, after spending six weeks in hospital. returned home where she has since made a good recovery. ‘Star has to have blood tests and liver function tests every week and she will be on anti rejection medication for the rest of her life. ‘But now she has been given the chance to live a normal life - and it’s all thanks to my twin sister. I can’t thank her enough,' her other added. Speaking of the decision, Shanell said: 'I didn’t hesitate to step forward to save Star. She’s my niece and I would do anything to help her.’ Since the operation in November baby Star has made a good recovery as has her aunt Shanell who said she did not hesitate when confronted with the choice of giving up part of her liver .

Star Reader was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia within days of being born . The baby's bile ducts were blocked - a condition which can prove fatal . Neither of her parents were suitable candidates for partial liver transplant . Her maternal aunt Shanell was the best chance she had at survival . Star underwent operation in Leeds in November and has since recovered .

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Ear biter: Kate Temple was jailed for 20 months after she admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm . A hairdresser who ripped another woman's ear off with her teeth during an argument at a hog roast party has been jailed. Kate Temple was called a 'homewrecker' by victim Shelley Williams who accused her of having an affair with her partner. Durham Crown Court heard how when Temple and her sister Louise Scollen went to leave the charity event at Dawdon Cricket Club in Seaham, County Durham the victim threw a drink over her. The three women got into a scuffle and Temple left the victim covered in blood after biting a chunk out of her ear. The 33-year-old carried out the attack before attempting to buy another drink from the bar where she was refused. Police found the missing portion of Miss Williams' ear the following day. Shaun Dryden, prosecuting, said: 'Shelley Williams believed that Kate Temple the defendant had been having some sort of relationship or affair with her partner. 'Miss Williams had found text messages on her partner's mobile phone earlier in the year. 'She recalls being in close proximity with the defendant and her sister. The next thing she can recall is being upset and covered in blood. 'The defendant and her sister approached the bar and she seems to have tried to buy another drink. 'By this time it became apparent the victim had a large portion of her left ear bitten off. 'Kate Temple and her sister were refused service. They left the marquee and went home.' Mr Dryden told the court how the victim has had to attend a number of hospital appointments and have reconstructive surgery on her ear. When the victim visited the hospital the following day the police became involved and Temple handed herself in to the police station. Temple initially told police she was not the person who bit the victim. She agreed to have a dental impression taken by police but later refused claiming she was acting on legal advice. The 33-year-old (pictured left) carried out the attack before attempting to buy another drink from the bar. She and her sister Louise Scollen had got into a scuffle with Shelley Williams, who had part of her ear bitten off . Dawdon Cricket Club in Seaham, County Durham, where the incident happened. A marquee had been erected at the club for a charity hog roast event. Police found the missing portion of Miss Williams' ear the next day . In a victim impact statement read to the court by Mr Dryden, Miss Williams said: . 'I have become very self conscious and it has affected my confidence. 'I struggle to leave the house as I feel everyone is looking at me. I went out for a family meal and a male said to me are you the one who had your ear bitten off. I was embarrassed by this male's comments. 'I booked a holiday and I was due to fly ten days after the assault took place. I was advised on medical grounds not to go because of risk of infection. I paid £1,500 for the holiday and as I didn't want to let my children down I paid another £400 for my parents to go with them. 'I have had to take a considerable amount of time off work. Working in a call centre I am unable to use my head set equipment. 'I am living in close proximity to Kate Temple and I regularly feel worried and start to panic. On one occasion I was with my daughter who said: "Don't worry mam I close my eyes." Sometimes when I wake up I get a severe shooting pain in my ear. 'I am ashamed to admit I sleep with a hockey stick under my bed. I feel really anxious and I have noticed I drink more because of it. 'I have spoken to the surgeon who has now told me he won't touch the ear because of how it had heeled. 'It's something I will have as a permanent reminder of what has happened.' When the prosecution could not prove who had carried out the attack both Temple and Scollen were charged and ordered to face trial. But Temple admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm and all charges were dropped against Scollen. Temple of St Johns Terrace, Seaham, pleaded guilty to inflicting GBH in the early hours of July 21 2013. Bob Spragg, defending, told the court how the victim had 'simply got the wrong end of the stick'. He said: 'Miss Williams had previously accused the defendant of inappropriate contact with her former partner when he went around to her house. 'This was entirely without foundation and streamed from the defendant being nice to her partner. 'The defendant's partner had gone to her house looking for some kind of comfort from her. 'Kate Temple was not prepared to let him in the house even though he was saying let's have a kiss and so forth. She was not at all interested in that taking place. 'Shelley Williams has seen the messages and got the wrong end of the stick which started this whole vendetta against her. It's ironic really that all of this started by her being a good friend to a man she has known since she was a child. 'In her own words her life has fallen apart. She's made decisions whilst in the depths of despair which she bitterly regrets and she will have to live with them consequences forever. 'She's clearly a low risk of ever being in trouble again. An immediate term of imprisonment would crush the defendant.' Judge Simon Hickey told Temple: 'She has been left feeling frightened and she has a permanent disability. She lost her confidence, she's had her career affected and her home life with her children has been affected. 'You admit in a letter to me you had her partner inside your house and had been kissing and cuddling him but no more. 'You do of course have a completely different character outside of this event. You have no previous convictions. This is a single bite. 'There is of course remorse although I take that as limited given the late plea and lack of cooperation during the case. 'You must have known what you had done on this night and you must have known what injury you had caused. 'It's a significant injury and it's caused by a weapon - teeth. 'I can't draw back from immediate sentence leaving someone disabled in this way.' Judge Hickey sentenced Temple to 20 months in prison. He told her: 'That is the lowest sentence I can pass given my public duty.'

Victim Shelley Williams accused attacker of having affair with her partner . Kate Temple and sister Louise Scollen got into a scuffle with Miss Williams . Williams was left covered in blood after Temple bit off a part of her ear . Police found missing chunk the next day. Temple was jailed for 20 months .

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Incredible pictures have shown the moment ferocious red sandstorms currently engulfing China devoured a city in the country's north west. China's pollution hit cities are now having to cope with a fresh nuisance after the fourth massive sandstorm struck the north-west of the country this year alone. The images show the city of Golmud, in the country's north west Qinghai Province, as it succumbs to a sweeping half-hour sandstorm which reduced the visibility to as little as 30 metres, according to The People's Daily Online. The raging sand storm sweeps in on the city of Golmud in north west China, where 200,000 people live . The sandstorm was the fourth to hit the area this year as authorities struggle to deal with the natural hazards . China's Meteorlogical Centre issued a blue alert as the sandstorms swept across the north of the country . China's National Meteorological Centre (NMC) has now issued a blue alert for the latest sandstorms to hit the northern regions. The red sand swept across the northern part of the country bringing strong winds and floating sand to the regions of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia and Shaanxi, in what was the fourth sandstorm to hit the area this year. The organisation advised residents to stay indoors and local authorities to brace for the clean-up operation after the sandstorms. China's four-tier colour-coded weather warning system signifies red as the most severe followed by orange, yellow and blue. Photos of the city of Dunhuang in the north-western province of Gansu show the thick orange haze coating the city's atmosphere and the lack of people on the streets gave the area an almost alien planet appearance. A local meteorologist said visibility was reduced to less than 50metres in downtown areas. Police spokesman Hui Chuang said: 'The storm forced most people to stay indoors because it was difficult to drive anyway given the low visibility and also hard to breathe without inhaling sand. 'It also forced the closure of the nearby Mogao Grottoes.' The site is a UNESCO world heritage tourist site renowned for its massive sculptures and frescoes carved in caves along a cliff. Golmud was left covered in a remarkable red haze when the sand cloud blew across the city yesterday . Traffic was brought to a standstill and residents fled for cover when the storm hit . Two local government officers attempt to sweep the sand off the city's pavements . Cars switched on their lights in order to navigate their way through the billowing sand cloud . A police cruiser makes it way through the traffic amid yesterday's ferocious sandstorm . The colour-coded weather warning system designated the sandstorm blue in an attempt to forewarn residents . Two men look out across the city where visibility was in some areas reduced to 50m .

Incredible pictures show a city in China devoured by a giant sandstorm . Golmud, in the country's north west, was yesterday blasted for half an hour . The entire city turned red as it was covered by the brightly-coloured sand . As residents fled the streets, the city took on a Mars-type appearance .

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Does any player fluctuate between world-beater and under-achiever more than Andros Townsend? Currently on a high after his stunning equaliser for England against Italy in Turin on Tuesday night, the 23-year-old Tottenham winger has already had more ups and downs than most players experience in their careers. On his day, Townsend stands in comparison with the very best. He terrifies defenders with his speed and directness – a trait he also possesses off the pitch judging by his 'told you so' tweet to a critical Paul Merson this week. That ability was first noticed two years ago when he single-handedly tried to save QPR from relegation with a string of virtuoso performances. Later in 2013, he turned in two of the great international displays of recent years when he destroyed Montenegro and Poland at Wembley to book England's place at the World Cup. Andros Townsend unleashes an unstoppable right-footed strike from 20 yards to score England's equaliser . The Tottenham and England winger celebrates his goal against Italy, which was his third for his country . His strike in Turin, measured at 77.2mph, was further evidence he belongs on the top table. 'We are indebted to Andros – he is a game-changer,' said England manager Roy Hodgson. And yet... How can a player with Townsend's obvious ability be sent out to nine different clubs on loan by Spurs. Why has he still not played a full 90 minutes for his club in the Premier League this season? How come in the autumn it was Townsend rather than Aaron Lennon who was seen as surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane? He has scored as many goals for England as he has done in the Premier League for Spurs. Wingers are by nature of their position more inconsistent than other players. If they are starved of service, they can appear ineffectual. And if they try too hard when they do get the ball, they can squander possession. And even by wingers' standards, Townsend is a risk-taker. It can make him look unstoppable at times and a waste of time at others. Hodgson admitted agonising about giving him a debut ahead of James Milner and Jack Wilshere against Montenegro 18 months ago, but he was man of the match and scored the important third goal in a 4-1 England victory. Townsend celebrates scoring England's third goal against Montenegro in a World Cup qualifier . Townsend as a pundit for ITV during the World Cup . Articulate and bright – his father Troy is a leading figure in football's anti-racism body Kick It Out – he was comfortable in the television studio as a pundit at last summer's World Cup when an ankle injury ruled him out of Hodgson's squad. Sometimes intelligence also means a determination to play the game your way, not always appreciated by managers obsessed by tactics. Townsend thrived with Harry Redknapp at QPR but it didn't look as if he fitted in under Mauricio Pochettino at Spurs. He started the season being used for Capital One Cup and Europa League games rather than the important Premier League stuff. Even now, if things aren't going well, the chances are Townsend will be sacrificed. At Old Trafford he was taken off after half an hour when Spurs were being beaten 2-0 by Manchester United. But he is starting games now ahead of £25million Erik Lamela with another rival, Lennon, loaned out to Everton. For his club, he has hit some rarefied heights, most notably a European game against Dynamo Tbilisi when he scored a goal and made two others. When Hodgson's squad was announced for the recent double-header against Lithuania and Italy, Merson claimed Townsend shouldn't have been included. The player had scored for The Three Lions against San Marino this season but missed the Slovenia and Scotland games with another ankle injury, another reason for his inconsistency. Following his equaliser, Townsend tweeted in response: 'Not bad for a player who should be 'nowhere near the squad''. He later added he hoped he had silenced his critics. Townsend looks dejected after his first-half substitution during Tottenham's 2-0 defeat by Manchester United . The truth is Townsend's style may be best suited to international football which after all is cup knockout when you get to the big tournaments. For the grind of a full Premier League season, you can't afford to have one thrilling moment followed by wasting possession or a wayward shot. The statistics back that up. He has scored three goals in seven games for England compared with three in 21 Premier League starts for Spurs. He will have to try to improve on that ratio when he dons his club shirt again at Burnley on Sunday. In that sense, you can understand why Hodgson will continue to pick him regardless of club form. He is, in the manger's words, a game-changer. Tottenham will be hoping that Townsend can replicate his international form for his club .

Andros Townsend scored England's equaliser against Italy on Tuesday . Goal was the Tottenham winger's third in seven games for England . But Townsend's club form has been patchy in last two seasons . Challenge now is for Townsend to replicate international form for Spurs . CLICK HERE for the latest Tottenham news .

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A down-on-their-luck couple from Ohio struggling with chronic conditions that left them unable to make a living were found dead from self-inflicted carbon monoxide poisoning this week, less than two months after their desperate pleas for help went ignored. Randy and Jodi Speidel, from Bellefontaine, created online fundraisers on GiveFroward.com and GoFundMe.com in late February begging Good Samaritans for financial help. Mrs Speidel wrote that they had been living without gas all winter, had no running water and were close to having their electricity and Internet service shut off. Hopeless: Randy and Jodi Speidel, from Bellefontaine, Ohio, took their own lives this week, more than two months after they created online fundraisers begging for financial help . Heartbreaking: The middle-aged couple died from self-inflicted carbon monoxide poisoning caused by two charcoal grills they had dragged into their bedroom . Last-ditch effort: Mrs Speidel wrote on GiveForward.com in late February that they had been living without gas all winter, had no running water and cut down their food intake to one meal a day . After having paid $500 to their landlord to prevent their immediate eviction, Mrs Speidel stated that they were left with only $33 to their name. To stretch their meager funds a little farther, the impoverished, ailing couple were forced to limit their food intake to a single meal a day and did not have enough scraps to feed their two cats. ‘I have turned in every direction possible and don’t know what else to do,’ she wrote. ‘If you can help, we will be forever grateful and will even pay you back once we get back on our feet.’ The Speidles were hoping to raise $1,000, but the online campaign failed to draw any donations whatsoever. On Tuesday, the couple's landlord, Doug Elleman, arrived at their rental at 225 West High Avenue to discover a pink handwritten note warning passersby of carbon monoxide inside, reported Bellefontaine Examiner. Firefighters who were called to the scene entered the residence and discovered a pair of charcoal grills filled with smoldering coals. Jodi Speidel, 46, and her 45-year-old husband, Randy, were pronounced dead at the scene. Orpahns: The couple leave behind two daughters, Randa (pictured right as a baby with her father) and 20-year-old Kira Speidel . Columbus Dispatch reported that a note found nearby confirmed that the husband and wife had made a suicide pact. The couple had removed their beloved pet cats from the house to spare their lives. They were later found wandering outside. The couple leave behind two daughters, Randa and Kira Speidel. In a post left last month on her parents' GoFundMe.com page, which has since been removed, 20-year-old Kira called the couple 'the hardest-working people I know.' She went on to say that now that they can no longer work because of their physical ailments, 'they have nowhere to run.' Police Chief Brandon Standley said the town has resources available for people in need like the Speidels, adding that it's tragic that they thought they were all out of options. In one of her online pleas, Jodi Speidel mentioned she had applied for assistance and was told to wait. Her GiveForward.com campaign description indicates that despite her infirmities, Speidel was able to land a new job but needed some help to tie them over until her pay checks started coming in.

Jodi Speidel, 46, and her 45-year-old husband, Randy, were found dead in their Bellefontaine, Ohio, home Tuesday . Couple had dragged two charcoal grills inside bedroom and locked door, but let their cats out and left note warning passersby of carbon monoxide . Suicide comes two months after Speidels launched online fundraisers asking for help because they were starving and on verge of eviction .

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Tory Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith came under fire today after suggesting that zero-hours contracts should be re-named 'flexible hours'. Labour said the 'Marie Antoinette' moment by the Work and Pensions Secretary showed 'just how out of touch the Tories are' about the lives of working people. The future of zero-hours deals has become of the key issues of the election battle over jobs, with Labour pledging to ban exploitative deals. Tory Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith came under fire today after suggesting that zero-hours contracts should be re-named 'flexible hours' In a TV interview today Mr Duncan Smith said that zero-hours contracts were 'wrongly named'. He told the BBC: 'It should be flexible hours contracts, but only 2 per cent of the total workforce have those and they are mostly people like carers, who can't give direct time, and young people like students, so for them there is a reason for those.' Aides to the minister stressed that job satisfaction and work-life balance for those on zero-hours contracts were similar to other workers. Some 60 per cent of people on zero-hours contracts do not want more hours, they said. Labour and trade union leaders criticised the comments, saying it showed the minister was 'out of touch'. Shadow business Secretary Chuka Umunna told MailOnline: 'Iain Duncan Smith's 'Marie Antoinette' moment today has revealed just how out of touch the Tories are about the lives of working people. 'Instead of acknowledging the worrying growth of zero-hours contracts in our economy, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions today chose to defend them – arguing this morning that we should simply rename them as flexible hours contracts. 'Instead of pledging to tackle exploitation in the labour market he refused to even acknowledge there was a problem.' Labour leader Ed Miliband today launched his party's manifesto for young people in Lincoln . Labour has pledged to ban exploitative zero-hours contracts, while unions have been pressing for them to be scrapped altogether. Under the controversial contracts, workers are often told at the end of the week how many hours they can work the following week. Launching Labour's manifesto for young people in Lincoln, party leader Ed Miliband said: 'Young people are three times more likely to be on zero-hours contracts than the rest of the population. 'Iain Duncan Smith has tried today to rename zero-hours contracts as 'flexible contracts'. We don't need to rename zero-hours contracts, we need to ban exploitative zero-hours contracts, and that's what the next Labour government will do.' Len McCluskey, leader of the Unite union, said zero-hours contracts meant 'misery' or workers and their families, leaving them on a 'hand to mouth' existence. 'This insecurity has exploded on David Cameron's watch, where we have an economy built on shaky jobs and chronic low pay.' TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: 'Whatever you call a zero-hours contract, it is still a recipe for insecurity and exploitation, where the boss holds all the power. 'Nothing sums up what is wrong with this Government's approach to work and how out of touch they are with the way most people live their lives than this celebration of the zero-hours contract. 'If you put lipstick on a pig, it is still a pig. But as 'zero-hours contracts' is a bit of a mouthful, perhaps we could call them 'IDS jobs' in the future.' Shadow business Secretary Chuka Umunna accused the Tories of being out of touch . Iain Duncan Smith's 'Marie Antoinette' moment today has revealed just how out of touch the Tories are about the lives of working people. Instead of acknowledging the worrying growth of zero-hours contracts in our economy, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions today chose to defend them – arguing this morning that we should simply rename them as flexible hours contracts. Instead of pledging to tackle exploitation in the labour market he refused to even acknowledge there was a problem. The Tories have a history of Let Them Eat Cake moments. Today's comment comes from the minister who renamed the Bedroom Tax the 'removal of the spare room subsidy' and the party which insisted on calling the poll tax the 'community charge'. And three weeks ago David Cameron said that more people are using food banks because of better advertising – next he'll be rebadging them as Big Society supermarkets. This reveals an important truth about the Tories – they simply won't stand up for working people. Just a few weeks ago David Cameron admitted he couldn't live on a zero-hours contract. But the Tories seem happy for working people to be stuck in low-paid zero-hour contract jobs. It's becoming increasingly clear throughout this campaign that they will only stand up for a privileged few. The reality – that the Tories refused to acknowledge – is that for too many people zero-hours contracts leave them without a regular income and not knowing from one day to the next how much work they will get. The number of people with zero-hour contracts has increased by almost 20 per cent in the last year and surveys show that over half of young people on these contracts are on them because they could not find a job with regular hours. Companies such as Sports Direct are hiring the vast majority of their workers on zero-hours contracts, even though they have predictable and manageable fluctuations in demand and many of these employees reportedly work regular hours in practice. This is insecurity dressed up as flexibility. It's not acceptable, it's not fair and Labour will act to stop it. Labour will ban exploitative zero-hours contracts. With Labour, if you work regular hours for 12 weeks or more you will get a right to a regular contract. We will also give workers on zero-hours contracts new rights to be protected from employers forcing them to be available at all hours or cancelling shifts at short notice without compensation. Labour is clear: we don't need to rename exploitative zero-hours contracts. We need to ban them.​ .

Conservative Work and Pensions Secretary likened to Mary Antoinette . Says only 2% of workers on zero-hours deals and most are carers . Labour seizes on comments as proof the Tories are 'out of touch'

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David Cameron has been secretly using hair dye to turn back the years Nigel Farage suggested today. In a dig at the Prime Minister, the Ukip leader said that he was ‘jealous’ of how the Tory leader has reversed the greying process while in Downing Street. After clashing at last week’s televised leaders debate, Mr Farage said he had shaken Mr Cameron’s hand and ‘complimented him on his appearance’. Scroll down for video . David Cameron - who has been accused of trying to hide his bald spot - has been secretly using hair dye to turn back the years, Nigel Farage suggested today . He added: ‘Any man who can reverse the greying process I’m jealous of. ‘I’m going to have a go myself, it’s a wonderful thing. He’s also lost a lot of weight, he’s going out jogging.’ Asked if he thought Mr Cameron was too vain, Mr Farage said: ‘To a certain extent they all are. Some people it worries to death and others really don’t worry too much.’ Mr Cameron, 48, has previously been accused of visiting stylists and even trichologists to keep his hair looking youthful. In 2011, Downing Street was forced to deny claims Mr Cameron was fighting the relentless process with unnatural help after his grey hairs looked less prominent, . ‘I promise you he has not dyed his hair,’ a spokesman said. ‘The Prime Minister has other things to think about, he’s just not like that.’ Mr Farage said he was ‘jealous’ of how the Tory leader has reversed the greying process while in Downing Street . Asked if he thought Mr Cameron was too vain, a greying Mr Farage said: ‘To a certain extent they all are. Some people it worries to death and others really don’t worry too much' Before he was elected Mr Cameron, the youngest premier in almost 200 years, revealed he was concerned about going grey. 'I've had a few grey hairs and I expect I'll get a few more, whatever happens. This is a relentless process,' he said. A Tory party spokesman last night refused to comment on whether Mr Cameron dyes his hair.

Farage claims PM has been secretly using hair dye to turn back the years . He said: 'Any man who can reverse the greying process I’m jealous of' The PM has been accused of visiting stylists to keep hair looking youthful .

