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Newcastle are set to strip Fabricio Coloccini of the captaincy this summer and give the armband to Daryl Janmaat, should he remain at the club. Former Argentina defender Coloccini has been skipper since 2011 but head coach John Carver says the club will review that position at the end of the season. The Magpies have repeatedly been let down by those appointed to lead the team this year and that has infuriated coaching staff. Newcastle boss John Carver is set to strip Fabricio Coloccini (above) of the club captaincy this summer . Daryl Janmaat will be given the honour during the summer with Carver labelling him as 'outstanding' Coloccini was needlessly sent off during last month’s 3-0 defeat at Everton and landed a three-match ban which ruled him out of the Tyne-Wear derby. In his absence, Moussa Sissoko skippered the team to three defeats and was himself red carded during Monday’s 2-0 loss at Liverpool following a reckless lunge on midfielder Lucas. The France international – who is desperate to quit St James’ in the summer – is now facing a club fine as punishment for his indiscipline. Meanwhile, official vice-captain Cheick Tiote has long since been agitating for a move away from Tyneside and he has only appeared 12 times this season because of injury. Carver said: ‘The captaincy is something that has to be addressed by the football club. ‘We need to give the captaincy to somebody who is responsible, who is a leader. The players will follow a leader, and they have to have discipline on and off the pitch. Carver said on Thursday: ‘We need to give the captaincy to somebody who is responsible, who is a leader' ‘I shouldn't have to go in there and manage that dressing room – that's what your captains are there for. I would definitely review the situation in the summer.’ Carver will recommend that Holland defender Janmaat is rewarded for an impressive first season. He, though, is attracting interest from Liverpool and, given the unsettled situation at the club right now, could be tempted by a move away. But there has been no question over Janmaat’s commitment this season, as Carver added: ‘I'd be tempted (to make Janmaat captain), yes, because he's a proper leader. ‘He's got character, strength, he's good around the dressing room. Whatever you ask him to do he'll do it and he has a good presence around the place. ‘He leads by example, and that's what you need a captain to do. Daryl has been outstanding. Moussa Sissoko hands the captains armband over to manager Carver after being sent off at Liverpool . 'This is his first year in the Premier League and he’s been outstanding, whatever position he’s played in. It’s important we keep him. We need to keep our best players.’ Coloccini, however, will captain the team for Sunday’s visit of Spurs. And Carver said: ‘If it was me, I'd want to prove a point. ‘If it was me who had been sent off and I was the captain of the football club, I'd want to perform for the next six games, because I have been sent off and we've had to reshuffle the back four because of it. ‘And I think he will give a good response because will be disappointed at what's happened. He'll not want to see this team struggle like they did a few seasons ago and end up in the Championship.’ Referee Martin Atkinson shows Coloccini a red card during last month's trip to Everton at Goodison Park .

Fabricio Coloccini is set to be removed as Newcastle United captain . Manager John Carver feels recent skippers have let the team down . Coloccini and Moussa Sissoko were both sent off in recent games . Daryl Janmaat will be given the role in the summer as his replacement .

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(CNN)Emy Afalava is a loyal American and decorated veteran. He was born in American Samoa, a U.S. territory since 1900. He has been subject to American law his whole life and thinks he should be a citizen. The Constitution would agree. The Fourteenth Amendment declares that "All persons born ... in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." Yet, Afalava has been denied the right to vote because the federal government insists that he is no citizen. How can it be, in the 21st century, that Americans born on U.S. soil are denied the rights of citizenship? That injustice clouds the recent celebration of the 115th anniversary of the decision of American Samoa to join the United States. It is a wrong that Afalava and other American Samoans are now seeking to right in a federal lawsuit before the D.C. Circuit. A decision could come any day. Since the United States was established, it adhered to the rule that those born on U.S. lands were U.S. citizens. The rule is colorblind, yet the only exception that the Supreme Court has ever declared was not. The infamous Dred Scott case legitimized slavery as it declared that free African-Americans had "no rights that the white man was bound to respect." Though they were Americans, they were not citizens under the Constitution. A Civil War later, the 14th Amendment reversed the ruling in the Dred Scott case. Today, the Dred Scott case has come to be regarded as one of the worst decisions in the history of the Supreme Court. But racial discrimination didn't end there. In 1904, a Puerto Rican woman named Isabel Gonzalez sailed for New York. Because Puerto Rico was U.S. territory, she believed herself to be a U.S. citizen. But officials at Ellis Island labeled her an undesirable alien and prevented her from entering the mainland. She sued, with some reason to hope for a favorable ruling. Yet the Supreme Court that eventually heard Gonzalez's case was still racist. In preceding years, for example, it had permitted a flat ban on naturalizing anyone of the Chinese race. And, in a case addressing the status of recently acquired island territories such as Puerto Rico, the justices had cited the alleged racial inferiority of tropical peoples as reason to treat these lands as second-class U.S. territories. Justice Edward Douglas White's opinion stated that U.S. sovereignty extended over them, but that their residents did not hold the same constitutional rights as other Americans. He did so, he privately revealed, because "he was much preoccupied by the danger of racial and social questions." In the Gonzalez case, the justices agreed unanimously that Puerto Ricans were not aliens and thus not subject to immigration laws. But they declined to decide whether or not Gonzalez was a citizen. Though preoccupied by fears that islanders were "savages" and racially unfit for citizenship, they were unwilling to violate the Constitution. As a result of the court ruling, federal officials were able to deny Gonzalez and others the full panoply of rights conferred on citizens for years. As Isabel Gonzalez's lawyer told the Court, declaring that residents of America's island territories are not U.S. citizens would mean adding to "precedents in our history of which we are least proud." Those precedents, he warned the Court, had been "repudiated by the American people in the Civil War, by three amendments to the Constitution of the United States, by this court, and by ... advancing civilization." Surely, 147 years after the Dred Scott case was overturned, the time has come to put an end to this farce. In the past century, the inhabitants of every other U.S. island territory have become citizens. Today, Emy Afalava and his fellow American Samoans are the last Americans still waiting to become citizens.

Emy Afalava is a loyal American and decorated veteran; he's also an American Samoan . Sam Erman and Nathan Perl-Rosenthal: It is outrageous that he and others like him are denied citizenship .

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John Carver will turn to Siem de Jong in a bid to save Newcastle’s sorry season. The £6million summer signing suffered a collapsed lung in February and it was initially feared he would miss the remainder of the campaign, especially as it was the second time he had fallen victim to the problem. De Jong has started just one Premier League game since arriving from Ajax and he was only days away from a return to action following a five-month layoff with a torn thigh muscle when he was diagnosed with the collapsed lung. Newcastle attacking midfielder Siem de Jong could return to action before the end of the current campaign . De Jong, pictured in training on April 9 with his team-mates, will feature for Newcastle's reserve side . However, the 26-year-old returned to training earlier this month and will now feature for United’s reserves when they entertain Derby County at St James’ Park on Wednesday night, as will England Under 19 winger Rolando Aarons. Sunday’s visit of Spurs will probably come too soon for De Jong and hamstring absentee Aarons – who has not played since November - but Carver will be desperately hoping to have them available for the final five matches of a season which is in danger of ending on a sour note. Newcastle have lost five on the spin and their head coach has admitted that he does not know where the next point is coming from. They have scored just once in eight hours and would be fighting relegation had it not been for a five-match winning run under Alan Pardew last autumn. Supporters are organising a boycott ahead of the televised clash with Spurs, where thousands are expected to stay away in protest at Mike Ashley’s running of the club. Newcastle boss John Carver will be hoping his side will improve following the return of De Jong .

Siem de Jong has been out of action since the end of August . The £6m summer signing suffered a collapsed lung in February . De Jong was ruled out for the rest of the season but is close to full fitness .

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In her working life, she has covered terrorist attacks, murders and explosions. But nothing, it seems, has been a greater challenge for Samantha Simmonds than a car journey with her three children. The Sky newsreader has revealed how an Easter holiday outing with her family saw ‘blood and saliva flying’ between her boisterous sons in the backseat – and ended with her six-year-old having a tooth knocked out. Butter wouldn’t melt! Samantha Simmonds and husband Phillip Davies with their children, two, four and six . In a searingly honest account that plenty of exhausted parents will relate to, Miss Simmonds, 42, described how she took some time off work to spend with her children – but said the break turned into a string of tantrums and bickering. Miss Simmonds is married to Phillip Davies, the owner of online auction business Flogit4u, and the couple have a daughter aged two and sons aged four and six. Describing a trip back from Manchester to London, the newsreader wrote on her blog that four hours into a fraught journey, her six-year-old son started screaming. She said: ‘I turned round to see blood and saliva flying towards me and all over [the six-year-old’s] face. I started yelling in shock and shouted to the four-year-old, “What have you done?” ‘What he had done was knock one of his brother’s teeth out! How is that even possible?’ After ‘one packet of wet wipes, a lot of blood and tears’, she wrote, the situation was calmer, and it wasn’t long before her enterprising son was negotiating more money from the tooth fairy ‘due to blood loss and trauma’. Honest: In her blog post, the Sky newsreader and mother-of-three also describes ‘working mum guilt’ The newsreader – who has worked for Channel 5 and BBC News as well as Sky – said she struggled to cope when the boys turned on each other in the car. ‘On their own they are all gorgeous – a delight – a pleasure! Together they are a ticking time bomb,’ she wrote. ‘Just how long before the first verbal or physical punch is thrown is anyone’s guess. It is this – the dynamics of the three of them all together that I find the single hardest thing about being a parent … I feel unprepared and frustratingly un-forewarned of the trials and tribulations of dealing with my children en masse.’ In the post, which does not give her children’s names, she also describes the ‘working mum guilt’ shared by many, and how she tries to squeeze in as many activities as possible during precious time off. ‘Many would argue I do too much …. that may well be so, but I genuinely love our outings and seeing the joy and wonder on their faces,’ she wrote. But the dream can quickly turn into a nightmare when ‘their testosterone-fuelled little bodies means they cannot keep their hands off each other for more than a few minutes at a time’. She added: ‘Either kicking one another while sitting on the sofa, or wrestling around the house and taking it in turn to jump on each other’s heads – our two-year-old daughter included. ‘Pre parenthood, like many childless adults I would stare agog in the streets and in restaurants – at the out of control parent screaming at their equally out of control children … Oh how easy it is to judge! I am now that parent!’

Samantha Simmonds posted honest blog about Easter family break . Detailed how youngest son, four, knocked six-year-old's tooth out . Wrote of 'ticking time bomb' when all three children are together . In the post the newsreader, 42, also describes ‘working mum guilt’

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(CNN)Discovery of the body of a young girl who may have been dead for weeks has led to the arrest of her teen sister -- herself a mother -- and a search for the girls' parents, who may be in California with five other children, police in North Las Vegas, Nevada, said. The investigation began Wednesday when the 4-month-old infant of the 17-year-old was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in suburban Las Vegas, authorities said. Police arrested the teen mother on one count of child abuse with substantial bodily harm. She was taken to a juvenile facility. Police department spokesman Aaron Patty told CNN affiliate KVVU that the "infant did not receive the proper care and nourishment that she needed at the time, which is what led to the arrest of the 17-year-old." A day later, a search warrant was served at the family's home. That's when police found the body of the 3-year-old girl, who had apparently been dead "for at least a few weeks," according to police. The teen mother was then arrested on one count of child abuse with death in connection with her younger sister's death, according to a police statement. The parents left the home several months ago with the other five children, ranging in age from 1 to 9 years old, but, according to Patty, "they left the 3-year-old child and the 17-year-old sister at the residence alone." Authorities are seeking the parents, 39-year-old Jondrew Lachaux and 38-year-old Kellie Phillips. Police say the five children with them may be in danger. "We believe that they went to California at some time and may have gone back and forth during this multiple month process when they left," Patty said. No Amber Alert was issued, according to police, because the 4-month-old did not die. Lachaux and Phillips, who are the child's grandparents, are being sought for questioning. "We are asking for the assistance of the public in locating these two individuals," said Patty. "We believe they can answer many questions on what led up to the death of this child." The 4-month-old infant was last reported to be hospitalized in critical condition. Her mother's name was not disclosed.

Parents wanted for questioning after girl's body found at home . North Las Vegas police: 3-year-old had been dead for at least a few weeks . 17-year-old sibling is held in case .

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It is billed as the most important meal of the day and many people grade a restaurant on the quality of their bacon and eggs on offer. But after fierce competition and testing, experts have ruled the the best breakfast is available from your local Morrisons. The supermarket beat major hotel, restaurant and pub chains to achieve the title of Britain's Best Breakfast. Morrisons has been named the best place to get breakfast in the UK - beating restaurants, pubs and hotels to win the title - with its Big Breakfast (pictured) one of the most popular items on its extensive morning menu . It was picked out by judges of the Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS) for its value for money, food quality and customer satisfaction. Richard Jones, Morrisons Head Chef, said: 'The Great British breakfast is a national institution, so to be voted the nation's best is an honour. 'The secret of our success is offering shoppers a good selection of fresh breakfast items to please all tastes - granola and porridge have become very popular in recent times, and of course there's nothing like the breakfast of champions, the Full English.' The supermarket chain offers a variety of breakfasts from porridge with red berries to its infamous Big Breakfast for £4.50. Morrisons was named best in the breakfast category, beating Wetherspoons and Bella Italia which were shortlisted for the awards. Last year the award went to Intercontinental Hotels which charges £28 for its cooked breakfast at its 5-star London Park Lane hotel. And the year before Macdonald Hotels won the accolade. A full English at its 4-star Macdonald Manchester Hotel and Spa costs £19.50 . Mystery shoppers tried breakfasts at restaurants, pubs and hotels nationwide to name Morrisons the winner . The MIDAS awards were launched to recognise the efforts of food development managers in major restaurant and food service chains, and previous winners include the Marriott and InterContinental hotel groups. As part of the judging process organisers send a team of 'mystery shoppers' to try the breakfast menu at all competing venues - from croissants and bacon rolls to the Full English. They then score each menu in terms of value for money, food quality and customer expectation levels. Morrisons' 400 in-store cafes, which serve breakfast until 4pm. Nationwide they sell 100,000 Big Breakfasts a week, and also stock vegetarian options. Morrison's nationwide sell around 10,000 of their signature 'Big Breakfast' a week. This has: . 3 x rashers of British Market St. Bacon . 1 x British Market St. Sausage . 1 x Egg (choice of Fried, Scrambled or Poached) 2 x Hash Browns . Heinz Baked Beanz . Mushrooms . Fried Tomato . Fried Bread . Served with red or brown sauce . Simon Peat, of award organisers Inside Foodservice, said: 'Our judges were dispatched to three Morrisons across the country, to try the full range of items on the menu, and they scored top marks each time. Morrisons is the best place for breakfast. 'As the saying goes, breakfast is the most important meal of the day - and there's lot of prestige within the industry to be named as the home of the best breakfast in the UK.' British breakfast staples have enjoyed a boost in popularity recently - with sales of British back bacon and eggs increasing. In 2013 British bacon producers exported over £33million worth of the meat to nearly 70 countries, with another £1.3million worth of black pudding sold to foreign countries including Spain, Ireland and Norway. Eggs were exported to 57 countries.

Morrisons was awarded the title of serving the best breakfast in Britain . Supermarket chain beat hotels, pubs and restaurants to win the title . It achieved the accolade in the Menu Innovation and Development Awards . Judges sent mystery shoppers to try breakfasts nationwide to find winner .

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It is no secret that when a gang member is sentenced to prison, he doesn't leave that life behind. Among the state of California's approximately 162,000 inmates, the most dangerous serve their time in Level IV maximum-security facilities where it is estimated as much as 97 per cent are gang affiliated. The gangs rule life behind the cement walls the same way as out on the streets, but for those who choose to leave the criminal families behind, the California Department of Corrections offers a chance at a different way of living on the inside. New order: Jeffrey Burkes (ex-Black Guerilla Family), Rubin Davis(ex-Mexican Mafia-Southern California), Norman Wayne Willhoite (ex-Aryan Brotherhood) and Dimas Deleon(ex-Nuestra Familia-Northern California), have spent collectively 55 years hating one another. In the past, standing next to each other would have meant kill or be killed. Now, all four reside in a Sensitive Needs Housing Unit . New unit: A former member of an Aryan Brotherhood gang walks through the prison yard in the Sensitive Needs Housing Facility at the California Department of Corrections, a section of the prison where gang behaviour is banned . Mixing it up: Inmates of different races and gang backgrounds play basketball together in the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit yard under the supervision of correctional officers in stark contrast to the segregation that generally governs prison life . Since 1999, the CDC has seen a dramatic increase in requests from inmates seeking special protection for dropping out of prison gangs, and as a result has set up several Sensitive Needs Housing Units. A Sensitive Needs Housing Unit can be found inside Level IV maximum-security facilities and is set to protect former members from the gangs, some of the more prominent being the Black Guerilla Family, Aryan Brotherhood and rival hispanic gangs Nuestra Familia from Northern California and the Mexican Mafia from the south. The exclusive units inside Sensitive Needs Housing provide a safer environment, free from gang activity, and the transition out of gang membership is dramatic. As these images show, inmates of different races and gang affiliations mix during their daily exercise and in the cafeteria during lunch. Prisoners who would previously have killed each other on sight due to their race or gang, now jokily tackle each other during a friendly basketball game on the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit's court. Building bridges: An ex-Mexican Mafia (southern California) gang member exercises with former members of the Nuestra Familia (northern California) in the the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit. Historically, members of these two rival gangs would have killed each other on sight . The other side of things: Prisoners who still remain in the 'normal' parts of the prison, outside the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit, refuse to exercise simultaneously, inmates alternate their workout routines until members of other gangs race have finished . Former leader: Dimas 'Diablo' Deleon, was one of the most feared enforcers for the Nuestra Familia (Northern California) prison gang. He explains how, in his world he was the self-proclaimed God; his word determined who lived or died. After spending almost 16 years in solitary confinement, he chose to drop out and now resides in a Sensitive Needs Housing Unit . Dining together: Inmates share meals in a cafeteria setting, which is a freedom allowed in Sensitive Needs Housing Units . One of them is Dimas 'Diablo' Deleon, formerly one of the most feared enforcers for the Nuestra Familia. In his world, he was the self-proclaimed God - his word determined who lived or died. After spending almost 16 years in solitary confinement for his gang leadership, he says lost respect for the collective decision-making and chose to drop out. He now resides in the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit, where corrections officers, as well as inmates, report a considerable reduction in racial violence and segregation. Although inmates of the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit are no longer gang affiliated or validated, the fact remains that they are some of the most hardened and dangerous men behind bars. Some racial segregation is still self-imposed by the inmates, and they are routinely stripped and undergo full-body cavity searches for weapons and narcotics. A gang dropout in the Sensitive Needs Housing Facility participates in a 'joint venture program,' a collaboration between the prison and a private sector company. Outside of Sensitive Needs Housing, inmates with jobs earn 20 cents an hour. Those who have renounced gang membership have the opportunity to work for the federal minimum wage. The money he earns is distributed among his family, the family of the man he murdered, personal savings, and an inmates' fund . Break with tradition: Free of body shackles, inmates in a Sensitive Needs Housing Unit walk to the prison yard for their daily exercise . Still issues: Several packets of black tar heroin, a razor blade, a homemade syringe, and a cooking spoon were wrapped in artwork. The contraband was probably smuggled into the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit in the anal cavity of a visitor and passed to an inmate . For those living outside the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit, old rules apply. Every gang has a hierarchy, and members and affiliates follow orders from the leaders who are deemed 'validated' by outside powers. Only the most feared and brutally confident inmates within a Level IV prison reach validation status. Leaders of gang hierarchy manage daily operations such as murders, assaults and narcotic trafficking inside the prison. With racial tensions running high at Level IV facilities, validated gang members and other residents of Administrative Segregation Housing Unit spend their exercise time in 15ftx7ft cages, called 'dog runs.' Even though inmates are segregated and separated by the cages, they refuse to exercise simultaneously. Instead, inmates alternate their workout routines, waiting until members of rival gangs have finished. Two worlds - one prison: Handcuffs are removed from an inmate housed in a vertical cage in the Administration Segregation Unit in preparation for a full cavity search at the Calipatria State Prison, left, and right; an inmate receives a haircut in a Sensitive Needs Housing Unit . Strict rules: Until he passes three bowel movements, this inmate, suspected of hiding a weapon or drugs in his anal cavity, is confined in a special Administration Segregation holding cell containing nothing more than a bare mattress in Calipatria State Prison . Two worlds on the inside: A prisoner known as 'Gumby' is standing in an Administration Segregation Housing cell in Calipatria State Prison. He is subject to 22-hour-per-day solitary confinement for the alleged murder of a rival prison gang member, and right, are two former members of the of the Mexican Mafia(Southern California) An inmate waits in a holding cage to be transported to his solitary confinement cell in Calipatria State Prison. The California Department of Corrections (CDC) houses approximately 162,000 inmates, the most dangerous of whom serve their time in Level IV facilities .

These men reside in a special prison unit set up inside maximum-security facilities to protect gang drop-outs . This Sensitive Needs Housing Unit in a California prison forces former members of rival gangs to mix . Although there is still some self-imposed racial segregation among inmates, the unit is free from gang activity . Up to 97 per cent of Level IV maximum-security inmates in California are gang affiliated .

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Amazon has pulled a controversial computer game where players are encouraged to feed a cartoon character battling anorexia. The game is based on children's favourite Whack-a-mole but instead of hitting the mole with a mallet players are invited to throw food a the cartoon girl. It was marketed by SmartTouch media and sold on the Amazon and Android platforms until it was withdrawn following a string of angry complaints. Rescue the Anorexia Girl was available to download on Amazon until they removed it following complaints . If the player misses the girl, she starts to lose weight until she eventually dies. According to the game's instructions, which have now been withdrawn: 'It’s your time to become a real hero with this new amusing game Rescue The Anorexia Girl! 'You know, heroes are not just superheroes, flying in the skies, throwing rocks and fighting villains with supernatural powers. Anyone can be a hero, if he is willing to help others from the bottom of his heart. Start saving the day now!' Gamers have to throw food at the girl who appears in one of nine holes before she disappears again . The game's designers continue: 'Anorexia is a serious disease and fatal if not cured in time. When you have anorexia, the desire to lose weight becomes more important than anything else. For example a girl from new Rescue The Anorexia Girl game has started to renounce meals and even tasty cakes cannot save the situation. But now you have come, brave hero and you can save her. We believe in you!' However, social media users reacted with horror when they first saw the game on the internet. Kelly Bradley said: 'You don't throw air at someone with cystic fibrosis, so don't throw food at someone with anorexia.' Others claimed the game further stigmatised people suffering from a mental illness. Brian Cuban, who suffered from eating disorders wrote on his blog: 'The science of eating disorders is firm. They are biologically based and not a choice. Simply feeding “anorexia girl” isn’t going to cure anything; . 'Eating Disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. 'Games such as this play into stereotypes and stigma which could cause someone not to seek help.' If the player missed the girl she starts to lose weight until she eventually dies, prompting complaints .

The game was available to download as an app from Amazon and android . Its designers sold it as 'an amusing game' to help people with anorexia . Failure to feed the girl results in the character losing weight and dying . Social media users claim the game stigmatises people with problems .

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This is the moment that three teenage vandals went on a rampage through a car dealership causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. The violent thugs were caught on camera as they roamed through the parked vehicles kicking off wing mirrors, destroying headlights and smashing windscreens with a large cinder block. Owner Freddy Ali discovered the carnage when he returned to work at the La Marina Auto Sales, in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, after the Easter break. Scroll down for video . Mindless: A thug is caught on camera kicking the wing mirror off a vehicle at La Marina Auto Sales in Dearborn Heights, Michigan . The trio, armed with a large cinder block, also smashed windscreens during their early morning rampage . Freddy Ali, the owner of La Marina Auto Sales, said he just wants to know why his business was targeted . He is now offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the vandals, according to Fox Detroit. 'I'm trying to hold everything in,' Mr Ali, reportedly told the news channel. 'Basically the whole parking lot got messed up.' 'We just want to know why and what was the purpose.' Around 30 vehicles were said to have been damaged, with the repair bill totalling up to $20,000, according to Press and Guide. The dealership has previously suffered minor damage at the hands of vandals, but nothing on the same scale. The gang members attempted to conceal their identity by wearing hooded tops during the violent outburst. Police have launched a manhunt for the trio, who they believe also targeted a number of nearby businesses and vehicles during the early hours spree of destruction. It is thought the gang caused several thousands of dollars worth of damage during their destructive spree . One of the trio prepares to launch a cinder missile at the rear windscreen of this vehicle .

Gang target car dealership in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, in early hours . Kicked off wing mirrors and smashed windscreens during violent outburst . Bill for damage to La Marina Auto Sales said to be several thousand dollars . Same gang believed to have also hit neighboring businesses during spree .

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Accused: Charlene Mess, 48, allegedly murdered her husband of 30 years at their New York farm . A farmer's wife murdered her husband then buried his dead body beneath a pile of manure, authorities have said. Charlene Mess, 48, was arrested on Monday after her husband of 30 years, 52-year-old Douglas Mess, was found killed at their farm in Attica, New York. State police troopers went to the home at 1229 Exchange Street Road after the couple's son, Douglas Mess, Jr., 29, reported that his father was missing. The younger Mess said that his dad had failed to show up to work on Monday morning and had not been seen since 8pm on Sunday. An air and ground search was carried out by the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office, local volunteer fire companies, friends and family members, and more than 25 members of the New York State Police, Trooper Victor Morales told DailyMail.com. It took seven hours to locate Mess' body, which was concealed in a mound of manure at the back of the 300-acre farm, he added. The farmer's wife, Charlene Mess, remained on the property throughout the entire search and was later taken into custody. Authorities believe she murdered her husband but have not commented on what led to his death or how she allegedly carried out the murder. Rural: His body was found stashed in a pile of manure at their farm along this road in Attica on Monday . State troopers would not comment on a motive when contacted by DailyMail.com on Tuesday, citing the ongoing investigation. Mrs Mess was charged with second-degree murder and has been arraigned. She is being held without bail by the Village of Warsaw Court. Attica is a rural town of 7,000 residents, around 40 miles southeast of Buffalo, New York. The couple has lived at the farm for the past four years, property records show.

Douglas Mess' son reported him missing from their Attica, New York farm on Monday and his body was found following a seven-hour search . His wife, Charlene Mess, has been charged with second-degree murder and remains in the local jail . Authorities have not released a motive or how Mess 'killed her husband'

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This was the heartbreaking sight a Porsche owner had to endure after crashing his pride and joy into a builder's lorry. The owner was left devastated after his £80,000 911 Carrera was crushed by a builder's lorry as they both pulled into a side street to move out the way for the emergency services in a suburban street in Nottingham. Both vehicles had been caught in traffic after a cyclist was injured on a nearby road and police and the ambulance service were rushing to attend the scene. One onlooker, who witnessed the crash, said: 'The bloke looked absolutely distraught. It was obviously his pride and joy. 'You've got to feel for the man, it was a really nice car. You would be gutted if you were him.' Heartbreaking site: An onlooker who witnessed this crash in Nottingham said: 'The bloke looked absolutely distraught. It was obviously his pride and joy' The two-door German sports car was crushed while maneuvering onto the side road, with pictures showing the car's battery hanging out of the front of the crumpled bonnet, only connected by a single wire. Traffic continued to build up as paramedics saw to the female rider on nearby Radcliffe Road. Davies Road, where the Porsche 911 Carrera was crushed after colliding with a lorry while pulling to the side of the road in traffic queues because of a nearby cyclist accident . Police said there were no life-threatening injuries reported and the cyclist from the original collision was taken to hospital with a minor leg injury. A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Police said: 'We were called just after 12.05pm on Wednesday following a two-vehicle collision involving a Porsche 911 Carrera and a lorry in Davies Road, West Bridgford. 'No-one was injured during the collision.'

Crashed Porsche 911 into builder's lorry on traffic queues in Nottingham . Traffic was built up because of road closure after nearby cycling accident . Onlooker said driver 'looked absolutely distraught' after collision with lorry .

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A 19-year-old has been arrested after taunting police on Facebook while on the run. Jake Castner, from Ballarat in Victoria, went into hiding last week after a warrant was issued for his arrest in relation to an alleged string of thefts. On his fourth day on the run he boasted on the social media site: ‘We don’t talk to police!’ But on Monday morning Victoria Police say they arrested and interviewed Castner 'in relation to burglary and theft related offences allegedly committed in the Bacchus Marsh and Ballarat areas'. He was arrested in the Mount Helen area just after 11.30am. The troubled teenager’s Facebook page is littered with drug references including offers of ‘bud for cash’ and an image of him appearing to smoke a glass pipe. Joking about the ‘nightmare’ title a magistrate gave him last year when he pleaded guilty to 33 offences, he wrote on Sunday: ‘Me I’m ur worst “NIGHTMARE”.’ Jake Castner, from Ballarat in Victoria, went into hiding last week after a warrant was issued for his arrest . The 19-year-old joked about the 'nightmare' title a magistrate gave him last November . On Sunday, on his fourth day on the run Jake Castner said 'we don't talk to police' On April 6, Castner boasted 'police can't catch me when I'm prowling' A Victoria police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia before he was arrested: ‘A warrant has been issued for his arrest in relation to a number of burglary and theft related offences in the Bacchus Marsh and Ballarat area.’ On 7 April he claimed he had a locked iPhone 4s for sale and boasted ‘f**k the police can’t catch when I’m prowling haha raided and hit all the legsyz out the window with timmy in the shadows gone [sic].’ On 6 April, he begged for a lift for a lift to hospital and asked for his mother’s phone number. On 7 April Castner claimed he had 'iPhone 4s locked' for sale on his Facebook page . In numerous social media posts Castner asked for lifts in return for 'bud' In another recent post he asked for 'bud 4 cash' via Facebook . On 6 April, he begged for a lift for a lift to hospital and asked for his mother’s phone number . Castner pleaded guilty to 33 offences in November last year . 'Just got raided who can give me a lift might have to go hospital what’s my mums number? Any1 [sic],’ he wrote. When a friend asked if he is OK, he replied: ‘No tripping’. The Courier reports Jake Castner pleaded guilty to drug possession and evading police amongst other charges in November. Local magistrate Cynthia Toose said in court: ‘He’s a nightmare. He goes in and ransacks little children’s bedrooms because he’s got a drug addiction.’ He 'ransacked' a child's bedroom in the past, magistrate Cynthia Toose said . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Jake Castner was arrested over alleged burglary and theft-related offences . He was boasting about how the police 'can't catch' him on Facebook . Appeared to offer to sell drugs and a locked iPhone 4 on his page . The 19-year-old was called a nightmare by a magistrate last year . Police arrested the teen from Ballarat, Victoria, on Monday morning .

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Louis van Gaal has found the best way to keep Manchester United fans happy is to win at home. Powering past Aston Villa was their 13th victory in 16 Premier League matches at Old Trafford and they have accumulated more points on their own territory, 40, than anyone else. No wonder after a period of irritation earlier in the season, the Stretford End are cheering regardless of whether United play quickly, slowly, pass back to goalkeeper David de Gea or boot it up to Marouane Fellaini . Wayne Rooney (centre) scored a stunning half-volley as Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday . Rooney put United 2-0 ahead on 79 minutes as he crashed home the Red Devils' second with his right-footed strike . United's No 10 celebrates his stunning effort at Old Trafford - his sixth goal in eight games for the club since being moved back up front . Rooney (centre right) is mobbed by his team-mates after his wonderful goal gives them a 2-0 lead against lowly Villa . Manchester United (4-3-3): De Gea 6; Valencia 7.5, Jones 7, Rojo 7, Blind 6.5; Carrick 7, Herrera 8.5, Fellaini 6.5 (Falcao, 77 mins); Mata 6.5, Young 7 (Di Maria, 70), Rooney 7. Subs not used: Valdes, Rafael, McNair, A Pereira, Januzaj. Goals: Herrera 43 and 90+2, Rooney 79 . Aston Villa (4-4-2): Guzan 7; Hutton 5.5 (Bacuna, 45), Okore 5.5, Clark 6, Lowton 5.5; Delph 6.5, Sanchez 6, N'Zogbia 5.5 (Baker, 61), Weimann 6 (Cole, 77); Agbonlahor 5, Benteke 6.5. Subs not used: Given, Vlaar, Gil, Grealish. Goal: Benteke 80 . Booked: Delph . Referee: Roger East . Attendance: 75,397 . CLICK HERE to view our brilliant Match Zone - including the move for Ander Herrera's opener in Manchester United's win . They remember losing seven home games under David Moyes last season. Two goals by Ander Herrera and a special one from Wayne Rooney were enough to sweep aside lowly opponents and took United up to third place, a point ahead of neighbours Manchester City who play Crystal Palace on Monday before they are up next at the Theatre of Dreams. Even more importantly, Van Gaal's side are now eight points clear of Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool in fifth. It means his number one priority, restoring Champions League football to Old Trafford, has nearly been achieved. In terms of performance, it was something of the old, something of the new. United used width as their tradition demands with former Villa winger Ashley Young seeing a lot of the ball on the left. But there was a lot of patience and possession too. United had 72% of the ball without a lot to show for it until the reward came after 43 minutes. Daley Blind overlapped for the umpteenth time and on this occason his cutback to Herrera was perfect for the Spaniard to drill home. The second goal didn't arrive until 11 minutes from the end but was worth the wait. Angel Di Maria, on as a substitute, chipped the ball behind Rooney, but the England striker still found a way to score. He fully extended his left luminous green boot, brought the ball under control with his first touch and then spun 180 degrees to lash home his finish on the half-volley with his right. On such goals has the Theatre of Dreams acquired its reputation. But surprisingly there was still work to do for United because David de Gea let a Christian Benteke shot squirm through his body almost immediately aftewards. Villa manager Tim Sherwood (right) shakes the hand of his United counterpart Louis van Gaal before Saturday's encounter . United felt they should have had a penalty in the opening minutes of the match at Old Trafford when Rooney (left) fell in the box . The United skipper appeals to the officials after being denied a penalty during the opening exchanges at Old Trafford . United midfielder Marouane Fellaini (right) challenges for the ball against Villa defender Jores Okore during the first half . Rooney attempts an overhead kick midway through the first half as both sides try to break the deadlock at Old Trafford . It was only when Herrera added his second goal that van Gaal's men were totally safe though anything other than three points would have been a travesty on the balance of play. 'I wanted to come here and compete, and I thought we did that,' said Villa boss Tim Sherwood. 'But United have players who have been round the block, they know when to speed it up and slow it down. The goal just before half-time killed us.' FA Cup semi-finalists Villa could be in the bottom three when they face QPR at home on Tuesday night in a genuine relegation six-pointer. But they will be without a string of injured players including Alan Hutton. taken off at half-time yesterday with an ankle injury, Scott Sinclair, Ashley Westwood and Kieran Richardson. 'I've never known anything like it. Ridiculous,' said Sherwood. Van Gaal was simply relieved to get United's first game after the international break out the way. 'I was afraid before this match because we were playing against a very defensive organisaton. That is not easy to create chances and score goals,' he said. United midfielder Ander Herrera (left) hit the first goal of the game just before half-time with a crisp left-footed strike . The 25-year-old (centre left) watches on as his shot heads towards the bottom of the Villa net . Herrera wheels away in celebration after scoring his fourth Premier League goal of the season since joining from Athletic Bilbao . United winger Ashley Young celebrates Herrera's strike - after providing the assist for the Spaniard's goal . Herrera shows his emotion at scoring United's opener as he is congratulated by his Old Trafford team-mates . On two-goal Herrera, he added: 'He has always been very good technically but sometimes was not composed at the right moment. But he is developing. He has scored seven goals now.' Villa defended well in the first-half with Marcos Rojo going closest with a long-range shot that was tipped over by Brad Guzan. For long periods, Rooney cut an unhappy figure, beating the turf in frustration and arguing with referee Roger East after beind denied a penalty for Ciaran Clark's early challenge in the area where he seemed to grab the United striker by the back of the neck. If Rooney reflects on it later, maybe his over-dramatic fall to the ground persauded the official not to award a spot-kick. The deadlock was eventually broken when United passed and passed long enough for Blind to escape free down the left. The Dutchman picked out Herrera and he converted from 12 yards for his first goal at Old Trafford since September. When United couldn't get a second goal with Marouane Fellaini going closest, van Gaal sent on Di Maria and Falcao, combined value £103million. Former Villa winger Young made way to jeers from the away fans and cheers from everyone else after a decent display. Christian Benteke wheels away in celebration after pulling one back for Villa just moments after Rooney's goal . Benteke (second left) watches on as his tame shot proves too much for David de Gea (centre) in the United goal . The Belgium international punches the air in delight as the visitors made it a nervy ending for Van Gaal's men . Meanwhile De Gea is left rather red-faced at his error allowed the visitors back into the match late on at Old Trafford . However any hope of a Villa comeback were quashed when Herrera (right) added a third in injury time . Di Maria claimed an assist for Rooney's special, pinging the ball across from the touchline. 'He has 10 assists,' pointed out van Gaal, though he baulked at being asked why the winger hadn't started. 'You think we should always pick the most expensive XI? I think not,' was the manager's retort. Surprisingly, David de Gea gave Villa brief hope to make the game 2-1. Herrera gave the scoreline a realistic edge when he burst forward into the penalty area once again to fire past Guzan. The Manchester derby next Sunday is going to be a cracker. Herrera (third right) watches on as his curled right-footed effort heads towards the bottom corner of the Villa net . United substitute Angel di Maria (left) congratulates Herrera after his injury time goal restores United's two-goal advantage . Aston Villa players look crestfallen after conceding Herrera's goal in injury time during their match at Old Trafford .

Ander Herrera put Manchester United ahead just before half-time with a low left-footed effort . Wayne Rooney doubled United's lead with a beautiful half-volley on 79 minutes at Old Trafford . Christian Benteke pulled one back for the visitors a minute later after a rare David de Gea error . Herrera added a third in the closing stages of the first half to complete the scoreline for the Red Devils . PLAYER RATINGS - Herrera shines as Louis van Gaal's side triumph to move above Manchester City into third .

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A company has copped a spray after making the 'tasteless decision' to link its product to the tragic murder of school teacher Stephanie Scott. Pest control company Mortein posted a picture to the account of its mascot, Louie the Fly, along with '#putyourdressout', which was a widely shared hashtag in support of Ms Scott. The post was accompanied by the caption: 'Even a nasty bug like me can sense it's been a sad week for our great country.I'm putting my vest out to support ‪#‎putyourdressout‬. Enjoy this Sunday with your family. It's precious.' Mortein has copped a spray after making the 'tasteless decision' to link its product to the tragic murder of school teacher Stephanie Scott . The post was quickly attacked by people who dubbed it insensitive. 'There's a time and a place for everything, and Mortein had no place in posting an ad tying into Stephanie Scott,' one user tweeted. 'Tasteless decision by the social marketing team,' another said. Another post said the post was a 'rubbish' effort to use 'a grassroots social media movement for a murdered woman for social relevance' and the brand is 'jumping on a bandwagon'. A spokeswoman for Mortein told Daily Mail Australia the post has since been removed, and apologised for any offence caused. 'A majority of our audience responded favorably but in hindsight it is not a conversation we should have engaged in. We have removed the post,' the spokeswoman said. The post was quickly attacked by people who dubbed it insensitive . Another post said the post was a 'rubbish' effort to use 'a grassroots social media movement for a murdered woman for social relevance' and the brand is 'jumping on a bandwagon' The post has been 'liked' almost 700 times, and been shared a further 100 times . However, comments on the original Facebook post appeared to be mostly in support of the picture. It has been 'liked' almost 700 times, and been shared a further 100 times. 'That's sweet of you Louie, you're a good fly,' one person commented. Police discovered the body of a female at a national park on Friday. It is believed it is murdered school teacher Stephanie Scott . Ms Scott was due to marry her partner Aaron Leeson-Woolley on Saturday . The account also has a track record of associating itself with trends, including the recent death of cricketing icon Richie Benaud. It has also posted cartoons linked with Australia's Cricket World Cup victory, the release of Apple's iWatch, Netflix's Australian launch, and Mardi Gras celebrations in Sydney. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Post on Mortein's Facebook page linked to Stephanie Scott's murder . Picture of the brand's mascot accompanied with #putyourdressout . Slammed as a 'tasteless decision' by some social media users . Ms Scott was brutally murdered just days before her wedding .

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Borussia Dortmund's Nuri Sahin claims Arsenal tried to lure him from the Bundesliga with a 'great bid' but the Turkey international didn't go because his family wanted to stay in Germany. The former Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder, now back at Dortmund, attracted interest from the Gunners back in 2005 when he was playing in the under 17s. 'Arsenal wanted to sign me with a great bid. My family didn't want me to go England,' he told Ntvspor. Borussia Dortmund's Nuri Sahin claims Arsenal tried to lure him from the Bundesliga with a 'great bid' 'They knew that Dortmund would rise again. I'm grateful for this. After the bid, Dortmund realised that I'm valuable. 'The next year Bert van Marwijk put me in the first team. I was only 16. Also [Jurgen] Klopp trusted me. He is a great person. Now 26, Sahin is back 'home' in Dortmund following an unsuccessful stint at Real that included five months on loan at Anfield during which he failed to settle in and claimed Brendan Rodgers played him out of position. Sahin spent five months on loan at Liverpool (left) while at Real Madrid (right) before returning to Dortmund . Sahin also explained the differences he's experienced between the Bundesliga, La Liga and the Premier League. 'The Bundesliga fans like loyalty. Madrid is a bit different, every player dreams about it. Madrid fans are familiar with success. 'They feel excited only by the El Clasico or the Champions League. Liverpool and Dortmund are different, especially Dortmund.' The lofty heights he's experienced at Dortmund have deserted the proud club this season as they spent the early stages of the campaign at serious risk of relegation, though a resurgence has seen them climb to the relative safety of 10th. They face a tough task on Saturday against the league leaders Bayern Munich before a German Cup quarter-final clash with Hoffenheim on Tuesday.

Nuri Sahin said he turned down an offer from Arsenal to stay in Germany . The decision was based on his family's wishes to not move to England . Former Liverpool loanee said Borussia Dortmund is his 'home' club . READ: Wenger reveals secrets of his team selection process . CLICK HERE for the latest Arsenal news .