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Fighter ace: Douglas Bader's story is to be told in a Hollywood film dubbed ‘The First Great Escape’ The story of how Douglas Bader recovered from having both legs amputated to become one of Britain’s greatest fighter aces is remarkable enough. But now another astonishing but little-known chapter of his war career is to be told in a Hollywood film being dubbed ‘The First Great Escape’. Bader – who lost his legs in a flying accident in 1931 – was shot down over France in August 1941 and ended up in a German prison camp in Warburg. It was there that the officer, who always made light of his disability and refused to even use a stick, was involved in a mass break-out that pre-dated the break in 1944 immortalised in The Great Escape starring Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough. Bader’s life story has already been the subject of the successful film Reach for the Sky in 1956 starring Kenneth More. This latest look at his exploits is based on a book on the Warburg escape by historian Mark Felton called Zero Night. It was a plot hatched by Scottish lieutenant Jock Hamilton-Baillie, 23, and involved build folding ladders to escape over the wire. Major Tom Stallard, of the Durham Light Infantry, teamed up with Bader on the planning. The fighter ace went on to describe it as ‘the most brilliant escape conception of this war’. The ladders were made from wood from a wrecked hut and crafted in the camp’s music room, where the sawing and hammering was drowned out by the sound of instruments. They were disguised as bookshelves. On the night of the break – August 30, 1942 – the prisoners managed to fuse the camp’s search lights and 41 men carrying four 12ft scaling ladders rushed the fence. One ladder collapsed, so only 28 made it over the wire, of which three made a ‘home run’ back to freedom. The Great Escape: Bader's story predates the break in 1944 immortalised in the film starring Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough (pictured) Bader was among those recaptured but was such a nuisance to the Germans that he ended up in the ‘escape-proof’ Colditz Castle and remained in captivity until the end of the war. More than 40 Allied prisoners put their lives on the line in a plot to escape from Oflag VI-B camp near Warburg, Germany, in 1942. Major Tom Stallard, a larger than life 37-year-old from Somerset captured while serving in the Durham Light Infantry, teamed up with Bader on the planning. While the Great Escape relied on its famous tunnels, the Warburg mass break out saw the men boldly leap over the huge perimeter fences using wooden ladders. Bader described what happened as 'the most brilliant escape conception of this war'. Months of meticulous planning and secret training went into the three minute charge of the camp's double perimeter fences. Bader’s life story has been the subject of 1956 film Reach for the Sky starring Kenneth More (pictured) A series of makeshift ladders propped against the prison camp's perimeter fence were made from wood plundered from a wrecked hut. They were crafted in the camp's music room, where the sawing and hammering was drowned out by the sound of instruments. The escape was codenamed Operation Olympian because it involved troops from across the Commonwealth - Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The rights to Dr Felton’s book (pictured) have been bought by production firm Essential 11 USA . As the night of the breakout loomed, the ladders were disguised as bookshelves to fool the guards. After the prisoners fused the perimeter search lights, 41 of them carrying four 12-foot scaling ladders made from bed slats rushed to the barbed-wire fence and clambered over. One ladder collapsed, so only 28 made it over the barbed wire, of which three made a 'home run' back to freedom. Bader later ended up in Colditz and had his tin legs taken away to ensure he remained in captivity until the end of the war. Major Stallard and another leading light of the escape Major Johnnie Cousens, also of the Durham Light Infantry, survived the war and lived into their 70s. Both were too modest to breathe hardly a word about what had happened on August 30 1942. But now their story could trump the Great Escape after Hollywood bosses snapped up the rights to turn military historian Mark Felton's book about the escape Zero Night into a blockbuster. The rights to Dr Felton’s book have been bought by the makers of 2013’s Saving Mr Banks with Tom Hanks. Production firm Essential 11 USA, the makers of the 2013 Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson hit Saving Mr Banks, is now working on a script. Dr Felton said a number of 'A-list' Hollywood stars were queuing up for roles and Essential 11 had invited him to help cast the leads, although he could not reveal who was interested. He said: 'I'm very, very pleased. It's very, very exciting. Essential 11 did a fantastic job with Saving Mr Banks and to have that same team working on this is very pleasing.'

Douglas Bader recovered from having both legs amputated to become one of Britain’s greatest fighter aces . Was shot down over France in 1941 and ended up in German prison camp . And he was involved in a mass break-out that pre-dated the break in 1944 immortalised in The Great Escape . Now, Hollywood bosses snapped up the rights to turn military historian Mark Felton's book about the escape into a blockbuster .

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A Labour frontbencher has expressed regret that the party cannot ‘get rid’ of the Trident nuclear deterrent. Shadow Welsh secretary Owen Smith said at a hustings event on Wednesday: ‘We view the world as being a very dangerous and volatile place at the moment. So our policy is that we will retain Trident, we will maintain a continuous at-sea deterrent.’ But he added: ‘So we will pursue an independent perspective, the next Labour government, but on the issue of Trident: would but we could get rid of it but I fear that we can’t.’ Shadow Welsh secretary Owen Smith has expressed regret that the party cannot ‘get rid’ of the Trident nuclear deterrent . Around three quarters of Labour candidates back scrapping Trident, which preserves a round-the-clock protection at sea in case of a nuclear strike. But the party has committed to maintaining the deterrent, which will need to be replaced in the coming years, in its election manifesto. The Tories have warned that Labour could ‘sell out’ Britain in a deal with the SNP which wants to scrap Trident. Replacing the deterrent with a ‘like for like’ system would cost around £100bn. Replacing the trident deterrent with a ‘like for like’ system would cost around £100bn (file picture) Last month a survey found three quarters of Labour’s candidates are opposed to renewing Trident. Yesterday shadow defence secretary Vernon Coaker said: ‘Let me be absolutely clear: we are committed to the renewal of Trident. 'We are committed to the retention of a Continuous At-Sea Deterrent and we will follow the advice of experts in terms of delivering that, who say current technology means four boats.’ A Labour Party spokesman said: ‘As Owen’s comments make abundantly clear, he supports Labour’s policy of renewing Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent as a continuous at-sea system.’

Shadow Welsh secretary Owen Smith made comments at a hustings event . Three quarters of Labour candidates back scrapping Trident system . Replacing deterrent with a ‘like for like’ system would cost around £100bn .

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Nicola Sturgeon today warned Ed Miliband that time is running out on her offer to help lock the Tories out of power. The SNP leader has said she is prepared to work with Labour to put Mr Miliband in Number 10, even if David Cameron's Conservatives win more seats. Ms Sturgeon was today swamped with requests for selfies in the wake of her triumph in last week's live TV debate, as polls suggest a surge in support for the SNP will cost Labour a majority on May 7. Scroll down for video . Nicola Sturgeon today warned Ed Miliband that time is running out on her offer to help lock the Tories out of power . The SNP is projected to win more than 40 seats in Scotland at the election, potentially leaving them holding the balance of power if Labour and the Tories both fall short. Ms Sturgeon has refused to work with the Conservatives under any circumstances, but has held out the possibility of putting Mr Miliband into power. She has suggested a full-blown coalition, with SNP ministers in the Cabinet, is unlikely to be the outcome. But her MPs could vote to prop up a Labour minority administration, raising the prospect of a Scottish-backed government over-ruling the views of a majority in England. Labour leader Ed Miliband is forecast to lose dozens of seats to the SNP after a sharp drop in support in Scotland . However, today Ms Sturgeon made clear he patience is wearing thin, and called on Mr Miliband to respond to her offer. She claimed that every day that passes risks fuelling the impression that Mr Miliband would rather see the Conservatives return to government than work with the SNP. Addressing supporters in Livingston, Ms Sturgeon insisted the SNP is not seeking any UK ministerial posts. But said she will fight for as much power for Scotland as she can get. Her predecessor as First Minister Alex Salmond  has already vowed to hold a Labour minority government to ransom to secure a £180billion debt-fuelled spending spree in Scotland. Ms Sturgeon said: 'Even if the Tories are the largest party, I have said we will vote to stop the Tory government getting off the ground,' she said. 'I have asked Ed Miliband to confirm that Labour will do likewise. Thus far, Labour hasn't given that commitment. 'I hope to hear him give that commitment before too much more time elapses because as long as he fails to give that commitment he leaves lingering the suspicion that Labour would rather see the Tories get back into power than work with the SNP. 'If that is the case, then people in Scotland, I don't think, will ever forgive the Labour Party.' She added: 'I have said a formal coalition with Labour is unlikely. 'The SNP is not going to Westminster to seek ministerial posts, we're going to Westminster to make Scotland's voice heard and to win more progressive policies for Scotland. 'Now, I've ruled out any kind of arrangement with the Tories, but I have also said to Labour, very directly, if there is an anti-Tory majority in the House of Commons, then even if the Tories are the biggest party, if Labour and the SNP work together we can stop a Tory government getting off the ground. 'I repeat that call to Ed Miliband today, and maybe today unlike the previous few days he will answer that. 'If we have an anti-Tory majority, will he work with the SNP rather than allow David Cameron back into Downing Street?' The Scottish First Minister was swamped with requests for selfies as she met residents of Livingston, west Lothian this morning . Ms Sturgeon has refused to work with the Conservatives under any circumstances, but has held out the possibility of putting Mr Miliband into power . The SNP is projected to win more than 40 seats in Scotland at the election, potentially leaving them holding the balance of power if Labour and the Tories both fall short . Ms Sturgeon was said to have triumped in last week's live TV debate, as polls suggest a surge in support for the SNP will cost Labour a majority on May 7 . She also outlined changes she said would support childcare and getting parents back to work, including uprating child tax credits and child benefit and a rise in the minimum wage to £8.70. Ms Sturgeon said she still wants Scotland to be independent, but in the meantime 'will push for the maximum devolution to Scotland'. 'If Scotland is to become independent, that will only happen with a vote in a referendum,' she said. 'But poll after poll shows that people in Scotland want significantly more powers in the Scottish Parliament. 'Now, I will not stop campaigning for and wanting Scotland to become independent, but that will only happen in a referendum.' Scottish Liberal Democrat president Sir Malcolm Bruce called on Ms Sturgeon to make clear whether she still supports the reversal of welfare changes made since 2010. He said: 'The SNP need to come clean. Are they planning to reverse welfare changes since 2010? 'This is what they have spent five years telling people. If so, where are they going to find the money that they have said would be £2.5 billion for Scotland alone? 'If they are not, people will expect them to admit that they are not going back to 2010. 'SNP voters will believe they've been led up the garden path. 'Only Liberal Democrats have set out costed and credible plans to balance the books by 2018, building a stronger economy and a fairer society. The SNP are all over the place when it comes to balancing the books.'

SNP leader challenges Miliband to respond to her offer of help after May 7 . Sturgeon says she will put Labour in power even if Tories win more seats . Warns the clock is ticking on her offer to help Miliband get into No.10 .

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Dozens more company bosses have signed a letter backing Tory economic plans – including a prominent former Labour supporter. By last night, a total of 150 business leaders have signed the letter warning against a ‘change in course’. Among the new signatories is Simon Woodroffe, the founder of Yo! Sushi and a former Labour backer. Dozens more company bosses have signed a letter backing Tory economic plans – including prominent former Labour supporter Simon Woodroffe, the founder of Yo! Sushi . Others also include executives from two FTSE-100 firms and 10 from the FTSE-250 index. Adding their names were Philip Aiken, the chairman of construction giant Balfour Beatty, Dr Tom Enders, boss of Airbus, and Simon Litherland, head of drinks group Britvic. All have signed in a personal capacity. The announcement of the new names will heap pressure on Labour, which has struggled to come forward with notable numbers of business supporters. Once a former prominent Labour supporter, Mr Woodroffe appears to have turned his back on the party despite appearing in a 2004 political broadcast. Earlier this year, he warned that Labour’s approach to business ‘scares’ him. He told BBC Newsnight: ‘What I worry about with Ed Miliband is that he is appealing to the popular by saying, “look at all these fat cats” making lots of money it should be for the workers.’ ‘Actually, I think the fat cats generally, sometimes it annoys me, but they pay their taxes, you know.’ By last night, a total of 150 business leaders have signed the letter warning against a ‘change in course’ The letter backs the lowering of corporation tax by David Cameron and George Osborne as it shows the UK is 'open for business' The letter states that the signatories believe the Conservative-led government ‘has been good for business and pursued policies which have supported investment and job creation’. They praise the cuts in corporation tax to 20 per cent, which they say is a ‘key part’ of the Tory economic plan. They add: ‘We believe a change in course will threaten jobs and deter investment. This would send a negative message about Britain and put the recovery at risk.’ When the letter was first published in a newspaper last week it sent shockwaves through the election campaign. Labour attempted to respond by positioning itself as the party of workers. It announced plans to ban 90 per cent of zero hours contracts and make it easier for staff to sue their bosses for wrongful dismissal. A poll of FTSE-100 chairman at the weekend showed seven out of ten think Mr Miliband would be a ‘catastrophe’ for Britain. The anonymous poll, published by the Sunday Times, showed widespread concern by businesses about Labour’s economic plans.

Yo! Sushi founder Simon Woodroffe is among new signatories of letter . He is a former Labour backer and appeared in a 2004 political broadcast . Total of 150 business leaders have signed the letter praising the Tories . The announcement will heap more pressure on Labour and Ed Miliband .

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Vijaya Gadde, Twitter's top lawyer, admitted it has been ‘inexcusably slow’ in tackling online trolls . Twitter's top lawyer has admitted it has been ‘inexcusably slow’ in tackling online trolls who make the lives of others a misery. Vijaya Gadde said the social network had let internet abuse go ‘unchecked’ because it did not recognise the scope and scale of the problem. Miss Gadde said Twitter had tripled the size of the team that deals with online abuse – because it had to do better. She made the announcement on the day a study found that 88 per cent of abusive behaviour on social media happens on Twitter. Anti-bullying campaigners have also long complained that Twitter is a sanctuary for trolls who post hateful abuse behind the veil of anonymity. In an article for the Washington Post, Miss Gadde said that running Twitter required constant vigilance but that the company had ‘failed to live up to’ this aim. She admitted that ‘our response times have been inexcusably slow and the substance of our responses too meagre’. Miss Gadde wrote: ‘This is, to put it mildly, not good enough. ‘Freedom of expression means little as our underlying philosophy if we continue to allow voices to be silenced because they are afraid to speak up. We need to do a better job combating abuse without chilling or silencing speech’. Miss Gadde, general counsel for Twitter, said the extra staff the company had hired meant it was responding to five times as many complaints about abuse. The company was also making other changes ‘in ways that won’t be readily apparent’ to ensure its 284million users worldwide are safe. Only last week TV host Sue Perkins quit Twitter after receiving death threats. Sanctuary for trolls: A study found that 88 per cent of abusive behaviour on social media happens on Twitter .

Vijaya Gadde said social network had let internet abuse go 'unchecked' She claims it is because scope and scale of problem was not recognised . Twitter has tripled the size of team that deals with online abuse, she said . Anti-bullying campaigners long complained Twitter is sanctuary for trolls .

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A 21-year-old man with depression has made the most gut-wrenching final goodbye video to his family, telling them not to blame themselves and reassuring them there is nothing they could have done to stop him taking his own life. While the chilling song 'Goodbye My Lover' by James Blunt is playing in the background, the distressing three-minute footage shows Chris Ball repeatedly saying that no one should take the blame for his disease and expressing his unconditional love for his mother, four siblings and his girlfriend. On September 14 last year, Chris's brother Jayden - who is only one year younger - and their stepfather found Chris's body along with a USB stick containing the video sitting on top of a piece of paper which simply said: 'Mum and Dad, please watch.' His family have shared the heartbreaking video publicly to raise awareness of the crippling disease, which takes the lives of more young Australians than car accidents and skin cancer, as part of a petition to call for more beds for suicidal youths in hospitals. Scroll down for video . Chris Ball made made the most heartbreaking final goodbye video to his family before taking his own life . Jayden (centre pictured with siblings Matthew, Lara, Maddy and Chris from left to right) found his brother after the devastating tragedy . Chris starts off saying to the camera that this could be his last goodbye and then tells no one to blame themselves because 'depression is a disease and I'm pretty weak-hearted - it doesn't take much for me to get emotional,' he said. 'I just want you to know that I love you all and there was nothing you could have done - it's just me, my personality it's who I am.' He then goes onto talk about his ongoing battle with depression. 'I've been feeling lonely for a while, I know I could get better - I keep trying to tell myself that but I just can't see it,' he said. 'I use alcohol a little bit to help me to get through but if anyone puts on this USB - I love you - there is nothing you could really do.' Chris then signs off by naming all of the most important people in his life - his parents, four siblings and his girlfriend, Holly. 'Holly don't blame yourself - it's not your fault - same with my family - Mum, Dad, Maddy, Lara, Matt, Jay - all of you just didn't do it alright? This is me, myself - I love you - goodbye.' Chris (left) was taken by his mother Kerrie (right) to the hospital 11 days earlier but was sent home with 10 Valium because there was a shortage of beds . The five people in Kerrie's family who committed suicide: her nephew Andrew (top left), her brother John (bottom left) and son Chris (centre), her sister and Andrew's mum - Lenore (right) and her sister Leeann (bottom right) If anyone knows about the devastating impact of suicide it's Kerrie Keepa who has lost her brother, two sisters, nephew and now her son, Chris, to depression. Kerrie said her son would still be with her today if Chris had not been sent home from Redland hospital in Brisbane 11 days earlier because he was told there were not enough beds available. A Metro South Health spokeswoman said it would be inappropriate to provide any details of Chris's care while the coroner was still investigating the matter. 'However, Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Service did provide extensive support to Mr Ball and sufficient mental health beds are available within the Metro South Health area,' she said. On September 3, Kerrie received a hysterical phone call from her son who said he had deliberately cut himself multiple times on his leg. 'We had to wait for four hours and then a doctor gave him 10 Valium and told him to get a good night's sleep and that somebody would contact him in a week or two from the outpatients' department,' she said. 'Then he said to me "you can look after him can't you?". 'I said to him "please don't take this lightly - there is a history of mental illness in my family" and he just said that there were no beds.' Chris said in his video that his family and girlfriend were not to blame for his 'disease' 'I've been feeling lonely for a while, I know I could get better - I keep trying to tell myself that but I just can't see it,' he said in his video . Although Chris had been suffering from depression for the past two and a half years and had spent two weeks in the hospital during that time after making an attempt on his life, Kerrie said it was the worst state that she had seen her son in. 'I took him to my house and he was so withdrawn and crying the whole time,' she said. 'His best friend Adam and I were on 24 hour suicide watch. 'It was the worst time of my life - I have never seen him so low.' Ten days later, Chris told his mother that Holly was picking him up and taking him to his place so he could have a few drinks with his friends. The next morning, Kerrie was unable to get hold of Chris in her break at work so she asked her husband and Jayden to check on him. 'They heard music but he didn't answer the door so they broke it down and it was Jayden who found him.' Only a year apart in age, Jayden and Chris were not only brothers but best friends. 'Jayden and my husband were having terrible nightmares - Jay kept seeing visions of Chris as he saw him when he broke the door down,' Kerrie said . 'The next day Queensland Mental Health offered us counselling - I just can't get my head around that they wouldn't help Chris when he was alive but offered us counselling after he died.' Before Chris became unwell two years ago, he was a happy and outgoing boy . Chris with his girlfriend Holly and his beloved dog, Bear, in happier times . Kerrie, who works for the health department as an aged care nurse, has started a petition to call on the government to urgently implement emergency suicide training in hospitals and dedicate more beds to suicidal youths in hospitals. 'I will hand deliver the petition to Canberra myself and hope the bloody politicians listen,'she said. 'Mental health is rampant in my family so if any other family members show any sign they have no hope. 'I don't know if I could cope losing another child I think it would be the thing that breaks me - my days are filled with fear.' No matter what happens, Kerrie will always treasure the fond memories of her beautiful son. 'He was the most beautiful boy - he really loved his family - he would walk in and say "I love you Mother Duck" and give me a big hug and kiss,' she said. 'Before he became unwell - he was happy and outgoing with a smile that lit up the whole room.' To sign Kerrie's petition go to change.org. Anyone who is suffering from depression or mental health issues should contact Lifeline on 131 114 or Beyond Blue (Australia) the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1800 273 8255 (USA) or the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 (UK), or a local help group.

Chris Ball made a video to say goodbye to his family before taking his life . He told them they were not to blame for his disease and that he loved them . He had been suffering from depression for two and a half years . He was turned away from Brisbane hospital due to no beds 11 days earlier . Brisbane man, 21, is the fifth family member to have committed suicide . His mother Kerrie Keepa has started a petition to call on the government to allocate more beds for suicidal youths in hospitals .

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At first sight it might appear shocking that a clapped-out car such as this would be on the market for almost a quarter of a million pounds. But the dishevelled-looking vehicle is a celebrated 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series III and will be worth three times its £220,000 price if fully restored. Despite its appearance it remains an attractive prospect for many car enthusiasts by offering the rare chance to restore a virtually-untouched DB4. Opportunity: Many car enthusiasts would jump at the rare chance to restore this virtually-untouched 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series III . Pricey: The restoration project will cost upwards of £350,000 - meaning whoever buys it will have to pay £570,000 to return it to its former glory . Inside: The car, registered as BTB 478A, is being sold at Bonhams' Aston Martin sale in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, on May 9 . But the restoration project will cost up to £350,000 - meaning whoever buys it will have to pay at least £570,000 to return it to its former glory. There were about 1,100 DB4 Series III cars made from 1958 to 1963 - and it is becoming tougher to find one that offers a restoration project. The British vehicle was supplied new in July 1961 to a Robert Drummond of London, who lived in a central postcode region in the capital of SW1. The car - to be auctioned in Buckinghamshire - was off the road in storage when bought by the unnamed current owner in 1982 as a restoration project. Work was carried out the next year - including the engine being stripped, fully rebuilt and a new chassis fitted - but it has hardly been touched since. The owner, who lives in the North West of England, has now decided it is time to part with the car that has not been driven in three decades. Steering wheel: The Aston Martin was off the road in storage when it was bought by the unnamed current owner in 1982 for restoration . In the boot: The engine was stripped, fully rebuilt and a new chassis fitted in 1983 - but the DB4 vehicle has hardly been touched since . How it could look: A file picture of a 1959 Aston Martin DB4. There were about 1,100 DB4 Series III cars manufactured from 1958 to 1963 . A spokesman for auctioneers Bonhams said: ‘We are advised that the Aston is completely original and comes with all components including the original leather interior, the latter in good condition. Someone has had a go at restoring it but for whatever reason never saw the project through. 'It has not been on the road since the work was done. Offered for completion and sold strictly as viewed, this is a potentially most rewarding restoration project. ‘If you take the car to Aston Martin to restore the most expensive bill you will get will be £350,000. ‘Today a fully restored Aston Martin DB5 can be worth between £500,000 to £750,000 and DB4s are slightly behind them.’ The car, registered as BTB 478A, is being sold at Bonhams' Aston Martin sale in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, on May 9. The Mail On Sunday reported last month how private bank Coutts said the value some classic cars rose 257 per cent between 2005 and 2013. Last year an investment research organisation said the value of 'exceptional historic' cars climbed 12 per cent in that year alone. Compared with the beginning of 2009, prices had shot up by 163 per cent. With some Ferrari prices peaking, their total gain was 9.7 per cent compared with 24 cent for some sought-after Porsches.

Aston Martin DB4 Series III will cost up to £350,000 to restore but could then be worth as much as £750,000 . Attractive prospect for many car enthusiasts by offering rare chance to restore virtually-untouched DB4 . 1,100 DB4 Series III cars made from 1958 to 1963 - and this one will be auctioned in Buckinghamshire . Engine was stripped, fully rebuilt and new chassis fitted in 1983 - but it has hardly been touched since .

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A 73-year-old man is to appear in court today charged with the murder of his 95-year-old mother at her home. Police arrested David Powell after the pensioner's body was discovered at her home in Doncaster Lane, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday night. Although the body has not yet been formally identified, she is understood to be his mother Celilia Powell. Police arrested David Powell after the pensioner's body was discovered at her home in Doncaster Lane (pictured), Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent . According to the Independent, Mr Powell was arrested after detectives were called to his home on Thursday. Detective Inspector Andy Maxfield from Staffordshire Police said: 'At this stage of the investigation we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident.' Police were called to the scene at around 8pm on Thursday. Mr Powell, of Longton Road, Barlaston, Staffordshire, is due to appear before magistrates at Newcastle-under-Lyme today . He said officers were due to have finished forensic examinations by late last night with a Home Office post-mortem taking place today. Mr Powell, of Longton Road, Barlaston, Staffordshire, is due to appear before magistrates at Newcastle-under-Lyme today. Family members affected by the death are being supported by a police family liaison officer. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Body of woman believed to be Celilia Powell was discovered at her home . Her son David Powell, 73, has been charged with the 95-year-old's murder . Police called to the scene in Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday at about 8pm .

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A state prosecutor in Detroit made the ill-advised suggestion that Baltimore police should respond to protests gripping the city by shooting everyone involved. Teana Walsh, who is paid by Michigan taxpayers to pursue justice, wrote an unhinged post on her Facebook urging a deadly response to violence in the troubled Maryland city. Walsh an assistant prosecutor in Wayne County, which includes Detroit, aired her point of view late Monday night, Fox2 Detroit reported. Scroll down for video . Controversial: Teana Walsh, pictured above plying her trade in court, made the objectionable post . Kill 'em all: Teana Walsh, an assistant prosecutor in Detroit, Michigan, posted the above to Facebook . 'Flipping disgusting'? Walsh suggested deadly force should be used against the violent protesters . She said: 'So I am watching the news in Baltimore and see large swarms of people throwing bricks, etc at police who are fleeing from their assaults ... 15 in the hospital already. 'Solution. Simple. Shoot 'em. Period. End of discussion. 'I don't care what causes the protestors to turn violent...what the "they did it because" reason is... no way is this acceptable. Flipping disgusting.' At least 15 people voiced their approval by 'liking' the comment. She later changed her mind about the post and deleted it - but not before enraged local attorneys recorded and shared the post. Regret? Walsh delete the post after seeing the riots in Baltimore, Maryland, on television . Anger: Walsh said that seeing protesters throwing rocks led her to the conclusion they should be shot . The outrage prompted Walsh's bosses to issue a statement defending her, claiming the post was 'completely out of character'. It said: 'APA Teana Walsh is known for her great work ethic and her compassion for victims of crime and their families. Her post was up on line briefly and she immediately took it down. 'The post was completely out of character for her and certainly does not reflect the person that we know.'

Teana Walsh, assistant prosecutor in Wayne County, Michigan, wrote Facebook post . Said she watched violent rioters in Baltimore and found them 'disgusting' Suggested that shooting them was the only solution - then deleted post . Her bosses were forced to issue statement defending her .

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Secretary of State John Kerry 'is delusional' if he expected to claim the Iranians agreed to the phased lifting of sanctions as part of a nuclear deal when they didn't and get away with it, says the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, John McCain. 'I think John Kerry tried to come back and sell a bill of goods, hoping maybe that the Iranians wouldn’t say much about it,' the Republican lawmaker told radio host Hugh Hewitt during his Thursday program. McCain, responding to the supreme leader of Iran's proclamation yesterday that there would be no formal pact unless sanctions relief is 'instant,' said he had 'sympathy' for Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, because Kerry 'must have known' what the perimeters were for a long-term accord 'and yet chose to interpret it in another way.' Launching a rare attack from his official White House Twitter account, President Barack Obama's spokesman Josh Earnest in turn said it was 'naïve and reckless' for McCain 'to believe every word of the Supreme Leader's political speech.' 'He shouldn't,' Earnest added. And the president's deputy national security adviser told reporters traveling with the administration abroad that it's 'very clear and understood that sanctions relief will be phased.' Secretary of State John Kerry 'is delusional' if he expected to claim the Iranians agreed to the phased lifting of sanctions as part of a nuclear deal when they didn't and get away with it, says the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, John McCain . Kerry, is flanked here by President Barack Obama and National Security Adviser Susan Rice at the bilateral meeting between President Obama and Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela today in Panama City, Panama. The Obama administration is in Panama to attend the VII Summit of the Americas . 'The fact of the matter is, we have framework,' Rhodes said, according to the Associate Press. 'The president has said if the details don't bear out, we won't have a deal.' Obama, Kerry, National Security Adviser Susan Rice and other members of the president's kitchen cabinet are in Panama for the Summit of the Americas. Backed into a corner by reporters, the White House on Monday indicated that negotiators left Switzerland last week without coming to an agreement about the pace at which sanctions would be removed. The administration had stated in a fact sheet that nuclear-related sanctions would be 'suspended' if Iran complied with the terms of the deal. The president said in a live statement they would be 'phased' out over time. The framework, however, he said would remain in place so sanctions could be snapped back into place if need be. Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, immediately cast a cloud over the United State's assertions, pointing out that the statement released by the United States' negotiating partners made no reference to either the gradual lifting of sanctions. Zarif indicated that his country was under the interpretation was that sanctions would be 'terminated.' Asked the next day about Zarif's claims, the lead spokeswoman for the State Department shrugged them off and said she wasn't too concerned with how Iranian leaders sold the deal in their own country. Barraged with questions at his Monday briefing about who was lying - the U.S. or Iran - White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest suggested that the timing of sanctions relief remained a topic of discussion - a major revelation given the dispute's potential for derailing a written agreement. Khamenei reaffirmed on Thursday his country's vow not to sign an agreement unless negotiators kowtow to Iran's demands and promise the 'instant annulment of all sanction,' according to a translation. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani similarly said, 'We will not sign any agreement, unless all economic sanctions are totally lifted on the first day of the implementation of the deal.' Khamenei further stated Iran would not allow an 'unconventional inspection or monitoring.' 'Foreign monitoring on #Iran's security isn’t allowed,' he said on Twitter. Speaking to reporters in Panama today, Rhodes also dismissed Iranian officials' rhetoric about the agreement as spin. 'They have their own hardliners who are skeptical of this deal,' he said. 'The test of whether or not that framework can be memorialized is not a comment on any given day by an Iranian leader, the test will be if by the end of June we have a document.' Responding to the supreme leader of Iran's announcement yesterday that there would be no formal pact unless sanctions relief is 'instant,' McCain, above, said he had 'sympathy' for Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, because Kerry 'must have known' what the perimeters were for a long-term accord 'and yet chose to interpret it in another way' McCain ripped into former colleague Kerry on Hewitt's radio show for mischaracterizing preliminary talks with Iran. 'It’s probably in black and white that the Ayatollah is probably right,' McCain said. 'John Kerry is delusional.' Continuing, the Arizona senator said, 'I think you’re going to find out that they had never agreed to the things that John Kerry claimed that they had.' 'So in a way, I can’t blame the Ayatollah, because I don’t think they ever agreed to it.' Republican Senator Mark Kirk on Thursday said, 'It’s increasingly clear that Iran, in fact, failed to reach agreement with the United States and its partners on a political framework that addresses all parameters of a comprehensive agreement. 'At best, Iran agreed to disagree with the United States on key nuclear weapons-related issues and to continue talks,' the Illinois lawmaker said. McCain told Hewitt Kerry's behavior 'reveals that a number of things' about his 'negotiating capabilities and also his candor with the American people.' He also said he believes Senate Republicans are 'extremely close' to winning enough Democrats' support to push through a veto-proof bill giving Congress the power to review the formal deal with Iran that is scheduled to materialize by June 30. Khamenei further stated that Iran would not allow an 'unconventional inspection or monitoring' Even with out that legislation, McCain claimed that the Senate has the Constitutional authority to reject an accord because it is technically treaty. Obama should 'read the Constitution of the United States,' McCain said. This is clearly a treaty.' And even if the president 'disregards the Constitution' McCain said - 'which he certainly did with executive orders concerning immigration' - Congress should have a say in an issue of this scale. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, a member of the Armed Services Committee who is exploring a presidential run, said in a statement Friday afternoon that 'the Ayatollah and President Obama appear to be talking about two separate agreements. 'Unfortunately, I can’t say I’m surprised,' he added. 'President Obama wants a deal way too badly, and his Administration has been trying to sell a deal which may not actually exist.' Graham said the Obama administration should tell Iran 'in no uncertain terms – that should we come to an actual agreement between both parties, sanctions relief will not be immediate.' 'Any realistic agreement must preclude sanctions relief from being granted until Iran proves it has ended its military nuclear program.' Drawing on Khamenei's comment about supervision, Graham said he would 'never' lend his support to a deal that doesn't allow for inspections 'anytime and anywhere.' With 'Iran’s history of cheating,' he said, 'it would be incredibly dangerous not to require Iran to abide by an ‘anytime-anywhere’ inspections regime.'

Kerry 'is delusional' if he expected to claim the Iranians agreed to the phased lifting of sanctions when they didn't and get away with it, he said . Senate Armed Services Chair John McCain was responding to Iran saying there would be no formal pact unless sanctions relief is 'instant' 'I think John Kerry tried to come back and sell a bill of goods, hoping maybe that the Iranians wouldn’t say much about it,' GOP lawmaker said . 'At best, Iran agreed to disagree with the United States on key nuclear weapons-related issues and to continue talks,' another GOP senator said . Another  said 'the Ayatollah and President Obama appear to be talking about two separate agreements...unfortunately, I can’t say I’m surprised'

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(CNN)Iran will sign a final nuclear agreement only if economic sanctions against the nation are removed on the first day of the deal's implementation, President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Islamic republic's supreme leader, meanwhile, told state-run media outlets he is neither in favor nor against the proposed deal because it isn't final, and he's not certain it will become binding because he has "never been optimistic about negotiations with the U.S." Six world powers and Iran reached a preliminary deal last week that aims to limit Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. The United States, however, has stressed that if a final deal is reached with Iran, the removal of any sanctions will come in phases. But work on the agreement isn't finished. Negotiators from Iran and the United States, China, Germany, France, Britain and Russia have until June 30 to come up with a final deal. Khamenei said he supports the negotiators, but in several not-so-subtle shots at the United States, noted it is too soon to celebrate the proposed deal. "Everything lies in the details," Khamenei said in a Thursday address, according to Press TV. "The other side, which is known for backpedaling on its commitments, may want to corner our country when it comes to the specifics." What has been hashed out so far is no guarantee that the deal will become final, he said, and according to the Islamic Republic News Agency, the leader said he can't support or oppose the deal, especially when it's possible "the other disloyal party intends to limit our country." Some have asked why Khamenei hasn't taken a position on the talks, and the reason is simple, he said, according to IRNA: "There is no need to take a position. Officials say nothing has been done yet and that nothing is binding. I am neither in favor nor against it." Any final deal must "ensure the interests and dignity of the (Iranian) nation," he said, adding he will support an agreement that "will safeguard national interests and dignity." He said he'd rather see the agreement fail than make a deal that jeopardizes Iran's interests. "What has happened so far will neither guarantee the agreement itself nor its content. It will not even guarantee completion of the negotiations. Therefore, it is meaningless to congratulate me or others about it," he said. Rouhani said his government would not surrender to bullying, sanctions and threats, according to Press TV. "We will not sign any deal unless on the very first day of its implementation all economic sanctions against Iran are lifted all at once," Rouhani said at a ceremony to mark National Nuclear Technology Day in Tehran. President Barack Obama faces an uphill battle selling the deal to a skeptical Congress, which has threatened to impose new sanctions on Iran. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, a nuclear physicist and negotiator with Iran, estimated it would take six months after a final deal is signed for the sanctions to be lifted. He told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that it was a "ballpark" figure contingent on a lot of work the Iranians will have to do beforehand. "The core nuclear provisions must be satisfied ... the provisions that give us our confidence," Moniz said. He said it's in the "hands of the Iranians" to fulfill steps such as reducing stockpiles and lowering the number of operating centrifuges. "It will depend on their ability to execute those moves," Moniz said. Asked if the Iranians were aware of that time frame during the negotiations -- before Rouhani called for the immediate lifting of sanctions -- Moniz said, "Oh, yes, for sure." The No. 3 House Republican leader said a bill to ease any sanctions does not stand much of a chance in the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate. "The sanctions that were put in place -- again, very bipartisan sanctions passed by Congress years ago that were effective -- the only way to get rid of them completely would be for Congress to vote to ease those sanctions," Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana said in a radio interview with WWL in New Orleans on Wednesday. "We haven't had that vote. I don't see that passing out of the House. I don't even think it would pass out of the Senate right now." Diplomats announced last week that they'd come up with the framework for an agreement after a marathon stretch of late-night negotiations in Lausanne, Switzerland. The framework includes the easing of U.S. and U.N. sanctions on Iran if it takes certain steps to curb its nuclear program. Iran would reduce its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by 98% for 15 years and significantly scale back its number of installed centrifuges, according to the plan. In exchange, the United States and the European Union would lift sanctions that have crippled the country's economy. "It is a good deal, a deal that meets our core objectives," Obama said after it was announced April 2. "This framework would cut off every pathway that Iran could take to develop a nuclear weapon." It would include strict verification measures to make sure Iran complies, he said. The United States and Iran have a long history of strained relations, which made the negotiations more significant. Just two years ago, the two countries had not talked with each other officially in nearly four decades. CNN's Eliott C. McLaughlin, Christine Theodorou and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.

"It is meaningless to congratulate me or others" because deal not final, Ayatollah says . President Hassan Rouhani: Iran will not surrender to bullying, sanctions . U.S. lawmaker: Bill to ease sanctions does not stand a chance in House or Senate .

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Kent Sprouse was put to death by lethal injection Thursday night in Texas. Sprouse acknowledged almost immediately after he was arrested more than a decade ago that he killed a police officer and another man outside a Dallas-area convenience store. A jury decided in 2004 that he should be put to death, and unsuccessful appeals since then have focused on whether Sprouse was mentally ill at the time of the slayings in 2002 and should be spared the death penalty. He died 22 minutes after being injected and is now the fifth inmate to be executed this year in Texas, the nation's most active death penalty state. Death row: Kent Sprouse gunned down Ferris Police Officer Marty Steinfeldt, 28, at a gas station outside of Dallas before also shooting dead a customer, Pedro Moreno, 38, in 2002 . In his final statement shortly before he was killed, Sprouse said; 'I would like to apologize to the Moreno family and the Steinfeldt family for all of the trouble I have caused them. 'I would like to apologize to my family for all of the trouble that I have caused them. I would also like to thank my family for all of their support. I guess that’s it.' Sprouse was convicted of the death of Ferris Police Officer Harry Marvin 'Marty' Steinfeldt III, who was shot outside the Ferris Food Mart about 20 miles south of Dallas. Steinfeldt, 28, was responding to a 911 call about a customer shot outside the store. Witnesses said Sprouse carried a shotgun into the store the afternoon of Oct. 6, 2002, while he made a purchase and then walked outside and fired toward two men at a pay phone. He went to his car and appeared to have some trouble with it, then shot and killed a customer, Pedro Moreno, 38, who was pumping gas nearby. As Steinfeldt drove up, he was met with gunfire and hit twice under the arm where his vest did not protect him. He managed to fire 17 shots and wound Sprouse in the chest, leg and hand. Court records indicate that Sprouse told an officer who accompanied him to a hospital that he believed Moreno was an undercover officer, so he shot him. 'And I shot the other officer that was in uniform,' Sprouse said, according to the records. Medical tests showed Sprouse, a Boone County, Missouri, native, had taken illegal drugs within the previous 48 hours. 'He started hitting the meth and went crazy,' Jim Jenkins, his lead trial lawyer in 2004, recalled last week. 'Even his family was afraid of him.' Kent Sprouse, 42, was sent to death row for a 2002 shootout at a Ferris, Texas, convenience store that killed police Officer Harry Steinfeldt III (right) and customer  Pedro Moreno, whom Sprouse had asked for help repairing his car . Jurors rejected an insanity defense and pleas for a life prison term. Sprouse was charged but not tried for Moreno's death. 'It was a senseless taking of two human lives,' Don Maxfield, the now retired Ellis County chief felony prosecutor who handled Sprouse's trial, said last week. 'It's just a sad story all the way around.' The U.S. Supreme Court in November refused to review Sprouse's case. Ferris Police Chief Sam Love said he and several of his officers plan to be outside the Huntsville Unit prison Thursday evening to show support for their deceased colleague. Steinfeldt had been with the Ferris department about two years after serving as a police officer in the Army. 'I don't think it's too soon or too long or whatever,' Love said of Sprouse's scheduled lethal injection. 'My feeling is the criminal justice system has done its work and we can move on now.' Scene: Sprouse is expected to be executed about 6 pm Thursday in Huntsville, more than 150 miles southeast of Dallas, by lethal injection. The process is expected to take 15 to 30 minutes at most . Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials said that a recent purchase of pentobarbital meant they had enough of the sedative to carry out Sprouse's execution and three others set for this month. The state's supply will need to be replenished for at least three other executions that are scheduled in May and June. Death penalty states have found it increasingly difficult to acquire drugs as manufacturers, bowing to pressure from death penalty opponents, refuse to sell to state prison agencies for use in capital punishment.

Kent Sprouse, 42, died of a lethal injection Thursday in Texas . It took 22 minutes for Sprouse to die after being injected . In 2002 he gunned down Ferris Police Officer Marty Steinfeldt, 28, at a gas station outside of Dallas and a customer, Pedro Moreno, 38 . Sprouse was high on meth, but his insanity defense was rejected and he was sentenced to death in 2004 . 'I would like to apologize to the Moreno family and the Steinfeldt family for all of the trouble I have caused them,' said Sprouse in his final statement .

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Monday for the first time since world powers and Iran sealed a framework agreement on April 2 that would limit Iran's ability to build a nuclear weapon. They now have little more than two months to meet their own deadline of June 30 to sign a comprehensive accord, which hinges on both sides coming to an agreement on the timing of sanctions relief. The Obama administration moved on two fronts today to advance its nuclear diplomacy with Iran, with talks between top U.S. and Iranian diplomats at a United Nations conference in New York and an aggressive effort to sell the emerging deal to skeptical American lawmakers and constituencies in Washington. In this March 16 photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, listens to Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, during diplomatic talks about Iran's nuclear program in Lausanne, Switzerland. Kerry and Zarif met today at the United Nations on the sidelines of a conference on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in which both men are participating for the first time since a framework agreement was reached earlier this month . Kerry and Zarif reconvened at the Upper East Side home of Iran's ambassador to the United Nations today after their marathon negotiations in Switzerland with several questions outstanding. Kerry is pictured here today giving remarks at the U.N. nuclear proliferation conference in New York . In the nation's capitol, lead U.S. negotiator Wendy Sherman told a conference of reform Jews that diplomatic collapse would leave Iran perilously close to nuclear weapons capacity. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said a final agreement would in some ways be tougher than what the U.S. has outlined thus far. All the activity was taking place as the Senate begins debate over empowering Congress to review and possibly reject any nuclear pact. Republican presidential candidates are lining up to oppose any deal with a government the U.S. considers the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism and to show their support for Israel. Marco Rubio of Florida wants to require Iran's leaders to publicly accept Israel's right to exist, a nearly impossible mandate. Ted Cruz of Texas hopes to put the onus on advocates to win congressional approval of a deal, and not on opponents to gather enough votes for rejection. But even as the legislation moves forward, House Speaker John Boehner privately acknowledged to a gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition over the weekend that his party doesn't command enough votes to override a presidential veto of any resolution disapproving of an Iran deal, BloombergView reported. Boehner's spokesman, Michael Steel, didn't dispute the report. 'Obviously, it takes only a fraction of the House and Senate Democrats to sustain a veto, but it is impossible to say whether they will or not until we know what the final 'deal' looks like,' Steel told the Associated Press. President Barack Obama is pictured here showing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall today. His administration moved on two fronts today to advance its nuclear diplomacy with Iran, with talks between top U.S. and Iranian diplomats at the United Nations conference in New York and an aggressive effort to sell the emerging deal to skeptical American lawmakers and constituencies in Washington . Prime Minister Abe is in the nation's Capital to discuss a range of economic, security, and global issues, including progress on the Trans Pacific Partnership, Japan's expanding role in the Alliance, and climate change. The two national leaders are pictured here from behind, still at the Lincoln Memorial, facing the Washington Monument . Kerry and Zarif reconvened at the Upper East Side home of Iran's ambassador to the United Nations today after their marathon negotiations in Switzerland with several questions outstanding. Particularly problematic for President Barack Obama and his team are how quickly sanctions would be eased for Tehran in exchange for nuclear concessions, and how to snap economic restrictions back into place quickly if Iran is caught cheating. At a breakfast meeting with journalists, Moniz, a former MIT physics department head, provided some new detail on the combination of technical limits that the U.S. says would keep Iran at least a year away from assembling enough fissile material for one nuclear weapon for at least a decade. Hours after the framework was announced, the U.S. said Iran would be permitted to keep 6,104 centrifuges installed. Of these, a little more than 1,000 could be kept at Iran's deeply buried facility at Fordo that may be impervious to U.S. or Israeli air attack. None of those would be permitted to enrich uranium, material that can be used in a nuclear warhead. Moniz said no advanced centrifuges can be installed or developed at that site for 15 years. And in a new twist, he said only one-third of the 1,000 centrifuges there can actually 'spin' over that period. The rest will be 'just sitting there,' he said. The details are significant because they provide another piece of how American officials calculate that they'd have enough time to detect any Iranian push toward a bomb and respond. Tehran says its program is solely designed for energy, medical and research purposes, but Washington and many other governments distrust Iran's motives. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, center, and the committee's ranking member Ben Cardin, are seen here speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on the day their bill empowering Congress to review and potentially reject any Iran nuclear deal won approval of the panel. They must now win a battle in the full Senate with some colleagues determined to change the legislation in ways that could sink it . Nowhere does skepticism seem higher than on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are wrestling with how tough to make legislation on Iran that has gained the tacit approval of Obama. Proponents of the bill are trying to discourage any changes to the legislation. They recognize that politically driven amendments could undermine Democratic support and sink the carefully crafted measure. 'Anybody who monkeys with this bill is going to run into a buzz saw,' Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a possible White House candidate, warned ahead of this week's debate. Sherman, the State Department's undersecretary for political affairs, said if talks fail to produce a final deal, Iran would be two to three months from being able to produce enough material for a weapon. Speaking to the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington, she said the president would reconsider support for the bill if it is distorted by amendments. 'There will be a lot of pretty awful amendments, quite frankly, and we'll see where we end up,' Sherman said. The bill was approved 19-0 by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It has 62 co-sponsors from both parties. The legislation would block Obama from waiving congressional sanctions for at least 30 days while lawmakers weigh in. And it would stipulate that if senators disapprove the deal, Obama would lose authority to waive certain economic penalties — an event that would certainly prompt a presidential veto. Among proposed additions to the bill are demands that Iran release any U.S. citizens it is holding and refrain from any cooperation with nuclear-armed North Korea. Another insists that any agreement be treated as an international treaty, requiring two-thirds ratification by the Senate. Another set of amendments would block any sanctions relief for Iran until it meets goals the U.S. set years ago as negotiating stances and has long since abandoned. The bill must receive 66 votes in the Senate .