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Zara Phillips has revealed how she got her fitness back after the birth of her first child Mia - by hitting the exercise bike every morning before her daughter even woke up. The 33-year-old, who is vying for a place on Team GB at the Rio Olympics, welcomed Mia Grace with husband Mike Tindall last year. But after finding herself 'surprised' by how her fitness dropped during pregnancy, the Queen's granddaughter has committed to a strict exercise and diet regime to get back in shape. Scroll down for video . Zara Phillips has told of how she was surprised at how difficult it was to regain her fitness after the birth of her daughter, Mia, one (pictured left in January and right, last July when Mia was six months old) 'What surprised me about having a baby is losing all your fitness and how tough it is to get it back to that level again,' she said in an interview with The Sunday Time Magazine. Starting her morning at 7am, Zara has a breakfast of Greek yogurt and honey and tries to get in a stint on the exercise bike at her home, Gatcombe Park, before Mia wakes at 8am. Her day is then typically spent with the horses kept at her mother, Princess Anne's stables, before squeezing in another workout. 'Lunch is quick and simple, like soup and a sandwich or eggs and toast. I don't diet but I try to eat well and not to eat too many carbohydrates or sugary things. Zara (pictured competing in the 2012 London Games) said she is keen to win a place on Team GB in 2016 . The 33-year-old (pictured with Jessica Ennis-Hill with their medals in 2012) is yet to qualify for the forthcoming Olympics . 'In the afternoon I'll do extra exercise like swimming or cycling.' Zara helped take home team silver at the 2012 London Olympics and is keen to compete int he 2016 games. The Queen's granddaughter when she was pregnant in 2013 . 'I hope to be part of the eventing team that goes to the Olympics in Rio, but first I need to qualify.' A keen eventer, she said she is eager for daughter Mia to spend time around horses as she grows up. 'I expect Mia will grow up with horses all around her, just like her mum did,' she added. The one-year-old's father previously revealed the couple had 'three Shetland ponies waiting for her'. Speaking in an interview in January, Mr Tindall, who has recently taken part in the reality skiing show The Jump, said: 'Eventing children have to be very relaxed. 'You are going to travel around a lot.' Earlier this year Zara told of how little Mia enjoyed playing with her royal relatives Prince George and her cousins, Savannah and Isla. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia at Magic Millions Race Day in January she said of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: 'We've all got small ones now so it's great fun.' Prince William and his wife are expecting their second child this week, with palace sources confirming Kate's due date to be April 25. Zara and her husband Mike Tindall (above celebrating a win at the Grand National last week) live on Gatcombe Park next to her mother, Princess Anne .

The Queen's granddaughter is vying for a spot on Team GB in 2016 . She gave birth to her daughter, Mia Grace, in January last year . To regain her fitness Zara, 33, uses an exercise bike every morning . She sticks to a healthy diet and also goes swimming and cycling .

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Gary Mabbutt has spoken for the first time about how he was left with a 30 inch scar following a five hour operation to save his leg. The ex-Tottenham and England star, 53, was rushed to hospital after waking up at 1am to find that the leg had gone cold back in 2013. Mabbutt's diabetes had led to a clogged artery in the limb and doctors warned him it was 'touch and go' on whether it would have to be amputated. Gary Mabbutt has been left with a 30inch scar on his left leg after his diabetes caused an artery to be clogged . He was treated at King's College Hospital in south east London, undergoing an emergency five-hour operation. Surgeons were required to replace the main artery in his left leg with a vein and needed 112 staples to seal the horrific wound. Mabbutt, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 17, will not be able to play football again, leaving his dream of becoming a manager in tatters. As he is unable to train with players on the pitch, he has been forced to turn down roles in coaching. Surgeons were required to replace the main artery in his left leg with a vein and needed 112 staples to seal it . The Spurs legend has spoken for the first time about the agony he went through and says he hopes to raise awareness of his condition. Speaking to The Sun, he said: 'When they talked about battling to save my leg, I realised I was helpless. As a diabetic you know complications can occur. But you think "It's never going to happen to me". It is vital to educate everyone with diabetes how to take care of themselves. If you have anything unusual with your feet, tingly toes, blisters, see your doctor.' In 1982, father-of-two Mabbutt became the first diabetic ever to play for England and captained Tottenham to FA cup glory in 1991. Former star: Mabbutt is pictured, left, lifting the FA Cup while playing for Tottenham in 1991 . He was unaware that his diabetes had triggered peripheral arterial disease, clogging up the blood vessels in the legs. Every year, surgeons perform around 8,000 amputations on diabetics in the UK - but campaigners say four out five could be prevented. Amputations cost the NHS £650million a year - and up 80 per cent of the amputees die within five years. Diabates sufferers are entitled to annual eye tests as they are are 20 times more likely to develop sight problems, but Gary Mabbutt wants a similar programme to apply to feet. Experts say millions of diabetics are unaware their condition could lead to foot problems and agree regular checks could save limbs.

Spurs legend woke up in middle of the night to find his leg was cold . Mabbutt diagnosed with diabetes at 17 but complications had developed . He required the main artery to be replaced and almost lost his left leg . The ex-Spurs star wants to raise awareness of dangers relating to diabetes .

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Hungry for power: SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon . SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon last night admitted she understands concerns of English voters about her party being involved in a coalition government. The Scottish First Minister said: ‘I understand how people south of the border think, “Oh my goodness how will it work? It’s a mess”.’ She also suggested that David Cameron had been ‘not unhelpful’ to the SNP by gaining the party greater publicity. ‘At every Westminster election I’ve fought until this one, the biggest challenge that we’ve had to overcome is being heard and being relevant. We don’t have this problem this time,’ she told The Times. ‘The message it’s given to people in Scotland is – if this is the attention we get just from the SNP riding high in the polls, imagine how loud our voice would be if that was translated into seats. So in that respect I absolutely think it is not unhelpful.’ Miss Sturgeon’s remarks came after she had insisted that she would put Ed Miliband into Downing Street even if Labour wins 40 fewer seats than the Tories in a hung Parliament. 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. In an interview with BBC Newsnight, Miss Sturgeon insisted: ‘Even if the Tories are the largest party, if there is an anti-Tory majority, my offer to Labour is to work together to keep the Tories out.’ Asked whether Mr Cameron’s party being ahead of Labour by ‘ten, 20, 30, 40’ seats would have an impact on her decision, she said: ‘Governments in the House of Commons are about who can command a majority. 'If there is an anti-Tory majority, yes... we would work with Labour to stop the Tories getting into Downing Street.’ Pledge: Miss Sturgeon’s remarks came after she had insisted that she would put Ed Miliband (right) into Downing Street even if Labour wins 40 fewer seats than the Tories in a hung Parliament. Left, David Cameron . Labour has ruled out a coalition with the SNP but on more than 100 occasions in recent weeks senior figures have refused to rule out a less formal arrangement. Most likely are vote-by-vote negotiations which would see the SNP agree to support a minority Labour government in key Parliamentary votes, after seeking to extract concessions for Scotland. The Prime Minister called Miss Sturgeon’s threat to prop up a weak Labour government ‘frightening’ and said it would lead to ‘economic ruin’. Nick Clegg said last night he would not support any deal with Labour that relies on it being propped up by the SNP. The Liberal Democrat leader said his first talks would be with the party with most seats – which most polls indicate will be the Tories.

Leader said she understands concerns about SNP being part of coalition . Miss Sturgeon also suggested PM had been 'not unhelpful' to her party . Polls indicate SNP is on the brink of a historic landside victory in election .

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London (CNN)Congolese immigrant Tarsis Mboma Thale has a small business selling T-shirts in Johannesburg, South Africa. Thale's job normally requires him to walk the streets of the city he has called home for the past few years. But at the moment, he says, this is not an option. Because he is simply too afraid. The reason is a wave of anti-immigrant violence that has swept the country in recent days, leaving several dead as authorities scrambled to detain those responsible and prevent further bloodshed. The cause of this surge in violence is murky, with some blaming alleged inflammatory comments about foreign nationals from the Zulu king, local media reported, others saying a labor dispute between locals and foreigners back in March turned nasty. Unemployment in impoverished areas has also been a factor. The violence has caused thousands of immigrants to seek refuge at police stations and shelters. Thale fears he'll be attacked if he goes to work. "I'm scared to go to town because I do not know when these people can attack and it's stressful for me," he told CNN. "We're close to month end -- how am I going to pay the rent and feed my wife?" CNN spoke to several immigrants living and working in South Africa about the crisis, which has caused South African President Jacob Zuma to postpone an overseas visit and left authorities scrambling to prevent further clashes. On Tuesday the country's Defense Minister said South Africa would deploy troops to areas where police spread too thin in order to halt the attacks. Zimbabwe immigrant Stanley Ndlovu says he is so frightened he dare not venture outside, not even to go to the local mall. He works in Johannesburg as a cleaner and gardener, and also runs a small tuck shop where workers can buy food and basic supplies at his place of work. It's a role he hears many South Africans say should belong to them alone. He feels the South African government has been far too slow to respond to the violence, which has erupted intermittently in various cities over the past few years. "To stop violence they need to arrest and sentence the perpetrators," he says. Meanwhile, Eric Kalonji left the Democratic Republic of Congo and arrived in the South African capital in 2012, working as a waiter until the restaurant he worked at closed in January. Now devoting himself to his studies in New Zealand, he feels that the situation in South Africa is more complex than a simple case of "us versus them." He believes the blame lies heavily on what he calls the government's failure to provide its people with jobs and education. "This xenophobia thing is the result of a deeper malaise (in) South Africans" he says. "A better policy from the government should be empowering the people with wider access to education so that they will qualify for the jobs that they say they deserve." OPINION: Labeling South Africa turmoil 'xenophobia' scapegoats poor blacks . Kodwo Amissah Benyi, a hotel receptionist originally from Ghana, now lives in the town of Louis Trichardt in South Africa's Limpopo province. He's far from the worst of the violence, but still close enough to follow the news with alarm. "I fear it may spread because I don't know what may spark unrest," he said. However he praised the government's response to the attacks. "The government is in crisis mode and Pretoria (the South African government) is responding well by verbally condemning the attacks and showing force on the ground," he said.

Wave of deadly anti-immigrant violence has caused thousands to flee their homes in South Africa . Immigrants fear further attacks despite clamp down by authorities . "How am I going to pay the rent and feed my wife?" says one man .

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A Chihuahua and a bearded dragon showed off their interspecies friendship when they embarked upon a game of tag together. Videoed in their front room, the dog named Foxxy Cleopatra and the reptile called Ryuu can be seen chasing after one another around a coffee table. Standing perfectly still while looking in the other direction, the bearded dragon initially appears disinterested as the Chihuahua jumps around excitedly. The video begins with the Chihuahua jumping around excitedly while the bearded dragon appears disinterested . The reptile then turns to face the dog, causing it to bark, run off and watch from a safe distance behind the table. Without warning, the bearded dragon then charges at full speed towards the dog and forces it to make a quick retreat. Pausing at the end of the table, the reptile waits as the sneaky dog creeps up behind it before pivoting and running after it again. The Chihuahua named Foxxy Cleopatra stalks the bearded dragon on a number of ocassions in the video . The video maker said that the Chihuahua never tries to hurt the dragon and loves to chase after him . The video maker, named Meo Madeley, can then be heard laughing as the bearded dragon becomes even more animated and chases the dog in a circle. Later in the clip the dog creeps up behind the reptile but remains twitchy and nervous as it prepares to run away at any minute. According to the video maker, who is believed to live in Canada, the pair completely love one another. The filmmaker can then be heard laughing as the bearded dragon chases the dog around the coffee table . She wrote in the comment section of the original video: ‘They seriously love to play together. I love to watch them. ‘Our Chihuahua never tries to hurt the dragon, she really loves to chase him and our dragon gets excited whenever she comes into the room because he thinks it's time to play. They make us laugh all the time.’ Interestingly however, Ms Madeley also stated that the love is entirely loyal as their other pet hardly gets a look in. ‘Our beardie doesn't like our cat, so we don't let them play together. He will [only] play with the cat if the dog is around because he really likes our dog,’ said the video maker. He's behind you! The dog creeps up behind the reptile but remains twitchy and nervous as it prepares to run away at any minute . Ms Madeley stated that the reptile doesn't like the family's other pet cat and will only play with it when the dog is around .

The dog named Foxxy Cleopatra jumps around excitedly . While the reptile called Ryuu appears to be disinterested . Suddenly the bearded dragon starts chasing after the dog . Video maker said the pair 'seriously love to play together'

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TV celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz has defended himself after ten top doctors sent a letter to Columbia University urging the school to remove him from his faculty position because he is a 'charlatan' who promotes 'quack treatments'. Dr Oz, 54, is the vice chairman and professor of surgery at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Harvard-educated doctor joined the faculty at Columbia in 1993. The doctors sent the letter to Lee Goldman, the dean of Columbia's Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine. Scroll down for video . Ten top doctors sent a letter to Columbia University urging the school to remove TV celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz from his faculty position because he is a 'charlatan' who promotes 'quack treatments' ‘I bring the public information that will help them on their path to be their best selves,’ Oz said in a statement released through a representative of The Dr. Oz Show, according to USA Today. Columbia's Medical and Health Sciences Center . He continued: ‘We provide multiple points of view, including mine, which is offered without conflict of interest. That doesn't sit well with certain agendas which distort the facts.’ Dr Henry Miller of California's Stanford University led the effort and he was the first person to sign the letter, the New York Daily News reported. Miller said: 'He's a quack and a fake and a charlatan. 'I think I know the motivation at Columbia. 'They're star-struck, and like having on their faculty the best-known doctor in the country. 'But the fact is that his advice endangers patients, and this doesn't seem to faze them.' He told CBS News that ‘a person who endangers patients and is a menace to public health should not be on the faculty of a prestigious medical institution’. The nine other doctors from across the country included Dr Joel Tepper, a cancer researcher from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and Dr Gilbert Ross of the American Council on Science and Health in New York City. The physicians accused Dr Oz of pushing 'miracle' weight-loss supplements with no scientific proof that they work. The doctors wrote that Oz, for years a world-class Columbia cardiothoracic surgeon, has 'misled and endangered' the public. From left to right, Dr Phil McGraw, financial advisor Suze Orman, host Oprah Winfrey, Dr Mehmet Oz and interior designer Nate Berkus participate in The Oprah Winfrey Show live from Radio City Music Hall in 2010 . The letter read: 'He has manifested an egregious lack of integrity by promoting quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain. 'Thus, Dr Oz is guilty of either outrageous conflicts of interest or flawed judgments about what constitutes appropriate medical treatments, or both. The New York Ivy League school responded Thursday, issuing a statement to The Associated Press saying only that the school 'is committed to the principle of academic freedom and to upholding faculty members' freedom of expression for statements they make in public discussion.' Dr Oz first came to public attention as a frequent television guest of Oprah Winfrey. For the past five years, he's been the host of The Dr Oz Show. Last year, he appeared before a US Senate panel that accused him of endorsing products that were medically unsound. At the time, the doctor acknowledged some of the products he advised his viewers to use 'don't have the scientific muster to present as fact.' A show representative did not immediately return a call Thursday from the AP seeking comment. As vice chairman of Columbia's surgery department, Dr Oz still occasionally teaches, said Douglas Levy, spokesman for the Columbia University Medical Center. The controversy did not die down after his testimony. The company behind the"miracle" diet supplement in question later agreed to pay a $3.5 million settlement over false advertising. A study that purported to prove the product's weight-loss benefits turned out to be based on fraudulent data and was retracted.

Dr Mehmet Oz is vice chairman at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons and is a professor of surgery . He said in a statement that his show provides 'multiple points of view', including his, 'which is offered without conflict of interest' Comes after ten top doctors sent letter to school urging for Oz's dismissal . Said there's no scientific proof his 'miracle' weight-loss supplements work . Columbia said it 'is committed to the principle of academic freedom' University has not removed TV celebrity doctor from his faculty position .

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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is in no doubt goalkeeper Michel Vorm has the strength of character to put his Capital One Cup final disappointment behind him and again prove an able deputy for Hugo Lloris at Burnley on Sunday. With France international Lloris sidelined by a knee injury, Dutchman Vorm will stand in at Turf Moor. The 31-year-old, signed from Swansea in the summer, had to watch on from the bench at Wembley against Chelsea in last month's League Cup final defeat, despite having featured in the earlier rounds. Michel Vorm is set to deputise in place of Hugo Lloris when Tottenham play Burnley on Sunday . Lloris sustained a knee injury in Tottenham's 4-3 victory over Leicester in the Premier League . Mauricio Pochettino has praised Vorm's attitude despite being behind Lloris in the pecking order . Pochettino, however, has every confidence Vorm can produced the required performance when thrown back into the action against the Clarets. 'Michel took it very well. I have no worries about him. He is a good professional and he is fine,' the Argentinian said. 'It is always it is difficult and it was the same with the other players who were left out. 'I was sorry for him, but also for the players who were on the bench or out of the squad. It is always difficult when you play a final and you have to choose the starting 11.' Pochettino has been impressed by Vorm's mentality, having left a regular starting place at Swansea to play back-up to Lloris. 'When I spoke with him about signing, he knew - I never lied to him. I told him our proposal and were very clear,' the Spurs boss said. Vorm (centre) played in all of the Capital One Cup games for Tottenham except the final . Pochettino (left) will again take on Burnley manager Sean Dyche at Turf Moor on Sunday . Tottenham head to Burnley in some positive form, having lost just once in the last four Barclays Premier League matches before the international break - and that at Manchester United. Pochettino, though, knows a solid collective defensive performance will be key against a side battling for their top-flight survival. 'We need to concede fewer chances and goals, but this is not about the keeper or the centre-back or the full-back or the holding midfielder - this is about the balance of the team,' he said.

Michel Vorm's Tottenham chances have been few since Swansea transfer . But Vorm is set to cover for injured Hugo Lloris against Burnley . Manager Mauricio Pochettino has praised Vorm's attitude and character .

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Mario Gomez's predatory instincts and a late goal by substitute Juan Vargas ensured Fiorentina qualified for the Europa League semi-finals. Fiorentina had one foot in the next stage of Europe's second tier cup competition thanks to Khouma Babacar's all-important away goal during the closing stages of last Thursday's first leg encounter in Kiev. The Ukrainian outfit knew they were in for a hard task at the Stadio Artemio Franchi as they faced the likes of Mohamed Salah, Joaquin and Gomez. Fiorentina ace Mario Gomez scored the opening goal of the game in the 43rd minute to help his side qualify . The home side celebrate after Gomez's fortunate shot lands in the back of Oleksandr Shovkovskiy's net . Dynamo Kiev's Jeremain Lens was given his marching orders shortly before the interval for an apparent dive . FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Neto; Tomovic, Rodriguez, Savic, Marcos Alonso; Borja Valero (Badelj 79), Pizarro (Aquilani 84), Fernandez; Joaquin, Gomez, Mohamed Salah (Vargas 88) Subs not used: Tatarusanu, Ilicic, Pasqual, Basanta . Goal: Gomez 43, Vargas 90 . DYNAMO KIEV (4-2-3-1): Shovkovskiy; Antunes, Khacheridi, Danilo Silva, Vida; Rybalka, Buyalskyy (Sydorchuk 69); Lens, Belhanda (Kalitvintsev 63), Yarmolenko; Teodorczyk (Husyev 45) Subs not used: Garmash, Chumak, Rybka, Betao . Booked: Lens . Sent off: Lens 40 . Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) And their mission to seal a spot in the next round was made near enough impossible due to an incredibly rash decision by Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson. The Scandinavian official ruined Dynamo Kiev's hopes of upsetting the Viola by brandishing a red card in the direction of Holland international Jeremain Lens. Eriksson showed Lens a second yellow card as he decided to penalise the former PSV forward for diving inside the penalty area. The wrong call was made as replays showed Lens was slightly clipped when he made his way towards goal. It was one of those occasions where the referee should have simply let play continue. Dynamo Kiev manager and former Tottenham striker Sergei Rebrov was forced into taking off striker Lukasz Teodorczyk moments before the interval, which subsequently minimised the away side's goal threat during the second half. Salah, who has proven his doubters wrong since swapping Chelsea for Fiorentina in February, almost doubled his side's lead when he managed to jiggle his way past several defenders before shooting at goal. The Egyptian international's shot appeared to be heading into the back of Oleksandr Shovkovskiy's net until Danilo used his hand to intercept. Dynamo Kiev, despite their best efforts, failed to really threaten Fiorentina after being reduced to 10 men as Vincenzo Montella's side elected to play the passing game. Late substitute Vargas put the result beyond doubt when he ran down the left wing before smashing the ball past Shovkovskiy. Fiorentina will face either Napoli, Sevilla or Dnipro for a place in this year's Europa League final in Warsaw. Referee Jonas Eriksson shows Holland international Lens a second yellow card in the 40th minute . Mohamed Salah, who joined Fiorentina on a loan deal from Chelsea, came close to doubling his side's lead . Late substitute Juan Vargas came off the substitutes' bench to ensure progression for his side . Vargas runs away in celebration after doubling his side's lead in the closing stages of the Europa League clash .

Fiorentina forward Mario Gomez opened the scoring in the 43rd minute . Dynamo Kiev's Jeremain Lens was sent off before the half-time interval . Referee Jonas Eriksson brandished a harsh second yellow card for dive . Late substitute Juan Vargas doubled scoreline with just seconds to go .

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England are set to face trial by leg-spin after West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin confirmed Devendra Bishoo will play in Tuesday's second Test. Wrist spin has long been a bete noire for England batsmen, a quirk that has been passed down the DNA since Australia's Shane Warne dominated the old enemy for more than a decade. Peter Moores' current side, with the fresh faces of Gary Ballance, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and Jos Buttler throughout the order, have yet to face a frontline leg-spinner in Tests but that will change when Bishoo returns at the National Stadium in Grenada. West Indies cricketer Devendra Bishoo will play against England in the second Test . West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin confirmed that leg-spinner Bishoo will play on Tuesday . His record over 11 caps is modest, with 40 wickets at 39.55, but the 29-year-old comes into the game in place of the dropped Sulieman Benn in superb form. His last five first-class matches for Guyana have yielded a phenomenal 37 wickets with six wicket hauls against Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago and the Windward Islands. 'Bishoo will be in,' said Ramdin, when asked about his bowling line-up. West Indies captain Ramdin prepares for the second Test in the nets . 'The pitch will turn out to be better - in terms of spin - than the first Test in Antigua. He has bowled really well in first-class cricket in the last month and a half. 'In our squad's practice match he bowled long spells and got results. 'It's going to be a batting track for the first two days and then the fourth and five days, the spinner will come into play. 'With a leg-spinner you get bad balls and you get beauties. Hopefully he'll get a lot of beauties in this game.'

West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin confirmed Devendra Bishoo will play . Leg spinner Bishoo has 40 wickets for the West Indies in 11 Tests . England's batsmen have historically struggled with leg-spin .

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An Israeli geologist claims he has ‘confirmed’ the existence and authenticity of a tomb belonging to Jesus and his son in Jerusalem. After extensive chemical tests, Dr Arye Shimron says he has linked the James Ossuary – a 1st-century chalk box that some believe hold the bones of Jesus' brother – to the long disputed ‘Jesus Family tomb’ in the city’s East Talpiot neighbourhood. The research could have enormous ramifications as it suggests that Jesus was married, fathered a child and that a physical resurrection did not take place. Scroll down for video . After running 150 chemical tests, an expert claims to have linked the James Ossuary (pictured) – a 1st-century chalk box that was used for containing the bones of the dead – to the long disputed ‘Jesus Family tomb’ in the city’s East Talpiot neighbourhood . According to geoarcheologist Dr Shimron, the 'son of God' was buried with nine other people, including ‘Judah, son of Jesus’ and his wife, named Mary. Dr Shimron’s work has renewed controversy over the Talpiot tomb, which was discovered in 1980 and dates back to the Second Temple period and the time of Jesus,The Jerusalem Post reported. Bones were discovered inside ossuaries, including one that bore the inscription, ‘Jesus, son of Joseph'. Others included the names Maria, Joseph, Mary, Yose, Matthew and most controversially, ‘Judah, son of Jesus’. Joseph, Mary and Jesus were all common names at the time and a statistician from the University of Toronto said that they each made up eight per cent of the population. However, a very small percentage would have had the same family name combination as described in the Bible. Dr Shimron’s work has renewed the controversy over the Talpiot tomb, which was found in 1980 and dates back to the Second Temple period and the time of Jesus (a portrait is pictured) The long-disputed long disputed ‘Jesus Family tomb’ in the city’s East Talpiot neighbourhood (marked) and is now sealed beneath a concrete slab after building work took place some years ago . Probing this connection, Dr Shimron and documentary maker Simcha Jacobovici looked closer at the ossuaries, including the James Ossuary, which is held by a private owner and bears the inscription, ‘James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus’. The James Ossuary is a first century chalk example of a box that was used to hold the bones of the dead. But it stands out because it bears the inscription 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus' on one side. The inscription is considered significant because it may provide archaeological evidence of Jesus, . The existence of the ossuary was announced in 2002, but its authenticity was immediately challenged. The box's owner was charged with forging part of the inscription and while he was found innocent seven years later, the judge said the acquittal 'does not mean that the inscription on the ossuary is authentic or that it was written 2,000 years ago'. Now, Dr Shimron claims the chemical signature on the ‘crust’ of the box matches that of a tomb in Jerusalem known as the ‘Jesus Family tomb’ where other ossuaries were found bearing the names of Jesus and Mary as well as ‘Judah, son of Jesus’. The owner of the ossuary, Oded Golan, was accused of forging the inscription shortly after its discovery by an academic from the Sorbonne in Paris, but he was later found innocent. Other experts and archaeologists have rejected the claim that the Jerusalem tomb is connected with Jesus at all. Recently Dr Shimron gained access to the James Ossuary and scraped beneath the box's patina, the layer that forms on metal over time. He ran around 150 tests on the chemistry of samples from 25 different ossuaries – 15 of which were from unrelated tombs – and found that traces of magnesium, iron and silicon from the James Ossuary matched the chemical signature of Talpiot tomb. The Talpiot ossuaries were covered in a thick layer of ‘Rendzina’ soil, which is characteristic of the hills of East Jerusalem when they were found and has a unique chemistry. Dr Shimron worked from the assumption that an earthquake of 363AD flooded the tomb with soil and mud to cover the ossuaries, effectively forming a vacuum and freezing them in time. Soil that seeped into the box matched that found in the Talpiot ossuaries, indicating that it had lain for years alongside others in the ‘holy’ location. Bones were discovered there in ossuaries, or chalk boxes, including one that bears the inscription, ‘Jesus, son of Joseph' with others bearing the names of Maria, Joseph, Mary, Yose, Matthew and most controversially, ‘Judah, son of Jesus’. Here an inscription that says 'Yoseph' on an ossuary . Because bones were found in the ossuaries, it could be argued that there was no bodily resurrection (portrayed in this tapestry) which is the belief of more traditional Christians, while others accept the event was spiritual . Jesus Christ was not a real person and is probably the result of a combination of stories about several different individuals, according to a writer and leading atheist activist. David Fitzgerald, a San Francisco based author, believes he has compiled compelling evidence that proves Jesus did not exist. He claims there are no contemporary mentions of Jesus in historical accounts from the time when he was supposed to have lived, yet other Jewish sect leaders from the time do appear. Jesus Christ was not a real person and is probably the result of a combination of stories about several different individuals, according to a writer and leading atheist activist. A mosaic of Christ is shown . He also points to discrepancies in the early gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke, claiming these were written decades after the supposed time of Jesus. Instead he insists the disciples of Jesus were also probably not real and their names only later attached to the gospels to lend them credence. Speaking to MailOnline, he said: 'There is a paradox that Jesus did all these amazing things and taught all these amazing things yet no one heard of him outside his immediate cult for nearly 100 years. 'Or it means he didn't do all these things at all. 'The first gospel of Christianity appears to have been a literary allegory that were written decades after the time they portray. 'I believe that Christianity started as one of the many mystery faiths that appeared at the time where old Gods and old traditions were rebooted. 'Christianity appears to have been a Jewish mystery faith. David Fitzgerald told MailOnline: 'There is a paradox that Jesus did all these amazing things and taught all these amazing things yet no one heard of him outside his immediate cult for nearly 100 years'. The famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is shown . 'By the time of Paul there appears to have been plenty of different "Lord's suppers" as he complains about the existence of other gospels and messiahs. 'It appears that early Christianity managed to take the stories from these other faiths and incorporate them into the story of Jesus.' Mr Fitzgerald said: 'There is nothing implausible to think that Jesus was a real person, but I just don't think that he can have been a single person if he existed at all. 'We also have no mention of Jesus in other historical texts from the time. There were certainly people writing about Judea at the time like Philo of Alexandria. 'During this period there were many other messiahs and wannabe messiahs who did far less exciting things than Jesus, but all of them managed something Jesus did not - to make a dent on the historical record. 'Two billion people believe all these miracles happened yet there is no evidence they did.' Jacobovici told The Jerusalem Post: ‘This find illustrates that the James Ossuary is authentic and the Jesus Family tomb indeed belongs to the family of Jesus of Nazareth.’ Dr Shumron told The New York Times: ‘I think I’ve got really powerful, virtually unequivocal evidence that the James ossuary spent most of its lifetime, or death time, in the Talpiot Tomb.’ The retired senior researchers of the Geological Survey of Israel, added: ‘ The evidence is beyond what I expected.’ The duo are aware that the findings could rock the Christian church, but insist the research is scientific and not theological. Because bones were found in the ossuaries, it could be argued that there was no bodily resurrection, which is the belief of more traditional Christians, while others accept the event was spiritual. The Talpiot tomb is now sealed under a concrete slab, while the ossuaries found there are in the hands of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The James Ossuary is kept in a secret location by its owner, who lives in Tel Aviv.

Geologist ran 150 chemical tests on ossuaries and 'Jesus Family tomb' Claims chemical signature proves James Ossuary was at Jerusalem site . Chalk box bears inscription ‘James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus’ Find suggests Jesus fathered a child and was married .

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Anti-Semitic attacks surged worldwide by 38 per cent last year, with the highest number of incidents occurring in France, an annual study has revealed. The report, by Tel Aviv University's Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry, said 766 violent anti-Semitic acts were carried out around the world last year - marking a huge increase from the previous year. Arson, vandalism and direct threats against Jews, synagogues and other Jewish institutions were included in the figure, making 2014 the worst year for such attacks since 2009. The study said: 'The overall feeling among many Jewish people is one of living in an intensifying anti-Jewish environment that has become not only insulting and threatening, but outright dangerous. In particular, it cited 'alarming reports especially from Western Europe and North America'. Anger in Western Europe over Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip last July and August, as well as anti-Jewish caricatures in the media and social networks had helped to turn anti-Semitism into an 'almost daily phenomena seen and felt in every sphere of life', the report said. In France, the number of anti-Semitic attacks rose to 164 in 2014 compared with 141 in 2013. In January this year, four hostages were killed in a Paris kosher supermarket in violence that began when Islamist militants carried out a massacre in the office of the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly. Britain registered 141 violent incidents against Jews in 2014, after 95 a year earlier. In one of the most serious attacks a victim was called a 'Jewish c***' and then hit with a glass and a baseball bat in London. In Manchester, a man was knocked off his bike and kicked while on the ground by a group of youths who called him a 'Jew'. In January this year, four hostages were killed in a Paris kosher supermarket in an anti-Semitic attack . The violence began when Islamist militants carried out a massacre in the office of Charlie Hebdo magazine . And a Jewish girl had deodorant sprayed in her face by a 12-year-old fellow pupil who said to her 'gas the Jews' at a school in Edinburgh. The number of anti-Semitic acts in Germany and Italy more than doubled, to 76 and 23 respectively. In Western Europe in particular, the study said, 'the issue is not only a matter of having more security means provided by the respective states, but rather the ability to lead a full Jewish life... especially under heavy police and even army protection'. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stoked controversy in February when he called for 'mass immigration' of European Jews to Israel following a deadly shooting at a synagogue in Denmark. Under Israel's Law of Return, anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent has a right of immigration to Israel and, once there, can receive Israeli citizenship automatically.

Anti-Semitic attacks worldwide have surged by 38 per cent, study reveals . France remains the country with the highest number of incidents . Last year it registered 164 anti-Semitic attacks, compared to 141 in 2013 . Earlier this year, four hostages were killed at a Paris kosher supermarket . Britain was home to 141 violent incidents, after registering 95 a year earlier .

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The Baltimore Police Department has used secret cellphone surveillance equipment 4,300 times since 2007 - amid claims it is ordered to withhold such evidence from prosecutors, a court heard. A detective from the department said officers used a device called Hailstorm, which can identify phones from a 360-degree antenna from about a city block away. Police use it to trace stolen phones or to find people. The details, revealed in court, resemble the original plot of HBO’s hit series The Wire, the crime drama based in the same city, which featured electronic surveillance of drug dealers. Baltimore Police used cellphone surveillance equipment 4,300 times since 2007, a court heard. The case resembles parts of the plot of The Wire (pictured), which featured electronic surveillance of drug dealers . Testifying on Wednesday, Baltimore police Detective Emmanuel Cabreja said the department is under orders by the US government to withhold evidence from criminal trials and to ignore subpoenas in cases where the device is used. Cabreja said under questioning from defense attorneys that he did not comply with a subpoena to bring the device to court because of a nondisclosure agreement between the Baltimore police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 'Does it instruct you to withhold evidence from the state's attorney and the circuit court of Baltimore city, even if upon order to produce?' asked defense attorney Joshua Insley. 'Yes,' Cabreja replied, saying he spoke with the FBI last week about the case. The Baltimore case surrounds a carjacking and robbery. Nicholas West and his co-defendant, a juvenile, pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Yet the case, like a handful of others in the city, has raised questions among defense attorneys and even a circuit court judge over the use of the cellphone-tracking equipment. The Hailstorm, made by Florida-based Harris Corp., can sweep up cellphone subscriber-identity data by tricking phones into thinking it's a cell tower. It is an upgraded version of the Stingray surveillance device. Hailstorm is an upgraded version of the Stingray surveillance device (pictured) manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Florida . That data is then transmitted to the police, allowing them to locate a phone without the user even making a call or sending a text message. 'This is a very expensive and very invasive technology developed for military use, now used on the streets of America,' said Nathan Freed Wessler, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, which has fought for the release of these types of records. 'The public has a right to know how taxpayer dollars are being spent, and if our constitutional rights are being respected,' he said. The FBI declined to immediately answer questions about the case last night. Police across the country have largely been kept silent on how they use the devices. A detective from Baltimore (pictured) said officers used a device called Hailstorm, which can identify phones from a 360-degree antenna from about a city block away in distance . Because documents about Stingrays and Hailstorms are regularly censored in public records requests by citizens and journalists, it is not entirely clear what information the devices could capture - such as the contents of phone conversations and text messages, what they routinely capture based on how they are configured, or how often they might be used. Cabreja said Hailstorm can identify phones from an antenna from about a city block away in distance. He said no content, such as text messages or phone conversations, is captured in the process. Some judges have pushed back against state and local government agencies in criminal trials and freedom-of-information requests involving the surveillance devices. In Baltimore, Circuit Judge Barry Williams presided over an earlier trial in which the police apparently used a surveillance device to collect evidence on a robbery suspect. At a November 2014 hearing, Williams lost his patience with a state prosecutor after a police technician wouldn't answer a defense attorney's questions about the device - citing the same FBI nondisclosure agreement. 'You don't have a nondisclosure agreement with the court,' Williams told police Detective John Haley, part of the department's advanced technical team. 'Answer the question.' The prosecutors instead withdrew the evidence, avoiding a contempt citation and questions about the equipment's use.

Hailstorm equipment used by department 4,300 times since 2007, court told . Device can identify phones from 360-degree antenna from city block away . Detective says department under orders from US government to withhold evidence from courts where device has been used . Details resemble original plot of HBO's series The Wire, based in same city .

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A Turkish Airlines flight from Milan to Istanbul made an emergency landing at Ataturk Airport today after its engine caught fire. It's the latest in a series of such incidents that have forced the carrier to divert or recall flights. Television images showed firefighters approaching the plane at the airport and putting out the fire, and the Airbus A320 aircraft's passengers were evacuated safely. The Turkish Airlines plane lands a second time with the right engine on fire after earlier aborting a first attempt . One passenger took a photo of the severely damaged wing from their seat, and right, as the plane circled above Istanbul Ataturk Airport flames could be seen coming from the engine . Turkish Airlines spokesperson Dr. Ali Genc told MailOnline Travel: 'Turkish Airlines TK 1878 Milan-Istanbul flight has landed safely after its first attempt to Istanbul Ataturk Airport. The plane slid off the runway after its landing by its declaration of emergency landing. 'The evacuation has been safely and promptly completed. Our 97 passengers on board have been safely taken to terminal. Currently, there is no injuries or no health problem on any of our passengers reported. 'The necessary investigation has been started to clarify the causes of the incident.' Airlive.net are reporting that while attempting the first landing, the right side landing gear collapsed forcing the pilot to abort. It is believed the right landing gear was damaged on a first landing, that led to the right-hand side fire . The plane was quickly evacuated on landing, and there are no reported injuries from the 97 on board . Passengers were safely led from the stricken plane that ended up on the grass after the emergency landing . The moment of impact once the plane landed at Ataturk Airport saw more flames from the aircraft . People took to social networks to praise the captain's safe landing of the Turkish Airlines flight . As the plane circled in the sky, flames could clearly be seen from the damaged area. The photos began to be circulated on social networks, and people expressed their relief at news the passengers escaped the plane unhurt. On Twitter Flyingpilot79 wrote that he was glad the flight had landed, and 'that everyone is ok', while Nicholas Guerts added: 'Well done to the #TK1878 crew for getting that aircraft on to the ground safely!' A photo released from inside the plane shows the oxygen masks deployed for the emergency landing . Emergency vehicles queued up on the Ataturk runway to greet the landing of the on-fire plane . The fire was extinguished on landing, and the plane was evacuated of 97 passengers . On March 30, a Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing after a note with the word 'bomb' was reportedly found in the toilet. The flight from Istanbul scheduled for Sao Paulo, Brazil touched down in Casablanca, Morocco after declaring an emergency over North Africa. The airline confirmed the Boeing 777 with the flight number TK15 was carrying 256 people and made a diversion due to a 'bomb threat'. It was the second incident in the space of two days where a Turkish Airlines flight out of Istanbul was the subject of a bomb threat. Flight TK-52 from Istanbul to Tokyo was forced to land at Ataturk Airport after the words 'C4-Cargo' were discovered written in the toilet. The words relate to the plastic explosive C-4.

Turkish Airlines flight landed at Istanbul Ataturk from Milan, Italy . Believed there were 97 passengers on board, all who escaped injury . Pilot had aborted a first landing as flames engulfed right engine .

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Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville has laid into referee Lee Mason after he failed to award Newcastle a penalty during their 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Monday night. An incident in the 38th minute of the game, saw Ayoze Perez felled by a reckless challenge from Dejan Lovren. Although replays clearly showed the defender scything Perez down and not making contact with the ball, Mason did not point to the spot. Neville said during his analysis, 'It was an absolute stonewall penalty. The gasp in the ground, Lovren just kicks him right in the knee.' Ayoze Perez drives into the Liverpool box on 38 minutes only to be brought down by Dejan Lovren . Lovren makes a rash challenge and does not make any contact with the ball, sending the Spaniard tumbling . Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville could not believe that a spot kick was not awarded to the Magpies at Anfield . He added that Mason's perfect positioning should have led him to make the correct call. 'I think we said it last week, in the game, we always look at the ref's position. But you look at Lee Mason's view of it and he's got no excuse, he's staring right at it there, he's so close, within five or six yards. It's just a poor decision.' Before Lovren's foul, Raheem Sterling had put Liverpool in front with a curling effort just inside the box on 9 minutes; and Joe Allen wrapped up the three points for the home side with a rifled shot into the roof of the net late on following a failed clearance from Mike Williamson. The misery was only to be compounded for Newcastle, as stand-in captain Moussa Sissoko saw red for a second bookable offence. With Newcastle trailing 1-0, a penalty could have offered them a way back into the game, but nothing was given . Perez lies on the ground as Glenn Johnson (left) clears the ball and Lovren (right) protests his innocence . Moussa Sissoko (right) hands the captain's armband to his manager after he is sent off for a stamp .

Newcastle were denied a penalty against Liverpool on Monday night . Ayoze Perez was brought down by a rash challenge from Dejan Lovren . Sky pundit Gary Neville has criticised the referee's lack of action . The Magpies went on to lose the game 2-0 at Anfield .

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Referee Mark Clattenburg has been named to take charge of the Manchester derby on Sunday, despite having sent off three players from United and City this season. City captain Vincent Kompany was dismissed for two bookable offences during Belgium's narrow 1-0 defeat of Israel in their Euro 2016 qualifier on March 31, meaning he is now suspended for the match against Wales in June. And, although Clattenburg has been accused of favouring Louis van Gaal's side in the past, it's worth noting that the 40-year-old has only sent off two players season in the Premier League this season and both have been from United; Tyler Blackcett in the 5-3 defeat by Leicester and Luke Shaw in the 1-1 draw with West Ham. Mark Clattenburg will officiate the Manchester derby between United and City at Old Trafford . The English referee sent off City and Belgium captain Vincent Kompany during the international break . Leicester 5-3 Manchester United . West Ham 1-1 Manchester United . Manchester United 3-0 Tottenham . Manchester City 3-1 West Ham . Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City . Chelsea 1-1 Manchester City . Clattenburg has courted controversy during his career but is generally regarded as one of the Premier League's leading referees alongside Michael Oliver. The champion's shock 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace on Monday saw United move a point above their local rivals to add extra incentive for both sides ahead of the derby at Old Trafford, which could ultimately decide who finishes second behind expected winners Chelsea. While Manuel Pellegrini's side have struggled since the turn of the year, turning from title challengers to fourth place chases, United are coasting on confidence having won their last five consecutive league games. Clattenburg will be joined on Sunday by assistants Simon Beck and Jake Collin, while Jonathan Moss will serve as the fourth official. Clattenburg has shown only two red cards this season, both to United players including Luke Shaw (centre)

Manchester United host Manchester City in Premier League on Sunday . Mark Clattenburg has been named as the Manchester derby referee . Official sent off Vincent Kompany for Belgium and both his red cards shown in the league this season have been to United players .

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Villarreal's slide continued as a Diego Castro header gave Getafe a 1-1 draw in La Liga on Sunday but the match was overshadowed by a serious looking injury to Mateo Musacchio. The Villarreal defender was carried off on a stretcher with 13 minutes to go after his ankle appeared to buckle when he was running for the ball. The Argentine underwent a successful operation after being taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a broken left ankle. Villarreal's Mateo Musacchio runs for the ball near the touchline with 13 minutes left to play . As he closes in on the ball and the sliding opponent, his right foot is bent back, breaking his ankle . Musacchio crumples to the ground in agony after the horrendous ankle break . 'Musacchio has been successfully operated on tonight at the Cemtro Clinic in Madrid after having a dislocation and break of his left ankle,' read a statement on Villarreal's website. 'The recovery time for the footballer will depend on the progress he makes.' An Ikechukwu Uche penalty, after he himself was fouled by Medhi Lacen with 52 minutes played, was Villarreal's first goal in five league games but it was not enough to give them their first La Liga away win of the year. In a scrappy game Getafe deservedly drew level with a fine header from Castro after 64 minutes and Pedro Leon had the chance to win the game but his shot following a breakaway was parried by Villarreal keeper Sergio Asenjo. Villarreal have failed to win in seven games in all competitions and are sixth on 51 points. Getafe are 13th on 36 points. Barcelona lead the way at the top of the table on 75 points but their advantage was cut to two points following a 2-2 draw with Sevilla on Saturday. Getafe's Freddy takes on Villarreal's Bailly during Sunday's La Liga clash at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez . Getafe's Rodriguez and Denis Cheryshev contest the ball during Sunday's game . Villarreal are sixth in the La Liga table following their 1-1 draw with Getafe on Sunday . An 18-match unbeaten run up until February saw Villarreal alive on three fronts but in the last couple of months the wheels have come off. They were knocked out of the King's Cup and the Europa League while their dreams of a Champions League spot have faded. Injuries have taken their toll with Bruno Soriano and Denis Cheryshev among the key players that have missed games and now the likely loss of Musacchio, who also spent a lengthy spell in the treatment room earlier in the season, would be a big blow.

Musacchio snapped his ankle chasing ball 13 minutes from end . The horror injury overshadowed Villarreal's 1-1 draw with Getafe . Ikechukweu Uche penalty was Villarreal's first goal in five league games . Diego Castro equalised to ensure a point for Getafe .

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Finding discounted flights tends to be hit or miss for most vacationers, but one savvy traveler has managed to plan out an entire two-month trip that will barely cost him a cent. Scott Keyes, a 28-year-old writer for Think Progress, is about to travel 20,000miles on 21 flights, stopping by 13 countries along the way in Europe and South and North America while enjoying first class service. All this for free. Scroll down for video . Scott Keyes (above), a 28-year-old writer for Think Progress, is about to travel 20,000miles on 21 flights . Along the way he will be stopping by 13 countries in Europe and South and North America . Dayton, Ohio - Dallas, Fort Worth - 861 miles . Dallas, Forth Worth - Mexico City - 935 miles . Oaxaca, Mexico - Mexico City - 228 miles . Mexico City - Managua, Nicaragua - 994 miles . Managua - Panama City - 507 miles . Panama City - Port of Spain, Trinidad - 1234 miles . Port of Spain - St Lucia 217 miles . St Lucia - St George's, Grenada - 131 miles . St George's - Miami - 1535 miles . Miami - Dusseldorf, Germany, 4733 miles . Dusseldorf - Dresden, Germany, 304 miles . Prague, Czech Rep - Vienna, Austria, 173 miles . Vienna - Kiev, Ukraine, 665 miles . Lvov, Ukraine - Vienna, 356 miles . Vienna - Sofia, Bulgaria, 500 miles . Sofia - Vienna, 500 miles . Vienna - Vilnius, Lithuania, 587 miles . Vilnius - Helsinki, Finland, 393 miles . Helsinki - Berlin, Germany, 697 miles . Berlin - Chicago, 4412 miles . Chicago - Dayton, 240 miles . Total: 20205 miles . Keyes decided to plan his trip when he realized he had some free time between his departure from Oaxaca, Mexico, where he has lived for the past year, to return home to the United States and get back to full time work. So he rounded up all his airline miles, and the points he had acquired on his 25 credit cards. In the end, he was able to book a vacation with stops in Mexico, Nicaragua, Trinidad, St. Lucia, Grenada, Germany, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Lithuania, and Finland without having to pay more than a few dollars on any of the flights. He will also be in the United States a few times, but just to catch connection flights. In the end he spent somewhere between 10 and 15 hours putting the entire trip together, which also includes free hotels, at a cost of 136,500 frequent flyer miles. 'It’s tough when you have a job and you have to ask your boss for time off,' Keyes told Business Insider. 'You only have a limited time off and then you spend a lot of that traveling. I figured while I’m in a position where I don’t have a 9-to-5, I might as well take advantage.' In fact, Keyes is such a pro at travelling on the extremely cheap that he even wrote two eBooks detailing his strategies: How to Fly for Free and How to Find Free Flights. And the easiest way is a bit more obvious than many might think. 'If your ultimate goal is to be able to find as cheap a flight as possible and go somewhere cool for not much money then starting with an open, blank slate and going wherever there’s a cheap flight right now is going to be your best bet,' said Keyes. The young man posts photos from his trips on his Instagram account . Keyes is seen posing in front of the famed Materhorn on a previous trip, which straddles the border of Switzerland and Italy . Striking up a pose: Keyes at a Mexican wrestling match (left) and enjoying a hike (right) Keyes poses while rafting down Sumidero Canyon which is located near the city of Chiapa de Corzo in Mexico . Wading into the waters of Hierve el agua in Oaxaca, Mexico, rock formations and the remnants of old geysers . This strategy has certainly worked for the young man as he has logged an impressive 354,000 miles in the sky while visiting 30 countries over the course of his lifetime. This next trip will increase that number to 42 countries. 'Just gonna go to the market for a pig's head': Keyes at a Mexican butcher shop (left) and camping on the beach (right) in Hawaii . Those credit cards meanwhile come in handy during those long layovers thanks to the access they provide to private lounges were travelers like Keyes can enjoy free food and drinks, hop online and even grab a quick shower. 'I’ve got a nice work space, food, drinks, some Wi-Fi. This is like this whole other world,' said Keyes during a layover in Dallas, Texas as he sat in the American Express lounge. Even better, Keyes explains that the more you look for discounts, the better you become a finding and anticipating airline deals. 'It’s not necessarily easy or intuitive for beginners,' he said. 'But the good news is that because if you do a little bit of leg work — learn how to get a few miles and how to use them well — you can start to travel really, really well.'

Scott Keyes, a 28-year-old writer, is about to travel 20,000 miles on 21 flights and visit 13 countries . For this trip he will pay hardly anything, with all flights and hotels already covered thanks to airline miles and credit card points . He will make stops in Mexico, Nicaragua, Trinidad, St. Lucia, Grenada, Germany, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Lithuania, and Finland . The trip took him between 10 to 15 hours to plan and cost him 136,500 frequent flyer miles .

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Khloe Kardashian has hit back at critics of her Instagram post reaction to Monday night's riots in Baltimore saying she is 'Damned if I do. Damned if I don't'. The 30-year-old reality TV star posted - then later deleted - the message 'Pray for Baltimore' to Instagram on Monday night as protests about the unexplained death of Freddie Gray turned to riots in the hours following his funeral. While over 417,000 followers liked the photo, it did not escape criticism. Khloe Kardashian posted this photo to Instagram on Monday night as protests turned to riots in Baltimore, while more than 400,000 followers liked it, the post - now deleted - also drew criticism . Some critics went after her privileged background and accused her being unable to relate to those involved in the protests. Others accused her of insincerity, and still more aired shockingly racist feelings. Another group felt her prayers were misplaced and were instead needed elsewhere, such as for the victims of the Nepal earthquake. Just 30 minutes later she responded to the wave of responses with a Tweet that read: 'Yall are too much. Damned if I do. Damned if I don't. So now it's wrong to pray? What is wrong with some of you guys? Let me pray for YOU'. 'Damned if I do. Damned if I don't'. Just 30 minutes after the initial post on Instagram and Twitter, she responded to the wave of criticism asking what was wrong with praying . The responses were not all negative. Many of her fans and followers responded with thanks - particularly those in Baltimore. Others posted their own prayers for Baltimore using the same hashtag: #PrayforBaltimore. On Wednesday night the Instagram photo was delete. Protests about Gray's death have now spread to six American cities and a curfew has been implemented in Baltimore. Kardashian was photographed at a Beverly Hills gym today. Protests over the unexplained death of Freddie Gray have since spread to six American cities .

Khloe Kardashian posted a photo to Instagram during Monday night's riots that said: 'Pray for Baltimore' Despite getting over 400,000 likes, the post drew criticism that she was insincere and unable to relate to the issues due to her privileged background . Other critics felt she should focus her prayers elsewhere, such as the victims of the Nepal earthquake . Just 30 minutes later she tweeted that she was: 'Damned if I do. Damned if I don't', and asked: 'Now it's wrong to pray?' The Instagram post has since been deleted . Protests about the unexplained death of Freddie Gray have now spread to six American cities .

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Puppies spend their time discovering the world with more enthusiasm than any human could muster. And an English Bulldog named Hazel is no exception to this rule, as demonstrated in her attempts to get the better of a washing basket. Filmed in a front room, the video begins erratically with the dog flying through the air and jumping onto the basket, which sits on its side. The video begins with the dog rather erratically jumping onto the basket and forcing in onto its base . With its weight the dog forces the basket over onto its base and lands inside it, before quickly running around in a circle. Pausing to look at the camera from within the basket, Hazel rather foolishly leans up against the side of it. And suddenly her weight causes the basket to fall onto its side and send her and some clothes sprawling onto the floor. The bulldog puppy named Hazel stands inside the basket and rather foolishly leans up against the side of it . Suddenly the basket falls onto its side sending a surprised Hazel sprawling onto the floor with some clothes . Hazel looks shocked as she struggles to stop herself rolling over entirely, and attempts to get her footing. The dog then sits casually next to the basket as if nothing happened before jumping to her feet and taking a bite out of the rim of it. Forcing it back on to its base, the puppy once again lands inside of it and looks at the camera while continuing to chew. The puppy begins chewing the sides of the basket while looking up at the video maker . Like butter wouldn't melt! The video concludes with the puppy staring at the video maker after chewing the basket . The video concludes with the dog staring at the video maker looking like butter wouldn’t melt. Hazel the Bulldog is featured in a number of videos, which her owner uploads to her YouTube channel and Instagram page. In them Hazel is filmed discovering the world by doing such things as play on a skateboard, look at her reflection in a mirror for the first time and try out a collar. Hazel the Bulldog is featured in a number of videos uploaded to both Youtube and Instagram .

The English Bulldog puppy named Hazel jumps into the basket . After leaning on the side of it, the puppy is thrown across room . Puppy gets up, jumps back inside basket and chews on its rim . Hazel the Bulldog is featured in a number of videos on YouTube .

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Forget friendly competition – it seems that real friends in the fashion world will do all they can in order to help promote each other, including starring in a campaign for a competing label. Versace designer Donatella Versace, 59, is set to appear in a new ad campaign not for her own brand, but for rival design house Givenchy. Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci, 40, revealed the surprising pick for his fall-winter campaign on Instagram yesterday, posting a black and white photo of himself and Donatella, who he described as his ‘ultimate icon’. Double the designer power: Versace designer Donatella Versace appears in a photo with Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy's new ad campaign . 'So proud and honored to introduce my new ultimate icon: Donatella Versace... FW15 Givenchy Family Campaign [sic],' he wrote, while promising that more images from the campaign will be unveiled soon. Donatella re-posted the snap on her own account, captioning it: 'For my talented friend Riccardo. Together we break fashion boundaries today!' 'You made my day unforgettable,' she continued in another post, thanking Riccardo and the shoot's photographers, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Fashionable friends: Donatella, left, and Riccardo, second from left, are longtime friends; they are pictured here with Franca Sozzani, second from right, and Naomi Campbell, right . Big name in the business: Donatella regularly appears in ads for her own design house, Versace, but this is the first time she is modeling for another designer. Casting Donatella in the campaign is without a doubt an unusual choice - both high-fashion brands attract similar clientele, including celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Zoe Saldana - but the designers have actually been friends for years, since first meeting at a Vogue Italia dinner a decade ago. In fact, Donatella interviewed Riccardo for Interview Magazine in 2011, telling him she found his most recent collection at the time to be 'very beautiful - super sexy' before adding that she would 'wear all of it'. That didn't surprise Riccardo, as the designer explained that he was 'obsessed' with Versace as a child and is still inspired by the brand's designs. 'Donatella, you are so much of a Givenchy woman!' he told her. 'I would really love to see you dressed in Givenchy.' Backstage BFFs: Riccardo posted this photo of himself with Donatella during Paris Haute Couture Week . Both Givenchy and Versace have many celebrity fans; Donatella is pictured here with Versace lovers Kate Hudson, left, and Goldie Hawn, right, at Paris Fashion Week this year . Riccardo has more recently proved that he is a fan of Donatella's work as well. At Paris Haute Couture Week earlier this year, the Givenchy designer posted a picture of the pair together backstage and referred to Donatella as a 'couture queen' in the photo's caption. Now, Donatella is returning the complement by lending her face to his Givenchy ads. 'You are one of the most talented designers there,' she told him in 2011. 'What you and I have in common, Donatella, [is] that careful balance,' he said, referring to their joint ability to push boundaries without becoming vulgar. Now the pair will have Givenchy's fall-winter campaign in common too.

Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci, 40, announced that Donatella, 59, will appear in his new ad campaign . The top designers work for competing fashion brands, but they are good friends in real life . Riccardo once told Donatella he would love to see her dressed in Givenchy .

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(CNN)Kanye West has settled a lawsuit with a paparazzi photographer he assaulted -- and the two have shaken on it. The photographer, Daniel Ramos, had filed the civil suit against West after the hip-hop star attacked him and tried to wrestle his camera from him in July 2013 at Los Angeles International Airport. West pleaded no contest last year to a misdemeanor count of battery over the scuffle. A judge sentenced him to two years' probation, as well as anger management sessions and community service. Ramos and his lawyer, Gloria Allred, sought general and punitive damages in the civil suit, saying that West had interfered with the photographer's rights to pursue a lawful occupation. The case had been set for trial next week, but Allred issued a statement Tuesday night saying Ramos' side had filed a dismissal "because the case was settled to the satisfaction of the parties." She didn't disclose the details of the settlement other than saying that "one important aspect of it was an apology by Kanye West to our client, Daniel Ramos." Her statement included a picture of West and Ramos shaking hands, which she said happened after the apology. The original incident was caught on video, including the following exchange. "Kanye! Kanye! Talk to me, Kanye!" Ramos shouts outside a terminal at the Los Angeles airport on the night of July 19, 2013. "What's' going on? Why can't we talk to you? I mean, why?" he asks as West moves through a group of paparazzi. "Now come on, Kanye, I don't want to fight with you," he says as West advances toward him. "I told you, don't talk to me, right," West says. "You're trying to get me in trouble so I step off and have to pay you like $250,000." West is then seen rushing the photographer and attempting to wrestle his camera from his hands. West retreats after about 15 seconds of scuffling with the photographer. "We believe that this case sent an important message," Allred said. "Celebrities are not above the law, and they have no right to physically attack someone simply because they were asked a question." Beverly Hills Police investigated an incident in January 2014 in which West was accused of assaulting a man at a Beverly Hills chiropractor's office. West avoided criminal charges by reaching a civil settlement with the man. Kanye West apologizes to Beck, Bruno Mars . CNN's Sonya Hamasaki contributed to this report.

The rapper assaulted the photographer at Los Angeles International Airport in 2013 . West apologized as part of the settlement, the photographer's lawyer says .

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A toddler suffering from an huge birthmark that could have blinded him in one eye has undergone life-changing plastic surgery. Colby Ramos-Francis, who is 17 months old, was born with a small, heart-shaped growth over his eyelid. But it quickly developed into a large benign tumour that continued to expand. His parents claim NHS doctors were unable to treat the growth or offer surgery, leaving them no option but to beg for help abroad. Scroll down for video . Colby Ramos-Francis, now 17 months old, was born with a small, heart-shaped growth over his eyelid. But it quickly developed into a large benign tumour that continued to expand, threatening his sight . Colby has now had the tumour removed free-of-charge thanks to the US-based Little Baby Face Foundation. His parents claim NHS doctors were unable to treat the growth or offer surgery, leaving them no option but to beg for help abroad . The NHS does not routinely remove the type of tumour Colby had, instead treating the condition with medication. This week, Colby had the tumour removed free-of-charge thanks to the US-based Little Baby Face Foundation (LBFF). His mother Aimee, 18, said: 'Seeing Colby come out without the birthmark is the best thing ever. It makes me incredibly happy. 'If it hadn't been removed properly it could have resulted in him losing his eyesight. It was so emotional seeing him trying to touch it and realising it was not there anymore. 'It is so nice not to have these worries anymore and he can just grow up and be happy.' While also delighted with the outcome, Colby's father Jamie, 23, said he was disappointed the family had been forced to fly across the Atlantic to get the treatment they desperately needed. He said: 'When someone like Josie Cunningham can have free plastic surgery on the NHS and Colby can't, it's just out of order. 'There is a huge waiting list for people like Colby but she can just come along, snap her fingers and gets it. It's heartbreaking.' Ms Cunningham sparked outrage when she announced she'd received a £4,800 boob job on the NHS. Colby, with his parents Jamie and Aimee. His mother said: 'If the growth hadn't been removed properly, it could have resulted in him losing his eyesight. It was so emotional seeing him trying to touch it and realising it was not there anymore' Colby was born with a condition known as haemangioma, a tumour, swelling or growth of the cells that line blood vessels - the endothelial cells. These growths are usually benign but can cause severe pain and can bleed or weep easily if disturbed . Colby was born with a condition known as haemangioma, a tumour, swelling or growth of the cells that line blood vessels - the endothelial cells. These growths are usually benign but can cause severe pain and can bleed or weep easily if disturbed. Ms Ramos-Francis, from Corsham, Wiltshire, who endured a 46-hour labour, said she noticed something different straight after the birth. She said: 'He had a small, pink birthmark on the side of his eye and it was in the same shape as a love-heart. 'I wasn't really that concerned about it because a lot of children are born with them. 'After we got home and we'd settled in with Colby we went for a six-week check up. 'By that time his birthmark had ballooned and it was really bulbous and it wasn't really a nice sight. 'It should have shrunk by the age of one but it hadn't made any progress.' She said doctors in Britain used a range of topical medications and pills - including propranolol - to try and reduce the swelling, but to no avail. The toddler's parents say they were also been the victims of abuse and slurs over their son's appearance, and feared for his chances of living a 'normal' life . His mother added: 'In England they seemed to be picking random numbers hoping it would make a difference, hoping it would shrink it, but it didn't make a difference. 'They then offered steroids but I didn't think it would be right giving a baby steroids, I was against it. 'We didn't really have much of an option except the wait-and-see approach, which we knew deep down really wasn't the best thing for Colby. 'The lady we were seeing eventually said we could possibly see a plastic surgeon - but that it would take years for him to be seen. 'It was a shock we would have to wait that long for surgery. It was heartbreaking.' On top of medical worries, Colby was banned from several daycare centres because of the risk of his growth weeping, leaving his mother unable to seek work while she studies English at the Open University. The toddler's parents say they have also been the victims of abuse and slurs over his appearance. Mr Francis, who works in a hardware store, said: 'We had very nasty comments about Colby and very nasty comments about ourselves. People have even asked if we are beating him. 'Others said "why don't you get that disgusting thing removed from his face?" 'It was difficult and it has been very hurtful at times. We just wanted Colby to have the best.' In February, a team led by paediatric facial plastic surgeon Dr Milton Waner (left) went ahead with a three-hour operation to cut the tumour away at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital . The operation, consultation fees, flights and accommodation would have set the couple back at least £10,000 without the help of the foundation . Desperate, and frustrated with the lack of options in the UK, they turned to the New York-based Little Baby Face Foundation (LBFF), contacting them by Facebook. The charity specialises in treating children born with severe birthmarks and facial deformities. On February 5 this year, a team led by paediatric facial plastic surgeon Dr Milton Waner went ahead with a three-hour operation to cut the tumour away at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital. The operation, consultation fees, flights and accommodation would have set the couple back at least £10,000 without the help of the foundation. But with the level of expertise on offer, including other specialists, nurses and assistance, the figure would be 'much, much higher', the couple say. She said: 'Asking strangers for help can be amazing. We knew no-one in New York before this but they have done so much for us and Colby. We can't thank them enough.' Colby is just one many children to be helped by the LBFF since its founding by Dr Thomas Romo in 2002. Dr Romo said: 'Treating children with facial birth deformities is the most gratifying surgery I can perform. The NHS trust treating Colby before his surgery said that haemangiomas are not routinely surgically removed in the UK . 'The Little Baby Face Foundation transforms not only the face of a child, but their entire life.' The family's claims they would have had to wait many years for plastic surgery have been denied by by Deborah Lee, deputy chief executive of University Hospital Bristol, where Colby received treatment. She said: 'The Trust does not recognise the parents' recollection of the information they were given. 'General advice for this condition in that UK practice is to treat conservatively in the initial stages in the hope that surgery would not be necessary, but even if a decision to proceed to surgery was reached, this would still be during the childhood years. 'Haemangiomas are not routinely surgically removed in the UK. The standard treatment for the condition is propranolol, to which most haemangiomas respond well. 'In the event they do not, patients would be referred to a dermatologist. Any patient accepted for treatment is managed in accordance with national waiting-time standards, which aim to treat 90 per cent of patients within 18 weeks. 'We hope Colby's procedure in the USA was successful, and we wish him the very best for the future.' Colby will now be monitored remotely from New York with the family sending photographs back to the hospital every week. Doctors have not ruled out a second operation in the near future to correct any abnormalities.

Colby Ramos-Francis was born with a small growth over his eyelid . But this soon developed into a large, uncomfortable benign tumour . Parents claim NHS doctors couldn't help and wouldn't perform surgery . He has now successfully had the op in New York - thanks to a US charity .

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Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff sees no reason to go cap in hand to the powers that be within the German giant and demand extra revenue to fight off the new threat of Ferrari. From out of the blue, it was the scarlet red of Ferrari that was back on the top step of the podium for the first time in almost two years last time out in Malaysia, pushing reigning champion Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Nico Rosberg down to second and third. From the threat of another Silver Arrows-dominated campaign in the wake of last year's stunning success and crushing start to the season in Australia, Formula One was provided with a much-needed tonic with Ferrari's return to winning ways courtesy of Sebastian Vettel. Sebastian Vettel saw off the challenge from Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in Malaysia . Vettel (right) won the second race of the season following Mercedes' dominance last year . That led to speculation Wolff was prepared to ask for more funds from the Mercedes board to ensure his team stayed ahead of the pack. But a dismissive Wolff said: 'We have everything we need. 'We feel confident in the resources we have, the staff we have, and that we are well-placed. 'We just need to stay calm, continue to develop and put the right things on the car. 'Maybe we put some things earlier on the car than planned, but there is no reason to panic. 'We are back into a regular racing season where you have more than just one contender, and more than one-twos every single weekend. It's back to normal business.' Mercedes chief Toto Wolff claims the champions will just keep calm and carry on . Mercedes will look into reasons why the team was beaten into second and third in Malaysia . Wolff insists his team has left no stone unturned since the race in Malaysia in a bid to uncover what went wrong, even though most teams would jump through hoops for a two-three finish. 'Although we had two cars on the podium, we have been looking very carefully at every area where we could have performed better,' said Wolff. 'Our opposition has raised its game and we must now raise ours even further. 'As we have said since Melbourne, we expect a season-long battle for both world championships and we must maximise every opportunity. Rosberg (left) and Hamilton visited Mercedes' Brackley base to go through their cars on Thursday . 'China is the next chance to do that - a circuit which has been a good hunting ground for the team. 'Lewis has a great record here, and for Nico it's where he made his first step into the winners' circle. 'We have the weapons at our disposal and we need to make the most of them this weekend.' Hamilton is a three-time winner at the Shanghai International Circuit - including last year - whilst he has been on the podium on three other occasions. Rosberg, meanwhile, was second to Hamilton last year after triumphing in 2012. Like Wolff, Hamilton knows more can and will be done, as he said: 'Malaysia was a tough weekend. Hamilton heads to Shanghai having won the Chinese Grand Prix last year on his way to the title . 'It always is with the heat, but with car problems on Friday, rain during qualifying on Saturday and a race which didn't go to plan on Sunday, that one was particularly challenging. 'Ultimately we made the best choices we could, but there is always room for improvement and we've been working hard to analyse everything for the next race in China. 'The circuit is one I really enjoy and it suits my driving style quite well. 'I won the race last year and have only finished outside of the podium places twice, so the target is definitely to build on that and get back to the front.' The British driver is congratulated by film star Arnold Schwarzenegger after winning the Australian Grand Prix . From his perspective, Rosberg is far from happy with his two races to date which have seen him finish second and third. 'It's not been a perfect start to my sixth year with the team and I'm determined to turn that around this weekend,' insisted Rosberg. 'Of course, my team-mate will have other ideas, so will my compatriot in the red car (Vettel) I'm sure. 'But this is a track that has always suited me well, so I'm aiming to put in a strong weekend.'

Sebastian Vettel gave Ferrari victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix . Mercedes will remain calm and not panic, says chief Toto Wolff . Lewis Hamilton heads to Chinese Grand Prix as reigning champion .

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An Australian doctor is the face of the latest Islamic State propaganda video in which the terrorist organisation announces the launch of its own health service in Syria. The propaganda video shows a man with an Australian accent who calls himself 'Abu Yusuf' and calls on foreign doctors to travel to the ISIS stronghold Raqqa to help launch the ISHS (the Islamic State Health Service), which appears to be mimicking Britain's National Health Service. The vision shows Yusuf handling babies in a maternity ward while wearing western-style blue surgical scrubs and a stethoscope. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . An Australian doctor who calls himself 'Abu Yusuf' is geatured in the latest Islamic State propaganda video in which the terrorist organisation announces the launch of the Islamic State Health Service . The video's poster shows a cropped image of a doctor, wearing an western-style blue surgical scrubs which appear to mimic Britain's National Health Service . The vision, which is the latest in a string of high budget propaganda videos from the depraved militant group, shows Yusuf interviewed inside the paediatric ward of a Syrian hospital. 'My name is Abu Yusuf. I made hijrah from Australia to the Islamic State to live under the khilafah,’ he says. 'I saw this as part of my jihad for Islam, to help the Muslim Ummah (community) in the area that I could which is the medical field.' He claims to be sad he delayed travelling to Syria for so long. ‘It is disappointing to think how many fellow Muslims brothers and sisters in the medical field, who are doctors and nurses, physios, who are still living in the West and unfortunately the Muslims living here are suffering, not necessary from a lack of equipment or medicine but a mainly a lack of qualified medical care.' Yusuf is shown monitoring and handling babies in a maternity unit as well as teaching another doctor how to care for the infant patients . The vision is the latest in a string of high budget propaganda videos from the depraved militant group . Yusuf urges foreign Muslims with medical training to come forward and join the latest caliphate initiative. ‘We really need your help. It is not the equipment that we are lacking, it is truly just the staff. Inshallah see you soon.' The video also features an Indian physiologist called Abu Muqatil al-Hindi, who says the physical therapy centre is ‘one of them most important areas that any hospital should have.’ The physiologist says there are already Australian physiologists in the wing, but he encourages more doctors to travel to Syria to help the struggling medical service. The video also features an Indian physiologist called Abu Muqatil al-Hindi, who encourages more doctors to travel to Syria to help the struggling medical service . Abu Yusuf al-Australi calls upon foreigners with medical training to join the Islamic State's new medical initiative . Australian National University terrorism expert Dr Clarke Jones confirmed the authenticity of the video to Daily Mail Australia. ‘I’m familiar with IS propaganda and this is certainly legit,' he said. ‘The video is interesting because it’s trying to communicate a sense of normalcy within the caliphate. The babies, ambulances and modern medical equipment are a far cry from the barbarity of their other videos.’ ‘In reality, the conditions are not accurate: Syria remains a very hostile environment. But it communicates a major shift in their recruitment.’ Dr Jones believes the group are trying to attract more sophisticated demographic than in the past, when they targeted disillusioned youths. ‘They are asking for foreigners with medical training and an education, and they aren’t trying to lure them for militant purposes. This poses an interesting question: is this still considered radicalisation?’ Nine British medical students have travelled to Syria to work in hospitals in Islamic State-held areas. Pictured from left to right: Hisham Mohammed Fadlallah, Lena Maumoon Abdulqadir and Tamer Ahmed Ebu Sebah . The four women and five men apparently kept their plans secret from their families and fled to Syria . Left to right: Rowan Kamal Zine El Abidine, Sami Ahmed Kadir and Ismail Hamadoun . The medical students are believed to now be in the ISIS-held area of Tel Abyad, From left to right: Nada Sami Kader, Mohamed Osama Badri Mohammed and Tasneem Suleyman . The footage, which appeared on social media on Thursday, comes after nine Brritish medical students travelled to Syria last month, claiming they were going to help treat victims of the civil war. The students are all believed to be of Sudanese origin and were studying at a medical school in Khartoum, Sudan. The students have been named as Lena Mamoun Abdelgadir, Nada Sami Kader, Rowan Kamal Zine El Abidine, Tasneem Suleyman Huseyin, Ismail Hamdoun, Tamer Ahmed Ebu Sebah, Mohammed Osama Badri Mohammed, Hisham Mohammed Fadlallah and Sami Ahmed Kadir. Former Melbourne man turned Islamic State recruiter Neil Prakash (above) has featured in recnt propaganda videos . In February, Australia's Attorney-General George Brandis announced an $18 million initiative to battle extremist propaganda. The operation, which will be launched in July, will employ a team of technology experts to assess the impact of online extremist propaganda. The government also plans to seek the help of platforms such as Google, Twitter and Facebook, to counter extremist messages. This week, senior Islamic State commander Abu Khaled al-Cambodi released a propaganda video where he ordered his 'beloved brothers' to 'rise up' and attack targets in Australia. The former Melbourne man was a key figure in police investigations surrounding a plot which was foiled last week which saw teenagers allegedly planning to attack police during today’s Anzac Day ceremony. Police have charged three men over the shocking plot which would have seen a police officer run over and killed with a knife. Islamic State terrorists (above) are in charge of a large swath of Syria and Iraq and have recruited thousands of foreign fighters .

New video features an Australian doctor called Abu Yusuf al-Australi . The doctor calls on foreigners with training to join the ISIS health service . He is seen handling babies while dressed in western-style surgical scrubs . The video appears to be mimicking Britain's National Health Service . Nine British medical students recently travelled to Syria to join ISIS .

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Sunderland have been branded ‘disgraceful’ following their shock decision not to suspend Adam Johnson despite the player facing child sex charges. The 27-year-old has been charged with three offences of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl and one of grooming and could face a prison term of up to 14 years if found guilty. But Sunderland — just one point above the Premier League relegation zone — announced on Friday that Johnson will remain available for selection and he is set to feature at Stoke. Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson leaves Peterlee police station on Thursday after being charged . The 27-year-old has not been suspended by his club Sunderland despite the child sex charges . Johnson, who could face up to 14 years in prison, will now appear at Peterlee Magistrates Court on May 20 . Apr 25 - Stoke (a) May 2 - Southampton (h) May 9 - Everton (a) May 16 - Leicester (h) May 20 - Arsenal (a) May 24 - Chelsea (a) Jill Saward was the first rape victim in England to waive her legal right to anonymity and she has urged fans to boycott the Stadium of Light because of the decision. ‘It is very difficult for families and for young girls who like going to football, who support football,’ she said. ‘Hopefully, people will not turn up.’ She added: ‘In any other situation like that, it would be the norm to suspend him. The fact the football club aren’t doing so sends a very poor message. 'Most of the clubs put money ahead of morality and I think it is disgraceful because it just sends a message out to people that, actually, all they’re interested in is their results, all they’re interested in is winning.’ However, Jim Gilling, secretary of the Coxhoe Supporters’ Group, believes Johnson should be free to play. ‘It’s the right decision,’ he said. ‘We have to remember he is not guilty of anything yet. ‘But the club have left their decision open and it may well be that they reverse it should circumstances change.’ Manager Dick Advocaat supports the club’s stance and admits Johnson is ‘an important player’ as they fight relegation. But many fans are concerned that the decision has been taken on footballing grounds given the threat to their top-flight status. Steve Dean, secretary of the SAFC Liaison Group, told Sportsmail: ‘I am very surprised the club did not suspend him. ‘Going out of the Premier League would cost the club millions of pounds and that is often the first consideration these days. The England international (right) was wearing a black tracksuit as he attended the hearing on Thursday . Johnson was accompanied by his lawyer as the Sunderland winger arrived at the police station on Thursday . CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL TABLE . ‘I never miss a game and no-one wants to see Sunderland in the Premier League more than me, but morally I think the decision is wrong. If they were in mid-table I suspect it might have been different. Clive Dent, secretary of the Sedgefield Supporters’ Group, agrees. ‘I would prefer it if he didn’t play,’ he said. ‘Now he has been charged he is going to be even more of a target for supporters. He’s going to get hammered.’ Advocaat was not consulted over the issue. He will decide whether Johnson is in the right frame of mind to start on Saturday. And the Dutch boss said: ‘I’ve got a decision to make (as to whether I play him). He is an important player for us. The club have made a statement and I stand behind that.’ Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Adam Johnson could feature against Stoke on Saturday afternoon . READ: Johnson has been charged with three offences of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl . The 27-year-old could face up to 14 years in prison if he is found guilty . Jill Saward, the first rape victim in England to waive her anonymity, has hit out at Premier League outfit Sunderland . Saward insists Sunderland are sending out a 'very poor message'

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The family of murdered Australian baseball player Chris Lane broke down in court as they listened to an emergency call revealing the distressing final moments of his life. The 22-year-old, from Melbourne, was jogging along a street in the rural southern Oklahoma city of Duncan in August 2013, when he was shot in the back with a .22 calibre handgun. His parents, Donna and Peter Lane listened to the frantic seven-minute 911 emergency phone call made by Oklahoma resident who witnessed their son collapsed on the side of the road. Chancey Luna, 17, was charged with first-degree murder. The teen was riding in a Ford Focus with two teenage friends when he allegedly pulled the trigger as the vehicle drove past. Scroll down for video . Family and friends, along with his then girlfriend Sarah Harper (right) broke down as they listened to the frantic seven-minute 911 emergency call made by witnesses who tried to save Chris Lane's (left) life . Joy Smith: He's turning blue. 9-11 dispatch: Is he talking to you right now? Joy Smith: No he's [gasping noise], that's all he's doing, making that noise. 9-11: All right, you just stay on the line with me, OK? Joy Smith: If you don't hurry, he's gone. 9-11: Ma'am, they're coming OK, I can't make them come any faster. Joy Smith: Oh my gosh how long's it going to be? He's stopped breathing. Mr Lane, who was on a baseball scholarship with Oklahoma's East Central University, was visiting his girlfriend in Duncan when he was randomly gunned down. Family and friends, including Mr Lane's former girlfriend Sarah Harper, heard details about how two bystanders tried to resuscitate the young man who had stopped breathing and wept during the proceedings at the Duncan's District Court on Wednesday. Members of the family broke into loud, uncontrolled sobs when authorities showed the white baseball cap Lane wore when he was shot and photographs of the bullet wound taken in a hospital morgue. Linda Prior cried as she told court how she attempted to shut Lane's 'big brown eyes' but wasn't able to after failing to resuscitate him. 'The big brown eyes were just staring at me,' Ms Prior, who has first aid training and performed CPR, told the court. The parents of slain Australian baseballer Chris Lane, Donna (right) and Peter, leaving Duncan District Court . Duncan woman Joy Smith (right) leaves court after she told court how she saw Mr Lane stumble and fall on the road. Smith's 911 phone call was played in court . Chancey Luna has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting Mr Lane in the back . Luna, a Duncan high school student, showed no emotion during the 911 recording and Ms Prior's evidence. Another local, Richard Rhoades, who also tried to help Lane, said he took off his shirt to place it over Lane's face when they realised he was dead. 'I just thought it would be nice to close his eyes,' he said. Luna's lawyer, Jim Berry, made a shock admission in court on Tuesday that his client had fired the bullet that killed Lane but added the teen was 'reckless' and was only trying to 'scare the jogger'. The lawyer told the jury that for Luna to be found guilty of first degree murder, the prosecution would have to prove beyond reasonable doubt the murder was premeditated. Prosecutors said Luna internationally pulled the trigger. The trial continues. Donna Lane, mother of shot Australian baseball player Chris Lane, holds a framed Christmas card he and his girlfriend Sarah Harper had sent her on an earlier, happy festive season . Lane (left and right), 22, from Melbourne, was shot in the back on August 16, 2013, in what police said was a random killing as he ran along a road in Duncan, southern Oklahoma, where he was on a sporting scholarship . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.

Chris Lane, 22, from Melbourne, was gunned down on August 16, 2013 . Family and friends broke down as they listened to an emergency call . They heard details about how two bystanders tried to resuscitate Mr Lane . His mother Donna, walked out of court in tears after graphic testimony . Chancey Luna has been charged with Lane's murder . The trial is being held at Duncan District Court .

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They may have millions in the bank and the most prestigious beauty houses bending over backwards to gift them products, but our favourite A-listers don't turn their noses up at cheap and simple tricks when it comes to beautifying. From Shailene Woodley colouring her lips with roasted beetroot to Kate Moss submerging her face in cucumber water, it seems the stars' best kept beauty hacks start in the kitchen. Insurgent actress Shailene, who is a big fan of natural beauty, has confessed to cooking the vibrant vegetable to use it as an alternative to lipstick. Insurgent actress Shailene Woodley colours her lips with roasted beetroot rather than lipstick... and she's not the only celebrity who favours natural beauty products . She told Bon Appetit magazine: 'It's totally awesome. Beets are amazing. If you roast them you'll get a better lipstick. 'They're not as potent and they don't stain the same way if they're raw. So I roast them first and then just dab a little of the juice on my lips with my finger.' The 23-year-old star isn't the only celebrity who swears by unusual products when it comes to looking her best. Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively revealed the secret behind her glossy blonde locks comes from her fridge. Blake Lively says her mother taught her to slather mayonnaise on the bottom half of her hair before showering to avoid it drying out . She told Byrdie: 'My mum taught me this really great beauty tip. She used to put oil or mayonnaise on the bottom half of her hair before she would shower. 'That way, when she would shampoo, the soap wouldn't strip the bottom of the hair and dry it out, making it brittle.' Meanwhile, 12 Years A Slave actress Lupita Nyong'o combats her dry skin with oily vegetables. She told Harper's Bazaar last year: 'Avocado oil is a big thing for me. I discovered it last year, and at first I was using it just on my body, but then I realised it works on my face, and my hair too, for that matter! 'Especially in the wintertime, when my skin is drier, it really seeps in and leaves it nice and lush.' Lupita Nyong'o combats her dry skin with avocado and loves to use it on her locks, too . Blonde-haired bombshell Scarlett Johansson is famed for her china doll skin and plump red lips. And while the actress can afford to splurge on a plethora of skincare treatments, the A-lister has been guarding a rather cheap and unusual beauty secret. The Avengers star has revealed that she uses apple cider vinegar as a cleanser. The 30-year-old slathers the natural product across her face to keep her spots at bay. While the actress did admit that the product - which is priced at around £1.50 in stores such as Holland & Barrett- can be harsh on skin, it has actually been effective in treating her spots. Speaking to Contactmusic about her beauty secrets, she revealed: 'I researched natural skincare and found that apple cider vinegar is really effective. 'Using it as a toner can be harsh, but if you have breakouts it can be really healing. 'It's a little bit stinky but if you're not sleeping over at your boyfriend's it's really effective!,' she added. Scarlett Johansson has revealed that she uses apple cider vinegar as a cleanser and to keep her spots at bay . Natural beauty Catherine Zeta- Jones is happy to use her own homegrown beauty secrets, such as rubbing honey and salt on her skin to beat wrinkles, washing her hair in beer and brushing her teeth with a strawberry. In an interview with Now Magazine back in 2009, the actress admitted that the answer to preserving her youthful appearance lies as much in her kitchen as her make-up bag. 'I rub a mixture of honey and salt all over my body to moisturise and exfoliate,' she said. 'You wash it off and your skin is gorgeous. Also, I love to eat an apple after a meal, just to cleanse my teeth - they always look polished afterwards.' If there aren't any apples in the fruit bowl, a strawberry will suffice. 'The juice or pulp of strawberries contains malic acid which serves as an astringent and can lighten surface stains,' she explained. 'Pineapples work the same way.' However, while her rather unusual beauty regime appears to have its benefits, she admits it has its drawbacks too. 'I do condition my hair with honey and beer. 'I smell like the bottom of a beer barrel for days afterwards but it's very good for the hair.' Kate Moss submerges her face into a sinkful of iced cucumber water in the morning to perk up her skin . As someone who likes the odd cigarette and night out on the town, many are left wondering how does Kate Moss maintain such a glowing visage? The supermodel submerges her face into a sinkful of iced cucumber water in the morning to perk up her skin. 'If I wake up looking tired and puffy, I fill a sink with ice and cucumber and submerge my face. 'It tightens everything making you look and feel instantly awake. It is a bit Joan Crawford - but it works!,' she told Stylist magazine. Cucumber and the skin share the same level of hydrogen, so the fruit can easily help to cure problem areas.