It was their first meeting since world powers and Iran sealed a framework deal on April 2 that would limit Iran's ability to build a nuclear weapon . Final agreement hinges timing of sanctions relief - something both sides have said they won't budge on . Obama administration is also engaged in an aggressive effort to sell the emerging deal to skeptical lawmakers and constituencies in Washington . GOP presidential candidates are lining up to oppose any deal with a government the U.S. considers the leading state sponsor of terrorism . House Speaker John Boehner has acknowledged that his party doesn't command enough votes to override a veto of any resolution, though .

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Patrick Bamford has scored 19 goals for Middlesbrough this season and is the Championship's Player of the Year. It is an impressive tally and may yet sweep the club back to the Premier League. He is on loan from Chelsea and the question being asked is whether he could be Stamford Bridge's answer to Harry Kane next season. One difference. Kane got his chance because Tottenham's expensively imported striker Roberto Soldado disappointed. Patrick Bamford (left) hopes to become Chelsea's answer to Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane next season . Middlesbrough's Bamford insists he wants to fight for his place at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea . Click here to read chief sports writer Martin Samuel's brilliant column on Jack Grealish . The same cannot be said of Diego Costa at Chelsea. And how many goals would Costa score in the Championship? More than 19, probably. Bamford says he wants to fight for his place at Stamford Bridge but that is an uphill struggle at a point in his career when he should be breaking through and playing regularly. He would be as well angling for a permanent move to Middlesbrough. He'll get games and, if he's good enough, Chelsea can always buy him back later: it worked for Nemanja Matic. Bamford has scored 19 goals for Middlesbrough this season and is the Championship's Player of the Year .

Patrick Bamford was crowned the Championship Player of the Year . The starlet has scored 19 goals for Middlesbrough this season . Chelsea loaned Bamford out and he dreams of wearing the blue shirt .

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(CNN)The Tulsa County reserve deputy who fatally shot a man instead of using his Taser turned himself in to authorities Tuesday at the Tulsa County Jail. Video shows Reserve Deputy Robert Bates announcing he is going to deploy his Taser after an undercover weapons sting on April 2 but then shooting Eric Courtney Harris in the back with a handgun. Bates was charged with second-degree manslaughter Monday. He surrendered Tuesday morning, accompanied by his attorney, Clark Brewster, and immediately posted bail of $25,000. As he exited the jailhouse, Bates paused in front of television cameras for a moment but did not speak. His attorney reiterated that he believes the charge against his client is unwarranted. The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office says a sting operation caught Harris illegally selling a gun. Harris ran when officers came in for the arrest. Authorities say Bates thought he pulled out his Taser but "inadvertently" fired his gun. Harris' brother, Andre Harris, told CNN that he is pleased District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler pressed charges. In his opinion, however, no type of force should have been used in the arrest of his brother. Watching the video of the shooting, Andre Harris said he can see that three or more officers were already on top of his brother. That manpower should have been enough to arrest him, he said. "It was a situation where I didn't necessarily think that a Taser should even be used," Andre Harris said. Scott Wood, another Bates' attorney, has said the shooting was an "excusable homicide." Investigators' efforts to defend Bates and the other deputies involved in the arrest have sparked a mounting chorus of criticism online. Harris' relatives are demanding an independent investigation of what they call unjustified brutality. They're also questioning why the 73-year-old Bates -- the CEO of an insurance company who volunteers as a certified reserve deputy -- was on the scene in such a sensitive and high-risk sting operation. Daniel Smolen, an attorney representing the Harris family, said Bates paid big money to play a cop in his spare time. Bates, who was a police officer for a year in the 1960s, had been a reserve deputy since 2008, with 300 hours of training and 1,100 hours of community policing experience, according to the sheriff's office. He was also a frequent contributor to the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, including $2,500 to the re-election of Sheriff Stanley Glanz. The sheriff's office has said that Bates had law enforcement certification, but Smolen said he has not seen any field training records. "We're holding up all right at this point," Andre Harris said. "We're putting our faith in God that justice will be served, and we can get some closure in this situation." How easy is it to confuse a gun for a Taser? In a statement released Tuesday, Eric Harris' family members said they know there are many good deputies working in Tulsa County. "However, the treatment of Eric of April 2 clearly shows that there is a deep-seated problem within the TCSO," the statement said. The family said that the sheriff has not apologized and that the department has not shown remorse or indication it will change its policies. CNN's Jason Morris and Ed Lavandera contributed to this report.

Reserve Deputy Robert Bates surrenders to authorities, posts bail of $25,000 . Bates is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Eric Harris .

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These are toxic times on Tyneside but the thousands of supporters who boycotted were at least spared another dispiriting display which equalled a club-record rot of six straight defeats in the Premier League. Were it not for a freaky five wins on the spin last autumn, the Magpies would be headed for the Championship. In fact, head coach John Carver fears his side – the worst in the division on present form – could yet plummet towards the bottom three. ‘We are in amongst a relegation battle. Leicester, for example, are winning games, but we aren’t,’ he said after goals from Nacer Chadli, Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane’s 30th of the season condemned them to a 10th loss in 14. Christian Eriksen celebrates after the Swedish midfielder's curling free-kick misses his team-mates and Tim Krul in the Newcastle goal . Nacer Chadli tries his luck from 30 yards out to open the scoring for Tottenham on the half-hour mark with a well-placed left-footed strike . Newcastle players join Jack Colback as the hard-working midfielder pounces on a loose ball in the penalty area . Harry Kane celebrates putting the result beyond doubt as Spurs claim a 3-1 win over Newcastle, who sink to a sixth loss on the bounce . NEWCASTLE (4-1-4-1): Krul 4; Janmaat 6.5, Williamson 6, Coloccini 6, Anita 6 (Armstrong 75, 6); R Taylor 6; Gouffran 4.5 (Ameobi 46, 6), Colback 6.5, Abeid 4.5 (Obertan 46, 6), Cabella 5.5; Perez 6.5 . Subs not used: Riviere, Kemen, Sterry, Woodman . Scorers: Colback 46 . Bookings: Colback, Cabella . TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Vorm 6; Dier 6, Vertonghen 7, Fazio 6, Rose 6.5 (Davies 81); Paulinho 6.5 (Mason 88), Bentaleb 6.5; Lamela 6, Chadli 7.5 (Dembele 78), Eriksen 7; Kane 6.5 . Subs not used: Soldado, Yedlin, Townsend, Friedel . Scorers: Chadli 30, Eriksen 53, Kane 90 . Bookings: Lamela, Vertonghen, Paulinho, Bentaleb . Referee: Kevin Friend 7 Attendance: 47, 427 . MOM: Nacer Chadli . Eriksen's free-kick goes direction in from out wide for the winner - CLICK HERE to see more from Sportsmail's MATCH ZONE . ‘I’m angry. It’s another defeat and that’s not good enough. This is the most difficult situation I’ve ever been in but I’m not going to give up on it.’ Although the official attendance was returned as a massively inaccurate 47, 427 – making it the biggest of the weekend in the top-flight – estimates had it nearer 40,000 as fans stayed away in protest at Mike Ashley’s running of the club, which this month returned record profits of £18.7million before revealing they have a further £34m in the bank. The billionaire will need to part with a sizeable chunk of that cash this summer if Newcastle are to avoid a season-long struggle against relegation next time around. One banner – unfurled during a pre-match protest outside of the Gallowgate End – captured the mood of frustration and mistrust among supporters – ‘NUFC – Balance sheet champions, 2008-2014’. Sportsmail’s Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, launched a scathing attack on Ashley. ‘People will say as supporters you’ve got to come back, you’ve got to get behind your team. But what are the owners doing for supporters?’ he said. ‘Since Mike Ashley’s been here they’ve been relegated once and they could be relegated again. ‘So he’s balanced the books and he’s made money because he’s a businessman, but I think of these people and wonder, “Don’t you want to be excited yourself?”. ‘I’m getting bored by Newcastle. Why does Mike Ashley want the club if there’s nothing happening? There’s no cup run, I just don’t get it. I don’t get why he wants to own a football club.’ The defeat leaves Newcastle seven points above the drop zone and Carver has previously confessed that he does not know where their next point is coming from. Tottenham striker Harry Kane at full stretch with of Spurs is chased down by Newcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini . After Kane was chosen as caretaker of the captain's armband, Jan Vertonghen returned to lead Tottenham at St James' Park . Kane is assessed early in the match after inadvertently being caught in the head by the arm of Newcastle's Vernon Anita . On this evidence, they may well have to rely on their current tally of 35 being enough. They were hardly helped here by Tim Krul. But perhaps the loss of form of the usually-dependable goalkeeper best represents the problems which have plagued the squad in recent weeks. The Dutch stopper could have done more to keep out Chadli’s first-half opener and was again culpable as Eriksen struck to restore the lead after Jack Colback had levelled early in the second half. Chadli appeared to have exhausted his options as he floated in possession 25 yards from goal only to drop his shoulder before slamming into the bottom corner with Krul sluggish in his pursuit of the strike. Carver reacted to an insipid first half by hooking the ineffective Yoan Gouffran and midfielder Mehdi Abeid and within 20 seconds they were level when Colback steamed onto a loose ball inside the area before slotting home. Chadli was given space outside the box and pulled the trigger just as Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback arrived in defence . Colback is too late as the Belgian laces his shot from range and it nestles in the bottom corner giving Newcastle keeper Tim Krul no chance . Chadli celebrates after scoring the goal to send Spurs on their way on a tough day for Newcastle amid fan protests . Chadli leaps in the air with delight after his sublime strike for the opening goal of the match . Christian Eriksen (left) tussles with Newcastle's Ryan Taylor at St James' Park on Sunday . But parity was to last just eight minutes and Eriksen’s free-kick – intended as a cross – bounced through the weak grasp of Krul and into the back of the net. Krul, in fairness, made a string of fine stops to keep Newcastle within one but he was powerless to prevent Kane rolling beyond him in stoppage-time after he had skipped onto Erik Lamela’s through-ball. In doing so Kane became the first Spurs player since Gary Lineker in 1992 to score 30 goals in one season. And the England striker now has Lineker’s total of 35 in his sights. Jack Colback is in the right place at the right time to pounce on a loose ball in the midfield and equalise for Newcastle . Colback jumps for joy after his fourth goal of the season, all of which have been scored at Newcastle's home St James' Park . Fans applaud while one holds up a 'Love NUFC, No Ashley' sign, while Colback's Newcastle team-mates join in the celebrations . ‘I'm very proud but there are five games left and, hopefully, I'll get a few more goals,’ he said. Manager Mauricio Pochettino added: ‘We were better than Newcastle and deserved the win. ‘For Harry, it is a fantastic achievement. We need to push him now because he has a lot of improvement left in him.’ Newcastle, meanwhile, will also need to improve in the final five matches of their sorry season, or risk starting next in the second tier. Eriksen (right punching the air) and Spurs celebrate after his free-kick saw them regain the lead against United . Newcastle keeper Krul is left stranded as Eriksen's free-kick misses a line of his own players and curls into the back of the net . Spurs midfielder Erik Lamela (centre) gets a talking to before a yellow card comes his way after a sliding tackle on Vurnon Anita . Kane calmly slots Tottenham's third goal in time added on after coming one-on-one with Krul . Kane's goal after a quiet game by the prolific striker's standards brings him back level with Sergio Aguero as the Premier League's top scorer . A less than full stand at St James' Park watches the action on Sunday between Newcastle United and Tottenham . A plane hired by the supporters of rivals Sunderland heap misery on United with a reminder their last five consecutive derby losses . 'We don't demand a team that wins, we demand a team that tries,' reads a banner erected outside St James' Park on Sunday . A young boy holds up one of the hundreds of Ashleyout.com flyers handed out before the match .

Nacer Chadli opened the scoring with a left-footed strike from outside the box on the half-hour mark . Jack Colback equalised for the home side immediately after half-time after the ball fell kindly in the area . Christian Eriksen won Spurs the lead back with the Swede's curling free-kick missing everyone . Harry Kane topped off a relatively quiet game with a runaway goal after regular time was up . Newcastle have now lost six consecutive Premier League matches under manager John Carver . Fans protested before and during the match against owner Mike Ashley's perceived lack of ambition .

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A size six woman who was determined to keep in shape during pregnancy revealed she exercised twice a day and ate 30 pieces of fruit - including eight mangoes and ten bananas - every day. Yulia Tarbath, 33, who is originally from Surrey but moved to Bali with her husband Paul in 2009, led a raw vegan diet - consisting of massive quantities of fruit, vegetables and juice, as well as hours of running, cycling and lifting weights. The mother-of-one revealed she gained less than a stone in weight during her first pregnancy - and took less than two weeks to get back to her starting weight of 8 stone after giving both to daughter Elaine, who weighed a healthy 7lb 5oz when born. Scroll down for video . Yulia, who stuck to a vegan diet consisting of massive quantities of fruit, vegetables and juice, as well as hours of running, cycling and lifting weights, at 39.5 weeks pregnant with her husband Paul . Every morning, Yulia, pictured with Paul and daughter, Elanie, started the day with eight mangoes. For lunch, she ate her way through ten bananas and entire bunches of spinach . Life coach Yulia said she believes there's 'no excuse to be fat in pregnancy' adding that carrying a child 'is no excuse to pig out'. Every morning, Yulia started the day with eight mangoes. For lunch, she ate her way through ten bananas and entire bunches of spinach. For dinner, she ate huge avocado salads - washed down with the juice of a dozen oranges. She said: 'There's no excuse to be fat in pregnancy. I exercised throughout my entire pregnancy and ate a healthy vegan diet. 'I didn't want to be eating for two - being pregnant is no excuse to pig out.' Yulia added: 'My midwife thought I was crazy and urged me to eat more. People in the gym would come up to me and ask if I was okay - people thought I was crazy but I did what I wanted. Yulia Tarbath, 33, pictured after she had her daughter, retained her size six figure throughout the nine-month term with regular work outs and a raw vegan diet . Yulia, pictured before falling pregnant, decided to research alternative options to battle her chronic tiredness, fertility problems, dry skin, dark circles and deep depression and discovered a raw vegan diet . 'I never exerted myself, did too much exercise or tried lifting weights that were too heavy for me. 'If anything, I took things a bit easy.' Yulia moved to the Indonesian island of Bali in 2009 with husband Paul, 41, to set up a healthy life-coaching business. When Yulia was 27, she decided to research alternative options to battle her chronic tiredness, fertility problems, dry skin, dark circles and deep depression. She said: 'I read up on the benefits of being vegan. I had such a desire to become pregnant, but experienced issues. I was heavily depressed and suffered from chronic tiredness. 'Suddenly my life started to change when Paul and I became completely vegan. We threw ourselves into it and started working out twice a day.' Yulia, at 31.5 weeks pregnant, moved to the Indonesian island of Bali in 2009 with her husband to set up a healthy life-coaching business . While Yulia, pictured at two months pregnant, may have had some funny looks from people in her local gym, she says she wouldn't change a thing about her pregnancy and will do the same if she has another child . Yulia, pictured with Paul after giving birth, says her midwife was concerned, especially with her diet. 'She wanted me to get more protein but I knew what I was doing,' she said . In June 2013, she fell pregnant, and in April the following year, the proud parents welcomed little Elanie into the world. She said: 'I was not about to stop my lifestyle. I continued working out and two weeks after finding out, I completed a triathlon. 'As the pregnancy developed I continued to work out twice a day and eat a vegan diet. Even five months into the pregnancy you couldn't tell. From behind I just looked normal. 'I continued to exercise once in the morning with a job and light weights and then yoga, swim and cycle in the afternoon.' While Yulia may have had some funny looks from people in her local gym, she said she wouldn't change a thing about her pregnancy. She said her life started to change when she and Paul became completely vegan. 'We threw ourselves into it and started working out twice a day,' she said of their new lifestyle . Yulia retained her svelte size six figure throughout the nine-month term by exercising - and eating 30 pieces of fruit every day . She said: 'I felt such a connection to my child. I would be working out and feel her kick - I think she liked it - she was just as active as her mummy. 'My midwife was concerned, especially with my diet. She wanted me to get more protein but I knew what I was doing. 'Two weeks after birth I had already dropped to 8.5st. My weight gain was purely the baby, and now I am back in the gym and breastfeeding my baby. 'When I fall pregnant again I wouldn't change a thing. I'd run a marathon whilst carrying a child if I could.' Speaking to FEMAIL about Yulia's eating and exercise regime, Dr Eva Detko Nutritionist said: 'A vegan diet is potentially dangerous during pregnancy and definitely not recommended. Yulia, pictured with Paul after giving birth, gained less than a stone during her first pregnancy, and took less than two weeks to get back to her starting weight of 8st . Life coach Yulia stuck to a vegan diet consisting of massive quantities of fruit, vegetables and juice . 'I would never advise anyone to stay vegan during pregnancy, it's not only about you - it's about the baby. 'You obviously don’t need to eat twice as much - don’t eat for two! - around 300 extra calories is fine, but you need quality protein, which is hard to get on a vegan diet. 'As a vegan (pregnant or not), you must really know your stuff. 'It's important to combine proteins to get all of the amino acids. You also need vitamins, including B12, which you can only get from animal sources; without good quality B12 you may have a baby with poor immunity. 'There are no vegan sources of B12, so they would need supplementation. 'Then there’s essential fatty acids such as omega 3, which is found in animal sources (or masses of seaweed). 'On the plus side, vegans have a lot of green leafy vegetables, which are packed with iron, folic acid and calcium, which are all great during pregnancy.' On top of her healthy diet, she endured hours of running, cycling and lifting weights . As Dr PhD Marilyn Glenville (www.marilynglenville.com) explains: 'Eating healthily means eating regular meals of freshly prepared whole foods. Buy organically grown produce wherever possible as this reduces the toxic load on the body. Eat a good proportion of raw fruits and vegetables. Do not eat raw meat or raw fish. Steam rather than boil, stir fry rather than deep fry and grill or stew rather than roast or fry. Make sure your diet is balanced with adequate protein, complex carbohydrates and high in essential fats but low in saturated fats and drink plenty of filtered or mineral water.' Foods to include . • Complex Carbohydrates Good sources: fresh fruit and vegetables (raw or lightly cooked), wholegrain breads, brown rice, wild rice, millet, oats, barley, buckwheat, rye and Quinoa. • Protein Good sources: Organic poultry (1 or 2 pieces per week), fish, goat milk, sheep milk, organic eggs, vegetarian cheese, nuts, soya, seeds and pulses. Some grains are better sources than others, for example Quinoa and millet; the rest have a small amount and should be combined with other protein sources. • Fats Good sources: Oily fish such as wild organic salmon, sardines, mackerel and herring. Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, almonds, evening primrose oil, olive oil, hemp oil, starflower / borage oil and flax seed oil. • Water: Many of us do not drink enough water. It is thought to be essential in providing the medium in which many chemical reactions within the body take place. Sadly much of our tap water does not measure up to safety standards required. It is advisable to drink only bottled or filtered water whilst pregnant. • Fibre Good sources: Whole grains, fruit and vegetables, nuts and seeds. You can also soak a tablespoon of whole linseeds in a glass of water overnight and swallow with an extra glass of water to help with the bowel.

Yulia Tarbath, 33, continued regular workouts and raw vegan diet . Returned to starting weight of 8st just two weeks after birth . Baby daughter weighed 7lb 5oz and Yulia says she'd do it all again . Experts say leading vegan lifestyle is unhealthy during pregnancy .