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A wife has told how she has put her husband on a lifelong sex ban and tracks his every move, after discovering he had cheated on her after taking a lie detector test. Despite his infidelity, Haley and Kev Mulholland still share a house in Bristol, though Mr Mulholland has to sleep on the living room sofa. The mother-of-eight says that while she does not want her husband, she does not want any other woman to have him either. Haley Mulholland became suspicious husband Kevin was having an affair after reading his Facebook page . Mrs Mulholland monitors her husband’s movements, checks his phone and even sniffs him to see if she can smell another woman’s perfume. 'I might not want Kev, but I don’t want anyone else to have him either,' said the 45 year old, who is mum to Sophie, 27, Kerrie, 25, Kasey, 14, Brittany, 13, Paige ten, Tyler, nine, Madison, eight and five-year-old Alexius. 'I keep tabs on his phone and on his Facebook page. He swears he’s staying true, but I couldn’t trust him as far as I could throw him. Over the past few months I’ve become quite the detective.' Though Mrs Mulholland has so far found no evidence to suggest he is straying, she refuses to take her husband of 15 years back. She said: 'While we’re not divorced, we’re not together. There’s no kissing, sex or anything like that, though Kev’s tried his luck. 'He creeps into my room saying the sofa’s given him a bad back and that he needs to sleep in my bed. I just tell him where to go. Kevin and Haley, who have been together for 15 years, are pictured on their wedding day . 'The other night he started stroking my thigh. I slapped his hand away. This body is well and truly out of bounds.' The Mulhollands' marriage became rocky shortly before they renewed their wedding vows on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Mrs Mulholland said: 'A month before the big day I was on the computer and noticed Facebook was still logged on to Kev’s profile. 'I clicked on his inbox, and discovered a message from one of our neighbours. 'She’d written "Have you told her yet?" which made my heart race. 'Had my Kev been going round for more than a cup of sugar? 'The rest of their correspondence was harmless enough, so I decided to give Kev the benefit of the doubt. Haley learns that Kevin did cheat her on after a lie detector test on the Jeremy Kyle televsion show . 'But just weeks after our wedding I started hearing rumours about the two of them. 'I asked Kev if something was going on and he denied it. But I smelt a rat - a love rat.' That is when Mrs Mulholland started to doubt her husband and put him on a sex ban until he admitted the truth. She said: 'I trusted the people who were telling me. So I told him, no nookie until I get to the bottom it. 'Two years went by and I stuck to my word. We slept on opposite sides of the bed, absolutely no touching. Haley says she has banished Kevin to the sofa after learning that he cheated and has also imposed a sex ban . 'By the end Kev was so desperate for some hanky panky he suggested we went on the Jeremy Kyle show for a lie detector test. 'I booked for us to go on the show. A couple of nights later I checked Kev’s Facebook inbox and felt sick to my stomach. 'There were loads of messages from this other woman. She had written that she was worried she’d caught an STI from Kev. It was absolutely disgusting.' Mrs Mulholland went round to confront her neighbour who claimed her Facebook had been hacked. But the lie detector test on the Jeremy Kyle show revealed that Mr Mulholland had cheated on his wife with their neighbour. The couple trip the light fantastic after renewing their wedding vows just one month after Haley discovered the incriminating Facebook message suggesting Kevin was having an affair . The couple kiss after renewing their wedding vows before friends and family . She said: 'Kev walked off stage, swearing that the results were fixed. But that evening he finally admitted the truth. 'He said it had only lasted five minutes, but that didn’t matter to me. Once a cheat always a cheat. 'I knew we were over but I didn’t kick him out for the sake of the kids, instead I moved him downstairs. 'The little ones are none the wiser.' Mrs Mulholland said she has now started to track her husband’s movements to make sure he isn’t seeing other women. 'It sounds crazy as, hand on my heart, I do not want him back. But whenever he goes out I make a note of how long for and calculate what he could be doing,' she said. In happier times: Haley and Kevin who is father to six of her eight children . 'Maybe it’s jealousy or perhaps it’s because I want him to suffer. 'I know his Facebook password and I log in most days to check whether his floozy has been in touch. 'She’s kept quiet, and if she has any sense she’ll continue to do so.' It’s not just technology Mrs Mulholland uses to try and catch her husband out. 'The other day I hugged him as soon as he walked through the door. I think he saw it as progress, but I was just seeing if I could smell another woman on him. 'I make sure I know where he is at all times. 'So far he has passed the test, but if he ever fails I’m ready to pounce.' Mr Mulholland, who is unable to work due to a bad back, has told his wife he will win her back by remaining celibate until she changes her mind. He claims he’ll show he’s remained faithful by doing another lie detector test. Haley Mulholland says she now keeps tabs on her husband and checks his Facebook page . Mrs Mulholland said: 'I don’t know what I’d do if the results came back and he’s telling the truth. Maybe I’d take him back, maybe I wouldn’t. 'For now I’m happy being single. I don’t see a man in my future and I’ll be damned if there’s a woman in Kevin’s. 'He’s made his bed and he has to lie in it – alone.' Mr Mulholland, 46, said he was determined to win his wife back. 'I love Haley more than anything, no other woman compares. The kids and her are my life. 'I’m still living in the house, so there’s still love there. I’m not having sex with anyone to prove just how serious I am. 'The fact that she’s checking up on me tells me that she cares.'

Haley Mulholland still lives in Bristol home with partner Kevin . Mother-of-eight refuses to share bed with ex who is forced to sleep on sofa . Discovered Facebook messages which revealed secret relationship . Went on Jeremy Kyle show where test revealed infidelity . Says while she doesn't want him, she won't let another have him either .

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The Polish father, who may be suffering from amnesia, does not know how he came to lose his memory or be in the UK, and cannot even recall his own name . A Polish father has wandered into the London Embassy with no memory of who he is except that he has a daughter. The mystery man, who may be suffering from amnesia, does not know how he came to lose his memory or be in the UK, and cannot even recall his own name. All that he could remember was that he was from the Poznan area of Poland and has a daughter called Lenka. He may or may not have come from Denmark within the past few days. The man, who was found without identification, taken to hospital after he arrived at the Polish Consulate in central London yesterday afternoon. Currently, the only clue to his identity is a distinctive tattoo of a flower on his right upper arm. He is being cared for at London's St Thomas' Hospital while police appeal for anyone who recognises him to come forward. Scotland Yard said: 'Police are appealing for help to identify a Polish man who has been taken to St Thomas' Hospital suffering memory loss. 'The man attended the Polish Consulate at around 5pm on Thursday, 2 April. 'Due to his lack of memory, he was taken by London Ambulance Service to the hospital as a precaution. 'The man is able to state that he was born in Poland and may have travelled to London from Denmark within the past few days. The mystery man had wandered into the London Embassy with no memory of who he is except that he has a daughter . 'He may be from the Poznan area of Poland and have a daughter called Lenka. 'He is a white man, 5ft 8ins in height of medium build. He has a tattoo of a flower on his right upper arm.' Anyone with information should call Lambeth Missing Person Unit on 101. What is retrograde amnesia? Amnesia is the name given to a disturbance in the ability to recall stored memories. It is usually caused by disease or head injury, but in rare cases can occur apparently spontaneously. The memory loss associated with amnesia can include everything from a person's past or just portions of it. In most cases, it is a temporary condition, lasting from a few seconds to a few hours. But in severe cases, it can last months or even years. There are several different types of amnesia. Retrograde amnesia is an inability to remember any events that occurred before the accident or illness. The leading hypotheses are some form of epileptic event, a problem with blood circulation around, to or from the brain, or some kind of migraine-like phenomenon. Usually, the affected person cannot remember events shortly before their accident or illness at all, but their memories of the distant past are intact, and there is a gradient of memory loss between the two extremes. Retrograde amnesia often lasts for a year, before the patient starts to remember things.

Mystery man wandered into Polish Embassy yesterday with no memory . The only clue to his identity is a distinctive flower tattoo on his right arm . He can't recall his own name, how he lost his memory or came to be in UK . All he could remember that he was from Poland and his daughter Lenka .

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It is seen as extremely rude in most human societies, but it appears apes also use whispers to pass on information they do not want others to hear. Gibbons - better known for their deafening songs that reverberate around the forests they inhabit - have been found to regularly use the secretive form of communication. The apes, which are found in the forest of south east Asia, produce a variety of soft call types, known as 'hoos', that are almost inaudible to the human ear. Scroll down for video . Lars gibbons like this one in Khao Yai National Park Thailand use soft 'hoo' calls that are similar to whispers . Yet scientists have found the animals use these whispers to communicate specific information to each other about predators, foraging and when meeting neighbours. The researchers found that predator 'hoos' in particular were produced at frequencies well below the threshold of hearing for eagles and other birds of prey. A dictionary that decodes the calls produced by gibbons is being developed by scientists. Researchers at Wisconsin University in Madison have been using computer algorithms to analyse the whoops and songs produced by the apes. Gibbons singing usually consists of a crescendo of notes, particularly in response to predators. This usually starts with a series of soft 'hoo' noises that are only audible at close range but this rapidly grows to become much louder. In most studied cases these songs are produced in response to predators but they also duet together in social song. This suggests the quiet calls were designed to alert other gibbons nearby without alerting the raptors. Similarly biologists studying lar gibbons found they used a different whisper call to when a tiger or leopard was in the area. Dr Esther Clarke, who led the research at the University of Durham, said the findings could also help to provide valuable clues about human speech evolved and perhaps even why humans began using whispers. She told Mail Online: '(Hoo calls) have been overlooked in favour of the more conspicuous songs. 'We just didn't know they were using context-specific calls at close range. 'It opens up the possibility that their vocal repertoire is much larger than we previously imagined.' She added: 'These animals are extraordinarily vocal creatures and give us the rare opportunity to study the evolution of complex vocal communication in a non-human primate. 'In the future, gibbon vocalisations may reveal much about the processes that shape vocal communication, and because they are an ape species, they may be one of our best hopes at tracing the evolution of human communication.' Gibbons have one of the loudest calls in the natural world, creating whoops that can travel for miles through the dense forests where they live. Most research until now has concentrated on their loud songs which the animals use to communicate with each other over long distances. However, Dr Clarke and her team, whose work is published in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, decided to focus on the softer hoo call types. While these calls have been known about since the 1940s, they have not been studied in detail due to their low volume and because they are almost indistinguishable to the human ear. Lar gibbons used hoo calls to warn each other of predators but also during more intimate moments like this . The researchers used models like of this snake to test whether certain hoo calls were specific to predators . Different hoo calls appeared to be related to the activity the gibbons were taking part in like foraging (above) Using modern recording technology and computer analysis, Dr Clarke and her colleagues have been able to detect subtle differences in frequency, pitch, length and volume of these calls. They recorded 450 hoo sounds and found there were six different types of calls being produced by the gibbons. The researchers have been able to identify which of these calls are associated with particular situations. The researchers spent almost four months following lar gibbons around the forests of Mo Singto in Khao Yai National Park, north east Thailand recording their calls and behaviour. They found that the gibbons produced individual hoo calls in different situations, including when they were foraging, when they encountered neighbours, during duet songs between paired mates and when they detected predators. This model of a bird of prey produced short, low frequency and extremely quiet calls from the gibbons . This model of a leopard also produced low frequency and quiet calls from the gibbons when they spotted it . The researchers used a series of models of predators to test whether the calls were associated with specific predators. They found raptor hoos were less intense, shorter, lower pitch and had a small frequency span. They were the least audible of the calls. Raptors hear best in the 1-4kHz range while the gibbon hoos were consistently below the 1kHz threshold. Tiger and leopard hoos were similar, suggesting that callers perceived these two predators as belonging to the same ‘big cat’ class. While both gibbon sexes displayed similar hoo calls, female calls were lower in frequency than male ones. The researchers say this is surprising, as among mammals, males tend to have lower frequency voices than females. Females also typically did not produce hoo vocalisations when encountering neighbours and often remained passive. This video shows a white handed gibbon singing the more distinctive and audible calls while in a zoo enclosure . Males, however, often interacted with neighbouring individuals. The gibbons also seemed to use whispering during more intimate moments - much like humans do too. Writing in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, Dr Clarke and her colleagues said: 'Duet hoos tended to be higher in frequency than the other contexts, significantly so when compared with feeding,leopard, tiger and raptor hoos and raptor and tiger hoos.' The researchers say the study is of direct relevance for the on-going debate about the evolution of human speech. Researchers say the findings could shed light on the evolution of human speech and why we began whispering . The ability to produce calls that are context-specific is necessary for communication to direct the attention of others. This behaviour appears to be widespread and was likely present in the ancestor of modern primates and humans. The acoustic variation seen in gibbon hoos in particular may be similar to human speech, in which subtle acoustic parameters, like pitch, can be important carriers of meaning. Chimpanzees bash out distinctive drum solos on the roots of trees as a form of 'signature' and to tell others in their group where they are. Biologists studying the primates have found over the years that male chimps grip the buttresses of tree roots with their hands and beat them with their feet. The noises produced - which is normally accompanied with loud hooting - are known as pant calls, and can be heard more than half a mile (1km) away, even in the dense jungle. But now one group of scientists studying the animal in the Sonso Community in the Budongo Forest in Uganda, have found that this drumming contains distinctive rhythmic patterns that can be used to identify a specific individual. Each male used a different number of beats and used a style of doublets and pauses that was distinct to them. The researchers also discovered that the chimps tended to use drumming far more often when their group was travelling. They believe this may help keeps tabs on an individual's whereabouts.

Biologists at Durham University spent four months recording gibbon calls . They recorded gibbons making 450 'hoo' calls from 25 animals that were impossible to distinguish with the human ear and were often inaudible . Each call was found to relate to different contexts like foraging, meeting neighbours, singing to mates or warning others about a predator nearby . Hoos about birds of prey were the quietest so not to alert the predators .

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Chris Ramsey has hailed Tony Pulis as one of the best British coaches in the country, but insists he doesn’t need to take any tactical tips from the experienced relegation dodger. Ramsey’s QPR, who face Pulis’s West Brom at the Hawthorns on Saturday, are 19th in the Barclay’s Premier League table – four points adrift of Sunderland in 17th. The R’s have taken just four points since the turn of the year and could do with a season climax reminiscent of Pulis’s 2013-14 campaign with Crystal Palace, in which they took 17 points from their final eight games to avoid the drop. Chris Ramsey praised Tony Pulis ahead of his sides crucial clash with West Brom in the Premier League . Indeed, Pulis was linked with the vacant QPR managerial post after Harry Redknapp’s departure in February, but many of the Loftus Road faithful turned their noses up at his perceived long-ball tactics. ‘I think Tony Pulis would be a good fit anywhere because he is a quality coach,’ Ramsey said when asked about the speculation. ‘He maximises what he does with his players so he would be a good fit anywhere. Not just here, at any club. ‘I think Tony gets a very bad reputation for the way he plays. What he does is he goes into places, assesses what the players need and gets the best out of them. I would say he is one of the top British coaches in the country.’ Ramsey claims Pulis 'is one of the best coaches in Britain,' but says that he won't be asking for his advice . While Ramsey admits he is encouraged by the likes of Pulis, he firmly believes his own tactical acumen is the reason he was entrusted with keeping QPR in the top flight. ‘I take inspiration from Tony because I respect him as a man and as a coach and as a manager,’ Ramsey continued. ‘I’ll take any advice from any coach in any league, because I realise how tough the job is. ‘As far as tactics are concerned, I don’t think I’d be looking at anybody else and asking for any advice. I’ve been put in the job for a reason, the reason being that the people who’ve put me in think I know what I’m doing. ‘Apart from a dodgy 20 minutes at Crystal Palace, I think we’ve been in every game, especially against the top teams. We were extremely disappointed we didn’t get anything against Everton. But ultimately it’s about the money ends of the ground, isn’t it? And we haven’t been good enough at both ends when it really counted.’ The Queens Park Rangers boss knows that his side can't afford to slip up anymore if they want to stay up .

Chris Ramsey praises Tony Pulis as one of the best coaches in Britain . The Queens Park Rangers boss says he won't be asking for his advice . QPR travel to West Brom on Saturday in crucial relegation clash . CLICK HERE for all the latest QPR news .

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She's a best-selling singer, actress, fashion designer, beauty buff and one of the world's best connected stars. And now, Rita Ora - who is only 24 and has already made the transition from a Kosovan-born fledgling singer to one of the globe's most successful and popular stars - is lending her good looks to a modelling campaign. Rita has been unveiled as the face of Rimmel's latest beauty campaign and showcases the brand's colourful new collection of eyeliners, lipsticks and nail varnishes. Scroll down for video . Rita Ora, 24, has lent her good looks to Rimmel's colourful new beauty campaign . Rocking a red lip and beachy, tousled hair, Rita proves she can cut it as a model. Kate Moss had to wait almost a decade to get a look from Rimmel but not Rita, who was snapped up in 2013 by the beauty giant. Rita has even unveiled her own festival-inspired range, Rimmel: Colourfest Lip and Nail Collection by Rita Ora, for the beauty giant. The collection, which is also inspired by Rita's passion for music, is full of long-lasting lip glosses and high shine polishes in the rainbow hued colours that Rita loves. Rocking a red lip and beachy, tousled hair, Rita proves she can cut it as a model as she showcases her cleavage in a Brian Litchenberg graffiti-emblazoned crop top . Rita also recently unveiled her own festival-inspired range, Rimmel: Colourfest Lip and Nail Collection by Rita Ora, for the beauty giant . As well as conquering the beauty world, Rita partied with fashion's finest at Tommy Hilfiger's new store opening and dinner party that followed in Paris, France, on Tuesday night. Rita's rapper beau Ricky, son of the legendary designer, smartened up for the occasion, ditching his usual emo jumpers and baggy jeans for a grey suit. The green-haired star happily posed alongside his girlfriend, who set off her look with a top-knot and a slick of deep red lipstick. Rita partied with fashion's finest at Tommy Hilfiger's new store opening and dinner party that followed in Paris, France, on Tuesday night with her boyfriend Ricky . Rita and Ricky's romance has been going from strength-to-strength since they met last summer and the pair reportedly moved in together in January. The Voice UK coach showed no sign of her recent disappointment after losing her two remaining acts, Karis and Joe, during the semi-final of the BBC One singing competition last weekend. The pop starlet is the only coach going into the final with no acts. Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson was the only mentor to get both of his acts - Emmanuel and Stevie - into the final, while Will.i.am and Sir Tom both have a contestant in the running to be crowned the winner of series four. Rita's own collection is also inspired by her passion for music, with one polish in her range fittingly being named 'Glastonberry'

Rita, 24, models in colourful new Rimmel beauty campaign . Star has also designed her own make-up collection for brand . Partied in Paris last night with boyfriend Ricky Hilfiger .

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A brazen thief has allegedly taken a diamond engagement ring from Christine Davidson just days before she passed away on Thursday . The family of a woman who battled a cancerous brain tumour for 14 years has claimed her diamond engagement ring was 'forcefully removed and stolen' from her finger at a nursing home just days before she passed away. Christine Davidson, from Adelaide, South Australia, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2001, and told she only had between nine months to three years to live. After enduring an incredible 14 years of chemotherapy and radiation, the mother of two lost her battle to cancer last Thursday morning at an Adelaide nursing home at the age of 61. But four days before she died, her husband Ronny and their two daughters Symantha, 40, and Kelly, 38, noticed her ring was missing from her finger. 'Dad noticed the bruises around her finger and asked us if we managed to get the ring off,' Symantha told Daily Mail Australia. 'Three weeks prior to her passing, we tried to remove the ring because it started to cut her circulation but we had no luck after trying everything we could think of.’ The family has launched a desperate online appeal in a bid to have their mother's ring returned. Christine Davidson (left) who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, pictured with her husband Ronny (right) and their daughter Symantha (centre) Christine and her husband Ronny were happily married for 41 years before she passed away . Kelly took to her Facebook account last Wednesday to post an emotional appeal and has since attracted more than 117,000 shares and almost 17,000 likes. 'We just don't understand how someone could steal from a dying woman,' Symantha said. ‘The ring was a sign of mum and dad’s long lasting love and their strong marriage – they were happily married for 41 years before she passed. ‘Mum also promised to give the ring to her only granddaughter who she was very close to - My daughter Jayda, 17, but now she’s devastated.' Christine was working at an insurance company before her sickness came on suddenly 14 years ago . Christine, who fell suddenly ill 14 years ago, pictured with her grandchildren last Christmas . On March 28, the family was told their mother, grandmother and wife was on her 'final stage of life'. ‘She was a nanna to four amazing grandchildren and she was the best mum we could ever ask for,' Symantha said. 'The last 14 years was hard on our family because we were forced to watch her suffer but we're happy she's at peace now and she’s not in pain anymore. ‘Multiple neurosurgeons were blown away with what she had accomplished after she fought hard to kick the rare long-lasting tumour - she was a brave fighter.' Christine was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and was told she only had up to three years to live . Symantha said she has informed the police about the missing ring. Daily Mail Australia has contacted South Australian police for comment. Christine lived at the retirement home, which the family has asked Daily Mail Australia to keep anonymous, for more than four years. 'The majority of the nurses were fantastic and mum was cared for very well,' Kelly said. Jewellery store SA Gold Diggers in Salisbury, South Australia has offered a $1000 reward for anyone providing information that leads to finding the missing ring. ‘The generosity and kindness of people everywhere has absolutely blown us away,’ Symantha said. Kelly and Symantha's mother Christine (pictured) during her younger years where she was riding a camel . The family of Christine Davidson (pictured) have paid an emotional tribute to their amazing mother and wife .

Christine Davidson lost her battle to cancer at an Adelaide nursing home . Her diamond ring was last seen three weeks before she passed away . The family has claimed a brazen thief is behind the missing ring . The 61-year-old wanted to hand her ring down to her only granddaughter . The family have launched an emotional public appeal to get her ring back . A local jewellery store has offered a $1000 reward for anyone providing information that leads to finding the missing ring .

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Edmund Echukwu collapsed in a swimming pool and died at a 007-themed sex party last Friday . The man who died in a swimming pool at a swingers' party in an upmarket village has been named as a father-of-three. Edmund Echukwu, 35, was pulled from the water at a James Bond-themed sex party at a £3million mansion in Radlett, Hertfordshire last Friday night. Fellow revellers tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead at Watford General Hospital after emergency services were called. It is believed Mr Echukwu is a Nigerian from north London who was at his first swingers' party at the eight-bedroom house. Mr Echukwu's neighbour in Edgware, Margaret Brown, paid tribute to him today. Mrs Brown, 67, said: 'I'm devastated. He was such a sweet guy. I remember I used to talk to him a lot of the time. 'He kept himself to himself, but he used to talk to me and was very friendly. I think he was going through a difficult time. 'He was just such a gentle person. - I can't believe this has happened. Sometimes he would help me look after my disabled husband.' Mrs Brown said she believed Mr Echukwu was a care worker. She said she knew he had two sons from a previous relationship, but didn't see them very often. She added: 'He was a good-looking guy, and he always looked really slick.' Mr Echukwu had told others at the party he had three children, but there was no suggestion he was married, it was reported this morning. A 35-year-old man, named today as Edmund Echukwu, died during a sex party at this house in Hertfordshire . Witnesses said Mr Echukwu was in the water with a woman when he started getting into difficulties . He wrote about his love of football and described himself as an 'evil genius' on Twitter, according to The Sun newspaper. A post mortem examination is due to be held today, after which a coroner will open an inquest into his death. The party was one of the regular swingers' events put on by retired management consultant Richard Stanley, 66, and his partner Janet Harrison, 58. Mr Stanley said: 'I heard a shout and ran over. I dived in fully clothed, pausing only to take my iPhone out of my pocket. He was enormously heavy. 'Three of the guys pulled him out, with me pushing him from behind. They put him straight into the CPR position and tried to revive him. One of the guests was a qualified nurse.' The death happened at a swingers party run by Richard Stanley and Janet Harrison, pictured in a Channel 4 documentary. Mr Stanley said the death may have been caused by a heart attack . The mansion's owners say the pool complies with all health and safety rules and has been inspected . Mr Stanley added: 'I got straight on to 999. The call operator gave very clear instructions, which I shouted to the team performing CPR. We kept doing that until the ambulance arrived. 'Then the police turned up – there were about a dozen officers in total by the end of the night. After interviewing various people, the inspector said to me, 'this is a non-suspicious death'. It may well be that he had a heart attack.' He said guests brought their own alcohol to the parties and Mr Echukwu had 'severely dented a bottle of Jack Daniel's'. A woman who was in the pool with Mr Echukwu was left distraught by what happened, witnesses said. The event on Friday night featured 007 references including a roulette wheel, a woman covered in gold paint inspired by Goldfinger and chocolate replicas of the weapon from The Man With The Golden Gun. The property features a converted attic which Mr Stanley calls the 'dungeon in the sky'

Edmund Echukwu died in pool at swingers' party in Hertfordshire on Friday . 35-year-old believed to be a Nigerian father-of-three from north London . Owner of mansion says he may have suffered heart attack in water . A post-mortem examination is due to be held today ahead of an inquest .

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Ed Miliband will do 'more damage to the country than he did to his brother', Boris Johnson said this morning as the pair clashed on live TV. The London Mayor, who appeared alongside Mr Miliband on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, launched a furious personal assault on his rival - with their encounter descending into a furious shouting match. But Mr Miliband, who beat his elder brother David to the Labour leadership in 2010, ended up laughing off the attack, responding: 'Come on Boris, you're better than that.' Animated: Boris Johnson wags a finger at Miliband, who appears to have a clenched fist, on the Andrew Marr Show this morning. The rivals' encounter quickly descended into a slanging match . No let-up: The Tory and Labour politicians go at it hammer and tongs in front of their TV audience . The heated exchange ends with presenter Andrew Marr (right) injecting and the men trying to laugh about it . Mr Johnson's verbal mauling of the Labour leader comes after the Tories were accused of 'descending into the gutter' for claiming that Mr Miliband may 'stab the country in the back' by doing a deal with the SNP to get into power. But today, Mr Johnson insisted that Labour could not take power without the support of the SNP, and claimed the prospect was 'actually deeply alarming'. He said Mr Miliband would have to take help from the Scottish party 'crouching on his back like a monkey' - making it impossible for him to govern in the interests of the whole UK. The London Mayor added: I am not saying that your brother had to present himself at A&E with a dagger in his back... [but] he [Ed Miliband] would do more damage to this country than he did to his brother, and that is the key point.' Verbal onslaught: Mr Johnson said that Labour could not take power without the support of the SNP . Time to go: Mr Johnson and Mr Miliband leave the politics programme after their massive on-air argument . Mr Miliband arrived at the BBC studios in Central London by car, while Mr Johnson cycled there . Ed Miliband won the Labour leadership in September 2010 by narrowly beating his brother David, who had been the runaway favourite for the top job. The younger sibling won the ballot by just over 1 per cent after the second, third and fourth preference votes came into play. David had garnered the majority of support from Labour MPs and party members - but Ed was ahead with the trade-union members. He hugged David after the result was announced - but later admitted the decision to stand against him caused deep division between the brothers. David stayed on as an MP until 2013, then announced he was quitting Parliament to become head of the giant New York-based charity International Rescue Committee. Mr Miliband hit out at the Conservatives for their campaign, saying: 'They are so desperate they are reduced to trying to set one part of the country against another.' Mr Johnson insisted the Conservative attacks on the SNP were not risking the union. 'I'm so proud and so positive about what's happening in this country at the moment, and I just think there are unnecessary risks involved in this Labour-SNP condominium,' he said. 'So the answer would be, no I don't think we are in any way imperiling the union. The people who would imperil the union, because that's what their party is called, is the Scottish Nationalist Party. 'And I imagine their strategy - like the parable, or the fable, of the frog and the scorpion - is to be allowed to be carried across the river and then ultimately to sting... [he is cut off]' 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. But Mr Miliband has repeatedly insisted that he will not make any 'deals' with the SNP to become Prime Minister. And 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.' Asked explicitly whether he was ruling out a confidence-and-supply agreement, he replied: 'No deals.' Ed Miliband and Boris Johnson livened up the election campaign this morning when they went head-to-head on live TV. After being interviewed separately by presenter Andrew Marr, the pair of would-be Prime Ministers were brought together to challenge each other directly. Mr Miliband kicked off the heated exchange by demanding to know if Mr Johnson backed rules that allow wealthy foreigners living in Britain to avoid tax on their overseas earnings. He said: ‘Are you for keeping non-dom status? You’re defending those people who come here, they live here for 30 years, they are permanently here and they don’t pay taxes here.’ Mr Johnson responded: ‘Hang on, is this the Ed Miliband who was in the Treasury with Gordon Brown for about ten years? Are you the same creature? I mean, is there some sort of doppelganger going on?’ The Labour leader hit back, saying: ‘Don’t get rattled, come on now. Andrew Marr interjected to ask the London Mayor to defend inflammatory remarks in which he had accused Mr Miliband of being a back stabber. He said: ‘You attacked Ed Miliband very forcibly today, Boris, for backstabbing. Do you really think that is a fair approach to somebody who is standing in an election? Before Mr Johnson could speak, Mr Miliband said: ‘He doesn’t believe it. Come on, Boris, you are better than that.’ But the London Mayor replied: ‘I am not saying that your brother had to present himself at A&E with a dagger in his back. But he would do more damage to this country than to his brother - and that is the key point.’

London Mayor appeared with Mr Miliband on BBC1's Andrew Marr Show . Mr Johnson said Ed would damage UK more than he'd damaged his sibling . But he conceded: 'I'm not saying your brother had dagger in the back' Labour leader laughed off row, saying: 'Boris, you're better than that'

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Andres Iniesta has praised Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal for helping him make the breakthrough into the Barcelona first team. Van Gaal was Barca manager when Iniesta made his debut for the Spanish club during the 2002-03 campaign, and the Spain international has admitted he is grateful to Van Gaal for placing trust in him to make his senior debut. 'I think my first team debut was the most important day, Iniesta told Barcelona's YouTube channel. 'It was the most important because I'd been dreaming about it for so long. Louis van Gaal gave Andres Iniesta his Barcelona debut during the 2002-03 season . Iniesta reflected on his impressive career while speaking to Barcelona's YouTube channel . 'I'm grateful to [Louis] van Gaal for his trust and to all the coaches that I had before that taught me and helped me to get the nicest moment that I'd been chasing up to that time.' Iniesta also admitted he took great joy in defeating Chelsea and Manchester United during Barca's run to Champions League success in 2009, admitting his winning goal at Stamford Bridge was one of the highlights of his career. 'I consider the Rome final to have been one of the best finals of all time because of what the final was like and how we got there, Iniesta added. 'Especially after Stamford Bridge and the personal moment I lived with one of the most incredible experiences of my whole career. 'And also because of the circumstances leading up to the game, I had missed the cup final a week and a half before and I was injured, but I always remember that I wanted to play in that final for definite. We got the treble and that led on to achieving more things.' Iniesta scores in injury time at Stamford Bridge to help Barcelona to a 1-1 draw at Chelsea in the 2009 Champions League semi-finals second leg . Iniesta celebrates with team-mate Samuel Eto'o with the draw enough to see Barca progress on away goals . With Lionel Messi looking on, Iniesta mobs Eto'o after Barcelona take the lead against Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome . Barcelona would go on to defeat Manchester United 2-0, with Messi (left) scoring the second goal as the Argentine and Iniesta lift the trophy inside the Stadio Olimpico .

Louis van Gaal handed Andres Iniesta his Barcelona debut . Spaniard thanked the trust the Manchester United manager placed in him . Iniesta claims 2009 Champions League success was one of his best finals . Barcelona defeated Chelsea and Man Utd on the way to Rome victory . Frank Ribery: Van Gaal is a bad man!

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KFC opened up their kitchens to skeptics and fans alike on Saturday and there were no mutant chickens to be seen, the deep fryer was as clean as a whistle and the salad was crisp. It was no-doubt enough to convince some critics of one of the world's biggest fast food chains that it isn't all bad, but health experts still say that no matter how hygienic the conditions of the 612 KFC outlets in Australia are, the food they make just isn't good for you. The franchise allowed hundreds of people to take a look behind the scene of 219 stores and roam from freezer to fryer while watching staff continue their daily cooking and preparation tasks, in a bid to prove their chicken is fresh and there's nothing to hide. Scroll down for video . KFC allowed hundreds of people to tour the back of 219 stores across Australia and roam from freezer to fryer on Saturday . The fast food giant hoped to dispel myths around the quality and freshness of their ingredients and prove their chicken was fresh and cooked in the kitchen of each store . 'They'll see exactly what happens, we haven't airbrushed anything,' Nikki Lawson, Chief Marketing and Development Officer for KFC, told Daily Mail Australia. 'They'll see exactly how it's done, they'll get to look in the fridges at the ingredients and the products we've got, they'll be able to watch the cooks making the chicken and the burgers being assembled and how its eventually served to the customer.' Ms Lawson said the fast food giant hoped to dispel 'blanket perceptions' of negativity around the quality and freshness of their ingredients. 'It's not something that's made in a factory offsite somewhere and it gets delivered here and we reheat it,' she said. 'If you look at the ingredients and processes we use, it's actually like fabulous home cooked food, and it's just done in a slightly bigger commercial kitchen.' Daily Mail Australia attended an earlier tour of the KFC store outside Sydney's Airport in Mascot, alongside four couples who had registered as skeptics and fans . In one of two cool rooms, selections of raw chicken were seen packed in boxes marked with use by dates and the type of cut: whole chickens, zingers cuts, wings etc. A senior cook was then seen flouring and seasoning batches of the selections by hand, before distributing them between one of the six fryers . Daily Mail Australia attended an earlier tour of the KFC store outside Sydney's Airport in Mascot, alongside four couples who had registered as skeptics and fans. In one of two cool rooms, selections of raw chicken were seen packed in boxes marked with use by dates and the type of cut: whole chickens, zingers cuts, wings etc. A senior cook was then seen flouring and seasoning batches of the selections by hand, before distributing them between one of the six fryers. However everything else in the kitchen was delivered in boxes: chips, nuggets and popcorn chicken were stored in another of the cool rooms, fresh vegetables are delivered pre-cut in bags and bread is also delivered from a bakery and stored in boxes. A store manager confirmed that the gravy was made from a combination of the run off from chicken cooked in the store and packets of potato. However everything else in the kitchen was delivered in boxes: chips, nuggets and popcorn chicken were stored in another of the cool rooms, fresh vegetables are delivered pre-cut in bags and bread is also delivered from a bakery and stored in boxes . The skeptics on tour with Daily Mail Australia expressed their surprise and approval at KFC's high standard of hygiene, including the two coloured handles fitted on each of the cool room doors - red for hands that had touched raw chicken and silver for those that hadn't - as well as multiple sinks. However Alexandra Jones from The George Institute for Global Health warned consumers not to equate KFC's attempt to build customer trust through displaying respectable food safety standards and their message of 'freshness', with healthiness. 'Regardless of the freshness of the chicken, KFC's biggest selling products are still prepared in a manner that leaves them high in things like fat and salt,' Ms Jones told Daily Mail Australia. 'We would encourage attempts by KFC to increase the transparency of their operations and provide interested customers with an insight into how their food is prepared. At the same time, it's important not to pretend that this is about the healthiness of KFC's range. Alexandra Jones from The George Institute for Global Health warned consumers not to equate KFC's attempt to build customer trust through displaying respectable food safety standards and their message of 'freshness', with healthiness . 'Regardless of the freshness of the chicken, KFC's biggest selling products are still prepared in a manner that leaves them high in things like fat and salt,' Ms Jones told Daily Mail Australia . 'KFC is still in the business of deriving profits from fried chicken, which is provided free to tour participants. 'We'd like to see KFC demonstrating innovation in progressively reducing salt, sugar and fat from its products together with other initiatives like restricting portion sizes and continuing to offer healthier options in the product range.' Each of the skeptics invited to the Mascot store's back-of-house claimed to have had their minds changed by the tour. 'It is much fresher than I ever expected it would be. I thought the chicken was frozen and it was actual fresh chicken… there was pieces of cut up chicken; soft, squishy, real, fresh chicken, even with feathers,' Melissa Graham, 35, told Daily Mail Australia. Each of the skeptics invited to the Mascot store's back-of-house claimed to have had their minds changed by the tour. 'It was really good to see all the hygiene standards that they've got,' Nic Wittison (pictured) said . 'It's still deep fried chicken, but knowing that its cooked properly and that it doesn't just sit there all day makes it somewhat better,' he added . 'It was really good to see all the hygiene standards that they've got, especially the hold times for the chicken [20 to 90 minutes] and the checking of the chicken so they make sure its cooked every morning,' Nic Wittison, 26, said. 'It's always hard to tell whether the people that work actually care enough to follow all the procedures, but they have quite detailed things like how many times you have to shake the chicken [when flouring]. 'It's still deep fried chicken, but knowing that its cooked properly and that it doesn't just sit there all day makes it somewhat better.'

KFC opened 219 of its kitchens to hundreds of people on Saturday . Fast food giant hoped to dispel myths around the quality and freshness . Move was designed to prove to customers the chain uses fresh chickens . Tour skeptics expressed surprise at the quality of ingredients used . But health experts have warned consumers not to mistake good hygiene standards and 'freshness' for healthiness .

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Tim Sherwood has warned Tottenham Hotspur to keep pace with Harry Kane’s rapid rise or the England striker might one day be too big for the club. On the eve of taking Aston Villa to White Hart Lane, Sherwood insisted his former club must improve at a similar rate or risk losing their academy star. Kane was handed his first Premier League start for Spurs by Sherwood 12 months ago and has taken the top-flight by storm this season, scoring 29 goals in all competitions. He penned a new five-and-a-half year contract at Spurs in February before scoring 78 seconds into his England debut last month. Tim Sherwood believes Tottenham need to keep pace with Harry Kane's progression or risk losing him . Kane has scored 29 goals so far this season and also netted on his England debut in March . Villa striker Christian Benteke scored a hat trick in the 3-3 draw with Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday . ‘I wouldn’t want to put a price on him, they wouldn’t want to sell,’ said Sherwood. ‘He’d be a commodity now for the club, he has earned that right through his performances this season. ‘He needs to continue to do that for a number of seasons and perhaps he will be outgrowing that football club. ‘Not at the moment, he has a long way to go before he outgrows a club the size of Tottenham. For their sake they need to keep hold of him. ‘I have communicated with him since I’ve left, just to wish him well when he’s played for England and congratulate him on his call-ups.’ Sherwood joked that he would be the first to try to tempt Kane away from Spurs by bidding in the summer but said the form of Christian Benteke and Gabby Agbonlahor would keep out the 21-year-old. ‘With Christian banging the goals in and Gabby playing like he is I haven’t got room for Harry!’ he laughed. Benteke has scored seven goals in his last five games and has a decision to make on his future once the season is over. Two years ago he handed in a transfer request to try to get a move to Tottenham and Sherwood admitted there was interest. He said it would be his dream to partner Benteke and Kane together. ‘I’d want them both,’ he said when asked which striker he would choose. Sherwood also praised the form of Benteke's strike partner, Gabriel Agbonlahor (right) Sherwood believes Benteke's upturn in form is a result of improved service for the Belgium striker . Benteke will look to continue his scoring form for Villa when they take on Tottenham and Kane on Saturday . Sherwood said Benteke’s improved form, having only scored three times before Villa sacked Paul Lambert, was down to the medicine of greater service. ‘Do you think he was starved of service? It’s like a little bit of medicine. If people keep throwing it down your throat all of a sudden you feel better and you feel more about yourself and that’s where I think he is now. ‘He knows if he gets chances he’ll score. He’s just proved that. He’s a prolific goalscorer, he’s a one in two striker.’

Harry Kane has 29 goals for Tottenham this season and played for England . Tim Sherwood says Tottenham may lose him if they don't improve as fast . Sherwood said Christian Benteke has found form through greater service .

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It's a dilemma many of us have faced - whether to call in sick to the office when you wake up feeling under the weather, or brave heading in and spreading your germs. However, for one man - whose company requires a sick note even for a single day off - he handed his bosses more than just the usual doctor's letter. The unnamed worker, from Alberta, Canada, instead came armed with with a scathing note from his GP, giving the firm - believed to be Pizza Hut - a ticking off for its office policy 'wasting his time'. A man said to be an employee of Pizza Hut shared his doctor's sicknote with a friend, who posted it on Reddit . A friend of the employee posted the letter on Reddit under the title, 'my friends work requires a doctors note if you call in sick', and it has now be shared thousands of time online. Clearly annoyed at having their time 'wasted' writing sick notes for common colds, the unnamed Canadian doctor opens the letter praising their patient for 'sensibly staying home from work'. The GP writes that the patient, 'has had, by their own report, a cold today and sensibly stayed home from work rather than spreading this to his colleagues/customers. 'I have no test for the common cold and therefore believe him/her, however you feel his time and mine should be wasted by making him sit in the walk in clinic for hours and me spending time writing a sick note that I could be spending on people who genuinely need my attention. 'Please reconsider your policy on this - there are surely better ways of wasting your tax dollars.' The note posted on the social media site has had 4,340 comments and the poster, who goes by the name eaglel66 only reveals that the employee is a friend of his. Employers sick policies vary around the world but this doctors' note sparked a lively debate on Reddit . Commenters were outraged, with one posting: 'I'm sorry, but any workplace that requires a note for sickness is ridiculous. We're grown a** people.' But some Redditors defended the doctor's note system. One commenter, dyakies wrote: 'I'm a waitress and I have to provide a doctor's note. I get people abuse the system but I'M DEALING WITH FOOD AND THE PUBLIC.' Although one, more cynical, person added: 'Is your friend "sick" a lot? I never required any documentation, until I noticed one of my guys has "allergies" mostly on Mondays.' On Imgur, JohnnieTheShrubber wrote: 'Does he also have to raise his hand to use the loo?'

Pizza Hut worker from Alberta, Canada, got a cold and called their GP . Doctor wrote letter to their employer saying they don't need a sick note . Opens the letter praising patient for 'sensibly staying home from work'

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A Missouri family has bee reunited 49 years after a mother was falsely told her daughter had died at the hospital just hours after being born. For the first time, Zella Jackson Price, 76, and Melanie Diane Gilmore, 49, met in-person at Price's Olivette home. When Price gave birth at Homer G. Phillips Hospital so many years ago, she was told shortly after delivery that the infant had died. But Gilmore was alive and for an unknown reason adopted by another family. Scroll down for video . Zella Jackson Price (pictured), 76, was told shortly after delivering her baby that the infant had died. But the baby was still very much alive and had for an unknown reason been given up for adoption . Melanie Diane Gilmore, 49, has been reunited with her mother after 49 years. Her children helped her find her mother through a name given to Gilmore through her adoptive parents . Price and Gilmore immediately embraced when the daughter arrived at her mother's house in Olivette, Missouri . 'I'm so elated. I'm just hugging her and there's such a big family. She didn't know she had so many people here in St. Louis,' she said. Price told Daily Mail Online that when she was still in the hospital ward, she was told by doctors her baby, which was prematurely born, had died. The details she was given were very vague, and she said she was told the baby's twin had died, too, even though she had only had a single-child birth. The hospital had a big maternity ward, she said, adding that she had seen women nursing the wrong babies while she was there. 'There's a lot of information they should have given me,' Price said. 'I still have a lot of questions.' Friends of Gilmore's foster parents revealed to Price this week that her daughter had spent six months in an incubator before being taken to the family who adopted her. Her foster parents have since died, but Price said it was heartwarming to know that she grew up in a good home. 'She ended up in a family of love. They cared for her so much,' Price said. Gilmore, who lost her hearing when she was three years old after a childhood illness, said meeting her biological mother - her father has passed away - is something she's wanted for a long time. Price and Gilmore exchanged many hugs and said they loved one another during their first in-person meeting . 'I'm just so happy... very excited,' she told KTVI. Gilmore's four children knew about their mother's wish and researched a name that Gilmore was given from her adoptive parents. They eventually came across Zella Price. Price received a text message from one of Gilmore's four children at 4am several weeks ago, something she 'will never forget'. 'She texted me a messaged asking if I was her grandmother. I said, "Why do you think that", and she started asking questions and asked if I had given birth on November 25 - which I had,' Price said. The mother and daughter eventually video chatted on Oovoo and the pair did a DNA test and confirmed Price was Gilmore's mother. And then they decided to meet in person. On the day she met her mother, Gilmore was also able to meet her biological brother Harvey, who picked her and her own daughter and son up at Lamber-St. Louis International Airport. The family had flown from Oregon. Gilmore also had a chance to meet her biological brother Harvey, who picked Gilmore and her children up from the airport . When the mother and daughter finally came face-to-face, they hugged for several moments and said they loved each other. 'There was a bond that automatically started when we saw each other,' Price said. She added that she has been hurt by the separation and is relieved to have a new start. '(God) has given me everything the devil has taken from me,' Price, an accomplished gospel singer, told KTVI. 'I'm getting it back. I'm getting my baby back.' Price said that Gilmore's kids told her they hadn't ever seen her as happy as she was when she arrived in St. Louis to meet her biological mother. 'She's been dancing and all of her comedy and laughter has come out,' Price said. 'We're all so happy.' The family will soon begin an investigation into what happened at the hospital the day Gilmore was born. Price has hired an attorney to help with the process. But for now, they celebrate being a family once again. 'There’s nothing greater. There’s nothing greater than this. Nothing,' Price said. Price (center) said that she's looking forward to having a second chance at forming a relationship with her daughter, who she thought had died nearly 50 years ago .

Zella Jackson Price of Olivette, Missiouri, gave birth to her baby 49 years ago . After she was told her baby had died, the baby, now named Melanie Gilmore, was adopted to another family for an unknown reason . Price, 76, and Gilmore, 49, confirmed they were related through a DNA test . They both appear to be overwhelmed with emotion during reunion . Soon they will begin an investigation into the hospital to see what happened .

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A man who was run over by Suge Knight has refused to testify against the rap mogul, defiantly stating in court that he is 'no snitch'. Cle 'Bone' Sloan, 45, was crushed beneath the wheels of Knight's pickup truck outside a burger stand in January, leaving him with two fractured ankles and wounds on to his head, knees and shoulder. But he claimed from the witness stand of the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday that he does not remember the specifics of the confrontation, in which his companion Terry Carter, 55, was killed. 'No snitch': Cle 'Bone' Sloan, 45, (left, file photo) told the court that he 'will not be used to send Suge Knight (pictured right last week) to prison'. Knight is accused of murdering Terry Carter, 55, and trying to murder Sloan, whom he left with broken bones and other injuries . Suge is accused of murdering Carter and trying to murder Sloan, but claims he was ambushed and ran the men down in an escape attempt. Speaking to the court, Sloan said: 'I don't want it to get misconstrued that I told on this man. 'I'm no snitch. I will not be used to send Suge Knight to prison.' At one point he even refused to confirm that he recognized Knight in court. He also said he was only there because he had been subpoenaed. Knight, who is diabetic and has previously collapsed in trial hearings, is being kept in jail while the hearings proceed. Last week he came to court in a wheelchair, which his lawyers described as a 'ploy' to humiliate him. The judge said that if he did not need it to walk he would not have to use it again. At Monday's hearing Sloan even seemed to speak in Knight's defense - telling the court that he punched him through the window of the truck earlier in the fatal encounter. Strapped in: Knight, pictured above on April 8, is being held on a $25million bail. He came to court last week strapped to a wheelchair . He later agreed with Knight's defense attorney when he said Knight 'hadn't attacked you in any form, fashion or manner.' Summarizing his position, Sloan said: ''Every day, I tried to forget it,' Sloan said. 'I just know, I screwed up, and Terry's dead.' In response to his apparent memory lapse, judge Ronald Coen said that 'this witness is being deceptive.' Killed: Terry Carter, 55, was killed after Knight ran him down. He has claimed the killing was legal as he was trying to escape . Knight was caught on camera running over Sloan and Carter during the January 29 encounter. Sloan and Carter were both involved with Straight Outta Compton, an upcoming film about the rap group N.W.A. Sloan's testimony was offered during a preliminary hearing Monday during which a judge will determine whether there's enough evidence for Knight to stand trial on any of the charges. Authorities contend Knight intentionally hit Sloan and Carter. But Knight's attorney Matt Fletcher says his client was ambushed and was trying to escape an attack when he hit the men. Fletcher pressed Sloan on his feelings toward Knight and whether he was 'enraged' at him on the day of the incident. Sloan said he was mad, but disputed that he told detectives that he was enraged. Knight, 49, was a key player in the gangster rap scene that flourished in the 1990s, and his label once listed Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg among its artists. He lost control of the company after it was forced into bankruptcy. He has prior felony convictions for armed robbery and assault with a gun. He pleaded no contest in 1995 and was sentenced to five years' probation for assaulting two rap entertainers at a Hollywood recording studio in 1992. He was sentenced in February 1997 to prison for violating terms of that probation by taking part in a fight at a Las Vegas hotel hours before Shakur was fatally wounded in a drive-by attack as he rode in Knight's car just east of the Las Vegas Strip. Shakur's slaying remains unsolved. Knight's court hearings already have become dramatic affairs — he fired one set of attorneys during a hearing and medical conditions sent him to the hospital four times from courthouse appearances. He complained last week when deputies brought him into court handcuffed to a wheelchair and has detailed health woes, including weight loss and blindness in one eye, when he's been allowed to speak in court. Upset: Carter's family gasped as they saw prosecutors handling a picture of his dead body in court . The appearance of fragility comes in sharp contrast to Knight's violent reputation and his once-feared status in the music industry. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of killing Carter. Knight is being held on $25 million bail, an amount his defense claims is excessive. According to the New York Daily News, Carter's two daughters gasped and walked out of court after seeing prosecutors holding a picture of their father's dead body. Crystal Carter reportedly said outside court: 'I loved my dad, I miss him.'

Cle 'Bone' Sloan, 45, was one of two men hit by Knight's pickup truck . Terry Carter, 55, was killed in alleged hit-and-run outside burger stand . Knight is accused of murdering Carter, and attempting to murder Sloan . Preliminary hearing in Los Angeles is deciding whether Knight can be tried . Sloan today claimed he could not remember the details of the encounter . Would not identify Knight, said he was forced to courtroom by subpoena .

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If there’s one thing that stops a boiled egg from being the perfect food - it's the hassle of peeling it. More often than not the process will leave you with fragments of shell in your fingers, on the kitchen counter and sometimes even in your food. But one canny YouTube user, MicahMedia, has uploaded a video demonstrating the simplest and swiftest way to peel a hardboiled egg - using a glass of water. Scroll down for video . The hard-boiled egg is placed in a glass (left) before it is filled quarter of the way with tap water (right) He pops the hardboiled egg into a small tumbler glass before filling it a quarter of the way with water. He then places his hand over the top of the glass, completely covering it. His next move is to vigorously shake the glass from left to right. He keeps the glass in the sink so that the water doesn’t spill. After approximately ten seconds of shaking, the YouTuber lifts his hand to show the egg, which now has a cracked shell. He simply puts his hand in the glass and in a matter of miliseconds, lifts up the shell of the egg which has been loosened from the egg. The 28-second video which was uploaded in January this year currently has over 16million views on the video-sharing website. The egg is vigorously shaken from left to right so that the shell loosens . Result! Once the water has splashed out of the glass, simply peel lift the shell from the egg with no hassle . YouTube users have been praising MicahMedia for his ingenious solution to the age-old problem. ‘Well this has changed my morning. Good job, thanks,’ wrote Nikki Madison. Susan Wheeler wrote: ‘I have tried just about every method I have come across and been disappointed on the most part. This actually works wonderfully. I love doing it. Thanks!’ MicahMedia posted that he’s thinking of ‘doing six boiled eggs at once and seeing what happens.’

MicahMedia uploaded the 28-second video demonstrating his method . Video currently has more than 16million views on YouTube . The four-step method only requires a glass and some water .

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'My, my! At Waterloo Napoleon did surrender,’ sang Sweden’s fab four in their famous Eurovision Song Contest winner. Now this may come as a surprise, but you would be well advised not to rely on Abba to help with your history homework. If Benny and Bjorn actually laboured under this surrendering misapprehension when they wrote their song (songwriters are not hot on facts – happy to say anything as long as it rhymes), they would have discovered the truth when they subsequently paid a visit to the Wellington Museum in Waterloo, just south of Brussels in Belgium. View of Hougoumont farmhouse from The Lion's Mound or Butte du Lion on the battlefield of Waterloo, Belgium . Judging by the photo of Abba’s visit, prominently on view in the museum, the group seems to have been treated to a rapturous limousine procession through the town. My, my: the people of Waterloo must have been delighted. Napoleon certainly didn’t surrender at Waterloo. There was a long day’s fighting on that June day in 1815 and a very shaky start for the UK team, but thanks to some late-arriving Prussian assistance, the boy Wellington eventually done good. When Napoleon saw that things were going badly, he hot-footed it to Paris, where he later abdicated. Shortly afterwards, Boney was taken by the British to the remote Atlantic isle of St Helena, where he died six years later in circumstances that merited the forensic attentions of a Miss Marple. ‘Waterloo’ quickly entered the English language as a synonym for ‘a decisive defeat’. But while the British know what happened when Napoleon met his Waterloo, the French-speaking world is less convinced. Battle of Waterloo reenactors stand in historic costume, with rifles and flags . Belgium is divided into two halves: Flemish-speaking and French-speaking. It is unfortunate for anniversary-celebrating purposes that Waterloo lies in the French half where the locals are preparing to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo – with Napoleon as the unchallenged star of the show. Local Anglo-Belgian entrepreneur Anthony Martin has invested a substantial financial stake in plans for marking the anniversary by turning a Templar hospice on the edge of the battlefield into a magnificent restaurant-cum-brewery (where he brews Waterloo beer, of course) and a museum looking at the surgical side of the battle (not for the squeamish). It would be fair to say that Mr Martin is not best pleased by the outbreak of Napoleon-worship. He points to the poster advertising the re-enactment event which will be taking place this summer over four days from June 18 to 21; the photograph shows a giant, heroic Napoleon towering over the smaller, less impressive figures of Wellington and Prussian leader Blucher. ‘It’s ridiculous,’ says Mr Martin. ‘The French-speaking world refuses to believe Napoleon lost the battle. A painting of the Battle of Waterloo; 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the battle . As far as they’re concerned, he scored some sort of moral victory. He lost. But they won’t accept it.’ However, the French-speaking world – and especially the French – don’t figure very significantly in the numbers of tourists who visit the famous battlefield site every year. The British – and the English-speaking nations of the world – remain fascinated by the victory and the bloody manner in which it was achieved. Actually, horror-seeking tourists visited the battlefield almost before they had finished burying the bodies. Poet Lord Byron, something of a Bonaparte fan, suddenly found he had time to visit the battlefield when his lavish coach, modelled on Napoleon’s battle carriage, broke down on his journey from the Channel to the south. 'My, my! At Waterloo Napoleon did surrender!' Abba pictured in the town of Waterloo, Belgium in 1974 . In a Top Gear moment, Byron treated himself to a charge across the battleground on a large Cossack horse he had hired, making himself perhaps the first battlefield tourist. Hard on his heels came Poet Laureate Robert Southey; Sir Walter Scott; the artist Turner; and, a few years later, William Wordsworth. It’s worth recalling that Wordsworth, as a young man, had welcomed the French Revolution (‘Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive…’) but rapidly shifted his political stance to somewhere far to the right of Attila the Hun. Soon Waterloo was established as one of the great continental sights. It was British tourists visiting Waterloo who discovered the neglected city of Bruges – largely derelict after its access to the sea silted up – and helped to finance its restoration. There was an unmistakable sense that Waterloo had been a defining moment in history: Europe had been reshaped and, the odd Franco-German conflict apart, peace reigned for a century. The pleasure of the area around Waterloo is that in many ways it has barely changed. A statue sits atop the Lion's Mound, which commemorates the battlefield at Waterloo, Belgium . If you have time, follow the progress of the conflict along La Route Napoleon – what else? – from Beaumont, where he camped near the French border on June 14, to the fields south of Waterloo where he was defeated four days later. Despite facing superior forces with a hastily assembled army, it is extraordinary that Napoleon came very close to victory. Wellington reflected: ‘It has been a damned serious business. Blucher and I have lost 30,000 men – the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life...’ Unbelievable for me was encountering the present Duke of Wellington in the flesh at Waterloo. He was attending the opening ceremony for a new exhibition at the Wellington Museum on the ‘Shared Destinies’ of Wellington and Napoleon, who fought each other often but never met. It runs until the end of July. My favourite exhibit is Lord Uxbridge’s wooden leg. At the end of the battle, Uxbridge was riding near Wellington when they came under cannon fire. ‘By God, sir, I’ve lost my leg!’ announced Uxbridge, to which Wellington replied: ‘By God, sir, so you have!’ Uxbridge was taken to the town of Waterloo, where his right leg was amputated above the knee. His only recorded comment during the operation was: ‘The knives appear somewhat blunt.’ Presumably he had taken advantage of the pint of gin offered as anaesthetic to anyone facing an amputation. The severed leg was buried behind the house and its grave became a tourist attraction. Sadly it is no more, but you can see his wooden limb in the museum. Perhaps the most interesting sight on the battlefield is Hougoumont farm, whose heroic defence by the British is recognised as the pivotal moment of the battle. Efforts to restore the property and turn it into a museum were for a long time frustrated by lack of funds, but the project was rescued last year following the intervention of Chancellor George Osborne who, it turned out, was something of a battlefield enthusiast. An injection of £1 million has ensured Hougoumont will open to the public for the first time for the celebrations in June, with guests able to stay in a self-catering cottage within the farm – and as far as I could tell from my visit last month, Hougoumont is a Napoleon-free zone. May marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk . Dunkirk . While June marks the anniversary of a glorious victory, May sees the 75th anniversary of what has sometimes been referred to as a glorious failure: Operation Dynamo – the evacuation of Allied troops from the beaches near Dunkirk from May 26 to June 4, 1940. The extraordinary rescue, the largest evacuation in military history, saw 338,226 soldiers brought home to England in the face of ferocious bombing from German aircraft. Walk along the wide beach at Zuydcoote, a 15-minute drive from the centre of Dunkirk, and at first glance there is little to hint at the awful scenes of death and destruction here 75 years ago. I was there with Bruno Pruvost, a diver who has explored the wrecks on and near the beach – some of the 336 ‘little ships’ that set sail from England, answering the emergency call, but which never returned. At low tide you can visit the wreck of the Crested Eagle, a Thames river cruiser that picked up 600 men from the beach but was then bombed by a Stuka. With his ship in flames, the captain beached the ship with the hope of saving as many of his passengers as possible, . You can find out more about the Crested Eagle and the other ships at the excellent Memorial du Souvenir at Dunkirk. Also well worth visiting is the Fort des Dunes, built as part of a grand defensive line against possible German invasion in the 19th Century – and which played its part in the evacuation. Back on the beach at Zuydcoote, Bruno picked up a small black pellet from the beach: ‘Coal from the bunkers of sunken ships – this gets washed up all the time.’ The sea is still giving up its war souvenirs. Eurostar (eurostar.com, 08432 186186) offers nine daily services from London St Pancras International to Brussels from £72. Tickets to other Belgian stations start from £82. Hotel Pullman in Brussels (pullmanhotels.com) offers double rooms from about £73. Visit belgiumtheplaceto.be for further information on Brussels and Wallonia, and also waterloo2015.org for programme and tickets for the re-enactment. DFDS Seaways (dfdsseaways.co.uk, 0871 574 7235) sails up to 24 times a day between Dover and Dunkirk. Prices start from £39 each way for a car and up to nine people.

Contrary to the Abba song, Napoleon did not surrender at Waterloo . Templar hospice is being turned into a restaurant-cum-brewery, museum . May sees the 75th anniversary of 'glorious failure' of Operation Dynamo .

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(CNN)Too little, too late. That's the mayor's response to an artist's apology and offer to cover the cost of fixing the "Scary Lucy" statue that has put the New York town of Celoron in the spotlight this week. The bronze figure of comedian and area native Lucille Ball has elicited comparisons to a "Walking Dead" zombie and inspired the Facebook campaign "We Love Lucy! Get Rid of this Statue." The sculpture, a gift to the town from its original owners, has been on display since 2009. Artist Dave Poulin has "had plenty of opportunity to step forward, and our last conversation he wanted $8,000 to $10,000," Celoron Mayor Scott Schrecengost said. "And then he stated that if we didn't have the funds and we didn't like the statue, we should take it down and put it in storage." After the story of the statue caught fire online this weekend, Poulin publicly apologized Monday for his "most unsettling sculpture" in a letter to The Hollywood Reporter. "I take full responsibility for 'Scary Lucy,' though by no means was that my intent or did I wish to disparage in any way the memories of the iconic Lucy image," Poulin wrote in the letter (PDF). "From the day of its installation, I have shared my disappointment in the final outcome and have always believed it to be by far my most unsettling sculpture, not befitting of Lucy's beauty or my ability as a sculptor." Poulin said he has been talking to Celoron officials for several years about removing and redoing the sculpture. It seems that cost has been the chief barrier. "It puzzles me when an art work is donated to a community, they accept it, and then get angry and insist you redo the art work at your own expense." Poulin wrote in the letter. But the recent media attention to the sculpture seems to have changed his mind. "I am willing to put my time and money into redoing the Lucy sculpture and feel confident after ten years I can do a much better job," Poulin wrote. No thanks, Schrecengost said. He said the town is looking for a new sculptor to fix the statue. "It would be reworked from the shoulders up -- the entire head, neck and shoulders, not just the face," Schrecengost said in a news release Tuesday. The town has set up a post office box for donations, which can also be made through Kickstarter. But the controversy may not be over. It seems that nearby Jamestown, New York, also has ties to Lucille Ball's early years and might be interested in its own tribute to the comedic legend. Schrecengost's Tuesday statement referred to an anonymous Facebook campaign that he claims is aimed at raising Jamestown's Lucille Ball profile at the expense of the Celoron statue. "The best place for a life size statue of Lucy is right where it is now -- in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in her hometown, in the Village of Celoron, NY," he said. CNN's Emanuella Grinberg contributed to this story.

An artist apologizes for his Lucille Ball statue . In a public letter, the sculptor offers to pay for fixes to the statue . The mayor says he's not interested in having the original artist work on the statue .

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(CNN)"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star and former child actress Kim Richards is accused of kicking a police officer after being arrested Thursday morning. Richards was taken into custody by police at the Beverly Hills Hotel on accusations of trespassing, resisting arrest and public intoxication after security personnel complained that she was bothering hotel guests about 1:30 a.m. 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' cast member's mother dies . A police representative said Richards was asked to leave but refused and then entered a restroom and wouldn't come out. Hotel security made a "private persons arrest," then police entered the restroom and took Richards into custody. "Ms. Richards was displaying symptoms of alcohol intoxication including slurred speech and belligerent insolent behavior, cursing at the officers and passively resisted arrest," police said in a statement. "After being transported to the station for booking, Richards kicked one of the officers in the leg; however the officer was not injured." Richards is expected to face misdemeanor charges, according to Lt. Lincoln Hoshino of the Beverly Hills Police Department. She has been released from custody. A call to Richards' representatives has not been returned. Richards reportedly entered rehab in 2011 for "serious issues" after what watchers deemed erratic behavior on the reality show, which also features her sister Kyle Richards. The Richardses are the aunts of former TV star Paris Hilton. 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' husband gets prison . Kim Richards appeared in Disney's "Escape to Witch Mountain" and "Wonderful World of Color" as a child and was a frequent guest star on television series, though her acting career later stalled. She had a significant role in the 2006 film "Black Snake Moan." Bravo, the network that airs the "Real Housewives" franchise, declined to comment on her arrest.

"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kim Richards was arrested early Thursday morning . Beverly Hills police say Richards wouldn't leave a hotel when asked and later struck an officer .

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This is the transgender man who is poised to grace the cover of Men's Health Magazine. Aydian Ethan Dowling has around 40,000 votes to win the publication's annual Ultimate Guy Search - 30,000 more than his closest competitor. He would follow Iraq war veteran and amputee Noah Galloway, who clinched the top spot last year. The competition aims to find a man 'who possesses all of the qualities that make up today's well-rounded, active, health-conscious and thoughtful guy'. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Cover star? Aydian Dowling is the transgender man widely touted to be on the cover of Men's Health . Miles ahead: Though the public vote only counts for 10 per cent, Aydian clearly has a huge backing . Family life: Aydian, who transitioned in 2009, lives with his wife of three years Jenilee in Oregon . A spokesman told Yahoo: 'We're looking for a guy who's physically fit, who lives a healthy lifestyle, leads by example, has overcome some challenges in his life, and somebody who our readers can learn something from.' With a fan base of thousands on Facebook, Aydian is touted as a role model for transgender, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual men in showing that he has struggled, achieved, and helped others. Aydian, who started taking 'T' (testosterone medication) in 2009, lives in Eugene, Oregon, with his wife of three years Jenilee. Beyond his hit YouTube channel, the entrepreneur has launched his own sportswear brand, Point5cc, which he says is 'designed to highlight transgender pride'. His contestant application reads: 'The battle that can come with the mirror can be completely dark and engulfing. 'As a Transgender Male, having a healthy body and mind is my ultimate goal to find peace within my soul. 'Overcome something': The magazine said Aydian embodies the values they are looking for in their annual Ultimate Guy Search - active, thoughtful and somebody who readers can learn something from . On his application Aydian said he may always battle with his body but being healthy is his key to 'finding peace' History in the making: If he wins, Aydian would make history as the magazine's first transgender cover star . 'Although I may always have some kind of battle with my body, I continue to work every day for a happy peace within.' He adds: 'On days "off" I love to go with my wife, Jenilee, out on hikes around the Pacific North West. 'Although I also love my day to day routines, smashing through thresholds and sculpting the body, there is nothing quite like the beauty being outside can do to a person. 'I always have this sense of discovery and drive through my hikes that is unlike anything in the gym or the track.' Though the public vote only counts for 10 per cent of the vote, Aydian is confident he has what it takes to win over the magazine's judging panel. If he wins he would follow Iraq war veteran and amputee Noah Galloway, who clinched the top spot last year .

Aydian Dowling has 40,000 votes - 30,000 more than the man in 2nd place . He transitioned in 2009, lives in Oregon with his wife of 3 years Jenilee . Men's Health competition looks for a 'well-rounded, health-conscious guy who has overcome some challenges in his life and can teach others'

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Yemeni rebels have seized President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's palace on the same day Al-Qaeda militants freed hundreds of inmates in a jailbreak. Security officials said member of Al-Qaeda stormed a Hadramawt provincial prison in southeast Yemen and freed more than 300 inmates, including one of their leaders Khalid Batarfi. Batarfi is among Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's top regional commanders, known for his leading role in a 2011-2012 battle with government troops during which extremists seized large parts of the south and east. Rebels: Armed Houthi members raise their guns aloft while shouting anti-Saudi slogans during a rally protesting airstrikes carried out by a Saudi-led coalition, yesterday . Two guards and five inmates were killed in clashes, the official said. Elsewhere, the advance by Iran-backed rebels into Aden, the last bastion of Hadi supporters came despite a week of Saudi-led air strikes. A senior security official who witnessed the advance said: 'Dozens of Houthi militia and their allies arrived in armoured troop carriers and entered Al-Maashiq presidential palace'. Heavy clashes erupted afterwards between the rebels and their opponents inside the compound. A defence ministry official in Aden later confirmed the fall of the palace, saying it was now controlled by forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, which have allied with the Huthis. Escalating: Damage caused by reported Saudi-airstrikes. Reports today say Yemeni rebels have seized President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's palace . War-zone: Yemenis walk around the damage caused by an airstrike allegedly carried out by a Saudi-led coalition against a Houthi rebels position in the city of Yarim . The rebels have seized swathes of the country including the capital Sanaa. At least 44 people, including 18 civilians, were reported dead in fierce fighting between opponents and supporters of Hadi in the southern port city today. 'There are bodies and wounded in the streets and nobody dares to approach,' said Khaled al-Shaie, a resident in the central neighbourhood of Crater. Hadi fled to Aden from the capital after the Huthi Shiite rebels seized power in February, and the palace came under fire from warplanes twice during his stay. Carnage: A Yemeni man inspects his house damaged by an airstrike allegedly carried out by a Saudi-led coalition, yesterday. Today, rebel forces seized President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's palace . He went into hiding last week as the rebels bore down on what was his last stronghold, later surfacing in the Saudi capital as Riyadh launched an air war on the rebels. Saudi Arabia announced Thursday its first casualties since launching the offensive, with one soldier killed and 10 more wounded by gunfire from across the Yemeni border. Rights groups have expressed alarm at civilian casualties, including in an air strike on a camp for displaced people and the bombing of a dairy. Several dozen people were killed in both incidents. "All sides in Yemen's conflict need to do what they can to avoid harming civilians," said Joe Stork of New York-based Human Rights Watch. In the southern province of Dhaleh, Huthis killed 40 rebel fighters who tried to desert after their commander urged them to lay down their arms because of the intense air strikes, military sources said. Diplomats in New York said Gulf countries were locked in tough negotiations with Russia on a UN draft resolution to impose an arms embargo and sanctions on the rebels.

300 inmates including Al-Qaeda leader freed during breakout at jail . Two guards and five inmates killed in clashes . 44 people, including 18 civilians, reportedly killed in city of Aden . Security officials later confirmed fall of the palace .

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Baylee Almon should be gearing up for her first legal drink on Saturday. Probably at college, probably able to drive, she should be toasting the next phase of her life with her mother, stepfather, brother, sister and cousins at home in leafy Choctaw, Oklahoma. But no, she was one of 19 toddlers killed in a daycare center on April 19, 1995, in the worst case of homegrown terrorism America has ever seen, the day after her first birthday. The Oklahoma City bombing, planted by veteran US Army soldier Timothy McVeigh, killed 168 American people. One photograph encapsulated the terror: a firefighter emerging from the burning wreckage cradling the lifeless body of Baylee Almon. Her 23-year-old single mother saw the picture on the front page of the local paper the next day. A day later, it had swept the world. Two decades on, the shock is still raw. One photograph encapsulated the terror: a firefighter, Chris Fields, emerging from the burning wreckage cradling the lifeless body of Baylee Almon . 'It doesn't get easier': Aren Almon-Kok, pictured at the memorial for her daughter Baylee, who was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995 the day after her first birthday . Then a 23-year-old single mother, Aren saw the picture of her lifeless daughter on the front page of the local paper the next day. A day later it was on the cover of newspapers across the world . Painful: Aren said she learns to deal with the grief but the milestones get more difficult every year. Baylee (pictured) had just turned one when Aren dropped her off at a daycare center before going to work . Remembering: Aren and her family throw a party for Baylee on her birthday every year . Horrific: Aren describes how she searched for hours for Baylee until eventually, in St Anthony's Hospital, she was approached by a priest and a pediatrician who delivered the devastating news . 'It gets harder every year,' Aren Almon-Kok told DailyMail.com from her home on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, where she lives with her husband and two children. 'People say "it’ll get easier" or "you’ll find closure". I don’t think it does, and I don’t think I will. 'I had to see Baylee dead every day. No one should ever have to see that. 'You learn to deal with it differently, but every year the milestones are worse. ’Sixteen was hard. Twenty-one is the worst. Everything I missed, everything I didn’t get to be part of. I’m trying not to think about it.’ As the 20-year anniversary approaches, many still feel betrayed and bemused by the attackers, who branded themselves patriots. Unlike Dzokhar Tsarnaev and the 9/11 hijackers, Timothy McVeigh had fought for his country in the Gulf War. Parking a rented Ryder truck loaded with explosives outside the Alfred P Murrah building that morning was his way of attacking the 'tyrannical' federal government. He told a court he wanted revenge for the 76 lives lost in a fire at the Waco barracks in Texas, exactly two years earlier, when the FBI ham-handedly tried to expel intruders. He was executed in 2001, and his co-conspirator Terry Nichols, now 60, remains in jail serving 161 life sentences. Even before investigators identified the American perpetrators, the country was struggling to understand the concept of terrorism in Oklahoma City. When the building exploded at 9.01am, Mrs Almon-Kok thought it was construction work. But word soon reached her office, and she spent the next two hours scouring hospitals for her only child. Eventually, sitting in the crammed waiting room at St Anthony’s Hospital, she was approached by a pediatrician and a priest who delivered the news. She didn’t know aspiring photojournalist Charles Porter had captured the moment Baylee was carried from the building, her pink socks stained red from the shards of glass, in a picture that would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize. 'I was very young at the time, I was 23,' she said. 'My parents saw the picture on the paper the next morning and tried to hide it from me. I came downstairs looking for something to read and they said "we didn’t get any mail today". 'I knew that was ridiculous, we always got the paper. So I went looking around for it and, yes, as soon as I saw it I said, "that’s Baylee". The Oklahoma City bombing, planted by veteran US Army soldier Timothy McVeigh, killed 168 people . It was the worst case of homegrown terrorism America has ever seen, and shook the nation . Unlike Dzokhar Tsarnaev and the 9/11 hijackers, Timothy McVeigh had fought for his country in the Gulf War . Then-President Bill Clinton responded to the attack days later with one of his most famous speeches: 'The loss you feel must not paralyze your own lives.’ Then-First Lady Hillary Clinton holds her face in distress at the ceremony to remember the dead in 1995 . 'For some reason I thought I would know if my daughter was going to be on the front page. It was strange, it was horrible. 'Everybody else saw it as fiction - she wasn’t a person. They made money off it like she wasn’t real.' To the Almon-Kok family, she is very much still with them. Aren Almon met Army veteran Stanley Kok through a friend soon after the attack. They married in 1997, and together they have two children: Bella, 17, and Brooks, 13. Every year they throw a birthday party in Baylee’s honor, with a cake and a family meal. Bella and Brooks know they are two of three siblings. 'My husband has been really great, he has always been supportive of what I've been through and to him, Baylee is part of our life together. 'My kids have always known that they have a sister and that she went to heaven, so they expect us to celebrate her birthday like we do theirs. 'For them, the picture is painful too. 'Bella did a paper at school the other day about commercials and how they use images. One of the photographs they were given was that picture. 'She just dealt with it the best way she can. That’s her sister, she knows what happened. So to see that picture, that hurts.' Nonetheless, the family has been the subject of scrutiny, anger and at times hatred in the wake of the attacks. With her child the 'face' of the tragedy, other grieving families felt Aren Almon and the firefighter, Chris Fields, stole the limelight from their loved ones who paled into oblivion. During the barrage of media attention, the pair grew a bond, which remains today - and it was erroneously assumed they had become romantically involved. 'We do still see each other, Chris and his wife have been very supportive, they are such good people. But they won't be coming to the ceremony, they keep themselves out of that stuff. 'That whole thing was difficult, and just something else you have to learn how to deal with.' Consequently, Almon-Kok is apprehensive about this year’s 20-year anniversary ceremony. 'We don’t all have something in common just because we lost a child,' she explains. Tough: Aren has been the subject of scrutiny, anger and at times hatred in the wake of the attacks . Aren Almon met Army veteran Stanley Kok through a friend soon after the attack. They married in 1997, and together they have two children: Bella, 17, and Brooks, 13 . Difficulty for all of them: Aren said her children (pictured) know that they are two of three siblings . Other grieving families felt Aren Almon and the firefighter, Chris Fields, stole the limelight from their loved ones who paled into oblivion after the photograph received so much attention (pictured: the memorial) 'I know after the bombing the other families didn’t like me, and I’m not looking forward to that. 'I have just always tried to represent myself the best way possible because when Baylee’s looking down at me from heaven I want her to be proud of the things I have done. 'I didn’t want any of this, to see Baylee dead everywhere every day, but that’s just the way it happened.' Between the ages of 23 and 43, Almon-Kok, has dedicated herself to ensuring daycare centers are fully secure. Congressional bill number HR 4159, or 'Baylee’s Law', became law in 2000 to ensure a standard of glass protection in public buildings. McVeigh had enlisted his co-conspirators to build a car bomb that would shatter the windows of the building - a horrific detail that severely impacted the force of the explosion. It took weeks to find an attorney to represent Timothy McVeigh after he was coincidentally detained during a traffic stop 45 minutes after the attack. Eventually, Stephen Jones agreed to defend his actions ’to ensure he had a fair trial’. Speaking this week, Jones conceded: 'We all remember what we were doing. It is the Pearl Harbor Day of Oklahoma. 'This was a scar and never-ending wrong that affected not only Oklahoma City and the people there but the nation at large,' he told Tulsa Rotary. Then-President Bill Clinton responded to the attack days later with one of his most famous speeches: 'The loss you feel must not paralyze your own lives.’ Indeed, Oklahomans earned a reputation for compassion in the wake of the bombing - a sense of charity that came to be known as 'The Oklahoma Standard'. On Sunday, in a ceremony held at 9.01am at the site of the attack, Clinton and city officials will lead tributes to the city’s resilience, and read out the names of the 168 people who lost their lives. And the picture of Chris Fields holding Baylee will be shown. Though heart-wrenching for her, she says she is attempting to compartmentalize it. ’If I saw Baylee every time I looked at that photograph, I wouldn’t be able to get past that. I wouldn’t be able to carry on,’ she said. 'To me, basically, I try to see that picture as something which represents everybody who died in that bombing. It’s everybody’s baby.'

It is 20 years since the worst case of homegrown terrorism in US history . Timothy McVeigh killed 168 people with bomb in Oklahoma City in 1995 . Terror was encapsulated by photo of a firefighter carrying a lifeless baby . That baby was Baylee Almon, who had turned one the day before . Nearing what would have been her 21st birthday, her mother Aren Almon-Kok tells DailyMail.com how she marks Baylee's birthday every year . But says she will never get over the pain of seeing that photograph . She is still in touch with the firefighter who was pictured with the baby .

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A playground in Tokyo has been found to have dangerously high levels of radiation, which has raised fears for the health of children in the area. Soil underneath a slide at the park in the Toshima ward in the north-east of the Japanese capital, showed radiation readings of up to 480 microsieverts per hour. This is nearly half the recommended annual limit of exposure for a person. Danger: Japanese authorities detected an unusually high level of radiation around playground equipment in this Tokyo park (pictured) Safety: Authorities cordoned off the park after high levels of radiation were detected underneath a slide . It was not immediately clear why radiation levels were so high in the park, which opened two years after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Authorities believe that the radiation could be coming from something buried underneath the park. The playground has now been fenced off with an orange barricade. Park representative Kyoko Tsujimura said: 'We are still checking what caused these elevated radiation levels and what type of radioactive substance it is.' The city has set up a health advice office to answer queries from concerned parents. According to the International Commission on Radiological Protection recommendations, members of the public should not be exposed to more than 1000 microsieverts per year. Japan has seen heightened concern over radiation since the 2011 failure of a nuclear plant in Fukushima following an earthquake and tsunami, which led to leaks of radioactive water. In the months after the nuclear meltdowns, concerned parents and citizens began measuring radiation levels in Tokyo schools and parks. Thousands of people are still living in temporary shelters and have been unable to return home in areas closest to Tokyo Electric Power's nuclear plant. Elsewhere, a drone with a small amount of radiation was found on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office building this week. Clean up: Workers carry away a container after extremely high levels of radiation were detected in the park . Tests: Following two rounds of testing, officials found high levels of radiation on a section of the equipment .

Soil underneath a slide in the park showed extremely high radiation levels . Has raised fears for the health of children in the Toshima ward of Tokyo . Days after traces of radiation found at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office .

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An investigation is underway after two passengers were allegedly seen making frequent visits to the cockpit during a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Berlin Schönefeld. Two women, who were believed to be off-duty Ryanair members of staff wearing their staff lanyards, were passengers on the plane and were not wearing their uniform. The Irish Aviation Authority has decided to probe the incident, which took place on Good Friday, after fellow passengers on board expressed their concerns about the behaviour. The Irish Aviation Authority are investigating after two female passengers were allowed in the cockpit of a Ryanair flight mid-flight . Speaking to Independent.ie a passenger named Bridget who was travelling on the flight spoke of how once the plane had taken off, two women were spotted coming out of the cockpit. Ryanair has since confirmed there were a total of three off-duty workers on board the flight. The passenger also claimed she had seen the two women 'drinking in the airport' before the flight out. She said: 'Later, when the captain said 'we're getting ready to descend', the two girls went back up. They were laughing and giggling and taking photos of each other. The actions of the two women in visiting the cockpit, who have since been revealed as off-duty Ryanair staff, left fellow passengers on board concerned (file photo, not actual cockpit) 'With things being so strict since the (Germanwings) Alps crash, I don't think this should be allowed.' A Ryanair spokesperson told MailOnline Travel: 'We have investigated this matter. These were three Ryanair employees travelling off duty. 'All three were wearing their Ryanair ID and were known to the flight crew. 'Following the investigation the matter is now closed.' A spokesperson for the Irish Aviation Authority told MailOnline Travel: 'The IAA is currently investigating the incident in question. 'In general access to the cockpit is restricted to operational staff, including staff passengers, provided they are known to the Commander.'

Two women permitted into cockpit of Ryanair flight to Berlin, Germany . Ryanair state the women were off-duty staff, and have investigated . But in light of Germanwings disaster where 150 people were killed, actions brought concern to passengers on board .

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(CNN)Police in India are putting aside their batons in favor of an overhead solution to angry and unruly crowds: pepper-spraying drones. Yashasvi Yadav, Senior Superintendent of police in Lucknow, northern India, told CNN the city's force has bought four drones and is in the process of purchasing one more. "The drones have been tested in controlled conditions," he said. "They have been very successful and will be used by the Lucknow police whenever there are violent protests or mob attacks." The miniature aircraft will be fitted with a camera and pepper spray; each drone costs between $9,560 and $19,300, Yadav added. Views on the new measure are mixed, with some concerned about the suppression of freedom of speech -- an already contentious issue in India. Last month, the country failed to enforce a law that would allow authorities to arrest people who post offensive material on social media. Others believe the country could learn from events further afield. Some say this method of crowd control needs regulation too. Questions have also been raised as to why the police are resorting to aggression. "While I think it is bound to fail if not be another scam in the making, it also shows the mindset of the administration to not use dialogue and mediation to solve problems but use authoritarian and forceful methods," photojournalist Chirag Wakaskar in Mumbai told CNN. "What they could do is start by having video surveillance in sensitive areas and have swifter justice." Protests are a common occurrence in India, a country with a population of 1.2 billion; Lucknow, the capital of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, also used drone cameras to monitor crowds at a recent religious festival. As well as being used as a security measure in other cities including Delhi and Mumbai, the unmanned, airborne vehicles have been used in tiger hunts, disaster relief and criminal investigations -- and even pizza deliveries. Reports suggest that the drone surveillance will be officially launched by the Chief Minister of Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav, later this month. Kunal Sehgal contributed to this report.

Police in Lucknow, northern India, have bought four drones to help control crowds . The unmanned aerial vehicles are being fitted with cameras and pepper spray to subdue angry protesters . Some Indians have questioned why police are resorting to "authoritarian and forceful methods"

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A farmer has been forced out of her home after a neighbour repeatedly exposed himself to her. Mandy Dunford, 54, was followed around her farm in the North Yorkshire Moors by 67-year-old Kenneth Ward, naked apart from socks and boots. The military historian even performed sex acts in front of her. Ward was jailed for five years in 2011 after admitting 11 counts of exposure and numerous firearms offences. Farmer Mandy Dunford, 54 (right), feels forced to leave her home after neighbour Kenneth Ward, 67 (left), who was jailed for exposing himself to her in 2011, was released from prison and allowed to return to his home . Police had discovered of a cache of weapons, including machine guns, in his home. A judge at Teesside Crown Court also imposed a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, banning the flasher from being within 200 metres of Miss Dunford. But while the former police officer believed her nine-year ordeal of harassment was over, Ward has now been released – and has successfully appealed to have the restraining order overturned. It means he will be able to return to his cottage next door to Miss Dunford’s farm in Chop Gate, North Yorkshire. As a result, she said she feels forced to leave. ‘I feel yet again that the offender has been given more rights than the victim,’ the farmer said. ‘My punishment for his crimes has been far worse than anything he has ever faced – I’m losing my home so that he can return to his … I expected to live here for the rest of my life with my animals around me.’ In a hearing held since Ward’s sentencing, a new boundary was drawn up allowing him to approach Miss Dunford’s farm from all sides. She added: ‘It means he can follow me around with only the width of a wire fence between us. ‘When I heard the order had been changed … I was horrified and I knew my only option was to pack up and leave. I will be forced to abandon my home and my life just so that he can return … I can’t see the justice in that and I want to know why the rights of a man who tortured me for so long are more important than mine.’ Miss Dunford’s problems with Ward began when she put a gate across a lane shared by their properties. Ward was jailed for five years in 2011 at Teesside Crown Court (pictured) after admitting 11 counts of exposure and numerous firearms offences. However, he has now been released and allowed to return home . She said: ‘He first started exposing himself to me around 2002 and would peer in through my windows with his wild staring eyes. ‘He’d run around the house at night shouting and tapping on the windows … he’d come right up to me and follow me around wearing nothing but boots and socks. ‘Sometimes he’d climb a ladder and expose himself over the wall of his cottage and once he confronted me on the lane and aimed a rifle at me. I turned and ran and heard five shots go off … I went to the police to report him but their response was hopeless.’ Ward and his brother also left piles of maggot-infested animal carcasses outside her home. Police finally arrested him after Miss Dunford filmed the harassment and showed them hours of footage.