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The future of travel will be virtual. Never again will you need to board a plane to be able to take in the world's most breathtaking locales, at least if Facebook has anything to say about it. In a recent Q&A on the social media site, CEO and co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, opened up about the future of travel and how virtual reality will play a key role. According to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, the future of travel lies in sharing virtual reality environments . 'It will be pretty wild,' Zuckerberg replied to a follower online, according to arynews.tv. 'Just like we capture photos and videos today and then share them on the Internet to let others experience them too, we'll be able to capture whole 3D scenes and create new environments and then share those with people as well.' Zuckerberg's views of the future of virtual travel are perhaps unsurprising, considering that the social media giant purchased virtual reality headset maker, Oculus, last year. And at a conference in San Francisco last month, Facebook's chief technology officer, Mike Schroepfer, promised that virtual reality gaming would be coming 'this year.' Never again will you need to endure a long-haul flight to take in some of Thailand's best beaches . Thanks to the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, users will be able to see the world from multiple viewpoints . Facebook also announced plans to begin supporting virtual reality on its newsfeed, meaning that users will be able to put on a VR headset and explore a location of their choosing. These videos are expected to be filmed with multiple cameras, so users will be able to change their viewpoints, allowing for even more in-depth exploration. Described as a 'first step,' it's also believed that even more immersive videos are on the horizon, including those which will use Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset that straps over your eyes. 'VR is more than just another platform, it can create a whole range of human experiences,' said Michael Abrash, the Chief Scientist at Oculus. The Facebook founder isn't the first to predict virtual reality as the future of travel. Marriott hotels have already trialled Oculus Rift on a tour of hotels across America, allowing guests to sample different holiday destinations.

In recent Facebook Q&A, Zuckerberg discussed the future of travel . Expects that a greater emphasis will be on sharing 3D virtual reality scenes . Last year, Facebook purchased virtual reality headset marker, Oculus .

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After suffering a blow in the September referendum, Nicola Sturgeon has steadily set about boosting her political profile. In spite of the defeat which prompted her predecessor's resignation, the SNP leader has racked up support across Scotland since, with some fans even hopeful of a victory on May 7. But weeks after having to deny allegations of back-room plotting against Ed Miliband, Mrs Sturgeon has been rocked by more smearing claims yet. For with just two weeks to go until she canvasses polling station queues, the 44-year-old has been accused of savage violence. The SNP leader (pictured right, aged 14) has denied her sister's claims she used to shave the heads off her sister's Barbie dolls . According to her sister, Gillian Owens, the politician was prone to hacking the hair of from dolls as a child. 'She once cut the hair off my Sindy doll, just for fun,' Gillian Owens, a part-time actress, said. Rebutting the claims, the politician told the BBC: 'I deny the allegations levelled at me by my sister. 'I'm sure I didn't cut the hair off her Barbie doll. 'But if I did it - and it's an "if" - then there would have been provocation involved, I'm sure of it.' Later posting on Twitter, she added: 'For the record I think my sister is misremembering. I'm sure it was a Sindy doll. #dollgate.' Poking fun at the tale, she told one follower: 'I'm not proud of it... but I've changed. My niece's have never come to any harm.' The accusations sparked a Twitter trend with internet users sharing mocking photographs of beheaded Barbie dolls on Saturday afternoon. The politician poked fun at her sister's claims which sparked a Twitter trend on Saturday afternoon . Twitter users were quick to join in on the joke, sharing photographs of beheaded dolls on the social network . One user shared this photograph of the SNP leader as a murderous doll herself, holding a pair of scissors . A joke Twitter account was set up in the name Barbie Sturgeon in the wake of the claims this weekend . In an interview with The Sun, Mrs Sturgeon's sister told of how they were 'like chalk and cheese' growing up. 'I was into dolls and everything girly. Nicola was into sitting reading. She was a very strong-minded wee girl.' Polls suggest the SNP is on the brink of a landslide on a scale unprecedented in modern British politics, winning as many as 50 of Scotland’s 59 Commons seats. That would be all but certain to leave it holding the balance of power at Westminster for the first time. Mrs Sturgeon did not attend a ceremony at the Cenotaph this morning with other party leaders to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli Landings. Laying a wreath a Scottish memorial site instead she later attended an SNP women's rally in Glasgow City Centre. The SNP leader skipped the Cenotaph ceremony to join female voters in central Glasgow at a women's rally .

SNP leader denied claims she shaved the heads of sister's dolls as a child . Bizarre accusations have since sparked the #dollgate social media trend . Politician was into 'sitting reading' when she was a girl, her sister claimed . Sturgeon today attended aN SNP women's rally in Glasgow City Centre .

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If you've managed to so far miss out on the addictive, award-winning Netflix juggernaut which is House Of Cards, you'll probably just remember Robin Wright as the actress who played Jenny, Tom Hanks' bohemian childhood sweetheart, in Forest Gump. Or of course, you may know her as Sean Penn's ex-wife. They met in 1989 just year after he split with Madonna, had their first child two years later, and spent the best part of two decades in perceived marital bliss. But by personal choice, Robin's acting career is one that dwindled rapidly after her Golden Globe nominated performance in the film which cemented the mega-star career of her co-star Hanks. Scroll down for video . Robin Wright eschewed Hollywood fame to raise her two children instead, after meeting and marrying actor Sean Penn shortly after his high-profile split with Madonna in 1989 . Reem Acra Fall 2013 . Golden at the Golden Globes . Visit site . Well kids, it's official. Awards season has begun. Last night the Golden Globes kicked off the seemingly never ending round of red carpet events that will keep us entertained for the next two months. And one our favourite actresses stayed on theme for the night in a golden dress. Robin Wright, who won the Best Actress award for her role in House of Cards, wore a slinky dress from Reem Acra's Fall 2013 collection and looked stunning in it. The halter neck showed off her toned shoulders while the sparkly sheen worked beautifully against her skin tone and blonde crop. Reem Acra is a red carpet favourite and often chosen by the A-list for their big nights. Olivia Wilde, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Zooey Deschanel all love her feminine designs that effortlessly mix colour and a striking silhouette. If you have a big event coming up that requires a statement dress then you can't go wrong in a metallic maxi. Try sequins at Belle Badgley Mischka and Aidan Mattox or channel Robin's halter neck style at Jill Stuart. Then add a box clutch but keep jewellery to a minimum so the dress does all the talking. Belle Badgley Mischka Sequin Cocktail Dress (now on sale for $113.40!) at Dillard's . Visit site . Jill Jill Stuart Pleated Halter Dress at Shopbop . Visit site . Laundry by Shelli Segal Beaded-Neckline Blouson Dress at Saks Fifth Avenue . Visit site . Aidan Mattox Beaded Halter Gown . Visit site . Robin and Sean Penn were officially divorced in 2010 following nearly twenty years of marriage, during which they had two children, daughter Dylan Penn, 24, now a fashion model and son Hopper Penn, 21, an actor . It's a well documented case, Robin's eschewing of fame to raise to her children instead. But does she have any regrets? Now that she's had another taste of on-screen success thanks to her role as power-hungry First Lady Claire Underwood, does she wish she hadn't given it all up so easily twenty years ago? Nope, not at all, the actress has revealed in an interview with Giles Hattersley for the The Sunday Times Style magazine. Talking about choosing between fame and family, when big movie offers were reportedly pouring in off the back of Forest Gump's success, Robin has said that it was an easy decision to make. 'I don't look back and think, 'F***, I missed putting my kids to bed for four straight years because I was in the theatre.' Playing First Lady Claire Underwood in hit American TV series House of Cards, Robin has found acting success for the second time, already winning a Golden Globe for Best TV Actress . Sean Penn and Charlize Theron made their relationship public last summer, and are now rumoured to be engaged. It'll be Penn's third marriage, following his divorces from Madonna in 1989 and Robin Wright in 2010 . Making reference to her famous decline of a big interview with Vanity Fair, along with starring roles in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves alongside Kevin Costner, and Batman Forever with Val Kilmer, Robin says she was never even interested. 'I didn't want to work four movies in a year and be on every magazine cover. Six months away? Bullshit. Don't have kids!' The actress, who did make an arguably notable appearance in another of Costner's movies, Message In A Bottle, instead says the time she spent at home with her two children, daughter Dylan, now 24, and son Hopper, now 21, was a gift in itself. Robin Wright and Sean Penn's daughter Dylan is an aspiring actress and fashion model, enjoying her first taste of success with a recent campaign for Italian fashion designer Ermanno Scervino . 1994 tear-jerker Forest Gump earned Robin a Golden Globe nomination and a fistful of major movie role offers, but she turned her back on a high profile Hollywood career after discovering she was pregnant . Now that her full-time mothering is done and the kids have flown the nest however, it appears Robin is back with a power dressing bang. Her role as Kevin Spacey's on-screen wife has already won her a Golden Globe for Best TV Actress, and her House Of Cards wardrobe has inspired millions of women around the globe. Not to mention her kick-ass attitude and short blonde crop. Robin's role as Kevin Spacey's on-screen wife has already won her a Golden Globe for Best TV Actress . Clare Underwood's powerful House Of Cards wardrobe has inspired millions of women around the globe . 'I feel really good about being a little bit elusive. It's paid off,' she says of her mid-life success. It's not just her acting career that's had a rejuvenation, however. Following her 2010 divorce from Sean Penn, who is now dating Charlize Theron and rumoured to be engaged, Robin has bagged herself a empowering attitude to ageing, plus a fiance, Ben Foster, 14 years her junior. Robin sasy that she has no regrets about delaying her career, or her split from Penn. The 49-year-old recently told Vanity Fair magazine that her sex life with 34-year-old fiance, actor Ben Foster, is extraordinary . Declaring that she 'loves' being older, after celebrating her 49th birthday earlier this month, Robin is fast becoming an icon for women everywhere. Along with the continued success of House Of Cards, thedue to star in upcoming film Everest alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley later this year. She's also launching a line of pyjamas called Pour les Femmes, the proceeds of which will help fund charities working in the Congo to help rape victims rebuild their lives. Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was eventually played by actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, after Robin turned it down upon discovering she was pregnant with her first child, daughter Dylan . Robin did star alongside Kevin Costner in later film Message In A Bottle in 199, one of the few movies she made while raising her two children Dylan and Hopper Penn .

Robin Wright was married to actor Sean Penn for nearly 20 years . After huge success in Forest Gump she forfeited fame to raise her children . Now 49, she says she has 'no regrets' following success of House Of Cards .

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(CNN)As ash from Chile's Calbuco Volcano spread east into Argentina, geologists warned of the potential for more activity Friday. Evacuations in the region involved not only people but animals as well. "There is more seismic activity ... and we think there will be more activity today," Helmuth Huerta, a spokesman for Chile's National Geological and Mining Service, told CNN. The volcano has already erupted twice this week, spewing ash to a depth of about 23½ inches (60 centimeters) in some places, according to the Ministry of Interior and Public Safety. New advisories say airborne ash could reach an altitude of 12,000 feet. Calbuco erupted twice in 24 hours, the geological agency said early Thursday. The agency said it was evaluating a spectacular nighttime eruption but indicated it was "stronger than the first one." In Ensenada, houses, trees and even sheep were blanketed gray with ash, CNN's Shasta Darlington reported. People were removing salmon -- a staple of the local economy -- amid fear of contamination from ash and lava. Trucks were used to evacuate farm animals and pets. Authorities issued a red alert for the popular tourist towns of Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas in the south. People were being evacuated to Port Montt on 22 buses and military trucks, the interior ministry said. Officials said that volcanic flows from Calbuco caused rising water levels in the Río Blanco. A 12-mile (20-kilometer) exclusion zone was established around the crater. Military and police forces were helping evacuate more than 4,400 residents, the Interior Ministry said. An additional 2,000 residents of Chamiza were being evacuated as a preventive measure after river levels rose due to volcanic flows. More evacuations were expected in Lago Chapo and Correntoso. The first eruption on Wednesday set off a bit of a panic in the region. "At the beginning, it was small, and later, the cloud grew. And later, there was a huge cloud over you and true terror starts," a Puerto Montt resident said. Another person said: "It was impressive to see an enormous mushroom cloud, with the immense force of the volcano, and to see the ashes. At that point, there was a lot of panic, lots of chaos, traffic jams, people going to supermarkets, everyone looking for water, trying to take out money from the ATMs." Magma expanse under Yellowstone supervolcano more vast than thought . The eruption is a first for many in the region. The last major eruption was 1962. There was a minor eruption in 1972. Calbuco also belched out a bit of gas and smoke in 1996. Alejandro Verges, regional director of the Interior Ministry, said that officials are concerned there might be a third eruption. "The situation is relatively calm right now, although people are understandably anxious about what could happen tonight," he said.

Volcano already has erupted twice this week . It has spewed ash to a depth of about 23½ inches in some places, Chilean officials say . Authorities issue an alert for two towns, and there's a 12-mile exclusion zone .

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The lightning-fast greens at Augusta National can be a daunting prospect for many first-timers at the Masters. Not so for Sheffield’s Danny Willett. The 27-year-old finished one-under but it was his monster putt for eagle at the par-five 13th that he was tweeting about afterwards. England's Danny Willett carded an opening round of 71 at Augusta on Thursday . His brother P J Willett, at home doing some DIY on light switches, also tweeted: ‘Bro @willett1987 shot under par in 1st round of #Masters2015 debut. I swapped some switches. Who’s living the dream?’ Willett admitted it was a dream come true to mark his Masters debut with an eagle and an opening round of 71 at Augusta National. Willett holed a curling 60-foot putt on the par-five 13th, an achievement which is traditionally rewarded with a pair of crystal glasses. 'It's the kind of thing you dream of when you're a kid, boxing a long one across the green,' said Willett, who had been unhappy with his approach to the green. 'Anywhere on that green you know it's going to be a stupidly breaking putt, but the ball is up somewhere near your kneecaps when you are hitting the second shot so it's always hard to hit a fade into a back right flag. 'It had 18 feet of break, it comes almost backwards.' Willett, who qualified by being in the world's top 50 at the end of last season following his victory in the Nedbank Challenge, was in the second group out at 7.56am. Willett felt he benefited from ideal conditions as the 27-year-old was in the second group out at 7.56am . And the 27-year-old felt he benefited from ideal conditions and the experience of playing with 1987 Masters champion Larry Mize, as well as amateur Byron Meth. 'It really helped playing with Larry,' Willett added. 'He won it in 1987 which is the year I was born so we were having a bit of a joke down the first. He was brilliant all day and kept trying to egg me and Byron on. He helped settle the nerves quite quickly. 'The first tee was awesome and second off there were already 20 or 30,000 people round the golf course. Every shot you hit and every tee you walked on you're getting clapped on to. It was really special. 'I feel like I should be here but you're not trying to put too much pressure on yourself. To be here for all four days first time out would be nice, it's one of those courses where the more you play it the better your chances are of getting it round. For a first time out we did pretty good.'

Danny Willett carded a one-under-par 71 in the first round at the Masters . The 27-year-old holed a curling 60-foot putt on the par-five 13th for eagle .

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A prankster who pretended he had put his girlfriend's dog in a washing machine got a very painful comeuppance after she glued him to a chair- naked. Dominika Petrinova, from the Czech Republic, was furious after her boyfriend Erik Meldik's prank, which went viral after he posted it online. The 27-year-old had burst into tears when she was told her dog Sam had accidentally been put in the wash before Mr Meldik revealed the 'joke' and that her beloved pet was safe and sound. Ouch! Erik Meldik screamed in pain as he tried to pull himself free after being glued to a chair by his girlfriend . Dominika Petrinova decided to get her painful revenge by gluing wax strips to the plastic chair after her boyfriend's previous prank where he told her that their pet dog called Sam was in the washing machine . So Ms Petrinova had decided to exact her revenge in a painful prank of her own. This hilarious video shows her setting up the gag by super gluing the waxing strips to a plastic office chair. She then cruelly promised her boyfriend, who had celebrated his birthday the day before, a special treat. Ms Petrinova then led him - naked and blindfolded - into the room and onto the booby-trapped chair. After cruelly telling him she has a birthday surprise in store, Ms Petrinova blindfolds her naked boyfriend before getting him to sit down on the booby-trapped seat . Trapped: The realization sinks in that Erik Meldik is stuck that he glued to the chair by the waxing tape on his genitals . It takes a few moments for him to realise what happened while Ms Petrinova was heard laughing in the background. Panic then flashed across his face as he clicked he was stuck to the chair by his genitals and he asked his giggling girlfriend: 'Are you kidding me? You are pranking me now? Mr Meldik, 31, cried and screamed as he tried to free himself, before he eventually ripped himself off the chair, leaving a fair portion of skin and hair behind in the process. Ms Petrinova films her partner Mr Meldik as he tries and fails in his attempts to free himself from the office chair . Mr Meldik sheds a tear when he realises that he is well and truly stuck and will have to rip himself free . The victim of the prank and his friend Cenek Styblo, 29, are known in their Czech homeland as 'the Viral Brothers' and are famous for carrying out stunts often on each other or their respective girlfriends. But Ms Petrinova said she had decided the dog in the washing machine stunt was too much, and wanted to teach her boyfriend a painful lesson that he would not forget in a hurry. She said: 'I was really upset when I thought Sam was in the washing machine, and he was running after me saying he was sorry but he clearly wasn't because he was filming it and put it all online. 'Well, now I am pretty sure he is genuinely sorry.' He screams as he uses a set of drawers to try and yank himself off the strips which are stuck to his genitals . He finally pulls himself free leaving behind a fair portion of skin behind on the waxing strips in the process . In recovery: Mr Meldik cries as he lies on the bed after the painful prank which was carried out in revenge for an earlier stunt where he pretended to accidentally have put his girlfriend's dog in the washing machine . The 27-year-old had burst into tears when she was told her dog Sam had accidentally been put in the wash before Mr Meldik revealed the 'joke' - prompting her to seek revenge .

Dominika Petrinova glued naked boyfriend to a chair as painful revenge . Erik Meldik cried as he tried to free his genitals from the waxing strips . Eventually he had to rip himself  off the chair leaving behind hair and skin . Prank came after he claimed Ms Petrinova's dog was in washing machine .

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Claims by the country's biggest food bank network that it served a million hungry people in a year were exposed as false yesterday. After the Labour Party and Trades Union Congress seized on the figure, with shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves describing it as 'shocking', the Trussell Trust admitted in a climbdown that 'these are not all unique users'. It emerged last night that its true number of users is likely to be no more than half a million – and possibly lower still. Scroll down for video . It emerged last night that the true number of food bank users is likely to be no more than half a million. File image used . The claim was widely reported by newspapers, while the BBC ran a headline on its website stating: 'Food banks used by "more than one million people".' But the Corporation also retreated yesterday, toning down its coverage as the one million figure unravelled. In the announcement of its food bank users, the Trussell Trust – which has 445 food banks run in its name – declared that 'more than one million people received three days' food'. However the Trust has now acknowledged that the claim was based on the number of food parcels given out, and not the number of individuals asking for help. It admitted that fewer than half its claimants come forward only once, and 15 per cent make more than three visits to a food bank in a year. It said that the average claimant uses two of the vouchers that entitle them to a food parcel in a year. The Trust, a charity which has expanded rapidly in recent years and which aspires to run a food bank in every town, found itself under fire from Tories over its claims. Claims by The Trussell Trust that it served a million hungry people in a year were exposed as false yesterday . Charlie Elphicke, the Conservative candidate for Dover and Deal, said: 'Their use of unverified figures is irresponsible and borders on scaremongering. Food bank usage is a serious issue – not something that should be used and misused for PR purposes. What the Trussell Trust would do better to highlight is that the best route out of poverty is to get a good job that gives you a regular pay packet.' One fact-checking think-tank, Full Fact, said last night: 'The claim that over a million people are using Trussell Trust food banks is inaccurate. 'It comes from confusing the number of different people using Trussell Trust food banks in a year with the number of times they use the food banks.' Full Fact said that even Trussell Trust's figures for the number of food parcels handed out – from 913,138 in the 2013/14 financial year to 1,084,604 in the financial year which ended in March – did not mean that demand for free food was going up. It said the increase may reflect that more people are becoming aware of food banks, or people who were already in need have taken advantage of the opening of a new food bank in their neighbourhood. Trussell Trust chairman Chris Mould said: 'The number of times people were given three days of emergency food rose over a million during the year. 'Some of those people have eaten that food on more than one occasion during the year. We should not lose sight of the fact that a large and increasing number of people have been referred to food banks.' Mr Mould added that the charity would review the way its publishes its figures in future.

The Trussell Trust admits that the one million were not all 'unique users' It had previously claimed that it served a million hungry people in a year . Labour Party and Trades Union Congress were quick to seize on the figure . Trust has said the figure was based on the number of parcels handed out .

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Alaa Abdullah Esayed admitted encouraging terrorism by posting 45,000 tweets supporting ISIS . A woman posted tens of thousands of Tweets supporting ISIS which included pictures of dead bodies and encouraging children to arm themselves with weapons. Alaa Abdullah Esayed, from south London, uploaded 45,600 tweets in less than a year. Some of the messages she posted between June 1 2013 and May 14 2014, included pictures of the corpses of fighters killed in Syria which she uploaded to her Instagram account. Her tweets also included a poem 'Mother of the Martyr' which advises parents how to raise a child to be violent with weapons and learn jihad. Esayed pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to encouraging terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2006 and disseminating terrorist publications. She could face up to 14 years in prison for the offences. The 22-year-old posted around 127 messages a day to her 8,534 followers. The Iraqi national refused to stand while the charges were read out. Esayed was arrested on June 3 2014, and was granted bail at an earlier hearing. She appeared wearing the full face veil, alongside her father, and spoke only to enter her guilty pleas. She admitted encouraging terrorism by publishing the posts, together with photographs and video links which she 'intended or was reckless as to whether members of the public would be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or Convention offences.' A second charge accused her of disseminating terrorist publications. Both offences carry maximum penalties of seven years in prison. In her basis of plea Miss Esayed, said: 'I accept I published a series of posts on Twitter and Instagram and in doing so I was reckless as to whether members of the public would be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or [European] Convention offences. The 22-year-old appeared at the Old Bailey in a large coat and hood, wearing a veil in the courtroom . Esayed admitted encouraging children to take up weapons and fight for ISIS in the thousands of posts . 'I accept that via my Twitter account I provided a service to others that enables them to obtain, read listen to or look at a terrorist publication, namely by providing links to poems and other propaganda and at the time of doings so I was reckless as to whether members of the public would be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or Convention offences.' Esayed will be sentenced on May 18 and was released on conditional bail.

Alaa Abdullah Esayed posted 45,600 tweets supporting ISIS to followers . Some posts included pictures of the dead bodies of jihadi fighters . Others quotes a poem advising parents how to raise children to be violent . Esayed, 22, could face 14 years in prison after she admitted encouraging terrorism and disseminating terrorist publications .