Mandy Dunford forced out of home after neighbour exposed himself to her . Kenneth Ward was naked apart from socks and boots as he followed her . Military historian performed sex acts in front of her at North Yorkshire farm . 67-year-old jailed in 2011 but now released and able to return to his house . Ms Dunford, 54, said her 'only option was to pack up and leave' her home .

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Murdered preacher Abdul Hadi Arwani (above) was killed by a hitman who climbed into the back of his car, it emerged last night . Murdered preacher Abdul Hadi Arwani was killed by a hitman who climbed into the back of his car, it emerged last night. The Syrian-born 48-year-old was lured to an upmarket street in London on the pretence of providing a quote for some building work. But when the imam arrived, the killer got into the rear seat of his Volkswagen Passat and shot him several times. The murder at 11.15am on Tuesday bears all the hallmarks of a professional assassination because the gunman was thought to have used a silencer and it took place away from CCTV cameras. Scotland Yard counter-terrorism officers are investigating whether Mr Arwani, a fierce critic of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, was murdered on the orders of the regime. They suspect the part-time builder was tricked into driving to Wembley to quote for a job – but the killer was put off when the imam took his teenage son along and claimed he could not find the keys to the house. He is thought to have been executed when the mystery client – described as having an African accent – asked Mr Arwani to return a second time alone. Shortly after the shooting Mr Arwani's car was discovered 'perfectly parked' on the side of the road with the engine still running and with one of the windows wound down. The father-of-six from Acton, west London, had links to the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group outlawed in Syria and other countries in the Middle East. He is understood to have been a member of the organisation until about seven years ago, but retained ties to some of the group's senior figures. The Syrian-born 48-year-old was lured to an upmarket street in London on the pretence of providing a quote for some building work. Above, two men stand outside the An Noor mosque in Acton, west London, which is near to where Mr Arwani was shot dead on Tuesday . Police cordoned off the murder scene. It is thought that when the imam arrived, the killer got into his Volkswagen Passat . Mr Arwani was a fierce critic of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who is pictured above in September 2013 . Mr Arwani fled Syria in 1982 after a massacre in his home city of Hama carried out on the orders of Assad's father, Hafez. The imam, who moved to Britain in the mid-1990s after studying Islamic law in Jordan, claimed he was sentenced to death in his absence by the Syrian regime. He was involved in violent anti-Assad demonstrations outside the Syrian Embassy in London three years ago. Police were forced to use riot shields to beat back protesters after they broke through barriers, and six people were arrested. Mr Arwani told reporters during the demonstration: 'This building belongs to the Syrian people, not a regime killing people every single day for ten months.' Detectives are also considering whether the father of six was killed by someone associated with the notorious An Noor mosque in Acton where he was imam from 2005 to 2011.

Abdul Hadi Arwani found dead in his 'perfectly parked' car on Tuesday . Gunman probably used a silencer and chose an area away from CCTV . Father-of-six from Acton, west London, had links to Muslim Brotherhood .

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St. Louis Blues forward Ryan Reaves proved on Sunday that hockey players truly are some of the toughest men in sports. After being checked face-first into the glass by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook, Reaves went to the bench and pulled out his own tooth. Reaves calmly digs around his mouth until he grabs the loose tooth, pulls it out of his mouth and hands it to his trainer. St. Louis forward Ryan Reaves (pictured) pulled out his own tooth after being checked into the glass by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook . Reaves sat on the bench as he calmly pulled out the tooth. It eventually fell into his hand (pictured above) and he gave it to a team trainer . It is unknown as to what period the check occurred in or if Reaves returned to the ice, one tooth lighter. The St. Louis 2-1 win moved the team a point ahead of Nashville for the Central Division lead with just three games left in the season. Reaves isn't the only hockey player to make headlines for being tough in the last week, however. Prior to losing his tooth on Sunday, Reaves, pictured here April 3, appeared to have a full mouth of perfectly straight pearly whites, something that's a bit unusual in the hockey world . Reaves and the rest of the Blues beat the Blackhawks 2-1 on Sunday, moving the team a point ahead of Nashville to the top of the Central Division standings . Red Wings left wing Drew Miller was hit in the face by Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone's ice skate after a face off on March 31. the skate him him across his right cheekbone and he quickly skated off the ice to the on-scene doctor in fear that he might have lost his eye. He received between 50 and 60 stitches after the incident but the skate luckily missed his eye, according to MLive. Miller, who has the longest-running game attendance on the Red Wings team, returned to the ice for his 159th consecutive game with the team two days later on April 2 against the Boston Bruins.

St. Louis Blues forward Ryan Reaves was checked into the glass on Sunday by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook . He went to the bench after the play and calmly pulled his tooth out . St. Louis won the game 2-1, putting them at the top of the Central Division .

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Candice Swanepoel has appeared in Max Factor's latest beauty campaign as none other than silver screen legend Marilyn Monroe. The 26-year-old South African bombshell oozes old Hollywood glamour in the series of shots, which see her don a platinum blonde wig, a crimson pout and a dramatic cat-eye flick. Max Factor, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, is the brand widely accredited for transforming Monroe from a mousy brunette to a knockout blonde back in 1935, and delivering her with the iconic look showcased by Candice today. Scroll down for video . Bombshell: Candice Swanepoel has appeared in Max Factor's latest beauty campaign as none other than silver screen legend Marilyn Monroe . 'Adored for her impeccably glamorous beauty and her striking ruby red pout, Marilyn always completed her look with dark lined eyes that were framed with thick and volumised lashes,' states Max Factor's creative director Pat McGrath. 'This was a look she wore consistently throughout the 1950s and 1960s. It’s a timeless beauty look that evokes a sense of eternal glamour and style, no matter the occasion.' Using Candice as her muse, Ms McGrath - who was recently awarded an MBE for her services to the fashion - recreated the look with one of Monroe's signature lipstick shades, Ruby Tuesday. Candice gave fans a sneak peek of her dramatic look back in January when she shared an Instagram snap of herself on the shoot. The 26-year-old South African bombshell oozes old Hollywood glamour in the series of shots, which see her don a platinum blonde wig, a crimson pout and a dramatic cat-eye flick . Max Factor is the brand widely accredited for transforming Monroe from a mousey brunette to a knockout blonde back in 1935, and delivering her with the iconic look showcased by Candice today . 'Adored for her impeccably glamorous beauty and her striking ruby red pout, Marilyn (right) always completed her look with dark lined eyes that were framed with thick and volumised lashes,' states Max Factor . The brand continued, 'This was a look she wore consistently throughout the 1950s and 1960s. It’s a timeless beauty look that evokes a sense of eternal glamour and style, no matter the occasion' On the Instagram snaps posted on her profile page, she wrote: ‘Through my work with @maxfactor I'm lucky to be able to transform through make-up. 'Here @patmcgrathreal and @shayashual transformed me into Marilyn.’ She continued by encouraging her fans to be more ‘adventurous’ with their own cosmetics. She added: ‘Fact is Mr Max factor was originally responsible for making Norma Jean into Marilyn all those years ago... 'It's the perfect time of year to give yourself a dramatic new look or be more adventurous with your makeup. #glamjan #maxfactor.' Candice gave fans a sneak peek of her dramatic look back in January when she shared an Instagram snap of herself on the shoot . Recent snap: Candice may radiate confidence these days, but it wasn't always so. In a recent interview with Maxim, the lingerie model admitted it had taken her quite some time to feel comfortable in her skin . 'I had to get over a lot of shyness to do this job,' said the model, pictured at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in London . Candice may radiate confidence these days, but it wasn't always so. In a recent interview with Maxim, the lingerie model admitted it had taken her quite some time to feel comfortable in her skin. She said: 'I look at myself in the third person, because that girl in the pictures isn’t me: It’s a girl I created to cope with the spotlight. I had to get over a lot of shyness to do this job.' Candice, who has been working almost non-stop since was discovered at the age of 15, said she had to grow up fast. 'In one way I feel much older, because I’ve had to deal with a lot more responsibility and a career and money at an early age,' she said. 'But at the same time, there’s still a 15-year-old girl in me, one who doesn’t even have a driver's license.'

The 26-year-old Victoria's Secret Angel is Max Factor's latest face . Campaign celebrates Max Factor's former allegiance with Marilyn Monroe . The make-up brand is credited with transforming her look in the 30s .

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has admitted for the first time he could be sacked if he finishes outside the Champions League places this season. Pellegrini’s side face West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday with their top four prospects hanging in the balance. The Premier League champions have lost four of their last five games and Pellegrini said: ‘You are wrong if you think that, at this club, you are out if you don’t win the title. Manchester City midfielders Frank Lampard and David Silva take part in a training drill on Saturday . City will hope striker Sergio Aguero can add to his tally of 25 goals this season against West Ham . ‘(But) If we miss out (on the Champions League) then maybe it will be different because that would not be the same thing. ‘If that happens, the analysis of the season will be different. Not to play in the Champions League is a disaster.’ The Mail on Sunday can reveal that City have already talked to Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp two years ago, when they were seeking to replace Roberto Mancini. In the end they rejected his flambouyant approach in favour of Pellegrini. With six matches left and the top-four positions still up for grabs, City are keeping their options open. The club are not guaranteeing the manager will survive but it does not appear they have already made up their mind to sack him as they did two seasons ago with Mancini. Their strategy was always to allow Pellegrini to continue until the end of his three-year contract in 2016 and then try and lure Pep Guardiola from Bayern Munich, whose own deal will be coming to an end in Germany. Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini wants a reaction from his players after the derby mauling . Veteran goalkeeper Richard Wright shows off his handling skills to current City No 1 Joe Hart . Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has come under fire following their title race capitulation . However, dismal defeats at Burnley and Crystal Palace have placed serious question marks about Pellegrini's ability to motivate his top players. Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany have endured poor seasons, new signings Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando have been disasters until now and even Sergio Aguero's form has deteriorated after being the stand-out player of the season until Christmas. Pellegrini is adamant he will not quit regardless of the pressure he has been under. 'I have walked away from a club once before, many years ago, but I would not quit here because it is a different case,' he said. Dejected Manchester City players look on as they are dealt yet another blow in their hunt for the league title . The reigning champions have slipped from serious title challengers to fears over not finishing in the top four . Kompany could have been sent off for a challenge on Daley Blind before being substituted last weekend . 'You don't quit just because it's a bad moment. I think we play the football I want, attractive football. At this moment we are not getting the results that we need, but we are going the right way. 'You cannot guess the future. You must say what you think about what happened and the solution. All the other things are a matter of trust.' Pellegrini also did his best to lend his support for Toure who has fallen short of his own standards this season and is being courted by Mancini at Inter Milan. Defending his player, the City boss said: 'I feel sorry for Yaya. When he went to the Africa Cup of Nations and we lost to Arsenal and Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, he was seen as guilty because he was not here. 'He returned here and now he is a disaster, people say he doesn't have spirit, he isn't fit. He is a very important player for our team and we need him to give his best performance and the best way to recover Yaya is to trust in him. Toure's brother died last summer while he was at the World Cup with Ivory Coast. 'Yaya has had a difficult year and we must support him,' said Pellegrini.

Manchester City need to lift the gloom against West Ham on Sunday . The Blues aim the bounce back from 4-2 mauling by United in derby . City are fourth in the Premier League, four points above Liverpool .

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Just over a decade ago Gianfranco Zola was voted the greatest Chelsea player of all time in a poll of the club's supporters. This may seem a little premature, but as Eden Hazard prepares for to make his 100th Barclays Premier League appearance for Chelsea at QPR on Sunday, the little magician could have a rival in years to come. Hazard is some player, one of the elite in English football with those dazzling runs and the sparkling feet that can open up the best defences in the league. Eden Hazard has developed into one of the world's best players after flourishing at Chelsea . Hazard has proven himself as a goalscorer and a creator of chances during his time with Chelsea . Hazard celebrates scoring against Hull earlier this season as Chelsea march towards the Premier League title . This season he has been imperious, full of movement and flexibility as Chelsea close in on a double of Capital One Cup and Premier League in Jose Mourinho's second season back at Stamford Bridge. After Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in February at the Parc des Princes, Mourinho demanded more protection from referees for Hazard. Chelsea's dancing winger is a marked man. The PFA young player of the year had been fouled nine times, with Laurent Blanc's team taking it in turns to nobble the Chelsea No 10 in the first leg of their Champions League second round tie. He has scored some special goals, 17 so far with another nine assists, as Mourinho's team close in on a fourth Premier League title in the Abramovich era. On Sunday, April 26 the PFA players' player of the year award could be his, joining a list of winners that includes Luis Suarez, Gareth Bale, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and his Chelsea team-mate John Terry in recent times. He has grown to love English football, adapting to the demands of the Premier League and the numerous managers he has already played for since his move from Lille in 2012. Roberto Di Matteo was still Chelsea's manager when Hazard tweeted that he was joining 'this season's Champions League winner' ahead of his £32million move from France. He made an impressive start in the Premier League, assisting the opening goal for Chelsea in the 2-0 victory at Wigan and winning the penalty for Frank Lampard to convert at the DW Stadium. Hazard joined Chelsea from Lille for £32million in 2012 after the Blues beat a host to clubs to his signature . Hazard was involved in a controversial incident at Swansea when he kicked the ball as it lay under the ball boy . Hazard was sent off after the ball-boy incident as Chelsea were beaten in the Capital One Cup semi-final . Hazard, his wife Natasha and their kids enjoy some off time at Disneyland Paris . Di Matteo loved him as a player and he went through a notable dip in form when the European Cup-winning coach was fired after the 4-1 defeat against Juventus in the Champions League. A few months later he was sent off when he infamously wrestled with a ball-boy during Chelsea's Capital One Cup semi-final defeat against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. He finished the season with a Europa League medal after Chelsea's victory over Benfica the Amsterdam ArenA, but it is the arrival of Mourinho that has transformed his game. Last season there was a period of frustration among Chelsea's first team players because they shared the view of the coach that they had signed a world class talent. Despite his ability he was often one of the first to leave after training, heading home to his family - wife Natasha and their two young children, after a quick shower and lunch with his team-mates. Slowly he has bought into dressing room culture. There is a ruthless streak about him these days and Mourinho, to his credit, drew it out of him after meeting Hazard's father, along with his lawyer, after Belgium's disappointing World Cup in Brazil. Hazard has grown in stature since he was handed Juan Mata's old No 10 shirt, requesting the jersey after the winger left for Manchester United in January 2014. The No 10 shirt is also the number of his hero Zinedine Zidane, the player a young Hazard idolised when he was making his way through Belgian football before his move to Lille. In recent times he has been encouraged to drift across the front three positions, interchanging with Oscar (in the centre) and Willian (on the right) when it takes his fancy. Hazard helped Chelsea win the Europa League under Rafa Benitez when they beat Benfica in the final . Hazard, pictured alongside Luis Suarez, was named the PFA Young Player of the Year last season . Hazard added a second trophy to his Chelsea collection this season when the Blues won the Capital One Cup . Jose Mourinho transformed Hazard's game after he suffered a dip following the departure of Roberto Di Matteo . Mourinho poses with Hazard after he was named Chelsea's Player of the Year last season . He is the focal point of Chelsea's attack, a willing outlet with a first touch that you can melt when he takes it on the instep of his right boot. He has been scoring goals again, adding to his tally this season in recent weeks with strikes for club and country as the season hurtles towards the finish line. At 24 he is maturing nicely, a humble man who impressed Chelsea's hierarchy during the complex negotiations over a new contract towards the end of last year. He has never been responsible for the glut of stories linking him with a move back to France to play for Paris Saint-Germain and he consistently told the club that he was willing to remain at Stamford Bridge. Hazard's contract talks were reminiscent of Gary Neville at Manchester United, leaving it with the club to determine the terms on his new five-year contract. Chelsea settled on £200,000 a week. To those who know him, he speaks of trophies and a hunger to be remembered as a player who contributed to one of the most successful periods in Chelsea's history. Given time, he could even be remembered as the very best. Hazard recently signed a bumper new five-year deal at Chelsea worth £200,000 a week . In Hazard, Gianfranco Zola may soon have a rival as Chelsea's greatest ever player .

Eden Hazard will make his 100th league appearance for Chelsea on Sunday . The Belgian's form dipped when Roberto Di Matteo left the club . But Jose Mourinho's return helped take Hazard to another level . The midfielder has slowly bought into the dressing room culture . Initially he was one of the first to leave the training ground . In time, he could rival Gianfranco Zola as the club's greatest player .

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German legend Franz Beckenbauer has accused Bayern Munich stars of playing as if they had taken 'sleeping pills' in their midweek defeat by Porto. The Bundesliga champions conceded twice in the opening 10minutes before losing 3-1 to the Portuguese in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. Der Kaiser may be a brand ambassador for the club but he couldn't hide his feelings after the game, when he criticised defender Dante for playing as if he were wearing 'ski boots' before turning on the entire team. Franz Beckenbauer was speaking in New York as part of Bayern Munich's media agreement with MSN . New York Cosmos legends Beckenbauer and Pele pose together after launching the team's spring season . Ricardo Quaresma scored the opening goal from the spot in Porto's 3-1 defeat of the Germans . Beckenbauer accused Brazilian defender Dante (left) of playing as if he were wearing 'ski boots' Speaking to reporters in New York to mark the club's new media agreement with MSN, Beckenbauer said: 'It was one of those days, all the players didn't show their real performance. 'After 10 minutes you are 2-0 down in the quarter-final in the Champions League, so many mistakes. I never saw this before. I thought they took sleeping pills! Porto were much faster, real power. It made me angry. Quaresma celebrates with Porto team-mates after netting his second goal inside the first 10minutes . Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola goes crazy at his team's performance . Bayern players trudge off after defeat knowing they will have to vastly improve to reach the semi-finals . 'If they played like that again, no chance [they can go through]. But they can win 2-0 or go to extra-time. They have a chance. Last year we had the same problem, playing excellent in the Bundesliga and then we had two bad days and were out of the competition.' The 69-year-old did attempt to play down his comments over Dante's performance, he said: 'At half-time, I have to give a comment and that was my reaction. And I'm sorry to give him the ski boots... but he's Brazilian, and Brazilian to me means for me, technique and Pele and... Brazil. But not this.' 'If you want to win the Champions League you need a strong league with a lot of players. Internationally, Bayern Munich belongs to the top teams but to win the Champions League… you saw the game probably two days ago, we are far, far away. With this performance, you don't win anything,' he added.

Bayern lost 3-1 to Porto in their Champions League quarter-final first leg . Franz Beckbauer criticised the team for playing as if on 'sleeping pills' Germany legend also said Dante looked like he was wearing 'ski boots'

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Another trophy slipped through Brendan Rodgers’ grip when they lost to Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday. That elusive first piece of silverware is proving hard to attain and an itch is developing which is in dire need of being scratched. After spending more than £200million since taking charge at Liverpool in June 2012, there is only so long the owners and fans will keep patient in their desire for dividends. Brendan Rodgers gives instructions to Steven Gerrard during Liverpool's defeat against Aston Villa . Rodgers is set for his third season without a trophy after Liverpool were dumped out of the FA Cup . Twitching times can develop when the top clubs go through barren spells - and Rodgers’ is beginning to enter such a period. During Rodgers’ time in charge, Manchester United and Chelsea had spent more than their Merseyside rivals - so too have City by a fraction - but each of those have brought home something. United and City have won two trophies - including the Premier League title - while Chelsea have one and are sure to add the league title to that soon. Arsene Wenger has spent £183m, comparatively little, but managed to win two trophies over the past two seasons. That is less than rivals Tottenham, who have spent just under £200m and, like Liverpool, have won nothing. Alexis Sanchez celebrates his extra-time winner against Reading to seal Arsenal's spot in the FA Cup final . Eden Hazard's first-half strike against Manchester United leaves Chelsea on the brink of winning the title . While the country’s best teams are filling their trophy cabinets, Rodgers’ remains bare. The Red half of Merseyside expect success and landed the League Cup under Kenny Dalglish just before Rodgers took to the helm. Analysis by Sportsmail indicates that he has signed 22 players during his tenure, but only seven of those can be considered a success at this current time. His top signings have been Daniel Sturridge, Philippe Coutinho and Simon Mignolet, but the poor transfers outweigh the successful ones. Rogers has gone for top young talent, ranging from 18 to 21 when he signs them. There is still time for some of those players - the likes of Joao Teixeira and Divock Origi - to prove their worth. But there will be only so much time. Many of his big-money failures came last summer, when he tried to spend the money accrued from selling Luis Suarez to Barcelona for £75m. Adam Lallana, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren and Mario Balotelli have all disappointed this term. Like the younger potentials, each of those could still make their mark, but the question is if it does not come together next season - and they remain trophyless again - will Rogers still be in charge to reap any of the rewards? Philippe Coutinho, Mario Balotelli and Jordan Henderson reflect on Liverpool's semi-final defeat on Sunday . Summer 2012 . Fabio Borini, Roma, £10.5m . Farmed out to Sunderland for the whole of last season on loan then failed to secure a move away from Liverpool but has scored just once this season as a bit-part player. VERDICT: MISS . Joe Allen, Swansea, £15m . One of Rodgers’ first signings after he raided his former club. The plucky midfielder has not been spectacular so far but has still been a solid acquisition. VERDICT: HIT . Fabio Borini, pictured in action against Newcastle earlier this month, has scored just one goal for Liverpool . Joe Allen tackles Christian Benteke in Liverpool's defeat; he has proved to be one of Rodgers' best buys . Oussama Assaidi, Heerenveen, £2.4m . Failed to make a Premier League start at Liverpool, having more joy in two loan spells at Stoke, and was sold to Al Ahli in January. VERDICT: MISS . Samed Yesil, Bayer Leverkusen, £1m . Still only 20, this signing could well come to fruition at a later stage, especially if some of his performances for the club's Under-21 side are anything to go by. But has made only two appearances for the first team, both in the League Cup. VERDICT: MISS . January 2013 . Daniel Sturridge, Chelsea, £12m . Who says January transfers never work? Went on to score 11 goals in 16 Liverpool games in the second half of the season after signing and has become one of Europe’s top strikers. VERDICT: HIT . Philippe Coutinho, Inter Milan, £8.5m . What a snip £8.5m looks after the Brazilian, still only 22, has become one of the league’s best players. VERDICT: HIT . Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, both signed in January 2013, must be considered 'hits' for Liverpool . Summer 2013 . Luis Alberto, Sevilla, £6.8m . The 22-year-old is currently on loan at Malaga after failing to break into Liverpool’s first team and is yet to start a league match for them. VERDICT: MISS . Iago Aspas, Celta Vigo, £7.2m . Strikers are judged on their goals and Aspas, now on loan at Sevilla, has scored only one of those for Liverpool in an FA Cup match. VERDICT: MISS . Simon Mignolet, Sunderland, £9m . Been through some shaky spells but when on form, which he is at the moment, he is one of the Premier League’s best goalkeepers. VERDICT: HIT . Simon Mignolet has endured some shaky spells at Liverpool, but when in form, he is one of the league's best . Joao Teixeira, Sporting Lisbon, £800,000 . The 22-year-old has performed well on loan at Brighton this season and time will tell if he can break into Liverpool’s first team, but he has to be deemed a ‘miss' after only one substitute appearance so far. VERDICT: MISS . Kolo Toure, Man City, free . At 34, he is no longer one of the greatest centre-backs in the league but is by no means one of the worst and signing him on a free transfer was a shrewd piece of business. VERDICT: HIT . Mamadou Sakho cost Liverpool £18m and has failed to justify his price tag, while Kolo Toure joined on a free . Mamadou Sakho, Paris Saint-Germain, £18m . Can be a formidable central defender at times but is far too erratic to justify the £18m price tag. VERDICT: MISS . Tiago Ilori, Sporting Lisbon, £7m . Yet to play for Liverpool and the defender has managed only a few appearances on loan at Granada and now Bordeaux. Only 22, but is running out of time to prove himself. VERDICT: MISS . Summer 2014 . Kevin Stewart, Tottenham, free . Another who could well become a ‘hit’ in the future, but cannot be considered one right now with the 21-year-old not appearing for Liverpool. On loan at Burton. VERDICT: MISS . Rickie Lambert, Southampton, £4m . It felt like he was joining the club as a back-up player, but injury to Sturridge and lack of form from Mario Balotelli thrust Lambert into the spotlight and he has been unable to deliver. VERDICT: MISS . Rickie Lambert, replacing Raheem Sterling in Liverpool's win over Newcastle, is a bit-part player at Anfield . Adam Lallana, Southampton, £25m . Lallana has admitted he is yet to repay the Liverpool fans for his hefty price tag and has been well short of his commanding displays for Southampton in recent seasons. VERDICT: MISS . Emre Can, Bayer Leverkusen, £10m . Rodgers appears to be moulding Can into a centre-back and at 21 he has played with a mature head that belies his tender years. VERDICT: HIT . Lazar Markovic, Benfica, £20m . The Serbian has been at times brilliant but has failed to produce that form on a regular basis and at £20m fans will be expecting far more. VERDICT: MISS . Emre Can has played with a mature head that belies his tender years since joining from Bayer Leverkusen . LIVERPOOL . TOTAL MONEY SPENT: £215.7m . TROPHIES WON: 0 . CHELSEA . TOTAL MONEY SPENT: £277.3m . TROPHIES WON: Capital One Cup . MANCHESTER UNITED . TOTAL MONEY SPENT: £267.5m . TROPHIES WON: Premier League, Community Shield . MANCHESTER CITY . TOTAL MONEY SPENT: £217.4m . TROPHIES WON: Premier League, Capital One Cup . TOTTENHAM . TOTAL MONEY SPENT: £199.7m . TROPHIES WON: 0 . ARSENAL . TOTAL MONEY SPENT: £183m . TROPHIES WON: FA Cup, Community Shield . Dejan Lovren, Southampton, £20m . Another former Southampton player who turned in a number of consummate displays on the south coast but has failed to replicate them in Merseyside. Become an error-prone player since his move. VERDICT: MISS . Divock Origi, Lille, £10m . The Belgian is only considered a ‘miss’ due to not playing for Liverpool, but if he can replicate his form on loan at Lille when he returns, Rodgers could have a frightening forward at his disposal. Still only 20. VERDICT: MISS . Alberto Moreno, Sevilla, £12m . Been an ever-present at full-back in Liverpool’s side this season; strong, fast and direct going forward and is not bad at defending as well. VERDICT: HIT . Mario Balotelli, AC Milan, £16m . His off-field problems outweigh his one goal in the league and three in other competitions. The controversial Italian has mustered all season. Rodgers needed a stellar name to replace Luis Suarez up front and Balotelli has not been that. VERDICT: MISS . HITS: 7 . MISSES: 15 .

Liverpool will go another campaign without silverware after FA Cup exit . It marks a third straight term where Brendan Rodgers has failed to deliver . He has spent over £200m on transfers but is yet to win a trophy at Anfield . And only a fraction of the 22 players he's signed can be considered a 'hit'

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(CNN)Feidin Santana, the man who recorded a South Carolina police officer fatally shooting a fleeing, unarmed man, told CNN on Thursday night he was told by another cop to stop using his phone to capture the incident. "One of the officers told me to stop, but it was because I (said) to them that what they did it was an abuse and I witnessed everything," he told CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360˚." Santana told Cooper an officer told him to wait where he was but eventually he left the scene to go to work. In other interviews, Santana has said he feared for his life, which almost kept him from revealing the recording. Santana recalled the moments when he recorded a roughly three-minute video of North Charleston Police officer Michael Slager shooting Walter Scott as Scott was running away Saturday. That evidence led to the officer's firing and arrest on a murder charge. Santana said when he first came on the scene while walking to his job he saw Slager on top of Scott, who was on the ground. He could hear the sound of a Taser in use. At no time did Santana see Scott go after the Taser. He believes Scott was trying to get away. "Mr. Scott never tried to fight," Santana told CNN. Police said Slager used a Taser against Scott, but Slager would also later tell a dispatcher that Scott at some point had grabbed the Taser. After Slager shot Scott five times, the officer went back to pick up something. Santana thinks it was the Taser but said he wasn't 100% sure what it was. Neither the struggle nor the use of a Taser was captured on video, because Santana had yet to begin recording. What we know about Officer Slager . The cell phone video, which Santana revealed this week, reignited national outcries surrounding police treatment of African-Americans and led to a murder charge against Slager, who is white. Scott was black. Police said Slager pulled the 50-year-old Scott over for a nonworking brake light on Saturday morning. Scott, according to a dash cam video, fled from Slager for unexplained reasons, and the officer chased him on foot. When Santana's video begins, Scott starts running away from the officer, with Scott's back to Slager. The video shows Slager shooting at Scott eight times before Scott falls down. Who was Walter Scott? Scott's mother, Judy Scott, told Cooper this week that she would want to thank Santana for coming forward. "He was there. God planned that. He's the ram in the bush -- I truly believe that," Judy Scott said. Santana agreed. "I think she was right," he said. "God put me there for a reason." Judy Scott said she couldn't watch the whole recording. "When I saw my son running and I saw the policeman behind him, I couldn't take it," she said. "I had to turn away. I couldn't handle it. In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, Santana suggested that he was giving media interviews in part to protect himself against retribution. "At some point I thought about staying anonymous, and don't show my face, don't talk about it. But ... if I wouldn't show my face, everybody over there knows, including the police, who I am," Santana said. Santana did not say whether he had received threats. His attorney, Todd Rutherford, said Santana's video would be useful in an investigation -- not only into the shooting but also into whether Scott received prompt medical attention. In the last half of the video, a second officer appears to examine Scott with gloved hands. Witness video, official accounts raise questions . Santana said after he stopped recording, he watched for a few more minutes but never saw anyone perform CPR. A police report says a third officer -- not shown in the video -- reported seeing an officer administering first aid, and that the third officer approached and helped that person "with first aid and CPR." On Wednesday, asked whether CPR was performed on Scott, North Charleston police Chief Eddie Driggers said: "In the end of it (the video), what I saw was (what I) believed to be a police officer removing the shirt of the individual and performing some type of life-saving (procedure), but I'm not sure what took place there." A timeline of events . CNN's Jason Hanna, Ashley Fantz and Ray Sanchez contributed to this report. Watch Anderson Cooper 360° weeknights 8pm ET. For the latest from AC360° click here.

Witness who took video of shooting said when he arrived officer was on top of Walter Scott . Feidin Santana says Walter Scott didn't take Michael Slager's Taser . Santana said he never saw officers perform CPR before he left the scene to go to work .

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The savages of Islamic State have stepped up their use of teenage suicide bombers in recent weeks, even using their leader's alleged cousin to blow himself up at a checkpoint in Iraq. Named as Abu Hafs al-Badri, the youthful teenager is claimed to be the cousin of Abu Bakr al-Bagdadhi, the extremist group's self-styled caliph. It appears ISIS's growing strategy of using teenage suicide bombers indicates their continued focus on indoctrinating impressionable local teenagers and turning them into deadly bombers. Not even old enough to grow a beard, teenage suicide bomber Abu Hafs al-Badri is claimed to be one of the cousins of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Abu Basir al-Shami (left) and Abu Yaqoub al-Iraqi (right) both blew themselves up in Iraq. Both boys appear to be be older than 16-years-old. al-Badri's martyrdom photo was released recently alongside fellow teenage suicide bomber Abu Yaqoub al-Iraqi. The teenage duo carried out joint suicide missions in ISIS's latest offensive on the Baiji oil refinery in Salahuddin province, Iraq. Little is known about Abu Yaqoub al-Iraqi except like Abu Hafs, he was an Iraqi national. Both fighters appear to be little older than 16-years-old. Another teenage suicide bomber Abu Basir al-Shami blew himself up in Anbar province, near the Iraqi city of Ramadi. Wearing a ISIS branded hat and awkwardly holding an AK 47 in his hands, the teenager stares emptily into the camera. Abu Qaqa al-Shami (left) and Abu Hassan al-Shami, (right) both Syrian nationals, carried out suicide lorry attacks in Iraq last month. Abu Qaqa al-Shami appeared in an ISIS video, shouting a torrent of jihaid slogans and practicing his shooting with an AK 47. al-Shami blew himself up at a checkpoint in North Baghdad. The teenager is shown singing as he drives a vehicle packed full of explosives towards a military checkpoint in Iraq. The trio of teenage suicide bombers come after another teenager was shown in a video, criticising the West before he carried out a suicide bomb attack. Known as Abu Qaqa al-Shami, the Syrian national drove a truck laden with explosives into a checkpoint in northern Baghdad. The boy has been named as Abu al-Hassan al-Shami, a Syrian fighter who appears to be no older than 14 years old. In a photo series, entitled 'Battle of Vengeance for the Mother of the Believers (Aisha)', the youngster is thought to be one of two Syrian fighters, who carried out a suicide truck bombings in the Iraqi province of Salahuddin. He is shown sitting in the driver's seat of the large lorry filled with barrels of explosives. The vehicle has been reinforced with plated armour, leaving the young driver with only a small rectangular window to navigate the final journey for his deadly vehicle. Abu al-Hassan al-Shami, who appears no older than 14, is thought to be the Islamic State's youngest suicide bomber . In a series of pictures, the young fighter appears to be playing with a hand grenade before the huge explosion of the lorry in January 2015. In his hands, the young fighter appears to be playing with a hand grenade and the barrel of his AK-47 rifle can be seen resting near the steering wheel between his legs. A final image shows a huge explosion after the detonation of the lorry, killing him and a number of Iraqi security forces. The attack happened near the ancient Iraqi city of Samarra, currently still held by the Iraqi army. It also shows a big ball of fire erupting into the orange sky, with pieces of shrapnel flying in all directions across the arid landscape. One ISIS supporter on social media commented: 'Abu al-Hassan al-Shami the martyr. His youth doesn't stop him from supporting his religion.' Australian fighter Jake Bilardi, 18, from Melbourne, detonated a van filled with barrels of explosives near Iraqi armed forces in Ramadi last month. Bilardi's suicide mission reportedly failed to hit its intended target with General Tahssin Ibrahim confirming that no one had been killed and just a few vehicles had been damaged by the attack. ISIS have not just used local teenagers as suicide bombers in Iraq. Australian fighter Jake Bilardi, 18, from Melbourne, detonated a van filled with barrels of explosives near Iraqi armed forces in Ramadi. The attack was reported as a rare failure, with General Tahssin Ibrahim confirming that no one had been killed and just a few vehicles had been damaged by the attack. Islamic State supporters on social media later paid tribute to the Australian teenage fighter, with one blogger writing: 'He started fighting in Baijī against the ISF Rāfidha and was a lion on the battlefield although he was at a young age and with a weak body, he was like a mountain.'

Teenage suicide bomber Abu Hafs al Badri is referred to as the cousin of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi . In January, a 14-year-old fighter Abu Hassan al-Shami, blew himself up in Salahuddin province, Iraq . The rise in ISIS teenage suicide bombers could indicate how much the jihadi group is struggling to keep territory .

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(CNN)What would you do if a complete stranger asked you for $100, or offered you an apple in a parking lot without explanation? These are only two of the 100 challenges Chinese-born, American-based Jia Jiang put himself up to when he decided to blog about "100 Days of Rejection", a project he launched after he quit his comfortable six-figure job to follow his dreams of being an entrepreneur at the age of 30, just weeks before his first child was born. After his tech start-up was declined investment, Jiang decided to confront his fear of rejection head-on. This led to his writing his book called Rejection Proof, part self-help and part motivational/autobiography, which is being released this week. Famously, in 2012 on his third day of the project, Jiang asked Austin, Texas, Krispy Kreme manager (Jackie Braun) to make him five interlinked donuts to mimic the Olympic symbol. To his surprise, she rose to the challenge and his rejection request faltered. He shared his video and it went viral on Reddit. Before long, Jiang (and Braun) were invited on talk shows and Jiang was being asked to speak at events across the US. Jiang was even offered jobs as his project continued and his fame grew. That wasn't the goal of the project though. "I'm really just a person trying to overcome my own fears," explained Jiang. The project started out to help "fix my own problems, and now I'm helping others fix theirs," he said. "The fear of rejection really holds people back. I'm trying to demystify the idea of rejection." Jiang, who as a child dreamed of being Bill Gates and has been viewed 7 million times on YouTube, has found his entrepreneurial dream in a different role for the moment. "My goal is to turn rejection into opportunity. I always thought it was something to run away from, but if we can embrace it, we can turn it into a lot more than an obstacle." 8 top tips in making rejection work for you: . 1 - The fear of rejection holds us back a lot more than actual rejection. By putting ourselves out there, the world will usually open itself up to you. Though the world can seem cruel and cold, actually humans have a hard time saying no. So open yourself up, don't be afraid to ask for something. If you fail, remember it's not about you. 2 - Rejection is more or less a numbers game. Sometimes the most far-fetched idea gets a yes. If you talk to enough people, somebody will say yes to you. J.K. Rowling went through 12 rejections to get her yes for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. 3 - You cannot use rejection to measure the merit of an idea. Sometimes if you really want to change the world, getting rejection is a must. Rejection is a human interaction with two sides. It often says more about the rejector than the rejectee, and should never be used as the universal truth and sole judgment of merit. 4 - Don't run away after a no. The most common thing we do when we're rejected is we want to run because rejection is painful - you're hurt, angry and you lose confidence. But actually if we know how to handle it, we can often minimize the chance of rejection. Be confident, engaging, collaborate. I used all of these traits to maximise getting a yes. 5 - Ask why? When you get rejected you have to find out why. Then spend time to find solutions to solve that why. Sometimes through this process you learn there is something else you can ask for. Ask for an intermediate position rather than the top position. 6 - Set a number of how many no's you can take. In his book, Jiang helps his wife set out to get her dream job at Google. He tells her that instead of thinking about getting a job, she needs to prepare herself for how many no's she can take. In the end, she was offered a job at Google. 7 - Be invincible. By the end of his project, Jiang said he felt he could ask anything from anyone and not have the pain of rejection. It was a gradual process - gradually my comfort zone expanded. It's like a muscle, I could become stronger and stronger. 8 - Stand tall and remember rejection is an opinion. People are who they are. A lot of people will reject you because of their mood, their education, their upbringing, and you can't change who they are. But you can stand confidently. Innate confidence comes across. How missing sleep can damage your IQ . The surprising benefits of doing nothing . 7 habits of highly ineffective people .

One man's entrepreneurial quest turned into unexpected success . "100 Days of Rejection" took Jiang out of his comfort zone . It's the fear of rejection, more than rejection itself, which holds us back .

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An 11-year-old retired K-9 officer took his last ride in a squad car in a heartwarming farewell held by fellow officers and residents celebrating his time on the force. Zeus, a German Shepherd, was honored in a grand procession in Connecticut on Wednesday before he was put down because of a severe degenerative hip disorder and declining health. The tribute for the police dog, who worked with the Ridgefield Police Department for eight years as a K-9 officer, began around 4.45pm and ended at the Ridgefield Veterinary Hospital. Scroll down for video . Zeus (pictured above), an 11-year-old retired K-9 officer was honored in a special tribute on Wednesday by the Ridgefield Police Department . The German Shepherd, who served eight years in the force, took his last ride in a cop patrol car during the grand procession held earlier this week (Zeus pictured with Officer Shawn Murray, his former partner and carer after he retired) On Wednesday, ahead of the procession, the police department wrote an emotional message about Zeus on their Facebook. 'Today is the day we have to say goodbye to our beloved K-9 Zeus,' they wrote. 'It is an extremely emotional day for all of us. 'He was a fellow officer and friend. He will be deeply missed but never forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with Zeus, Officer Murray and his family during this difficult time.' During the grand procession, residents of Ridgefield lined the streets as they watched the cop cars drive by through the streets of the town. Zeus had the special tribute before he was put down because of a severe degenerative hip disorder and declining health (Zeus pictured during the procession on Wednesday) Officers from the department and police departments across the state came to pay their tributes . Zeus was being taken to Ridgefield Veterinary Clinic (above) where he was to be euthanized . The vehicles traveled from the police headquarter and ended at the veterinary hospital. Residents held signs reading 'Thank you Zeus' and 'Zeus our hero during the afternoon. A flag was waved at half staff next to a draped black cloth at the department as Officer Shawn Murray, Zeus's former partner, pushed him in a cart during the tribute. 'This is an honor to be here for him during his last moments,' Chief John Roche told WTNH. 'The disease that had racked him had deteriorated to such a point where it was just so difficult for him to exist and continue on.' A flag was waved at half staff next to a draped black cloth at the department (pictured above) Chief John Roche (above) said during the tribute: 'This is an honor to be here for him during his last moments' In his eight-year career with the force, Zeus assisted with more than 250 narcotics arrest and also helped officers track down 50 missing or wanted individuals. The largest amount of narcotics he was responsible for seizing was ten pounds of marijuana in 2006, when he joined the force and was partnered with Officer Murray who he continued to reside with after his retirement. The animal had to retire last May due to health issues, and for some losing Zeus is not only losing a coworker, but also a family member. 'He was in the yard when there were picnics,' Detective Scott Murray, Officer Murray's brother told WTNH. 'He played, he chased the ball, he did what all normal dogs do, what all normal family dogs do, except he had a job.' Following the special tribute, the police department wrote their final goodbye to Zeus. On Wednesday, the police department wrote an emotional goodbye to Zeus thanking him for keeping them safe . The police department said it was an honor to work beside Zeus. During his eight-year career with the force, the dog assisted with over 250 narcotics arrests (his badge pictured right) Ridgefield Police Department officers said: 'You will be dearly missed but never forgotten' 'Zeus, it is with tears in our eyes that we must say goodbye,' they wrote. 'You were a valued member of our team and only did great things. 'It was an honor to work beside you and knowing that you were there always helped put our minds at ease. 'We know you would not have hesitated to lay down your life for any of us if we were ever faced with a life threatening situation. You wore the Ridgefield Police badge with Respect, Pride and Dignity. 'Thank you for keeping us all safe over the years. You will be dearly missed but never forgotten. Rest in Peace our friend.'

Zeus joined the Ridgefield Police Department in 2006 and retired in 2014 . The 11-year-old German Shepherd had severe degenerative hip disorder . On Wednesday, officers gave tribute to him in grand procession . The K-9 officer responsible for over 250 narcotics arrests . Police department said he will be dearly missed but never forgotten .

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Jordan Henderson has provided Liverpool with a lift after their FA Cup heartache by agreeing a new long-term contract. The club's vice-captain had 14 months remaining on his current contract and his advisors had been in talks with Liverpool since the beginning of this season. They have now reached a resolution and Henderson is expected to put pen-to-paper on improved terms that are likely be worth in the region of £100,000. His new deal will run to 2020. Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson is set to sign a new long-term contract at Anfield . Henderson chases down Aston Villa's Jack Grealish during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final defeat at Wembley . Henderson's new deal is worth around £100,000-a-week and will run until the summer of 2020 . Henderson, 24, is the third big player in Brendan Rodgers' squad to agree a contract extension, following on from Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho. The England international, who was signed by Kenny Dalglish in June 2011 for £16million from Sunderland, has been one of the most improved players under Rodgers' watch. His form this season has been excellent and he has contributed 13 assists as well as seven goals from midfield; he will be considered for the role of club captain when Steven Gerrard moves to LA Galaxy. Talks with Raheem Sterling are not expected to resume until the end of the season but Ian Ayre, Liverpool's Chief Executive, last week said he expected the England forward to be at Anfield for 'a long time'. Henderson could replace Steven Gerrard as Liverpool captain when the 34-year-old departs this summer . Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers (right) is keen to tie-down Henderson with up to 10 players set to leave . Raheem Sterling has rejected a new deal at Liverpool but talks are expected to resume in the summer .

Jordan Henderson is set to sign an improved deal with Liverpool . The 24-year-old midfielder has 14 months left on his current contract . Henderson could replace Steven Gerrard as club captain this summer . Liverpool will resume talks with Raheem Sterling at the end of the season . READ: Liverpool launch bid to rival Man Utd for PSV's Memphis Depay .

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Behind the highly-publicized trial of murderer Aaron Hernandez has played out a painful and private feud between two sisters. Hernandez's fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, 25, sobbed and hugged the killer's mom in the Massachusetts court on Wednesday as the jury returned a guilty verdict for first-degree murder, sending the ex-NFL star to prison for life with no chance of release. Just feet away across the aisle in the packed courtroom, sat her 23-year-old sister, Shaneah Jenkins, the girlfriend of victim Odin Lloyd who Hernandez executed with five bullets on June 17, 2013. The once-close sisters, who shared an apartment in their native Bristol, Connecticut, have not spoken since it became clear that Hernandez had a role in Lloyd's brutal death. Scroll down for video . Happier times: Sisters Shaneah (pictured left) and Shayanna Jenkins (right) pictured in 2011. The Aaron Hernandez murder trial has left them estranged . Torn apart: Shayanna Jenkins (pictured right) and her younger sister Shaneah (left) in their senior yearbook photo from 2007 at Bristol Central High School, Connecticut. The two sisters were close until Aaron Hernandez's murder of Odin Lloyd left them on opposite sides of a murder trial . The girlfriend of Odin Lloyd (circled, bottom left) dabbed her eyes with a tissue as she sat across the aisle from her estranged sister and Hernandez's fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, who sobbed and hugged the former NFL player's mother Terri (top right) when the guilty verdict was announced . Shayanna Jenkins left the courtroom immediately after the guilty verdict on Wednesday morning and was seen driving away in her car, eyes shielded by sunglasses. She did not wait to hear the victim impact statement of Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward, who said that she had forgiven those who 'had a hand in my son's murder both before and after'. The mother also spoke of how her son Odin introducing her to his girlfriend Shaneah had been 'a gift' in her life. Shaneah did not speak before the court but placed a comforting hand on Ms Ward when she spoke to media outside. The Jenkins sisters, who introduced the men, both attended the trial at times, sitting on opposite sides without exchanging a word, their rift on full display. Shayanna sat behind Hernandez, 25, and could be seen joking with him, several times exchanging whispered 'I love yous' when she attended. Shaneah sat with Lloyd's family. Before he was killed, she and Lloyd, 27, had made plans to move in together while she attended law school in Boston. Both sisters took the stand during the two-and-a-half-month murder trial in Fall River, Massachusetts. When Shaneah took the stand against Hernandez, her sister sat in the front row, supporting the former Pats star and father of her two-year-old daughter, Avielle. The sisters, for a time, took similar paths, according to Shaneah's testimony. The women grew up together in Bristol, Connecticut, and both attended Bristol Central High School. They have a 16-year-old younger sister. Shayanna had an on-and-off relationship with Hernandez that spanned the last two years of high school. When Hernandez went off to Florida to play football, Shayanna went to community college. After Hernandez was drafted by the Patriots in 2010, Shayanna left college and moved with him to a Massachusetts condo. Hernandez's mother, Terri, (right) and fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, (left) broke down in sobs and clutched at each other as each juror pronounced Hernandez guilty on all charges on Wednesday . Victim Odin Lloyd's girlfriend, Shaneah Jenkins, appeared overwhelmed on Wednesday as Hernandez was jailed for life. The murderer is her sister Shayanna's fiancé . Aaron Hernandez reacts after being found guilty of first-degree murder and other charges on Wednesday. He was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole in Fall River, Massachusetts . Two years later, Hernandez signed a $40 million contract and, that November, Shayanna gave birth to a daughter, Avielle Janelle. The family moved into a mansion in North Attleborough, not far from Gillette Stadium. Shaneah, like her sister, enrolled in community college but later transferred to Central Connecticut State University. Shayanna Jenkins, pictured in her senior yearbook photo in 2007. She began dating Hernandez while she was at Bristol Central High School . She held down several jobs while majoring in criminology: at a home care company, for a law firm and at a Comfort Suites hotel in Southington, Connecticut. Her older sister, who had also once worked there, helped her get the job. It was there that Shaneah met Lloyd, who was doing electrical work with a crew staying at the hotel, in January 2012. By March, they were dating. They talked every day and after Lloyd's work in Connecticut ended, their relationship deepened. Lloyd and Hernandez first met in August 2012, when, for the younger sister's birthday, Hernandez got a skybox for a Patriots game at Gillette Stadium. After that, the men saw each other a few times a month, Shaneah told the court. She would stay with her sister and Hernandez when she went to Massachusetts to visit Lloyd every couple of weeks. 'Almost every time I went there, he was with me,' Shaneah testified. During those visits, while the sisters would hang out upstairs, go shopping or get their nails done, Lloyd and Hernandez would sometimes hole up in the basement 'man cave' and smoke marijuana, often with other people, Shaneah testified. A few times, the couples went to clubs together. By May 2013, Shaneah graduated college and had big plans: pursuing a law degree at New England School of Law. She was moving to Boston, she testified, and she and Lloyd were planning to move in together. The next month, Lloyd was dead. Shaneah, now a second-year criminal law student, tearfully testified about getting the call from police in the middle of the night. She called her mother. Her next call was to her older sister. After heading to see Lloyd's mother in Boston, Shaneah and her uncle drove to the home Shayanna and Hernandez shared. Surveillance video played in court from inside the home showed Shayanna giving her a long hug. As she watched the video play from her seat in the front row, Shayanna put her hand on her forehead, then wiped away tears. But other parts of Shaneah's testimony seemed to agitate the older sister, who had her arms crossed and bounced her leg, occasionally emitting sighs as her sister spoke. Ursula Ward, mother of the victim, speaks to the media outside court on Wednesday. Her late son's girlfriend, Shaneah Jenkins, (second left) gave her a comforting pat on the arm . Hernandez's fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, fled the court on Wednesday morning after Aaron Hernandez was found guilty of first-degree murder . Shayanna pulled out a notebook and began scribbling notes at a few points, including when Shaneah insisted Hernandez had checked in with her only once to see how she was doing in the days after Lloyd was found dead. Hernandez's lawyer presented Shaneah with her own grand jury testimony, when she said he had periodically asked if she was OK. Shayanna then shared the notes with Hernandez's legal team. Shayanna attended just one day of her sister's testimony - when Shaneah was cross-examined. During that time, the sisters did not make eye contact, except once. Soon after she took the stand, the prosecutor asked if she saw her sister in the courtroom. Shaneah at first said no, until Shayanna craned her neck to make sure she was seen. Hernandez had been in the way. Then at the end of last month, it was Shayanna's turn to take the stand for the prosecution after she was granted immunity. Prosecutors earlier accused Jenkins of lying to a grand jury 29 times as it probed Lloyd's murder. Shayanna Jenkins, fiancee of the former Patriots player, testified at his murder trial in March. She stuttered and said 'we're estranged' when asked about her relationship with her sister . Shayanna Jenkins' younger sister, Shaneah, cried in court as her sister testified about disposing of items from Hernandez's home after the murder. To her right is Lloyd's mother Ursula . They accused her of getting rid of possible evidence on Hernandez's instructions - including the murder weapon, a .45 Glock pistol. Shaneah testified she saw her sister carry a garbage bag to the basement after getting calls and texts the morning after Lloyd's body was found. Shayanna was seen on her own home surveillance cameras carrying a box from her basement and borrowing her sister's car to take it away. She testified to the court that she had 'no memory' of where she disposed of the box. The box, nor the murder weapon, has ever been found. Her sister, Shaneah Jenkins, who was dating murder victim Lloyd, left the court sobbing as she made that statement. Shayanna,wearing her large diamond engagement ring on the stand, borrowed Shaneah's car to carry out the errand after the younger sister came to her home to grieve for her murdered boyfriend. She told the court that she believed it was the first time she had ever borrowed her sister's vehicle. Shayanna appeared unruffled by the intense scrutiny being placed on by the prosecution over her alleged lies to the grand jury. But when she was asked about her relationship with her younger sister, she paused and stuttered: 'We're estranged.'

Hernandez's fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, 25, sobbed when the verdict of first-degree murder was announced on Wednesday . She left the courtroom with Hernandez's mother soon afterwards . Her sister, Shaneah Jenkins, Odin Lloyd's girlfriend, wept alongside the victim's family as Hernandez was told he would spend rest of his life in jail . The once-close Jenkins sisters have sat on opposite sides of the courtroom throughout the trial in Massachusetts .

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There was a time when the name of Juventus would be one to avoid in the semi-final of European competition. Those days are long gone. When The Old Lady of Turin takes her place alongside Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid on Friday, it will appear that Massimiliano Allegri has returned this great club to the elite level. In reality it will be a clash of cultures as Juventus, who have kept nine clean sheets in their last ten fixtures, plot their path to the Champions League final in Berlin. It will be painful and far from pretty if Juve, who held on to the lead Arturo Vidal gave them from the penalty spot in the first leg against Monaco, progress to the final on June 6. There were scenes of elation as a scoreless draw saw Juventus through to their first Champions League semi-final since 2003 . Juventus's Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez react at the full-time whistle as their 0-0 result against Monaco proved a victory for the Italians . Juventus players celebrate after their 1-0 win in Turin, courtesy of a penalty from Arturo Vital, was preserved in Monaco . The Juventus players ran to their supporters with Carlos Tevez (third left) ditching his jersey for the celebrations . Giorgio Chiellini (left) and Leonardo Bonucci race towards their fans, before Chiellini throws his number three shirt into the crowd . Veteran Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon punches clear as his defense live dangerously in their second leg against Monaco . Juventus's midfield maestro Andrea Pirlo shows his strength as he holds off Monaco's Jeremy Toulalan in their 0-0 draw in Monte Carlo . MONACO: Subasic 6; Fabinho 7, Raggi 6, Abdennour 6.5, Kurzawa 6; Joao Moutinho 6.5, Toulalan 6 (Berbatov 46mins, 7), Kondogbia 7.5; Bernardo Silva 6.5, Martial 6 (Germain 76', Ferreira-Carrasco 6.5 (Carvalho 87'). Booked: Bernardo, Kondogbia. Subs not used: Stekelenburg, Dirar, Wallace, Elderson. Manager: Leonardo Jardim: 6.5 . JUVENTUS: Buffon 6.5; Barzagli 6, Bonucci 6.5, Chiellini 6; Lichsteiner 6.5, Marchisio 6, Pirlo 6.5, Vidal 6 (Pereyra 77'), Evra 6.5 (Padoin 90'); Tevez 6.5, Morata 6 (Llorente 69'). Subs not used: Storari, Ogbonna, Padoin, Sturaro, Matri. Booked: Chiellini, Tevez. Manager: Massimiliano Allegri 6. Referee: William Collum (Scotland) 7. At the final whistle Giorgio Chiellini raced across the athletics track at Stade Louis II to throw his number three shirt into the hordes of Juve supporters celebrating their first appearance in a semi-final since 2003. The feeling is that Juve’s race is run. On the surface Allegri’s team are looking good, 15 points clear of second placed Lazio in Serie A and heading for a semi-final against a genuine European force in a couple of weeks’ time. The reality is that this team is relying on some classic Italian traits, with some stubborn defending and the dogged work of Carlos Tevez, Juve’s only out ball, for some hustling up front. It works, painfully so at times, and they are certainly a long way short of the last Juventus team to reach the Champions League final at Old Trafford in 12 year ago. Back then Marcello Lippi’s team had some real class, with the names of Edgar Davids, David Trezeguet, Alessio Tacchinardi and Alessandro del Piero taking Milan to a penalty shoot-out in Manchester. Today’s team relies on the presence of their veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, a survivor from that defeated 2003 team, to provide some reassurance. Before this tie against Monaco, the Italian World Cup winning goalkeeper spoke about the honour and prestige for Juventus if they could reach the semi-final. The second leg was all about survival. At times this was about the darker side of the game, with Chiellini shown an early yellow card when he scandalously scooped the ball away with his hand to prevent Joao Moutinho racing clear. All three at the back - Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli - lived dangerously, a mistake waiting to happen on a tense and anxious night. Monaco were brisk and innovative, using the first half energy of their central midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia to provide the momentum for Leonardo Jardim’a side. Kondogbia deserved so much more from this tie. Juventus and Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini (left) reaches out to pull the ball away from Monaco's Joao Moutinho after slipping over . Scottish referee William Collum (right) is forced into his pocket inside the opening minute after Chiellini's handball stopped an attack . Juventus striker Carlos Tevez takes on Monaco's Geoffrey Kondogbia after referee Collum plays the advantage . Former Manchester City and West Ham marksman Tevez puts his hands to his mouth as a well-hit strike sails off target . He had a decent shout for a penalty in the first half when he was sandwiched between Chiellini and Vidal, sent off balance when the pair squashed him as he made his way into the area. Kondogbia was awesome here and anyone who can outshine Pirlo, save for the odd killer pass for Tevez or Alvaro Morata, in the centre of midfield must be doing something right. Tevez and Morata, who was eventually replaced in the 69th minute by Fernando Llorente, should be credited for their tireless performance in this second leg because they had both picked up a virus the night before the game. Both are believed to have been sick on the pitch. It was Tevez who had Juve’s best chance here, an effort that skidding wide of Monaco keeper Danijel Subasic’s left hand post on the stroke of half-time. Monaco sent for Dimitar Berbatov at the break, sending on the Bulgarian striker to replace the withdrawn figure of France midfielder Jeremy Toulalan. He had a poor game here. Former Manchester United full back Patrice Evra (right) takes on Monaco's Fabinho at pace in Monaco on Wednesday night . Monaco's Geoffrey Kondogbia attempts to squeeze between Chiellini (left) and Vidal (right) and goes down but penalty appeals were denied . Fabinho (left) and Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal each show their studs high as they challenge for the bouncing ball . Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic (right) anticipates a dangerous ball over the top from Pirlo before Stephan Lichtsteiner (26) can meet it . Switzerland defender Lichtsteiner knows how key Croatian Subasic's speed off the line was as he comes close to an opening goal for Juve . There was a touch of the old Berbatov in this 45 minute spell, increasing the tempo with some quick-witted first team passes and some blindside runs into the Juve penalty area. What he craved was the one chance to beat Buffon, to carve out an opening that could, at the very least, have given them another 30 minutes to get the job done. Instead, Juve are heading for extra time. Monaco's French midfielder and captain Toulalan (left) is beaten to the jump by Juventus's Spanish forward Alvaro Morata . Toulalan (left), who returned to the Monaco line-up after missing the first leg defeat, keeps tight on Morata . Pirlo stems a Monaco attack from the ground with his body and arm as Bernardo Silva attempts to takes his side forward on the counter . Kondogbia (right) deserved more from the game after a towering performance in the centre of Monaco's midfield . Dimitar Berbatov (left), who came on for Toulalan at half-time, contests the ball in the air with Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci . The Principality's Kondogbia (centre) plots his side's next move forward under pressure from Argentinean striker Tevez (right) He added intensity, charging about the pitch in search of the ball as Leonado Jardim’s team went about the business of finding an opener. They needed it, the one chance to beat Juve keeper Gianluigi Buffon to give them a chance of reaching the semi-final of the Champions League. Buffon was a key player here. He made a couple of decent stops, but his commanding presence and his reassuring nature in that Juve goal is a formidable hurdle for the opposition. Here, he simply could not be beaten. Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva (left) finds himself in the book after this wild challenge on Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio . Tevez attempt on goal flies clear of the target as both sides struggled to break to deadlock in the second leg . It was hugs all round for the Juve players as they booked their place in Friday's draw for the Champions League semi-finals . Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri gestures to his players as two tight defensive units did battle . Monaco head coach Leonardo Jardim makes a praying gesture as his side are asked to force the pace against Juventus . Prince Albert II of Monaco (right) attends Monaco vs Juventus with his nephew Andrea Casiraghi (left) The red and white scarves of Monaco's home colours are shown ahead of kick-off as they will their side towards a potential semi-final . A strong contingent from the Italian champions were in the Louis II Stadium for their Champions League quarter-final second leg .

Juventus go through to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals 1-0 on aggregate after second leg draw . Arturo Vidal's penalty in the first leg in Torino proved enough to earn the Italians a date with winner in Madrid . Real Madrid defeated 10-man Atletico Madrid 1-0 in their second leg clash after a 0-0 deadlock in their first leg .

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A picture posing with a St Bernard dog in front of the snowy peak of the Matterhorn must top the list for the ultimate Swiss souvenir. But that iconic photo opportunity has been consigned to history after a Swiss town bans selfies with the giant rescue dogs. Zermatt in the Upper Valais area of Switzerland has imposed the ban after a report from an animal welfare charity alleged the dogs were kept in 'miserable conditions'. Scroll down for video . Posing with dogs like these St Bernards has now been banned by the Swiss town of Zermatt . According to the Swiss Animal Protection Agency, the St Bernard dogs are being kept as tourist props by a company in the town that treats them very badly. The organisation has carried out investigations into the conditions the dogs were being kept since 2012 and published a report earlier this year. The report said said when they were not being taken out on excursions with tourists, the dogs were being kept locked up in confined conditions in an unheated condemned building for long periods of time. It claimed the dogs are left without food or water in foul smelling conditions and are not given enough exercise. When they are put on show, the dogs are kept in the cold for long periods of time and quickly grow tired while posing for photographs, sometimes with children riding on their backs. The organisation has been calling for the town council of Zermatt to ban the use of the dogs for many years. In a statement, SAP said the town's decision showed it 'loves the animals'. Zermatt, under the shadow of the Matterhorn is a popular tourist desitnations . It said: 'SAP rejoices that the town of Zermatt has now taken action to ban taking pictures of St Bernard dogs in its territory. 'Zematt has shown that it loves the animals and it will put an end to the contemptible and dangerous shows these dogs were made part of by being used as tourist props. 'For several years, the SAP, and its section working in the Upper Valais have criticised the conditions in which these animals are kept, and time and time again, has complained about those who keep the animals in captivity, for their violation of laws on the protection of animals. 'The SAP will continue to do all its can to make sure these dogs, which at the moment are housed in a condemned building in miserable conditions flout animal protection rules, are kept in comfortable conditions that meet their needs. 'The SPA is offering its help on the condition those holding the owners decided to put these dogs in better accommodation after they have been used purely as objects for hire.' The mayor of the town, Christophe Bürgin, told Swiss radio station Walliser Bote: 'No Saint Bernard dogs will be used for photo shoots with tourists on the peaks of Gornergrat and Sunnegga. 'We have been able to convince providers that it is not right to continue to offer pictures in that way.' He said over the summer a few dogs might be found because of long-term contracts with tour operators but the practice will be stamped out by next winter. In March the association filed a legal complaint against the St Bernard owners, claiming that the dogs’ living and working conditions were abusive. MailOnline has contacted the St Bernard owners for comment.

Swiss town of Zermatt bans tourists taking pictures of St Bernard dogs . Comes after Swiss Animal Protection Agency into miserable conditions the dogs are kept in . The report says they are locked up in a condemned building or made to stand in the cold for hours at a time .

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A mother whose two sons were mutilated by Boston bombers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev has said it is 'way too soon' for Mark Wahlberg to be turning the atrocity that maimed her family into a movie. Liz Norden's adult sons, JP and Paul, each lost their right leg when they were hit by the explosive mix of shrapnel and ball-bearings unleashing by the Tsarnaevs' primitive explosives in April 2013. The men, now in their mid-thirties, were received horrific wounds as they shielded friends from the second of two blasts which went off by the finish line at the Boston Marathon almost two years ago. Scroll down for video . 'Way too soon': Liz Norden, right, whose sons JP and Paul each lost a leg in the Boston bombings, has said a planned film by Mark Wahlberg, left, dramatizing the bombings is premature . Real life: Pictured are Norden's adult sons, Paul, left, and JP, right. They each lost their right leg when Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev detonated bombs by the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon . In response to the news that Boston-born celebrity Wahlberg is teaming up with CBS to make a feature film from the most harrowing day of her life, Norden pointed out that for many the pain is still visceral and real. She said: 'I don't think that could ever be re-created. I've sat in the courtroom with survivors and family members and seen what everybody is going through. 'It's been two years... but people who live it day in and day out, their lives are just coming back somewhat. 'For people dealing with putting legs on every day or people who lost loved ones, that doesn't go away.' JP and Paul, who both use prosthetic legs, now help run a charity alongside their mother dedicated to helping fellow amputees. Blast: Explosions at the 2013 Boston Marahton are pictured in the above security footage, released by fedreal prosecutors . Together: Liz is pictured above with her two sons, who now use prosthetic legs and are said to be living a relatively normal life again . At a recent fundraiser covered by local station WCVB, JP said he has now recovered enough to live a relatively normal life. He said: 'I'm starting to work and doing things as usual - I'm getting married in October. So I'm great.' However, the victims of the attack still contend daily with the toll taken on their lives by the fanatical brothers. Tamerlan, the elder Tsarnaev, was killed in a firefight not long after the attack. Dzhokhar was captured, and last week was convicted of all 30 charges leveled against him in connection with the bombing. Guilty: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, pictured left in an FBI handout photo and right in a courtroom sketch, was found guilty on 30 separate charges related to the bombing, 18 of which can carry the death penalty . More than half of those charges can be punished by death, and he is due to be sentenced in the coming weeks. JP and Paul have both declined to say whether they think Tsarnaev should be put to death, though their mother has said that he should be. Wahlberg announced his film, which will be called Patriot's Day, in the middle of the highly-publicized trial. CBS Films said the movie will be based on a firsthand account from former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis of the investigation and massive manhunt for the Tsarnaevs. After the announcements other Boston residents weighed in. Eileen McNamara, a former Boston Globe columnist, said: 'How does someone who markets himself as "a Boston guy" not see that it is far too soon, that the city is still far too sad for its trauma to be transformed into mass entertainment?' Charlie Wilder of Boston.com also weighed in, saying: 'The trial has served as almost a movie of the events itself, making the concurrent announcement of a fictionalized portrayal feel unnecessary and inappropriate. 'Maybe one day, even someday relatively soon after the trial, turning the events into a film worthy of the story would help the healing and honor the lives of those affected. 'But for now, Wahlberg — who plays up his Boston roots whenever he gets the chance — picked the wrong time to break the news.' Wahlberg's representatives did not return calls and emails seeking comment.

Liz Norden, whose sons Paul and JP each lost right leg, blasted plan . Said victims and families of 2013 bombing are still faced with daily pain . Boston-born Wahlberg announced film during trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev . Other Bostonians weighed in on the planned dramatization .

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A mysterious benefactor has donated £1.5million to Bath Abbey which was posted to church in a plain brown envelope. The donor, who is known to church officials but has asked not to be named, sent the money along with a note, saying they wanted to help safeguard the church 'for the next hundred years'. The cash will be put towards the Abbey's restoration fund, which is aiming to raise £20million to repair the collapsing floor, fit heating powered by the Bath springs, and expand the building. A mysterious benefactor posted the plain brown envelope to officials at Bath Abbey, pledging £1.5million to the church's £20million restoration fund . Laura Brown, who is heading up the Footprint restoration project, said she had to read the letter twice before she could believe it was real, adding that she had to have a 'sit down' afterwards . The donation was accompanied by a note, which reads: 'Much impressed by the care and the consultation with has been put in by the Abbey, which is such a vital part of Bath’s future. 'This generation has a solemn duty to ensure the Abbey is fit and able to carry out its service to the city and the community for the next hundred years.' The church has been granted £10.4million of Heritage Lottery Funding, but only provided they can raise the additional £7.1million themselves by the end of the year. Before the mysterious benefactor came forward, the largest single donation the church had received was £1.1million from the congregation and charity Friends of Bath Abbey. The Footprint project was granted £10.4million of Heritage Lottery funding to repair the floor, and expand the building, but only if the church can raise the remaining £7.1million by the end of the year . The church congregation, and charity Friends of Batch Abbey, donated £1.1million to the project, but the anonymous donor topped that, with their gift of £1.5million . Laura Brown, 48, who is heading up the Footprint project, told MailOnline: 'We received it in the post, just like any normal letter, and it was in a plain brown envelope just like any normal letter. 'Your first thought is "no, hang on, that can't be right" but then you read it again and realise, this is actually happening. I had to have a sit down for a while. 'Of course there is gratitude, but there's also this glow you get. The team believe in this project so much and it feels so good to see that someone else sees the same thing. 'Not only that but that person has the resources to be able to really make something happen, and hopefully inspire other people as well.' She added that the church still needs to raise £4.1million in the next eight months, but that cash donations have already started arriving, and more people are also pledging money. Part of the Bath Abbey rennovations will see it fitted with an eco-friendly underfloor heating system which uses water from the River Avon, warmed by the town's springs . Speaking after the first £1.1million was donated, Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason, said: 'It’s wonderful, what a remarkable group of people. 'Less than six months ago, the Abbey invited its members to consider the Footprint project by pledging gifts. 'In this short space of time, the total raised has risen to £1.1 million, an amazing response. 'Footprint is about sustaining a Christian presence at the Abbey in the heart of Bath for the next century and these gifts demonstrate the congregation and The Friends of Bath Abbey’s commitment to the project.'

Anonymous benefactor donated money to £20million restoration fund . Identity of donor is known to church officials, but is being kept a secret . Laura Brown, head of restoration, had to 'sit down' after reading letter .

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An Israeli tourist captured the hilarious moment a group of baboons robbed a supply truck of its snacks. The 40-second-video recorded by Haim Kaplan at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania, shows the driver of a supply truck standing next to his vehicle as a group of baboons approach. Making an attempt to scare them away – in an entirely tongue-in-cheek way – the man is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him and another jumps into the back of the truck. The driver makes an attempt to scare the baboons away but is forced to retreat as one makes a lunge at him . The large monkey stands guard as its partner in crime jumps into the back of the truck to search for supplies . Laughter can be heard from behind the camera as the two monkeys who helped with the distraction scarper. Looking towards the camera, the driver laughs as another man comes around towards the back of the truck to survey the situation. The driver then makes an attempt to remove the baboon from the truck and begins banging on the side of the vehicle in the hope of scaring it away. The man remains good humoured throughout the 40-second-clip as another man comes around to the back of the truck to survey the situation . The man bangs on the side of the truck in an attempt to scare the baboon away and eventually it re-emerges . Before long the monkey re-emerges and to the surprise of everyone watching carries snacks in both its hands and its mouth. As it jumps from the truck it momentarily turns to look at the driver, as if taunting him. Before securing more of the snacks, by placing them in its mouth, and running away from the scene of the crime. The monkey appears to taunt the driver before scarpering with more than a handful of snacks from the truck . The group of thieves reconvene and run off together into the bushes to the sound of spectators laughing . The other monkeys run towards it to greet it and the group, clearly pleased with their haul, disappear into the shrubbery. People standing around watching the drama unfolding can be heard laughing even louder than before.

Video was captured at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania . Israeli tourist filmed a group of baboons approaching a supply truck . As one distracts the driver by lunging at it another jumps into vehicle . Before long it re-emerges with its hands and mouth full of snacks . The group of thieves reconvene and run off into the bushes together .

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(CNN)Warren Weinstein, who appears to have been the only American citizen held hostage by al Qaeda, was accidentally killed in a U.S. drone strike in January. But it didn't have to be that way. A senior U.S. official familiar with the handling of the issue told CNN that the U.S. government made no serious effort to negotiate for the 73-year-old development expert's release, either directly to al Qaeda or through proxies in Pakistan. Another senior U.S. official told CNN that Weinstein's capture by al Qaeda made it hard for the United States to negotiate, even though proxies such as the Pakistani government have links to intermediaries who might have helped. A senior Pakistani official told CNN that after Weinstein was kidnapped, the Pakistani government put out feelers to members of the militant Haqqani Network and to the Pakistani Taliban, which are both allied to al Qaeda, to see if these groups might be able to initiate some kind of negotiation about Weinstein. According to the official, nothing came of those feelers. The senior Pakistani official says that during the past year Pakistani soldiers, who were part of a military offensive in the tribal area of North Waziristan near the Afghan-Pakistan border where Weinstein was believed to be being held, went door-to-door looking for the American. Nothing came of this search either. On Thursday, the U.S. government announced that Weinstein had been killed in a "counterterrorism operation" in January, which is how the government often describes CIA drone strikes. According to New America, which tracks drone strikes in Pakistan, CIA drone attacks happened in Shawal, North Waziristan, on January 19 in which at least four militants were killed; also on January 15 in Tehsil Ladha, South Waziristan, in which at least five militants were killed; and on January 4 in Datta Khel, South Waziristan, in which at least eight militants were killed. It is in one of these strikes that Weinstein was almost certainly killed. Lt. Col. Jason Amerine, a planner on the U.S. Army staff, is under investigation over a purported unauthorized disclosure to U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter's office, which has demonstrated a strong interest in the fate of American hostages held by al Qaeda and the Taliban. A plan was developed in the Pentagon to secure the release of Weinstein, according to a staff member on Hunter's committee. That plan was to release Haji Bashir Noorzai, a prominent and influential member of the Taliban who is in prison in the States on drug trafficking charges, in exchange for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdal, who was held by the Taliban until last year; Taliban hostages Caitlin Coleman, a U.S. citizen, and her husband, Canadian Joshua Boyle; and Dr. Shakil Afridi, who spied for the CIA in Pakistan and was being held in a Pakistani prison, as well as Weinstein. It's not clear how far this plan of action went. Amerine is invoking whistleblower protection and denies making an unauthorized disclosure. Hunter, a California Republican, released a statement Thursday, saying, "The only government organization seriously developing options to recover Weinstein and others in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region was within the Pentagon -- led by war hero Jason Amerine." As an Army captain, Amerine led a small detachment of U.S. Special Forces into Afghanistan in November 2001 in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the United States. The operation was instrumental in helping to topple the Taliban and to install Hamid Karzai as the new leader of Afghanistan. Who exactly carried out Weinstein's kidnapping from his house 3½ years ago in the Pakistani megacity of Lahore has until now not been clear. A senior Pakistani counterterrorism official told CNN that members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, or IMU, kidnapped Weinstein at his Lahore home on August 13, 2011. IMU is an Uzbek terrorist group headquartered in the tribal regions of Pakistan along its border with Afghanistan. According to the Pakistani official, the leader of the Weinstein kidnapping cell was a relative of Tahir Yuldashev, the former IMU leader killed in a CIA drone strike in the Pakistani tribal regions in 2009. The initial lead that traced the Weinstein kidnapping to the IMU came from another high-profile kidnapping in Pakistan two weeks after Weinstein's abduction. Shahbaz Taseer, the son of a leading Pakistani liberal politician Salman Taseer -- who was killed by Pakistani militants eight months earlier -- was kidnapped in Lahore on August 26, 2011. At the scene of Taseer's kidnapping one of the kidnappers dropped a cell phone and SIM card that eventually led Pakistani officials to focus on the IMU group in Lahore, according to the senior Pakistani counterterrorism official. The police subsequently arrested three Uzbeks and four Pakistanis who were part of the IMU cell that had carried out the Weinstein kidnapping. Members of the IMU cell told Pakistani interrogators that after they had kidnapped Weinstein they moved him while he was tranquilized and semi-conscious among three safe houses in Lahore. IMU members then took Weinstein to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan, a semi-autonomous region along the border with Afghanistan where al Qaeda and other militant groups are headquartered. There Weinstein was given or, more likely, sold to al Qaeda, according to the senior Pakistani official. Who was Warren Weinstein? Weinstein had spent his life helping others, working in the fields of aid and development. He held a doctorate in international law and economics from Columbia University and spoke more than half a dozen languages. After his capture, the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, demanded the end of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan and the release of terrorists held in U.S. custody in exchange for Weinstein's freedom. On September 12, 2012, Weinstein appeared in a video produced by al Qaeda's production arm in which he said that the Obama administration had shown "no interest in my case." He then appealed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from "one Jew to another" to intervene. The Obama administration is in the midst of a review of its hostage policy, which has been criticized by some families whose loved ones have been taken hostage by ISIS, al Qaeda or the Taliban. The key problems these families point to are lack of communication by the U.S. government about their loved ones and a lack of coordination within the government about how best to free them. The CIA, for instance, is focused on drone strikes and counterterrorism operations, while the FBI has responsibility for retrieving American hostages. Often these goals are not in alignment -- as was clearly the case with Weinstein. The CIA could have exercised more due diligence knowing that Weinstein was almost certainly being held in North Waziristan. There are some solutions for these problems. First, families should be granted security clearances by the U.S. government for the purpose of having classified information disclosed to them only about their captive loved ones. Right now, the U.S. government won't communicate much with the families about their loved ones because the relatives don't have the requisite security clearances. Should families abuse their clearances, they would no longer receive classified information about their loved ones, which is a strong incentive not to abuse them. Second, President Barack Obama should appoint a senior-level person, perhaps working in the White House on the National Security Council, to oversee the work of the CIA, FBI, State Department and the Joint Special Operations Command, which implements hostage rescues. All these organizations have key roles to play in getting American hostages home. That person must be sufficiently senior so he or she can make all the relevant agencies play well together and "de-conflict" any potential issues, such as the ones that surfaced in the Weinstein case. Third, while the U.S. government position is that it will not make concessions to terrorist groups, there is nothing in American policy to prevent another government from negotiating with terrorists to secure the release of U.S. citizens, and this should be encouraged, even if there is some quid pro quo involved. This is what happened in the case of the American journalist Peter Theo Curtis, who was captured by al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria in 2012, but was released last year after the Qatari government intervened in his case. The Qataris have had longstanding ties to the militant groups in Syria, including the al Qaeda affiliate holding Curtis, and while Qatari officials have denied paying ransom to free Curtis, it's unlikely that the journalist was freed just because the members of al Qaeda holding him were suddenly feeling like good guys. Curtis' successful release could provide a ray of hope for U.S. citizen Caitlin Coleman and her husband, Canadian Joshua Boyle, who were captured by the Taliban in 2012 when they were traveling on a trip through Afghanistan. A senior American official told CNN they are being held by the Haqqani Network. The Pakistani government has contacts with the Haqqani Network, and the U.S. government should ratchet up the pressure on the Pakistani government to secure the couple's release. In captivity, Coleman, who was pregnant at the time she was taken hostage, had a child. The name of the child is unknown.

U.S. hostage Warren Weinstein is believed to have been accidentally killed in counter-terrorism strike . Peter Bergen: U.S. should rethink hostage policy to increase chances of freeing those held .

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Harvey Weinstein's wife Georgina Chapman today gushed online about her 'wonderful husband' - just days after it emerged he would not face criminal charges for allegedly groping an Italian model. In an apparent effort to push past the scandal, the British-born fashion designer, who turned 39 on Tuesday, shared an Instagram image of a large bouquet of flowers he had bought for her. 'Thank you for my beautiful flowers!!! #wonderfulhusband #birthday,' she wrote alongside the photo. Scroll down for video . Moving on: Georgina Chapman, who is married to Harvey Weinstein, shared this image to her Instagram page on Tuesday, with the caption: 'Thank you for my beautiful flowers!!! #wonderfulhusband #birthday . Scandal: Chapman, pictured with her husband in February, was reportedly 'furious' after he was accused of groping an Italian model in his Manhattan office last month and wants to put it behind her . The birthday gift comes four days after her Hollywood producer husband learned he will not face criminal charges after Italian model Ambra Battilana, 22, told police he had groped her. Battilana had claimed that the 63-year-old father-of-five touched her breasts and put his hand up her skirt during a 'business meeting' at his Tribeca Film Center office in Manhattan on March 27. The Manhattan District Attorney's office investigated the model's claims but announced last Friday that it has decided not to prosecute Weinstein. Weinstein, who had always maintained his innocence, could have faced misdemeanor charges of forcible touching or sexual abuse if the allegations proved true. Battilana reoprtedly refused to cooperate with authorities for four days after the complaint, which led to speculation she made the allegation in a bid to try and land a part in one of Weinstein's films. Once that 'pipe dream' came to nothing, she decided to cooperate and pursue the criminal case, according to sources. Claims: Italian model Ambra Battilana, 22, told police Weinstein groped her during a meeting last month . Denial: Weinstein, pictured last week, had insisted he had never touched the model and on Friday, yhe Manhattan District Attorney's office said it would not be prosecuting him . Weinstein founded Miramax with his brother Bob in 1979 and is worth an estimated $200 million. His wife founded the luxury label Marchesa. They have been together for seven years and have a young son and daughter. Last week, a source told the New York Daily News that Chapman had been 'furious' following the reports and had been intent on continuing with her work and avoiding further embarrassment to her young children. On Instagram, she has shared photos of her work in the run up to Bridal Fashion week. 'The countdown begins,' she wrote alongside a snap of some of her designs on Monday. '5 days until the reveal!! Excited!! #marchesa #ss16 #bridal.' 'Any suggestion that these flowers were for anything but Georgina's birthday is a complete fabrication,' said a rep from the Weinstein Company. Focused on her work: Last week, Chapman, who co-founded luxury brand Marchesa, shared this image of her working on designs for Bridal Fashion Week, with the caption 'Doing what I love most!'

The designer shared the snap to Instagram on Tuesday, her 39th birthday . She was reportedly 'furious' after Italian model Ambra Battilana, 22, claimed Weinstein had groped her during a meeting last month . On Friday, the Manhattan District Attorney's office announced it would not be bringing charges against the millionaire producer .

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(CNN)Geography is, in part, destiny for Italy: The country will always be a bridge between Africa and Europe, as the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean so starkly shows. A surge of refugees this year, usually transported by smugglers on overcrowded vessels, has sought to reach Europe via the Libyan coast. A boatload of 900 migrants who embarked from Libya are now feared dead in the latest sinking. Over 10,000 were rescued off the coast of Italy in the last week alone. European leaders are scrambling to deal with this emergency. There is a backstory here worthy of our attention, and it has to do with Italy's colonial past. Many of the refugees involved in recent disasters come from some of Italy's former colonies in North and East Africa, namely Eritrea (occupied from 1890-1941) and Somalia (1908-1941). As migrants, Libyans are fewer in number, but Libya (1912-1941) plays a central role in the current crisis as the main departure point for Italy. Italy's empire never rivaled that of the British and the French in scope and longevity, but those who lived in its possessions were no less affected. Indeed, the migrants traversing the Mediterranean today form part of a century-long chain of migrations, expulsions, and exiles sparked by Italy's imperial ambition and commercial interests, the post-colonial anger of African leaders, and now mass economic desperation and political strife. Long after the formal end of Italian colonialism, these Eritreans, Somalis, and Libyans have inherited the histories of influence and exploitation that shaped their home countries. It also affects the treatment of Africans who settle in Italy. Libya is an example of the long reach of Italian imperialism. Libya was for a brief period an incorporated province of Italy, on the model of French Algeria, and Libyan families still feel the devastating effects of the fascist dictatorship's persecution of those who resisted Italian occupation. Over 100,000 Libyan men, women, and children were deported to concentration camps deep in the desert in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and much of the ruling class was exiled or executed. Col. Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled from 1969 to 2011, was born during the Italian occupation of his country, and his identity as a revolutionary was shaped by the example of resistance leaders such as Omar al-Mukhtar, who was hanged by the fascists in front of 20,000 of his people in 1931. In 1970, soon after he took power, Gadhafi struck back, expelling the remaining Italian community in Libya. Some of those people had grown up entirely in Libya. They arrived in Italy for the first time, at some of the same ports receiving migrants today. This political intervention did not spell the end of Italian-Libyan commercial dealings, which grew out of colonial-era relations that had made Libya Italy's biggest oil supplier. Since 2004, Italy and Libya have been directly connected by the Greenstream natural gas pipeline, which runs below the Mediterranean, on the same axis as many migrant boats. Commercial concerns, and the cozy relationship of then-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Gadhafi, also lay behind a historic 2008 Friendship Treaty between Italy and Libya, which promised infrastructure and other aid to Libya worth the equivalent of $5 billion as compensation for the damages inflicted by Italy during the decades of colonial rule. Until his death in 2011, despite deals with Italy and the European Union to control departures from his borders, Gadhafi intermittently used European fears of mass arrivals of migrants from Libya as a political weapon. Given Europe's geography, this weapon was pointed particularly at Italy, Libya's former master, and the principal target of Gadhafi's post-colonial revenge politics. Few Italians learn about this colonial history and its legacies, even though episodes of racist violence against immigrants from former Italian colonies and elsewhere are on the rise. Upon her appointment in 2013 as minister of integration, Cécile Kyenge, an Italian of Congolese origin, faced ugly racist attacks from fellow Italian politicians, including a comment that she looked like an orangutan. This climate has encouraged those who wish to rehabilitate the "heroes" of fascist imperialism. In 2012, the town of Affile built a publicly-funded memorial to General Rodolfo Graziani, known as "the butcher of Fezzan" for his brutal repression of Libyan resisters in the 1920s -- and for the massacre of Ethiopian civilians he ordered in response to a 1937 attempt on his life. This colonial history and its long-term consequences can help us understand Italians' ambivalent reactions to the emergency on their southernmost shores. Italian rescuers and activists work tirelessly and selflessly, and yet migrants who remain in Italy are often subject to racist attacks. It is ironic that the name chosen for the sea rescue operation organized by the Italian Navy in 2013 was the slogan of the fascist's dictatorship's bid to control the Mediterranean: Mare Nostrum. The program rescued more than 160,000 migrants in one year before it was discontinued due to European Union budget restrictions. It seems to reflect the conflicted attitude of the Italian government to its past aggressions: an admirable and courageous initiative -- advanced under an imperialist banner. The Italian government deserves the full support of the European Union as it responds to the current humanitarian crisis. But it also needs to address the failure of civic education about its colonial past. At 40 years old, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is of a different generation than those who have sustained a politics of selective memory that is as dangerous in its own way for migrants as the boats now capsizing in the Mediterranean. Setting a new course on this issue is in Italy's interest, now more than ever.

Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Italy's colonial past plays a key role in the migrant humanitarian disaster in the Mediterranean . She says African migrants still bound to histories of exploitation that shaped their home countries long after end of Italian rule .

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A bomb technician has used his expertise to create an Easter egg hunt for blind children - using beeping eggs. David Hyche, now a special agent at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), developed the technology nine years ago when his four-month-old daughter turned blind. A transmitter is placed inside plastic eggs that let off a high-pitched beeping sound. Now Hyche has passed on the idea to the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind in Birmingham. Festive invention: Blind children in Birmingham, Alabama, have celebrated Easter early by hunting for plastic eggs that let of a beeping sound. They trade the eggs in for candy . The device: Bomb expert David Hyche put a transmitter in a plastic egg so his daughter could join the fun . 'With my daughter, one of her first phrases was, 'I do it myself.' She wants to do it by herself and most of these kids want to do that too,' he told WBRC. 'It's logical for people who are explosives investigators. It's just a battery, beeper and a switch... pretty simple.' Giggling and running around the play area at Brimingham's regional center, the blind children filled baskets with the beeping eggs, before trading them in for candy. 'We love to give the opportunity for our children with disabilities and their families to come out and have the same opportunity as everybody else does,' said Tamara Harrison with the Alabama Institute. Hyche (pictured) came up with the device when his daughter turned blind nine years ago . The father has shared his idea with the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (pictured) this year .

Bomb expert David Hyche created the eggs when his daughter turned blind . The children follow sound of a beeper in a plastic egg, trade it for candy . He has now passed on the idea to Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind .

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Looking after elderly parents can be difficult at the best of times. But this man takes caring for his Alzheimer's-suffering mother to another level. A security guard from China has touched hearts across the country because he takes his 84-year-old mother with him to work on the back of his motorbike every single day, reported the People's Daily Online. Lu Xincai, who lives in Zhejiang province in eastern China, says that he is scared his mother will get lost if he leaves her at home by herself because she suffers from the degenerative disease. Devoted: Lu Xincai takes his 84-year-old mother to work with him on the back of his motorbike every day. He ties a sash around both of their waists to make sure she doesn't fall off . She would often go up to the mountains to collect firewood and there were a few occasions when she got lost after dark. When Mr Lu's father passed away earlier this year, he decided to take his mother with him to work because there was no one else who could look after her. His wife works in a different city and his son is still in school. After helping his mother to get up at 5am every morning, he puts her on the back seat of his motorbike and ties a sash around both of their waists to ensure that she does not fall off. Mr Lu said that he rides the four kilometres to work slowly to make sure his mother feels safe and so that they can chat along the way. The whole journey takes an hour. Even when at work he checks up on his mother, who has been given her own room by his employers, a bank, to make sure that she has not wandered off somewhere. He said that his mother devoted her life to caring for her children, and now he feels like he has a duty to care for her in return. Vulnerable: His elderly mother suffers from Alzheimer's and used to get lost when she was left alone . He said: 'I was an apple in my mum's eye, and now she's my apple.' 'Our mother carried us on her back to the fields when she went to work on the farm and collect firewood when we were young.' He added: 'Only if I see her will I feel relaxed. Otherwise I would be afraid is she had wandered away.'

Lu Xincai says no one else can look after his 84-year-old mother . She used to get lost after dark when she went to collect firewood . Now she goes with him to work on the backseat of his motorbike . He ties her to him with a sash to make sure she does not fall off . She's now been given her own room at the bank where he works .

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Gary Caldwell admitted his first taste of management was 'crazy' following Wigan's battling 2-2 draw against Fulham. The Latics may be heading for relegation but they proved they are ready to go down fighting after twice coming from behind to snatch a point at Craven Cottage. Caldwell, at 32 the youngest boss in the league, only replaced the axed Malky Mackay on Wednesday and must have feared the worst when his side conceded after just three minutes to Ross McCormack's strike. Gary Caldwell admitted his first taste of management was 'crazy' following Wigan's battling 2-2 draw . Wigan's Jason Pearce (right) is congratulated by Pennant (left) as he scores the second equaliser for his side . A stylish Jermaine Pennant free-kick hauled Wigan level, only for a stunning long-range effort from Matt Smith put Fulham back in front. But Jason Pearce's 69th-minute effort, when he tucked in a corner at the far post, earned the Latics a point. 'I have just said to the players that I feel very proud of them considering we only had two days to work,' said former Latics skipper Caldwell. 'It's crazy, absolutely crazy. An all-consuming job. But I loved every minute of it and can't wait for the next one. I've had a lot of managers texting me saying 'welcome to the madhouse' and I can see what they mean.' A point lifted Wigan above Millwall, who they face on Tuesday, on goal difference but both teams are seven points adrift of safety. Matt Smith scores Fulham's second goal to restore their lead against Wigan at Carven Cottage on Friday . Smith slides to his knees as he celebrates putting the home side back in front in the Championship match . Caldwell has not been put in charge to perform a miracle, but he still insists there is plenty to play for. 'We'll try to win every game,' he added. 'There's 12 points to play for and we'll try to win every one and see what happens. 'It's going to be a long process to get the club to where we want it to be. But tonight was the way we want to play, that's how this club got success.' Fulham should now be safe, having edged nine points clear of the drop zone, but they were booed off by sections of the home support. Boss Kit Symons' honeymoon period seems to be over, as his decision to take off goalscorer Smith after an hour was met with a chorus of 'you don't know what you're doing'. Fulham captain Scott Parker (right) is hassled for the ball by Wigan's Gaetan Bong (left) at Craven Cottage . The ever industrious Parker (left) dribbles away from the challenge of Wigan's Kim Bo-Kyung (right) 'Matt was shattered,' he explained. 'He's had a lot of football recently and we needed some fresh legs.' Symons has the air of a manager who cannot wait for the season to come to an end. 'It's glass half full, glass half empty,' he added. 'We're a point closer to safety and come the end of the season it might be the point that keeps us in the division. 'It's been a tough season, to put it mildly, and realistically it was probably always going to be like that. When we stay up I certainly won't be doing cartwheels, but I'll breathe a sigh of relief.'

Fulham 2-2 Wigan Athletic: CLICK HERE to read the match report . Latics came from behind twice to stun the Cottagers . Gary Caldwell admitted his first taste of management was 'crazy'

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Britain's first black prime minister will be a Conservative, David Cameron will claim today. In a bid to woo ethnic minority voters, Mr Cameron will say the Tories are the party of opportunity for people from all backgrounds who want to get on. He will also set out targets for ethnic minority recruitment designed to persuade voters the party is on their side. Scroll down for video . Mr Cameron will say the Conservative party will one day be the party of the first black or Asian prime minister . Highlighting Margaret Thatcher’s record as Britain’s first – and only – female prime minister, he will say: ‘We’re the party of the first female prime minister. The party of the first Jewish prime minister. And I know that, one day, we’re going to be the party of the first black or Asian prime minister.’ ‘I want this to be an opportunity country, where no matter who you are or where you’re from; whether you’re black, white, Asian or mixed race – whether you’re from the inner city or rural heartlands, you can make the most of your talents.’ The claim will be seen as a tacit endorsement of the leadership ambitions of Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, the only current Asian Tory seen as a potential contender. It is designed to tackle the Tories’ long-standing difficulty in attracting support from Britain’s growing ethnic minority electorate. The claim will be seen as a tacit endorsement of the leadership ambitions of Culture Secretary Sajid Javid (pictured), the only current Asian Tory seen as a potential contender . A report by the Runnymede Trust think-tank last week warned that suspicion of the Tories among ethnic minority voters could cost the party nine seats at next month’s election and 50 within a decade. Some senior Tories believe Mr Cameron has done too little to address the party’s reputation among ethnic minority voters – and warn that the party could face similar problems to the US republicans unless it acts quickly. Mr Cameron will today pledge to ensure that, by the next election, at least 20 per cent of Tory candidates in seats where a Conservative MP is standing down will be from an ethnic minority background. The figure this year is 18 per cent. At the time of the last census in 2011, 14 per cent of the UK population was identified as black or minority ethnic. But the Prime Minister will today set targets to achieve 20 per cent ethnic representation in the recruitment of police officers. The current figure is just 8.3 per cent. A 10 per cent target will also be set for the armed forces, to hit 20 per cent in the long term. At present the figure for recruits is 5.7 per cent. New targets will also be set to increase by 20 per cent the number of black and ethnic minority students going to university, being offered apprenticeships and getting jobs. Mr Cameron will say: ‘Our mission is to make sure that as our economy recovers, people from every community share in that prosperity. ‘But there are more specific things we can do to make sure we spread opportunity to every community. So I’m setting some ambitious but realistic aspirations for the next five years, specifically for the black and minority ethnic communities.’ Boris Johnson has said Britain needs to train more crane drivers and IT experts to stop migrants filling jobs. The Mayor of London claimed the UK has too many hairdressers and not enough young people learning to do the jobs the economy needs. He said the country’s IT industry desperately needs computer programmers, while building sites need crane operators – and both are often forced to depend on foreign labour. Mr Johnson said colleges had to work more closely with businesses to teach teenagers the skills they need to land well-paid jobs, which would help to reduce the reliance on migrants. He said he did not want to ‘tell talented foreigners to bog off’, but to ensure young people growing up in the UK were able to take the high-skilled jobs which have seen average wages start to rise. The Mayor, who is the Tory candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, told MailOnline: ‘Do we need more crane operators and fewer hairdressers? I think the answer to that at the moment is yes. Do we need more people who can do coding for IT, the answer is absolutely yes. ‘We have a desperate shortage of those sorts of skills ... we have got to up-skill the UK labour force.’

Prime Minister says Conservatives will be party of first black or Asian PM . Cameron points to party record of past female and Jewish prime ministers . He will set out targets for ethnic minority recruitment in bid to woo voters .

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Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro came back from a dreadful first set to defeat three-times Miami Open champion Venus Williams 0-6, 6-1, 7-5 at Key Biscayne on Tuesday and set up a semi-final clash with Germany's ninth seed Andrea Petkovic. Petkovic booked her place in the last four after a 6-4, 6-2 win over 14th seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova. Williams utterly dominated the first set, crushing the Spaniard 6-0 in less than half an hour but her opponent was able to regroup and battle back in impressive style. Venus Williams shows her frustrations as she loses to Carla Suarez Navarro in the Miami Open last eight . Suarez Navarro celebrates as she completes her comeback against three-time Miami champion Williams . Suddenly regaining her confidence Suarez Navarro won the first four games and went on to take the second set 6-1. The third set bucked the trend for one-sided exchanges until Suarez Navarro broke to go 5-4 up only for Venus to break back straight away. The Spaniard won the last two games however to continue an impressive season that has seen her reach two other semi-finals and make the last eight at Indian Wells for the first time. 'It was a crazy match, crazy first two sets. Venus was unbelievable at the beginning. I started a bit nervous but even if you lose the first set you are still in the competition and I am happy with the way I came back,' said Suarez Navarro. Williams chases to her right to play a forehand during her quarter-final on Tuesday evening . Williams (left) shakes hands across the net with Suarez Navarro as the Spaniard goes through . Williams said she had struggled to find consistency. 'I just made a little too many errors and I was going for it the whole match. Towards the end just never found the happy medium between being aggressive and putting the ball in the court,' she said. Petkovic made a blistering start, going up 4-1 in the first set but the 23-year-old Pliskova powered her way back to 4-4 and then had three break points, all of which were saved. Petkovic, the 2011 Miami semi-finalist, won the next five games and wrapped up the match in one hour, 16 minutes. Andrea Petkovic has her eye on the ball as she plays a forehand during her quarter-final victory . Czech Karolina Pliskova hits a serve but later loses in straight sets to the German ninth seed . 'I was playing really well at the start but I couldn't see the ball on my serve with the sun on one side and I was struggling,' said Petkovic. 'Karolina also started playing really well and I was a little lucky at the end of the first set. But then I got better and better from there,' she said. Wednesday's quarter-finals see top seed Serena Williams take on Germany's Sabine Lisicki while third-seed Romanian Simona Halep faces American Sloane Stephens.

Carla Suarez Navarro beat Venus Williams in the Miami Open quarter-finals . The Spaniard fought back from a first-set bagel to win 0-6, 6-1, 75 . German No 9 seed Andrea Petkovic beat Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-2 . CLICK HERE for all the latest from the Miami Open .

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As a sequel of sorts to the Diane Sawyer 20/20 special, TV viewers will be able to follow Bruce Jenner's journey as he transitions into a woman in his forthcoming eight-episode docu-series on E! starting July 27. But it is allegedly his sons Burt, Brandon and Brody Jenner and stepdaughter Kim Kardashian who are hesitant to hear and watch just how much their 65-year-old patriarch will reveal about gender change. 'They are warning him to slow down on revealing too much of his journey on reality TV,' a source told TMZ in a Monday report. Scroll down for video . Follow-up: Bruce Jenner will chronicle his journey as he transitions into a woman in his forthcoming eight-episode docu-series on E!, a project that worries his kids according to TMZ on Monday . There is no denying that Bruce's six biological children and four stepkids are 'proud' of the father figure as some called him their 'hero' on Twitter shortly after the ABC interview aired on Friday. And as the former Olympic gold medalist moves forward with his long-awaited physical transformation, the spotlight and attention on him will be brighter than ever. 'Kim and the boys think Bruce was spectacular on the Diane Sawyer special and in won over millions of people in the process. His kids have gone to their dad to express their concern,' the insider told the gossip site. 'They say they're worried Bruce's upcoming docu-series might "de-class" what he's accomplished. They also urged Bruce not to do other interviews, and finish the process in private.' The only Kardashian: 'Kim and the boys think Bruce was spectacular on the Diane Sawyer special and in won over millions of people in the process,' added a source . Jenner sons: 'They are warning him to slow down on revealing too much of his journey on reality TV,' it was also shared . Brandon and his brothers: 'They urged Bruce not to do other interviews, and finish the process in private,' it was noted . Adding: 'Bruce believes the docu-series will educate people and create empathy, so he's committed.' On Monday, never-before-seen footage from the tell-all interview aired on Good Morning America that showed the Jenner brothers and Bruce's eldest daughter Casey talking about their childhoods in which Bruce was not around for. 'We have a very complex relationship,' Casey admitted. 'He's disappeared out of our lives, especially out of my life, so I'm looking forward to this next chapter.' Brandon spoke of Bruce during the years in the early '80s: 'Us missing a time of our lives is still the probably the hardest thing for us to deal with, we're trying not to look back, just looking forward.' Sticking together: Brandon and Brody share the same mother (second wife Linda Thompson) while eldest child Burt is from first marriage to Chrystie Jenner (pictured in May 2012) Older kids: Burt, Brody, daughter Casey and Brandon were the only children who appeared in the 20/20 interview . Struggle: '[Bruce] disappeared out of our lives, especially out of my life, so I'm looking forward to this next chapter' Bruce admitted he was not around for his children when they need him the most telling Diane: 'The big formative years for them I was really struggling with these issues. I talked to all the boys about this after the fact that, yeah, I didn't do a good job. And I apologized to my kids for that.' Those times appear to be a thing of the past as the Jenner siblings have now stated that 'all is forgiven.' While the Keeping Up With The Kardashians cast did not appear on the 20/20 interview - viewed by a staggering 16.9 million people - many speculate that ex-wife Kris Jenner and her children Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Rob and Kylie and Kendall will be featured on the upcoming docu-series because it will be broadcasted on the E! network. However, TMZ's sources cited that 'Bruce's kids won't appear on his show.' Love no matter what: During the interview, Bruce stated that Kim was 'by far the most accepting' of his transgender journey . Growing up without their father: 'Us missing a time of our lives is still the probably the hardest thing for us to deal with, we're trying not to look back, just looking forward' With the hope that his reality show will be both informational and educational, Bruce has signed a contract with E! to air one hour episodes starting July 27 that will be consulted by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) organization. Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President of Programming and Development at E!, said of Bruce's decision to share his journey with the world: 'Bruce is incredibly courageous and an inspiration, and we are proud to be entrusted with this deeply personal and important story. 'This series will present an unfiltered look as Bruce boldly steps into uncharted territory and is true to himself for the first time.' Bruce's representative told MailOnline: 'Can't put a series on hold that has yet to be confirmed as even happening in the first place.' Champion: 'Bruce believes the docu-series will educate people and create empathy, so he's committed' His pride and joy: The former Olympic athlete told Diane that his kids are 'the only one's he's concerned with' On Sunday, eldest child Burt doubted some of his dad's newfound supporters when he took to Twitter writing: 'Having a hard time not putting a few people on blast who were not supporters before hand, but want to act like they were all along.' Meanwhile that same day Brandon and Brody - whom Bruce fathered with second wife Linda Thompson - shared photos of themselves with their famous parent. 'You won another gold tonight. I stand with you on this journey. I love you Dad,' the former Hills star commented on Saturday. 'Proud son,' the father-to-be - who was the first to be told by Bruce about the transition - wrote before the ABC interview aired on Friday. Kim spoke to Today Show's Matt Lauer on Monday revealing that Bruce has 'found inner peace' after speaking his truth. The other side of Bruce's family: Biological daughters Kendall and Kylie and stepdaughters Kourtney and Khloe were pictured on Thursday with mother Kris Jenner . Spotlight: E!'s Keeping Up With The Kardashians has been featured as a hit reality show for ten seasons now . During the 20/20 special, the thrice married star and host Diane shared that it would be the last interview would doing as Bruce and that he is ready to embrace the woman he calls 'Her.' The star expressed that he 'is a girl stuck in a guy's body' and that 'his brain is much more female than it is male. 'Yes I am a woman, my heart and my soul and everything I do in life,' he said. 'That female side is who I am.' When asked by Diane to fill in the blank 'When you think of me...' Bruce gave a heartfelt response saying: 'Please be open minded, have an open mind and open heart. I'm not this bad person I'm just doing what I've got to do.' 'If he's happy, we're happy': Kendall and Kylie were the only offspring to give an official statement for the ABC special .

Bruce is set to star in an eight-episode docu-series on E! starting July 27 . Kim, Burt, Brandon and Brody 'don't want him to do the series' Jenner's sons and daughter Casey tell GMA the star left them in the '80s .

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The number of female genital cosmetic operations performed on the NHS has risen five-fold in the last decade as women worry they're not 'normal'. Labial reduction procedures - surgery to reduce the size of the inner ‘lips’ of the vagina - have risen five-fold in the past 10 years, with more than 2,000 operations performed in 2010. And the trend is reflected in Australia where procedures have more than doubled in the same time period. The labia are lips which protect the vagina. There are inner labia – the labia minora - which are thinner, and the outer labia – the labia majora, which have more tissue and fat. Labial reduction procedures - surgery to reduce the size of the inner ‘lips’ of the vagina - have risen five-fold in the past 10 years, with more than 2,000 operations performed on the NHS in 2010 . They naturally vary in size and shape, but some women are dissatisfied or distressed about the appearance of their labia, even when they are classified medically as perfectly normal. The surgery involves reducing the size of a woman's labia minora to make them more symmetrical and smaller than the labia majora. This is done by cutting away the ‘excess’ skin with a scalpel, or possibly a laser, and stitching up the loose edge with dissolvable stitches, until it heals. Experts at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists at the World Congress in Brisbane, have called for more research to try and better understand women's motivations. A study by the University of Melbourne explored the views of women aged 18 to 28. Interviews focused on participants' views of the 'normal' and 'ideal' vulval anatomy, on cosmetic surgery and the sources of information available. Calida Howarth, from the university, said: 'It is essential that doctors do not assume that women have an inherent knowledge of their genitalia and the anatomical terms used to describe it. 'This contemporary women's health issue requires further research and interdisciplinary collaboration if we are going to ensure best practice and achieve optimal outcomes for our patients.' A labiaplasty is a surgical procedure to reduce the size of the labia minora – the flaps of skin either side of the vaginal opening. Most labiaplasty operations are done by private clinics as cosmetic surgery, to change the appearance of the female genitals. Occasionally, there may be a medical need for the operation (for example, because the tissue is affected by disease), in which case it might be covered by the NHS. However, the NHS doesn't routinely provide this operation. It's natural and normal for a woman to have noticeable skin folds around the vaginal opening and, in most cases, this shouldn't cause any problems. Some women are dissatisfied with or distressed about the appearance of their labia, even when they look perfectly normal to the health professional examining them. A labiaplasty involves shortening or reshaping the vaginal lips, a bit like shortening a hem on a dress. It is usually performed by a gynaecologist or plastic surgeon. The unwanted tissue is cut away with a scalpel or possibly a laser, and the loose edge may be stitched up with fine, dissolvable stitches. It can be carried out using either a general anaesthetic or local anaesthetic with sedation, and the whole procedure takes about one to two hours. However there is a lack of research investigating how effective this procedure is. This means there's no guarantee it will achieve a long-lasting desired effect, and there are short- and long-term risks to consider. Source: NHS Choices . The researchers concluded that women would benefit from better access to information showing a range of normal vulval anatomy. Another study led by the University of New South Wales examined attitudes to pubic hair removal and the relationship with physical discomfort, viewing pornography, genital self-image and the consideration of labiaplasty. The study found no link between the removal of pubic hair and requests for the cosmetic surgery. However, the study also highlighted the need for careful recognition among the healthcare profession of the possible reasons for the increase in women seeking surgery. Cathy Cui, one of the researchers, said: 'While women request labiaplasty for physical and psychological reasons, the reasons for increasing numbers of surgeries in the last decade are not clear.' Research has exposed a lack of education regarding the management of patients requesting female genital cosmetic surgery. Tristan Harding, from the University of Melbourne, said: 'GPs would be greatly assisted by practice guidelines when faced with such requests. 'If they are able to provide adequate, accurate information to patients, this may prevent unnecessary surgery and alleviate patient anxiety. 'GPs should also consider referring women to a gynaecologist rather than a cosmetic surgeon when they wish to have surgery.' The studies highlight a need to improve clinical guidance for healthcare professionals, the experts said. And they called for further research around the surgery and patients' knowledge and perceptions of 'normal' vulval anatomy. Meanwhile a consultant plastic and aesthetic surgeon told MailOnline said many of his patients seek the surgery because they suffer problems ranging from pain and tearing to extreme psychological distress. Mr Miles Berry, who works at the Weymouth Street Hospital, London, said he believes the rise in operations is down to an increase in awareness and availability of the procedure. While many people believe these women are simply seeking a ‘designer vagina’, he said most are having the procedure for functional reasons or because they have been traumatised by having labia that are misshapen or low-hanging. Some will never enter into a relationship for fear of a partner seeing their genitalia, while others cannot undress in public or wear a bikini, he told MailOnline. Other women have labia that are so long that horse riding, cycling or having sex is painful. ‘One woman was part of the cycling team, she had persistent swelling and chafing. It stopped her cycling,’ Mr Berry said. Meanwhile consultant plastic and aesthetic surgeon Miles Berry told MailOnline said many of his patients seek the surgery because they suffer pain and tearing and extreme psychological distress . There are also women who have torn their labia during intercourse, or while horse riding, which as well as being excruciatingly painful, causes bleeding. ‘When women with this condition wear tight clothes, like jeans, they experience chafing,' added Mr Berry. ‘One lady used tampons to keep her labia inside because they were hanging down below her underwear. ‘I saw another lady who was getting recurrent thrush as she had all this extra tissue down there that was moist.’ His clinic carried out 49 procedures in 2014 compared to 27 in 2013 – an 80 per cent rise - while NHS figures show there were 2,000 labiaplasties performed in 2010 – a five-fold rise since 2001. Many women who come for a consultation with Mr Berry are so insecure about the way their labia looks it is impairing their life, he said. Women can be born with naturally long labia or that are shaped in a way that their owners deem unattractive, he explained. In some women, they stretch naturally over the course of a lifetime, while others experience stretching or tearing as a result of childbirth, and are embarrassed by the result. This is usually due to hormones associated with pregnancy, the stretching of the vagina during the birth or due to the loss of the pelvic floor muscles.

NHS labial reduction procedures risen five-fold in the last 10 years . More than 2,000 of the cosmetic operations were performed in 2010 . Trend is reflected in Australia with ops more than doubling in same time . Experts call for more information to help women understand what's normal .

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Brendan Rodgers conceded defeat in his quest for the top four and admitted this slide out of the elite will damage Liverpool in the transfer market. Rodgers knows he must work harder to sell Anfield as a destination for ambitious players without the lure of a Champions League campaign — and to keep those who might be hankering after a move, such as Raheem Sterling. ‘It makes it difficult, there’s no doubt about that,’ said the Liverpool manager. ‘Most players want to be in the Champions League. They want to play at the top level of the game and if you’re not in the Champions League it makes it difficult for you. We know that. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has conceded defeat in his quest for the top four . Liverpool players leave the pitch after the 4-1 defeat against Arsenal on Saturday afternoon . Arsenal have won 17 of their 20 games since Christmas in all competitions. That includes 12 Premier League wins, one in the Champions League and four FA Cup victories. ‘It’s going to be a little like this until we become more stable. We’ve got young players who are growing, getting more experience and then hopefully there will be a period where we qualify again. We want to be in the Champions League. That’s important and it is key for us. ‘It’s highly unlikely this year. But Liverpool is a great club. I said that before I came into it. It’s a phenomenal club that players want to play for.’ Rodgers starts the week seven points adrift of the Champions League places with fourth-placed Manchester City playing tonight at Crystal Palace. Successive defeats against direct rivals Manchester United and Arsenal have seen him write off his top-four hopes. ‘I’m a realist,’ said the Liverpool boss. ‘We needed to take something from Arsenal. If we’d done that then our chances would have been greater. I wouldn’t expect the others to slip up, particularly Arsenal or Manchester United. I don’t expect them to do that. Add to that, the sort of growing number we’ve got unavailable I think it will make it very, very difficult with only seven games to go.’ Rodgers will instead prioritise the FA Cup. It is nine years since Liverpool won the trophy but indiscipline is eating away at his options ahead of Wednesday’s quarter-final replay against Blackburn. Anthony Taylor had no choice but to send Emre Can off after he committed a poor tackle on Danny Welbeck . Jordan Henderson tried to argue Can's case after the defender saw red for a second bookable offence . Centre halves Emre Can and Martin Skrtel are suspended, which will not help solve the defensive shambles which unfolded at the Emirates Stadium. Steven Gerrard is also banned after being sent off against United. Mario Balotelli ruled himself out of the 4-1 defeat at Arsenal, complaining of an unspecified knee injury after training on the eve of the game, while Daniel Sturridge played and did not look confident about his own fitness after pulling out of England duty with a hip injury. After selling Luis Suarez last summer and starting the campaign poorly, Liverpool recovered, only to lose their impetus after beating Manchester City a month ago. ‘We always felt this year was going to be difficult, that was the reality of it,’ said Rodgers. ‘Our run last year nearly brought us the title. We lost a world-class player and lots of other developments happened within the club. Mario Balotelli (left) ruled himself out of the defeat after complaining of an unspecified knee injury . Rodgers cites losing a 'world-class player' like Luis Suarez (right) has made things difficult for Liverpool . ‘But it’s frustrating that we got ourselves in a position over the last three months, very close, to then come up short in the past two games. I look at Arsenal and their bench, the players, the world-class players on the field with big talent and it shows the continual work we have to do. ‘We don’t give up. We will fight right to the end. Obviously the FA Cup is a priority for us. But there’s been lots of positives from it, looking at players’ development, seeing players grow, it’s been good. ‘And, as a manager not that long in the game, it’s been great for me up to this point, learning about the dynamics of everything. We can still fight and we have an obligation to represent the supporters in the last seven games, and in the FA Cup, to finish as well as we can.’ Liverpool will meet Arsenal again at Wembley in the FA Cup final, if it all goes to form, and Arsene Wenger’s team are finishing the season in irresistible form. The Arsenal players celebrate Hector Bellerin's goal during the 4-1 victory on Saturday . They have won 17 of 20 games in all competitions since Christmas, a sequence spoiled by the aberration in the first leg against Monaco in the Champions League. There are grounds for optimism at the Emirates but Wenger has good vibes about the future. ‘We have a good mentality and good cohesion in the team,’ said the Arsenal boss. ‘There is something happening. That shows you that they are ready to fight for each other. You can see that. 'You can’t cheat on that. People smell that.That of course is a good basis, and defensively we are getting better. I think you also have to give credit to players who get less, such as Francis Coquelin. ‘But I am old enough to know that things are never as comfortable as they look. Let’s judge at the end of the season. ‘We’re on a good run and it will be down to how we can maintain that focus and urgency.’

Liverpool suffered 4-1 Premier League defeat by rivals Arsenal . The defeat greatly reduced Liverpool's chances of top four finish . Brendan Rodgers admits top players want Champions League football .

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A bathing box by the beach, a 100-year-old mechanic’s garage and an 1850’s goal are just some of the unique spaces selling for top dollar around Australia. As the property boom continues to show no signs of slowing down, a kitsch blue and yellow bathing box on Brighton’s Dendy Street Beach in Melbourne has sold for a staggering $276,000. The sale is a record amount for the bathing boxes in Brighton since they were first constructed in 1862. It came after five bidders battled it out at auction for the 2.4m x 2.0m x 2.0m size box. The winning bidder paid $150,000 over the original asking price for the slice of postcard history, on Saturday. This blue and yellow bathing box on Brighton beach in Melbourne has sold for a staggering $276,000 . The winning bidder paid a record price for a bathing box and $150,000 over the original asking price . The bathing boxes were first constructed in 1862 and are part of Melbourne's tourism history . Meanwhile, in Sydney another historic building was snapped up to be converted into a home after being used as a mechanic’s garage for three generations. The grey-fronted building, which was built as a fire station complete with horses and water-laden carts in 1917, was sold in Paddington, in Sydney’s inner city for $1.2 million. Keeping the heritage listed façade, the building is now expected to be turned into a three-bedroom, four-storey house. ‘This site offers a five-star location, situated a heartbeat away from Oxford Street and Five Ways. It's walking distance to the city and a bus-hop away from Bondi Beach, with good public schools and trendy eateries all a stone's throw away,’ Goodyer real estate said in their advertisement. A mechanic’s garage in Paddington Sydney has sold for $1.2 million so it can be converted into a home . The grey-fronted building was first built as a fire station complete with horses and water-laden carts in 1917 . For those who like their homes closed off from the outside world, a spare $2 million can get you your very own ancient maximum security goal. A couple have put the Old Kilmore Gaol in Victoria up for sell after renovating the 1850s lock-up into a cosy home 18 years ago. The goal has 6m bluestone walls surrounding it and operated as maximum security prison until 1891. Although it’s meant to be haunted, owner Glend Deschamp told News Corp she had ‘never seen’ a ghost. A couple have put the Old Kilmore Gaol in Victoria up for sell for $2 million . The former maximum security goal is said to be haunted by the owners promise they've never seen a ghost . Kilmore, where the old prison is located, is 60 kilometres north of Melbourne . The couple are selling up after living in the prison for 18 years . During the Gold Rush years, Kilmore where the old prison is located 60 kilometres north of Melbourne, was a major stop over for those coming from the ports and town of Melbourne to the gold fields. In 1891 the prison was turned into a butter factory and now it’s a unique home packed with original features including wooden beams and solid Jika Jika prison doors. Advertised on Raine and Home’s website, the property also has ‘lovely mature and manicured gardens’. ‘Vines climb the 20ft (approx.) high bluestone walls that are expertly carved and hand finished so that even the craftiest of prisoners could not escape,’ the ad reads. The unique home is packed with original features including wooden beams and solid Jika Jika prison doors . The goal has 6m bluestone walls surrounding it and operated as maximum security prison until 1891 . The property also has ‘lovely mature and manicured gardens’ outside its sturdy prison doors . Earlier this month, a tiny house labelled a ‘diamond in the rough’ in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills sold for a whopping $840,000. The quaint one bedroom cottage covers a tiny 63 square metres however it managed to sell for a $90,000 over the reserve. And as if real estate wasn't overpriced enough, parking spaces are also being offered for up to $330,000. Buyers can pay a hefty price for a non-private, marked slab of concrete, located in the heart of Sydney's CBD. The space is advertised as a bargain, boasting the ability to fit two cars and providing 24-hour access. A tiny yellow house labelled a ‘diamond in the rough’ in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills sold for a whopping $840,000 . The quaint one bedroom cottage covers a tiny 63 square metres . ‘VERY rarely do owners sell a car spot by itself in this building and very rarely are car spots by themselves (i.e. not attached to an apartment) available to be purchased on separate title!' the advertisement reads. 'Do NOT miss out on this extremely rare opportunity.' Terence Chua, the current owner of the parking spot, told News Corp: 'It's a handy spot and it gets good rent, but most of the people interested want to use it for themselves.' 'People who live in the CBD know it's almost impossible to find permanent parking.' This parking space, located in Sydney's CBD, is advertised for the selling price of $330,000 . Terence Chua, the current owner of the parking spot,said: 'People who live in the CBD know it's almost impossible to find permanent parking'

A bathing box sold in Brighton, Melbourne, for a record $276,000 . A Sydney garage was snapped up to be turned into a home for $1.2 million . An old maximum security prison in Victoria is on the market for $2 million . And Australia's priciest parking space at $330,000 suggests even your car can't find a cheap home in the current property boom .

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Birmingham is the rat capital of the UK and the London Borough of Southwark has the most mice, cockroaches and bed bugs, according to new research. The Midlands city topped the league table for the highest number of rat exterminations with almost 15,000 between 2013 and 2014. Newcastle is officially the most pest-infested place in the country with 5 per cent of those living on Tyneside reporting problems with rats, cockroaches, wasps and other creepy crawlies. The North East city was followed by the City of London where 4.9 per cent of people reported problems, and in Knowsley, Merseyside, 3.4 per cent of residents were forced to call in exterminators. Scroll down for video . A survey revealed Birmingham to be the rat capital of the UK while the London Borough of Southwark has the most mice, cockroaches and bed bugs . Five per cent of residents in Newcastle, more than 6,000 people, called in pest inspectors last year - making Tyneside residents the most likely to report a problem (file image) The figures, released by the British Pest Control Association, also revealed that the most pest-free place was Southend, in Essex, where 0.03 per cent of homeowners had a problem. Officials at the BPCA warned that pests numbers are at their highest levels for several years after councils cut free pest-buster services. They said that, while there were usual local reasons for particular pests being common, the overall trend across the UK was an increase in numbers. For example, while rats and cockroaches are particularly common in large cities such as London, areas such as Fife, in Scotland, are much more prone to ants. Scotland as a whole has seen an explosion in the ant population in the last four years, will call-outs to treat the problem increasing three-fold. A graph compiled by the British Pest Control Association shows Wales is the most rat-infested country in the UK (left) and another shows the prevalence of mice by country (right_ . While inner-city areas such as Birmingham and London were plagued by rats and cockroaches, more rural areas such as North Lanarkshire were overrun by wasps (pictured) Meanwhile, residents of North Lanarkshire in Scotland were the most likely to report problems with wasps. After an especially wet summer in 2012-13 which killed off a lot of the UK's wasps, 2013-14 saw a boom in the number of the pests, especially in Scotland. The survey also revealed that the number of local authorities who provide a free pest control service has declined by 26 per cent over the past four years. And the BCPA is warning that this the potential to prompt a significant increase in pests, including rats and bedbugs. Simon Forrester, chief executive of the BCPA, said: 'Our study provides a comprehensive and graphic indication of the demand placed on local authorities for pest control. 'There are many localised reasons why a particular area could have a high prevalence of a certain pest, but there's certainly a recurring theme. 'If an infestation of any pest isn't dealt with quickly and professionally, it's likely to spread. 'The problem then becomes much more expensive and carries a greater risk to public health.' Wasp numbers saw a steady decline and then a sharp rise in the past few years (left) but there has been a clear rise in the number of bed bugs across the country (right) The number of ant infestations reported has shot up three-fold in Scotland in the last five years, data showed, with those in Fife most likely to report a problem .

Birmingham had almost 15,000 call outs for rats, more than any other city . Newcastle residents were most likely to report pest problem last year . The most pest-free place was Southend, in Essex, according to survey . British Pest Control Association warns number of bugs at an all-time high .

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Almost 6,000 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean over the weekend, as traffickers took advantage of clement weather and calmer seas to dispatch dozens of boats. Between Friday and Sunday 5,629 migrants were picked up in the Sicilian Channel. Italy is the first port of call for migrants seeking new lives in Europe. 160,000 made the journey last year, often on unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels. Nine bodies were recovered after a boat carrying more than 150 people capsized off the coast of Libya, the Italian coast guard said. 144 were rescued. Scroll down for video . Almost 6,000 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean over the weekend, as traffickers took advantage of calmer seas. Above, the Italian coast guard attempts to help a migrant boat . The new tragedy emerged as statistics showed the number of migrants dying in the Mediterranean has increased ten-fold this year. At least 480 migrants lost their lives during crossings in the first three months of this year, compared with fewer than 50 fatalities during the same period last year, according to the International Organization for Migration. On Sunday alone, the coast guard coordinated the rescue of migrants from 22 different vessels. Four coast guard ships and aircraft, nine merchant ships and a naval ship took part in the rescues as well as an Icelandic patrol vessel and two Italian Coast Guard vessels participating in the Triton. A map showing the long and arduous journey that thousands of migrants undertake every year, many of which are hoping to get to Palerno or other Italian coastal destinations . Between Friday and Sunday 5,629 migrants were picked up in the Sicilian Channel, most of them on unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels . Nine bodies were recovered after a boat carrying more than 150 people capsized off the coast of Libya, the Italian coast guard said. Above, rescuers reach over to a migrant boat . Four paramedics wheel an ill female migrant on a stretcher after she was rescued from a merchant vessel and flown to Malta . Caritas in Sicily launched an urgent appeal for help from volunteers as 1,000 migrants were expected to disembark in Palermo. The UNHCR called for more help for Italy saying that EU states need to devote more resources urgently to strengthen the naval operations and rescue migrants trying to make the dangerous crossing. It praised the work of Italian authorities that saved thousands of lives over the weekend.

160,000 people made same journey last year often on overcrowded vessels . Nine bodies recovered after boat carrying 150 people capsized near Libya . Number of migrants dying in the Mediterranean has increased ten-fold .

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Tom Lineham scored two interception tries in an eye-catching hat-trick as Hull FC beat Widnes 22-8 to make it back-to-back wins for the first time since last June. Lineham scored a treble in a losing cause at Castleford last month but his efforts on Friday night settled a drab contest at the KC Stadium. The 22-year-old winger showed good opportunism and no little speed on two occasions to pluck passes out of the air and race over 90 metres to add to his early opener. The hat-trick puts him out in front as Super League's most prolific finisher in 2015. Tom Lineham scored two interception tries in an eye-catching hat-trick as Hull FC beat Widnes 22-8 . Jamie Shaul went over late on to make sure of the two competition points for Hull, with tries from Kevin Brown and Patrick Ah Van unable to prevent Widnes from falling to a fifth away defeat out of five. It was a third match in nine days for both sides, although Widnes had reason to feel more hard done by after their Easter Monday trip to Catalans. Ah Van had an early opportunity to give the Vikings an extra spring in their step but a foot in touch saw his effort ruled out, although Rhys Hanbury's pass was forward in any case. There was no doubt when Lineham slid over in the corner at the other end after Shaul had spun out of a tackle and found his winger with a nice cut-out pass. The Vikings were defending doggedly near their own line to prevent a second Hull try when Stefan Marsh and Chris Dean were both forced off following a sickening clash of heads. Lineham had a good chance to lay the platform for another Hull raid following a break down the right but his pass was intercepted by former Black and Whites hooker Aaron Heremaia. Widnes worked their way downfield and were back level when Brown, whose high kick in the build-up appeared to have gone forward off Ah Van, forced the ball down from dummy half. The Vikings lost a third player as Lloyd White hobbled off, but they thought they had edged in front when Joe Mellor touched down his own dab through, only for the video referee to correctly rule a knock-on. What might have been a half-time lead turned into a six-point deficit as Lineham intercepted Brown's pass and raced 95 metres for a try which took him level with Castleford's Justin Carney on nine for the season. And he was out on his own as leading try scorer when he repeated the trick just after the break, Hanbury the victim on this occasion as he tried to find Ah Van 10 metres from the Hull line. Lineham almost turned provider on the hour mark but his wild pass could not be taken in by Shaul. Jordan Rankin was then wide with a 40-metre penalty attempt after play had been brought back for a shoulder charge by Eamon O'Carroll. But Hull did not have to wait too much longer for their next points as Rankin's grubber kick hit a post and sat up perfectly for Shaul to slide over. Widnes, who saw Gil Dudson held up over the line earlier in the half, gave themselves some hope when Ah Van finished spectacularly in the corner, but it proved no more than a consolation.

Tom Lineham scored two interception tries in an eye-catching display . Jamie Shaul also crossed late on for the home side . Kevin Brown and Patrick Ah Van replied for Widnes .

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