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Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta accepts the fallen champions are facing a battle to finish in the top four. Zabaleta admits confidence is low with Sunday's derby loss at Manchester United having continued a dismal run which has seen City capitulate in the Barclays Premier League title race. Manuel Pellegrini's men crashed 4-2 at Old Trafford, a sixth defeat in eight games in all competitions and a result which leaves them fourth and clinging onto a Champions League place. Wayne Rooney leaps onto Fellaini's back after United take the lead through the big Belgian, who has had an excellent renaissance recently . It is a far cry from the situation on New Year's Day, when the defending champions pulled level with Chelsea at the top with a 3-2 win over Sunderland. Having been eight points behind just over a month earlier, City appeared to be clicking into gear - but all has suddenly gone wrong. They now trail the leaders by 12 points, having played a game more, and their form continues to offer encouragement for the likes of Southampton and Liverpool below them. A dejected Yaya Toure and Fernandinho look on following their defeat to rivals Manchester United . Zabaleta said: 'It is time to analyse what we are doing wrong and try to improve for the next few games. There are still 18 points to play for and we must be honest with ourselves and start to push hard, play better and win games, so we can get in the top four. 'When you lose those games it is always really hard, but that is football sometimes. Football is about momentum. 'It seems you lose confidence when you cannot get results and it was a really tough afternoon.' City were chasing a record fifth successive derby win and the occasion initially seemed to rouse them from their recent troubles as they made a blistering start. Sergio Aguero was the rare highlight in an otherwise dismal Manchester City performance at Old Trafford . Aguero scored twice, but he had very little to cheer about as Manchester City left the Eitihad empty handed . Their movement and energy was superb and they claimed a well-worked opening goal through Sergio Aguero after just eight minutes. But that was as good as it got as United equalised through the excellent Ashley Young and then took complete control. Further goals from the impressive Marouane Fellaini, Juan Mata and Chris Smalling secured a convincing win before Aguero's 100th City goal came as a late consolation. 'It seems we lost confidence and were nervous,' said Zabaleta. 'Then it was hard for the team to react and we conceded the second goal. Manchester City's manager Manuel Pellegrini issues instructions as his side lose to their rivals . All of United's outfield players congratulate celebrate as they score in the derby at Old Trafford on Sunday . 'In the second half we didn't create many chances and when United scored the third goal the game was over.' Winger Jesus Navas was at a loss to explain City's failure to impose themselves after United pulled back level. The Spaniard said: 'I don't really know (what happened). They scored the equaliser and they were back in the game. We started strong but it wasn't our day and we need to focus on the upcoming games. It's Champions League (qualification at stake) so we have to fight until the end to be in the top four.' Juan Mata once again showed his value to the side and pointed the way with a display full of energy and poise .

Current holders Manchester City have capitulated in this season's title race . Derby defeat to Manchester United leaves them 12 points adrift of Chelsea . Manuel Pellegrini's side have dropped to fourth behind United and Arsenal . Southampton sit in fifth place five points behind Manchester City . READ: Pellegrini's job on the line as Patrick Vieira waits in the wings .

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A homeless convicted sex-offender screamed, 'I'm going to rape you!' before attacking a woman in a Manhattan bar, according to a criminal complaint. Rodney Stover, 48, was arraigned on Thursday for rape, predatory sex assault and other charges for last Saturday's attack in the bathroom at the Turnmill Bar on East 27th Street. NBC reports he was arrested on Wednesday after being recognized as he walked by the establishment. Stover allegedly grabbed the victim, a Long Island student, by the throat, forced her into a stall and attacked her before fleeing the bar. When the 23-year-old victim had entered the Turnmill bar bathroom at about 7.50pm on Saturday, her attacker, thought to be Stover, was hiding in another stall. Scroll down for video . Today in court: Rodney Stover, 48, was arraigned on Thursday for rape, predatory sex assault and other charges for last Saturday's attack in the bathroom at the Turnmill Bar on East 27th Street . Rape charges: Rodney Stover, 48,  pictured today, allegedly grabbed the victim, a Long Island student,by the throat, forced her into a stall and attacked her before fleeing the bar. In custody: Rodney Stover, 48, was arraigned on Thursday (pictured today) for rape, predatory sex assault and other charges for last Saturday's attack in the bathroom at the Turnmill Bar on East 27th Street . A bartender recognized Stover, who was staying Bellevue Homeless Shelter, from media reports when he was walking in the Gramercy Park area on Wednesday and called the police, sources told the New York Post. NYPD had released surveillance footage of Stover walking down the street on Tuesday. The victim had been drinking at the pub in Gramercy Park with her boyfriend and a female friend whose birthday the trio were celebrating when she excused herself to go to the basement bathroom after drinking two beers, sources said. Stover was allegedly hiding in the stall next to her while she was using the toilet. When she opened her stall to exit he was standing in front of the door, according to sources. The ex-convict reportedly grabbed the woman by the neck and said, 'I'm going to rape you. Be quiet,' and groped and licked her body, sources said. Alleged rapist:  Rodney Stover, 48, allegedly grabbed the victim, a Long Island student,by the throat, forced her into a stall and attacked her before fleeing the bar. NYPD released surveillance footage of Stover walking down the street, and a bartender saw him walking in Gramercy Park and recognized him from the video, so he alerted police . Police say that Stover hid inside one of the bathroom stalls at Turnmill Bar he allegedly choked and sexually assaulted a young woman as she was trying to leave the restroom . Turnmill's bathroom is in the basement, which is distanced from the busy main floor of the Gramercy Park sports bar . He ripped off the woman's pants and began raping her, but fled after he realized he couldn't sustain an erection, sources said. The victim ran out of the bathroom and told her boyfriend what happened. He then reported the attack. Stover was arrested on rape charges in 1992 in Southampton for raping and sodomizing a 42-year-old stranger after overpowering and threatening her with a sharp object. He was released in July 2012. He served an addition two-and-a-half years for another crime and was released on Valentine's Day this year. Stover is listed on the New York State sex offender registry as a violent offender.

A homeless convicted sex-offender screamed, 'I'm going to rape you!' before attacking a woman in a Manhattan bar, according to a criminal complaint . A 23-year old woman was allegedly raped in the bathroom stall of a bar in Manhattan's posh Gramercy Park neighborhood on Saturday . Rodney Stover, 48, was arrested on Wednesday in connection to the rape . NYPD released surveillance footage of the suspect on Tuesday and a bartender recognized the man as Stover . Stover had allegedly hid inside one of the bathroom stalls at Turnmill Bar at around 7.50pm on Saturday then ambushed the young woman . He was arrested in 1992 for raping and sodomizing a woman he did not know and was released from prison on Valentine's Day of this year .

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Ed Miliband will announce plans for first-time buyers to pay no stamp duty on properties worth up to £300,000 . First-time buyers will pay no stamp duty on properties worth up to £300,000 and have priority in the sale of new homes under a Labour government, Ed Miliband will say today. Mr Miliband will say Labour’s reduction in the rate of stamp duty to zero would benefit nine in ten first-time buyers – saving them up to £5,000 in tax. Labour claims its tax break – which would last three years – would be funded by a further squeeze on tax avoidance, higher levies on foreign buyers and cuts in tax relief for landlords who fail to keep properties up to standard. A Labour government would also change planning law to give first-time buyers who have lived in a local authority area for more than three years ‘first call’ on up to half of homes built locally. Labour aides say they would have a two-month window in which to buy a home before it was made more generally available in a reform designed to overcome local opposition to housing developments. The policy announcements – Labour’s most eye-catching so far in the campaign – are designed to counter Tory plans to expand Help to Buy loans, the right to buy for housing-association tenants and to offer 200,000 ‘starter homes’, sold at a 20 per cent discount. They are also meant to trump Chancellor George Osborne’s reforms to stamp duty, announced late last year, which have delivered savings for 98 per cent of homebuyers. Mr Osborne’s changes mean there is no stamp duty paid on the first £125,000 of a property purchase, 2 per cent between £125,000 and £250,000 and 5 per cent between £250,000 and £925,000. The changes are paid for by big hikes to duty on more expensive properties. Speaking in Stockton, Co Durham, Mr Miliband will warn of a housing crisis in which a severe lack of homes being built has priced millions out of the property market and left many who want to buy living in private rented accommodation. The rate of home ownership has slipped to its lowest for 30 years, and buy-to-let landlords and foreign investors are snapping up properties before others get a chance. Labour claims it will oversee the construction of a million homes by 2020 and introduce controversial ‘use or lose it’ powers ensuring developers build on land rather than hoarding it. Local authorities will be able to levy council tax on sites which remain undeveloped to try to force developers’ hands. ‘There’s nothing more British than the dream of home ownership, starting out in a place of your own,’ Mr Miliband will say. Mr Miliband will say Labour’s reduction in the rate of stamp duty to zero would benefit nine in ten first-time buyers – saving them up to £5,000 in tax . ‘But for so many young people today that dream is fading with more people than ever renting when they want to buy, new properties being snapped up before local people get a look-in, young families wondering if this country will ever work for them. It is simply too expensive for so many young people to buy a home today, saving up for the deposit, paying the fees and having enough left over for the stamp duty. ‘So we’re going to act so we can transform the opportunities for young working people in our country. For the first three years of the next Labour government, we will abolish stamp duty for all first-time buyers of homes under £300,000.’ Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls insists the party’s plan for stamp duty is ‘fully funded’. Eric Pickles, right, said rent control is the most effective way of destroying a city - bar bombing it . The stamp-duty cut would cost £225million a year. Labour says it would be paid for by tackling tax avoidance by landlords, which HMRC has calculated costs more than £550million each year. A ‘national register of landlords’ will mean this can be cut by at least 20 per cent, generating £100million, Labour claims. It would also increase tax paid by holding companies that buy UK property on behalf of investors and raise stamp duty on buyers from outside the EU. The party would also cut tax relief that rogue landlords get for repairs and upkeep when their properties are not up to standard. Landlords who let furnished properties can claim tax relief even if they are not investing in their property.

Labour’s reduction in stamp duty would benefit nine in ten first-time buyers . Tax break funded by squeeze on tax avoidance, higher levies on foreign buyers and cuts in tax relief for landlords who fail to maintain properties . Labour would also give the buyers ‘first call’ on half of homes built locally .

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Tiger Woods has revealed his wrist bone popped out after he swung and hit a tree root during the final round of the Masters on Sunday. The 39-year-old was on the ninth hole when he found himself 470 yards away from the pin with the ball nestled in pine straws. However when he followed through, the four-time champion at Augusta slammed the club into a root, causing him to wince and grab his hand in agony. It forced the joint out of place, but Woods shunned medical attention and simply pushed it back in himself. Tiger Woods looks in agony after his club came into contact with a tree root on the ninth hole at Augusta. He later revealed his wrist bone had 'popped out' of place . The 39-year-old is clearly in agony as he is forced to drop his club on the follow through . He then grabs his wrist and winces. After finishing his round he revealed that his wrist bone had popped out - so he was forced to put it back in . His reaction prompted concerns he may have suffered another injury setback. However he managed to shake off the scare and finish his round. Woods, playing in his 20th Masters tournament, ended up at 5-under-par on 283, tied for 17th. 'It hurts; it definitely hurts,' Woods said. 'I didn't know there was a tree root there. I drilled the club straight into it. It didn't move, but my body kept moving. 'There's a little joint that popped out, and I was able to somehow put it back in, which didn't feel very good. 'At least I got it back in; I could move my hand again. It's sore. I'm not going to be lifting any weights for a while.' He also admitted that he may not return to the course for a while. Despite finishing 13 strokes behind 21-year-old winner Jordan Spieth, this was Woods' best finish in a tournament in over a year. Spieth became the youngest winner since Woods when he was given the coveted green jacket on Sunday. After his final putt he went an embraced his tearful childhood sweetheart Annie Verret. The Texan native, whose life-long dream has been to win the Masters, was undoubtedly being watched on television at home by his youngest sibling, Ellie, who was born with a neurological disorder that places her on the autism spectrum. Ellie has helped to keep Spieth grounded, according to their mother. Speaking after his win, Spieth said: 'It was very nerve-wracking today. I didn't sleep all last night. Just got out here and got in a little rhythm. With two major champions right behind, I couldn't let up. It was the most incredible week of my life. This is as great as it gets in our sport. It was remarkable. He added: 'I saw my family and friends right behind the green there, and knew it was going to be a done deal. I'm still kind of in shock a little bit.' Spieth's victory comes a year after he lost a bid to become the youngest player to win the Masters. This year, he did not let anyone get closer to him than three shots following his record start. He closed with a 2-under 70, missing a 5-foot par putt on the final hole that would have set another record. The four-time Masters champion managed to shake off the injury to finish the competition at 5-under-par . 21-year-old Jordan Spieth (centre) celebrates his first Masters victory with his girlfriend Annie Verret on Sunday . Spieth led from start to finish at Augusta, the first time that feat has been achieved in 39 years . Masters defending champion Bubba Watson (left) places the Green Jacket on 2015 winner Spieth (right)

Tiger Woods drilled an iron into a tree root on the ninth hole at Augusta . Revealed his wrist bone popped out as a result - so he forced it back . This is the latest of a string of unfortunate injuries for the 39-year-old . He ended the tournament tied for 17th, his best finish in over a year . 21-year-old Texan Jordan Spieth became the youngest winner since Woods .

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Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate has warned West Ham must be ready to face a 'wounded animal' at Manchester City on Sunday, but will be ready to inflict more pain on Manuel Pellegrini's men. The Barclays Premier League champions have seen their title defence left in tatters following a run of four defeats in six matches, thrashed 4-2 at rivals United last weekend - a result which left the long-term future of manager Pellegrini in doubt as City might now face a scrap with Liverpool for a Champions League qualifying spot. West Ham are also in need a pick-me-up, having seen victory slip through their fingers when Stoke netted a stoppage time equaliser at Upton Park. West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate is wary of facing champions Manchester City on Sunday . City midfielder Yaya Toure (centre) and his team-mates suffered a 4-2 defeat at Old Trafford last week . Senegal midfielder Kouyate expects City to produce a response, but also one from Sam Allardyce's squad, who have failed to find consistency over the second half of the season to drop out of contention for the European places. 'Anything is possible in football, but we mustn't forget who we are up against. They are a wounded animal, because they need points, so they have to wake themselves up to win,' Kouyate said on the club's official website, www.whufc.com. 'We need the points as well, because we want to remain in the top 10. 'It is not going to be easy because we will be up against one of the best teams in the country and last year's champions of England. 'If we are going to get anything there, we have to enjoy it and really play as a team and work as a team.' Kouyate celebrates with left back Aaron Cresswell after his goal against Stoke at Upton Park last Saturday . Marouane Fellaini (right) scores United's second goal as City fell to another Premier League defeat . Kouyate added: 'A team like Manchester City can't afford to make mistakes, so for us it's a good time to face them, but we mustn't underestimate them, there's life in them yet.' West Ham look short of options in attack. Striker Enner Valencia is being assessed for a foot injury picked up on his return to action against Stoke, while Diafra Sakho, who has netted 12 goals in all competitions, is facing a battle to play again this season following a thigh strain. Allardyce is hoping his team can produce the required level of concentration to accommodate their forward losses. He said: 'That leaves us very short on the front line with Andy (Carroll) being out, and means goals will be fewer and farther between than they used to be, so if we don't get that defensive side right then the last six games are going to be tough for us.'

West Ham face Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday, KO at 1.30pm . Cheikhou Kouyate believes the Hammers must not underestimate City . Manuel Pellegrini's side have lost their last two Premier League games . Sam Allardyce wants West Ham to be defensively solid on Sunday .

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A former college student is suing her school over claims she wasn't allowed to audition for the dance team because of her weight. Phylise Davis-Bowens, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, for their 'transformative leadership' program at the age of 37, launched a lawsuit after she alleged she was not allowed to try out for the 14 Karat Gold dancers. Mrs Davis-Bowens, a substitute public school teacher in Miami who married last Valentine's Day, told Daily Mail Online on Monday that she was discriminated against because of her weight and missed out on part of the academic experience. Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, is suing her former college because she was not allowed to try out for the 14 Karat Gold dancers in 2009 . The 14 Karat Gold dancers are regular performers at sporting events related to the Florida university . The student, who had been dancing since the age of 16, had wanted to join the dance troupe to use her performance work as part of her thesis in 2009. Band director Donovan Wells told her she could try out for the team if she lost 20lb, she said. Mrs Davis-Bowens went on to lose 16lb in one month in order to try out but was still denied an audition for the dance troupe. After around a year, she had lost a total of 60lb. She told Daily Mail Online: 'I wanted to join because of my talent but the coach said I didn't have the body type. But to me, I have two arms and two legs which is what I needed.' The weight discrimination is of particular importance to Mrs Davis-Bowens because she lost her sister at the age of 37 to a gastric bypass because she was obese and felt under pressure to quickly lose weight. The 42-year-old said she also has ongoing health issues from losing weight quickly. According to their Facebook page, the 14 Karat Gold dancers are made up of college students who perform alongside the Marching Wildcats during college sporting events. In a statement to Daily Mail Online on Monday, a university spokeswoman said: 'Bethune-Cookman University was made aware today that a complaint was filed. 'We are currently investigating this matter. B-CU is an equal opportunity institution and encourage all students to be actively involved in our campus extracurricular offerings.' Ms Davis-Bowens' lawyer, David Glasser, told Daily Mail Online on Monday that his client had brought the lawsuit to make a point about discrimination and was seeking unspecified damages in district court which can award more than $15,000. The 42-year-old graduated from the college in 2011 and went on to teach in the Miami-Dade public school district. She also claimed that the school did not allow her to attend the graduation ceremony and sent her diploma in the mail. The 42-year-old woman (left) said she lost 16lb in a month to try out for the dance troupe but was still denied an audition. She went on to lose 60lb in a year . Mrs Davis-Bowens was seeking unspecified damages after being barred from college dance troupe auditions in 2009 at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach .

Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida has launched a lawsuit . She claims that she lost 16lb to try out for the dance troupe and was still not allowed by the band director after joining the college in 2009 . She is seeking unspecified damages from the college .

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Alastair Cook has been working on a new, more open stance with former England batting coach Graham Gooch over the past few months. But in the first Test against the West Indies, I think he overdid it. The picture below shows Cook playing against India at Lord's in 2007 — when he was playing well — with a near perfect stance. His front foot is slightly open but not too far past the line of leg stump. Compare that to the other picture from last week, in which his front foot is far too open. It means that he has a long way to go to get to off stump, and he doesn't have time to adjust to the delivery and set himself. Alastair Cook has been working on a new stance, but he appears to have overdone it against the West Indies . England head coach Peter Moores and Cook stand together during a nets session in Grenada on Monday . Cook prepares to play a shot during a training session at the Grenada National Stadium in St Georges . Cook plays a shot during a training session at the Grenada National Stadium in St Georges on Monday . In this scenario, because his front foot is still landing as the ball is halfway down, he is forced to play the shot with his hands away from his body, which is when you're most likely to nick the ball to the wicketkeeper or slips. He's clearly trying to open up his shoulders — perhaps he felt a bit closed off last summer — but he moved his front foot way too far against the West Indies and when you're out of nick and under pressure, your movements become exaggerated. It's important to note that in the second picture he has already started to move, making his footwork look worse than it is, but also that Cook has never been a brilliant front-foot player. He's at his best when he gets his movements out of the way early, giving him time to move to the pitch of the ball and bend his front knee into the drive. Of course, when you're in form you don't think about these things. But this is the hardest thing to do. Cook's greatest asset is his mental strength, and what he needs to do in matches is give himself 20 minutes to get settled. After a few boundaries it'll all come naturally. Saying that, I saw him in the nets on Sunday and he looked bloody good! So don't write him off yet. Cook plays a shot during day one of the first test match between West Indies and England last week . Cook kicks out in frustration after being dismissed for 13 runs by a catch from Sulieman Benn on Wednesday .

England captain Alastair Cook has been working on a new batting stance . His new stance has his front foot too far out without protecting the wicket . As a result, he doesn't have time to adjust to the delivery and set himself . Cook probably overdid his new stance against the West Indies . Still, he shouldn't be written off just yet and impressed in training .

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A celebrity reporter for CBS filed a lawsuit against two of his bosses at the network this week, claiming one drunkenly groped and kissed him at a Christmas party and that the other aggressively came onto him during an after-hours meeting. Kenneth Lombardi, who goes by Ken, was a red carpet regular for CBS New York, interviewing stars from Oprah to Ashton Kutcher and Arnold Schwarzenegger. However Lombardi, who is openly bisexual, says he was forced to quit his job in November and relocate to Los Angeles after two alleged sexual harassment involving two separate male bosses. Lawsuit: Kenneth Lombardi, a former entertainment reporter at CBS, claims he was sexually harassed by two male colleagues and that the network failed to reconcile his complaints. He is seen here reporting at the red carpet premiere of Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller Sabotage . Plaintiff: He also claims he was forced to leave his job as a result, and is seeking damages for violation of labor laws, emotional distress and discrimination . Furthermore he accuses the HR department at CBS of failing to reconcile either incident. The first alleged encounter occurred at a CBS Christmas party in December 2013. Lombardi claims Duane Tollison, a senior producer, grabbed his crotch and kissed his neck in front of other colleagues, The New York Daily News reported. Lombardi was upset and left the party. The next day, Tollison sent him an email, which has been included in the lawsuit. 'I wanted to apologize if anything I did offended you or crossed a line. I like to get a little crazy. If you weren't offended, then let's do it again. LOL How is your day so far? :)' Tollison wrote in the email. Defendant: Duane Tollison, a senior producer at CBS, allegedly kissed his former colleague Ken Lombardi at a 2013 work Christmas party and grabbed his crotch. Lombardi is now suing . Then, on May 8, 2014, Lombardi asked for career advice from Albert 'Chip' Colley, the CBS Evening News Director. The two went for drinks at Manhattan bar Hardware, a known gay haunt in Hell's Kitchen. The lawsuit says Colley got drunk, touched Lombardi's leg and kissed him. It also says Colley texted him links to porn sites. The documents further say Colley lambasted Lombardi for his sexual orientation. Defendant: CBS Evening News Director, Albert 'Chip' Colley, allegedly came onto Lombardi while having drinks at a Hells Kitchen bar in May 2014. He also allegedly sent him links to porn sites . 'Colley told (Lombardi) that he did not really believe being 'bisexual' was real and told plaintiff that he was actually completely gay,' documents read. Lombardi says he reported both incidents' to HR, but that they went 'nowhere'. The lawsuit also singles out the manager of Lombardi's department, Paula Cohen, who he says was aware of the complaints and allegedly tormented him for making them. Red carpet reporter: Kenneth Lombardi, who goes by Ken, was a red carpet regular for CBS New York, interviewing stars from Oprah to Ashton Kutcher and Arnold Schwarzenegger . He claims Cohen created a 'girl's club' within the entertainment department to disclude him and would yell at him. Lombardi says he was forced to quit in November. He now lives in LA. Lombardi is suing CBS, Duane Tollison and Albert Colley for violation of labor laws, infliction of emotional distress and discrimination.

Kenneth Lombardi was a red carpet reporter for CBS New York . He claims Duane Tollison, a senior producer, grabbed his crotch and kissed his neck in front of other colleagues at a December 2013 work party . Tollison later sent an email saying: 'If you weren't offended lets do it again' Lombardi also claims Evening News Directior Albert Colley touched and kissed him over drinks in May 2014 . He is suing CBS, Tollison and Colley for unspecified damages .

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Congratulations to Australia for seeing sense and dropping the ridiculous policy of not selecting their best players if they are playing overseas. It leaves England looking old-fashioned and they need to react. Stuart Lancaster must be free to pick his best players, no matter where in the world they ply their trade. If Roy Hodgson’s star names moved to Bayern Munich or Barcelona, would the FA tell him not to pick them? Absolutely not. The same needs to apply to rugby. Matt Giteau's stellar displays for Toulon have put him back on the Wallabies radar ahead of the World Cup . The game is changing and Australia have realised that. Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell, for example, are top-class performers for Toulon and if England lose to Australia with those two playing out of their skins, you know exactly what the headlines will be. The World Cup is simply about the world’s best coming together and ridiculous rules like this demean it. Toulon’s Steffon Armitage came off the bench against Leinster on Sunday and turned the game on its head. His turnover work and ball-carrying are second to none and since he upped sticks to France his game has constantly improved. Toulon's Steffon Armitage takes on the Leinster defence during the Champions Cup semi-final in Marseille . I don’t think Armitage would be playing this well if he was still at London Irish. He took a big risk and it paid off, he shouldn’t be penalised for it. If one or two England back-rowers wouldn’t want to see Armitage in the squad, then that confirms he should be! Nick Abendanon has also become better since he crossed the Channel. It’s simply wrong to say England are best served by players at English clubs. If someone is going to be happier, healthier and a better player overseas, he should be supported. Jonny Wilkinson moved to France and became even better than when he played for England, so that completes the argument for me. Would I have picked Jonny if he was playing in France? Of course I would. Nick Abendanon's game has drastically improved since the former Bath full back made the move to France . As England coach you will be judged on your World Cup performance, even more so as the home team. That’s where you have to deliver the results and selecting your best starting XV is the first thing you have to get right, without exception. When it comes to the big games, the other England players will want to have the best possible squad available. Every player, fan and Englishman wants England to win the World Cup and it starts with picking your best team. When it comes to a home World Cup, you don’t want to be left talking about ‘what ifs’. England head coach Stuart Lancaster has remained steadfast in his policy not to select overseas players . England players deserve to go on to the field knowing they have been given the best chance of winning. Do the squad truly believe this when such talented players are not considered? They shouldn’t be left to doubt they are playing only because of their home address. This isn’t about being disloyal to the clubs. They benefit from a winning England team, especially in a World Cup year. You simply can’t let the RFU or Premier Rugby tie your hands behind your back and dictate who you can or can’t pick. At Toulon, they’ve got Bryan Habana playing for South Africa and Leigh Halfpenny playing for Wales. They’re among the best players in the world. It’s just crazy and misguided not to make any Englishman available for selection. Well done, Australia. Bryan Habana plays for Toulon but the Springboks have continued to select the winger for Test matches .

Australia have seen sense by revamping their overseas selection policy . It leaves England looking old-fashioned and they need to react . Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell are top-class performers for Toulon . Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon should come into the selection mix . England need the best squad possible for the forthcoming World Cup .

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Gibraltar could be the new home of Britain's nuclear submarines if the SNP succeeds in ridding Scotland of Trident. Moving the nation's nuclear deterrent to the British territory could cost £3billion and take 10 years to complete, it was reported. The SNP want to eject Trident from Scotland, but both the Conservatives and Labour have committed to retaining the base on the Clyde. Scroll down for video . Gibraltar could be the new home of Britain's nuclear submarines (one pictured) if the SNP succeeds in ridding Scotland of Trident . A senior military source told the Sunday Express that Ministry of Defence officials have sounded out Gibraltar as an alternative to the naval base on the Clyde. 'A party was sent to Gibraltar in January to determine whether the option could work. One can only assume it’s part of broader ­contingency planning,' the source said. The SNP's deputy leader Stewart Hosie has threatened to hold Westminster to ransom over Trident if the party holds the balance of power after the general election on May 7. Other options for a new home for the nuclear deterrent include Falmouth, but the potential political fall-out of moving the submarines to the Cornish coast make Gibraltar a more attractive proposal. Dr Nick Ritchie, international security lecturer at the University of York, said any move could anger Spain - who already dispute Britain's claim over Gibraltar . Moving the nation's nuclear deterrent to Gibraltar (pictured) could cost £3billion and take 10 years to complete, it was reported . He said: 'If the MoD is exploring other options, it shows admirable planning and foresight. Choosing Gibraltar would avoid the nimbyism question. Any alter­native site in England or Wales would carry political down sides. But Gibraltar has enough patriotism to overcome this. 'It would be interesting to see Spain’s reaction, ­however, since it is a non-nuclear member of Nato.' Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said it had the facilities available and had been visited by submarines from the UK and the US in the past. However, a spokesman for the MoD said: 'This is absolutely untrue and we can be very clear that the MOD is not planning to move the nuclear deterrent from HM Naval Base Clyde to Gibraltar, or anywhere else. 'The MOD is fully committed to retaining the deterrent on the Clyde and indeed we are basing all our submarines there from 2020.” The likelihood of any move is likely to be increased by a strong performance by the SNP in the election. The SNP want to eject Trident (submarine pictured) from Scotland, but both the Conservatives and Labour have committed to retaining the base on the Clyde . Ed Miliband has ruled out a formal coalition with Nicola Sturgeon's party, as well as a confidence-and-supply agreement which would see the SNP back Labour on crucial votes, such as the Budget or the Queen's Speech. He told Andrew Marr today: 'No coalition, no tie-ins, I have said no deals - I have been clear about that. I am not doing deals with the Scottish Nationalist Party.' The Conservatives have made the prospect of a Labour administration that's reliant on SNP votes one of the central planks of their election campaign in the last fortnight. Last week a Labour frontbencher expressed regret that the party cannot ‘get rid’ of Trident. Shadow Welsh secretary Owen Smith said at a hustings event on Wednesday: ‘We view the world as being a very dangerous and volatile place at the moment. So our policy is that we will retain Trident, we will maintain a continuous at-sea deterrent.’ But he added: ‘So we will pursue an independent perspective, the next Labour government, but on the issue of Trident: would but we could get rid of it but I fear that we can’t.’

Trident nuclear deterrent could be moved to Gibraltar, according to reports . SNP want to eject Trident from its current base on the Clyde in Scotland . Military source says the MoD have sounded out Gibraltar as an alternative . Nuclear submarines' move could cost £3billion and take 10 years .

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Amy Murray (pictured) assaulted a woman during a screening of Fifty Shades of Grey after people became annoyed with her for laughing at the sex scenes . A single mother was arrested during a screening of Fifty Shades of Grey and led from the cinema in handcuffs after drunkenly assaulting a fellow film-goer who was annoyed at her for laughing at the sex scenes. Amy Murray, 23, of Brightlingsea, Essex, rowed with fellow cinema-goers during a screening of the adult-only film after people sitting in the row in front of her and her friend became annoyed at them. An argument broke out and Murray hit Jessica Deadman, 23, while drunkenly gesturing with her hand. Police were called to the Century Cinema in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, on February 18 just before the end of the film. Simon Bravery, prosecuting, said: 'The defendant was rude to people and appeared to be fairly threatening in her language towards them. 'In the end she was challenged and told she would be removed. 'This kind of behaviour continued for 20 minutes. Other people present were disturbed by her actions.' He said following an argument Murray swung her hand and hit Ms Deadman, who had been watching the film with friends. Paul Baker, defending, said: 'Miss Murray is a single parent of a four-year-old son and is someone who rarely goes out. 'A friend of hers bought a ticket to go to the cinema on this particular date. 'Miss Murray was reluctant to go but her friend persuaded her to. 'Her friend wanted to make an evening of it and they went to a local public house and alcohol was consumed by both parties. 'While in the cinema they continued to drink alcohol and by the time the incident happened she was in a pretty poor state of sobriety. 'She and her friends were finding the content of the film somewhat amusing but people sitting in the row in front of them took exception to the hilarity they were finding. 'At that point an argument broke out and there was a frank exchange of views.' Police were called to the Century Cinema (pictured) on February 18 just before the end of the erotic film after an argument broke out and Murray hit Jessica Deadman while drunkenly gesturing with her hand . Mr Baker said that Murray hit Mrs Deadman while drunkenly gesturing with her hand and that she accepts she was reckless. Speaking following the case, Miss Murray said: 'I'm remorseful and embarrassed. I'm a single mum and don't get out very much - and had drunk too much. 'I'm very sorry about what happened.' Murray admitted charges of assault and being drunk and disorderly when she appeared before magistrates in Colchester. She was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £50 compensation and £100 in costs. Murray admitted charges of assault and being drunk and disorderly when she appeared before magistrates in Colchester. She had been watching blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey (pictured) when the incident occured .

Mother Amy Murray, 23, was arrested in cinema after assaulting film-goer . She and friend were drunk when they went to see Fifty Shades of Grey . Row broke out when others became annoyed with pair for laughing . Murray has admitted charges of assault and being drunk and disorderly .

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Manchester City will assess in the next few days whether playmaker David Silva has a chance of playing at the weekend. Tests have confirmed the Spain international suffered no fractures after being caught in the face by an elbow from Cheikhou Kouyate in Sunday's Barclays Premier League defeat of West Ham. But the club say the player will still need careful monitoring this week as they wait to learn the full extent of the problem. David Silva (left) receives an elbow to the face by Cheikhou Kouyate during Man City's win over West Ham . The Spaniard was caught right on the cheekbone and taken to hospital to be assessed . Silva turns around in pain before receiving several minutes treatment and being given oxygen . Silva was carried off on a stretcher after receiving around eight minutes of treatment on the field following the incident, which occurred in the second half of City's 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium. He was then taken to hospital but the club allayed fears over his condition on Monday by confirming nothing had been broken. 'Tests confirm @21LVA did not suffer a fracture against £WHUFC, he'll be monitored closely this week,' a tweet read. Silva also tweeted: ‘Many thanks to all the messages of support, all the tests have gone well and I’m already home. The three points is what was important!’ The positive update will be a boost for under-pressure manager Manuel Pellegrini given his already lengthy injury list. Captain Vincent Kompany, midfielder James Milner, defender Gael Clichy and strikers Stevan Jovetic and Wilfried Bony are all currently sidelined. City's season is set to end in under-achievement following the collapse of their title defence but beating West Ham at least gave them some respite from the growing pressure. Pellegrini's men, joint top of the table on New Year's Day, have slumped to fourth place and could yet face a battle to retain a Champions League spot. They face their next test as FA Cup finalists Aston Villa visit Eastlands next Saturday evening. Midfielder Fernando said: "We always want to win the big matches, so it was really important to get a victory, and now we want to keep form and make sure we try to win the last five matches." Silva was given put in a neck brace and given oxygen as his concerned team-mates looked on . Silva was taken off on a stretcher before being rushed to hospital as Manuel Pellegrini has a nervous wait .

Manchester City defeated West Ham 2-0 in their Premier League clash . David Silva was taken to hospital after a challenge by Chiekhou Kouyate . Spain international has allayed fans' fears with a Twitter message .

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David Cameron has made no secret of the fact that he gets broody around babies, but his wife Samantha has ruled out adding to the family in Number 10. In another joint interview on the election campaign trail, the couple were insistent that they are not planning more children, with Mrs Cameron revealing her doctor has told her: 'No way, Jose.' She was pregnant throughout the 2010 campaign, and gave birth to their fourth child Florence in Cornwall after she arrived weeks early. Scroll down for video . Samantha Cameron has ruled out having another baby, days after she and husband David cooed over seven-week-old Regan on a visit to Chorley, Lancashire . Baby talk has never been far from the couple's mind as they have campaign across the country . Baby talk has never been far from the couple's mind as they have campaigned across the country. On Friday Mr Cameron celebrated his emergence from the TV leaders' debate unscathed with a visit to promote help for first time buyers. The couple cooed over seven-week-old Regan as they meet her parents, Robert Arron and Kelly Jeffers at a housing development in Chorley, Lancashire. Mr Cameron was heard quipping: 'Come on darling, maybe another one?' The Prime Minister, already a father of four, later admitted he could not help thinking about having more children when he was around young babies. On a visit to a brewery in Cardiff yesterday, Mrs Cameron, 43, pointed to a glass of Welsh Black stout she had been handed, and said: 'I normally just drink this when I'm pregnant' Campaigning in Cornwall, Mr Cameron told House magazine: 'Definitely, we are not having another baby.' Their fourth child Florence was born in the county in 2010 . David Cameron and his wife Samantha relax in Downing Street by watching Channel Four hit Gogglebox, the pair have admitted. The Prime Minister said the popular show was 'a very clever programme'. But Samantha went further, reeling off her favourite characters filmed watching television. She said she 'loved' Scarlett Moffat, the quick-witted northerner who become a cult figure over her sharp put downs caught on camera. Mrs Cameron said: 'I like the daughter in Newcastle. She's so funny, I love her, she's hilarious. I really think she's great. The Siddiquis are good as well.' After sympathising with the couple about sleepless nights he said: 'Whenever I see a small baby I feel broody, but don't worry, nothing is going to happen on that front.' Then on a visit to a brewery in Cardiff yesterday, Mrs Cameron, 43, pointed to a glass of Welsh Black stout she had been handed, and said: 'I normally just drink this when I'm pregnant.' The Tory leader - who recently ruled out the couple having a fifth child - quickly interjected: 'That is not an announcement!' Now they have moved to rule out categorically any idea that they might add to their brood. Campaigning in Cornwall, Mr Cameron told House magazine: 'Definitely, we are not having another baby.' Mrs Cameron agreed: 'We are definitely not.' She then added: 'The doctors have said 'no way, Jose'.' Mr Cameron chipped in: 'That's another story, darling… But anyway. No, we are not having any more. The last one was born not ten miles from where we are now.' Mrs Cameron gave birth to Florence in the middle of a family holiday to Cornwall in August 2010. The Prime Minister drove with his wife to hospital for what they believed would be a routine check-up. But four hours later he was by her side when she gave birth by caesarean section to their 6lb 1oz 'unbelievably beautiful girl'. It is believed Mr Cameron scrubbed up - wearing a gown and cap to reduce the chances of infection - for the delivery, which was three weeks early. The birth, at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, came a year after the death of the Camerons' six-year-old son Ivan, who suffered from cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy. The couple also have a nine-year-old son Elwen and 11-year-old daughter Nancy.

Another intimate election interview by the Prime Minister and his wife . Mrs Cameron, 43, reveals her doctor's advice against having more children . Tory leader David quickly interrupts to say: 'That's another story, darling'

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Burnley boss Sean Dyche has told striker Danny Ings to keep on smiling - and the goals will return. The relegation-battling Clarets have struggled for goals in recent weeks, despite some gritty performances, scoring just once in six games. The hotly-rated Ings, whose future beyond the end of the season has been the subject of considerable speculation, has not found the net in seven appearances. Danny Ings has found goals hard to come by in recent weeks as he looks to try and fire Burnley to safety . Dyche hopes the barren spell is not weighing too heavily on the 23-year-old's mind and has urged him to focus on enjoying his game. Dyche said: 'He's a bright young lad. He's a very good player and a good young lad who is grounded. 'But you can't actually get inside someone. When that whistle blows it's down to them to remind themselves of that freedom I speak about. I want players to play that way. 'His biggest thing is he puts a lot of demand on himself - and that can be a weakness as well as a strength. It's good that he has a thirst to improve, as do a lot of the players. But it has to be balanced with that enjoyment. Sean Dyche is confident that if Ings starts to enjoy playing more, then the goals will flow for the striker . 'I often say to him, play with a smile and I've told him he's best when he does. We're looking to him to continue doing that.' Burnley's battling performances have earned plaudits and despite the lack of goals, they have collected five points from a tough run of eight games. Amid that run they have beaten Manchester City and taken points off Chelsea and Tottenham. They are in the bottom three but just two points from safety and Dyche is backing his forwards to come good again. He said: 'There's certainly not pressure (on the strikers) from me. We ventured down this road early season when the goals didn't come as freely then we had a good patch over the Christmas period. 'We have scored goals and been productive in front of goal. It's about reminding the players what it takes to do that, different ways of doing that and how we can affect games.' The 23-year-old has had an impressive season nonetheless, scoring nine goals in his debut top-flight year . Ashley Barnes (right) says he's forgotten about the Nemanja Matic incident and moved on . Striker Ashley Barnes insists confidence remains high among the group. Barnes said: 'We are in this together. We are striving for one thing - to stay in this league come the end of the season. That is the main aim. 'The positivity around the group and the staff remains the same and hopefully will continue.' Barnes has found himself in the spotlight of late following his controversial tackle on Chelsea's Nemanja Matic. The 25-year-old escaped punishment but Matic was sent off for his reaction to the challenge in a heated confrontation. Barnes says that incident is now behind him. 'It has gone,' he said. 'I moved on a while back. I am just concentrating on staying in this league.'

Sean Dyche says Danny Ings needs to smile and the goals will come . The 23-year-old, who is heavily linked with Manchester United, hasn't found the net in seven appearances for the Premier League strugglers . Dyche believes it's only a matter of time before he does break his duck . CLICK HERE for all the latest Burnley news .

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Nicola Sturgeon has warned David Cameron she will trigger a second Scottish independence referendum if he tries to take Britain to the EU exit door. The steely First Minister, in her first interview with the Daily Mail on the day of her election manifesto launch, said for the first time that she would regard an 'out' vote in the Tories' proposed poll on EU membership as justification to reopen the question of breaking up the UK. She also revealed that she intends to be in London on May 8 - the day after the general election - to personally lead the SNP's negotiating team in the event of another hung Parliament. Scroll down for video . The Scottish First Minister - unveiling the SNP manifesto today - revealed she would regard an 'out' vote in the Tories' proposed poll on EU membership as justification to reopen the question of breaking up the UK . Miss Sturgeon said she - not her predecessor Alex Salmond - would take charge of any talks, even though she is not running for a Westminster seat and he is. 'If there are negotiations to be had I'll be there,' she said. In a wide-ranging interview, the First Minister, riding high on polls suggesting the SNP is on the brink of a landslide unprecedented in modern British politics: . Miss Sturgeon also revealed that she - not her predecessor Alex Salmond - would take charge of any talks, even though she is not running for a Westminster seat and he is . The Scottish First Minister addressed supporters at an SNP rally at a indoor mountain climbing centre in Edinburgh . Miss Sturgeon's manifesto included proposals to seek to thwart the Tories' planned in/out EU referendum by 2017, the first time voters would have had a say on our place in Europe for 40 years. She said SNP MPs would seek to amend an EU referendum Bill to insist on a 'double majority' - meaning that unless England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each vote to leave the EU, the UK would remain a member state. The First Minister, who has previously said merely that 'something substantial' would have to change before the SNP held a second independence referendum, said a Tory government seeking to take Scotland out of the EU against its will would be a trigger. The Scottish Nationalists lost last year's independence referendum by 55 per cent to 45 per cent, having previously suggested it was a 'once in a generation' event. David Cameron speaks to supporters during a Conservative Party rally in Sandymoor, Cheshire . Miss Sturgeon told the Mail that an EU exit would be 'something substantive... change in circumstances' that would mean a second Scottish independence referendum was necessary. 'It's if there was a vote that ended up taking Scotland out against our will. That's the only concrete example,' she said. 'I'm quite clear: a vote for the SNP at this election, I'm not taking that as a mandate for another referendum. So it would have to be something like the EU situation. 'It's if there was an out vote across the UK and Scotland wants to stay in. I suspect if we were in those circumstances there would be a clamour of people across Scotland to look again at the independence question, whether I'm proposing it or not. 'But what I'm talking about with a change of circumstances, it's not me trying to pluck out the conditions out of thin air. I do mean it - there will have to be a change in circumstances and we haven't even started the process of the 2016 manifesto [for Scottish Parliament elections] yet. 'If I put a commitment to a referendum in any future SNP manifesto, people have to vote for that manifesto so I can't do that lightly. I have to be sure that there is a change of circumstances that has led to people by majority opinion wanting another referendum.' Miss Sturgeon, who received a rock star welcome from party faithful as she launched her blueprint for power near Edinburgh yesterday, was scathing about Labour's economic plans. 'Labour like to talk the langauge of anti austerity but the substance of the proposals is not anti austerity,' she said. 'This is not all about conversations between me and Ed Miliband. I know for a fact there are plenty of folk in the Labour ranks that agree with me on austerity more than they agree with Ed Miliband. 'There will be support. One of Ed Miliband's shadow ministers has said he would never vote for the renwal of Trident. Yes, people focus on talks between the leaders but what I'm saying is that we'll try to forge alliances across the Commons. The Prime Minister today warned that Miss Sturgeon would hold the UK to 'ransom' if the SNP holds the balance of power in May . The SNP have vowed never to strike a deal to keep David Cameron in Number 10 - whatever the result of the election . 'We will prevail on some things, we won't prevail on others. We would like to build those alliances with people of like mind across different parties.' The First Minister said she had been 'surprised' by messages of support from people in England and Wales who said they wished they could vote SNP. 'After the first leaders' debate it pleasantly surprised me. As a proportion of everyone in England it was a tiny proportion but it was a lot - I still get a lot of emails saying "we wish we could vote SNP". There are people in England saying "I wish Labour was saying these things. I wish we had a progressive alternative." 'That's why I do think David Cameron is making a mistake trying to base so much of his campaign on the assumption that people are afraid of the SNP. People are very frustrated. This is borne out in the polls. There is not a clear enough big enough decision and divide between the two main parties.' Ed Miliband insisted he would not be held to ransom by the SNP . Asked about voters' fears in the rest of the UK at the prospect of a separatist party wielding power, which led to the Mail dubbing her 'The Most Dangerous Woman in Britain', she joked: 'I thought it was possibly one of the nicest things the Daily Mail had ever said about me.' Brandishing a picture in her manifesto of her hugging a small child on the campaign trail, she asked: 'Do I look like one of the most dangerous women in Britain? Come on! I don't think that's how people in England see the SNP. 'That's not to say they agree with us on independence - many do, but many don't - but I don't think many people in England see the SNP as this big bogeyman threat. 'If there are some people that do, I take my responsibility seriously to persuade them that they are wrong and I do accept that I have a big responsibility in how I conduct the campaign and how I speak to people both in and outside Scotland to persuade people that there's not anything to be scared of from having the SNP in big numbers both inside and outside Scotland.' She insisted that she - not Mr Salmond or the SNP's Westminster leader Angus Robertson - would lead hung Parliament negotiations if, as polls predict, the party takes as many as 50 seats and holds the balance of power at Westminster. 'I'll be there,' she said. 'I'm the leader of the SNP, I'll be in charge of any decisions and negoaitions and anything that happens after May 7.' Miss Sturgeon denied that a hung parliament, led by a minority Labour government propped up vote-by-vote by the SNP, would be a recipe for chaos which would further undermine voters' trust in Parliament. 'My experience of being in a minority government - and it's a very direct experience of being deputy leader in a minority government for four years... it can, contrary to what you are saying about reducing trust in politics, can have the opposite effect because the public see politicians having to win arguments rather than votes by sheer force of numbers. The experience of minority government in Scotland was stable - clearly, because it lasted for four years. 'So based on that experience I have a different view of what a minority government situation and I don't think it has to be unstable or ineffective. On the contrary.' Miss Sturgeon said the coalition's fixed term parliaments legislation would strengthen the SNP's hand. It means general elections are held on a fixed timetable every five years, and makes it much harder for an election to happen at other times. Two-thirds of MPs now have to back an earlier election, and governments can lose votes on Budgets, Queen's Speeches and other key legislation without it being seen as a vote of no confidence and triggering an election. 'The Fixed Term Parliaments Act does make it possible to change a government's position without threatening the existence of that government... including a budget, though I must say I'm not going into this trying to block a budget. That's not the mindset we are taking into this. 'But the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, in a House of Commons context, has made the prospect of a minority government a much more viable one.' Miss Sturgeon said she had been surprised to be told that the Prime Minister was not prepared to sit alongside her at the end of their separate interviews on Sunday's Andrew Marr Show, as guests traditionally do. 'I would have been quite happy to sit next to him,' she said.

SNP leader said the UK could not pull out of EU without Scotland's say so . Ms Sturgeon said an 'out' vote would justify a new independence poll . David Cameron has pledged to hold an in-out EU referendum by 2017 . Laughed off her title as "The Most Dangerous Woman in Britain" in a recent Daily Mail front page, asking: 'Do I look dangerous?' Said many Labour voters in England and Wales - and significant numbers of its MPs - preferred her vision to that of Ed Miliband . Claimed David Cameron refused to sit next to her on Andrew Marr's sofa when they both appeared on his BBC TV show at the weekend . Said new rules on fixed term parliaments meant the SNP MPs could seek to block key pieces of legislation, including Budgets, without bringing down a minority government . Insisted governments dependent on smaller parties for support would increase trust in politics because leaders would have to 'win the argument' not rely on MPs as lobby fodder .

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(CNN)Every day, images of war and conflict are splashed across our desktops, plastered on our TV screens and scattered through our mobile news feeds. Because of that, one's response to such imagery often becomes calloused or desensitized. This concept of "how we digest images of war through mainstream media outlets," was what drove photographer Simon Brann Thorpe to begin his project "Toy Soldiers." This idea to create a fresh perspective drove him into the desert of Western Sahara, a long-disputed region of northwestern Africa. Thorpe uses the area's harsh landscape as a powerful backdrop for soldiers posed as green plastic figurines -- similar to the popular toys that many children play with. The soldiers are with the Polisario Front, an independence movement that has been clashing with Morocco over the region since the mid-1970s. Thorpe said his project enables "the creation of a visual metaphor from which a viewer develops their own emotional, physical and political response to war and conflict, when faced with the realization that the images do not contain toy soldiers but real soldiers." Thorpe's background was not in photojournalism, but in landscape photography, which lends to his powerful placement of the soldiers in the desert -- not to mention that all the locations chosen are historic locations of battles between Morocco and the Polisario Front. "The conflict in Western Sahara receives virtually zero coverage despite 2015 being the 40th anniversary of the outbreak of war there," Thorpe said. After a ceasefire in 1991, the people of Western Sahara have been living in a state of non-resolution. The people are split into two camps -- those living in Moroccan-occupied territory, and those in refugee camps in Algeria. Social media . Follow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. Thorpe had to get clearance to work with the Polisario Front military and also had to be cautious of how many troops he moved about at one time -- otherwise he would have needed permission from the United Nations. He usually worked with about 50 or 60 soldiers at a time. The autumn months did not offer much reprieve from the long hours in the sweltering desert sun. Thorpe would work with the troops' commander to position the men, then climb atop sandy mountains with his wide-angle lens and capture these striking images. They would work till dusk and then spend the night under the stars. Not only were the soldiers willing participants for this project, but they also helped construct the platforms they stood on. Thorpe said they were made out of old oil drums. After the elaborate five-week production, Thorpe hopes his images will raise questions on "how images of war (will) be consumed in the future with ever-diminishing attention spans and competition for them." Simon Brann Thorpe's "Toy Soldiers" book is available for pre-order through Dewi Lewis Publishing. You can follow Thorpe on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Simon Brann Thorpe's project makes real-life soldiers resemble toy soldiers . He shot the images in Western Sahara, a disputed region of northwestern Africa .

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A gang of fly-tippers have dumped a staggering 40 tonnes of industrial waste at the side of the road in a pretty Suffolk village. The mounds of rubbish, described by one police officer as the worst he has seen in almost 30 years, will cost the public purse thousands of pounds to clear up. It is believed the gang used three tractors and trailers to dump the industrial waste in Walsham-le-Willows, between Eye and Bury St Edmunds, . Flytipping: A 40-tonne pile of industrial waste has been dumped by the side of the road in a Suffolk village . Dumped: Police believe the fly-tippers used three tractors and trailers to transport the rubbish to the roadside . The gang piled up the rubbish, which includes materials used in the carpet and veterinary industries, at about 9.30pm on Thursday. PC Mark Bryant, a rural crime officer, said: 'It's horrific. I have never seen anything like it in my 28 years, certainly not in Suffolk, not on that scale and not as blatant.' He added: 'It's quite incredible. If it's a black bin in a layby you almost expect to see it but not three trailers full - this is unheard of. 'We do get more of it at this time of year and we have recently started a campaign against it with the NFU (National Farmers' Union) and CLA (Country Land and Business Association).' 'Horrific': PC Mark Bryant, rural crime officer, said it is the worst case of flytipping he's seen in 28 years . Campaign: Police, the National Farmers' Union and the Country Land and Business Association are trying to prevent fly-tipping . Jessica Fleming, county councillor for Walsham-le-Willows, said: 'I am obviously absolutely appalled and disappointed to hear that this has happened but I hope that the people who have done this will be caught. 'It would have been shocking for people passing in their cars - I certainly will be following this up and trying to find the culprits." Police and Environment Agency officers are now trying to clear the huge pile of waste.

Fly-tippers dumped 40 tonnes of waste in Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk . Police believe culprits used three tractors and trailers to transport rubbish . An officer described it as the worst case he has seen in almost 30 years .

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Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas took to Instagram to show off the shiners he picked up from Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam on Saturday. Jose Mourinho's side extended their lead at the top of Barclays Premier League to seven points with a 2-1 win but it didn't come without cost for Fabregas. The former Arsenal and Barcelona ace was left bloodied after being caught by a flailing arm following a tussle with Adam, the scorer of a 66-yard wonder goal. Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas took to Instagram to show off the shiner he picked up from Charlie Adam . Fabregas was caught in the face by Stoke City midfielder Adam's flailing arm during their game . The collision left the Spain international with a bloody nose and requiring treatment . However, the Spanish international was all smiles on Tuesday as he posted a picture to his Instagram account with the caption: 'Italy with Dr Paco' Earlier in the week Fabregas joked that he could finally get his nose fixed and the 27-year-old's comments suggest he is going to do exactly that. It is not the first time that the Spaniard's hooter has been in the wars. While an Arsenal player in 2008, Fabregas suffered a broken nose playing for Spain. He avoided having an operation on the injury then, but it seems that he may be happy to change that this time round.

Cesc Fabregas was caught by trailing arm of Stoke City ace Charlie Adam . Former Barcelona man picked up the injury during Chelsea's home win . Midfielder Adam scored wonder goal during the game but it wasn't enough . Fabregas took to Instagram to show he was all smiles despite the bruises . CLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news .

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Cristiano Ronaldo didn't have too much joy with his trademark free-kicks during Real Madrid's victory over neighbours Atletico this week - but it didn't stop him from showing his compassionate side. The Portuguese star has devoted hours on the training field to mastering the art of the perfect set-piece, but even the best in the business occasionally get it wrong. In the white-hot atmosphere of the Santiago Bernabeu prior to Wednesday night's second-leg Champions League quarter-final, when every minute of preparation is key, there was still time for Ronaldo to display a small but heartfelt act of kindness. Cristiano Ronaldo shows his delight after Real Madrid finally broke the deadlock against rivals Atletico . But it was a different story before the game as Ronaldo expressed his concern after his shot hit a supporter . After completing his warm-up routine Ronaldo went over to the touchline and lifted off his training shirt . After receiving the forward's shirt the young supporter was clearly overcome with emotion at the kind act . As the former Manchester United forward trained his sights with long-range attempts, one effort flew wide of the target and into the crowd, striking a young supporter in the front row. Ronaldo winced as he realised the extent of the damage his shot had caused but was ordered to continue preparing for the crucial tie with the rest of Carlo Ancelotti's group. Video courtesy of Sport1, The Netherlands . Once the final sprint drill had been completed, however, the 30-year-old made a dash for the supporter and removed his training shirt. In a classy gesture, Ronaldo offered the young boy the warm-up garment as a consolation for being on the receiving end of his venomous shot. Unsurprisingly, the young Madridista was star-struck by the warm deed, becoming teary-eyed at the unexpected turn of events. Madrid made hard work of a well-drilled Atletico side, but it was poster-boy Ronaldo's pass into Javier Hernandez that killed off the valiant attempts of Diego Simeone's 10 men in the 88th minute of the local affair - much to the delight of the stricken fan and the majority of those at the Bernabeu. Ronaldo's training shirt can be seen scrunched up in the hands of the star-struck supporter on the sideline .

Cristiano Ronaldo's practice shot flies into the crowd hitting young fan . Ronaldo shows concern but continues his warm-up until the final drill . Portuguese icon wheels away to behind goal where the stricken fan stands . Ballon d'Or holder takes off his training shirt and presents it to tearful boy . CLICK HERE to see who Ronaldo will be facing in the Champions League .

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Manny Pacquiao has unveiled the mouth guard he will use in his money-spinning fight with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2. A video of Pacquiao shows him surrounded by supporters, with many taking pictures on their phone and some holding signs of support for the Filipino boxer. And Pacquiao decided to reward them by showing off the bright and multicoloured mouth guard which he will use for the bout. VIDEO - Scroll down to see Manny Pacquiao unveil his mouth guard . Manny Pacquiao has revealed his colourful mouthpiece ahead of his bout with Floyd Mayweather . Pacquiao (centre) shares a joke with members of his team as he shows of his mouth guard . Pacquiao is looking to inflict Floyd Mayweather's first ever career defeat upon him . Mayweather (left) and Pacquiao meet in the eagerly anticipated duel in Las Vegas on May 2 . The container that it comes in reads 'MouthGuards for Champions', demonstrating Pacquiao's undoubted confidence ahead of the encounter. The 36-year-old is looking to inflict a first ever career defeat upon Mayweather. The fight is reportedly worth £300million (£205million) and has generated such intense interest, the cheapest tickets are going at around £1,000. Mayweather is favourite with the bookmakers with less than a month to go until the fight that the entire world of boxing will stop to see.

Manny Pacquiao's bout with Floyd Mayweather less than a month away . The duo meet in a money-spinning duel in Las Vegas on May 2 . Pacquaio has shown off his multicoloured mouthpiece for the fight . READ: Pacquiao thanks Spike Lee and Tito Mikey for their support . CLICK HERE for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news .

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Mexican prosecutors have launched an investigation of possible criminal conduct in the case of a 14-year-old girl mistakenly sent to the U.S. to live with a woman who claimed to be her mother, authorities said Friday. Alondra Luna Nunez was mistakenly flown to Texas on April 16 after a judge in the western state of Michoacan ruled in favor of a Houston woman who believed she was her daughter. She was returned to her family in Mexico on Wednesday after DNA testing in the United States showed she was not the long-missing daughter of Houston resident Dorotea Garcia. Scroll down for video . Reunited: Alondra Luna Nunez (pictured) was mistakenly flown to Texas on April 16 after a judge in the western state of Michoacan ruled in favor of a Houston woman named Dorotea Garcia who believed she was her daughter . The Prosecutor's Office in the southwestern state of Michoacan said in a statement that it is looking into the case involving a civil court judge in Los Reyes, including media reports and videos that 'suggest probable acts against the child's best interests and could constitute an illegal action'. Video footage of Alondra being taken screaming by police circulated widely and attracted national and international attention to the case. The National Human Rights Commission has launched its own investigation, which its president Luis Raul Gonzalez said would seek to ensure that there is 'no impunity' in the case. After landing home on Wednesday, Alondra seemed to hold no grudge, saying she hoped Garcia, ended up finding her daughter. They spoke by phone. Taken: Alondra Luna Nunez's case drew international attention after a video of her being forced into a police vehicle last week appeared online . Struggle: Alondra used every ounce of her energy to fight Mexican federal police officers, who were working for Interpol on the orders of a Texas judge . 'She told me to forgive her for everything she had done to us,' Alondra told reporters. Alondra had asked for DNA tests in Mexico before she was sent to the United States, and her parents presented more than a dozen documents including her baptismal records, family photographs and a copy of her birth certificate. But Judge Cinthia Elodia Mercado ruled Alondra was in fact Alondra Diaz Garcia, who was taken from Texas by her father in 2007. Garcia thought Luna was her daughter because they share a similar scar between their eyebrows. The other girl remains missing and the father's whereabouts are also unknown. Elodia Mercado said this week that it was not within her authority to order DNA testing, and she was obligated to ensure Mexico followed international conventions on child abductions. 'We, as judges, are only responsible to resolve the case with respect to recovering the minor,' she said. 'We don't do investigations or make inquiries.' Mexico's National Human Rights Commission also announced it had requested reports from a half dozen government entities to conduct its own inquiry into whether Alondra's human rights were violated. Reunited: Alondra is seen with her father, little brother and mother after she was reunited with her family when a DNA test proved she was not the daughter of the Houston woman . Long-lost daughter: Dorotea Garcia (pictured) believed that Alondra Nunez was her long-lost daughter Alondra, who was taken to Mexico by her father in 2007 . Similarities? Dorotea never stopped looking for her daughter Alondra Diaz Garcia - seen here before she was taken as (right) in a digitally aged picture . It added that its officers had interviewed Alondra's father and offered medical and psychological help for the girl and the family, and said it would study whether procedures for handling such cases should be reformed. 'If there are holes or gaps in the protocol, these must be corrected to prevent future human rights violations that harm girls, boys and adolescents,' the commission said in a statement. After the ruling, Alondra traveled by bus with Garcia to the U.S. border, crossing at Laredo, Texas. Alondra was granted entry based on the birth certificate of Garcia's daughter and the court order, according to Mexico's Foreign Ministry. This week, when asked if she harbored any anger about the forced weeklong separation from her family, Alondra, singled out the judge. 'I'm angry only at her, because it was her who caused all this,' Alondra told The Associated Press. 'Nobody but her is guilty. At least that's what I think.' Probe: Mexican prosecutors have began an investigation of possible criminal conduct in the case, that includes media reports and videos that 'suggest probable acts against the child's best interests and could constitute an illegal action'

Mexican prosecutors are looking into possible criminal conduct . Alondra Luna Nunez was flown to Texas on April 16 after a judge ruled in favor of a Houston woman who believed Alondra was her daughter . DNA testing in Texas showed that she was not Dorotea Garcia's daughter . The 14-year-old was returned to her family in Mexico on Wednesday . Alondra's case drew international attention after a video of her being forced into a police vehicle last week appeared online .

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A new video of Rihanna at the Coachella music festival appears to show the star preparing a suspicious substance and holding her nose. The clip, posted on Instagram and quickly deleted, show the 27-year-old singer sitting at a table with what looks like a slim white tube in her hands as her pals dance around her. After the camera cuts to her friends, it then pans back to Rihanna holding her nose for several seconds. Scroll down for videos . What's going on? In this video, posted to Instagram, Rihanna can be seen holding a suspicious object . Something to tell us Rihanna? After the camera cuts to her pals, it then pans back to Rihanna holding her nose for several seconds . Is she living up to her name? Rihanna calls herself BadGalRiri on Instagram but it's not clear exactly what she was up to in this video . While the video was quickly removed from Instagram, Rihanna later shared a similar video on her own page,which shows a brief clip of her holding the supposed tube in her hands. Speculation has been rife as to what exactly is going on in the video. The Instagram account fly.xhuksta shared the video and wrote: 'CHECK OUT THE COKE HEAD I AINT SUPRISED DOE ALOT OF YALL GIRL BE COKE HEADS ON THE LOWSKI.' Rihanna's response: It has been claimed Rihanna posted this comment on Instagram in response to claims that she was taking hard drugs . What's that in your hand? It's unclear exactly what Rihanna was holding as she partied with her pals . Partying with her girls: The singer was partying at Coachella in what appeared to be a VIP trailer . However, according to complex.com, Rihanna quickly hit back to insist it was just a joint, by posting a comment on the users account. Rihanna is believed to have written: 'N***a your lame ass got some f**king nerve!!! Any fool could see that's a joint that I'm basing with cigarette! Who tF snorts tobacco??!! FOH witcho "never been to a rodeo so someone squeezing their nose means they're doing coke" lookin ass!! (sic)' Twitter quickly lit up with speculation as to what exactly was going on in the videos. Posted by Rhianna: While the original video was quickly removed from Instagram, Rihanna later shared a similar video on her own page ,which shows a brief clip of Rihanna holding the supposed tube in her hands . What is happening? Speculation has been rife as to what exactly is going on in the video but apart from an alleged Instagram comment, Rihanna is keeping mum . King Anthony ‏@TrillAC_ wrote: ' Rihanna look like a chick that would try anything. Nothing shocking about her doing coke at all' and @Eyeduzdis added: 'Call me crazy,but is Rihanna doing coke in the background? "@SirrThotsAlot:' @BlackBoyMiah: said 'Lmao, there's no legit proof Rihanna is doing coke rn, everyone's being extra rn,' ‏@OutOfLeftField_ wrote: 'Rihanna was caught on video snorting coke. Could've been worse. She could've been caught on video singing,' while  @AllPinkSparkle mused: 'Lmao to people who think Rihanna doing coke would lessen the love. Mi love har same weh. @officiALLIE__me put forward another theory, saying: 'Am I the only one that doesn't think Rihanna was sniffing coke....? It looks like she was rolling a blunt to me,' while @MONAMAKAVELI said: 'that video of rihanna doing coke. she lit.' Joking around: After some people on Twitter speculated that Rihanna could be taking coke, she posted this picture to Instagram . Girls' night out: Rihanna was joined by her gal pals who danced around while she was occupied at a table . Letting loose: Rihanna was enjoying herself at the famed Coachella Arts and Music Festival in Indio, California . Not her first Coachella controversy: In 2012 she found herself at the centre of a new scandal after posting a picture of herself 'cutting up' a white powered substance on the top of a man's head . Living it up: The image saw Rihanna on the shoulders of a mystery man . And @yovabundra worried about how young people would react, writing: Rihanna does coke which isn't surprising since celebrity but Rihanna doing coke is gonna make a whole lot of stupid kids think coke is cool.' This is not the first time Rihanna has found herself mired in controversy at Coachella. In 2012 she found herself at the centre of a new scandal after posting a picture of herself 'cutting up' a white powered substance on the top of a man's head. The singer posted the picture on photo-sharing website Instagram from her time at the music festival. The image, which saw Rihanna - real name Robyn Fenty - on the shoulders of a mystery man, was accompanied by the caption 'Memories don't live like people do #coachella'. Rihanna posted two pictures of herself on the shoulders of the man, with another close-up shot of the substance on his head. Fans posted over 1000 comments on the snaps, claiming that the star 'rolled a blunt on that dude's head', referring to marijuana, but others questioned if the substance was cocaine. One fan questioned: 'Is that weed or coke?', while others commended her for being so open, saying: 'Priceless I love this girl'. Dance party: Rihanna danced along to ex-boyfriend Drake's headline set on Sunday night as she headed over to the main stage to watch him at Coachella . Provocative: The sultry singer wore only a tribal necklace to cover her chest and highlighted her frame in skintight leggings . Insta glam: Rihanna shared a number of photographss of her Coachella weekend with her Instagram followers . With the girls: The singer and her pals relaxed at the Coachella base on Saturday . Festival style: The star showed off her inking and her Coachella style in the snaps . She's got style: Rihanna showed off her pink and orange boots as she rode to another day of music .

Singer was partying with pals at Coachella Music and Arts Festival over the weekend . Video posted on Instagram appears to show the singer preparing a suspicious substance and then holding her nose . Speculation has been rife as to what exactly is going on in the video . A comment on Instagram, believed to be from Rihanna, claims it was a joint . This is not the first time Rihanna has found herself mired in controversy at Coachella . In 2012 she posted a picture of herself 'cutting up' a white powered substance on the top of a man's head .

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